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Waycross Evening
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSg AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
VOLUME XVII
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WAYCROSS GA. SATURDAY MAY 21 1910
TEACHERS FOR
THE YEAR 1910
The following is the list of teachers
elected for the year 1910 to 1911.
Prof. E. A. Pound Is in his sixteenth
year as superintendent of the public
schiols here: /
Year 1910 to 1911 follows: E. A.
Pound, superintendent; Miss Willie
Rabun Beck, assistant to the super
intendent; Copt. Knox Starlings, com
mandant of cadets at Charlotte Hall,
Md., principal of central school and
teacher of mathematics and science;
Miss Carolyn Mason, teacher of bia-
\ tory and modern languages; Mias Re
becca Ammons,- teacher of Latin and
English; Mrs Agnes Findlay and Miss
Lillian Mlddlcmas, teachers of sev>
enth grades; Mrs. R. E. Heldt and
Miss Be sle Middlemas, of Valdosta,
teachers of sixth grades; Miss Car
olyn Jenkins, or Fitzgerald, teacher
of fifth grade; Miss Era Loyd, teach
er of fourth grade; Mbs Bernice
Johnson, teacher 0 f third grade; Miss
Etehi Woodard, teacher' of second
grade; Miss Zuline Dardls, teacher of
first grade B; Mias Arvella McWil
liams, of Balnbrldge/ teacher of first
grade A. Howe street School; Mrs.
R. M. Bridges, principal and teacher
of second grade; Miss Lula McMfch-
ael, of Buena Vista, teacher of fifth
grade; Miss Clyde Griffin, of Baln-
bridge, teacher of fourth grade; Miss
Bessie Dunn, teacher of third grade;
Miss Lena Phillips, teacher of first
grade. Quorterman street bchool:
Mrs. T. J. Gurr, principal and teacher
of first grade; Miss Marie Parham,
teacher of second grade; Miss Kate
McKay, of Jesup, teaclir of third
grade; Miss Editb Lockhkrt, teacher
of fourth grade; Mlfw.Mary I^tforri,
teacher of fifth gifklfe. 1
GEORGIA COLONY
IN NEW YORK WORTH 1.000.000
■ ^ ^‘
# The beorgia Society of the City
of New York, which closed its winter
season of entertainments with a vau
deville and smoker at the ^Valdorf;
Astoria, is in a most flourishing con
dition. ■ The Society now has a mem
bership of upwards of 150 resident
members and a largo number of non
resident members embracing most
prominent Georgians and descendants
of Georgians residing in New York.
During the past season there wore
Atlanta, Ga., May 21.—(Special)—
Georgia’s peach crop will be worth a
mjlilon dollars or more to the Georgia
fruit growers Is beginning to be mar
keted. The first shipment was receiv
ed In Atlanta this wee* and the lus
cious Georgia fruit sold for* $5.00 a
crate.
Assistant manager H. D. Marks,
who is in charge of the Exchange dur
ing the absence of Manager 1. M.
Fleming in the most predicts
four entertainments given by the So-1 load shipments from south tleorgla
ciety, comprising receptions and dun-j tir r l n S the coming week. Over six
ces and a vaudeVllle smoker, given 1 hundred C,Borgia gruit growers
at the Waldorf-Astoria. The dam-
and receptions were exceptionally
brilliant by reason of the prominence
of the guests who attended them.
During the past season the ladies
of the Society gave a special entertain
ment at the Hotel Plaza for the pur
pose of raising funds to lie devoted
to philanthropic work, resulting In
over $400.00 being realized.^ This
fund is kept seperate from the funds
tnibera of the Georgia Fruit
L: change, representing over 95 per
cent of the growers in me state. * This
means that practically all of tile fruit
Si own in Georgia wlM be marketed
through the exchange this year as
v.as the case last year.
OF THE LATE SAMUEL SPENCER
AT ATLANTA.
