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The Americus Times-Recorder
I Hi R7.f-FOURTH YEAR.
“NOT GUILTY”—THE VERDICT FOR MAUD CHILDERS
SOCIAL FEATURES FOR THE
DENTISTS IRE YESTERDAY
into Ride, Luncheon and Ball Game Contributed to Their
Enjoyment—Will Close Session Here Today
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* „l VUST MADE A HIT. ♦
* IS UMPIRE FOR GAME. ♦
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+ i) r. Holmes Mason, president 4
♦ of the Georgia Dental Society, ♦
♦ now in session here, made a hit 4
*. W ith the local fans yesterday by f
*■ the manner in which he handled ♦
♦ t hp indicator in the last game of ♦
♦ the series with Dothan. His um- ♦
♦ piling was decisive and uniformly -*•
4- f a ir, the kind that the fans like. *
4 Dr. Mason is thoroughly famil- ♦
4 iar with baseball, having been in ♦
4 his college days a star player on ♦
4 the Mercer University team. He ♦
4- was one of the most popular men ♦
4 in college, not only in athletics, ♦
4 but also in general college activi- -*•
4 ties and in fraternity circles, hav- *•
4 ing been a member of the Phi ♦
4 Delta Theta fraternity. 4
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The Georgia dentists assembled here
it, annual meeting put in another busy
session yesterday, not forgetting, how
ver, to lay aside dull care and rou
tine business later in the day in time
to tnjoy the ball game in the after
noon. an automobile drive over the
city, and luncheon at the Country cluo
at 6 o’clock.
The morning session, convening at
’■ o’clock, was consumed largely with
discussions upon important topics and
the reading of papers, including those
of Dr. William Crenshaw, and Dr. 0.
B. Colson.
At the afternoon session memorial
exercises were held, at which tribute
was paid to the memory of Dr. N. A. j
Williams, of Waycross, a valued mem-!
her of the society, recently deceased.
The examining board, consisting of
Doctors Thomas Cole, of Newnan; D.
D. Atkinson, of Brunswick; S. D. Ram
bo, of Marietta; C. Z. McArthur, of
Port Valley, and P. E. Callahan, of
Mcßae, has been busy since Tuesday
morning in the examination of the
twenty-two applicants for state li
cense. The board will conclude its
labors this morning, and report to
the society at the afternoon session
at 2 o’clock.
Clinics will be held this morning be
ginning at 9 o’clock. This afternoon
ti e society will elect and install offi
cers for the ensuing year, and did
poso of all unfinished business of the
session. The selection of the next
place of annual meeting will also be
determined and announced. The den
tists have greatly enjoyed their visit
cc Americas and have only words cf
praise for the hospitality extendel
them. ]
A feature of entertainment yester
day avas a visit to Dudley Field as
:s of the city, where the visitors
-a"’ the valor of Americus’ ball team
tolly displayed. After the game auto
ohiles were in waiting at the park
s and the visitors were given an
■ oar's ride over the city and Sumter’s
fine roads.
" auto drive ended at the Country
'luh at 6 o’clock, where a sumptuous
hecue and luncheon was served and
H o cheer evidenced among hosts and
v isitors alike.
MOTION docket will
A BE CALLED TODAY
Session of the Superior
Court Here
,r 'dge Z. a. Littlejohn will call the
n 'Otion docket in Sumter superior
' olir * a t 9 o’clock this morning. At
torneys Interested should take no
PROTRACTED SERVICES
TO BEGIN AT PLAINS
Will Continue Throughout the
Week
Plains, Ga., June 12. —Protracted
services will begin at the Lutheran
church here on next Sunday. The pas
tor, Rev. Charles A. Phillips, will be
assisted by Rev. s. C. Ballentine, of
Leesville, S. C.
The meeting will likely continue
throughout the greater part of the
coming week. A feature of the Sunday
morning service will be a solo by Miss
Ethridge, of Shellman. Miss Ethridge
Las sung in the Lutheran church here
before and her coming again will be
greeted with much pleasure.
JUNE WEDDING SEASON IS OPEN-WHO’S NEXT?
LUPO-BFLL WEDDING
A BEAUTIFUL EVENT
Was Celebrated at High Noon
Yesterday
Os interest to their many friends in
Americus and out-of-town was the
wedding of Miss Irene Lupo, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Lupo,
and Mr. Ernest Clark Bell, of Atlanta,
which occurred yesterday at high noon
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Shiver on Lee street.
