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CHILD LABOR IN THE SOUTH.
By GERTRUDE BEEK8.
might be doing for the well-being of
his workers.
In talking with Miss Reeks one gets
a very pleasant Impression of progress
In the South nnd of betterment in the
condition of the cotton mill workers.
Her outlook. In general, is optimistic,
though always supported by the facts
she has to recite.
"What about child labor and the
tiny tots who spin at midnight?" she
was asked.
"Certainly," she replied, “I found too
rftany children employed In the mills.
rrnffl time to time a sensational re-
I „f conditions of labor In the South*
cotton mill* 1ms made tender-
I flirted women think twice before pur-
EmM cheap cotton fabrics and ready.
underwear at the sales. \ Islam
I , Ill-treated men and most especially
women and emaciated children
Mvln* and spinning In stifling at-
’Lhercs have come to the bustling
tomile crowds around tho bargain ta-
„d made the wonderfully cheap
of sheetings, all machine
and, seem like tainted things,
nouns snd petticoats, daintily ruffled
sometimes crookedly stitched, have
luddenlv appeared to become accursed.
-No, I never bfly those cheap cot-
* ,t the bargain snles," a woman
dll say. "Tiny children, weak. thin.
Jtunted" In growth, cowed to submls-
, on tiy brutal foremen and superin
tendents. have spun that cotton Into
, nlt hi during the watches of the
nliht, and there Is bod luck In the
wetring of them.**
It was to view with- single eye and
unpre'udlced mind the conditions un
der which such goods are manufactured
(n the South, to learn the manner of
living among the milt operatives, to
I study the ways of their employers, and
to make the acquaintance of the women
j ,J.,I children who form so large a part
0 f those employed, that Miss Gertruda
[ gffii, took her notebook ana camera
, few weeks ago and went from mill
town lo mill town and village to vtl-
lue In the South. Now she has re
turned to New York with a brighter
snd more encouraging story than many
of those w ho knew of her mission had
dared to hope for.
Jllss Seeks Is secretary of the wel-
fire department of the National Civic
i federation. Quickness of perception
snd alertness help to make up the first
Impression one receives. One Is con-,
-,-ced that she would not be back
ward in calling nttentlon to nnd trying
to right the wrongs of nny mill opera
tive, while nt the same time she would
I ,ote and appreciate Instantly the good
points of an employer and whatever he the most prosperous of Northern farm
ing districts. Another photograph was t people how properly to prepare the
a couple of dozen school children nalfood,"
dinner toters. It was explained that I In regard to children with fingerless
the hours were so nrrnnged that tlur- I hands. Miss Decks found In one mill
Ing the midday hour the small sons I where 1,400 persons were employed one
nnd daughters of the mill operatives child of 11 who lost the first Joint of
could go home nnd get palls and bask- the second finger In picking waste from
ets of luncheon to carry to their pa- the gears which a fellow worker had
* ‘ uncovered In violation of the strict
rules which provide that the o|ieratlv,
shall not clean their machines when In
motion.
"The records,” said she, "showed
comparatively few accidents, nnd It Is
not fair to say that there are hundreds
of children of 8 years of age losing
their fingers."
Most Interesting and encouraging Is
rents In the mills, returning ngnln to
their studies In the afternoon.
"Is anything being dono to prevent
child labor altogether?"
"It probably could not be done. Sev
eral of the mill men stated to me that
there would always be some child la
bor, for, snbl they, ‘we will nlwaya
have to provide work for the poor, and
If we did not let the children work It
I,,.• ii i. „ -n . i i , . ... -l at •*•* cotton mills alone. Child labor
but It Is well to look Into the cause of ‘ the farms. In the homes, and In the
would bo utterly Impossible for some . ^U^s Hecks description of the facilities
men to care for their very large fam- ———• . - ~
tiles.'
"But attack
for recreation among the mill workers.
| Dance pavilions, swimming pools, ball
... . . , , . i games gymnnelum outfits provide en-
I terlalmnent In many of the mill vll-
lagea at the expense of the mill own
ers. One employer has turned a ce-
}£■£. presence before offering criticism, mills always existed, nnd the condition ' meiited lank of’ water recessi r? for
Child labor was prevalent upon the Is the same, generally speaking, today. I nanufactu nr nurnnses mto a swlm
farms until Industry became organ- lalthough it should not be. manufacturing purposes Into a swim-
I ? b0r f °£ ,h ? C °", on ," ns ""•hen the state has provided no
fr , om , , ,h ? farming districts. ' pr o ppr way to care for the poverty-
prlnclpally isolated mountainous re- stricken, It Is a debatable question how
sr . t! n i U ”L th * criticism should be offered for their
parents should send their children to
the mills. In the economic develop
ment of the South remedial legislation
has not kept pace with Industrial
progress, nor hns public sentiment ed
ucated the parents to the point of send
ing their children to school Instead of
putting them to- work in the mills.
“A general prosperity has been
brought about by the cotton Industry,
nnd the question arises as to whether it
ould have been better to have left
the people in pauperism and illiteracy
than to have taken them Into the man
ufacturing districts, where they could
secure an Industrial training, with pay,
which insures a livelihood, upllfing
them by elevating influences nnd se- 1
ring an education for the majority of
elr children!”
