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PAGE FOUR
I TRIBUTE PAID
HEROES OF WS
Splendid Memorial Day Oration
Delivered In Americus By
Judge George t
(From Page 1.)
pattern their lives, and that the con
stant recollection of the deeds and
valuor of the men who tought in the
"'.'■•ixties is a heritage that will shape
the lives of Southern people for gen
erations-
“A land without memories,” he
said, “j>. a land without history. Sav
ages have no history. As we meet
on these occasions to commemorate
the heroes of our Southland of more
w than half a century ago we do so
with no narrow spirit. Scattered
/ through our Southland in every city
and in nearly every county are me
morial statues and shafts to them.
They are engraven with inscriptions,
but among them will be found not
(One ignoble sentiment, not one dis
loyal statement.”
Judge George went into the life,
ancestry, and achievements of Gen
eral Robert E. Lee, the gallant lead
er - of the Southern armies, using the
man to typify the members of his
army whom the occasion was meant
to honor. “By the glory of the line
; age of Robert E. Lee,” said he, “by
the glory of his life, by the preemi
nence of his commandership, by the
excellence of his life, the South now
is ready'ttP submit its case to his
tory,’”
Triute to Women.
Fine tribute to the women who
formed the second line of defense
in the Confederacy was paid by the
speiler, and his remarks brought
prolonged applause. “The days were
never long enough nor weary
enough,” said he, “nor the nights
dark enough or starless enough to
drive the women from the support
of the heroes who made up the daunt
le.ssy lines of Jackson and Lee.”
He went into the World War of
recent history, recalling the drawing
of this country into the maelstrom and
of the breathless anxiety of the world
as- the Germans hurled their hordes
against the lines of civilization in
April, four years ago, and of how
they' were turned back at memorable
Chateau-Thierry, which, a small bat
tle in itself, was the fore-runner of
scents of others in which American
manhood wrested victory from the
enemy and rescued tottering civiliza
tion.
' Have the men and women who
tu> til'd back in 1865, defeated and
poverty-stricken, facing a hostile
government and conditions of almost
unendurable hardships; who found in
April barren fields that had run with
human blood and turned them into
green fields of grain by June—have
these men and women no message for
today in these trying times? Sure
ly they have, and that message is,
a “Government does not come to men
self-executing. Men get out of gov
enimej.r what they put into it them
selves. It is up to us to look more
to ourselves for the solution of our
problems than to the government.”
'1 he program opened with an over
lure on the pipe organ, followed by
a medley of loved Southern airs, by
Miss Cecil Ryals. The audience sang
“How Firm a Foundation,” and Rev.
L. A. Harrell delivered the invoca
tion. Miss Susan Stallings read an
inspiring selection, appropriate to the
occasion, following which a high
school quartet, composed of Misses
Cornelia Shriver, Katherine Turner,
Agnes Wooten and Louise Thayer,
accompanied by Miss Ella Polk, sang
a selection.
After the address Miss Melva
Clark, accompanied by Mrs. Will
Dudley, sang “Last Rose of Summer”
and “When You and I Were Young.”
The benediction was pronounced by
Dr. F. H. Farrington, who was pre
sented by Rev. K. T. Brookshire.
After the exercises veterans and
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others visited the cemetery where
flowers were placed on the graves of
the many veterans buried there.
BARBECUE AT POOL
FOR CORDELE VETS.
CORDELE. April 26.—Cordele ob
served Memorial day with Rev. John
Moore Walker, of Albany, a former
pastor of the Episcopal effurch in
Cordele as chief speaker at the pub
lic exercises at the auditorium. Ihe
wearers of the gray were served a
barbecue on the grounds at the Wil
liams swimming pool park by mem
beis of the Cordele chapter, U. D.
C.
POPPIES SOLD BY
WAYCROSS LEGION.
WAYCROSS April 26—Memorial
day is being fittingly observed in
Waycross today by the Francis E.
Bartow chapter of the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy. Exercises
were held at the Central high school
this morning, Rev. E. W. Hallock,
rector of Grace Episcopal church, de
livering the address, and a luncheon
served the Confederate veterans and
their wives at the Railroad Y. M. C.
A. The graves of Confederate vet
erans were also deeorated with flow
ers.
The American Legion sold poppies
during the morning, the proceeds be
ing applied on the convention fund
The poppies were offered for sale by
high school girls of the city.
