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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
REFORMERS REVIEW 1
I
THATCRUSHEOVICEHERE
have been
Written in
made thoUHAi
bulletin* of
Forward Movement in Atlani
booklets detailing the work
j dished by thin organization h
been printed and were ready
txibutlon Wednesday
After diarunsinjf the vane
of Work with some detail, thr
jBummurlzes the accomplish!!
iho» Men and Religion Korwar
meat in Atlanta in these words:
The rhurche* of the Evangel.-
<al Ministers ’Association of At
lanta have, through the executive
lommittee, accomplished these
things in the past fifteen months.
The (X»mmittee lias been made
m permanent part of the churches
serving as an inter-' mm h com
mittee for social service
Bible School Established.
The Daily Vacation Bible
School has been established
The work has been duplicated
other cities and towns.
The segregated district has
been closed in Atlanta and clsc-
w here.
Martha's Home has been estab
lished.
A school for wayward and de
linquent girls inaugurated by the.
State.
Scores of women
helped.
Many children have been saved
Probation haw been written into
the law of (ieorgia
Stripes have been removed
from first and second grade con
victs,
Sunday lias been saved as a day
of rest in Atlanta.
And war has begun on the li
quor trade
A partial 8tud\ of housing 1 on
ditions among tin poor ha* been
made, enough to show the need
of radical changes necessary to
save life and decency in Atlanta.
Tails of Closing Tenderloin,
The wiping out of the segregated |
district and the fight against the so
cial evil are considered ut length in
the booklet and a graphic description
is given of the manner in which the
subcommittee **n social service de
stroyed a $700,000 annual traffic in
Atlanta, established hero for 50 years,
by the use of $2,000 worth of news
paper space in a four months’ < am- 1
paign.
“By spending less than one-third
of one per cent of $700,000 and sneak
ing out In their pulpits." says the re
port, "the evangelical ministers put
an end in Atlanta to the trade that
mocks motherhood, sneers at virtu*
and makes* the church, which by
silence consents to the infamy, a
thing of derision in every city where
prostitution is tolerated unrebuked
That the campaign did not cease at
this point is indicated by the subse
quent paragraphs:
The churches did not stop with
the demand for law enforcement.
W hen the houses were closed,
$10,000 was in hand to provide
help and shelter for every woman
a lid girl willing to accept them.
Home* Opened to Women.
Committee* consisting of a
minister and a Christian woman
went to every house again and
again, and begged the inmates to
< ome with them out of their lives
of shame
Many came. Ministers of Christ
opened their homes to the fallen.
“Belle Sommers,” the keeper of .
the largest house in the diatrict,
doubted, but came to the home of
a Christian woman, whose mother
gave up her room for her.
Chriat found her through the
kindness *»f her hostess. She
surrendered t<» Him.
Hers was th»» $2,500 that start
ed Martha’s Home—a permanent
refuge for fallen women and un
fortunate girls.
To-day she is learning by
istudy to fit herself to serve in
any field to which her Saviour
calls her.
Her life proves again that He
v an save even to the uttermost
The first matron of Martha >
Wo^k of the Home.
I t> -11 i\ .’mother devoted wom-
». Miss K. A Claxon. Is in
large of Martha’s Home, Thir-
en girls are there in her care at
- time Tlv number rises ami
Hinc
r« op< ned 2.76
• uses have been handled.
Seventy-five children defiend-
ent u]K)i) falbn women have been
handled.
• in- hundred and thirty-nine
women were km»wn to be from
recognized houses and hotels.
Sixty-four of these* were wom
en married hut repuratsil.
Sixt> diseased women have
been treated.
Fourteen were widows. 2 un
married.
Foi f y-i \> <• rases were due to*
drink or similar causes
»»ne hundred and twelve have
b*-eii ent home or to places of
> meat,
s-nine
Myron Whitney’s
Singing Captivates
nprewcoi.
Whitne
it Hotel Ansley, bis
s made
singing
A profound
by Myron W
Tuesday night
finest week being done in the won
derful Damnation of Faust" aria
Prolonged applause followed that
number, and continued until Mr
Whitney Ming as an encore “Tim
Night Has a Thousand Ivves.”
Miss Marguerite Valentines piano
solo* also weu* much enjoyed, her »e-
Idvt i#us being from Chopin, Grieg and
Polriinl. The concert was under the
auspices of the Young Women’*
< ’hi istian Association.
Policeman Osborne
Retires on Pension
To Have Good Time
Wednesday morninv "Cncb
>s borne transported home*
U.»V
from
Chief Hanford’* office two hundsome
Morris th*irs, presented to him t ! m
day before, when he r< tired op i
pension at the age of 69. after
years of service on the police for •*.
