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THE HOST-SEARCH LIGHT
VOLUME 6, NUMBER 41.
BAINBRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1921.
$1.50 PER ANNUM
"IE PASSING OF
OR. W. W. GRIFFITH
NBRIDGE LOSES EXCELLENT
HYSICIAN—WAS LOVED BY
ALL WHO KNEW HIM.
Orion Lodge No. 8
Elects Their Officers
The great shock and terribly sad
death of the genial, splendid Dr. Grif
fith, early Tuesday morning, Jan. 11,
1921, has cast a gloom and depres
sion Over Bainbridge and Decatur
county where he was usefully and
popularity known.
Coming to Bainbridge in 1917 in
his early twenties he became house
physician for the Bainbridge Hos
pital.
After serving overseas as Medical
officer for Labor Battallion in the
World War, Dr. Griffith returned to
Bainbridge, and entering into his pro
fession with the enthusiasm and vigor
of fine manhood, he had at the time
of' his death one of the largest and
most popular practices of the city and
county, and carrying in addition, as
he did, a large portion of the chari
table work.
He was a fine, likeable fellow,
strong and gentle, of a pleasant na
ture, a very striking personality, and
physique, he was always agreeably
conspicious on the streets. He is
missed! And many friends and pat
rons deeply grieve his tragic, untime
ly death that was caused to a great
yxtent by over work and unselfish
Effort in behalf of those whom he con
sidered less strong and sicker than
himself.
Dr. Griffith was born in Cleveland,
Tenn., and is survived only by a
sister, Mrs. Wilbur II. Brown of Tus-
cumbia, Ala., and brothers, Dr. C. F.
Griffith of Griffin and Mr, John H.
Griffith, a druggist of Marietta.
The body will be carried to Griffin
for interment and the pall bearers in
attendance were selected from the
Masonic order.
Very handsome and beautiful floral
offerings covered the casket and filled
the little room of Ulmer’s Undertak
ing parlors.
At the last meeting of the Orion
Lodge No. 8, Free and Accepted Ma
sons in Bainbridge, Mr. George H.
Fields was elected Master for the
eleventh consecutive time, making u
total of fourteen years that he has
been chosen for this office. The oth
er officers elected for the ensuing
year are: G. B. Toole, Senior War
den; R. L. Boland, Junior Warden;
H. E. Perkins, Senior Deacon; W. G.
Mathis, Junior Deacon; C. R. Mayes,
Senior Steward; E. Blumenstein,
Junior Steward; V. Berry, Secretary;
J. M. Laing, Treasurer; Joe Warther,
Tile.
Orion Lodge had one of the most
successful years In its eventful his
tory during the past twelve months,
a very large number of candidates
being initiated.
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DO IT NOW”
JUDGE D. R. BRYAN
PROHIINSPECTOR
HE AND COL. JESSE MERCER
WILL ADDRESS THE W. C. T.
U. HERE NEXT SUNDAY.
Program Robert L. Lee
Birthday, Auditorium
■» At School Auditorium, Jan. 19, 3
o’clock p.m.
Song—“America.”
Invocation—Rev. Whitley Lang
ston.
Song.
Quotations—3rd grade.
Reading—4th grade.
Declamation—7th grade.
The Sword of Lee—5th grade.
Song.
Reading—6th grade.
Music—“Southern Cross.”—Miss
Gaines.
Address—"Robert E. Lee.”—Mrs.
W. V. Custer.
Song.
Benediction—Rev. H. H. Shell.
This is arranged by U. D. C. chap
ter, and the public is cordially in
vited.
TRUE BILLS FOUND
AGAINST MRS. COHEN
HAD THREATENED TO ENTER
SUIT AGAINST SILVER BROS.
AND COMPANY.
Judge D. R. Bryan, who recently
was appointed and qualified as Fed
eral Prohibition Inspector for Geor
gia, has assumed active duties.
He and Col. Jesse Mercer, a sim
ilarly equipped officer, will address
the Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union in Bainbridge next Sunday, it
is understood.
Judge Bryan has been a citizen of
Bainbridge for many years and has
a host of friends here who arc con
gratulating him on his appointment.
