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VOL. 1
iEKEMTH DISTRICT K. OF P.
ENTERTAINED 01 LOCAL LOOSE
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►ythians Spend a Day In Cartersville And
Bring With Them a Good Fellowship
Which Makes a Happy Banquet.
The seventh District Convention of
nights of Pythias, held in Carters-
He last Thursday, April 26, was one
the best attended and most highly
ijoyable in the history of the order,
brought to Cartersville citizens and
vthians of prominence throughout
ie state and their stay in Cartersville
ld hospitable entertainment will be
ng remembered by local and visiting
nights.
In addition to the regular buisness
eetins held by the convention at the
iero kee Club rooms during the after
,on, Cartersville Lodge No. 42 held
special meeting in honor of the dis
iguished guest of the occasion,
;o rge C. Schaufele, chancellor of
; orgia, at which work in the first
id third ranks was administered and
hich closed with a banquet with up
irds of one hundred covers and
hich did not break up until the “wee
na’ hours of the morning.”
Distinguished Guests.
Attending the convention from a dis
uce were: George C. Schaufele, of
igusta, chancellor of Georgia; Ben
min D. Brantley, of Blackshear, a
omineut business man of South
!orgia and supreme representative;
H. Leopold, of Savannah, keeper
records and seals; Jesse M. Wood,
and outer guard, Atlanta; and W. G.
oore, of Atlanta, and the several rep
sentatives of lodges of the Seventh
strict. These arrived on the morn
g trains and by motor during the
irning and early afternoon hours,
and when the division assembled at
30 a large representation was found
be present.
The Convention.
The convention was called to order
J. M. Field, Jr., chancellor com
mder of the Cartersville Lodge, and
e first feature of the program was
e singing of “America” by the dele
tes.
Mr, Field then arose and made an
xiuent address of welcome to the
siting delegates, extending every
stirance of a feeling of warm and
mpathetie welcome. He called upon
iyor Paul Gilreath to deliver an ad
ess of welcome upon the part of
e city, which was accordingly done
Mr. Gilreath’s usual happy style.
J. S. Edwards, of Buchanan, de
ered a happy response in which ho
bed that he had felt the welcome
and experienced the hospitality he
re it was spoken and in a happy and
licitous manner made a splendid re
onse. Following this, Mr. Field call
upon 0. T. Peeples, representing
e Chamber of Commerce. This was
llowed by B. D. Brantley, of Black
er, who during the course of the
1' proved to be a wonderfully well
formed Pythian and a truly patriotic
and thorough going gentleman in all
s Pects. His talks during the after
on at the convention and in the
ooing at the lodge meeting were
n °ng the most instructive ever heard
ire by Pythians and will be treasured
[ d long remembered by all who were
osent.
jMr Field then called upon L. W.
r Ves . president of the Seventh Dis-
F ct Convention, to take charge of
e meeting. Mr. Reeves, upon assum-
F chair, stated that one reason
r J he had been elected to this office
pear ago was because the president
r s Eu PPosed not to do any talking
13 f hi s was found to be the only
|®® Us available by which he could be
Rented from doing It was dis
lVered, however, during the progress
the meeting, that even this office
ls sufficient to curb Mr. Reeves but
? liahtly as he persisted, time and
ln ; in f aking part in the discussion
. !n happy sallies introduced and
e ' e to the various speakers upon
m o,;, motions and matters of busi-
Bs transacted.
ow ard E. Felton acted as sec
to which office he has been
[ 3r Cf,ns ecutively for the last four
atid was re-elected again this
10lp p, ' or t from the various lodges
and them to be in unusually fine
*s. ° n wlth the proper spirit and
L k a fraternal purpose. A
r °f items of business were dis-
T HE BARTOW TRIBUNE
(TRIBUNE VOL 7, NO. 10)
-posed of and finally the election of
officers took place which resulted in
the selection of the following:
President—H. S. McColman, Buc
hanan.
Vice-President—Ralph Webber, Lin
dale.
Secretary—Howard E. Felton.
Chaplain—J. S. Edwards, Buchanan.
Sergeant at Arms—Ernest Dillard,
Calhoun.
Inner Warden —J. W, Duncan, Rome.
Outer Warden —C. M. Chamlee,
Adairsville.
