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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
9
The Players Club of Atlanta will hold its annual election of officers at the Druid Hills Club in the evening, followed by supper and a dance. Members are urged to attend promptly at 8 oclock as a constitutional change will be proposed.
Two large crowds attended events in Atlanta yesterday. Lucile LaVerne with the Lyric company and Louis Mason performed at Wrens Nest, honoring Joel Chandler Harris with interpretive readings from Uncle Remus. The Alliance Francaise presented a French program at Marist College with music, poetry, and theater in a memorial week for the noted writer.
At the Druid Hills Golf Club the dansante venue hosts a 430 to 730 afternoon gathering with 100 plus guests, tables in the ballroom, and a planned summer sequence. Notables include Mr and Mrs Thomas Wr Daniel, TS Dinkins, Mrs Candler, and others. Tonight the Rising Wind dinner dance on the terrace features al fresco dining and dancing.
A lengthy social page notes Mr and Mrs Yorrest Adair hosting a 110-guest swimming party at their Druid Hills home with a buffet at the Druid Hills club and ballroom dancing at the University Club. Attendees include numerous named Atlanta residents and Phi Chi members. Mrs Peters undergoes appendectomy at St Joseph’s infirmary and is recovering well. Also listed are a Miss Ball Poole shower, a Gamma Trust meeting at the University Club, a Mattingly piano recital, and marriage of Mrs M E Teste to Prof B E Moon. Tech High exhibits attract record attendance.
The article notes growing interest in the founding school, with students excelling in wood shop metalwork chemistry and geography labs. Exhibits include finished articles, lathe products and chests. The Tech High Glee club performed as intersale visitors toured displays.
The Atlanta Tiqual Suffrage association will hold a rummage sale at 217 Auburn Avenue today. All members are urged to send rummage.
Greenwood Wisconsin reports the Black River at flood height rising fast. The municipal light and power dam was torn out, 250 feet of levee destroyed, and several bridges damaged. Homes evacuated as waters surge through streets and basements fill. Damages expected to run into thousands.
Emory College Alumni association gathers Saturday at 5 PM in rooms 1118 1121 Atlanta National Bank building Atlanta for June plans ahead of the annual meeting at Oxford Georgia.
Obie Davis, a 17 year old boy from Hampton, is missing and sought by his father in Atlanta. The father describes the youth as small for his age with black hair and a dark complexion. Police have been asked to aid in the search.
Hans T Pause son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Pause left for New York where he will sail today on the steamer Imperator to Dresden Germany to visit relatives and study music in Philadelphia June 6 Holten H Scott of New York was elected president of the National Flective association today. The organization will meet in San Francisco in 1915.
President Wilson addressed 154 naval academy graduates in Annapolis warning that America’s sea power serves civilization not conquest. He urged midshipmen to project a national perspective, stressing restraint and moral force as young officers prepare to deploy to Mexican waters and beyond. He praised self control and the instrument of civilization over aggression. The address followed a large graduation ceremony as the Senate cleared decks for tolls exemption repeal with debate to continue.
New London Conn June 5 passengers from the astern line steamer Northland bound from New York for Portland Maine went ashore in fog on Battletta reef late last night. They landed in port early today and soon started for Boston and Portland on a special train. Captain Alfred Johnson and crew remained aboard. The Northland is in no immediate danger. The seventy five passengers were brought to port by the wrecking tug Tasco. An attempt to float the vessel at high tide today failed.
Governor George H Hodges testified in Topeka that he did not strike Luella West during an April 8 seizure of papers in his office. He said he merely took the items from her, and West left the office in a state of laughter and frustration as the legal case for $2534 damages proceeds.
Representative Randall Walker plans to announce next week his running for reelection in the Eleventh District. A Washington report quotes someone denying the candidacy, calling the rumor manufactured and unauthorized. Walker says he is seeking support and will reveal his public declaration in due time.
A fragmented advertisement-like piece discusses beauty practices using wax and cosmetics. It promotes a powder or wax-based treatment to remove skin issues, claiming it cleanses and brightens the complexion while avoiding disadvantages of other cosmetics. It mentions applying at night and washing off in the morning and hints at alternative bath-based methods.
An advertising appeal urges contestants to recruit new subscriptions for The Constitution to win one of thirteen automobiles or a $700 Ludden Bates player piano. It promises 200000 additional votes per $30 club, counts by subscription length, and stresses zero cost to become a nominee with rewards based on effort before June 27.
Florence reports extenuating circumstances accepted for Vincenzo Perugia who stole Da Vinci's Mona Lisa from the Louvre. Judges imposed one year and fifteen days imprisonment, but since he has already served time since last December, he will serve about six months.
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