“But how do the children become
educated if they spend their time
working In- the mills?”
"The majority do not work In the
mills. Look at this photograph taken
in one town. Here are 660 children of
mill operatives, outside the school
which they attend. Such a school is
kept In session eight months In the
year through the Interest and at the
expense ot the mill owners. Here is
another photograph of a primary class;
here are small tots in kindergarten
vegetable gardens, and what do you
think of this kindergarten caketfalk?”
A brighter and happier looking crowd
of children than those depleted In the
photographs one would scarcely find In
presence In the, hulls.'
Asked If some* of the mill' owners
are no. employing children merely out
of charity, in order to help their pa
rents, Miss Beeks told of a little 7-
year-old child of a widow who was
hired to sweep, although the sweeping
had to be gone over afterward. An
other little Kill was allowed h work
in the mill with her grandmother be
cause otherwise she would have been
obliged to go to the poorhouse. A
v. "man wlmsc# husband had dl»*d nf
•■'•nMimptlon asked to have nor child
In til.- mill with her, having no place
to leave It during the da/. It was* a
question of having the chlil or of re
fusing her work.
Asked if those children who do work
appeared thin and emaciated and if
their hands usually lacked a Anger or
two, as sometimes stated by sensation
al reports concerning Southern condi
tions, Miss Beeks stated that the chil
dren in the mills'were not ro«»y-cheek-
ed, but were more or less yul ?, but that
only two children whom she saw In
the eighteen mllla she visited could be
called thin, and those were not thin
in the faces, but thin of arm.
"The pale complexion which all mill
workers have is largely due to the lack
of nourishing food. When bottnfathcr
and mother work in the mllla there Is
no one to care for the home, and the
family Is likely to subsist upon cold
canned foods. But now domestic sci
ence teachers are being employed by
many of the mill owners to Instruct the
pending $300 In equipment. The mill
operatives use the pool free of charge,
while citizens of the town are charged
10 cents apiece for a swim.
Most of the mill villages vi wi«*d by
Miss Beeks are in South Carolina or
Georgia, and at these places she refers
to tho conditions under which the op
eratives work as "unusually well llght-
ed ami ventilated, heated In winter
nnd cooled In summer." Slip found one
employer having his ribbed windows
replaced with clear gin** "to please the
employees, because they like to look
out,” adding, In an aside, "1 would,
too!”
In two mills there were emergency
hospital rooms fitted up with operating
tables and stretchers. One mill owner
provided n trained nurse to visit all the
families In times of Illness, nnd one
hns an Isolation hospital for usa in
time of epidemic.
"But there is criticism which I must
make," went on Miss Beeks. "It Is of
the bad ventilation and poor Janltor
scrvlce In connection with the toilet
arrangements, nnd lack of elevator
service. Of course, same of the toilet
rooms at the ends of the mills are well
ventilated by windows and the exhaust
system, but others are in the center
of the mills, with no provision for ven-
11 lit t i • >D. I would also urge the m
of Introducing rent rooms in the
mills, for in some cases girls were
seen sitting on the landings of the
staircase waiting for work. But In the
main, generally, I would say that the
mills visited wero unusually sanitary,
• omfnrtnhle work places."
Speaking of the homes of the oper
atives, she referred to the model mill
An Honor te Mrs. JoHhson Anti-Child Labor Crssd.
Governor Terrell certainly extended
a very graceful compliment to Mrs. J.
Lindsay Johnson In the presentation
of tho pen which signed the child la
bor bill during the week. Mrs. John
son hns worked most earnestly nnd
untiringly on this bill and she ha*
never wavered In her determination.
She has been true nnd constant to the
cause from the first to the last and
her success In this case, ns In every
thing which slip undertakes Is only aii-
othpr marked f<» prove her capability
and ever-courageous clinging to the
right. She hns never given up for one
Instant in the success of her theory,
an«l while others were awaiting de
velopments she was nil the whllo at
work on her subject. Mrs. Johnson Is
one of the brilliant and exceptionally
clever woman, possessing every attri
bute of a womanly woman.
SOUTHERN SOCIETY
In Georgia and Adjoining States
Pleasant Mention From Other Cities
HARAL80N.
Little Emory Brandenburg is recov
ers from the fever. ,
tin. Charles Holt and two children
. of Atlanta, are visiting her parents, Mr.
and .Mrs. J. A. Baugh.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clarke, of Oakland.
[ are vliltlnr Mrs. Tom Callahan.
I Mn. John Addjr has beta visiting
| Mr». Culpepper.
Mbs Mary Douglass and Master
Walter Douglass, of Atlanta, are vis-
; Itlng their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
| J. A. Baughn.
Rev. Mr. Sox and family, of Car-
I rollton, are expected tomorrow. Mr.
Sox l> to conduct the annual meeting
| at the Lutheran church. ’
A number of the people of tho vtl-
I lege tttended the ball game at Drew-
ryvllle yesterday.
Mrs. J. T. Edmondson nnd family
have returned from an extended vlait
to relatives and friends In Fayetteville
•ad Atlanta.
