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- THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
in: It DAT, DECEMBER 21.
BACHELORS AND BABIES;
f FAIR VISITOR FROM GOTHAM
GIVES A FEW SUGGESTIONS
N. ¥. BANKS SHOW
Independent Old
Maids From Rival
Orgaization.
The Eternally Independent Society of Se.
leet Old Mnlds In a go!
♦Word to this effect ba« been receive by
Dan Porkersou, one of the charter member*
of the Amalgamated Aesoclntlon of Ton*
Armed and Unconfonndeil Bachelor*.
“It will lie war—war to the death, or,
worse still, to the marriage!” exclaimed Mr.
l’erkeraon.
‘These old uialds are n determined set.
blood between the old bachelor*
the old maids of Atlauta. Somehow, they
«lo not mix well together.
"It was only with tbo purpose of protect-!
lug our weaker luembejs during the trvlng s
days of leap rear nnd to preserve our;
bachelor Integrity that we organised, for
wo knew thgt leap rear alwavs mean* n '
raid and ruthless slaughter of our young'
experienced, can not turn* down proposal*
of marriage *lth that degree of finesse and
that artistic touch which should always
characterize the actions of the members of
tilt Amalgamated Association of Confirmed
and Unconfounded Bachelor*.
“Being, therefore, unable to turn down
the proposal* gracefully, the young bachc
lor, with all the charming traits of the
class, accepts—for this reason and no other.
The Untold suffering that follow* In the
unfortunate young man's life 1 wJJl not
lats.
“Add to the always attendant danger* of
lean year the further peril that come* from
S ocii an organisation as the Kternnlly In-
ependent Society of Select Old Maid*. The
year will be a hard one for us. nnd 1 fear
the worat of the more weak-kneed of tny
brethren.'*
Dan Carey, secretary of the Amalgamated
Association, states that an Important meet
ing will be held one day next week for the
purpose of - considering applications for
membership.
\ Alderman Curtis, It Is stated, was slated
^yor the presidency of the association, but
tended that he displayed a willingness to
Hare the delightful realms of bachelordom
If Just the time and the place nnd bis girl
'should meet.
A communication has been received by
The Georgian relative to the organisation
of bachelor*, it Is signed “Guest From
Gotham,” nml the handwriting Is distinctly
feminine, not to mention the tell-tale fash
ionable linen stationery.
It Is interesting-. It follows:
Bachelor* and Babies.
As I gazed on the lineaments of the bach
elors depicted in your paper of Tuesday
evening—without wishing to appear per
sonal, I really do not see tvhy they should
feel any alarm for their personal liberty at
the approach of leap year. Nothing In their
thetn to fear Immediate danger from tho on
slaught of the fair eex. Their state of ap
prehension Is perhaps canned from the
same conception of the married stato which
the little Irish girl possessed, who, when
asked what was the sacrament of matri
mony, replied:
.“ft's a state of torment Into which *oui*
enter to prepare them for another and bet
ter Morld." .•
.“That,'* said the curate. “la purgatory
i class.
pbt her down to the bottom of the class.
.“Leave her alone*’-' said; the parish priest,
“for Anything you or 1 know. t<* the con-
S i y thing’ you or ,J. know' to tho
iho may no perfectly right"
n cootraot on another pan of ronr
paper ora tho owoot Innocont, little baby
nee,. Whit on eye-opener one of those
liable, would bo to one of the bachelors If
he should hi lit,to adopt tho Mewing!
the Mlfl,hiteM of bachelorhood I, pi
Ida). It-1, n kingdom where eelf reign,
supreme. If he could be mode to realise.
IMPROVEMENT
OVER LAST WEEK
DAN PERKERSON.
The doughty deputy sherllT de
clares war to Jeath on altar.
WAS GEIGER WRITER
OF “SUICIDE” NOTE
Coneniued from Page One.
that another object In hie Ufa, beside him
self, would eventually prove, a Jot—be
cause It would give him something else to
>tun mi* ruu iii view, will not some kind
friend give one of the bnblea for a Christ
mas present to a member of this bachelor
club?
In these preesrlou# dayo a millionaire
awokena to And hlmootf bereft of fortune.
If o La. helor, con you fancy a more forlorn
objset-as, frying-pan lu hand, ha strife;
bjset-os, frying-pan In hand, he atrug-
lias with tho problem of cooking: but had
10 put eelf In tho background In earlier
■I
Be pat
end pal
little girl
..... -when the oriole came ahe, with
trna feminine uneeldehneea, would now rlee
to the occasion, and ratnrn tala kindneaa
by glrlng him what to man la the greateat
boon life holdp—n good. meaJ.
V. V" A GUEST FItOM flQTHAM.
TWO DIVISIONS
FOR EXPRESS CO,
Beginning January IB, the South
ern Express Company will be divided
Into two grand dlvlalono, to be known
an ’ the eaat'em and western depart
ments, with headquarter* In Savannah
and Birmingham,
. The oastern .department will be In
charge of John B. Hockaday, former
rtf I Via V'liiflilll AlvIltfnTI.
superintendent of'the Florida division,
with headquarters in Savannah. The
western department will be In charge
of Edgar M. Williams, formerly as-
aletant to the preeldent: C'harlea C.
