Newspaper Page Text
VOL. XXXVI
GRAND LODGE
MEETS MACON
Adjourns Wednesday—Joe
P. Bowdoin is Grand
Master.
With the election and installation
of officers, the one hundted and thir- ■
ty-sixth annual session of the Mason
ic Grand Lodge of Georgia came to a
close shortly after noon Wednesday.
Grand Master Joe P. Bowdoin of
Adairsville was elected grand master,
J. D. Hamrick of Carrollton re-elect
ed deputy grand master, W. S. Rich-'
ardson of Atlanta senior grand warden ]
to succeed J. E. Shepherd, deceased,
A. G. Miller, Waycrcss, grand war
den; J. M. Rushing, Boston, re-elec- j
ed grand treasurer; Frank F. Baker,
Macon, re-elected grand secretary;
Robert L. Cox, Monroe, senior grand
deacon; J. G. Patterson, Dublin, grand
chaplain; Hal Reviere, Columbus, ju
nior grand deacon; B. L. Patterson,
Lawrenceville, grand marshal; Hugh;
L. Taylor, Cuthbert, first grand stew-j
ard; R. S. Talmadge, Monticello, sec
ond grand steward; Lee Wages, Ma
con, grand tyler.
The officers were installed immedi- j
ately after their election by Past Grand ,
Master Geo. M. Napier. The elec-j
tion and reports of committees feat- j
ured the closing session of the largest
attended grand lodge in the history of
the state. Many delegates caught
afternoon trains for home.
Committee Reports.
Reports were heard from the commit
tee on memorials, by-laws, creden
tials, returns, finance and appeals and
grievances. N. H. Ballard offered a
resolution which was passed, asking
the Masons to advertise the loan fund
in their respective lodges so that wor
thy sons and daughters of Masons
might take advantage of it and get
an education.
Badges of honor . for twenty-five
years service as Masons in the grand ,
lodge were awarded P. T. McCutch- j
eon, Franklin; W. A. Simmons, King
ston; R. B. Seagraves, Bolton. Thos.
H. Jeffries of Atlanta made the pre
sentation address.
Pass Resolution.
A resolution was passed sking that
each Mason donate SI.OO during the
coming year to be given the George
Washington Masonic memorial fund, j
T. J. Carling, chairman of the fi
nance committee, in making his report
showed that in the genera! fund there
was $89,125 on hand ; that over $9,000
had been given to charity during the
past year, including aged'Masons and
others; that $650 had been loaned for
educational purposes; that the Scot
tish Rite home for cripples in Atlanta
had been given $1,000; that the tem
ple fund totaled $44,562. He also
stated that the trustees had voted to
buy a school bus to haul children at
the Masonic home to school.
Governor-elect Clifford Walter was
one of the main speakers at the ses
sion Tuesday night. Max Meyer -
hardt, past grand master, of Rome,
1 THEY LAST A I
1 LIFETIME! I
2 +
5 How much more service could you £
jL t^6r
5 ask? Enough for anybody, you say. *>
* * i
| The White Hickory * !
TyyvTW yvvv wv w v v v
* >F |
% Wagon %
VTVVVVV
3 Jt
■* Has such a record. The makers put j
* the necessary qualities in them, and i
this enables us to sell them readily. £ ;
J Popular Sizes —One and Two-horse. J
J £
I The D. A. Mcßae Store t
% MOUNT VERNON, GA. *
»♦*****■»•**♦*+*•***+**■»+***+
31 }? Mn ttigomen) Mn tutor.
Program for
Teachers' Inst
Devotional—Rev. L. E. Brady.
Song.
The Rural Teachers’ Burden —
Prof. H. P. Burdette.
Reading—Miss Brown.
School as a Community Cen
ter-Miss Wilma Wright.
Rural Playground—Miss Ca
milla Brown.
Games to be Played in School
Room—Miss Corliss Combiss.
| Demonstration of Drills Given
; in the Manual.
America.
Superior Court Convenes
Monday, November 6.
Montgomery superior court j
convenes in Mt. Vernon Monday,
Nov. 6, for a two week’s session.
Traverse jurymen have been
! drawn for the second week as
! well as the first, and it is prob
able that a large volume of busi
ness will be disposed of.
