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The Henrv County Weekly VOL. XLIX MILLIONS FOR CON FEBEmiMIL At a meeting of Governors, or personal representatives of Gover nors, of southern states which was held in Atlanta on Friday, the 20th pledges of co-operation and finan cial support from every part of the nation were received for the Dur pose of building the great Con federate Memorial on Stone Moun tain. Work is to begin immediate ly, and the first step in the cam paign is to be the raising of $250,- 000 by the people of Georgia to meet the initial expense, after which people of the entire nation will give the remaining amount which will run into several million. A feature of the dinner was the receipt of a letter by chairman Hollins N. Randolph, of the State Executive Committee of the Stone Mounfaia Memorial Association, actively indorsing the project and assuring the committee of the President’s actiye and personal interest in the movement. Presi dent Harding’s letter is as follows: My dear Mr. Randolph: I have received with the great est pleasure your Invitation to the conference with the southern states’ governors, April 20th, at Atlanta, to discuss plans of the Stone Mountain monument to the Confederate armies. In conditions which would possibly permit, I should unhesitatingly accept; for this gigantic work, certain to rank among the immortal memories created by men, has always made a special appeal to my imagination. In communicating my profound regret that I cannot join you on this occasion, I wish at least to ex press a little of the feeling I have for this wonderful project. The design has been explained to me in some detail by Mr. Bor glum and your committee: to re present in the solid granite of Stone Mountain the assembling of the Confederate armies. I know of no equally magnificent and am bitious modumental conception. You propose to present in the mountain’s solid stone, not a group, but an army assembly about it leaders; to set fourth there all the great leaders of the southern armies, with their men. To ac complish this, an heroic scale.has been adopted, requiring that the artistry shall carve its story in a facade of about eleven hundred feet in length by two hundred in height. The central group, Generals Lee and Jackson, with President Davis, will appear re viewing the moving army. Mr Borglum tells me that the single figure of General Lee on horse back will probably bs from one hundred to one hundred and twenty five feet high; the rest in a perspective of similary noble proportions; making an ensemble in which the artistic unities will be preserved throughout. The im agination runs not at thought of such a panorama in granite. Yet even more appealing to me, is the thought that the time has come to our nation when the president may, with the complet est concurrence of a united coun try, and with sincerest approval, share your pleasure and extend his aidjn making such a mon- A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING HEED njIHIPTON The Western Division of the Henry County Sunday School As sociation held a division meeting at the Methodist church in Hamp to.n A number of schools were present and one of the State Sun day school workers was present and addressed the meeting, County President Joe J. Fields was master of ceremony with county Secretary E. M. Copeland to assist him. Good speeches were made by Rev. J. A. Patridge Prof. T. J. Horton and E. M. Cope land and Mr. A. B. Micham, of Hampton. A movement is on foot to hold a big county convention sometime in the near future. ument possible. It will be one of the world's finest testimonies, one of history’s most complete avowals that unity and understanding may be brought even into the scene where faction, hatred and hostili to have once reigned supreme. I have the greatest pleasure in wishing to the people of the south, not only complete success in this great work, but the co-operation they will so well deserve from Americans everywhere. Most sincerely yours, * Warren G. Harding. In addition to the President, a large number of notable men and women through America gave a cordial expression to their deep interest in this movement which is declared to be the greatest con ception, along memorial lines, ever projected in the history of the world and is destined to become the most remarkable single piece of carving of all time. The most significant part of the meeting was the presence and cordial indorsement of the various governors of states and their re presentatives. Not a single state in the southeast failed to register its utmost appaoval and to offer aid at any time that the committee was ready to receive donations from the States outside of Georgia. Governor W. W. Brandon of Alabama, Governor Austin Peay, of Tennessee, Col. McDonald Lee, Grand Commander of the S. C. V., of Richmond, the personal repre senative of Governor E. Lee Trin kJe of Virginia; A. S. Salley, Secre tary of the State Historical Com mission, of South Carolina, repre senting Governor McLeoud, of South Corolina, Dr. W. A. Mac- Kenzie, of Leesburg, Florida, re presenting Governor Cary Hardee, of Florida, Floyd A. Shoemaker, State Historian of Missouri, re presenting Governor A. M. Hyde, of that state, and many others were present to pledge allegiance to the cause and active co-opera tion. The Executive Committee is now organizing committees throughout the state of Georgia to aid in financing Georgia’s part of the Memorial. Many voluntary subscriptions are already being received, and all other voluntary subscriptions that are to be made should be addressed to Secretary Nathan B. Forrest, Room 117 Piedmont Hotel, the checks being made payable to George R. Dono van, Treasurer. Mr. Donovan is Vice-President of the Atlanta, National Bank. McDonough, Georgia, Friday, april 27, 1923. CONFEDERATE VETERANS HONORED 111 MEMO RIAL DAY EXERCISES The annual Memorial Exercises were held at Baptist church Thursday morning, April 26th, at 10 o’clock. A very appropriate and delight ful program was rendered. Mr. E. M. Copeland, master of ceremonies, in his usual happy and easy manner did the honor of his office, and created much en thusiasm as cheer leader in honor of “The boys in gray.” The first number on the pro gram was a congregational song My Country ’Tis of The, followed by invocation bv Dr. W. W. Arnold Mrs. Wyman Sloan rendered a beautiful medley of war time songs which appealed to her hearers. Miss Johnie Dickson’s reading, “They Tramped It with Lee,” was very realistic and brought back memories of forced marches and old camping grounds, while Mrs. William Pullin’s solo added another artistic touch to the splendid program. Judge E. J. Reagan, with his gift of eloquence and forcefulness of speech introduced the speaker of the day as the son of a distin guished Confederate officer, also grandson of one of Henry County’s pioneer citizens and himself a leading citizen who has won many merited honors at the hands of his compatriots. Hon. Warren Grice, of Bibb County delivered the memorial address reviewing the birth of the confederacy and the rightious ness of the “Lost Cause,” which was after all a triumph and not a defeat because government with out the consent of the governed is still abnoxious to the human race and was the cause of the great World War. He spoke in defence of the South against three outstanding charges 1. Secession illegal—stating that Massachusetts had first tested out legality of state’s . rights and claimed her right to secession. This came originally from North not South. 