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The Butler Herald
Volume XXXXII.
BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 6 1918.
Number 38
NEW SYSTEM FOR DRAFT
INAUGURATED INSTATE
“For God’s Sake Men
and Women Make This
War a Personal Affair”
Quotas Now Based on Number of
Men in Class One — Over 25.000
Fighters in Georgia Ready for Call.
Major Joel Mallet, administra
tive selective service officer for
Georgia, announces today effec
tive June 1 a new system for ar
riving at the quotas for each local
board has been put into effect.
Hereafter instead of basing the
quotas on the population of a city
or county, the quota figures will
be based on the class 1, and cur
rent quotas will be assigned for
periods of three months each on
80 per cent of that basis.
There are now in the state of
Georgia 25,659 men in fighting
condition in Class 1. In the Unit
ed States as a whole the number
of fighting men in Class 1 is
1,232,086.
In putting into effect this new
system, a number of important
changes are to be made in the
matter of handling men called, and
many of whom have already been
passed upon. For instance:
To Act On Appeals.
1. All pending cases before any
boards or on appeal will be pass-
upon at once.
> Registration on June 5, and
classification of these regis
trants will be prompt, and on the
new basis.
3. A special and vigorous drive
by the selective service officers—
and there are in Georgia a number
of special secret service men en
gaged with this department—to
apprehend and bring to an ac
counting all delinquents.
4. The re-examination of all
Class 1 men who have been here
tofore passed upon and placed by
boards in limited service.
5. The re-examination of all
doubtful cases within Class 1. .
6. An appeal to hospitals and
the medical profession to correct
immediately minor defects of those
men who. have been set aside in
the remedial Group B, as requir
ing minor operation to fit them
as fighting men.
7. Close scrutiny and the purg
ing of the emergency fleet em
ployment list to release all able-
bodied men now held in that
work.
With the Red Cross Second War
Fund campaign brought to a
successful conclusion, there is
nothing left now for which the
people of this country will have
to prepare immediately, except
“pledge Day” for War Savings on
June 20th.
Until the inauguration of the
War Savings Stamps as a meth
od. of helping Uncle Sam and for
teaching careless Americans how
to save, there had never been any
definite plan for teaching the
people of this country how to
save. Many people save on a “hit
and miss” plan mostly miss-and
as a consequence there were few
real savings among the Ameri
can people. The War Savings
Stamps teach us to save systemat
ically, many persons adopting the
method of saving one, two or
more each week.
Under the system which every
one will adopt on “Pledge Day”
when they agree to buy a cer
tain number of Stamps before De
cember 31st there will be syste
matic in every home in this coun
try. The lesson of thrift will be
so thoroughly by that time that
it will have become a habit, and
everyone will become members of
the big thrift army of Uncle Sams
government.
However.it was not with the
view of teaching the lesson of
thrift that Uncle Sam started this
big War Savings campaign. It is
because he needs the money to
run the government of the Unit
ed States, and it is the people
wo are benefited by this govern
ment who must sugport it. Un
cle Sam does not ask for a gift of
your money, he asks for merely a
loan.
Between now and June 28th
sit down and figure out for your
self just how much you are go
ing to buy in the way of War
Savings Stamps. When you
once to save you will find many
other ways in which you can add
to your savings and invest in
these War Savings Stamps.
Don’t forget June 2Sth.Be ready
when you are asked to sign the
pledge.
Yours very truly,
JACK CARR,
Director of Publicity,
S25 Empire BTd’g
Atlanta, Ga.
RECITAL
TO BE HELD AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH
FRIDAY EVENING JUNE 7. i9!8
E1GHT-TH1 RTY
PROGRAMME
1. | Star Spangled Banner
{ America .
Miss Mary L. Simpson.
2. Piano Duet—Military March Morrison
Etta Ward Edwards, Sadie Rawls.
3. (a) Signs of Spring Rowe
(b) Merriment Carl Hein
(c) In Slumberland .Spalding
Mildred Garrett.
