Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01

Much interest is centered around
the forthcoming election of officers
for the Atlanta Woman's Pioneer So
ciety, which will take place the first
wednesday in February. The society
was organized four years ago with a
membership of about 80 women who
lad spent the greater part of their
lives in Atlanta, many of the women
having lived here when the town was
called Terminus, Marthasville, and
finally Atlanta
The society was called together by
Mrs. Joseph H. Morgan, one of the
original promoters of the Atlanta
Memorial Association and at one time
time during the war with the States,
secretary of the Hospital Relief Corps
in Atlanta. The original officers were
Mrs. Joseph H. Morgan, president;
Mrs. A. Med. Wilson, first vice pres
ident; Mrs. Henry Lumpkin Wilson,
second vice president; Mrs. M. Har-
ralson, recording secretary; Miss Kate
Smith, treasurer, and Mrs. L. B. Wy
lie, historian. The constitution lin
tied the term of office to two years,
but was changed, as far as the pres
idency was concerned, and Mrs. Nor
gan has each election succeeded
herself to that office.
Many influential members have
Joined the organization and the men,
bership to-day numbers in the neigh
bcrhood of $50. Credentials to mem
bership require that an applicant has
resided in Atlanta during the time of
1S47 to 1870, inclusive. On the ros-
ter of the society are names of per-
sons who have made Atlanta the city
it is, and who have taken active part
in the development of the city that
stands for progress and uplift.
Mrs. Morgan will be re- elected
president. The remaining officers to
be voted upon are the vice presiden-
cies at present held by Mrs. Anthony
Murphy and Mrs. Frank Rice; record
ing secretary, by Mrs. Joseph Wust-
hoff: corresponding secretary, Mrs.
William Perrin Nicolson; treasurer,
Mrs. Sid Holland, and historian, Mrs.
Wylie.
Many of the women of the Pioneer
Society are in their sixties, seven
ties and eighties, having passed
through the trials of the civil war,
and way back of that period when
the only houses in the little burg of
Terminus were made of slabs from
the saw mill of Jonathan Norcross,
uncle of Mrs. William Mccartney,
president of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy. And there are wo-
men in the organization who recall
the visit of President Fillmore, the
drst man in history who have been
Sreeted with the blowing of whistles
from shops, and the ringing of bells,
as he landed at the present site of
the Union passenger depot which was
then a little wooden shed.
The Woman's Pioneer Society is
the most unique womans club in the
South, and perhaps in the world. 1t
has federated with the State FEEDER
alton, but on condition that ii is not
obliged to work along modern club
lines. The society is very old-fashioned
cts of the old-time religion in the
many gracious acts of kindness it
does during, each year,
II HE Twentieth Century Coterie held
an interesting meeting with Mrs.
S. W. McCalla Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. W. P. Anderson, Mrs w A. Grove
and Mrs. NJ G. Campbell contributed to
the program.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Anderson, and the subjects Sc
lected for discussion will be North Ger
ran Confederation" by Miss Charlotte
Dunn; THE Influence Of Germany on
English and American Literature" by
Miss Nelson, and THE Duty of the
state as to Insurance and Pensions"
by Mrs. G. O. Jones.
There are twenty-five members in the
Twentieth Century Coterie, all of whom
are directing their years work to the
study of Germany. The officers are
Mrs. w, II. Emerson, president: Mrs. w.
Souedy, recording secretary: Mrs. S. w.
McCalla. corresponding secretary Miss
NJ M. Nelson, treasurer, and Mrs. Eu-
genia Boothe, custodian.
= LUBWOMEN have been especial
iy interested in the offer of $50 by
~ Norman Hackett for the best play
let produced by an Atlanta playwright,
\ number of well-known women are
testing their ability to construct and get
play over the boards
Mr.. Hacket has<announced that the
decision will be Made by three editors
that the play will precede THE First
Born" a Chinese play of great power.
Three weeks remain for the construc-
lion of the play, but several local wri-
ters i'm the club world have already COM
peted their plays, which cover wide
range of subjects.
Besides the three editors, two prom
inent men representing the piaygoing ell
ement viii also be chosen as judges.
The Every Saturday History Class
teld its January meeting with Mrs.
Francis Block yesterday morning No
program was rendered except the regu-
lar studies prescribed by the class.
t HE Eighth Ward Suffrage League,
with Mrs. Emily McDougle as
president, has invited Jane Ad-
dams. Of Chicago; Mrs. Mary Chapman
Gait, Of Boston. Mrs. John Ward Nc
l'ernick. cf New York. and DR.. Anna
Bernard shaw, OF New York., to speak
before the suflraSlsts Of Atlanta on Feb
ruary H. III the Grand Opera House.
This delegation Of distinguished wom-
en- will probably do more for the adj
vancemeri of suffrage IN the South than
any other clement at work at this time
The speakers are women of broad inter-
ssfS and deep learning. and all actively
engaged in promoting the enfranchise-
ment of women throughout America.
A number of weil-known women and
men speakers have already been pre-
scented before Atlanta people whose mis-
sion il Is to further and advance the
suffisg questions, and the result is that
hundreds have Joined the various SUI
frap re aeeociatiOus in Atlanta