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VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1911
NUMBER 371
HELD
SPLENDID IEETING
^REPORT OF SECRETARY.NORVEL
WAS HEARTILY RECEIVED
' The eecond regular meeting of the
directors of the Young Men’e Chris
tian Association was held in the Y.
U. C. A. auditorium on Wednesday
night
The meeting was presided over by
Chairman H. D. Reed, with Secre
tary Warren Lott at'the desk. The
attendance was good, each member
being full of enthusiasm and a de
termination . to see the association
reach the very topmost round of.ths
Udder.
The report of General Secretary
Norvell. was heartily received ., and
complimented very highly. The re-
'port shows that* the work of the as
sociation Is progressing In a moat sat
isfactory manner. It will be indeed
gratifying to those who are Interest
ed in the success of the association
to know that there are up to date 160
volunteer members enrolled. This Is
a record that even the large cities
would he proud of, as there Jias been
ho, canvassing for membership.
The report shows that through the
Influence of the Y. M. C. A. a good
irany decisions have been made for
mmm
m MAYOR
'A Herald reporter wal asked'today
by a close friend of Mr. Allen-8
Morton to state that that gentleman
haa definitely decided to enter Iho-
race for Mayor of Waycross. Mr.
Morton has had ^he matter under
consideration for the past few days,
and nodr that he has concluded to
enter the contest makes the flfth
candidate; for this Important position.
It Is stated that Mr. Morton's announ
cement will appear within the next
few days.
•A. C. L. V8. "DUDES.”-
An Indoor base ball game tonight
at Y. M. C. A. between A. C. L.
and the "Dudes". An exciting game
Is promised. The ladles are especial
ly Invited to attend.
The report of Mr. W. E. Sirmans,
chairman of the membership com
mittee was also received with great
interest. His report shows that a
chmpalgn will be started next week
by a real organized force of workers
to Increase the membership to 600
within 60 days. With Mr. Sirmans
generating this arfy it would be safe
to say that within thirty, days this
coveted goal will have been reached
Christ. After all, this is *the prime and onother ^ Jay , flnd „„
object of the Y. M. C. A., to save
young men and boys for Jesus Christ
The secretary was very complimen
tary In his report to the matrons
management of her department and
assured the board that they are for
tunate in having Mrs. Hendricks for
this position.
regiment .of soldiers clamoring for
the 1.000 heights.
The pfayer of the fathers and moth
ers and every Christian in'the city la
earnestly requested, as it through
'prayer alone will the*work prove a
success.
Wtam
A CARD FROM
HAS A FIRE ALDERMAN PARKER
A house on Haxzard Hill, Just a-
bove Thomas Bros., store was
stroyed by fire yesterday evening
about 7 o'clock. The building was
the property of Maggie McNair, a
negro woman, and until recently was
occupied by Richard Highsmlth as a
blacksmith shop. *
Highsmlth sold some of his tools
and left several days ago for North
Carolina, leaving some of his tools
and some com in the building,
is thought that the tire was started by
rats. There was no insurance.
STATE CONTROL
PUBLIC UTILITIES
LEADING SUBJECT AT CONFER
ENCE OF GOVERNORS.
Special To The Herald.'
Spring Lake, N. J., 8ept. 18.—State
control of public utlTltiea was th’o
leading subject discussed today by
the conference of the Governor,. The
principal paper, were patented by
Governor McGovern of Wlaconaln
and Governor Carroll of Iowa.
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WAYCROSS HERALD. 15 2t
NEUE YORK LABOR
JEDERAT ON MEETS HONORS HEIR TO
THE THRONE
A Special Bargain
ABOUT JO OR as ODO SUIT8 RANG
ING IN PRICE FROM *15 TCJ *39, TO
CL08E AT PRICE8 FROM
$9.75 to $15.00
IF YOUR SIZE IS IN THE LOT YOU
/ GET A BARGAIN.
H: C. SEAMAN.
Mi
i ■ ■uni i—n
Regarding auditors report,
AND RESOLUTION PASSED AT
LAST COUNCII, MEETING."
To the Cltlzene of Waycross:
^*aja member of the City Council
>f the*Clty of Waycroes, I beg to
advise! that at a meeting of Council
Sept. 5, I drew a resolution to have
the report of the special Auditor jiub-
llshed and I am writing Ibis to set
inyaelf ns well ns the other members
of the city administration right In
the mlnda of the people.
I am sure that this report should
have been published, some time ago.
But for reasons beyond my control
tame has not been done.
I don't know whether or not the
finance committee has let the con
tract, but I am satisfied same will be
forthcoming shortly, and that this re
port will do credit to the administra
tions of 1909 and 1910. f am,
Your, very truly,
Calvin W. Parker.
This I, the resolution: '
A resolution bv Alderman Q. W.
Parker, and seconded by Alderman
Brewer, to authorize the chairman of
the flnance commltteo to advertise
for bids tor publlehlnz In pamplet
form the report of the Special Au
ditor appointed by the Mayor to go
over and audit the boots of the city
of Waycroes for the years 1909 and
1910. Bids to be received at the
office of Clerk of Council up until
Sept. 8, at 12 o’clock noon.
The above resolution- wae passed
st the regular Council meeting held
Sept. 6, 1911.
WAYX BOOSTERS
IN
Savannah Press.
Mr. Lawrence J. Cooper, president
of the First National Bank of Way-
cross, and vice president of the War
worn Chamber of Commerce, an!
