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THE VALDOSTA TIMES. SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1908.
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Jl GREAT ADDRESS
LASIJGHT
Church Services of Knighls Temp
lar
The Election of Officers Occurred
This Morning and Routine Matters
Were aken up.—A Splendid Bar
becue Dinner Served to Knights
and Their Friends at Cranford
Park Today.
(From Thursday’s Daily.)
The feature of the visit of the
Knights Templar of Georgia to Val
dosta was the sermon of Rev. Rich
ard Wilkinson, Eminent Commander,
of Georgia Commandery No. 1, of
Augusta, at the First Methodist
church last evening.
After the very impressive cere
mony conducted by Grand Prelate,
Rev. Thomas Burry, of Gainesville,
the Rev. Mr. Wilkinson opened his
address in a clear strong voice that
would have filled an auditorium much
larger than the church, and which
without offending the ear became
stronger as his marvelous oration
reached beyond the hour limit.
In one particular, at least, it was
the most remarkable sermon—it was
a sermon oration—ever delivered In
this city. His bold statements of
the objects of Templarism and Its in
fluence on the life of the true Knight
was a revelation to the large audi
ence that filled the church beyond
its seating capacity, and an Inspira
tion to the Sir Knights present.
He did not go deeply into the his
tory of the order but his conception
of the great influence of Masonry on
the civilized world was impressed on
every mind and heart in his reach.
Knight Templarism, he declared, was
not Christianity, nor Is Christianity
Masonry, but they stand for " very
much the same thing In all the civi
lized countries of the world. The
swords of the Knights, he declared,
were drawn in the defense of the
helpless orphans, the widow and the
Christian religion.
The Sir Knights Who listened to
the sermon, many of them in high
station and long years of experience
In Templarism, pronounced it the
most notable address of the kind In
the history of the order in Georgia.
A profound impression was made on
the non-Masonic contingent of the
audience.
The Sir Knights were drawn up in
military formation on Hill Avenue
in front of the Valdes, and marched
in column of twos to the church, and
after the services marched back. to
the place of formation and dismissed
at about ten o’clock.
The Grand Lodge this morning
authorized the publication in full of
the sermon as part of the proceed
ings of the Grand Commandery.
The Election of Officers.
The election of officers was one of
the first things taken up this morn
ing at the session of the Grand Com
mandery of the Knights Templar. The
new officers elected were as follows:
Luther Stevens, Grand Comman
der;
A. S. Simmons, Deputy Grand Com
mander;
Joseph C. Greenfield, Grand Gen-
erallssmo;
George D. Case, Grand Captain
General;
F. T. Petri, Grand Senior Warden;
A. G. Mller, Grand Junior Warden;
Rev. Thomas Burry. Grand Pre
late;
iM. A. Weir, Grand Treasurer;
W. S. Rockwell. Grand Recorder;
W. F. Bowe, Grand Standard Bear
er;
P. H. Willis, Grand Sword Bearer;
B. F. Hardeman, Grand Warder.
The business of the Grand Com
mandery is of a secret nature and is
not given to the public. It was stat
ed, however, by officers of the Grand
Commandery that the committee re
ports at this session show a marked
increase for the year and the Grand
Commandery is more prosperous
than It has ever been before.
They also stated that the present
session has been one of the most
pleasant the Grand Commandery has
mandery had charge of the eatables
and every effort was made to make
things pleasant for the visitors.
Spfended Barbecue Today.
The barbecue and dinner at Cran
ford park this afternoon at half past
one o clock was one of the best ever
seen here and fully seven hundred
people were on hand to partake of
it. The cooking of the meats was
in charge of Messrs. J. M. Gates and
B. G. Lastinger, while Mr. H. Y. Till
man was in charge of a force of
carvers, who prepared the meats for
the long tables. The committee in
charge of the cue consisted of the
following:
Table and Entertainment Commit
tee: Messrs. B. G. Lastinger, Robert
Black, N. T. Pindar, E. P. Rose, G.
A. Whitaker, W. T. Elder, E. M.
Ashley, John Lane, H. Y. Tillman,
John F. Smith and Dr. J.
Holmes.
The dinner consisted of two hun
dred and fifty pounds of river perch,
fried in the best of style, two' hun
dred and twenty-five spring chickens,
splendidly barbecued, and beef, mut
ton and other meats barbecued in an
excellent manner. Added to this
was hundreds of loaves of bread,
hundreds of cakes, pickles, olives,
pies, etc. When the great crowd
had finished feasting there was
enough left on the tables to feed
many more people.
