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everybody clean up and paint up next week
VOL. 6
CLEAN UP AND PAINT UP NEXT WEEN
AND MANE GARTERSVILLE BEAUTIFUL
Preparedness For Cleanliness and Health
Inspires City Government And Civic
Bodies To Do Active Work.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, The health and beauty of our city should be, and is.
•he paramount question with which we have to. deal, and to remedy
our conditions iwill require concerted action and hearty co-operation;
and,
WHEREAS, The Board of Commissioners of said city have de
clared their intention of having the entire city thoroughly cleaned up
and all unsanitary and unsightly conditions promptly and efficiently
abated; and,
WHEREAS, Said Board of Commissioners will devote an entile
eek for purposes aforesaid, and will use the entire city force to ac
complish the ends desired;
I, therefore, as Mayor of said city, in conformity with special in
unctions of said Beard of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim the
week of April 17th through 22d, as clean up week in said city, and ask
t he hearty co-operation of every resident of said city. It is desired that
every premise in said city shall be thoroughly cleaned of all trash,
i arbage, tin cans, olid bottles, and all other unsanitary or unsightly
conditions removed, and brought to the front gate, that the city foices
• :ay easily and promptly remove saime during this week, and that every
premise shall be thoroughly sprinkled with lime or sanitary powders,
and forever thereafter be kept in as perfect a state of sanitation as
possible, that the city inspector, who will make regular inspections in
the future will not be forced to take action against anyone. We ar
expecting, and hope to have the co-operation of everyone in our efforts
to clean up and beautify the city at this time, and in the future to
maintain greatly improved conditions in this respect. This April 12th,
1916.
PAUL GILREATH, Mayor.
Nt xt week is an important week in
Cartersville. The board of commis
sioners of the city of Cartersville has
designated it as “Clean Up and Paint ;
I p Week” and to this end tender ev
ery aid, both as to material and
spirit, to make Cartersville clean and
to keep it clean.
In co-operation, with the city author
ity. the business interests, of Car
tn'.-ville are lending aid and assis
tant The business man has come to
know that cleanliness is an asset and
tka before a town can be made beau
tiful it must first be made clean.
Hence the good business man realizes
th.n when once this town is made at
tractive in appearance it will be re
membered by all who visit our town;
its people will take a pride and inter
est in the care and keep of their prem
ises, and all grades and classes of
society will endeavor to make every
thing pertaining to home, comfortable
and attractive.
The civic and commercial organiza
tioi of the city are co-operating. The
Chamber of Commerce has given it
its active aid and support and its of
ficers are seeking in every way to en
courage the campaign in order that
(’artersville may be considered one of
the cleanest and freest of filth of any
town in Georgia.
The Cherokee Club of women deem
i their highest duty to clean up the
town, the home they live in, and thus
to be considered as good housekeep
ers. Its president, Mrs. Oscar T. Peep
les, has appointed a list of committees
"hich embraces every member of the
club and assigns to each some parti
cular work to do.
All these forces co-operating togeth
er makes for a certainty that a cam
paign for cleanliness' next week will
t>e on in Cartersville the equal of
w hich has never been undertaken here
before.
The citizens of Cartersville consider
dirt and trash a demon and are de
termined that it should be driven out
of our city. They consider it a breed
ei of disease. Dust, waste paper,
:tj sv ( -s, chips, rags, old shoes, tin cans
aml similar articles, which have lost
fn ir usefulness, are to be carried
fiiun the city limits so that smooth
aces, green lawns, flowers, bright
f .ors and cleanliness shall take their
place and hurst forth into full view,
a war upon flies, filth, and every
hater of sickness and bad health.
• ery housewife, every store-keeper,
. office man, every owner of or
r in a shop, is urged to join in
"oik of cleaning up and getting
’ iash; rake it out, shake it out
fake it out and pile it where the
wagon can call for It and
fit; ,1 * lis tel& Phone number will be
■ tin city hall, and a ready response
kinn ' urf! Ven to <N of this
little v Ule We are at 5t - let us do a
p litti n ’ M ' ing U P- a little painting up,
a ,m,e putung ° f
vote ' citizen <> f Cartersville de
■work r / flayS of next w oek to the
l '' , ng Cartersville eiean and
THE BARTOW TRIBUN jl
attractive to the end that when we
look upon our streets we will find
them free of rubbish and trash, and
when we look over into our neighbor’s
yard, we will find him, as he will find
u®, busily engaged in making our
places clean and attractive.
