Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

to perfect themselves before appear
ing before the children
As a result OF the devoted work
| ing out of its mission the league HIS
| furnished story telleTs for the meet
| ings Of the Mothers Congress. the
! churches, orphans homes, rescue mis-
| sion stations. and even to the juvenile
court. George b. Human, the hrst
| president, has become popular as a
the summer school Of the University
of Virginia Mrs. Charles Goodman,
this years president. was one of the
charter members Of the National
story Tellers' League Of America,
when II was organized at the summer
school OF the South, in Knoxville. sew
eral years ago She also is a life
long friend Of Richard T. Wyche, is
founder and president, 1t is recorded
that Mrs. Goodman made an impress
sion as a story teller when she gave
the entire story Of the Passion Play
before the summer school OF the
South in Knoxville, the summer or
1910.
on a recent visit to New York Mrs.
Goodman addressed the Washington
Heights Baptist Church, and the
Knickerbocker story Tellers' League
OF New York City.
Among those Of the Atlanta league
whose stories have been heard by
their fellow members and by children
of Atlanta upon more than one oc-
casion are Mr.. and Mrs. George b
Human, Miss Henriette Masseling
who is engaged as a story teller at
the Carnegie Library; Miss Ray
Klein. Mrs. w. a. Edwards, Miss
Mary Barnweu, Mrs. George Selden,
Mrs. r. h. Weatherly, Miss Meta Bar
ker. Miss Viola Montsalyage, Miss
Merrill Hutchinson Miss Laura
Wood, Miss Virginia LaHatte, Mrs
W. A. Albright. Mrs. Jasper y. Bel,
Miss Ruby Gaffey, Mrs Geldie Lloyd,
Mrs. F. c. FIFTEEN and Mrs. r. r.
Stevens.
Girl Excels in the Art.
And not to be forgotten in the list
Is Miss Anna Bell Moore. Anna Bell.
little girl not yet in her teens, has
become inoculated with the germ OF
story telling Mrs. Goodman said the
child IS a wonder. Hearing a story
at school, she goes 10 the Southern
Christian Home. one Of Atlanta's or
phans asylums, and relates IL TO
the children who, with her. are cared
for by the home.
"she has become a little bit Of sun
shine IN the home" said Mrs. Good
man. "and has captivated every one
Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, matron Of the
home, said that the children are Wild
~ enthusiastic over story telling. d.
1T means a lot to them and TO
their lives she said. Mrs. r. F..
Weatherly is the representative OF
the. Eeague al the home
The members OF the league meet
once a month to tell stories among
themselves. and 10 receive assign
ments to visit schools, orphan homes,
or other places as the Mothers Con-
gress or some other body may re-
quest At the league meetings. Mrs.
Goodman said, are mothers who come
70 hear the stories that they may
take the little bits OF romance into
their own homes and TO their own
children; school teachers. not mem
bers Of the league, come for the same
purpose.
New Wonders Evolved.
And after each meeting new Won
ders are evolved and new plans are
laid for the delight OF little boys and
girls like Anne Dupree Choate and
the others who were at Piedmont
Park yesterday and who heard Mrs.
Goodman.
The league members recognize a
moral value in story telling. also. And
because they see this they sent
George b. Human one OF the most
forceful and entertaining members uf
their stan. 10 the Juvenile Court rs-
Gently 20 talk 10 the maynard BOYS
there about great men and great ard
noble deeds
In every kindergarten in Atlanta