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' A great ware of patriotism seemed
spread over Old Dooly Tuesday
touching practically every individual
within her border.
The first thrill came with the sound
pf the whistle at seven o’clock, the
hour appointed for the work of reg
istration to begin. The faithful reg
istrars were at their posts feud it was
well that they were for there was
no reluctance evinced by the men
who awaited them, on the contrary
they seemed eager, to offer themselves
in response to the call for service to
their country. ' The most spirited
registration of the day took place in
the early morning. In fact for a time
the force 'of registrars in this district
* was inadequate to the need and those
seekipg to register were forced to
wait their turn before they could ob-
'f tain thefittfp blue slips of paper so
'V .insignificant in appearance yet- of
V such import to those whose names
they boreR^-a symbol signifying that
‘they are no longer subjects of their
Wills and inclinations but the na-
. tion’s instruments to*be used as Un-
■ cfe St m may see fit in the protection
and'aeSfense of the nation’s interests.
: , AstKe-fil
triotic w’otncn stood ready to bind
their arms^with a band' of honor dis
tinguishing them as liyal subjects. -.
At 9:30 o’clock a great crowd as.
sertibled in the park for the flag rais-
■ ing arid exercise, that attended. The
■ sounding of the reveille was the tig-'
nal for the beginning. A group of-
young women and girls with floating
"flags and flying ribbons sang America
with much feeling. Forming them
selves into a double line they then
. marched to the center of the street
where the stately flag staff had been
previously reared. Col, Watts Pow
ell then read in a roost impressive
- manner flat lovely and appropriate
r- / little poem,^"The American Flag,"
1 whicli has-come to mean so much in
theqe troublous times. At this time
amid enthusiastic chc&ps the slender
ebrd attached to .the great flag was
slowly drawn and gradually tha’mag-
.••^••mfleent emblom of red, white and
! blue was borne upward. ‘ Misses Mit-
tie Wallace and Gladys) Davis who la
bored so untiringly to secure the flag
fund were honored with the privilege
of drawing the cord. The other young
> ’ women, now circled about the base
l of the pole from which the flag was
V fluttering, sang “The Star Spangled
V Bonner.” Some credit is due one of
the town's colored citizens for the
'successful hoisting of the flag, for as
i it went up it3 folds were caught by a
wire and it was Adrian Brown who
with an agility akin to that of the hu
man fly mounted the pole and loosed
the banner letting it unfurl in the
breeze. A wild shout went up from
the) crowd when the great flag floated
majestically over their heads.. Col.
, Watts Powell then introduced the
speaker of the morning, Rev. W. L.
Wright. In introducing Mr. Wright
Mr. Powell paid him a most beauti-
. ful tribute ns a minister of the god-
pel and loyal citizen—a tribute which
ho richly deserves,
Standing above the crowd the speak
' er who seemed to bo baptized with a
spirit of patriotism, thrilled hisjiear-
i ' ers with an eloquent and earnest ap
peal for a union of hearts and loyal-
\ - ty of purpose in this hour of danger
j to our hpmes nnd country.
.- f. At the noon hour a luncheon was
,V served the registrars by the ladies.
I The various dishes -that constituted
~ the menu had been prepared nnd sup-
Lv plied by a number of the ladies of the
town. All were delightful and great-
ly enjoyed and appreciated by those
who partook. . One dish that showed
especial care in its preparation was
, used as a central adornment for the
- table. This was a fruit salad arrang-
od on a large platter, a striking re-
production of Old Glory, the red
, ,stripes were fashioned of cherries
and white fruits were-used for the
white, the blue field was there with
Its stars. It was the work of an at-
•tat, one not only skilM in the use or
linos and colors but ohe highly pro
ficient in culinary abcomplishmen -
Well. '■ ’
Many courtesies- were shown th-
regjstrars apd ladles assisting! amen;
’reshing drinks fron
REPORT OF COMMITTEE 0
MORAL AND SOCIAL H
Made at the Cordele District (
once at Ashbura.
Is aV
We can onlyjeam morals
cial reforms from Jesus Christ.' We
have come to know our moral and
social'ditties because we know Him.
Whatever progress we have made in
our moral and social life must be at
tributed to him. - .
We rejoice in the progress which
has been made in Georginthis year, ip
Temperance and Sobriety. Georgia’s
recent bone-dry law has been a very
great advantage to people. This
committee desires that the Cordele.
District Conference go on record as'
If there is any one thing about
which women are more concerned
than' any other just at this time it is
ho wto prevent Die waste of anything
that can be used as human food. For
this reason these canning demonstra
tions that are being held by Miss
Wood, the county agent, .are being
very largely attended.