"Cncle Bob” replied to a ppeetdi frv
Recorder iiroylc* with tin announce
ment. that he appreciated the l.re -
tichh of the department, and that ’’»•
vvae going to spend the remainDm
Veers of hi* life having "a good time.’
"Oh, I’m not too old for that,’’ i ,f *
asserted, confidently. "The young
buck* woh’t be able t<» liold a can*' e
to me when 1 get wound up.”
to Raise
Debt of Orphanage
Notices railing upon the Bap i-ts of
Georgia not to forget “ingathering
Day," December 14, for the benefit of
the Georgia Baptist Orphan*’ Home,
are being sent throughout the tSaty*.
A dept of $13,500 is handicapping
the institution and overN effort i* be
ing mad- to deaf it on this da' A.l
of fiho offerings will be sent to Dr.
.1, J. Bennett, in’tbe Candler bui'ding.
Kappa Alphas Get
Call to a Smoker
Kappa Alpha* will gather at tbe
CnJverait\ Club Thursday night and
hold a smoke.. Ken Lee Crew, presi
dent of tho Atlanta, Chapter of the
Alumni Association, lias issued Die
call for the gathering.
No program has been arranged, but
a good time is promised, and every
Kappa Alpha la urged to be present.
[
i Damage Estimated, as Waters rte-
j cede, at $25,000,000—Homes
of Five Thousand Lost.
GAKVESTUX, TEXAS, Dey. 10.—
With 230 persons counted uh dead in
the gnat Hood which covered 40,000
i .-quarc iii',»- of territory in Central
and South Texas, State officials to-
| day estimated tb« damage at $-5,000,-
I 000.
Sixty -tJii' <* cities, towns and vil
lages have suffered from the high wa
le and 5,000 persons are homclr.ss.
The rice crop was nearly ruined.
Within the next 24 hour* it is ex
pect'd that rhG «; • **s will hft falling
at all points.
Districts are still isolated and v\i;«-
c ommunication will have to be estau
1 1ished before the full extent of the dis
aster is knowui. Within the past 24
I hours more than loo bodies were re -
,covered.
J Masons Leave City
Pleased With Big
Initiation Ceremony
Visiting Mason* were elaving At-I
lanta Wednesday 'morning after a. I
“big night," ili which three new I
lodges were constituted, representing!
260 Masons, and the degree of Master
Mason conferred on a number of can
didates of Gate City lodge.
The main address of tin* evening,
following tire initiation, via* by Colo
nel Robert Kee Colding, of Savannah,
Grand Master of the State Dodge.
Elevator Builder Is
Hurt While on Lift
[Make The Children
Happy Christmas
Buy Toys That Are Health-Giving and
Stand the Wear and Tear of the Ameri
can Girl or Boy.
Make your purchase now, when the stock is complete. .We will deliver at any
time you say. Don’t wait until the last moment and disappoint your chi.dren.
,1
While working on the roof of an
elevator of the Morrow Transfer Com
pany building. B. If. Dunn, an elevator
contiactor, was badly injured when
struck by a falling beam.
Dunn .suffered M-veral serlou* lac-
eratlona of the head. It is feared that
lie mwy have received internal inju
ries also. He w’ns taken to Grady
Hospital.
INJURED DOCTOR IMPROVES.
WAY* .'ROSS. Dec. 10.—Dr. II. A
Boyd, injured a \v» ek ago on a, grade*
c rossing here, has been taken from
1Kin . s Daughter* Hospital to the
| home of hi* brother. He is improv
ing.
GIRLS! GIRLS! YOU MOST TRY THIS!
DOUBLES BEAUTY OF YOUR Rfi!R
Climbs Mount to End
Life‘Nearer Heaven
PASSAIC. X. <1 Deo. 10. After ask
ing direction* to the top of the Great
Notliic Mountain, explaining that he
wanted to get as near heaven us pos
sible, Joseph Richter went to the sum
mit and killed himself by shooting.
For 25 Cents You Can Make
Your Hair Lustrous, Fluffy,
and Abundant.
Immediate?-- Yes! < Certain?—that’s the
joy of it. Your hair becomes light,
wavy, fluffy, abundant and appears ns
I soft, lustrous and beautiful as a young
girl’s after a Danderine hair cleanse.
Just try this moisten a cloth with a
little Danderine and carefully draw ii
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. 'Phis wifi cleanse the
hair of dust, dirt or excessive oil, and
in jus: a few moments you bas e doubled
the beauty of your hair. A delightful
surprise awalta those whose hair has
been negleetod or is scraggy, faded, dry,
brittle or thin. Resides beautifying the
hair. Danderine dissolves every particle
of dandruff; cleanses, purifies and in
vigorate* the *i alp, forever stopping
itching and falling hair, but what wi 1
please you moat will be after a few
weeks’ use. when you see new hair
line and downy at first yes—but really
new hair growing all over the scalp.
