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REPRIEVE:
A CHRISTMAS PRAYER
Grant me, dear Lord, a few more years
With those I love; and may it be Thy Will
That in the shadows of Life’s twilight, I may rest
With them, beside the waters still.
Only a few, a few more years!
I’ve stumbled oft, dear God, and yet
This love, so passing sweet ‘twixt them and me
Doth seem to lift and glorify all pain,
And in past sorrows, now I plainly see,
The rugged path that leads me, Lord, to Thee.
The fleeting yars to Thee are but as naught,
They are so few; and yet, dear God, I pray, 4
Because I need them now as ne’er before,
I only voice a woman’s cry to stay
A few more years, with those I love.
And as I pray, the vision comes to me
Os many, O so many, near the brink
That this long journey leads to, and I see
Their feeble steps and silvery heads, and think
How soon, they, one by one will go.
And then, dear God, the groping and the gloom,
The blinding grief, the anguish thro’ the years;
Will Thou not give to them, and give to us,
Reprieve, dear Lord, from bitter, bitter tears
And just a few more years with those we love.
Forgive this prayer, I pray, if sin it be;
Life’s sun for us is setting fast, it will not stay;
The humming bird will quivering seem to pause,
And then more swiftly wing its simmering way;
The way of years is but the way of tears.
So near the end, dear God, so near the end;
Yet even tho’ Death’s purpling mists we see
k Yon wondrous Star, to lead the way.
A voice from Heaven whispers, “Peace, you soon shall be,
Forever with the ones you loved and Me.”
i V. • ' —Grace B. Evans, u.'
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EDWARD McDOWELL PROGRAM
'Us** GIVEN AT WOMAN’S CLUB |
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On December the Bth, an Edward j
McDowell program was given at the j
Scout House by the Music Committee
of the Woman’s Club.
Mrs. George Rountree was the lead
'er of this program gave a very
interesting discussion of the greatest
of American composers, Edward Mc-
Dowell.
Three of his prettiest vocal num
bers were sung by Mrs. W. C. Som
ers. These were: The Robin Sings
in the Apple Tree, The Midsummer
Lullaby and Through the Meadow.
The brilliant piano number “Un
garisch” was beautifuly played by
Miss Lucy Poe. A paper telling of
the wonderful work carried on by
Mrs. McDowell in fulfilling the plans
and dreams of her late husband in
building the Peterborough Colony
was read by Mrs. Somers.
Two quaint numbers of McDowell’s
Forgotten Fairy Tales were played
or the violin by Miss Lawrence.
Mrs. Clyde Rountree played the
Shadow Dance and played it in a
truly artistic manner.
We were delighted to have Miss
Elizabeth Lee of Mt. Vernon with us.
She played as none other but a true
artist could play the beautiful “Czar
das.” Her interpretation of McDow
ell’s music was one of the most ar
tistic things we have had the pleas
ure to hear in some time.
Mrs. Joe Phillips concluded the pro
gram with two pretty numbers, Star
by Rogers and Indian Dawn by Roos.
After enjoying the program we
can indeed say that “In music we can
forget ourselves and blend into good
fellowship.”
MRS. RUSHING ENTERTAINS
YOUNG MATRONS CLUB
The home of Mrs. A. Rushing was
the scene of a lovely party Thursday
afternoon when she was hostess to
the Young Matrons Bridge Club.
Lovely fall flowers were artistical
ly- arranged in the rooms where the
were received.
f P At the close of the game Mrs. Joe
Phillips was presented with top score
prize after which delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
MRS. C. E. ROWELL HOSTESS
TO DOZEN NEEDLE CLUB
Last Wednesday afternoon from 3
until 6 o’clock, Mrs. C. E. Rowell
was hostess to the Dozen Needle
Club. The living room was beauti
ful in its Christmas decorations.
During the afternoon many inter
esting games wefe played. Later a
delicious salad course was served
with coffee.
MRS. BRAGG HONOR
GUESTrAT LOVELY PARTY
Mrs. A. J. Brundage entertained
the Round Dozen lub on Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. M.
