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MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS!
Official Organ
City of
Milledgeville
. SEVENTEEN
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Today Week Marks Beginning of
The G. M. College Commencement
G.N. AND I. SENIORS
MAY VISIT CAMP
Two Hundred and Twenty
Members of Graduating
Class Invited To Visit The
Wheeler Soldiers.
Largest Graduating Class Ev
er Turned Out By Institu
tion Will Receive Their Di
plomas This Year.
CANDLER WILL PREACH
COMMENCEMENT SERMON
[)r. S. V. Sanford, Athens, To
Deliver Literary Address of
Occasion and Judge J. T.
Allen Present Diplomas.
Today W celt, commencement exercis-
es | at the Georgia Military Col-
j ew , a ,ij will mark the closing of the
U i st successful term the growing
.'■ilitary institution has ever before
experienced, the graduating class this
vear leaping up to seventy in number.
The first part to be carried out on
the program of the exercises will be
that of the junior prom, which takes
place one week from this evening, at
8 o’clock. This parUcular event will
be attended by hundreds of visitors
and young people from Milledgeville
and promises to be one of the most
brilliant affairs of the kind ever un
dertaken at the college.
All during the college season just
passing, the school has been filled to
Its capacity and under the supervision
of Col. J. H. Marshburn the institution
has experienced nothing short of real
s .cess during the entire term. This
is Col. Mar^hburn's first year as the ma ] ant j industrial College girls will
president of the college and nothing be j n a position to show their guests
over the entire camp during the day.
Several teachers from the college
An invitation lias been issued to the,
two hundred and twenty members of
the senior class of the Georgia Normal
and Industrial College to visit Camp
Wheeler. The Invitation was for
warded by the one hundred and eigh
teenth Field Artillery through Lieut.
Millard F. Stembridgc Saturday.
While no definite arrangements
have been made by the young lady
students to visit the soldiers’ camp,
plans are now being considered to
make the trip through the country
next Saturday in automobiles.
In the event the seniors are able to
make preparations for the visit to the
cam]), they will leave here early in the
morning and will spend the entire day
with the members of the regiment so
kindly issuing the invitation and at
noon they will be entertained at din
ner by the soldiers of the one hundred
and eighteenth artillery.
Saturday will be a holiday with the
soldiers at Camp Weeler and the
young men inviting the Georgia Nor-
but the most commendable remarks
can be heard in connection with his
same as the head of the leading mili
tary school of the state.
As an indication of the rapid and
constant growth of the Georgia Mili
tary College, the roll of graduates to
receive their diplomas this year Is the
largest ever turned out by'the institu
tion, while the class of nlnetedn-seven-
teen came second.
The baccalaureate sermon this year
■will be preached by Bishop Warren A.
CAdler, of the North Georgia Confer
ence, .Methodist Bptscopal • • ChOTcti.
| Ths important feature of the program
will take place at 11 o'clock Sunday
mornina. May 20, in the college chap
el. Bishop Candler is known througli-
| out the South as being a minister of
much force and the position he holds
J with the Methodist Church is in keep-
|ing cnly with his ability.
The commencement address to be
.delivered on the morning of the grad
uating exercises will be made by Dr.
|S. \. Sanford, principal of the English
I department of the University of Geor-
l)r. Sanford is one of the most
Iaccomplished speakers In the South
land he is given wide recognition in
Ieducati' nal circles throughout the en-
jtire country. He has been instrumen
tal in establishing one of the foremost
j reserve officers’ training schools in
'be South and his work along this line
I has resulted in untold good for the
[state university.
The address to be delivered by Dr.
[Sanford will he made the morning cf
j’" 1 *"-- at 11 o'clock, and following hts
u 1 tfi e delivery of diplomas to 70
I members of the graduating class will
r"' ni:, 'lc by Judge John T. Allen, of
[Milledgeville, president of the board
'■’ustees of the college.
The conclusion of the contnienee-
I'acnt win lake place Tuesday after-
|n°on. May 28, at which time the four
•military companies of the college will
f n,er intl1 a competitive drill exercise.
I feature of the commencement
be an occasion of considerable in-
I'erest and wiil in all probability at-
I h ndreds of visitors from many
will accompany the girls during the
day of their visit to the camp, provid
ed arrangements can be made to ac
cept the invitation.
