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OFFICIAL ORGAN
OF
BUTTS COUNTY
THE BEST PAPER IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST COUNTY IN THE BEST STATE IN THE BEST COUNTRY.
FORTY-FIRST YEAR.
iNDUSTRIAL HOI FOR
• WAYWARD GEORGIA GIRLS
.Representative Mills, of Butts,
Favors Such an Institution, t
anti Will Support Measure in
the General Assembly.
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Hon. J. 11. Mills, Representative
of Butts county in the General As
sembly. strongly favors the estab
lishment of an industrial home for
wayward Georgia girls, a bill for
which will be introduced at the
coming session of the Legislature.
Mr. Mills predicts that the meas
ure,[which is endorsed by the Prison
Association, by practically all the
women’s clubs of Georgia, by su
perior court judges and many
others who have come in direct
contact with the problem, will pass
both branches of the General As
sembly by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The industria4 home or reforma
tory at Milledgeville was originally
designed by act of the Legislature
creating it to care for both boys
and girls, but the lack of necessary
facilities and finances have made
it impossible to carry out the whole
provision of the measure, and the
Milledgeville reformatory is able to
take care only of wayward boys.
PENDLETON FAVORS INSTITUTION.
The need of such an institution
is strikingly pointed out in a state
ment of Judge John T. Pendleton,
of the Fulton Superior Court, who
also presides over the Children’s
Court.
“I think a reformatory for girls
is very much needed in Georgia,”
he says. “The Children’s Court
has on several occasions had to
sent! girls to Cincinnati for the Jack
of a leformatory in Georgia.”
The bill providing for the estab
lishment of this industrial home
and school for girls has already
been tentatively drafted. It carries
an appropriation of approximately
$75,000, and is said to be the most
sadly needed institution in Georgia
today.
AVOMEN ON BOARD OF MANAGERS.
* The bill provides for the appoint
ment by the Governor of a Board
of Managers of five members, not
hfes than two of whom shall be
women. This board shall be em
powe.e'd with the appointment of
the superintendent of the indus
trial home.
The purpose of the home is to
provide a safe home for girls of
sixteen years and undt.- who are
not actually vicious and immoral,
but who are in vicious or immoral
surroundings, and who cannot be
properly controlled by parents or
guardians. The institution is to
be a home and industrial school,
a reformatory in the true sense of
! the word, rather than a prison.
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OUR FERTILIZERS
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'Southern Cotton ©il Cos., * Jackson, Ga.
THE JACKSON ARGUS.
RURAL CARRIERS MEET
IN M’DONOUOH TODAY
Hon E. M. Smith to Deliver Wel
come Address—Hon. J. T. floore
Will Also Speak Splendid
Program of Exercises.
The Rural Carriers’ Convention
will be called to order in the court
house at McDonough today at 10
a. m. by the Chairman
The following will be the order
of business:
Introduction of lion. E. M.
Smith by lion. Frank Reagan.
Welcome address by Hon. E- M.
Smith.
Introduction of Hon. J. T. Moore
by Hon. R. O.Jackson.
Response to welcome address by
Hon. J. T. Moore, of Jackson.
Recess for dinner.
Re-assemble at the court house
at 2 o’clock p. m.
Speakers of the day to be sup
plied. •
Introduction of the speakers of
the day by Hon, E. M. Smith.
Regular transaction of business
by carriers.
Adjournment.
0. E. HARRIS DIES
IN DOUGLAS HOSPITAL
The friends in Butts county of
Eugene Harris will regret to hear
of his death from an operation
for appendicitis at a hospital in
Douglas last Friday.
Mr. Harris lived with his family
arSwainsboro and held a responsi
ble’pSsTtion at that pla.ce. “fits
body was carried to Broxton,
where he was married five years
ago to a Mrs. Canton, and laid to
rest beside the grave of his little
daughter, who died last year.
The deceased was 25 years of
age, and a member of the Baptist
church. He was a consecrated
Christian, his dying message to his
family being a request that they
meet him in heaven.
Besides his wife and an infant
daughter, there survive him his
parents, one brother and four sis
ters, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Harris
and 11. R. Harris and Mrs L. I).
Singley, of Stark; Mrs. L. S.
O’Neal, of Jackson; Mrs. W. M.
Sbeats, of Atlanta, and Mrs. J. J.
Gilbert, of Jacksonville, Fla.
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Mrs-W. M. Taylor has been ill
for two weeks, suffering from rheu
matism.
