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The Henry
County Weekly
Official Organ of Henry County.
B. S. ELLIOTT, Editor.
Kntered at th« postoffioti at McDonough,
Ga., as second-class mail matter.
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ness and a waste into a garden of
productivity and beauty, and from
the insipidity of stupid inactivity
into a land of industries and man
ufactures and agricultural ad
vancement not often exampled in
American history.
These achievements and this ad
vancement were illustrated in a
measure by the scenes and cere
monies of Saturday, May the 14th.
The following is a brief descrip
tion of the prominent objects in
the magnificent parade that pass
ed in review before Gov. Hard
wick in front of the court house:
Headed by the band of Locust
Grove Institute the parade began
moving soon after 10 o’clock, pre
ceded by beautiful voung women
as heralds with silver horns, and a
color guard hearing the Strtrs and
Stripes and the flag of Georgia.
Then came the Locust Grove bat
talion. The Goddess of History,
impersonated by an attractive
young woman, came next. Then
came a large float representing
General Mclntosh and the Creek
Indians, who signed the treaty.
Next came Patrick Henry, for
whom the county was named;
then Commodore McDonough, for
whom the county seat was named,
and Wade Hampton, the youngest
Brigadier General of the Confed
eracy, for whom one of the im
portant county towns was named.
The pageant then took on a
State-wide nature, showing the
conditions in Georgia in 1821, one
hundred years ago, when Henry
county was created. The method
of travel at that time was depict
ed. An ox-cart drawing a negro
was first presented. Then came
a handsome young man dressed
in the clothing of the time and
a high hat on, on a pillion with a
beautiful young woman riding be
hind. It was the first time this
generation had seen a pillion.
After this group came the de
scendants of the first families of
Henry county. Each family had
its name posted in front of the
float, together with the date of
the arrival of the founder of the
family.
Then came the first Superior
Court, the first-churches, the first
ministers, the first railroads, the
first hanks, the first electricity, the
first telephone, a replica of the
house in which the first religious
service was held, Jan. 15, 1821 ;
first Methodist circuit rider, Rev.
Bellah, in 1822; the first Baptist
preacher, Cyrus White; the first
Presbyterian preacher, Rev. Gam
ble, in 1826; first school teacher,
Mr. Fisk, 1823; first factory, Dai-
I y’s, 1824; the Logan mm, i 845;
grist mill, Dailey’s, 1822; float of
early settlers, old fashioned cos
tumes; “belles of other days”;
plantation float, “ black mammy
in banjo days;” Veterans of the
sixties; Ku Klux Klan of recon
struction days.
U. D. C. float of Me Donough,
1005; U. D. C. float of Stockbridge;
Children of the Confederacy,
Stockbridg ; Central of Gemvia,
first railroad in Georgia and first
in Henry County; Southern Rail
road, June 3, 1882; first still; King
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Cotton float; corn float; Bank of
Henry County, first bank, June 23,
1896; first telephone, 1897; South
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company; electric light float;
World War float; army and navy
floats, with escort of ex-service
men of Henry County; band; Red
Cross ambulance, Hampton; “The
greatest mother in the world”
(Red Cross float by Locust Grove
Chapter); Red Cross supplies and
nurses, McDonough; Woman’s
Club, 1916; Federation of Woman’s
Clubs cars; belles of 1921; floats
of manufacturing companies and
other industries; Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce; Masons of the coun
ty; Shriners of the county; Wood
men of the World; Knights of
Pythias; Odd Fellows; Red Men;
town council and the school chil
dren.
The parade passed in review be
fore the speakers’ stand and the
big crowd liberally applauded each
of the floats. Miss Annie Nolan,
chairman of the pageant commit
tee, was congratulated for the
success of the parade. The At
lanta Chamber of Commerce also
was given favorable notice be
cause of its participation in the
ceremony and was represented by
the Tech High band.
After the parade the formal
ceremonies began at the speakers’
stand in front of the courthouse.
The Rev. A. R. Cates, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church of
McDonough, opened the exercises
with prayer.
Hon. Ralph Turner, of McDon
ough, oDened the speaking period
with an introduction of Hon. John
L. Tve, of Atlanta, master of cere
monies for the day.
Mr. Tye thanked the citizens of
Henry County for the honor con
ferred on him and talked interest
ingly on the early history of the
county. He read a list of names
of the old settlers he recalled and
paid tribute to the high character
of their citzenship. He said he
had moved from Henry County
to Atlanta to make a living.
‘‘l mn a lawyer, you know, and
the people of this county were so
honest and law-abiding ihat I had
to seek other fields in which to
HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY, McDONOUGH GEORGIA.
McGill Pictures Henry County’s Centennial
practice my profession success
fully,” he said.