Ordinarily the May and No
vember terms hold for two weeks,
and the February and August
terms one week only.
introduced him. He spoke on the
good of Masonry. He invited the co
operation and help of the craft when
he takes his seat as governor.
The report of the committe on in
digent Masons showed that there had
been spent $9,000 during the year, tak
ing care of them. The question of
building a heme for the aged Ma
sons cf Georgia was not recommended :
by the committee in charge, as they
' stated that it appears that they can
best be cared for in their homes.
Loans $1,300.
The committee on the student loan
fund reported that it had extended fi- |
nancial aid to worthy students to the
amount of $1,300, and that there are
] now five students in school as the re
| suit of the creation of this fund. The
committee now has a number of new
applicants for help, according to the
report.
One feature of the afternoon meet
ing was the singing of 130 children
from the Masonic home, the song lead
er being W. J. Royal of Irwinsville,
a Mason for the past 50 years.
Last night the grand lodge voted
to take into the craft worthy veterans
of the world war who have lost limbs.
It was shown tha he world war has
created a new situation for the Ma
sons of Georgia.
Dr. James W. Taylor, oldes Ma
son in Georgia, Sam Olive of Augusta,
&nd N. H. Ballard of Brunswick, were
among the speakers on this subject,
and all of them endorsed the accept
ance of war veterans .with a missing:
arni or leg, provided they were ac
ceptable to the craft.
MT. VERNON, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1922.
NEW MANAGEMENT FOR THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR.
For the greater part of the past
two years, occasioned mainly by
the absence of the owner, The
Montgomery Monitor has been
j managed by other hands, and
j whether for good or better, it
has allowed him a change. From
this change has come a degree
of rest or variation to be appre
ciated by one who has given to the
profession practically thirty-two
years of active service. During
a part of this period the editor of
the county paper has been honor
ed with service in the councils of
state as representative of his
adopted people, and in neither
capacity has he in any manner
lost regard for the better inter- j
ests of Montgomery County.
During the past five months;
the paper has been ably managed'
by Editor N. C. Napier of the’
Vidalia Advance, in a very happy
combination of the two. Under,
Mr. Napier’s control the paper i
did not lose its identity, neither!
was it estranged from the people
of Montgomery county or lessen
ed in influence.' His ability and
integritey added tone to the pa
per in every respect, and as a
result of his temporary connec
tion, the people of Toombs and
Montgomery counties have in a
measure been reunited and made
brethren of the same mold and
temper as when the former coun
ty formed a part of Montgomery
county territory.
Only a county line separates
them now, and but for an inde- j
pendent county government as
units of a great commonwealth,
their people are still one and the
same in general purpose, environ
ment and destiny.
In returning to the paper, a !
two-fold purpose obtains: First, [
it is a response to the inevitable j
call which comes to all men who
have devoted a lifetime to the!
profession, and who for one rea- j
son or another have for a time
stepped aside to pursue other
lines. The better days of our
life have been given to it, in sac
rifice to all forms of employment
or pastime, and literally the
workshop and editorial chair
have combined to frame our joys
and sorrows. So the relentless
charm of the profession is upon
us still. Again, it affords an op
portunity of transferring an in
terest to two young men whose
efforts since early boyhood have
contributed to the success of the \
paper, and at the same time re
tain an active interest for the
owner.
The Montgomery Monitor has
been leased, effective with this
issue, to Messrs. Herman Mc-
Bride and Charley Abt, both na
tives of Mt. Vernon, and who
have never been identified with |
College Honors for
Mt. Vernon Young Lady.
Wesleyan College girls have
selected their superlatives for the
year, the selections being from
the entire student body. The
selections were by ballot.
Miss Rebecca Oliphant was
chosen as the wittiest girl in
Wesleyan; Miss Mildred Boulton,
wisest; Miss Ellen Hunt, most
chic; Miss Mildred Churchwell,
prettiest; Miss Mary Wilson, hap
piest; Miss Mary Thomas Max
well, most original; Miss Mil
dred Shelton, most energetic,
and Miss Mildred Baird, most
athletic.