Mrt. Charles Robertson has as
E iert this week Miss Eula Norris,
uthervllle.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jennings, of
Plains. G*., have returned home, after
a vlait of a few days to Mrs. Jennings’
1 father, Mr. Wesley Addy.
Mr. Joel Herndon, we regret to eay.
b again quite III.
Mr. Will Taylor and wife, of Grlf-
tln, are expected to visit Mrs. Lat.
Gray during the meeting at the Lw
theran church.
HOSCHTON.
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. M. Smith spent
Saturday with Dr. Walter C. Smith,
of Jefferson.
Quite a number of our people at
tended the children's service at Zion
chureh 8unday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. DeLapcrlcrre ere
spending the week In Brunswick, Go.,
and other points this week.
Mra. Maud Parka and children are
spending several days In Oxford with
friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. E. Adams re
lumed home last week, after spending
•everal days with friends and rela
tives In Morgan county.
MBs Jessie Storey, of Jefferson, Is
visiting her brother, J. M. Storey, of
our city.
Mrs. John R. Hosch returned home
Tuesday from a visit to her lister In
Atlanta.
Mrs. Camfc of Atlanta, is spending
jojM time with hfer daughter, Mrs.
DeLiperterre, c f our city.
Misses Woodle Anderson nnd Pearl
Maynard spent Tuesday with friends
[ M this place*
Mr. J. c. Anderson and daughter.
Miss Dora, are spending the week with
friends at Dahlonega. *
Rev. W. H. Bridges, of Pendergrass,
spent Wednesday with his son, Dr.
J. J. Bridges, of our place.
Miss May' Randolph, of Athens.' Is
the guest of Misses Ella and Clara
Davis at this place.
Mrs. C. C. Guinn, after spending
several days with relatives and friends
here, returned to her home Monday at
Dublin, Ga.
Messrs. Pat and Will Smith, of
Buckhcad, are the guests of W. E.
Smith, of our city.
SANDERSVILLE.
The Fat Men's convention was held In the
magnificent groTO that surrounds the resi
dence of M. Q. Smith, nt "Fern Crest
Dairy,” a mile from RnAdorsvllle. More
than a hundred and twentr-flre persons
were there. .The rnles adopted prohibited
the attendance of any tnan under IK pounds
In weight, snd his height was restricted to
6 feet 2 Inches. Bach man was privileged
to bring a lady. At 11 o'clock, the ad
dress of welcome was made br Hon. A.
Y. II. Jordan, the response by Hon. J. A.
Giles. Speeches were also made by B. A.
Adams and I. W. Newman. Songs, s foot
race, potato race. Jumping, Interspersed
hv music, filled the hours until dinner,
which consisted of Georgia Imrhecne and
Brunswick stew. Oue of the visiting fat
men. C. H. Davenport, of Wsrrenton, pre
pared the Brunswick stew, while one of
Washington county’s big men, James Web
ster, superintended the borbeefie. All mem-
l»ers of the contention were weighed, and
their weights registered, the Average weight
of twenty was 235 pounds. .The assembly
fa said by sli to have been one of the
most enjoysble picnics of the setson. All
credit for its success is given to the pres
ident. Professor Lawson K. Drown, and
tits efficient committee. Knnford Adams,
wjr
Mrs. H. B. Allen nnd little daughter, of
Amcrlcus, are with Mrs. M. G. Joyner.
Mrt. Ni-ttle <turretf Smith, nf Angustn,
Is visiting Mrs. B.'B. Lovott. As Miss
Garrett, Mrs. Smith was very popular
with the socloty people of SandersvlUe.
Mrs. Lewis Archer nnd daughters, Lila
and Rosalie, of Meridian, Miss., are with
Miss Mamie Harris.
Mr. nnd Mrs. F. F. 8tneor are spend
CARTEH8V/LLE.
Monday night Miss Mnybelle Jones enter
tained at n delightful reception In honor of
her guests. Misses Janie Bnrdwell, of Tal-
botton; Harrell, of Valdosta; Tatum, of
Maron.
Wednesday afternoon Mias Elinor Jones
■Mrs. W. II. Howard. 8rMMH
fill children’s party on Saturday for her
three grandchildren, llttfe Mfsaes Clam
Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Howard; Louise Howard, daughter of Mr.
sle Harris. Miss Cora Ilnley, Miss Bell Ow
ens, nnd MImh Lula Strickland.
The little Misses Langford, of Atlanta,
came out to Heflin Saturday and are the
guests of their nnclo and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Cochran.
Little Miss Pauline Favors, of Atlanta,
a niece of Mra. Cochran, la nla<* a guest
nt the Cochran horn?.
Colonel and Mrs. Torn Shackleford are
building a beautiful home In Knit Heflin.
Mr. Dos Perryman left Heflin Monday
for Llthln Springs. Atlanta, Washington,
Baltimore and Philadelphia. Ho will re-
John Bradley H<
Mrs. John B. I!
nward, Jr., son of Mr. and
.-3 _ Coward.
Mra. Felton Jones leaves next week for a
flub, of which
CVHIIUIlirr. nnuiu.ii
William Norris «nil J.rit Webeter.