Mr. Tye presided as master of
ceremonies and presented several
local musical organizations. These
included a quartet and an orches
tra which rendered several num
bers.
Hon. E. L. Reagan, representa
tive-elect of Henry county, follow
ed in a brief speech, introducing
Governor-elect Hardwick as the
orator of the day. Mr. Reagan
paid high tribute to the ability
and statesmanship of the Gover
nor-elect. “Tom Hardwick has
been a statesman from his boy
hood,” he declared. The speaker
reviewed Mr. Hardwick’s career
in the State Legislature and in the
United States senate, He spoke
particularity of Mr. Hardwick’s
activity in purifying the ballot in
Georgia. For hik work for white
supremacy the State of Georgia
owes Governor Hardwick a debt
it can never repay.
Mr. Hardwick was then intro
duced and he told the crowd he
would make only a short talk, as
the dinner hour was approaching.
He then paid a high tribute to the
people of Henry County, declaring
that this tribute was not an empty
talk but was deserved by the peo
ple of the county because of its
wonderful record.
“In all my career I have never
yet seen the people of Henry
County fail in the test,” he declar
ed. “Henry County deserves a
high place in the roll of Georgia
counties because of the splendid
ideals of government her people
have held almost to a man.”
Mr. Hardwick discussed the
“pure strain” of the peoples of
Henrv County and said there was
hardly a family in the county that
could not trace its ancestry to
revolutionary or colonial stock.
“And this country will only be
saved from Bolshevism and other
revolutionary doctrine by this pure
strain of people,”he said.
Mr. Hardwick talked of his new'
duties as governor of Georgia and
said he was depending on the
people of Henry County to sup
port him in solving the problems
he will face.
I appeal to the people of Henry
County in the great undertaking I
am about to begin,” he said. I
do this, not for selfish reasons or
political reasons, but from a de
sire to serve without regard to
factions or to men. lam entitled
to this support and I have no
doubt I’ll get it.”
Mr. Hardwick said he was going
to follow one of Thomas Jeffer
son’s maxims when he is inaugu
rated governor.
“This maxim is that the best
governed people are those who
are least governed. . One of the
first things I want to do is to de
stroy a whole lot of these fool
commissions that have been regu
lating the people to death,” he
said. The crowd cheered loudly.
Mr. Hardwick then said he
wanted to say a few words on the
campaign that * has been waged
out of Atlanta recently relative to
the racial situation in Georgia.
He did not mention Governor
Dor*sey’s pamphlet, but the crowd
evidently understood him to re
fer to this as there were cries of
“Hurrah for Hardwick” and “Hur
rah for Judge Searcy.” Judge
Searcy is judge of the Judicial
Circuit of which Henry County is
a part and he was seated on the
stage when Mr. Hardwick spoke.
The Judge’s controversy with
Governor over the racial question
was recall by the crowd.
I want to tell you here today
that I will make Georgian official
answer to the slanders that have
gone out against her when I am
inaugurated governor,” he ,said.
“I expect to answer in detail every
slur that has been cast upon the
character of the good people of
this State. As I look into your
faces I know r at least 95 per cent
of the people of Georgia are good
people.”
“More than that, governor,”
shouted a man from the audience.
“Well, I think its mighty nigh
100 per cent,” the governor-elect
said, and the big crowd anpGudH.
“I am going to answer in let. .1
and specifically the slanders that
have been made against the whole |
people of this State. I am gm'ng
to do it the moment that I have
the official authority and that will
be within ons minute after I am
sworn in as governor,” he said,
ar.d the crowd cheered again.
Mr. Hardwick said that tfie
charges that justice could not be
obtained in Georgia were outra
geous, He defended the judges"
and solicitors and declared Geor
gia is ready at all times to punish
those who violate the laws. He
said the negroes of Georgia could
and will get justice and persons
who mistreat them will be pun
ished by due process of law. A
large number of negroes whp were
present to hear his speech ap
plauded his remarks.
After the Governor’s speech, the
meeting was adjourned to the
Big Spring,” where a feast was
spread for the multitudes. The
dinner was said to be the greatest
ever giyen in the county*. There
was food enough on hand to feed
several thousand additional per
sons. Col. E. M. Smith, Ralph
Turner, Judge E. J. Reagan and
others were in charge of the spread
and saw to it that every visitor
was furnished ample food.
*
Maddox’s
Blacksmith
Shop
TO MY FRIENDS:
I have begun business for
myself at the Stanseil & Rape
stand near the Henry County
Milling & Ice Co. I have
been connected with the
blacksmith business for the
past eight years. I feel that
my practical knowledge ob
tarnt.i while in business with
Ali. Joel Bankston enables
me to do any tiling that may
come my way. Come to see
me. Yours truiy,
G7?ADY PutAiJDOX.
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