MAYOR BELL NAMED
IN [OTHJISTRICT
Appointed By Mate Chairman
j. J. Flynt As Member of
State Democratic Executive
Committee.
Mayer Miller S. Bell Saturday re
ceived an appointment from Hon. J.
J. Flint, chairman of the state Demo
cratic executive committee, naming
him as a committeeman from the
Tenth district.
The appointment given Mayor Bell
is one of distinction, there being only
two men in each congressional dis
trict serving on the state demucratie
executive committee.
In naming Mr. Bell as a member of
the committee, the appointment goes
into effect at once.
I
over the state.
The officers of the four companies
I 0 he reviewed In the drilling event
| ar< as follows:
c °n>pany A, Captain Graybill; Lien-
I atants Cell and Crossly; Company B,
I a ' lUln 1'arks; Lieutenants Brannen
IJ 1 ' V,c( -'ullough; Company C, Captain
I Terry; ]
SERVICE FLAG FOR
G, M. C. !S PLANNED
Names of Former Students of
College Niw In Military
Service Being Secured—
260 Now On List.
An effort is being made by the fac
ulty of the Georgia Military College
to secure the names of all former stu
dents of the college who are now serv
ing in the United States Army lor tile
purpose of floating a service (tag in
tnelr honor.
The work of getting up the names
of the former cadets now with the
colors is being instigated by Miss
O’Nora Ennis and aleaready 260
names have been secured for the fia:
As to the actual number of men who
were former students at the college
and now serving in the army, it is not
known, though every effort is ebing
made to secure a complete list.
As soon as all the names are se
cured the flag will be made to carry a
star for each of the old students now
in the army and then placed in the
P mutenants Lamar and Lowe; , u vuo
0m P an -' D, Captain Sibley; Lieuten- college auditorium
^ n ,t r and Br0ach ’ The batta,lon I Mr. B^TTooghee, of Atlanta, has ac-
M aii , < ’ adeU ‘ 8 COlnpo,ed of C -1 cepted a position with the Benson Mo-
‘Urn, < L l ’°T anda,lt: MaJ ° r LOU ‘ 8 I tor Company, having held a position
and Adjutant Thomas Binford. I w , th one of the leading motor car
complete program to be carried con)pallie8 ln h ls former home city,
|*o *n ;- b - ow — nt is ®‘* v " | and recognized as an expert automo-
'Vednesday^aj- 22> 8 “ “ bi,e mechan,C
. Ploai — j ££» s P. M.—Junior
Thu r3day( May 23, 3
I concert.
1 May 24, 4
I U:f lc Department.
lJE“ Juv ’ M »y 26, 11 A. M— Sermon
, j u ‘*0P W. A. aCndler.
, ° n 4ay, May 27, I0;v0 A. M.—
V. M — Band
P. M.—Recited,
ers Contest for Medals.
|ion p nday ’ May 27> 4:30 p M.—Bat tab
1“* E **ition UrilL
|to.® D4ay * M «y 27, 8:30 P. M—Senior
1 £ Graad TbM <ei’.
^ W 1,
Major George P. Donaldson, mem
ber of the Georgia Military College
faculty, left Friday for Statesboro,
where he will spend several days with
his family before reporting to the of
ficers training camp in Columbia, S. C
for duty.
Graduating Exercises. Address by Dr.
S. V. Sanford, Athens.
Tuesday, May 28, 4:^0 P. M. C®**’
petltive Drills, four company drills,
tour squad drill* I contest to manual
of ansa tor
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, ...lay Morning, May 15, 1918.
$1.50 a Year
All right minded peo
ple applaud in their
minds the merciful
deed of the Good
Samaritan.
S3iroil!ilBnilMMMaMMB8ailffllMMIMBBMMBMBBBS3^ i!l^mi«■MBII■|■ lllllWrilllil'IIB—■Wllll.l If
The Good Smaritan happened
to be passing along the road
where the wounded man lay.
' ' \
We Baldwin CoUnty Folks are
getting up money to use in send-
^ .
ing Red Cross Humanitarians
to the Battle fields to seek the
wounded.
