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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
SOUTH'S BUYING
BOOSTS COTTON
Better Spot Demand and Fa-
vorabIe War News Cause
Short Covering.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21-In response to
strong cables, the cotton market here
opened steady with first prices a net
gain or to IL points from last night
close, The heavy selling pressure which
mas peen feature in the market for the
past several days failed to appear and
tne market ruled very steady on good
buying orders from the larger spot inter
estS' also the leading bulls were free
buyers The most conservative operators
say the short interest is large and the
market is due a good advance After the
can, wave OF short covering and scat
tered buying from the ring caused prices
TO rally 2 to Z points from the opening.
me advance today was due largely to
better spot demand throughout the South
and favorable political news. This
prought out good buying from the spot
houses, Europe and Wall street and it
SVluehtly gave shorts scare who have
bought a large amount of cotton The
January and March options show con
SIuerdple strength. January rallied to
i21ac during the late forenoon. while
March went to 1915. The entire list dur
ing the afternoon session was firmly
maintained around the highest levels Of
the day, being to 10 points better than
the previous close.
me market seems to be an evening up
aHalr Those who recently liquidated and
Went snort were among the leading buy
ers. Inc market is in an expectant at
utude. waiting the census report Thurs
day, giving the amount Of cotton ginned
70 January 10. The average opinion is
oulllsh concerning the figures of the re-
port me most conservative estimate is
period.
At the close the market was firm with
prices showing net gain of 3 to % points
from the final quotations of Monday.
RANGE I'M NEw Nnpk rn-n1-z
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
REAL ESTATE

The old Peck home at 449 Peachtree
street was reported on good authority
today TO have been sold to Professor
A. w. Van Hose, president of Shorter
college. Rome, from Porter Langston,
for over $1,000 a front foot. or nearly
$4,000 This parcel is So feet on Peach
tree and runs back to an alley. 1t
was bought at public sale last spring
by Victor H. Kriegshaber for $50 a
front foot, or $3S,430. Mr.. Kriegshaber
sold to Mr.. Langston for $3.50 a foot,
or about $53,550 The advance in less
than a year, therefore, is not less than
$500 front foot, or $24,570.
Ninety eight acres, the largest acre
age sale of the new year, changed
hands today. The property is located
on Hemphiil avenue, south of PAGES
Ferry road, and brought $4,000, or a
little less than $3.50 an acre. The buyer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
LIGHT OFFERINGS
ADVANCE GRAINS
Firm Cables and Covering by
Shorts Stimulate Market.
Provisions Steady.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Wheat was IA to
CSC higher this morning on small offer
inSs in the pit, coupled with good de-
mand. There was a big decrease in the
European visible supply and cables were
firm. The French crop report showed
winter wheat as II, compared with rs last
month, 79.4 a year ago and 1920 two
years ago. Northwestern cars were
heavier than the corresponding period,
and the receipts a Winnipeg were heav-
Ter than week ago, but smaller than
year ago.
Corn was better in sympathy with
wheat and on covering by shorts.
Oats were firmer with the other grains.
Hog products were frmeT with hogs
Those who sold themselves into a hole
early in the session were on the buying
side of the wheat market late in the
day, and this buying caused prices to
advance to the highest levels of the sea-
sion. Resting spots were asc to 6sc high
er, with September the strongest month
of the list
The Canadian visible supply of wheat
decreased $1,000 bushels for the week.
Corn closed with gains of sc TO 11sc,
and this, too, in the face of the expec-
tation that the receipts tomorrow will be
1 ,992 cars
oats closed sc to 1c higher, with shorts
on the run.
Provisions We're fractionally lower. and
the volume of business was rather small.
Cash sales were wheat $4,000 bushels,
corn $4,000 bushels and oats 100000 BUSH
els
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
RUMORS Of PEACE
ADVANCE STOCKS
Covering Movement by Bears
Also Stimulating FaCtor-U.
S. Steel Feature.
BY CHARLES w. STORM.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2l-American To-
oacco again gained Az points at the
opening of the stock market today The
tone of the general list was steady and
gains were made, although absence of de-
mand caused reCessions in some quarters.
United States Steel gained from lsc to
sc. but failed to follow the lead made.
II was steady on purchasing for Berlin
account.
Among the other gains here were Utah
Copper :, Union Pacific 4, Texas Pacific
z. Southern Pacific H. Amalgamated
Copper u, American Telegraph and Tel
ephone z, Canadian Pacific q, Chesa-
peake and Ohio Y. St Paul u. General
Electric g., Great Northern preferred a.
lehish Valley hogan unchanged. but lost
a, and then recovered. Baltimore and
ONO and Anaconda Copper were UNI
changed.
Americans in London were firm
A firm tone was shown throughout the
list in the late forenoon, while num-
Der of important stocks made substantial
gains. Liggett & Myers was in brisk de-
mand, moving up points to 217, and a
gain of Pa was noted in General Elec
tric fractional advances were recorded
IN Steel common, Union Pacific, Northern
Pacific and Western Maryland.
Stocks were firm in the last hour and
Among them were Amalgamated Copper
~, Reading IA, Union Pacific 2, Steel
IA, Canadian IA, American Smelling a,
St Paul g, Southern Pacific /, Lehigh
Valley Ia. Important buying orders
came from London, Paris and Berlin
One London house alone took s, 900 shares
The market closed strong; government
bonds unchanged; other bonds firm.
Stock quotations.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Warranty Deeds