J. S. RIDGDILL
TIFTON ORATOR
TIFTON, April 26.—Tifton is ob
serving Memorial day. Under the
auspices of the Charlotte • arson
chapter, Daughters of the Confed
eral y exercises were held in the audi
torium at 2:30, J. S. Ridgdill deliv
ering the memorial address. The
program included musical selections,
readings and songs by the high school
girls, lhe Daughters served lunch
eon to Tift County Camp, Confed
erate Veterans in the domestis sci
ence department of the high school.
Later in the afternoon an American
Legion team played the A. & M. base
ball team on the Tifton athletic field.
A large number of Shriners with
nearly an equal number of Shriner
esses, motored over to Valdosta to
take in the ceremonial and look on
at the great doings there.
ALBANY EXERCISES
HELD AT AUDITORIUM.
ALBANY, April 26. —Confederate
Memorial day was celebrated here to
day with exercises at the Municipal
auditorium under the auspices of the*
Dougherty County chapte -, U. D. C.
The address of the occasion was made
by the Rev. J. B. Turner, D. D., pas-
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HERE IS WINNING ESSAY IN
MEDAL CONTEST OF LIONS
The following essay by Miss
Georgia Harvey, of the Americus
high school, was the winner of the
medal prize offered by the Ameri
cus Lions club for the* best compo
sition on its motto, “Liberty, In
telligence, Our Nation's Safety.”
Over fifty essays were entered.
BY MISS GEORGIA HARVEY
The standard embraced in the prin
ciples of Lionism, such as co-opera
tion, loyalty to government, educa
tion and high ideals, attracts men
of the finest caliber, who joined in
a common unit the club have the
requisite materials, the will to do and
the means witk which to build, j
Building the school is building up
citizenship, and citizenship is the
cornerstone of a community. The
meaning and obligation of citizen
ship should Jje taught the boy and
giil before strong tendencies have
been had, the (opportunities to form.
The Finish of a race depends on the
start.
The International Association of
Lions’ clubs stands for American ism
pure and simple. Its loyalty to the
ideals of the forefathers is unques
tioned. It is in thorough accord with
progressive Americanism as it has
evolved from age to age in the mak
ing of our glorious country, but it
stands upon the rock of the princi
ples that have been handed down
thus by the men who so loved human
I liberty that they were willing to lay
down their very lives in its defense.
Our nation’s safety is the greatest
concerto of the Lion. The Lions are
i absolutely hostile to anything and
everything that in anyway threatens
the integrity of American ideals. On
j the other hand, the Lions extend a
welcoming and heartening hand to
i everyone who comes in a spirit of
I optimism to offer succor for the good
I of our national life.
The Lions have two great corner
tones on which their patriotic edifice
j rests. These are liberty and intelli
| '<’• The Lions recognize the fact
i ‘.'.t it is impossible to compound
•on today to be the guest of rela
or <,l the First Baptist church, who
rec. ntly came here from Starkeville,
Miwhere he was a member of the
; faculty of the Mississippi A. & M.
; college. J here was an appropriate
. mu Seal program, including a solo by
I t. has. F. Allen, choir leader in the
' Gyp. y Smith evangelistic meetings in
■ progress here.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-'
liberty with license, and that enthusi
astic men in the full enjoyment of
their freedom may turn a blessing
into a curse. To make that less and
; less possible, the Lions clubs stand
together in soild links demanding in
telligence. They are the friends of the
public schcools. They lend the. full
power and force of organization for
the securing of educational oppor
tunities for every boy and girl in the
bounds of thus nation. They recog
nize the fact that the Lions must
walk in the light of intelligent, pa
triotism or that the walk will lead
ius to destruction. In the Lions' edu
! cational systems they not only wish
to see a training of the head and
! hand but they wish a training that
‘ will produce sterling character. In
i telligence that is not productive of
‘ moral strength is a delusion and a
I snare.
lhe Lions are loyal to the country
and to the community and to the
homes. In the trinity of social life
they stand as one, and everything
that they desire for the nation they
wish to see become a part of our
community, and what i. good for the
community is good for the home of
lhe individual. We do not lose sight
of the fact that the nation is made
up of individuals and the national
character is determined by the sum
oi individual characters. Therefore,
the Lions insist upon individual in
tegrity in thought, word and deed.
They further insist that this integrity
shall be manifested by the devotion
to one flag and by the loyal adoption
of one language. Wherever Old Glory
waves our hearts beat with a new
hope and whenever we hear our com
mon tongue spoken in eloquent ap
peal we take fresh courage and press
on towards higher ideals. We teach
our young people to hold the flag in
reverence and to use that speech
which sas been made immortal by
Milton, Addison, Longfellow and Em
erson.