RESIDENCS LOTS ON HIGH ROL
LING PROPERTY, SOLD TO WHIT
ES ONLY IF YOU WISH TO SEE
of the Society, it being U3ed to aid ! ATTRACTIVE PROPERTY CALL AT
the destitute Georgians in New York j RIVER8IDE PARG C. '
City. At the recent annual meeting ! 406-408 LA GRANDE BLDG,
Of the Society, the following officers j
were elected; . j Experiments are being made Jn Cu-
James F. Allen, president; D. Wy-! ba In manufacturing paper from su<
att Aiken, vice president; George B.
Williams secretary, and J. Hart
Gress. treasurer. *
Board of Governors: d! Wyatt Ai
ken, James F. Allen, Re^nald M.
Bryan, Floyd 8. Corbin, W. R. Fagan,"
J. Hart Gress, Julian Hartrldge, Frank
J. Hoyle, Ernest E. Malcolm, Dr. R.
E. Pore, Legaro Walkcr^and George
B. Williams.
The finances of the Society afe in
garcane fibre. The paper is high
grade and cheaper than it could be
made from wood pulp.
,of 1910*11. Thomas J. McGuidj, the
retiring president was made a member
of the ^dvlsory Board. The annual
dues of tjie Society are Ten Dollars,
non-resident dues, T^ro Dollars. Any
j. ei*on .residing in Georgia is-eligible
for membership under the Jion-resl-
good shape, and the new officers have dent clW3
nlready Started xo^ljron the sensow '
*****
To Keep Cool!
During the coming hot weather, you want to
get a Straw Hat, and one of these cool, light
weight Suits.
I have them in Serges, Homespun, Grays,
Crashes, just the right thing to stand the sun.
Come in and see how nicely you can be
fitted in one of
Stein-Bloch “Smart Clothes,”
Sam Peck “Nobby Clothes,”
Strause Bros. “High Art Clothes’
They Are Ihs Best In The Market TodaY.
sAT:
H. C. SEAMAN,
Atlanta. Ga., May 21.—(Special)—
In the presence of a large assemblage,
Including a great number of employes
and officials of the Southern Railway
of every rank and from every branch
of the service, the heroic bronze of
3anmcl Spencer, first vice president of
the companv, wau unveiled this after
noon at two o’clock, bein^ presented
to the State of Georgia an dthe City
of Atlanta ns the gift of ;i0,000 ein-
nloyes of tho railway sjtatem which
U the fruit of hki genius. Tho Rtntue
which shows Mr. speneor in a sit
ing posture, set upon a pedestal of
Tennessee marble rests on the plaza
of the Atlanta Terminal Station, fac
ing the great passenger terminal the
construction of which engaged his
attention as- did few other enterprls-
es. The nlatie la the work of Daniel
Cheater French, one of the most fam
ous of American sculptors, and is
said to he one of Ills masterpieces.
The corda which held the veil we]
unloosed by Mr. Spencer'a four year
old granddaughter, violet, Spencer,
the daughter of hla son, Henry n.
Spencer.
Presentation of theMemorlal.
The presentation' of this memorial
to the great railroad builder by the
contributions of such a large number
of men who hod worked under hie
direction, to the ntate which gave him
hlrtb and to lie capital city was ac-
compalned by eserclsea luting the oc
casion. J. W, Connelly or Washing
ton, D. C., chairman of tbe general
committee al .employes which raised
the funde IftTVte monument, after
prayer ly-Mf. flov. oleland Klnloch
.Nelson, Illpliop or Gedvgia, opened
the exorcises by Introducing, .1. 8. B.
Thompson, assistant' to the president,
as tbe presiding officer. JUr. Connelly
told of the movement among the com'
pany’s employee for tho erection of
the monument and In hla address Mr.
Thompson on behalf of the employes
of the system, thanked Mr. Coonelly
and the members of the/commlttee
for their rslthful sod efficients {ark.
Mr. Thompson then presented W. W.