IvLewis on Durden street with a few
uivited guests and Mrs.'W. B. Bragg
as honor guest.
living room and dining room
wljAt? oily and poinsettia, artistical
ly arranged, formed the decorations,
j the games were played,
j The guest prize was a beautiful
I hand painted Dresden China powder-
I box, and a lovely gust towel was giv
en for top score prize.
FEDERATED CONSTITUTION
REVISED AT BOARD MEETING
Stressing the importance of main
taining the high standards set by
I the Georgia Federation of Woman’s
I clubs; a plea for the continuance of
| and addition to the achievements of
i this dignified and prominent body of
■ organized womanhood, was the plea
made by Mrs. A. P. Brantley, of
Blackshear, in the first executive
me ting of her second administration,
held Wednesday in the banquet hall
of the Atlanta Woman’s club of
which Mrs. W. B. Price-Smith is
[president. The revision of the fed-
I eration constitution resulted in the
! vote that the election of federation
, officers and all its districts shall be,
; held biennially by ballot for a term
j of two years, and that no officer shall
i be eligible for immediate reelection.
| Any officer filling an unexpired term
. of one year or less shall be eligible
for election for a complete term. Mrs.
Price Gilbert, chairman of revision
lof constitution, read the above and
, also introduced that affiliated organ-
I izations such as teacher clubs, com
; munity clubs and clubs belonging to
i national organizations, and charitable
organizations such as Sheltering
, arms and Traveler’s Aid, paying dues
t of $3.50, shall be represented by
president or appointee, which was
voted upon and accepted by the board.
Resolution Adopted
j Important among the resolutions
presented and adopted by the board
was the one presented by Mrs. Clif
ford Walker, chairman of coopera
tion with P.-T. A.’s in which the
state federation can honestly attain
the high aims and ideals for the whole
people of the state and through this
make the greatest contribution to the
objectives of the general federation,
by the development of the civic life
and conservation of human life in
each local community of the state
and that the state council of social
agencies could render no greater serv
ice to Georgia than the promotion of
county and community achievement
campaign through a proposed outline
and the collections of reports of the
proposed self-study from the counties
each year. The grading of these re
ports must be done by experts in
various fields, and the stimulation of i
competition between counties of like
population.
Mrs. Samuel M. Inman, chairman of
resolutions, read the above and pre
sented for adoption the followiing:
That the federation indorse the Annie
Trippe Rambo library in the state
tubercular hospital at Alto, G/d., that
state headquarters compile all reso
lutions passed during the last six
years, placed in the department to
which it belongs, and kept on file
and up to date at headquarters in
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
building, so that incoming adminis
trations be able to function more
quickly and with greater ease; and
Mrs. Roscoe Ledford, Editor
that all resolutions be presented to
resolutions chairman 24 hours before
the meeting of the executive board,
in order that said committe may pass
upon same, so that the committee
will not be deprived of the executive
session. The board also indorsed the
Arbor day honoring Governor Walk
er ,in whose administration the for
estry bill began to function, and of
which Miss Alice Baxter is forestry
chairman for the Georgia federation.
Committee Appointed
Mrs. Brantley appointed Mrs. R. A.
Peeples, Mrs. W. S. West, of Valdos
ta, and Mrs. Herbert Hogue, of Mari
etta, on the committee to serve upon
the enactment of the state law pro
viding for a sound teacher retirement
system in the public schools, whose
duty shall be to secure cooperation
of authorities and experts in the mat
ter of drafting a bill providing for i
such adequate retirement system to !
be introduced at the next regular
| session of the general assembly of the j
state. This was in accordance with |
i the resolution indorsing this plan at j
i the council held in Augusta last June,
and will make possible sufficient pro
motions and advancement, so that the
morale of the rank and file of teach
ers can be kept high. Likewise, it will
not provide annuties making possible
the retirment of aged and infirm
j teachers, but will at the same time,
j in some degree, provide for those who
j for inadequate compensation, have
. given the best years of their lives to
a noble profession.