A most successful demonstra
tion was conducted at Flnehurst last
Thursday and tojlay the women of
Unadilla have arranged for a simi
lar meeting. These Women are malt
ing it possible by the effort they have
put forth to have these demonstra
tion held, fbr the instructions in can
ning to extend to a great many who
would not otherwise have this oppor-
f ; tunity. A-
’ A demonstration will be held in
bono dry Taw throughout'our entire
territory.
We call attention to. the desecra
tion of the Sabbath which is too prev
alent in this entire section. In a
number of places in our district the
law of the state and the law of God
are openly, violated by the' buying and
;tercd, a group of pa- i selling of cold drinks, cigars and oth-
’ —-- t - : - J er things on the Sabbath day. This
violation of the law; not for the ne
cessities but for the luxuries of life,
ought not to exist in a country where
a majority of the people are members
of the Church of Chris .t
We deglore another form of Sab
bath .desecration which is found at
our places of amusements—such as
picqjc 'grounds and swimming pools.
These places have grown in number
and- popularity within the last few
years, and have become hurtful to the
Moral and.rcligious life of our people.
. Your Commftte- feels that thig is
an opportune time for the Church
to call her. members to a sensible and
inexpensive expenditure of money (n
the matter off dress. Many qf-our
girls, on account of the high cost of
living will be greatly embarrassed if
not kept away from college during
this awful war, if. the girls of wealth
ere not willing to set the pace in sim
ple and inexpensive-dress. -
The appeal of our great president
has gone outto all the country to con
serve our wealth apd to produce more
fod. This scene to.be a propitious
time for the church of Christ to put
into practice 'more plainly than ever
before the lessons* of faith, .courage
and economy which she learned from
Him. Is not this a day above all days
in our generation when the members
of the church should become serious
and cease to spend so much money for
pleasure, and show the country how
calm and confident we can be in thiq
dark hour of our nation's perils.
By remembering that the Lord of
Hosts is still with us, and the God of
Jacob is still our refuge, we may be
able to quiet the nerves of the busi
ness world, thereby saving our coun
try from panicky conditions, and
making the people to know that we
have been with Jesus Christ.
J. P. DELL, Chairman.
MRS. MARY JOHNSON IS FIRST
WOMAN IN GA. ASSOCIATION
w
Savannah, June.—Mrs. Maty John
son of Brunswick; has been elected
member of the Georgia Bar Associa
tion and the long fight which has been
conducted against the admission of
women into that august body came
to an end.
■ . : «- — —T — c.emunBirauon win DO hem in
urging tha striqt.enforcement of the this city on. next Wednesday after-
noon, June 13th at 2 o’clock. The
meeting will be held in Central Park
and- all the ladies of the town, com
munity and county are/>.dially invit
ed to be present Mist,; ,'ood wishes
that all who so desire will take part
in the demonstration. \Those who
wish any information in regard to the
work ( to be done should see^h* call
her over the phone. It is to he hoped
that the women of the town will co
operate with'Miss Wood in making
the demonstration a success.
PRAYER SERVICES IN THE AF-
TERNOONS AND EVENINGS
THIS .WEEK. PREACHING TO
SIN SUNDAY MORNING.
77 * '
INFORMATION ABOUT
. - RED CROSS WORK
ITS IMPORTANCE AND SOME OF
THE RULES GOVERNING LO
CAL ORGANIZATION.
eOPPEDCE
CHANGE.!
COUNSEL HAVE
ON COUNTY
WILL GO TO TRf
FIRST “NEGLECTED WIFE 1 * EP
ISODE OPENS AT; THE DESOfO
Beginning Monday, June 11
Ruth’Roland, one of the. moat pop
ular stars ut. the motion picture
screen will appear for the first time
in her new serial, “The Neglected
Wife" at the DeSoto Theatre Mon
day, June 11,
“The Neglected Wife" is a thrill
ing story dealing with the complex
problems of married life and baaed
on Mabel Herbert Umeris famous
novels “The Journal of a Neglected
Wife” and "The Woman Alone.”
The fisrt episode is entitled, “The
Woman Alone” and it shows Roth
Roland in a deeply interesting and
moving situation supported by Rol
and Bottomley, the celebrated Eng
lish star, Neil Hardin, one of the best
heavies on the screen, Corene Grant
and Philo McColloqgh.
NOTICE OF LIQUIDATION
The First National Bank of Vienna*
in the State of Georgia is closing its
affairs. All note holders and other
creditors of the association are there
fore hereby notified to present, the
-notes and other claims for payment.
Dated February 21, 1917.
