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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA„ TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 24, 1906.
NUMBER 156.
Honors Borne Off by Crisp, Lee, Thomas, Sumter
and Colquitt Counties.
BRILLIANT EXERCISES AT THE AUDITORIUM
LAST EVENING, WHEN THE EIGHTEENTH
ASSEMBLY WAS FORMALLY OPENED—DR.
ECKMAN LECTURES THIS EVENING.
Twenty-four young ladles and gen
tlemen, worthy representatives of
their respective counties, strove com
mendably yesterday In the m^dal con
tests of the Eighteenth annual assem
bly of the Georgia Chautauqua.
While th_pro were but four contests,
five beautiful medals were borne off
last night by those who, according to
the verdicts of impartial judges, had
won them.
The honors go to Lee, Sumter,
Grady, Thomas and Colquitt counties,,
Greater Interest was manifested In
the contests of yesterday than in any
that have occurred In the past The
contestants were accompanied from
their respective counties by more or
less numerous followings of loyal sup
porters, and the latter were in evi
dence yesterday and last evening while
the contests were in progress.
As In the past, the audiences at
tracted to the medal contests were
large and enthusiastic, manifesting a
deep interest in the work of the young
people. In the evening, as the final
contest was drawing to a close, inter
est was keyed up to a high pitch, and
when the announcements were finally
made of the awards, the big auditor
ium sounded with enthusiastic and
long-continued applause.
Interest in tho Chautauqua medal
contests has Increased steadily since
they were inaugurated, and it has
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We have in Stock the Celebrated
and invite Inspection.
One customer tells us he
hauled two car loads of freight
at one trip over an ordinary
Country Road.
We also carry
Grain Threshers
in stock in all sizes.
liat hinery
come to pass that a boy or a girl who
possesses one of these trophies is dis
tinguished among his or her fellows.
There has been what would seem to
be an impartial distribution of some
dozens of Chautauqua medals through
out this section, and there is at least
one medal in nearly every county in
Southwest Georgia.
Ten Girls In Oratorical Contest.
Ten counties were represented yes
terday afternoon in the contest for the
Laura Clementine Davls-Chautauqua
medal, offered to girls for excellence
in elocution. The contestants, their
counties and subjects were as follows:
Early County, Miss Claude George:
“Nanty Zel.”
Ware County, Miss Annie L. Walk
er: "Cigarette’s Ride and Death.”’
Crisp County, Miss Lizzie Ruth Mc
Williams: "Shamus O’Brien."
Colquitt County, Miss Annie Greene:
“The Sign of the Cross."
Dougherty County, Miss Katie Wel
don: “Christmas Night In the Quar
ter."
Mitchell County, Miss Neba Brim-
berry: “Flying Jim’s Last Leap."
Tift County, Miss Ruby Holbrook:
“Massacre of Zoraster.”
Worth County, Miss Nettie Lunday:
“The Boat Race."
Berrien County, Miss Margaret Bur
ton: “The Angels and Shepherds."
There were’ the inevitable differ
ences of opinion among those in the
large audience in the selection of a
favorite. The young lajiies acquitted
themselves with great credit, and it
was with impatience that the an
nouncement of the award, promsied in
the evening, was awaited. I
Conclusion of the Contests and Formal
Opedlng of the Assembly.
The formal opening exercises of the
Eighteenth Annual Assembly occurred
last evening, and were followed by the
final contests for the Chautauqua
medals.
The opening exercises have occurred
on Monday evening of each assembly.
Such occasions are memorable in the
history of the association, and that of
last ovening proved no exception.
There is a feast of reason and a flow
of soul; there are mutual acknowledg
ments on these Monday evenings of
good work performed for and of bene
fits derived from the great institution
of which we are all proud. They are
occasions when Chautauquans “take
stock" and voice hopes for the future,
and no person brought under their in
fluence can fall to be elevated and in
spired.
