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 IL would no longer be
Southern society but an interstate
society. the T. Pluribus Unum So
ciety, the Amalgamated Association Of
Selected Notwithstanding, I'm fact
but that II would not be a Southern
society
Dr. MeKelwsy 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. ]. MCKelway well known i'm At
lanta, is financial secretary Of the so
Ciety. Speaker Champ Clark is the
FIRST vice president.
Something OF what the Southern
Society Is. and what It 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, 70 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 II should, II will be an
easy matter to discover good things
for IL TO do.
The society is in no sense section
al, except in the broad sense that It
II made up Of Southerners. There Is
nothing narrow or limited or section
al about 1t in any way that could
possibly be objected TO. In it's re-
cent meeting at the National Thea
ter, the society acted az the host of
! the nation. The society paid all ex-
penses and entertained two thousand
citizens Of Washington, selected with
out regard to where they came from
Every Representative and Senator
was invited, the diplomatic corps was
well represented the house was filed
to its capacity. and the addresses were
in "A vein that could not but be ap-
proved and appreciated by any well
| balanced man or woman in the United
! states. The strongest eulugy on the
South was delivered by William Jen-
nings Bryan. of Nebraska, Secretary
| Of State
There have been two other meet
/ ings in which the South has appeared
| in prominent roles. one was the
noted banquet at the Raleigh Hotel
in celebration of Washiugton's 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 uf the ConfederaCy-th
most noted perhaps Of the great en-
Z
that great organization Of southern
women.
Cites Bisness of Field.
Those of MS who are endeavoring
| to direct the soCiety's movements are
/ fairly staggered by the bigness of the
/ field that ii represents This field
| covers "A representation at the Nation
/ al Capital Of sixteen Of the leading
! States Of the Union, containing a pop
ulation OF more than thirty millions.
/ having SOC, 0O0. OO0 acres Of territory
| possessing greater fertility and va
rietv OF soil than any other similar
sized territory on the face of the
globe having one crop (Cottonl
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 10 do that will be well
worth while needs no demonstration.
/ The society regards the South as the
nations best asset. and desires Ia
make that asset available to all good
purposes