J. N. HARGROVE, Cashier.
the two drug stores. The registra
tion continued steadily throughout
the afternoon. The day came to a
close leaving the people of this city
and community thinking more sober
ly of the grave responsibility that i;
even now upon us and of others stil’
greater that will in all prbbabiiitj
-omc in consequence of the event-’
that-transpired on this momentous
day. „ . . .- .
The serial was produced in the sun-
shine of California by Balboa’from
the scenarios of M. Ritchey, the
author of the tw'o original stories on
which Miss Roland’s previous success
es “Who Pays?” and the “Red Cir
cle” were baked.
The story ini brief is as follows;
Horace JCennjtdy, a successful law
yer is slowly drifting from his at
tentive and loyal wife Mary, for no
apparent reasoh, save that she is fad
ing and he is losing interest in her.
On the charge- made by Margaret
Warner, a struggling magazine writer
Kennedy disbars Attorney Doyle, con
tending that |s a “
the honor of hit
must we guard our
ing jackals.
Because of’ his
of the disbarment
requests Kennedy
tides dealing with the subject, Mary
persuades him, against his'wishes, \o
write these articles, suggesting Gut
she will take his dictations <*n the
typewriter. She proves an inefficient
helper and the first night on
they work she falls and sprains ‘her
wrist, making it necessary for Ken
nedy to look elsewhere for assistance.
Margaret living in a cheap boarding^
house, is desperately poor as her
short-story manuscripts are reti
day after day by the magazine*,
siring to help her Kennedy angages
her for the work. ~ ). %
Doyle forced Hut of bis profession,
continues his work in tfe*' field of
crooked stock jofe)b)MFtaking . the
hard earned savings of 'the poor for
bogus mining stock. .
The last night of their joint work.
Kennedy, accompanies Margaret,
home; but on the way they are caught
in an accident, Kennedy escapes in
jury, but Margaret faints. Calling
to her to> speak to him, Kennedy with
Margaret in his arms, rushes to a phy-
aicuuj. Is the girl he is beginning to
love to be thus token-from him.
aple quielfeess but with the
1 strength V all the church’s
work of propagation, look
ed the Series of meetings
s*to begin Sunday is in prog-
eek at the Methodist church,
ig Tuesday afternoon at
irayer meetings are be-
by ijge women each after-
afternoon' the
children who constitute the member.
Ship of the Junior League and Bud-
day ft^ol were ,oi
chorus and each
young folks assemble
pose of encouraging.
voiceband spirit , in
may render, more effective assistance
during the season that has lreen -set
apart for Worship.- Members of this
choir-proper are also meeting in'the
evenligs to do their part in this work
of preparation.
. The prayer service this evening
will be^n the nature of a preliminary
service to the meeting.— A similar
service will be held tomorrow, Friday
evening. The public ia very cordial
ly invited to take part in any and all
of these services. No professional
services will fee employed to furnish
the music and'any and all who are
not regular members of the choir will
be welcomed as additions to the sing
ing forces.
Rev. Lane .prill reach here Satur
day and the first of the series of ser
mons will be delivered by hiip Sunday
morning at .11 o’clock. A very cor
dial imitation ia extended the entire
people of Vienna and community to
attend tills service Sunday morning
ond tho (iters that are to Callow:
COLORED CITIZEN WRITES CARD
Editor Vienna News:-
Please-allow me space in your val
uable paper to compliment the young
men of ihy race for their punctual
obedience of the, universal registra
tion law. I wish also to thank the
members of the registration, commit
tee for the many courtesies exhibit
ed at polls. The negroes of this coun
ty like the negroes throughout .the
country and like the negroes who in
years’ past gave their lives to pre
vent “The Star Spangled Banner;”
from trailing in the dust, readily ral-
lied'to the registration law and in ac*
cordancc with the proclamation of
President Woodrdw Wilson.
In all past wars the negroes have
proved themselves capable, of stop
ping a bullet and fronting the fear
ful fray. I would say as Paul Lau
rence Dunbar, “Those Virtues arp not
doad.” If it becomes essential that
we goto war you will find us loyal,
patriotic and trUo to the much loved
red, white and blue.
/ Assuring you that we are,ready to
fight and ready to die for liberty and
right in this land of the free,; I am,
E. W. COLLIER. I
REGISTRARS FOR DOOLY
MET HERE MONDAY
Meeting Was Well Attended and of
Much Benefit to Registrars,
The preliminary meeting Wf jregis-
trara Which was qalled at. .toe court
house Monday proved highly benefi
cial to thole who-attended. Repre
sentatives from every district in tha
mnty except two were in attend-
' Considerable time was spent
in a Study of the rules and suggo-
[tions/ffor the performance of the du-
in tite following day. A great
deal j of interest was manifested by
,ipointees who were present,
questions were asked and a gen-
discussion of the subject wa?
into. All doubtful points were
careful consideration and ex
tion. The (\>e was very prof-
spent, the study and instruct-
the registrars a very cout-
ive knowledge of the work tc
done. This previous preparation
to facilitate the actual work
registration on the following day.
