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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Burgess left yes
terday for the Isle of Palms.
Mrs. f. B. Drummer has moved from
the Victorian apartments to II Simp-
son street.
Miss Annie Bazemore and Miss Nora
Church are spending the Weekend at
Warm Springs.
Miss Adele Peck. of Savannah. ar
riyes tomorrow for a short visit to
Miss Willie Cummings
Mrs. l.. G, Bradford and her daugh-
ter. Jessie. will leave Tuesday for New
York, where they will spend two weeks.
Misses Edith and Elizabeth Dunsou
have returned. after attending the re-
union in Marietta. as guests of Miss
Regina Rambo.
/ Mrs. Ambrose Hodnett and her sis
ter, Miss Nancie Head, will return to-
morrow from New York.
Misses Annie and Maggie Zuber have
returned after spending several months
at 'Linkenheim, their summer home
near Clayton, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs D. f. Matthews, Of New
York. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. OK
enham in College Park.
Mr.. and Mrs Hinton Hopkins and
young sons. John and Milton. will spend
Meador at East Lake, going out Mon
day.
Miss Cleveland Zahner, who has
spent several weeks with her uncle.
Bishop Williams, and Mrs Williams, at
LaSaIe Island, Mich. will return on
Monday.
Mrs. Albert Collier returns tomor.
row, after spending some time with her
parents, DR. and Mrs. Grant, at their
summer home at Alexandria, MINI.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Thompson
have given up their home on Kenne-
saw avenue and are now at AZ Peach
tree street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon II. Shearer en-
tertained at dinner at their new home
in Sutherland Terrace in honor of DR..
and Mrs. Thomas Carpenter, Of Alamo
da, Cal.
Mr.. Howard w. Johnson left today
for New York and other Eastern cities
accompanied by his sister, Miss Jessie
Johnson, and his little daughter, Miss
Gladys johnson.
Miss Adgate Ellis has returned, after
spending the summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Ellis, Jr. at
their summer home at Tallulah Falls.
Mrs. Ellis win remain week longer at
Tallulah.
Miss Kate Blatterman has returned
from a vacation spent in Baltimore
Washington New York. Mt Weather
Va, the research station Of the United
States bureau, and at Yokeneke. But
lers Island. on Long Island sound She
will resume her class a the Atlanta
conservatory on September ,.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31

News of
Atlanta

n VERY brilliant close to the week
~ will be the dinner at which Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Foster Maddox
will entertain this evening in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marshall Slaton.
The dinner will be given at Woodha-
ven, the country home of Mr. and Mrs.
Maddox on PAGES Ferry road.
The guests will include Governor and
Mrs. Joseph NJ Brown, Colonel and
Mrs. Robert ]. Lowry, Judge and Mrs.
William Bailey Lamar, Mr.. and Mrs.
John King Ottley Mr.. and Mrs. Ed -
ward lnman, Mr.. and Mrs William H.
Kiser, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Brandon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Black. Mr.. Fred
eric j. Paxon, Mr. Albert Howell. Miss
lsma Dooly and Mrs. James L. Dickey.
Dinner will be served at a large
square table, with covers for "a in the
dining room, a beautiful apartment
decorated in white and green. with
crystal chandeliers. The decorations
VIII be deliberately carried out in as
tiers, pink roses and valley lilies, and
the affair will be notable event of
the midsummer season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
Luncheon For Miss Curry.

Miss Ruth Moody's luncheon at the
East Lake Country club was a delight
full compliment to Miss Shirley Curry
of Macon, the guest of Mrs. A. r. Col
cord. Miss Mary Bowen won the first
prize, parasol. and the other prizes
hand embroidered handkerchiefs, were
won by Miss Clarisse Ryan and Miss
Rose Billiard. Luncheon was served
from tables decorated in summer flow
ers.
The guests We're Misses Shirley Cur
ry and Mary Willingham, OF Macon
Ethel Goodman, Mollie Back Jones
Rose Bu!Iard, Marie Mueckie. Elizabeth
Evans, Carisse Ryan, Mary Bowen anC
Margaret Beck, Mrs. Thomas \
Moody chaperoned' the party.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
ENGAGEMENTS
DIsoswaY. ckinIev.

