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Volume XXXII.
temperance rally
AT A. M.E. CHURCH
local vv. c. t. u. have a
great meeting
STRONG APPEAL MADE 10 COLORED RACE
And Hearty Co-operation Is
Assured By Them.
The Woman’s Christian Temper*
auee Union held a splendid temper
ance rally at the polored Methodist
Church v St. Luke’s A. M. E. Churclij
Sunday morning at eleven o’clock,
JaLUHry 81st, 1915.
The Sunday Schools of the three
colored churches of Cart.ersville all
met together for this service and the
Young Men’s Christian Citizenship
League aud the Young Woman’s
Bible Class came in a body from the
Baptist Church. The Sunday School
teachers and the principal and teach
ers of the public schools aud the
the three pastors of the churches.
The music furnished by the Junior
ami regular choirs of the churches
and the choruses were beautiful.
Rev. J. E. Epton presided at the serv*
ices and paid a glowing tribute to
the Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union and the great work they were
doing.
Mrs. John W. Jones, who has
charge of temperance in the Sunday
Sehcols in Bartow county, then took
ehaige of the services. She stated
that the women of the W. C. T. U.
in America were working with the
definite object, of National Constitu
tional Prohibition, and she read the
following extract from the “Union
Sign.-. 1,” their national organ:
WHAT IS THE OBJECT OF NATIONAL
PROHIBITION ?
“It is to destroy the agency that
del* inches the youth of the land and
hereby perpetuates its hold upon the
Nation. It will cause the business
to cease that profits in barter and
sale in which it can not get custom
ers by teaching old and grown-up
men to drink, but it has debauched
the youth of our land. It does not
coerce any drinker. It simply says
that barter and sale—matters that
have been a public function from the
semi-civilized days of society—shall
not continue to debauch the youth.
Now the liquor trust is wiseenough
to know that it can not perpetuate
its sway by depending on debauch
ing grown people, so it uses an ors
gauic method of teaching the youth
how r,o drink.
We apply exactly the same method
to destroy tbe traffic.
We do not hope to make old drink
ers slop drinking, but we do aim to
effectively put an end to the system*
atic organized debauching of our
you! li through thousands and tens
of thousands of agencies throughout
the laud.”
Mrs. Jones then asked Mrs. Gil
reath to speak on this vital question
which is causing so much thought,
prayer and planning by the intelli
gent citizens of our county.
Six- spoke to tne young people, de
scribing the awful effect of alcohol
upon the body and brain of our
American boys and men.
She told them that 90 per cent of
ah crime was traceable to whisky,
and her talk was splendidly convinc
ing and very much enjoyed by all
who heard her.
Mrs. Gilreath is a marvelous speak
er, and it is small wonder that she is
constantly sought by not ouly cities
in Georgia, but other states.
After Mrs. Gilreath’s talk the choir
sang, “1 Want To Bea Christian in
My Heart.”
Mrs. C'unyns then sang with great
power, “A Saloonless Nation in
1920.”
Then Mrs. Pyron presented tlie
work of the VV. C. T. U., asking for
pledges, and when the call was made
to s-ifgn the pledge fifty women signi
fied their desire to become members
of the W. C. T. IT., and mere than
fifty pledges were signed by the mem*
bers of the Sunday Schools.
The women of the \V. C. T. U
were very much pleased at the splen
did results of the service and espes
ciallyat the cordial reception accord
ed them.
The following colored preachers
assisted iu I his service: Rev. Stan
ton, Rev. Thompson and Re\\ Stir
ling.
The Baptist minister invited the
W. C. T. U to meet at a Union serv
ice in his church in April.
The 21st anniversary of the organ
ization of the W. C. T. U. wash* Id
at the home of Mrs. W. C. Griffin,
Wedneday afternoon, January 27th, 1
Til Ft CARTERS VI I LE NEWS
MISS SUSIE JENKINS
CLAIMED 61 DEATH
POPULAR YOUNG LADY
DIES LAST MONDAY
AFTER AN ILLNESS OF SEVERAL WEEKS
Was A Student Of The Lo
cal High School.
