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VOL.. VIII NO. 23.
MR. GAMP EXPRESSES
THE VETERANS' THANKS
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IEROIC SURVIVORS OF THE
STRUGGLE OF THE SIXTIES
ENJOYED DINNER PROVID¬
ED BY DAUGHTERS.
Covington, Georgia. April 28. 1916.
To the Ladies of the Covington and Ox¬
ford United Daughters of the Confed¬
eracy :
Permit me to call you Mothers, for it
Is the most expressive term with which
we have to do.
"Out of the fullness of the heart the
mouth speaketh,” but the stomach is
the coal station of preparation. For its
mysterious workings three times a daj
it must he replenished, or the life clock
will stop.
Gpod food, a clean living, and plenty
of rest make life worth living.
The offering of the ladies to the vet
erans on the 26th instant was bv far
the best yet made. The preparation
was. you might say, almost perfect.
From start to finish, it was all pre¬
pared with the most zealous care, and
even their library building was freely
given as a place for the serving of an
open-hearted and open handed hospital
ity that short day would not forget.
Thank you. or Thank you kindly
would be poor pay, but it shows which
way we are leaning.
A little story is told which illustrates
the value of bare Thank you and Thank
you kindly:
A man was going to market and he
found a keg of butter in the road which
had rolled off the cart of some man be
>yre him. This man picked it up and
„rried it to town and was about to sell
to the hotel keeper, when a gentle¬
man came in inquiring for the butter
It was promptly turned over to him
and it was sold to the hotel man.
The hotel man promptly spoke out
twenty-five cents and Thank you kind¬
ly was worth thirty-seven and a half
cents.
Each party went his way and at noon
the finder of the butter returned to the
hotel and ate his dinner. On passing
out through the waiting room, he said,
"Thank you kindly.”
The hotel keeper replied, "You owe
me twelve and a half cents.”
So we shall, with many thanks,
thank you kindly.
The school demonstration was most
excellent, showing quite a lot of seed
corn coming on for future use.
Veterans, look up and be glad that
we live in an age of progress and ad¬
vancement.
Advocate peace and prosperity. War
is cruel and, if you have prospered in
the world and desire to lose what yon
have made, go to war.
This Is hoping that the next twelve
months gives us a better meeting and a
happier greeting.
Yours truly,
II. F. CAMP, Covington, Ga.
Company B.. 16th Georgia Battalllon of
Cavalry.
GEORGIA SUNDAY SCHOOLS
MEET IN ATLANTA IN JUNE
The Annual Slate Convention of the
Georgia Sunday School Association
will meet in Atlanta Tuesday, June
13th. at 2:30 o’clock, p. m.
Every white Sunday School in our
county is requested to send three dele¬
gates in addition to its pastor and
Superintendent.
We are expecting every one of our
Schools to be represented.
Your county officers are preparing a
map of Newton county, showing the
location of every Sunday School, and
giving a little information concerning
the School.
We beg to ask that every school in
the county that has a small photo¬
graph of the building. A post card
or kodak view. Send it to us as soon
as possible. We want to use it to show
the location on the map.
In almost every community there is
a camera or kodak and, if you haven’t
a view of your church, please have
one made and send to us for use on
the map.
Yours in the Work,
A. C. BELCHER. President.
Starrsville, Ga.
L. D. KING, Secretary.
Covington, Ga.
Slje Cotrituitoti
WHOLE CITY OBSERVED
SOUTH’S MEMORIAL DAY
Dr. Hendrix Made Masterly Address, School
Children Decorated Confederate Graves.
Daughters Dined the Veterans.
NUMBER OF VETERANS AT DINNER AND EXERCISES
MRS. L. W. HODGES
- IS CALLED BY
Excellent Porterdale Woman Yields
To Illness and Passes Away Wed¬
nesday of Last Week.
Mrs. L .W. Hodges passed away at
her home in Porterdale Wednesday
afternoon of last week at 4 o’clock.
Mrs. Hodges was 57 years of age
and was an excellent Chritian woman,
possessing many friends who are sad¬
dened by her going away.
The funeral and interment were at
the Porterdale Baptist hcurch Thurs¬
day afternoon at 3 o’clock. The Rev.
J. W. Gresham conducted the services.
Mrs. Hodges is survived by her hus¬
band.
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY
THANKS THOSE WHO AIDED.
