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DEVOTED TO THE
INTEREST OF FITZGERALD
AND WIREGRASS GEORGIA
Official Organ U. S. District Court
THE DIXIE HIGH
AT DOUGEAS NEXT TUESDAY;
HOLDER AND PHILLIPS TO AT
TEND; DEFINITE PAVING PRO
GRAM IN SIGHT.
The meeting of the Central Dixie
Highway Association, to be held at
Douglas next Tuesday, will usher in a
new paving program in which Coffee
and Irwin counties will play the major
part. Both of these counties through
the county commissioners will enter
into contract with the State Highway
Department along the lines of the
Ben Hill county pian, to pave their
mileage of the Dixie Highway through
their territory. Chairman John N.
Holder and Hon. J. R. Phillips, of
the highway department have ac
cepted invitations to be present at
this meeting and to co-operate with
the counties in their efforts to make
the Dixie Highway a paved highway
through its entire length. Invitations
to attend this meeting have been sent|
to the county commissioners of
Houston, Pulaski, Wilcox, Ben Hill,‘
Irwin, Coffee, Ware and Charlton‘
counties, and the known advocates of
-a paved highway along this route. It
is expected that this meeting will
have a large attendance, as represen
tatives from every county from Bibb
to the state line will attend. Fitz
gerald will have a large representa
tion at this meeting, the Board of
Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce having agreed to attend in a
body, and others are expected to ac
company them. The meeting will be
called to order at 11:00 a. m., Presi
dentr W. R. Bowen, of the Central
Dixie Highway, presiding. The
Douglas Chamber of Commerce and
the Kiwanis Club of that city, will
be host to the visitors.
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Resolutions to Dr. R. M. Ware
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It is a well kn’ 'n fact, that among
the splendid institutions of our city,
there is none of which we are more
justly proud than the Fitzgerald Hos
pital. We consider this one of the
chief attractions to which we can
point with pride when offering in
ducements to prospective citizens.
We are also quite sure that among
our splendid citizery there is no class
which we can trust as our most
efficient physicians and surgeons.
We like to tell our friends about the
excellent service rendered at our hos
pital, and the splendid work done by
our doctors at that institution. In
fact, we might repeat, that Fitzgerald
has nothing else that fills us with so
much pride, and for this reason, we,’
the Woman’s Club, wish to foster this
institution and we are very zealous
of its welfare.
We feel very deeply concerned
over the information that Dr. R. M.
Ware, one of our leading surgeons,
is seriously considering moving to
Florida, and we feel constrained to
take some action to prevent this loss
to our city.
Therefore, we, the committee ap
pointed by the Woman’s Club, beg to
offer the following resolutions:
Ist. That we wish to express to
Dr. Ware our appreciation of his true
worth as a friend, and as a citizen,
but more of all we would assure him
of our appreciation of his efficient
medical services in our town, county
and state.
2nd. That we desire to convey to
Dr. Ware how very much we deplore
the fact that he is considering leav
ing Fitzgerald and removing from
our midst his splendid family.
3rd. That, since we believe Fitz
gerald cannot afford to loose such a
useful citizen and his estimable fam
ily, we beg, in behalf of our city that
he will no longer consider leaving but
will continue to make Fitzgerald his
home.
MRS. R. T. WOMBLE,
MRS. R. E. LEE,
MRS. I. B. BOWERS, '
;. Committee.
G. A. R. Post No. 14, |
Fitzgerald, Ga.
The Reaper of Death has once
more visited our midst, and George
Whitman, Grand Army Veteran Lead
er, is with us no more.
No one man in Fitzgerald has done
more to inculcate good will and
brotherly love thanp G. E. Whitman.
We will miss him from our already
depleted ranks, but destiny points to
the fact that we too, will soon join
him in that unexplored and unknown
land. ;
We recommend that a copy of this
resolution be published in our city
papers and a copy be placed on file
in our book of records. ‘
J. L. McGREGOR, |
J. M. MOSHER, }
J. M. HOWDER, |
Committee.
