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FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 13, 1914
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CONVENTION
Students' Gathering
Proves Best Ever
Cox College Will Be Host of the
Convention Next Year. Every
College in State Represented.
Under the auspices of LaGrange
College (Methodist) and the South
ern Female College (Baptist), the
“Georgia Volunteers” held their ninth
annual session in the auditorium of
LaGrange College. It was conceded
Plan Outlined by Dr.
Mary J. Brewster
Large Committee of Ladies to
Begin Work Monday to Raise
Offering for Charity.
Find Out About
$1 DAY
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NUMBER 4
TROUP . COUNTY FAIR GREAT SUCCESS
BUT NEXT YEAR’S MUST BE BETTER
With the laudable purpose of plac
ing charitable work in I.aGrange on
a more effective basis through organi
zation, the committee of philanthropy
of the Woman’s Club has perfected
plans under which it is hoped that
by all to be the most successful and * ver y P er / 01 ? in LaGgange and vicin-
the most delightful conference ever lt * *"11 fc «' encouraged to lend aid
held by the organization. j according to his or her means, be
During all her history, LaGrange the same large or small. The basts
College was never more beautiful, i of movement is to bring togcth-
Hundreds of yards of the “Red and W the Pennies of the children, the
Black” ribbon decked her from foun- d, " lea and d ° ,lara of th " 8e ‘ n . mode -
dation to roof; scores of banners and 1 rate circumstances, and the larger
pennants from all the colleges of the ? um ® those who have been more
state converted her walls into veri-1 . av j F ® d fortune, into one central
table pageants of victory; and elCc- ?“ nd carefully dispensed among
trie bulbs and Japanese lanterns re j ^ needy and meritonus, as
made of colonnade and campus a £PP°sed to indiscriminate and hap-
fairy-land of beauty. • hazard giving and the duplications
The auditorium, which was to be' tu } d eve « fra V da wh,ch attend
the center of attraction throughout! where tber « * a , n0 . organization nor
the Convention, had been transformed °/ investigation,
by garlands of cedar and masses ofi. ^he plan to divide up t ® , c ty
ferns and palms, and festoons s . e . v l™L di l tn ® t8 or dlv,alons ’
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“Orange and Black" for the South-
with committees in each to receive
cm Female College and of “Red and 'the contributions so that no one will
Black” for IaGrange College. i ~ - .... .. . .- .
.lust prior to the convention, lot-j tbe ,n™™™"L W ’
ters were mailed to the various col- ” ~ "
he overlooked. The initial steps in
To give an idea of the largo crowds which thronged the' Fair Grounds day after day. This view was
made from the West end of the grounds looking east. The largo white building is the Woman’s Building,
the agricultural Building being beyond.
The Troup County Fair which 'closed Saturday night was a brilliant success and a greut credit to those
who assisted in making it so.’ Ouf of the best features is the interest created and the co-operation already
assured toward making next year’s Fuir an even greater success.
Owing to delays in preparing the official prize lists, The Reporter will be unable to carry them in this
week’s issue, but will do so in an extra to be issued early next week. It will also present a number of in
teresting views of Fair scenes from snap shots made by a staff representative! ,
IVIB WV1C 1114111VII Ml l/IK? VtlIIUU» UUl" ' . . . * nil J XT- l CUlt-U
leges, requesting that pennants and November 16th and November 26th.