Headquarters Fund *•
The sum of $167.50 was raised on
the general federation headquarters
debt from pledges made at this meet
ing through Mrs. Brantley’s pleading
that this debt be wiped out before the
Albany convention in 1927. She also
urged that Club women realize in the
beginning that the appoinment to of
fice is an honor, a responsibility and
a duty, and that before accepting
same it is necessary to weigh the
matter well, and afterward, let noth
ing hinder the furtherance of the ob
ligation. She also pointed out the need
of clubwomen reading and following
the official club page in the Constitu
tion. The findings o fthe member
ship committee, composed of Mrs. A.
H. Brenner, of Augusta, chairman;
Mrs. W. W .Stark of Commerce; Mrs.
Robert A. Heinsohn and Mrs. Alon
zo Richardson, both of Atlanta, will
be published at an early date on the
official club page.
It was voted to continue the Ella
F. V/hite memorial fund, pushing on
to the minimum goal of $25,000, with
Mrs. Z. I. Fitzpatrick, chairman of
the memorial fund. Mrs. S. V. San
ford, program chairman, proposed as
[S slogan for next year’s convention
in Albany, “Obliterate Illiteracy From
Georgia,” with Mrs. John K. Ottley
suggesting that “Rural Women” also
figure as an important subject of that
program. Mrs. Bolling Jones, chair
j man of perpetual scholarships, named
gifts and memorial tributes for Tal
i' lulah Falls Industrial School, report
ed the Passie Fenton Otteley endow
ment fund nearing it $30,000 mini
mum mark, and a $2,000 memorial
scholarship for the school given by
Mrs. Fenton Jones of Rome, in mem
ory of her little son. Mrs. H. P.
Wey, student aid chairman, stated
that this fund helped girls to help
themselves to help others.
The two scholarships of $25 each
given through the fifth district for
j rural women to attend the club in
stitute at the University of Georgia
I next July, by Mrs. John F. McDou-
I gald, of Atlanta, have been named
, the Nellie Peters Black and Ella F.
i Brantley scholarship, the former in
, memory of the donor’s mother, and
j the latter for Mrs. Brantley, the be
loved president of the federation, who
is entering upon her second term.
Miss Sparks Appointed
The appointment of Miss Julia
Sparks, of Atlanta, as state publicity |
chairman, met with the hearty apro- j
val of the board, this act serving |
to establish a firm foundation upon j
which the federation’s publicity can i
be established. Mrs. Lindsey John
son, of Rome, director for life, and
past president of the state federation
requested the women to write Gov
ernor Walker, not as clubwomen,
but as individuals, the necessity of re
establishing the Farmers Bulletin be
fore January 1.
The following district presidents
spoke during the luncheon: Mrs. R. E.
Lee, of Fitzgerald; Mrs. Henry M.
Bird, of Bowden; Mis. Oscar Pal
mour, of College Park; Mrs. Charles
M. McGarity, of Dallas; Mrs. J. W.
Gholston, of Comer; Mrs. J. E. Mc-
Elroy, of Norcross, and Mrs. W.B.
Mrs. W. W. Stark, of Commerce, read
Smith, of Tennille. The treasurer,
her report, and Mrs. R. A. Heinsohn
read the recording secretary’s report.
The new year books were distributed
to each member of the board.
THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
MRS. DEEN COMPLIMENTS
MRS. BRAGG AT BRIDGE TEA
Mrs. W. B. Bragg, who leaves the
first of the year for Brunswick, where
she will make her home, was the in
spiration of a lovely party given on
Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. H. A.
Deen at her home on Church street.
The rooms where the games were
played were beautifully decorated,
carrying out the holiday idea.
Beautiful prizes were given by the
hostess. The prize was awarded Mrs.
