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The Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXXV, NUMBER 48
Memorial Day Exercises
SCHOOL CHILDREN PARADE
10:30; MARCHING SCHOOL TO
MONUMENT AND DECORATE
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM.
Col. Hately Quincey Master of Ceremonies
Assembly Call Mr. Hutch Williams
Invocation Rev. R. L. Wyatt
Chorus Class
State’s Rights and Secession Price Cochran
Reading, “The New Memorial Day” Winnifred Clark
Reading, “The Songs My Mother Sang”. .. .Clara McCranie
Medley of Southern Songs Marjorie Frier
Reading, “The Flag” Louella Coffee
Reading, “Unknown” Mrs. W. F. Bronson
“Dixie” Orchestra
Address Col. J. R. Slater
Crosses of Honor, presented by Mrs. J. Rod Davis, President
of the chapter.
Taps sounded Mr. Hutch Williams
Benediction Judge G. R. Briggs
, Memorial Day will be fittingly ob
served in Douglas next Saturday
morning, the exercises being held at
the- school auditorium at 11 o’clock,
the official program for that hour be
ing published above.
At 10 o’clock, there will be a school
childrens’ parade, as has been the cus
tom in Douglas for a number of years,
all the school children of the city par
ticipating. The procession will be
formed at the school auditorium at
10 o’clock, and the children will march
to the Monument on Peterson avenue
where decoration services will be held.
The parade promises to be one of the
longest in the history of Douglas.
The stores of the city should close
for an hour while the exercises are
being held, and everybody attend.
They will begin immediately after the
decoration is completed at the monu
ment. There will be some good
speakers and splendid music, and a
most enjoyable hour awaits those who
will lend their presence.
April 9th, now 59 years ago Lee sur
rendered. Lee's surrender was fol
lowed on April 26th by Johnston’s
surrender to Sherman. In commem
oration and because our spring flowers
are most abundant at this time, the
26th has been set apart in the South
as a memorial to our heroic dead.
To our own state belongs the credit
if inaugurating the custom of decorat.
ing annually the graves of our Confed
erate heroes. The patriotic woman
who first proposed the plan was Miss
Elizabeth Rutherford, afterwards Mrs.
Roswell Ellis, of Columbus, Ga. Her
idea was seconded and ably carried
out by the Columbus Memorial Asso
ciation whose duty it became to write
the first letter on thg subject, which
appeared in the newspapers of the
state. Macauley says: “A people
which takes no pride in the noble
achievements of their ancesters will
never achieve anything worl'.y to be
remembered by their descesdants.”
It is one of the glories of our coun
try that the veterans of the War Be
tween the States have been themselves
leaders in forgetting animosities and
in fostering good will. Some we do
honor not only to the outstanding
heroes of the past, but to the unnamed
and unnumbered thousands whose
lives are merged in the character of
the nation. To turn old memories
into new purposes is the high privilege
of our memorial day.
ATTENTION MEMBERS
BEREAN CLASS
The officers and members of the
Berean Class of the First Baptist
Church will hold a very important
meeting at the class room Thursday
evening at eight o’clock. Future plans
of the class will be discussed and out
lined. All members and others inter
ested urged to attend. Refreshments
will be served.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Guyton Fisher, Pastor
Sunday School 10:15 A. M., J. H.
Breedlove, Supt.
Preaching by the pastor at 11:30
A. M. and 8 P. M.
Epworth Leagues 7 P. M.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
.ening.
All are cordially invited to these
services and strangers are especially
welcome.
TT/ie Enterprise ‘Pulishhes the Legal Advertising of the City of Tkuglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
GARDEN WEEK FOR
OUR m WOMEN
The Georgia Federation of'Women’s
Clubs is working for a unanimous ob
servance of garden week, and urges
every club woman to do likewise,
April 20 to 26.
A house without a garden looks un
friendly and uninviting.
If a child is taught garden planting
at an early age love for a garden will
be carried throughout life.
Let every club woman feel it her
duty to plant flowers and make her
home attractive, it will tend to build
self-respect in the individual, as well
as the community.
The meeting of the eleventh district
will be held in Ocilla, Ga., on May
13-14. An evening session will be
held on the 13th and continue all day
on the 14th.
A number of distinguished club
women will be present, among them
Mrs. A. P. Brantley, state president,
and Mi’s. Clifford Walker is invited to
be present.
Every club woman fully understands
that every club is pledged to pay 25c
per capita each year for three years
to complete the ELaa F. White me
morial endowment fund, Mrs. Z. I.
Fitzpatrick, chairman of the fund,
urges that every club pay this pledge
before the coming meeting in the dis
trict.