Jnd** B. T.
old
dim at th» Lime sinks repaired. tod ho.
ronvrrtf.1 tho pond Into ■ .wlmmlnc pooL
Dr. J. M. t'nlmrr. wlji nil10 rr»r.of
nee. tiled *t Oconee Mint TnewUy.
win on» of Wn.hlnston count/', moat ii»
fnl. progTMrir* citizen,.
Editor Brook, hss lUmoeed or hi* Inter-
cut In Tho tt.nilrr.vlUr Ilemld, J. K. Tur
in r. of Covington, taking charge of tho
paper In Mr. Brook.' .teed.
Mr. W, M. Atlanta, of Macon, la vlsltlog
hi. brother. C. A. Adama.
Mr. and Mra. W. II. Ott art vtaltlng rot
otlvoa In Booth Carolina.
8. M. Dovsrosux left -feotenlaj for s
wrek’a vlait to Dcroroaux. Oa.
Dr. and Mrs. Itogcr Kwlnt. of Milledge-
rllle. aro tho guct* of Mooea Swlnt, at
kfn. t, A. P. Monhart and Mnater Horace
Manhnrt. of Paris. Tex., at. the gneots
of Dr. C. I* Stock.
Ira.
MUa Ruth 'ffite; after spending sev
eral weeks with friends and relatives, re
turned to Atlanta on F riday.
Mrs. .Tames D. Newman Is In Asheville.
N. C.. from which place, she will vlait
other summer resorts In North Carolina.
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SPECIAL ATTENTION TO EXPRESS ORDERS.
m ||
_J, Mrs. John W. Akin,
In Atlanta.
Rev. nnd Mrs. A. W. Bcoler. of Thomns-
a lle, were,the guests last week of Dr. and
ra. J. G. Green.
Mra. Bessie Hmlth. of Ardmore. I. *T.. Is
the guest of Mrs. II. J. Galt and fomlly.
Captain and Mrs. J. J. Conner entertained
the following guests nt dinm
day: Miss Wood ‘
Jones of Atl
fessor and 1
Miss Leroy Metro, or Huntsville, Ain., ana
Mlaa James, .of Klberton. ore to be the
gnesta next week «»f Mis* Kitty Conyers.
Miss Moore, of Selma, is the ruest of
Mrs. Clark Griffin.
Mlaa Felker, of Monroe, Is the guest of
kill* E,telle Strickland.
GREENSBORO.
Mis* Leila Jcrnfgnn left Tuesday to visit
friends In Atlanta. She will attend Mra.
Wilson’s house party at Lincoln, Ala.
fore returning home.
MIm Henrietta Smith Is visiting her
father. Representative A. II. Smith,
Atlanta.
Mrs. Mary Kent Besson, and daughter.
Joeephlne, of Monroe, were the guests of
friends in Greensboro Moudsy.
LIZELLA.
The Misses Nettllee ami Wenona Rail!
van. of Atlanta, after spending several
days here with relatives, have returned
Te'' and Mrs. Charles R. Wynn spei
her. &
lnntn. Is much better.
Mr. nnd Mrs. D. I _ _
tny of several days at Llthl
onto. Savannah, T
are ot home again.
Mr. Gus Morgan hrs charge nf s summer
school In North Cleburne. Ho returned
from Auburn In June, where he won dis
tinction In history and Latin. -
The Messrs. Roberta, who graduated nt
the Georgia Tech In June, are upending
summer In Heflin with their parents.
GAD8DEN, ALA.
Mrs. Frederick Moesser and daugh
ter, Miss Helen, of Birmingham, have
Joined Mr. Moesser here and will make
this city their future home.
Messrs. E. H. nnd C. F. Cross havo
returned from a visit to their former
home at Maysvllle, Ohio.
Mrs. H. T. Halley and children have
returned fr<*m an extended visit t<» rcl-
flshlng I ntives at Alexander City and Talla
dega.
Mrs. C. B. Cross and Miss Ruth Wil
son, who havo been visiting Mrs. 12.
H. Cross, have returned to their home
at Birmingham.
Mrs. J. E. Lino and daughter, Mra.
C. Ii. Ward, and Mrs. Line's mother,
Mrs. Winchester, are visiting relatives
and friends at Chautauqua, N. Y.
The Wednesday Card Club was en
tertained by Mrs. Willie C. Bacon nt
her home on Forrest avenue this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Wood havo
gone to New York to make that city
their future home.
Miss Nina Hammond entertained
with a dinner party Saturday at Belle
vue In compliment to her slater, Mrs.
J. C. Staton, of Atlanta.
Dr. H. C. Kegley has gone to Winona
Lake, Indiana, to attend the meetings
of the National Presbyterian assem
bly.
Mr. and Mr*. Woodson J. Martin are
visiting relatives In Jacksonville.
Mrs. L. W. Dean Is visiting Mrs.
Wiley Ross .In Birmingham.
Miss Hattie Riddle is visiting rela
tives In Anniston. .
Miss Margie McCall has returned
from a vihlt to relative* at Camden,
Ark.
MIsa Bessie Wilson has returned
from a visit to Denver.
