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The Henry County Weekly VOL. XLIX 1. ROST. J. MIS 111TRURSD1T Mr. Robert J. Williams dieP Thursday afternoon at his home near Locust Grove, in the 691 h. year of his age. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Miss Lola Williams and Mrs. W. E. Hubbard; two sons, Messrs W. C. and G. V. Williams; two granddaughters, Misses Gladys and Neile Combs and five other younger grand children; one brother Thomas J. Williams. Funeral and interment from Locust Grove Baptist church at 11:00 o’clock Saturday morning, Mr. B. D. Raysdale, of Macon, officating. Ellis-Setzer Co., funeraf direct ors. SINGING AT DANIEL’S SCHOOL There will be a singing at Daniel’s school house on the second Sunday afternoon. April Bth, beginning at 2 o'clock. All music leaders and lovers of music have a cordial invitation. I. P. Rosser. Douglas Fairbanks in “Robin Hood” all Next WeeK Atlanta Theatre Thie greatest picture ever screened will be shown at the Atlanta' Theatre, in Atlanta next week. Douglas Fairbanks, peer of Hood.” Atlanta is one of the first cities in the South to have this * great picture. There is no doubt that Robin Hood is the biggest thing ever achieved in motion pictures and the indications are that everv performance will show a packed house. Douglas Fair banks, the most popular motion picture actor of the day, has done his greatest work in Robin Hood. Critics are unanimous that this picture excels anything ever be fore attempted. The picture lasts for two hours. There are laughs and thrills every moment and vour interest will be unabated during the entire per formance. A special orchestra of twenty-four pieces will furnish Special music throughout the picture. There wii be two performances a day at 2:30 in the afternoon and 8:30 at night. The prices of ad mission are 55 cents and sl.lO for the matinee and 83 cents, sl.lO prices include war tax. Many people are already send ing in their mail orders for seats. The Atlanta Theatre will fill the orders as soon as they are receiv ed, when accompanied by express or post office money order and self-addressed envelopa. If you want to see the greatest motion picture ever shown, send in your order for seats. Mrs Julia McDonald continues ill at home of her daughter, Mrs. Rov turner. Her nianv friends wish for her a speedy recovery. A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. REVIVAL IT THE BAPTIST CHURCH On last Sunday the Baptist re vival began here Rev. Carl De- Vane, of £edartown is doing the preaching assis-ted by the pastor. Dr. W.*W. Arnold, Mr. Hoffman a songster and Mr. Bush pionist. Rev. DeVane is a spirit filled man and does not like for words to express himself. His sermons are having a wonderful effect on his hearers. lie has a good con % gregation to hear him at each service. Men, women, boys and girls are enjoying the good singing being done bv Mr. Hoffman and the de lightful music by Mr. Bush. We pray God that He may open the windows of heaven and pour out such a blessing upon these people until their hearts can not retain it. And that it may have a lasting effect on the people of this town. MEMORIAL DAYEXERCISES 1 \ The time of the year approches that our friends “The Old Con federate Veterans” shall be our guest once more and it fills our heart with delight to have them with us. The following committees have been appointed by the Daughters of the Confederacy for Memorial Dav Exercise?-: COMMITTEE ON PROGRAM Mrs. Adam Sloan, Chairman, Mrs. L. D. Ring, Miss. Annie Nolan, Mrs. J. T. Weems, Mrs. E. D. Tolleson. COMMT ON ARRANGEMENTS Mrs. J. B. Newman, Chairman, Mrs. E. M. Smith, Mrs. Roy Turner, Miss. Mamie Alexander, Mrs. E. M. Copeland, Mrs. F. L. Walker, Mrs. J. G. Smitli. Relief Committee Mrs. J. M. Carmichael, Chairman TV/fro Anno TTn/^Fiiirnl-i mi < liiuu upv/iiuiv/ii| avlrs. Fred Kelley, Mrs. W. B. Kelley, Mrs. E. J. Reagan, Mrs. E. F. Adams, Mrs. T. A. Sloan, Mrs. E. L. Reagan. To Select Place For Memorial \ Exercises Mrs. T. J. Brown. Hastings’ Seeds 1923 Catalog Free Write today for Hastings’ new 1923 catalog. You will need the information It gives almoi4 daily—the most valu able and useful seed book ever publish