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VOL. VIII, NO 46.
SWE HOST
TO SUNDAY SCHOOLS
FOURTH DIVISION MEETING SUN¬
DAY WAS SPLENDID OCCASION
FOR LARGE ATTENDANCE.
INTERESTING PROGRAM.
The Fourth Division of the Newton
coupty Sunday School Association was
called to order by President Nelson at
Starrsville Sunday at 10 o’clock.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. Henry Branham.
A good program was carried out as
follows:
“What Our Sunday School Needs
Most,” by County School Commissioner,
G. C. Adams.
“Why Sunday School Should Be
Kept Open All the Year,” by W. R
Stowe.
“The What. Why, and How of a Ban¬
ner Sunday School,” by L. D. King.
“Consecration Necessary to Organiza¬
tion,” by R. P. Lester.
"Our Recruiting Station," by Miss
Florie Harwell, Elementary Superin¬
tendent of Newton county.
The singing was led by Prof. J. W.
Henderson, of Mansfield.
Quite a number got in their best
work on the substantial and well pre
pared dinner, which was served on the
grounds at the noon hour.
The Devotional exercise*, of the af
t< moon session were conducted by Dr.
1. Pitts.
“Duties of Parents to Sunday School,”
by J. W. iKng.
“The Advantages of an Organized
Adult Bible Class.” by Prof. H. B.
Robertson.
“iRejmrts of Schools: Mt. Pleasant,
70 per cent, by John Adams; Mans¬
field Methodist 80, by J. W. Henderson;
Luther Hays 50, by G. C. Adams. Pine
Grove 50, J. T. Pitts; Newborn 80, E.
B. Nelson; Gaithers 40, Mr. Campbell ; 1
Pitts Chapel 30, W. E. Stowe; Starrs¬
ville 70, A. C. Beleher; Mansfield and
Carmel Baptist churches not repre
sented.
During the open discussion period,
a vote of thanks was given the Starrs
ville people for their kindness and
hospitality to the visitors.
Dr. Pitts made a strong plea for
song books or other good books a yd
literature for inmates of our chaingang
Perhaps the weakest link of our Ban¬
ner points is the lack of Teacher Train
ing. Prof. Robertson has been appoint¬
ed by the Methodist church as superin¬
tendent of this department and vol¬
unteers his service to any school wish¬
ing to organize a Teacher Training
Course.
It might be well to briefly call atten¬
tion to the benefits of such meetings as
were held by the fourth division. One
of these is an interchange of ideas. To
illustrate; the Teacher Training sys¬
tem was given us by the Methodist
church. "The Original Adult Bible
Class,” by the Presbyterians, “The
Cradle Roll,” by the Baptists, while
Childrens’ Day belongs to the Bible
Christians. An exchange of their ideas
gives ail the benefit of the others' e\
perienee. Besides this, the quicken¬
ing influences of a renewed spiritual
life, “As Iron Sharpeneth Iron. Etc.”
During the noon hour a well built
man. with a good, open face, apparent
ly about forty years of age, came to
me and said, “Mr. King. I was interest
ed in what you said. I am interested
in the Sunday School and the church.
I wouldn’t want to live where there
wasn’t any; but, I don’t go to Sunday
School. I don't belong to any church
I never even went up to be prayed for
I never read as much as two chapters
in the Bible in my life. And I feel like
I am ton old to learn much or be of
any use in the Sunday School. What
would you advise me to do?
Think of it! A man inquiring the
way from earth to heaven and an op¬
portunity to guide him. What would
you have told him?
It is not saying too much, to say,
there has not been a better division
meeting in our county than the one at
Sfarrsvilie.
Contributions to the State and coun¬
ty work as follows: Mrs. Sam Pitss
Si.00 Silas Starr $2.00. Newborn $5.00.
Pitts Chapel $1.00. Gaithers 75 cents,
total $9 75.
L. D. KING,
County Secretary.