The Empire State band furnished
music for the occasion and before
the dinner was served, many of the
young people engaged In dancing in
the pavilion.
There were seven or eight huge
tubs of lemonade, sixty dozen bot
tles of various cold drinks, coffee and
ice water in abundance. The crowds
began to gather an hour to an hour
and a half before the hour for dinner.
While waiting for the feast a band
concert was given.
At two o’clock many had left the
tables and were on their way back
to the city, while many others were
just going out to the dinner. The
oepasion was pronounced by all as
one of the most satisfactory that has
been seen In this section.
This afternoon the Shriners are in
charge of things and will have pos
session of the town until some time
after midnight They will have one
of their unique parades at five o’clock
and will have their regular ceremo
nial session tonight. There are many
candidates on hand for Initiation,
and that means that they are going
to have fun to spare.
The Grand Commandery has
brought a splendid body of men to
Valdosta and the people here have
been greatly impressed with the
personnel of the body. They all
speak in high terms of Valdosta and
especially of Malta Commandery,
which, under Eminent Commander
H. F. Tillman, has left no stone un
turned that would contribute to the
pleasure of the visitors.
Rev. Sir Knight Wilkinson, whose
splendid address was heard by a
vast audience at the Methodist
Church last night, stated this morn
ing that the session has been a de
lightful one and that every Sir
Knight would carry from Valdosta
only the most pleasant recollections.
BELIEVE8 HE IS A WINNER.
Judge Roddenberry .Here .Today a
Short Time—Full of Enthusiasm.
(From Thursday’s Daily.)
Judge S. A. Roddenberry stepped
off of the east bound train on the
A. B. & A. this morning long enough
to shaks hands with a number of
people who were at the depot to “see
the train come In.” Judge Rodden
berry is sticking to the alpacca coat,
or rather it continues to stick to
him. He looks about as thin as
usual but seemed in a brighter or
more hopeful mood than he has dis
played since the beginning of the
campaign. Judge Roddenberry told
his friends he was leading a-winning
fight “There has been no time In my
campaign that there has been such
Indications of gains as have come
to me in the past few weeks. From
every county In the district I have
received good news. Even from
Dougherty, and you know that when
conditions get more favorable to me
In Dougherty that there must
something doing.” The Judge has all
the time conceded that Dougflienty
would go against him almost solidly
but he has recently learned that he
has some friends and Influences at
work for him over there and he be
lieves that he will get a very credit
able vote in the county.
“I expect the opposition to get
more active now, and you will soon
see the political machinery at work,
but I tell you the Roddenberry men
have a firm grip and they cannot be
bulged.
“My friends say I will carry Con
gressman Griggs’ own county. I have
not been over there but the one time
—the occasion when we had the Joint
debate in Dawson last fall—but I
have letters from there every day
and my friends say they will carry
the county whether I go back or not.
That they believe what they profess
Is shown by the fact that even money
is being bet on the outcome accord
ing to information which has come to
me.”
T am going on a short trip over
to Berrien and Tift and will go from
there to Early.”—Moultrie Observer.
PROGRESS OF TWO
f STATES.
The Work of Employment in Geor-
railroads applied for charter, one of
them In South Georgia, and another
an Alabama railway enterprise. The
later company proposes to build an
electric railway through nine Coun
ties In east Alabama. Announcement
is made of the plan to build a. huge
cement plant at Ragland, ^tL;‘ at a
NEGROES AFTER WHITE MAN.
Items from Alexandervtlle.
Alexandervllle, May 13, 1908.
Dear Editor: As you have not
heard from us In quite a g'vjd while
I will write a few Items from our
hustling little town.
The big cypres* mill of the Dexter-
Hunter Lumber Company Is sawing
dally about thirty-thousand feet of
lumber. Together with the shingle
and lath mill they are w irking over
one hundred hands.
The primary of Echols will be Tune
the 4th this year. Already several
good old candidates are shaking
hands with their many friends.
Crops through this section are very
good considering the recent cold
wave. The farmers’ outlook in the
future Is plenty of “hog and homluy.”
Dr. Cross, of Augusta, Ga., ha? lo
cated here. We are glad to welcome
him to our little city.
Mr. A. P. Fowler Is our agent. We
are also glad to have him in our
midst.
Mr. J. 0. Rodgers. who is attend
ing the Normal School In Jasper.
Fla., was visiting his parents Satur
day and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Blount are com
plimented for the fattest baby !u
town—It Is only three months old
and weighs twenty pounds.
