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VOL. 72.
Ordinary
JED 1842.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 1914
FIVE CENTS A COPY.
NUMBER 31.
ODD FELLOWS' CONVENTION
GREATEST SUCCESS IN YEARS
U6RANGE SPIRIT PREVAILS
Members of Order Given Big Bar*
becue, Free Show, Auto Ride
And Everything Done
For Good Time.
W.Trox Bankston
In LaGrange
The gonial editor of the West Point
and Lanett News, Mr. W. Trox
Bankston, was a visitor in LaGrange
last Tuesday. Mr. Bankston was in
LaGrange in the interest of his pa
per. He is a live wire and his friends
here are always glad to see him.
LOCALS WIN
FIRST GAME
SCORE 9 TO 6 IN FAVOR CITY
Local Club Showed Up Splendld-
ly. J!m LaFitte Does Fine
Head Work. Game Play
ed Very Slowly.
Remodeling House
On Broad St.
Hon. Henry Banks, who with his
family recently returned from winter
ing in Florida, is having
his ho
Again I,aGrange has come to the
front with her unparalleled public
spirit and hospitality and extended to
the Odd Fellows that same cordiality,
which was accorded the members of
the press Convention last summer.
The hundred or more members of
this great order, who attended the
l*th division convention in LaGrange
Wednesday and Thursday were loud
in their praise for the excellent man
ner in which they were received by
LaGrange people and resolutions of
%anks were unanimously passed
during their last business meeting to
* young ladies of the local colleges
their assistance in entertaining
4hs guests and Longino’s orchestra
far the music furnished, and to the
people of LaGrange for their kind
ness and generosity.
The visitors left I,aGrange Thurs
day morning nnd afternoon- having
agreed that this was the most suc
cessful convention held by the 12th
division in eight years.
Officers Elected. Mr. J - T - Armstrong, a popular and
, , substantial citizen of Hogansville,,
At the meeting at the lodge rooms, ^ announc8f , hJs capdidacy for re .
Thursday morning, officers or e presentat j ve f rom T roup county, sub
duing *ear were elected, and they ^ ^ U(W the Democratic
•’"* serve as follows: ! primary on August 19. Mr. Arm-
Division Deputy G^and Master-R hns resided in Hogansville for
l Edwards, Douglasvillo. 1
.Division Secretary--Dr
Broad street remodeled and a fresh
coat of paint applied. This old
colonial home will be one of the most
attractive in LaGrange when the
present work is completed.
ARMSTRONG
FORMALLY
ANNOUNCES
W. H.
Malone, Tallapoosa.
Division Treasurer—V. V. Pope,
Mnchanan.
Assistant Division Deputy Grand
Master—H. W. Stephens, LaGrange.
Division Warden—E. E. Bazemore,
•orrollton.
Division Chaplain—C. M. Wardlaw,
LaGrange.
Division Marshal—E. W. Harrison,
Cerinth.
Division Conductor—B. O. Peavy,
I>aGrange.
Division Guardian—J. W. Brannan,
Woodbury.
Division Herald—B. I.' Griggs,
Winston.
Tallapoosa /Was unanimously' select
ed as next jflace of meeting.
In the ^port of lodges Corinth
ledge made the liest percentage of
mrteafi in the 12th division, and was
awarded a beautiful silk banner by
the.Grand Lodge for this showing.
After division meeting Wednesday
night Truitt Ia>dge No. 429 of La-
Mrange put on the second degree at
Me iodge room, and was awarded the
4hrision banner for its excellent work.
Rarhecue at McLendon’s Park.
The visitors first began to arrive
ia the city Tuesday night and by i
Wednesday at noon, the symbols of
•dd Fellowship were everywhere in
evidence.
After the secret meeting at the
ledge rooms Wednesday morning the
ledge men were escorted to the Mc
Lendon Park, where a sumptuous
barbecue had been provided by the
citizens of LaGrange. *
Fully 200 people enjoyed this re
past, the enjoyment being greatly
enhanced by the presence of local
college girls, who assisted in the
preparations and In serving.
Both Mr. C. S. Ward, manager of
the Chero-Cola Bottling Works and
Mr. Ed Hurst, manager of the Coca
Cola works served free drinks at-the
park, and the progressive firm of
Rradfield Drug Company tendered
the visitors free cigars.
In the afternoon the visitors were
treated to a free moving picture
show at the Elton Theater. The reel
was a special one and all enjoyed it
to the utmost and Mr. Hawkins of
the Elton, deserves much credit for
having contributed so much to the
entertainment of the guests.
Make Automobile Tour of the City.
After the guests left the Elton,
they were given an automobile ride
over the city and were shown the
eity.