ed. It contains 100 pages, picturing and correctly describing the best and most popular vegetables, flowers and farm crops for the South. How and what to plant in your yard, garden and field for every purpose. How to beat the boll weevil, bean beetle and other pests. Full natural color pictures of the best Roses, Glad ioli and other flowers. How to get 5 packets of seed of beautiful flowers free. How much seed is required to plant a row or acre, when and how to plant and cultivate. Why it pays to plant good seeds and how to get them .as cheap or cheaper than common or ordinary seeds. Just write for this handsome new, 1923 Seed Book. It’s a beautiful book and you’ll be mighty glad to have It in your home. It is absolutely free, •V rita for It today. H. O. HASTINGS C% 111 ;. Atlanta, H IVIcDGNOUGH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1923. lOtUSERROMOOSES COMMiIGEHEIE SPEtKERS At the ann.ual tryout for com mencement speakers’ places held recently to determine who should represent Locust Grove Institute to the Oratorical Contest next Commencement, over which the Faculty presided as judges, the following young men and young woman were awarded those places: Messrs. W. W. Cook, Henry Hearing, D. E. Duggan, J. D. F. Kirk, J. G. Tarpley, and Swift Vaughter; Misses Lois Combs, Pebble Combs, Margaret Fowier, Wilma Hill, Helen Little and Mattie Lena Moore. These will further contest fop a medal in oratory next May at a part of the Commencement exer cises. Signed W. F PATE, Department of Latin and Bible Locust Groye Institute March 220 d, 1923. CLUB MEETING POSTPONED Owing to the fact that the Bap tist Revival meeting is in progress the regular monthly meeting of the woman’s club, set for next Tuesday at the home of Mrs E. M. Smith has been deferred until after the Revival closes Notice will be sent cl! members as to date of meeting. sparks emeus 10 BE 111 GRIFFIN 40 On Saturday April 7th, afternoon and evening under huge masses of canvas, the finest circus ever made by the ingenuity and courage of men, will parade and show in Griffin on Saturday April 7th. to make the young folks happy and the old folks young. The great parade is on Saturday m vrning at 10:30 o’clock. First of all, a real wild animal circus is a 1923 acqui sition, having been imported from the world’s greatest wild animal training quarters at Steilin^hen j Germany. Included in these dis plays will be found lions, tigers, Leopards, polar and grizzly bears —even trained ostriches will be seen in addition to the Sparks group of sixteen “Rotation” horses, the two elephant herds, fancy gaited and posing horses, the Bibb County Pig Circus, Captain Tiebor’s seals, and hosts of others of a noyel nature. The circus prop er opens with an elaborately staged spectacle, “Echoes from the Reign of King Tut,” in which all of the animals, performers, premier dancers and a‘large chorus participate. As a fittiing finish to the ali-feature perform ance, a genuine English Fox-Hunt itroducing real Irish-bred high jumpers, broad jumpers and per fectly schooled fox-hounds, will replace the old time and dangerous chariot races usually to be found with other circuses. Don’t Forget Tije Date Satur day April 7th. A good milk cow fresh in for sale, * E. M, Foster, x Flippen, Ga. BIC MIGRATION OF NEGROES TO MEXICO Vanguard of Great Trek Southward Now Mov ing Engage Special Train. The colored people of the United States are being invited to a new “promised land” in old Mexico. The movrment is sponsored bv the International Community Welfare League, with offices in Los Ange les, Cal., Mexico City and Okmul gee, Okla. J. B. Key, colored, is president of the league. The league claims that settle ment rights in northern Mexico have been secured, which includes freedom and equality for negroes, Latin Americans and Indians. About 15 colored families have al ready left Oklahoma for Mexico, the party consisting of tenant fanners and numbering 100 per sons. SECURED LARGE TRACTS. Key, the president, recently headed a colored delegation which visited Mexico City and conferred with President Obregon. Settle ment rights to 150,000 acres of land in the state of Sonora, 110,000 acres in San Louis Potosi