Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

clared that the adoption of the
amendment would destroy both the
character and the purpose Of the So
ciety. that II would no longer be
Southern society but an interstate
society, the r. Pluribus Unum So
ciety, the Amalgamated Association Of
Selected Notwithstanding, In fact
but that Il would not be a Southern
society.
Or. Mokelway Is Secretary.
The result was that the amendment
was defeated. President Hobson re-
signed. and Mr. Bennett was unani-
mously elected to succeed him. Dr.
A. j. McKelway well known in At
lanta, is financial secretary OF the so
ciety. Speaker Champ Clark IL the
first vice president.
Something OF what the Southern
Society is, and what II Is doing, is
contained in the following interview
by Mr.. Bennett:
The objects Of the Southern So
ciety are to bring together at the
National Capital Southern people. to
promote friendship and fellowship
among them: to nourish, cherish and
perpetuate Southern ideals and ideas
to aid in interpreting the South to
Itself and to the nation at large; to
develop and promote any good cause
connected with the South-whether
educational philanthropiC patriotic
or useful I'm any line. When the So
ciety grows in strength, membership
and power as IL should, IL VIII be an
easy matter to discover good things
for II to do
The society Is In no sense section
al, except In the broad sense that II
is made up Of Southerners. There is
nothing narrow or limited or section
al about II In any way that could
possibly he objected to. In it's re
cent meeting at the National Thea
ter. the society acted as the host Of
the nation. The society paid all eX-
penses and entertained two thousand
citizens OF Washington. selected with
out regard "a where they came from.
Every Representative and Senator
was invited, the diplomatic corps was
well represented, the house was filled
to It's capacity, and the addresses were
in vein that could not but be APP
proved and appreciated by any well
balanced man or woman In the United
States The strongest eulOgy on the
South was delivered by William Jen-
nings Bryan of Nebraska, Secretary
OF State.
There have been two other meet
in prominent roles. one was the
noted banquet at the Raleigh Hotel
In celebration of Washingtons birth
day. February %, 1912, and the other
was at the Pan American Building
in the Hall OF the Americas, when the
society last fall gave a reception to
the national convention Of the United
Daughters Of the ConfederaCy
most noted perhaps Of the great en-
tertaiuments given in Washington to
that great organization Of Southern
women.
Cites Bisness Of Field.
Those Of us who are endeavoring
TO direct the society's movements are
fairly staggered by the bigness of the
field that Il represents. This field
covers a representation at the Nation
al Capital Of sixteen of the leading
States Of the Union. containing pop
ulation OF more than thirty millions.
having soc, 1000 coo acres Of territory.
possessing greater fertility and va
riety OF soil than any other similar
sized territory on the face of the
globe, having one crop (CottonD
worth a round billion dollars a year.
and constituting the greatest natural
monopoly that the Creator has given
TO any people.
That the South now furnishes the
President OF the United States and
half Of the Cabinet, and is on the
majority side OF both House and Sen
ate is only one Of many phases of
its Importance and possibilities.
That the Southern Society has some
thing TO stand for and can easily find
something TO do that viii be well
worth while needs no demonstration.
The society regards the South as the
nations best asset. and desires t.
make that asset available TO all good
purposes"