2. Slave ownership and return of slave property embodied in Constitution. 3. Hirsh treatment of prisoners at Andersonville a false accusation as prisoners were given same fare as Confederate soldiers and proper medicine unobtainable because, the U. S. Government refuses to send any for their sick in South ern prisons. From aU. S. statis tical report we find that 50 % more Southern prisoners died in Northern prisons than Northern soldiers in Southern prisons. He paid tribute to the valor and chivalry of Southern heroes, who without proper food, Red Cross Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. aid endured the hardships and suf ferings of four long years of war fare uncomplainingly, who*se courage never wavered in the face of superior numbers or superior equipment, but who followed their intrepid indomitable leaders from victory to victory until prac tically annihilated and annihilation is not defeat. But after all the greatest achiev- MR. 0. L GEORGE JISSES AWAY Mr. D. A. George, one of Henry Countys most prominent and well known citizens, died at his home in Brushy Know District last Mon day night after an illness of sever al months duration. He was a bout 63 years of age at the time of his death, and is survived bv his step father Mr. J. B. Simmons, his wife Mrs. Fannie George, five sous, J. M. t Z. 8., W. G., Aubery and Hewell George, three daugh ters, Mrs. J. A. Sims, of Locust Grove District, Mrs. W. H. Turner of McDonough, and Mrs. R. P. Richardson, of Rockdale. Mr. George was a man full of life and energy and always made friends wherever he went and he is going to be sadly missed by his family and the community in which he lived has sustained a great loss bv his death. His Remains were laid to rest at Flat Shoals church Wednesday morning after appropriate funeral service. D. T. Carmichael Funer al directors in charge. ment of the southern soldier was not his victories of war but his victories of peace. His patient indurance of the spleen and ven geance of a victorious foe, who foisted upon him a military government and exploited him through a carpet bagging sys tem. These scalawags too gross and coarse, too greedy and glutti nous to see the fineness of pa triotism or to recognize the right of hum inity destroyed and stole his wealth and left him desolate but not hopeless. From this wrech has sprung a new and glorious south, which because of its merit has forged it self to the front and now has re presentatives in every avenue and walk of national life, worthy suc cessors of Washington, Madison, Jefferson, Jackson, Monroe etc. who made this great Republic. He asked the Confederate Vet erans to carry messages to our heroic leaders when they should reach the shining shore. Tell Jeff Davis a nation honors him and that traitor is not attached to his name. That prisons and shackles are a mark of honor where he is concerned. Tel! our matchless Lee that his statue stand in the hall of Fame beside that of our other arch re bel, George Washington. Tell him that aside from the man of Galilee, he is the most perfect man who ever trod the globe. Tell Longstreet we have for given him and onlv remember that he was a brave Confederate soilder. Tell Wurz that the U. D. C’s have vindicated his honor. Tell that host of heroes who have passed over the river that their memories will ever live in the hearts of a grateful people and that we shall teach our children and our children’s children to ever revere the memory of a Confeder ate soldier and to know that their heritage is from the bravest most valiant and most chivalrous sol diers known to History, whose integrity and stainless honor is one of the marvels of the world. Young ladies winning honors for historic essays in a Countv contest under Auspices of U. D. C’s, were: $1.50 A YEAR ATHLETIC PARK HI BOOING OPEN Park Committee Throw* Open the Gates. The new athletic park at the Big Spring has been completed and is now open for everybody t® come and enjoy the games and sports that will be had at this place during the coming Summer months. The park is located in an ideal place near the Big Spring from which our town gets its beautiful water supply, and il is only thebegining of greater things for our town and county and if the visions and dreams of some of most progressive citizens come true, it is only a matter of a few years, when our town and county will have greater educational fact liters than she has ever had, as the nice building site, on the hill north of the Big Spring is one of most ideal places for a high school building as can be found any where in the state. The park committee with Ex- Mayor H. C. Hightower as chair man, has worked hard for the success of this new undertaking, and the money has been raised by a populir subscripton of some thing over seven hundred dollars* and we are authorized by the park committee to state that every school in tin county and all of the several base ball clubs in the coup, iy are cordially invited to meet on tne new atnietic park as a contract meeting place for game contests by any opposing team, and iady& and children will be admited free of charge, and only a small admis sion fee will be charged the men, Several good live games of base ball have already been played on the new park between Ola and McDonough and Jackson and Mc- Donough clubs, and a big game was sceduled to take place on memorial day here. The Daughters of The Confed eracy and the Ladys Clubs have been one of the main factors for the success of the new athletic park, and for the various improve ments that have been made in our town for the past several years and with the county back of nor mal times we will see more added improvements come in the coming years. All the schools and various baseball clubs are cordially in vited to come and cross bats on the new athletic park ground, the most central gathering place in the county. Misses Julia Stansell, Ist. $5.00, McDonough. Miss Mildred Prothro, 2iid. $5.00, Hampton. Miss Elizabeth Brown, 3rd. $5,00, Stockbridge. Prof. H. K. Adams in a very pleasing address delivered these prizes. After a splendid Male Trio Rev. J. A. Partridge pronounced the benediction. The Daughters of the Confeder acy entertained the old heroes of the sixtys at a delightful picnic spread at the noon hour.