Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-15

Helen Plane was celebrated by the
Atlanta Chapter, Daughters OF the
Confederacy. Thursday afternoon, when
the organization met In the Woman's
Club.
After the executive board meeting,
an elaborate program was gwen in
honor of Mrs. Plane. who is honorary
president of the society. and who
founded the Atlanta Chapter in 1895.
In the brief talk Mrs. Plane made M
response to the many expressions of
love made by the members, she gave
an outline of the work she had done
in establishing the U. d. c. In this CITY.
the opposition she had met with and
he wonderful success that finally made
the Atlanta Chapter one of the most in
auential in the State organization
The program opened with talk by
Mrs. Williams Mccarthy, president OF
the Daughters, who paid high tribute
10 Mrs. Plane as an organizer, and as a
successful promoter of club work. She
also spoke of the great love that Mrs.
Plane had inspired in the hearts Of the
Daughters of the Confederacy by her
long life of devotion to the cause.
Mrs. McGlochlin then sang ''Marv-
land and Dixie" and was encored
several times.
Mrs. A. Med. Wilson and Mrs. w. r.
Price smith gave talks on the value of
D.
been named as leader, and Mrs. Thomas
Peters read the following original verses,
written as a birthday congratulation to
Mrs. Plane:
Your Daughters are gathered in
smiling array ="
To crown with their love the Queen
The cake. with its myriad lights
burning clear,
To celebrate this, your eishty-ffth
year.
Each candle thereon marks a mile
stone of life,
Fleetingly passed without bitterness
or strife
Your babyhood, childhood, your
youth and old, age,
All along life's journey well-writ-
ten page.
brightly here,
Be a beacon of light your pathway
to cheer.
Like bright star, of hope that
wrinkles and burns,
1t points to this days many happy
So clink we glass for the sake O.
Lang Syne,
One. deep health we pledge, and
that health shall be thine.
As the poem was being read. two
sharming little Children Of the Con-
federacy, Ida Williams Mccarthy.
laughter of the president, Mrs. viii
Jams mccarthy: and George Stauffach-
er, grandson of Mrs. Dalton Mitchell
registrar, entered the room bearing the
birthday cake, beautifully lighted and
Wreathed with red and white carna tions.
me colors Of the society, which they
presented after little speeches.
Following the presentation of the cake
number of gifts and many lovely flow
ers were given to Mrs. Plane.
Mrs; Robert Blackburn recited Bob
oN Grandma, and received an encore
Continental Chapter, was an honor
guest, and made a talk on the origin
OF the United Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy Society in Georgia. The final
a nun Der on the program was the vocal
Among the Gold" which brought tears
10 many eyes in the audience
ne pirthday celebration closed with
me cutting of the cake and a social
naIi nour IN which Mrs. Plane was the
enter OF attraction.
Mrs. A. Med. Wilson has been in
Nited to deliver a talk on Panama he
lore the Council Of Jewish Women. and
mas faVorably considered the invitation.
Dqring her trip abroad Mrs Wilson will
collect material for other interesting lee
lures on travel, which she will illustrate
with pictures.
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The Inman Park Girls Club will give
Ansley April 10 which will be one of the
nrst affairs to follow Lent. There are
20 members in the club, all of whom are
working for the success of their enter
tainment.
Mrs Charles Davis presided over the
meeting of the Burrou CHS Nature Club
Wednesday afternoon. which met in
carnegie Library. This was the first
meeting since Mrs. Davis election to
ihe presidency, and it was an interest
ing program.
One of the activities of this club is
me work they are doing at Snap-Beau
Farm to preserve the bird life there,
ana ana to plant trees and shrubs. The club
VIII begin their long walks in a short
Time, when they go into the woods to
study nature.
= LOWER SHOWER DAY will be OBJ
served at the Wren's Nest by the
Uncle Remus Memorial Associa-
ton on April g when hundreds Of
shrubs. roses and bulbs will be set out
~ the gardens. On that day the pub
lie is invited to be present. and if pos
slble, carry a boX-lunch and spend the
DAY on the grounds.
The ladies of the association, with
their own hands, will set out the roots
and plants contributed.
Many improvements are going on at
the Wren's Nest, and the place will be
made beautiful with flowers by the time
the dedicatory exercises will take place
in May.
THE fact that both Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young and Miss Jane Adams are
to appear on the program of the
Biennial in June, adds to its dignity and
Importance. The names of Helen Narlck
Boswell, head of the political science
committee, and iona Gale, head OF the
civics department. are two others to
conjure with. Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, president of the international sur
rage Association, will deliver an ad-
dress at the educational conference on
The World Progress of Women and
other speakers, men and women, of ma