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IHURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1949.
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CALENDAR
Watercolors by Miss Jean
N. Flanigen will be on view
until January 24, These paint
jngs were done while Miss
Flanigen Wwas stationed in
paris during World War IL
Library Story time over
WGAU at 6:30 p. i Tuesday.
Library Stery Hour with Miss
Marion Bloomfiield on Satur
day moruing, 10 to 11 o’clock.
Library hours are 9 2. ' m.'lo
g p. m. Monday through Fri
day. .Saturday 9 a. m. to 6 p.
m. Sunday 3 p .m to 6 p. m,
W. A. Sutton, of the Universi
ty, will address the Universify
pemonstration School P. T. A,
Thursday eevning at 7:30. Mr.
Sutton’s subject will be “Devel
oping Human Spark Plugs.” All
patrons and friends of the school
are urged to attend.
Gaines School PTA is spon
soring a chicken supper, with all
the trimmings on Thursday
night, January 20, at 6:30. Tick
ets are SI.OO for adults and chil
dren 50 cents. The proceeds from
the supper will go for improv
ing the lunchroom. Everyone is
invited to attend.
The Department of Physical
Education of the University of
Georgia announces two dance
classes for children to be taught
py Cora A. Miller. One for ages
sy and seven years, Friday at
945, for ages eight, nine and ten
year olds Wednesday at 3:30. For
information call 2151 ext. 77, or
3026.
Life Agency Cashiers ASSe
ciationr of Athens will held a
joint meetiug with the Life
Underwriters Association of
Athens on Friday, January 21,
12 o'clock, at the Holman Ho
tel.
Third Annual Florists’ Short
Course will be held here in Con
ner Hall on January 25 and 26.
It is being held by the Depart
ment of Horticulture, College of
Agriculture, of the University of
Georgia. .
Arnoldsville Baptist W. M.
U. will give an oyster supper
_in the church annex Thursday
night, January 20, from 6 to
§ o’'cleck. Price for adults
will be SI.OO and children
will be 50 cents.
.. Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae
Club will hold its first meet
ing of the year on Thursday
evening, January 20, 8 o’clock
at the Alpha Delta Pi Chapter
house on Milledge. All mem
bers are requested to be pres
ent. ‘
A singing will be held at
Union Christian Church in
Oconee county on Sunday, Jan
vary 22, at 7:30. The pablic i 3
cordially invited to attend.
W. C. T. U. will hold its regu
lar monthly meeting at the First
Christian church on Friday, Jan
uary 21, 3:30 p. m. Members of
that church are to have charge
of the program. The vice-presi
dents of the other churches are
asked to call their members.
A singing will be held each
Tuesday night at the Lyndon
House 7:30. All singers and the
public is cordially invited.
Faculty Dance will be held in
Memorial Hall on Friday even
ing, Jan. 28, 9 to 12:30. For tic
kets please call Mrs. Tomlinson
Fort at 1459-J or Mrs. Howard
Thomas, 497-W.
Athens Woman’s Club will
meet Tuesday afternoon, Jan
uary 25th at 3:30 with Mrs.
Doyle Terry, 164 Glenn Rock
Road. Mrs. W. S. Brown,
chairman of Education will
have charge of the program,
presenting Dr. 0. C. Ader
hold, who will be the speaker
of the afternoon. Assisting
Mrs. Terry will be Mrs. J.
W. 0. McKibben, Mrs. Horace
Smith, Miss Katherine Lanier
and Mrs, J. W. Bailey. A cor
rial invitation is extended to
all members to be present.
The third in a series of pro-
Zrams on the United Nations will
be held in the form of a round
table discussion in the Chapel on
- Tuesday night, January 25, 8
} "clock. This series is sponsored
Jointly by the AAUW and the
League of Women Voters.
Drama Group of the AAUW
}ull meet with Mrs. Alfred Scott,
%38 Springdale avenue, on Mon
day evening 7:30. Miss Carolyn
Vance will review the latest play
of Tennessee Williams, and all
| Members are invited to attend.
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Stonewall Jackson
Written for Laura Rutherford
Chapter, U. D. C., Athens, Ga.
BY MARY E. WOODS
The Jackson family came from
England to Virginia. John Jack
son, the first of the family known
to us, settled in Lewis County,
beyond the Alleghanies, where
his son Edward became a county
surveyor and served in the Leg
islature. Jonathan, son of Edward,
settled in Harrison County, Va,,
where he practiced law and mar
ried Miss Neal of Wood County.
