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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATCRDAT. AUGUST «, 1908. 11 CHILD LABOR IN THE SOUTH. By GERTRUDE BEEKS. From lime to time a sensational re- H of conditions of labor In the South- n cotton mills lias made tender ed women think twice before pur- -,1ns cheap cotton fabrics and ready- ade underwear at the sales. Visions Ill-treated men and most especially ale women and emaciated children caving and spinning In stifling at- ospheres have come to the bustling male crowds around the bargain ta lcs and made the wonderfully cheap d( ha of sheetings, all machine emmed, seem like tainted things. -, vn , and petticoats, daintily ruffled ,1 sometimes crookedly stitched, have cienly appeared to become accursed. -No, I never buy those cheap cot es at the bargain sales." a woman 11 say. "Tiny children, weak, thin, unted in growth, cotfed to submis- on by brutal foremen and superin- endents, have spun that cotton Into ngths during the watches of the Ight, and there Is bad luck in the earing of them." It was to view with single eye and nprejudlced tnlnd the conditions un- er which such goods are manufactured , the South, to learn the manner of Ivlng among thtf mill operatives, to tud.v the ways of their employers, and o make the acquaintance of the women nd children who form so large a part ( those employed, that Miss Gertrude eeks took her notebook aftd camera few weeks ago and went from mill iwn to mill town and village to vll- age In the South. Now she has re- urned to New York With a brighter ltd more encouraging story than many f those who knew of her mission had ared to hope for. Miss Beeks is secretary of the wel fare department of the National Civic Federation. Quickness of perception and alertness help to ma^e up the first Impression one receives. One Is con vinced that she would not be back ward In calling attention to and trying to right the wrongs of any mill opera tive, while at the same time she would note and appreciate Instantly the good points of on employer and whatever he the most prosperous of Northern farm- might be doing for the well-being of Ills workers. In tnlklng with Miss Beeks one gets a very pleasant Impression of progress In the South and 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 many children employed In the mills, but It Is well to look Into the cause of their presence before offering criticism. Child lnbor was prevalent upon the farms until industry became organ ized, and labor for the cotton mills was recruited from the farming districts, principally Isolated mountainous re gions, so It was but natural that the 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 has 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, and the question nrlses as to whether It would 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, upliflng them by elevating Influences nnd se curing an education for the majority of their children!" 'But how do the children become educated If they spend their time working in-the mills?" "The majority do not wofk In the mills. Look at this photograph taken In one town. Here are 860 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 it primary class; here are small tots. In kindergarten vegetable gardens, and what do you think of this kindergarten cakewalk?" A brighter and happier looking crowd of children than those depicted In the photographs one would scarcely And In lng districts Another photograph was a couple of dozen school children as dinner toters. It was explained that the hours were so arranged that dar ing the midday hour the small sons nnd daughters of the mill operatives could go home and get palls nnd bask ets of luncheon to carry to their pa rents in the mills, returning again to their studies la the afternoon. . “Is anything being done to prevent child labor altogether?" "It probably cbuld not be done. Sev eral of tho mill men stated to me that there would always bo some child la bor, for, said they, hve will always have to provide work for the poor, nnd If we did not let the children work It would bo utterly Impossible for some men to care for their very large fam ilies.’ "But attacks should not be leveled at the cotton mills alone. Child labor on the farms, In the homes, nnd in the jnll.'if “I'vays existed, nnd the condition | mented ’ lnnk „ r , „„„„ generally speaking, today, j manufacturing purposes Into a people how properly to prepare tho food." In regard to children with fingerless hands, Miss Hecks found In one mill where 1,400 persons were employed one child of 11 who lost the first joint of the second finger In picking waste from tin* gears which a fellow worker had uncovered In violation of the strict rules which provide that the operatives shall not clean their machines when In motion. "The records,” said she, "showed comparatively few accidents, and 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 Miss Reeks* description of the facilities for recreation -among the mill workers. Dance pavilions, swimming pools, ball gnmes, gymnasium outfits provide en tertainment in many of the mill vil lages at the expense of the mill own ers. One employer has turned a ce nter necessary for Irn- I An Honor te Mrs. Johhson although It should not be. j ming pool for the summer season, ex- "When the stAtc has provided no (pending $300 In equipment. The mill proper way to care for tho poverty- ; operatives use the pool free of charge. Governor Terrell certainly extended a very graceful compliment to Mrs. J. Lindsay Johnson In the presentation of the pen which signed the child la bor bill during tho week. Mrs. John son has worked most earnestly nnd untiringly on this bill nnd she has never wavered In her determination. She has been true and constant to tho cause from the first to the last nnd her success In this case, ns in every thing which she undertakes Is only nn- other marked to prove her capability and ever-courngoous clinging to the right. She has never given up for one Instant In the success of her theory, and while others were awaiting de velopments she was nil tho while at work on her subject. Mrs. Johnson Is one of the brilliant and exceptionally clever woman, possessing every attri bute of a womanly woman. stricken, It Is a debatable question how far criticism should be offered for their presence in the lmlls. L Asked if some of the* mill owners are no. employing children merely out of charity. In order to help their pa rents, Miss Becks, told of a little 7- year-old child • *f a widow who was hired to sweep, although the sweeping had to be gone over nfterward. An other little glil was allowed to work In the mill with her grandmother be cause otherwise she would have been obliged to K' * t-» tho poorhouse. A woman whose husband had died of eotiMimptI'm asked to lmve nor child In the, mill with her, having no placo to leave It during the day. It was a question of having the chiil or of . re fusing her work. Asked. If those children who do work appeared thin ahd emaciated and If their hands usually lacked a Anger or two, as sometimes stated by sensation al reports concerning Southern condi tions, Miss Beeka stated that the chil dren In the mills were not rosy-cheek- ed, but were more or less pul*, but that only two children whom she saw In the eighteen mills 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 both father and mother work In the mills 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 while citizens of the town are charged 10 cents apiece for a swim. MoRt of the mill villages visited by Miss Beeks are In South Carolina or Georgia, and at these places she refers to the conditions under which tho op eratives work as "unusually*well light ed and ventilated, heated In winter and cooled In summer." She found one employer having his ribbed windows replaced with clear glass "to ph ase the employees, because they like to look out," adding, In an aside, "I would, too!" In two mills there were emergency hospital rooms fitted up with operating tables nnd stretchers. One mill owner provided a trained nurse to visit all the families In times of illness, and one has an Isolation hospital for use In time of epidemic. "But there is criticism which I must make," went on Miss Beeks. "It is of