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Douglas county
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DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA.. Feb. 9, 1017.
No. 44
A Letter to, the Civic
League of Douglas-
ville
At the twentieth annual con
vention of the State Federation
of Woncen’sGlubs, held at Macon
in October, Mrs. Nellie Peters
Black of Atlanta, was unani
mously elected President.
The State Federation considers
itself lucky in getting JJrs,
Black, who as president of the
woman’s board of the Southern
Educational Conference, is deep
ly in sympathy with the wider
interest of women. The State
Federation is composed of the
mo t brilliant, representative
women of Georgia and through
this federation are accomplishing
won ers in the civic betterment,
the educational uplift and even
the laws of our state. It has
been active and instrumental in
securing the comptiso y educa
tion bill and many others as well.
The Civic Club of Douglasville,
who have shared in the privilege
by joining the Federated Clubs of giving wortfiy Georgia girls a
is to be commended for its pro- chance Y> * et « education
Music Club Organized
The Music Study Club, which
was organized a short time ago,
held its first meeting Wednesday
afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. G. H. Turner.
Beethoven was the study for
this meeting and the following
interesting programme was ren
dered •
Life of Beethoven—Mrs. Johns-
ston.
Piano Sclo—Bee: hover.—M i s s
Nannie LoveSelmun.
Current Events- Mrs. Hugan.
Reading-Miss Mo gin.
Vocal Solo —Miss Davis.
Paper-Mrs. Don is,
All who are interested in Musi
cal cul hre are invited to join.
The club, with .liss Davis as
President, will meet every first
and third Wednesdays ar, 3 p. m.
at the home of Mrs. G.' H. Tur
ner.
gressive spirit, and the stand
which the women are taking fo
the uplift of our community.
Read the letter of Mrs. Blade
to the Duuglasvi'le Civic Club:
To the Members of the Georgia
State Federation of Woman’s
Clubs:
You have done mo the great
honor to ask in-* to be your Presi
dent this term and I appreciate
more deeply than I can express
"the eoufid, nee that you have
shown me, and it will be rny
honest endeavor to prove mi self
worthy to be your leader.
B fore the business of this
new year begins, I want you
first of all to ask God’s blessing
when you undertake any work
either as individuals or collect
ively and by d ing this you may
hope for success to crown j our
efforts.
We are living in an age when
woman’s work and woman’s in
fluence are i ecognized as power
ful fa tors in every phase of life
but I like best the co-op ration
between thinning men and
women instead of each trying to
carry out schemes alone there
fore, I would suggest - that each
club shall elect men as HONOR
ARY MEMBERS, and make
them pay for the privileges of
joining.
You h ave by your own volition
elected to support the woman’s
Club industrial School at Tallu
lah Fal’sand no matter how in
teresting your own home and
Civic affairs may be, this school
must be cared for. By her per
sonal effort and -at a great
outlay of time and money, your
director Mrs. Willet, ha; brought
this school up to a standard
which makes it a pride and joy
to all who enter its doors. It
■ iie over $2,500 to run it
Please give generous-
i once y ur portion of
■■unt. We hope to make
of the famous Martha
■bool as the years go by.
unselfish work of our
iieh his also been ac-
vote is the raising of
v nent Fund as a me-
> our former President,
. White. The interest
pr - iosed $25,000 would
running expenses of the
wbi Jo your work and 1
Mrs. Wey con use double the
amount she lias on hand if w-i
give it to her.
Only one third of the land of
Georgia is under cultivation
We hope many of our boys and
girls when they leave their
schools and colleges will be “up-
to-dite” farmers.
The hops of the nation lies in
the children. We must un te to
mike the children of Georgia
happy and useful by giving thorn
play g.fui-iu iHo.- ileal .’ll'and g-.-od
schools with vocational training
and a c mice to earn a good liv
ing.
The Club Women will assist
New Officers take Charge
Monday night Mayor Aber
crombie presided over the last
meeting of his administration.
Before closing he thanked the
council for its loyalty and help
during his administration and
assured toe incoming Mayo • that
he would always be ready to lend
a helping hand for any move
ment in the interest of the town.
Mayor Smith in taking charge
emoplimented the retiring Ma«or
ard said that many things had
been started for the g >od of the
town that would be realized
during the present vear that
Mayor Abercrombie and his
council should have credit for,
mentioning particularly the new
depot for wnich the retiring
Mayor worked tirelessly.
The retiring Clerk, J. J. Free
man, also expressed his appre
ciation and welcomed the new
Clerk J. E. Phillips, offeringhim
any help he could in getting
started in his work.
Lois Mills
Supt, Jno, F. Long spent Sat
urday in Atlanta on business.