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W. T. Pruitt and W. T. Powers
attended the U. C. V. reunion in
Chattanooga.
.lACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. MAY 30. 1913.
DAUGHTERS AMERICAN
REVOLUTION CHAPTER
Organized Last Week With Enroll
ment of Fifteen .Members—Offi
cers Elected Name To Be
Chosen by Next Meeting.
Saturday Mrs. S. W. Foster, of
Atlanta; was in Jackson and assist
ed in the organization of a chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. There were fifteen
members enrolled on this occasion,
out of which Mrs. J. 1). Jones was
elected Regent; Mrs. Trank Ether
idge, Vice-Regent; Mrs. J AV. Jones,
Treasurer; Mrs. Mary Buttrill Wat
son, Registrar; Miss Louise Harris,
Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. P.
W. Nolen, Recording Secretary;
Miss Lucie Goodman, Historian,
and Mrs. W. L. Etheridge, Auditor.
Between this time and the next
meeting a name will have been
chosen for the new chapter. Those
under consideration are William
Mclntosh, the celebrated Indian
chieftain, and from whom Indian
Spring, in Butts county, was pur
chased in 1825; John Martin, the
last Revolutionary Governor, and
John Mclntosh, an officer of the
Revolution.
Mrs. Poster was the guest for the
day of the new chapter, and in the
afternoon, accompanied by several
of the members, motored to Indian
Spring.
DELIGHTFUL PORGH PIRTV.
Miss Margaret Kinard served
punch at a delightful porch pajty
Monday evening when Miss Ng
dine Leach entertained thirty of
her friends at her home on Second
street.
Several contests, full of fun,
were enjoyed, after which frozen
cream and cakes were served.
Sweet peas were the lovely flow
ers .forming the pretty table deco
rations.
TEA FOR MISS ARDEN.
Covers were laid for Misses An
nie Arden and Berta Edwards, Boyd
Me Michael and Joseph Edwards at
a pretty tea given for Miss-Arden
Monday evening by Dr. and Mrs.
R. W. Mays at their home on Cov
ington street.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. O. Edwards
leave Friday for Birmingham, Ala.,
to make their home. Mr. Edwards
has been transferred by the Fidel
ity and Casually Company, of New
York, to the new territory, much
to the regret of their numerous
Athens friends, whose good wishes
will follow them in their new home.
—Athens Banner.
CLOSING EXERGISES
JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL
Several Instrumental nnd Vocal Se
lections Rendered Three Com
pleted Course in Music A
Host Successful Term.
The Jackson High School held
its closing exercises in the Audito
rium Friday evening. Avery large
audience was assembled. Prof.
W. P. Martin, Superintendent of
the school, presided. There were,
besides the graduating exercises,
several instrumental and vocal
selections. Three completed the
course in music ami were given
certificates —Misses Helen Carmi
chael, Margaret Sams and Mary
Helen Crum. The exercises were
extremely creditable, each number
evidencing careful training.
The essays of the graduating
class were well written and well
de’ivered; they were full of thought
and meaning, and were interesting.
This program concluded the ex
ercises of the*school’s commence
ment and the most successful of its
history.
VISITING ELKS GUESTS
OF HONOR AT BARBECUE
A large delegation of Griffin,
McDonough and Hampton Elks,
numbering near sixty, came over
in gaily decorated automobiles
Wednesday and were guests of
honor at a barbecue at Mallet’s
Spring, given by the Jackson mem
bers of Griffin Lodge, No. 1207.
At 5 o'clock they arrived and
were given a genuine Elk welcome
by the six hosts and other friends
who had been invited to attend this
’cue and assist in giving the visit
ors a royal good time.
SINGING AT PLEASANT GROVE
Everybody, and especially those
who enjoy good singing, are in
vited to be present at a singing at
2 o’clock this Sunday afternoon at
Pleasant Grove.
Bryant Thompson spent Sunday
in Elovilla.
I)r. Castellaw, of Locust Grove,
was in the city Monday.
Leon Wood arrived last Wedues
day from Meridian, Miss.
Judge J. A. McMichael is ill at
his home on North Oak street.
MADE WELKIN RING
ST SARDIS SUNDAY
Record - Brer king Crowd Attended
Sunday School anil Singing Serv
ices- Between 800 and i,ooo
People in Attendance.
