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tjt VOL. 72. ESTABLISHED 1842. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 12. 1914. FIVE CENTS A COPY. SEE Back Page FOR SPORT NEWS NUMBER 49 LAGRANGE EXTENDS WARM WELCOME TO CAPITALISTS LAUDS THE LAGRANGE COLLEGE COMMENCEMET Were ‘Carried Away’ With the City Prominent Eastern, Middle Wes tern and Atlanta Capitalists Have Good Time In LaGrange and Leave with a Splendid Im pression of Our Resources and our Hospitality. r ■ “if the other Georgia cities treat us like LaGrange did, I think I will just move out of Atlanta and live with the people in the smaller cities,” Mr. Edwin P. Ansley ecstatically remark ed, after having partaken of the hos pitality of LaGrange people upon the visit of his party here last Tuesday. Mr. Ansley voiced the sentiment of the entire crowd and its a cinch they will long remember their brief stay in LaGrange. Met By Crowd in Automobiles. About twelve-thirty Tuesday, about thirty of the leading business men of LaGrange motored out to Louise to meet the distinguished party and es cort .< them to the city of LaGrange. Unfortunately the tourists took the wrong road near Pearl Springs and went some fifteen or twety miles out of the way, but Mr. J. G. Truitt, who was with the crowd, finally realized the mistake and directed them to the right road and the party finally ar rived hot but happy at Louise. LaGrange Crowd Leads The Way. After refreshing parched throats by the cool well water at Louise the party followed the LaGrange cars to the city. Upon their arrival here they were taken to the Park Hotel, where Mr. John Wright and the entertainment committee did everything possible to make their short pre-dinner rest en joyable. Enjoy Delicious Meal. Although the guests were invited to an informal lunch the dinner was as one of the men remarked, “This looks like some square meal to muh!” It was really a “Square meal,” where chicken, ham and all the delici ous aedessories were served in abun dance. The dinner was given in the dining room of the Park hotel and was pre pared under the direction of Mr. A. L. Powell, proprietor of the City Cafe. The room was beautifully decorated and it presented a distinct compli ment 4° the artistic taste of Mrs. Powell and Miss Leonanie Woodall, who made it so. Chief Reed Makes Hit. Chief Todd Reed made some hit with the visitors. So enthusiastic were their praises of him that they wanted to swap the Atlanta chief for him and pay a bonus of $20,000— but there wasn’t anything doing. We didn’t wanter swap. Not that we don’t like Beavers, but because we like our Chief more. It was kinder hard to tell what was Chief Reed’s official capacity. It was just about as hard as telling what is his physical capacity. He certainly didn’t make the hit he did as a waiter, because, you know, chief is so big he couldn’t get between the tables gracefully. But he managed to be all over the dining room, assiduous ly looking after the wants of the guests, and much of the success of the occasion was due to his interest and efforts. Mr. Wiley Reeves Toastmaster. Mr. Wiley Reeves, the well known LaGrange business man, acted as toast-master. You, know Mr. Reeves is some toastmaster. When he arose for his little after dinner “tate eat tater,” a hush fell upon the audience as the calm before the storm. A roar of laughter followed Mr. Reeves statement that he arose upon this momentous occasion to say, that he had decided not to say much. Then he went on to explain that in his opinion time could be used to a Mrs. Shelnutt Completes Course An impressive service was held Monday, June 1st.,,in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd when a certificate was awarded to Mrs. Cenus Shelnutt on the completion of a special course in the Good Shepherd Hospital of the LaGrange Settlement Training School. The school emblem, a silver cross, was also presented to her. After the service the guests were invited to the home, where a refresh ing ice was served and Mrs. Shet- nutt received the congratulations and good wishes of her friends. Mr. C.S.Ward Breaks Arm Mr. C. S. Ward, the welt known business man of' this city, happened to a painful accident last Saturday night, when he fell at the skating rink at McLendon’s Park and broke one of his arms. A physician was immediately called and the arm was bound in a sling. It will be several weeks before Mr. Ward will recover from the injury. Col. W. E. Ragan Visits LaGrange Col. Willis E. Ragan, of Atlanta, was among the prominent visitors in LaGrange this week on account of the Callawav-Porcher wedding. Col. Ragan