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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLIV.
PATRIOTIC RALLY WAS
ENJOYED BY THRONG
Music by 30-Piece Band From
Camp Gordon Was a Highly
Inspiring Feature. Ringing
Speeches.
American patriotism is not dead.
That fact was abundatly verified
last Saturday by a magnificent
gathering of Henry county cit
izens in McDonough, two or three
thousand of whom laid aside their
work and gathered to participate
in the great rally.
And it was an overwhelming
success.
After packing the court' house
beyond capacity it was found that
still more people were on the out
side than in. Consequently speak
ers pleased the throng by adjourn
ing to the front entrance of the
building, where all take part.
Mr. Ralph Turner first appro
priately presented Mr. Harvey, of
the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank,
who made a strong plea for Lib
erty Bonds ar.d Thrift Stamps,
and in turn eloquently introduced
the principal speakers.
* Henry County !
A-t-t-e-n-t-i-o-n !
In these ringing wards, Captain
Lawler of Camp Gordon began
the-leading speech, inspiring his
day. Durfhg his attire time he
held profound attention, while
plainly impressing the necessity
for the American people to help
in every possible to bring the war
to a glorious close.
Major Rostrand, a French offi
cer who ha« been in the trenches
and “over the top,” followed with
an intensely interesting speech,
while in touching words he told
of the suffering and outrages dif
ferent nations have endured at
the hands of brutal Germans
since the great struggle was
thrust upon the world by them,
and expressed the appreciation of
the French people-toward Ameri
ca for their part in the cause or
humanity. A most favorable im
pression was made by the French
officer upon those hearing him.
An attraction of the day was
the inspiring music by the thirty
piece band of Camp Gordon,
being busy from the time of ar
rival. The band is composed of
the finest or musicians, and every
body enjoyed it. Also one of
their Irish members was called up
at the ciose and made a speech
which completely captured his
hearers with wit and pleasantry.
Altogether it was a memorable
day, the impressions of which will
live long in the future.
Clean-Up Week.
The Womans Club earnestly re
quest the co-operation of every
one in this work.
The week of April 8 has been
designated by Governor Hugh
Dorsey in a proclamation issued
Saturday as “clean-up” week, and
all the people of McDonough and
Henry county are urged to join in
this work with the Georgia Fed
eration of Womans Clubs.
Don’t be a spender—be a saver.
Buy War Saving Stamps.
War Saving Stamps are worth
self-sacrifice.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
“Womanless Wedding”
Convulses Large Crowd.
The “Womanless Wedding”
staged at the School auditorium
last week was a howling success.
Each one of the cast of charac
ters finely filled his part, combin
ing one of the Most unique and
amusing entertainments' McDon
ough has enjoyed in many moons.
It was a packed house, the U. D.
C.’s in whose interest the attrac
tion was organized, realizing a
gratifying sum, receipts totaling
$128.45, with an expense of only
eight or ten dollars.
Neatly sizing up the characters
in rhyme, “Red” Fields thus fur
nishes a fine idea of what the
“great social affair” was :
Headers: I'll tell von about this show
In the best manner that I know.
I may he imposing on a few,
But Adam Sloan looked like a Jew.
.Tim Alexander, he certainly was cute,
And George Alexander, oh, shoot!
John Hightower was best man.
A terrible job he had on hand.
Little Ed Reagan, bearing the train
Looked like he’d been playing in the rain,
Jim Carmichael made a typical gal;
Don’t know his name, but guess it was Sal.
Another funny one, Will Green;
The bald headedest woman I've ever seen.
Clarence Harris, big and round,
About the heaviest girl in our town,
.lamie Ilooten in a classy rig;
I never saw a woman with feet that big.
Ed Copeland erect and straight,
His dress was a summer or two late.
Rufus Rodgers, scared to death;
1 can’t understand how he got his breath.
Hugh Kelly, tall and slim;
All the boys went crazy about him.
Judge Daniel old and gray.
But guess you heard he had plenty to say.
Edwin Rape and Lonnie Gilmore,
A lovely pair, to he 'shore.’
Little Merrill Lowe,
So and so. • **
hum Turner was a mother, •*
Tom Patterson another.
Harris Carmichael, little and low,
He made a sassy looking chap, you know.
Sheriff Andy Ward
Was the bride. Oh, Lord,
And John Pullen looked so little
With Col Tom Brown in the middle.
Bob Sloan and Alex Brown
Made a handsome pair—to drown
Brother Gilmore, a negro, old and black,
All bent ov> r in the back.
Brother Smith,
Actions swift.
Thornton Farrar, the ladies choice,
For calling hogs he has a lovely voice.
Last we have Brother Liddell,
He looked funnier than well
Deplorable Accident.