Of his foru children\by this mar
riage, Thomas Jonathan Jackson,
born January 21, 1824, was young
est,
The events of Jackson’s life up
to the beginning of the War Be
tween the States are not especial
ly interesting nor unusual, but
some particulars are worthy of
our attention.
The Jacksons did not belong to
the class of planters who lived in
elegance and luxury on the sea
board, but to that thrifty, intel
ligent, and energetic population
which settled in western Virginia.
They became lawyers, judges.
members of the Legislature and
soldiers, filling offices of useful
ness and occasionally of distinc
tion. Their houses and style of
living were unpretentious, their
manners plain, but the class to
which the family belonged was
justly regarded as one of the most
intelligent and respected in the
Commonwealth.
Thomas Jackson lost his mother
when he was quite young and
when only three years old, Jack
son’s father died, leaving his fam
ily penniless. Jackson lived with
various relatives until he was 16
years old. He had acquired the
rudiments of a plain English edu
cation in an old field school, at
the same time assisting with the
work on the farm.
West Point Appointment
About this time Jackson heard
that there was a vacancy at West
Point and he at once determined
to apply for the appointment. A
friend, Col. J. M. Bennett, realiz
ing the high standards of West
Point, asked Jackson if he had
prepared himself; Jackson’s reply
was, “I am very ignorant, but I
can make it by study. I know I
have the energy, and I think I
have the intellect.” His applica
tion was successful, and in July
1842 he was admitted as a cadet
at West Point to begin his four
years of military training and the
success which he so ambitiously
strived for.
At this time he was more than
6 feet tall; his hands and feet were
large and he was really quite
awkward. A target for the jokes
and pranks of the other boys at
the military school, though bash
ful and timid, he was courageous,
polite, full of common sense, and
he had a heart overflowing with
kindness. He did not find his ca
reer as a student at West Point
easy. During the first year his
progress was slow; during the sec
ond he made visible progress.
“You‘can be whatever you re
solve to be” was his slogan, and
with this always in mind, he
slowly worked his way up in his
class. He had gone to West Point
to secure an education and from
this object he permitted no social
enjoyments to divert him. He was
not fond of society and made no
impression upon it. He was neith
er gay nor witty, and had little
humor. He was sedate and earnest
and shy, but his kindness and sim
plicity of manner and his absence
of suspicion, made for him many
friends.
Mexican War
After graduation from West
Point, Jackson was appointed Sec
ond Lieut. of Artillery. The Uni
ted States was at war with Mex
ico and his conduct under fire at
Vera Crux was creditable for soon
after, for “gallant and mertorious
conduct at the seige of Vera
Cruz,” he was promoted to First
Lieutenant. From then on, his gal
lant services, meritorious conduct
in various battles, his devotion,
industry, talent, and gallantry,
earned for him well deserved pro
motions from 2nd Lieut. to Major.
After the Mexican War we fol
low Jackson for a short to Florida,
where the remnant of the Indian
Tribes formerly inhabiting that
region still carried on hostilities
against the government. Here his
health gave way. He had never
been a robust man and, after the
heavy strain of the Maxican cam
paigns, the swampy airs of Flori
da proved too much for him.
This feeble state of health in
duced him to accept the Chair of
Natural and Experimental Philos
ophy and Instructor of Artillery at
The Virginia Military Institute
near Lexington, Va. Here sur
rounded by blue mountains, pure
air, charming landscapes, life be
came tranquil and serene. He was
‘happy as husband, father, friend
and citizen. This period is marked
by two important events, his mar
riage and his profession of reli
gion. He married Miss Junkin,
’daughter of the Rev. Dr. Junkin.
|President of Washington College.
She did not long survive her mar
’riage, and her only child, a daugh
‘ter, died in infancy. Several
years later, Jackson married Miss
Morrison of N. C. By this marri
age he had a daughter, Julia, born
a few months before his death.
§ Religious Life
Here at Lexington amid happy
surroundings, were first revealed
to Jackson the full glory and sub
limity of that faith in God which
soon became the master element
of his being. He joined the Pres
byterian Church at Lexington,
where he speedily became . a
prominent and active worker.
Religious duties became the con
trolling occupation of his life. His
motto was, “Do your duty and
leave the rest to God.” His Chris
tian faith was a practical influ
ence, shaping his habits and life.