At nine o’clock Wednesday night
the public meeting was held at the
court house before a large audience,
The meeting was presided over by
Division Deputy Grand Master W. A
VENERABLE
WOMAN DIES
MRS. BOYKIN ANSWERS CALL
Had Lived In And Near LaGrange
For Long Time. Was 76
Years Old. Leaves
Many Friends.
And the first game of the year,
which has been played on the local
diamond was won by the LaGrango
boys, to the tune of 9 to 6.
Atlanta started off with fine spirit
and for a while it looked as if we
were in for a real good licking, but
the boys soon got warmed up and
from the second inning on it was a
cinch.
One of the largest crowds that hat
ever witnessed a practice game in
LaGrange was in the grand stand
and the interest in baseball this year
promises ,to be greater than ever be
fore.
Haynes, who delivered the sphere
for this game, showed up in fine form
and the other pitchers here for a try
out arc going to have to work mighty
hard to be able to get his place.
Big Bunch of Players.
Although there are several fellows
to show up yet, a goodly number have
already arrived and all are brim full
of energy and determination to do
good work.
The following boys are now at
work: Head, Weston, James, Ban
nister, Zellars, Barnes, pitchers;
Waldron,Allen,Donaldson, Zilliwinski,
Mobley, Roberson, Simmons, Holland,
infielders; Bannistev, Donaldson, Nel
son, Waldron, Helmund, Lark, Dial,
outfielders. Some of these players
about fifteen years, and enjoys the
confidence and good will of the peo
ple of his section who know him best.
Although quite a young man, beingjv ave been mentioned more than once
under twenty at the close of the war,, j as several arc trying out for two or
Mr. Armstrong was a gallant defend-1 more places.
er of the Confederate cause, having I The baseball association has decid-
bcen a member of company D, 42nd cd to offer a season pass to the fan
regiment, Georgia Volunteers, and j that w j]i CO me the nearest to sAlcct-
was wounded in the battle of Resac'a, ; n(? t he players that will apear in the
on May 15, 1864. opening game, the position to be play-
Mr. Armstrong requests The Re-! ed by eac h and the batting order.
At the home of her daughter, Mrs.
R. T. Segrest, Mrs. J. T. Boykin
passed away after a few weeks ill
ness last Tuesday night.
Funeral services were conducted
from the residence yesterday morn
ing at 10:30, Rev. S. A. Harris, as
sisted by Dr. A. B. Vaughan, officiat
ing.
Interment followed at Hill View
cemetery;
Mrs. Boykin was T6 years old. She
had lived in and near LaGrange prac
tically all her life. All who knew her
profited by her friendship and scores
of friends nre grieved, over l?er
death.
A short'time ago, she had a stroke
of paralysis and her condition
gradually grew worse until her death
Tuesdny night.
A large floral offering attested the
esteem in which this venerable wo
man Was held by T-aGrange people.
The out of town people, who attend
ed the funeral were: Mrs. Tom Full
er, of Roanoke, Ala.; Susie Fuller, of
LaFayotte; Mrs. W. Barnwell, of At
lanta; Mr. Buford Shirley and Mrs.'
Sam Boykin, of Carrollton; Mrs. R.
H. Walker, of Birmingham; Mrs. C.
C. Jones, of Birmingham; Dr. J. T
Boykin, of Tampa, Fla.
The deceased is survived by the
following children: Mrs. R. II. Walk
er, of Birmingham; Mrs. C, C. Jones,
of Birmingham ;S. J. Boykin, of Car
rollton; Dr. J. T. Boykin, of Tampa,
Mrs. R. T. Segrest, Mrs. M. F. Mc
Lendon, Miss Jessie Boykin of this
city, and Mr. W. S. Boykin, of near
LaG range
MERCHANTS WILL MEET AT
THE COURT HOUSE TONIGHT
T.’J. Callaway
Here Yesterday
Mr. T. J. Callaway, manager of
Milstead Manufacturing Company
arrived In LaGrange yesterday for a
few hours stay on business in the
city. Mr. Callaway has scores of
friends in LaGraange and his visits
are always appreciated.
Douglasville Editor
Among those, who attended the
Odd Fellows convention in LaGrange
this week was Mr. Z. T. Dake, editor
of the Douglas County Sentinel. Mr.
Dake was a visitor in LaGrange dur-
ing last summer, being one of the
delegates at the press convention. He
is a big genial fellow and has made
many friends in this city.
JOINS THE
FEDERAL
RESERVE
WILL FIX DATE FOR FESTIVAL
All Are Enthusiastic Over Making
The Merchants’ Week The
Biggest Public Affair Ever
Pulled Off In LaGrange.
A meeting of LaGrange merchants
will be held at the court house tonight
for the purpose of deciding upon a
suitable date for the ^merchant’s
jubilee week and for the purpose of
appointing committees to work out
Visits LaGrange th0 deUils of tho affalr ‘
& From all indications LaGrange is
to have the largest and moat enjoy
able public event this summer she has
had In a long time and all those, who
participate in it are going to feel,
when the final count is made that it
was all to the good.