is at the head of Ragan-Ma- lone Company., the well known whole sale dry goods firm of Atlanta, arid has many friends in LaGrange. He was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ely R. Callaway while here. greater advantage in showing the visitors over the city, but before tak ing his seat the toastmaster called upon Mr. Edwin P. Ansley for just a little “hot air.” Mr. Ansley arose amid applause and sat down amid the same thing, but while standing he explained that he felt very much indebted to La- Grange for having proved to his Northern visitors, that every word he had said about Georgia and Southern hospitality was absolutely the truth. The distinguished capitalist endors ed Mr. Reeves’ suggestion that their time be spent in “seeing LaGrange,” so the meat was cleared away and through the dense cloud of cigar smoke the visitors filed out to the awaiting automobiles. Make Tour of City. An “April Shower," had come up during the meal and the visitors were forced to wait awhile for their ride, but the rain served to cool off things and make the ride more enjoyable after ail. One witty irishmen, who’s got a job out at Chicago as vice president of the North American Life Insur ance Company, and who is not worth but a few million, remarked that he wa3 mighty glad to see the rain be cause LaGrhnge was pretty “dry.” The visitors were carried over the city and LaGrange people pointed out to them our many industrial resourc es as well as the beauty of the city. About four o’clock they left La Grange for their journey to the Southern parts of the state. The party was composed of, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin P. Ansley and Mas ter Harry Ansley, of Atlanta; Carl Knox, V. P. American Life Ins. C6., of Chicago; J, Hope Tlgner, of At lanta; J. H. Prentiss, V. P. American Life Ins- Co., of Chicago; S. H. Ful ler, of Atlanta Loan Dept., American Life Ins. Co., J. F. Jackson, Savannah Agent for C. of Ga. R. R.; Dr. J. W. Mayon, and S. Z. Ruff, of Atlanta; B. L. Spindle, of N. Y.; 0. J. Steph ens, Atlanta Industrial Agent of The Southern R. R.; W. A. Hemphill, and W. H. Allen, of Atlanta; E. C. Center, Industrial Agent of A. & W. P. R. R.; Kent Pendleton, Pries. Pendleton Land Co., of Tampa, Fla.; J. C. Allen and Miss Adelaide Tigner, of Atlanta. • Dr. R. F. Eakes, one of the trus tees of the LaGrange College, and who is prominently known in educa tional circles of the south, contributes the following article to the Christian Advocate in the current issue regard ing the commencement exercises of the LaGrange College: For the thirteenth time consecu tively it has been my pleasure to at tend the annual commencement of this grand old institution "and meet with its board of trustees. 1 doubt if there is a school of like character in existence that lias done as high a grade of work for the small amount of money invested. According to the report of President R. W. Smith they have had a very good year and their prospects for another are bright. The exercises were short but very satis- W. T. BANKSTON MAY MAKE RACE Editor of West Point Paper Is Be ing Prominently Mentioned. Hon. W. Trox Bankston, editor of the West Point-Lanett News, and who is well known in this section of the state, is being prominently men tioned as a candidate for represen tative from Troup. Mr. Bankston has received warm assurances of support from some of the most prominent of LaGrange citi zens and it is possible that he will announce within the next few days. In speaking of his proposed candi dacy, to a representative of The Re porter, Mr. Bankston stated the fol lowing: “About thirty of the leading busi ness men and politicians of LaGrange have come to me and have urged me to make the race, stating that they would be glad to do all in their pow er to elect me. “These assurances of support have not been confined to LaGrange alone, but in West Point and Hogansville, also, my good friends are anxious for me to run.” Mr. Bankston is a hard working, conscientious gentleman, and in case he announces for this office, his fit ness will no doubt be recognized in many quarters^ In his newspaper he has always stood for what was for the best interest of his city and county and his friends feel that his prog ressive spirit will be valuable in the state legislature. Henry Woodyard Returns Home Mr. Henry Woodyard, Jr., who has for the past few years attended the Philadelphia school of Textile En gineering, has returned home for the summer. His many friends in LaGrange are glad to welcome him home. Meeting Called to Elect Delegates The Young People’s Missionary So