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BOOST FOR.
THE
TROUP FAIR
PREPARE YOUR
DISPLAY
FOR THE FAIR
VOL. 72.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 9, 1911.
FIVE CENTS A COPY.
NUfohfcft 79.
CONFERENCE
TO MEET HERE
Episcopal Diocesan
October 19-20
This Annual Meeting Will Bring
Large Body of Christian Wor
kers to LaGrange.
f No sooner wilt LaGrange bid a
reluctant good-bye and God speed to
the noble men and women attending
the conference of the Woman’s Bap
tist Missionary Union at LaGrange
this week than will preparations be
begun for the entertainment of anoth
er distinguished body of Christian
workers which will come on October
19 and 20. These will be the dele
gates to the annual Diocesan Confer
ence of the Episcopal church.
About 100 delegates are expected,
including both laymen and leaders
who have shown great usefulness in
church work in all parts of the na
tion.
The entertainment of so large a
number would be too great an un
dertaking for the membership of the
Episcopal church in LaGrange; but
this city knows no denominational
lineR when it comes to the entertain
ment of gatherings of this kind. In
recent years there have been large
gatherings here of Methodists,
Presbyterians and Baptists respec
tively, and with fine accord the peo
ple have welcomed the visitors as
brothers and sisters in a common
cause.-
A primary object of Mr. Phillips
and those who encouraged him in the
undertaking to secure the conference
was to show to the people of the out
side world what is being done at the
Episcopal Mission in South LaGrange
toward the practical solution of help
ing worthy people to help themselves.
Every citizen of LaGrange feels a
pride and interest in this work which
is doing so much toward building a
better citizenship. •'-
Mills Will Tender Barbecue.
While all the details of the enter
tainment have not been worked out,
one feature already decided is that
the visitors will be tendered a delight
ful barbecue on Tuesday, the 20, by
the Unity Cotton Mills, the Elm City
Cotton Mills and the Unity Spinning
Mills. This barbecue will be served
at noon on the Mission grounds if the
weather permits, but if it should rain
the tables will be spread in the audi
torium.
Committee on Homes.
Messrs. Hatton Ixivejoy, Harvey
Nimmons, John Faver, Hal Childs
and Ab Perry have been appointed on
ttys committee to secure homes. If
those who are in position to do so
will kindly volunteer to take one, two,
three, four or more of the visitors, it
will be greatly appreciated by the
committee.
Disastrous Fire at
Stovall Sunday
Fire which was discovered between
nine and ten o’clock last Sunday night
caused the (total destruction of the
two story building at Stovall, occupied
by Mr. T. W. Cunningham’s general
store, the postoffice and the Masonic
Temple of the Troup Factory Lodge.
A large barn belonging to Harman
Brothers in which a quantity of cot
ton seed and hay was stored, was also
lost, while only herioc efforts saved
the new home of Mr. W. J. Hardy and
other building nearby. ' u .
The origin of the fire is not known,;
but from the fact that when discover
ed the front door was found to have
been broken open, it is thought that
the store, which occupied the first
floor, had been robbed and was set. on
fire either accidentally or intentional
ly by the marauders.
It is stated that Mj\ Cunningham
carried insurance to the amount of
$1,500 on his store and stock, which
only covers about half his loss.
W. 0- W. RALLY
TO BE HELD HERE
October 13th and 14th Will Be
Woodmen of the World Days
in LaGrange.
Large Firms Buy
Cotton at 10c
The efforts of LaGrange merchants
and business men to interest outside
manufacturers in the Buy-a-Bale
movement continue to bring gratify
ing results. One of the latest re
cruits is the Lawrenceburg Roller
Mills, of Lawrenchburg, Ind., manu
facturers of the famous “Town Talk
Floor” and other products. In a
letter to Mr. John D. Faver, of the
LaGrange Groceiy Company, Mr. F.
11. Givan, who is the Georgia sales
agent for the flour manufacturers,
authorized Mr. Favor to buy a bale
of cotton at 10c and hold for their
account, which Mr. Faver has already
done.
Mr. Givan stated that his company
is in hearty sympathy with the move-
m<mt and has instructed each of its
a dents in the Southern states to buy
distressed cotton at 10c. In conclud
ing his letter to Mr. Faver, Mr. Givan
said:
“I believe if all the firms, corpora
tions and partnerships of the East,
West and North doing business in the
Southern States would join in this
movement, that the Southern planters
would soon get that relief which is
lue them.”