In connection with the elec
: tion of superlatives, the girls
chose representatives for the
different periods as follows: Miss
Celeste Copelahd, Colonial girl;
Miss Page Monroe, Civil War
girl; Miss Elizabeth Mcßae, 1881
girl, and Miss Mildred Church
well, as the modern girl.—Macon
I Telegraph.
a newspaper other than the local
medium. At their instance the
owner will be associated with
them in a general capacity, by
reason of extended experience
with every phase of the work.
The local paper is a Montgom
ery county institution, identified
with every public effort toward
the moral and civic welfare of
the county, and its policy, so
well recognized in this respect,
will be neither altered or abated
under the new administration.
And while the best efforts of the
paper are repledged to its county
and to its people, it would seem
proper to ask for the manage
j ment the co-operation of the citi
i zens of Montgomery county. The
, business represents an invest
' ment of several thousand dollars,
aside from the years of toil and
effort which have raised it to its
! present status as a business in
, stitution, but open to the public
jon equal terms to all. Newspa
pers are proverbial burden
bearers—public pack-horses as it
were —and yet the public should
realize that no newspaper can be
maintained without patronage
and moral support in keeping
with the merit and standard of
the paper.
Not merely fordndividualrefer
erence, for personal taste and
ethics of the profession forbid,
but the writer will ever recall —
I verily a part of his being—the
tutelage received from the mas
j ters of the craft under whom he
served. Many of them have long
since taken their places in other
realms, while others, hoary
headed, are still clinging to the
j profession, bound by its allure
ments. In giving heed to their
i instruction, we gained a portion
of their unsurpassed skill and
drank at the fountain of their
rich experience until we, too, lay
claim to a mastery of the trade
as commonly accepted.
And as the masters of former
years imparted to us the secrets
of the craft, so have we passed
it on to the sons of our training
until they too became master
craftsmen, removed by many
years from apprenticeship days.
They are to give to the veuture
their best efforts, even if too
modest to offer a salutatory, and
we sincerely beg for them the
support of the people of Mont
gomery county as they strive to
maintain the paper at a high
standard of excellence and extend
its usefulness and influence for
the progress of the county along
all worthy lines This they can
and will do, if they receive the
support of the people. They are
entitled to it, and this we ask
for them. Respectfully,
H. B. Folsom
J ones-Roddenberry
Weeding Oct. 26th.
Mrs. W. A. Peterson returned
Monday from Cairo, where she
went on account of the Jones-
Roddenberry wedding October
26. The bride of this wedding,
Miss Margaret Jones, is a daugh
ter of Rev. and Mrs. Walter C.
Jones, well known to the people
of Mt. Vernon as a result of the
pastorate of the local church by
the former about twenty-three
years ago, and bride being a na
tive of this place.
The groom, Mr. Julian B. Rod
den berry, also a member of one
of the prominent Grady families,
is engaged in businers in Cairo,
where they will make their home.
The wedding occured at the
Methodist church and the cere
mony was conducted by the fath
er of the bride, attended by a
concourse of friends and rela
tives of the young couple. The
wedding was a very elaborate
affair, and the volume of gifts
received by the bride attest her
popularity and esteem in which
the couple is held by a broad cir
:cle of friends and admirers.
State Election
November 7.
Another election comes next Tues
day, November 7lh, and while there
is no opposition to the democratic
nominees in this section, a number of
important constitutional amendments
will be submitted to the voters of the
state for ratification or rejection and
these important matters should bring'
out a good vote. '
Officers to be elected include gov
ernor, state house officers, judges and
solicitors, United States senator, con
gressmen, state senators, and repre
sentatives. The ticket will be a long
one, but on account of no opposition
for the different offices the election
managers will be able to count 'lie
votes rapidly.
Alley Notes.
Dr. J. W. Palmer and family
and Mrs. Hoke Riddle spent a
few days in Savannah last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Downs and
family spent the day with Mrs.
Downs’ brother, Mr. Frank Gar
rett, Sunday.
Miss Adine Stanford of Oak
Grove spent the week-end with
homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Sharpe
have returned to their home in
Sparks, after a short visit with
the latter’s sister, Mrs. Carl
Thompson.
