Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-07
lettings About Town

The campaign for Cuban missions will
be opened in the Methodist churches of
Atlanta Sunday, with the object of rails
ing $4,000 toward a Methodist church
in Havana, Cuba. Bishop j. II. Mccoy,
prominent laymen and leaders in the
Woman's Missionary society will speak at
the various churches in the city, both
morning and evening in behalf of this
fund Preparations for the campaign will
be made at a supper given to lay lead
ers and ministers tonight
}. S. McKinnon is today receiving con-
CALCULATIONS on his appointment as trav
cling freight agent for the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad in the South. Mr.. Mct<ln-
non, who was formerly in the commercial
office of the Southern, left there about a
year ago to take a position in the office
of w. n Mitchell Southern representa-
tive OF the Baltimore and Ohio, Mr..
Mitchell has appointed w NJ. Baumgart
ner as his new secretary.
Edward White. Jr.. who has been en-
poyed as one of the office men in the
chief of constructions department, has
been appointed city street Improvement
collector, succeeding Moses Holland, re-
signed, by Chief of Construction Clay
ton.
Frank Hammond. executive secretary TO
Mayor Woodward, has been elected del
egate to the national convention of the
Theatrical Mechanical Association, which
will be held in Spokane, Wash, next July.
The Southern delegates have already
started a movement to elect Charles w.
SChweitzlit of Cincinnati, grand pres
ident Joseph jefferson was grand pres
ident for twenty years, and no Southern
man has ever had the honor.
Mayor Charles Il. Evans and Council
man b NJ Corrithers, of Clearwater, Fla,
are in Atlanta inspecting street. paving
Clearwater has a fund of $4,000 to be
Immediately expended on street paving
Mayor Evans is visiting his father, +.
NJ Evans, of 541 Highland avenue,
The peanut vendors and street peddlers
have been given the "move on order by
Police Chief Beavers, and Mayor Wood
ward is backing up the chief, 1t is
against the law for these street mer-
chants to remain in one place, but UNI
der special permits from the mayor some
of them have been allowed to have per-
maneut stands Now they must keep
moving to be allowed 10 sell their goods
in the streets.
Atlanta friends of Robert Is Troutman,
graduate of the University of Georgia,
and now student in the Columbia Uni
versity Law school. New York city, will
be interested to learn that he has grown
a ull-hedged mustaChe, of long and lus-
trous growth. Whether this is the George
AIDE influence, brought from abroad, or
the influence of Broadway. Is not known,
but it is fact that Robin Adair has a
picture showing the aforesaid hirsute APP
pendage. Young Smith, also. of Atlanta,
! is in the picture, but he has been using a
! safety razor.
\ NJ Beatty. manager of the Atlanta
I office of the Postal Telegraph Company.
| today possesses a letter delivered under
| peculiar circumstances. \ small picture
| of Mr. Beatty, cut from a sunday school
magazine ana pasted on the letter proved
sufficient address TO place the missive in
his hands.
| students and faculty of the Atlanta
! Normal and Industrial institute will give
| q sacred concert Sunday night in Turner
! chapel. corner of Julian and Corr, streets.
/ Addresses on appropriate subjects will he
given by ministers and members of the
faculty. and there will be both solo and
| concert singing.
\ large class oI cubs" viii be initiated
! into the Royal Order of Lions. Den No. 81,
tonight The initiation exercises viii take
place in the \. O. X. hall 53ls South
Pryor street, and tho various lions and
| liunesscS are arranging for a hot old