Dr. W. A. Duncan, the platform
genius and master of ceremonies,
\yithout whom no Chautauqua would j
be complete, was in charge last even
ing. After he had delivered a short
welcoming address, .he called a num
ber of prominent Albanians to the
platform for brief remarks, those re
sponding being Mayor C. W. Rawson,
Messrs. A. J, Lippitt and H. M. Mc
Intosh, President A. W. Muse, Super
intendent of Instruction J. S. Davis,
Dr. George P, Eckman and Musical Di
rector Alfred Hallam. All of the ad
dresses were in happy vein, and the
large audience was In the best of
humor.
The Musical Contests.
There was but one contestant for
the Laura Clementine Davis-Chautau-
qua medal for vocal music. This one
was Miss Edna Peterson, of Colquitt
county. It was a foregone conclusion,
therefore, that she would receive the
medal offered to vocalists. It was
something of a disappointment that
there was but one contestant in this
class, especially as there was keen
rivalry for the other medals.
Seven young ladles represented as
many counties in the Instrumental con
test, as follows:
Crisp County, Miss Addle Brannan:
“Third Polonnaise” (Chopin).
Sumter County, Miss Ethel McJIath:
“Twelfth Rhapsodic” (Liszt).
Berrien County, Miss Byra Sumner:
“Mazurka’Caprice” (Wollenhaupt).
Lowndes County, Miss Gladys Ous-
ley: "Second Rhapsodle” (Liszt).
Colquitt County, Miss Elsie Nor
man: "Spinning Song” from “The-Fly-
ing Dutchman” (VVagner-Liszt).
Thomas County, Miss Ruth Mc
Bride: “Hungarian Rhapsodic No. 14”
(Liszt).
Mitchell County, Miss Mario Allen:
“Movement Perpetual” (Weber).
It was the unanimous verdict of the
most accomplished musicians who
heard these seven young ladies play
that the contest ranked away and
above any of those that have occurred
In previous years. The Herald has
from the board of judges an expres
sion of their expert opinion, which is
to the effect (hat the young ladies pro
vided a concert Of which this whole
section should be proud. The selec
tions were the works of the great mas
ters, many of them were exceedingly
difficult, and the mannor of their ren
dition was wonderful, the ages of the
performers considered.
It was with difficulty that the judges
sought to decide between the two
young ladies receiving the highest
marks, and a way out of the dilemma
was-only found when the Chautauqua
management agreed to award two
medals instead of one in this class.
Miss McMath's technique was won
derful, and Miss McBride seemed to
catch the Inspiration of the great
Hungarian composer In a - manner
which delighted trained musicians.
The announcement of awards and
delivery of medals was made by Dr.
Eckman, and each announcement was
greeted with thunderous applause.
The medals were distributed as fol
lows:
Oratory—G. Warwick Batts, of Lee
county. ' ’
Elocution—Miss Lizzie Ruth Mc
Williams, of Crisp county.
Vocal Music—Miss Edna' Peterson,
of Colquitt county.
Instrumental Music—Miss Ruth Mc
Bride, of Thomas county, and Miss
Ethel McMath, of Sumter county.
Dr. Eckman Lectures This Evening.
One of the treats of the assembly
will be Dr. George P. Eckman’s lec
ture at the auditorium this evening.
The lecture will be preceded by a 20-
mlnute musical program, rendered by
the choruB and orchestra.
Prof. Derry Delivered Address This
Morning.
Prof. Jo». T. Derry, of the State Ag
ricultural Society, lectured thik morn
ing. Partly as the result of the late
hour to which last night's exercises
extended, the attendance was small.
Ordinarily a much larger number of
persons would have been present to be
entertained by Prof. Derry. His re
marks were on somewhat varied but
original lines ,and he was frequently
applauded.
Tomorrow’s Exercises.
Military and Governor’s Day.
9:30 a. m.—Devotional hour at Bap
tist church.
10:30 a. m.—Grand Military Pa
geant.
11 a. m.—Address, Governor Joseph
M. Terrell.
11:30 a. m.—Address, Hon. Champ
Clark, of Missouri.
3 p. m.—Children’s Chorus.
8 p. m.—Address, Hon. Champ
Clark.
Two Great Lectures Tomorrow.