The appointee's loyalty to the admin
istration is widely known and it was
through the influence and support of
Senator William J. Harris and Con
gressman Frank Park, that his ap
pointment was secured.
Judge Bryan will doubtless make a
good and fearless officer and will fill
his new position to the satisfaction of
all.
MR. A. B. CONGER, CHAIRMAN OF
NEAR EAST RELIEF
As County Chairjnan of the Near
East 'Relief in Decatur county, 1 re
quest all the Women’s Clubs and so
cieties in this city and county to line
up and help bring this appeal to a
successful conclusion.
I have asked Mrs. Gordon Chason
and Mrs. A. B. Conger to present the
appeal to the women’s organizations
and bespeak for their presentation a
liberal response. Saving 110,000 lit
tle children from starvation and res
cuing an army of women forcably
held in the Turkish and Kurd harems
should touch a responsive chord in the
heart of every true woman.
The Near East Relief has received
and appreciates the assistance and cm
dorsement of the General Federation
of Women’s Clubs, the National
Council of Women, the National
League of Women, National Federa
tion of Business and Professional
Women, the National Military Sister
hood, the Daughters of the American
Revolution ,the Daughters of 1812 and
numerous other women's organiza
tions.
The Georgia State Chairman of
Women’s Clubs for the Near East
Relief is Mrs. J. E. Hayes .well
known to many of the ladies of Bain-
“Wljatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy
might,” is' the doctrine which needs to be preached today with
all the emphasis in the nation’s power. Because disaster has
overtaken many, because the nation’s buying power has been
greatly decreased by reason of the rapid deflation in products
and in employment we cannot afford to sit down and fold our
hands, for that would only mean stagnation, and stagnation
means death. If your plant needs new equipment or extension,
and the .money is available, DO IT NOW, and be ready for the
next wave of activity; whiclj will come as surely as the sun
floods the earth with brightness after the clouds have dis
appeared. If your town or city or county needs municipal
buildings, schools or enlarged water-works or sewerage systems,
if highway work and street construction need to be done, then
do your utmost to see that these things are DONE NOW. Labor
is seeking employment, manufactured products are available
for all classes of construction work and at prices which, we be
lieve, are below prices that will prevail in the not-distant future.
Whenever the tide of business turns, as turn it will as surely as
flood follows ebb tide, prices will advance and labor will once
more be well employed, and at good wages. Today is the ac
cepted time for entering upon a vigorous, aggressive campaign
for all highway and municipal construction work, for putting
manufacturing plants into better physical shape and equipping
with needed machinery rather than wait until the rush of new
work in the future makes all of these things more difficult and
costly.
This view is based on whgt we believe to be sound eco
nomics, and it has back of it the great moral and national issue
that it means the creation of’employment, on a sound financial,
economic basis, of millions who would be out of employment
this winter unless such a program is put thrdugh, and unem
ployment of hands or brains furnishes the most fertile field for
the devil’s work of Bolshevism. As every patriotic citizen
threw the utmost energy of his life into the things which made
for the winning of the war, so every patriotic citizen must today
throw his utmost power into doing the things which are as
essentially important to the safety and welfare of this country
as was the winning of the war. We cannot as a nation afford a
spread of unemployment. We cannot afford to see men walk
the streets, hunting work in vain, for as sure as the sun rises
that would mean the creation of a Bolshevistic spirit, due to
causes unlike anything we have had in the history of the coun
try in the past.
Then, On with work! On with every construction activ
ity which is needed in the building of schools and churches
and hospitals and municipal structures and highways, in which
hundreds of millions can he wisely invested with assurance
that every dollar thus expended will bring a harvest of prosper
ity to the community and to the country as a whole. Search
out with brain and hands whatever can be found to do, and do
it with all your might, and DO IT NOW.—Manufacturer's
Record.
Mr. R. L. Lane
Recovers His Car
The Dodge cur owned by Mr. R. L.
Lane and that was stolen from his
store on November 23rd, has been re
covered and turned over to Mr. Lane
by Chief Barber.