OlsoSWay- mckinley.
Mr., and Mrs. John Justice Disosway
have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Margaret. to Captain
James Fuller Mckinley, Eleventh Unit
led States cavalry. Fort Oglethorpe. Ga
The wedding will be solemnized at the
summer home of the brides parents
Tree Tops, Black Mountain. y. c.. on
Wednesday evening September IS.
The announcement of this engage
ment is of unusual interest on account
of the prominence and popularity of
both the bride and bridegroom elect.
Miss DiSosway, who is the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Disosway.
since her debut two years ago has been
one of the most admired and popular
young women in Atlanta society. Hav-
ing unusual beauty and charm with the
advantages of study and travel abroad.
she has enjoyed unusual popularity.
Captain Mckinley is a nephew of the
late President Mckinley and with a
splendid record of military service at
home and abroad, has brilliant future
before him. He is a brother of Mrs.
Grayston Heidi, of Atlanta a.
Captain Mckinley will be attended at
the wedding by group of brother of
icers, all of WHOM will wear the bril-
liant uniforms of the regiment. The
cavalry color of yellow will be carried
out in elaborate detail. The guests will
include many prominent people from a
distance 3 well as from Atlanta
After a wedding journey, Captain
Mckinley and his bride will be at
| home at Fort Oglethorpe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The ladies of the Sheltering Arms
request the donation of school books
for the first to fifth grades inclusive,
as many of the mothers are unable to
provide books for their children. Books
can be left at the Elkin drug store,
Five Points.
Tomorrow night at o'clock the
Grace church Epworth league will hear
addresses by Judge w. Fl. Preston, sec
rotary of the North Georgia conference
of Epworth leagues; H. c. Montgom-
cry. president of the Grace league, and
j. Gordon Moore, vice president of the
Grace league.
DIR. L. A. F'ealy, of Birmingham. will
talk Monday and Tuesday afternoons
at o'clock at the Piedmont hotel and
Monday night at 8 O'clock at the Car
negie hall The subject Of the public
lecture at the Carnegie hall is The Sc
lected Few"
DR.. Fealy is the speaker for the Al
trurlan society of Birmingham, with a
branch in Atlanta. He speaks in At
lanta the first Monday and Tuesday of
each month.
The Southern Mountain Educational
association will hold its regular meet
ing at the Carnegie library Wednesday
afternoon at $50 o'clock.
Tomorrow evening at $50 o'clock the
Yiddish Progressive Dramatic club will
give a Jewish play in the Jewish tongue
at the Jewish Educational alliance, 80
Capitol avenue.
The Women's Pioneer society will
meet in the parors of the Aragon hOteI
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
A mask ball will be given on Friday
evening. October is, for the benefit Of
the educational fund of Electa chapter
No 6. order of the Eastern Star. There
will be music and dancing. and full
dress drill by the Shriners. Prominent
Masons will lead the grand march.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
Moonlight Swimming Party.

A number of young men were hosts
at supper party, followed by a moon
light swim, last evening at East Lake.
The young people composing the party
were Misses Mary Helen Moody, Laura
Ansley, Willie Cummings, LYDIA Nash.
Helen Thorn, Louise Ripley, Miriam
Smithdeal and her guest, Lucy Bryant
and Messrs Carl Ramspeck, Ernest
Ramspeck, Walter Dubard. Ed Taylor.
Roby Redwine, Dan Mcintyre, Alvin
Cowles. Henry Hull and Charles P
! Hodge
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
MUSIC NOTES

Mrs. Frank Pearson. who has had q
fiattering success singing at Lumina
park, Wrightsville Beach, this season.
returns to Atlanta September and will
sing at the Second Baptist church the
Sunday following.
Mrs. Pearson expects to sing in con-
cert in Birmingham early in November.
She will be the guest while there Of
Mrs. Brooks Forbes. and will be ac-
corded much social attention during her
visit.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
WEDDINGS
Hopkins Sanders.

