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THE COURANT AMERICAN. VOL. XIX. f|[ SOUTHERN [ROSS OF HONOR jistributingthe Emblems of Hero ism and Faithfulness 0 THE LOCAL VETERANS •uerestlnff Ceremonies at Opera I House-Sketches of Local ■ Chapters. D- of C ■ Forty-eight of the crosses of ■ honor devised for bestowal by K e Daughters of the Confederacy Ron those who did honorable ser- R e f or the cause of the south in K e civil war were awarded to ap- Rjcants from members of P. M. B. Roung camp on last Saturday. R The ceremonies took place at the Rera house and were very inter- R-,„r A rather large crowd was Resent. ■ The exercises opened at io Rclock by prayer by Rev, W. R. ■anham. RMaj. C. H. Smith was introduced Rd delivered an interesting and Rpropriate speech. R Tenting on the Old Camp Round” was sung by a choir of Rung female voices. RMrs. A. ID Cunyus sang a beau- Rul song. Several oilier songs Rre rendered by the choir. ■Judge John W. Akin, who was I'ster of ceremonies, announced Bit the bestowal of crosses would ■ made, and called the names of lose for whom crosses were ready Id the veterans went forward to B stage, where the ladies pinned le crosses to their lapels. The ■remonv was impressive. ■The bestowal was made through m Cartersville and the Cassville Btpters of the Daughters of the ■nfederacv, jointly and two la fts from each of these chapters Btributed the crosses. These were Bs. John \V. Akin and Miss Brian Smith, from the Carters- Ble chapter and Mrs. M. L. John- Bi ana Mrs. J. C. Herring, of the B'-vdie chapter. Mrs. Inly Brad s' assisted by attending to the of the names -e ‘."i'ioain.. are those who re tired their errs >es: H|jpt BGEN. p. m. b. young, 'Ui the Local ( amp of Veteran* Was B a ained. ■ A T llday ’ W - S. Barron, R. ■ ul . J. J. Calhoun, F. R. Cal- H l . “'chard A. Clavton, John °ob Martin Collins, George J. M. Davidson, Asa A. B ’ U M - Durham, H. W. Fite, a. M. Fcute, I). B. ■ : \ L- Griffin, D. J, Guy , Harrison, J. C. Herring, Bwis 8 ? o }’ x C ‘ M ' J° nes ’ J° hn J' Lyon, J. C. Milam, Bv 1 ?® 1 K. Mountcastle, ■ w Robert Phillips. T. A. ■rt Khea , A. H.* Rice, J. Geo. W. Satterfield, ■ Smuh. R. b. Smith, J. A. B)eo J ldwell ’ F> M > Ver ■ i i) e \? : i. Waring ’ Johu H - Bv f' , Person, J. C. Wof- B • J - Chambers, C. M. Cul- Has a Greene ’ J- C - Wald rip. • W*announced that the others V f* rAfo •- B m7i- a 5 w ?° aad made and Hthpir e a EPLcatiou would re- ■ O J? sses m January. (It ■ H m; hat treason there Ie ! tc number distributed B sjPPlv ordered by the Uni- Bdad f trS tbe Confederacy B A and exhausted.) Bd an 1 Route made a feel- B exmr ro P riilte speech. ■ When?i? S T ? losed Wlth the mt.’> the Roll is Called Up B Vi Ue chapter, u. and. c. B.E ! i8oS h ? c ter „. Was organized K * ’ **- auxiliary of Bartow chapter of Cartersville, but in a very shoit time applied for and received a charter and there fore became a distinct and separate chapter. From the first the chap ter has had a prominent place in the Georgia division U. C. D. Mrs. Julia Trippe Johnson was the organizer and founder of the chapter. A few months after the organization there was a proposi tion among the members to name the chapter for Mrs. Johnson, but she, while grateful for the proposed honor, urged that it should not be done. Cassville chapter has met with MAJ. A. M. FOUTE, Commander P M. B Young Camp, U. C V. wonderful success. In less than a year after its organization it had placed a headstone of beautiful white Georgia marble at each of the 300 graves of confederate sol diers which are in one corner of Cassville cemecery besides mark ing in the same manner graves of other confederate soldiers buried in out of way places, in old fence corners, etc., since it has erected a modest though splendid shaft of the same material, giving the his tory of the erection of the head stones. Following are the officers of the Cassville chapter: President, Mrs. Rebecca Fariss Crow; Ist yice president, Miss Lena Teat; 2d vice president, Mrs. J. C. He ring; cor responding secretary, Mrs. Julia Trippe Johnson; recording secre tary, M ss Carrie Smith; treasurer, Miss Bula Smith; historian, Miss Mamie Saxon; registrar, Mrs, Aileen Best Battle. Following are members of chap ter: Mrs. Julia Trippe Johnson. “ Kate Maxwell Searcy. Miss Lena B. Teat. “ Berta Smith. “ Lily Dodgen. “ Mamie Saxon. Mrs. Rebecca Fariss Crow. “ Aileen Best Battle. “ Sue Crawford