Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

IT FTG Atlanta Martha Berry Cir
Gle, an organization including
several hundred Atlanta women
who are greatly interested in the worl;
Of the Martha Berry School at Rome,
will hold it's January meeting Monday
morning at II o'clock at the Pied
mont Driving Club. The officers OF
this organization are Mrs. Frank In
man. president Mrs. Hollins Ran
dolph, secretary, and Mrs. Roby Rob-
;nson, treasurer
All members of the circle are ur-
gently requested 70 attend this meet
if1s, as business OK Importance is &c
be transacted.
THE CHILDREN OF THE CON
FEDERACY is one OF the most
active and interesting organiza-
tons of young people in the city. The
Children of the Confederacy was organ
lied by Mrs. Albert Howell Sr. num-
Der of years ago, and since its organiza-
ton has grown into a strong body OF
earnest workers and students. The
Children OF the Confederacy has devel-
oped two bodies. the Julia Jackson and
the Auxiliary. Miss Bessie Hannah is
director. The Chapters met during the
week with Miss Hannah at her home
jn Peachtree street. at which time an
Interesting program was given. There
are SO chapters of Children Of the Con-
federacy in Georgia.
Especial interest attaches to the ap-
'pointment by Mayor John Purroy Mitch
ell. of New York City. of Miss Katherine
Bement Davis as head of the Depart
ment of Corrections for Greater New
York.
Miss Davis is the first woman TO hold
so important an appointment in any de-
partment OF New York city. She is one
of the best trained and best known So
cial workers in America, having been
head of a great New York State school
for delinquent girls and been widely
known for her sanity and common sense
in regard to the causes OF girls down
fall-an attitude thoroughly in contrast
10 the recent hysteria of literature on
the subject.
Miss Davis is a brilliant graduate of
Nassar College, which also points With
pride to the fact that the first woman
20 become the head of bureau under
the United States Government is also a
Vassar graduate-Miss Julia Lathrop.
sar and her many friends throughout
the country are looking forward to her
complete restoration to health from a
recent severe attack OF typhoid. con-
tracted it is said. during her hard la
bors for child betterment in the South
last summer.
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION will
hold their annual State CONFER
enee at Macon in February. Elaborate
preparations already have begun for the
entertainment OF several hundred dele
gates and visitors.
The Atlanta Woman's Club will hold
Its regular meeting Monday afternoon,
January -. at 3 o'clock.
The Political Science committee, Mrs.
Hamilton Douglas. chairman, will have
charge of the program. OF very espe-
cial interest and benefit will be Mrs
Douglas talk on municipal law
Current events will be told by Mrs
Henry Thornton. Music and a social
half hour viii close the meeting.
THERE is an interesting and pro-
gressive chapter. u. A. R.. at VAL
dosta. named the James Jackson.
s The January meeting was held at the
home OF Mrs Clarence Smith. and a
program devoted to the life of General
jackson was given. Miss Susie Howell
read paper on General Jackson which
was written by Miss Caroline Patter-
son, of Macon. Mrs, Sagerholm, Miss
Lille Belle Roberts, Miss Marian Whit
Iington and Miss Halle Narnedoe fur
nished the music.
This chapter has furnished a reading
room in the Day Nursery and Home for
the Cnfortunates and will keep the
rooms supplied with magazines. The
members have also agreed to place a
piano in the auditorium of the new H.
hrary, to be used by the other clubs OF
Naldosta.
The James Jackson Chapter has APP
pointed Mrs. j. o. Varnedoe as dele
gate to the big conference. to be held
10y the D. a r. at Macon in February
with Mrs 7. b. Parker and Miss Bes-
sic Pendleton as alternates. Mrs. Pee
pes, regent of the chapter. will also
attend the convention.
The educational committee Of the
Womans Club win give an entertain.
ment January %. at which time Miss
Mildred Rutherford of Athens, State
historian for the United Daughters O
tho Confederacy. author. and brillian
lecturer, will speak on Georgia and tn,
part 1t has taken in the uplift of tbs
nation The committee on education
has as its head Mrs. Spencer Atkin
son.
~ MONG the speakers at the Atlanta
~ Equal Suffrage Association OF
Wednesday was Mrs. Anni
Fletcher of Oldnow, England She toll,
the large audience gathered at the 'Ho
tel Ansley that only a small fractional
part of the women suffraEists were mil
liant, and only the peers and peeresse
were against it, and not all OF the lat
ter
Miss Mamie Pitts, principal OF tn
State Street school gave an interest
ing talk on suffrage in Norway.
Mrs Arrowood spoke on the need q
an art building in Atlanta. where artist
of all kinds, not exclusively musician
and painters could find a place to NEE
IL was her dream. she said to have
large building, containing rooms of a
kinds, even to a cafe She said that a
aged citizen OF Atlanta had left in hi
viii bequest OF $4,000 for such an In
stitution
Mrs McLendon announced that ther
would be mass meeting of the sui
fragists at the Carnegie Library Tues
day, January l3. at S o'clock.
The Elijah Clarke Chapter, d A. r
held an interesting meeting at II
home Of Mrs. Francis Long Tyler
Athens during the past week Mrs ]
4. Crawford gave paper on the thrs
forms of government the roNaI :