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SEVENTH ID
MENHUSTLEHS
Improvement Club Has Done
Wonders to Build Up the
West End Section.
Al” ay* doing gomctint ought tr. b» i
the motto of th? Seventh Ward Im
provement club. No civic organization
in Atlanta t* more alive or ha. ac
complished «- much, notwithstanding
the two years of its existence.
Here are some of the things that it
has accomplished
Establishment of Rattle Hill school
house
Lights for the new territory annexed
Sta-tfng movement to have water
mains laid tn the Rattle Hili district
Renumbering of ail the houses tn the
annexed district
Nine mile:- of water mains.
Free mail delivery in the annexed
district.
Getting behind and making possible
the driven a-, from West- End tn Grant
park
Improved sanitary condition* in the
Seventh ward.
Extensions and improvement of street
< ar lines.
These are a few of the things that
have been ilmiv by the active hustlers
in the Seventh Ward club, and there
are s few more which will hr finally
rriade. until the Seventh ward will be
the most pleasant section of the city in
which to lite, according to the ideals
of the officer* end members of this
club.
Club Is Two Years Old.
The Seventh Ward Improvement club
was organized in April. 1910 and there
fore j* exactly two ycaif old. Major
B. M. cross was its first prc ldent;
Man ellus M. Anderson, r ice president,
and .Jesse w Armistead. secretary and
treasurer
The object of the club was stated to
be simply this. "To Improve the con
ditions of West End. under whatever
circumstances there might exist;” and.
hewing to this line, the club has con
tinued to fight the battle for the up
building of this western section of the
city, until practically every man. wom
an and child has been imbued with the
spirit of Improvement and of patriotic
loyalty to the ward. West End and It:
interest'.
One of the things that first confront
ed the club was the extension of the
city limits to annex a part of the Bat
tle Hill district, taking in a large
amount of territory, the almost pho
nominal growth in platting land. *>
acquired and the erection of scores of
houses, which have become homes of
prosperous people.
Three months after the extension,
the club had .-cured lights for the
new territory and .000 for the en
’ largement of the school building of
Battle Hill, and, through its council
men. who have always worked in har
mony with the club, water mains and
sewerage were provided.
Gained Mail Delivery.
There was no free mall delivery in
the section annexed, but the club se
cured the proper numbering of the
house* and the free mall delivery
Among the noticeable achievements
of the < lub has been the activity w hich
finally result' d in the driveway front
West End to Grant park Dr. T D
Tzmgtno is known as the father of this
driveway movement. He is still a
prominent resident of West End Twen
ty-five years ago he was mayor of
West End when it was a separate mu
nicipality.
Armistead Heads Club.
The present officer* of the club, elect
ed last October, arc .Tessr W Armi
stcad. president. S W Herrin vice
president. and S L Dallas, secretary
and treasurei
<>ne of the features pointed tn by
West End resident 1 - Is the fact that in
JESSE NEWTON
LANDERS
H<- has. been nm of the strongest
in the upbuilding of the Rattle
Hill section, which i‘- now part of the
Seventh weed. Having moved to this
section of the city from Cobh county
some eight <■- ten years .tgo like mam
of th' sterling young men who conn
from the country to the city he ap- :
plied himself to mo-t al of the deta "I
of the bustne < that he .'ho" lb' -
w irked with some of the most prom: - I
pern dealer? in the • tty f"” • numb-• >
of years -thost requiring a practical
knowledge of the lumber bustne- ami j
after having ettled hr connection m
this lin» some four er fire rears ago. |
went into the building and dev* m '
tnent of the community in <■ > h
was interested During this n*r -1
haj> built and sold probably more than
100 houses in this vicinity, and s n-,«
looked upon as one of the most sub
stantial citizens in our city.
About four years ago he assisted in
the organization of the (Jordon Sti.o-t
Baptist church, and is a very aetiv<
worker, being a member of the boa .
of deacons and treasurer of the church
and when this institution moved from
th" first location to Its present site lv i
was the man who had the reputation of I
having built a church tn a week.