I The day is gone when business
lives unto itself alone. It is a part
of our life. It is part of your life,
’he business man must see his duty
of relating himself to American life,
to the ideals of “Life, Liberty and
the. Pursuit of Happiness.” Politics,
the science of government, enters
the door of every office, factory or
shop and says: “Hands up.” If it
is robbery, then we are the robber;
if it is protection and for the confis
cation of brand and oppression, then
lilted
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we ‘ itizbns are the savio.; of a na- ,
tion.
The “Battle of Deni Gm; is being '
fougnt in our Cities.” Our Demdc- <
racy must be made safe for the <
world. Our dqty to the world, there- I
fore, is to make American cities ■
clean and healthy and vital contribu- ;
tors to our citizenship ideals.
Analyze carefully and behold the i
very cornerstone of our civilization. 1
Liberty 4ml ignorance bring blood
shed, chaos, Bolshevism, Anarchy and
general rin. Liberty and intelligence
signed the Declaration of Independ
ence, gathered the minute men at
Lexington and Concord and won at
Yorktown. They builded the consti
tution and stretched out the broad
lines of our development. They have
preserved our nation in every crisis.
They are the guiding stars of our
career. An intelligent citizenship is
the only hope of Lionism'. In its
pt emotion and protection is the op
portunity we seek. To them we here
today consecrate anew our money,
our time and our hearts.
Labor and capital can never travel
peacefully together except along the
great liberty-intelligence highway.
1 here they can march and counter
march but never shed each other’s
blood in ignorant riot or hate, the
foreigner in oar midst must be led
into intelligent Americanism. He
will never arrive if left alone. Our
language and our spirit must be
brought to him by us and made at- 1
tractive and worthy of acceptance.
Twenty per cent of our native Ameri- j
can citizens cannot read and write I
intelligently, that is, comparable to a
seventh grade pupil in our public
schools. The minds and hearts of
our soldier boys were taught as they
fought for what they hardly’know.
They came back with a higher know
ledge and purpose. •
1 he time is ripe for a new baptism
of liberty and intelligence. We must
all be immersed in the river of pa
triotism, and shout our salutation i
and preach its reality. We must have |
a reason for the faith that is within
us.
The club name has glorious mean
ing. Its name is more significant
than any other. It spells not only
the king of beasts, typifying all the '
qualities we love to extol, it stands j
not alone for fraternity, good fel- 1
lowship, strength of character and
purpose, but above all. its combina- j
tion of letters, Lion, heralds to the '
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Intelligence, Our Nation's Safety.
CENTRA! TO PUT ON LOW
WEEK-END RESORT RATES
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For the first time since 1917, the (
residents of Americus will have an
opportunity to visit Tybee and other
seashore mountain resorts at the low
“Week-end rates” which prevailed!
prior to the war. These rates are !
based on sixty per eent of twice the j
one-way fare, and after May 19, ac
cording to announcement of the Cen
tral of Georgia railway, will he 0.1
sale each Friday and Saturday, with
return to starting point at any time
before midnight of the follovwig
Tuesday. T 4
The restoration of the week-end (
privilege at low fares is in keeping •
with decreased rate on summer tour- 1
DOUBT CANNOT
EXIST
Investigation Will Only Strengthen
the Proof We Give in Americus.
How can doubt exist in the face of
such evidence? Read here the en
dorsement of a representative citi
zen of Americus.
J. T. Bragg, chief of police, 705 |
Hancock St., Americus says: “Doan’s
Kidney Pills certainly proved valu
able to me. Sometimes when on my
feet a good deal, a dull pain comes
across the small of my back and my
kidneys act irregularly. I have used
Doan’s Kidney Pills on more than one
occasion and can say with a certain
ty they greatly relieved me. I think
a great deal of Doan’s.’
A FEW YEARS LATER, Mr.
Bragg said: ‘T’ll never change my
high opinion of Doan’s Kidney Pills.
1 use this medicine occasionally and
it keeps my kidneys in fine condition.
1 am pleased to confirm my former
endorsement.”
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WEDNESDAY, APR!’ 26, 1922.
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1 timber "■•, a: - d the r roti n limit is
Oct•>;<<:> I. Th;- rate is SO per cent
of double the one-way fare, which
i's a reduction of 10 per cent from
last year, a concession that will, it
' is believed, largely stiijulate summer
, tourist travel.
Ih e week-end fare from Americus
I to Tybee and return is $9.35.
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