ciety wilf meet at the First Methodist church at eight o’clock Friday even ing. All members are urged to be present. The election of delegates to the district conference is necessary. Please bring dues. At Home From Textile School Messrs. William Peyton Todd and William Jarrell are at home with their families. ’ These promising young men have been taking a course at the Philadelphia Textile School, and after spending a short while with their families, will take up positions in their chosen line of cotton manu facturing. factory. Dr. Frank Brandon, of An niston, Ala., preached the sermon on Sunday morning and delivered the ad dress on Monday evening. They were both strong utterances, delivered with grace and elegance, and very much delighted his audience. They will be glad to hear him aguin., Owing to the call of my job, I had to rush for the train before President Smith de livered his address to his girls. I was sorry to miss this for he always says such good tilings to them and I have always been greatly helped thereby. Prof. Alwyn Smith, the musical director and his wife gave us .on Sun day morning another musical treat. They were at their best and greater music I have nevdr heard. To hear it was an inspiration for higher ideals and a better life. MR. FR0S0L0N0 IS COMPLIMENTED Mr. Frosolono is A Brother of Mr. “Joe" Frosolono. Mr. Antonio Frosolono the disting uished musician, of Chicago, received the following complimentary notice in the current issue of the Musical Leader. The clipping was sent to Mr. Joe Frosolono, of LaGrange, who is a brother of the musician, by Mr. Les ter C. Bush, former secretary of the LaGrange Chamber of Commerce: Antonio Frosolono, director of the Illinois Theater orchestra, was heard in the following program at the north side Swedish-Lutherun church: Ciuc- cone, by Vituli; Scherzo, by Ditters- do)-f-Kreisler; Romanza, by Svend- sen, and Liebesreud, by Kreisler. Mr. Frosolono was so pleasing to the large and enthusiastic audience that he was forced to respond with several en cores. His work is meeting with the highest success everywhere.—Musical Lender. The Frosolono family have “music in their bones,” as “Joe,” as he is known by his friends in this section, is famous for his beautiful violin selections. Executive Com mittee to Meet Hon. E. T. Moon, of this city, chair man of the Democratic executive com mittee of the fourth congressional district, has called a meeting of this committee for June 22, for the pur pose of fixing the rules a'nd regula tions governing the August primary. The meeting will be held at Col. Moon’s office over the Bank of La Grange. Leaves Wednesday For Montreat Mrs. Ethel Dallis Hill and daugh ter, Miss Mary Jane, left Wednesday morning for Montreat, N. C., where they will spend about three weeks. Early in July they will go to Chau* tauqua, N. Y., for a stay of about’six weeks. Mr.J.J. Haralson An HonorGraduate LaGrange friends of Mr. Joe John Haralson, son of Mrsl. Tivoia Haral son and former resident of LaGrange, will be gratified to know that he was an honor graduate at the Polytechnic School at Auburn, Ala., this year. In addition to the literary course he received the B. S. degree in Archi-| tecture, which will be his chosen pro fession. The exercises were attended by Messrs. W. L. and J. H. Cleaveland, of LaGrange. The Chero-Cola Co. Doubles Equipment The local Chero-Cola Bottling works, which is under the manage ment of Mr. C. S. Ward, of this city, have recently found it necessary to almost double their equipment in or der to take care of the ever increas ing demand for Chero-Cola. This plant was opened last year in LaGgange at about this time of the year and since operation has made wonderful strides. Mr. Ward states that lie now has a long list of regular customers, who are constantly increasing their ord ers. , Protracted Services In South LaGrange Protracted services will begin at the South LaGrange Baptist church Saturday night before the first Sun day in July. Everybody cordially in vited to attend the services. To Attend the Police Convention Chief Todd Reed and Messrs. Hat ton Lovejoy and Winn Holmes will leave Saturday for Grand Rapids, Mich., to take in the National Con vention of Chiefs of Police which will be held there next week. Chief Reed has been attending these conventions for a great many years and by his genial personality has won hosts of friends throughout the United States. No doubt this congenial trio will have a delightful time. Mr. Gibson Gets First Cotton Bloom Mr. T. J. Gibson, of Dunson Mill, brought to The Reporter office last night the first cotton