W. A. Jones, Jr.
Mrs. Deen, assisted by her charm
ing little sons, H- A. Jr. and Buddy,
served a delightful salad course to
the following guests: Mrs. Bragg,
Mrs. Leßoy Meadows, Mrs. Bob Poll,
W'inter Park, Fla.; Mrs. J. C. Austin,
Mrs. W. A. Jones, Jr., Mrs. T. W.
Timmerman, Mrs. N. O. Carter, Mrs.
A. J. Brundage, Mrs. John T. Ragan,
Mrs. J. W. Bracken, Mrs. T. C. Thomp
son, Mrs. O. D. Warthen, Mrs. Hal
Macon, Mrs. C. W. Somers, Mrs. A.
C. Jenkins, Mrs. Joe Phillips, Mrs.
Roscoe Ledford, Miss Lula Mae Lev
eritt, Miss Louise Mathews and Miss
Annie Wicker.
Those invited to call after the game
j were Mrs. Geo. Rountree and Mrs.
! J. E. Mercer.
W. B. M. S.
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! The W. M. S. held the regular busi
| ness and program meeting on Tues
i day p. m. Dec. 14th, at 3:30 o’clock,
at the church. Mrs. Williams open
-1 ed the business meeting with prayer.
! Circle reports were read by the sec
! retaries. A motion prevailed that
! the Circles should all help, if they saw
fit t odo so, raise the purse of which
' Dr. Brewton spoke on Sunday morn
ing as a Christmas offering to one of
the superameated pastors of he Dan
iell Association. Several other mat
ters of business were disposed of,
, followed by the program which was
.in charge of Circle 3.
j Opened with hymn, “I love to tell
j the story.” Subject—“ China’s Spir-
I ual Awakening.” Mrs. Bobbitt,
, Leader, read the scripture lesson, al
i so the Missionary Beatitudes and had
I many scripture references read bear
ing on the lesson.
Prayer by Mrs. Miller for the Mis
sionaries in China.
Personal work in China—Mrs. Wil
banks.
The Spiritual Awakening of China
—Mrs. J. W. Gunter.
China’s Day of Trouble—Mrs. Her
man McArhur.
I The Average Member—Mrs. Bob
bitt.
At the close of the program the
J Sunbeams and their Leader, Mrs. E.
j A. Blount gave us a little demonstra
! tion of their Christmas program, as
follows:
Song, “I’ll Be A Sunbeam.”
Reading, “An Angel’s Message”—
Margaret Blount.
Scripture Quotation—. Janette Da
[vis- ~ in. .
j Song, “Away in a Manger.”
! Reading, “The Wise Men”—June
j Bobbitt. . . -
| Scripture Recitation—Six Children
i Piano Solo—Helen Threlkeld.
I Santa Claus—Neolene Bobbitt.
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Mr. and Mrs. Johnson A. Bland
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Olin
to
Mr. Stanley N. Reeves
on Thursday afternoon, the thirtieth
of December
at five o’clock
Vidalia Baptist Church
Vidalia, Georgia
Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Findley spent
Tuesday in Savannah.
j Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bracken are
j now at home in their apartment, 109
Jackson street.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Reddick, and
Mrs. R. W. Oliver spent Wednesday
in Statesboro.
Miss Mamie Lou Reddick spent a
j few days last week in Millen as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sasser.
Mr. Jack Oplinger will leave Tues
day for his home in Philadelphia, to
spend the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Price are now
at home in their new bungalow on
Durden street.
Mr. H. P. Wilbanks and Mr. J. R.
Coombs were visitors to Savannah on i
Tuesday.
Mr. Claude Christian of Valdosta,
formerly of this city, was a visitor
to Vidalia on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Deen and child
ren spent Sunday in Douglas as the
guests of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Mcßride and
daughter have returned from Orlan
do, Fla. and are at home 606 Jack
son street.
Miss Elizabeth Price of Charlotte, '
N. C., arrived Sunday to spend the '
Christmas holidays as the guest of '
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Price.
Miss Sara Odom returned home
Friday from Sandersville where she !
spent a few days as the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. 0. L. Hudson.