There is no higher duty for citizens
to perform. It means self preservation.
It means an interest in our neighbors.
It means a patriotic purpose to serve
our town and to serve each other in
a mest practical and beneficial way.
Community health is more important
than neighborly ethics. It is more im
portant than courteous manners. It is
more important than wealth or social
station, ot success in the material af
fairs of life. Let not a single foot of
ground or building escape our atten
tion. See that the streets are made
clean. See that the sidewalks are
cleared of obstructions. See that the
carpets are taken up and knocked out.
See that the damp cellars and base
ments are ventilated and that lime is
used freely. See that the hallways, are
made free of obstacles. See that the
floors are scrubbed and the wood work
is to become acquainted with soap and
water. Clean the windows and open
; them wide. Let the sunshine in from
basement to attic.
The citizens of Cartersvillle have
! shown themselves able to meet and to
; contend with every problem of life,
i This is one which has met with too
1 little attention and to which has been
' given too little thought. Let this be
a campaign for health and cleanliness.
‘ Let it, be one that will be a fight to
1 the finish. let us begin on the first
! day of the week and continue through
| until the last day of the week. And
I then let us see how attractive it is to
! live in clean homes, in clean yards,
j upon a clean street, and in a clean
j town.
Once we are made clean we can eas
ily see to it that it is kept clean.
We print at the head of this article
the proclamation of Mayor Paul Gil
; reath, issued at the instance of the
I entire beard of commissioners, and in
1 charge of the work being Commission
-1 er R. W. Landers. The Cherokee Club
has appointed the following commit
! tees, and, having never failed in any
undertaking, it is a guarantee that
the work which the club has assigned
; to itself will be nobly and well per
formed:
General Chairman:
Mrs. R. H. Renfroe.
General Committee:
Mrs. J. W. Knight, Mrs. A. O. Gran
ger, Mrs. A. T. Calhoun, Mrs. J. W.
Jones, Mrs. Attaway, Mrs. J. G.
Logan. Mrs. Paul Gilreath, Mrs. J.
G. Greene.
Local Sanitary Laws:
Mrs. J. R. Whitaker, Miss Ohr strn -*
Lumifkin, Mrs. L. B. Ledbetter.
Vis’d; Public Buildings:
Mrs. C. L. McGinty, Mrs. John W.
L. Brown, Mrs. Paul Akin, Mrs. C.
M. Milam. Mrs. Prince Lewis, Miss
Jessie Burton.
Visit Grocery Stores:
Mrs. J. W. Vaughan, Mrs. W. M.
CARTERSVILLE. GA., APRIL 13. 191 G
DOWE'S CIRCUS PERFORMANCE
PLEASES GREAT AUDIENCE
Showmen Furnish Fine Exhibition In Skill
And Endeavor And Show Wonderful
Menagerie In Big Tents.
Cartersville was in holiday attire [
.last Tuesday. The occasion for this j
celebration and practical suspension
of business, was the annual visit of
Howe’s Grsat Loudon Shows, and the
throngs which packed the large tent ■
at both afternoon and night perform
ances were highly pleased with every
act in the three hour program. The ;
big circus arrived in the city with a
maze of glory,, as the long sections of
trains were met by hundreds of peo
ple, and the new cars presented a very
attractive appearance. When the show
began unloading from the long string
cif cars, many comments were heard on
•the condition and attractive ness cf all
the wagons and other equipment.
With lightening rapidity the trains
were unloaded and there was a steady
stream of wagons enroute to the show
grounds. The tents sprang up like
mushrooms and everyone wondered
how such a transformation could oc
cur within such a short space of time.
The Parade.
While most of the people expected
to see a good parade they were greatly
surprised at the length and beauty of
the pageant of the Howe's treat Lon
don Shows as it passed along the prin
j cipal streets of the city. There were
! three hands, in addition to the steam
and air calliopes, and the usual clown
band whose capers and comic music
■ kept the spectators in an uproar all
the time. .The most beautiful costumes
ever seen here with any circus, we* e
worn by' the ladies and men and a
great many of the horses were very
fine specimens of the thorough!)! ed
Keutucky .blue grass stock. The draJ’t
horses also came in for much atten
tion on account of their condition and
fine appearance. The long six, eight
and ten horse teams, were full of life
and the Howe’s show is indeed fortu
nate in i tosses sing such a wonderful
and valuable collection of horse flesh.
