Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03
NEWS J0TTINGS
ABOUT TOWN


The grand opera guaranty fund today
went past the $4,000 mark. The new
guarantors are: Or. NJ. d. Huff, 800;
=. r. Kirk, 800; J. l.. Edwards. 500;
Frank Hawkins, $500; w A. Wilnbish.
500; 6. H. Usher 800; total. $50, 500.
4 special council committee has been
appointed to determine the value Of Oar
gan Park, Il three-acre plot in West End.
bought from ]. T. Dargan in 1912 on
moral obligation" basis This commit
tee. il is expected. will report in time to
include the appropriation necessary for
the purchase in the June budget
a demonstration by his fellow officers
faced popular Lon w. Evans, policeman.
when II was heralded at police head
quarters this morning that he had been
married He barely escaped without be
ing made to respond with a speech. He
and Miss Ruby Ozburn were married sun
day morning at the Central Baptist
church. after a courtship of three years
The two viii live at II Lake avenue.
Concern is expressed regarding the
condition Of Colonel w. Il. Daley presi-
dent Of the board of education and a
prominent lawyer, who is in al St Josephs
infrmary, following an operation sat
urday night Several relatives came to
Atlanta Sunday TO be at his side They
are Judge a. f. Daley Of Wrightsville;
c. C. Daley and Miss Laura DALEY. of
Hawkinsvfle
Governor elect John NJ Slaton will be
the principal speaker at the celebration
Of the fortieth anniversary of the found
ing OF Atlanta Turn Verein, scheduled for
Wednesday night The celebration will be
in the form Of a banquet and dance.
Fred Wedemeyer. president of the organi-
zation, will preside, and Wedemeyer's
band will furnish the music
Mrs. Belero Ireland told superior
court. in a suit for divorce brought
against her husband, Eugene Ire
land that she believed a man should
work at least one day a week. Shortly
after her marriage to Ireland. she said,
he developed a well defined disinclina-
ton for work, and persisted In looking
to her for support. She asked the court
for the custody of her two minor chill
dren.
Celebration of the fortieth anniversary
Of the Atlanta Turn Verein will be held
Wednesday night Promise of a gala
occasion is borne in advance of the for
NAL program. A banquet surprising in
splendor all previous spreads and an es-
pecialy attractive musical and athletic
program are promised Among the speak
ers will be Governor elect Saton, Mayor
Woodward, John Y Smith and Frank Ra-
denslaben
Guernsey T.. Webb of New York. ar
chitect and builder of many imposing
structures throughout the country, was
ington from the South He had word |
of praise for Atlanta's interest in grand |
opera, declaring IL surpassed that of
many cities Of far greater population |
THE enthusiasm OF Atlantans in sup
port of grand opera is wonderful" he said |
1T has a record of successful opera sea-
sons equaled only by New York"
Prominent among the list of distIn- |
guished men who win feature the Bible |
conference at the Baptist Taberpacle |
March 7-16, is Or. W, NJ Morrison, Of |
Luebo- Beige Congo Africa, pastor of |
what is said to be the largest single |
Presbyterian congregation in the world
Other divines who win be present through |
out the conference are DIR. James NJ. Gray, |
Chicago Or, John r. Sampey Louis |
vile; Or. James l. Vance, Nashville: DR. |
w. c Pierce, Chicago; DR. Lacy I. Mof- !
felt China, and Or W. Il. Wedderspoon. |
Washington
Two petitioners who came into the
United States bankruptcy court
and declared that they could not pay
their debts had only their implements
of livelihood as assets to pit against
rather formidable arrays of liabilities.
one was James r. McClung. plumber
OF Atlanta, whose debts were 1912, and
whose assets were only plumbers tools
worth $50. The other petitioner was j. |
0. Millans, a farmer, of Handy. Ga, |
whose debts were S2,1S343, and who
said he had only about 5000 in farm i'm
plements, seed corn and cotton and 9TH
er necessities. These he claimed were
exempt.
For injuries sustained while carrying
an injured man from the fifth floor of
an apartment house under construction
at Ponce DeLeon avenue and Peach
tree street, Alex Fraser wants $4,000 i'm
damages from George A. Fuller \ Co,
contractors Fraser asserted that he
stepped through a hole in an impro-
vised stairway while assisting another
workman in supporting an injured man.
He said he was carrying the man and
could not see where he VAS going He
feu fun story and sustained pain
FIJI injuries. he declared