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

home beautiful, so, perhaps, II needs
the assistance of the women to make
the city beautiful
~ ENNETH MAC GOWAN and Mrs,
~ Jacques Futrelle were the speak
ers at the meeting of the Drama
League Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Mac
Gowan had many interesting things to
say in favor of municipal theater as
the means of developing local talent
and Of getting the true atmosphere of
the different sections OF the country
properly presented. He also dwelt upon
the value Of such a theater as means
OF bringing local paywrights properly
before the promoters of the drama in
larger theaters
Mrs. Futrelle made brief speech,
telling how she had entered the play
wrights field
Mrs. William Glare Spiker presided
over the meeting.
IN DELIGHTFUL program was Civ
IN en- at the Thursday afternoon
meeting Of the Twentieth Century
club, which was entertained by Mrs.
w. A. Grove, at her home in Lee street,
West End
First on the program was paper by
Nineteenth Century" The Berlin Con-
gress" was the theme of the paper pre-
scented by Mrs. V. |. Masters, and Mrs.
w. T., Upshaw read an article on DUTY
Of the state in the Care OF Defective
Children"
There are thirty six persons in the
Twentieth Century Coterie, and at each
meeting three members contribute to
the program, which makes twelve pro-
grams for the year.
After the regular meeting Thursday
there was an hour devoted to social
pleasures, when refreshments were
served from a table decorated with
spring flowers.
Mrs. Hamilton Douglas. chairman of
the parliamentary committee of the At
lanta Woman's Club, is giving n series
Of lectures at the clubhouse on Baker
place next Thursday morning at II
o'clock.
The subject will be 1.-THE Republican
Form of Government and the talk is
open to all members Of the Woman's
Club, Others interested may attend for
small admission fee.
Members of Edgewood Baptist Church
gave an entertainment Thursday even
ing, with musical program and talk
by Professor Thomas l.. Bryan. The
entertainment was well attended and
was financial success.
r HE week has been filled with inn
portant happenings for the suf-
fraglsts Of Atlanta and nearby
towns The grand rally held in the Au-
ditorium was largely attended, not
withstanding the heavy rain, and many
converts were made TO the cause.
Apart from the things that happened
at the rally. a funny thing occurred
when the anti-suffragists in the au-
dience Were asked TO stand up. one
solitary young man on the front row,
unconscious that no one behind him had
risen, stood up. Many in the audience
knowing him 10 be a rahid antisuffra-
glst loudly laughed at him-as a joke,
Of course,
The notable women speakers made
favorable impression on their audience,
and many thanks have been expressed
Co Mrs Emily Mcpougal, president OF
the Eighth Ward League for having in
vited such distinguished suffrage lead
ers to Atlanta.
Friends of Mrs j X. Ottley will re-
greet 10 learn that she is confined TO her
hpWe with a severe cold and was. for
I that reason. unable to make the address
announced for the celebration OF Mrs.
Helen Planes birthday az the meeting
If the l.. II. G. Thursday afternoon.
THE Auanta Chapter, n. A. r., will
give an entertainment at the Governors