the bad ventilation nnd poor Janitor service in connection with the toilet arrangements, and lack of elevator service. Of course, some of tho toilet rooms at the ends of tho mills are well ventilated by windows and tho exhaust system, hut others are In the center of the mills, with no provision for ven- tllntlon. I would also urge the neces sity of introducing rent rooms In the mills,' for In some cases girls were seen sitting on the Handings of tho staircase waiting for kork. But In the main, generally, I would say that tho mills visited were unusually sanitary, comfortable work places." Speaking of the homes of the oper atives, she referred to the model mill s!e Harris. Miss Corn ITnler, Miss Bell Ow ens, and Miss Ruin Strickland. Tho little Misses Langford, of Atlanta, came out to Heflin Saturday nnd are tho SOUTHERN SOCIETY I In Georgia »nd Adjoining Stales '| Pleasant Mention From Other Cilles at the Cochran he Colonel nnd Mrs. Tom Shackleford are building a beautiful home In Hast lleflln. Mr. (lus I’orryman left Heflin Monday for Lltbla Springs, Atlanta, Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Ho will re turn here September 1. Mr. J. F. Morgan, win has spent several HARALSON. Little Emory Brandenburg la recov ering from the fever. Mr*. Charles Holt and two children of Atlanta, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Baugh. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clarke, of Oakland, ary visiting Mrs. Tom . Callahan. Mrs. John Addy has been visiting Mrs. Culpepper. MIm Mary Douglass and Master Walter Douglass, of Atlanta, are vis iting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Baughn. Rev. Mr. Sox and family, of Car rollton, are expected tomorrow. Mr. Box Is to conduct tho nununl meeting at the Lutheran church. A number of the peoplo of the vil lage attended the ball game at Drew, ryvllle yesterday. Mrs. J. T. Edmondson nnd family have returned from an extended vialt to relatives and frlenda In Fayetteville and Atlanta. Mrs. Charles Robertson has as guest this week Miss Eula Norris, ot Lutherville. •Mr. and Mrs. J. Wt Jennings, of Plains, Ga., have returned home, after a visit of a few days to Mrs. Jennings’ father, Mr. AVesley Addy. Mr. Joel Herndon, we regret to say, Is again quite 111. Mr. Will Taylor nnd wife, of Grif fin. are expected to visit Mrs. Lat. Gray during the meeting at the Lu theran church. HOSCHTON. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Smith spent Saturday with Dr. Walter C. Smith, of Jefferson. Quite o number of our people at tended the children’s service at Zion church Sunday. •Mr. and Mrs. G. H. DeLaperterre are spending the week In Brunswick, Ga., and other points this week. Mrs. Maud Parks and children are spending several days In Oxford with friends and relatives. Mr..and Mrs. W. O, E. Adams re turned home last week, after spending several days with frlenda and rela tives In Morgan county. Miss Jessie Storey, of Jefferson, Is visiting her brother, J. M. Storey, of our city. Mrs. John R. Hotch returned home Tuesdsy from a visit to her sister In Atlanta. Mrs. Camp, of Atlanta, Is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. Del-aperierre, of our city. Misses Woodle Anderson and Pearl Maynard spent Tuesday with friends st this place. Mr. J. C. Anderson and daughter. Miss Dora, are spending the week with friends at Dahlonega. Rev. W. 1L Bridges, of Pendergrass, spent Wednesday with his son, Dr. J. J. Bridges, of our place. Miss May Randolph, of Athena, 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 Buckhead, are the guests of W. E. Smith, of our city. SANDERSVILLE. The I"nt Men’s convention was held In the magnificent grove that surrounds the resi dence or M. <3. Smith, nt "Fern Crest Dairy,’’ a mile rrom Snndrrivllle. More than n hundred and twenty-fire peraona were there. The rnlea adopted prohibited the attendonee nt any man under its pounds in weight, nnd hla height waa reatricted to 6 frets Incites. Kaeli man waa prirlleged to tiring a lady. At 11 o’clock, the ad- dresa of welcome waa mada l.y Hon. A. Y. II. Jordan, the reaponae by linn. J. A. (iltca. Stieeehea were alao