The Athens banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1902-1923, March 05, 1916, Image 12

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEN 1 . V- THIS BANNER, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1916. YOUR ENGRAVED VISITING CARDS Are certainly deserving of your best attention. Not only are our engraved visiting cards; the standard of excellence, but our engraved stationery, invitations, acceptances and other social literature ire also of the same elegant grade. Let us serve you when you need anything in the engraving line. You will be pleased. Our facilities for catalog and other print ng is excellent. Patronize our new department in Typewriter Supplies. BYRD PRINTING CO., ATLANTA. FAMILY WASHING mm—mu Have It Laundered under Sanitary Conditions. Have It Laundered Snow White and Blostom Clean. Our new methods and rates put this service within the reach of every household. If you are Interested, phone us and we will call and explain our Family Washing Plan to you. Athens Empire Laundry Company PHONE 217 Nobbiest L,ine .of. Spring Hats EVER SHOWN Now On Display Merchant Tailoring Line Complete MANY SELECT PATTERNS E. H. Dorsey MONUMENT TO CONFEDERATE SOL DIERS TO BE UNVEILED ON MEMO RIAL DAY AT LEXINGTON, GEORGIA 1 Make Life’s Sun- i set a Golden One ; —Start That Bank Account NOW! Am erican State Bank Athens, Ga. Ca pltal . . $1 00,000 - The story of the Confederate Mon ument which is to be unveiled on the court hou.,e square in Lexington, April 26th, 1916: ■Pericles say that the highest duty we owe our heroic dead is to raise monuments to their memory. So well have the women of the South loved and labored in that noble cause, that almost every city and town and vil- Oglethorpe volunteers Nor less Artillery, The Oglethorpe Rifles and those who made our armies Illus trious and gained for officers honors and renown—truly did they help to make laurels for commanding gene/ al3 to wear. To them we owe ne rer ending gratitude, undying honor and the monument we shall unveil April 26, 1916, is only in parital payment of our great debt of love and gratitude. Our monument will not be so wv>n derful in structure as is old Cheops, standing yet amid the burning sands of Egypt to bear record of the respect that ancient Egyptians entertained for their dead Pharaohs; not so beau tiful as the Mausoleums at Hartic- arnassus built at fabulous cost to make immortal the name of a sculp tor and the beauty of a queen. Our monument will not be hewn from a single block of stone or marble as were the Needles of Cleopatra, upon which to record the honors and tri umphs of monarchs. It will not rise 555 feet as does the Washington mon ument In our national capital. But to the Oglethorpe Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, it will be wonderful, it will be beautiful. To the few remaining comrades of our heroic dead the unveiling of this mon ument will bring joy unspeakable. Upon the faces of the granite base will be cut In deed, clear lettering tbe name and the company of every Oglethorpe county veteran, living and dead, whose name could possibly be obtained, and the officers given their rank. If a single name has been omitted the chapter will feel sorrow, because we honor and love them all and our aim is to perpetuate their memory. The monument will be surmounted by a marble figure of a private sol dier. We deem this most fitting be cause as General West has said, “Take from our history the devotion and gallantry of the private soldier and few indeed would have been the laurels entwining the memories of our departed leaders. The private soldier gloried in the fame and re nown of their immortal chieftains, and with forgotten graves were them selves contented. As long as lookout Mountain rears its head above the bloody fields of Chicamaugu like the Chimbaraso of the Andes so long will the glory won by the Confederate pri vate soldier live In history and for this reason we have placed him upon our monument. To begin with the beginning in tell ing the story of the story of this monument wc must needs go back to the years when Prof. N. H. Bullard was principal of Mesan Academy and Miss Mamie Weaver was associated with him in his work. Fortunately Indeed were the children under the tutelage of these two. For the