Wolf* aucceedi Mr. Hockaday «i »u-
perintendent of the Florida division
and Mark J., O’Brien, formerly a*,lat
ent general manager, has been nnmed
tc succeed Mr. William* an assistant
to thc president.
MRS. CRUTCHFIELD
TO GAIN DIVORCE
Thru hi* attorney,. Reuben Ar
nold and V. A. Batchelor. J. H. Crutch,
field Saturday secured an order from
Judge Pendleton, of the superior court,
striking out his plea and answer In the
divorce proceedings Instituted by hla
wife, Mr*. Salllc Crutchfield, several
months ego. Mr. Crutchfield's action
withdraws all defense to the suit nnd
Mr*. Crutchfield can now secure a-ver-
d'et In her favor without difficulty.
CHARGE TWO MEN
WITH ROBBERY
Charged with robbing the O’Connor
dry goods store at the corner of Pe
ter* and Falr-st*., Emory Belton nnd A.
Elsie Maxwell, two young white men.
are under arrest.
Belton, who was a clerk In the store,
was arrested Friday by Officers Whit*
and Bullard. Maxwell wae arrested
at hi. home. 110 Peters-,t„ byJDe-
tectlvee Starnes and \\ ood. They
found a trunk tilled with stolen goods
In his room.
it is charged that Belton had a key
to the store and would go In with Max
well and take thing* out at night.
his unfortunate kinsman well, and
knew hjfn Intimately. He says that
when In Atlanta, Dr. Geiger never
showed pny signs of Insanity, altho he
was quiet and uncommunicative. The
Fairfax at that time was operated by-
Mrs. Sarah Richmond, now residing In
Decatur, and she speaks highly of the
former Atlantan. He had traveled ex
tensively abroad, was cultured and very-
agreeable in. his quiet, undemonstrative
manner.
Dr. Barnwell Is of the opinion that
Dr. Geiger went abroad, and he says
that he spent most of his time in New
York and abroad.
If the unfortunate physician was In
Atlanta In the early- part of this month,
contemplating suicide and trying to get
money from Ills brokers, friends In At
lanta knewi nothing about It. Dr. Barn
well says he did not know of Ills kins
man’s presence, and it Is believed that
if he was here he remained very quiet.
Advices from New York Indicate that
on November 30 he was In Atlanta, at
the Piedmont, and sent telegrams to hla
brokers In New York asking for $250.
Inquiry at-lhe Piedmont develops that
he was not registered on that date, but
It Is believed he was here, as informa
tion from Beaufort also leads to this
belief.
Shortly after this date, that myste
rious note was found In the Piedmont,
which contained the Information that
the writer would commit suicide at 4
o’clock In the afternoon. Since the
tragedy In New York, those at the
Piedmont w-ho were agitated by this
note and who kept close watch In an
effort to prevent the despondent writer
carrying out his- death-dealing plans,
are inclined to the belief that the note
was written by Dr. Geiger after he had
failed to secure money from his brok
ers.
It Is believed that after deciding to
commit suicide. Dr. Geiger made tem
porary arrangements that gave him an
other lease on life, and that finally hla
llnanclal plans crashed and the tragedy
ln’ NSw York was the result.
OLIPHANT IS DEAD
FROM HIS WOUND
• New York, Dec. 21.—James H. 011-
pbant, the millionaire broker, who was
shot In hie office at No. 10 Broadway
by. Dr. Geiger, of Beaufort, S. C„ a
ruined Wall street gambler, died early
this morning In the Hudson-et. hos
pital. HI* wife and son were with tho
broker w-hen he died.
Examination of the baggage of Dr.
GSIger, In the Holland House, showed
In all probability that he was crazed
by drink and drugs when he committed
the crime. Many photographs of life
In Abyssinia showed that the dead man
at ono time had been an Intimate of
Count Szechenyi, now the fiancee of
Mize Gladys Vanderbilt. The two men
were showed pictured In many poses
during the days when Geiger was royal
physician to King Menellk.
Geiger, who had lost his whole for
tune of $30,000 In speculation In the
"street,” Is sold to have demanded an
extension of credit from Ollphant, and
v.hen refused opened Are.
Geiger was born in Roswell, Ga., In
1662: His father was at one time a
physician at Baltimore, Md. Ills moth
er was Miss Helen. H. Barnwell, of
Beaufort, B. C. He spent many years
abroad, and came back to Beaufort In
January, 1906.
He said that he served as physician
at the court of the aultan of Morocco.
He has a sister, .Miss Carrie Geiger,
sold to be living In New York, but no
other ilnimedlate relatives.
HOUSE ADJOURNS
FOR HOLIDAYS;
GAINES IS SORRY
Washington. Dec. 21.—In tho senate today
the ****lon lasted thirty-five minute*. Then
adjournment wa» taken for the holiday re*
ee«*.
