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VOLUME EIGHTEEN VIENNA. GA.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 14 1918 - N Great Peaci ^ Celebration Here UN PEOPLE UNITE IN THEIR EX PRESSIONS OF GRATITUDE AND DEUGHT. SPLENDID MEETING MONDAY NIGHT. teairly Monday morning tie siren voice of the fire whistle heralded the good news of peace. When the idea that a fire was in jprogress, which at first existed, was dissipated and the ' knowledge of the real troth became general, people, rose from their beda and gathering what instruments of ' celebration they had at hand pro ceeded^ go forth shouting the good news. Horns, tin cans, pans, pistols, „ guns, drums, and all manner of fuss making devices were, brought into) ac tion. Soon a crowd assembled in the center of the business section and prdhiptly collecting everything that was inflammable and not nailed down started a bon-fire that would have brought forth a rebuke from Mr. Gar field had hot the occasion justified^the defiance of the order of even this aug ust government official. An attempt was niade to carry on business as usua^ during the morning and give the afternoon over to re joicing and hilarity but the effort proved well nigh a failure, many of the business houses closing their ■ don entirely for the day, othen mere ly maldng a. pretense at carrying on affairs. Grown-ups laid aside their responsibilities and abandoned care; UNITED WAR WORK TO ■ HELP SOLVE PROBLEM IN TAKING CARE OF BRAVE BOYS AND GIRLS AFTER THE WAR. If ever army and navy welfare is to be of more value than while the force of America is being hurled against Prussian autrocity, it will be during the lull and relaxation which will fol low closely a cessation of hostilities. Then when youthful spirits begin to soar among the fancies of foreign fields, it will be most important that America’s arms be folded closely around her soldier and sailor boys the future builders of our nation. The. seven army and navy welfare organizations.which are embraced in the United War Work Drive are es sential national factors which should command deepest-interest on the part of the “folks back home," .for they will represent America in taking care of the gallant fellows when the flood of fire ceases and the pendulum of hu man interest begins to swing. A fifty per cent oversubscriptions of quotas in the United War Work ORDERS RECEIVED BY LOCAL BOARD SOME CLASSIFICATION WORK HELD UP, OTHER TO CO FOR WARD. > - . The local board is in receipt of the following passages from Major. Mal let which relate to the work of the draft in this county. “The President directs that all out standing calls including individual in ductions under, competent orders for thd nductlon and mobilization of reg istrants of what ever color or physical qualification.’for the army be and that the same are hereby, cancelled. Pend ing further instructions no more in ductions shall he made into the army nor entrainments permitted or under taken. You will immediately cancel and recall all Induction orders except where order issued or entry made as to registrants already entrained or who have become deserters wllen this order reaches you for . as to regis trants entrained or the record shall UNION SERVICE AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH TWO CHURCHES UNITE IN SERV- •ICE OF THANKSGIVING AND -PRAISE. . The Baptist church in this city, was the scene .Tuesday night of an inspir ing and helpfhl service. When the news of peace was received the Bap tist minister actuated by that.' same impulse that is welding the hearts of the nation, immediately conferred with the pastor- of. the Methodist church inviting him and his people to unite with the Baptist. people in service of praise . and thanksgiving Tuesday .evening at the hour for the regular mid-week prayer service. The invitation was unhesitatingly accept ed and the result was a service char acterized by that perfect accord which bears a fruition of. lasting benefit to any community. There was a nota ble absence of any evidence, on the part of those who took part in the ' sorvice, to give honor to human agen- THIRD DISTRICT FIRST TO GO -OVER ThE TOP. NO REPORT YET FROM SOME DISTRICTS. remain as It stands. You will make. on the contrary thero was a uni record of such classification by appro- versal manifestation of humblo gratl- priate entry in column twonfy-ninc classification list and notify every reg istrant concerned, By letter telegraph or orally or by two or all of such means as circumstances require that his induction order has been cancelled. Proper proof of issuing all such order of cancellation and rccall.es to each Drive is made essential by the present registrant must he preserved by re- crisis, and’thore is an ation-wlde ap- ‘ ention of «“*?» c .