Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
d. A. R. s ANXIOUS TO BUY
FREDERIKA LAND

NCWN at Old Frederick, on St,
~ Simons Island, is a tract of 1000
acres of land that the Daughters
OF the American Revolutieh are de-
sirous Of possessing. Tho place car
ries with it a thousand historical
memories of the days when General
James Oglethorpe came over from
England with his merry Highlanders
and colonists sent out by the London
Board.
At that time the forests of Freder-
lka were virgin. No white foot had
ever trod its flower cushioned sod,
nor yet had the voice of man been
lifted in an English speaking tongue
That was in 1892. John Wesley and
Charles, his hymn writing brother
who have left a memory that will last
through the ages, were there, and the
piping of the bagpipes and the rattle
of musketry made a fugue with the
rolling Of the sea as Its arm bent In
to meet the shore where the old fort
was built Of tabby.
On Bloody Marsh, Just a little WAYS
from Frederick. the Colonial Danes
have erected a beautiful monument of
stone to the heroes Of that memora-
Die fight, when 5000 Spanish troops
we're defeated by handful of Ogle-
thorpe's men. Now the Daughters of
the American Revolution hope to
build a monument that will be prac-
teal and OF benefit to the Southern
boys and girls who desire an educa-
ton II they can secure the land. II
the land is secured, the Daughters
viii erect thereon a dOrmitory and
later, perhaps, a school building to
take the place Of the one now occu-
pied by the pupils that are being ed
ucated there by Mrs. Dodge. widow
Of the former founder of the Episco-
pal Church at Frederlka and of the
school
To this end the Daughters are
working.
On October IS the Atlanta Chap
ter will hold a meeting to commence
rate the landing of General Ogle-
thorpe at FrederilIa, and as this has
become a day of general celebration
with the d. A. R., something inter
esting in the way Of programs is look
ed for.
Later the chapter will give en- elab-
crate card party for the purpose of
raising funds for their patriotic work.
Regent of the chapter is Mrs. ]. o.
Wynne.
PARENT TEACHER CLUB.
TN election of officers took place
~ Thursday afternoon when the
Parent Teacher Club of Ira
Street School met for the first time
since summer. The outgoing officers
were unanimously reelected and are:
Mrs. T. c. Aston, president; Mrs. D.
!. Stevens, secretary, and Mrs. Al
ston Green, treasurer.
After the business details were end
ed Mrs. Gilbert. of the first grade,
made a delightful talk on How
Mothers Can Help the Teacher and
What She Should Not Do" Miss NIL
lege, music teacher for the lower
grades, gave a talk on music.
A social hour followed, which was
greatly enjoyed.
The Parent Teacher Club meets
once a month, In this way the teach
er and mother are brought together
in a helpful way.
Once a month an evening enter
talnment is given, at which time the
fathers and mothers, the neighbOrs
and the children in the upper grades
are invited, and a program of music
and Rotations is offered. AT that
time some well-known lecturer 's
asked to talk, and other features
are added to the program in the way
of muse and refreshments.
Mrs. Aston Green has organized
Young Girls Club with twenty pu-
pills from the Ira Street School, and
these girls are instructed in plain
sewing, embroidery and other accom-
plishments with the needle. AS the
girls sew Mrs. Green reads to them
or tells them stories with an up
lift, and then refreshments are served.
MISC Ray Kline has inaugurated
similar club with the boys in the up
per grades, and these are instructed
in things that are practical and use
full.