and 200,000 acr£s on the isthtnus of Tehuantepec were secured bv the league, according to Key. The Mexican government is wholly in*accord with the coloni zation movement and will wel come the thousands of colored “pilgrims,” Key said. Expenses of the taip to Mexicu is to be paid pro rata by the emigrants. Total expenses of the Oklahoma colony, which traveled in a special train carrying the livestock, farm ma chinery and household furnishings o the colonists, were $3,000. Colored colonies from other cities throughout the country are ex pected to get .under way for the "promised land” in the immediate future, according to Key. SUMUY SCHOOL PIMDE . SUNDAY APR1L1,1923,9A. All. Marshals —D. T. Carmichael and Fred Kelley. Chorister—R. A. Sloan. All the members and friends of the Presbyterian Sunday School are requested to meet at the court house promptly at Nine o’clock. Order of March —Out Griffin St. Cradle Roll —Mrs. E. J., Reagan. Home Department —Mrs. Annie Nol in. Primary —Mrs. L. D. King. Willing Workers—Miss Mattie McDonald. Golden Rule Girls —Miss Lucv McDonald Intermediates —Miss Stella Rus sell. Seniors —Mrs. James Carmichael. Win One More —Mrs. E. M. Copeland. Gleaners —Mrs. Jule McDonald v Adult —Mr. J. C. Daniel. Song. At college we join the Metho dist Sunday School, thence up Macon street to*court house. Song. Let everybody get in line. W. R. GREEN, Supt. 51.50 A YEAR SRUV SCHOOL PUE SUM Early in the year Rev. J. A. Par tridge, for his Slindav School, in vited the other two Sunday Schools to unite with the Metho dists in a pageant to be set in mo tion on Easter Sunday. The Presbyterians accepted the invita tion and together with their Methodist friends will carry out a most investing program Sunday morning. The schools participating in this pageant, the first of its kind ever to be seen in McDonough, will as semble early enough Sunday morning to get into marching line by 9 o’clock. Through the princi ple streets of our little city will pass all divisions of the schools led by marshals and keeping time with songs in March time music. Or dinarily pageants have brass bands to put pep into marching lines, but a new feature of Sunday’s program will be music filling the air from happy hearts every one in line taking part in th ; s contribution to to the success of the event. Already committees have been appointed from the two schools engaging in the exhibition of Sun day School activities to visit every member of the respective denomi nations to be represented and to see to it that all who are unable to walk are provided with automo biles in which to ride in line. It is earnestly hoped that this arrangement wilt make it possible for one hundred percent repre sentation of the two memberships to be in attendance. Automobiles have been offered must cheerfully for this purpose. Any one failing to get a good start on time when the line is set in motion will be held directly responsible for a break in the ranks as a place for each member has been provided and cannot be filled by a substi tute. It has been the aim of those pro moting the Sunday School pa geant to impress McDonough citi zens with the fact that there are some who are deeply interested in this great work of the church. In cluded in this program is the carrying of banners marking the different divisions so that those who are to be the witnesses along the line of March may easily know just who is who and what is what. -At the conclusion of the pageant all in line are requested to file into their respective church auditorium and gather for Easter programs remaining also for preaching ser vices wnen a special program of music and other features will be rendered. In ordec to make impossible any interference with regular services the pageant must get into march ing motion promptly at 9 o’clock and thus easily be able to be in church auditoriums by the regu lar hour of 9:45 a. rn. Much enthusiasm was in evi dence Sunday morning and the re ports of committees were read and adopted and if all signs prove worth \vhile McDonough will wit ness something new and fine on Easter Sunday morning. Be on time. Get in line. Bring a heart full of song and make the program a great success.