Fariss. Miss Carrie L. Smith. Mrs. Cammie J. Herring. “ Georgian Vernon. Miss Ida E. Vernon. “ Miss Mona L. Chunn. “ Emma Price. Mrs. Francis Johnson Akin. “ Clara Johnson Best. “ Miss Hattie M. Gibbons. “ Hattie lone Price. Mrs. Laura Lewis. Miss Gertie Chunn. “ Lydie Saxon. BARTOW CHAPTER, U. C. Bartow chapter of Cartersville was organized 19th August, 1898, with 25 charter members. It now has a membership of 36. It was named for Gen. Francis Bartow and in honor of the county bear ing his name. It was through the efforts of Miss Sally May Akin that the Bartow chapter was organized, and she has been a zealous worker for its success ever since. Miss Mary Wikle was its first president, Mrs. Lily Johnson Brad ley was the next president, and Mrs. John W. Akin is now pres ident. Following are the names of members of the Caitersville chap ter: Mrs. Ama Hopkins Daves. “ Laura A. Graham. “ Mary Cobb Satterfield. “ M. L. Anderson. “ Kate Hudson Postell. “ Mamie Hamiter Allday. “ . Amie Harris Milner. “ N. C. Edwards. “ Annie Turpin Calhoun. “ Lily Johnson Bradley. “ Chas. H. Smith. Miss Mary F. Mountcastle. “ Laura Graham. “ Lillian Andrews Green. “ Sallie May Akin. " Marian Smith. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JUNE 14, 1900. “ Jessie lone Cobb. “ Mary Wikle. “ Virginia Mountcastle. Mrs. Kate G. Akerman. “ Francis Johnson Akin. “ Marv Verderv Akin. “ L. E. Buford. “ Marian B. Greene. “ Sallie May Renfroe. “ L. E. Munford. “ Jessie Smith Young. Miss Lena Griffin. Mrs. Laura A. Foute. “ D. B. Freeman. “ W. P. Laramore. “ H. E. Cary. “ Paul Gilreath. f MRS. JOHNSON. The most interested, the most active person and the one to whom most credit is due for the success of the public distribution of the crosses, has been Mrs. Julia Trippe Johnson. Like everything she undertakes, she went at the work of getting the crosses to the vete rans with unbounded zeal. She has conducted all correspondence in the premises and has been ac tive to assist in perfecting the ar rangements. At the state convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy Mrs. Johnson was introduced as the founder of the banner chapter and was given an ovation and the Chau tauqua salute. The Athens Ban ner, of October 15th, last, pays this neat tribute to Mrs, Johnson: “Among the striking figures in the convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy was Mrs. M. L Johnson, of Cassville, Ga. Mrs. Johnson has shown her deep in terest in confederate affairs by her loyal work. Although lame and forced to go on crutches, she at tended the conventien and rendered valuable service.’’ Mrs. Johnson was appointed to $ "'4 . > 11 mm . MRS. JULIA TRIPPE JOHNSON Founder and Organizer Banner Chapter U,D.C the editorship of the “D. C.” de partment of the Rome Georgian by the state president, but declined. The Georgian speaks of her thus : “Mrs. Johnson is a woman of fine perceptions, high culture, and heart and soul a Daughter of the Confederacy. Every one present at the Athens convention will re member with a thrill the Chautau qua salute given this brave, ear nest and loyal little woman by the entire convention, standing.” OLD TIME RELICS. Mr, George Crouch Runs on Some of These Among His Papers. Mr. George S. Crouch had oc casion a few days ago to look for an old paper of some kind and found an old leather secretary that he had almost forgotton about having. He explored its various pockets and was fairly startled at the interesting relics that he came across. One of the was a copy of the instrument establishing a mili tary league between the confeder acy and the state of Tennessee, the proclamation of the then governor of that state. Isham G. Harris, re garding it and the action of the legislature ratifying the league. It is printed on a slip containing four columns of matter and its shape and get up shows it was intended for a general distribution among the people. Another document is his father’s commission as post master during the confederacy. Down in a corer neatly wrapped up in a piece of plain paper was a one dollar gold piece that had been there undisturbed for over a quar ter of a century. In the same pocket was a twenty-five cent shinplaster such as was used after the war. There were many other things contained in the secretary that are interesting to look at at tuis time. H Best Syrup. Tut Good. Un 3 In time. Sold by druggists. CLUB WOMEN'S BIENNIAL. Clever Report of the Proceedi