bloom that we have seen this year. Mr. Giibson states that he has been racing with a number of his farmer friends for the first bloom and the bud this morning gave him the trophy The bloom had a slight tinge of red, evidencing the fact that it had blos somed early in the forenoon. Mr. Gibson has two acres near the mill, which he says will bear two bales of cotton in the early part of August. Lehmann Re models Store Lehmann Jewelry Company will have some good looking store, when the new front is completed, that is now in course of construction. The old ragged brick “head piece” on the front end of the store, which is characteristic of the north side of the square, is being replaced by the real article, and when the white pressed brick are moulded into a finish this store will take on a new appearance. Miss Mary Willis, of Columbus, is the charming guest of Mrs. T. A. Atkinson this week. Mr. Snelson Davis Is Complimented Mr. Snelson Davis, of this city, one of the best known young photograph ers in this section, has received many compliments from the manner in which Mr. J. E. Dunson’s picture showed up in print in our last issue. In order for a picture to show up well, the cut must be made from a clear photograph and even then the picture as reproduced from the cut looses some of its distinction. Mr. Davis does practically all the photographic work for The Reporter and this partly explains why the pic tures we reproduce usually show up well.' DR. BRADFORD GIVES ADDRESS Highly Successful Corn Raiser. The Address Was Made to the Corn Club Boys and the Young Corn Raising Enthusiasts Who Were Not Present Missed a Treat. Dr. Bradford Encour ages the Canning Industry. Dr. William Bradford,- of Cedar- town, addressed the Corn Club Boya at the court house Thursday morn* ing. Dr. Bradford is one of the dis trict agents of the club work in Geor gia. He was introduced by Mr. Lyman Davis, the agent for Troup county, and made a very interesting and instructive address. Judge F. M. Longiey also made an interesting talk. While the genial Judge has seen too many summers and winters to he classed as a boy, he is a highly suc cessful corn raiser and has produced some remarkable yields on his farm south of LaGrange. Dr. Bradford made a deep impres sion upon his hearers and every one regretted that more of the boys were not present to receive his inspiring message. A representative of the Reporter had the pleasure'* of; talk ing with Dr. Bradford after the ad dress. Speaking of the work of the Government in promoting the boya corn clubs and girls canning clubs, Dr. Bradford said that it has been productive of great benefit wherever carried on. He said that he hoped to see a girls’ canning club organized in- Troup county, and that the girls can do in their way fully as much as the boys toward making farming more profitable and farm life more attrac tive. Judge Longiey Writes Address THE BOYS CORN CLUBS. > Dr. Bradford of the National and State Agricultural Departments, de livered an address to the Troup coun ty Boys Clubs on la3t Thursday that every farmer in the county should have heard, but only four or five men, outside the boys, were present. The subject principally stressed was “humus” for our soils, demonstrating by scientific tests that our lands now apparantly worin out, may be re-claim ed and made rich again-rich as the virgin soil. It was to me an inspiring theme, and the intense interest shown in the address by the group of young boys was a portend of future prog ress. It is to be regretted that so few men were present to hear this instruc tive talk, notwltshstanding notice had been given of the meeting in our pa pers. Can it be that the farmers have reached the limit in scientific agricul ture? While muqh progress has been made in the last few years, it must be confessed by all thoughtful per sons, that farming is still in its in fancy. The purpose of this com munication is: to beg our fanners to attend these mleejpings and learn new lessons, from njien who have attained great prominence in scientific farm ing. I am greatly encouraged when I see the deep concern of our boys (they have befcome pioneers in corn production), and when I consider that their clqlps have given an impetus to the production of this important food for man and beast, and while the men farmers look on these little ones, who listen and learn and move for ward, I recall the Scriptural prop hesy “and a little child shall lead them.” Let us encourage Mr. Davis our demonstrator, these boys and pro fessional agriculturists by attending these instructive meetings. F. M. LONGLEY.