Fftiley who speaking at an employe
on behalf of the employee of the aye*
test presented the monument to tbe
State of Ocorgln and the City of Atlan
ta. Mr. Finley said In part:
"This monument teetilles not only
to the high esteem In which President
Spencer tvas held by hie aseoelatee
but aleo to tho loyally of the band of
employes .which bo organised and
Which his genius directed In building
up und operating one of the greatest
railway ayatema In (he South,
symbolises tbe Ideal relation between
the manager of a railway system and
those who servo under him, each one
In hla particular :pbero giving to the
properly the^hest^servlce of which he
Is capable and cooperating with ref-
low low employes to secure the best
general results. Tho management of
the company appreciates at Its full
worth the spirit of co-operative loyal-
t>; that prerades our organisation and
makes It one that any man might be
proud to lead, it Is an orgutlmlor.
whleh, man ror man, I do not believe
has Ita superior on any railway In tbe
Dulled States. It Is en organisation
In which men are constantly showing
WILL DISPLAY
Atlanta, Ga., May 20.-— (Special)—■
In connection with the work it is do
ing In exploiting the resources of the
.South with the purpose of attracting
desirable settlors, the Southern Rail
way Company recently announced
FUND OF $750,000 WILL FiGHT
COAL OPERATORS.
Peoria, III., May 20.—The Jdlut^ con
ic tlon between the union miners and
that during the coining fall it will! operators adjourned to-day sine die.
ffilgh capacity and In which vacancies
occurring In tbe service. Including the
more responsible posts, are being fil
led by promotion from tho ranks.
"Mr. Spencer was essentially an
organiser and ( builder. His highest
ambition w0 * tbaj/evelopment of th.
Southern Railway Into a more efflcl.
ont transportation system, thus mak
ing It e still more important factor In
the upbuilding sod prosperity of the
South, ft was to this problem tbit
Mr. Spencer was constantly devoting
the best energies of his constructive
mind end ns we. his successors, car-
ry forward tho great work he had
planned. I believe that the people of
the South will recognize, even more
folly than they do today, the Inesti
mable value to our entire section of
the crowning work of his life."
Governor Joseph M. Brown, on. bo-
half of the state, and Mayor (Libert
F. Maddox, speaking for the dfy, ac
cepted the monument, both gentlemen
a I paying high tributes to Mr. Spencer
MM
make displays nf southern products
ut a'number of importnnt fairs In.the
.Norlji nod West where they tvlll he
witness, il by at least a. million peo
ple outside the South. /
Al tho Ohio Valley Exposition to
be held at Clnelnnattl, October 29 tn
September 21, tho. Southern Railway
Company, co-operating with other rail
way companies of the South, will
make a very large exhibit. Arrange
ments have been, made for over 80,•
000 stpinre feot of floor space;'
which It Is planned to, Install Just as
complete exhibits ns possible of the
agricultural, horticultural, mineral,
forest, and manufactured products of
the South. Attractive photographs
will also he used to exploit the resour
ces and beauties of the southern coun
try.
In addition to this Joint display at
Cincinnati!, the SotjUtern Railway
Company will make jn’inmlier or dlB-
plays at other expositions and Impor
tant fairs where it Is likely the great
est number of people can be reached
and shown the possibilities and oppor
tunities which await themln the South
along the lines of the &oiitIt£rn and
Ita allied roads. ,y
Co-operation fs">lk*d.
The cooperation of the people oi
the south Is needed and 'requested In
making these, exhibits ns' attractive,
complete, ceil convincing ‘ as they
should bo, and It Is hopjd that they
will glvo this co-operation by contrib
uting apeJmena jtnd.somjltg.pf pro
ducts which will aid In showing the
resources of tba country: Samples of
agricultural products of high class,
together with Information nboui
yields, cultivation, and returns ars
especially wanted.
