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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 2 ■