Senator Si'ott Introduced a Joint reitQlutlon
to lnvi**tlgate mining dU-inters. Senator
Warner Introduced a bill providing for the
rank In the uavr of rice admiral
Mr. Gallic*, of Tennesnee. made a speech
regretting that the house will take a Chrlnt-
ma* holiday.
O/i motion of, Mr. Vayno, of New \*>rk.
day* until
PENSACOLA, FLA.
’’ ■Tb’«*' opening of the new Country Club
took place. yesterday, and the memlM>r* of
thl* organization were delighted with their
beautiful new ( oltib hounc. An orchestra fur
nished tyualc nuttl 11 o'clock nml delicious
ENGLISH WONT SEND
FLEET TO PACIFIC OCEAN.
London. Deo. 2!.—An emphatic de
nial Is made today by the Brit Inti ad
miralty that Great Britain bad decided
establish next May a Pacific X»rth
merlcan squadron. One of the high
est officials said the report, n*hMi wan
published In the London HtoWdrol, Uft*
ridfeulou* afld without a shadow of
fot-ndation.
refreshment* w«sru served during the even
lug. V '
Mr*. Hue !Inti>er Mlm* I* the giu*«t of
Mrs., Minis lecture*
Christian Helene*.'
Mr*. WIHIrtm 8. Kcy*e*r. Ml** N»*!lie. MU*
Mnrv. and Mea«rs. Campbell and Ainslev
Key*cr are expecte#! h**m»* fn>:u New York
to spend I he holidays.
MUh J«>*lo Kn»wle* will I** at J*»mo ft>r
the holiday*. Mhc will arrive from Balti
more In, ii tow 'lay*.
Mr. l-cm G. Arman! and Mi«* Isiulse
Palmes were married at the brlile’s home
on West Illll. on Witincadsy morning.
The ntteftdaiiis were Dr. C. L Smith and
Ml*« Ida Piiao*, the l>rhJe**' sister. The
wedding wn* a quiet one. 6>wing to recent
l**r**vrjn*nf.bi th* fairly. Mr. and Mr*.
Arman! left $n the noon train ff$r point* In
the South, but will uiaks their future home
la Pensacola.
Statement Shows Deficien
cy Has Been Materially
Reduced.
New - York, Dec. 21.—The weekly
statement of the clearing house bankn
shows the following changes:
Reserve on all deposits, 1 Increase $8,-
350,173.
Reserve on deposit other than United
Ktntes, increase $8,823,000.
Loan*; decrease $9,581,100.
Specie increase $4,337,800.
Legal tenders, Increase $2,169,400.
Deposits, decrease $7,321,900.
circulation. Increase $1,661,700.
Total loans. $1,165,446,800.
The statement show* that the defi
ciency of the banks hn« been reduced
to $31,751,000. At thin time last year
there was a surplus of $3,280,900 nnd
two years ago there was a surplus of
$4,15**,400.
BELL OFFICIALS. •
GIVEN. STEP-UP
W. B. Roberts Made Special
Agent and 0. F. Roddey
Manager.
3-STARRED FLAG IS
Fleet Is' Now Passing Thru
Virgin Passage on Way
South.
Washington, Deo. 21.—In order that
“Fighting Bob" Evans may enter the
harbor of Rio De Janeiro on January
11 flying the three-starred flag of vice
admiral, it is announced hla friends in
congress will conduct a vigorous cam
paign for his elevation to that rank
immediately after the Chrlatmag hull-
days.
CUTHBERT.
One of the moat elegant of recent social
affairs wn* tho reception given by Mm.
Lonls Gay and Mlsa Louie M. Gay la*t Fri
day afternoon at the Gay home on Lumpkin
was served, the color scheme was of red
and groon. the decorations of holly, crimson
roses and Bonthern smllax being used In
profusion. The punch bowl was festooned
with Malaga grapes and cherries. The hall
The table was covered
Mrs. Gay and Miss Gay were a* number
of Miss Gay's school girl friends. Mrs.
Gay was elegantly gowned In black rajah
Perry wore a smart white cloth suit.
Mrs. A. P. Small’s dress was of blue, voile,
with trimmings of mechlln lace. Miss Al
ien# Simpson wore white net over taffeta
with bolero of cluny lace. Miss Ada Tea
beuut’s gown was of white satin, made
prlncesse. Mis* Ethel McDonald's toilet
was pink sapho silk. Mrs. S. D. Zuber, Jr.,
wore white crepe do chine. Miss Rebecca
Nealy'* dainty frock was of lingerie, elabo
rately lace trimmed. Assisting In entertain
nty frock was of llngei
trimmed. Assisting In
Misses Genie IIood,
rln, Susie Gunn, Mary Znber, Juliette
Mrs. E. B. Griffin. Mrs. It. F. Simp-
Mrs. R. M. Jones, Mrs. LIUle Farnum
and Mrs. J. D. Gunn.
alias Helen Palmer, who has been the
E uest of the Mtasei Key, has returned to
er home In Birmingham.