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SPLENDID RECORD OF
WOMEN IN MISSIONS
Many Covington Women Have Given
liberally to Spread the Gospel
Over the World.
It is nothing but right that the
church should know what our local
auxiliary of the Woman’s Home and
Foreign Missionary Society of the M.
E. Church South has done in raising
funds for the spread of the gospel from
October, 1891 to October, 1916.
The given figures include all money
raised by Adult society and Juvenile
society. The amount raised by both
$6,867.95.
Of this amount Miss Eppie Shockley
contributed over $550.00 so quietly and
unostentatiously that few knew of her
generous gift. How many of our male
members have done as much?
Miss Eugenia Hearing, a member of
the Presbyterian Missionary Society,
gives to the society $6.00 annually’for
>ver 25 years. Mrs. Sam Thompson,
through the Juveniles, supported a
Bible Woman for many years and are
still supporting her. Mrs. Lula Brown
Griffin paid $60.00 and the R. B. Liv¬
ingston scholarship was kept up for
three years. Since then Mrs. A. M.
Travis has supported a Bible Woman,
which takes the place of the R. B. Liv¬
ingston scholarship.
While this is a creditable showing,
it is not a correct report as the records
for a great deal of work done by the
R. P. and local and home work can not
be found.
Our Y. P.'s society is now working
nore enthusiastically than ever, and
the years to come will make a better
•bowing than years past.
A MEMBER.
GOVERNOR HARRIS APPOINTS
DELEGATES TO CONFERENCE.
Atlanta, Ga„ October 10th.—A com¬
mittee of prominent Georgians has
been appointed bv Governor Harris as
delegates to the conference of social
workers of Georgia which will be held
n Macon on October 27 to 29.
Among the delegates named by the
Governor are Judge H. A. Mathews, of
Macon, Judge W. W. Tindall, of the
juvenile court of Atlanta, Secretary
Joseph C. I-ogan, of the Associated
Charities of Atlanta, W. C. Vereen, of
Moultrie, Rev. W. N. Ainsworth, of
Macon, Robert B. McCord, of the Child¬
ren’s Home Society, of Atlanta, Mrs.
%, I. Fitzpatrick, of Thomasville, Miss
V /nes McKinna. of Valdosta, and Miss
Celeste Parrish, of Atlanta.
In his order appointing the dele
rates Governor Harris calls atention
to the fact that Georgia lias no board
for the puri>ose of promoting social
welfare work in the state.
DO YOU KNOW THAT—
It is dangerous to put anything into
lie mouth except food and drink?
Sanitary instruction is even more ini
•lortant than sanitary legislation
The U. S. Public Health Service is¬
sues free bulletins on tuberculosis?
The continuous liberal use of aico
holie beverages lowers efficiency and
menaces longevity?
Moderate exercise in the open air
prolongs life?
“Mouth breathing” makes children
stupid?
Fish cannot live in foul water nor
man in foul air?
Smallimx is wholly preventable?
MRS. BERTO LEE’S BRIDGE PARTY
One of the delightful events of last
week was the informal bridge party
at which Mrs. Berto Lee entertained
a few friends on Wednesday evening,
at the home of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. White. At the conclusion
of the interesting game, fried oysters,
fruit salad, and hot coffee were served.
The party included Misses Ethel
Worsham, Florence Wells. Christine
White. Mr. Paul Walker. Mr. Clarence
Meador. Mr. Hugh Wright. Mr. and
Mrs. Berto Lee.
MISS CLARA BELLE ADAMS EN¬
TERTAINS MUSICAL CLUB.
The Musical Club will meet this af¬
ternoon at the home of Miss Clara
Belle Adams, on Floyd street. where
an interesting poem will l»e rendered.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, October 12, 1916.
WAYNESBORO HOST TO
STATE.W. C. T. U. MEET
Mrs. Dillard, of Oxford, to Preside over
Sessions and Appear on Program
Several Times.