colors he sent for display during the ^ large c ° mm , lt ^ e ba8 ,, be £" ? PP ?hl'
exercises. In response to their let- 1 ed ‘ and the lad,ea wlU beffm tbeu
ter, the many-million-dollnr Metho
dist University recently founded in
Atlanta said that they hoped to send
five delegates; but, because of their
infancy and the fact that they were
not yet fully organized, they had
neither colors nor pennants. Think
ing that these five delegates would
feel sad if there were no pennants on
the wall to represent them, Mrs. El
bert D. Hale and Miss Jule H. Tuck
er designed and made a pennant for
them. The pennant was five feet
long, made of snowy flannel, and
trimmed in “baby-blue" ribbons and
love-knots. On it a dimpled bnby
was pasted, together with the words
“Millionaire Baby” (Methodist Uni
versity), all lettered in dainty blue
cambric. Blue and white were chos
en because they are the proverbial
colors of the girl baby, a university
being usually spoken of as she. The
pennant proved to he a happy inspira
tion. When reports from'the various
colleges were called for, the Metho
dist University representative said,
“When we left Atlanta, we had no
pennant, no colors, and no yell; but
as soon as we arrived in your
beautiful assembly-hall, we found
ourselves possessed .of colors and a
pennant, and since the pennant bears
a bouncing baby, I feel certain that a
yell must he coming to us.”
The students and faculties of the
Southern College and of LaGrange
College met the special train bearing from a ^finite section of the city
ed, and the ladies will begin
work on Monday morning.
This splendid movement is begun
in accordance with the suggestion of
Dr. Mary J. Brewster, whose nob!a
work in the community is well known,
and it is fortunate that the work of
leading and organizing the com
mittees has been placed in the hands
of Mrs. Fannie B. Callaway, who is
Chairman of the Committee of
Philanthropy.
With characteristic devotion and
energy Mrs. Callaway has applied
herself to the numerous details, and
as the ladies selected to work on the
committees Include mnny of the most
public-spirited women In LaGrange,
it is safe to predict success for their
efforts. The following letters from
Dr.Brewester and from Mrs.Callaway
give more information concerning the
needs of the situation and details of
the plan -for meeting them.
Dr. 1 Brewester Outlines Plan
A Thanksgiving offering from
every man, woman and child in La
Grange'.
How It Is to be Done.
An outline of the plan was present
ed to the Woman’s Club at their
October meeting. It was taken up
enthusiastically. An Executive Com
mittee of five was appointed, under
the able chairmanship of Mrs. Enoch
Callaway. This committee called to
gether a central committee of twen
ty-five representative ladies, each
SYNOD TO MEET
HERE NEXT YEAR
Presbyterian Conference at Moultrie
Proved to Be Big Success.
The Synod of (Georgia of the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States held its annual sessions in the.
thrifty city of Moultrie. They were
splendidly entertained, and the hand
some new church was admirably
adapted to the use of the body.
One Of the very first things brought
to the attention of the members was
an invitation to hold the next meet
ing in LaGrange, and it was manifest
that the members were as anxious
to come to our city as we will be to
receive them. There will probably
be about one hundred and twenty-
five Presbyterians, ministers and el
ders, from the state at large to gath
er with us on the 16th of next No
vember. These gentlemen will be
most cordially welcomed to the city
that is such an attractive meeting
place.
While the sessions at Moultrie were
not so well attended as common, the
meeting was full of interest, and the
reports of th& condition of the work
of the church in Its different depart
ments indicated the rich blessing of
God upon it and increasing interest
the delegates. College songs and
college yells made the welkin ring as
the train rolled in. The hospitable
citizens of the citv of LaGrange had
provided automobiles to take the vis
itors to their homes. ''A convention
was never extended a merrier and a
more cordial welcome than that re
ceived by the “Student Volunteers.”
At seven-thirty, Friday evening,
November 6. the service was held at
the First Baptist church, the devo
tional exercises being led bv Presi
dent Chas. R. Forster of Wesleyan
College. Addresses of welcome were
An auxiliary committee of colored
women was formed to work among
their own people.
These representatives of the vari
ous sections divided their portions of
the town into smaller sections, each
with its leader, who will endeavor to
secure a cash Thanksgiving offering
from every man, woman and child in
her group.
A Tremendous Undertaking! Not at
All.