In length, gorgeous costumes, flashy
wagons, open dens of almost every
specie animal known to the wildernes-.
and the big main circus band of 40
MeCafferty, Mrs. Omar, Mrs, L. B.
Womelsdorf, Mrs, L. J. Bradley,
Mrs. Henry Milner, Mrs. Clarence
Taff.
Dry Goods:
Mrs. Colquitt Finley, Mrs. Buford
Gieene, Mrs. L. G. Hames, Mrs. H.
R. Maxwell, Mrs. Horace Howard,
Mis. Garnette Greene.
Other Stores and Factories:
Mrs. John Lewis, Mrs. Robert Gil
reath. Mrs. Ed Cole, Mrs. Ed Strick
land, Jr., Mrs. C. L. Collins, Mrs. P.
C Flemister, Miss Hattie Gibbons,
Mrs. L. D. Munfcrd.
Yards to be Entered for Prizes:
Mrs. J. M. Smith, Miss Clyde Galt.
Mrs. Hill Jolly.
Colored People’s Yards:
Mrs. Thomas Lumpkin, Mrs. D. B.
Freeman, Mrs. G. H. Aubrey.
Churches and Schools:
Mrs. W. C. Griffin, Mrs. W. A. Dodd.
Mrs! Jack Hill, Mrs. Edgar Kelley,
Miss Pearl Goodwin, Mrs. J. H. Wof
ford, Mrs. J. P- Adair, Miss Ethel
Griffin, Miss Lydia Jackson.
Proper Street Receptacles and Best
Style of Garbage Can for Private Use:
Mrs. Emory’ Vaughan, Mrs W. A.
Leake, Mrs. Connor Pittard, Mrs.
Radebaugh, Mrs. R. E. Adair, Miss
Eva Happoldt.
Inspect Streets and Alleys.
Mrs. J. N. Weems. Miss Maggie
Irick Mrs. Wilbur Ham. Mrs. Hamp
ton Field. Mrs. J. P- Gaines Mrs.
Madison Milam, Mrs. Clark Griffin.
Miss Adel Taylor, Mrs. v '- A -
Brown, Mrs. Bernard Herring. Mrs.
R. M. Gaines. Mrs. Zim Jackson
Mrs. A. J. Collins. Mrs. Harris Cope.
Mrs. M. L. Conyers. Mrs. Levi
Reeves, Miss Laura R berts . Mr, ‘ i
W. D. Rowland. Mrs. Tom Simpson, ,
Mrs. James Stanford. Mrs. B. L. .
Vaughan, Mrs. W. C. Walton.
Depots: , ..... „ I
Mrs. Sam How-ell. Mrs J. A- ’ ’ j
Mrs. Howell Dodd, Miss El a : ee .
Advertising:
Miss Emily Daves. Mrs. Artha
Franks. Kira. Will Satterfield, Mrs.
Cliff Dodgen, Mrs. Walter Burton.
Miss Mildred Matthews, Miss AdeTe
Taylor.
musicians, the parade was equal to
that of Ringland Bros, in every 7 parti
cular and it can not he exaggerated
upon. It was fine, very fine and that
covers the story of the parade.
The Performance.
Too much favorable comment can
not be made on the program of the big
performance. It was a thriller from
start to finish and there is no question
ing the fact that it was the best big
show which has visited Cartersville.
Among the greatest things witnessed
were the big herd of wonderfully train
ed elephants, in charge of Percy Phil
lips, late of the Wallace and Hagen
back circus; Bennett'S trained seals,
Howe’s big SIO,OOO act; Avalon troupe
cf tight wire walkers, consisting of 4
ladies and 3 gentlemen; Geo. Hamid’s
troup cf Royal Arabs, 15 in number
whose acrobatic stunts have mystified
millions on two continents; the Cor
reia troupe of bareback riders; Cecil
Lewanda and .John Correia, the only
living bareback riders who turn a com
plete backward somersault on horse
back: Miss Wella Jeanette, queen of
the sawdust ring and a bareback rider
in a class by herself; LeDare-Warner
Trio fancy bicycle riders, who took the
crowds by storm witli their clever
work; Riley, in great hand balancing
; feats, one of the great acrobatic won
| tiers of the circus world today; the fa
| naous Nyeno troupe of 25 wonderful
acrobats, tumblers, jugglers, pole ba'-
ancers, wire walkers and trapeze ar
tists; Hcwe's troupe of $30,000 high
school horses ridden by R. H. Dockrell,
John Smith, Miss Della Jennette, Miss
Telu Robinson, Mrs. Adkins and Mrs.