For a period of nearly ten years,
he strictly and faithfully perform-
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ed his duties as instructor in the
classroom and instructor of Ar
tillery on the parade ground. But
such a tranquil life was not to be
the fate of Jackson. His early life
had been passed in the hot atmos
phere of battle and amid the roar
of artillery and small arms; the
stormy martial music which was
dear to his youthful ears was soon
to again thunder around him in
the adduous campaign of The War
Between the States.
We will not go into the causes
which led to the war nor to a
summary of the events of the war
in which Jackson displayed such
marvelous qualities of leadership,
intellectual vision, and . tactful
guidance. On the 20th of Decem
ber 1860, South Carolina seceded
from the Union and was followed
in the order named by Mississippi,
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louis
iana and Texas. Early in Feb.
1861, Jefferson Davis of Mississ
ippi, was elected President of the
Confederate States and on the
th day of April Fort Sumpter sur
rendered to Gen. Beauregard. On
the following day, April 14th,
President Lincoln issued a Proc
lamation calling upon the states
for 75,000 men to enforce obedi
ence to United States authority in
the Seceded States. This Procla
mation decided the course of Vir
ginia. She had long delayed fol
lowing her sister Southern States
in seceding from the Union be
cause of a repugnance to a disso
lution of the Union and the inau
3uration of a bloody war. When
called upon, however, to furnish
her quota of the 75,000 men she
passed, on the 17th, of April, an
ordinance of secession and took
her place by the side of her
Southern sisters.
Heads Cadet Corp
With the beginning of the war
Jackson appeared upon the scene.
He left Lexington on April 21st,
in command of the corps of cadets
and proceding to Camp Lee at
Richmond, entered energetically
upon the task of drilling the
young men who were pouring in
from all sections of the state. Gov.
Letchér nominated him Colonel
of Volunteers and he was sent on
May 3, to take charge of all forces
assembling at Harper’s Ferry. La
ter in the month, Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston, formerly of the U. S
Army, arrived and took command.
Jackson was assigned to the com
mand of a Brigade of Infantry
composed of four Regiments of
Virginians. The personnel of these
Regiments included ' the flower
and pride of the Commonwealth.
Jackson’s most ‘celebrated
movements took place in the Val
ley of the Shenandoah, that por
tion of the state which has been
called the Garden of Virginia.
The Army of the Shenandoah,
which later became known as
“The Stonewall Brigade,” was
commanded by a born leader who
compelled respect, aroused enthu
siasm, and controlled and direct
ed the chivalirc impulses of thor
ough soldiers. Under Jackson’s
leadership, they accepted bad for
tune along with the good, they
fought with courage and resolu
tion and felt themselves able to
achieve impossibilities. :
Jackson’s rule was never to al
low an enemy to rest; to attack
wherever it was possible and to
press on until all opposition was
broken down and the day gained.
The remarkable activity shown in
his campaigns is an evidence that
he possessed these traits as a
General in a more eminent degree,
perhaps, than did any of his con
temporaries. An unwary adversa
ry was already doomed. It is said
that he marched his men nearly to
death and it was true. But the
drain upon their physical strength
was compensated by victories, by
spoils, and by renewed moral
strength. Jackson preferred to ar
rive by forced marches in the face
of an unprepared enemy and drive
them before him, with a small loss
among his own men, to a more
leisurely advance which would
find the enemy ready for him.
He never rested nor took any
account of hours or seasons; he
considered all weather good to
fight in and utterly discarded the
general conviction of mitaly men
that nmight attack were hazard
ous.
Jackson’s services became more
and more valuable as hisrank in
creased. No one doubts what his
leadership as Commander-in-
Chief would have been, had he
reached that position, but we
know that the brain which con
ceived and executed the campaign
of the Valley, was equal to any
position in the army. |
Jackson’s Attack |
At Chancellorsville a 9 o'clock
at night when he fell the victim
of a fatal and tragic mistake on
the part of fellow Southerners, he
was preparing for that movement
of his left wing which was to en
velop General Hooker and decide
the fate of the Federal Army. No
other General living would have
ventuer upon so dangerous and
undertaking, but Jackson decided
upon it without hesitation. He
died before he had reached the
age of 40, and had only 2 years
for the display of his great and
unsurpassed military . faculties.
But in that short space of time he
accomplished results which ren
dered his name and fame immor
tal. Few equalled him in the
great art of making war—fewer
still in purity of héart and life.
Jackson’s military movements
were always based upon close
calculation, and he was not want
ing in foresight and caution; he
knew just what he was capable of
achieving and knew equally well
what was beyond his strength.