The daughters of the Confederacy
have asked The News to express for
hem their sincere appreciation and
thanks to nil their kind friends who
<o generously aided them in various
ways in the provision and preparation
tnd serving of the dinner to the Vet¬
erans on Memorial Day.
MET THURSDAY NIGHT
OFFICERS WERE ELECTED, COM
MITTEES WERE APPOINTED,
AND REGULATIONS MADE
FOR SALE OF TICKETS
A number of guarantors for the Cov¬
ington Chautauqua met at the court
house last Thursday evening, and
thrashed out severa'l very inqiortant
points, which will be to the interest
jf the guarantors as a whole, as well
as tlic people of Covington and New¬
ton county.
At this meting it was decided that
all school children under sixteen years
of age, will be admitted on half ticket
i’iie half tickets fur the series of enter¬
tainments will he $1.00.
It was further agreed that each
guarantor pay the chairman of the
Ticket Committee the amount he guar¬
anteed, and the chairman of the Ticket
Committee is to deliver to the guaran
for as many tickets as he desires, not
'o exceed the amount he guaranteed
and will charge same against him, t(
be deducted from the amount lie guar
teed in the final settlement.
For the benefit of those who will not
need all of the tickets subscribed for.
it was decided that these tickets lx
put together in a pool, to lie sold for
the guarantors, at the following
daces:
The City Pharmacy.
Bank of Newton County.
Bauk of Covington.
First National Bank.
The following officers were elected:
R. E. EVERITT, President.
S. II. ADAMS, Secretary.
M. G. TURNER, Treasurer.
DR. LUKE ROBINSON, Chairman
Executive Committee.
DR. A. S. HOPKINS, Chairman
Ticket Committee.
A. S. ADAMS, Chairman Publicity
Commltttee.
R. A. NORRIS, Chairman Enter¬
tainment Committee.
The officers of the Covington Chau¬
tauqua will go to make up the Execu¬
tive Committee.
The large tent where the Chautau¬
qua will be held, which will seat 1250
people, will be located on the south¬
east corner of the public square.
The guarantee fund must be in the
hands of the Treasurer by the 15th of
May, so be ready to pay the chairman
of the Ticket Committee. Dr. A. S.
Hopkins, when he comes around, thus
avoiding inconvenience on his part.
Remember the date of the Chnutau
qua. May 22nd to May 28th, inclusive.
Buy your season Tickets NOW.
There will lie another meeting of
the guarantors this (Thursday I even¬
ing. All are urged to attend.
The list of guarantors is almost fill¬
ed. The names will be published next
week. It is hoped that the list will
then show that the full amount has
been subscribed.
On Wednesday of last week Memor¬
ial Day was most beautifully celebra¬
ted in Covington.
The Ladies’ Memorial Association
and the United Daughters of the Con¬
federacy prepared tlie features of the
day.
First came tlie splendid luncheon
-erved in the Library to the Veterans,
their wives and widows by the Da«gh
tres of the Confederacy. This was a
tribute to tlie old heroes which not
only pleased their palates hut warmed
their appreciative hearts as well.
Then at 2:15 o’clock in the afternoon
the line of procession formed at the
Library and marched around the pub¬
lic square and then to the Methodist
hurcli. where the exercises were held.
In this line of march were the Cov¬
ington public school and teachers; au¬
tomobile containing Dr. Hendrix, the
orator of rhe day. the Rev. T. It. Ken¬
dall. the Rev. H. W. Williams, and Mr.
S. J. Kelly, accompanied by the Cbv
ington Troop Number One of the Boy
Scouts of America; Veterans in au¬
tomobiles, accompanied by the mounted
marshals and escort; widows and
wives of Veterans and all ladies of '60
to '65; the United Daughters of
Confederacy; and the ladies of the
Memorial Association.
The exercises at the church opened
with prayer by the pastor, the Rev. T.
R. Kendall. Then followed! "Dixie"
sung by tlie school. The several hun¬
dred voices beautifully expressed the
sentiment of the song so dear to every
southern heart and aroused the Veter¬
ans to a high pitch of enthusiasm.
Mrs. W. C. Clark. Mrs. Cook, and
Miss Adams beautifully gave a read¬
ing of Father Ryan's tender poem,
‘The Conquered Banner.”
Covington’s splendid and useful or¬
ganization. its Musical Club, sang with
an appealing charm for all "As tlie Sun
Went Down.”