first time In the history of Old Meson (splendid as her history had been) were the pupils required to make special preparation for Memori al Day, and the public invited to en joy their programs. On one of these Memorial Day programs, the first one “sticks in the memory” of every one present. The name of each veteran going out from the county was hunt ed up, together with something he did, something he said, or something that was said about him, and when the name was called one of the pupils responded with this bit of informa tion. There was laughter, there were tears, there was gladness, there was sadness In the audience, as these chil dren, every one from the oldest to the youngest had something to tell about an old soldier, perhaps long since passed over the river to rest under the shade of the tree?, or per haps sitting as an honored guest of Min nmulnn 1iotantn<* «n that of his comrades. Prof. Ballard delivered- a superb address. To hear his impassioned words was to catch the contagiofi of his enthusiasm and to long to do something to honor the brave men of the Stxities. And when as the crowning feature of the day the children piled high the freshest, sweetest flowers of the spring-time, thus building to our Confederate sol diers a monument, the loveliest ever seen, I think we might say that then and there was born the determined purpose to build a monument of gran ite or marble or bronze that could neither wilter nor fade, but would en dure to remind coming generations of the men ot noblo souls who sub dued their fears and bravely dared all dangers. So it was that all thought, all felt and all loved, but It remained for Mrs. T. W. Crawford to take the ini tiative in organizing a chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy in Oglethorpe county, with the buiild (ng of a Confederate monument as the great ultimatum of the organization. According to the eternal fitness Mira. Crawford was chosen first president, with Mrs. R. B. Mathews. Mrs. Cor nelia Drake, Mrs. Wm. M. Howard, Mrs. Wm. A. Reynolds, Mrs. Wm. H. Deadwyler, Mrs. John N. Booth. Mrs. a. I. Reynolds, Miss Gladys Craw ford, Mrs. M. S. Weaver, Mrs. F. C. Reed, Miss Mamie Weaver, Miss Ma rion Herndon, Mrs. W. J. Cooper, Mrs. Mary Cooper, Mrs. Della How ard, Mrs. Julia Johnson, Mrs. Georgia Stevens, Mrs. Ima Poyner Hawkins, Mrs. Jessie Poyner Little, Mrs. L. H. Bason, Miss Llszie Hattie Dillard, Miss Virginia Dillard, and Miss Maury Dillard charter members. The first money for the monument was given, unsolicited, to Mrs. Craw ford. Dr. M. M. Landrum, a brave soldier, noticing from the Oglethorpe Echo that a U. D. C. Chapter had been organized,/asked Mrs. Crawford to accept from him one dollar to start the fund for a monument. A little later, Un’cle Joe Baughn, a hero of the Sixties, upon leaving for a trip to Texas, went to Mrs. Crawford with one dollar, remarking that, being old and feeble, he might not return, and that he wished to have a share in the monument he felt sure the Daugh ters would build. We did not despise the day of small things. Our monu ment will have been built not by the munificent giving of the rich but by the “Mickles have made the muck- les” and during Mrs. Crawford’s ad ministration only $3S.75 was reported, Mrs. Deadwyler ha\ing received |24 and Mrs. Crawford $14.77. (Miss Ma mie Weaver succeeded Mrs. Craw ford as president and she continued the good work, keeping ever before the chapter the great aim of the or ganization, namely, building the mon ument. At the expiration of her term of office Mrs. Wm. M. Howard be came president and with executive ability and the system peculiarly characteristic of her manner of life, Bhe divided up the entire chapter into committees which she termed “Ways and Means Committees,” and com missioned these committees to get money for the monument in any hon est way. Ev> they did. Mrs. Howard^ term of office had hardly half expired when she remov ed to Augusta, and Mrs. T. W. Craw ford, vice president, again became president and endeavored to carry on Mrs. Howard's plants. They worked well. The committees were active and the money* was coming in. But still the time seemed very far distant When there wiuld be in the treasuiy funds sufficient to warrant any spe cific action looking to the building of the