Marietta was eslected for the hold
ing of next year’s convention.
Thereupon the convention adjourned
and attended the Dixie Theatre, to
which tickets were extended by the
Cartersville Lodge to the visiting del
egates.
In the meantime, a number of dele
gates were taken on automobile rides
throughout the city, to the mines and
various points of interest and every
thing done to give them a pleasant
feeling of warmth and welcome.
Special Meeting Cartersville Lodge.
During the evening the members of
the Cartersville Lodge turned out en
masse at Castle Hall, together with
the many delegates from the visiting
lodges. It was planned to furnish de
gree work in the first and third de
gree, Air. Joe Nelson taking the first
rank and Mr. Pascal, of Calhoun was
administered the third rank during the
evening. The program of the evening’s
work was as follows:
Program.
Opening ceremonies.
Introduction of Grand Chancellor of
Georgia, Geo. C. Schaufele, and asso
ciate Grand Lodge Officers —By L. W.
Reeves, acting G. M. at A.
TEAM.
Work in the rank of Pago.
C. C.—C. M. Milam.
V. C.—J. M. Field, Jr.
P. —N. A. Bradley.
M. of W.—M. G. Dobbins.
K. of R. & S—H. E. Felton.
M. of F. —J. B. Lewis.
M. of E.—W. H. Wikle.
M. at A. —L. L. Landers.
I. G. —J. R. Roberts.
O. G.—P. H. Word.
Quartette —Paul Gilreath, A. B. Cun
yus, W. F. Wallace, J. B. Howard.
TEAM.
Work in the rank of Knight.
Master at Arms —L. L. Landers.
Monitor —N. A. Bradley.
Pythagoras—W. Akerman.
Senators —W. Akerman, N. A. Brad
ley, J. M. Field, Jr., H. E. Felton, J. B.
Howard, W. F. Wallace, W. T. Town
send, W. H. Wikle, -Paul Gilreath, W.
H. Field.
Scribe —W. Ernest Smith.
Headsman —J. W. Stanford.
Axmen —T. W. Simpsoil, O. T. Peep
les.
Captain of the Guards —H. W. How
ard.
Guards—F. W. Knight, C. L. Collins,
C. E. Day, W. W. Daves, J. A. Monfort,
J. R. Henderson.
Attendants —R. W. Knight, J. B.
Lewis.
Herald —A. B. Cunyus.
King—C. M. Milam.
Stage Manager—R. Pyron.
Electrician—E. W. Robinson.
Armorer —W. F. Wallace.
Organist—J. W. Jones.
Banquet.
Decidedly the event of the day was
the banquet which was Served at
about eleven o’clock and which lasted
until after two o’clock “in the morn
ing.” Perhaps no one attending this
banquet can remember ever having
been present at one which was more
complete and better worked out to the
smallest detail than this one. The
banquet hall was quite too small for
the large number present, but even
this worked out pleasantly in that it
brought each one into close contact
with the other and Inspired the speak
ers to talk with more spirit. The oc
casion took on the form of a patriotic
event. The stars and stripes were used
for decorative purposes. Greenwoodjs
Band, here during the past week, vol
(Continued on page ten.)
THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
CABTERSVIELE, GA., MAY 3, 1917
10 BED CROSS
PUBPOSEDF MEETING
Women Called To Meet At
Cherokee Club To Or
ganize For War.
All who are members of the Ameri
can Red Cross, all who wish to be
members, and all who wish to be in
formed as to the scope and plans of
the organization are urged to attend
the meeting to be held Tuesday after
noon at three o’clock at the Cherokee
Club room. There will be addresses by
prominent men and women and prac
tical demonstrations of the, work of
the Red Cross by Surgeon Irwin Al
mand, of the Medical Corps of the
Fifth Georgia Regiment.
There will be appointed at this meet
ing the executive committee and a
citizen’s committee, who will actively
represent the Chapter in enlisting the
co-operation of the important interests
of the community. Headquarters will
be established where members will be
enrolled and dues received.
A full list of members will be pub
lished each week in the columns of
The Tribune-News.
It is your Red Cross, founded to aid
in the prevention and alleviation of
human suffering in times of war and
peace—an organization of the people
—by the people, for the people—a part
of your life and your inheritance as
an American.
