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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLIX
STONEMOUNTAIN
CONFEDERATE MEMORI
AL JO_BE STARTED
Atlanta, April 19, (Special.)
The great Stone Mountain Con
federate memorial is at last on the
point of being started, after
several years of preparation; and
on Friday evening, govenors of
Southern states or their personal
representativees, in addition to
several hundred notable men and
women from all parts of the coun
try, will assemble in Atlanta at a
dinner to be given bv the Stone
Mountain Memorial Association,
when some of the final details of
the Memorial will be definitely
settled.
This dinner will be especially
notable for the fact that President
Warren G. Harding is sending his
chief aide, Colonel C. O. Sherrill,
Who is also chief executive officer
of the monuments and p rk com
mission in Washington, to this
dinner to give the official and per
sonal endorsement of the presi
dent to the movement.
President Harding received a
delegation from the Stone Moun
tain Memorial association, headed
by Hollins N. Randolph, of Atlan
ta, the chairman, during his recent
visit to Augusta this being the
only delegation of this nature to
tre heard by the president. At
that time, he expressod his deep
est interest in the memorial, and
stated that while it would be im
possible. because of previous com
mittments, to visit the city for the
dinner, he would gladly write a
letter expressing his endorsement
This letter was drafted on Sat
urday, after further consultation
with Mr. Randolph and with Gutz
on Borglum, the sculptor, who
met the president at that time by
appointment. While in Washing
ton, Mr. Randolph called upon the
vice president, who expressed his
heartiest sympathy with the move
ment, and similar endorsement
was given by other high govern
ment officials.
When the southern governors
or their representatives assemble
at the dinner, they will be called
upon to name the outstanding
Confederate leaders of their re
spective states whom they desire
to be included on the mountain.
Because the work on the carvings
will be undertaken immediately,
it will be necessary for the figures
included in the various groups to
be fixed immediately.
Invited to irjeet with the govern
ors and high dignitaries are a large
number of the leading citizens of
the state of Georgia, who are vital
ly interested in securing this mar
velous memorial for the slat* 3 .
These citizens will come from all
parts of Georgi i, since it is em.
pha Gzed that the memorial is not
a Stone Mountain proposition, ncr
does it belong to Atlanta, but it
will directly benefit everv citizen
of the state, H orn the mountains
to the sea.
Following the dinner on Friday
evening the guests will meet with
the executive committee on Satur
day morning to consult with them
in regard to man> important plans
that must be worked out in con
nection with the memorial. At
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
SUPERIOR COURT REED
TWO DAYS SESSION
The Superior Court met in reg
ular session Monday morning.
Judge W. E. H. Searcy and Solicit
or E. M. Owens were both present,
together with a large attendance
of the leading lawyers of the Flint
Circuit. The grand jury was sworn
iu and quickly got down to busi
ness. Mr. J S. Hunt was elected
Foreman and Mr. W. W. Turner
Clerk with Mr. G. B. D. Beard
Baliff.
On account of the lateness of
the season and for the benefit of
the farmers only the most impor
tant civil business was tarnsacted
Monday, and Tuesday morning
only the pressing criminal matters
was soon disposed of, and ihe
grand jury read the general pre
sentments and court adjourned
after only a two day session until
the Ist, Monday in July.
This Editor Told
The Truth But He
Got Licked For It
A Kansas editor announced he
would try for one week to print
the truth and he is still in the hos
pital. The following item appeared
in the Monday’s issue, and now
the bovsare getting out the paper.
This is what he said:
Married: Miss Sylyia Rhode to
James Cannamer, last Sunday
evening at the Baptist church.
The bride was an ordinary town
girl, who didn’t know any more
than a rabbit about cooking and
never helped her mother three
days in her life. She is not a beau
tv by any means, and has a gait
like a duck. The groom is an up
to-date, has-been loafer, living off
of the old folks all his life, and
don’t amount to shucks no-how.
They will have a hard life while
they live together.”—Sacred
Heart Review.
Infant Dies At
Locust Grove.
Thomas, the infand son, of Mrs.