°P ies , thcreof and - crisis, and there is o nation-wide ap-',^ m ., C ° TP tW f nty ‘ little boys and girls formed into pa- pe al for this generous evidence ot "-}»» oflthcclassification list and you rades and led the stars and >trl« it. are cautioned at your peril to pre- rades and led the stars and stripes America’s appreciation fof tho heroic with bells ringing and horns blowing, (victorious struggle of over four mil. marched cerimoniously through \ the streets. The celebration continued throughout the day and far into the night, many of those worn out by the .- activities of the day going to sleep to ' the sound of trumpets, horns ' and drums and tho intermittent human ’■ yells UiaPYpoke eloquently of'hearts' * too happy to contain their joy. CELEBRATION AT COURT HOUSE IN THE EVENING A fitting climax to a day in which jby had been unrestrained was the as sembling at the' court house Monday evening at six o’clock for a dignified celebration of the announcement of peace. At Uiis hour Col. Watts Pow- . ell acted aa master of ceremonies. A deep and fervent prayer of thanksgiv ing and praise by Rev. T. W. Tippett marked the beginning of thia service. Col. Powell then presented Judge W. H. Lasseter who made a magnificent address, surpassing in eloquence any of the many that he'had made in the interest of the war since its beginning. . Following this Mr. Tippett deliver ed one of the strongest and most re pressive discourses that has ever been prcsenteitto a Vienna audience. Col. Powell then made a forceful lions of fellows who were willing to give their last drop of rcd,-blood for the poacj and .freedom- of thoir peo ple. CAMPAIGN GOES FORWARD IN DOOLY tude to the All-wiso Leader for the victory which is His, The service was altogether most appropriate because it was tho truly, right and proper way to. celebrate the victory of the allies and United States, and also because it united in closer fellowship a people whoso rellgihus views may differ but whoso ultimate purposes . should be thd same if tho principles for which they profess to bo fighting ot last pre- vail. ■; i j • . serve these copies. Nothing in this j CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT telegram shall bo construed as effect ing any call or competent order into the navy or marine corps and all such inductions into tho navy or marine corps will proceed as ordered. You ATTENTION BAPTIST CHURCHES C ^^° e C '“ S : OF HOUSTON sssnruTmu s.ficstion phys.c.l exam.nat.on and The Houston Baptist Association will meet a£ tho Baptist church in Cordele Wednesday, Nov. 20. Let all churches take notice and send messengers. W, H. ROBINSON, Clerk. D LAS place ! The Thombley place 3 miles of Vi enna on'three prominent highways, 202 12 acres all red pebble land, 175 acres in cultivation, large, six-room dwelling, S tenant houses. Can be bought on easy terms. See D. e. KEfCHUM, Vienna. The Lon Raines place, 101 1-4 ac res of land, about 86 in cultivation. Large six-room dwelling, ceiled, paint ed, etc., and one tenant house, dwell ing could not be replaced for $2,600. All red epbble land. .4 1-2 miles from Vienna, 3 miles from Pinehurst, 2 1-2 v*>l. roweu uien wane n lorce.u. ,, r ;n_ , , . _n„ appeal In behalf of the United War JLL Va B«? ’ Lhot. and ehLh. Work campaign that la now on, stress ing‘the added importance that - has been given the necessity for contrib uting to the great fund. The appeal met with a generous response, the to tal subscriptions made, swelling mater ially the fund already in hand. His address Monday evening was thought by many to have eeiipeed all previous efforts. Rev. W. L. Wright was the last speaker on the program. There is per haps in all Vienna no more fervently, patriotic citizen than Hr. Wright. Throughout the war he has respond- Pleasant Valley. School and church. Easy terms. See „ D. C. KETCHUH, Vienna. TWO FORD CARS FOR SALE One Touring ear ana one Roadster, both in good condition. Inquire at Vienna News office. have been launched. He was ever 1 prepared for the spirit of patriotism seemed to dominate his whole being. He has studied the great issues and, problems involved, keeping himself well informed and he was ready for cd loyally to every call to serve as a thia occasion with each detail of the speaker in the variouY campaigns that armistice