Q
So,OOO-Edgar Dunlap TO e. Marvin Tn
q,seiPWood, 596 acres in land lots 125 and
10, seventeenth district adjoining Ham
1911.
-$215--A. B. Daniel to A. R. Spence, lot
eoX5Si feet, south side Gordon street, 266
1911.
q. $50-Greenwood Cemetery to J. L.
singer, cemetery lot 20, column 10, sec
ton A. January IT, 1909
SZoO-Same to same. cemetery lots AZ,
a, 46, AS and so, column 70, section A.
September ID. 1910
y, 9;2o9-k' N. Warren and l. F. MELON
side Sells avenue, IS feet west of Iawton
street, January IS, 1913.
$SooCMrs, Garda j; Hall to Tripod
SIDE Bellview avenue, 80 feet, southwest
OF Hall street. January Is, 1913
SSoO-D Hall TO same. same property.
Mutual Exchange of Real Estate-NIrs.
Josephine johnson to w. n. Edenfield,
two and three-quarters acres on Sand
Town road, at west line of Mrs. S. C. Sey-
mour, land lot %; also 74.7 acres in south
east corner land lot 81, on Utoy creek.
December 10, 1912
S,750--Clifford Bryant to w B. Harri-
son, lot 5OXl5S feet southwest corner Lee
1912
$12, 0O0-Mrs. Ollie Cain to Carlton B.
Bagsdale. lot of ten acres, on east side
House property also, 40 acres on west
line of land lot Al. January 20, 1913.
S1&,O00-Same to same 40 acres in land
lot 81, 600 feet north of north line of land
lot Sc. January 20, 1918.
-, 81 ,O0O-Charles Roscoe Ryan to Frank
r. Ryan. one-half interest in remainder in
lot at southeast corner Jones and Wash
lngton streets, 100X200 feet; also lot look
zoo feet, being part of lot Z, at southwest
corner Browns lot. July Is, 1881.
$200-John Morris to J. E. Sistrunk, lot
o0Xl0O feet. north side Morris alley, ex-
tending from HUMPHREYS street to Hol-
land street. October IA, 1912.
$lOO-Dinah and Ella McCune to same,
one third of lot 51x125 feet, north side
Porter street. September H. 1912
$6OO-Emily Forrest to same. the south
half of lot 65Xl60 feet, east side billiard
street, 100 feet south of Tanner street.
July %, 1909
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.