Messrs. B. H. Joyce and C. H. Cakh-
more accepted the contract of build
ing the brick Jail at Statenville. The
ever had. The weather has been | structure will contain several thou-
flne and the attention shown the vis- j sand brick.
itors has been of a kind that has
won their appreciation.
In the large hall adjoining the hall
where the Grand Commandery ses
sions have been held Malta Com
mandery has kept open house, furn
ishing cold drinks, fruits, etc.,
the visitors all of the time.
Mr. H. F. Rogers made a business
trip to Valdosta Tuesday.
Mrs. L. W. Green Is visiting rela
tives in Macon this week.
They Wanted to Kill E. 0. McDon
ald, Who Killed Negro.
A report received at Albany 7®«-„
terday from Milford, a remote settle
ment in Baker county, states that a
party of negroes of unknown number
went to the residence of E. O. Mc
Donald there at 11 o’clock last night,
called him to the door and when he
opened it a few inches opened fire
on him with guns and pistols. The
door knob was shattered on the qut-
slde while he held It within. The
whole front of the building was filled
with bullets and small shot. Mc
Donald was struck In the wrist by
shot, but was not seriously injured.
His wife and children" and an aged
lady, who was visiting the family,
were all greatly alarmed, but escap
ed Injury.
The attack followed the killing of
a negro last Friday evening by Mc
Donald. The latter, a cripple, was
attacked by the negro In N. H. San
ders' store and badly beaten. He was
rescued, secured his shotgun and fol
lowed the negro, who drew a knife
and advanced on McDonald. Ignor
ing the gun. McDonald flred, killing
the negro almost instantly, The
negro and his several companions
were strangers In Milford.
A number of citizens of the neigh
borhood have organized to protect
life and property, and It Is not be
lieved there will be any further
trouble.
The Rebuilding of the Burned Sec
tion one of the Big Thing* An
nounced Thi* Week—The Develop
ment of Huge Water Powers is
Also Under Way.
Columbus, Ga., May 13.—The Geor
gia and Alabama Industrial Index
says today In Its regular weekly Is
sue:
“The famed 'Atlanta spirit,’ which
well typifies the virile energy of the
New 8outh, is to furnish another
concrete Illustration of its force and
effectiveness In the rebuilding of the
burned section in Georgia’s capital
city. While the flames were still
burning in the Terminal Station dis
trict in that city manufactures whose
plants were being destroyed were al
ready telegraphing for new machin
ery. The big area of chimneys and
ashes, which in its desolation repre
sented a property loss of one and one-
quarter million dollars, was hardly
cool before workmen began clearing
away \he ruins. The entire district
will be rebuilt In hotels, manufactur
ing plants and wholesale establish
ments, and announcement Is being
made daily of the construction plans.
The largest hotel destroyed, a build
ing o£ sixty rooms, will be replaced
with ft more ornate structure of one
hundred rooms, and this illustrates
the substantial character of the im
provements now projected for the
fire-swept district.
The week ending today has wit
nessed several Interesting develop
ments in large enterprises, In addi
tion to the formation of plans for
much construction work and the es
tablishment of industries represent
ing substantial Investments, but not
in the million dollar class. The Flint
River Fpwer A Electric Company,
wblob plans to develop water power
on a huge scale on the Flint river
near Albany, Ga., applied to the Geor
gia Railroad Commission for permis
sion to issue* $12,000,000 of common
stock and $10,000,000 of bonds. Two
cost of $1,500,000.
. ."Prominent
Items Is the announce)
school buildings at th'<
places: Greensboro, Ga?jf*'
Ala.. Clayton, Ala., Vernon,
GRIGGS AND RODDENBERY’.
Finishing Touches to be Put on Canv
pafgn In 8econd District.
With the primary but a little more
than three weeks off Congressman
James M. Griggs Is returning to bfs
district to give his fences a final
lining up, says an Albany dispatch.
He had, it is understood. Intended
coming home a couple of weeks ago,
.wan held in Washington by the
Fayette, Ala., Moulton, Ala., Fort £&•] stiff,-fight which the minority has
posit, Ala., Double Springs, Ala., been putting up for principles for
Gurley, Ala., Columbia, Ala., Thomas-
ton, Ala., Butler, Ala., and Hartford,
Ala.
“Fifteen new corporations were
formed during the week, with mini
mum capital stock of $447,000. Num
bers of substantial contracts were
awarded.
“Among the industrial and con
struction Items of Interest are: Can
neries, Huntsville, Ala., and Monte
zuma, Ga.; oil mills, Albertville, Ala.,
Covington, Ga., and Wrlghtsville, Ga.
