Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

rage League; Leonard Grossman, DR.
Fred Line and Dr. Conkling A large
audience was present.
THE Twentieth Century Coterie met
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. NJ.
G. Campbell. The program was
The Franco German War" by Mrs. D.
l. MacIntyre; THE German Empire"
by Mrs. Homer Dawson. and Sunday
Laws" by Mrs. Norman T. Pool. After
the regular meeting and roll call re-
freshments were served
The next meeting will be held March
IL with Mrs. W A. Crew. The subjects
to. be discussed will be Musicians OF the
Nineteenth Century" by Mrs T. L.
Lewis; The Berlin Congress" by Mrs.
y !. Masters, and Duty of state in
care OF Defective Children" by Mrs.
Atlanta Chapter No 8, order Of the
Eastern Star, held its regular meet
ing at the Masonic Temple Friday even
ing at 1880 o'clock. when a large num-
Der We're present to take part in the
exercises.
THE week past has been filled with
interesting club events. Monday
it was the Washington celebra-
ton by the Piedmont Continental Chap
ter, =. A. R., and Tuesday. the talk on
Panama" by Mrs. A Med. Wilson for
the Uncle Remus Memorial benefit, and
then the Equal Suffrage meeting of the
Council of Jewish Women, and the
Georgia Womans Equal Suffrage
the. study class of the Drama League
had an interesting meeting in Carnegie
Library, when the study OF German
drama was begun. Mrs. Warren Boyd
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lanta Choral Society gave a silver tea
at the home of Mrs Marian j. Vaughn,
and the Decatur Woman's Club gave a
suffrage program at the County Court
house the early part of the week.
Two dominant notes have been heard
in the weeks work, patriotism and poll
tics. George Washington has been hon
ored by hundreds of women and chill
dren. and Mrs Washington has come in
for a share of homage by the loyal
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Then the suffrage movement has
claimed the other half of the club
The Parent-Teacher Clubs met with
instructive programs, all of which were
planned for the enlightenment of the
mothers and fathers of the children in
the public schools. Eminent physicians
in many instances. appeared before the
clubs, telling the parents the heirs the
flesh of their children may expect, from
neglect of the important fundamental
These meetings are usually largely at
tended.
N LARGE group of women and men
"A met in the Hotel Winecoff Tues
day to hear Mrs. A. Med. Wilson
talk on Panama" The address was
given for the benefit of the Uncle
Remus Memorial Association, which is
keeping up the grounds and house of
the late Joel Chandler Harris. The
money needed now is for repairs OF ehe
fences and the upkeep of the beauti
full grounds around the Wren's Nest.
The association has made the Wren's
Nest charming mecca for tourists who
always visit the scene of the Uncle
most of them from the North and East
are enrolled on the guest book as low
erS of Uncle Remus.
The association is planning to formal
ly dedicate the home in May, the cere-
mony having been deferred until the
speakers who have been asked to be
present could come TO Atlanta. At that
time the Roger Noble Burnham bronze
portrait of Mr.. Harris will be unveiled,
and the museum opened. Meantime. the
Burroughs Nature Club has intalled a
Bird Sanctuary at the Wren's Nest. and
has planted many shrubs and trees that
will feed the birds that are attracted
and kept on the place.
r HE Atlanta branch of the Drama
League has done a splendid and
far-reaching work in developing a
love for good drama in this city. In
espousing the cause of clean, whole
some plays It has established a higher
standard. and has, besides. made ii
possible for many of the people of the
city to meet some of the distinguished
actors who stand for what is best on
the stage. In giving Norman Hackett
the support he merits by reason of his
high ideals for the profession of the