President Wilson says: ‘‘This or
ganization of our countrymen has
brought relief to every nation in The
Great War.
“Its skilled workers have cared for
the wounded of every army, have gone
through the desolate Siberian plains
to bring help to thousands of prison
ers, have fought disease in pestilent
ridden Serbia, and have brought hope
to countless non-combatants, men,
women and children. Wherever these
Red Cross men and women go they
are carrying their message that Amer
icans cannot rest without seeking to
relieve such suffering.”
The Red Cross stands for service.
The Red Cross means relief. Its work
is not cold, over-cautious nor statisti
cal. It labors for humanity and in the
highest sense its labor is without
money and without praise.
Come Tuesday afternoon and give
your name as a member of this great
Volunteer Society now authorized by
this government to render aid to its
land and naval forces in time of war.
The president of the United States
is at the head of it. Foreign countries
recognize and respect it and its en
sign in peace and war. It belongs to
you. It is a volunteer organization of
the people of the United States for
your protection. If you propose to help
the wounded in Flanders or to prepare
against the day when we may need
help ourselves; if you are inclined to
come to the rescue and affliction of
the people in this country, or any
where else for the Red Cross covers
the world, the only official and patrio
tic method possible is to join the Red
Cross. If you belong, you help. If not,
you are among those that bear the
blame for the fact that the Japanese
have seven members to our one and
ten millions in gold to our one.
Cherokee Club Room, Tuesday af
ternoon, May Bth, three o’clock.
“Join Now.’’
GRADUATING CLASS HEARS
AWARD OF HONORS.
The Cartersville high school faculty
on Tuesday announced the speakers
and award of honors among the grad
uating class and these will take part
on the program at commencement.
The honor pupils are as follows: First
—Joseph Scheuer; second Fred
Smith; third—C. T. Conyers; fourth—
Lotie Wylie. The assignment of speak
ers includes the honor pupils and Lew
is Peeples who will deliver an oration.
The Board of Education has not yet
announced who will deliver the liter
ary address. This is a distinct honor
which the school authorities confer
upon some citizen of the state and an
nouncement will likely be made within
the next few r days. The exercises will
take place at the tabernacle Tueslav
evening, May 29, closing with the
| award of diplomat by President C M.
I Milam of the Board of Education.
CMipi 10 BE
PUT ON BY Y. N. C. 1
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Splendid Array Of Orators,'
Publicists And Musical
Attractions.
, A big seven days’ Chautauqua will
be given in Cartersville commencing
May 17th, under the auspices and for
the benefit of the Young Men’s Chris
tian Association, of Cartersville. En
gaged for the week is the National
Lincoln Chautauqua System, of Chica
go, who have a great list of fine lec
turers, men of national repute and au
thority, and various other features of
educational and entertainment value.
Indulged in that which comes to Car
tersville is the Ellis Brooks Concert
Band of twenty-five pieces, the Hippie
Orchestra, Craven Orchestra and other
musical and entertainment organiza
tions. Vice-President Marshall will be
among those who will make addresses.
It is planned here to make this
Chautauqua a great patriotic event
and the installation of the national
spirit. The music for the occasion will
largely consist of the patriotic airs
and the orators and speakers will
dwell upon, in large measure, our du
ties in the present crisis.
Mr. Roy L. Harvey, advance repre
sentative of the Lincoln Chautauquas,
spent several days in the city placing
advertising matter and assisting the
Y. Mi C. A, in getting up their ticket
sale, iwhich is to be prosecuted with
vigor, The following officers and com
mittee chairmen were elected last Fri
day night by the Y. M. C. A. directors
to handle the big Chautauqua which
the association is sponsoring: Presi
dent, R. Pyron; vice-president, L. G.
Kames; secretary, W. C. Henson,
treasurer, Dr. C. H. Griffin, chairman
of grounds committee, W. C. Walton;
entertainment, J. W. Vaughan; adver
tisinf, £>; T. Peeples.
SAFETY FIRST EXHIBIT
MADE BY N. C. & ST. L. RY.