Mis* Ethel McDonald has returned from
here she was one of the attend-
that place on December 11.
HARALSON.
Mr. Henry R. Pope, of Greenville, was
of hit * “
the itaest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
— James Edmondson spent lsst Saturday
and Sunday here with his family.
Mrs. William Caldwell hae returned from
a visit to her son In Scnola.
Miss Anna Foster, who has been teaching
In Perry. Ga., Is lit home for the holidays.
Jim Wood,__wh£ has-been with bis
for several
m Wood, whi
mimi.-t, Mrs. J. II. Baugh,,, ,»■ ■«**-,n,
month*, left this rooming for Florida, where
he will reside In future.
Mrs. A. J. Baughn and children have been
with Mrs. J. II. Baughn for a week. Mr.
Bsngbn cume down laet night and will
She Survives, Though Her
Skull Is Terribly
Crushed.
W. B. ROBERTS.
He has been promoted to be spe
cial agent of Southern Bell Tele
phone Company.
W. B. Roberta, assistant superin
tendent and manager of the Atlanta
exchango of the Southern Bell Tele
phone and Telegraph Company, has
been promoted to be special agent for
the company and Ms been assigned to
duty In the office of Vice President W.
T. Gentry. At- present- Mr. Roberta'
work will consist of such matters aa
are especially assigned to him.
C. F. Roddey, cashier of tho Atlanta
exchange, has been. promoted to suc
ceed Mr. Roberts as manager of tho
Atlanta exchange. The appointment of
Mr. Roddey &.* manager was recom
mended by Superintendent D. M. Ther-
rell as a recognition of his ability, and
the recommendation was approved by
General Manager J. Eppa Brown.
W. B. Roberts, who becomes special
agent, has for six years been man
ager of the Atlanta exchange, and
during the past two years has been
manager and assistant superintendent.
He Is one of the most popular officials
of the company and has come In close
contact with the public, winning the
confidence and esteem of all who know
him. Mr. Roberts was formerly sec
retary and treasurer of The Atlanta
Journal, later circulation manager of
The Constitution, winning success with
both newspapers. He has spent the
greater portion of hla life in Atlanta,
and few men are better known or more
popular In the business world. His
promotion, which Is an important one,
comes as a well deserved recognition
of his splendid ability,
C. F. Roddey, who has been pro
moted to be manager of the Atlanta
exchange, has been with the company
for a number of years In various ca
pacities, and has won rapid promotion.
Ho entered the service of the company
in Charleston, W. Va., and later be
came Identified with the auditing de
partment. From this department he
was selected for the Important posltlpn
of cashier of the Atlanta exchange and
now becomes manager. Mr. Roddey
possesses unusual exeuctlve ability ahd
a personality that wins and retains
friends.
Both appointments are effective Jan
uary 1.
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Mrs. Berry Edwards, of Henoia, were In
“a/alson Sunday.
Mra. Bethnel flood, wno baa been visiting
Haralson
Mra, B4 . „
her slater, Mra. Maly rnllahan. left yeater-
for for Atlanta
Rev. Mr. Ulllaro, of Alabama, filled the
pulpit of the Lutheran church last Sunday.
STATE SOC-
MARIETTA.
and Mra. Charles Iiiil'rc gftve
charming dance on Tuesday night In honor
of Mr. Thomas Wallace. A large number
of young people were present and the occa
sion was greatly enjoyed by all. Dainty
refreshments consisting of lcc *
cakes were served.
A delightful event was a bridge party
S ven by Mrs. D. C. Cole on Friday morn-
g complimentary to Mrs. E. E. Malcolm,
jf New York city. At the close of the
game a deck of Congresa cards was pre
sented to the honor gne«t and the three
hlgheat scores were awarded fancy bridge
score*. A hot luncheon waa served.
The young men gave an enjoyable dance
at the armory Thanksgiving night.
The Ladle*' Euchre Club was pleasantly
entertalnoil on Thursday Afternoon' by Mra.
Bulan Betnby. Delightful refreshments
were nerved.
Mr*. A. V. Cortelyou will entertain at
card* on Friday afternoon In honor of her
sinter, Mrs. E. E. Malcolm, of New*York
Mra. T. M. Patterson has returned from
S leasanf trip to New York and Baltimore.
Ira. H. M. lUmho and children will
leave this week for .their winter home in
Florida. .
Mrs. K. E., Malcolm, of New York, la the
guest of Mr. and Mr*. A. V. Cortelyou.
Miss Rosalie Heewel, of Florida, and Miss
Lynne Payne, of Atlanta, are the guests of
Mrs. J. D. Anderson, Atlanta street.
Ml** Marie Mnssey haa returned from a
pie*sain trip to*Duhl!n, Ga.
The Travel Class met with Mrs. Lewis
the past week.
tetirli'T* of the public school were
ini v - . . - - - -—-
b.v
, lesurle Ford.