Mrs. S. J. Kelly thrilled his hearers.
Veterans and others, with a narrative
of some of the happenings of that war
of the sixties, and then in appropriate
and appreciative words presented the
orator of the day, Dr. W. R. Hendrix,
pastor of the St. Mark’s Methodist
church in Atlanta.
Those who missed the rare pleasure
MR. FIGKLEN WELCOME D
AT UNION SERVICES
All tiie Covington churches joined
Sunday evening in union services.
They were in tlie nature of welcome
the Rev. J. B. Fickner. the new
pastor of the Covington Presbyterian
church.
The entire evening was one of joy¬
ful worship of our common Lord and
was an occasion botli pleasing and
edifying to those who. attended.
The quartette, composed of Messrs.
Ben Kitchens, Charley Williams, C. |
.1. Norman and O. C. Vaughn, sang
with splendid skill and melody an ap-,
propiate sacred selection and Misses
Winnie Huson and Christine White
added tiie charm of their sweet voices
to the inspiration of the occasion with
duet.
The pastor, the Rev. H. W. Williams,
presented tlie Rev. T. It. Kendall, who.
as pastor of the First Methodist
church, eloquently and feelingly ex¬
pressed the welcome of his church and
its members to Mr. Ficklen.
Mr. Williams opened the doors of his
church's people in welcome to Mr. Fick¬
len. and then introduced Mr. Ficklen.
Mr. Ficklen briefly, hut sincerely
and with feeling expressed liis grate¬
ful feeling for such expressions and
stated that it was "his orders" to
preach a sermon.
And liis theme was that exhautless
one of tlie atonement* tlie very corner¬
stone of the Christian faith and hope.
His sermon was an able and ai>
pealing exposition of the great truths
taught in that doctrine, drawn from
a journey from the beginning to the
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, May 4, 1916.
of hearing Dr. Hendrix cannot he told
about his splendid address. Nothing
short of being there and hearing him
could give an adequate understanding
of his address.
Rising from a bed of sickness, as he
stated in the beginning, he did not feel
physically tit for speaking, but his
hearers would not have guessed it had
lie not told the secret.
Being himself a son of a Confederate
he truly had himself come forth as a
product of tlie trials and sufferings of
tiiose times which followed that awful
conflict. And eloquently and feelingly
he reminded us of a later generation
that we shall live up to the highest
standards of character and achieve¬
ment only in proportion as we cherish
tiie memory of these heroes of the con¬
flict and its subsequent period of re¬
construction and continue in our peace¬
ful pursuits to strive for the principles
for which they suffered death and even
more than death.
And the gentle and holy womanhood
of the South received from him a beau
tiful tribute of words warm from the
heart. To these he ascribed the cause
of that magnificent manhood of the
South which taxed the power of his¬
torian justly to describe and gave a
new meaning to courage and chivalry.
Following the oration, the Covington
Quartette’s splendid voices added their
inspiration to the sacred thoughts
aroused by the speaker's words.
Tlie audience was dismissed by the
Rev. II. W. Williams for the march to
the cemetery.
At the cemetery that hallowed plot
of ground where sleep the heroes who
fell during the conflict was the desti¬
nation of the line of march. And
there tlie school children made a beau¬
tiful and solemn sight, as they march¬
ed between the graves and tenderly
placed upon each garlands of flowers,
woven by their own hands of devotion
to a memory sacred and eternal. They
almost literally covered the graves
with the blooms of spring, fit emblem
of the tears of sacrifice, sadly but
gladly rendered by those who gave
their all to the cause which they loved.
The sacred celebration came to a
close with the bnediction pronounced
by the Rev. H. W. Williams.
COVINGTON SCOUTS
WERE HOSTS FRIDAY
The Covington Troop Number One of
the Boy Scouts of America gave a de¬
lightful reception Friday afternoon
and evening from 3 to 10 o’clock.
By the kindness of the city council,
the troop has been given the use of
the hall above the fire department for
their meeting place.
They have made this a very attrac¬
tive place with tallies and other furni¬
tures and statues, etc .
Many of tlie people of the city called
either in tlie afternoon or evening and
were pleased with the flnel progress
in Scouting being made by the troop.
There was a special program at 4
o'clock and at 8 o’clock.
