Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
CLUB NEWS

The mothers of the children of the
Nellie Peters Black Free kindergarten
were entertained at an afternoon party
| in the school rooms on North avenue
Friday afternoon, when they We're given
talks by well known speakers, and en-
tertained with musical program. In
the evening the children. with their
parents, enjoyed Valentine party.
The Council of Jewish Women will
meet the last Wednesday this month
with Mrs Dan Kline in charge of the
program.
1-HE d. a. r. CONFERENCE. to be
| held at Macon next week, will be
the big event for the club women
of Georgia this month, embracing, as it
will, every chapter of the Daughters of
! the American Revolution in the State.
Besides, the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy are interested and women in other
| lines of club work, who are connected
| with patriotic societies, will attend.
| The president of the u. -. G. for
! Georgia will entertain with a reception,
where all the young maids assisting will
| be dressed in the costumes of the early
sixties, wearing hoop skirts, strapped
| slippers ana od-fashion curls hanging
| about the necks.
| The two local u. A. +. chapters will
entertain at different times, the Nathan
| lei Macon Chapter to have a party at
| the Hotel Dempsy Tuesday evening with
the idea of Fort Hawkins carried out
in the decorations, while the Mary
! Hammond Chapter will use the flag
| motif. the latter party being given at
! the same place Wednesday evening.
| The girls of Yves cyan College will
open the pageant, Georgia" with the
song of that name, written by Professor
Joseph r. Derry, of Atlanta. The young
| xx,in u, I,ng IN, fal
| gowns.
The pa geant will be story in tab
| leauX of Georgia, from the settling of
! the State in 1918, when the old Board
| of London sent over the men and wOm-
| en- who were to make the history OF
| this State. The tableauX will begin
| with the treaty of Oglethorpe with the
| Indians, and proceed through the vari-
| Gus stages of the States growth. Many
| Of the descendants of Georgia's most
/ distinguished men and women wi take
part in this entertainment THE Birth
of the Flag" will close the program.
One of the largest delegations ever in
| attendance at a State reunion will as
| semble in Macon on the 10th of the
month and Atlanta will be well repre-
! sented
| The Atlanta branch of the Story Tell
ers' League met in Carnegie Library
yesterday afternoon. when the follow
ing program was given;
Chicken Little "Three Little Pigs"
-Georgene Faulkner. THE Story Lady"
Myths and Legends of the Alps
Mrs. Charles B. Goodman.
The retiring officers of the league are
George B. Human, honorary president;
Mrs. Charles Goodman. president Miss
Henriette Masseling, vice president;
Miss Meta Barker. secretary and treas
urer.
The new officers will be announced to-
| morrow.
The French Alliance will meet Fri
day afternoon a 3:15 o'clock at the Uni
versity Club. This alliance has brought
together many of the best French schol-
ars in the city and is developing an
| interest In French authors playwrights,
the history of France and things that
pertain to that country.
| Mrs. John Marshall Slaton, Mrs War
rem Boyd. Miss Matte Slaton, Mrs. Sill
| fer and others, proficient in the Ian
| guage, are on the program for some in
| teresting work.
Mars. MATTHEW BARROW TOR
BETT, chairman, will give a sill
yer tea for the benefit of the
Agnes Lee Chapter, u. d. c., of De-
catur, on Wednesday. February is,
from 3 to p IN. at her home, No. 8
oxford Place, Kirkwood. The presi-
dents of the Agnes Lee Chapter, L; ID;
Memorial Association, Pioneer Women
Society. the Civic Club of kirkwood, the
Women's Club of Decatur are invited
to assist Mrs. Torbett,
Mrs Helen G. Plane will be the guest
of honor. This silver tea is for the pur
pose of aiding the Agnes Lee Chapter
TO build their chapter house in Deca-
! tur. The lot was some time ago pre-
l 1t ,,.I.a .tarl AfrF Hn n
musical and literary program will
be given.
Mrs. Joseph T. Derry. auditor of the
! L. d. c., has gone to Macon TO visit
| her daughter and to attend the big con
| ference of Daughters of the American !
Revolution which will be held in that
| city next week. Mrs. Derry is also
| ID. A. r.
THE regular meeting OF the Drama
League will be postponed this
week until Thursday afternoon,
when the league members will have the
pleasure of meeting f. r. Benson, of
London Mr. Benson is regarded as be-
ing in the same class with Forbes-Rob-
ertson as Shakespearean player, and
| is a man of undsputed scholastic at
tainments The league will meet in Ca
| BILE Hall.
| This Is the first American tour of Mr.
| Benson, who comes directly from the
Stratford Upon-Avon Theater with his
| Shakespearean players, and his appear
| ance before the Atlanta branch Of the
! Drama League win be something in the
way of social as well as artistic
| triumph.
| Mrs. Warren Boyd. who is regarded
| as one of the most brilliant women in
| the South has charge Of the educational
| work Of the league.
| Az the last meeting. Tuesday of last
week. Mrs John Marshall Slaton and
Mrs William Jernigan read two charm
| ing little Irish plays. Mrs. William Spi-
ker presided.
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