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CITY TAX NOTICE |
The city taxes for 1925 are now
due and payable at the City Hall.
Please do not delay this matter until
the last moment.
J. C. STRANGE, Treasurer.
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
Asa Knight Shows
. Faith in Ben Hill
Asa Knight, formerly a well known
jitney driver in the city, but for the
past two years a resident of New
Smyrna, Fla., spent last week in the
city and invested some of his Florida
profits in a Ben Hill county farm,
four miles east of the city and a resi
dence property in the city, stating
that he will want to live here, after
he gets rid of his Florida investments
and finds this the best time to invest
in Ben Hill ¢county property. Another
farm of 160 acres, has also been con
tracted for, subject to perfected the
title. This' is the spirit for our tem
porary absentees to take and it is
thought that others of our absent
friends will invest their profits in
Ben Hill county.
U. S. NAVY BAND
KIWANIS CLUB MAKES UP DEF
ICIT FOR THE EXPENSIVE
ENTERTAINMENT AT GRAND
OPERA HOUSE LAST WEEK.
Artistically, the U. S. Navy Band
Concerts, given here last Thursday
afternoon and evening, were voted a
decided success by the music lovers
of the city and it was to be regretted
that a deficit of about $250 was in
curred by the Kiwanis Club, whose
object of bringing this fine aggrega-%
tion of musicians to the city, was for
the encouragement of the musical
element of the city, and the foster
ing of same. 1
The solos at both entertainments“
were highly appreciated as was als'o‘
the readiness with which they re
sponded to the encores. The bari
tone solo by J. Manganaro, and the
picolo solo by J. W. Bell in the after
noon were beautiful and more appre
ciated because of the less interference
of the acoustics of the house, than
with the ensemble performances. The
evening numbers met with the same
kind reception and the solos by G. De
Giorgio, J. W. Bell and C. Brentler,
cornet, flute and clarinet, respective
ly, were well rendered.
Woman’s Club Meeting
The club rooms had received more
than usual attention at the meeting
on Wednesday 7 afternoon, large
potted plants and ferns and lovely
roses in silver vases brightening the
assembly room, and a gorgeous col
lection of bronze chrysanthemums
forming the centerpiece of the tea
table, attractively spread in the tea
room. A letter of appreciation from
the Christian Church for the use of;
the club room during the remodelling
of their building was read; also an
appeal from the postmaster, Mr. W.
A. Adams, to co-operate with the
postoffice authorities to mail Christ~
mas packages early and refrain from
mailing anything between 12 o’clock
Christmas Eve and 12 midnight, De
cember 25th.
Mesdames Harley Milton and W.
T. Smith were elected to membership.
Reports were as follows: Mrs. J. H.
Palmer for the Chrysanthemum Show,
announced‘receipts of $35 and cover
ing the amount for premiums. Mrs.
Palmer, also for the Civic Committee,
asked personal co-operation in a‘
Clean-Up Campaign to be asked in‘
proclamation from the mayor. Mrs.‘
R. V. Woodham announced the sale
of Christmas Seals begun and a can-|
vas was made by the committee of
those present. The canvas will be
continued by school children and
others. Mrs. G. R. Womble, as chair
man of the Hospital Committee, pre
sented the grave situation of the
probable loss of one or more of our
most valued surgeons through re
moval to Florida, and the hope that
something might be done to deter any
such arrangement. This led to the
appointment of a Resolution Com-.
mittee with Mrs. Womble chairman,
with the purpose of exercising some
influence to prevent such a deplor
able loss to the community. Mrs. R.
H. McKay presented an interesting
account of the Third District Con
vention of Women’s Clubs held inf
Montezuma, November 17 and 18.
Mrs. R. E. Lee was given a rising
vote of appreciation for -capturing
the highest honor of the convention,
that of president for the district.
Mrs. Lon Dickey, in charge of the
program, assisted by Mrs. J. B. Wall
providing the music, took charge as
follows:
Vocal solo, “Trees,” Mrs. Carl Fel
lars, Mrs. L. A. Lewis, at the piano.