Engard: Secirs Bros., Hans and Hans
and Two Silverlakes, who performed
aerial acts of hair raising variety;
Riley Ashton and Brown, comedy acro
bats, and two Nelsons in a thrilling act
in midair; Echo, Zosho and Williams
and Williams, in single trapeze, with
Frank Machon, as the shining star;
iron jaw act of Mrs. Marshall and Mrs
Engard: single wire walkers, Warner
and Miss Tetu Robinson; fancy jug
gling James Scotti whose work is of
the best.
The clown feature of this great show
must not be overlooked as it is a big
’part of the performance. Headed by
William Ashton, the forty fun-makers
keep everybody laughing every min
ute they are around. Cbas. Norren, the
female impersonator is deserving of
special mention for his cleverness. He
had everybody fooled until his solo
with the clown chorus when he re
moved his wig and disclosed his iden
ity as a man. He was encored freely
and kept the crowd always watching
his antics with the late arrivals at the
show. ,
Big Wild West.
Instead of the old time circus con
cert consisting of the stale jokes and
songs, the Howe’s Great London Shows
have inaugurated anew policy which
is proving a most wonderful succers.
lirnnediaiteiy after the big show is over
: a complete wild w’est frontier exhibi
. tion is given as the after show. The
; program for this was very good and
consisted of fancy roping, cow boys
riding bucking horses, fancy shooting
and everything seen in a big wild west
j show.
Cowboys and cow girls of note par
j ticipate in this after show, among the
number were: Joe Webb, of Montana,
chief of the oow boys, in fancy roping,
catching 6 horses at one time; Ken
Maynard, champion broncho rider of
the world; Victor Herriera, champion
rider and roper of Mexico; Mis® Lena
McDonald, Miss Eva Williams and
Miss Pearl Donovan, three of the most
celebrated cow girls in the west; Ne
braska Bill, the champion whip crack
er, who hold® the Australian cham
pionship as well as America and many
other reckless cow punchers from the
real west.
The people connected with this cir
cus left a good impression here and
the show will always find a warm wel
come on the occasion of its next visit
to this place.
RURAL SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
TO BRINGJHOUSANDS HERE
Saffers Brass Band Engaged By Business
Men Of Cartersville To Furnish
Music For Day.
JL
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, The Commencement Exercises of the Rural schools
ot Bartow county will be held in this city on Friday, April 21st, and,
WHEREAS, It devolves upon the people of our city to accord these
county school children, their teachers and instructors a warn welcome
and open hospitality,
Therefore, I. Paul Gilreaith, Mayor of the said city of Cartersville,
do hereby call upon the people of this fair city, to do everything and
all things in our power, during their short stay in the capital city of
this county, to prove our hospitality, our warm welcome, and our ap
preciation and interest in the efforts being made in behalf of the edu
cational interests and uplift of these children of our county. The ex
ercises to be held at the county court house are wonderfully interest
ing and entertaining and should be largely attended, and the parade
through our streets should be witnessed by everyone, as well as their
f eld day sports at the fair grounds in the afternoon. I sincerely trust
that everyone who can will contribute in every way possible to the
pleasure and comfort of those who attend these commencement exer
cises. This April 12th, 1916.
PAUL GILREATH, Mayor.
As will be seen from the foregoing
proclamation, Mayor Gilreath, for the
city of Cartersville as a municipality,
has taken oificial recognition of the
commencement exercises to be held
by the rural schools of Bartow county
in CartersviMe on Friday, April 21st.
these commencement exercises bring
to Cartersville the boys and girls,
with their teachers and instructors,
from every part ot the county, the
occasion will take place at the court
house during the morning hours, after j
which there will be a parade through ;
the streets of Cartersville with every
school in the county represented and
tire emoiled children arranged as to
c bools, following their respective;
banners.