Some military men think that
Jackson risked too much at times,
but the resources of his genius
were enormous and the men in
his command never doubted his
eventual triumph.
An Officer, long intimately as
sociated with Jackson, gave the
following excellent summary of
his character:
“Apparently dull in some direc
tions, he was in others an origin
al and patient thinker. As a mili
tary genius, no other remains like
him. Judging with quick and sel-
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Mrs. Hammond
Entertained
At Luncheon
On Wednesday Mrs Ed Ham
mcnd was hostess to a group of
her friends at a sperd-the-day
party at her lovely country
home near Athens. .
Beautiful arrangements of daf
fodils were used throughout the
iiving and dining rooms and a
celicious luncheon was served
Those present were Mrs. Ben
Crane, Mrs. Hugh Gordon, Mrs.
Dave McNeel, Mrs. Audley Mor
ton and Miss Julia Walden.
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Surprise Party
Honors Mrs.
Leila R. Mize
In the beautiful rooms of Miss
Katherine Lanier in her home on
Lumpkin street, a surprise birth
day patty was given honering
Mrs. Leila Ritchie Mize, who for
a number of vears has shared a
desk with the hostess in the
Extension Depratment of the
University ot Georgia. The staff
'n{ state workers and the Horme
Demonstration Agents from over
}the state assembled at the Uni
versity for instructions for_great
‘er efiiciency in their work and
about forty of the group, who
had been closely associated with
Mrs. Mize, received “Telegrams,”
inviting them to come at eight
ir the evening tc the home of
Miss Lanier, to be with Mrs.
'Mize in th 2 celebration of her
buthday.
A Guest Book was presented
by one of the guests, then a.
beautiful orchid was pinned by
Miss Jessie Mize on the shoulder
of her mother, who was lovely
in her simply made black after
noon frock, trimmed becomingly
in beads at the waist line. Two
lists of those attending the party
were kept, one for the honoree,
‘and the other for the hostess, as
souvenirs of the evening, long ic
}be remembered.
House guests c¢f Miss Lanier
for the weck induded Mrs.
Frank Parkcer of Baxley; Mrs.
Annie Wiley, Blackshear; Miss
Martha Cobb, = Americus; -and
Miss Ruth Chappell of Montezu
ma. Pink “gladioii, the gif: of
these ladies, with bowls of white
narcissi from the garden, gave
the rooms a festive air, a suit
able backgrourd for tne assem
bling of splendid friends, whose
Londs were closely knit through
wcrthwhile accomplishments.,
Just before the refreshmenig
were sesved, Miss Lanier brought
a basket " filled to overflowing
with birthday gifts for Mrs.
Mize, each bearing a personal
message, from those who remem
bered the occasion in this way.
~ Expressions of appreciation to
Miss Lanier were given to thogse
attending this delightful evéning,
in which Miss Virginia Biggers
and Mrs. J. W. Bailey assisted.
dom errring sagacity, he was
prompt energetic and successful
in action. Humble before his Ma
ker, gentle in daily life, with an
amiable sweetness to close friends,
and a sincere politeness toward
every human being, he was habit
ually brief and decided in expres
sion, steadfast in purpose and,
when fully aroused as in the cri
sis of battle, sublime in the fire
of his spirit. A man of prayer,
faith, simplicity, purity, and pow
er.”
Stonewall Jackson—Are You
Dead? :
Stonewall Jackson, you are not
dead,
We say to every southern breeze,
You have only passed over the
River to rest
In the shade of the trees.
Your challenge is ringing across
the years
To all who are facing sore defeat.
“Give them the bayonet” echoes
still
And halts retreat.
Son of the South, you are not
dead,
You live on the pages of history
And our children’s children shall
learn from you
Lessons in courage and piety.
—Poem by Elsie Duncan San
ders—ln The Southern Magazine.
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Personals
Friends of little Anna Faye
Stewart will regret to learn that
she is ill with mumps.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Braswell
have moved to the Mathis Apart
ments, having sold their home on
West View Drive.
W * &
Mr. and Mrs. A. W| Ansley and
their daughter, -Margaret, leave
Saturday for their new ‘home in
Sanford, Fla.,, where Mr. Ansley
will engage in the drug business.
Their son, Woody, will remain in
Athens as a student at the Uni
versity. Their many friends regret
that they are leaving, and wish
them happiness in their new
home. : .
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Mrs. Bcelling Dußose, ir, and
young daughter, Betsy, of Mari
etta, are spending several weeks
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bolling Dußose on University
Drive,
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Mrs. Glenn Mills of Savannah,
1s the guest of her son and
daughter, Mr. and, Mrs. Albert
Wier, jr., on Hampton Court.