" Introductory talk on “Conserva
tion,” Mrs. Dickey.
“Forest Conservation and Bird
Life,” Mrs. C. B. Ware. |
Adjournment to the tea room
where hot chocolate with whipped
cream and lady fingers were served
by the hostess committee composed
of Mesdames Wm. Rawlins, J. N.
Ralston, W. Raines, J. C. Register,
U. S. Rhorer, C. L. Saunders, Burr
Stokoe, S. S. Singleton, G. W. Turner
and H. B. Varnedoe.
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Mr. and Mrs. Phil Halperin spent
Thanksgiving with friends in Mcßae.
Fitzgerald, Georgia, Thursday, Decembeér 3, 1925.
)FIVE KNOWN DEAD,
PROPERTY DAMAGE EXPECTED
TO EXCEED A MILLION DOL
LARS IN RECORD WEST COAST
HURRICANE; FRUIT DAMAGED
Daytona Beach, Fla.,, Dec. I.—
Three airplanes which landed on
Daytona Beach early Sunday morn
ing were washed out to sea. The
damage was placed at $50,000. No
loss of life was reported.
Tampa, Fla., Dec. I.—Wind lashed
and rain soaked Tampa and other
cities along the west coast of Florida
tonight were shaking off the effects
of a 52-mile wind and rain storm
which swept this section early today.
The weather bureau here described
the storm as ‘“‘phenonmnal” and the
worst winte? season blast in 36 years.
A 20-mile wind and a drizzle of
rain were sweeping Tampa’s streets
and out in the gulf steamers were re
porting to local wireless stations that
stiff breezes were causing a high
running sea.
The toll from the storm in Tampa
stood tonight at five known dead,
four missing and 18 seriously injured
in hospitals. All of the dead, missing
and injured were said to be negroes.
The total amount of damage to
property along the west coast could
not be estimated early tonight, offi
cials said. Conservative citizens said
it would reach well into a million
dollars.
Communications with all impor
tant points had been established
by night. Lakeland, Clearwater, St.
Petersburg, Bradenton, Sebring,
Avon Park, Sarasota, Fort Myers and
other cities reported damage by wind.
C. C. Commander, general mana
ger of the Florida Citrus Exchange,
reported that the citrus crop as a
whole suffered little damage. This
statement, he said, was based on re
ports received from Polk, Manatee
and Volusia counties. Other sections
have not yet been heard from.
FIRST M. E. CHURCH
C. B. Ware, Pastor
Sunday School, 10:00 A. M., Burr
Stokoe, Superintendent. Topic: “The
Christian Overcoming Adverse Cir
cumstances.” A class for every age.
Morning Worship, 11:30," ‘A ‘serv
ice of spiritual worship. Special
music.- Sermon subject, “Golden Rule
Sunday Observance.”
Junior League, 3:00, Miss Carrie
Wilkerson, Superintendent. ;
Epworth League, 7:00, J. C. Wil
liams, President. The Study Class
Contest organized last Sunday will
begin the study of Latin America.
The Captains in the contest are Miss
Grace Davis and Albert Matthias.
This promises to be 2 most interest
ing and profitable study. New mem
bers are being added every Sunday.
We invite you too.
Evening Service, 8:00. Sermon by
the Pastor, “The Goal of God
Through the Ages.” Special music
by the choir. Orchestral music at
Sunday School, Epworth League and
Evening Service.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
at 8:15.
A warm welcome awaits yau at all
of our services. Come and let us
worship together.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Dickey
Will Entertain Board of
Education Friday Evening
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Dickey will en
tertain the members of the Board of
Education at a venison supper tomor
row evening in honor of Mrs. Frank
Ward, the outgoing member, who will
leave soon to make her home in Flor
ida. Mr. Dickey has been entertain
ing a hunting party this week at Deer
land, his Ocmulgee River plantation
in Coffee County, and had the good
fortune to kill four deer Tuesday.