SIX LIVE MEMBERS OF SEVENTH WARD CLUB
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S. \V Herrin, Vice Proi-Klont. Ma.i B. M. Gross. Ist President. Jesse W. Armistead, [’’resident. Jas. H. Mathewson, a live wire. S. L. Dallas. Secretary-Treasurer. A. A. ( raiu. < 01111111 ■ I '■< woikcf
that motion no saloons can ever exist.
That was a part of the old charter of
the town of West End. and when it be
came a apart of Atlanta the clause
was continued. Hence theie are no
near beer saloon: in West Eml
•‘me of the" latest, things which the!
Seventh Ward club ha a, . (jmplish*d
Is th* beautifying of the ground* of the
Lee Street school, tn connection with
the Womens Civic club of the ward
Since the organization of ih*> club ther*
hate been laid, under the direction >*f
Fred s. Lester a member of the city
waterwork* board and also a member
of the club, nine mile* of watei pipes
on twenty-six streets, costing over
$45,000. Mr, Lester is one of the most
Interesting exhibits of the Seventh
Ward club, as lie has accomplished a
' great deal that has benefited West
■ End.
Some Prominent Men.
1 Marcelly* M Anderson, a former vice
' president, and who has been specially
active In the development of property
out Gordon road, A A. Craig, a
, canny Scotsman who has been in At
lanta for a good many years, engaged
- in the lumber business, is one of the
hustling committee workers, .t H. Ma-
. thewson. a charter member. Interested
I hl manufacturing in Atlanta has tin-I
bounded faith In West End property as |
1 an ideal residence section, and, has in -1
vested largely there. .1, H. Andrews,
- councilman from the Seventh ward,
n successful merchant, has been iden
tified with the improvements of the
• Seventh ward over since his election.
• and hast stood by the club In Its ef
forts toward improvement
Burgess Smith, an untiring advocate
■ of parks, take* time from his Immense
school book business, which has Its ( en
ter in Atlanta, to talk parks. Since he
has come from South (’arolina. A E
■ Childs has always lived in West End,
and is the .('hairman of the sewer and
,-rwer extension committee of the Sev
enth ward, is deeply interested in the
> business development In that section,
f and Is a large property, ow tier., Stfive
f Herrin, vice president of the cjyb. is an
Alabaman and does about a million dol
lars of business In live stock every
s (ear. He is a large owner’on Gr»"'n<-
ferr.v and ot.fiJr streets' in [test Bmj.
f and never lets an opportunity go for
securing improvements In the West
End sei fion.
I Major R. M Cross, the first presi
dent of the club, now chairman of the
publicity committee, 1* a well known
1 insurance man. Jesse W Armistead.
tlie president of the club, is a type of
■ the native born, hustling Atlantan, one
of the best known members of the
1 Typographical union. S I. Dallas, sec
retary and treasurer of the club, is a
successful real estate man Dr. J.
White has been one of its staunchest
members, and. as chairman of the
street car service committee, has accom
plished a great deal in securing more
’ and better street cars for West End,
Craig Cofield, ex-councilman, is also
one of the earnest workers In the club.
Aiderman F. ..1. Spratling. in addition
to Ins work in reference tn the Grady
hospital and Rattle Hill sanitarium,
lias bon one of the men upon whom
West End ha constantly depended for
doing things, and ha* rendered great
service In reference to the Grant park
drlvcw’ay.
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THE ATLAVI V OEORCI »v i\'i> vno- SATURDAY. MAY 4. 1912.
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56,500 NEEDED
FDD MEMORIAL
By MRS. ST. ELMO MASSENGALE.
In orilr-r that Atlanta may flitlnglv
perpetuate the memory of “Uncle Re
nnie." the Uncle Remus Memorial asso.
elation is working with redoubled en
ergy in order to secure the final pay
ment heeded to purchase the Joel
Chandler Harris place In Gordon street.
