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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
11
A list of members from Savannah and Atlanta are urged to attend a 3:30 PM dues meeting this afternoon. A social gathering of the Universalist church mission circle is planned for 4:00 PM at Mrs Thomas’s home at 198 South Forsyth Street.
Mrs Mamie Erwin will entertain several attractive young women at a Walton street home next week. The guests include Miss Leona Patterson of Birmingham Miss Mollie Lella Horsely of West Point Miss Lots Little of Jesup Ga Miss Hattie Woodyard and Miss Clyde White of West Point Whist Tournament. The second contest at Clairmont hosted by Mrs Robert Ridley yielded Mrs Joseph Thompson winner with 612 games plus HM points, Archibald Davis second, Bailey Thomas third. The final contest is Saturday with strong local interest among Atlanta whist players.
Mrs R A Jones hosted the Mystic Circle luncheon in Eatonton for guests Miss Wheeler of Tenn and Miss Jones of Newnan. The menu featured literary and historical themes with the centerpiece the twin brothers of Helen of Troy. Assisted by Mrs T C Spivey, Jones proved a clever hostess as attendees included Mary Nisbet Eleanor Adams Leona Ripley of Macon Fannie Lee Agnes Leverett Mary Lou and Ruth Leonard Louise and other locals.
Mrs Hallet hosted a breakfast gathering at her residence on Peachtree Street yesterday. Attendees included Mrs George Winship Mrs William Wilmerding Mrs Fletcher and Miss Bradley. Belle Oldham state commander of the Ladies of the Maccabees called a meeting.
World calls a meeting of all those interested in establishing new hives in Atlanta. The gathering today at 10 o clock at the Carnegie library aims to discuss important organizational matters as many attendees are urged to attend.
A notice announces a St Elizabeth's Guild meeting at 480 o'clock at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Members are earnestly requested to be present. Circle No 2 of the King's Daughters and Sons also to hold a special meeting.
Hon William Gray mayor of Elkton? county and Miss Sarah Davis, noted as cultured young woman, will wed quietly at the bride's mother's home in Athens on Wednesday July 16. The notice appears in the Athens Alabama column dated July 10.
Miss May Burnett and Mr. John Banks wed today at the bride’s parents home in Athens. Rev H R Bernard officiated the quiet ceremony attended by immediate family. The couple leaves for a LaGrange visit with relatives before returning to Savannah. Nearby notes mention travels of friends, returns from visits, and other social updates around Athens and Augusta.
Mrs W H Felton delivered a new lecture on Georgia Womanhood in War Times at St James Methodist on Marietta street. She denounced the Spanish American War, praised southern women, and honored enslaved women, lauding loyalty to the Confederacy and noting wartime acts of Georgia women and the old mammy. The talk, under Ladies Aid Society auspices, drew a large audience and followed a song service.
A long list of residents and visitors in Georgia and nearby states includes Mr. and Mrs. Wills King at 99 Chapel Street visiting Cumberland Island, Mrs. Parker and children awaiting news in Monroe County, families touring the Northwest, and guests staying in Birmingham, Columbus, Atlanta, Macon, and other locales. The roster mentions receptions, club entertainments, and travel to Texas, Florida, New York, Wilmington and Europe, with multiple neighbors and relatives visiting kin in Mont Eagle, Tenn., Greenville, and beyond.
Tuscaloosa Alabama July 10 Special Charles R Townsend of the United States Army is home on a two months furlough from the Philippines where he has served three years. He began as a private, rose to corporal, and is now sergeant major of his regiment. The unit returned to the U.S. last October and is stationed at Fort Russell Cheyenne Wyoming.
Atlanta theatergoers face the Grand closing after two more evenings of vaudeville. Highlights include Snyer and Buckley famed for humor and song, Bettina Gerard and Hubert Wilke in A Wedding Night, and Boyce and Wilson as black-face comedians with grotesque dancing. A closing matinee is also planned.
A Grant Park trolley derailed on Glenwood avenue near Hill street yesterday afternoon around 6 30 o clock. Passengers were shaken. a six year old boy was ejected and frightened. a little girl was thrown against the motorman but escaped injury. The motorman blamed a spreading rail and the double curve in the track for the mishap.
J B Lee, a contractor, swore out a warrant against C B Roark, Maine restaurant proprietor, for assault and battery after a dispute over breakfast. Lee said he ordered breakfast, waited over fifteen minutes, then left, was confronted by Roark who demanded payment, a tussle followed, and police refused arrest before Lee filed the warrant. The case is set in Judge Landrum's court.
Peters street merchants between Walker and McDaniel alleys protest six foot dirt pile obstructing business as double track work by the street railway digs resumes after a delay. Attorney E F Childress asks Mayor Mims for immediate relief and suggests city laws require completion within a set time under public works supervision with daily fines for delays.
Weather reports indicate a high pressure system that sustained Atlanta's heat has weakened. A Dakotas sourced high pressure area is advancing eastward, expected to break the fifteen day hot spell for a short period. Yesterday’s high reached 94 with cooler breezes anticipated.
An old promotional ad touts Astoria Beer as a life promoter for all ages, claiming it strengthens the young and aids the elderly. It emphasizes purity from malt and hops, offers delivery citywide, and lists a price of 1.25 per dot with a 25 cent bottle rebate and phone orders to 1249 Bell or Standard.
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