A representative of the Reporter
has seen practically every merchant
in town and all are enthusiastic over
the event.
There are going to be a lot of
things done to draw the crowds here
for the week and the customers and
the business men are going to have
a real high rolling time.
There will probably be an auto
mobile parade, six baseball games
during the week, an open air show,
horse racing at the fair grounds, etc.
Anyway we are going to decide on
something definite tonight and if the
ltarchants are really interested as
they think they are the Reporter is
going to do all in its power to get
the crowds.
porter to state that while he will
endeavor to see personally as many
of the voters as possible, owing to
the impediment of an artificial limb
he will be unable to get around as ex
tensively as he would like, and will
appreciate the support of the voters.
REPRE-
These guesses must all be in by
S"turday night, May 2. A box will
be placed in the LaGrange Dry Goods
Company and the guesses must he
signed, put in an envelope and sealed
and deposited there.
Each fan will be allowed four gues
ses. The guesses will not be
opened until after the opening game
and in case of the lucky ones tying
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR
SENTATIVE.
I hereby announce my candidacy i wi) | draw f or the season ticket,
for the office of representative of^ The association will also give a five
Troup county, subject to the Demo- do n ar book of tickets for the one, who
cratic primary. If elected I promise
I to fill the office to the best of my abil
ity.
Respectfully,
J. T. ARMSTRONG.
guesses the nearest to the opening
day attendance. These guesses must
i be sent in and signed as the others.
S. H. Punson, the “Live Wire.”
Although the entire body of fans
Smith Withdraws
; in the city This year seems real en-1 players, but they are affable,
credit, as anybody in the game.
"Big Jim.”
Jim LaFitte, the star baseball play
er, who is to manage the club this
year, is showing up mighty good and
he is mighty apt to prove efficient
if he does do the tango at odd times.
Jim says (by the way you know
Jim is kinder tongue tied) “I tan do
der tando in ever vay you tan tink of,
escept der heztation, but I tan’t do
’er heztation to say my life.”
The "Other Bunch.
• The team this year is as nice a
bunch of fellows as you-can find any
where. They are not qply good , ball
high
thusiastic, all of us have got to hand
_ _ i it to S. H. Dunson for being right
PrOm The l\0C6 there with the goods on baseballism.
This man is accredited with having
sold over two hundred dollars worth
of advertising space in the season
ticket books and many other little
ingenius tricks for making the club
see two dollars, where only fifty
cents was before. He is a real crea
tor pf new things and when La
Grange cops the pennant this year
I^ast week I was persuaded by
some of my friends to make my an
nouncement for election to the board
of county commissioners, which I
did. Since that tin.e I have given it
a good deal of thought and I do not
see how I can continue to serve the
county without neglecting my ownl„ H „ wjU fee ( , ue jugt about afj much
business and for this reason I with-,
toned gentlemen, and LaGrange
promises to have a club that will not
always be growling and showing
signs of savagery.
Jim says “I wan’ or oo’ young feers
to get is bunch o’ boys in so a won’
be homesick.”
And the boys seem pretty apt to
“get in,” for if getting in means go
ing in good society, reports are to
The LaGrange National Bank of
this city was among the first of the
banks located in the district to be
served by the regional reserve bank
of Atlanta, to take advantage of the
opportunity for membership and di
rect affiliation. At the meeting of
directors held on Tuesday of this
week, a formal resolution of applies
tlon for- shares W the governinerft
institution was adopted nnd for
warded to the treasury department at
Washington.
In speaking of the action of the La
Grange National Bank, Mr. Fuller E.
Callaway, the president, said:
“The enactment of the new cur
rency law and creation of the Reg
ional reserve banks was perhaps the
most generally beneficial legislation
to the credit of the present admin
istration. Opinions may differ as tq
the tariff and the income tax laws*,
but no one could question the need of
the improvements assured by the new
currency law. As it has been here
tofore, our banking systdm invited
panics, because each one of the 25,-
000 banks was an independent unit.
This made it so that whenever there
was the least uneasiness each bank
was forced to hoard its cash and
restrict its loans, thereby bringing
about the very tightness which creat
es panics. Under the new law the
vast resources of the government will
be behind the reserve banks and their
members, creating such stability and
elasticity as to make a panic prac
tically impossible.
“Another great benefit of the re
serve system is that it will make
credits more elastic und mobile. As it
has been heretofore, each individual
bank could only take care of a certain
amount of business; when it had
made loans up to the amount of its
resources it could eio longer take
care of the needs of its community,
All Day Singing
at Flat Shoals
The Reportei is requested .to an
nounce that there will be an all-day
singing at Flat Shoafs ehufch on this
first Sunday in May, which falls on
the 3rd, the services to begin at 9:30
o’clock. Dinner will be served on the
grounds. Everybody is cordially in
vited to come and afso to bring a
basket of good things to contribute
to the dinner.