WE means YOU and ME.
i
Some of our dear boys who went
to fight for YOU and ME, may
be wounded.
Never before this time has there
been such an opportunity to
give comfort, relieve suffering,
and save lives, by the use of
mere money.
Will YOU help.
J.W. McMillan
MEMBER OF THE RED
CROSS SOCIETY.
RED CROSS MEET AT
MT. PEUER SUNDAY
Following Guarterly Confer
ence Large Congregation
Hears Addresses on Great
Relief Organization.
Tlie second big Red Cross meeting
to be held in Baldwin county as a
campaign starter in the movement to
raise funds in the second drive of the
great re/ief organization took place at.
Mont Pelier church Sunday afternoon.
The meeting was largely attended
by scores ol’ people from the surround
ing community and the entire con-
gration listened with much interest to
the several addresses that were deli
vered on the occasion. The speakers
Included Prof. K. T. Alfriend, Col. D.
3. Sanford, Dr. E. A. Tlgner, Mr. A. J.
Car, of Milledgeville, and Rev. A. A.
Tilly, pastor of the Baldwin circuit.
Preceding the big Red Cross meet
ing the regular quartely conference or
lift. Pelier church was hejd. During
the earlier part of the day the reg. iar
church services took piece, at which
time Dr. B. T. Fraser, presiding elder
jf the Oxford district, preached.
The Red Cross meeting held Sun
day afternoon took place In behalf of
the movement to be put on foot dur
ing next week, beginning Monday
morning, to raise funds for the great
national relief organization and those
present expressed themselves as be
ing wide awake to the object of the
undertaking.
When the drive to raise $1100,000,-
00 in the United States commences,
here is very reason to believe that
Baldwin county will go over the top
with her quota before the middle of
the week in which the campaign is
o be ln progress and there is not a
feeling of doubt the Mount Peli
er community ccming to the front
with its pro rata contribution.
GARRARD CALLED
FOR LEGISLATURE
Friends Of Prominent Busi-
nes Man of Milledgeville
Are Asking Him To Become
Candidate.
AUTU TOURISTS TO
BE HERE SATURDAY
W. T. Wynn, President, and
Frank T. Reynolds, Secre
tary Georgia Auto Assn. In
cluded In Number Coming.
' One of the largest processions of au
tomobiles Hriving into Milledgeville
in many months will arrive here Sat
urday morning at 10:45 o’clock, the
tourists including a number of the
members of tho Georgia Automobile
Association.
The parties coming here will be
headed by Mr. W. T. Winn, o? Atlan
ta, who is president of the state au
tomobile association. In the same car
witii him will be Secretary Frank T.
Reynolds.
Mr. T. G. Woolford, who is the of
ficial pathfinder of Ihe association,
will lie some distance in the lead of
Ihe regular procession of the tourists
when they arrive in Milledgeville. The
stay of the parties will be limited to
only thirty minutes and from here
(hey will gq to Eatonton.
Beferwe reaching the city Saturday
morning the tourlHts will be met at
ihe state prison farm by a delegation
appointed by Mayor Miller S. Beil.
This delegation is composed of Messrs
R. L. Wall, J. E. Kidd, L. C. Hall, E.
E. Bell, G. C. McKinley-, W. T. Gar
rard, Prank Watson, J. O. Etheridge,
B. B. Adams, Jr., R. B. Moore, John
T. Allen, L. N. Callaway, Lewis Flem-
Ister, E. R. Hines, D. S. Sanford, J. H.
Marshburn, M. M. Parks, H. E. Mc-
Aullffs, Dixon Williams, Sam Evans,
E. E. Bass, T. F. Callaway and M. M,
Flemiater.
The tourists to come here are mak
ing a tour of the state and while ln
Milledgeville, as ln other places along
their route, addresses will be malTe by
President Wynn, Secretary Reynolds
and others.
As soon ns the visitors arrive in
Milledgeville, escorted by the .above
named delegation, a short address of
welcome will be made by Mayor Bell
and” $ imediatey thereafter the meet
ing will be turned over to the good
roads officials.
The latest news afloat in local po
litical circles comes in the way of a
rumor to the effect that Mr. W. T. Gar
rard, one of the most prominent bus
iness men in Milledgeville and Bald
win county, is being urged by a num
ber of his friends to become a candi
date for the Legislature.
