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MENTION THE NEWS.
VOL. VIII NO. 30.
EMORY CONFERRED ITS
DEGREES LAST WEEK
GRADUATING EXERCISES WED
NESDAV MORNING CLOSED BRIL
LIANT COMMENCEMENT—MR.
S. C. CANDLER WON MEDAL.
The eightieth commencement of
Emory college, now the school of liber¬
al arts of Emory univerity, was con¬
cluded Wednesday of last week with
the senior orations and the gradua¬
tion exercises.
The following eight seniors, who won
places on scholarship, delivered ora¬
tions: R. W. Bryan, of Ringgold; S.
C. Candler, of Atlanta ; Pierce Cline, of
Waleska; M. R. Ellington, of Oxford;
J. D. Hart, of Buena Vista; Jay Hays,
of Hayston; O. F. gealy, of Howaru,
and R. E. White, of Dixie. The judges
awarded the orator’s medal to g. C.
Candler, of Atlanta, who spoke on
“Preparedness.”
Judge James B. Burnside, of Thom¬
son, who delivered the medal, stated
that he was instructed by the other
judges to say that Mr. Hart came near
making it a tie with Mr. Candler.
Chancellor’s Baccalaureate Address.
Chancellor Candler delivered the bac¬
calaureate address and conferred the
degrees. The burden of the chancel
lor’s theme was that the south is the
home of conservatism; that progress
is the result of conservatism and not
of radicalism; that the attitude of the
educated man is marked by confidence
and calmness; that our special con¬
cern, just at this time, is the fact that
radicalism has begun to effect educa¬
tional institutions; that Emory stands,
has always stood and always will stand
for truth and the right—confidently
and calmly.
Dean Johnson presented the candi¬
dates for graduation and the chan
cellor conferred the degrees as follows:
Bachelor of arts, Charles Candler,
of Atlanta; W. H. Eckford, of Swiss
vale, Pa.; J. A. Fite, of Cartersville;
G. F. Forester, of Macon; J. B. Haley,
of Elberton : R. M. Harris, of Marietta :
J. D. Hart, of Buena Vista ; C. E. Hub¬
bard, of Rockmart; F. C. Ivey, Jr., of
Boston; E. L. King, of Madison; G. N.
Rainey, of Villanow; Burt Rumble, of
Forsyth; H. L. Watkins, of Boston.
Bachelor of science. J. O. gmith, of
Bingen.
Bachelor of philosophy, E. Attaway.
of Wrightsville; B. D. Banks, of Grant
ville; R. J. Broyles, of Atlanta; R. W.
Bryan, of Ringgold; E. A. Burklialter
of Warrenton; Pierce Cline, of Wales
ka ; C. B. Drake, of Oxford; M. R. El¬
lington. of Oxford, Jay Hays, of Hays
ton; g. H. Hinton, of Ducala; H. O.
Read, of Commerce; O. F. gealy, of
Howard ;A. P. gtewart, of McDonough ;
G. N. Thomas, of Americas; E. H.
Ware, of Pineview; R. E. White, of
Dixie; J. H. Wilson, of Camilla.
Master of arts: R. L. Campbell, of
Augusta; A. g. Howell, of Eatonton:
R. P. Ethridge, of Auburn.
Of the foregoing, Messrs. Hays. El¬
lington, geeley, Ware, Bryan and Cline
received their bachelor’s degree cum
laude.
Honor Roll Announced.
Professor M. T. Peed, secretary of
the faculty, announced the following
honor roll for the year, which means
that these students received an aver¬
age of nine, or over, for the year in all
their work:
Senior class—R. W. Bryan, S. C.
Candler, Pierce Cline, M. R. Ellington.
G. F. Forester, J. B. Haley, J. I>. Hart.
Jay Hays, H. O. Read, O. F. Seeley.
L. H. Ware and R. E. White.
Junior class—H. S. Garland, T. N.
Morgan, „T. C. Smith and H. V. Weems.
Sophomore class—J. G. Eester, Jr.,
•T VV. Eo -an and C. F. Wynn.
Fres. oan cE. s—J. W T . Felton, R. C.
Hosale, Keller Melton, Reed Monfort.
Ralph Muckenfuss, Kelso Mullins, L.
R. Nease, R. W. Powell, W. B. Sanders
and W. A. Strozier.
Special class—Hulet Cook, II. T.
Smith, T. F. Waller and J. P. West.