Two great lectures-will be delivered
at the auditorium tomorrow, one in
the morning and the other in the ev
ening. The lecturer will be Hon.
Champ Clark,.congressman from Mis
souri, and perhaps the most popular
speaker In the United States today.
HIb morning subject will be "Pic
turesque Public Men.” In the evening
the subject will be “The United States
of America in the Twentieth Century.”
WANTED—Information concerning B.
F. White (or his-heirs), supposed to
have resided in Albany about 1866
to 1880. Five dollars will be paid
for information leading to his loca
tion or that of his heirs. Write T.
F. West, Milton, Fla.
19-d 1 w—w 2t
THOUSANDS
SUFFERED LESS DISCOMFORT LAST NIGHT
Order Being Brought Out of Chaos and {Conditions Are
Steadily Improving.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR REBUILDING RAPIDLY
CRYSTALIZING — MAYOR SCHMITZ SAYS
THE OBLITERATION OF “CHINATOWN”
FROM SAN FRANCISCO IS PERMANENT.
Albany Decorating Co.,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Wall Paper, Burlaps,
Room Mouldings.
Rumney Bldg. ’Phone 893.
San Francisco, April 24.—Following
the rain of Sunday night and Monday
morning, which lntenslfled the suffer
ing of the homeless thousands here,
last night was one of comparative com
fort and greatly Improved conditions.
The night was clear and warm and
there was Iobs suffering than at uny
time since the earthquake of laBt Wed
nesday.
Conditions are constantly growing
better. The relief work Is being bet
ter organized each day, and the dis
tribution of provisions and the provid
ing of shelter are becoming more sys
tematic and thorough.
It Is expected that four street car
llneB will be operating within twenty-
four hours and the Btreets of two large
districts lighted electrically.
A slight earthquake shock was felt
at 10:40 o’clock last night, but no dam
age was done, although Borne excite
ment was caused.
It -is understood that all patrols and
guards will be disarmed and that the
troops, regular and militia, will be In
structed not to shoot excepting in
cases of extreme necessity.
' Rapid" Worl< of Reconstruction.
San Francisco, April 24,—Arrange
ments ior reconstruction nro rapidly
crystallizing, and work will begin soon.
The blowing up of dangerous rulna In
the business section has been begun
throughout the city, has been consid
erably relieved by the departure of
many people for poIntB on the other
side of the bny. While the number of
people leaving the city la nothing like
I the vast crowds that packed the ferry
boatB during the first two days follow-
nnd ascertained that nearly all the Ing the earthquake, the number waB
steel frame structures withstood the sufficiently lftrge to satisfy the relief
earthquake, and that although the fire committee that Its task Will become
consumed their contents, it did no’ leBs difficult from day to day.
seriously injure the framework.
Health Conditions Satisfactory.
General health conditions are satis
factory. While the number of cases
at varlouB hospitals has increased
Chinatown Permanently Obliterated.
San Francisco, April 24.—The big
Are obliterated Chinatown from Sun j each day, Bicltness is mostly due . to
Francisco forever. Mayor Schmitz has j exposure and worry. The moat en-
lnformed the police that all Chinese In ( couraglng feature Is the absence of
the city will be collected and located anything like contagion or an epidemic
In warehouses near Fort Mason, and
that a new Chinatown will be located
In a new center, several miles from
the former site.
Moving the Homeless.
Homeless people were today looked
after In a systematic manner. From! cases of such diseases as measles
the water front, where the boat loads chicken-pox, but probably not mi
of disease of any nature whatever. The
somewhat unsatisfactory, unsanitary
arrangements In the various camps,
the lack of a variety of diet; the ex
posed situation of so many people nec
essarily. develops ailments, and tp
some places there have been a few
of provisions docked, there was moved
an endless procession of carts and
drays carrying goods to the sub-sta
tions established throughout the city
and the parks. At theBC stations food
and drink; comprising bread, prepared
meats and canned goods, milk and a
limited amount of hot coffee and even
fruit, were served to all those who ap
plied, About 1,500 tons of provisions
are moved dally from the water front.
Supplies of Blankets, Etc.