When the new ear was stored in
Jacksonville for sale, two young boys
nbout nineteen years old, suspicion
was aroused, and when later these
boys were taken up for vagrancy and
in the meantime the ear being prac
tically sold and the garage man hav
ing Chief Barber's notification, wired
Secretary of State McLendon, Atlan
ta, the number of the tag. The reply
being to the effect that the. number
of car belonged to R. L. Lane, Bain-
bridge, Chief Barber was then noti
fied.
Mr. Lane is gratified over the
splendid work and the little boys from
Michigan are wailing trial in the
Bainbridge jail.
DECATUR-SEMINOLE
MEDICAL ASSN. MEET
MONTHLY MEETING HELD THE
LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH
MONTH.
Atlanta, Jan. 11,—Mrs. Caroline M.
Cohen, matron at the Fort McPherson
hostess house, was indicted by the bridge
grand jury Tuesday charged with the | With the women interested, ttyiss |
larceny of merchandise from two j work will succeed. I ask their whdle- j
Whitehall street stores. | hearted and immediate co-operation. |
Two true bills w.ere returned by the
investigating body after Vic Young,
special detective employed by the At
lanta Retail Merchants Association,
had testified with more than a dozen
other witnesses.
The indictments against Mrs. Cohen
A. B. CONGER, County Ch’m. |
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our ’ heartfelt
thanks and appreciation to the good
people of Climax for their sympathy
are the latest developments in a scries j thoughtfulness and many acts of
of sensational occurences beginning | kindness shown Us during our daugh-
xvith her arrest by Vic Young last I ter’s recent illness and death.
Most sincerely,
R. M. BARB and wife.
WITH MRS. J. N. MATTHEWS
The regular meeting of circle num-j
Wednesday, her detention at police)
headquarters and subsequent charges
bought by her that she was falsely,
arrested.
She has threatened to bring suit for j
$100,000 damages against A Silver ^ ^ M £ church met wjth
Brothers-& Co. an agams jjrs. J. N. Matthews Monday after-
Y Officers from Fort Mcpherson up-:"'™. ™‘ h twelve members present.)
tracers 1 The subject “Service” was well dis-
held her good character. | cussed by the leader, Mrs. G. E. Rob-
Mrs M E Mitchell left Wednesday J inson. During the social hour Mrs.
for her new home in Kingsport, Tenn. Matthews served cake an<i coffee. The,
Mrs S H. Brantley has returned next meeting will be held with Mrs.
from Hagan, Ga. ’ A- A. Morris on Broughton street. j
COMMUNITY SINGS
AND PLAYGROUNDS
TO BE ORGANIZED HERE AS IN
OTHER SOUTHERN
POINTS.
A movement is on foot in Bain
bridge to invite the Community Ser
vice, incorporated of New York City,
to organize community activities here
similar to those started in Maeon,
Dublin, Fitzgerald, Moultrie, Thom-
asvillc and other Southern points. At
the close of the war, the War Camp
Community Service, an institution
for providing healthful amusement
for soldiers in camps, found them
selves with something over $2,000,000
unspent money on hand, which was
decided to be spent in National play
grounds. The corporation furnishes
to certain communij,ies, orgunSzers
for childrens pageants, athletics for
young boys and girls, sings and sim
ilar gatherings for the grown-ups, all
with the idea of developing a better
and more useful citizens. They spend
their fund in this manner and the pro
gram is put on in two months free
of charge. The only thing asked in
return is that after the work has been
completed and enthusiasm engendered
among the people, that the community
docs not let the feeling die down and
thus make their work of no lasting
benefit. They ask that after they
have proven the benefit of community
gatherings, the community hire a
trained director to continue the work.
Two meetings were held last week
when the corporation’s representative.
Professor F. K. Dixon, was here arid
presented the proposition. The invi
tation will not be accepted unless it
is signed by representatives of the
whole community, showing that all
are interested. No one organization
can invite them here. A committee
consisting of Messrs. B. S. Russell,
J. M. Stackhouse and A. C. Soule, Jr.,
was appointed to sound out the people
to see if this is wanted in Bainbridge.