SPLENDID TIME PLANNED FOR DELEGATES
The thirty-fourth annual convention
of the Georgia Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union meets at the Wayn¬
esboro Methodist church on October
the 17th to the 20th.
Mrs. Leila A. Dillard, of Oxford,
Vice-President of the State Union, will
preside over the meeting in its various
sessions, in the absence of the State
President, Mrs. T. E. Patterson.
Mrs. Patterson had given her labors
so unreservedly and unremittingly to
the work of the organization that it
taxed her strength and threatened her
permanent health. So her physicians
>rdered for her a complete rest for sev¬
eral months.
Mrs. Dillard is not a stranger to the
duties of presiding officer and will
wield the gavel with grace and wisdom.
She is one of the most capable and un¬
tiring laborers in the work and Newton
county is proud of this consecrated
woman of Christian character and
commanding capacity.
Great preparations are being made
by the Waynesboro people to entertain
the delegates in a most royal manner.
In the program military terms are
liberally used, it will be noted.
The following is a condensed pro¬
gram :
Preparedness.
President, Mrs. T. E. Patterson; pre¬
siding officer, Mrs. Leila A. Dillard;
musical director, Mrs. A. B. Cunyus;
pianist, Mrs. Annie Jones Pyron.
Tuesday, October 17.—Welcome Night.
8 p. in.—Salutes from white ribbon
comrades and allies. Music by the lo
cail choir. Song. Scripture lesson.
Prayer by Rev. H. M. Fugate. Solo
by Mrs. A. B. Cunyus.
“The Sinews of War,” Mrs. August
Burghard.
Salutes—From the city, Mayor It.
C. Neely; the churches. Dr. J. D Mc
Ferrin; the misisonary societies. Bap¬
tist, Mrs. C. It. Thomas; Methodist,
Mrs. J. V. Burton; Presbyterian, Mrs.
J. P. A. Williams; from the W. C, T.
U„ Mrs. R. L. Miller.
Response to Salutes—Mrs. II. H.
Childs, Toecoa.
“On the Firing Line”—Mrs. Leila A.
Dillard.
Wednesday Morning. Octolmr 18—
County Presidents’ Day.
8:30—Executive committee meeting.
9:00—Consecration, service.
9:30—In memoriam, promoted com¬
rades. Solo by Mrs. Cunyus. Prayer
by Mrs. C. H. White, Ellaville.
10 : 00 —Report of executive commit
tee and appointment of convention com¬
mittee.
10:40—Reports from the battlefields.
Offieres’ rejiorts.
12:00—Noontide prayer. Mrs. Brant¬
ley Johnson. Solo, Mrs. Cunyus. In¬
troduction of new local presidents.
Buffet luncheon.
Wednesday Afternoon.
2:00—.Department conferences.
2:30—Parliamentary drill, Mrs. E.
L. I-nngan. Kansas City. Mo. Reports
from recruiting officers.
3:30 —Grand review of Waynesboro
white ribbon recruits and enlistment
of the newest recruits, Mrs. L. M.
Omer. state superintendent of cradle
roll department.
4.00—“How to Organize a Loyal
Temperan<*e Legion." by Mrs. J. L.
Kennedy, Rarnesville. “How to Or¬
ganize a Young People’s Branch of the
W. C. T. U.” by Mrs. L. A. Dillard.
Wednesday Night.
7:30 —Music. Devotionals. Mrs. Al¬
bert Russell. Bainbridge.
“Shot and Shell"—Mrs. August Burg
hard.
SMo—Mrs. Cunyus.
Greetings from Anti-Saloon League
of Georgia—Rev. Brooks Lawrence.
Three-minute speeches from presi¬
dents of local unions that have made
a net gain of twenty-five members dur¬
ing the year.
