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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1908
Page
6
Fragmentary notice from Marietta Georgia describing state officers and editors of a Daughters of the American Revolution chapter. Names and roles are partially readable. exact titles and positions remain unclear.
In a long Atlantic Magazine report read by Georgia Daughters at a state conference in Columbus, Miss Foster lauds southern mill welfare efforts. The piece notes mills provide schools, nurseries, gardens, and housing, with managers improving conditions for workers while stressing economic motives and moral uplift.
Bliss Cassie Williams of Griffin Georgia requests that Zepaniah Havey, a Revolutionary War soldier buried near Monticello at Half Acre, be added to the veterans list and receive a marker. He died in June 1832 after losing a leg, aged 16 when he enlisted. She asks local residents to share grave whereabouts.
At the request of Mrs John M Bryath state treasurer for an auditing committee the state regent Miss Benning hen appointed the following committees Mrs A Flewellen Holt of Macon chairman Mrs W W Curtis of Columbus Mrs James A Rounsaville of Rome Mrs S Sage of Atlanta. STATE CONFERENCE: The state conference Daughters of the American Revolution will be held at Covington on the 4th 8th and 6th of 1 November What is the oldest lunatic on record Time out of mind Christian Register.
The message from Federation of Forestry chairman Mrs Paterson urges Georgia women to study forests, promote tree planting, and protect natural resources. It highlights the need for school programs, shade trees, memorial plantings, and local parks with preserved wild plant life, urging clubs to use libraries and traveling exhibitions.
Mrs Petersons timely article urges fall planting of trees hedges and shrubs to beautify homes and roadways. A Georgia town is described by its lawns bordered by privet hedges valued as low cost fences that stay green year round. The piece also notes fundraising and local notices including Tallulah Falls School support and Lydia Pinkham health endorsements.
A silver embossed ebon gavel presented to Mrs Sarah S Platt Decker last summer by the Colorado state federation is described as possibly the finest in the country. The handle bears an immense amethyst gemstone reflecting the Colorado columbine, with seals of the general and Colorado federations.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy convene in Atlanta for a multi day November convention with headquarters at a Piedmont site. An orchestra will provide music as Georgia hosts many chapters across states and a monument and home for aged Confederate women are planned.
Alice Baxters, president, urges Georgia Daughters of the Confederacy to attend the Savannah state convention October 27 28 29 and the Atlanta general convention November 11 14. She notes reduced rates, Atlanta hotel Piedmont as headquarters, and requests chapter reports and credential forms to ensure representation.
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