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FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1933
ORIGIN OF MEMORIAL DAY IN
THE SOUTH
“Without sword or flag, and with
soundless tread,
We muster once more, our deathless
dead.”
As several of our southern states
observe Memorial Day on April 26,
I feel that a brief thought of this
beautiful custom, which originated
in the southland, should go hand-in
hand with our historical work.
We know that the national Memo
rial May 30, was suggested by
the wife of General John A. Logan
of the Federal Army, who was pres
ent in 1860 at a Memorial Day ob
servance in Virginia, where she saw
the devoted women of that state be
decking the graves of their soldier
heroes with flowers. General Logan
agreed with his wife as to the wis
dom of setting aside for posterity a
day for commemorating the deeds of
the fallen heroes, and May 30 was
designated as the date on which suc
ceeding generations should pay rev
erence to those who had given their
lives for their country.
On April 26, (the anniversary of
the surrender of Johnston to Sher
man), the states of Georgia, Florida,
Alabama and Mississippi thus pay
tribute to their Confederate dead,
while in North and South Carolina,
May 10, is Memorial Day (anniver
sary of the death of Stonewall Jack
son.) Virginia observes May 30
through all Confederate organiza
tions. Tennessee observes the second
Friday in May, while Louisiana’s
Memorial Day is June 3, birthday oi
Jefferson Davis, president of the
Confederacy. *lt would be interest
ing to know the exact dates of other
stgtek’ Memorial Days, and I would
Bo happy to add these to this little
sketch.
It matters not which state first be
gan the beautiful custom of Memo
rial Day, for almost" spontaneously
the women of the south did this hom
age to their Confederate dead. Many
obstacles were in the way of these
women of the 60’s as they began
their work, for they had first to
gather the bodies of their soldiers
from roadside and battlefield.
Orders issued by General Butlei
prohibited the women of New Or
leans from decorating the graves of
the Confederate soldiers in thrft city.
Often the women rose in the eaily
dawn to perform this service, that
the vigilant eyes of the Federal Mil
itary authorities should not observe
them. Undaunted were they, though
the' Federal officer in command in
Georgia, in his endeavor to stop the
women, called it “maudlin sentimen
tality.”
As we recall these first memorial
observances in our May U. D. C.
program, bringing out the heroism of
southern women, may we endeavor
more earnestly to carry on with their
endurance and faithfulness.
As we decorate the graves of the
descendants of the men in gray, we
commemorate the fact that the
Jbrave give birth to the brave.
Of these beautiful stories of the
soutjh’s first Memorial Days let us
in radio and school programs tell
this y<?unger generation, and recab
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soldiers, which is one of the imper
ishable possessions of our past.”
MRS. JOHN H. ANDERSON,
Historian General.
EPWORTH-LEAGUE
The JEpworth League will meet
Sunday at 6:15 p. m. Miss Martha
Bond will give a synopsis of the sec
ond chapter of the book, “Korea,
The Land of the Dawn.” Miss Jane
Newman is in charge of the program.
CAKE SALE
The Epworth League is sponsoring
a cake sale at Slaton Drug store this
week. Cakes, candies and cocoanut
pies will be sold. “Say it with Cake”
this Easter and remember your
loved ones with cake, candy, etc.
bought? at this sale.
EASTERN STAR MEETING
POSTPONED
There will be no meeting of Jep
tha chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, Friday night, account of the
annual election by Alexius Comman
dery of Knights Templar, officers
announce.
JENKINSBURG EPWORTH
LEAGUE TO PRESENT
PAGEANT
The Epworth League of the Jen
kinsburg Methoist dhurch will pre
sent an Easter pageant Sunday eve
ning, April 16, at 8:30 o’clock, Eas
tern Standard time.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this service.
JENKINSBURG P. T. A.
MEETS APRIL 21
The Jenkinsburg P. T. A. will have
its regular monthly meeting Friday
afternoon, April 21, at 3 -o’clock,
Eastern time. Rev. M. R. Heflin,
pastor of the Jackson Methodist
church, will talk on “Why and How
we Should Cultivate the Spiritual
Side of our Children.”
The president urges all members
to be present.
MISS VERA SMITH HOSTESS
TO BRIDGE CLUB
A lovely affair ot the past week
was on Wednesday after-noon when
Vera Smith entertained the
members of her bridge club at a
delightful meeting, the usual two
tables being present to enjoy the
occasion.
Beautiful spring flowers were ef
fectively arranged in the room
where the games were played and
the lovely salad plate served at the
card tables afterwards.
High score was made by Mrs. J.