For two days this week the Nash
ville, Chattanooga & St.. Louis Railway
has been furnishing an exhibit in the
form of a motion picture to the public
with the purpose of setting forth the
g’-eat principles of the safety first pro
gram which the employees and man
agement of this road have been giv
ing much attention to within the last
few years.
The car was side tracked here and
the public invited to witness the pic
ture. It was not only through the teach
ings of the picture itself, but by fur
nishing data and information relating
to all features of the safety first cam
paign that the car performed a service.
The aim to be employed is more care
upon the part of the public and em
ployees as well in doing away with
preventable accidents and mishaps.
On Tuesday afternoon the members
of the Cherokee Club were invited and
attended in large numbers.
MASONS ENTERTAIN
DISTINGUISHED GUEST.
The Masonic lodge of Cartersville
held an important meeting Tuesday
night, the guest of the occasion being
Grand Master Frank O. Miller, of Fort
Valley, grand master of the supreme
lodge of Georgia. Mr. Miller was on
his way to Rome where he delivered
an important address on Wednesday
and was induced to spend the night in
Cartersville and participate in confer
ring the third degree upon E. E. Adair,
Ed Hall, Jack Spence, C. D. Kitchens
and J. C. Shaw.
A large membership of the lodge
was present, together with Past Mas
ters R. I. Battle, of Pine Log lodge; J.
B. Crawford, and G. W. Battle, of Cass
ville lodge. After the ceremonies and
ritual of the evening were finished, re
freshments were served and a most
pleasant social occasion followed.
ALL DAY SINGING AT
ROWLAND SPRINGS.
There will be an all day singing at
Rowland Springs the second Sunday
in May to which the public is cordially
invited. Singers from all over the
county will be present as well as those
from elsewhere, and the hospitable cit
izens of the Rowland Springs com
munity will delight to see all their
friends from over the county present
on this occasion.
(NEWS VOL 34, NO. 19)
CIII OF CARTERSVILLE CONTRACTS
WITH GEORGIA RAH A POWER CO.
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Electric Energy To Be Furnished At a
Claimed Saving Of $5,000 to SIO,OOO
Annually With Right to Cancel.
Beginning June Ist, the Georgia
Railway & Power Company will fur
nish the electric energy for Carters
ville for all private and public light
and power purposes.
It has been known that for several
weeks the city commissioners have
been in tenative negotiation with the
Georgia Railway & Power Company
which ultimately led to a proposal
made by the latter company. The city
commissioners, viewing with alarm
the rapid increase in the cost of opera
tion its steam plant, saw in prospect
a yet greater increase through the ad
vance made through coal prices. Hav
ing a contract which expires within
the next thirty days and which sup
plied the city with coal at a cost of
about $2.70 a ton delivered, it is be
lieved now that coal cannot be pur
chased by the city for less than $4.25
a ton delivered. This is what is known
as steam coal and it is understood that
the price of No. 2 run of mines steam
coal is now three dollars a ton at the
mines, which with a freight rate into
Cartersville of $1.25 a ton would make
the cost of the coal delivered in Car
tersville $4.25 a ton. Since the city
uses about 3,800 to 4,000 tons of coal
a year in the operation of its electric
plant, this would mean an item of in
crease in coal alone of approximately
five thousand dollars.
Georgia Railway & Power Company
Makes Proposal.
The city commissioners, having
been made a written proposal by the
Georgia Railway & Power Company
to furnish electricity delivered at its
plant here at a certain price, employed
Engineer Ely, of Atlanta, •to make a
test of the plant here for the purpose
of ascertaining what it cost to produce
Electricity at the plant. Mr. Ely found
that the city was producing electricity
at the plant at a cost of about 1.7
cents a k. w., whereas the Georgia
Railway & Power Company agreed to
furnish power delivered at the same
place for 1.03 cents per k. w. Mr. Ely,
therefore, calculated the difference
and found that the power company’s
proposal would save the city approxi
mately $4,785 a year, based on last
year’s prices for their product and to
pay for material that goes toward pro
ducing the power; and, coal prices be
ing maintained at the present price of
$4.25 a ton, the city would be saving
upward of SIO,OOO a year.
Meeting of Citizens.
Viewing the proposal with favor, but
preferring to have the endorsement of
public sentiment, a meeting of citi
zens was called by the commissioners
to be held at the court house last Mon
day evening and circulars were issued
to this effect. Quite a number of citi-
REV. J. W. HAM TO PREACH
TWICE NEXT SUNDAY HERE.