The central committee and the
auxiliary for the colored people, total
God up
and libi
erality upon the part of the
Had Fine Displays
at the Troup Fair
•rfc
MRS. T. L. WATSON,
of. Mountville. Mrs. Watson ex
hibited a beautiful collection 1 of
needlework, all made by herself dur
ing the past four years.
delivered by President Rufus W.| 25. Each member appoints
Smith r< of LaGrange College ‘ and by' work under her each with a definite
President J. E. Ricketson of the number of families in her^ownjm
Southern Female College. “Africa’s
Appeal,” the illustrated lecture by
Rev. J. T. Mangum, was received with
breathless attention. On Saturday,
at 6:30 a. m., the “Morning Watch”
was conducted by Miss Sadie Tiller
of Bessie Tift College. Miss Tiller
is a most gracious woman and a gift
ed speaker. No one that heard her
plea, “The Master has come and call-
eth for thee,” will ever forget it.
Every division of the program was
freighted with interest. It is not
possible in an article of this compass
to give adequate account of the group
conferences, the intercessionals, the
reports from “Volunteers at work,”
and the other departments of the
mediate neighborhood. 25x25 equals
625 collectors, each working among
her own next-door neighbors. If each
of these 626 are responsible for 20 per
sons it makes 12,600 people—close to
IaGrange’s population.
The aim of the collectors i?i toget
every one in their weetion to
NOT PROMISE “''MicrpuTXTr. f
people.
The last year was the best in the
histoi-y of the Foreign Mission work
and also of the Home Mission work at
large throughout the bouhds of the
church. The Synod as & whole is
launching a more aggressive evangel
istic work, and the services of Rev.
M. McG. Shields, of North Carolina,)
have been secured fdr this work'in
addition to the evangelists who are
under the separate . Presbyteries,
which together make Aip the church
in the state. LaGrange is on the
southern border of the Presbytery
of Atlanta,' and is known to be one
of the most liberal of the churches.
Welcome to the Presbyterians.
FIRE RUINS STOCK
OF MARSHBURN
COMPANY
OUR CITIZENS Gfi TO FLORIDA
Mr. W. P. Burks'(eft Tuesday for
Cocoa, Fla. He will''spend the win
ter at his grove in a warmer climate.
I Mr. W. L. Spivey who has been ip
. SOMETHING. No j (^Grange with his relatives here for
one should be out of this plan— from | severa i months and who has won
the baby who has a penny for candy man y friends at his post of duty at
up to the men who spend $10<i on a I j am es S. White’s, went to Bay Hill,
week-end auto trip, and whose wealth , p| a<) Tuesday for a few weeks’ visit
increases in proportion as LaGrange Uq j!,j a p aren ts, Mr. and Mrs. William
becomes more and more a good place jj Spivey.
Fire Discovsred About One 0-’
Clock, Friday Morning, Makes
Wreck of Stock and Fixtures.
Loss About $18,000 With Part
ial Insurance.
PRODUCTS DAY
TO DE OBSERVED
Excellent Dinner Will Be Seryed by
the LaGrange Woman’s Club*
Merchants to Offer
Big $1 Values
Many Attractions Will Be Ready
for the ^Bargain Seekers of La
Grange and Troup County.
In common with moat of the pro
gressive cities of Georgia, I.aGrange
will celebrate “Georgia Products Day”
next Wednesday, November 18th,
with n splendid dinner composed en
tirely of Georgia products. The meal
will be -scivcd by the patriotic ladies
of the Woman's Club, and this is suf
ficient to assure capable handling of
the culinary, end. In accordance with
tt suggestion of President C. J. linden,
of the Georgia .Chamber of Commerce,
the dinner will be marked by the
simplicity of olden times. In other
words, while there will be' an abun
dance of substantial, wholesome,
satisfying food, the ladies will Carry
out the spirit of “the Dinner of our
Daddies” by eliminating the may
onnaise, timbales,- etcetera, and pro
vide in theif stead generous' helpings
of good old-fashioned things raised
in Georgia.