Mrs. R. B. Kyle entertained a num
ber of ladles who are spending the
summer at Bellevue, at her mountain
home, "Whitehurst.” with a card party
Tuesday, which was followed by a
Dutch luncheon.
Miss Paulino Latta la visiting friends
In West Virginia.
Mrs. P. 8. Fitzgerald and children
have gone to Virginia Beach, Va.
Miss Lee Weller ha* returned from
a visit to relative* in South Alabama.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gentry are visit-
>g friends In Rome, Go.
Newnan Green has gone on a visit
to French Lick, Ind.
Captain L. B. Rainey will leave early
next week for on extended western
trip.
Oliver Alford entertained a party of
friends with a straw ride Monday
ntghL
Mrs. Bruce Armstrong and daughter
are visiting relatives In Marshall coun
ty.
Charles Martin entertained with a
party Wednesday evening in compli
ment to Miss I^sura Belle Enslen, of
Birmingham, who Is the guest of Miss
Belle Jones on Turrenttne avenue.
Miss Maggie Du Bose has returned
from a visit to relatives In Anniston
and Atlanta.
Miss Hamilton, of Jackson, Tenn., Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. E. H. Cross.
Mias ifary Fulcher has returned
from o visit to New York.
Embroidery Circle will not meet
until the first Thursday In September,
nt which time Mrs. T. M. ('assets will
entertain.
Mrs. D. IL Baker entertained Friday
afternoon In honor of her guests, Mrs.
.... Lee Alexander and Mrs. Rosenthal, of
hold certiorates for first* Union Springs. Card* was the feature
,-Hinges, their dainty painted, shuttered
houses, surrounded by trees, and had
immediately a con trusting photograph
to show- of a all unpalnted and
neeless.
"However,” she continued, "general
ly the premises arc extremely unit In
the cotton mill villages, and only In the
homes of the new arrivals from the
primitive districts are the Interiors of
the cottages unclean. Many a house
wife could take lessons In cleanliness
from the home of tho average mill op
erative. Where they still exist, the
old clapboarded houses are being re
modeled with weather boarding nr tom
down and being finished with walls bt
wood fiber, and, where not Includer m
the original plans, porches with rail
ings are now being added.”
"What are the most pressing needs
now concerning the mill workers of the
South?”
"In South Carolina legislation is
needed to provide for compulsory edu
cation nnd the appointment of truant
officers. There should bo more fac
tory Inspection to starngthen the child
labor law. There should, too, be an
amendment in tho child labor law to
Increase tho ago limit from 12 to 14,
and tho requirements concerning birth
registration nnd marriage license
should be more stringent.
"A great deal of unfair criticism has
been showered upon the mill owners,
yet. In spite of this, they are giving
food, shelter and Industrial training to
these illiterate descendant* of the first
inhabitants of the colonies, and through
their 'Welfare' work are a great civ
ilizing Influence among the mill work
ers.”—New York Times.
Tho Woman's Home Companion,
magazine published In New York by
the Crowell Publishing Company, Is
fighting to the finish in the campaign
against child labor. Article* from such
men as Dr. Samuel McCune Lindsey,
Owen Lovejoy, Jack London and Ho
mer Davenport will be found In the
September number of this magazine.
Dr. Lindsey has helped to draft the
following creed, written for The Wom
an's Home Companion:
1. We beJlove In the right of every
child to health and education.
2. We believe thdt child labor In
terferes with that right
3. We believe that child labor Is In
Itself cruel and wasteful; that It Is
mentally, morally nnd physically Inju
rious to the child; and that It Is a
distinct menace to the nation.
4. We believe that no child under 14
should work in a factory, workshop,
mercantile houso, store, office, hotel or
apartment! house, In any place of pub
lic amusement, or should bo employed
In making, preparing or distributing
articles of salo or commerce at home
or In nny pla^e In the nature of a fac
tory, workshop or mercantile establish
ment.
5. We believe that no child between
14 and 16 should be permitted to .work
under the conditions specified unless
the child .’fin read fluently and write
legibly simple sentences In the English
language.
6. We believe that no child under 1C
should bo employed between the hours
of 7 p. m. and 1 a. ra., or longer than
eight hoprs in any twenty-four hours,
or longer than forty-eight hours a
week.
7. We belleva fJiat no child under 16
should be employed In occupations
dangerous to life, limb, health or
morals.
6. Wo believe In tho establishment of
a permanent children’s bureau to be
conducted by the national government,
for the purpose of Investigating nnd
reporting upon general conditions di
rectly Involving the welfare of children,
especially all matters connected with
child labor.
9. We believe that uniform laws
against child labor should be enacted
without delay in every state, territory
nnd colonial possession ot the United
States.
Vacation School j n St. Leuis
The vacation schools which hava
boon conducted In St. Louis during the
summer ore this week finishing tho »|*
weeks' course, and will exhibit the
work done by tho scholars. The school
Is, of course, free to all of the pupils,
nnd the teachers have vied with them
selves to see how economic they could
be, and to make each department self-
supporting. This has been accomplish
ed by contributions and sales. The
grocers have given to the cooking de
partment; tho merchants have sent
■ -J. I- 'K iii.i':r< Nv. . .,Ii. 1 .-h.-i-tM to the
housekeeping department, and the gas
company ha* given gas and stoves frea.