Mr*. I. W. Ileyward has returned from
a pleasant visit To New York.
Rev. J.
for
Al«lacbi ’ola. where lie wIlTbe until ifhurs-
* Tills wv'ek “The Nomads” met with Mrs.
fiirr.n K. Ahdenwn. Thnekary was the
topi'* "f the nftcruuon, and the papers were
I,mnt Interesting.
Mr- Tea* Brent left on Monday for New
Orleans.
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. John <.
Avery entertained at bridge, after which
d**U«’i"U* refrenlimenis were served.
Ther- will be a library tea on Katurdn*
December 14. In the library moms at the
for a abort atay.
Mra. William D. Thomas will entertain
the bridal party at the marriage of Mlsa
Ellce Lipscomb and Mr. Alfred H. Wil
liams Tuesday evening, December 17, at a
buffet supper at her apartment In the Colo
nial following the wedding rehearsal at tha
home of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Estes. Sev
eral handsome post-nuptial entertaluments
are also to be given, nnd a number are
being arranged for before the wedding.
Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Robert
II. Fite entertained at bridge for Mlsa
Lipscomb. Mjss Gertrude Whitworth gives
a buffet luncheon December 12 for Mlsa
Lipscomb and Mias Helen Kennedy.
Three 4 of the brldea-elect of the year—
MU* Eleanor Buford, Mlsa Bessie Dike and
Mias Ellso Lipscomb—were complimented
Wednesday evening with a small card .party
J lveu by Mrs. Maggie L. lUcks and Mr.
hlilp U Ulcks at their apartment in the
The* 11 dlrector* of the Ladles' Hermitage
Association have decided upon k receptlou
at the Watauga Club on January 8 to com
memorate the anniversary of the battle of
New Orleans. The following chairmen for
the occasion were appointed: Chairman
. ,|, . ..
S neral, Mra. Joseph Warner; decoratlou,
rs. George B. Davison; finance, Mrs. Alex
ander Fall. The hours will bo from 4 to
7, and it la proposed to make It a character
entertainment.
Mra. M. E. Lebeck la chairman of a
committee which la arranging n unique and
original entertainment to be given at the
iiy, wuere
. , .. ill Gardner
will be solemnized
o'clock.
The first entertainment given for the gov
ernor'* bride <m her arrival In Nashville,
the middle of December, will bo a luncheon
jriven her at Woodatock by Mr*. James C.
Bradford-
Crazed by cocaine and with the hal
lucination that he was being attacked
by a crowd of negroes, Frank Jackson,
a negro, seized an ax shortly before 3
o’clock Saturday morning and made a
murderous assault on Tommie Reeve*,
a negro woman, splitting her head
open,, fracturing the *kull In eight
places, breaking her left wrlat and cut
ting off u Anger on the right hand.
Notwithstanding these terrible Inju
ries, the woman Is still alive. She Is
lying In the Grady Hospital uncon
scious and with practically no hope
entertained for her recovery.
After completing his work of butch
ery, tho erased negro sthrted to the
police station to surrender. He was
arrested near the station by Gall Offi
cers Gallaher and Anderson, who had
been notified of the affair.
The attack occurred In a negro room
ing house at Decatur and Ivy streets.
Others In the place state that no one
attacked Jackson, and. from his own
statement. It Ih believed he waa fight
ing an imaginary mob. The negro In
sists he wn* defending his life.
Jackson has been employed In the
coal yard of 8. M. Truitt & Son. In
Mltchell-st. He Is regarded as a
"dope” fiend.
PALESTINE LODGE
ELECTS OFFICERS
John A Hynds Presented
With Watch by
Masons.
ISSUE REQUISITION
FOR YOUNG, OF ROME
TAFT AND HUGHES
MAY DIVIDE EMPIRE
STATEDELEGATION
Splitting of Delegations
Considered Favorable
to War Secretary.
A third requisition on the governor
of. Alabama for W. H. Young, badly
wanted In Rome, waa granted by Gov
ernor Smith Saturday morning, on the
showing mode by Walter B. Shaw, as
sistant solicitor general of the Rome
circuit Young Is now In Birmingham,
and the sheriff has been wired to hold
him until Georgia officers can come for
him—if Governor Comer honors the
requisition again.
3 TRAMPS KILLED
IN FREIGHT WRECK
Rlohmond, Va., Deo. 21.—Southbound
frelxht train on the Seaboard Air Lino
conelatlntr of sixteen loaded and neven-
teen empty cara woz wrecked at Twen
ty-Mile Post, zouth of Peter,bunr. at
7:30 o’clock lut night Flfteeh cor*
were piled up In the ditch and the
track wa, not clear until 1:30 o’clock
today, delaying all traffic. A negro
brakemon, Frank Wllllamz. had hie leg
broken and foot cruzhed. Three tramps
known to have been on the train are
eupposed to have been killed.
PARENTS TOO ILL
TO ATTEND FUNERAL
Tho body of Guyton McLendon, Jr.,
who died Friday morning of pneumo
nia, was taken to Athens Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock for Interment.