The entire lower floor of the house
was thrown open and beautifully dec
orated for the occasion, palms, ferns
and cut flowers being effectively used.
White and green was the color
scheme carried out in the parlor,
where the ceremony was performed.
The triple bay windows were lined
with clematis, palms and oleanders,
forming a lovely background for the
wedding party. The bride and groom
stood beneath a wedding hell of white
twined with sprays of clematis, which
was suspended from a flower-covered
arch. The room was lighted with
white tapers in crystal candelabra.
Miss Patsy Lupo, a sister of the
bride, played the wedding march, to
the strains of which entered from the
long hall, Master Allen Hill clad in
white and bearing the ring on a white
satin cushion. Following came the
maid of honor, Miss Lillian Lupo, an
other sister of the bride, who wore an
exquisite lingerie dress trimmed in
lace and pink messaline bands and
carried pink Killarney roses.
The bridegroom with his best man,
Mr. H. S. Smith, of Atlanta, entered
front the cross hall and waited before
the altar for the bride, who, preceded
by the flower girls, little Misses Cor
nelia and Frances Shiver, wearing
dainty lingerie frocks with pink rib
bons and carrying flower baskets, came
in on the arm of her father.
The bride was married in her going
„way gown, a coat suit of champagne
cloth, with which she wore a hat of
the same color trimmed in pink roses.
Her flowers were bride's roses and as
paragus fern.
Rev. O. B. Chester performed the
impressive ceremony, after which a
luncheon was served in two courses.
Punch was served by Misses Eliza
beth Allen and Mary Elza Sheppard,
while Misses Marthena Bivins and
Josephine Bagley served in the dining
room.
In the dining room the color scheme
also was green and white, quantities
of oleanders, clematis and white roses
• being used on mantle and butTet, whhe
on the round table, covered, with a
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1912.
CITY COUSIN
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A PRETTY EVENT WAS
BUENA VISTA WEDDING
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Hair-Passmore Marriage Oc
curred Yesterday
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
Buena Vista, Ga., June 12.—The
marriage this morning of Miss Annie
Blanton Hair and Mr. Oby Lee Pass
more solemnized at the Methodist
church, brought together there a
large assemblage of friends, and was
a beautiful occasion in every detail.
At nine o’clock, the bridal party ar
rived, preceding which Mrs. J. R.
Hair, of Americus, sister of the bride,
sang, “I Love You Truly.” To the
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march rendered by Miss Reba Rodgers
the bridal party entered the church,
which had been decorated with ferns
and pink oleanders, carrying out the
color motif of pink and green.
The ushers, Messrs. Edwin Rodgers,
Ollie Smith, Turner Williams and Dr.
j. R. Hair, entered and proceeded to
the altar. The attendants were Misses
Myrtle Rushin and Ruth Carr; Messrs.
Robert Passmore, of Valdosta, and
Walter Rylander, of Americas.
The bride, wearing a stylish tailored
coat suit of navy blue, with hat to
match, entered with her sister and
maid of honor, Miss Ethel Hair, and
proceeded to the altar, where the
groom and best man. Mr. Charles Pass
more, joined them.
The bride carried a large bouquet
of bride's roses. The maid of honor
wore white lingerie and white hat,
while the bridesmaids wore white coat j
suits and hats, and carried bouquets j
of pink carnations. Following the
ceremony, performed by Rev. J. W.!
Weston, the bridal party left at once j
for Americus, where Mr. and Mrs. j
Passmore took the Seaboard train for I
a wedding trip to Florida. Upon re
turning to Americus they will be at
cluny cloth, maidenhair fern form
ed the centerpiece.
From the chandelier maline stream
. ers were caught to single crystal can
dlesticks and cut glass nappies held
green mints and white iced almonds.
The bride's bouquet when thrown was
caught by Miss Patsy Lupo.
Mr. and Mrs. Bell left at two o'clock
for the mountains, where they will
spend two weeks before goihg to their
home in Atlanta.
The number of very beautiful pres
ents received attest the popularity of
the contracting parties.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Miss Fleming Ward, of LaGrange;
Miss Ella Godwin, of Warm Springs,
and Miss Margaret Porter, of Atlanta
THE WEATHER. Generally Fair Today.
CREW-SMITH WEDDING
OCCURRED LAST NIGHT
At the Home of the Bride
Here
A very quiet, though impressive
wedding w r as that of Miss Lillian Crew-,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Crew,
and Mr. Charles Smith, occurring on
last evening at the home of the
bride’s parents on Barlow and Fur
ls w streets.