Pre-medical class—I. A. Gibson and
J. V’. Rogers.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
chancellor introduced Rev. A. M. Hugh
let. of Atlanta, who becomes head mas¬
ter of Emory university academy. Dr.
ues E. Dickey, of Atlanta, pronoun
the benediction, and the audience
dispersed while Card’s orchestra, of
Atlanta, finished its twenty-fourth con
seeutive commencement engagement in
Oxford.
It was interesting to note that all
the ushers for the day are from fore¬
ign countries, as lfolows: Doo Wha
Lim and Byron Koo, from Korea ; Tom-
She tCooinqlon
Here I come with my little bit of
news, as every body in our community
is busy trying to kill Mr. Green.
Miss Emma Kelley returned home
Saturday, after spending ten days in
Atlanta with friends and relatives, and
attending the Sunday. School conven¬
tion.
Mrs. John Cunard has been quite
sick but is some better now.
Mr. D. F. Owens, who is visiting his
mother, was called to Jacksonville,
Florida Sunday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cook were the
guests of the former’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Cook, Sunday.
Mrs. Joel A. McClendon returned to
her daughter, Mrs. Grady Ozburn’s last
week, after spending some time in
Monticello with her aunt, Mrs. Phoebe
Key, and her daughter, Mrs. Jim Stone
of Bethel.
Miss Exie Cunard entertained the
young people with a singing Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs,. D. F. Owens and little
son, Marcus, of Tampa, Fla., arrived
here Friday and will be the guests ot
the former’s mother, Mrs. Jane Kelly,
for several more days.
Mr. Eddie Dick and sister, Miss A1
lie, of Gaithers, attended the singing
given by Miss Exie Cunard Sunday.
Messrs. Leon Dick, Ellie Griffin.
Doyle and Emory Ozburn, and Edgar
Cunard spent Wednesday and Thurs
day in Atlanta and attended the Sun
day School convention. They made the
trip in the former’s car.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. King attended
the singing at Bethel Sunday after
noon.
Miss Ruth Reynolds and brother.
Ray, attended the singing at Miss Ex¬
ie .Canard’s Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Watson Oz¬
burn and children, James and Ralph,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Aaron.
COVINGTON BALL TEAM
DEFEAT ED AT M ONTICELLO
Covington recruited a baseball team
Friday afternoon and marched against
the Monticello team on the latter’s
grounds.
The result was a score of 2 to 1 in
Monticello’s favor. Our team had not
played a bame this season before and
so could not go the full nine innings
at full speed. Until the ninth our
boys had the home team shut out by
a score of 1 to 0, but in that inning
Monticello scored two runs and the
game.
The following was the Covington
team:
John Roseberry, pitcher; Joe Stone,
catcher; Berto Lee. first base; Wayne
Kitchens, second base; Bert Rumble,
short stop; Mr. McGinn, third base:
Walt Miller, left field; Bill Porter,
center field; Fred Barnes, right field.
LEGUIN NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Meador spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Penn¬
ington.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wright and
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Coley, of Starrs
ville, sj>ent Sunday with Mrs. Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Meador and
children spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. L. B. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ellington, of
Atlanta, are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. K.„ Ellington.
Misses Maggie, Irene, and Grace
Grant spent Wednesday afternoon
with Miss Irene Meador.
Misses Estrella and Myrtle Moss
sjient Friday night with Mrs. Emma
Lassiter.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Smith and child¬
ren spent Friday night with Mr. and
Mrs. T. D. Meador.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Crawford spent
Monday and Tuesday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Thompson.
my Torres, from Porto Rico, and Saidie
Artez. from Brazil.
All are agreed that Emory has never
had a more harmonious and delightful
commencement. Oxford now faces the
problem of housing and caring for the
enlarged enrollment that is sure to
come to college and academy.
COVINGTON, GBORGIA, June 22, 1916.
COVINGTON ROST TO
DISTRICT
ONE HUNDRED DELEGATES WILL
ATTEND BIG METHODIST
MEETING HERE ON JULY
THE FIFTH.
Covington will entertain the district
conference of the Oxford district of the
Methodist church for several days, be
ginning Wednesday, July the 5th.
The opening sermon Wednesday
evening will be preached by the Rev.
W. R. Mackey, of Monticello. After
the sermon the conference will convene
and be organized.
Dr. Plato Durham, Dean of the theo¬
logical school of Emory University, and
Dr. H. M. Dubose, Editor of the Quar¬
terly Review, of Nashville, Tenn., will
be here and preach during the sessions
of the conference.
The delegates in attendance will be
entertained by our people in their
homes.
All who will entertain delegates are
requested to telephone No. 11 and noti¬
fy the committtee.
More than one hundred delegates are
expected.
Plans are being made to give these
visitors an automobile ride on Thurs¬
day afternoon during their stay here.
