The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-22
! ATLANTA LETTER
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ATLANTA. Ca. Dec. 1s.-The At
! lanta grand jury is again in the midst
OF sensational investigation OF the
ctty's fashionable clubs, to determine
whether or not their sale Of bever-
ages to members violates the prohi-
bition laws. The jury has found itself
handicapped by having nearly every
juryman a member Of at least one
such club, and has got around this
disqualification question by using al
ternate 1urymen.
a juryman who Is a member of the
Capital City Club will retire while
that club Is under consideration. He
will come back, however, to pass on
the Piedmont Driving Club or any
other OF which he is not q member.
The court takes the ingenius POSI-
tton that member OF one club will
have no sympathy for another
| Jurymen whose relatives arc club
members are barred, and this brought
from one member protest.
| How about you fellows whose
daughters attend every club dance?"
he asked. That's as close as being kin
10 O cluD member.
1t was expected that little will como
OF the investigation. which has been
undertaken seyc-a, times before.
Forrest Adair. for many years po-
tentate OF the Yaarub Temple of Shrl-
ners, has been reelected for another
year, after a good natured race in
which he defeated Walter p. Andrews,
| IN,
Adair himself. Plans for sending q big
delegation to the Seattle convention
next summer are being put under way.
| The Shriners won a point in 81 law
suit this week. when Judge H. l.. Pat
tcrson Of the Blue Ridge circuit, is
sued temporary Injunction prohib-
iting the negro order which calls it
solf the Ancient Egyptian Order If
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine" from
using the word Shrine" in it's title.
Judge Patterson was called upon by
the local temple for the reason that
every local Judge is a shriner and
therefore disqualified. Mr.. Adair led
the movement to stop the African or
der from using the Shrinera' name
and insignia. I
Seven bishops of the northern and
southern branches of the 4. Methodist
church are In session this week at q
local hotel In an effort to reunite the
two branches, which separated over
the slavery question in 1844.
The movement Ia gaining interest in
Atlanta church circles particularly at
this time because the Egleston Memoir
ial, Northern Methodist" church
long established here, Is planning q
moro pretentions ediflce near Druid
Hills. and 1t Ia believed that II the
junction Of the two branches is put
through the new building will be, OF
benefit to many more members than
would otherwise be the case.
]. N. Doherty; AN Atlanta Elk, IL. .suf-
feripg from aar2ther, severe cold con-
tracted by yellinguat 9 o'clock in the
morning In the chilly -12 degree wea-
ther. 1t happened because he sIum-
bered in a bath room In the new Elks
oiab Until long after the building was
closed: and the servants disappeared.
u. When, Mr.. Doherty awoke he found
his way to the main floor and located
the front door. To his delight 1t OPEN
ed easily and when he Clsed 1t behind
him 1t locked. Then to his dismay he
found that q handsome steel grilied
door still barred his path to the side
walk. lie ~a6 then n5ttweeH tt two d00T6,
both of which were firmly locked, and
with the morning wind whistling past.
Doherty yelled until he awoke the
neighbors, who called the police. The
cops broke off the lock with their
clubs and Doherty hurried to the ho-
tel where the steam radiators were
In full. blast.
Another. and perhaps the final. ef-
fort to save tho life Of Leo NJ. Frank