Realizing the great value of the eli
te, tainment and the splendid privilege
which .Cartersville enjoys by having
the commencement exercises of the
rural schools held here, The Bartow
Tribune, during the week, headed a
subscription among Cartersville busi
ness men to secure the best brass
band obtainable to furnish music for
the occasion.
Saffer’s Brass Band.
The fund was readily raised and
Saffer’s great brass band of Chatta
nooga was communicated with and
engaged for the day. This band of
twelve pieces, admittedly one of the
best in the south, will arrive in Car
tersville Friday morning and at once
become subject to the orders of the
rural school authorities. Saffer pleased
thousands in Cartersville during the
Christmas holidays and his return is
deemed a treat.
Oartersville owes to the rural
schools the best of entertainment and
the conclusion was reached that a
good brass band would be the most
acceptable and enjoyable form of en
tertainment which could be furnished.
The Occasion.
For the past three years county com
mencement exercise® have been held
n Cartersville and on each occasion
school children with their parents,
teachers and instructors, from every
portion of the county have come to
Cartersville. It is believed' this year
more will come than ever before. The
children have finished .their school
year and have completed the common
school course. The exercises will con
sist of literary contests, contests in
school work, announcement of awards,
delivery of attendance certificates and
delivery of common, school certificates.
The greatest of interest has always
been manifested in each feature of the
exrecises, and those who have hereto
fore attended county commencements
have been greatly pleased and inter
ested in the progress shown in county
educational work.
The Parade.
After the morning exercises at the
court house, during which there will
be singing accompanied by Saffer’s
band, there will be a parade through
the principal business portion of Car- I
tersville headed by Saffer’s band. The
parade will be made up of the board
of education, teachers, trustees and
children. Each school will march be
hind its school banner, singing schco’
songs and giving school yells while
lively airs and marches will be played
by the band. Several decorated floats
will add to the interest in the parade.
These floats will be arranged so as to
represent different phases of educa
tional work.
The parade will wind up at the fair
grounds where dinner will be spread,
after which the afternoon exercises,
consisting of field day sports, will be
put on.
Cartersville to Participate.
The people of Cartersville are prom
ised a rare entertainment and one in
which they will find quite as much de
light and pleasure as the chidren of
the rural schools themselves.
Cartersville will never pay tribute
to any body of people more deserving,
of honor than the children of these
rural schools, their superintendent,
teachers and instructors, and none
will be more appreciative of Carter
. ville's hospitality and generous treat
ment than will these happy faced,
bright eyed boys and girls of Bartow'
;county.
Thousands to be Here.
Throughout the county the day has
been declared at various places as a
holiday and visitors from all over the
| county will be here. The gates of our
city will be opened wide and a most
hearty welcome will be accorded ail
who oome to Cartersville on that day
and ©very form of enjoyable entertain
ment will be furnished. Adairsville city
school authorities have declared the
day a holiday and the teachers and
pupils will be here in large numbers.
GRAIN AND MEATS
TO BE HANDLED HERE
The Cartersville Grain & Provision
Company is the name and style by
wihiich anew Cartersville enterprise
has been established with the purpose
of buying and selling packing house
products, which includes all forms of
meat and lard,, together with corn,
oats, hay, cotton seed meal, hulls, bran
and shorts.
Tire Cartersville Grain & Provision
Company starts in business under
auspicious condition's. It will be of
ficered by business men of well known
business ability and capacity and
these are E. Strickland, E. Strickland,
Jr., and W. E. Strickland and the busi
ness managed by Mr. J. F. Dunn.
The establishment of this business
adds another valuable distributer to
Cartersvilile’s list of jobbers, and
places this market in. the forefront as
a jobbing center. Packing house pro
ducts have heretofore been sent out
from Atlanta, and Chattanooga for this
territory. The Cartersville Grain& Pro
vision Company will thereby greatly
increase facilities for the ready hand
ling of meats and lard and packing
house products, and trade here and in
this territory will need no longer to
look to Atlanta and Chattanooga tor
their wants and need® in this line.
The office® of the Cartersville Grain
& Provision Company, as well as stores
room and. warehouse facilities, will be
with the Cartersville Grocery Com
pany. the interests in the two concerns
being of a kindred nature.
Mr. Dunp, the efficient manager of
the Cartersville Grain & Grocery Com
pany, expects to cover with the busi
ness the territory within a hundred
mile® of Cartersville. The business
that will be done will add greatly to
the volume of business brought to and '
handled In Cartersville.
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