Both Mr. and Mrs. McLendon were
too unwell to go to Athens. Chairman
McLendon hag been confined to his
room in the Majestlo for several days
with a severe attack of pnoumonla.
Mrs. McLendon Is at a sanitarium al
most Completely prostrated over the
death of her-son.
The body was accompanied to- Athens
by the brother of Chairman McLendon,
Dr. W. W. Landrum and Dr. W. H.
Young, of Decatur. The funeral took
place In Athens Saturday.
JAMES E. WARREN.
He was elected worshipful master
of Palestine lodge, MasOns.
Washington, Dec. 21.—To the Influ
ence of the president Is considered due
[ the postponement -of the action on the
1 resolutions Indorsing Governor Hughes
, for the .presidency.. In the New York
j county Republican convention Thurs
day. ..re,.*
; Reprenentative Herbert Parsons.
• hairman of the convention,, and other
1 friends of the administration conferred
with Mr. Roosevelt before the ednven-
tlon met and politicians believe that it
; was In deference to hls wishes that the
; resolutions were laid aside until next,
j month. The supporters of the secreta
ry of war feel cheerful over the situa
tion in the Empire State.
The result is they are now counting
on a divided delegation from New York
and they look upon this prospect as
offsetting a possible division of the
Ohio delegation as a- result of the can
didacy of Senator Forakei. As they •
figure It out. It would not put the sec
retary at so great a disadvantage after
all if he did not have the united sup
port of hls own state, since the dele
gations from New York nnd perhapo
one or two other states which have fa
vorite sons may likewise ,not be united.
Officers for the year were clio*en at a
meeting Friday night of Palestine Lodge No.
4S6, Free niul Accepted Mason*, and iu ad
dition to the annual election, the meeting
wn* marked by several other Intereoting
features.
John A. Ilynds, the retiring worshipful
muster, was presented with a handsome gold
watch, engraved on tho back wtth n past
master's Jewel: The presentation speech
was made by J. W. Austin, and Jdr. Ilynds,
In accepting the watch, replied In nn appro
priate speech.
Afterward Mr. Hynds presonted past
ters* aproua to 8teve R. Jonhston and Issue
Htelnhelmer.
Another feature of the meotlng was the
address of F. L. Seely, publisher of - The
Georgian, on a trip thru the Holy Laud.
Thu many sights In this laud which are of
such peculiar interest to Masons were de
scribed, and especially Interesting was Mr.
Beely'a description of King Hokunou'* tem
ple. The quarries, too, which furnished the
atone for this wonderful structure were
told about. During' this trip to the Holy
Land Mr. Seely quarried a piece of stone
and out of this a keystone was made which
waa preseutrd by him to the Maaous for
the new Maaonlc temple.
After the business of the meeting bail
been transacted, the members of the lodge
he occasion
The election resulted In the, following of
ficers being chosen for the year: James E.
Warren, worshipful master; Dr. Ilernnrd
I Wolff, senior warden; Henry \\\ Anderson,
Jnntor warden; Charles M. Roberta, treas
urer; Wllllutn A. Fuller, secretary; J. M.
Fuller, tiler: J. Lee Barnes, member of the
board of relief; F. L., Seely. Masonic hall
mrnjama*. J. Woodidfie, dtrectfM|i|lH
trustee:
Chaplain; u, «. M«U*, »nuur ucmvii, n, Di
Kennedy, junior deacon; Shirley V. Brook*,
senior steward; D. E. Shumaker, Junior
steward; I*. M. Hubbard, organist; II. 8.
Blgby, assistant organise, nnd W. L. Cham
pion. chairman; P. D. .McCnrley and Dr.
* H. Van Dyke, finance committee.
rompu
L. V.
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Largqst variety and bet price, at
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WHY SANTA CLAUS PUTS TOYS
IN STOCKINGS OF CHILDREN
A CHRISTMAS STORY
The following atbry, a translation from the German, waa found many
yearn ago by a gentlewoman who now realden at Haralaon, Git She han
told It oftan to her own little frlendn, to their great delight, and »he
senda It to The Georgian, expreaalng tha hope that the atory about the
fairy queen and good Krl, Krlngla may glva pleasure to the many young
readera of the paper.
CORTELYOU MAY
QUIT PORTFOLIO
Washington, Dec. 21.—Rumors of
Secretary Cortelyou's Impending resig
nation continue to fly thick and fast
here despite hls flat denial of a few
day* ago. No official confirmation of
them 1* obtainable and In administra
tion circles such talk is discouraged.
It Is generally believed that If Mr.*
Cortelyou goes Postmaster General
Meyer will aucceed him. He Is a busi
ness man of ability and tho president
has confidence in him. ,
If a vacancy In the cabinet occurs,
the president Is likely to fill It In the
way that will do Hie most good to the,
Taft cause. Collector Merritt, « f Ni
agara Falle, la mentlonod In this con- .
ncctlon na postmaster general.
