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Douglas county VoLXll, 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-