Students’ Recital at
LaGrange College
The LaGrange members of the
Woodmen of the World are planning
for a big rally in LaGrange next
Tuesday and Wednesday the 13 and
14. On Tuesday night there will be a
meeting at the Elmwood lodge,when a
large number of new members will be
initiated into the order with the usual
rites, both solemn and otherwise, in
cident to such occasions. On Wed
nesday night, the 14th, at the court
house there will be a grand banquet
to a large number of invited guests.
The preparation of the banquet is in
the capable hands of Mr. Charlie
Corless,-which assures the success of
this feature.
Among the distinguished speakers
who will be on hand are Dr. F. L.
Rosenthal, of Columbus, Head Con
sul, Hon. W. H. Woodruff, State
Organizer, of Maccn, Sovereign
Phillips, who is State Manager, and
Miss Minnie Vann, who has been most
active in the organization of the
Woodmen Circle, which is the ladies
auxiliary of the Woodmen of the
World.
The Woodmen have shown sur
prising growth in LaGrange within a
very short time. There are now
about 160 members and three lodges,
whose meeting places are in the city
proper, the Unity Mills and the Dun-
son Mills. Mr. H. L. Lester is Con
sul Commander of Elmwood, the local
lodge, Mr. Jim Bowles is Consul
Commander of the Minnie Vann lodge
at Unity, and Mr. Jesse Bowles is
Consul Commander of the Dunson
lodge at Dunson Mills.
TTie Woodmen of the Wcrld is one
of the largest of the fraternal or
ganizations, having a membership of
over 600,000 and disbursing over six
million dollars yearly in benefits.
Mr. Delancey
Takes 10c Cotton
Mr. Joe Delaney, the public-spirit
ed proprietor of the Red Star Depart
ment Store, is showing his disposition
to lend what aid he can to -Hie far
mers in the present trying situation.
He is now carrying on a mammoth
sale and offering unusual bargains.
Even at these low sale prices he is
offering to take distress cotton in ex
change for his goods at ten cents per
pound. Mr. DeLancy states that he
desires to show the farmers his ap
preciation of their trade in the past
and is glad that he can be of some as
sistance to them at this time of need.
It will be worth your while to look
over his goods and consider his pric
es, for whether one pays in cotton
or in money nearly everybody is look
ing for the place where his purchases
win go the Farthest in times like
these.
Dr. Herring Leaves
for lota, Florida
“GEORGIA NIGHTINGALE” TO
APPEAR IN CONCERT HERE
MISS RUTH OPPENHEIM, THE “GEORGIA NIGHTINGALE.”
Will Open Concert Tour in LaGrange
oh Oct. 16th, Before Departure for
New York to Enter Grand Opera.
Miss Ruth Oppenheim, well known
•throughout Georgia as one of its
sweetest singers, will appear in con
cert at LaGrange next Friday even
ing, the 16th, under auspices of the
Southern College. Supporting Miss
Oppenheim will be Miss Ethel Beyer
us accompanist and Mr. Fred Lind
ner, the celebrated violinist.
This announcement will bring
pleasure to the music lovers of La
Grange and especially to those who
were so fortunate as to hear Miss
Oppenheim sing while in LaGrange
last year with the Georgia Weekly
Press Association. Not only did her
marvelous voice charm every hearer,
but shd" made friends of all with
whom she came in contact by her
sweet and lovely disposition. A1t
though Miss Oppenheim has had
praise enough showered upon her to
turn the head of a much older person,
she has remained absolutely unspoil
ed. The members of the Georgia
Weekly Press Association whose
meetings she has graced upon several
occasions devoutly adore her and
have appropriately given her the
title of “The Georgia Nightingale.”
She was made the pet of the great
singers of the Metropolitan Grand
Opera Company when they visited
Atlanta the past two seasons. In
fact, so much impressed were they
..rUL Mio a nnnonhoini’fl voice that
The first Student’s recital will be
teld at the LaGrange College next
Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. No
tdmission will be charged and the
jublic is cordially invited to attend,
kn interesting program has been ar
ranged and the following young la-
lies will take part: Misses Lollie
Maude Harris, Clara E. Greene,
Louise Slack, Ruth Pike, Lucile
Pierce, Missouri Harris, Frances
Robeson, Daisy Boney, Olive Bradly,
juida Parrish, Nelle Hammond and
Annie Hutchinson.