The guests who have been invited
for six-thirty o’clock Friday evening
include: Mrs. Frank Ward, Professor‘
G. E. Usher, Mr. John Russell, Mr.
G. C. Petty, Mr. G. A. Jolly and Dr.
W. D. Dorminey. Several young
ladies will assist in entertaining, and
after dinner the last regular meeting
of the board will be held.
First Methodists to Observe
Golden Rule Sunday
‘The members and friends of the
First Methodist Church are asked to
observe International Golden Rule
Sunday for the benefit of the 35,000
orphans in the Near East. The plan
to be followed here is to prepare a
very simple inexpensive dinner for
next Sunday, December 6th, and give
the difference between the cost of
this and the usual big dinner. In ac
tual money this will cost nothing, yet
it is a simple sacrifice that will do all
of us much good and will make af
wonderful impression for good upon
all who may be in our homes on that
day.
We of America have rescued these
orphans and cared for 35,000 of them
until now. We will stand by and
be glad to do it to see these, our
wards, -safely through to maturity.
ENTERPRISE and PRESS
Treat for P. T. A.
Members Wednesday
JOINT ' MEETING AT CARNEGIE
HALL WEDNESDAY TO HEAR
NOTED SPEAXER.
Wednesday afternoon. the mem
bers of the several Parent-Teachers’
Associations have a treat in store for
them at the joint meeting of the as-.
sociations to be held at the Carnegie
Hall, when Mrs, Bruce Carr Jones,‘
popular P. T. A. worker, of Macon,
and chairman of the State Illiteracy
Committee, will deliver an address
along educational lines. All mem-,
bers of the P.T.A. are urgently re
quested to attend. i
GEQ. E. WHITMAN
PASSES AWAY IN
FLORIDA NOV. 25
George E. Whitman, for thirty
years a prominent figure in the af
fairs of the Grand Army of the Re
public of Georgia and South Caro
lina, passed away at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. W. J. Smedley, at
Jacksonville, Wednesday evening,
November 25th. Mr. Whitman had
left for Jacksonville Sunday, No
vember 15 to spend Thanksgiving
with his daughter and family. At
the time of his death the deceased
was 77 years old, being born on Jan
uary 31, 1848. At the age of 16 he
enlisted in the 72nd Illinois Infantry,
Company B, as a private, the same
company in which his father served
at the time.’ December 6, 1865, he
was dischargéd and reenlisted in Co.
B, “33d Illinois Infantry, after serv
ing twenty-two months and taking
part in eleven major engagements of
the war between the States. In 1895,
as a member of the committee to 10-‘
cate the Colony, Mr. Whitman came
down from Nebraska and after the
location of the Colony moved hisi
family, which then consisted of two
daughters and three sons, Misses Ora!
and Louise, and P. D., M. E. and
Floyd Whitman. During the thirty
years of his residence here, Mr. Whit
man was a prominent figure in G.
A. R. circles, serving as Department
-Commander.. for -Georgia, and South
Carolina; Adjutant “General - and
Quartermaster for the Department
for a number of years. In the Nat
ional organization he was honored
with the post on the National Coun
cil of Administration. ‘
The deceased was a member of
the First Methodist Church, where
the last rites were held Friday morn
ing, at 10:00 o’clock, Rev. C. B.
Ware, officiating. The beautiful
casket covered with the flag he loved
and numerous floral offerings at
tested the esteem in which he was
held by the citizens. The pall bearers
were Dr. A. H. Denmark, J. B. Rus
sell, Chas. A. '‘Newcomer, Clarence
Miller, W. Raine and F. R. Justice.
The deceased is survived by his wid
ow, two sons, M. E. Whitman, ofithis
city, and Floyd Whitman, of Atlanta;
one daughter, Mrs. W. J. Smedley, of
Jacksonville; five grandchildren, Mrs.
Frank Knapp, of Jacksonville, and
Wm. Crimble, of :Wichita, Kan., Geo.
