The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, April 02, 1915, Image 1
[he Henry County Weekly VOL. XL. U. D. C. PROGRAM April, 1915. Wrongs of History Righted. 1. Who presided over the Peace Convention I eld in Wash ington in 1861? Why was it so suddenly dissolved? 2. What was the South’s pre paredness for war? 3. Give the population of tin seceding states, and that of the non-stceding states. 4. Wiiat proportion of the South’s population were negroes? 5. When war was declared what became of all of the South ern men who were captains of ships or commanders of fleets? 6. How many men enlisted in the Federal army? How many in the Southern army? 7. How many battles and skir mishes in the four years? How many in your state? 8. How many men were Jost on both sides? '1.000,000). 9. Tell what you know of the blockade, and why necessary? 10. What extent of sea coast did the South have? The North? 11. How was the South affected by the interruption to her export trade in cotton and tobacco? 12. Who invented the cotton gin? When? 13. How much cotton is shipped annually from the South? 14. Why is cotton called king? Notice to Confederate Veterans All old veterans, their widows or descendants, who desire cross es of honor should secure applica tion blanks from Mrs. A. R. Scott or Mrs. J. A. Louche, in order that they may get their papers through in time to receive the crosses on Memorial Day. j^ocals Messrs. Gordon Dickson, Robert McDonald, Jerome Cook, Grady Ingram, and Eugene Gunter at tended the debate at Jackson Fri day night. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Low visited Atlanta Monday. Mrs. Paul Turner and MissNei a Tye visited Atlanta Saturday. Mrs. J. A. Fouche spent Satur day in Atlanta. High Class Millinery. Miss Blanche Wentzell. Adv. • Mr. and Mrs. Asa Lemon and children and Miss Blanche Went zell spent Sundax in Griffin. Miss Blanche Wentzeil visited Atlanta Monday. Miss Blanche Wentzell and little M s Oiive Lemon will spend Etster Sunday with friends at JacKso Mr. G. W. Cathy visited Jackson Tuesday. Dr. ml Mrs. H. VV. Copeland an ! 1 ' of Jackson, were here Sun lay with Mr. and Mrs. .H. J. Copeland. Mr and Mrs. Lamar Etheridge, of Jackson, will arrive Friday to be the _ue-ts of Judge and Mrs. Pam Funier. Messrs. A. C. Sowell and Paul So wi ll spent the week-end at ho e here. Mr. Will Peace spent the week end at Douglasville. McDonough, Georgia, Friday afril >, 1915 STATE SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONVENE AT AMERICUS. Unusually Fine Prog-aTi Has Been Arranged. Reduced Railroad Pates. The program committee for the annual State Convention of the Georgia Sunday School Associa tion, which is to he held in Arner icus, April 20*21 22, has planned a program on which more than sixty of the leading Sun lay School workers fre m various parts of the State are to take part. THE SPEAKERS. The delagates at this Conven tion are to have the very great privilege of hearing at each ses sion Mr. John L. Alexander of Chicago, Secondary Division Sup erintendent of the International Sunday School Association. Mr. Alexander is considered the world’s greatest specialist on Sun day School work among the teen age bovs and girls. The music of the Convention is to be under the direction of Prof. E. O. Excell, of Chicago, assisted by his pianist, Prof. Alvin W. Roper, of Winona Lake, Indiana. ' Among the speakers are Dr. Lansing Burrows, President of the Southern Baptist Convention; Mr. w. S. Witham, Atlanta; Dr. R. S. Brank, Savannah; Prof* M. M. Parks, Milledgeville. President of the Georgia NofTrial aiTrT fnclast rial College; Mr. F. S. Etheridge Jackson, Mr. John J. Eagan, At lanta; Rev. Charles W. Daniel, At lanta; Mr. A. P. McKay, Rome; Dr. Marion McH. Hull, Atlanta; Mrs. H. H. Tift, Tifton; Mrs. S. H. As kew, Atlanta. PREPARATIONS IN AMERICUS. Mr. T. M. Furlow of Americas, is Chairman of the Committee on arrangements fdr the Convention, j and the church people of Ameri cus are making elaborate [ repar ations for the entertainment o v all who attend. They have furnish ed the office of the State Sunday School Association, at Atlanta, with letterheads printed in two colors, on which are the pictures of eighteen of the speakers. The