Dr. William Herring leaves Friday
for Iola, Ffa., where he . will spend
A v itwnMM a* . a ronro
1UI iUUI, a tca.f wi«o«v »»»- .
tfie winter. After urging a repre
sentative of The Reporter to be sure
to change his address on’fhe subscrip
tion list, Dr. Herring stated that he
probably would not spend all of next
summer in LaGrange but “I'll be
here,” he said, "to see The Tarra-
pirts’ play a few games anyway.”
Dr. Herring and baseball enthus-
iatns are synonymous, and it is the
hope of his many friheds that he will
be on hand early next spring to lend
naturalness to the 1915 season of the
G. A. L.
with Miss Oppenheim’s voice that
she was urged to follow up her musi
cal career and enter grand opera.
Hearing of Miss Oppenheim’s tal
ent, Mr. Oscar Hammerstein, the
great impresario of New York, in
vited a demonstration of her voice,
and he forthwith offered her the op
portunity to go to New York under
his personal tutelage as the begin
ning of a career of which he was
most enthusiastic in his predictions.
This therefore will be the last op
portunity for sometime to hear Miss
Oppenheim, because at the end of the
present tour she departs for New
York for a special study preparatory
to taking a place as a member of the
Metropolitan Company. It will he
a subiect of especial gratification
that Miss Oppenheim will make her
first appearance at LaGrange. From
here she will go to other of the
larger cities in Georgia, and other
states. Miss Oppenheim’s selection
of LaGrange for the first concert was
through the persuasion of a number
of her friends here aided by the very
pleasant impressions derived from
her last visit. Miss Oppenheim has
said that while she has always en
joyed her visits in other places, no
where has she spent such a delightful
time as at LaGrange.
Miss Oppenheim’s voice is a colora
tura soprano of surpassing sweet
ness and flexibility. It has a won
derful sympathetic quality which
imparts an unsuspected charm to the
old simple songs which she singB
so effectively. But she is equally at
home in the most difficult grand
opera selections, and her rendition of
the classical arias has been termed
truly marvelous. To hear her is to
experience a revelation in the power
of music to awaken one’s soul and
delight the higher senses. With an
utter absence of the affectations and
mannerisms of some professional
singers—-just a beautiful, sweet and
charming girl—she stands before the
audience and pours forth her soul
in a flood of golden notes the beauty
and melody of which’ delights even
the untrained ear. There is about
Miss Oppenheim’s singing the whole-
someness and the wholesouled qual
ity of the song birds of nature, which
gave rise to her appropriate dersigna
tion as a “Gioorgia Nightingale.”
Mr. Lindner, the violinist who will
appear with Miss Oppenheim, is him
self a musician of wide note. He will
appear both in solo and in company
with MisR Oppenheim, rendering the
obligato to some of the selections.
Miss Beyer is a pianiste of mark
ed talent and her accompaniment to
Miss Oppenheim, through training
and sympathy, contributes an impor
tant factor to perfect rendition.
The entertainment will be given at
the court house Friday evening, the
16th of October, beginning promptly
at 8:15. Special request is made that
all patrons be in their seats by the
appointed hour, General admission
BOc; children 25c; reserved seats
75c.
Callaway Has the
Prettiest Window
In this week’s issue of The Repor
ter appears a quarter page advertise
ment for the Callaways Department
Stores under the head of “A Line of
Shoe Talk for You.” This advertise
ment is the prize offered, by this pa
per to the enterprising merchants of
LaGrange who organized the “Two
Big Shoe Days” here, for the best
window display of shoes last Satur
day-
The judges who were appointed to
decide on this lot of pretty windows
were Messrs. R. C. Key, J. B. Lara-
more and H. A. Nooner, the new
manager of Kress’ Store.
Mr. J. Ci. Prather, who is advertis
ing manager for the New Callaways
stores deserves much credit for win
ning this free advertisement for that
company heeguse of the unusually
pretty windows which were displayed
with shoes by all the other mer
chants. •
All of the LaGrange merchants are
of the better class and especially the
Bhoe dealers here have gained fame
throughout this section by the ser
vice and comfort which has been ob
tained from the shoes sold by them.
