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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