Louis and Thos. Smedley; two great
grandchildren, James and Mary
Knapp. =
The remains were met at the
depot Thursday night by a number of
his comrades in arms and friends of
the family.
Ben Hill Cotton Crop
Exceeds Estimate
Bvoniomt dom)
Ben Hill County ginned 7,300 bales
of cotton up to November 14th as
against 4,281 on the same date in
1924. Our neighboring counties
made equally as good reports.
Goffee -.. = 96608 4340
Gpißty: '= o 0 0808 4791
Podge: . .->. .. __ 20624 15600
Iwonn. oo oo aßadq 4409
Pelfair --~ - 18506 8089
Rttt 10087 6086
May Soon Pave
East Central
The property owners on East Cen
tral Avenue, east of Thomas Street,
have signed a petition circulated by
Mrs. E. Fox and others, to issue
“Baby Bonds” to finance the paving
of that section of the city. The pro
posal will be presented to the Mayor
and Council 4t their next meeting,
when action will be taken under the
new law, authorizing the city to issue‘
such bonds on request of 75% of the
property owners of the street af
fected.
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Broxton to Have
Highway Gathering
Broxton citizens will be hosts to a.
highway gathering on the evening of
December Bth, according to invita
tions received in the city. The com
mittee on invitations are Messrs. J.
H. Millhollan, C. F. Chambliss and
E. L. Bledoe.
[JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET ‘
RETIRES—BENNETT
. CE
AFTER TEN YEARS SERVICE
WELL KNOWN GEORGIAN RE
TIRES FROM PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION. |
Atlanta, Ga., December I.—John
T. Boifeullet, for the last nine years
a member of the Georgia Public Serv
ice Commission, retired from that
post today. He was succeeded by O.
R. Bennett, of Eastman. |
Mr. Boifeuillet, one of the fore
most figures in Georgia public af
fairs, has made no .announcement
regarding his plans for the future
other htan to state that he expects to
devote himself more largely to pri
vate business and to his literary work.
His articles published by the Atlanta
Journal are widely read.
Mr. Boifeullet was appointed to
the public service commission by
Governor Nat E. Harris and began
his duties November 1, 1916, suc
ceeding Joseph F. Gray, who retired
to enter private business. In the elec
tion of 1918, Mr. Boifeullet was
elected without opposition to fill the
unexpired term of Mr. Gray and also
to serve an additional six-year term,
which is now expiring.
Important Notice to the Public
~ The Postmaster General, at Wash
ington, has issued orders that no mail
'shall be delivered on Christmas Day,
by city or rural carriers, except Spe
cial Delivery mail. Also that no mail
‘shall be worked in postoffices, ex
cept letters for dispatch out of the
city. This means practically a com
plete shut down of the Postoffice in
.every town and city in the United
States on Christmas Day. It is very
important, therefore, that patrons
ship their parcels as soon as possible
so that they will be delivered before
Christmas Day.
Other- things that should be re
membered are these:
Fix up your parcels for mailing be-!
fore coming to the postoffice as we
have neither the time ror the mate
rial for this purpose. |
Address plainly, giving full ad
dress of addresses. |
Put your return address on all mail
matter. |
Put no writing inside parcels. If
you do it will be necessary to pay first
class postage on the whole parcel.
. Put a two-cent stamp on all post
cards, except the ones bought from
the postoffice. They require no
stamp,. ! s
_All se%ed matter must Bear letter,
rate postige, except that' éspecially
provided for. '
Please do not call at the general
delivery for your mail if it is de
livered by carrier. We haven’t timei
to stop and look for it. The carrier
will bring it out as soon as he can
get it.
Do not ask us to open your post
office box. Bring your key.
Avoid mailing parcels from 8:00 to
9:00 a. m. and from 4:30 to 6:00 p.
m., as this is the busiest time of the
day and you will have to wait if you
come then,
Report all losses, and make all
complaints direct to the postmaster,
who will look after them. The clerks
are too busy to stop and listen and
have no chance to investigate.
