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f ff 1 } l HHHHBHnnMHHi •* V 'v‘ -'i/.'-'C. ‘ .• ?r. •!' BBB 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 I 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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