Mrs. Bob Poole arrived Wednesday
from her home in Winter Park, Fla.
to be the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. B. Meadows.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Jacksn an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
December 4th, whom they will call
Edith.
Mr. and Mrs. Dominy and daughter,
Dorothy, of Dublin were the week- j
end guests of Mr .and Mrs. W. E.
W alker.
Mr. H. J. Donaldson and Mr. J. J. '
Donaldson of Dublin spent Wednes
day as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W.
E. Walker.
Mrs. E. T. Hagan left Wednesday
for Ohio where she will join her hus
band. She has been visiting Mrs.
T. E. Sikes here for sometime.
Dr. J. E. Mercer has returned from
a trip to Monticello, where he was
called to the bedside of his mother,
who is reported slightly improved. ,
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Mr. C. W. Smith, president of the
Blue Bell Fertilizer Company, of Sa
vannah, was a business visitor to
Vidalia on Tuesday.
The many friends of Mrs. Mcßride
will regret to learn that she continues
ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
V. B. Herring, 403 Jackson street.
Mrs. Pauline Vickers, of Daytona
Beach, Fla., arrived in the city Sun
day the 12th. to visit her sister, Mrs.
Carl Hodges.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Powell have
returned to their home in Albany,
: after being the weekend guests of
j their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
I Jenkins.
Miss Margaret Jones will arrive
Saturday from Gainesville, where she
is a student at Brenau College, to
spend the holidays as the guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jones, Jr.
D r> T. C. Thompson and Mrs.
Thompson have returned from Ha
vana, Cuba, where they went to at
tend a session of the Seaboard Rail-
Surgeons Association.
j Mr. E. A. Blount, Agent of the
! Seabord Air Line Railway at this
'place has returned from a trip to
Savannah where he went to attend
! a meeting pf the Safety Board of
! the organization, t? i I *»>
, Miss Eula Lee Peterson, a student
i of music in the Wesleyan Conserva
tory, Macon, will arrive Saturday:
‘to be the holiday guest of her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Wilbanks.
IN MEMORIAM
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Mrs. Fredie Blount departed this
life on Saturday eve about 4 o’clock
the 9 inst. of November 1926. She
was the beloved wife of Mr. M. J.
Blount of this city. She was laid to
rest in the New Vidalia Cemetery.
Dr. Brewton and 0. O. Williams of
this city funeralized her grave, with
quite a large crowd of people to wit
ness the last rites of her departure.
Mrs. Fredie Blount before her mar
j riage was the daughter of Mr. and
' Mrs. Levi Peel of Vidalia, Ga. Her
j father, Mr. Levi Peel, having pre
; ceded her to the grave quite a while
ago. Her dear old-aged mother, who
was still living with her at the time
of her death (caused by pneumonia)
is now 76 years old, and is quite fee
ble. Mrs. Fredie Blount was born
in Burke County, Ga. on May the 14,
1874, departed this life, November 8,
1926. She was 52 years, 6 months, ,
24 days old. She joined the Baptist j
church in Burke County at the age
of 14 years and was baptized by the
Rev. George T. Jackson. She moved
with her father to Vidalia in 1908
and married Mr. M. J. Blount short
ly after they came here.
She leaves an aged mother, one i
child and husband. Also four broth- |
ers and three sisters. One brother
in Oklahoma by the name of Boyd
Hi, being the baby child of the fam-
Ty. Two in Florida, Benton and
Percy. One in Milan, Ga., Sidney. ,
Those in Florida did not get the in
telligence therefor they were not
present at the funeral. Three sis- ■
ters, Lula, the wife of Mr. Tommie :
Lightfoot, near Millen, Ga., Mrs. Bes- ,
sie Ashmore of Liberty County, Mrs.
Eva Perry of Dublin, Ga.
Only a few of her family were pres
ent at the funeral.
This woman was a consistant
Christian lady, a great worker in
the Sunday school cause. Her mem
bership was at the Tabernacle Baptist
She tfas a woman possessed of
many Christian characteristics, very
industrious and a noble lady in her
community. She will be missed by
all who knew her besides her family.