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Read this! Love transmutes every
difference into hate. Right here is
the reef on which the stateliest ships
go down. Would to God we all pos
sessed the higher power of love—the
love that’s blind to every solitary
fault!
NEW PIPE ORGAN
METHODIST CHURCH
IT’ IS A VERY HANDSOME IN
STRUMENT, AND ONE THE
CHURCH FEELS PROUD.
The new pipe organ for the Metho
dist church has arrived and will be
installed as the first payment is made.
It is a very handsome instrument and
one the church will be proud of.
Looking forward to the installation
of the new organ, there has been a
re-organization of the choir and from
the personnel and reputation of the
members as singers, it should be one
of the best Bainbridge has had the
pleasure of hearing in some time.
The new choir consists of the fol
lowing members, Mr. C. J. Morris,
Miss Fannie Mays, Mrs. C. H. Wood-
berry, Mrs. J. C. Hooten, Messrs. M.
L. Tinley, W. P. Hickey, L. E. Fenn
and E. Purviancc, Miss Elizabeth
Gaines is the organist.
The new choir will make thejr first
appearance next Sunday morning,
Jan. 1G, 1921. A rich treat is in store
for all those who will come out and
take part in the church service.
Decatur Construction
Co. Gets Contracts
Contracts have been let to the De
catur Construction Company for the
remodeling of the Callahan Hotel and
the store to be occupied by the Par
ker furniture Company.
The galleries of the hotel will be
changed and the interior redecorated
complete. When finished, this hotel
will be one of the prettiest and most
up-to-date in -this section of the
country.
B. Y. P. U., SUNDAY. JAN. 16
Mr. Edwin Underwood, captain of
Group II, will be in charge of the
program, which is “Stewardship of
Time,” Come and let’s see what Mr.
Underwood and his group have to
say on “Stewardship of Time.”
Help us out with your suggestions
and presence, so that we will not keep
in a “Rut.”
On January 23rd, there will be a
public installation of the new B. Y.
P. U. officers. Everybody shake
hands and be happy. The program
fo rthis service appears in the next
issue of th'
During the luSt week in December,
the annual meeting of the Decatur-
Seminole Medical Association was
held in Bainbridge. Reports of ac
tivities for the preceding year were
reviewed nnd officers for' the year
1921 were elected ns follows:
President, Gordon Chason of Bain
bridge; Vice President, J. I. Spooner
of Donalsonville; Secretary-Treas
urer, P. M. Lewis of Bainbridge; del
egate to State convention, R. F.
Wheat of Bainbridge.
Regular monthly meetings will be
held on the last Wednesday of each
month hereufter and the next meet
ing, which will be held on the last
Wednesday in January, will have nn
interesting .program, including a
quail supper, which will be served
by the ladies.
“FAVORITE PASSAGES” SUBJECT
AT CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
Rev. J. E. Ward was the lender at
the Endeavor meeting last Sunday
evening. Everybody enjoyed his talk
on “Fuvorite Passages From the Bi
ble.” After this talk the subject was
open for discussion and several mem
bers quoted passages from the Bible
that had lyen especially helpful to
them. On next Sunduy evening the
program will be arranged by the
Juniors. Misses Alice McCaskill and
Annie Carr will lead. The Juniors
arc working hard and promise a good
program. Everybody welcome at the
Endeavor. Come and bring your
friends. Young folks ask your father
and mother to come with you, they
will enjoy the meetings. Don’t for
get the time—6 o’clock.
Woodmen of World
Elect New Offiicers
i
At a regular meeting of Holly*
Camp No. 28, W. O. W.,‘ held Jan.
10, 1921, the following officers were
installed for the ensuing year:
H. L. Hill, Council Commander; H.
C. Stephens, Advisor Lieutenant; J. C.
Greene, Banker; F. E. Strickland,
Clerk; E. G. Brooks, Mgr.; M. S.
Barber, Sentry; C. J. Dixon, Watch
man.
The regular meeting night is second
and fourth Monday nights; all Sov-
erigns arc invited.
BOARD OF TRADE
ENDORSES PETITIOH
OF THE G. F. & A. RY. CO. TOf.
