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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
11
Te questing afternoon performance of As You Like It by Habersham players drew artful success and will be repeated Friday at sunset at the Buckeye club open air theater. The venue has been arranged for better lighting and comfort.
The Atlanta School Improvement association will meet this morning at 10 o clock at Carnegie Library. The Atlanta Graded Union of Sunday School Teachers will meet Tuesday June 22 at 10 o'clock in the Philathea room of Westlet Memorial church. The morning tone is Missions in the Sungat School.
The New York Herald Dixie page lists society news including Bertha Moore's upcoming marriage to William Headly Moore of Eufaula, Eva Belle Paul visiting Atanta, and numerous guests and trips. It records arrivals, trips to New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, upcoming weddings on June 20, and family visits across Atlanta and surrounding towns with many names and places.
Local social column lists visits and engagements across households in West End Ansley Park and Jacksonville. Guests include Mrs Frances Humphries, Master Atert Humphries, Miss Ann Patterson, and numerous Macon figures. trips to Wrightsville Beach, White Sulphur Springs, Barnstable and Chicago noted. Birth announced in Hall County. several families visiting relatives in Valdosta, Buffalo and Canada with summer plans and house parties referenced.
A Hawkinsville man, 20, William Anderson, died after a car wreck twelve miles from town. Knight and Anderson were riding when the vehicle veered into a cotton field, rolled twice, killing Anderson and injuring others. The car was demolished and bystanders offered no further details.
Henry Cumbee, about 40, of Cedartown died from injuries suffered while swimming at Pleasure Lake on Sunday. He struck his head on an object and never recovered after being brought to his home for care. Local authorities reported the incident and noted no further details.
Citizens of Bolton petitioned the Georgia Railway and Power Co to abandon the old Bolton station west of the Western and Atlantic line and build a new Holton station at the intersection with the Marietta Atlanta road, with electric lighting.
Monday saw a flood of candidates for speaker pro tem in the Georgia House led by Reps C Stewart of Coffee County Rep D B Bullard of Campbell County and Rep Robert Lesueur of Crawford County Each boasts support and faces a field with no clear frontrunner Burwell of Hancock and Sheppard of Sumter opened headquarters for the speakership race while Senator Golden from Forsyth lined up to head the Senate Presidency The contest centers on votes and rules committee control with Sheppard claiming up to 120 votes and Burwell around 123 amid debates over electing the rules committee and party alignment
Georgia state prohibition convention convenes at Baptist Tabernacle to plan the upcoming anti liquor and Webb Kenyon bill. Notables from Georgia and beyond attend with Drs Kime and Hardman addressing, Webb and Weakley to speak in Atlanta.
The Smyrna Epworth League held its conference with an opening address by President Kaink Taylor of the Smyrna Epworth League welcoming delegates and outlining planned work. Messages from the leaders of Smyrna and Banta were read and Rev Jenkins spoke on the urgency of present mission needs. The June gathering also featured remarks from speakers Green and Cantrell and a response from Mr Edwards.
Geneseo June 21 Henry Siegel former owner of department stores and banker of New York city convicted last November of a misdemeanor and sentenced to ten months in prison and to pay a fine of 1000 unless he made restitution started for Rochester today to enter the Monroe county penitentiary At his hearing before Justice Clark this morning he sought a stay of execution Siegel said he would pay 1000 immediately to depositors and hoped to raise funds to satisfy creditors He declared he would resume business after release to pay his creditors and regain his standing.
Washington June 21 The International Harvester case the leading government antitrust suit in the Supreme Court was reopened today for a new argument at the fall term beginning in October Neither side requested a rehearing and the announcement came as a surprise The court may seek a unanimous decision and to clarify questions not raised in prior trust cases The case akin to the Steel decision has drawn long attention from business circles and the Justice Department will likely await the outcome before pursuing new antitrust actions
J A Bradberry of Gwinnett County was bound over by Commissioner Carter to the federal grand jury after pleading that tough conditions led him to counterfeit. Authorities showed 127 fake coins and a counterfeiting outfit found at his Piedmont Avenue address, as his father requested an immediate investigation so his son could begin sentence.
Rath Mise Ida Creel of this place writes I am enjoying fine health better than I have in years My weight is 116 when I began taking your treatment it was 98 There is no doubt Pellagra can be cured and the remedy is promoted by the American Combining Co Box 2003 Jasper Alabama The company offers refunds if the remedy fails to cure
Colonel Helz of Philadelphia supervising Salvation Army work from New Orleans to Philadelphia visited Atlanta for a conference with Sigadler in charge of the Atlanta division and a semiannual inspection of local offices. He flew in from Birmingham and will proceed to Greenville South Carolina. The visit aims to consider changes and promotions within the territory while noting progress despite depressed finances.
The adjourned annual meeting of the United Savoclation of Atlanta was held Friday night at the Hotel Ansley. Officers elected include President A Met Wilson. first vice president George Heyeridge. second vice president Frank Wilby. treasurer Park Dailla. secretary RJ Macdonald. chaplain Rev Vincent C Lacy. Directors Aruthyda Jones, Br AWsting, Captain BJ Lang, WR Secker, J Barrett. Finance chair Ivark A Dollis. relief chair Cc Was. investigating chair Frank Willes. entertainment chair AA Craig.
The first Atlanta summer school opened Monday with about 1,000 students who failed promotion. Forty one teachers will lead ten weeks, visiting homes and contacting parents as classes start at State Lee Calhoun HL Moreland Georgia Avenue Boulevard and Walker schools.
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