JUDSON HARMON IS
MICHIGAN’S CHOICE
Detroit, Dec. 21.—Democrats of
Michigan have settled upon Judsoa
Harmon, of Cincinnati, attorney gen
eral In President Cleveland’s cabinet,
as their favorite.
There was a protracted conference
at the Pontchartraln Hotel yestorday
morning by the leading antl-Bryanltee
of Detroit.
Mr. Harmon, when asked point blank
If he waa a candidate, laughingly said:
'Now, modesty forbids a direct an
swer. It Is a great honor to be men
tioned for the presidency. I wouldn't
want to say that I was a candidate,
but I will say-nhat I am not throwing
stones at any one who augegsts my
name."
ENGINEERS SURVEY
LINE FOR ROAD
A corps of engineer, from tho Kauff.
fman-Shaw Construction Company, of
Salt Lick, Ky„ are en route to Georgia
to mako the aurvey for the ’Pelham,
Newton and Leary railroad, a new lino
t • be conatrucied in south Georgia: Tha
work of surveying the line -iyIII begin
Monday and will be completed n* soon
aa pkaslble, Johnson & Co., of Chicago.
Ihavlng nccepted the bonds. The new
dne will traverse a splendid section of
the state and will give tfawfon and
Leary direct connection with the At
lantic Coast Line nnd the Flint River
and Northeastern railway.
COW MUST GO
IN THOMASVILLE
AIRES, you know, llvo in tho
forest, where the trees are tall
and straight, and tho grass Is
soft and green. In summer they sleep
In the flowers and dance by moonlight
on the grass. Wherever you see the
grass unusually thick and green, there
the fairies have been holding their
revels. We call It a “fairy ring.”
The Frost King Is the fairies' dead
liest enemy. So, In winter, while he
rules the earth, they live In caves un
derground. Their candles are the fire
flies. whose light Is brilliantly reflect
ed from the rubles and diamonds and
emeralds which line the walla. Here
the fairies king and dfince and have a
merry time until the winter Is gone,
and the Jlowers come again.
Once upon a time. Just before the
fairies went to their winter home, the
queen gave a ball. Everybody was In
vited, and all were on tiptoe with ex
pectation. But suddenly some one
On the afternoon, of New Year's day Mrs.
John Thompson will entertain at Glen
l,*ren In honor of Governor Patterson's
bride, who, a* the first lady of the state,
will be a charming social acquisition to
Nashville.
luncheon
K. Luke gave a bridge party
- fternoon Tor Mrs. Campbell
Pilcher, a recent bride.
Mr*. George W. Hale entertained -
luncheon Tuesday for Mias Anna Russell
Cole, and among the gueate waa Mrs. Irwin,
of Augusta, Ga.
Polk Mr*. Donald Tyler, of Oweusboro, Ky.
Mr. ami Mr*. I. C. Itobert*, of Atlanta,
who were called here Iqr the critical ni
ne** of Fred Robert*, of Iielmont Heights,
have returned home.
The Potpourri. Club ha* recently been or-
giintzcit. with Miss Elisabeth !todes ns
president: Ml** Christine Glenn, Yli*c-prc*l-
dent, nud Ml** Adtle Ra)tfnond secretary
nnd treasurer. The other member* are
Misses Mary Goff Palmer, *hra Louise
Rode*, Margaret Frierson, Ihtniarln* Dri-
fi*»*, Harn fiperry, Martha Howell, !xtul*e
Rhea. .Izouiae Hunt, Helen Itnford nnd lieu-
rlette Rleharilsou.
Mr*. John II. Reave* will give a musfeale
on the afternoon of Itecember 11.
Mr*. T. G, Webb entertain* at a recep
tion tomorrow afternoon for her sister, Mra.
* R. Craig, of Chattanooga.
An event of Jtatnnlny evening will !»e Mr.
..1 VC* K Kpahafa-il'a .11 l..t.lnm.il
. - - t
i
and Mr*. W. S. Itran*for$r* entertainment
of th$* Benedict Whist Club, of which Mr.
and Mra. John W. Thomsv, Jr., wer* the
last boat and hostess.
ST
IU. -
"What will become of the fairy ba
bies? If we leave them alone, the elves
will come and carry them off. Home
body must stay with the babies.’
All was consternation. One said:
“I can not stay. I have a new dress
mode of a piece of a butterfly’s wing. I
. „,a n > mv n«u- <lres*
muzt go to wear my new drew
Another ,ald: ’’I have a veil made of
‘ h dewdropa for Jew-
ear my new veil.”
have a acarf made
. rainbow." And nn-
new coach made of a
walnut "hell, with beetlea. for horzea
and a cricket for a coachman. I muzt
a npider-B web,
elH. I muzt go
Another aald
of a piece of
other. "I have
i: i r
, agh
tl we
tK ra
S new
go to ride In my new coach.
So each one had aome excuae: for
no one wanted to mlsa thla !a«t hall of
the zeaaon.
But Kris Krlngle aald:
"You may all go. for I will stay and
take care of the bablez."