mada bjr.K. A. Adama and I. W. Newman. Sonia, a foot race, potato race. Jumping, Interapersed Itv music, filled the honra nntll dinner, which consisted of Georgia hnrlteene and Brunswick atew. Ona of the visiting fat men. C. g. Davenport, of Warrenton, pre pared the Brunswick stew, while ose nt Washington county’s big men, Jatnea Web ster, superintended the barbecue. Ail mem- Iters of the convention were weighed, and their weights registered, the average weight of twenty Waa 235 pnuoda. The aaeeainly la said by all to bare been one uf the moat enjoyable picnics of the season. All credit for Ita aocceaa la flren to the pres ident. Professor Lawson B. Brown, and hla efficient committee, Sanford Adame, William Norris and Jack Webster Judge B. T. Rawlings has h*d the old dam at the Lime sinks repaired, and has ennrerfed the pond Into s swimming pool. Dr. J. M. Pointer, who waa 10 years of age, died at Oconee on last Tnetdnr. lie was nne'of Washington county’s moat naa- ful. progressive citizens. Editor Brooks has dlsppted of bla inter est In The Sanderavllle Herald. J. B. Tay lor. of Covington, taking riutrge of the patter In Mr. Brooks’ .stead. Mr. W. M. Adams, of Macon, la visiting is brother. C. A. Adama. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. H. Ott are visiting ret- ntlves In South Carolina. B. M. Devereatix left yesterday for a week's rlalt to Deverenox. Oa. • Dr. and Mr*. Roger Swlnr, of M Hedge- rllle, are the gueata of Moaea Swlnt, at **Mra?**A. F. Manhart and Mauler Horace Fanbarr. nt l’aria. Te*., are the gtieala r Dr. C. irstocki. _ Mr. and Mra. Frank Wiley, of Rruna- wlek. ore visiting Mra. Feigar Lawson. Mr*. Nettle Garrett Smith, of Augusta, la visiting Mra. H. B. Lovett. As Mis* Garrett. Mra. Smith waa very popular Miss Mamie Ilnrrl*. i.l Mrs F. F. StMf-pr art* sjM-ml- Ing n week la the mountains of north Georgia. Mr. am 1 .Mr*. J). I). Ferryman, after n .May of sorernl day* nt Lfthfn 1# Inntn. Savannah, *Tybee, and otl are at home again. Mr. Gus Morgan lira charge of a summer school In North Cleburne. He returned from Auburn in June, where he won dis tinction In history nnd Latin. The Messrs. Itoherts. who graduated at l Tech In June, aro spending * Heflin with their parents. villages, their dainty painted, shuttered houses, surrounded by trees, anil hail immediately u con casting photograph to ahow of a villus all unpulnt'M ami treeless. ‘■However," ahe continued, "general ly the premises are extremely neat In the cotton mill villages, and only In the homes of tho new arrivals from tho primitive districts aro tho Interlora of the cottages unclean. Man> a h.ujse- wlfe could take lessons In cleanliness from tho home of the average mill op erative. Where they still exist, tr.e old clanbonrded houses are being re modeled with weather boarding or torn down nnd being finished with walls ot wood fiber, nnd, where not included ir tho 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 tho appointment of truant officers. There should be more fac tory Inspection to st %*ngthen the child labor law. There should, too, be an amendment In the child labor law to lncreaso tho age limit from 12 to 14, and the requirements concerning birth registration and marriage license should be more stringent. "A great deal of unfair criticism hna been showered upon the mill owners, yet. In spite of this, they are giving food, shelter and lnduntrinl training to these Illiterate descendants of the IlrBt Inhabitants of the colonies, and through their ‘Welfare* work are a great civ ilizing influence nmong the mill work ers."—New York Times. Anti-Child Later Crssd. Tho Woman’s Home Companion, a magazine published In New York by the Crowell Publishing Company, Is lighting to the finish in the campaign against child IaUsr. Articles from such men ns 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. Wo believe In the right of every child to health and education. 