C. Newton, the prize being an at
tractive trinket box while low score
by Mrs. William Wright was reward
ed by a pretty ash tray.
MRS. JANE MATTINGLY TO BE
GUEST ARTIST OF WOMAN’S
CLUB
At the monthly meeting of the
Woman’s Club on Friday, April 21,
Mrs. Jane Mattingly, of Atlanta, one
or the South’s famous musicians and
composers, will be the interesting*
speaker and guest. Mrs. J. C. New
ton who is in charge of the program
has arranged with Mrs. Mattingly for.
this appearance and the flub is for
tunate in having the opportunity of
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
hearing and knowing an artist so
prominent and popular. Several of
Mrs. Mattingly’s compositions played
by pfipils of Mrs. Newton will be in
cluded in the afternoon’s program.
Hostesses for the meeting which
will take place at the club house at
3 o’clock will be Mrs. Walter Wil
son, Mrs. W. L. Nutt, Mrs. J. W r .
O’Neal, Mi-s. S. ■H. Thornton and
Mrs. J. C. Newton.
MISS MARTHA NEWMAN AND
MR. SAM F. LAMBERT WED
AT QUIET CEREMONY
The marriage of Miss Martha
Newman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs'.
W. F. Newman, of Jackson, and Mi.
Sam F. Lambert, of Atlanta, former
ly of Jackson, took place Thursday
afternoon, April sixth, at six o’clock
at the Methodist parsonage in For
syth. Rev. Augustus Ernest, pastor
of the Forsyth Methodist church and
a former beloved pastor of the Jack
son Methodist ehurch, read the im
pressive rites, the ring ceremony be
ing used. Only a few relatives of
the bride and groom witnessed the
ceremony.
The bride wore a most becoming"
model of French blue with silver
fox trimmings and her accessories
were gray. Her corsage was of sweet
heart roses and valley filies.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lambert will reside
in Atlanta. They have many friends
in Jackson who are extending hearti
est congratulations to them.
MEETING OF BAPTIST W. M. S.
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the Baptist Church held then
monthly business meeting in the
church parlor Monday afternoon at
three o’clock, with the president,
Mrs. S. H. Thornton presiding. Mrs.
J. T. Moore led the devotional, hav
ing for her subject “Our Blessings.”
Reports from the circle meetings
on the preceding Monday were most
inspiring, attendance at each of th:-
four circles having been unusually
good, the programs on “Miracles of
the Word in Other Lands” interesting
and instructive and the contributions
generous. Fine work is being done
by the Young People’s organizations,
the faithful leaders being present
to report their progress.
All members of the society and
church are being asked to save their
Octagon soap wrappers for Bessie
Tift College and Mrs. Gordon Barnes
was appointed to collect them at the
May meeting of the society. Members
are also asked to bring all their dis
carded gold and silver pieces of any
kind to contribute to that being col
lected for the Mission Board.
A short session of the Aid Society
I concluded the meeting.
W. C. T. U. MEETING
A fine attendance and loyal spirit
featured the April meeting of the
Woman’s Christian Temperance Un
ion Friday of last week when Mrs.
M. C. Johnson was again hostess to
the members. As Christian Citizen
ship was the topic for this meeting
the president gave a suitable devo
tional based an God's divine law as
the real foundation for all good gov
ernment for the individual, as well
as the nation.
Mrs. J. B. Settle who had charge
of the program gave a fine practical
talk on the duties of citizenship,
stressing especially the individual
responsibility as citizens.
As beer is so much before the
people of today two papers were giv
en on this subject. Mrs. Marvifi Hef
lin taking the subject “Is beer in
toxicating?” and gave strong testi
monies from noted physicians and
other men of science in the affirma
tive. But you don’t have to turn to
such men for facts as everybody
knows it is.
Mrs. G. D. Head presented “Beer
Ifnd Taxes,” with a few pertinent
questions. Is every member of your
family ready to drink 83 1-3 pints of
beer a year in a patriotic (?) at
tempt to redeem wet acmpaign prom-
ises to balance the national budget
with the foaming stein? Is every
member of your family (including
the babies) ready to buy $1&,00
worth of the amber fluid a year?
What a howl there would be if thi
United States would levy some “spe
cial tax” of sls per capita!
With the revenue promised Uncle
Sam the beer devotees are certainly
going to have to multiply their drink
ing and their paying and the fam
ilies of hundreds of them will multi
ply the charity list for you to sup
port. Facts worth thinking about.
During the business session let
ters of commendation to our repre
sentatives in Congress who voted
against the beer bill were read and
endorsed by the union and ordered
sent. Also a letter ter. our governor
expressing our appreciation of his
refusal to call a beer legislature.