Place Red Cross Seals on back side
of parcels and letters. Not on the
address side.
Comply with all the above sugges
tions and mail at once, and you will
experience no trouble at all and your
parcels will arrive on time. -
You may write on the parcel, “Do
not open vuatil Christmas.”
Respecttully,
WILL ADAMS, Postmaster.
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Weekly Program of the
Fitzgerald Concert Band
Assembly reheasals on Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 to
9:00 p. m. Formation drill on Mon
day evening, Mr. Aubrey Wilcox,
drum major and drill master. Indi
vidual instructions on Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday evenings from
6:30 to 9:30. These instructions are
for band members only and are not
compulsory. ‘
Anyone desiring membership m'ayl
make application to the Band Master.
The band now boasts of sixty mem
bers, composed of young boys and
girls of Fitzgerald. At the present
rate of advancement the Fitzgerald
Concert Band will be in position to
render some excellent programs dur
ing the summer season. ‘
Any co-operation on the part of
parents and citizens will be duly ap
preciated by the band and the board
of governors.
Respectfully,
R. GLENN JOHNSON, |
Band Master.
City Cafe, E. Pine St.
Changes Owners
Messrs. Mike Dades and Sam Blat
sos have purchased the City Cafe
from Pope Bros. and will continue to
run a first class restaurant on E.
Pine Street. Mr. Dades recently
came from Chattanooga, Mr. Blatsos
was formerly at Tifton.
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B. P. O. E. Will Remember
Their Dead Next Sunday
Fitzgerald Lodge of Elks will hold
their annual Memorial Lodge Sunday,
December 6th, at 3:00 P. M., for
which several out of town speakers
are expected. All members and their
friends of the order are invited to
attend.
Byrd Mobley Buried
With Masonic Honors
Capt. Byrd Mobley died at his
home l::?iday morning, at 4:00 a. m.,
of hear® failure. Mr. Mobley was ap
parently in good health a few min
utes before his death. He was one of
the oldest citizens of Ben Hill county,
born in this county October 16, 1850,
and was in his 76th year. He was
well thought of throughout the
country where he was well known.
Mr. Mobley is survived by his wife,
Judie R. Mobley, and six children, J.
H. Mobley, C. T. and L. L. and three
daughters, Mrs. H. H. Wardwick, of
Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. E. T. Walker,
of Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. R. M.
Troublefield, of Charleston, S. C.
The funeral service was held at
10:30 a. m Sunday, by the Rev. C.
B. Ware, of the First M. E. Church,
and was buried at the Mobley Ceme
tery at 2:00 p. m., by the China Hill
Lodge, F. A. M.
REV. OLIFF IS
J. P. TYSON RE-APPOINTED PRE
SIDING ELDER FOR CORDELE
DISTRICT; OTHER DISTRICT
APPOINTMENTS |
Announcement of the appointment
of pastors for the South Georgia
Conference were made Monday by
Bishop W. N. Answorth, presiding
over the Macon Conference. Rev. J.
P. Tyson was re-appointed presiding
elder for the Cordele District, with
the following ministers in charge of
the churches in the district:
Abbeville, J. W. Lilly; Arabi, D.
A. Lastinger; Ashton, R. S. Stewart;
Bonaire, T. E. Pickren; Byromville,
J. Shirah; Cordele, J. B. Johnstone;
Elko, B. F. West; Fitzgerald, S. C.;
Oliff; Hawkinsville, J. Lytle Jones;