poster is in two colors and is be ing mailed to the Sunday School Superintendents over the State. DELEGATES AND ENTERTAIN MENT. All white Sunday Schools in the State are entitled to three delegates, besides pastor and sup erintendent. Every Sunday School is requested to elect three alternate delegates who can take the place of any regular delegate who finds it impossible to attend. In case any School, or Church that has no School, fails to elect delegates <he first three adults who register from that Church will be counted as delegates. Any others will be visitors. All trains will be met by the Entertainment Committee. Each delegate will register and will be entertained free while attending the Conven tion. LOW RAILROAD RATES. The various' railroads of the State have granted a low round trip rate whicn is but little more than half of the usual price. From the office of the State Asso ciaton in Atlanta comes the news that while there were 870 register d delegates from 91 counties at MR. W. T. TRAYNH * REACHES LIFE’S CLOSE. Aged and Excellent Citizen of McDonough District Died Wednesday of last Week. Mr. W. T. Travnham died at his his home in McDonough d strict Wednesday.night of la*>t week at 10 o'clock. Mr. Traynham was 93 years of age and was pro'-ah v one of the o'dest men in | our county. He was a good ipan. whose life, quietlv sp nt was yet filed wiih worthy deeds and kindly ways which made him friends of all who knew him. The funeral and interment were at Salem church Friday morning at 11 o’clock. The Rev. H. V. Adamson conducted the services. Mr. Trayiiham is survived bv one son, Mr. Will Traynham, of Broxton. Locust Grove. I Rev. J. W. f,o \vh, a returned Mis«iocarv fro|n China. lectured at the Institute Auditorium Monday evening. Quite a large crowd was present to hear his interesting dis course. Miss H'den Howard is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Stewart McElvea, of Macon, were the recent guests Of Mt> vV,4<\ C .sudlaw. • , ... . ■. %M*. 1. G. Walker's manv friends are d -lighted to see him out after : s recent illness. M and Mrs. J W. Brown spent Friday in Atlanta. Presbyterian Society Elects Officers. The last meeting of Hie Wom an’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church was held at the residence of Mrs. John Fisher. At this meeting new officers were elected, as follows: Mrs. R. L. Tomlinson, President; Mrs. Roy Turner, Recording Sec retary; Mrs. John Fisher, Corres ponding Secretary; Mrs. Green Copeland, Treasurer; Mrs. S. W. Farrar, Secretary. Little Clifford McDonald m Claimed By Death. Little John Clifford McDonald, the fo r year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald, died at his parents’ home at Snapping Shoals Sunday afternoon at 2:45 o’clock. He was a bright and winsome young lad and made friends of all who knew him. His sunny and cheering presence is sorely missed from the stricken home «f the be reaved parents. The funeral and interment were at Hopewell Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Kennedy conducted the services, i the Convention last year, the probability is that attendance will ;be better this year. From all sec tions of the State Sunday School workers are planning to attend. Ten people from one station in Dade County, which is about three hundred miles from the Conven tion, have indicated that they will go. The round trip rate from Mc- Donough is $4,20. LOCUST GROVE CALLS FOR CLEAN-UP WEEK. Mayor of Progressive City With Civic League Issjes Proclama tion April 15-16 as Dates. * t —■* We publish below the procla mation uf Mnyor Lou L. Pitts, of 'Locust Grove, cal"or for “clean up” week in Locust Grove. The civic le igue there is sup porting the Mayor in this com mendable work and no doubt Loc ust Grove w ill profit bv observing tilt 1 days as urge 1. Other cities and communities would do well to follow such a worthy example. PROCLAMATION: Whereas, tlm re exist, in this and other -towns and cities of Georgia, organizations known as civic leagues, whose aims and ef forts are directed toward making more wholesome the civic status |of the various cities and munici palities in which such leagues are i in vogue; and — Whereas, it is customary to set i apart