It is planned to make of the occas
ion a rousing tally of the people of
the entire section toward co-opera
tion—toward a hearty combination of
efforts to encourage diversification
dnd realize upon the splendid pos
sibilities of old Troup. A good speak
ing program will be arranged.
Tickets will be sold at only 50 cents
per plate and all who desire to par
ticipate are cordially invited.
L. G. Students
Give Recital
A gala day is in store for the shop
pers and bargain seekers of La
Grange and Troup county, 'Fhat day
is next Thursday. Keep the date in
mind and be sure to be in LaGrange
and get your share of the various
savings that will, be offered by the
merchants here for $1.00
(All of the principal stores of the
town will put on dollar specials—and
such specials they will be! They will
be prices that “teach your dollars to
have more cents.” Every line of
business will take part in the move
ment and you will be surprised to
learn how much $1.00 really is worth.
Several other cities have had dol
lar days and successful dollar days
but as we all know LaGrange is a
leader among leaders and the very
best- day that has ever been celebrat
ed of that kind will be that of next
Thursday, when every Troup county
citizen will co-operate with the enter
prising merchants of LaGrange and
take advantage of the unusual offer
ings of that day.
i The news will be spread afar and
whispered about generally; prepara
tions are now being made to make
Thursday, November 19, a red letter
day in the history of LaGrange, a day
when silver dollars and paper dollars
will have their charms and the real
worth of “eight bits” will be display
ed as if seen through a microscope.
For the purpose of bearing all of
the dollar news for next Thursday,
The LaGrange Reporter will issue an
extra Tuesday and carry a full and
detailed account of the big day for
LaGrange. Be sure to get your copy
and don’t migs the offerings that will
be proclaimed by the excellent mer
chants of th's city.
“Lest ye forget,” make sure to be
in LaGrange next Thursday and have
all of your neighbors and friends with
you. Don’t lot this dollar day op
portunity pass by your door. Be on
hand and join hands, with the. large
bunch of shoppers that wil! be here.
Compliments the
LaGrange Police
for good people to live.
The collecting will be done be-
tween November 16 and November
(one cent or
S' Head, B«^ 0 J6hn 0 S. at .Tenkins,T $100) ready and make_ the^coJlectorT
and President Forster all made
stirring addresses. On adjournment
of the Saturday morning session, 'all
the delegates and visitors (some four
hundred persons) were invited to
lunch in the historic old dining-hall
of the Oreon Smith Building at La
Grange College. Ferns, palms, gar
lands, and flowers, all intertwined
with the LaGrange “Red and Black,”
made this spacious room a marvel
of beauty. The girls and teachers
(Continued on Editorial Page)
work that of receiving, not begging.
It is your town and your poor and
sick.
Why Such a Fuad la Needed.
LaGrange, like every growing in
dustrial town, is confronted with the
necessity of giving aid to many cases
of sickness and poverty.
It has an excellent organization for
carrying on this work—the Benevol
ent Association. It is fully incor
porated, so its work is done in
(Continued on Editorial Page)
Last week Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Dun-
Uu
son, Mr. Preston Dunson and Miss
May Dunson went through the coun
try in theit automobile to Auburn-
dale, Fla., where they will spend the
winter at Mr. Dunson’s home there,
“Kid" Howiird accompanied them!but
will return ,in a few days. Mr. Alfred'
Dunson, wh* at first contemplated
spending tbi i winter, in LaGrange! de
ckled later t > join the family in Flor
ida and is now with them at Auburn-
dale. I }
Many of ithe people of LaGggnge
spend their S winters . each yeair in
Florida. Several went down Borne
weeks ago, Bm^ngj these was Dr. Her-
iwn
Fire, which was discovered at 12:50
o’clock Friday morning in the store
of N. E. Matshburn Company, on the
East side of the Public Square, com
pletely ruined, the stock and greatly
damaged the -building. ' The loss is’
estimated at $18,000-to $20,000 with
$(4,000 insurance! - The prompt ar
rival of Chief Chrless and his men
and their quick work in getting three
streams on the dames was all that
prevented a conflagration of mure
serious proportions. The intense
heat and dense smoke made the work
of the fire laddies all the more dif-'
ficult. The fire had evidently made
considerable headway before dis
covery and It is thought that it ori
ginated in the basement. Flames
broke through the skylight and the
windows opening, on the alley and
for a time it seemed as though they
would spread to the Loyd building.