Lilly, W. M. Hobbs; Marshallville,
W. M. Haywood; Montezuma, M. R.
Heffin; Mystic, J. W. Hays, Ocilla,
L. A. Brown, Oglethorpe, J. J.Sand
ers; Perry, J. E. Barnhill; Pinehurst,
1. K. Chambers; Pineview, C. B. G.
Johnson; supply, Rebecca, A. C. Clay
ton; Rochelle, E. P. Drake; Seville,
J. S. Mansfield; Sycamore, T. E. Mur
‘ray; Unadilla; W. A. Mallory; Vien
‘'na, W. M. Blitch; President Emory
Academy, A. W. Ross; Conference
Evangelist, 3 B. McDaniel; Mission
ary to Siberid, George F. Iywit
Poultry industry
Is Growing In ,
Ben Hill County
Attractively high prices are being
received for poultry and eggs, prop
erly graded eggs bringing as high as
65 cents per dozen f. o. b. Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Bertha B. Luke, Home Demon
stration Agent, and C. T. Owens,
County Agricultural Agent, are plan
ning to incérease their poultry work
in the county by encouraging the
club boys and girls of the county to
take a more active interest in poultry
htis year than ever beofre.
Due to the high price market now
being offered in Florida for both
poultry and eggs they do not think
they could do better work than to de
vote considerable of their time to
this industry.
By request of the Kiwanis Club
they will have charge of the program
at the luncheon hour Friday, Decem
ber 4th. This program will be de
voted almost exclusively to the poul
try industry. At this meeting they
have arranged to have Miss Mary
Fanning, of Nashville Poultry Asso
ciation, Nashville, Tenn., a lady with
broad experience in growing and
marketing poultry. No doubt her ad
vice will be worth a great deal to
those who are interested in growing
poultry. While she is in the county
she will visit a number of the poultry
farms with Mrs. Luke and Mr. Owens
advising with the people as to the
better methods of handling their
poultry.
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R. and S. M. Meeting
Fitzgerald Council No. 59, R. &
S. M., will hold a special assembly
1925, at 8:00 o’clock, under a special
dispensation from the Grand Master
Thursday evening, December 10,
for the purpose of holding election
of officers. All members of the
council are hereby requested to at
tend the meeting. Please take notice
and govern yourself accordingly.
W. S. WALKER, I. M.
J. W. PEARSON, Recorder.
Thanksgiving Program at
Central Christian Church
Mrs. Will Adams, the Special Day
Superintendent in the Junior Depart
ment of the Central Christian Bible
School, gave a nice little “Thanksgiv
ing Pregram” Supday, November 29.
The program was enjoyed by every
one present.
Sunday was the day for our
“Thanksgiving offering for our Mis
sionaries and Orphans.” We also re
ceived a large amount of good things
to eat to send to our Old People’s
Home at Jacksonville, Fla.
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Honoring House Guests
Mrs. R. E. Lee entertained a party
of eight at a sumptuous dinner Sat
urday evening, honoring her visitors,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brower, of Atlan
ta. Other guests were Dr. and Mrs.
E. A. Russell and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Mayes.
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THURSDAY BY THE
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Vol. XXX—No. 49.
ALLEN C. GARDEN
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TIFTON BRIDE
CEREMONY TOOK PLACE IN THE
BEAUTIFUL HOME OF THE
BRIDE’S PARENTS, DR. AND
MRS. G. W. JULIAN, OF TIFTON.
The lovely home wedding of Miss
Leila Gatchell Julian and Mr. Allen
Cameron Garden, of Fitzgerald, oc
curred at the home of the bride’s par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Julian, in
Tifton, Wednesday, December 2nd,
at high noon. ;
The entire lower floor of the home
was arranged in a marvelous nuptial
setting of great beauty with smilax
and a lavish use of exquisite roses.
Ushered through a side entrance the
guests entered a reception room
where an inspection of the wonderful
array of elegant wedding gifts was
enjoyed, and then invited to the ad
joining room where the bride’s book,
a lovely handpainted gift, was in
charge of Miss Eloise Fulford, and
then to the spacious living room with.
its open 'ggir where the ceremony
took place® In the alcove end of the
room banked against the high win
dows with their rose-colored draper
ies, were wonderful ferns forming the
rich background of the dais that
marked the altar, In the foreground
were tall wicker vases holding gor
geous chrysanthemums of deepest
yellow hue. Forming aisles to the
right and left were pedestal candle
sticks of brass bearing large single
candles of rose pink, and linked to
gether with heavy gold cords. The
chandeliers had rose-colored globes
‘and shed a soft light over the room
which was embowered throughout
with smilax and lovely flowers.