West End The amount of $1,500 is still
required in order to finally secure for
the association “The Sign of the Wren's I
Nest" as the home of Mr. Harris is;
known to his literary friends all ovei
the world. On June 1 the Memorial as- .
soclatlon hopes to pay for the property,
and It is hoped that the association
will be able to carry out its ambition
of preserving the home place of the
Atlantan who has charmed the children
of all countries by his famous stories
of "Br'er Rabbit."
The women began the movement to
perpetuate the memory of Uncle Re
mus three years ago and. by constant
and unremitting effort, have secured all
but $8,500 of the amount needed for the
final payment on the Harris property.
Several notable people who loved and
admired Uncle Remus have made their
contributions to the slowly growing
fund, and Atlantans, too. especially the
children, have given their share to the
mtn Cnient.
The officers of the association are
M.rs. A. McD Wilson, president; Mrs.
R. J. Howry, vice president; Mrs. E. L.
Connally, vice president; Mrs. Thomas
T. Stevens, treasurer, and Mrs. H. G.
Hastings, secretary.
Believing, however. In the old prov
erb., that "The Hord helps those who
help themselves." the association is
planning for a beautiful May day fes
tival. This will boa gala occasion, at.
which the fine old May customs w ill be
revived. There will be a May pole
dance, a queen and many other at
tractive features It will be held on
May M. F’or three years these May
exercises have been held at the home
place in the meadow, and a large part
of the purchase money of the home has
been raised in this way. Th|,« year a
novel feature will be it floral parade,
which will prove a beautiful adjunct
to the festival program; and if the plan
works out well, the children will have a
gorgeous How er pat ado In w hich their
pone carts and chcr vehicles will be
entered.
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LOCHRIDGE-McLAiN-VERNOY
REAL ESTATE AND INVESTMENT CO.
67 NORTH FORSYTH STREET
Phone—Office Ivy 936. Ivy 5867. Atlanta 272.
100 ACRES—S,OOI} feet on A.. B. & A. R. R.. 6
miles from (“enter of CITY. Station nehr place.
Fine location for a SUBDIVISION, splendid public
ROAD has just been graded through this place
and are now getting ready to CHERT it; the
LAND lies well elevated, affording numerous
BUILDING SITES. It has a good RESIDENCE
and several small houses and barns on it. It will
bp well to INVESTIGATE THIS, as tracts of
so FAVORABLY LOCATED and this SIZE in
Fulton County are VERY SCARCE. FINE
SPRINGS and plenty of GOOD WATER.
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j 1 HAVE BUIL r s one line bungalow coHago. am
building another and expect to have others ready
; for saly and occupancy this summer. Xo better
place to live in Atlanta suburbs. Next door to
Westhaven spring. Westhaven school, chureh. on
fine cherted roads. I am not quite ready to sell
thorn, bul you can .go oul and look over the loca
tion. I might sell you a lot and build you a home.
Get out in the West Emd.
J. M. WRIGHT
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40 ACRE'S, on Gordon Road, only 5 miles from
center of (’ity, between F’eyton and East Point
roads, facing Railroad, ami at Station. Xev. mod
ern. up-to-date School, and Westhaven .pring
right at this property. Two Stores and TWO new
RESIDENCES going up near it. This is on a tine
CHERTED road, right into the r-ity. Say. don’t
vou think Acreage this near is worth SI,OOO per
acre? Buy this and let us make a subdivision of
i it. Lots 50x200 have sold from s3.'>o to s.’>oo each
right at this property. We have got a price tor
I short TIME only S4OO per acre.
LOCHRIDGE-McLAIN-VERNOY
REAL ESTATE AND INVESTMENT CO.
67 NORTH FORSYTH STREET.
Phone—Office Ivy 936. Ivy 5867. Atlanta 272.
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