Miss Susie Jenkins died Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at her home
on Tennessee street, after an illness
of several weeks’ duration.
was taken sick shortly before
Christmas, and recently it was de
cided to operate, but upon the physi
cian’s arrival from Rome it was soon
seen that the chances were too much
against recovery and it was called
off, as her sickness was too far ad
vanced and it was not deemed wise,
as it was certain that death was in
evitable.
She was a bright and talented
child and was in the third grade of
the Cartersville High Schools. Pop
ular with all her classmates and gen
erally loved by old and young aiiKe,
and the idol of her family, her death
has indeed cast a gloom over all.
„ Miss Jenkins is survived by her fa
ther, Mr. Thomas A.' Jenkins aud
the following sisters and brothers:
Mrs, Maude Chapman, Mrs. R. J
Eaves and Thomas and John Jen
kins.
She was born and reared at Stamp
Creek and lived near Cartersville for
several years, and moved to the city
about a year ago.
She was a member of the Sunday
School and church, having her mem
bership with the Second Baptist, and
while taken away in the flower of
her youth, our loss is Heaven’s gain,
for although she suffered intensely,
she has crossed over the river where
h :r sufferings shall be no more.
The funeral s< rvices were conduct
ed yesterday afternoon from her late
residence, Rev, Arthur Smith, pastor
of the Second Baptist church, offici
ating, and interment was in Oak
Hill cemetery.
WEEKLY OFFERINGS
i. w. mm’s
Attract A Great Sensation
Among Buyers.
Tiie weekly offerings made under
special heads and departments of J.
W. Vaughan & Cos. are creating quite
a bit of interesting sensation in re
tail mei chandising.
The announcement of this firm for
a special sale in dress goods and silks
for next Momlav and Tuesday is a
promise of a rich bargain for those
who may care to anticipate any need
for anew dress.
This firm is not idle, but gathering
an increased patronage daily iu the
display of special values and the first
showing of new wash goods, sheer
white goods, shirt waists, and tai
lored suits.
The buyer of this firm spent last
week with representatives of eastern
manufacturers selecting the newest
in such creations as will interest and
satisfy their growing trade.
Their millinery representative, Miss
Mattox, Is now iu market, making
spring selections, and very soon an
other buyer will widen out iu the
Baltimore aud New York fields for a
stock that has never been surpassed
ia Cartersville.
.here were f rty ladies present and
there was a splendid program given.
Mrs. W. H. Felton gave a splendid
reyiew of the work oi the W. C. T.
U. in Bartow county. She told of
its organization after the tabernacle
meeting by Mrs. Chaffin, who was
here at the time.
Mrs. Felton told of the temperance
worksite did in the states 20 years
ago, when it meant something to take
a stand against the whisky traffic.
Mrs. Guyton, Mrs. Gridin and Mrs,
C. A. Ail lay told sometniug of the
history of the Union in Cartersville.
- Several new members were added
to the roll.
The Union now has 82 actiye mem.
bers and are trying to have 100 before
the fiscal year closes. *•
Preparations were made for the
celebration of Frances Willard’s
birthday on February 17th.
February is membership mouth
and each woman who belongs to the
Cartersv’ilo Union is asked to work
and pray for anew member.
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1915.
SPLENDID SHOW AT
GRAND GPERA HOUSE
STRONG VAUDEVILLE IS
BEING PRESENTED
MARTINI & TURNER TAE HEADLINERS
Manager Gould Announces
New Bookings.
The Grand Opera House opened
Monday night with a strong vaude
ville show and pleased a large and
appreciative audience. It was quite
a pleasure for the theatre-goers to
turn out end witness again a real
live little show aud the company
that is holding the boards this week
is a very capable and well balanced
one, and both the opening comedy
and after pieces are strictly clean
anti upsto date and in fact, the whole
show runs through without a lag or
a dull moment.
The feature of the entertainment is
the strong work of Martini & Turner,
the clever sketch team, who have
t hrilled the audiences by their splen
did contortion work and pantomime
acting. Both of them artists in the
line have a splendid act and please
by their good work.