DR.. /. S Hopkins announces the
marriage OF his daughter Louise, to
DR.. Nathan Edwin Sanders. the cere-
mony having been performed Friday
August %, in Grinnell, Iowa.
on account of the serious illness and
death of Dr. Sanders mother the wed
ding took place in Grinnell at the home
of the bridegroom's sister, Miss Annie
Sanders. instead of at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Hinton j. Hopkins, as was
planned
DR.. and Mrs. Sanders are in Chicago
and will go from there to Redlands
Cal. where DR.. Sanders is physical d.
rector in Redands university.
The bride as Miss Louise Hopkins, is
Well known and greatly beloved in At
lanta, where she made her home fol
several years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31

Among the Georgians at the Green
briar Springs are Miss Marguerite
Wright of Augusta, who is delightfully."-
known in Atlanta through her visits to
her aunt, Mrs. Frank Weldon, and Miss
Matte Sue Phinizy. of Augusta, who is
q frequent visitor here.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight f. Lowell, of
Lancaster, Texas, are the guests of Mrs.
LOwelIs parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Adkins. As Miss Hazel Adkins, Mrs.
Lowell was Il popular young woman of
Atlanta and is being cordially well
coined.
Mr. and Mrs. John King Ottey and
Miss Passie May Ottley leave Tuesday
for Detroit, where Mr.. Ottley viii at
tend the convention of the American
Bankers association Miss Ottley will
visit friends in Chicago before return
ing
Miss Marguerite Weldon is now with
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston S. Arkwright at
the Walford. New York, after a stay of
some length with her aunt, Mrs Wood,
at Downingtown. Pa. on the compile
ton of her visit Miss Weldon and Mrs.
Wood spent some time at Atlantic City.
going from there to New York. Mr..
and Mrs. Arkwright and Miss Weldon
will return home next week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31

Mr.. Hally Hatcher, of New York. is
spending a day or two with his brother
Mr.. Harvey Hatcher and his sister
Miss Frances Hatcher.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
FUTURE EVENTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S Jackson viii!
entertain at dinner at the Piedmont
Driving club this evening in honor
of Mrs. Henry Cohen, of Augusta, the
guest of Mrs. Percival Snead.
Mrs. Ellis Lockhart will entertain at
a bridge party of five tables next Thurs
day afternoon, in honor of Miss ,Doro
thy Breitenbucher. whose marriage To
Mr., Perry Blackshear will be preceded
by a round of parties.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31

Initials Only by Anna
Katharine Green, author of The
Leavenworth Case" The Fill
gree Bal" one of the most en-
thralling mystery stories ever
written, will begin in The Geor-
gian next Tuesday. Be sure to
read it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. James ogden knight
announce the birth of a son.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31

Mrs. c. NJ Query has returned after
spending several weeks in Washington,
Baltimore and Salisbury. She is at $50
Highland avenue,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31

Mrs. G. A. Sherlin. who has been
quite ill., is better
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31

MI. Frank Weldon, Jr., is the guest Of
his aunt, Mrs. j. B. Chestnut, at her
summer home at Montgomery, near
Savannah and will visit Mayor and
Mrs George Tiedeman at their summer
home on the Isle OF Hope before re-
turning Mr.. Weldon will also spend
several days at Tybee.
Miss Emma Disosway, who has spent
the past few days in Atlanta, returns
tomorrow night to Black Mountain, n.
c., where she will remain until after
the marriage of her niece, Miss Mar
garet Disosway, and Captain James
Fuller Mckinley, which will be an
event of September 49,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31

Miss Kate Blatterman has returned
from a vacation spent In Baltimore,
Washington. New York. Mt Weather
Va, the research station Of the United
States bureau, and at Yokeneke But
lers Island on Long Island sound She
will resume her class at the Atlanta
conservatory on September ,.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31

Miss Adgate Ellis has returned, after
spending the summer with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Ellis, Jr at
their summer home at Talulah Falls.
Mrs. Ellis viii remain week longer at
Talulah.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-24
If Other Counties are Going Ahead, Why Has
Bates County Gone Behind?