The house was attractively decorat
ed with ferns, palms* and cut flowers,
ti e color scheme of white and green
being carried out in the parlor where
tbe ceremony was performed. In this
roqm bowds of daisies were used and
an improvised altar made of potted
plants and oleanders before which the
bridal party stood.
At 9 o'clock, as the wedding march
v as played by Miss Louise Chapman,
the maid of honor, wearing a beautiful
nitc lingerie gown and carrying pink
j <.irnations, entered with Mr. W. B.
Surles. Following next, the bride and
groom came in together. The bride
was very lovely in a white crepe-mar
quisette gown, trimmed in broad point
ied bands of Mechlin lace. She wore
| with this a dainty cap of maline and
! hu flowers were white carnations and
| l'lies of the valley.
During the ceremony, which was
performed by Rev. R. L. Bivins,
Miss Chapman played softly “Melody
of Love,” and afterwards a salad
course was served.
Punch was served on the front
porch by Misses Genevieve Prather and
Ira Crew, the table being decorated
with clematis and wood-fern.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith left at ten-forty
for Atlanta and from there they will
go to Savannah and Washington, j
spending some time before their return I
to Americus.
The presents received of silver, cut
glass and linen were beautiful.
home at the residence of Mrs. W. F.
Clark, on Lee street.
The wedding party was tendered a
reception last evening by Miss Myrtle
Rushin at the residence of Mr. J. G.
Lowe.
The bride is the beautiful young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William R.
Hair and was admired among a wide
circle of friends here. Mr. Passmore
is a popular young business man of
Americus. An array of beautiful wed
ding gifts attested the popularity of
‘he bride and groom. >d ud’j fi
LUMPKIN THE SCENE
OF A PRETTY WEDDING
Which United Mr. Bryan and
Miss Arnold
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
Lumpkin, Ga., June 12. —An event
of unusual social importance here to
day was the marriage of Miss Belle
Arnold to Mr. Joseph Marcellus Bry
an, of Americus, which was witnessed
by a larg enumber of friends and
relatives of the contracting parties
from this city and other sections of
the state.
The wedding occurred at the Meth
odist church at 10:30 o'clock. The
marriage ceremony was performed by
Rev. William Elbert Arnold, father
of the bride, who is pastor of the
church in which the ceremony was
performed. It was carried out with
appropriate solemnity and impressive
ness.
The decorations and other features
of the wedding were most pretty and
effective and added much to the beau
ty and impressiveness of the even*.
After the ceremony the bridal couple
left for a honeymoon trip to many
points of interest in Florida.
The bride, as Miss Arnold, was one
of the best known young women of
Lumpkin. She is possesed of unusuai
charms of both personal beauty and
character. She has been widely pop
ular here, and she has many friends
who will regret to see her leave Lump
kin.
Mr. Bryan is a well known youn;»
I business man of Americus, where h°
holds a responsible position in the
Planters’ bank. Since he came to
Americus from his former home in
Wrightsville he has made a host of
friends and achieved well-merited suc
cess. The hearty good wishes of manv
friends here and elsewhere will go
with the young couple to their new
i home, which will be in Americus.
CORDELE 18 HERE
FOR GAME TODAY
One game of ball has been arrang
ed with the fast Cordele team to be
played on Dudley Field this afternoon.
A return game will be played in Cor
dele the following day.
That the game will be interesting
goes without saying, as Cordele has
one of the best amateur teams in the
state, while the locals have gotten to
gether one of the Rwiftest amateur
teams ever Seen In this entire section)
Jury Remained Out Only
-20 Minutes—The Verdict...
Was Not a Surprise to
Those Familiar With Re
versal of Sentiment In
Case—Was Notable Le
gal Battle, With Attor
neys For Childers Vic
torious at Every Step.
A verdict of "Not Guilty" pronounc
ed in the court room af
ternoon at 5 o’clock put an end to the
Childers case, one of the most nota
ble criminal trials in the history of
this section and the entire state.
A death-like stillness pervaded the
scantily peopled court room when the
jury returned, after having re
mained out only about twenty
minutes. The fact that a verdict had
been reached in so short a time had
tut one meaning to the prisoner, his
relatives and attorneys, as the ver
dict when so quickly returned could
hardly have been any other than one
of acquittal. Only one ballot was re
quired to Teach the decision.
As soon as the verdict was read to
the court, the document having be' u
handed to Solicitor General Williams
Wy the foreman of the jury, W. R.