M. V. Richards, Land and Industrial
Agent, Washington, D. C„ will make
tho exhibits for tho Southern Railway
system end nil who ars 'Interested
should communicate with him. giving
Information about tbe material they
can furnish, so that proper Instruc
tions msy be given ss to shipping
products for display. It Is Important
that every section be properly repre-
senetd and commercial bodies, agri
cultural organizations, and citizens
generally Interested In the gfowth of
their particular soctlons by working
thorough representation. Tho
representatives of the Southerns I.«ml
and Industrial Department In the
South are: W. I, Henderson, Mobile,
Ala.; O. J.- Stephens, Macon, Qa.; T.
11. Tbackston,.Bristol, Tenn.; and J.
F. Hays, Hrevgrd, N. C. A letter to
any of them or » Mr. Richards will
receive prompt attention.
Tbe determination of The Southern
Railway Company to fake such extern
five exhibits' of tho resources and
Piducts or the South st expositions
fairs In the'North and West this
frit Is due to tho splendid rekults re
ceived froin such work Ip the past.
Whet Exhibits Have Done,
Since Its organization In 1$9i Jhe
Southern Railway Company has made
exhibits of tbe products of tho coun
try o’ong Its lines at.nearly Ilfty ex-
poMtfons and fairs, both In the Uni-
tcu Stales and Europe. In this work
»hu company box .expended k large
amount of mnnejy bclelvlng this to
be one of the best methods of adver;
Using the southern States. Among
its exhibits hive been these at the
Atlanta, ftsshvllle. Charleston, anil
Jamestown expositions In the South,
at the Pan-American, Buffalo; Worlds
Fair, Parts, 1900;, and n number of
large expositions In the North. At
SL l.oujs In loot and Omaha In 1908
It mode no distinctive display but co
operated In making state, city, unit
Individual exhibits.
Among ' tbs smaller expositions
have been those st Pittsburg, Cincin
nati,and Boston. At various times
displays of One character have been
made at 'state Fairs In Minnesota,
iv/sconsin, lllooois, Michigan, Ohio.
.Vcw York, and New Jersey, while
others have been nude at local fairs,
special occasions, and once or twice
series of annual exhlbts * ~
trike wa sdeHared by the miners,
Tho strike affects the whole State
of Illinois and Involves nearly 75,tl0u
iren who have been Idle since April
Tho miners’ strike fund Is said to
amount to $750.00ft. While th£ ml -
ns Imve been Idle for 50 (lays this
fund has not been drawn on.
MS. EASY FOR
% A. C. L. TEAM
The A. C. I,, team defeated the W.
IL S. team yesterday evening In n
closely played game by the (core of
0 to 5. Tho line up waa as follows:
C. 1.
Merrlth
Darling
.Manilla
McMohn
Mortfn
Du Bose
Fhllllps
Wilcox
Gurdner
W. H. S...
Justice
Lowtber
Gilchrist
Parttsr
Bennett
Smith
Singleton
Bailey
Nerve'll
. . . one
(Coutnued on Page 8.) to Ihrce week's duration have been
'
Batteriei; A. C. L../Gardner and
DtiBose; for W. H. 8.. Norvell and
Smith; Hits off Gardner 5 off Norvell
!(. Stolen basea, Merrlth 3.
made In large cities of the North, In
cluding Boston, Chicago, ByracuasT
Rochester, and 8t. Paul.
These displays have done most ef-
fectlve "boosting" for all portions of
the South ranched by the oCmptny’a
lines and many settlers and Industries
can be traced directly to them. Sev
eral years ago the Company mads
three successive exhibits at the Pitts
burg annual exposition. Dating from
tbe Drat of these exhibits thsre has
been a steady movement of settlers
from the Western Pennsylvania and
Eastern Ohio territory to the^South.
A mllor at one of the exhlbts, after
I'mklng over the displays of timbers
mi tie himself known and negotiations
were begun which restiltdd IB the lo
cal Irn of a manufacturing plant re
quiring an Investment of several hun
dred thousand dollars.
These are only two of the Instan
ces which should be given to thow
the advantage to the South of this
method of advertising her resources
and to wisdom of the Southern Rail
way Company In grsatly Increasing
Its activity In this line of work for the
upbuilding of the country tbrongli
which It and Ita allied lines operata.