ID sacks. soc: 25-lb. sacks. 1Sc.
MISCELLANEOU--,1 cane syr-
up. SIC: axle grease, St.75; soda crackers,
TIC per pound; lemon crackers. SC; oys-
ter. 7c: tomatoes @ pounds), 81 65 case;
g pounds). $2.25; navy beans, S3.25; Lima
beans. 7I5c; shredded biscuit. SO so; rolled
oats, $3.50 per case; grits tbags). s2.40:
pink salmon, 1915 per case: r. z. Lee SAL
mon. $500: cocoa. 3Sc: roast beef. $3.50;
syrup. zoe per gallon: Sterling ball pot
ash. $3.50 per case: soap, S1.50Q400 per
case; Rumford baking powder, $3.50 per
case.
FISH,.
FISH-Bream and perch, &c per pound;
snapper 10c per pound; trout, &c per
pound: bluehsh. &c per poLnd: pompano,
25c per III; mackerel, 11m1212c per ID:
mixed fish, 5m6c per ID; black bass, 1oc
per pound mullet, $1,000 per barrel.
OYSTERS-Per gallon: Plants, $50;
extra selects $3.50; selects, $40;
straights, 81. 30: standard. 81; refers. 9Oc.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
BUTTER, POULTRY AND EGGS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2l.-Dressed poultry,
quiet; turkeys, I4a231a; chickens, 12a
2S; fowls, 1917; ducks. 10Q19; geese,
oil.
Live poultry, unsettled; chickens, prices
not quoted.
Butter, firm: creamery specials, 29d33;
creamery extras. 311a G34; state dairy,
tubs, 22W32; process specials, 261a @27
Eggs, steady; nearby white fancy, 31@
80; enearby brown fancy. 27G28; extra
firsts, 26027: frsts, 22@24.
Cheese. dull: white milk specials, 1871 q
IS; whole milk fancy, 1854 a1712; skins.
specials. 13@14; skins. fine, 912612; full
skins, 3&4 64c.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
Closed firm.

Liverpool cables were due to come Q
points points lower on January and p to / point
opened steady, 3 to Az points higher. At
lz;l9 the market was steady, AZ to 81
points $. higher At the close the market
to s points from the final figures Of Mon
day ~ % VI 'hoii-
Spot cotton steady and in moderate de-
llland al 81 points advance; middlng, 6 I'D;
saleS, S,Ooo bales, including 1000 Ameri-
can ca 6ales; imports, A 900 bales, including
RANGE IN LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
SPOT COTTON MARKET.

Atlanta, quiet; middling 1888 ..
Athens, steady; middling 1924,
Macon. steady; middling 117s.
Mew V organs nrn ,id dIdGng 90 o-l6
Boston, quiet; middling 1880.
Philadelphia, steady: middling 1916.
Liverpool, quiet; middling cid.
Augusta, steady; middling 13c.
savannah, nominal; middling 12h
Mobile, quiet; middling 12ls.
Galveston, quiet middling II 5-16.
Norfolk, steady; middling 1879
Charleston. nominal; middling 1914.
Wilmington, nominal.
Little Rock, steady, middling IL 11-16.
Baltimore, nominal; middling 1914.
Memphis, quiet; middling 12Fs
St Louis, steady; middling l2%
Houston, easy; middling 124.
Louisville, firm middling 1913.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
NEW YORK GROCERIES.

NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-Coffee, steady;
No. Rio spot, 13&4.
Rice, steady; domestic, ordinary to
prime. 4ls@5&.
Molasses, steady; New Orleans, open
kettle 35G40.
Sugar. raw, quiet; centrifugal, 34S;
muscovadQ 2,9S; molasses sugar, 273; re
fined, quiet; standard graduated, 5000
.65; cut loaf, $40; crushed, $50; mold 4,
4.95: cubes, 4SOQ485; powdered, 465m
40: diamond A, $50; confectioners \,
44OG445: No. |, 4.30a435; No. O. 1850
80: No. 3, 4.20a425; No. 4, 4,15G420.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS

Rothschild q Co: We do not look for
any sustained advance.
Hayden, Stone & Co: While a reaction
is likely 70 occur at any time sentiment
here continues very bearish.
Miller & Co: We believe il the part
of conservatism to continue advising sales
on every rally.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

was j. b. F. Lowry and the seller an
quito f-town client of the Foster & Rob
son agency. A. S. Hook, of this firm.
handled the deal. The 80 acres is
known as the Dolphin property. Deeds
have gone to record.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21-Trading at the
metal exchange today was quiet Copper,
spot, 15.25 bid; January March, $3.50
4.S71a; tin, $500 spelter, 7.2OM7.3O.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
OultcIalm Deeds.

sos, 000-Railway Postal Clerks Invest
ment Association to Atlanta Trust Com
4Ox120 feet, east side Martin street, 40
Feet south of Clarke street; lot 50x100
feet, northeast corner Greensferry avenue
ana LaWshe street; 254 West Fair street,
42xl26 feet; lot 5Ox150 feet, south side
Magruder street, 1853 feet east of Ran
dolph street; lot 4Oxs0 feet, west side
Doray street. 100 feet south of Carter
street; lot 94X232 feet, southeast side A.
and w. F. railroad, in southwest quarter
Of land lot 1853, College Park; lot 12x110
south of Rockwell street; lot 55x140 feet,
south side Sells avenue, 10S feet east of
Holderness treet; az Oglethorpe avenue
42x9O feet: lot 40xS0 feet, east side Leach
street, 200 feet north of West Hunter
street; lot 45xS0 feet, east side Randolph
street, SO feet north of Edgewood avenue;
lot 4ox90 feet, north side Delbridge street,
40 feet east of Arthur street; lot 100X150
feet, northeast corner Maury avenue and
Crogman street; lot S5x250 feet, west side
vona street; lot 50x100 feet, northwest
corner Woodward avenue and Terry
street; lot 60x165 feet, southwest corner
Barrows avenue and Lansing street; lot
100 feet east of Murray street; lot 50x1S6
feet, north side Parks avenue, 200 feet
west of Lansing street; lot 50X140 feet,
south side Meldon avenue, 100 feet west
OF Crogman street; lot 50x146 feet north
west side Maury avenue, $50 feet south
west of Lansing street; lot 50x130 feet.
southeast side Parks avenue, $50 feet
southwest of Lansing street: 127 North
Boulevard, 4OX70 feet. January Is, 1913.
No Consideration Named-W. NJ. and
George M. Nick enZie to T. ]. holland, lot
163x245 feet, southeast corner Cambridge
avenue and Napoleon street; also lot 250X
254, south side Cambridge avenue, so feet
east of Atlanta street. October 26, 1912.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
MINING STOCKS.

BOSTON, Jan. 21.-Opening: Butte
Superior 327, American Telegraph 1897
rights w. l. II, Lake Sopper 20.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.

Wheat opened sd lower; at 80 p m.
the market was unchanged. Closed I'M
changed to I'D lower.
Corn opened unchanged to sd higher;
at 1880 p. m, the market was I'D to 3sd
higher CLOSED ed higher.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

A. entire block, bounded by
r.+ Lake road, Spring street,
TaEav street and Underwood
,,reer. lies level, fronts 42S feet,
canning back 80 feet; price So
loo-onIy $15 a foot. This is
,,o block beyond South Decatur
ear line.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
Real Estate For Sale.
FAST LAKE ROAD.

uoro are some large tracts on
,,vod road that goes through
n.,;d Hills to East Lake.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
Houses For Rent.
FOR RENT.

NO. S77 EAST FAIR STREET-We have
a nice six-room cottage with all modern
conVeniences; house in perfect shape;
close to school, within easy walking dis
lance Price $25.
NO. 109 GARDEN STREET-We have a
five-room cottage with modern conve-
niences nice neighborhood; close to
school; convenient to car line. Price SIS. 80
NO. 311 CORTLAND STREET-Six-
room lower fiat with all conveniences;
within easy walking distance. Price $3.50.
GEO. P. MOORE.
Real Estate and Renting.
Real Estate Row.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
PORT RECEIPTS.

