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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1913)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXVIII GEORGIA EDITORS " r ’MEET AT LAGRANGE LaGrange and West Point Royally Entertained Weakly Press Last Week. The Georgia Weekly Press As sociation held its twenty-seventh annual convention at LaGrange Monday and Tuesday, July 22nd and 23rd. A majority of the editors ar rived on the train from Atlanta Monday evening, but others came in during Wednesday. More than 200 delegates wera present. This is said to be the largest attendance in the history of the association. The editors were entertained by the LaGrange people in their delightful homes. And real royal was the entertainment. The vis itors only had to feel a wish to find it gratified by the generous host and gracious hostess. With Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Bacon, of the Madison Madisonian, the editor of The Weekly was the for tunate guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. Austin. In their beautiful home, situated on one of the heights overlooking the city, we found in the pleasant family an inward charm and grace surpassing even the outward beauty. We were made to feel so at ease that we came to regard “all things ours.” Tuesday morning every dele gate was marked with a handsome badge, bearing the name of the association, the places to be vis ited, as well as the individual’s name. The exercises opened Tuesday morning at 9:30 o’clock at the court house. Dr. A. B. Vaughan, pastor of the First Baptist church, opened the meeting with prayer. Then followed welcome ad dresses by Mayor John D. Ed mundson and President W. A. Reeves, of the Chamber of Com merce. Mr. W. S. Coleman, of the Ce dartown Standard, made a beauti ful response. Many able and helpful addresses were made by various editors. These business sessions came Tuesday and Wednesday morn ings and Tuesday evening. The editor of The Weekly was on Tuesday evening’s program. He spoke on “The Country Pub lishers of America,” the new na tional organization of publishers of country weeklies recently form ed at Chicago. Tuesday afternoon the associa tion spent at West Point. This attractive little city servedla sumpt uous repast on the banks of the historic Chattahoochee in the Win ston Higgenbothem Park. After the barbecue, Mr. and Mrs. W. Trox Bankston, of the West Point-Lanette News, gave the vis itors a reception at their delight ful home. All were charmed by their gracious hospitality. The Hon. Fuller E. Callaway gave a magnficent barbecue at beautiful Ferrell Gardens Wednes day afternoon. In every respect it was elegant and most enjoya ble. MEETING A GREAT SUCCESS. All McDonough Joined Ina Meet ing of Great Spiritual Awak ening and Growth. A ten days’ series of meetings at the McDonough Baptist church came to a close Sunday evening. It was a quiet but unusually successful meeting. The pastor, the Rev. J. M. Gilmore, preached and the attendance and prayers of the Christian people of all denom inations were contributed to the general purpose of the service. The result has been a general spiritual uplift for the whole city and a more serious consideration of things eternal by the worldly. Seven new members have been received into the church. The bap tism will be on the morning of the second Sunday in August. The Rev. J.M. Gilmore has been given a much-merited vacation, but will be present at the services on the second Sunday. Here the feature most alluring to the editors of every age and the yoked and unyoked was the party of 27 of the finest and pret tiest young ladies in the State of Georgia, who assisted in enter taining the guests. These underfed editors actually forgot to feast their famished pal ate to feast their eyes upon such entrancing beauty. And you know the country editor has a thirst, too. But the warmest coffee and coolest tea, etc., never was ex hausted in the vessel and all alike gave forth the same merry tinkle as of ice-filled vessels; for as the liquid poured out the helpless hun gry hearts fell in and filled the pitchers everyone. Mrs. John M. Slaton, the Gov ernor’s charming wife, and her mother, Mrs. W. D. Grant, attend ed the barbecue. All these good things reached a happy climax with Wednesday evening’s banquet. The reason is that the banquet was the.affair of LaGrange’s woman’s clubs. Mr. W. A. Reeves, president of the LaGrange Chamber of Com merce, was the toastmaster. The address of the evening was made by Governor Slaton and it was a masterly presentation of our State's present financial predica ment. There were many other excel lent speeches. Mrs. W. D. Grant and Mrs. R. R. Lane played beautifully on the piano. Mrs. J. L. Bradfield. of La- Grange, and Miss Ruth Oppen heim, of the Deutch-Zeitung, of Atlanta, charmed the banquetters with their sweet singing. Miss Oppenheim, both at Dublin last year and at each meeting at La- Grange, graciously honored the association with many inspiring songs. Thursday morning, the major ity of the delegates left for Bruns wick and St. Simon’s Island. The praise of LaGrange is on the lips of every editor who was so fortunate as to be a guest with in her gates at this convention. McDonough, Georgia. Friday august, i, m 3. MRS. LILLIAN LESTER WINS WEEKLY'S PIANO. Mrs. C. W. Gardner Is a Close Second--Mrs. Grady Mor ris Third. The Weekly’s Great Popularity Voting Cnntest came to a close with the final count Friday after noon, July 18th.' Mrs. Lillian Lester, of Locust Grove, won the piano by a close vote. Mrs. C. W. Gardner, of Rex, won the second prize and select ed the watch offered by the McDonough Drug Company. Mrs. Grady Morris, of Stockbridge, won the third prize and selected the china set offered by the Henry County Supply Company. Miss Pearl Payne, of McDonough, Route 5, won the fourth prize and se lected the handsome rocking chair offered bv Mr. Howard L. Carmi chael. The other winners of the prizes have not yet made their selections and are given below in their order, with the votes won by each. The Weekly is very much pleas ed with the result of the contest and, as a result of the s me, its subscription list has been consid erably increased. We appreciate the work of the contestants, each and ever}' one, and the help of all those who subscribed and paid their subscriptions, and we sin cerely thank each of them. It shall be our effort to show our appreciation by making The Weekly even a better paper than it has been heretofore. We give below the result of the last count: Mrs. Lillian Lester 240,855 Mrs. C. W. Gardner 222,025 Mrs. Grady Morris 98,375 Miss Pearl Payne 97,425 Miss Leonora Roseberry... 