Ike Morris, the popular black face
comedian, is a scream throughout
and his every action tilings forth
rounds of applause.
;Tbe music consisting of niano and
drums is very fine indeed and Mana
ger Gould, ever untiring and ener
getic in the interest of looking after
the comfort of his patrons has every
thing running in splendid shape.
The house is warm and comfortable
and the best of order is maintained
throughout and there is nothing said
or done in the show to offend the
most fastidious.
This company appears every ui jilt
giving about a two hour show for the
small sum of feu and twenty cents
and their engagement concludes
with Saturday night.
The house will be dark all next
week, but the public have many
treats in store for them during the
remainder of the theatrical season.
Three splendid road shows are com
ing next month. Coburn’s Greater
Minstrels, “Seven Hours In New
York, and last but not, least that
popular matinee idol, Biltye (Single)
Clifford and his big girl show featur
ing a ladies orchestra, with probabil
ities of several other good bookings
between now aud then.
At First Baptist.
Rev. B. P. RobertsoD, of Atlanta,
will preach at the First Baptist
churen both Sunday morning and
Sunday evening, Februat y 14th, 1915.
A special service for children will
be held at the moruiug hour and par
ents are urged to have their children
present as well as themselyes. This
will be a very interesting as well as
instructive service.
Every body cordially invited to
these services and we hope to have a
good atteuda nee as Mr. Robertson is
a tine speaker and we feel sure you
will be well entertained and benefit
ed by hearing him.
Don’t fail to come.
Pulpit Committee.
Valentine Tea.
The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal
Church Will give a Valentine and
Musical on Saturday February 13tb,
1915, at the home ef Mrs. E. D Cole.
All are cordially inyited. A Valen
tine giveu each guest.
Miss Mary Pickford, The World’s Foremost Moving Pic
ture Star In “The Eagle’s Mate” At The Dixie Theatre,
Monday February* 15th*
J. 6. LIMY HEADS
THE HOTEL HYATT
AN EXPERIENCED HOTEL
MAN IN CHARGE
FORMERLY LOCATED AT CARROLLTON
Promises To Give Patrons
Best To Be Had.
Mr. J, B. Litesey has leased the
Hyatt Hotel and took charge of this
popular hostelry on last Monday,
succeeding Mrs. Darnell, who has
been la charge of same for the past
year.
The new manager is a young man
who has been reared in the hotel
business and understands how to
onduct a large place like this, and
he is popular with all the “kuights
of the grip,” whose familiar faces he x
has greeted on numerous occasions,
and he intends to make the Hotel
Hyatt one of the most up-to-date
and popular hosttlries to be found in
any city this size anywhere.
Mr. Litesey is accompanied here by
his family, and the people of Carters*
ville are g ad to welcome them to our
city and wish for them much success.
He was mauager of the Hotel
Southland at Carrollton for a long
period, and is well aud favorably
known throughout the state and has
made a host of friends everywhere.
It is understood that the hotel is to
be renovated and somejrnprovcments
made on the property, aud Manager
Litesey expects to give his patrons
the best the market affords and to
accord them every comfort and con
venience to be expected.
MISS LOIS PENDLEY
CALLED BY DEATH
Popular Allatoona Lady Dies
Last Week.
In the death of Miss Lois Pendley
Allatoona and the surroudding com
munity has lost one of the finest,
noblest aud amiable characters it
has ever known.
Miss Lois was twenty years of age,
and had been a true Christian for
the greuter part of her life. She was
a member of the Baptist church of
Allatoona and shed her light abroad.
The bereaved relatives and friends
sadly miss her genial face and sunny
smile in the old familiar places, but
most of all will the aged mother and
aunt miss her. She was the light
and joy of their lives—being the baby
and only girl at home. Bhe was the
one bright ravtha t brought sunshine
into their lives. To know her was to
love her, and she numbered her
friends by the score.
