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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1912
Page
53
The piece reflects on Mrs. Russell Sage philanthropic impact and the Russell Sage Foundation advancing social betterment, then shifts to fashion noting Paris and American corsage trends. It discusses blooming social changes with Japanese theater icon Uraji and concludes with Atlanta University concert plans and remarks on campus music, dress, and toilette.
Mrs Floyd McRae is chosen president of the women’s board of the Home for Incurables, succeeding Mrs Samuel Inman who declined re election. A long time board member, she is praised for service to helpless patients and capable leadership. The home faces high daily expenses and relies on entertainments, a cooking school, and private subscriptions to fund operations.
A timely valuable volume for homekeepers and aspiring homemakers. Published by Success Company New York City it covers house furnishing heating lighting wash day sewing canning preserving health hints and many recipes with practical lessons for the modern household.
A visiting young woman recounts viewing the suffrage parade from a Fifth Avenue dressmaker’s office with a southern-leaning competitor nearby. She notes three types of women present, praises the parade’s magnitude, orderliness, and beauty, with bands, boy scouts, and a two hour procession under clear skies.
The Atlanta Art Association launches a series of Friday lectures at Montgomery theater to democratize art. Masterpieces from the Metropolitan are shown on film with Rev. Memminger explaining their merits, funded by the chamber of commerce, Atlanta Woman's Club, Architectural League, and Samuel Inman as president. Also includes local Atlanta scenery.
A group from Pie Montevideo University in Guaya had just completed a study trip to Victoria as part of a global tour. The Perk Culture department notes an investment in artistic culture amid the voyage.
A Paris decree shifting time to a 1 to 24 hour day confuses society as invitations, meals, and daily routines would follow new hours. Residents joke about cuckoo clocks striking thirteen, while older generations resist the change amid social chatter and delayed meals.
Mrs Henry Jackson has been invited by Mrs John Hays Hammond to chair a Georgia committee promoting the Titanic Memorial Association. Mrs Falkson will mail letters later this week outlining the plan, which asks only for contributions to the general fund, the first dollar donated by Mrs William Taft.
A summary discusses U S government spending in various sectors, noting allocations for the army, navy, pensions, rivers and harbors, public buildings, diplomacy, coast defenses, agricultural development, and American Indian programs, while highlighting a stated lack of annual funding for public construction or improvement.
The issue highlights rising car use with numerous motor touring articles. Notable pieces include Europe travel by Frank Seaman and How to Tour Europe in an Automobile by C A Bradley, plus features on tires, roads, and women drivers. Also poetry, photography on Mexican scenes, and market investment guidance.
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