Mrs. Robin Burnet and daugh
ters, Dorothy and Elizabeth, have
returned to Biacksburg, Va,
following an extended visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Jarnagin. Mr. Burnet is a mem
ber of the faculty of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute.
Miss Isabel Wir is the guest oi
her brother and sister, Major and
Mrs. Burton Chandler (Elizabeth
Wier) at Fort Belvoir, Va, going
up to be with them for she in
auguration anad to attend a num
ber of delightful rocial festivi-:
ties, '
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The Elijah Chapter, D. A. R.,
of which Mrs.' J. T. Dudley is
regent, extended the courtesy of
a luncheon today to Mrs. Young
Harris Larbrough of Miiledge
ville, regent of Georgia National
Society, Daughters of the Amer
ican Revoluticn; and Mrs. Guy
Wells of Milledgeville, state cor
responding secretary, at the
home of Mrs Henry Cobb on
Milledge. The luncheon preceded
the regular meeting of the local
chapter ut Mrs. Harrison Birch
more’'s on McWhorter Drive.
Friends of T. J. Nunley will
regret to learn that he was ad
mitted to St. Mary’s Hospital on
Sunday for treatment and wish
for him a spciedx ricovery.
Violinist Robert Harrison, con-=
cert master of the Atlanta Sym
pheny Orchestra, is recuperating
from a case of mumps. !
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Friends of Mrs. Henry D. Mar
but will regret to lcarn that she
ig il at the Gel;eral Hospital. ’
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Former Athenians |
Celebrate t
12th Anniversary
The Athens friends of Mrs.!
James White will be interested in |
the following write-up that ap
peared this morning in Sally
Forth’s column in the Atlanta
Constitution: i
Doubie Anniversary Celebrated '
Yesterday was the birthday of
Mrs. James White, the former |
Elizabeth Spalding, and the date '
also marked the twelfth anniver
sary of her marriage to Mr. White.
So it was a momentous occasion '
in the household, as you can well |
imagine!
By way of celebrating the im
portant two-in-one event, Mr.
White planned a surprise party ‘
for his wife. He invited a dozen
of their most intimate friends |
to their Peachtiree Road home |
for cocktails at 6 o’clock, and
for dinner afterwards at the
Mirador Room.
They were seated for dinner at
a table lavishly adorned with
multi-colored Spring flowers.
There was an elaborate birthday ,
cake for the honor guest, and the '
guests toasted Mr. and Mrs. |
White in sparkling champagne. l
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Girl Scout
Activities
Show Increase
Activities of local Girl Scout
troops will reach a peak this month
with an intensive plan of work for
badges, charity, and fund-raising
scheduled.
A renewed interest in earning
Scouting badges is shown this
month, where as during the Christ
mas holidays attention was cen
tered on making favors for wound
ed veterans and attending caroling
parties. Most troops are now work
ing on First Aid, Cooking, Leather,
and My Troop badges.
Running a close second to Badge
work is the collection by individual
troops of clothing kits for use
either locally or in Europe. Each
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Other .activities of the month
will include participation in the
March of Dimes drive and the
making of valentines for the an
nual Girl Scout Valentine contest
February 5-10.
At least two troops plan out-of
state trips this summer and cam
paigns are now underway to raise
money to finance them. Troop 4
will spend one week in Washing
ton, D. C., while the Senior Scout
Troop plans a trip through some
of the western states.
To be eligible for the Washing
ton trip each troop member must
earn at least four badges and $lO
of her expenses during the winter
and spring. This troop also plans
a rummage sale and a canvass of
the city for magazine subscrip
tions. . Sk
"~ Qut-of-town trips planned by
‘other troops include a week-end at
the Y. W. C. A. Camp by Troop 11
PAGE THREE
and a visit to Grant Park Zoo in
the spring by Troop 16.
The most recently organized
Girl Scout troops in Athens include
Brownie Troops, 15, 30, and 35.
Firemen Answer
Two Calls Today
Firemen answered two calls
this morning, one being in the
business section and the other in
the residential part of the city.
They went to the Georgia
Drafting Company at 264 1-2
North Lumpkin street at 10
o'clock where an oil stove was
lafire. The fire was dquickly put
iout and caused only slight dam
age.
Earlier this morning firemen
went to 957 Baxter street where
2 house had been smoked up. The
only damage was from the smoke.