“Birds in Their Relation to the Boll
Weevil and Other Insects" — Professor
SHERROD SMITH SHOWS
SOMETHINS STARTLING
Mansfield Boy, Pitching For Brooklyn
In World Series, Showed Bril¬
liant Form Monday.
It was Sherrod Smith, a Newton
county boy, who so far has proved the
sensation in the world’s series in base¬
ball now being played.
Sherrod is a Mansfield boy and all
the county is proud of his prowess on
the diamond.
They said he was not of world series
timber. But he went into the game be¬
tween Brooklyn and Boston Monday at
Boston and displayed pitching form
never before suspected.
He held the hard-hitting Boston team
to seven hits for fourteen innings and
held them scoreless for ton innings.
’Tis true that he lost his game, but
by a score of only 2 to 1, and the Bos¬
ton team worked hard before they
could score the winning run.
Here’s what one of the country’s
authorities on baseball says of his
pitching:
“Smith proceeded to pitch one of the
grandest games of ball ever seen. He
went fourteen innings before lie made
a mistake, and he went fourteen inn¬
ings nf as fast and as brilliant base¬
ball as any one wants to see.
"He outguessed, outgeneraled and
stopiied the Red Sox. He gave his
team every chance to win—and it must
be admitted that the Brooklyn team
dogs it when it has the chance.
“Today he looked like a wonder. He
pitched one of the cleverest games we
ever saw. His judgement seemed to
us faultless up to the fourteenth inn¬
ing.”
PARK—DAVIS.
Quite an interesting event of the past
week was the marriage of Miss Grace
Park to Mr. Alva Davis Adams on
Wednesday evening at 6 o’clock, at the
home of the bride’s parents near Cov¬
ington.
The rooms were beautifully deeora
eeremonyterd < BoEDillardo7 eatoi innn
ted in smilax and goldenrod, the
ceremony being performed before an
altar of ferns, smilax and goldenrod,
made beautiful by a lovely glow of
candles.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Adams, of Monroe, and uncle of the
groom. The wedding march was play¬
ed by Miss Maude Tucker, of Conyers,
a cousin of the bride. Misses Julia
McCollum and Ella Sue Whitaker, both
lovely cousins also of the bride, presid¬
ed over the punch bowl.
Mrs. Adams, who is the only daugh¬
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Park, was
lovely in her going-away suit of green
broadcloth with hat to match and black
veil, gloves and shoes. She carried
a beautiful bouquet of bride’s roses
and valley lilies.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Adams left for Tallulah Falls.
Hendersonville. N. C.. and other points
of Interest.
The marriage of these young people
unites two very prominent families.
Mr. Adams having for some time past
been a member of the faculty of the
A. & M. college at Monroe.
Among the guests were Professor
and Mrs. Walker, of A. & M. college,
Monroe; Mr. Howard and Miss Hassie
Breedlove, of Monroe; Misses Alla and
Fairy Cook, of McDonough, and Miss
Lora Minor, of Milledgeville.
HALL—BUTLER.
Cards have been received in the city
announcing the mariage of Miss Leila
Hall, of Mobile, Ala., and Mr. George
Dallas Butler. Jr., of Waterloo, Iowa,
on Tuesday. September 26. 1916.
Mrs. Butler visited Covington last
fall and made many friends by her
charming personality. Mr. Butler is a
former Covington boy and a son of Mr.
and Mrs. George D. Butler.
MRS. BERTO LEE HOSTESS
TO CHRYSANTHEMUM CLUB.
Mrs. eBrto Lee entfrtained the mem
bors of the chrysanthemum club very
pleasantly Thursday morning at the
home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles II. White. Plans for a chrys¬
anthemum show next month were dis¬
cussed and other business matters at¬
tended to, after which delicious refresh¬
ments wore served. The members of
the club are Mrs. Luke Robinson. Mrs.
E. O. Lee, Mrs. Berto Leo, Mrs. Thomas
Green Callawhy. Mrs. Evans Lunsford.
