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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1913
Page
26
A moral lecture on urban reform and the fight against vice. Jane Addams referenced. calls for child welfare, juvenile courts, and municipal action. Emphasizes social conscience, improved parks, education, and the need for community cooperation to protect homes and public health.
Mrs E B Smith urges support for a free kindergarten bill to join public schools in Georgia. A hearing is set as a special order of business before the Senate Education Committee at 9 oclock next Thursday afternoon July 17 in the Senate chamber. Citizens are asked to write to senators and representatives urging passage and to attend the hearing to show the need for early education in Georgia. Mrs F J Smith P O Box 716 Atlanta Ga
Tallulah Falls School expands beyond regular public school work with an industrial program. Programs include sight singing, drawing, cooking, gardening, basketry, shop work, sewing, and special music classes. Students, including local citizens, study color together with nature subjects and prepare menus and preserved foods.
Droomholders and girls hand make napkin rings doilies and tablecloths and plan dresses of lawn with dainty designs. The spring term shows improvement in literary work at Lipscomb Circle with Miss Downery and Miss Black Shears alternating program plans. Enrollment since fall 1912 reaches 119 pupils, with oratory development encouraged. Laura E. Blackshear.
The Woman's club of Greensboro federated in July with state president Mrs Z Fitzpatrick leading a modest social meeting. The club undertakes cemetery care portrait purchases for the school auditorium and two spring cleanups. A memorial service honored Mrs White at All Saints Day with prayers and hymns. The club plans further federation support and has contributed to the endowment fund.
Extracts from a study by the Daughters of the Confederacy honor General Clement A. Evans born 1833 in Stewart County Georgia died 1914 in Atlanta. The piece recalls his service as soldier, judge, legislator and officer, his humane spirit and devotion to veterans, and notes his death at his Capitol Avenue home with Confederate flags and honors.
A historical overview traces the flag’s evolution from colonial banners to the stars and stripes. It covers early English and Dutch influences, revolutionary symbols, the 1777 flag resolution, first flag makers, and the flag’s enduring resonance in American liberty and national identity.
Mrs Mary Pettigrew Keyes a Real Daughter of the Revolution and Princeton WI chapter member died March 7 1913 after a brief illness She would have turned 101 May 26 Born May 26 1812 She was daughter of William Pettigrew a private in the American Revolution and descendant of Alexander Pettigrew a Huguenot line She taught in private schools before marrying Rev M A Keyes on September 29 1839 They moved to Princeton in 1835 where Dr Keyes became pastor of the Congregational Church Revered as frail yet brilliant she inspired Princeton chapter members who cared for her.
George Walton born in Virginia in 1741 came to Georgia in youth and lived at Meadow Garden in Augusta from 1791 until his death in 1804. He served on the council of safety, twice as Georgia governor, six terms in Congress, once as U.S. senator, once as Georgia chief justice, multiple legislative roles, and four terms on the Georgia Supreme Court.
Genealogical conduct by Mrs Walter Scott Witsem seeks information on ancestors of Benjamin Harris and Bethany Odum from Virginia to Edgefield District South Carolina to Walton County Georgia 1840. Names include Hartwell Hardy Menry Feinda Pittman Mary Ann Alfred Reden HRewett Eldred Marina Cockner Kilgore John Cooksey Hannah Kigore and Hannah Kilgore's parents Hubert Kilvere and Nancy Smith with various siblings and spouses.
Brunswick Georgia gears up for the July 16 and 17 United Confederate Veterans reunion. Governor Slaton and state officials invited. crowds expected. army tents and meals under Brunswick women. information bureau at county courthouse. boy scouts guide veterans. grand ball at Oglethorpe hotel. boat ride to St Simons Island. harbor showcased as a key asset. program features Georgia notables with no substitutions anticipated.
The passage urges every man to gain a fair chance to be self supporting and virtuous, framing patriotism as a high order sacrifice. It compares the flag and starry ideals to a growing constellation of states, each supplying energy to foster moral manhood, peace, and national destiny through energetic, honest effort.
The passage honors a nation's flag, calling it the beautiful national ensign to be lovingly hailed with loyalty rather than as mere "Hol Glory." It reflects pride in achievements and sorrow for what was missed, marking a shift toward a renewed sense of glory.
The article describes Prince Pontin's extreme precautions against illness and discomfort. He wore a two-piece waistcoat with side buttons for easy removal, used a two-foot umbrella, and sheltered in rain. In heat he wore tin-coated boots and carried sponges with vinema to ward off smells and mad dogs.
Fragmented briefing notes discuss parsons, wisdom, and the rise from poverty. Mentions of old thinkers Diogenes and Boman appear amid garbled quotes about learning, seeing, and honest living. The piece reads like a collage of aphorisms and casual musings with unclear attribution and context.
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