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4 DR. MOTON TO VISIT ATHENS AGAIN Dr. Robert R. Moton, principal of Tuskegee Instititute, will visit Athens in the course of his Georgia tour during November, provided the people of Athens raise the pro rata allotted to them for his entertainment. This amount is $132.00, Athens be ing the center from which he will visit a number of nearby towns. Dr. Moton is now the exponent of the immortalized ideas and ideals of Booker T. Washington, the sage of Tuskegee; and it behooves every Negro hear what he has to say. An organization was formed last week with Dr. I. H. Burney as pesident and Prof. P. H. Stone, as secretary, to foster this movement to receive the Moton party. $25.00 was raised at the first meeting. Contributions to this cause may be made to either of the gen tlemen mentioned above or at the office of “ The Athens Repub lic^,” 343 Hull street. t NOTI6ES! Honorable Roscoe Conklin Simmons, of Washing ton, D. C., one of the most celbrated orators of the race, will speak in Athens Wednesday, October 18th. The place where he will speak'Will be announced later. The Athens Historical Society will meet at the Athens High and Industrial School Monday afternoon, October 9, at 5 p. m. to arrange the emancipation program. Come out and be with us. CARD OF THANKS The family and relatives of Mrs. Piety L. Ector, wife of Mr. C. M. Ector, desire to exress to their friends their sincere ap preciation for the kindness shown them in their hours of grief. ♦ Mrs. Ada Colbert, of 2214 E. 29th street, Cleveland, Ohio, is visiting her brother, and sister-in law Mr. and Mrs. William Jordon, THE ATHENS REPU BLI QU E of 477 River street. Before re turning to Cleveland Mrs. Colbert will visit relatives and friends at Macon and Atlanta. Mrs. Malinda Phillips, of Craw rford, Ga., was the guesb of Mrs. Eulah Howard and her mother, Mrs. Gilham, of 274 Arch street, sometime ago. She reports a plea sant stay in the “Classic City.” Mrs. Phillips is treasurer of the Woman’s Union ofCrawford, and made a splendid report at their anniversary last August. IN MEMORY- OF MOTHER By JAMES IVORY FIELDS Hush! silent! death was near, Its, voice alone, mother could hear As it stole in the silence of night, Taking her soul to a Heaven of light. Mother dear, we love \ou true, A love that nothing on earth could undo, ’Twas the power of God’s mighty hand, Who has called thee to a better laud. ’Twas hard to see thee leave dear mother, To see thy grave so solmenly covered. It showed the work of death aloue, To us was left a saddened home. Memories of mother who sleeps in the ‘ grave, Her silence has left a vacant space. Sleep on, mother dear; sleep on Until we meet in that Celestial home. Mr. Frank Britton,' a relative of Mrs. H. M. Smith’s spent some time at Crawford recantly. You can imagine what a “fuss” Bro. Britton’s people made over him when we announce that he had been absent from them for forty years. They carried him joy rid ing to all the once familiar spots including Athens, and the change was apparently marvelous. Mr. Britton left after ten days singing the praises of his boyhood home. Mr. J. L. Brown Dear Editor:— Please allow space in your time ly, well edited and up lifting paper for we the officers, members and pastor of Union Temple A. M. B. Zion Church, R>ver and Thomas streets, to give kindly thanks and apprecation to the following pas tors, some of their deacons, offi cers and members for coming to our call and helping us so faith fully in our rally a few days ago. Revs. N.H Gamble, J. H. Hor ton, J. N. Miller, D’vis, N. J. Me Combs, Dr. 0. S. Haynes Few, Griffin, and D. C.Paiker, of El berton. We shall long remember the sermons preached by these able ministers and the collections as well while some of the pastors were out of the city, their mem bers came and helped us nicely. Therefore we extend thanks to one October 7, 1922