In the cooking department Miss Jen
nie Crowder, the teacher of this work,
ha* suggested n help to all housekeep
ers of Ht. Louis. She says If whole
some and delicious food can be cooked
in the public schools, why should they
not supply food for thoso who ara
without cooks, thereby solving the do
mestic problem. Tlw pottery which
hns been made by tho pupils will he
for sale at the close of tho term, as
well ns other useful articles. By this
means the work for the year Is partlal-
!\ j 'iM for. ui'l t• f ■' I* f asily made
up by popular subscription.
It would be quite an easy matter for
such a school to be established In At-
Inrif i iH'Xt \ * ii r. mid t h»* Woman's Mub
editor of The Georgian w’ouhl do her
I-It I ..r the work toward establishing a
•'< bool The board of education could
grant permission and tho use of a pub
lic school building for six weeks of the
month beginning with tho middle of
June nnd closing the first of August.
The teaehei ■* would, of course, have to
he Interested In the movement nnd lend
• ■ • n l.'-lp fi to t of educat
ing the little children who have no
play ground and nobody to remain at
home with them during the hours 9 to
12 o’clock each day. Atlanta hns grow n
to need such a school as this, ami the
time has arrived for Its establishment.
Prince Louis Napoleon Is a goners! to
the Russian array. This Is not a reminder
of Moscow, 1112.
Lightning clouds ore nlways near the
ground. They nro seldom at a greater
height than 2,000 feet.
dined to sub-let their thloking.”
MONROE.
In beauty and brilliance, the dinner glron
Inst Wednesday erenlug by Miss Julia Mob
ley St her home on South Broad street was
ona of the most noteworthy* functions of
the summer. The dining room was in pink
nnd white. The handsome dining table wns
covered with a renl lace centerpiece over
link silk, nnd contained ns Its chief decora-
liitM’i i'm pink -
present were: Misses Allle Felktf, Edith
iklwords, Ellen Lnunlua, Isabel Nunnally,
Clara Mae Smith. Messrs. Lewis ond Ar
thur Mobley, Wellborn Blalock, Butts, ond
Cliff Sheafs. . ,
Mias Mary lladford gnvo a delightful ot
home Friday evening In honor of her guest,
Mias McGarlty. of Jefferson.
Miss Ellen Launlus will entertain at a
houso party next week. , w
Mlaa Floy Felker entertained the Young
Ladies’ Club Friday evening In honor or
Jiias Rcrnlco Felker, of Dalton. The linll
and drawing room were in red, with crim
son snlvins nsed In the greatest profusion.
Progressive gnnies were played, nnd the
first prize, n box of pnner, was won by
MIhs Pauline Nowell, and Mias Rolin won
the consolation. The guests’ prize wns a
pair of silk hone. Ires and punch wero
served by Misses Edith Edwards and Allle
fllksr.
Miss Nell Nowell gave n delightful at
horns Inst Wednesday evening In honor of
her visitor, Mias Bctnln 1'elkor, of Dalton.
The hom* of Miss Nowell won beautifully
decorated with ferns, palms and cut flow
ers. and ft delightful Informal program of
music was given throughout tho evening.
Mrs. Orrin Roberta gnvo several readings,
dlaplnylng the w'onderful talent of this
young*
Lake Squanf, New Hampshire,
Camp Vue du Lac
By SHATTEEN MITCHELL.
Miss Colie Malcolm Is entertaining a bevy
- ^ * * >U of Monroe at a house party
young Indies are Mlases
-\ furl
Sunday with Mrs. Wynn's brotfl
Marrisnn. of Musella, Ga., who
sick with fever.
quite
Miss Mean*, of YatesvlUe, Is visiting
her sister, Mr*. B. A. Greene.
Mrs. Patti Rose, who has been teachli
music here for several months, hss mar
to Msmn, where she hss s fine class.
Mrs. Mary Vincent and grand daughter,
little Ml*# Vivian Hick*, after spending
autne time with Atlanta relative*, have
returned.
Quite s. crowd of young people epenf
Sunday at Warm Sprit -
ing*.
heflinTala.
Mr. J. It. Moore and family, of Heflla,
sre now occupying their country home, sit
uated four miles rroui town. The home Is a
beautiful, modern, structure and la built
on the aite where the Ross homestead wns
burned a few yearn ago. Mra. Moore wns
a Miss Ross and ber new home is amid the
scenes of her childhood, as the Boas farm
was the home of her father and grand-
fktber. Mlaa Nauale Moore, the young lady
of the hom*-. has Spent two years In mnalc
at the Jtvtaoii and'will return there In Sep
tember to assist in the management of
practice in the college, and also to continue
her musical stndv.