fresh in his. mind. Just Received I have Just received a car of CYPRESS SYRUP BARRELS, Get them while you x can. D. B. Thompson ther activities of tKc'selective draft. A letter of complete nstruction-is'be ing mailed you today. . “MALLET.” Th<y>lhdr received later is: I 'quote you herewith telegram re ceived from Provost Marshal General Secretary of war has today issued the following order to the provost Mar shal general: “You will at once _ in struct state headquarter*, local and district boards immediately to discon tinue all work connected with the classification of men who on Sept. 12, 1918, had attained their thirty-sev enth birthday. You will further in struct aaid4>oarda to continue to com pletion as expeditiously as possible the classification of all registrants who on Sept. 12, 1918, had ‘ attained their thirty-seventh birthday. You will fl. rally at the earliest appropriate Mo ment direct all tlocal and dlstric boards to issue Questionnaires to all j registrants who, op Sept 12, 1918, had attained their 18th birthday and had not attained their nineteenth birthday and to proceed with and complete as early as possible the clas sification of such registranta.” Fur ther orders will be issued later cover ing the matter of sending question- naires to and clasifying eighteen year old registrant*. In entering punuant to the forego ing instructions upon what teems, in view of the mighty events of the day to be the final work of this character to bo done by the selective’ service system I extend to the members of that system my personal congratula- tions upon theh> trply great achieve ments of the past year and a half, achievements that have taxed to the utmost the ime the ability and the en durance of all those engaged in the work and hdve furnished the army to which in large measure must be given the credit for saving to the world both civilization and government by the people. To you member* of that ■ystom must come a sense of duty well done which only a loyalty patriotism and devotion such as yours can bring. The country and thew orld knows that owes to yon a debt of thanks and gratitude which cannot be measured by words but only by the affection the respect, and the esteem, now yours, of those among whom you live and from whom you have taken that which was beynd price. In undertaking the completion your work under the order above giv en I besneak of you the same interest and tireless energy which has charac terized your work in the past. CROWDER. MALLET.” PROVES .TO BE A FARCE Atlanta, Ga.—Official circles aro much stirred up and a great . many people ijrc amused over one of the constitutional amendments supposed to have beep passed at the last gener al eU-ctio /b-jz which later develop ments'ahifilr to have amounted prac tically to a farce because of an unnot cd error in the original bill which was copied on tho ballots. The amend ment was.intended.to provide for an increase in clerical expense for the governor, and; in the list of 16 emend monts, all were explained to the voter except the second which merely read for or against the amendment to ar ticle 6, section 1, of the Constitution of Georgia. A great many people vot ed for the amendment without know ing just what it meant as there was no explanation to guide them intelli gently; and it now transpires that ar ticle 6, section 1 refers to the judic- ' powers of the state pnd defines their Aa the people voted on one section of the constitution when another Was Intended, It is-declared by* many that they have not amended tho proposed section at all,-and that it, will be nec essary for the legislature to pais the amendment again at Its next session and than have it ratified in the gener al election two years following bo- fore it may become n tew. By .that time Governor Doney’i term will have expired-without his having received the Increase in clerical expenses from $6009 to $10,090 as he requested With the results of only two days’ work in the interest of the United War Work fund reported at the time this article was written tho total amount collected showed more than a third of the quota to be raised by Nov 18th already in hand. Some members of the committee have been very active going about tlieir/luty in a business-like manner and getting satisfactory results. The first group of the local committee to obtain their quota was composed of E. C. Taylor and J. J. Heard. They reported their work finished Monday night and delivered the goods to sub stantiate the report. The first district to go over the top was the Third, a