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14 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 / < <■ \O ■SfcW . iMMr. " Jlki I JPwM- lift wKii 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. > . * MB! 1* A Mk 1 < * "s*^; f v t~/ J H. I.ANDE.RA. • THE ATLAVI V OEORCI »v i\'i> vno- SATURDAY. MAY 4. 1912. fl - - ' - - 1 ■ T> tliiSl ■|n| ’ g® ’; |w?SB UHR | Wr J| |.|u L._ —— — ———4 t’CEK StKitT c METHOggr WHEN WL-L COST vw.ooo 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. rp".'. 1 g ~" z.T::zzrzz— t —'".Tr "1T":..'.-.-—.. ..ti r — -zl. 1 i® i mp * I a-— j® . 'w' Ha a ■ ImR ' «fWS SS'SKr" t, I ?-£■- ”*8 HHSESmMv “> • .•***>.*--v. Xt—' “*-" - j3es ”’ I ”br ■■--- ~d 1 i—--■ - -- 11 ' ~ : ~ ° U ' L TE»T LOK SALE // .J N LANDERS. INMAN aijiLtMNG i • • i 13 SISW6 HOME of Zfe LATE UICLE REMUS art GORDON STREET. MCEcX .ENP _/ao ATLANTA WOMEH ARE WORKING PRESERYt 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. iiii.wifwuimi »«m Mirim—itrri ft wrt—iwiwur-i.-rx—- -c -»aMneantajj-g-jw HMHHPWIi - .- «' a s - s - -e.- .• > I ■ V< I ' j SBMHHKjrear - I ■ K ill - I '^r’" ■ WEST ENP PHARMACY AT GORDON AND PEYTON ROADS 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 I . -. 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. , ■■ iih.w.j, utL.wr. -T- :. u.u. nj* igju .j. ~■TT_'*,7-~-rz.-:'.i.-'.'r ut ' unririi 111 *" 1 " -y m r m , _ Tll TI. , m.ij. a>l —n— naommu— —