Quite a numl»er nf Heflln’a acho«l ctrls
have pnsard ■ fine examination for
license and ‘ mX *
Monroe at a house pi
In Fair Ploy. The young Indies are Mlt
Mario Cooper. Mary Panthers. Mnn lias*,
Jessie Cox, Janetta Wright, Ruby Wright,
and Ladle Breedlove. .. ,
ITefaaapr George K. Nolan, of Marietta,
at In the city taut week. I!o left today
for Atlanta, where he Joined his wife for a
In to Asheville, S. C. •
Mlaa Linda Felker, who lias been visiting
Mlts Cora Felker In Dalton for the past
month, la now tho nest of Miss Estelle
Strickland In Cnrtersvllle. Miss Felker will
return borne next week.
Mr. ond Mrs. B. H. Walker and Uttle
Louiao are guesta of Mrs. J. B. McCrary
In* Atlanta. ..
Mr. A. B. Mobley .and Mr. W. Martin, of
Jefferson, spent Sunday In the city.
Mr. Noel Park, of Greensboro, spent last. gla
Tuesdav In Monroe with friends.
Mr. Senders Clay is spending the week
end with relatives nt Wolnut Grove.
Mr. Bulpb Gibbs has returned to Atlanta
after a few da/a’ stay In Monroe.
Mr. XV. II. Nunnally ha* returned from
Tate Spring*. Tenn.
Mrs. A. C. Kelly spent Inst week In
Charleston with her sister, Mrs. Matthew
Mlss 7 b#wla)i Plrkle left last Wednesday
Can there be a more delightful way
of spending tho summer season than
visit to a camp InMho White Moun-
tains? Tho novelty of tho life Is fas
clnatlng, every hour thor© Is something
now to roanlmato a weary spirit, and
In all this rogldh of lakes and iWoun
tains can thero bo a more exquisitely
beautiful spot than Squam Lake? The
water so dear that one sees distinctly
tho smooth atones lying upon tho all
vor sand below, and every passing
cloud Is mirrored In Its biuo depths
the chain mountains that onclrcle Its
borders rising In beauty 2,000 feet
covered with foliage of ever-chnnglng
greenness. In tho wondrous forests
there are flno old pines, oaks, mapl
hemlock and tho beautiful white birch
trees. These stretch down to tho very
borders of tho lake nnd hidden nmong
them are numberless camps, whllo far
ther up on the hills are farm houses
nnd elegant hptels. This year the
throng of summer visitors Is greater
tliftn ll bus ever been, nnd there Is a
large nnd fashionable contingent In the
hotej* nnd prJvnto camps. Grover
Cleveland nnd Mrs. Cleveland havo for
several ye,'UN owned ii "furm” over nt
'Sandwich" nnd are said to havo re
cently bought nnother place down
the lake. Many schools, both for young
men nnd young women, have summer
camps here. MIhs I>;i!t"n, «»f phllndel
phla, lias ii l;irge number of git Is wit I
her, all greatly enjoying the swimming,
rowing and mountain climbing. Their
camp Is situated nt Wither Pine,
spot far up the mountain side, that
grade licensee. Among them ire Miss Ee- of Hie evening.
given ny Ml** MMIftOB, of Grsntvll
Mr. Wo I ter Jones nnd brother-ln-lnw. Mr.
Banana, of Msmn. were In Monro# Friday.
Miss Matty* Michael is expected home
from Task****, Ala., this week. She has
been spending some time with Tnekegee
friend*.
Mr. Knox Felker spent last Tuesday ond
Wednesday In Athens.
Mrs. Mary Beeson has returned from on
extended visit to t’nlon Point. Thomson
and Greenville. II. C. On these visit* she
- * * * - * - ••**!• .Inn,.I,.
Mlu li/rmli- Ulrll Vnn Horn, will Imto
•non for n rl.lt to Tlllnlah Fall.. Mount
Alir on.l «*T.rnl olh.r point* of lut.rrit
Mr,. II. D. Jfrtxniri h tegmOlag thin
wr. k with h.r *on. Colonel Knroler, Mc
Daniel. nt the Majettlc In Atlanta.
CARROLLTON.
Mice, Eul» Moor* nnrl Katie Lou
Thomanon ar# «pending the wttk in
Newnan, attending the Chautauqua.
Mra. C. H. Btawart and children will
■pend tht week end In Newnan, vlait*
Ing relative* and attending the chnu.
tauqua.
Dr. Homer Boatright and Colonel
John Newell entertained a number »f
young people complimentary to the
vleltirg young ladle. In tile city Tliura-
ilay evening at th* hom* of Holt, and
Mr*. W. C. Adamaon on Adamaon ave
nue.
Mr. and Mr*. L. P. Mandevllle re
turned Monday from a week'* visit to
Summon tile.
Mr. R. P. Hyatt will join Mr*. Hyatt
at Hawklnavllle Saturdae to attend
the marriage of Ml** Llaxle Maud*
Blalock.
and Mr.. Charier Roo;> .pent
Tueeday end Wedneedey In ftvonvIUa, ■ y. ll.Tig' im... I.
Mr*. Ward and Ml.. Kmma Wlritame th rJPffTM
returned Saturday night from Athene. m,i pp
Mlu Monica Morrt* entertained Car- MIm Karri*, of Butman. I* the gue.t of
rollton'* young, people Wedneaday MJ*« Joeephlne Turpin
evening In honor of her vl.inr, MI*« . s11 **" !!!' 1 °I ,b '
Hod nett, of Senola. WuSTl. HWhli.<lV v r'
Ml** Nellie Sharp, who has been j gnr.rnl hrr<* p"rri< - nt^i moonUzht
away several week* vtaltlng In Geor- picnic* at llolly hprlnn the pot week.