$300,000 pipe plant enlargement at
Sheffield, Ala.; announcement of Im
provements by the Tennessee Coal,
Iron & Railroad Company In Ala
bama; laundry machinery enterprise,
Birmingham, Ala.; lumber plant, Au
gusta, Ga.; churches, Foley, Ala., Sas
ser, Ga., Opelika, Ala., and Savannah,
Ga.; paving plans in Atlanta, Ga.,
Montgomery, Ala., and Dougherty
county, Georgia; depot, LaFayette,
Ala.; dry kilns, Poley, Ala.; bridges,
Enslcy, Ala., and Perry, Ga.”
Itch cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford’s Sanitary Lotion. Nsvsr falls,
by A. E. Dimmock, urugglst.
ly 23-dw-s-6m.
Screen doors and windows. Harley’s
6-2-dsw-ws-lm.
Adel Made Gofd Yesterday.
The Adel baseball club came down
yesterday and wiped up the ground
with the locals, the score being 13
to 2. Just how it happened the
locals are not able to say. They
only know that the game was played
and that they were hardly in it.
They say it was an off day, as all
ball players have at times, and they
believe that they will redeem them
selves If given a chance.
This Is the second game the boys
have lost this and dsfsat,
does not set well with them even a
little bit
Ice cream freezers. Harley's.
5-2-dsw-ws-lm.
which the party stands committed.
He leaves Washington today or to
morrow, and will probably be In most
of the counties of the district daifoK
the Interim before the primary. He
will go first to Dawtron, his home.
Since Judge Griggs went to
Washington, bringing to an end Xha
series of spectacular debates tas£'
summer, his opponent, Hon. 8. A.
Roddenbery of Thomasville, has been
stumping the district continually. He
has spoken in country school bouses,
at picnics, barbecues and Sunday-
school rallies—wjierever, hi fact, he
could get a company of voters to
gether. He has covered the district
thoroughly, making a house-tofcouse
canvass In many quarters.
The friends of Judge Griggs claim
that he Is stronger in the district
than ho was before he went away to
attend to his duties In the present
Congress. They do not think his ab
sence has cost him any votes, and
predict his renomination on June 4
by an overwhelming majority. They
do not think Roddenbery has any
showing outside of tho counties of
Thomas, Grady and, perhaps, , Col
quitt. - -v - • '** , ■ », ;
..Mr. Roddenbery’s friends refuse; to
see things that way, however, and
say the primary of the 4th proximo V
will put an entirely different aspect
on the situation In the district.
If there are to be Atiy more Joint 1
debates In the district ‘announcement *’
to that effect ha:; not been made.
The Impression prevails that die ri
val congressional candidates will abt
meet again on the stnmp.
NOTICE!
Dr. Talbot has moved hli wfleo
from the McKcy building to a room
over Bonduranta drug store.
Dr. Talbot will eonttona mald»f
specialty of fitting glasses and treat
ing diseases of eye, .ear. nose and
throat. 5-ldw-t*.
Lawn mowers and garden hose at
Harley's. ' 5-2-dsw-ws-lm
Judge Harmon's Platform.
No better preliminary platform has
been put forward than the views on
public questions of Judge Judson
Harmon, that have Just been publish
ed by his friends who desire to see
him receive the Democratic nomina
tion for President. The two utter
ances on the outer page of the pam
phlet containing the' public speeches
and opinions of Judge Harmon, are
good texts for all Democrats to re
member. They are:
“Guilt Is always personal. When
the Government searches out the
guilty men and makes corporate
wrong mean personal punishment and
dishonor, the law will be obeyed.”
“They say the tariff must be re
vised by its friends. We say It must
be revised by the friends of the peo
ple.”
The first quotation Is from the res
ignation of Judge Hannon as special
counsel for the government to prose
cute the Atchinson rebate case. The
government directed that the prose- j
cutlon be directed against the indi- j
viduals.
The second text covers the need :
of selecting Democrats who are real I
friends of the people as Judge liar- j
Depots Close Saturdays.
The agents of the depots here give ; nion has shown himself to be.
The I notice that a half holiday will he
huge tubs were kept full of lemonade taken each Saturday In future, so
and coca-cola and ginger ale In bot
tles, while the tables were laden
*lth apples, oranges, bananas, etc.
A committee from the local Com-
the depots will be closed In the af
ternoons. Parties having business
at the depots would do well to attend
to It before twelve o’clock.
A Hoke Smith man tried to pin a
Hoke Smith buttori on a farmer this
week, when the farmer replied: I
don’t want your button—give me a
shirt. I tried buttons two years ago.”
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