Misses Ella Tamer, and Hyda Heard.
M. L. Brittain, state superintendent of
schools.
Aaronic benediction.
Thursday MorncShg—Institute Day.
8:30—Executive committee meets.
9:00—Devotionals, Mrs. George P.
Kilpatrick. Waynesboro; conference
of Sunday school workers, Mrs. C. W.
Schaeffer, Macon, state superintendent,
presiding.
10:00—Reports of secretary and ex¬
ecutive committee.
10:30—“How to Prepare for Vic¬
tories,” ten minutes' talks by depart¬
ment commanders; anti-narcotics,
Miss Clarabel Wilkes. Quitman; litera¬
ture. Mrs. Marvin Williams, Lithonia ;
press. Mrs. II. E. Martin, Athens “‘Tac¬
tics for Publicity Preparedness,” Mrs.
August Burghard.
11:20—Temperance and missions,
Mrs. G. I*. Kilpatrick; proportionate
and systematic giving. Mrs. R. J. Burn¬
ette. Newnan; Sabbath observance,
Mrs. E. Rumble; flower mission and
relief. Mrs. W. II. Preston, Atlanta;
purity, Mrs. M. II. Edwards, Eastman.
12:00—Noontide prayer.
Buffet luncheon.
Thursday Afternoon.
2:0O—Departments.
2:30—Hymn ; prayer. Mrs. W. C.
Clark, Covington; “Ammunition for
Empty Guns,” Mrs. George P. Green,
Fort Valley; medical temi>eranoe, Mrs.
L C. Upshaw, Douglasville.
3:10—Parliamentary drill, Mrs. Lou
gan and Mrs. W. B. Roddenberry, state
superintendent.
4 :40—Medal contest, Mrs. M. L. Mc¬
Lendon. Atlanta ; Christian citizenship,
Mrs. M. B. Merritt, Macon; legislation,
Mrs. Jennie Hart Sibley. Union Point;
work among soldiers and sailors, Mrs.
M. C. Rowe, Brunswick; the evangelis¬
tic department in the local union, Mrs.
H. B. Childs, Toccoa.
Thursday Evening.
7 :30—Devotional, Mrs. John Wilds
Park, Greenville; financial prepared¬
ness. Mrs. August Burghard; Solo, Mrs.
Cunyus; introduction of speaker, Mrs.
C. W. Skinner. Waynesboro; address.
Mrs. Florence Ewell Atkins. Nashville.
Tenn.
Friday Morning.
8:30—Official board meeting (com¬
posed of state officers and county presi¬
dents) ; devotionals, Mrs. T^awrenoe
Yeargan. Rome; reports of secretary
and official hoard; how to prepare for
victories, by department, commanders,
(continued); scientific temperance in¬
struction, Mrs. T. E. Atkinson. New¬
nan; health, Mrs. R. L. Furse; humane
education, Mrs. T. A. Kane.v; unfer
mouted wine at sacrament, Mrs. M. C.
Ware, Madison.
10 : 00 —Our greatest need, Mrs. Au¬
gust Burghard. state treasurer; pledges
for state work; report of credentials
committee.
11:00—Annual election of officers.
12:00—Noontide prayer; how to pre¬
pare for victories (continued) ; prison
reform. Mrs. A. J. Khearouse; work
among railroad men, Mrs. Harriet
Sears; legislation. Mrs. Jennie Hart
Sibley; social meetings and red letter
days, Mrs. H. C. Allen, Bainbridge.
“Georgia Berlx>eue” luncheon.
Friday Afternoon,
2:00—Department conferences.
2:30—Sonug; prayer; how to pre
pa re for victories (continued) ; rescue
work, Mrs Lawrence Yeargan, Rome:
fairs and open air meetings, Mrs. B. B.
Renitz, Macon.
3:00—Parliamentary drill, Mrs. Lo¬
gan.