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That Sardis Sunday school is in
a flourishing condition is shown by
the number of people who attended
the service Sunday afternoon and
afterwards joined in the songs led
by Lon Norman, Weyman Ilooten,
Lou Cowan, Tom Rosser and J. M.
Wilson.
There were between 800 and
1,000 people present.
M. A. Wilson,
Superintendent.
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16 CHILDREN, 13 BOYS,
ALL LIVING AND MARRIED
IS REMARKABLE RECORD OF HR
AND HRS. JENKINS, VISITORS
IN JACKSON THIS WEEK.
Interesting visitors to Jackson on
Tuesday were Mr. 'and Mrs. W. 11.
Jenkins, for many years residents
of Butts county, near Cork. This
coup'e, whose age is 68 years each,
lias 16 children, all living and mar
ried, 15 of whom are boys. They
have 67 living grandchildren and
8 great-grandchildren. Only one
death lias been in the family, and
that a mraii,celuUl> making the total
itumbf*r*sf (Jtw'td children JjoMjito
their
Jenkins are prosfieroiis farufersflhuS
j own the large farm on which they
live. They are in good health and
are thankful that they have been
blessed with so large a family.
Luther I lopkinsspent the week
end with his parents, Dr. and Mrs.
J B. Hopkins, here and left Wed
nesday for Keokuk, lowa, where
lie will he one of several Operator l
in an electric plant.
Miss Blanche Smyth, who has
been trimmer in Carmichael’s mil
linery department the past season,
leaves tomorrow for a visit to friends
in I.aureus, S. C., before going te
ller home in Baltimore, Md.
Wiilliatn T. Powers and William
left Sunday for Athens, Ala., to be
present at the graduation of Miss
Anna Crawford, a niece of Mr.
Powers, the exercises to take place
at the North Alabama Conference
College for ‘Women, which is lo
cated in Athens, before returning
to Jackson they will visit relatives
in Leighton, Towucreek and Tus
ettmbia.
Best Advertising
Medium in
Middle Georgia
TO FURTHER IMPROVE
COURT ROUSE SQUARE
Committee Appointed by Daughters
of Confederacy to Confer With
Mayor and Council Accept
Offer Made by Uriffin.
At a meeting pf the Daughters
of the Confederacy a committee
was appointed to confer with the
Mayor and Council for a plan to
further improve the Court House
Square and to find out the cost of
placing a neat coping around it.
It was also decided at this time
to accept an offer made by a num
ber of Griffin people to come over
this Friday night and present a
play composed of local talent, half
of the proceeds to go to the treas
ury of the chapter here.
Everybody should attend. Prices
15 and 25 cents.
SUMMER CAMP FOR CAMP FIRE GIRLS
v
Members of Camps A and B,
Camp I f ire Girls, of Mclntosh
Camp, will go on a camp near
Stark next week and stay six or
seven days. This camp will make
possible a wholesome vacation at
low cost for the young girls who
need it and are glad to take advan
tage of such an outing. There
will be plenty of chance lor out-of
cioor life, camp-cooking, swimming
in the nearby stream, tramps and
all sorts of other tilings suggestive
of camp life. There is also plenty
of good fellowship among the,
members p? dpips, jyho will"
be ckap<ioP(Jfe:on this ocfetiskni ly.
theinjjjMctiaji, Miss Luci#’Ciood
mau, ayjiML. Alld Mrs. J . . Good
man and Prof, and Mrs. W. P.
Martin.
CRUMMINGLEDORFF.
* Avery quiet but an unusually
pretty home wedding, taking place
Tuesday afternoon at, five o’clock at
the home of I)r. anti Mrs, .1. W.
Crum, was that of their daughter,
Mary Helen and Prof. George Min
gledorlT.
Tite ceremony was performed by
Dr. (). (1. MlngiedorfT, of Dublin,
father of the groom, assisted by Rev.
VI. H. Williams.
The guests were limited to the
closest family relatives and several
friends, \
Out-of-town guests besides the
groom’s father, were his brother,
('laud Mingledorff. of Dublin; Miss
Helen Smith, of Atlanta; Miss An
na Keith, of Ridge (Springs, S.
Miss Annie Arden, of Guyton, anil
Misses Smith and Warfield, of Bal
timore.
Prof, and Mrs. MinglekorfT left
Immediately for a trip to Asheville,
N. C., after which ,fchey will lie in
Jackson until late in the summer,
when they go to Greenville, where
Prof. Mingiedorff will lie superin
tendent of tile public school.
NO. 17