MR. AND MRS. OVERSTREET
MOVE TO SAVANNAH
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Overstreet
and daughter expect to make their
home in Savannah after May the 4th,
as that city is the most central point
in his work as postoffice inspector.
Douglas gives this splendid couple up
with regret.
They have rented their home on
Madison Ave. to Mr. S. F. Davis, who
is with the G. & F. shops here. His
family will join him here the latter
part of May.
EASTER EGG HUNTS.
Mrs. Sidney J. Stubbs entertained
her Sunday School class at an egg
hunt Tuesday afternoon on the lawn
at the home of her parents, Judge and
Mrs. J. W. Quincey.
Miss Lois Farnell and her Sunday
School class of tiny tots enjoyed an
egg hunt on the lawn of the Methodist
Church Monday afternoon.
HIGH SCHOOL DOMESTIC
SCIENCE DEMONSTRATION
. Domestic Science Department
of Ihe Douglas High School gave a
demonstration of their work Wednes
day afternoon in their sewing room.
The needle work on display was splen
did, and wonderful for such young
girls. The “fashion review” as the
young girls dressed in their aprons
and dresses of their own make was
termed, was received enthusiastically.
The kitchen was inspected and punch
•was served. The work displayed re
flects much credit to both the pupils
and the efficient teacher.
This is the first year the school has
had this work in its curiculum. Two
periods a week have been given to
cooking and one period to sewing.
About sixty guests called.
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SPARKS TEAM WILL
COME FOR 2 GAMES
Next Monday and Tuesday promise
to be great days'in Douglas for all
baseball fans, when the local team will
play Sparks for two games on the A.
& M. field. These games promise to
draw large crowds, as the Sparks team
will put up good games both days, and
the local fans expect to do their dead
level best. We want to urge a large
attendance in order to give the local
team the support it deserves.
On last Monday the Blackshear team
came over and was defeated by the
Douglas Aggies by a score of 4 to 0.
The game was very well attended, and
proved to be an interesting contest
from start to finish.
On Wednesday a game was played
here between Brewton-Parker, of Mc-
Rae and the local Aggies, rsulting in
a defeat of the home team, the score
being 7 to 3.
PENSION MONEY HERE
SAYS ORDINARY WARD
Judge W. P. Ward advises us that
Pension money is on hand and ready
for distribution. Those interested may
take due notice and call at the Ordi
nary’s office at once.
MRS. LEWIS DAVIS MADE PRES.
At the regular business meeting of
the Woman’s Missionary Society Mon
day afternoon at the Methodist church
Mrs. Lewis Davis was elected presi
dent to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mrs. Thomas W. Over
street. i
PEODLER CAR SELLS
16,950 POUNDS HERE
The calcium arsenate peddler car
arrived in Douglas on schedule time
last Monday, remaining here the en
tire day. The car was visited by a
large number of farmers and business
men.
County Agent Bussey informs us
that 16,950 pounds of the arsenate was
sold from the car here, at 12 cents
per pound. There were 43 farmers
who bought this amount, 38 of these
having been advised by the County
Agent previously.
It is estimated that using 25 pounds
to the acre enough arsenate was sold
here to accommodate 678 acres. The
poison was delivered here on Monday
from the car for cash. The same car
was in Alma on Saturday and sold to
farmers there 7,700 pounds.
CARL R. TANNER CLOSES
TRADE IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Mr. Carl Tanner closed a deal near
Spartanburg, S. C., last week which
will necessitate his moving there with
in thirty days. He and Mr. Sam Tan
ner spent a part of last week there, re
turning Sunday. Mr. Tanner will
opera’.e a large supply store near a
twenty million dollar cotton mill just
erected, and will have the only store
within a radius of 17 milgs. The
propi sition was made him and has
been accepted by him.
Douglas will give this family up
with great reluctance, but wish for
them much success in their new home.
We have not been advised as to the
closing out of Mr. Tanner’s interests
here, just how it will be done.
111. R. WILSON NAMED
GEORGIA ELECTOR
The state convention in Atlanta on
Wednesday went off smoothe with very
little friction. There was a large rep
resentation of delegates present from
all over the state. Coffee’s delegates
were Mr. W. R. Wilson and Judge J.
W. Quincey, the latter being unable
to attend on account of the illness of
his wife.
Douglas and Coffee county were
honored at the convention by the se
lection of Mr. W. R. Wilson as the
Eleventh District Elector. His name
will be printed on the election tickets
next November and he will run over
the entire state, as the electors are
voted for instead of the naminee for
president.
The Eleventh Ditrict delegates to
the national convention in New York
City next June were named as follows:
S. M. Starlett, of Glynn;- I). M. Par
wer, of Ware; George A. Paulk, of
Berrien; Mrs. R. G. Dickerson, of
Clinclf.