The Woman's Club
Receives Invitation
the effect that they have been sport
ing around quite a bit and “all the j however legitimate and sound the ad-
girls are just crazy about ’em.”
draw my announcement.
Respectfully,
C. W. SMITH.
Abercrombie and an interesting pro
gram was rendered.
Features of the occasion were the
addresses of Mr. Lewis Render, Jr.,
Rev. C. M. Wardlaw, and Mr. Z. T.
Dake and Mr. J. T. Gibson. The Glee
Club of the LaGrange College and
the violin class of the Southern Col
lege rendered beautiful music and all,
who went enjoyed the occasion to the
utmost. ; ~) ij
ditional demands might be. Under
I the new system, there will be on such
| unnatural limitations, but banks
! eligible to membership can Te-dis-
! count their customers’ paper with the
rnR p>f?prCTT'if?'|vrT OF |?ATT?l re,fional reserve bank and thus be
r VJIY r AVE/OIUIMN 1 l/r r rlllv enabled t0 cont inue supplying the
legitimate needs of their respective
The following invitation to Green
ville was received April 13 and is ex
tended to the entire LaGrange Wo
man’s Club:
You are cordially invited to attend
the fifth annual convention of the
clubs of the Fourth District at Green
ville, Gu., May 1, 1914.
Mrs. J. O. McGhee, Pres. Woman’s
Civic Club.
Mrs. I. R. Robertson, Pres. School
Improvement Club
Mrs. Mike Powell, Fourth District
President.
Those members who desire to go
will please notify Mrs. Clifford Smith,
president Woman’s Club, as early as
possible, as it is necessary to send
in the number expecting to attend
immediately.
CLARKE ENDORSES KEY
Mr. H. H. Lane for Legislature.
Mr. H H. Lane, a promineht citi
zen of" Mpuntville, will enter the race
for representative from Troup, and
Will make his formal announcement
next week.
Mr. Lane is a gentleman of ability
and -high standing and no doubt will
make a strong race for one of the
places.
In a telegram received this week
from Mr. E. Y. Clarke, former secre
tary of. the LaGrange Chamber of
Commerce and also secretary of the
Troup Fair Association^ Mr. Clarke
heartily endorses Mr, R. C- Key for
president of the Troup County Fair.
Mr. Clarke is now located at Quitman,
Ga., as general secretary of the
Brooks County Industrial Club.
Following is. the telegram received
from Mr. Clarke:
“I heartily approve your editorial
endorsing R. C. Kay for president of
Troup County Fair, and I pledge to
him if elected the heartiest kind of
support. To Mr. Davis and Mr. Key
is due more credit for the success of
the Fair Association and its per.
manent nature than probably any oth-
communities. ,
"Naturally, The LaGrange National
Bank feels very much gratified to
have been able to qualify for member
ship in the government's new system,
as the conditions for eligibility are
very strict.”
Season Base Ball
Tickets For Sale
er persons connected with the proposi
tion." art'. A J i V 5i :
In a letter of confirmation of. the
telegram, Mr. Clarke states that be
expects to be in LaGrange next Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday, and that
he will at that time call a meeting of
the executive committee and hand in
his resignation’" as secretary of the
Fair Association, turning over the
books of the Association completely j State Sunday School Secretary, Mfj
balanced to date. Mr. Clarke says B. W. Sims, and Mr. W. A. Brown
Sunday School Leaders Here
further, that he expects to spend
about ten days out of each month in
Atlanta, and1 it will be his pleasure
to advance the interests of the Coun
ty Fair in every way possible, letting
no opportunity pass to do everything
in his power in the interest of the
people which he has , learned to
esteem and love.
-
of Chicago, wjll .arrive ip the city
Saturday- morning for the purpose oj
increasing interest in all Sunday,
School work.. A meeting will be held
at the Presbyterian church Saturday
morning at ten o’clock, one Sunday
morning at the Baptist church and
one in the afternoon at the Baptist
church.The public is cordially invited.
Through the medium of “H” Dun-
son the ball club this year has issued
a limited number of season tickets,
which Will be sold at reduced rates.
The books tohsist of 15 grand stand
admissions at 25 cents'and 15 gate
admissiohs at 15 cents; making a
book Woi th *6. The book is' for sale
at $5.
Then there is jWiother kind,—8
general" admissions, at 25 cents and
8 grand stand ticicets at 26 cents,
making the book worth $3.20, and it
will be sold for $2.75. #
These books make excellent pres
ents for the young, man for his girl
or fur the old. man fpr his wife, or
for a merchant, who wishes to show
a prospective customer a good time.
The books are transferable ahd once
they are paid for anybody tan use
them.