The following table shows receipts at
the ports today. compared with the same
daV last year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

Corner East Lake road and
Knox street, fronts 2O9 feet, runs
hook $40 feet to street in rear,
4os oak grove. nice elevation,
cast front; price $4,000.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO. Jan 2l.-Wheat, No. 2 red,
112d115 No. red. 1.00d1.0S; No. 2
hard winter 91d96; No. 8 hard winter,
9Od94; No. l northern spring, 91G92; No.
SASS.
Corn. No 2 yellow, 491a $50; No 3, AN
d4S; No. 3 white. 1917 @50a; No. yell
white. 4S@49Ia No yellow. 46@47A
Oats No 2 white 346351h; No. 8 white,
322 1884,; No 4. 300 No. 4 white, $40
32A Standard. 3312G34
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Tuesday ana
estimated receipts for Wednesday:
ITuesday Nv edn'sdaV
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
Loan Deeds.

sS0o-W B. Harrison to Miss Ellen z.
Rhes aS O 3 SfSs est
s600-T. n. Smith to same lot 70x145
feet, north side Phillips street. 1870 feet
north of Cochran street. January 16, 1913.
$2.500-Dr. w. N. Edentield to Miss Hol.
lie w Harris, 74.7 acres in southeast cor
ner land lot 81 on Utoy creek; also 525
acres on Sandtown road in land lot IS;
also "a acres on Sandtown road in land
lot g. adjoining Seymour. January II,
1913
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

COTTON SEED OIL.
Cotton seed OIL quotations:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
Bond for Title.

81. 900 Penal Sum-Willam II Barker
to Thomas K. Fuller. Jr., lot 95x152 feet,
southeast corner Dill avenue and Sixth
street, land lot 1o5, 18th district. May 80,
1908. Transferred to Mrs. S. P. Elliott
January IS, 1918.
s27 900 Penal Sum-Victor Lamar Smith
to ". NJ. Gordon, lot 62x242 feet, north
side Fourteenth street, 627 feet east of
Peachtree street. January 10, 1918.
$1,000 Penal SUM- p. Bottenfed to
B. r. Black, lot 8, block c, Peachtree
Hurst subdivision. September 10, 1912.
$500 Penal Sum-Realty Investments
thorpe avenue, 3Sx98 feet. July 7, 1911.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

S1,150-Mattie f. Jones (by sheriff. to
s. ]. VIM. lot 75x190 feet, southwest cor
ner Harden avenue and Madison street.
January Z, 1913.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
LIENS.

s25-C. F. Binder & Son VS. Emma
Black. lot 42x100 feet, being Al feet west
of southwest corner Bonaire and Beck
with street. January 20. 1913.
S36-Karl Schneider VS.. E. T. Turner,
No "a Twelfth street, 75x15O feet No
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

-H"%ed strong; soles 1890 barrels.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-23
A Large Shipment.

Perhaps the largest shipment
of handerchiefs every received
at one time by any merchant in
Columbus was received the past
week at r. +. Leigh's.
The shipment contained more
than 1000 dozen and came di.
rect from the factory in Europe,
the import order having been
placed by Mr.. Leigh last Febru.
ary. These are the Xmas. hand.
kerchief and come put upin dainty
holiday boxes. One in n box,
three in box. four in a / x and
six in box at from 80 cents a
box on up. 1t is not a bit too
early to start buying your holi-
day gifts and it would be well to
visit the handkerchief depart
ment of this store and make
your selection.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-23
BAPTIST BARACA CLASS TO
HOLD RALLY THIS MORNING
Mr.. lines, the President. Hopes
to Enroll Two Hundred New
Members.