CUT OFF TRAINS THREE
AND FOUR.
In order to ascertain the sentiment),
of the Bainbridge people cn the pro
posed reduction of train service oil
the Georgia Florida and Alabama-
Rnilyvay, the Board of Trade an-)
nounced in the local paper und Mailed 1
notices to every’ member nnd others 1
supposedly interested that a meeting’
would be held in the City Hall on.
Friday evening, January 7th, for dis
cussion of this proposal.
If there are in Bainbridge, any ad
vocates of retaining passenger train
service over the G. F. & A. as it is-
today, they were untrue to their cause
evidenced through their absence from
the meeting, as no one championed
the cause of those who wished to re
tain passenger , trains numbers three
nnd four. The General Manager, Mr.
R. B. Coleman, was present who stat
ed that his line would petition the
Railroad Commission of Georgia for’
authority to take off trains three andt
four and to close certain unprofitable
stations on the line. He showed by-
figures that his line was losing money
and how a reduction of train service
would save much of the loss. He stat
ed that his line could not long stand
the drain on itfi treasury and that,
unless the leakage could be stopped^,
they would face a receiver, with the
ultimate selling qut to a trunk line
or a junking concern. He argued
that the preservation of his linn
meant retaining many citizens em
ployed in the general offices, shops
nnd as train crews, whereas if the
line went into other hands, these de
partments would probably be done
away with.
The meeting was open for frank
discussion and no one present said
one word why the service should not
be curtuiled. A resolution was adopt
ed endorsing the action of the rail
way officials and appealed to the
railroad commission to grant the car
rier’s petition.
Card of Thanks
Attention Subscriber
Realizing the itood things o^e doe*
for another in America, is born of hu
mane kindness, tender sympathy and!
Christ in heart, I wish in behalf of
my daughter, Mrs. B. D. McNair, to
thank each of you who helped her in
any way in the recent loss of her hom«
and their years' earnings by fire. 4
She asked me to thank you each,
and I take this method.
By your individual kindness, she
and her family, eight of them in all,
are again keeping house.
Again we thank you. May He who
notes the sparrow’s fall be ever kind;
to you, one and all.
MRS. J. W. FRANKLIN.
ISTRYTO
WRECK W.&T. TRAM
ENGINEER SEES OBSTRUCTIONS
AND STOPS BEFORE ANY MA
TERIAL DAMAGE IS DONE.
In the past two weeks, at a great
expense, we have mailed every sub
scriber to this paper a statement of
what he owes. We want to ask that
you kindly let us have a prompt re
ply to same. Just one subscription
does not amount to a great deal, but
alt told, it is an amount that no pa
per can carry over on its books. You :
have your statement and we will ap- 1
predate your attention to the matter. 1
Kindly take the time to attend to it. I
It is needed as much as any other
business needs what is due it.
Appoint yourself a pioneer in in-1
dependent thought. Try intellectual I
scouting for a while. It is like breath-1
ing the tonic of the upper zones. Try ,
it just once. For once know the lux-\
ury of belonging to the aristocracy of
•"•sins. ' < • *
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Dublin, Jan. 11.—Three negro boys.
Clarence Freeman, aged 13; Herechel
Lawton, about 17 years, and Jerry
Lee Williams, 14, are in jail here on
a charge of attempting to wreck the
W. and T. passenger train yesterday-
afternoon near BreWton, Laurent
county.
The engineer saw a pile of ancle’
bars on the track as he neared the
81-mile post and endeavored to stop
but could not before he reached the
obstruction. Speed had been slowed
down, however, to the point where the
bars were hit so easy that no damage
was done and a wreck averted.
Supervisor Burgess was on the-
train and he got off to investigate.
Hiding in the cut where the bars were
found he soon saw. the-three negrec*
coming up cautiously, apparently to
see what had happened. He began
talking with them and asked them
several questions, among them their
names. They gave these and this
morning they were arrested.
After getting in jail the Freeman
negro made a confession, Sheriff Wat
son stated, admitting that they put
the bars on the track to see what-
would happen when the train hit-
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