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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.