Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
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4 have told you something Of the Glover
club OF the Young women's Christian AS
ISOLATION. There is another. the s l. s +.
and I am going 10 tell you OF their last
meeting
poth clubs meet weekly in winter. but
during the summer they have monthly
meetings in the park or at some open ar
resort This time the :. l. $. p. girls were
entertained by the president. Miss carrie
Thomas, at Lakewood People are learn
ing more and more the value OF plenty
az fresh air and a great many VINO cannot
leave town for any great length OF ufhe
are now renting tents and living In them
Miss Thomas family have had one Tor
several summers at lakewood and they
certainly have 4 good time out there
Friday evening was the date set Tor US
and II you remember. there was iui'
moon 20 make things even nicer. some
Of the members get away from their worh
at s O'Clock. and right on from then Il'
after O'Clock they gathered at the \. w.
q A. rooms. The car put us on right IN
the woods and we had nice walk
through them across a foot-iOg and along
4. blackberry patch TO the tents In the
heart OF the woods.
A. the club is not n secret society. l
vxSlf tell Won all they did. First came the
,exner service. and IL was such pleasant
one we had no books TO sing out-of so
~ uxad the dear old hymns that our
mothers taught US. We had Bible, pus
IL seemed a pity TO spoil the twilight Win
a lamp. so each one repeated iaNoEite
verse. There was another song ana
rrawer and then meeting was turned over
- Nft~~ DETER. one Of the delegates sent
+ ~ the club 10 represent them at the con-
farnnce in AsheviIle, y. c. Miss DETER
has camera and took a lot OF pictures
and Illustrated her report with some
xuIendld views Of Ashevflle ana inc
notables- attending the conference AFTER
her delightful report think several OF US
decided that IL we could not be delegates
- you'd plan 20 20 with the delegates
next year
Arter the meeting adjourned we kept
our places and then came our supper
dia not tell you where we had our meet
snr. and that was one Of the nice features.
:. was right out OF doors There was
htw rug. say 10 by Il. and on the four
vsFas long benches made OF planks on
rsakes driven in the ground There were
,,lartv az pillows and cushions to make
Them comfortable. and those who wanted
barxS TO lean against sat on the rug and
we're happy as birds. / know tnat the
readers Of this page viii want TO know
vrhat we had to eat and I am going TO
tell You so that others may go ana DO
likewise First came the prettiest paper
rankxsus that ever saw. ] meant 10 keep
mine as n souvenir, but got so interest
ID I'm other things / forgot IT, instead
AZ mates. Miss Thomas used the wooden
plafters that the merchants have for but
ter and such things When they were
hanaed to rs on each was brown bread
-.ravr4rh and two others made of white
bread. The one of brown bread was or
reauut butter and one Of the others was
tomato with a mighty good dressing, and
the other was meat filling. we had iceo
tea and instead of slice Of lemon there
was a spring Of bruised mint and II you
never tried the mint you don't know what
.ou have missed. We used IL In the 4.
" G A dining-room when the good
folks were in the legislature fighting for
prohEbition. and then we called 1t pro-
hIbItion juIep.
j have had several letters about the old
Woren's home and the Home OF tho
Friendless. I am sorry TO say that ootf
institutions are closed TO outsiders They
are supported by the citizens Of Atlantis
and you can very readily see that IL tht
unfortunate OF the entire state were al
lowed TO enter there would have 10 %
quite an enlargement OF quarters. There
have been some mighty struggles in botf
OF these as well in all the othel
charities I heard a lady who helpeS
found one Of them say thar many a tins
she had walked the floor and played FOL
God TO direct some one to help pay TIT
rent or TO get coal and provisions. and
help always came
There should be such institutions II
every congressional district supported b.
the state and I believe the time vii
come when such will be the case. An'
II Is I'D TO the citizens TO say when tn
time shall be.
Lately I have had several letters writ
ten on both sides Of the sheets and IL tn
writers are wondering why they hav
NOT seen their letters in print that ma
be the reason. Another reason that tn
waste basket got some was because Their
was nothing but personalities In them
When I open a letter and ind the las
rage on top and have 20 dig around ant
ind the first and fix them in order
must confess that do not begin TO rea'
that letter with much enthusiasm woul
you 20 to q neighbours house and rim
the doorben and then stand with you
beck 70 the door and wait for her to tur1
Won right about7 That is the wa
that some OF you try to visit the House
hold. I am tempted 10 put some letter
iR Just as they come TO me VIII
shouldn't I do lit
The gentle rain is with US today. an
asI raise my eyes from my work l sc
IL hitting the leaves Of my vine and load
4 ing the grass with Jewels. Do you re
member that BongfeIiow says:
How beautiful Is the rain.
After the dust and heat.
IL the broad and nerv street,
In the narrow lane.
How beautiful is the rain
How IL clatters along the roofs,
Like the tramp OF hOofs.
How IL gushes and struggles out
From the throat Of the overnowTng spou
Across the window pane
II pourS and pours:
And swift and wide.
with a muddy 'sse.
IKE a river down the gutter roars
The welcome rain"
am afraid that I may hear some or
say that il is not welcome. so ] am goin
10 bring this to an emu. Tor we shoul
welcome every thing that our heavenl
Father sends us. and when we do g
that lesson we will find life always file
with the peace that passeth unde
standing"
Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.