Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-19
The Federation of women's Clubs.

The meeting in Atlanta, Ga, be-
ginning on Monday, May z, and
holding on for a week, gave us, IN
Georgia, a splendid realization OF
what various organizations of WON
en- in the United States are trying
to do for the general uplift of man
kind. Their patriatism was thrilling.
Every state in the union was, as
I am told, represented. Massachu-
sets, long a leader in woman's or
carnations, counted the greatest
number, between three and four
thousand. Georgia has a long list,
and stands we'll to the forefront
among the most active. Thirty years
ago, Georgia had one regular wom-
ans club, the Sorosis. Now there are
thousands upon thousands of smart
women, who take pride in their en-
deavors.
When the Cotton States and In
ternational exposition was held in
Atlanta in the year 1895, twenty
| eight years ago, there were visitors
who told us of advanced club work
in other states. Georgia women are
never slow or tardy, so they caught
on and were now able to entertain
this great meeting Of last week with
expensive and elegant hospitality.
The principal Atlanta papers,
notably The Atlanta Journal, filled
their columns with each days do
| ings.
1 was there a part of three days,
and was delighted with the wonder
full success that attended the meet
ing
Crop Outlook for 1923
To begin with, the scarcity of
labor in this discussion is imperative
The exodus of colored labor has not
been made known to many Of the
people who will experience many dis
appointments thereby as the months
roll on. Perhaps there are or have
been more colored people, belonging
to the Baptist church organization
in Georgia than to any other. A
published report which appeared in
a responsible newspaper informed
the public that $4,000 members had
moved to other parts of the United
States during this year.
The railroads could tell us some
thing if they were put on the wit
ness stand. Last Sunday night two
passenger coaches, with every sea-
filled, left the Union station in At
lanta, moving away, going toward;
Chicago and Detroit. The demand
for .laborers is great up that way
with high wages promised. Some per
sons with whom L have discussed
this matter reply: ooh! well, the!
will be coming back here when Col(
weather comes. The. niger can
stand cold weather"
Take it"from me, and I am an oil
citizen, and one who has seen tn
sun rise and set, for nearly 80 years
the people in Georgia who have BEEF
largely depending on the colored pee
pie for many kinds of labor, are &c
ing to wish there had been NOR
appreciation of the reliable colore
people in this country than has beef
shown. Compared to the lowe
classes of foreigners, I would talk
our colored people ninety times gu
of every hundred rather than the ig
norant and low-down classes Of Eu
rope, who would not be acceptable
to ninety hundredths of our Georgia
people after trial test.
The people of the south have large
ly forgotten how to raise wheat. W.
seem to be absolutely dependent o.
the north and northwest for flour
We do not seem to care to raise evel
hay from the grasses which mean 81
much to the northern and western
states.
Here we are in Georgia paying il
cash over $50 per ton for western
hay to feed to mules to pillow ou
cotton fields know, because som
thriftless tenants were about t.
throw up their crop because the.
had no "roughness" to feed to thei
plowN stock, and I had either t.
stand for the hay or allow my lane
to lie idle in 1928. And maybe
may have to foot the bill, as hap