The Marshbum Company were get
ting ready for a big sale which was
to have been put on Friday. When
seen at the site of the wreck and ruin
of his former business, Mr. N. E.
Marshbum, president of the company,
stated that he had just dropped $2,-
000 insurance on October 1st, and
that he estimated the loss at not less
than $6,000 and probably more. All
ring, the/well
iast.
baseball enthus-
The students of LaGrange College
gave another delightful recital last
Monday night at the college audi
torium. Those recitals are alwuys
largely attended and prove very in
teresting.
The following young ladies took
part Monday night:
Misses Mary Zilla Branch, Mary
Frances Rampley, Mary Dee Ervin,
Annie Martha Sutton, Frankie A.
Robson, Ouida Parrish, Lucille Pierce,
Ruth E. Pike, Pauline Pierce.
The last number on the program
Was ,“6ne Fine Day” by Mrs. Alwyn
M. Smith.
Miss Ruth Slack went to Atlanta
to attend the White-Emerson wed
ding. She is the visiting friends and
will remain over to the Georgia-Tech
game.
One of the most gratifying fea
tures of the Troup County Fair, held
last week, aside from its successful
outcome financially, was the splendid
order maintained. Despite the fact
that the city and the grounds were
crowded with people so vigilant and
efficient were the police that prac
tically perfect order was maintained.
This was accomplished by nipping m
the bud any incipient rowdyism.
Chief Reid and his men have been
praised on all sides for their good
work. Among the compliments be
stowed was a letter sent to the police
commissioners by Mr. Ben Krause,
manager of the Krause Greater
Shows. In his letter Mr. Krause
warmly praises the “gentlemenly
conduct and high efficiency of the La
Grange police department. He says
further, “The Chief is a man who
works and conducts his department
with that genial but business-tike
manner that is so essential in police,
duty. Each of the men under him
are gentlemen who would do credit
to a metropolitan department, in
fact, I have never met a better or
squarer lot. In saying the above l
am alflo voicing the sentiment of my
entire show.
Respectfully, ^ KRAUgE „
Miss Julia Pratt Smith, who has
been the guest of Miss Slack is visit
ing friends in Marietta.
parison shows an advantage in buy
ing the power. One desirable fea
ture Of the arrangement with the
Power Company, is the great flexibil
ity- Of the service, making: it so J that
the locftl selling department can, con
fidently solicit business Without fear
of overtaxing the plant.
Leaves Tuesday
for Conference
Rev. S. A. Harris, p»3tor of the
First Methodsit ' church here, win
preach his last sermons before' going
to conference, next Sunday. The peo
ple of UaGranFc tfltonld taka: the op
portunity of hearing him them
Mr. Harris has been in LaGrange
,oniy two years and the Methodist
here as a whole, wish for tas re^ra.
He has done much good while m tfljs
city but it is a weffknown fact that a
pastor is always at his best the third
and fourth years that he serves a
r ____ It lbay be of interest to -many La-, ,
of the"books and records were in the! Grange people to know that the city! a „ u ->----- ,, .. h knows
safe, which was found to be intact,! plant is now using approximately church because by that tune ne ano
as the floor did not burn through at 3,000 kilowatts daily, which is the his members better ™ 1B * “
1 equivalent to about 4,000 horsepower, j give them more individual attenti
$1 Day Come to LaGrange, Thursday, Nov. 19th |$1