Tf you care for pretty, soft hair, and
lots of it. surely gr»t a 25-cent, bottle of
Know Ron’s Danderine from any drug
store or toilet counter and just try it..
Advt.
Eat Ail
You Want
When You Take Tyner's Dyspep
sia Remedy—Drives Out the
Gases from an Over
loaded Stomach.
Player-Pianos are now going at $225.00 and up, including FREE USE
of our 6,800 rol! exchange Library
Look At Our Prices On New Pianos
Cures Indigestion—Cleans
the Bowels.
Out i
If your stomach 1* sour, gassy. ur>s»" I
»
f eei like your food is all lumps and r« -
fuse* to digest, take a doftt or two of;
Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy The dlstz -
nest stop* at once, the cicrs are belched
out, you feel comfortable. ><>ur clogged
bowels get to working rigid. Eat all
you warn. Enjoy v-»ur nu-M* by taking
siow and then a liberal dose <>f TviutY
DyHj>epsia Remedy There i* nothing
like it on the market to-day. Made :i
\t Junta for year* by.John B. Punic..
If you lack an appetite, j our tot ;
i# coated, nerves on t-dge. have it.
*<f sour and undigested food uikI expe* -
cnee distress after eating, you are sf-
ferlrg from indlger-Don or sick stomu< e
take
!l disagreeable
ng. Sold b> dr
i large bottle.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
EXCURSION FARES
and January i, joh. All ticket* i •
?d t<> exp: • midnight Januarj *
SK THF. TICKET AGENT
RAI Of-GEORGIA RAILWAY
Every instrument sold is backed by our factory's guarantee of S6,000,000 capital and surplus
OPEN UNTIL 9 O’CLOCK EVERY EVENING
Railroad Fares
Paid to
Gut-of-Town
Purchasers
WEATHER HOLT
PIANO COMPANY
72 N. BROAD STREET
Write for
Our
Price List
ROCKING HORSES.
Bicycles
What could give the child more pleasure with safety
than a Rocking Horse? They C* i jj{| Ja
range in price from .. tjjJBUv IU
A Bicycle is a gift that will not
only delight, but will pay for
itself in time saved.
Prices range from
$20 to
VELOCIPEDES
S? 1 .... $1.75 to $2.50
ber tire . $4.00 to $5.00
i/ 2 .in. Rubber tire, spring seat, adjustable
hindlo burs. $5J() j 0
each
TRICYCLES
FOOTBALLS
Watch Young America on Christmas
morning when he gets a football. You will
3/ 8 -inch rubber tires, (jj£j JQ gjjJ Prices hapPJ S \ S1.00 SO 85.00
seats, mud guards . leathei $10and$H
AUTOMOBILES
FINEST TRICYCLES MADE AT
SPECIAL PRICES.
Tubular steel frame, ball-bearing in
every part.
No. 1 Size, regular $15, Special.... $12.50
No. 2 Size, regular $17.50, Special. $15.00
No. 3 Size, regular $20, Special. .. $17.50
ROLLER SKATES
They will p.^ase any boy rn„ rn
or girl; prices !U «I>d.dU
IRISH MAILS OR HAND CARS
Fine exercise for the arms and chest.
Prices, $3.75, $4.50, $5, $6. $7.50, $15 and
$20.
Other Wheel Goods and Useful Toys
Sidewalk Sulkies. $2 to SG.50
Garden Wheelbarrows... 75c
< 'hildren’s
Desks $4.50, $5.00, $6.00
A Special in a High
Grade Velocipede
Tubular steel frame, %-inch rubber tires,
ball bearing in every part—the finest
Velocipede manufactured.
No. 1 Size, regular $12.50, QQ
No. 2 Size, regular $15.00. fi»-| ffA
Special
No. 3 Size, regular $17.50, Cl C
Special $1«J.UU
A wheel joy that every child wishes
for and gets lots of pleasure from.
We have an unusually fine line, and
they are selling fast. Priced each,
$4.50 to $35.00.
BOYS’ WAGONS
Steel tires 85c to $3.00
Rubber tires $3, $3.50, $4
< 'hildren’s < ’hairs. 75c to $3.00
Shooflies $1.50 to $4.50
Goat Sulkies. $3.50 and $4.00
Farm Wagons with
shafts $7.00 and $10.00
tbMrnt* -raw .»*.
bon: ; rtMKmmm
KING HARDWARE CO.
53 Peachtree 87 Whitehall