Largq supplies of blankets, bantings, .
and other material, to pWHiJe cover-
circumstances In a large city. The
primary causes of disease are removed
as fast as possible. ■!;>•■■
Greely Supersedes Funston. ,
General A. W. Greely took command
of the Federal troopB at this point,.su
perseding General Frederick Funsten,
who will act under Greely 1 * orders.
General Greely has established head
quarters at Fort Mason, just east of
the Presidio reservation, on San Fran
cisco bay,' ■ — ^ ^ 1 ' M"
ing for those who have been scantily | UNIVERSITY OF CAL.
supplied, are received at the supply.
station rapidly. Barracks have beon ■ SUSPENDS SESSIONS. 1
completed at several points, and In |
these many people have found com-t Berkeley, Gal., April 24.—President
and by this afternoon there will not fort and shelter against the Inclement 'Wheeler, of the University of Callfor-
be a dangerous ruin standing on Mar- weather. The situation In the con- n * a - w ith the academic council yestisr-
ket street. A commission last Sunday * gested camps, such as Golden Gate t,n 7 suspended the college sessions for
Investigated all buildings left standing Park, and the various public squares t* 10 re Bt of the academic year.
What the Military Will Do Tomorrow;
Also When and Where.
Tomorrow will be Governor’s and Military Day of the Georgia Chau
tauqua.
There Will be thousands of visitors In the city, Including about twenty-
five military organizations of this state and Alabama.
It will be a great day, and the military display will perhapa eclipse
those of all formor similar occasions.
The most Interesting feature of the day will bo a big sham battle, an
nounced to begin at 4:45 p, m.
Thera will be two armies on the field, one commanded by Major
Peter Preer, of the-Fourth Infantry, and the other by Col. R. E. L. 8penee,
of the United 8tates army.
Major Preer'a army will be theoretically defending the city of Albany.
It will consist of two battalions, and will utilize a gatllng gun. Colonel
8pence will attack with the remainder of the Infantry, and four piece* of
artillery.
The battle will take place on the flats between the river on the east
and the union depot and yards of the Central of Georgia railroad on the
weat.' This Is declared by military authorities to be an ideal place for
battle exercises. The defending army will be stationed In the neighbor
hood of the Atlantic Coast Line trestle, and the attacking troop* will ad
vance from the north, coming into the flats from the fair ground's,
i It will be a magnificent apectacle. There will be thousands of spec
tators on the outskirts of the field, and the scene will be one full of In
spiration. The field pieces will belch forth their heavy charges time
and time again, and there will be a continual rattle of musketry.
There will be keen rivalry between the opposing forces, and a board
of competent umpires will decide when Albany is theoretically captured,
or the attacking army is repulsed.
Troops Begin to Arrive Tonight.
The Waycross Riflea and a picked company of forty men of tho Mil-
tedgeville Cadota will arrive tonight. The Chatham Artillery’s guns are
already here, and the company will come In at 7:30 o’clock tomorrow
morning. The Flrat Regiment Band will arrive at the same time. All
of the other troops will be In the city by 9:30 o'clock.
All of tho troops will be fed 'and otherwise entertained tomorrow at
the Enterprise Warehouae, corner of Jackson and Commerce (treats.
At 10 a. m. tho provisional brigade will be formed on Broad, Wash
ington and Pine streets.
The brigade will proceed to the residence of Mr. 8. B. Brown, corner
Jefferson and Tift streets, where Governor Terrell will be entertained,
and escort the Chief Executive to the Auditorium, where the exercises
will occur as announced.
The Governor’ will reach the city at 7:30 o’clock tomorrow morning.
At 3 p. m. tomorrow, there will be a prize drill on the flats east of the
union depot. The winning drill squad will be awarded the Chautauqua
Cup, which will be presented by Governor Terrell.
There will also be an exhibition drill by tho Chatham Artillery.
Col. R. L. Wylly, commanding the Fourth Infantry, will be In com
mand of the provisional brigade tomorrow.
Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Freer will command the Fourth Infantry.
Lieutenant-Colonel R. E. L. 8pence will command the provisional regi
ment.
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