World Series
Played Here
The two first games of the World’s
Series between Philadelphia and Bos
ton will be played upstairs in the
county court house Friday and Sa
turday. The game will be culled
promptly at one o’clock.
The above statement sounds almost
unreasonable but nevertheless it is
practically true. A few of the local
fans have made special arrangements
to give to the public of LaGrange the
details of these games play by play.
A special leased wire leading from
the bull park in Philadelphia to the
court house has been provided'. The
LaGrange fans are assured the news
of the big battles “right off the bat,”
receiving eucji ploy only an instant
later thun the thousands of fans who
are actually witnessing the contests.
An admission fee of only twenty-
five cents will be chai’ged to cover
the expense incurred. If you want
to get the news of the big series be
fore anyone else in LaGrange, join
the crowd of fans at the court house.
It Is next best to being on the uctuul
scene.
W. B. M. U. HAS
FINE MEETING
Seventy-Three Delegates Attend-
Will Meet at Hogansville the
First of Next September.
The Woman’s Baptist Missionary
Union closed Thursday afternoon af
ter having one of the moBt successful
meetings here that this society has
ever had before.
The meeting began last Tuesday
night when Dr. Graham Forrester of
West Point delivered a sermon on the
Presentation of Missions. Dr. B. 1).
Gray, Corresponding Secretary of the
Home Mission Board, who was sche
duled to Apeak’ Wednesday evening,
was unable to be here, so Dr. Louie
Warren of Macon very graciously
spoke in his place.
A basket dinner WedheSdky. .and a
barbecue treat by the business men
of LaGrange added, much to the pleas
ure of the delegates who were here.
A total number of seventy-three re
presentatives were in LaGrange and
the good Christian women here en
tertained them so delightfully that
they shall ever remember our city ur
a placee of delightful people and ear
nest workers.
The Union next year will, bo held
at Hogansville, beginning on the first
Tuesday in September.
Will Help the
Distressed Farmer
As the result of the following tele
gram received from the Buick Motor
Company by Mr. D. M. Yates, agent
at Roanoke, Mr. Walter Allen now
holds $50 at his Store to buy a bale of
cotton from Rome needy farmer. Now
is the time to bring that bale that
you want to sell at ten cents.
Please buy from the planter for
caHb and draw on us to cover these
purchases, one ton of distressed mid
dling' cctton at ten cents per pound,
when the cotton growers have pros
perity we have prosperity, and we are
today instructing by wire each one
of our agents to buy for our account
and hold same until further notice,
one ton of distressed cottpn for cash
at ten cents per pound, and to fur
ther assist the cotton growers of the
south and protect the price of cotton,
are carrying over one-half mil-
lion dollars cash in Georgia banks,
believing the general prosperity of
the country entitles the cotton grow
ers to a reasonable and fair price for
• his crop.
Hunter Milam Buys
Out Fred O’Hara
Receive Copy of
“Good Words”
TO ERECT NEW
FAIR BUILDING
To Complete Con
struction, Oct. 28
Directors Are Now in Touch with
Several Amusement Compa
nies—Many Displays Expected
The directors of the Troup County
Fair Association are preparing plans
that promise one of the greatest fairs
this year that has ever been held in
this county.
At the recent meeting of the dir
ectors with the County Commission
ers, the probability of the. new build
ing which had been offered by the
county wap entirely settled and bids
for the contract have already been
made by several contractors and will
be let in the next few days. Bids
have already been received from Pike
Bros. Lumber Company, Caldwell
Lumber Company and Mr. T. F.
Cleaveland.
This new building which will be
completed by October 28th is much
larger than the present building and
will be constructed for the joint use
of Troup county and the Troup Coun
ty Fait- Association. Since it will be
principally for the display of tho
heavy products of the farm, it will
be only one story forty-eight feet
wide and eighty feet long. This is
twelve feet wider and much longer
than the present building, and will af
ford much more space for the display
of the Troup county farm products.
The directors are now in touch with
several prominent midway attrac
tions g,nd promise to have the grounds
filled with pleasure that will keep the
farmers and other business people
who attend,, smiling and free from
the thoughts of “war times.” .