3. Wo believe that child labor in terferes with that right. e believe that child labor is In Itself cruel and wasteful: that It Is mentally, morally and 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 house, store, office, hotel or apartment house, in any place of pub lic amusement, or should be employed In making, preparing or distributing articles of snlo or commerce ot home or In any place In the nature of a fac tory, workshop or mercantile establish ment. 6. We believe that no child between 14 nnd 1G should be permitted to work under the conditions specified unless tin* child .■an read fluently nnd write legibly simple sentences In tin* English language. 6. We believe that no child under 1G should be employed between tho hours of 7 p. m. nnd 7 a. m., or longer than eight hours In any twenty-tour hours, or longer than forty-eight hours a week. 7. We believe that no child under 16 should bo employed In occupations dangerous to life, limb, health or morals. 8. We believe In the establishment of permanent children’s bureau to be conducted by tho national government, for the purpose of Investigating nnd reporting upon general conditions di rectly Involving tho welfare of children, especially all matters connected with child labor. 9. We believe that uniform laws ngalnst child labor should bo enacted without delay in overy state, territory and colonial possession of tho United States. Vacation ScKesl in St. Lsuis The vacation schools which have een Conducted in »St. Louis during tho summer are this week finishing the six eeks* course, nnd will exhibit the ork done by the scholars. The school i, of course, free to all of the pupils, and the teachers have vied with them selves to seo how economic they could be, and to make each department seif- oupportlng. This has been aceompllsh- *••1 by cuntrlbiitlonn nnd sales. The grocers have given to the cooking de partment; tho merchants have sent iron beds, mattresses nnd sheets to the housekeeping department, and the gaa company has given gas and stoves free. In the cooking department Miss Jen nie Crowder, the teacher of this work, has suggested a help to all housekeep ers of St. Louis. She says If whole some and delicious food can he cooked fn the public schools, why should they not supply food for those who are without cooks, thereby solving the do mestic problem. The pottery which has been made by tho pupils will be for sale at the close of the term, ae well as other useful articles. By this means tho work for the year Is partial ly paid for, nnd tho rest Is easily made up by popular subscription. ft would be quite an easy matter for such a school to bo established In At lanta next year, and the Woman s Club editor of Tho Georgian would do her part of the work toward establishing a school. The board of education could grant permission and the use of a pub lic school building for six weeks of the month beginning with tho middle of Juno and closing the first of August. The teachers would, of course, have to be interested In the movement and lend tlietr help free to the course of educat ing the little children who have no rdny ground nnd nobody to remain at noma with them during tho hours 9 to 12 o’clock ench day. Atlanta has grown to need such a school as tills, and the time hna arrived for Its establishment. of Moscow, 1812. Lightning cloud* nre always ground. They are seldom nt height than 2,000 feet. Will Crooks. M. T.. said the other night In n speech: "The worker* have been In clined to sub-lot their thinking." MONROE.- In beauty and brilliance, the dinner given last Wednesday evening l»y Miss Julia Mob ley at her home on Hnuth Broad street v***“ one of the most noteworthy fauctions - the summer. Tho dining room was In pink cud white. The handsome dining table covered with n real lnco centerpiece pink silk, nnd contained as Its chief decora tion a pyramid of pink roses and aspara gus ferus. The room was lighted by Do lorous pink shaded candelabra, lha resent were: Misses Able Felker, Edith .Mwnrds, Ellen Launlus, Isabel Nunnally, Clara Mae Smith, Messrs. Lewis nnd Ar thur Mobley, Wellborn Blnlock, Butts, and CHIT Bheato. . ........ Miss Mary Radford gave a delightful nt Mis* MeOnrlty. of . CARTERSVILLE. Monday night Miss Mayhello' Jones enter tained at n delightful reception In honor of her guests. Misses Janie Rnrdwell, of Tot- bottou; Harrell, of Valdosta; Tatum, of Macon. I Wednesday afternoon Miss Elinor Jones entertained the Bagtlme Club nt “ * * ■eriee Ilf orty. Miss Florence Milner won the prize, j dngn. Mrs. W. H. Howard, Hr., gnve n delight- i u n n n ul children’s party on Katurdny for her - ftn ' h * h . GADSDEN, ALA. Mrs. Frederick Moesser and daugh ter, Miss Helen, of Birmingham, have joined Mr. Moosser hero and will tnako this city their future home. Messrs. E. H. and (*. F. Cross have returned fmm « visit to their former home at Maysvllle, Ohio. Mrs H. T. Halley and children have returned from an extended visit to rel- flsbing 1 atives at Alexander City nnd Talla- , i — - Cross and Miss Ruth Wil- thr«-iramlchlfd«n. “Pttl, uf£« c2« JfVwS? i?J.' a Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ilornro ”• Cross, ha\o returned to their home -s i . i -a - - -- at Birmingham. Mrs. J. E. Lino and daughter, Mrs. C. II. Ward, and Mrs. Line’s mother, Mrs. Winchester, nre visiting relatives nnd friends at Chautauqun, N. Y. Tho Wednesday Card Club wns en tertained by Mrs. Wllllo C. Bacon at her home on Forrest avenue this week. Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles M. Wood havo gono to New York to make that city their future home. Miss Nina Hammond entertained with a dinner party Saturday nt Belle- iMMTnru, iaiuiim- iinnaiu. iiiiiikuo-i hi .,*r. and Mrs. W. 11. Howard, Jr., and Master John Bradley Howard. Jr., son of Mr. and 'Ira.* John B. Howard. Mra. Felton Jones leaves next week for a rip to Atlantic city. Mrs. Oscar T. l’helps Is In Montcncle, Tenn., attending the meeting of tho Ten- Miss Hath Hodgers. after spending ersl weeks with friends and relatives, n turned to Atlanta on krtday. . . ... Mrs. James D. Newman fs In Ashevfll S. C.. from whleh place she will vlsl other summer resorts In North CayoHaa. The Only French Dry Cleaning Process in Georgia her daughter, Mrs, John W. Akin, In Atlanta. Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Dealer, of Thomas- vllle, were the guests lost week of Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Green. Mrs. Bessie Hmlth, Of Ardmore, I. T., la the guest of Mrs. H. J. Galt and family. Captain and 51rs. J. J. Conner entertained the following guests at dinner last Hatur- day: Miss Wood of tVdartown, MI** Sara Jones of Atlanta, Miss Viola Stanford, Pro fessor anti Mrs. II. L. Rewell. Miss I^*roy Betts, of Huntsville, Ala., and Miss James, of filberton, are to be the guests next week of Miss Kitty Conyers. Miss Moore, of Helmtt, ft tne ruest of Mrs. Clark Griffin. Miss Felker, of Monroe, ft the guest of Miss Estelle Strickland. GREENSBORO. Mlaa Leila Jcrnlgan left Tuesday to visit friends In Atlanta. She will attend Mrs. Wilson’s house party at Lincoln, Ala., be fore returning home. Mias Henrietta Hmlth la visiting her father. RepresenOifive A. !L Smith, In Atlanta. Mrs. Mary Kent Reason, and daughter, Josephine, of Monroe, were tho guests of friends In Greensboro Monday. LIZELLA. The Misses Nettllee sml Wenona Bnlll- vnn, of Atlanta, after spending several days here with relatives, have returned *3? and Mra. Chartea It. Wynn soent Sunday with Mra. Wynn's brother. K. H. Harrtaon. of Musella, Ga., who Is quite sick with fever. Miss Means, of Yatesvllle, ft vlsltlog her slater, Mr*. B. A. Greene. Mrs. Patti Rose, who haa been teaching music here for several months, has moved to Macon, where she baa a line class. Mra. Mary Vincent amt grand daughter, little Miss Vivian Hicks, after spending some time with Atlanta relatives, have returned. Quite a crowd of young people spent ' I Inga of her guest, ills^lsHon LaonTus win entertain nt n house party next week. Mias Floy Felker ontertnlned the Voting Ladles' Club Friday evening In honor or iiias Bernice Felker, of Dalton. The hall and drawing room were In red, with crlm son salvias used In the greatest profusion, Progressive gnmes were played, nnd the first prize, n box of paper, wn* won by Miss Pauline Nowell, and Miss Iiolln wou the consolntlon. The guests' prize was n pair of silk hose. /<•«•# and punch were served by Misses Edith Edwards and Alik Felker. MIhh Nell Nowell gave