76,600 Miss Margaret Brown 66,500 Miss Nannie Kate KimbelL 65,075 Miss Annie Bell Ingram. 61,525 Miss Lillian Stanfield 61,400 MR. JACK CLARK CLAIMED BY DEATH. Prominent and Popular Citizen of Northern Henry Died on July 18th. Mr. John Clark passed away at his home in Shakerag district on Friday evening, July the 18th, at 7 o’clock. Mr. Clark was one of Henry county’s most worthy and promi nent citizens. Of excellent char acter and genial ways, he had many friends who will miss him. The funeral and interment were at Bethel Saturday morning at 11 o’clock. Mrs. Horton Hostess. Mrs. B. E. Horton was the charming hostess Tuesday morn ing to the young people, in honor of her guests, Miss Hargroves and the Misses Cook. Tuesday evening Mrs. Horton entertained the matrons as a com pliment to Mrs. T. A. Lifsey. Both occasions were very pleas ant affairs for the fortunate guests. MRS. HENRY L. BROWN HEARS DEATH S SUMMONS. Well-Known and Highly Esteem ed Locust Grove Lady, Died on Thursday,July 24th. Mrs. Henry L. Brown died at her home in Locust Grove on Thursday, afternoon of last week at 3 o’clock. Mrs. Brown was an excellent Christian woman who leaves many friends to join the bereaved fam ily in mourning her death. The funeral and interment were at Old Beersheba, Friday after noon at 2 o’clock. Elder Dan Henderson conducted the services. Mrs. Brown is survived by her husband, four daughters and three sons, Messrs. Joe Brown, Jack Brown, and Jim Brown. LITTLE WILLIE GILMORE DRINKS CARBOLIC ACID. Infant Sen of Mr.WalterGilmore, of Cairo, Finds Poison at Mr. Lon Norman’s. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gilmore's 18-months-old son, Willie, made the almost fatal mistake of drink ing carbolic acid Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore’s home is at Cairo, but she and Willie have been the guests of Mrs. A. C. Nor man at Ola. In seme way Willie found the bottle of acid on Monday, as he played about Mr. Norman’s home. True to the baby nature he had to taste it. The little fellow is suffering in tensely, but it i> hoped that he can recover. MRS. SIBYL HAND CALLED BY DEATH. Excellent and Aged Mother of Our County Treasurer Died July 17th. Mrs. Sibyl Hand died at the home of her son, Mr. G. W. Hand, on Thursday evening, July 17th, at 7 o’clock. Mrs. Hand was 87 years of age and had lived a life of gentle acts and Christian usefulness. She was a good woman and a!good neigh bor. She served her time most usefully in the rearing of four sons who represent the very best type of citizenship. One ot them is Mr. W. F. Hand, of McDonough, is our present efficient county treasurer Two grandsons, Messrs. Charley and Lloyd Hand, are Mc- Donough men. The funeral and interment were at Mt. Carmel on Friday afternoon, July 18th, at 2 o’clock. The Rev. J. E. England conducted the serv ices. Mrs. Hand is survived by four sons: Messrs. G. W. Hand, W. F. Hand, James H. Hand, of Henry county; and Mr. Thomas M. Hand, of Arkansas. BOARD OF TRADE TAKES NEW LIFE. Monday Evening’s Meeting Was Well Attended and Judge Harris Was Made Secretary. « .Mill ■ I. l ■ ll—■■ « The McDonough Board of Trade held its regular semi-monthly meeting Monday evening at 8 o’clock. Mr. J. T. Weems, vice-president, called the meeting to order. A good attendance was on hand and all showed a determination that the Board of Trade must not die. The principal business was the report of the committee on the project to secure a short, direct highway from Atlanta to McDon ough, and to Maccn via McDon ough. This committee is Dr. J. G. Smith, Judge A. G. Harris and Messrs. D. T. Carmichael, H, B. Neal, and A. N. Brown. Dr. Smith made a most comprehensive and encouraging report. It was his belief that we can succeed in se curing the highway by hard work. We were informed that the peo ple of Stockbridge desire the highway to pass through Stock bridge, and that the people of Love’s and BushyK nob districts desire it to pass through those districts and would provide a large fund to aid in the expense. A resolution was passed thank ing Dr. Smith and his committee for their thorough and excellent work. Committees were appoint ed to aid the committee, to secure propositions in writing from resi dents along the two proposed routes, to secure the aid of the Conley, Clayton and DeKalb coun ty citizens, the Atlanta real estate men and newspapers, and to seek the co-operation of the Decatur Board of Trade and Commissioner of Roads Freeman; and also to se cure the co-operation of the towns and residents of Locust Grove, Jenkinsburg, Jackson, Indian Spring, etc. Mr. O. 0. Tolleson’s resignation a~> secretary was accepted with regret and a vote of thanks for his good work was passed. Judge A. G. Harris was elected to succeed him as secretary. Remember the next meeting on Monday night, August 11th, at 8 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Carmichael Hosts, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Carmichael entertained in their usual gracious manner at a melon cutting Mon day evening. Misses Ruth and Esther Car michael served punch through the evening, and later delicious water melon was served. Miss Nina Wall Hostess at Picnic, Miss Nina Wall was the charm ing hostess to her Sunday school class at the Methodist church Tues day. Her class is composed of small boys and they thoroughly enjoyed the picnic at Fargason’s mill. SI.OO A YEAR
