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Confederate Soldiers Throng Marietta—Bands and War Flags Bring Memories of Stirring Days of *6o’s VETERANS GRAY AND MAIDENS GAY MINGLE AT BIG GEORGIA REUNION ggßMfc. k* AlWBr /rw ,- ; WB IM -a / dS I? lm •< /MHr ' w//W' ".M-. ■W< ■ ’ ■ ■ . ; / vl£r s|F - ‘">4 -- wwKß'' ' *•*«*'■' ,«jiW O z J^WMw r;> | MMW/ 4 , w wWl / / '■ ■%& -‘ Bk J /allwHls Qfe / M, e '■,;, II '•i. I ’ wHMr si LyJ^^^^F 7 / V/ xssW T wF ' 9BV v JB, ar^^MtWM| i mm, oMLfciaiMß / // Miss Re.sa Wi’iiing'r-'in and W. B. Clinkscales, one of the gay maidens, and a grizzled veteran; of the gray, al the Marietta re- ■ union. “Boys of Lost Cause” Will Parade Tomorrow-- Big Program Today. MARIE':"!' X, GA.. Aug. 28. (tray i- : the rlomie.ant note in Marietta today The gray beards of bent, slow-moving i veterans, brushing uniforms nf the col or of the Confederacy. But the dm' motif of the throng is broken by the gay red and white of battle flags, by the rainbow of color in the sumntet dress of Southern girls, sponsors and maids to the reunion. Rands are play ing at every corner of the square; mo tors tilled with infirm men and laughing . irP dashing about the town. The reunion of Georgia veterans is under way. Never wa- Marietta visited by such a thr.mg. The town is accustomed to a gathering once a year of veterans of tlte G. A. R.. who come to pay their tribute to the Union dead who lie in the national cemetery which crowns the hill; but veterans of the Grand Army are few; the men of the Gray are here by thousands. The county seat of Cobb Is sorely taxed to care for them. Incoming Trains Loaded, They began arriving late yesterday afternoon, and today's trains brought them by the hundreds. Every trolley car from Atlanta was packed with vet erans and their friends. The rqad from the city was one cloud of dust from the procession of automobiles. Marietta is host to all the state today. Governor Joseph M. Brown, a Mariet ta citizen and son of the famous war governor of Georgia, hade the camps welcome at the opening exercises. May or J. J. Black turned over the keys of the city to the visitors, and Mrs. S. D. Rambo, president of the Daughters of the Confederacy, delivered a graceful address of welcome to the I'. C. V. Mrs. R T. Nesbtt. representing the Ladies Memorial association, welcomed the visitors on behalf of that organiza tion. Then the maids and sponsors of the reunion were formally introduced. A great barbecue is hilled to follow the opening .lebrntion. with a lunch eon for rhe women at the home of Mrs John M Graham, given by the fielding Lewis chapcr, I>. A. R„ and served by the girls of the Martha Berry tavern This afternoon a business meeting of the Georgia division, U. C V.. will be held, ard an automobile tour of the battlefield of Kennesaw mountain will be given the visitors. Hundreds of cars | have been secured foi the tour Plenty Doing Tonight. Tonight will be marked by an enter tainment at the court house and an-• other at the auditorium. An open-ait | concert will be given in the city park | by Ihe Gem City band, with an address by George M. Napier, of Atlanta. "Tatis" will sound at Id o'clock, Vtnd the city will sleep until aroused by "reveille" at dawn tomorrow The Georgia Sons of Veterans are holding their convention in connection with the reunion. Their first meeting opens at 5 o'clock, another will be held tonight, and the final session tomorrow morning officers for the coming year will be elected. The veterans' parade, the principal feature of the reunion, will take Place tomorrow afternoon, and it is expected \\\ ■ rl ' I// \\ \ \ /' // \\ \ // // \\\\ •// // \\ IJR Jy LA z Miss Rambo. who has helped her townspeople of Marietta untiringly to prepare for the big Georgia reunion; ami one of the veterans. that this will bring thousands of visi tors from Atlanta and other near-by points. City Ready For Veterans. Marietta wap in full readiness for the bis celebration when the veterans as sembled. Three brass bands bring back harmonious memories of battle days. “The Roys of the Sixties” —the title tells the plot—will he presented at the court house and the auditorium to big crowds. Miss Regina Rambo chairman of the committee for maids, sponsors and veterans, and with Captain Fred Mor ris. general chairman, has worked un ceasingly to have everything in readi ness for the enjoyment of the visitors. Other members of the general com mittee are J. R. Fowler, treasurer; J. H. Groves, secretary; Len C. Raid win. music and parade: E. L. Roberts, bar becue and refreshments; C.'W. Dupree, doen'ations: V M. Fleming, assignment of homes: M. L Me Neel. automobiles; R. W. Northcutt, artillery Marietta’s boy scouts will act espe cially in giving information to visitors. Big Program Today. Tlir reunion officially opened at 10 o’clock this morning, when the follow ing program was to he carried out at the court house; Meeting of the Geoigia division, (’on federate Veterans, 10 a. in., at the court housA Praver by chaplain, Lieutenant Colo nel T. R H'adon. Music—Gem City orchestra. Turning over keys of the city by J. J. Black, inayoi. Address of welcome, Governor Joseph M. Brown. Address of welcome, by M s. S. D. Rambo. president Daughters of the Confederacy. Address of welcome, by Mrs. R. T Nesbit, for Memorial association Response by \V Tl Harrison. Introduction of sponsors and maids of honor of the different brigades. Vocal solo, by Mis. Leila Grist Ben del son. Recitation, by Elizabeth Williamson, "A shes of Gb;i v.’’ Talks by veterans. Barbecue dinner at veterans’ dining hall. WOMAN JUDGE GIVES FEMALE JURIES BOOST <'HJ<’AG<'. Aug. 28. Mary Bartolme. th" first woman to sit on the bench in this state, says if women were permit ted to serve on juries they would "change many things fur the better.” THE ATLANT A GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 28. 1912. NOBLE BAREFOOT DANCER I NURSE Countess, Disabled as She Plans To Tour U. S., Enters Hospital Service. VIENNA. Aug 28. Local court cir cles have been startled by the news that Countess DeKoretich. the young widow of Count Charles Felix De- Koretich, of Austria, is a nurse in the Jewish Home for the Aged 7 . conducted by the Daughters of Jacob, al No. 301 East Broadway. New York. Countess DeKoretich became known throughout Europe as a. toe dancer when only sev enteen years old At the height of her career she became the wife of Count DeKoretich, a lieutenant in the King's Dragoons. Three years ago her hus band died. She returned to the stage. It was while she was giving an ex hibition of barefoot toe doming in the Ring Garden of Vienna, that she at tracted the attention of Shubert. A few days before an American tour was to begin the countess sprained lie' ankle In a street car accident. As the weeks passed it became evident that she would probably never be able to resume her career as a dancer. She bore up under this blow and pluckily decided to study medicine. Hei father was Dr. Julius Ifkoviteb, a sui geon of Vienna. Dr David Robbins, iter physiciats, advised the countess to first become a traimd nurse. Handicapped by liar slight knowledge of English, she de termined to study that language as a preliminary to taking up medicine. GIRL'S DEATH MEANT FOR CAT: DOOR SNAPS TRIGGER ELKRIDGE, W. VA.. Aug: 28. Ac cidentally shot when a door snapped the trigger of a gun her uncle. John Yurka, was carrying. Eva Yurica daughter of Azolf Yurica, received the charge Intended for a mail cat and died Miss Yurica received the full ehargt in th" thigh. An artery was severed and she liled to death in two hours, in spite of the efforts of a physician. (MOHAMMEDANS AND CHRISTIANS JOIN IN J REVOLT IN ALBANIA SALONIKA. EUROPEAN TI'RKEY, Aug. 28. Christians and Moiiannned.in Arnauts are fighting side by aid" in Al bania in the revolution against Turkisli rule. Advices received from Tirrana say that a band of Christian and Moham medan insurgents attacked a body of Turks there, but were compelled to re treat, leaving nineteen dead. The | Turks lost four killed. DIAMONDS WORTH $23,000 IN SLICK THIEF'S HANDS ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 28. In a well planned trick by a nervy thief for w hom the police and Pinkertons are sinuring this and near-by cities. Abraham Erackman, a wholesale jeweler, of No 14 Maiden l.ane. New York, was lob bed of a trunk which, In- sav s. con taining diamonds valued at $23,000. The robbery was made possible by chang ing tile (heck on it trunk <>n ils w." across the ferry of the Pennsv Ivania ! railroad Philadelphia, with the r< - suit that Crack man received a trunk i other than his own when he reached Ids i hotel in this city, while the trunk con- ■ taining the treasure was sent to anotii- i er hotel and looted, TURMAN TO CONDUCT CHAMBERS' CAMPAIGN Aldine Chambers' campaign for may- j or was launched last night at a meeting at 12 1-2 West Alabama street. S. B Turman was named chairman of tin campaign committee; ITank Weldon, vice chairman; S. P iTonheim, secre tary; Dr. Linton Smith, assistant sec retary. and Marcellus Anderson, treas urer. Campaign committees will b< organized in ( very ward. About 75 citizens were present Among those making speeches were it. | J. tiiiinn, 'l'. K Glenn, W. V Veitiov D. W. Green, \\ . P. Harding. G. H Boynton and others. DOG SAVES GIRL'S LIFE AND WINS GOOD HOME SOUTH BOUNDBROOK. N J Aug 28. By rescuing Miss P.ertha Thomp son. daughter of a rich sanufactur, r 1 here, from drowning, "Hei tor," a va- I grant Newfoundland dog. has won lot himself a beautiful home. ffMTISTSTQ UWE BEL CITY Town Will Havp Theater. Post office and Bank Using Only Universal Language. RERM: SWITZERLAND, Aim. 28. Today a t'ain marked “Esperanto” a'- - iv< d in Borne, convoying Esp( iantist> of all nations on their way to the Es peranto <ongress to l»o held al <'racow