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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1915
Page
7
The Capital City club plans a new series of Saturday night dances starting tomorrow, in addition to the regular Tuesday events. The dances will be informal and may include dinner for those who want it, aiming for strong turnout similar to the Tuesday dances.
Prominent Atlanta women including Mrs. R D Spalding and Mrs. William Green Raoul join in subscribing to the grand opera guarantee fund. Messages of underserving support accompany their gifts as they praise music’s educative value and Atlanta as a city leading in culture. News notes the Metropolitan company will appear in Atlanta this year alongside New York.
Mrs Ida L Johnson announces the marriages of her daughters Armorel to W Clark on January 23 and Maris to H W McGinnis on January 27. Afternoon Bridge guests include Miss Clem D Baird Greenwood Miss Lillian Carter and Mrs Sue Brinkley of Boston. Capital City club benefit dance for mountain school work raises funds. Helen Stewart danced Mendelssohn and other ballroom numbers. Carolyn King hosted an open day party with six guests and Miss Haven of New Jersey. luncheon featured red roses and nar Eisai.
Miss Marion Vaughan hosted a refined gathering for Miss Mai Horine with twenty guests in a decorated living room. Prizes included candle shades and boudoir slippers as Miss Vaughan wore blue velvet and Miss Horine a black velvet suit. A separate Jewish temple program featured a Psalm, responses, solos, and organ pieces led by Solon Drunkenmiller and Sylvia Spritz, inviting the public to attend. The Red Robe drama at the University Club, Brieux’s attack on magistracy, will be read with Governor Slaton entertaining Brieux’s party and Alliance Française members hosting, as Mme Slifer leads the organization.
A high society page details a Brieux tribute reception at the Governors mansion hosted by Mrs and Mr McBurney with Mrs Slaton organizing a luncheon, plus a Drama League Alliance Francaise event at Episcopal Cathedral featuring The Rector directed by Miss Branan. It notes a Tea-Dance at Druid Hills Golf Club with numerous hosts, and a dinner honoring Mrs Lowry with poems, toasts, and outfits.
Washington January 28 J Franklin Fort former governor of New Jersey has accepted chairmanship of a Haiti administration commission to settle factional fighting. Fort previously led a commission to the Dominican Republic restoring harmony after unrest.
A 40 foot mahogany and polished nickel barge built at the navy yard for President Wilson during his planned Panama Exposition voyage underwent speed trials. It achieved 8.3 knots and will be sent to Hampton Roads to be slung aboard the battleship New York.
The general committee overseeing women’s work for the Chapmann Alexander revival in Atlanta begins February 14 and will meet Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Y M C A to outline plans. Mrs Archibald H Davis chairs the committee with prominent Atlanta women. A business women campaign committee led by Mrs R D Crusoe will meet Monday at noon at the Y M C A headquarters 541 2 Houston Street inviting every businesswoman in Atlanta. If Mrs Chapman and Mrs Alexander address the meetings Dr Chapman will hold at least one large session for women only.
Attachments totaling 17000 were levied on Mrs. McKie Bennett Hopkins at Whitehall and Garnett streets by Deputy Sheriff Rob on behalf of three creditors. The debts dated from 1913 involve M. Rich & Bros of Atlanta for 3682, Gorham Co jewelers of New York for 2221, and Tiffany of Manhattan for unspecified amounts, tied to divorce proceedings initiated by Mrs. Hopkins in New York.
Dr John R Atkinson dean of St Philip s Episcopal Cathedral will conduct Sunday evening services at the Savoy theater 7a Leachtree street at 745 pm The subject will be A Message to the Men Outside Morning services at St Philip s include Holy Communion communicants breakfast Sunday school Bible class at 11 o clock holy communion and sermon with the sermon titled There Shall Never Be One Last Good This in Septuagésima Sunday
The pencil campaign for crippled children in Georgia continues all week with Atlanta committees reporting strong response. Large orders have been placed and pencils are due to arrive Monday. a weekly sales report will be issued as the first update. Executive members say they are too busy to tally orders yet. If you want a pencil call 4031 today.
The Commercial Cable Company lowers telegram rates to Honolulu by ten cents per word for messages to any destination. A Cuba rate cut introduces a deferred plain language service at four cents per word between New York and Havana, with similar reductions from other U S points.
Washington January 28 the agricultural appropriation bill carries twenty two million six hundred thousand dollars and is substantially the same form as reported from the cultural committee by Chairman Vel was passed by the house tonight without a roll call vote
Your pocketbook shows the difference in coal bills when the thermometer is dependable. Jno Moore and Sons, opticians, offer reliable thermometers at 42 North Broad Street in this advertising notice.
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