The American Red Cross ia intend
ed to aid iq the prevention and alle
viation of human suffering in times of
peace and war.
The original purpose for top or
ganization of Red Cross societies was
to supplement the medical services of
angles jn time of war. The great
need, however, of a thoroughly train
ed and efficient organization nation
al in scope and permanent in char
acter, to render assistance after dis
asters, has been so well established
that many of the Red Cross societies
have extended their functions'to in
clude relief operations in time
praett-—lodged, it has_ been
■that thbse societies'wi
active in conducting relief and pre
ventive measures in time of'peace are
best prepared to cope with the extra-
ordinary requirement^ of war.’
/ Recognizing this fact, 1 the linked
^tates Congress, by'the Act approv
ed January 5, 1906, to incorporate
the American National Red Cross
and place it under Government’su
pervision, declared its purposes (in
addition to its duties in time of war)
to be: “To continue and carry on a
kystem of national and intcrnaiionsl-
relief in time of peace arid apply the
same in mitigating the sufferings
caused by pestilence, famine/ fire,
floods, and othe/ great national ca
lamities,- and to- devise and eanV on
measures for preventing the same.”
An auxiliary of the American Red
Cross is a temporary, lrtal organiza
tion formed for the purpose oi! do
ing one or more specific kinds of work
and composed of members of the
American jRed Cross.
Among the lines of work suitable
for atvAuxiliary to undertake are:
making hospital garn.cnts or surgical
dressings; organiz-ng classes of in-
struc’-ion in First-Aid, in Elementary
Hygiene .utd Home Care of the Sick,
or in Home Dietetics; securing-men.
her*, raising funds or collecting sup-
plics^^jcsponse to an appeal from
the Committee. -
iUary may be formed among
the members of a church oi- Sunday
school, among the students of a high
school or college, within a woman’s
club, In a town or a given district of
a city, and. so on.
The name of toe Auxiliary should
indicate toe part of the community
represented by It. ) The name of a 1
city or of a town cannot be given ti
an Auxiliary unless too latter Mj
resentsti^e of all elements of
community!
Blank application farms to! be
in forming an Auxiliary will ba
nished on rdquosL
In any place not within the
diction of a Chapter one or mori
iliaries may be established b
Central Committee through I
partment of Chapters, to be
as Auxiliaries at large. Apy
ter may authorize within its
risdiction one or more Ai
be known as Auxiliaries
chapter. 1 \
An Auxiliary at large
at least ten members and a
man, Treasurer, and Secretar
members and officers of the,
iary must be paid up member .01
American Red Cfoss. , t
It shall be authorized for mj
than one year. At the expire ‘
tl-e period for which it is ant. /
it shall automatically .pease “*•
unless the Central CommittcC 7
it definite authority to contin r\
The , manner of nppolntmei.
and thS term of office of, the o, !
shall bq left entirely to toe Aux'i
It shall not undertake any pk
except that authorized to do
the Central Committee. • ig
Members of .the Auxiliary p (
r.ot reside imthe place where toe
iiiary is located. •”
The Auxiliary shall not
money or supplies outside of its o
community tinless specifically authlot
ized to. do scr by the Central Comtr
tec. ' i ,
It shall forward to National Heat i|
quarters all of the Red Cross mat; C
bership dues received.
It may collect special dues fror.jy
or levy assessments upon, its mcmbc&I
provided-that the members are li
. intent
Cordele, Ga., JunS
pedge who has been I
county jail since Ap:
of assault with i
od to have been comn
woman of this city, .;
change of venne by
C?um in Crisp super)
day morning.' ’ / Jti
J. I p
hnd 0!
for the state,
aid, and J! T. Jerl
sented the defer]
Many premintg
them Sheriff. Wa"
lice Sheppard, i
case by both si
ed. Counsel subn
Judge Crum for deS^
gument.
Counsel in the case-
on toe- county in whi]
go to trial. This mal*
cided between counse"
and Solicitor Wall, 1
tor .would probably i_
bers of counsel for
hero, though ,)nte Sat?—J
received no word from - !
qf failure of-counsel to T±3
county for trial of toe casTij?|
ter will be determined bi
Crum. . - 1
Coppedge and Mrs. C.
former housekeeper at toe lj
toe crime is allegpM to havg
roitted! Were indited
jury during toVe
made no
venue, pro’
come of ‘
change q’
ease, j