a day, or certain days, in each year when the citizens of 'said towns shall cease from their regular vacations and engage in i the work of making more attrac tive and healthful the thorough fares and individual premises of their respective communities. Therefore, I, acting in coiijtme jtion with the Civic League of 1 ! Oeost Grove, do proclaim fhrG the days beginning with the sth, day or April and ending with the 12th day of April, 1915, shall be known as “clean up,, days in th? *, the town of Locust Grove; and I express the hope that we all may enter unitedly,"and heartily into these worthy labors for improv ing the appearance and sanitary conditions of the town in which we live. Signed, this, the 30th day of March, 1915. Lon L. Pitts, Mayor. A Man's Recreation Creed First, I will never patronize an entertainment that brutalizes man or shames a woman. Second, I will always do some part of my playing in the open air. Third, I will not he merely a lazy spectator of sport; 1 will taste for myself its zest and thrill. Fourth, I will a,roidover-amuse ment as I pray that I may be sav ed from overwork. Fifth, I will choose the am use - ments that mv wife can share. Sixth, I will not spend Sunday lin carin'* for my bodily pleasures )so much that 1 forget my soul and its relations to God’s kingd an. Seventh. 1 will never spend on pleasure money that belongs to other aspects of my life. Eighth, I will remember to en joy a boy’s sports again when my boy needs me as a chum. Ninth, 1 will recollect that play should be for the sake of my mind as well as for my * body; hence I shall not shun those forms of entertainment that deal with ideas Tenth, I will never let play serve as the end of existence, but always it shall be used to make me a better workman and a rich er soul. —The. Front Rank. MR. JIM JAR RETT. SR., HEARS DEATH'S CALL Excel'ent and Prominent Citizen of Stockbridcte District Died Thursday of Last Week. Mr.'Jim Jarrett. Sr., died at his home m ol I Stockhridge Thurs day morning of last week at 8 o’clock. Mr. Jarrett was 73 years of age and was one of the county’s best men. He was upright in his deal ings and genial and pleasant in his intercourse with Irs fellows. Ho had many friends who join with the bereaved family in mourning his death. Ihe funeral services were held at the residence Friday, morning at 10 o’clock and the interment fol io wed at Old Concord cemetery. Rev. Mr. Rowden conducted the services. Mr. Jarrett is survived by his wife: and four sons; Messrs?. J. Ol Jarrett, T. W. Jarrett, O. J. Jarrett, and R. L. Jarrett. Mrs. B. E, Horton and Mrs. W. G. Copeland Entertain. Mrs. 'A F. Horton aud Mr-*. Given Copeland at the home of thft former entertained ten of their duly friends Friday. An elegant repast was served. I' '.i ke and all tlieacioessories were 1* vid. •hi these loli.s in thia h.*a.ut-if nliy served <ltnne»\ Pine Apple. Mrs. W. A. Copeland, from near Ml.-Carmel, vi ;ited relatives in this section Friday nightard Saturday. Mr. J M. In ster and family vis ited Mrs. T. VV. Price and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C.'E. Lester visit ed Mr. W. VV. Norton and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Brown, Mrs. Cora Hill and Miss Maud Hill made a motor trip to Atlanta Saturday. Mrs. B. E. Horton and Mrs. W. G. Copeland entertained very charmingly at the former’s home at a spend-the-day party Friday. Miss Annie Lemon is at home from Agnes Scott college for a hurt vacation. The Rev. J. M. Gilmore was ■•dh d Tuesday to Wart hen to at tend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. George Gilmore. Speer examines the eyes and fits glasses for all eye troubles. Adv. Tomato p'ants three months old for sale. C. M. Speer. Adv. Misses Blake Bunn and Berma Bmin sperjt Saturday i Atlau a. Mis. Turner V en-w rth. of At lanta, and Mis- iVlozell- Baldwin of Cuthbert, wid he th ween-end gu* sts of Jud ;v and Mrs. Paul Turner. Irs. Arthur 8 -wart spent Mon day in Atlanta. Irs. Lula' H • i lerson of Atlan ta, came Tuesii ty afternoon and is w"ii her moth-r, Mrs. Mary Tye. for a few days. Mr. Robert Turner was avisito to Atlanta Saturday. Irs. Serena Swann is the guest of tier daughter, irs. tl. S. Elliott Si TO A YEAR