monument. At the regular time for election of officers, Mrs. Jool Cloud was elected. She had hardly been Inducted into office before she grappled the situation with a master hand. She was bold, she was radical. She Btartled the chapter by the sug gestion that the monument be un veiled April 26, 1916, a little less than two years from the time she was speaking. Impossible! It can’t be done, was the feeling that prevailed. Mrs. Cloud insisted: “It can be done. Let’s , do it.” Her confidence inspired the whole chapter. She slightly changed Mrs. Howard’s committees, and made a new committee, a gen eral committee, to solicit funds any where, everywhere and/all the tim e. Mrs. Crawford was made chairman of this committee, with Mrs. E. I. Reynolds, Mrs. Georgia Stevens, Mi*s. H. H. Little, Mrs. John Jarrell, Mis-. J. C. Martin and Mrs. Ruby Cunning ham. i)ib» All black-treadTires are NOT made of “BAREFOOT’’ Rubber T HIS is to tell the People, that Goodrich “BARE FOOT-RUBBER” Value lies not in its COLOR but in its composition. It lies in the especially devised Texture, Flexibility, Cling-quality, Stretch, Lightness and Resilience of that “Barefoot Rubber” which, through years of Research WE developed tQ match the marvellous Flexibility, Re silience and Power-conservation of our tioo-layer-Cord “Silvertown” Tires. t Color alone would have been little help in making “Silvertown” Treads stand-tip in the tremendous EN DURANCE Tests which the 100-Mile-per-hour-RacesJof 1915 provided. And Color alone,—Black, White, Red, or Gray—can do little for the Consumer who buys a “Me-too” Black-Tread Tire, of imitated make, on the assumption that all Black- Tread Tires are likely to be made of same materials. 30x3 1 _ ... f $10.40 30x3V4/" ,F *’ rd S,xe * 1513.40 32 x3V, .515.45 33x4 Safety Tread.......522.00 34 x 4 "Fair-Lilt”. 522.40 36x4% J31.60 37x5 537.35 38x5K 550.60 T HE marvellous “Barefoot Rubber” now used in Goodrich FABRIC Tires (as well as in Good rich ‘ ‘ Silvertowns’ ’) is black only because we elected that color, primarily for distinction and association with our SILVERTOWN CORD Tires. When, therefore, the usual crop-of “flattering” Imi tations sprouts upon the Market DON’T assume that OTHER Black-Tread Tires have in them the “BARE FOOT-RUBBER” which made the enormous ENDUR ANCE of Silvertown Cord Tires possible in the 90 to 103 Mile-per-hour Races of 1914-15. No Tires on the Market, Size for Size, and Type foi’ Type, are LARGER than Goodrich, and none more gen erously good, at any price. “Barefoot Rubber” is now made into Goodrich FABRIC Tires,—Goodrich “Silvertown Tires,”—Goodrich Inner Tubes, — Goodrich Truck Tires, — Goodrich Motor Cycle Tires,— Goodrich Bicycle Tires,—and Goodrich Rubber Boots, Overshoes, Soles and Heels. Get a sliver of it from your nearest Goodrich Dealer or Branch. Note (by comparison), the* reasonably-low Fair-List prices at which these best-possible Fabric Tires are being sold, on a BUSINESS basis. GOODRICH THE B. F. GOODRICH CO. Akron, Ohio. i_AJ~ HI III (5(51 AEEFOOT 99 No. 1—Mrs. John Hawkins, chair man; Miss Florrie Carter, Mrs. Thad Hawkins, Mrs. Kate Smith, Mrs. Nonie Bowen, Miss Lizzie Hattie Dil lard, Mrs. Virginia Dillard. No. 2.—Miss Madge Weaver, chair man; Mrs. S. L. Maxwell, Mrs. F. C. Reed, Mr?. W. J. Cooper, Mrs. B. W. .Maxwell. No. 3.—Mrs. Alice Deadwyler, chair man; Mrs. W. H. Reynolds, Mrs. Jno. N. Booth, Mrs. Annie Avera, Mrs. C. O. Sterling. !No. 4.—Mrs. A. A. Rayle, chair man; Mrs. P. W. Davis, Mrs. W. S. Bush, Mrs. Mary Cooper, Mrs. R. IB. Mathews. No. 5.—(Miss H-arena Crawford, chaiman; Mrs. R. F. Brooks, Mrs. J. E. Stewart, Mrs. T. C. Stevens, Mrs. M. S. Weaver. Miss Lucyle Reynolds, Mrs. Gray Roland. No. 6.