The Newton county singing conven¬
tion met with Lovejoy on the third
Sunday evening, and it is very gratify¬
ing to note an increasing interest in
our singings, as evidenced by the in¬
creasing attendance. We had the lar¬
gest crowd, more singers and leaders,
than we have had ar any previous meet¬
ing.
Among the new leaders whom we
were very glad to welcome into the
convention were: J. S. Piper, S. L.
Vaughn, Edgar Edwards, and J. W.
Strawn.
1 feel greatly encouraged, and am
sure that, when the people understand
the object of this singing, what it
stands for, we will have the unani¬
mous support and co-operation of the
county.
Our singing convention stands for
more and better Gospel singing, for the
upbuilding of the churches and Sun¬
day schools, encouraging more people
to sing Gospel songs.
Preacher, what per cent of your
congregation assist in the singing?
Sunday School Superintendent, what
per cent of your school assist in sing¬
ing the songs in your Sunday School?
Christians, are you satisfied with the
singing in the various religious ser¬
vices? If everybody is singing, there
is ndt much for us to do, but if they
are not, and the writer finds that only
a very small per cent do, then why not
assist us in this work?
If the congregation is not singing
for the preaching service, the preacher
ought to be vitally interested, if the
congregation is not singing for the
Sunday School the Superintendent
should be interested as well as all
Christian people.
I
Search the Scriptures, and you will
find that we are commanded to sing,
and every time we are commanded to
sing unto the Lord. The Lord loves
singing better than any known person,
and the more like Jesus we become,
the more love we will have for sing¬
ing, and the better we will sing. The
best means of culture is singing.
Not long since, in a middle Western
state, a careful study was made of
girl life in the open country and the
small villages. Among the questions
asked was this. What is your favor¬
ite accomplishment? Out of 269 re¬
plies, 238 named music. These an¬
swers throw a great light on the puz¬
zling problem, how to create an ac¬
ceptable social life for young people.
There is nothing that will bring
about a higher state of social life,
stronger ties of love and friendship
than music.
The habit of singing together fosters
the spirit of co-operation, relieves the
embarassment of social life, stimulates
confidence in the ability, aud fires the
ambition for higher and nobler pur¬
poses.
The convention meets with the Mac¬
edonia on the fourth Sunday in an all
day singing. I hope to meet you all j
including the Editor, there.
J. W. HENDERSON.
MRS. I. A. NARDEMAN IS
S UMMONED GY DEATH
SPLENDID AND AGED “MOTHER
IN ISRAEL” Dip) SATURDAY
MORNING IN HER
73D YEAR.
Mrs. I Anthony Hardeman died at
her home at Riehardsville Saturday
morning at 9 o’clock.
Mrs. Hardeman was 73 years old and
all who knew her held her in the high¬
est esteem. Manners, conversation,
character, and conduct were Christian
to the core, and made the complete per¬
sonality whicch propped so pleased and
winning to all who felt the touch of
her life, in the home and elsewhere.
The funeral services were held at the
residence Sunday morning at 10 o’clock.
Interment was at Salem camp ground.
The Rev. Wm. Duncan conducted the
services.
Mrs. Hardeman leaves four daugh¬
ters. Mrs. George Dorsey, of Denver,
Col.; Mrs. Augustus Ozborn, of Con¬
yers; Mrs. Mol lie George, of Atlanta;
Mrs. Willard George, of Madison: and
three sons; Messrs. Otis Hardeman,
Paul Hardeman, and Will Hardeman.
LOCAL AND PEBSONAL.
Miss Maggie Toland, of Newborn,
spent the week-end with Mrs. S. M.
Hay.
Miss Edna Moore, of Jefferson, is
tjlie attractive guest of Mrs. Henry
Branham.
Mr. W. E. Black, of Madison, was
the week-end guest of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J.W. Black.
Mrs. W. E. Black and little daughter,
Elizabeth, of Madison, are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Black.
Mrs. H. B. McDonald and children
spent several days last week in Henry
county.
Misses Carrie Black and Maggie Per¬
ry left Monday morning for Knoxville,
Tenn., where they will be left for six
weeks attending the University of Ten¬
nessee.
Mrs. W. E. Black and little daughter,
Elizabeth, of Madison, are the guests
this week of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Black.
Mr. E. B Garrison, of York, S. C.,
left Tuesday for South Georgia. While
here he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
P. J. Garrison.
Mr. Richard W. Bush, who gradua¬
ted at Reinhardt College at the close
of the last term, left Covington last
Monday for Chicago to accept a posi¬
tion with the Western Electric Co.