Tom Davis died at her home near
Locust Grove Monday afternoon
6 o’clock, of pneumonia. FuneH
services from the residence 11
o’clock Tuesday. Intement in
Locust Grove, Rev. D. P. Johnson
officiating. Eliis-Setzer in charge.
noon, the entire company will be
taken to the mountain in automo
biles to be the guests of Sam H.
Venable, the owner of the moun
tain, at an old fashioned southern
barbecue, which is to be prepared
by some of the old time barbecue
cooks of the state.
At that time, also the visitors
will be given an actual view of
how the mem <rial will look on
the mountain. Mr. Borglum, the
sculptor, is preparing the figures
of the first group of famous gene
rals which are to be carved at once
fixing these in position by outlin
ing them with white paint. With
in a month, the stone carvers will
be blocking these figures out, and
before the summer is over, the
colossal figure of General Lee
standing nearly one hundred feet
from his hat to his horse’s hoofs,
will emerge from the granite.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday, afril 20, 1923.
iSOPERiOH GOijRT HELD
1 THIS WEEK. MISS BESS
JUJU CLERK.
When the regular Session cf
the Henry Superror Court was
called in McDonough last Mon
day morning, the people of Henry
County were honored by the high
honor, of witnessing the first
woman ever elected to the office
of Clerk of the Superror Court in
the State assume the full duties
of the office with all the ease and
able, efficient business ability,
equal to the most experinfed
Superior Court Clerk that can be
found anywhere in this Slate.
She preformed the duties of the
office while the court was in
session, with all ease, and has the
h:gh, an honored distinction, of
holding the first commission ever
issued to a woman as Clerk of
the Superior Court in the State of
Georgia.
Miss Fouche also has the honor
of being the first woman Steward
ever appointed to that position in
the Griffin District of the Ne»rth
Georgia Methodist Conferrence,
and for the past two years has
been an active member of the
board of Stewards of the McDon
ough Methodist Church.
Her father Mr. J. A. Fouche
was Clerk of the Superior Court
untill his death, which occurred a
few weeks ago, and as ibis caused
a vacancy in the cPrks of Tice and
at the solicitation of a large num
ber of the citizen of the county,
she was appointed temporary
clerk and also asked to make the
race for the unexpired term. And
at the election which was held
May 30th. She was elected to the
office without oppisition.
The shrewd and keen business
q salification, and the familiar
knowledge; of all the duties en
volved in the office, by her being
so closely associated with her
father during bis long career as
clerk, makes her indeed most
competent, and able fitted to easi
ly, perform all the duties that
pertain to this high an most im
portant office.
SEWING PURI!
On Wednesday afternoon Miss
Stella Russell entertained at a
sewing party in honor of her guest
Mrs. Dozier Russell of Macon.
The lovely rooms were bright
with spring blossoms and hand
some decorative plants, while
busy fingers plied the needle and
busier tongues made merry the
afternoon with sparkling wit and
quick repartee.
Delicious refreshments complet
ed the pleasures of the delightful
occcasion.
Mrs. Russell, the honoree left
for her home in Macon on the
afternoon train.
CAIICMTEMOT
Mr. and Mrs. James Macken
Carmichael, of McDonough, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Frances Ruth, to Mr.
' Otto Joseph Oosterhoudt, of Jack
sonville, Fia., the marriage to be
t
solemnized at the home of the
bride’s parents in June.
Bib Ml SUIT
FOB HOISTS
On last Sunday after the re
gular morning preaching service
jn the Methodist Church in Mc-
Donough, the monthly Church
Conference was held presided
overby the pastor, Rev. J. A. Par
tridge. Considerable business wms
despatched and much enthusiasm
manifested as steady growth in
this congregation was referred to.