It began with Scout songs snug by
the troop. These songs were enjoyed
by the pleased hearers.
Then there were splendid recitations
by Scout Jack Davis and by Masters
Robert Fowler and Perry Evans Luns¬
ford.
Miss Stowe aud Mrs. II. B. Robert¬
son charmed their fortunate hearers
with recitations and were heartily
encored by the entire party.
Delicious punch was served and ail
who went came away singing tlie
praises of the Boy Scouts.
Incidentally the friends of the move
niont made donations which aggrega¬
ted a neat sum for the troop fund.
end of the Bible.
All who heard him felt that they had
enjoyed a blessing in attending the
services and hearing such enlighten¬
ing repetition of "the old, old story.”
MR. A. P. SOCKWELL IS
STRICKEN BY
Prominent and Popular Almon Citizen
Died in Atlanta Saturday Night
At Wesleyan Hospital.
Mr. A. I*. Sock well died at the Wes¬
leyan Memorial hospital in Atlanta
Saturday night at 9 o'clock.
Mr. Sockwell was u good citizen and
a splendid gentleman. He had many
friends throughout the county who
will mourn his death with the bereav¬
ed family.
He was 63 years of age at tlie time
of his death.
The remains were brought to Cov¬
ington on the 1:30 o’clock train Sun¬
day afternoon. The funeral and inter¬
ment were at Almon Monday morning
at 10 o’clock. The Rev. W. R. Bran¬
ham conducted tlie services.
Mr. Sockwell leaves liis wife, Mrs.
Josie Sockwell: seven daughters, Mrs.
F. A. Henderson. Mrs. J. E. McCart,
Mrs. R. J. Elliott, Mrs. J. I*. Polk, Mrs.
Mrs. W. J. Hyatt, Mrs. Eva Sockwell,
and Miss Hattie Lou Sockwell: four
sons, Messrs. W. C. Sockwell, R. J.
Sockwell. II. T. Sockwell, and Aubrie
Lee Sockwell: two sisters, Mrs. Fannie
Perkins and Mrs. II. I. Knight: and
two brothers. Messrs. M. I). Sockwell
and M. A. Sockwell.
DIVESIFIGATION IS
STATE BODY’S PLEA
PRESIDENT HADEN SHOWS HOW
OTHER CROPS INCREASE A
COUNTY’S W EALTH WITH¬
OUT INJURING COTTON.
Stirred by reports received from Cow¬
eta. Terrell. Laurens and Brooks
Counties, showing wonderful increase
in resources of these counties as a re¬
sult of diversification practiced intel¬
ligently during the past two years, tlie
Georgia Chamber of Commerce is tak¬
ing the mafuv up with every bank
President in tlie State of Georgia, urg¬
ing them to take steps to put into effect,
intelligent diversification of farm crops
in their county.
In discussing tlie matter President
Charles J. Iladen said ;
"The voluntary statement recently
furnished us by the President of the
Manufacturers National Bank of New
nan, is one of the most striking docu¬
ments in favor of diveisitied farming
to the extent of supplying actual home
needs, which has come into our posses¬
sion in many months. Had every coun¬
ty in _ the ^________ State done ______ as the county _____^ of
Coweta, during tlie past two years, the
State would lie more than one hundred
and fifty million dollars better off in
actual cash resources than it is today.
Ever since it was organized, tlie
Georgia Chamber of Commerce lias
been preaching diversification, at least
to the extent of supplying actual home
needs of each county in tlie matter of
food stuffs for man and beast. Such
limited diversification of crops would
keep at home hundreds of thousands
of dollars in eaeli county each year,
which now goes out for food stuffs for
family use and for stock. In addition,
limited diversification would also re¬
the fertilizer bills of each coun¬
It is interesting to note that in Laur¬
county, diversification which has
intelligently practiced in that
for two years, has not reduced
amount of cotton produced by the
and the food crops grown have
an extra crop asset to the county.
The remarkable results of diversifi¬
in Terrell County are pointed
hv Mr. M. P. Edwards. Cashier of
Bank of Dawson, and shows that
bank last year did not borrow a
and on February 1st. 1916 they
no hills payable.
The citizens of Coweta County work¬
out a definite plan which they pur¬
for two years, with tlie result of
than one million dollars increase
actual cash resources to tlie county.
desiring details of the plan
in Coweta county, for limited
will be furnished same
application to the Georgia Cham¬
of Commerce.