About 2 o’clock lust Sunday
morning a most deplorable auto
accident occurred at the Southern
railroad crossing at Bethei church
just below Locust Grove, by which
Mrs. J. J. Hammons of Worthville
lost her life. Mr. Hammons had
gone over to Hampton in his car
Saturday on business, ieaving his
family with several others to spend
the day with relatives at Locust
Grove, and being detained they
were returning home at this late
hour in the night. Nine persons
were in the car, all of whom were
children except three. In turning
the curve on narrow railing over
the crossing, the car skidded, com
pletely overturned and pinned
Mrs. Hammons underneath, break
ing her neck, and she died with
out speaking. One young lady
was painfully bruised, but miracu
lously no others were seriously
hurt. Mrs. Hammons was form
erly Miss Hendrix of Butts county.
The sad accident was a source of
great sympathy, and the funeral
was largely attended Monday.
Singing.
There will be a singing at Dan
iel’s school house at 2:30 o’clock
next Sunday afternoon, April 7.
Everybody invited.
R. E. BOATNER.
A war saver is a life saver. Buy
War Saving Stamps.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday, ms.
FLAG RAISING AT
METHODIST CHURCH.
McDonough Boys Who Have
Left Church Honored Sun
day Night.
A most appropriate program
was rendered at the McDonough
Methodist church Sunday night
in honor of the, boys who have
left that church to enter the ser
vices of their country, an audience
taxing the capacity of the building
being present to witness the exer
cises.
Rev. H. S. Smith made an able
talk on the horrors of German
autocracy and showed very plain
ly why we are righteously at war
with Germany.
In addition to other appropriate
music, “America” was rendered as
a quartette by Miss Helen Harris
and Miss Clark, and Messrs. T. J.
Horton and C. J. Dickson.
Mr. R. L. Turner delivered a
timely and impressive address on
Thrift.
Mrs. Julian Weems spoke on the
Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. work
in eloquent language showing
what has been done by these
splendid organizations since the
war began.
Food conservation was the sub
ject of Prof. M. W. Smith’s address.
He'brought op* some interesting
fact:*.njrt<i showing what
can be d<tnC‘ by very little self-sac-
Prof. T. J. Horton called the roll
and with touching effect, raised
the service flag containing five
stars in honor of the following
boys: Messrs. Fred Varner, Ben
ton Neal, Lem Black, Robert Bow
den and Perry Sowell.
It was an impressive occasion to
those present.
Club Entertainment.
The Stockbridge Woman’s Club
was entertained by Mrs. J. G.
Ward on Wednesday afternoon at
her home, which was made fra
grant and artistically decorated
with spring flowers.
After the roll call and business
transacted, a paper on current
events was read by Mrs. S. C. Mc-
Williams. Also interesting music
was rendered by Mrs. W. W.
Ward, after which Mrs. John
Ward was assisted by Mrs. E. R.
Ward in serving a delicious salad
course.
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Bessie Ward.
Mrs. S. C. McWilliams,
Press Reporter.
Women Braver Than Men.
Women often do their tasks in
home, office or factory while suf
fering pain and misery that would
put a man in bed. However,
much of women’s suffering can be
alleviated. Backache, sore mus
cles, stiff joints, rheumatic pains,
dizziness are caused by disorder
ed kidneys and bladder. Mrs.
Thos. Davis, Montgomery, Itid.,
writes: “I doctored several
months without relief, when I
commenced using Foley Kidney
Pills, and got relief. Eight bottles
cured me.” Safe, harmless; quick
results. The McDonough Drug
Co.
No amount is too small. Thrift
cards care for all. Buy War Sav
ing Stamps.
HENRY SENDS ANOTHER
QUOTA OF SOLDIERS
List of Names From Which
Six Whites and Sixty-Six
Negroes Were Chosen and
Left T his Week for Camps.
Below is a list of names of men
composing the last quota called
from Henry county. From this
list 6 whites and 66 colored were
chosen, the negroes leaving Mon
day for Camp Funston, Kansas,
and the whites Tuesday for Camp
Gordon, Atlanta:
Whites —Idus Leroy Brisendine,
Miles R. Stapleton, John Jackson
Thompson, John P. Berry, Leon
ard DeWitt Moore, Fred Sealock.
Colored —Charlie Foster, Lau
den H. Middlebrooks, John W.