—Mrs. Walter Broach. These committees have worked un- weariedly. Barbecues, ice cream fes tivals, public benefit plays, etc. We feel that In writing the story of the monument special mention should be made of Mrs. Vf. H. Reynolds, the treasurer. During the years she has hardly allowed a penny of the chap ter’s money to be “Idle,” even for a day. She has kept it all at Interest and if she has gotten a little com pound interest nobody has blamed her. Every Daughter has done her best. The Memorial Day orators have helped us much. Hon. Thos. S. Mell of Athens, Dr. A. W. Van Hoose of Shorter College, Hon. Jere M. Poind of the Normal School, Athens; Hon. Lucian Lamar Knight of Atlanta, and Col. Thos. W. Reed of Athens, each one inspired, encouraged and stimu lated. Every Cross of Honor has said to us, “Persevere, and the goal is in sight.” A thousand dollars in cold cash,* and many warm hearts and gen erous spirits ready to respond when they hear the appeal for the remain ing seven hundred. On the 26th day of April, next, the monument will be unveiled. Old Lex ington—“Sleepy Hollow” she Is called —will be wide awake on that day. A splendid program is being prepar ed for the occasion, and a great day it will be. We are proud of the great men ot Oglethorpe county past and present. Our governors, jurists, congressmen, educators, doctors and ministers have ranked with the best. We are proud tine glory. We are proud of the old, old Presbyterian church. We are even proud of the much wealth made in Oglethorpe county that has gone out of the county to enrich and make beautiful Athens and other cities But of nothing are we more proud than of the Confederate monument, building In the McNeil Marble Yards in Marietta, soon to be brought to Lexington, placed upon the court house square and unveiled next Me morial Day. NANCY HEARD DAVIS. (Written by request). WALTON COUNTY DEMO CRATS NAME COMMITTEE UGH CALOMEL MAKES YOU DEATHLY SICK Stop using dangerous drug before It salivate* you I It's horrible! . You’re bilious, sluggish, constipated and believe you need vile, dangerous calomel to start your Uver and dean your bowels. Here’s my guarantee! Ask your druggist for a 50 cent bottle of Dod son’s Liver Tone and take a spoonful tonight If It doesn't start your Uver and straighten you right up better ’ban calomel and without griping or naking yon sick 1 want you to go •ack to tbe store and get your money. Take calomel today and tomorrow •*ou will feel weak and sick and nan- eated. Don’t lose a day’s work, rake a spoonful of harmless, vegeta ble Dodson’s Liver Tone tonight and wake up feeling great It’s perfectly harmless, so give it to your cbUdren any time. It can’t salivate, so let •hem eat anything afterwards.—Adv. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE ia better than ordinary juinine and doe* not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the lull name and 'ok for IhF cicnatirro of V W rPOVW Cut Flowers AND FLORAL OFFER- INGS OF ALL KINDS Rooted Red Geraniums JONES 6REENH0USE CD. PRIMARY IS SET FOR THAT COUNTY FOR WEDNESDAY, 3RD OF MlAY. (Special to the Banner.) Monroe, Ga., March 4.—The demo cratic mass meeting convened at tbe court house at 1 o’clock, having been called together by the chairman of t the county committee, Hon. Orrln Roberts. Col. Roberts stated that the object of the meeting was to select an execu tive committee for the ensuing term and requested citizens from the vari ous districts to get together and select their committeemen, the nomi nations to be reported to the meeting. This was done, and the various dis tricts nominated their committeemen as follows: Monroe—Orrin Roberts. Social Circle—E. L. Almand. Allen—Josiah Bias ingame, Sr. Buncomb—D. Y. Hodges. Broken Arrow—J. C. Broadnax Brooks—R. H. Stephens.- Vinegar Hill—H. A. Jones. Booth—J. M. Still. Richardson J. J.. Prather. Blasingame’s—J. H. Studdard. Mountain—G. J. Cook. Brantley’s—J. J. QarrbtL Whatley’s—W. R. Davis. These nominations were -reported back to the mass meeting and ratified, as were the selections of Orrin Rob erts as chairman and Ernest Camp secretary. Primary Date Fixed. At a meeting ot the new democratic executive committee of Walton coun ty held Tuesday afternoon, the date for the county primary was set for Wednesday, the third day ot May. The committee will meet again next Tuesday morning, March 7th, at 10 o’clock in the grand jury room at the court house for the purpose of formu lating rules for the primary and for deciding whether or not the Nxfnnty school superintendent shall be voted upon in the country primary or the state primary, to be held in Se]tf| tember. There seems to be a differ-j ence of opinion on the subject the state authorities will be asked information.

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The Athens banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1902-1923, March 05, 1916, Image 12