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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1916
Page
8
Miss Willis Smith and Zar Julius Lifsey of Albany were married in a small wedding at the bride’s home on a quiet evening. Dr J R Gunn of Nashville officiated. Mrs Lifsey and guests celebrated with an informal reception before the couple departed for a Florida trip.
Miss Gale Thebaut of Cuthbert returns home after a two week visit with her sister Mrs William Candlerwall. Lieutenant Andrew Pendleton and Mrs Pendleton, recently married in Key West, are spending a few days at the Georgian Terrace hotel. Mr and Mrs Henry D Whitfield of Tuxedo are also noted guests with a number of...
Friends head to Atlanta and nearby areas as Mrs Thomas H Latham hosts a wrap up visit at the Georgian Terrace. Misses Virginia and Henrietta Macks depart for New Orleans to attend Mardi Gras and will stay at the Hotel Grunewald for several weeks. A visitor from East Orange NJ stays with F B Ludwig on 18th Myrtle Street while Newnan club members gather at Mrs Colquitt Carter’s Peachtree home. News includes illness, family travels, and social events across Atlanta with residents from Pensacola to Savannah noted.
The Grant Park Parent Teacher association holds its regular monthly meeting Friday at 2 30 PM with a program by higher grade pupils. All interested are invited. Fraser Street School also meets this afternoon at 2 45 PM with an arranged program. The Twentieth Century Coterie meets at Mrs L D Leete’s home on West Eleventh Street.
Leo Fischer a seventeen year old newsboy died from appendicitis and was buried at West View after services at Marks church conducted by Dr W Hendrix. Native of Germany he had no close relatives in the country and many newsboy friends attended.
The Atlanta Woman's Club hosts daily cooking sessions led by Mrs S R Dull. Nearly a thousand cooks attend this practical training, focusing on proper preparation and kitchen details to improve efficiency and earnings. Prizes will be awarded for best dishes demonstrated by Mrs Dull.
Reports from the Georgia Fruit Exchange say south Georgia peach trees have not been damaged by the recent cold. The crop is indicated as large as the 1912 bumper season, while northern districts near Atlanta show some damage, potentially up to 60 percent. Apples in north Georgia appear undamaged.
Tuesday morning a meeting of nurses in public health work was held at 23 East Cain Street. The conference, called by Misa Am and W Saunders, aimed to unite all nursing public health workers in the city. It fostered better understanding of the work and will be followed by monthly meetings. Representing bodies included Metropolitan Life Insurance, the city board of health, Western Union, the Anti Tuberculosis association, the board of education, Southern Bell, the Jewish alliance and medical college.
An important special meeting of the Elbert Hubbard club of Atlanta will be held at the Ansley hotel Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The club formed recently by Dr Charles Crouch and admirers of the Roy crofters aspires to create non sectarian agencies for caring for Georgia's dependent children.
Atlanta Scots plan a gathering at Hotel Ansley on Friday March 8 with a 6 o clock business meeting followed by a banquet. The program features J Herron a Scottish comedian and a presentation of Scotch songs and dances by association members. A prayer meeting series will be held at Druid Hills Presbyterian Church.
An advertisement touts Brownatone as a safe hair stain to cover gray, claiming no lead mercury sulfur silver or zinc derivatives. It promises instant color from light brown to black, with no washing off, two shades and sizes 25 cents or $1.00, plus a free sample offer from The Kenton Pharmacal Co.
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