During a delightful social time to
gether the hostess served a swee;
course.
FLOWER SHOW WILL BE
HELD IN MACON ON
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
Macon, Ga. —The Bibb County
Flower club will hold its ninth an
nual Flower Show in the Municipal
Auditorium in Macon on Wednesday,
May 3. This date has just been an
nounced by J. D. Crump, president
of the club. He also announced that
Mrs. Kenneth Dunwody, of Macon,
would be general chairman for the
show this year.
Many new features will be added
to the show. Of jmrticular interest
to the out-of-town clubs will be a
class which has been added for the
first time this year for clubs, organi
zations and garden clubs outside of
Bibb county. Mrs. Burton Hayes, Jr.,
Shirley Hills, Macon, will be chair
man of this new section. Any clubs
outside of Bibb county 'are invited
to compete. They are asked to com
municate with Mrs. Hayes.
Other new features this year will
be the exhibits of still life in frames
furnished by the show committee
and economy luncheon tables which
will show that artistic luncheon ta
bles can be arranged economically.
Exhibitors in this section will be re
quired to furnish a statement of the
cost of their tables and appoint
ments.
NICHOLS-LAWRENCE WEDDING
SOLEMNIZED IN ST.
PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
A simple but exceedingly pretty
wedding took place last night at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Nichols,
!)25 Twenty Fourth avenue north,
■when their daughter, Miss Betty
Nichols, became the bride of Gaylor
Lawrence.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with gladioli, sweet peas, daisies,
snapdragons and orange blossom-:
combined with greenery and an im
provised altar before the fireplace
which was banked with palms anu
fern.
Dr. E. T. Poulson, pastor of the
Northside Baptist church, pi-onounc
ecl the ceremony, using the simple
ring service. Miss Virginia Stafford,
as maid of honor, and V. P. Law
rence, father of the bridegroom, as
best man were the only attendants.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, S. P. Nochols,
was most attractive in a gown of
beige suede lace fashioned simply,
with long skirt which flared at the
knees, and a short jacket with rape
sleeves. She wore beige moire san
c.als and long gloves of beige silk.
Her flowers were a shoulder bouquet
of sweetheart roses and gardenias
and her only jewels a platinum and
dianjond pin, the gift of the bride
groom.
Miss Stafford wore a becoming
gown of tangerine lace with a cape
of matching taffeta. She wore a
corsage bouquet of mixed spring
flowers.
Mrs. S. P. Nichols, mother of tlje
bride, was gowned, in blue lace and
wore a corsage bouquet of spring
flowers.
Immediately following the cere
mony a wedding dinner was served
at the Gypsy Inn for the bridal par
ty and immediate relatives. The table
was decorated with flowers and bri
dal appointments.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence left later
in the evening for a short motor trip
to the east coast of Florida after
which they will be at home on their
return at the Poinciana apartments,
Fifteenth avenue northeast. For tra
veling, Mrs. Lawrence donned a
smart ensemble of gray silk matlasse
with accessories of grey.
The bride has made her home here
for about seven years, coming to this
city from Jackson, Ga. She is a
graduate of the senior high school
ef 1928 and also graduated from the
St. Petersburg Junior college. She
is a member of the faculty of the
North ward school, principal of the
Kappa Delta Thi sorority and a tea
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cher in the Northside Baptist Sunday
School. A number of pretty parties
have been given for her since the an
nouncement of her engagement.
Mr. Lawrence has also resided in
St. Petersburg for seven years, com
ing to this city from Tennessee.'He
graduated from ine Junior college
and local business college and is now
connected with his father in the Vic
tory Men’s shop.
Open house was held at the Nich
ols home Wednesday evening for
members of the Kappa Delta Phi
sorority and for the North Ward
faculty members and a few other
invited guests. Many friends called
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during the evening. Light refresh
ments were served. —St. Petersburg
(Fla.) Independent, April 8.
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Mrs. R. L. Smith will spend the
Easter holidays in Atlanta.
Mr. B. M. Drake was a business
visitor in Atlanta Wednesday.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson spent
the week-end at her home in Con
yers. i
Dr. R. A. Franklin spent part of
the week at Toccoa and Tallulah
Falls.
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Mr. G. M. Thornton, of Eatonton,
was a business visitor here the first
of the week.
Attention, Ladies!
The becomingness of an Easter
outfit depends on the person be
ing well groomed. You cannot
be well groomed without giving
special attention to your coiffure.
Gome in and let us arrange
your coiffure for your new hat.
Also get our reduced prices cn
all work.
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