Ai iss Pendley had only been sick a
little more than four weeks. She
was taken first with rheumatism and
was thought to be progressing nicely
when pneumonia developed, and she
lived but a short time afterward.
She stood her suffering aDd pain re
markably well, never murmuring
against her lot.
She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. H. I. Pendley, and three broths
ers, Henry and Watson, of Allatoona;
Perry Pendley, of Macon; and one
sister, Miss Mattie Pendley, of At
lanta; aud numerous other relatives.
Tbe funeral and interment took
place at Emerson last Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o’clock.
MISS CUD SHELMAN
DIES LAST SUNDAY
HAD BEEN IN ILL HEALTH
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
A LIFE FULL OF SACRIFICE AND DEVOTION
Funeral Held At Episcopal
Church Tuesday.
Miss Clio Shelman died at her home
on North Erwin street last Sunday
morning about four o’clock, after an
illness of several weeks’ duration.
She was born and reared at the
“Glen” at the historic Shelman
Heights on the Etowah river, about
six miles from the city, hut iu 18(il
her father built a palatial and colo
nial mansion, where she lived until
about four years ago, when it was
destroyed by tire.
Her father was the Hon. C. T.
Shelman, a prominent and wealthy
planter, who settled here prior to the
war, and her mother was Miss Cecilia
Stovall, of Augusta, daughter ot one
of Georgia’s most distinguished and
prominent cit'zens. During General
Sherman’s march through Georgia
this home was spared, due to a his
toric romance which began when
General Sheruiau attended West
Point and knew Mrs. Shelman iu her
young ladyhood. He came up to
burn the house, when he asked an
old negro servant on the place who
lived there, and upon telling him
that Mrs. Cecilia Stoyall Shelman
lived tl ere, the General changed his
mind and decided he would let this
historic old place stand. This home
was famed for its hospitality, and
many a beautiful cotillion and dance
was held in the sixties, of which Miss
Clio, enjoying her young ladyhood,
took an active part. She was a fre
quent visitor to the Stovalls in Au
gusta and other prominent relatives
throughout the state, and she at
tended Lucy Cobb Institute at Ath
ens and graduated therefrom.
Shej was a devoted and loving sis
ter, and her life was one of sacrifice
and devotion to her family. A mem
ber of the Church of the Ascension iu
this city, she always took an active
part in all of the church work and
was a beautiful Christian character.
After the burning of the old home
at the Heights in 1911, she and her
two sisters came to Cartersvil e to
make their home, and have live!
here ever since. Their broth r, Mr.
Robert Shelman, has been in bad
health for some time, and prior to
her illness she had carefully nursed
and watched over him, and it is in
deed sad that she should be taken
away so suddenly and that the happy
family circle shou'd be broker up.
Mr. Shelman has been removed to
the hospital, and the last reports are
that he is improving, but tie was un
able to see his sister or be present at
the funeral.
The Sheiman family circle, now
broken by Time’s unerring sickle,was
one of the happiest families in Bar
tow county or the state of Georgia,
and they lived at the old place on the
river for many years, entertaining
lavishly aud noted for iheir hospital
ity. Mr. P. S. Sheiman died in 1906,
and Miss Clio was laid to rest on his
lot. Those surviving are Mr. Charles
T. Sheiman, of Atlanta; Misses Mar
garet and Cecilia and Mr. Robert
M. Sheiman, of this city.
The fuuera! ! rvices were conduct
ed Tuesday ait ri >"n at the Episco
pal church at 2:30 - sk. Rev. Geo.
Benedict, of Cedartow , t -rmer pas
tor and a lifelong friend of the fam
ily, officiating. The services were
very impressive aud tiie church was
crowded.
A quartette composed of Mrs. Har
ry WomelsdorfT, Messrs. Joe Calhoun.
Paul Akin and J. A Miller sang sev
eral beautiful songs, and the casket
was then borue to its last resting
place iu Oak Hill cemeiery.
Old Citizen Dies.
News reached Cartersville Sunday
morning last of the death of Mrs. J.
W. Nance, who died that day at her
home iu Palestine, Texas. Mrs.