Mrs. R. H. Weaver and three lovely
children, Katherine, Martha, and Grant
Heard, of Griffin, are spending the
week with Mrs. C. L. Harwell. Mrs.
Weaver will be pleasantly remembered
as Miss Mattie Heard.
DR. AND MRS. TRAVIS HOSTS AT
BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON.
On June the seventeenth Dr. and
Mrs. W. D. Travis complimented their
mother, Mrs. A. M. Travis, with an
elaborate “Daisy Luncheon.”
The secret had been kept until that
morning and, as the mother waited to
greet the guests, she wondered who
would be the next to come.
It was a joyful occasion, where
friends of ye olden times came in hap¬
py re-union.
Throughout the house while, green,
and yellow were used in decoration.
In the dining room, where the delicious
eight-course luncheon was most beau¬
tifully served by Misses Ruth Worsham
and Allie Louise Travis, the table was
lovely with its unshaded candles and
crystal baskets of daisies. The cen¬
terpiece, a mound of daisies and ferns!
was surrounded by seventy one tapers,
the tell-tale of the happy and useful
years of the honoree. Beautiful hand
painted cards marked the places ot
the guests.
The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. T.
R. Kendall, Jr., Miss Eppie Shockley,
Mrs. Jane Wells, Mrs. J. B. Davis, Mrs.
J. F. Henderson, Mrs. Parks Henry,
Mrs. S. E. Corley, Mrs. S. J. Simms,
Mrs. T. C. Swalin, Mrs. J. F. Carr, Mrs.
F. W. Simmons, Mrs. E. Heard, and
Mrs. O. S. Porter.
Mrs. Travis was assisted in enter¬
taining by Mrs. C. C. King and Mrs.
P. W. Godfrey.
PORTERDALE LOCALS.
The entire community is delighted
to know that Rev. A. B. Barron is with
us again, after a short visit to dear
ones at Pendergrass.
Mr. Barron is a unique character
who by his sweet spirit and useful and
unselfish life among us has won our
hearts. He, though sightless, is a con¬
crete example of the power of the hu¬
man will, His motto seems to be “all
things to all men that he might gain
some for the Master.” His principal
business seems to be going about see¬
ing the people and doing good, with
teaching and tuning pianos for a side
line.
The revival services which have
been held here for the last two weeks
under the auspices of the Baptist
church were brought to a close Satur¬
day night.
The Baptismal service took place
Sunday afternoon at the Eddy water.
There were eleven candidates for bap¬
tism.
Twenty-one members were added to
the church by letter and profession
of faith. Rev. G. B. Gresham, the pas¬
tor in charge, did most of the preach¬
ing. His sermons were powerful and
persuasive and were delivered to large
and interested crowds.
The music was conducted by Rev.
A. B. Barron, who commends the peo¬
ple of iPorterdale for their beautiful
singing. The song services were
inspirational and everybody joined in
heartily to make them a success.
• Part of the harvest gathered was no
doubt due to the careful seed sowing
of evangelist Binson, who labored so
faithfully for ten days before the open¬
ing of our services.
We are truly thankful to our Heav¬
enly Father for this beautiful harvest
of souls and to every body who co-op¬
erated with us in anyway.
—CITIZEN.
MRS. J. HINSDALE AND
MRS. J. W. STEED DIE
Mrs. John Hinsdale and Mrs. J. W.
Steed died at their homes at Coving¬
ton Mills on the morning of the 10th
instant at 4 o’clock
Mrs. Hinsdale was 25 years of age
and Mrs. Steed was 21 years of age.
They were first cousins and were high¬
ly esteemed Christian young women,
with many friends who mourn with the
bereaved families over their deaths.
There were double funeral services
and interment at the Covington Mills
church Sunday afternoon, the 11th in¬
stant at 3 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Caldwell
conducted the services. He was as¬
sisted by Rev. Mr. Smith.
Mrs. Hinsdale leaves her husband
and three small children. Mrs. Steed
leaves her husband and her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Ayers.
EMORY ALUMNI HAVE RE-UNION.
Dr. W. N. Ainsworth, of Macon,
made the alumni address at Emory
commencement on Tuesday evening of
last week. He made a splendid and
timely address.
At the conclusion of Dr. Ainsworth’s
address a number of toasts were pro¬
posed by Judge H. E. W. Palmer, the
presiding officer. The toasts and re¬
sponses were as follows:
“The Emory Man in Agriculture,” H.
R. DeJarnette, ’79, of Eatonton.
“The Emory Man in Business,” R.
II. Hankinson, ’97, of Atlanta.
“The Emory Man as Educator,” M.