God doeth all things well. He sent
his angel to her bedside and called
Fredie up higher. We trust to that
heavenly paradise where her spirit
will rest in ease with her Savior, Je
sus Christ. Jesus paid it all, all to
Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson
stain, He washed it white as snow.
We feel her spirit has been washed
by the blood of Christ and made as
white as snow. Asleep in Jesus,
blessed sleep, from which no mortal
tongue should weep. Fredie, thou art
gone from mother, but in memory
you will linger still.
This is written by one who knew
her.
H. B. W.
Funds To Be Mailed
To Georgia Schools
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 14. —Checks for
$501,675.19, or approximately ten
per cent of the state school apropria
tion will be mailed out this week to
Georgia schools, State Superintendent
Fort E. Land has announced.
This is the third cash payment
which has ben made to the schools
j this fall, totaling $1,500,000, or 30
I per cent of the state school appro
‘ priation. The remainder of the state
school fund will not be available till
sometime in January, Mr. Land said.
Os the amount being paid to the
schools this week. $382,471.06 will
go to the various counties, while
i $119,204.13 will be paid to towns and
cities, the requisition at the state
treasurer’s office shows.
The largest county payment this
week will be Bibb and Chatham coun-
I ties, each of which will receive checks
for $20,00, it was stated. Other
counties to receive large checks in
clude Emanuel, $17,600, Burke, $lO,-
000; Cherokee, $10,00; Richmond,
$9,672.32; Appling, $8,00; Cotquit,
$8,624.05; Screven, $8,222.18 and
Clayton, SB,OOO.
Among the seventy odd towns and
cities participating in the fund. At
i lanta leads in the amount to be paid,
her apportionment being $30,000.
Other city apportionments include
Columbus, SIO,OO Athens, $5,500;
Thomasville, $4,00: Rome, $3,00, Val
dosta, $2,900; Griffin, $2,700; Moul
trie, $1,600; and Cordele, $842.84.
Southerns Corn Cup
Is Won By North
Carolina Grower
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Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 16.—Rowan
county, North aCrolina, has the hon
or of winning the handsome silver
cup, offered by the Southern Railway
System to the grower of the beat
ten ears of corn produced in Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Ken
j lucky or Tennessee, the trophy hav-
Fig been awarded to J. A. Pattefsotf 1
of China Grove.
The awrd was made by a commit
tee of experts, consisting o i C. X.
Mooers, (lirector, Agricultural Ex
periment Station, Knoxville, Tenn.,
Prof. J. F. Duggar, Alabama Experi
ment Station, Auburn Alabama.; and
W. C. Lassetter, editor, The Pro
gressive Farmer, Birmingham, Ala.,
which met in the office of Roland
Turner, general agricultural agent
for the Southern in Atlanta on De
cember 8. The names of the exhibi
tors were unknown to the judges.
Mr. Patterson’s exhibit which had
won first prize at the Central Caro
lina fair at Grensboro, was one of
eighteen which had qualified to com
pete for the Southern’s cup by win
ning first prize at leading fairs. Hit
name will be engraved on the cup,
along with that of Willie Patton Bo
land of Newberry county, S. C., who
won it last year, and it will remain in
his possession until the winner for
next year is announced. {
Though the competition was keen,
the judges were unanimous in their
decision and in announcing the award
expressed gratification at the high
character of the exhibits submitted
to them, and added, “We want es
pecially to commend the Southern
Railway on this effective means of
awakening a consciousness of the im
portance of corn in southern agri
culture and the importance of im
proving the quality and productive
ness of the varieties adapted to thia
region. The annual award of thia
cup will serve as an inspiration to
growers and breders to secure the
best for Southern conditions and to
maintain high standards in quality
and yield.’
A Market For Fowls
Bring your Chickens, Ducks, Geese,
Turkeys and all kinds of Hides to the
Express Office and M. M. Dunford
will pay you cash for same.