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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
10
Robert M Ford announces the Stone Mountain Sacred Harp association will hold its third quarterly meeting in Decatur Sunday A program for excellent singing has been prepared and the public is invited to attend.
Veterans of the Confederacy march through rain soaked streets of Richmond to lay a cornerstone for a Stonewall Jackson equestrian statue at Monument Avenue. Nearly six thousand veterans and southern civic groups attend a day of pageantry, music, and a dramatic Battle of the Crater reproduction at the fairgrounds before farewell trains signal departures for Birmingham, Alabama.
Observances marked the 18th birth anniversary of Jefferson Davis with legal holidays and closed banks in several Southern states. Memorial services and Confederate decoration day ceremonies occurred in Louisiana, Tennessee, Virginia, and other locales under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, including a New Orleans parade of veterans and guardsmen. A notable event in Murfreesboro saw the battle flag of the 18th Tennessee Infantry returned to Tennessee authorities from Springfield, with the flag having a storied wartime history.
A Broad Street foot race ended with Walter Connally winning a dollar found on the street. J M Erskine claimed the reward, the police court ordered the finder receive fifty cents and Erskine fifty, the case dismissed against Connally.
Flame Gu June 8 report that John and Tom Petropol i Greeks long established in Rome's restaurant trade have left the city for Greece. Thomas Petropol has already served as an officer in the Greek army and the brothers anticipate Greece entering the European war. Captain Petrop says Greek officers have been called to the colors.
Mrs William Lawson Peel promotes Atlanta’s first open air theater opening the last week of June with amateur artists presenting As You Like It on Mrs George McKenzies lawn. The 30 by 40 foot stage includes boxes and canvas rain protection, movable parts, and a summer series of outdoor plays with Brookhaven club grounds as a possible setting. Rehearsals have been under Miss Carolyn Cobb on Woodbine lawn. the Joseph Habersham chapter D A R L backs the venture.
Miss Celeste Parrish writes to the Constitution defending her survey of city schools. She denies reporting adversely on the English Commercial high school and says she did not visit that school or mention it in her report.
A severe electrical storm struck the Clements district near Turner, Ashburn, Georgia, killing a mule and causing total loss of a barn and its contents worth about $1,000. The structure housed 150 bales of hay and this year’s crops with other fodder. partial insurance covered the loss. Railway workers in Douglas, Ga, join a special train with families for the Georgia and Florida railway shops’ field trip to Sparks.
A fragmented advertisement from Ina A Moore & Sons at 448 Broad Street Grant, offering koulaks and pleasant souvenirs from a vacation trip with a summer sunshine theme.
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