Mr. H. Heyward Burnet of the firm
of Deen & Burnet, rfeal estate dealers,
were in Savannah today with an op-
tomlstlc outlook for the jfuturo of
South Oeorgla. Both gentlemen are
enthusiastic over the pos.lblllles ot
the section In which they live,
‘ South Georgia Is about to enter a
season ot unprecedented prosperity''
said Mr. Cooper. “More people are
coming Into the section than ever be
fore. The farmers are prosperous
nnd business Is In good condition ov.
erywhere. Farmers are settling In
the section rapidly." •
TEARING DOWN
GROWN PRINCE
TAKES COMMAND
EVENT ACCOMPANIED BY BRIL
LIANT MILITARY CEREMONIE8.
Special To The Herald. - * - ,
Dantzlg, Prussia, Sept 15.—Dnnt-
zlg In festal attire made holiday to
day on tho occasion of the German
Crown Prince taking over command
of the bodyguard of hussnn. The
event was acoompsnled by brilliant
military ceremonies which wen wit
nessed by the Emperor nnd Empress.
Tbolr imperial majesties and the
prince received an cnibulaatlc recep
tion.
LANDMARK IN SAVANNAH BEINO
MOVED TO MAKE WAY FOR
NEW BUILDING, _
Savannth, (la.. Sept 16.—The work
of tearing down the old Screven -
House to make way for The Savan
nah, the modern hotel to be erected
upon.the site it non occupies will be
gin today probably and certainly not
later than Monday. The contract for
the hew hotel has been uwarded the
Charles McCsul Company, of Phila
delphia, and as they are already on
the ground just having completed the
erection of the new bank building of
the Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany, there le no cause for delay in
starting to work.
The, plans of the hotel are practi
cally the same as those at first adop
ted except that some of tbfi "ginger
bread effects" have been cut off and
there has been a toying down of soma
of the Inklde fixtures,
Mr. W. L. Stoddart, tbs architect,
who designed the hotel, reached ths
city yesterday after having cut the
plane to suit the cloth of tha com
pany and there'should be no delay
now In giving Savannah in quick
time a hotel of which the city can
(eel proud. It le hope* to finish the
hotel next spring. It Is to'cost some-,
thing like a quarter 'of 'a million dol
lars.
ASSEMBLED IN FIFTEENTH AN
NUAL CONVENTION.
ITALY CELEBRATES • BIRTHDAY
GFFUTURC KING.
Special To The Herald. ■ .
Oswego, N. Y„ Scut. 15.—Represen-
tatlveal of the various trades unioni j “~~
throughout the State were asaemble* j 8 P* cl *' To The Herald,
hers today at the opening -Of the fif
teenth annual convention of the New
York State'Federation of Labor. Af
ter transacting Ita routine business
the convention will spend several
days discussing legislative measures
and other matters affecting the in
terest of the working people.
Rome, Sept. 15.—Italy celebrated
today the seventh birthday of her fu
ture king, the little Prince of Pled.
monL upon whom the ho‘pes of the
nation are .centered. Next Wednes
day the subject! of Kin* Victor Em
manuel will hold another celebration.
In observance of the anniversary .of
the occupation of Rome and the fall
of the temporal power of the papacy.
NEW V/EATHER MAN
FOR SAVANNAH POST.
Savannah, Oa., Sept. 15.—Mr. J. H.
Doherty, the new weather' observer
who comes ‘to Savannah from “Key
West reached the city -yesterday and
took -charge of tbs local bureau. Mr.
Doherty has been In Florida a lung
time. Hie only comment when he
reached Savannah' waa that It was
good to sqs' a town with concrete
sidewalks again. This seemed to ,bs
bis way of.conveying the difference
between a live lown and a small one. , ,
. Special To The.Herald.
He has given Savannah a pretty good | „„„
’ _ , ' Washington, D. C., Sept 15.—Sec-
brand of weather since his arrival] . ... . .
. ... .... -I retary of War Stlmion and General
with the exception that It Is a little- _ . ., , . , _ .
• , Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the
WILL INSPECT
MILITARY POSTS
WINDING UP WORK PREPARATO
RY TO LEAVING WASHING-
TON.
RICHARD OLNEY
76 YEARS OLD
FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE
UNDER CLEVELAND.
Special fo The Herald.
Falmouth, Mass,,.. Sept. 16.—Ths
Hon. RIcbari -Olnoy, who was attor*
ney General and later Secretary of
State under Prdsldent • Cleveland, to
day celebrated bis seventy-sixth
birthday anniversary st Ms summer
home here., „ ■ . *
MIDDLE ATLANTIC MEET.
Special To The Herald.
Philadelphia, Pa., : Sept. 16.—Many
star' atbletn are In Philadelphia to
participate In -the annual outdoor
championships of ths ll|ddl* Atlantic
Association of ths Amattur Athletic
Union, which will' taka plac* bar* to
morrow. -
j» N
too hot.
PLASTERERS’ STRIKE STOP
WORK IN JACKSONVILLE.
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Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 14.—Every
union plasterer In the city le out on
strike and bulWlaj operations are
practically at a standstill. PUatereri' PHONE 242 FOR ORANOMAB'
n Jacksonville are getting *4 per day' SA'JIAGE, .19* PLANT'.AVENUE,
atd have madi a demaiEi -ttr.'*J~ ''
army, are busily engaged clearing up
the work ot the War Department
preparatory to loavfng Washington
eaijy next week for an cxtetrilvo tour
of Inspection • of the military posts
and defenses lb the South and South-
w«L
IF YOU COULD INSURf
everything you posses's, you would
never suffer much of a loss In any-
thing. Why not keep Insured, to ths ,
fullest extent, your most /Important. •
possessions—
YOUR HOME AND \
YOUR BUSINESS?
Insure these, and they can never h«
lost to you. -Your peace of (mind Is
worth the small cost of tho policy.
A.M. Knight
- &Son
REAL' E*Tafk AND 1L8URANC*
AGENT* '