Just before the wedding proces
sional began, Masters Clinton m}d
Julian Shingler, of Ashburn, little
nephews of the bride, lighted the can
dles, then from the adjoining music
room was heard the soft strains of
violin and piano in a beautiful noc
’ turne. Following this was the favor
ite opera aria, “My Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice,” sung in French by
‘ Miss Nell Jewel Howze. At the
'sound of the Mendelssohn march, the
‘ matron of honor who was the bride’s
' sister, Mrs. C.. F. Shingler, of Ash
burn, descended the vine-entwined
'staircase that formed one side of the
living room. She was wearing an
elegant cloth gown of rose color,
squirrel trimmed, and a hat of gold
lace. She carried sweetheart roses
for her corsage.
Then followed the winsome bride
on the arm of her father who gave
her in marriage. She was gowned in
her traveling suit of black satin, the
hat matching and garnitured with sil
ver lace and with a luxurious wrap
heavily trimmed in squirrel. Her cor
sage bouquet was of orchids showered
with valley lilies. Meeting her at the
altar, the bridegroom was accom
panied by his groomsman, Mr. B. E,
Wilcox, of Fitzgerald. Just here the
wedding party paused while Miss
Howze sang softly with thrilling ef
fect, “The Sweetest Story Ever
' Told.” The impressive words of the
marriage rites were spoken by Rev.
Robert Kerr of the Tifton Methodist
Church, a soft musical accompani
ment being given throughout by the
violin and piano, Angel’s Serenade
and Souvenir, being used. During the
informal reception that followed the
wedding ceremony Dr. and Mrs. Jul
ian were assisted in greeting the
guests by their daughter, Mrs. C. F.
Shingler, of Ashburn; their son, Mr.
George Julian, of Atlanta, and the
groom’s mother, Mrs. C. T. Garden,
of Fitzgerald, and the groom’s sister,:
Mrs. B. E. Wilcox, of Fitzgerald.
The dining table had a rich cover
ing of cluny lace and featured as a
splendid centerpiece a plateau of
Russel roses topped with™ a silver
shaft-like vase with more of the same
lovely flowers.
A delicious hot course was served
with coffee and cream and rose mints
to the large company of more than a
hundred, a bevy of beautiful young
friends of the bride assisting.
During the -reception hour the
wedded couple left for their honey
moon trip to Washington, D. C,,
where they will spend about ten days
and then return to Fitzgerald to make
their home with the groom’s mother,
Mrs. C. T. Garden, on West Central
Avenue. : :
Mrs. Garden, Jr., is one of Tifton’s
lovliest girls, a graduate of Wesleyan
College and possessing marked men
tality and refinement. Mr. Garden
is one of Fitzgerald’s most promising
young men, an attorney of high
standing, a popular Kiwanian, and
prominent in the American Legion,
having won a coloneley, also in the
R. O. T. C. It is a matter of con
gratulation for our city that these
estimable young people will be estab
lished here. Best wishes for a long
and happy life in our midst is ex
tended by the Leader, and a host of
friends in this community.
Preston Seanor
in the Limelight
Preston Seanor was the subject for 3
the cartoonist of the Ft. Lauderdale
Press in a recent issue, when the
cartoonist pictured our young friend
in the surf, the golf course and on
the automobile race track. Preston
is featured as the vice-president of
the Seanor, Melton and Hammel In
surance and Real Estate Company.
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Poultry Association :
Elects Officers
At a well attended meeting of tha,,
Ben Hill Poultry Association last
Friday the following officers were
elected for the year: G. C. Pefim.‘
President; Mrs. Bertha B. Luke, Vice=
President, and James Paulk, Secres
tary and Treasurer.
Rev. and Mrs. Carl Minor, of Doug
las, were yisitors to the eity last
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