M. Parks, ’92, of Milledgeville.
“The Emory Man as Journalist,”
Judge Frank Reagan, ’99, of Covington.
“The Emory Man as Lawyer,” Ham¬
mond Johnson, ’97, of Gainesville.
“The Emory Man as Doctor,“ Wey
man W. Pilcher, of Warrenton.
The Emory Man in Rural Educa¬
tion,” W. C. Wright, ’97, of Eatonton.
“The Emory Man as Minister,” Mar¬
vin Williams, ’94, of Greensboro.
Chancellor Warren A. Candler, ’75,
of Atlanta, concluded the program wv'h
a brief but vigorous address on Em¬
ory university.
LIBRARY HOURS CHANGED.
The hours during which the Coving¬
ton Library will be open have changed
to the hours from 4 to 6 on Wednes¬
day and Saturday afternoons.
Mrs. S. M. Perry and George Ed¬
ward Oliver have gone to Greelyville,
S. C., to visit Dr and Mrs. E. O. Tay¬
lor.
COMMERCIAL AND
JOB PRINTING
A SPECIALTY.
A Year
IG/IMP FIDE GIRLS OFF
FOR SUMMER’S GAMP
JOLLY PARTY OF SIXTEEN LEFT
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
GAITHER’S MILL, PREPAR¬
ED FOR PLEASURE.
The Covington Camp Fire Girls are
camping at Gaither’s Mill.
They left Monday afternoon, with
camp equippment and cookery for a
genuinely good time. They expect to
stay, as one of them expressed it, “as
long as the grub holds out,” not longer
than two weeks.
Mrs. H. B. Gaither and Miss Eleanor
Butler are the charming chaperones in
charge of the party.
The other members of the party are:
Misses Laurie Gaither, Dorothy Lee,
Inez Thomas, Mabel Thomas, Mary
Anderson, Lucy Wooten, Caroline
Wooten, Eva Belle Peek, Corine Piper,
Corene St. John, Mary Porter, Pearl
Taylor, Eugenia Guinn, and Lyda
Spear.
LIBERTY NEWS.
Several from here attended com¬
mencement at Oxford last week.
Mrs. B H. Woodruff and Mr. and
Mrs. L. O. Woodruff were guests
Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Woodruff.
Miss Agnes Cowan has returned
home, after spending a week in Ox¬
ford as the guest of Miss Irene Thack¬
er.
Mrs. Oscar Phillips visited Mrs. Z.
D. Kinnett one afternoon last week.
Mrs. Adrain Warwick and fine
children, of Dalton, are the guests this
week of Mrs. N. H. Piper.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Phillips and
daughter, Lillian, visited relatives at
Almon Sunday.
Miss Charlie Porter and niece, Miss
Mary Parter, spent one afternoon last
week as the guests of Miss Ethel Piper.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Presson, of
Snapping Shoals, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
McCart.
Mr. John Day and sister, Mrs. W.
D. Colluin, and Miss Pearl Collum,
spent a short while Friday afternoon
with Miss Ethel Piper.
Little Miss Wylene Rumble and lit¬
tle brother, Douglas, Jr., of Oxford,
spent several days last week with
their grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.
H. Woodruff.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Piper and three
children visited relatives at Leguin
Saturday night and Sunday.
HAWKINSVILLE NEWS.
Mr. aud Mrs. Huce Dorsey spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Moon.
Miss Clyde, of Conyers, was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gray
last week.
Mrs. P. W. Townsend and children
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Coffer Sun¬
day.
Mrs. C. D. Bennett and sons, and
Mrs. Tunnie Chapman dined with Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Hawkins Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Rice spent Sun¬
day with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hammock
at Oakland.
Several from this place attended
preaching at Almon Sunday.
Miss Annie Lou and Grace Rice
were the guests of Miss Ruby Presley
Sunday.
Mrs. G. W. Hawkins, Mrs. C. D.
Bennett, and Mrs. Tunnie Chapman
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. L.
M. Sherwood.
Miss Ida Rowland spent Saturday
night with Mr. and Mrs. S, N. Row¬
land..
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Rice were the
guests of Mrs. and Mrs. W. P. Atkin¬
son Sunday.
MISSING LINK.
LITTLE JACK OGLETREE
YIELDS TO DEATH.
Little Jack Ogletree, the 2 1-2 year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Ogletree,
died at the home of Mrs. Ben Reid in
Covington on the evening of the 5th
instant at 9 o’clock.
The funeral and interment were at
Red Oak on the afternoon of the 6th
instant at 3 o’clock. The Rev. T, R.
Kendall conducted the services.