ue to pay every running expense Of
$54, 1857. Twenty five per cent OF
this or $13, 1881 goes to the bridge
fund, which is right now $52, 1884, %
overdrawn. The remaining seventy
five per cent goes to the salaries,
contingent, pauper and insane and
election and jury funds. From these
five funds the county is run. Every
dollar spent is carefully accounted
for and the public records show
where every cent for years past has
gone to.
From this bridge fund of $4,000
per year must be built every bridge
in Bates County which costs over
500 and yet some township is pres
ent at every term Of court asking for
additional appropriations out of it to
aid in township work. The fund is
now $50, 900 in debt and with interest
at six per cent per annum it will re-
quire the county to absolutely stop
building bridges for four and one
half years to pay off the debt.
This is not the first time in the
history Of the county that the fund
has been in the same condition and it
must be paid out of it now, just as it
was then, by stopping absolutely nec-
essary improvements which are need
ed and demanded by landowners in
every corner of the county.
During the same time, WHAT ARE
THE REVENUES OF THE TOWN.
SHIPS? The rate Of every township
is ten cents for township purposes
observe that $l2, AGO. which goes to
keep up twenty-four separate sets of
officers, which should 60 for bridges
and roads, and Is cents for road and
bridge purposes. This makes total
township tax of IS cents or $43, 900
per year for the township taxes.
Then poll tax is collected upon
s, 900 persons which may range from
So to S. per year. Say that the low
est rate is collected and $4,000 is
added making a total of $50, 600 now
collected for township purposes-or
more than the total county taxes
while the amount may be increased
Tin poll tax to $75, 600.
Under what regulation is this money
disbursed? Observe this statement,
Mr.. Voter and Taxpayer. THERE
IS NOT ONE STROKE OF A PEN
UPON ANY PUBLIC RECORD IN
YOUR COURT HOUSE TO SHOW
WHERE ONE PENNY OF THIS
MONEY WAS EVER SPENT. The
annual report made by the township
trustee Is UPON SCHOOL MONEY
and no report of the expen-
diture Of $50, 900 is ever made or
known to more than four men in each
township.
The money expended by your coun-
ty court is subject to double check
system in the offices of the County
Treasurer and the County Clerk.
Every voucher and every warrant is
filed and open to your inspection.
Annually detailed report of the ex-
penditurs Of every cent is made out
and published in some newspaper
and for fifty years back you still have
these records open to inspection.
And yet from this $4,000 the
county court b expected to meet the
expenses Of elections and election
Judges, juries and costs, paupers and
insane, every bridge costing over
400, salaries Of officers furniture,
repairs records and care Of public
q C13nUe. in6oroot unon indohtedness
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-24

