The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-30
NEWS OF ATLANTA
HAPPENINGS OF A DAY IN THE
CAPITAL CITY.
SOLDIERS HOME TRUSTEES
ARE SOON TO HOLD THEIR ELEC-
TION OF EMPLOYEES.

Supt. SIade Is to Be Opposed by n.
l.. HOpsOn of LaGrange-Steward-
ess and MatrOn Seek TO Succeed
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on Georgia
Bonds TO BE Paid to Princess
RuspoIi in Rome-XorId's Most
Extensive Cotton Planter Pre-
diets Is Cents Cotton.
Atlanta, Dec. 9.-Superintendent L.
c. Slade of the Georgia Soldiers Home,
will have opposition in his race for that
position for the ensuing year in r. L.
Hopson of Lagrange, who has filed his
application with Secretary Tip" Har-
| rison for that Office
! At the first quarterly meeting of the
trustees for the new year, to be held at
the Home next Wednesday. will take
! place the annual election of officers, at
which time it is predicted that the
| president, officers and the trustees will
be reelected. The active officers of the
| Home, including the superintendent,
the stewardess and matron, will be
chosen at this meeting also. Miss Fan
| ME Statham of Hapeville is the last
named officer and Mrs. Slade, wife of
! the superintendent, is candidate to
| succeed herself as stewardess.
| Pays Interest in Rome.
While most of Atlantas fair sex are
exchanging New Year calls with their
friends in Atlanta Thursday. Princess
| Ruspoli will be forced to remain in her
palace at Rome, italy, and clip coupons
| from her large block of Georgia bonds
which she holds and on which she VIII
| draw 31@ per cent interest on that day
| Princess Ruspoh is an American girl
who was won by a titled nobleman
| with the blood of the Caesars in his
veins, and with her dot she took to
Rome her block of Georgia bonds. She
has been drawing interest on this in
vestment annually for the past seven
years.
To-day at the state treasurers office
checks amounting to $4,000 for the an
nual interest on Georgia bonds are be-
ing made out, payable on Jan. 1, 1904,
and of this amount good block will
be sent to the Princess at Rome. This
is the only stock owned by parties liv-
ing out of the state.
/ Educational Association.
The fourteenth annual convention of
the Southern Educational Assoctat ton
begins in this city tomorrow night
at the First Baptist Church at
8 o'clock f.r. .s
Delegates to the convention have be-
gun to arrive, and this promises to
be one of the largest educational
! gatherings which has ever occurred in
Atlanta. Prominent educators from
all parts of the country are expected,
and detailed discussion of educational
methods in the South will be taken
: up. fN.7.
Tomorrow afternoon, between 6 and
o'clock, a reception will be rendered
| the delegates at. the Piedmont Hotel
by a committee of ,yAtlantans, of which
: w. F. Slaton is chairman. Badges
may be secured at headquarters in the
Piedmont. The Boys High School fac
ulty will meet all incoming trains to
the city TOMORROW afternoon. The ad-
dress of welcome will be delivered by
Gov Terrell on behalf of the state,
Mayor Howell on behalf of the city,
and Hon. John Temple Graves will
deliver the speech for the press. Re
sponses will be made by E. NJ. Po-
> teat, of Furman =. University, and
Julius Jordan. of Pine. Bluff. Ark.
2 Georgia Building Appeal 7H
t To-day there was sent out from the
, officer OF Commissioner of Agriculture
l o. B. Stevens, a member of the st.
Louis Exposition AEONn lAS
state of Georgia, a number of circu-
lar letters, addressed to prominent
citizens over the state. inviting them
l to make contributions toward the
erection of a Georgia building at the
ST. Louis Exposition. The letter is
signed by Hon. Hugh ". Washington,
chairman of the Committee recently
appointed by Gov. Terrell to secure
contributions for this exhibit. The
letter states that the lumber for fhe
building has been donated, and it is
desired that $4,000 be raised to build
and equip it for use.
/ 1t is believed that these personal ap-
I peals will meet with hearty response.
: johnson Takes Pledger's Place.
. Owing to the serious illness OF
Chairman w. A. Pledger of the Re-
publican State Central Committee OF
y Georgia, which meets at the state
, Capitol Thursday morning at IL
= o'clock, it is the consensus of opinion
/ that United States Marshal Walter
johnson will be chosen to preside over
e the meeting.
The committee has been called to
meet at this time to select the date
and place for the State Republican
| Convention to elect four delegates
from the state at large to attend the
National Republican Convention
which meets next year at Chicago. II
9 is very probable that the convention
will be called to meet in Atlanta the
= latter part of February.
Central Railway Officials.
= A large number of the Central o.
: Georgia Railway officials are in city
a to-day to attend the regular monthly
: | meeting of the Railroad Commission
now in session at the Capitol Amonl