As to whether Mr. Garrard propos
es to comply with the wishes of those
requesting that his name be used ns a
Candida c for representative, it is not 1
known generally, at least.
Wh:n asked if be expected to 1
conic n candidate in compliance with j
the wishes of those urging his entry
in the race, Mr. Garrard stated that
lie had not given the matter serious
thousrht and was therefore unable to
express himself in one way or another
with any degr e of certainty.
So fur the only name mentioned as
positive candidate for Ihe Legisla
ture front this county is that of Prof.
Kyle T. Alfriend. Mr. Alfriend stated
almost positively, himself, that lie
would be in the race, t
MARSHBURN AGAIN
NAMED HEAD G.M.C.
Board of Trustees Meet Fri
day and Re-elects President
—M. S. Bell Named Vice-
President of Board.
BABY SHOW WILL TAKE
PLACE FRIDAY P. M.
mi if nr
At a meeting of the board of trustees
or the Goorgia Military College held
Friday evening Col J. H. Marshburn
was again elected president of the in
stitution and Mayor Miller S. Bell
wad elected vice-president of the
Board of Trustees.
The members of the board of trus
tees agreed at tho meeting that Col.
Marshburn was the logical man for
the head of the growing military
School and he was highly commended
Tor the work acomplished by the col
lege during the present term. Tito
appointment of Mayor Bell as vice-
president of the college to fill tho
place left vacant on nccount of the
resigantlon of Mr. George D. Case.
The regular faculty of the college
will be elected at a meeting to take
place within the next two weeks, it
is understood.
All Children Under Three Years Of
Age Will Be Admitted And Prizes
Will Be Awarded—Show Will Be On
G. N. & I. C. Campus.
!RE DEPARTMENT
WILL GO UP SOON
Architect Has Been Engaged
To Plan The Structure And
Contract For Work Will Be
Given At Early Date.
Mllledgeville's proposed up-to-date
fire department will soon be under way
One of the most interesting little of construction if the present plans
shows of babies to take place in Mill- of the mayor and city council are not
edgeviile in a number of years «il! be interfered with, an architect having
held on the campus of the Georgia Nor- already been engaged to submit the
mal and Industrial College Friday eve- tor the flre en « ine h ® use , .
, , *i u A „ The flre department, as Is already
ning of tiiis weok. All children under ... ,
. * ... . , ... . . generally knewn, will be located on
three years of age will be admitted to th<f , Qt next tQ the <;Uy hall which
the grounds to enter^the contest. | was purchased by the city several
The show will begin promptly at 3 months ^go^ thl> that , t
o’clock and will continue until 6 o clock wa8 lhe pur p 08 e of the city officials to
During the time the show is in pro- ! begin work on .the flre department
, u u _ building at an early date and it is
gress, ice cream will be sold on the p ^ bab f e that the structure will be
campus for the benefit of the occasion.
The children to enter the show will
be admitted for 25 cents each and
where two children are sent from one
family the charges will be only 40
cents.
completed 'before the end of this year.
DELEGATES ATTENDING
K. OF P. CONVENTION
Mr. Pearson BerVy left Sunday for
Atlanta, where ho will be a few days
before going to Charlotte, N. C. He
going to travel for the N. K. Fair-
bank Company in North and South
Carolina with headquarters at Char
lotte, N. C.
Lieut. Millard F. Stembridge, of
Camp Wheeler, spent the week - ead KM«hti"5< Pythias, of Georgia will
with hi* parent*, Judge and Mr*. W, j aIta K ^ t guest at the conveatlqn
Delegatee attending
' Messrs. 5. S. Sanford and Terrance
Wall will leave this morning for Ms-
con. where they will go as delegates
•from the local lodge Knights of Py
thias to attend the Grand Ledge con
vention, which meets In the Centra!
Cl Vhe°5HUedgevllle lodge Knights of
Pythias is in a flourishing «>ndltion
and carries s roll of nlSlnbers second
to few lodges in the state.
Mayor Miller 8. Bell, who U a past
grand chancellor of tbe 6 lod f.®
Knights of Pythias, of Georgia.- wm
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