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COMMERCIAL AND
JOB PRINTING
A SPECIALTY.
$1 A Year In Advance
NEGROES RAISE FUND
FOR SUMMER SCHOOL
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOL
LORS W AS RAISED AT GRACE
METHODIST CHURCH SUN¬
DAY AFTERNOON.
Tlie meeing at Grace M. E. Church
(colored ) Sunday afternoon was a very
intresting one. This meeting had been
arranged by tlie pastor, The Rev. J. A.
Richie, and the worker with the colored
youth, Elizabeth Strickland, for the
purpose of arousing the interest of the
colored people in the work to be done
for tlie negro children during the sum
mer months.
This work is both moral and manual
training. Tlie school opens each morn¬
ing at 9:30 o’clock, and lasts about
two hours. There are devotional exer¬
cises and reading of tlie Scriptures
each morning. Then there is practical
training by which the children are
taught to do something useful. They
make many things botli useful and or¬
namental.
This work was carried on last sum¬
mer with small resources but much
success and it is desired by Doth these
faithful colored workers and all tlie
white people who are acquainted with
what they have already accomplished
to see even a larger number of tlie
colored youth reached by tlie training
this coming summer.
Sunday afternoon's meeting was for
the purpose of beginning a campaign to
raise tlie funds necessary to carry out
this desire.
After singing by the choir, tlie meet¬
ing was opened with prayer by Mr. It.
P. Lester. Mrs. J. B. Davis was first
introduced and made a beautiful and
inspiring talk. She was followed by
Mrs. Clark, who held tlie attention of
all with her clear explanation of tlie
meaning of the movement and the im¬
portance of its being first given aid by
its own people before they could ex¬
pect aid from their white friends, and
she then started "he collection.
The other local speakers were tiie
Rev. T. It. Kendall and Mr. Frank
Reagan. Dr. Gaines, of Gammon Tlie
oligical Seminary, made an niterest
in and aide talk on tlie work.
We give below a list of tlie names
of those who subscribed to this fund,
with tlie amount subscribed by each.
There have been a number of other
subscriptions secured on an additional
list, which we have not been able to
obtain for publication, and the addition
of these will make the total amount
pledged amount to more than a hun¬
dred dollars.
The list is as follows:
Mrs. W. C. Clark, for self and a
friend ............. . $10 00
Mr. Frank Reagan . 5 00
Mrs. It. I*. Lester .. 00
Rev. T R. Kendall 00
Mr. E. C. Smith ... 00
Mi's. J. A. Richie .. 00
Rev. J ,R. Gardner aud on
« re S®G‘>n 00
Dr. and Mrs. E. 1). Strickland 00
Dr. F. C. Calvert...... 00
Mr. T. II. Hunter...... 50
Mr. (». Cooper ...... 00
Mr. AV. H. Floyd ...... 00
.Mr. John Bass, Jr. .... 00
Air. G. B. Bentley .... 00
Mr. Geo. W. Taylor____ 00
Air. Geo. AA’. Turner .... 00
Air. J. H. Sikes....... 00
Airs. D. AA'. Pace ...... 00
Airs. S. AI. Pace........ 00
Air. J. H. Hadley...... 00
Air. T. S. Henderson .... 00
Air. AI. AA’alker ......... 00
Mr. AV. H. Pace......... 00
Air. I. AA’alker........... 00
Airs. T. B. Gaither....... 00
Mrs. Georgia Rucker ... 00
Air. Deadwilley ......... 00
Air. J. Carr............. 00
Air. Benton ............. 1 00
Air. Jim Gilt ........... 00
Air. Storrie Clark ...... 00
Air. J. C. Stokes ..... ____ 00
Mr. Geo. Stokes......... (X)
Air. Archie Nelson ..... 00
Airs. Lula Bass ......... 00
Airs? G. B. Bentley ..... 00
Mrs. Eugenia Hendrix .., 00
Airs. Minnie Rakestraw . 00
Air. Ashborn ........... 00
Air. McKindley Bass .. 00
Air. H. Green.......... 00
Mrs. Susie Lee ........ 00
Rev. Jenkins .......... 00
Aliss Eugenia Porter .. 00
Airs. AV. C. Strickland ... 00
Mrs. L. T. Lovelace..... 00
Miss L. E. Fleming ..... 00
$ 96 50
