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

'itt NHhbi co OF these institutions.
The grand opera guaranty fund today
went past the $4,000 mark. The new
2uarantors are: DR.. NJ. y Hun. 800.
+. K. Kirk, 800; J. L. Edwards, 500.
Frank Hawkins, $500: ". \. Wimbish.
500; 6. n. Usher 800; total, $50, 800
a special council committee has been
appointed to determine the value Of Oar
gan Park, a thrce-acre plot In West End
bought from j. r. Dargau in 1912 on
moral obligation" basis. This commit
tee, it is expected, VIII report In time to
include the appropriation necessary for
the purchase in the June budget.
A demonstration by his fellow officers
faced popular Lon ". Evans, policeman
when it was heralded at police head
quarters this morning that he had been
married. He barely escaped without he
Ing made 10 respond with speech lie
and Miss Ruby Ozburn were married sun
day morning at the Central Baptist
church, after a courtship of three years
The two win live at II Lake avenue.
Concern ia expressed regarding the
condition Of Colonel W. II. Daley. presi-
dent Of the board OF education and A
prominent lawyer who is i'll a St. Josephs
inflrmary, 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
g. G. Daley and Miss Laura Daley, of
HaWkinsvilIe
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 banquet and a dance
Fred Wedemeyer, president Of the organi-
cation, VIII preside, and Wedemeyer's
band viii furnish the music.
Mrs. Bellero Ireland told superior
court, in n 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 Veren will be held
Wednesday night Promise OF a gala
occasion is borne in advance OF the for
splendor all previous spreads and an es-
pecially attractive musical and athletic
program are promised Among the speak
ers VIII he Governor elect Slaton. Mayor
Woodward John Y. Smith and Frank Ra-
denslaben.
Guernsey +. Webb. Of New York, ar
chitect and builder of many imposing
structures throughout the country was
in Atlanta yesterday. en- route TO Wash
ington from the South, He had a word
of praise for Atlanta's interest in grand
opera, declaring It surpassed that of
many cities of far greater population
port Of grand opera is wonderful" he said
1T has record of successful opera sea
sons equaled only by New York"
Prominent among the list of dstin-
gushed men who will feature the Bible
conference at the Baptist Tabernacle,
March 7-16. is DR. W, NJ. Morrison, Of
Luebo- Beige Congo. Africa. pastor of
what is said to he the largest single
Presbyterian congregation in the world
other dvines who will be present through
out the conference are Or. James NJ Gray,
Chicago; Or. John r. Sampley. Louis
ville Or. James l. Vance, Nashville: Or.
w. c. Pierce, Chicago; Or. Lacy l. NIof-
felt, China. and Or, W. h. Wedderspoon.
Washington.
Two petitioners who came into the
United States bankruptcy court
and declared that obey could not pay
their debts had only their implements
of livelihood as assets to pit against
rather formidable arrays of liabilities.
one was James f. McClung. plumber.
whose assets were only plumbers tools
worth $50 The other petitioner was j. !
o. Millans, farmer, of Handy. Ga.
whose debts were $2,1SS.4S, and who
said he had only about $500 in farm i'm
Elements. 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
nm apartment house under construction
II Ponce DeLeon avenue and Peach
tree street. Alex Fraser wants $4,000 in
damages from George \. Fuller n Co, /
contractors Fraser asserted that he
stepped Through q hole in an impro-
visgd stairway while assisting another
workman i'm supporting an injured man. Z
lie said me was carrying the man and !
could not see whore he was going lie |
teu a fun story and sustained pain
tul injuries he declared.
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