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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1901
Page
3
Georgia reform talk features Mrs R D Lowe advocating stronger limits on child labor. She argues women must mobilize, press for legislation, and push for protective measures while addressing critics who doubt reform. The interview highlights the South’s future tied to its youth.
The piece lists attendees and upcoming events from the Chaminade Club and Atlanta Woman's Missionary Society. It notes a 3 o'clock meeting at the Woman's Club rooms, a Washington Seminary pupils concert at Washington Seminary with a long program, and upcoming Washington Seminary graduation week with performances at the Grand Opera House. The notice includes many local names and returns, teas, dinners, and travels of residents across Georgia and nearby states. The mood is social and calendar-focused with invitations and remembrances throughout Atlanta and surrounding towns.
A Midway afternoon feature showcased a doll carriage parade with twenty girls in summer frocks, sixty flower-decked carriages rolled by youthful owners. The event highlighted dances and performances by children, with the Blackville Club hosting a theater program and the Mother Goose tableaux drawing crowds.
A string of social updates lists visits by Miss Milzahith FR Venable and Hon John D Little, arrivals from Hartford and Philadelphia, compliments to Miss Berdine Brichele, and a Mrs Annie Raine Mynatt party planned as a major afternoon event. The XXth Century Peerezer demonstrations by a Kinex Hamw constants firm are promoted with free samples and a call for ladies to attend.
Miss Minnie Dunlap daughter of Mr and Mrs EB Dunlap died suddenly last night from paralysis of the heart at 176 Highland avenue. She was sick only a few hours and passed away at 9 20 PM. Her father was in Montgomery and will arrive in Atlanta at 11 49 AM today. The popular young girl will be mourned by a wide circle of friends.
In a May 1901 notice Secretary WoH Harrison urges county ordinaries to collect and forward proofs of service for applicants to the Confederate Soldiers Home. The home opens June 3 with about seventy to seventy five inmates. several have died or cannot meet requirements yet but may enter later.
The third annual Baptist Social Union dinner at the Kimball house drew about 100 attendees. Dr E Y Mullins of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lawsville delivered an engaging address titled The Practical Idealist, following remarks by Judge Pendleton and prayers from Dr J C Soloman. The event highlighted ongoing efforts to unite Baptist churches in Atlanta and featured noted speakers from Louisville and New York in past years.
A gathering is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the Railroad Y M C A rooms in the First Methodist church area. Rev Charles W Hird will deliver the address as secretary W A Waggoner notes the event as a key event for railroad workers and union members in the area.
Fulton County court records detail a petition for the Incorporation of The Medical Association of Georgia under the name THD MLDIGAL ASSOCIATION OF GLOR. The document outlines aims to advance medical science, promote professional interests, and establish interrelations, with a 20 year term and rights to contract, sue and hold property, subject to law.
A long list of real estate parcels across Fulton County are levied upon to satisfy debts from city court actions in Atlanta. The notices describe multiple properties including blocks along Richardson Street, West Peachtreet, Oglethorpe Avenue, and Gordon Street, with diverse owners such as the Parkhurst estate and Emma Pease trustees. The actions include transfers of tax liens and descriptions of beginnings, parallels, and street boundaries dated 1901 May, detailing parcels in the 4th district and other divisions.
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