3:30—Report* of standing commit¬
tees; reports of eonvention commit¬
tees ; rejiorts of agents for Union Sig¬
nal and Young Crusader; invitations
for 1917 eonvention.
Friday Evening—A Pageant.
7:30 Music: devotionals, Mrs. J. W.
Callaway: music; the line of march:
Loyal Temperance legion; the young
peoples branch; the colleges; the de¬
partments.
Music; state prime awards; resolu¬
tions ; fraternal circle.
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A SPECIALTY.
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PEOPLE TO FINANCE
WILSONTS CAMPAIGN
SENATOR JOHN D. WALKER.
CHAIRMAN OF GEORGIA DEM¬
OCRATIC FINANCE COM
M1TTEE WRITES LETTER.
President Wilson’s administration
has been an effort to wrest the rule of
our government from the hands of
sjieoial interests and restore it to the
people’s hands.
Very successful has been the effort,
and the special interests have felt and
now would resent the withdrawal of
the government’s special favors from
them which they had heretofore enjoy¬
ed.
This resentment is beginning to take
the form of an immense campaign
fund behind t lie candidacy of Mr.
Hughes, the Republican nominee. Mil
ions- are being poured out in the des¬
perate effort to put the candidate of
the special interests into office and so
put them into power again.
President Wilson has no such inter¬
ests and no such millions to finance his
campaign. The people must finance
the campaign to perpetuate the peo¬
ple's rule.
The News will gladly receive and
forward to the proper authorities any
contributions, or they may be sent
direct to State Senator John I>. Walk¬
er, who writes the folohving letter:
Henry Ford and Woodrow Wilson.
Mr. Henry Ford of Ford car fame, a
man of International reputation, who
was discussed at one time as a Repub¬
lican nominee for the Presidency, is
•out in a public statement, in which he
says:
“Because of the many good things
President Wilson lias done for the
country, I think he should be commend¬
ed anil heartiliy apreciated. Every
neighbor you meet will tell you of tin*
-.rood things in tin* Administration of
President Wilson. I feel just as these
people do about what he lias done and
realize keenly that his great neutral¬
ity policy during the European war
lias had a patently successful result in
keeping this country at peace, and I
am heartily in favor of his re-election.”
President Wilson has served the
country magnificently and has stood
by the South so faithfully, that Re¬
publicans are atta iking him on his
partiality for Southern men. Can we
Georgians fail to give him our sup¬
port when a man like Henry Ford
gives him such unstinted praise? All
those in favor of the continuance of a
Democratic Administration and re
election of President Woodrow Wilson
are asked and urged to send their con¬
tributions to the Campaign Fund to
the undersigned. A public report will
be made of all funds received, unless
the contributor wishes otherwise. A
cordial welcome awaits any contri¬
bution whether large or small.
If you believe that the best inter¬
ests of the country and peace and pros
tierity will he conserved by the re-elec¬
tion of President Wilson and that it is
worth as much as $10 or $5 or $1 to
you and your interests to have him
re-elected, kindly respoud to this ap¬
peal.
Yours for Democratic Success,
GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC FINANCE
COMMITTEE,
By JNO. D. WALKER. Chairman.
MR. AND MRS. NEAL McDONALD
LOSE INFANT DAUGHTER.
Little Julia, the two and a-half year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Mc¬
Donald. died at their home near Snap¬
ping Shoals Sunday morning.
She was a bright and winsome little
child and many friends sympathize
with the bereaved parents and mourn
with them.
The funeral and interment were at
Fairview church Monday morning at
10 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Kennedy con¬
ducted the services.
GEORGIA RAILROAD TO HAVE
REST ROOM AT FAIR.
The management of the Georgia
Railroad will keep oi>en house at the
fair grounds of the Southeastern Fair
in Atlanta next week.
They will have a rest and reception
room, one for the ladies and one for
the gentlemen. Those with children
will find it an especially conreniut
place to rest.