EARLY CLOSING FOR STORES.
We, the undersigned merchants, do
agree to close our places of business
at 6:30 o’clock beginning May Ist and
continuing to close until Sept. Ist.
Watt & Holmes Hdw. Co., The Har
ris Store, H. L. Hodges Co., B. Rigell
& Co., Lewis Vickers, I. Weintroub,
Jacob Prager, G. C. Weitman Co., Miss
G. L. Chandler, Hart Furniture Co..
J. N. Boggs, Douglas Hdwe. Co., Jack
son & Newbern, M. F. Head & Co.,
Peoples Hardware Co./ Famell & Mc-
Lean, Wilson Jewelry Store.
$1.50 PEP £ EAR IN ADVANCE
COMMENCEMENT OF
ISI BEGINS MAT
18 ANDJLOSES 20TH
The eonimeacement exercises of the
A. & M. School are drawing near, just
three weeks away, and the teachers
and student body are kept busy with
examinations and preparatory work
for the exercises which will begin on
Sunjay, May 18, closing with the
graduation exercises on Tuesday, May
:0.
Prof. Thrash has secured the Rev.
■Scott Wallace, pastor of the Valdosta
Presbyterian church, to preach the
commencement sermon on the 18th.
The literal y address will be delivered
on Tuesday morning by Superintend
ent of Schools, N. H. Ballard. Both
of these addresses promise to be of
much interest, and a large crowd is
expected to hear both of them.
We have been promied a detailed
account of the commencement exer
cises fo' - our next issue, giving the
programs for the three days.
J- H. KENNEDY SUCCEEDS
W. M. BURKE AT BANK
Mr. W. M. Burke has resigned his
position, as assistant cashier of the
Georgia State Bank, effective May 1,
and has accepted a similar position in
a Miami, Fla., bank. He leaves here
Saturday to spend a few days at home
efore going to his new position
will be succeeded by Mr. J. IL. Ken
nedy, of Cartersville, who has been
with this system of hanks for some
time. Mr. Kennedy is already on the
job.
This announcement will be of inter
est to a large circle of friends of Mr.
Burke in this city who will regret to
learn of his leaving here, but wish him
much success in his new position. He
has been with the bank here since its
organization, coming to this city from
Miami.
NEW. S. S. GLASSES ARE
ORGANIZED BY METHODISTS
On last Sunday the Mens Baraca
Cass was organized at the Methodist
Sunday School with Prof. J. T. Henry
as teacher. The following officers were
elected to serve the class: E. H. Fos
sett, president, H. C. Roberts, vice
president, Lamar Strickland, sec., and
J. L. Wilcox, treasurer.
CLASS NAME—“BE AND DO”.
“Be Something for Jesus—
Do Something for Jesus.”
Class motto: “Faith without works
is dead”. Individual aim of ciass:
“Each one win one”.
Ciass Officers: Teacher, Mrs. Guyton
Fisher; Asst. Teacher, Mrs. Dudley;
Pres. Chattie Cannon; Vice. Pres., Mrs.
E. 11. Fossett; S. S. Sec., Cora Lee
Moorman; Class Sec., Mrs. Presley
Kirkland; Class Treas., Mr. Pegram.
Chairman of different committees:
“Democracy of Spirit”, Mrs. J. M.
Branson; “Persosal Solicitation”, Miss
Sara Thrasher; “Double Up”, Virginia
Griffin; “Publicity”, Mrs. E. H. Fos
sett; “Follow Up”, Mrs. Presley Kirk
land; “Invitation”, Mrs. Conner; “Ab
sentees”, Mrs. E. H. Fossett; “Social”
Miss Oldin Vickers; “Class Music”,
Miss Jeraldine Brinson.
ALJOYE CLUB.
Mrs. Ralph Barclay entertained the
Aljoye Club yesterday afternoon. A.
salad course with iced tea was served-
BANKS CLOSE SATURDAY.
Due to the fact that next Saturday,
April 26, is Memorial Day, the banks,
of Douglas will be closed for business.
We are requested to make this an
nouncement, so that those interested
may govern themselves accordingly.
Prof, and Mrs. J. T. Henry and Miss:
Mildred Overby were guests of Miss
Frances Tanner at her home last Mon
day near Nicholls.
Figure This One
Opt. “Love is a game.”
Pess: “Pep—but unsatisfactory—•
because it ends in so many ties.”
LOST— Ladies gold wrist watch, be
tween Dr. Turrentine’s residence and
Methodist Church, perhaps near the
Presbyterian Church. Finder return
to Mrs. W. J. Moore and receive re
ward. It pd_