Nance was well known to the older
citizens of Cartersville, where she
was raised and known as Miss Mag
gie Williams. She was the oldest
daughter of Mrs. H. E. Williams and
the sister of Mrs. W. J. Neel and
Mrs. .T. W. Vaughan, of Cartersville.
and Mrs. H. J. Porter, of Birming
ham, Ala.
ip rn. Nance was the mother of quite
a large family, and leaves a bereft
home of a husband and niuechildren.
The state reunion of the veterans
will be held in Albany this year in
October.
ATHLETIC FIELD AT
THE FAI6 GROUNDS
PLANS ARE TALKED OF
BY THE CITIZENS
WOULD BE OF GREAT BENEFIT TO ALL
Local Baseballists Enthusi
astic Over Prospects.
While King Winter has not yet de
parted from our midst with his icy
hand and we are still likely to expe
rience many more cold days before
the spriug and summer will be with
us, yet it is not amiss to give a casual
thought to those beautiful sunshiny
days in the future, when we would
all like to go out and see some good
sport, such as baseball, tennis, etc.
Along this line it, may be said upon
good foundation that, several of our
well known citizens have had their
minds running along these same
channels with a view of mapping out
some plans or devising some way by
which a baseball ground, tennis
court, football field and other out
door-ports con’d be furnished our
citizenship.
It has been pointed out by many
that the most ideal place that could
be found anywhere for a general ath
letic field is the large enclosure with
in the half-mile track at the Bartow
County Fairgrounds. There a base
ball diamond could be laid out, a
tennis court could be fitted up, and
also the same would make an ideal
football field. There is an ideal
grandstand already erected, and with
a small cost this ground could be put
in shape so that Cartersville could
be again represented on the map in
athletics; and it is also believed *bat
if such an undertaking was put
through some of the major league
baseball teams might be induced to
make this their training camp.whioh
would he of great benefit to Carters
ville aud vicinity.
There is also plenty of room in
which to build a lake and swimming
jtool in addition to tMs athletic field
and it is a project whioli would meau
a whole lot to our c : ty and county.
It might be made a public play
ground for the children, also, but it
is something that we believe the offi
cers aud stockholders of the Bartow
County Fair Association, tU© city
and county officials would be glad to
help iu and co-operate with iuevery
way.
Cartersville has always had a win
ning baseball team, aud it has been
three years now since the great game
has been played here, and the people
would be only too glad uow of au
opportunity to witness some more
hectic diamond battles with “Big
Jim” Verner hurling them over and
popular “Brad” performing around
the keystone sack, and even our old
triend, “Captain Sam Verner,” vet
eran of many seasons and one of the
best ball players who ever trod upon
the diamond, might be induced to
get out and play and help coach the
hoys towards once more having a
good old game of ball.
It is to be hoped that the citizens
will push this matter along with a
view of putting in a diamoid pdc!
making use of this variable oppor
tunity to have a public park for base
ball, football, tennis, swimming pool
and other popular forms ot out-of
door recreation.
We are reliably informed that if a
swimming pool was put in pipes
could be connected up with the ex
haust pipes of the plant of the Car
tersviile Supply Company’s ice plaut
a snort distance away, which would
ruu into the pool aud keep it at a
warm temperature at all times.
If the Fair Association should give
the use of this ground for an athletic
Held, it would certainly be a great
ooou to the movement, and then if
the citizens desire to take advantage
of this opportunity thus afforded, it
would mean that Cartersville would
have one of the best and most up-t->-
date athletic fields to be found auj -
where in the state.
Here’s hoping that the matter will
be taken up with the proper author"
ities aud pushed forward, as we be
lieve it would be of great benefit to
the people aud community at large
and is a most iaulable movement.
Election Of Officers.
At the meeting of the P, M. B*
Young JCamp of Confederate Veter
ans, last Saturday, which was the
regular monthly meeting, the annual
election of officers was held. Mr. J.
E. Haii was elected commander and
Capt J. R. Anderson adjutant. The
other officers of the camp were res
elected.
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