4. Vocal Selections
/^iss Beulah E. /'AcNemar
WILL PRESENT
WIGGS OF THE
CABBAGE BATCH”
AT
COLLEGE HALL
Monday Evening June 10. 1918, 8:30 O’clock
THE PROCEEDS TO GO TO THE
Red Cross
...Admission 20 and 35 -Cents...
MISS AURELIA CHILDS
BECOMES THE BRIDE
OF PROF. C. R. BROWN.
What is there in the vale of life
Half so delightful as a wife;
When friendship, love, and peace
the votes of the convention on
several ballots.—Buena Vista
While we are not in the
Fourth district, Judge Dunham
has scores of warm friends who
wish him abundant success and
will watch the campaign with
the keenest of interest.
combine
To stamp the marriage-bond divine?
—Cowper.
MAJ. BUTLER PROMOTED
Georgia Officer Now Wears the Silver
Cordial interest is now being
centered in the marriage of Prof
Chas. R Brown and Miss Aurelia
Childs, which happy event came
as almost a complete surprise to
their friends, and occurring at
the parsonage late Tuesday af
ternoon, Rev. L. A. Harrell offi
ciating, and witness only by a
few relatives and friends whoac-
companied them. Hearty con
gratulations of their many
friends are being extended the
couple.
The bride who is the attrac
tive daughter of Hon. and Mrs.
J. T. Childs, is a young lady of
many graces of mind and person
who is capable of filling the
home she will adorn with happi
ness and will prove to be truly a
helpmate and companion to the
husband she has chosen to honor
with her hand.
The groom is from one of the
oldest and best families of Lon
don, Ky., and by those who
know him best he is considered
one of the most promising men
of this his adopted State, having
taught school several years in
some of the best colleges of the
state. He has been principal of
the Butler Male and Female col
lege during the past year, while
his bride is a member of the
same faculty, and so universally
satisfactory were the services of
both that they have been re
elected for another year with in
creased salaries.
The Herald is greatly pleased
on this occasion to add its hearty
good wishes to those being so
freely extended to Prof, and
Mrs. Brown.
Prof, and Mrs. Brown will be
gin housekeeping at once at
the home of the late Mrs. S. A.
Daniel.
Maple Leaf of Lieutenant Colonel
Macon, Ga., June 1st—Friends
of Division Ordnance Officer H.
L. Butler, at Division Headquar
ters Camp Wheeler, are con
gratulating him on his promo
tion from the rank of Major to
that of Lieutenant Colonel.
Colonel Butler joined the
Third Georgia Volunteer infan
try, which was mobilized at Grif
fin, Ga., in 1898. That was his
first military experience, al
though he had wanted to be sol
dier from hisearliest recollection
He was discharge in December
1398, and taught school for a
few months, but the call of the
service was too strong to with
stand, so he joined the army
agin ai a private in Company B.,
U. S. Volunteer Infantry and
saw active service in the Phil
ippine insurrection from Decem
ber 1899 to May 1901. In July
1901 he was appointed Second
Lieutenant in the regular artil
lery and has been in the artillery
since then—gaining the distin
guished artillery srvice citation
at the school of artillery in 1907
Although interested in mat
ters military he found time to
graduate from the University of
Florida in 1910. He was ap
pointed First Lieutenant in 1906
Captain in 1910 and Major Aug
ust 21st of last yeas, his promo
tions following quickly and be
ing inrecognition of excettent
wor.
Colonel Butler is still a young
man—very young to win such a
title having been born in Loui
siana in 1878. His friends pre
dict that within another year
he will exchange the silver ma
ple leaf for an eagle ornament on
his collar.
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Miss Simpson.
(a) Nazlie Mazurka
(b) Idilio
(c) Polka
Sadie Rawls.
Vocal
Miss Simpson.
La Novellette
Etta Ward Edwards.
