Georgia’s First Lady-Elect Embraces Mansion Life Quietly
Mrs. John Marshall Slaton will become Georgia’s first lady when Governor-elect Slaton is inaugurated next week. She vows to make the Executive Mansion a simple, homey place, with open-house and generous hospitality, while maintaining her own established social duties and traditions.
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John M. Slaton
Georgia
Slatons
Peachtree and
Cain Streets
General Assembly
John Marshall Slaton
Stewart Seeks Fee Abolition To Aid Revenue
Representative Charles E. Stewart of Coffee County, a new House member, proposes abolishing the fee system for Georgia county officials and replacing it with flat salaries. He argues the change could boost state revenue, curb waste, and fund veterans and schools, potentially lowering taxes while preserving public funds. He cites the Comptroller General and Railroad Commission criticisms of the current system and calls for redirecting one and a half million dollars yearly toward soldiers and teachers.
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Charles E. Stewart
Coffee County
Georgia
Stewart
Comptroller
Railroad Commission
Corbett to Lecture At W C T U Meeting
Former boxing champion James J. Corbett will lecture to the White Stone Young Women's branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in New York. Miss Bertha Trotman, chairman, said he would speak next Tuesday evening and share travel experiences and lessons learned, emphasizing morals.
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New York
James J. Corbett
Whitestone Young Women's
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Bertha Trotman
Corbett
Bayside
Dr King Attends Chicago Alienists Meeting
Dr J Cheston King, alienist, left Atlanta for a Chicago Medical Society meeting of alienists and etllogists to be held June 23 24 and 3. He will read a paper titled The Causes of Acquired Insanity.
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J. Cheston King
Atlanta
Chicago Medical Society
Mrs Slaton’s Colonial Ancestry and Public Roles Highlighted
The article notes Mrs. Slaton as a lineal descendant of Thomas Grant, commissioned April 16, 1776, in the Sixth Regiment, North Carolina Continental line, with other colonial records. It also highlights her leadership as president of Saint Luke's Church Women’s Guild and of the Atlanta Musical Association, which promotes the Philharmonic Orchestra, and credits her with supporting her husband’s political career through social influence.
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Thomas Grant
North Carolina
Continental Line
First Lady of Georgia Remembered as Atlanta Belle
A portrait of Sally Fannie Grant as she becomes Mrs. John Marshall Slaton, soon to be First Lady of Georgia. Born at West Point, she grew up in Atlanta near Pine and Peachtree Streets, described as the city’s lovely young girl.
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Constance Sternberg
Slaton
South
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Atlanta
Sally Fannie Grant
John Marshall Slaton
Georgia
Death by Own Action Rewards Doctor in Missouri
In Irondale Missouri on June 21 Dr William E McFarland a 47 year old husband and father committed death by own action after a long illness. He left a letter assigning Dr J P Yeargain to benefit science and reward his attentive care requesting a post mortem. Doctor Yeargain said the patient diagnosed his own disease and discussed recovery chances. He noted the patient felt his constant care was a hardship and asked about taking poisonous drugs.
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Irondale
P. Yeargain
J. P. Yeargain
William E. McFarland
Yeargain
McFarland
Dr. Yeargain
Half Century Old Letter Delivered to Pottsville Widow
A letter written May 30, 1861 by Henry C. Russell of Pottsville, a Civil War soldier, reached his widow in Pottsville after being undelivered for decades. The note, found among old papers after comrade M E Richards’ death, contains a fragment of Colonel Ellsworth’s shirt from the Alexandria Marshall House incident. Russell, who died five years prior, had entrusted the letter to Richards for mailing. The document arrived this morning in excellent condition.
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Pottsville
Fort Washington
Henry C. Russell
Potteville
United States
M. E. Richards
Pottstown
Russell
E. E. Ellsworth
Alexandria
Marshall House
Noted Entomologists Invited to Atlanta
Governor Brown extended an invitation via telegram to three leading entomologists Dr L O Howard of Dallas Dr Paul Marchel of France and Dr W D Hunter to stop in Atlanta next week on their way back to Washington The move follows a request from State Entomologist Lee Worsham A mass meeting in their honor may be arranged upon their acceptance of the invitation
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Atlanta
Governor Brown
L. O. Howard
Dallas
Texas
Howard
United States
Washington
South
Paul Marchel
France
W. D. Hunter
Southern Department of Insect Research
Brown
Lee Worsham
Rags and Opera at Grant and Piedmont Parks
The Fifth Regiment Band will perform in two 20 instrument ensembles at Piedmont and Grant Parks on Sunday afternoon, presenting music from You're a Great Big Blue Eyed Baby Gypsy Love and grand opera. Concerts start at 2 30.
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Piedmont
Grant Parks
Fifth Regiment
Parks
Extension Offered for Weatherholt 400 Club Music Lovers
Weatherholt Piano Company president T B Weatherholt extends the 400 member club with a 100 member cooperative extension after many music fans missed the initial cutoff. The factory confirms immediate shipment of the extension, while Weatherholt credits strong demand and notes many late inquiries. The same free features apply to the extension as for the original offer, with a 15 day time limit.
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Weatherholt
T. BE. Weatherholt
Weatherholt Piano Company
Hebrew Sunday School Picnic Draws 600 Children at Grant Park
The annual Hebrew Sunday schools picnic drew six hundred children to Grant Park last Thursday morning for fishing, baseball, and football games. Supervisors included M Lichtenstein, M Sheinbaum, Dr T Loeb, Dr L Holtz, and Mr Freidson. Ladies of the Hebrew Educational Auxiliary Society served punch ice cream and cake.
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Hebrew Sunday Schools
Grant Park
M. Lichtenstein
Alliance Sunday School
M. Sheinbaum
Ahayathzion
T. Loeb
Hebrew School
L. Holtz
Freidson
The
Hebrew Educational Auxiliary Society
Sarah Buchman
L. Zion
Mollie Hirsowitz
Josephs
Shurman
Kline
Silverman
Camp at Lakewood Planned by Pilgrim Class
Arrangements for a summer camp at Lakewood are being made by the Pilgrim class of the Central will be National Church during the war. The camp can be made a permanent plan and will be run under teacher George L. Hanscom who provided equipment and will be in charge. At least a score of young men are expected to participate while continuing their daily work. In a business meeting George M. Normandy was elected president, Philip P. Shaw vice president, O. M. Fuller secretary, and H. D. Barber treasurer.
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Lakewood
Central
National Church
Cam
Aia
George L. Hanscom
George M. Normandy
Philip P. Shaw
O. M. Fuller
H. D. Barber
Paxon Offered Post As Chief of Staff
Governor elect John M. Slaton formally offered Frederic J. Paxon the Chief of Staff post for the next administration. Colonel Paxon, already serving as Chief of Staff under Governor Joseph M. Brown, accepted the offer, with prior reports suggesting a likely reappointment by the new administration.
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Paxon
John M. Slaton
Frederic J. Paxon
Joseph M. Brown
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State Mansion
Pine Streets
Peachtree Street
Pine Street
John W. Grant
Tarzan
Ballard Seminary
Sarah Frances Grant
Strathspey
Scotland
House of Edinburgh
Highlands
Grant Clan
McGregor
MacKinnon
MacNab
MacQuarrie
Mrs. Slaton
Miss Grant
John
Marshall
DR. King
Chicago
Hughes
Algeinstici
J. D. Hughes
Broad Street
Grant and
Weatherholt Piano Co
Ladies’ Society
Congregational
Eugene Y Haynes
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