Stallings, Daniel Shannon, George
Matthews, Frank Moody, Lovett
Wiliiamson, Charles Austin, Em
met Stillwell, Willie McClain, Julius
Foster, Idras Welch, Matthew
Williams, Zollie Hooten, Bob
Webb, Jim Usher, Lark Brock,
John Henry Wooten, Johnnie
J ckson, Rufus Ballard, Shell Har
as, Alton Bivens, Will Hightower,
Clifford Allen, Howard Bivens,
James B. Jordon, Jim Alexander,
John Henry Smith, H. B. James,
Tip Collins, John Tyler, Fred Jor
don, Anderson Smith, Julius Fis
hy, Wm. Henry Glover, Will Starr,
Ed Wiggers, Elijah McClain, Wal
ter Huggle, Milton Tye, Frank
Tomlinson, Chas, Thomas Collins,
James Pitman, Americas Jackson,
Vesti Marshall, Sam Johnson, Jr.,
Ira Hinton, Eddie Fuller, Floyd
Watts, Robert Banks, Walter Mur
ry, Hubard Hughie, Champion
Long, Henry Oglesby, James
Thomas, Grover Tomlinson, Char
lie Rucker, Cliff Varner, Jas. In
man Lockhart, Ulsey Welch, Will
Welch.,
What the Purchase of a
Liberty Bond Will do.
The following figures give one
a definite idea of what his or her
loan to the Government by the
purchase of Liberty Bonds will
accomplish when used by the War
Department:
One SSO bond will buy trench
knives for a rifle company, or 23
hand grenades, or 14 rifle gre
nades, or 37 cases of surgical in
struments for enlisted men’s belts,
or 10 cases of surgical instruments
for officers’ belts.
A SIOO bond w ill clothe a sol
dier, or feed a soldier for eight
months, or purchase 5 rifles or 30
rifle grenades, or 43 hand gre
nades, or 25 pounds either, or 145
hot-water bags, or 2,000 surgical
needles.
A SIOO and a SSO bond will
clothe and equip an Infantry sol
dier for service overseas, or feed
a soldier for a year.
Two SIOO bonds will purchase a
horse or mule for ravalry, artille
ry or other seryice,
Three SIOO bonds will clothe a
soldier and feed him for one year
in France, or buy a motorcycle
for a machine-gun company.
Four SIOO bonds will buy an
X-ray outfit.
One SSOO bond will supply bi
cycles for the headquarteas com
pany of an Infantry regiment.
Don’t wait —do it now. Buy
War Saving Stamps.
OBSERVER
The time has come for serious
thought. Our country, yea, our
own home and fireside is in dan
ger of being destroyed by Ger
many’s heartless warfare. Our
mothers and our sisters and all
pure virtuous womanhood is in
danger, should the enemy win.
We must be loyal. We must be
united. We MUST win the war.
The food situation is serious. The
food conservation has warned us
to prepare for the worst, but we
are not taking the matter very
serious. Ask your merchant about
it. Get all the information you
can. We must wake up to the
fact that it may get where we can
not buy food stuffs within the next
few months. We must raise veg
etables and all the food stuffs we
can. Now is the tune to act. It
is time to think. Act before it is
too late.
The many friends of Mr. Elmer
Carter regret to know of his seri
ous illness.
Marsha! S. E. Coker attended an
all day singing over in Pike coun
ty Sunday.
A delegation from the McDon
ough masonic lodge went over to
Hampton one night last week and
put on the 3rd degree work for
that lodge.
The flag raising services at the
Methodist church last Sunday night
was a most impressive service.
.Rev. H. S Sftiiih gave the
vivid pictures of the war we have
yet heard.
A chain of cottage prayer meet
ings is being held in McDonough,
looking forward to a revival to
begin at the Baptist church on the
3rd Sunday.
Sheriff Ward, Col. Tom Brown,
Jim Hooten, Harris Carmichael an J
a lot more fellows all got feeling
young again, and pulled off one or
the best plays ever seen in Mc-
Donough —the ‘‘Womanless Wed
ding.” It was a success.
Brother “Young Fellow” wants
to know what’s the matter with
us. Oh, ‘nuthin’ much, but v e
feel like we wanted to say
‘sumpin’ sometimes, but you know ,
Bro , that it’s getting very unpo;>-
ular to talk much these days, un
less you are patting some fellow
on the back.
The singing at Bethany last Su:«-
day afternoon was a success. Mr.
A. C. Norman was elected Chair
man with A. J. Upchurch, P. C.
Shaw and George Barnett as ar
ranging committee. Rev. M. C.
Liddell gave one of his live and
interesting talks, and he is doing
a great work in Henry county. A
big crowd was present. A num
ber of leaders were on hand and
old Bethany i$ still holding her
record of being a great gathering
place.
The government is calling the
people from 21 to 31, apoplexy,
paralysis and other diseases are
calling all men over 35, and they
are subject to call at any time,
and the grim reaper, death, seems
to have started in 1918 to call all
the old men from 50 on up to re
port at eternity’s headquarters.
Folks, you can all say what you
please, but God Allmighty is mov
ing in a mysterious way His won
ders to perform, and there’s nc*
telling what’s going to happen.
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