The Baraca Class of the First
Baptist church, will hold a grand
rally this morning, and Mr.. V.
B. lines, the president, hopes to
increase the membership, which
is now about one hundred, to
trice that number.
Mr.. lines has been soliciting
new members for several weeks
past and quite a number of young
men have signified a willingness
to join the class. Automobiles
will be sent to the homes of all
those who have promised to join
for the purpose of gathering
them up and transporting them
to the church.
An interesting program will be
carried out at the rally, the prin-
cipal feature being an address by
Rev. J. B. Lawrence, pastor Of
the church.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-23
Woman's Missionary Society.

Mrs. w. G. Vaughn and Mss.
f. Perry were hostess to the
members of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society of Central Meth
odist church Wednesday after
noon at the home of the former.
Quite a number of the members
were present to enjoy the hospi-
tality of these ladies'.
The feature of the occasion
was the study of the Mission
Study Course. conducted by Mrs.
j. s. Jemison.
Pressing business called into
order several topics of Importance
which were favorbly discussed
and disposed of.
The first Wednesday aft rLoon
in December this organization
will hold its last session for the
year and every member is urged
to be present. At the close of
the hour tempting refreshments
were dainty served.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-23
WOMEN OF MISSISSIPPI
WILL ASK FOR SUFFRAGE
Want Legislature to Make Them
Eligible to Hold Several
State Offices.

Hattiesburg, Miss, Nov.19.-
Asserting the belief that the time
has arrived when the women of
Mississippi should realize their
of service and assert their
right 10 a voice in legislation
concerning child welfare, upon
the call of Mrs. T. R. Henderson
of Greenwood, Miss, a meeting
of women's clubs held in the
palm garden of. HotelHattiesburg
Tuesday afternoon, perfected
the organization of. "The Gen.
trail Committee of Women's Or
ganization of Mississippi" by the
and Mr.. P. M. Fulger of McComb
City, secretary.
The plan adopted provides per-
nanent committees on campaign,
press publicity and legislation.
A resolution was adopted re-
questing the women throughout
the state to meet the third Sum-
day afternoon in January and
pray for the success of the work.
The women ask a voice in the
regulating of child labor in COM
pulsory education, in the making
of women eligible for member.
ship on school boards, trustees OF
elementary institutions, the office
of state and county superintend-
ent of education, in the promo
tion of physical examination in
school, and in the raising of the
age of consent.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-23
MISSISSIPPI CLUB WOMEN ARE
IN SESSION At HATTIESBURG
State Federation of WOmen's
Clubs Has Interesting Program
at Annual Meeting.

Hattiesburg. Miss, Nov. l9.-
The fifteenth annual convention
Of the Mississippi Federation of
Women's Club was called to ord
er at 10 O'clock today by Mrs. w.
S. F. Tatum of the Woman's
Club of this city, followed by
prayed by Rev. c, w. Chrisler of
the Main Street Methodist
Church. Mrs. Annie H. Turner
of the Wednesday Club, of this
city, delivered the address of
welcome in behalf of local clubs.
which was followed by an ad-
dress in behalf of the city by
Hon. Ellis Cooper. To these adj
dresses response was made by
Mrs. Dunbar Rowland of jack
son. Welcome to the new clubs
was made by Miss Marie Henry
of Jackson, following which the
president, Mrs. w. r. Wright of
Jackson, made her report of the
years work.
Reports from other officers
were made. after which the cor
vention adjourned to Hotel Hat
tiesburg for luncheon.
At the afternoon session the
credentials committee was made
and the business of the conven-
tion formally opened with an adj
dress by Mrs. Roydan Douglass,
president of the Louisiana Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs. Her
subject was "How This Work Is
Done in Louisiana.
Mrs. W. j. Nelson of Goodman,
Miss. made the report of the art
committee; Mrs. Carrie Ramsay
of Hazlehurst, the report OF the
literature committee: and Mrs.
w. ], Buck of Jack he re-
port of the music co. ! ftee.
The afternoon ses 8l closed
with a conference for organiza-
tior os the Mississippi Muse
i'e chers' Association, following
which a high tea was served at
the home of d. W. McInnis of
West Pine street, which was at
tended by delegates and their
hostesses.