• i ml Alfthnuin, return#'.I hm.u*
Thursday.
Hon. W. C. Adamson is attending the
rhiiiiftuni'i'i :it N# \Mi.in Ibis m-ck
Mrs. Frances Long, of Jasper. Ala., is
expected here to visit her father this
w I‘# k
Misses Mary and Helen Long, who
have been visiting In Jasper, A hi., .aro
expected homo I hi* week.
CULLODEN.
One of the most brilliant and enjoy-
ft b I I « of t he ri. .!«#,,|| ns Jill
entertainment given Thursday evening
by Mr. and Mrs. Robert II. Holmes to
tho visiting young ladies nnd gentle-,
iiMUi «•( ill" • Itv Their beautiful Imnu*
was artistically decorated with ferns,
palms and rut flowers. Mr. and Mrs.
Holmes were assisted In receiving their
guests by Miss Thomas Roquemore and
sirs. C. H. Holmes. The evening de
lightfully passed In conversation and
ices nnd cakes were served. Those
j r e—• nt u "i " : MI**h#s .1.mil" I*niid<*r,
Annie Griffin, of Atlanta; Katie Denn.
of Alexandria City, Ala.; Luclle Zell-
:nr, of 1 '"i Mill, Mm llu ft ri I M m ;i
Morgan, of Macon; Winnie Roberts,
Minnie Martin, Thomas Roquemore.
Lizzie Martin, Dorothy Martin, Mary
Castlln, Bailie B. Castlln, Lillian Cham
bliss, Olive Chambliss, Katie Wilson,
Gertrude Wynn; Messrs. John Martin,
of Memphis, Tenn.; John Jones, of
Ruston, La.; 8. A. Martin, of Atlanta; |
Russell Murray, of Fort Valley; Georg
Wynn, Wes Wilson. O. V. Chntfleld.
T IT a**<4 #P Vf * 1,'ll.nolel 1/ I’harl.m
the poet loved so much, nnd where he
\i i -.t" ninny -.f Ills « >v#t ;it the
Gnrvnrd rump thm* .11 *• about Lift of
the engineering corps, who have a very
perfectly oqulpped place. One of tho
most Interesting camps around the lake
Is thnt held by the Grotan School. Hero
they bring little waifs from the larger
rltles nnd give them all the Joys of
tills wondrous 1 IfKnell party *<f boys
Is kept for two weeks, during which
time they have ovary pleasure thnt tho
most elaborately equipped camp affords.
At th" end of that period tii"y give
placo to nnother party of pitiful look
ing little creatures who soon lenrn to
swim mid row and feel tin* Joy of living.
Thero is a similar philanthropic camp
here for young girls, I am, told.
< >no of the unique features of sum
mer llfo nt Lake 8quam Is the open
alr service JuJd on .Sunday afternoon*
at Chocortin Island. Ah we sailed up
1 a beautiful sight to sea tho
wntor covered with row boats, launches,
canoe*, little steamers, all gathering
front every direction to land at Cho-
corun. Thert? nature hns bullded a
most beautiful cathedral. The tall
birch tries interlace Into n lofty dome;
In the center thero Is an altar of great
gray rocks, behind which rises a white
cross of birch, and In front a reading
desk of a sing!" stone, which stands
just ns nature formed It. AH around
nr#* placed rustic seats made from
branches of tho trees, and when these
wero filled tho congregation snt upon
tho moss-covered ground or the great
boulders. It was a wonderfully 1m-
presslvo service.
This Is truly a Jnke of infinite varie
ty. Usually it Is so peaceful that little
children bntho upon tho smooth beach
nnd row In nnd out among Its numher-
l"ss small Islands. Hut last evening
wlu-n w" w.nf out In th#- launch to
wafi'li th" wonderful effect of the fad
ing sunlight upon the lake and distant
mountain peaks, a strong western wind
blew coldly, the great waves rocked
our little boat to ond fro and the white
caps dashed the spray Into our faces.
Upon all the broad surface of tho
lake usually so gay with sailing parties,
ours was tho only boat to bo seen, and
when m last w«* landed at our dock It
was a welcomo sight to see the lights
shining and a gn at Hr#- burning on tho
hearth. As wo gathered close around
tho blazing logs the shadows deepened
outside and some of us thought of our
home In tho South far away from
Bquam Lake.
L. H. and T. M. Fitzpatrick. Charles
E. Martin, Edwyn Rumph, Hen Hilo-
man., Calvin and Buford Battlo and j
Grady Holmes.
AMERICU3.
Clarke and danfhter, Mr*.
ore •taring at
r*e 4*. Mnr0L_ _ r
residence of Professor and Mrs. A.
Miller* who sre spending s month at tho
■PiHIMHP ..JwWtn they will
spend the reel of the summer.
Mrssrs. Page, Caniorwn and Phllllns. of
n. spent Similar here among friends.
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FOR
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Population
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