| every expense of the county.
At the same time twenty-four diff.
ferent sets of township officers will
collect $59, 600 and neither upon per.
manent public record or in printed
report will ever appear any Statement,
of the use made of it which the tax.
payer may Judge whether it has been
wasted or carefully expended.
No one has charged that the town.
ship officers are not as rule good
citizens of the township, striving to do
the best in their power, but MIR. Tax
payer, WOULD YOU RUN YOUR
PRIVATE BUSINESS BY SUCH A
SYSTEM? Then why run your pub
lie business that way?
Certainly no system could be de-
vised which would present such
temptation to waste as this, under
which the way is made easy to ex-
pend the township money for the
benefit of favored citizens, employ in
road work only such as are favored
by these officials, and report to no
one or keep no open record of what
becomes of $50, 600 collected and paid
out. And observe also that underanew
law no poll tax payer may any long
err choose even to pay his poll tax in
labor near his own property.
Who FavOrs the Present System?
Some township officers will oppose
a change. These officers are among
the taxpayers of the county. Will
any one of them favor a condition
which in every county having it has
resulted in debt, protested warrants,
a stand-still in public Improvements,
poorer roads, heavier cost of market
ing and a natural tendency toward
depreciation of property because he
may for a year or two draw few
dollars from township office?
Will some of the banks of the
county oppose it because they
now have on deposit township
balances upon which they pay
no interest? Surely no bank stock
holder will pay dollars in taxes
to get the benefit of dimes in saving
Of interest upon public funds.
: It is said that those who oppose
rock roads will oppose a change.
There is no possible way in which
rock roads can be built, with or with
out township organization, except up
On the initiative and with the consent
If the landowners themselves. That
rock roads are being constructed all
over the state in counties without
ownship organization and none are
being built in counties with it is SIM
bly, proof that township organiza-
ion takes the limit of taxation for its
operation and leaves nothing for per-
work.
The supreme court has decided
hat no county under township organ
zation may receive aid from the
tate permanent good road fund.
With township organization a perma-
lent road must be paid for every
;ent by the landowners. Without
ownship organization the state
'uts up dollar for every dollar put
Up by the landowners. \-And remem-
yer that you are paying your share of
he taxes to make up this fund but
hat not one cent of it ever comes
'ack to Bates county. YOU ARE
Helping PAY FOR GOOD ROADS
N ONE OF THE NINETY-FOUR
,OUTIES WITHOUT TOWNSHIP
ORGANIZATION. Abolish township
and the land owners
LAY NOT start a permanent road in
orty years, but retain it and they
WILL NOT il it costs a land owner
4 Bates twice what a land owner in
ohnson county pays.
The state OF Missouri has in recent
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-24
SOME FACTS.

The taxpayers of Bates county are now paying the
highest limit of taxes permitted by the law.
Bates county is now more than $4,000 in debt
Bates county is paying out in interest upon its in
debtedness more than $4,000 per year without
penny of advantage to the county.
Other counties in the state making substantial
and road and bridge Improvements. Bates
county is making none and make until its
debts paid.
Many counties evyng less than the tax rate
permitted by law. The tax rate in Bates county is only
limited by the highest rate permitted under the laws
of the state
Bates county paying it's share of the state road
automobile and other taxes which is being spent in
other counties without township organization. Not
penny comes back to Bates county.
Bates county is maintaining 100 extra offices whose
salaries and fees range from $500 per year down.
Is it wonder that taxes placed at the highest
limits?
Bates county pays in this year for county and town
ship purposes not counting schools railroad bonds and
city purposes $115,OOO. OF this the county
ponds less than half What you getting for it and
what have got to show for thirty years of the
system?
Bates county wastes annually in salaries to small
Offices interest upon its outstanding warrants waste
and extraVagance loss OF interest upon deposits extra
cost of assessment and collection. and a dozen other
leaks, not less than $25OOO What do you get in
turn for this immense sum?
AT the end of the year there will not be stroke
of pen upon any public record in your house
show where penny of $4,000 was spent.
The annual report of the township trustee is UPON
SCHOOL FUNDS ONLY and but four i'm each
township the books which are kept to show
how $4,000 is spent.
ization building roads, of which the
pays one-haf the cost, what is the matter with Bates
which is paying the limit of allowed by the law
and in which the county court is struggling pay off
an Indebtedness of $4,000 piled up by township
ganization and its results?
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-24

A petition, signed by the required
number of voters, has been present
ed to the county court and in &C.
cordance with the law the court has
ordered the question Of TOWNSHIP
ORGANIZATION submitted to the
voters at the November election.
The question will be, SHALL
BATES COUNTY HAVE TOWN
SHIP ORGANIZATIONS You, the
Taxpayers and Voters Of the county,
will decide by your ballots whether
this county shall continue the present
systsm-and that carries with it the
PRESENT CONDITIONS-or wheth-
er Bates shall forsake twenty coun-
ties Of the state and follow the ex-
ample Of ninty four and do away
with a cumbersome, wasteful system
which has brought every county hav-
ing 1t in the same DEBT RIDDEN aondt
ton that now confronts them and us.
Before you cast your vote. Mr..
Taxpayer, look carefully into the
question, and examine n. not through
thQ eyes of prejudice or swayed BY
Is ipsals Of iatsrestsd par6sA BIT