Among items of interest the
Golden Society organized as a re
sult of the General Conference
action of 1922 camejin for its
worthy share of attention and it
was explained bv the pastor that
this new society is to take the place
of the annual Christmas offering
for hospitals inasmuch as it is
operated on a basis of one dollar
for adults and twenty-five cent§
for children under fourteen years
of age per annum. It is expected
that this fund, growing constant
ly in popularity, will exceed the
holiday offering and enable South
ern Methodism to build and main
tain hospitals wherever they
should be placed. Already a new
hospital lias been purchased in
Montgomery, Ala., for the pur
c:iast price ot seventy thousand
collar., whneas the plant had a
v due of two hundred thousand
d Han and was erected as a nvr
luorD 1 *o the soldiers who lost
their as itplhe world r. Til s
institution is known as the Mont
gomery Memorial Hospital and is
now the property of Southern
Methodism.
At the conclusion of the con
ference session Sunday Rev.
Partridge was granted the month
of June as a vacation period dur
ing which he \till visit his home
in Florida and will assist ill revi
val services during his stay.
In the afternoon there was held
in Turner’s church-a song service
conducted by Uncle John Up
church, the chorister of that con
gregation and in which many
visitors from McDonough and
other parts of Henry County took
part. This was followed by preach
ing and church conference and
the organization of a chapter of
the Epworth League.
Keeping up with the movement
set in order in the morning ser
vice, the membership of Turner’s
granted the pastor the second
Sunday in June as a vacation. To
this words of appreciation were
spoken and a service announced
for 3 p. m. the fourth Sunday
in May.
The evening service, evangel
istic in its nature, in McDonough
Church, closed a very busy day
for the Methodist itinerant preach
er, making the seventh in one
Sunday and he takes this occasion
|to thank those who so kindly and
j cheerfully granted the rest period
| for June.
May it indeed be also a rest for
his patient membership in service
for whom he takes a peculiar de
light.
It may be that the pre
siding elder recently observed
that the McDonough-Turner’s
charge is the best organized of all
the charges making up the Griffin
District.
J. A. P.
$1.50 A YEAR
S SOUL IITSTIBS
This invitation is the most cord
i illy extended by the pastor and
members of the McDonough Bap
tist church. We are so apprecia
tive of of the hearty co-operation
of our friends and neighbors dur
ing the gracious revival meetings
recently held in our church, that
we would be happy to have all
who can, worship with us next
Lord’s day. The pastor will en
deavor to tell at the 2 o’clock ser
vice, “Why I am a Christian,”
hoping to encourage believers in
Christian living and to help others
to understand some distinctive
phases of the Christian life. The
ordinance of Baptism will be ad
ministered in connection with the
7-30, p. m. service. We will sin-
welcome you next Sunday.
W. W. Arnold, Pastor.
TAX BOOKS CLOSES
MOT FIRST.
The tax receiver’s notice of his
third and last round appears in
another column of the Weekly in
this weeks issue, which shows
(hat he wMI m ike his last round
next week. Tn law rr quirt s that
the books vili !> > closed M y Ist,
and ail the tax payers i t the
Conn? v sin aim o<- r im.s in mind
and make their returns 1) -f< re the
hooks tL.ee.
Tue bix. leoirns are coming irt
very slow ly, only ab >ut 50 per
cent having bee n given in up to
this date. Make your return now
before the books close.
NOTICE TO
CLOD MEMBERS
If every club member in our
town and county would put a little
of the beauty of themselves into
some unsightly spot, what a beau
tiful place our county would be.
The state and national federa
tions are urging us to clean up
and paint up, then to garden one
week.
Mrs. Will Peace.
MEMORIALEXERCISES
APRIL 2BTH.
McDonough Baptist church
10:00 o’clock.
1 Song—America.
2 Prayer—Dr. W. W. Arnold.
3 Solo —Our Flag, Mrs. Wv
mon Sloan.
4 Reading —The fellow that
tramped it with Lee, Miss Jontiie
Dickson.
5 Solo—Mrs. William Pullen.
6 Indroduction of speaker —
Judge E. J. Reagan.
7 Address —Hon. Warren Grice.
8 Prayer—Mr. Partridge.
Master of ceremonies —Mr. Edd
Copeland.
Ushers—Miss Josephene Tur
ner, Miss Lillian Carmichael, Miss
Alice Brown Miss Leonora Weems.