Little Jas. Rogers, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Rogers, died
last Wednesday morning and
was buried Friday, Rev. J. C.
Atkinson conducting the funeral
services.
Our Sunday school fell below
the one hundred mark Sunday
on account of measles and thep* 1 i lent of the Mi
very severe weather. We ere ten dered his resignation
Important i. hange in the
Management of Dovg-
lasville’s Biggest
Enterprise.
At a recent meeting of the
directors of the J.ojs Cotton.
Mill, J. M, Geer of Greenville,
aiming for three Jiundr d next
Sunday—The antal go o Sun
day-school day.
Miss Zelia He d I as returned
to her home at Da,fas, after vis
iting her brother, B, B. Head
Dr. J, T. Gibson will preach
at the Lois Mill church next Sun
day morning at 11:30 and at
night at 7 o’clock.
Nolan Treglawn leaves this
week for Covington, to make his
home. They go but like the cat,
they come back.
H. T. Cooper has accepted
The new council organized and Potion with the Lois Mills as
the following elections were
made: Z T. Dake, Mayor P o-
tem; S. A. M.iGuuirk, Marshall;
G T. McLarty. Treasurer; .J. H.
McLirtv, Attorney; J. C Arring
ton, Night Watchman.
Tne following o nmff,t°et-
were app tinted by the Miyor:
Finance; Cooper, House, Dake
.Ordinance; P.i dips, Long Huck-
aiw. Street; House, MvGuuirl;,
I*dwin. Sanitary: MeGouirk,
Dake, Long. Tax
Duke. Cooper. E4qea‘ ion .. Duke,
Lc-ng, Phi Hi tv* Aufijf ng.vCE'ip
er, Dake ,H ,ckab>'. VVutef and
Light: V, R. Snath, Ex-jfficio
O.iainnan. Cooper, House and
shipping clerk.
Ntws on this end of town is
awful scarce this week. We
probably can lay it all on the
weather, but—
What is the use to always fret?
If it is not too drv, it is too wet;
If it is not too sold, it is too hot.
W ‘ are always wanting what is not.
That seems to be the trend of
hum in nature.- When a mere
baby we cry for the moon, arid
whoa we become grown up we
Hut-kahy, i want (he
"bed ft
the state materially by trying.to ~' e ' net - r ->' : Baldwin, Mo
have the Ellis Health b 1 put in tj,ouuk ’ tiuUSe ’
active operation through the
Grand Jury of each county We
beg you to take this matter up at
once.
Our great ambition is to have
the Club Women visit every
school i each J strict and to or-
will re
this v
ly ar,
this
it a
Bert-
Ann
club,
cept *1
an E
mori;
dear
6: th
pav Ui running expenses of the Explanation,
i ,i. ! Willis—"The last time I was here
‘ ’ ' y you you were puzzled over a peculiar
would :• .lire noted speakers iaarlc which you found on the wall,
t ' ad ;s* the annual meetings. Did you solve it?” amis—“Yes. it
The ,,..It. ot tta lo.n» ..TJST."X
bytl i juents Aid rund have water which is leaking up from tho
br i rich reward to those cellar.”—Judge,
Highway Meeting Friday
and Suturda j
Frid >y and Saturday of this
ganize County Clubs in every week there will be held a most
county, especially in the remote important good roads meeting in
rural sections. Through these Atl nta in the interest of the
ciubs we wifi endeavor to pro-1 Bankhead Highway. Senato'
vide i very man and woman who I Bankhead will be there and
cannot read or write an oppur- rt) my others prominent in good
tuhity to learn How to do so. .roads work.
The work you have a'readvl County Vice-President V. R.
done for Georgia is recognized ; Smith, urges everybody in Doug-
and appreciated and each tree or las countv, who can to attend
shrub you plant this year will this meeting,
help to make our dream of
beautiful Georgia” a glad re
ality.
It will be my pleasurer to at
tend your Distiict meetings ami
to meet with you at otner times
as often as possible and I beg
that every strong c! ib will en
courage the weak ones and above
all, don’t fail to thank those who
heir) you and always try to
PRAISE and not to CRITICISE.
The announcement of the new
Chairmen of Departments will
he given as soon as possible on
the club nave.
To my big, beloved Georgia
club family I send my love and
best wishes for a splendid suc
cessful new year.
Cordially yours,
(Mrs.) Nellie Peters Black,
President Georgia Federation of
Woman's Clubs.
Subscription Honor Roll.
Those paying subscriptions
since last issue are:
J. L. Giles, Douglasville.
Giles Bros, Villa Rica.
H. A. Edge, Dougiasville.
J. H. Smith,
J. W. Ruderford, Rt 6.
Mrs. H. K. Forsythe, Rt 1.