Rev. J. W. Ham will preach twice
in Cartersville next Sunday, during
the morning hour at the Sam Jones
Memorial church upon invitation of
Rev. John G. Logan, pastor, and at
the evening service at the First Bap
tist church.
Much interest centers in Mr. Ham,
not only because of his pulpit oratory
and his services in the evangelistic
field in various parts of the nation,
but because alsd of his kinship to a
prominent citizen of Cartersville, Mr.
Ham being a brother of W. J. Ham,
of this city.
Rev. and Mr. Ham will be the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ham while here
and leave next Monday for North
Carolina, where be will hold a series
of meetings, after which he conducts
an important meeting on Fifth Avenue
in New York City. He has just closed
a series of meetings in Chicago and
in Tennessee.
The people of Cartersville will be
favored with an opportunity next Sun
day to hear Mr. Ham at the two
churches where he will preach.
The subject for the morning will be
“Walking With God,” and a feature
of the musical program will be a vocal
duet sung by Mesdames J. W. and W.
J. Ham.
zens responded to the call and attends
ed the meeting.
Mayor Gilreath presided and stated
the purpose of the meeting, which was
to consider the proposal of the Georgia
Railway & Power Company to fur
nish electric energy for light and pow
er purposes and to do away with the
operation of the city’s plant. He stated
that Mr. Ely was present and had a
report to submit after investigation of
the proposed contract as well as the
city’s plant. Mr. Ely arose and read a
comprehensive and carefully prepared
report on the subject and showing tbe
facts as above stated.
Thereupon some discussion arose
and the making of the contract was
opposed by W. H. and J. M. Field, who
questioned the fairness of computing
tbe city’s consumption of power at the
“peak” instead of the actual amount
of power consumed. They also brought
into question the wisdom of abandon
ing a plant in which some thirty or
forty thousand dollars had been in
vested on account of the present high
prices of coal, which in their opinion
may fluctuate in time so as to become
normal again within a short period of
time.
This was answered by the engineer,
who stated that a clause in the con
tract gave the city the right to ter*
minate and cancel the agreement at
and time it became unsatisfactory in
its working, and Mr. Collier, repre
senting the power company, being
present, stated that the company did
not want anything other than satis
fied customers and that they proposed
to stay in business only through ser
vice rendered satisfied customers;
hence, the clause which gave the city
the to terminate the contract at
any time giving sixty days notice.
Resolution Adopted.
It appeared to be the sense of the
meeting, as expressed by a large ma-
Ijority of those present, to accept the
contract and to request the city com
missioners to ratify the contract and
recommended that the city accept it,
and a motion to this effect made by
W. W. Daves was carried by a large
majority.
On June Ist the Georgia Railway &
Power Company will furnish the pow
er at the elqctric plant from which
j oint it will be distributed by the city
as heretofore, the city commissioners
having executed the contract on be
half of the city.
The city commissioners did not ex
press themselves upon th© question
as to whether any rates would be re
duced, simply stating that should this
contract not be entered Into the city
would likely be compelled to increase
the rates to consumers.
PURE AIR ASSURED PATRONS
OF DIXIE THEATRE.
Perhaps the most important im
provement yet made by Mr. E. W.
Gould was completed this week when
he installed in the Dixie Theatre a
notary fan which sucks out of the audi
torium of the theatre the confined air
so that fresh air can take its place.
The machine for this purpose has been
placed just in front of the stage, be
neath the surface of the floor. It is
operated by a three horse power motor
and the machine is capable of renew
ing the air in the room nine times a
minute.
Tests made in the presence of wit
nesses this week proved the efficiency
of the machine. The motor was start
ed, the fan thereby placed in motion
and at the other end of the auditorium
the portiere curtains immediately
drawn toward the fan and hung at an
angle 20 to 25 degrees, thus proving
that the air of the room w r as drawn
out by the fan and forced out of the
building.
This appliance therefore becomes
valuable in that it is assursvico that
fresh air is being furnished the pa
trons of the theatre and that no pois
onous atmosphere can remain in the
room while the fan js in motion.
NO. 5