Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

yearly and contributions made to
number Of civic and educational enter
prises. The Year Book the first print
ed resume Of the years work since
| 1908, was published the past year,
showing the work and wisdom of the
| federation. Cleaning Up Day result
ed in 10000 pledges, the campaign ex-
| tending even to manufacturing plants.
Burroughs Day and Junior Civic
Day the two new calendar days, were
observed
Seventeen new clubs have Joined the
federation the past year The new Of
flcers elected at the annual meeting in
November were as follows: President,
Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. William Percy; second vice
president, Mrs. Robert Aston; record
ing secretary, Mrs. James Hazelhurat;
corresponding secretary, Mrs Alonzo
Richardson; treasurer, Mrs. Estelle Gar
rett Baker; auditor. Mrs. w. b. Price
Smith.
x NE of the largest meetings of the
Atlanta Woman's Pioneer Society
was held at lite Winecoff Hotel
Wednesday afternoon, at which time Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing year.
The officers elected were Mrs. Joseph
H. Morgan, president; Mrs. Madison
Bell, first vice president: Mrs. Frank p.
Rice. second vice president: Mrs Jo-
seph Wusthof, recording secretary; Mrs.
William Perrin Nicolson, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Harry Smith, assistant
corresponding secretary Mrs. j. =.
Thompson, treasurer and Mrs. l. b.
Wylie historian. The office of presi-
dent and historian are life offices. Mrs.
Anthony Murphy, who has for the past
two years served as first vice president.
and Mrs. Sid Holland. treasurer for the
same term of office, were the retiring Of
fcers
Informal reminiscent stories were
feature o! the program. The talks fol-
lowed the address made by Fred Hou-
Ger, who appeared before the Pioneer
Women to ask their cooperation in be-
half OF the Convention Bureau, which
proposes to celebrate the battle of July
~, which marked one Of the important
days in the history Of Atlanta.
Among the speakers were Mrs Dalton
Mitchell, Mrs. Williams Mccarthy, pres
ident of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy; Mrs. James Morrow. Mrs.
r. J. Massey, Mrs Wusthoff and others.
The Pioneer Women discussed the
ways and means OF preserving the war
engine Texas. which is being destroyed
through lack of proper sheltering at
Grant Park, and 1t was suggested that
II the pillars recently taken from the
old Leyden House could be secured, they
could be used in the construction of
shelter for the historic engine, used in
the recapture Of the General from Major
Andrews raiders,
There are 134 members of the So
ciety, and the organization has the
largest regular attendance of any in the
city.
r HE Burroughs Nature Club is pre-
pairing to build it's bird sanctuary
and bird baths at THE Wren's
Nest" the Uncle Remus' Memorial to
Joel Chandler Harris. The Burroughs
Nature Club, with Miss Jennie Prentiss
as president, has done much work in de-
veloping a love of nature and the crea-
lures OF the woods among its members,
and its effort to make permanent home
for the birds of Atlanta has met with
much enthusiasm from lovers OF the
feathered tribe.
Besides the sanctuary, Miss Prentiss
has announced that there would be
garden planted at The Wrens Nest"
where all sorts OF shrubs and bushes
that supply food for birds would be
planted by the club. One OF the inter
esting things to be done for the main
tenance of the birds will be the supply
OF suet that will he strapped to trees
for the birds to fatten on
The Burroughs Nature Club makes