(a) Old Black Joe
(b) Auld Ang Syne ...
Mildred Garrett.
(a) Constant Devotion
(b) Polonaise
Sadie Rawls.
Vocal
Miss Simpson.
Piano Duet—Galop Brilliante
• Etta Ward Edwards, Sadie Rawls.
.L.Tolman
Gottschaik
Sawyer
...Geibel
C. Bohm
Sponholtz
Judge Joe J. Dunham to
Run for Congress.
Judge Joe J. Dunham arrived
in Buena Vista from Washing
ton, D. C., on Sunday. No man
can enjoy himself with home-
folks more than Judge Dunham,
and hismany friends are always
glad to welcome him.
Judge Dunham left Monday
for West Point and LaGrange,
from there he will go to Wash
ington to remain until June 15th
when he will return to Georgia
and begin a very active cam
paign for congressman from the
Fourth District, in opposition to
Hon. Wm. C. Wright, of New-
nan.
Judge Dunham was a candi
date last year and received half
Colonel Butler is a former res
ident of this place, the son of
Capt. T. C. Butler, deceased, for
many years a highly esteemed
Butler citizen. His friends in
this section are numbered by his
acquaintance all of whom are
greatly pleased to leam of this
promotion, and extend to him
their heartheir heartiest con
gratulations.
A Bilious Attack.
When you have a bilious attack
your liver fails to perform its func
tions. You become constipated. The
food you eat ferments in your
stomach instead of digesting. This
inflames the stomach and causes
nausea, vomiting and a terrible head
ache. Take Chamberlain’s Tablets.
They will tone up your liver, clean
out your stomach and you will soon
be as well as ȴer. They only cost
a Quarter.
FRIENDS MOURN DEATH OF
MRS. J. S. BROWN, HOWARD.
Funeral and Interment Occurred at
Howard Monday Afternoon. Many
From Butler Attending.
Our neighbor ing city, Howard,
was veiled in sadness Monday,
June 23rd, occasioned by the
death and funeral service of Mrs
J. S. Brown, a life-long citizen of
that town. Mrs. Brown was
stricken'with paralysis several
weeks ago, and for several days
thereafter, hope was entertain
ed for her recovery, but second
stroke a few days ago blighted
that hope, and physicians and
loved ones knew that it was only
a question of short time as to
the final summons, which took
place at 2 o’clock Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. Brown was the second
companion of Mr. Joe S. Brown,
the well-known depot agent at
Howard, he having been in that
service for more than 40 years.
Mr. Brown’s first marriage was
to Miss Savannah Lloyd, whose
death occurred several years
ago. He then married Miss
Augusta Lloyd, the twin sister
of his first wife, and whose
death cast a gloom over the en
tire town.
Mrs. Brown was the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lloyd, for
merly of this county, and sister
of Dr. W. F. Lloyd, who was a
prominent minister in the South
Georgia, Texas and Kentucky
conferences of the M. E. Church
South. She was a life-long
member of the Methodist church
having her membership with the
church at Howard. She was
true and loyal to her church and
and the cause of Christ. She
was approached at one time by
one of the Stewards of the How
ard church and when told what
she was assessed for the church
she said, that it was not enough
and hadthe Stewar d to raise the
assesment to ahigher figure.
The floral offerings were not
only beautiful, but expensive,
attesting the high esteem in
which she was held by her many
friends. The funeral service
was impressively conducted by
Rev. L. A. Harrell, of Butler,
assisted by Rev J T Adams, un
cle of the deceased; business
houses of the town, during the
funeral service, were closed in
respect for her memory..
The following nephews of Mrs
Brown acted as pall-bearers
Messrs W. M. Brown, John H.
Brown, O. O. Brown, Rod Brown
Lewis Brown, all of Howard, and
E. C. Brown, of Macon.
Mrs. Brown was in the 59th
year of her age and besides her
broken-hearted husband, she
leaves one sister, Mrs Stella
Ramsey, of Quitman, Ga., two
uncles, Mr. P. M. Adams, of Sa
vannah and Rev. J. T. Adams,
of Butler, Ga., and quite a num
ber of other relatives, who
mourn their loss.