Hansford, the tense feeling of sus- 1
pense that had gripped every one in 1
the court room was relieved. Child
ers moved quickly across the space
I
intervening between himself and the
members of the jury and shook hands 1
with each one, expressing in unmistak
cble manner his gratitude for the
’ erdict as returned.
The aged father of the accused man,
now that his son had been set
free, burst into tears, as did his
brothers, Solicitor Zach Childers of the
city court, and Mr. Lee Childers, as
well as many other relatives present.
It was indeed a dramatic scene, one
signalized by the intensity of human
emotions that were for the time un
pent and unbridled. There was hard
ly a person in the court room, which
was only scantily filled on account of
the fact that the large crowd of spec
tators had left the room after the
conclusion of the arguments befoie
the jury, who was not visibly affected
1 \ the occurrences.
The day had been one of tense
strain upon the defendant and those
intimately connected with the trial.
The opening argument, that of Judge
J. A. Hixon, in behalf of the de
fense, had begun immediately after
the opening of the court session in the
morning, and it had been followed
by that of Solicitor-General J. R.
Williams and Attorney H. A. Wilkin
son for the prosecution, with the con
cluding argument for the defense made
by Attorney Frank A. Hooper.
Throughout the day the court room had
been thronged with spectators, many
having come into the court room in i
the early hours of the morning before .
the session of the court was conven- :
ed by Judge Zera A. Littlejohn.
Interest in the case reached its cli
max, as regards the public generally,
with yesterday's session. The attend
ance yesterday was the largest of
any of the three days of the trial. The
comparative indifference as to the
t utcome of the case, which was very
s.l arp, indeed, in the last trial as
compared with the former one held
here, and whlcji was so manifest th3
first day of the trial, had given way \
to a lively feeling of interest as shown j
yesterday and the day before. It was
nctlcMble, however, that a large tn.*->
jc-rity of those who expressed opin
ions unhesitatingly gave it as their
belief that there was hardly a pos
sibility of a conviction, while tha
chances for an acquittal were much
more numerous than for a mistrial.
It would have been a comparative!v
easy matter for a stranger to have
come to Americus at the beginning of
the trial and to have forecasted with
accuracy the final result of it, for.
even those who expressed a belief that
the prisoner was guilty, were equallv
frank, usually, in saying tha*. th y
believed that jje would not be con
victed. The strong public sentiment
against the prisoner, which undoubt
edly influenced to a very large ex
t( nt the bringing about of mistrials in
the two former hearings, was notice
ably lacking. Where it did exist, it
existed in a modified form.
In fact, it was a commonly express
ed opinion on Monday that the atto’--
news for the defense had already won
their case when they selected the jury
that was to try it. This was the first
decisive blow struck by the defense
in the series of successful steps tak
en by them in carrying the case to a
triumphant conclusion in a very short
time. The conduct of the case was
i otable in the complete harmony and
aggressiveness by which it was cac
r ed out by the attorneys for the de
fense. This was in sharp contrast
to the errors made by the defense in
conducting the case at the first rial
here.
The second notable step made by
the defense in bringing about a suc
cessful outcome of the trial was the
decision to waive the introduction of
ttstimony, thereby securing the open
ing and concluding arguments befoie
the jury. This was used with tell
ing effect by the attorneys for the
defense, w-ho had a powerful advant
age in impressing upon the minds of
the jury the arguments they advanced
in behalf of the prisoner.
So aggressively and successfully haj
the counsel for the defense conducted
their case that it became manifest
yesterday more than ever that there
was hardly a doubt but that the pris
oner would be acquitted. This be
lief had become very widely fixed up
on the minds of many prior to the
declaration of Mr. H. A. Wilkinson,
leading counsel for the prosecution,
made about 3 o’clock yesterday after
noon, prior to his departure for Daw
son that he had practically no hopo
of obtaining a verdict of guilty. Within
a short ime the case had gone to the
jury, and the verdict had resulted ex
actly as Mr. Wilkinson indicated that
lie thought it would.
The verdict was received here gen
erally with approval. Those who
do not actively sympathize with Chil
ders are nevertheless glad that tho
matter has been decided. The desire
1 1 have something definite come from
the trials rather than the legal dog
falls that have been so unsatisfactory,
has grown stronger and stronger.
With especial relief does the verdict!
[ come to so many of the people of Leo
county, to whom the three trials ot
the case have entailed a loss of sevo
Oral hundred thousand dollars. j J
>UMBER 14 £.