Miss Roby Mason of Seward
spent the week-end with home
folks.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Stephens
and family spent the day at
Ohoopee Sunday.
Mr. G. G. Stanford and little
son of Abbeville spent a few
hours Sunday with his uncle, Mr.
H. M. Stanford.
Mr. and M rs. Charles Frizzelle
and family motored over to Vi
dalia for a few hours Monday af
ternoon.
Mrs. Carl Thompson and chil
dren are visiting her parents at
Sparfts this week.
Mrs. Urania Cribb has return
ed to her home in Florida after
an extended visit with her sister.
Mrs. J.'H. Hudson.
Sunday Nisitors.
Mr. and Mrs John S. Stamps
and Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Mc-
Rae drove over Sunday from Mc-
Rae. They were accompanied
by Mrs Mattie Cheney of Scot
lane. The latter is the widow of
the late Brainard Cheney of Lum
ber City, but for some time has
been making her home with a
eon. Prof. Cheney, principal of
the school at Scotland.
| QUALITY, PRICE AND i
SERVICE
| Those are the Three Elements always
demanded by the customer, and it is i
our aim to constantly supply all three j
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES AND |
HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, NOTIONS, Etc. |
Our line is kept up to a High Stand
ard, and this to a very marked extent
accounts for our large list of satisfied j
customers whose tables we supply
Fisk Tires and Tubes
Made out of Exceptionally High-Class Material
and for Long, Hard Service
Get the Old Reliable Line from Davis, the Grocer
H. C. DAVIS
MOUNT VERNON, GA.
DISTRICT RALLY
OF BOY SCOUTS
Many Teams Enter Contest
and Over 200 Boys in
Attendance.
Dublin, October 28. —Boy Scouts of
the Twelfth District gathered at Dub
j lin for a great rally today and left
late this afternoon tired but happy,
after a day of fun, feeding and scout
contests.
The afternoon was devoted entirely
to field events and in these there were
some close scores.
Troop 1, Dublin, won first place in
points, with 23. Troop 2, Dublin, was
second, with 20. Sopcrton troop was
third, with 14 points, while Hawkins
ville and Vidalia tied for fourth place
with 13 points each.
Leaders in the various events with
points made were as follows: Inspec
tion :l first Sopcrton 99, second Jeffer
sonville 96, third Hawkinsville 94.
First Aid: First Dublin Troop 2
100, second Hawkinsville 95, third So
perton and Vidalia 94 each.
Fire by Friction: Dublin Troop 1,
time 21 seconds.
Knot Tying: First Dublin No. 1,
second Dublin No. 2, third Soperton.
Signaling: First Dublin No. 2, sec
-1 ond Dublin No. 1, third Vidalia.
Wall Scaling: First Dublin No. 1,
21 seconds; second Dublin No. 2, 26
seconds; third Vidalia 31 seconds.
Ten Teams Represented.
Troops represented were Vidalia,
Dublin No. 1, Dublin No. 2, Soper
ton, Hawkinsville, Dexter, Jefferson
ville, Eastman, Rhine and Brewton.
Nearly 200 boy scouts, with their
scout-masters, gathered for the rally.
This morning the boys had a program
at the High School auditorium, where
they were welcomed by Dr. J. G.
Patton.
They heard sport addresses from P.
I S. Twtity, president of Ococoh Coun
| cil Boy Scouts, and Rev. Leland
j Moore, pastor of the Frst Methodist
j church.
| After the exercises at the audito
''rium, they were given a brbecue in
Stubbs Park by the 2-20 Club of this
city. Following the barbecue came
the field events, and these furnished
the scouts some of the keenest pleas
ure of the entire day. W. W. Rivers,
Scout Executive for the district, had
charge of the rally.
CHANCE TO SECURE FREE
FLOWER - VEBETABLE SEED
Senator Wiliiam J. Harris writes us
that the distribution of vegetable and
flower seed will take place in a few
weeks, but that the supply of each
senator is limited. He states that he
will be glad to send a package to any
pet son requesting seed, if they let him
have their name and postoffice ad
dress.
Senator Hairis’ address is 230 Sen
ate Office Building, Washington D. C.
NO. 28