Death of Mrs. I. B. Vann.
Mrs. Victoria Vann, wife of Mr.
Brad Vann, of Wesley community,
died Tuesday following a long
illness. She was about 41 years
of age and the mother of two chil
dren.
Since early girlhood she had
been a consistent member of the
Methodist church. Speaking of
her a friend has said “I have no
doubt that Mrs. Vann is abun
dantly receiving the reward of the
righteous, for we have had the
example of a Christian exemplifi
ed for so long and many times
she had spoken of just waiting for
the summons to come.”
Funeral service over the re
mains of Mrs. Vann and inter
ment of her remains took place at
Union cemetery yesterday after
noon the service being conduct
ed by her pastor, Rev. L. A. Har
rell.
BEAUTIFUL LIFE IS
NOW ENDED.
Funeral of Mrs. S. A. Daniel Held
Tuesday Morning at Bethel
Church and Cemetery.
Mrs. S. A. Daniel, about 80 years
of age, was on Monday afternoon
at one o’clock called from labor to
rest, the sweet Christian spirit
leaving the worn and fragile
tenement of clay, went home to
God the Father.
Mrs Daniel was a life long citi
zen of Taylor county and for
many years a resident of Butler
and known, respected and loved
for the many traits of Christian
character which dominated her
life and made her heme a place of
sweet association and her pres
ence, a desired companionship
for the young, as well as the old.
Her disposition was genial and
full of sunshine carrying with it
warmth and cheer for the op
pressed and admonition for those
inclined to be wayward. It wa3 a
treat to be with her, when she
was in the strength and beauty of
her womanhood. Attractive in
conversation and magnetic man
ners, she won for herself a host
of friends, who will ever cherish
her acquaintance and the ties of
friendship thus made.
For a long while, she was, as
one of the pillars of the Corbit’s
Methodist church, and when she
moved to Butler, her membership
was transferred to the Butler
Methodist church, to which she
was true and loyal to the time of
her departure, which was hasten
ed by time and age, enfeebling her
body and ripening it for the grave
and her spirit for the glory world.
The remains of Mrs. Daniel,
were Tuesday morning at ten
o’clock, tenderly bourn from her
late residence by four of her
grand sons, to-wit: Messrs W. A.
Childs, T L Fountain, J. D Childs,
each of Butler and Dr. James
Fountain of Charleston, Va., the
funeral services were held at
Bethel church and conducted by
Rev. L. A. Harrell.
Mrs Daniel is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. J. T. Childs of
near Butler, Miss Eula Daniel, of
Butler and Mrs. T. J. Fountain of
near Reynolds.
Dealt) of Mrs. J. R. Pardee.
Mrs. J. R. Pardee, of Linden,
Pla., died yesterday afternoon at
the home of her brother, Mr. J. L.
Slappy at Atlanta where she
had gone in order to receive the
best of medical attention having
been in bad health for some time,
necessitating a serious operation
which was followed with erysipe
las which caused her death, the
news of which was received here
last night causing much sorrow.
She was reared in Butler be
ing the daughter of Mrs. Bennie
Slappy and the late Heni-y J Slap
py, and was married to Mr. J. R.
Pardee about seven years ago
since wnich time they have lived
happily together.
The body will arrive today and
funeral services will be conduct
ed at the Butler cemetery.
Besides her heartbroken hus
band the deceased is survived by
two bright boys whose ages are
5 years and 5 months respectively,
one brother Mr. J. L. Slappy and
one sister, Mrs. L. F. Montfort, of
Reynolds, and her mother, Mrs.
Bennie Slappy.
June weddings, we predict, will
not be so numerous as hereto
fore. But there will be enough
of them to create quite a lot of
trouble, here, there, and else
where.