at Milwaukee BY A BRIGHT REPRESENTATIVE From Georgia. Especially for the Courant American’s Columns— Georgia Was at the Front. There has been during the past week one of the most notablegath erings-of women, of this century. The fifth Biennial of the Gen eral Federation of Women’s Clubs has closed, coveriugtho.se who par ticipated in it with glory and filling the minds of all with profitable and pleasant memories, never to be forgotten. It is impossible in a brief sum mary of events to give one ignor ant of the undertakings and achiements.any conception of what has been accomplished by the wo men of this grand organization. Almost any one department alone would give the women’s clubs suf ficient reason for their existence, but when we consider the variety of work, moral, philanthropic and educational not for the benefit of woman alone but for the advance ment and improvement of all man kind, should we not bend our heads in reverence and admiration for so noble an undertaking? As was said at the “Biennial” women’s clubs are composed chiefly of the leisure classes, who have both the ability and time for the r particular w r.c. Not that we consider woman more capable than man, but that -the average man has not the time to devote in this manner. We freely acknowledge that we owe much to man and have no desire to ignore him, even if he did have to take a back seat dur i ing the past week. | Howe:,r umft j be to them—have been earning I their own livelihood and their j knowledge coining from experience ! with the “industrial conditions af | fectiug women and children” make them among the most efficient help ers in “clubdcme.” j The “Biennial Address” of the president, our beloved Mrs. Lowe I elicited admiration from every one and was largely instrumental in winning all those who were unac quainted with her, or her strength, ability and grace. “Bob” Burdette said that “it is held that women when once star ted cannot stop talking, but a wo man can stop them! When the chairman, Mrs. Lowe, brought down that gav. 1 not another word was uttered. In only one in stance was there any encroach ment upon the time allotted to dis cussion.” And that the conven tion “was handled in a more order ly manner than men’s are.” Mr. Burdette, who had accom panied his wife from California to the “Cream City” became quite a “good club woman,” as Mrs. Lowe said, and is considered “the fed eration’s latest acquisition.” My only regret was that more men —and there were several at the open meetings—could not have heard the brilliant remarks and able discussions, by the leading women educators, authors and philanthiopists of this land, which would, I doubt not, have made “good club women” of them all. The color question was not pub licly discussed, but it became a somewhat serious matter and per haps the only unpleasant subject during the proceedingsof the week. When we take into considera tion the number of women from all points of the compass—lllinois, Massachusetts, Colorado, lowa, Michigan and Wisconsin sending the largest delegations—it could scarcely have been “Mrs. Rebecca Lowe and a little knot of southern women” alone, who were “direct ly responsible for the failure of the federation to recognize colored women’s clubs as members” as one of their number would have it sup posed, nor were “women from all parts of the country” like “putty” in the hands of Mrs. Lowe, but op posed the admittance of colored clubs on their own grounds and from their own convictions on the subject. It was truly business before pleasure, for ha 1 we tried to accept all the hospi a! ty offered in the RoyAL The absolutely pure BAKING POWDER ROYAL —the most celebrated of all the baking powders in the world—celebrated for its great leavening strength and purity. It makes your cakes, biscuit, bread, etc., healthful; it assures you against alum and all forms of adultera tion that go with the cheap brands. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. beautiful city by the lake, little business would have been finished. There were receptions galore, a delightful drive by the lake shore, a garden fete, which was enjoyed indoors of the beautiful Deutscher club, owing to the chil liness of the evening. . One re.