small territory it is true, but the committee deserves the highest praise for the prompt accom plishment of their work. The report subjoined was submit ted .Wednesday morning at which time it was impossible to get a report from several of the districts. No re port of the prork among the negroes which is going forward wit$ enthusi asm had been received either. The work among the school children which is under the supervision of Mrs. B. F. Forbes and Mrs. E. C. Taylor, has been deferred until tho latter part of the week for practical reasons. This promises to bring interesting results. Tho official report compiled by Chmn. R, W. Burke, Wednesday is as follows Vienna, $1,397.60. ■ 6th District, $600.00. Unsdilla, $400.00. 9th District $20.00. 3rd District, $253.33. TO CITIZENS OF DOOLY COUNTY Governor Dorsey has made a proc lamation appointing Sunday, Novem ber 24th, as Educational Day for Georgia, and desires that this day be observed if possible, by every church In the state, \ I take this means of urging all the people of Dooly County to make it a point to attend church on Education al Day and help and encourage In this way the advancement of educa tion throughout this county. J. M. ROYAL SCHOOLS TO REOPEN NEXT MONDAY, THE 18TH The schools that have been closed on Vccount of tho epidemic of influen- sa, may -reopen next Monday, 18th. The short term schools may also op- e: on that date. J. M. ROYAL, C. S. S. FOR SALE ON EASY TERMS t The Trippe place 7 mllea weat of Vienna on Drayton road, 202 1-2 ac res, 176 acres in cultivation, plenty tfanber and Tunning water, 6-room dwelling, new, painted, ceiled, etc. 3 tenant houiea, red pebble land. Can he bought at once on easy terms. D. C. KETCHUM, Vienna, IMPRESSIVE SERVICE IT METHODIST GHURGH LARGE CROWD PRESENT TO WITNESS UNVEILING OF SERV- ICE FLAG. The program at the Methodist church Sunday night in honor of the twenty-four members now in the service was highly interesting, each feature being well presented. The pa triotic songs were sung with zest and enthusiasm, the prayers were elo quent appeals for the protection and guidance of the men in question. The chief address made by Judge W. H. Lasseter was characterized by the patriotic fervor that'always grips Mr. Lasseter when he discusses patriotic affairs. The prayer of a British sol dier read by Mrs. N. A. Powell most impressive. The presentation of the Cag to the church was maao by Miss Anne White- head, who represented the Woman's Missionary Society. The words of this presentation address were wisely chosen being peculiarly appropriate to the occasion. It was an interesting discussion of tho origin and design of tho flag, delivered in a most pleasing manner. At tho close Miss Whitehead drew aside the caul that hid the flag from view, revealing it to the audi ence—a thing of artistic beauty; she then presented it to Mr. A. E. Jordan who with a few graceful words ac cepted it on behalf of the church. Therp were twenty-four stars on the gleaming, glistening bed of white with its border of glowing red, one of these was a silver one representing R. G. Lumsden who was wounded in netion arid invalided home, the other twenty-three were the beautiful blue that'typifies the good fortune of the men they represent—that they have sustained no physical injury in the performance of their duty. q rather peculiar coincidence that the service should have been ar ranged for this hour coming as it dief on the eve of the great day of pence. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM METH ODIST CHURCH' Tho examining committee of tho Cordele District South Georgia Con ference will moct at the Methodist church Thursday, Nov. 14, at 10 o'clock for the examination of appli cants for license to preach. The ‘com mittee consists of the following: Rev. W. F. Smith, Cordele; T. B. Stan ford, Cordele; T. E. Davenport, Ash- burn; W. A. Brooks, XJnadilla; W. L. Wright, Vienna. The last quarterly conference for this churc*h will be hfcld at the Metho-, dist* church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. South Georgia Conference will con vene in Valdosta on Wednesday, the '20th. Inst Bishop. W. A. Candler will. preside. Vienna has two delegates to represent the Cordele District, they are Messrs. E. G. Greene and J. G. Forehand. ' * Subscribe for the Vienna News. For in or out door wear in Winter as a Sweater. The big folks and the little folks prefer them. We have just unpacked a shipment of selected styles in Sweaters for ladies. 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