Mr. Lanham Revisited: August 31, 1926

A decision is made, and the Lanham & Sons store will close, for now

Mr. Lanham cut “a great armful of fine roses” to bring to the Lanham & Sons store today. He did not know it at the time, but it was like a bouquet for someone who is dying.

Mr. Howell, the Atlanta man who was financing their settlement, met with the Lanhams and their attorneys today, talking over “the question of the composition.” (That’s a business law …