••So, no. Krta Krlngle,” they all ex
claimed, "you know you are the queen’s
favorite, and jibe will be angry If you
do not go to the ball.”
'Ju,t tell the queen why I stayed, and
I am sure she will not Iw angry,
piled Kris Krlngle. So It wa* settled
ami all went merrily aa before.
Bure enough, in the midst of the Isill,
the queen exclaimed:
Where Is iny favorite, Kris Krln
gle’”
The next day, she sent for him and
said:
Kris Krlngle. I have heard of your
goodness and kindness, not only In
staying with the fairy babies, hut of all
the good and kind things that you are
axk anything you pleaae, and I will
grant it.”
But Kris Krlngle fell on hls knees
(you must always kneel to a queen,
you know), and said:
"O, Queen, you have always, given
me all I want, even before 1 naked. It,
and thero Is nothing left for me to wish
for.”
"Well, go this time," replied the
queen, "but remember thnt whenever
you want anything, you have only to
ask me, and I will grant It.”
Soon afterward, the falriea went to
their winter home. Here they sang and
danced and told tnlea of what they had
dona and seen during the summer.
Now, you know that sometimes In
winter we have mild, warm days, when
the wind blows and the aun ahlnes
warm, nnd the bees come out and lly
about, and the fairies can walk abroad.
call It the Indian summer. Now,
It happened that the day before Christ
mas was Just such a mild, warm day.
Kris Krlngle went out to take a walk,
nnd. as he walked, he thought how
good and kind men and women ought
to be to each other. Then he thought
he would like to Hnd out whether they
were gotsl and kind. So, going behind
a hedge, he changed himself to look
like n poor old beggar man..
Fnlrles. you know, can change! them
selves to any form they please. Then
he went Into the city and stood on a
street corner to beg. The streets were
full of people, all busy and happy, each
trying to get something for Christmas.
He held out hls bond. Some passed
him by without looking; some looked,
but were too busy to stop: while others
»ald, "Get out of the way, you old beg
gar man."
This made Kris Krlngle very sad. to
think that men and women were not
kind and good aa they should be.
Presently three little girl* came skip
ping down the street, as merry nnd
happy as they could be. When they
saw Kris Krlngle, they stopped and
looked at hint. One said: "Poor old
man! He hasn't any coat, anil hl»‘
shirt is all ragged.”
"Hls hat lias no brim.”
"Hls shoes are nil worn, and he ha*
no stockings."
"Oh," said the first. "I wish we had
not spent all our money for candy.”
"Here, old man, will you have some
of our candy V \
Special to Tbo Georgian.
Thomasvllle, Oa. Dec. 21.—The elec
tion of city officers held here yesterday
resulted In the choice of John 8. Mont
gomery for mayor and a majority of
five aldermen In favor of banlzhlhg the
cow from the streets. . ’, “
Tho election was the closest and the
hardest fought of recent years. Out
of a registration of 623 votes 593 were
coat.
Montgomery waa elected by a ma
jority of only five, and the aldermanla
board was chosen by only small ma
jorities. Montgomery was bom ■ here
and haa.held many positions of public
Itrust, acquitting himself well In each.
i’ll tell you uiiut we can do. You
know, wo have been knitting stocking!
for the poor. Old man. If you will
come home with us, we will glv
some stockings."
"1 thank you, little girl*," sal
now, but I
constantly doing for others. And now, .Krlngle, "X can not gc
i hiA/r,i ~ i r mi
will hnng them by tho chimney cor
ner, I will come tonight and get them.”
Then he hastened to the queen, and,
falling on hls knees, said:
"O, Queen, do you remember that
you promised to give me anything I
asked for?” .
“Yes, Kris Krlngle,” she replied.
‘What Is It you wish. Something good
for others, I am sure.”
Then he told her of the little girls,
and said:
I want to do something to make
them happy.”
She gava him a fairy sleigh, filled
with everything children loVe—books,
dolls and kites and bolls and candy and
apples and oranges anil whistles, and
every toy that ever was made. And be
ing a fairy sleigh. It never is empty;
for ns soon a* one thing Is taken out,
another comes In Its place; only, you
never know what '•* coming. If you
take out a doll, a ball may come In
ttr place, or an orange, or an engine.
The queen sent u messenger to the
Frost King, asking hint not to harm
Kris Krlngle. telling him what he pro
posed to da The Frost King replied
that he would not hurt Krtf Krlngle
that night, nr any other night:4tot even
If the snow wn* on the grouA4 but he
would hurt any other fairy X Slight la
Ills domain.
That night, with hls eight little rein,
deer II have not time to tell you their
names, but you will learn them, I am
sure), which, being fairy rotnjleer. can
travel as fast as the lightning, he drove
all around the world, nnd wherever
there were any little children, lie left
something for them. Anil now. every
year, the night before Christmas he
„— goes everywhere, leaving - : i. thlng foe
I the children who do no', think thon»r
.1 Kris selvie too big ... too wise to
>•. .king*.
hang ug
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