V. M. Leathers, Rr. 3.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
S. H. Smith, lit 1.
Go to Sunday School
Next Sunday, Feb, lltli has
been designated as Go-to-Sun-
day-School Day in Georgia.
The State association urges
every school in the State to put
forth an extra effort to have a
large attendance on that day.
The Governor has endorsed It
and issued a proclamation to that
effect.
If yout Viaven,t been to Sunday
rchooljhn a year, go next -Sun
day.
earl h... with a white
'J 'around it, and ron-
Hn.te'to gtvb at unseen things
as lung as wo live and then die
and fill a pauper's grave and are
forgotten in a fewdays"
Lois C.
Big A
(Last week’s letttr.)
This was a complete surprise
to the directors, but after hear
ing Mr. Geer’s explication of his
action his resignation was ac
cepted, and his brother, M. E.
Geer, t,he nresent rpanager at d
Vice-President was elected Presi
dent in his st.eau, and J. M. Get r
was elected Vice President. Au
executive committee ccnsistiig
of A. W. McLarty, J T. Duncan
and L. C, Upshaw was also
elected at this meet : ng. In the
promotion of M. E. Geer to the
pre-dencyof the company the
directors fed that they are be
stowing a merited indorsement
of his successful management
from the building of the mill to
the present.
The L.C.1S Mill has had a some
what renarkable career, having
o j en built and started during the
panic days of 1907-8, Ii moved
steadily on when other financial
enterprises were collapsing •■■■■
many oid establish- d m ils
bei.ig forced to c'ore down. Ana
it now enioyes a most excellent
credit and is regarded in the
east,’wheiV'many of its iavgegf.
sto :k‘flol le s live, ns one of -he
■ safest and-moat promising (man-
ici tl enterprisis of its siz • in the
South.
i Tire remarkable sue, ess o the
new I president bis gained for
him I an enviable reputation
'among the stoek holders and i i-
j rectors of tne mill, and he ir re-
Iceiving .congratulatory letters
Glad to state all the sick are:f rom quite a number of the n't
iini moving. _ who live away from here. Mr.
Tne baby of Mr. and Mrs. L. |Geer has proven himself a n o;t
W. Frasier, who has pneumonia, I va j ua | e citizen since he cast
we are glad to say is improving. I his f ortune among us in 1907..
Vick Bagget t is again able to
work after get.ing a painfu.1 in
jury while working at his saw
mill.
B. A. and W. B. Hudson wer-
Douglasville visitors Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs, I, G. Smith
spent the week end with rela
tives at Douglasville.
Head Barron was in ourmid3t
again Sunday.
Mr. ami M s. Lone Butler
spent Sunday with rhe latter’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Brown, of Kings Highway.
Ourjgood friend and politic an,
Hon. W. I. Dorris, appealed to
the people of Douglas county
several years ago in a lengthly
discourse as to our needs, re
sources and undeveloped Dower.
He stated that he favored
many things that sounded good.
One, we poor devils of Dog
River ram ember was that lie
favored a railroad up Dug River
While at aJ times an alert ai.d!
keen business man he has nev. r
been too b my to lend a helping
hand in eveiy laudable enterprise
that had for its object the up
building of Douglasville. And
we understand that he is now
planing, from his new vantage
ground, to do more for us than
he has ever done—in the pro
motion f a new Gotten Mill en
terprise, which will he as large
or larger than the present Mill-
We most earnestly urge all our
citizens and business men to
back up Mr. Geer in his effort
to mane Douglasville one of the
most prosperous towns in all thia
section of Georgia.
Miss Davis’ Recital
An enthusiastic and appreNa-
and development of the much tive audience greeted Miss Marie
wasted power of the stream, Davis at her recital at the srehooi
and instead of the barking of the jaud'torium Monday night,
foxes and the hooting of tiiej The program opened with a
owls we should have the hum-j brilliant Lhapsodi of Brahams,
ming of mai hinery. He got our , followed try a group of Cadman’s
votes, been in office four years h0 ’ Chopin’s Preludes and a
and the c-.vls hoot and foxes Beo* hoven Sonata, interspersed!
bark yet, ai, t he is now hunting wit' songs h? 1 their places on
for three thousand acres of sto-.the ttractive .ogram.
len, strayeb or lost land.
L. K. W.
Trieste’s Chief Industry.
Trieste, in Austria, is a center of the
meerschaum pipe industry.
Mms Davis a brilliant pian-
i; md plays h great feeling
jaii . expression. Her German
I song was excellent, while her
11; ..iter vocal numders were beau
tiful and thoroughly enjoyed-