- . caption war. given at the Ajttie nr.eum the first woman’s club build ing in the world to be built by an organized stock company composed entirely of women. One afternoon we were enter tained at the residence of Mis. Oliver Clyde Fuller, a former res ident of Atlanta, by Mrs. Edward Sanderson and Mrs. Jas. S. Peck, president of the “Biennial” local board. There were thirteen pri vate homes thrown open to the re ception of the visiting club women on this same afternoon. Friday afternoon we had the re port of the nominating committee, the election of officers and new business. The “straight ticket” went through to the satisfaction of al most everybody, especially in re gard to our re elected president, Mrs. Lowe. Friday evening ithe last of the Biennial, to all but the council and board of directors, was a very entertaining one. Mme. Fried land of Macon,Russia,gave her im pressions on American Women’s Clubs and club women. Her re marks by the way were most sat isfactory to the women. While the bright and charming Mrs. Bur dette and Miss Burdette were both on the programme, there were impromptus from “Octave Thanet” Miss French, Sallie Jay White, Kate Upson Clark, the newly elec ted officers; some of the old officers among them, Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker and others. Mrs. Lowe’s remarks being con sidered very apt and pleasing, one of the papers stated the “Biennial ends with a love Feast” and the “really satisfied people were the little group of Georgia women, who have firmly established their reputation as the cleverest and shrewdest club politicians who ever went to a Biennial and won hands down.” C. E. Fitz. Dr. Cady’s Couditioa Powder are just what A horse needs when in bad condition. Tonic, blood pur ifier and vermifuge. They are not food but medicine and the best in use to put a horse in prime condi. Mon. Price 2C cents per package. For sale by all druggists. Pl*nfor< CUBAN OIL cum I ImIIIvI vCuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheu matism and Sores. Price. 25 cents When you say your blood is impure and r>><tiie poor .' on ars admitting your need of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Be gin taaingit atone*. Alum baking powders are low priced, as alum costs but two cents a pound ; but alum is a corrosive poison and it renders the baking powder dangerous to use in food. BADLY WOUNDED. Capt. Fr*nk Crnshaw Shot iri the Head In the Phil p toe:. Atlanta Consiituiion. Manila, June 7.—Captain Frank F. Crenshaw, with forty men of the Twenty-eight infantry, while scout ing near Taal, was led into ambush by a guide. Captain Crenshaw was badly wounded in the head and one private was wounded. The ambushers w< re scattered, leaving ten men dead and three wounded on the field. Captain Flint while scouting five miles east of Bianca bato, Bulacan province, had a slight brush with the enemy. Flint and two privates were wounded. Captain Crenshaw is a sou of Col. T. C. Crenshaw, of the state railroad commission. He is well known in Atlanta, where he spent several years in school. He has many friends in Atlanta who know of his high personal courage and daring who will await further in formation as to how badly he is wounded. Captain Crenshaw has been on the firing line almost continuously since November 25th last. In a recent letter to his father he said that hardly a day had passed since his regiment landed in Bacoor that his company had not been un der fire. The hardest battle that the regi ment was in was fought at Putal, a strongly fortified town two miles from Cavite. In his report on this battle Colonel Birkhimer, of the Twenty-eighth, officially commend ed his ‘‘conspicuous gallantry” in leading and urging on his men at a critical moment in the fight. When Captain Crenshaw last wrote to his father he was in com mand of Lemaz. a city of about 10,000 inhabitants. He wrote that he thought the fighting was about over, but that the bushwhacking would last for years. He said that he had not been sick a day since he left home. Captain Crenshaw’s army career in the Philippines has been full of incident. He has been constantly in the field and has taken part in all of the recent important engage ments. He is one of the best known Georgia men now serving in our new possessions in the far east. His many friends will hope that his wound will not result fa tally. County Orders- Can pay as follows: Road fund No. 142, May 1900. General fund No. 152 May 1900. Jury fund No. 19 March 1900. Bailiff and N. R. W. No. 23, April 1900. Jail fund No. 146, May 1900. Pauoer fund No. 448 Sipt. 1899. J. H. Cobb, Treasurer. I. * ■ NO. 89.