from th* lltp to the 18th of this month. I’he conductors on the train also spoke Esperanto, and the few passengers who were not Esperantists full distinctly “out of it.” The Esperantists w< ie in excellent ' spirits. One of their leadeis remarked [that before ’<mg there would b<* not i only trains labelled “Esperanto,” but |th“ poslolfbof the world would have it" add Esperanto to the number of ■owns in the postal guide. Already Esperantists have purchased a piece of land near Munich, where a ua’den city is to be built, to b. called ■ "Esperanto.” Esperanto i primarily I intended as a summer holiday resort [ for Esperantists of any nationality :'i’he town will have a theater, where I plays will be performed in Esperanto, j and there wi,| be a postotlice which will I conduct i’ business in ILpeianto, anil I also an Espi i'.int<» bank. U. S. SLANG LANGUAGE OF FUTURE. SAYS EXPERT • LOS ANGELES. Xug. 2S. Dr. ( Hanorf, professor of languages at the [ I’nlve! ily of (’opt-nhagen, sa\ s that I American slang will !»• the universal * language of the future. OUR TWO BIGGEST CITIES NOT TYPICAL. THEY THINK <'HK'AG<» Aug. 2S. Dr. \lfred Ru di'. of It, ilm. -peaking for the 45 geog | mphers of K trope, w ho arc touring the I'nited State.-, .-ays that neither Now York nor Chicago is typical of the I'nited State* L5-* *// //7 Mis- tittii ! 1.11*<I• ■ 111;in. sponsor oi ihc reunion, who has been <i propt ilienl figure in pits! • gal It erino- of the ('oiife(lrrat<‘ vet oi'iiris. * I DR. C. M. COBERN TO BE CONFERENCE LECTURER Dr (’aiiid n ,\l. ('ob< rn, t.f Allegheny college. Ab adville, IT . on« of the fore most students of the Bible on the lec ture platform, will be ora of the prom inent figures at h« Bible conference at St. Pauls Methodist church September .8-15. Dr. t’obern w.i=» iim Bible kahurer at one of th( Baptist Tabernacle con ferences a year or two ago Dr. \V. M. Ainsworth, president of Wesh yan l ’e.ma.■ < oll< g< of Mat on, also vt ■ . ker at the ci cnee. Dr. (’ohern's ha turcs will be given daily, at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. DRINKS LAST BOTTLE OF BEER: SHOOTS HIMSELF i’HICAGO. Aug. 28. "Her< goes for my last bottle of beer." said George Roosi-brock 11 is wife laughed. R'»ose brock drank the beer slowly. T’h«-n he drew a r< volver and shot himself, fall ing de id al his wife’s feet She was hys:« »ic i 1 w hen tin- police arrived. Roosebroi k 35, decided he was a failure. SOUTH MACON WON’T GO DRY. .'.lAi'ON GA.. Aug. I'B That portion of Macon known, as South Macon.'’ which was recently threatened with a serious drouth when tlu wells dried up. will never be thirsty again. The city has just open'd twelve miles of mains and the water has been turned on. I There were more than 2.OUU connec tions utilized on the new mains on the fir t day. “WHITE WINGS” ON STRIKE. MACON, <’; \ . Aug _‘B. Because their foreman is alleged to have cursed them, the “white wings" of .\lan»n, übmprising the city street cleaning department, have again struck. Re cently they went on a strike becaus» citizens treated them discourteously. I’he men are all As-yr’ans and Bulgarians. DEAF CHILDREN Taught to Speak Hearing Developed y Miss Arbaugh's Private School V aS MACON, GA. - . This is the otilv priviitt* school in the South for children with defective hearing; wf mt™ 'i'*’ o,l l v school where speech is taught wl without signs and hearinjr developed. The &■■■——. .. pupils learn Io use anti to understand : " s P°K»‘n lanmiagr as readily as hearing chil di n. They are given the best educational - W adv.inLi’je- and social training. Ve Fall Term Opens October 7th RHLTI 'CHANGE OPEN INIO DWG Office of New Organization Will Be Placed in Charge of Joseph D. Greene. .Ml; nia real < state men. agent, mmi ii'.tii". ire av.ailirfg with keen interest tl pining "I th Hist teal estate ex- ..iit-’e. which is to tak. place in about ten days. This exchange, which is to be con ducted 10. the Atlanta Real Estate ,boaiyj, as the former Atlanta Real Es tate Men's association is now called will be opened at 1708 Third Nationa bank building, with Joseph D. Greent in "haig . a- executive secretary of tin boa rd. By its method an owner may list t pi( ee of piopertv with a real estate firn which is a member of the board am III; 'Ugh the exchange it will be lister with over loit other real estate men thus giving hi.- piopertv the wides publicity possible among men who want to buy and sell. The new plan, which was adopted a the latest monthly luncheon of thi hoard, will tie outlined in detail by means ot a bulletin to be issued before the next luncheon, which will be or S' pti über 20 at the Case Durand. T <’ Holmes, of Holmes & Verner, is to be host on that occasion. "GYP THE BLOdD RICKEY” NEW DRINK ON PARK ROW n NEW YttllK. Aug. 28. A “Gyp the Blood Rickey,” named after the young gunman who figures in the Rosenthal murder, is the latest thirst remover along Park row. 3