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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