,The farmers are expected,t-o make
displays thjs year which will, prove
that they are entirely independent as
to the vest of the world for foodstuffs
and inaugurate a desire in the heart
qf everv Troup county farmer to
mrtke his farm self-sustaining by
raising his own necessities.
ORATORIO “SAINT PAUL” ON
OCTOBER 22.
Will Be Given at Baptist Church Ud-
der Auspices Music Section of the
Woman’s Club.
Mr. Hunter Milam, who recently
purchased the steam pressing-, outfit
and membership from Mr. James S.
White, ha* increased his business
with the purchase pf the Elm City
Pressing Club from
and will run the t»
his place of busiru
avenue.
The combination
ships of these two
fords Mr. Milan! a •
list His service has r
many new patrons have been added
to his list.
Mr. Fred O’Hara
in connection at
{is at 21 Ridley
pf the member-
jressing clubs af-
arge subscription
i pleasing and
Through the courtesy of Mr. How
ard C. Arnold, who formerly resided
in .LaGrange and has a number of
relatives here, the editor has received
a copy of “Good Words,” which is a
weekly publication dedicated to the
welfare of the men in the Federal
Prison of Atlanta. Mr. Arnold was
recently appointed Deputy Warden of
that-: institution, replacing -former
Deputy Warden Hawke.
L : The paper received is naost excel
lent both' fit ifs underlying purpose
and the manner aqd • form of its ex
pression. jhe articles are well writ
ten and reflect appreciation of the
Humane spirit existing among those
ip eharge of. the prison. It is also
excellent as to mechanical- execution,
and >s minted on a good quality of
paper, Tfhe current issue presents a
photograph of the new west wing and
towers of the prison, and also a strik
ing cartoon advocating compensation
to the families of the prisoners.
The Music Section of the Woman’s
Club will present “Saint Paul,” an
oratorio, on Thursday evening Oc
tober 22, at the First Baptist church.
This inspiring story of the life of one'
of the most striking characters from
Biblical history, as set to music by
the great composer, Mendelssohn, will
be rendered by a splendid cast com
posed of sixteen of LaGrange’s tal
ented musicians assisted by Mr.
Solon Drukenmiller, of Atlanta, as
one of the tenors. Those who will
take part in the program are as fol
lows:
Sopranos: Misses Linda Berry and
Zana Hunt, Mrs. Cal Harmon and
Mrs. J. L. Bradfield.
Altos: Misses Elizabeth Alexander,
Lucy Marvin Adams, Hallie Smith,
Maidee Smith and Mrs. Tracy New
ton.
Tenors: Messrs. 'Solon Druken
miller, Clifford Smith, John Strong
and Eugene Spearman.
Bass: Messrs. Chilton Cojeman, I,
F. O’Neal, and Dr. Frank Ridley, Jr.
Miss Viola Burks, accompanist.
There will be no admission charge,
the entertainment being in the na
ture of a public service on the'part
of those engaged toward creating an
interest in wnrthwhile music as op
posed to the transient ragtime. The
members have devoted considerable
time to practice and it goes without
saying that the entertainment will
he of a superior order. The merit
of the offering as well as the ap
preciation due to such laudable pur
pose should combine to bring out a
very large attendance.
The Reporter would suggest, that
one method of showing appreciation
would be to accord to these noble
men and women that fine considera
tion which is due to others under any
and all circumstances, namely—pun
ctuality. The entertainment will be
gin at 8 o’clock. Let everyone so
time his or her departure from home
as to arrive at the church and get
seatd at last ten minutes before that
time.
Just a few words as to the nature
of the treat in store: , There is a
popular misconception as to what an
oratorio really is, and Often the
meaning is, confused with that of the
operetta or cahtetg. An oratorio is
a sacred drama with words "taken.
from the Bible, with fib’ action and no
scenery. The origin •^oird;;W f .
to be found irt the “oratory” or plbce
of prayer, where these compositions
were first performed." The foot of
these being the miracle plays Of the
13th and 14th cepturies.. One of the
earliest musical .Writers says that
the object, of the first oratorio was
“to allure young people to pious of
fices.” . . ’ ."
Remember November 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7—The FAIR Days
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