a delightful at home Inst Wednesday evening In honor of her visitor, Mis* Bernice Felker, of Dalton. The home of Ml»* Nowell was beautifully decorated with ferns, palms nnd cut flow er*. nnd a delightful informal program of nmslc wns given throughout the evening. Mrs. Orrln Roberts gnvo several reading*, displaying tbs wonderful talent of this young woman. , , , Ml** ('olio Malcolm ft entertaining a bevy of bright girls of Monroe at a house party In Fair Play. The young ladles are Misses Mnrlo Cooper. Mary (fenflier*. Nina Bass, Jessie Cox, Janette Wright, Buby Wright, ami Ladle Breedlove. . „ , , Professor George K. .Nolan, of Marietta, wns In the city In*t week. He left today for Atlanta, where lie Joined his wife for a trip to Asher] 11o, N. C. Hfts Linda Felker. who has been visiting Miss Corn Felker In Dalton for the t»a»t month. 1* now the guest of Miss Eatelle Strickland In Cnrtersvllle. Miss Felker will return home next week. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Walter and little Louise are guests of Mrs. J. IL McCrary In Atlanta. Mr. A. IL Mobley and Mr. W. Martin, of hake Squaw, New Hampshire, Camp Vue du Lac By 8HATTEEN MITCHELL. Can there be a more delightful way ot spending the summer season than a visit to a camp In the White Moun tains? The novelty of the life Is fan cinntlng, every hour there Is something now to reanimate a weary spirit, and In all this region of lakes and moun tains can there bo a moro exquisitely beautiful spot than Squain Lake? Tho water so clear that one sees distinctly the smooth stones lying upon tho sll- vor sand below, nnd every passing cloud Is mirrored in its blue depths; the chain mountains that cnclrclo Its borders rising In beauty 2,000 feet covered with foliage ot ever-cb/mglng greonness. In tho wondrous forests there are fine old pines, onks, maples, hemlock and tho beautiful white birch trees. These stretch down to the very borders of tho lake nnd hidden among them are numberless camps, whilo far- ther up "ii tin- bills nre farm houses nnd elegant hotels. This year the throng i>t summer visitors is greater than It has ever been, nnd there Js a large and fashionable contingent In tho hotels nnd private camps. Orovor Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland have for several years owned n "fnnn” over nt 'Sandwich" and are said to havo re cently bought another place down on tho lake. Many schools, both for young men and young women, havo summer camps here. Miss Dalton, of Phlladel phia, haa a largo numbor of girls with her, all greatly enjoying the swimming, rowing nnd mountain climbing. Their . amp Is «|ttinred at Wither P spot far up the mountain side, that "•ui o unities jr doiuiuo> uciie* . . -u. !*• l?. her ^ n * ^Mr.^Neel^Pnrk. «>f Greensboro, spent ln*t«gin and Alabama, returned home J.C. Slaton, of Atlanta. Turulnr In Monro, with frlonrt,. | thuraflay. " Mr. Xndmnar U -P'nd'M tt- wroU w. C . U attcmllng the end with relatives nt Walnut Grove. rhintnuons nt NVuiinn this week Mr. Ralph Gibb* has returned to Atlanta cn ? I u „ a ^ f*°il HSJJaIu i. after n few <)mn' ninr In Monroe. Mrs. I ranees Long, of Jasper, Ala., I* Mr. W. If. Nunnally bn* returned from expected hero to visit her father this Dry Cleaner of fine Gowns. Silk Robe, and all garments of the finest textures. Prices reasonable. 85 North Pryor. Phones 43 SPECIAL ATTENTION TO EXPRESS ORDERS. j Sunday at Worm Bprings. V Mr. J. R r ^ x . are now orrnnylnc tbetr country home, nit j | anted four miles from town. The botue ft a I • autlful. modern *tractnre and la ballt . 00 the site where-the Row homestead waa ) burned a few yn»ra ago. Mra. Moore waa j a Mlaa Roe* and her new home ft amid tho . ! arpoea of her childhood, aa the Rooa farm I, waa the home of her father and grand- r , father. Mlaa Nannie Moore, the young lady , - of the home, haa spent two yenri In mntle S 1 *t the Judton and will return there In Hep- intiafeal atmlr. Quite a nutnlier of Heflla’a school have panned a fine examination for llci-ii*.. nnd non hold eertUkute* f«-r grade licenses. Among them are Misi Dr. H. C. Kegloy hna gono to Winona Lake, Indiana, to attend tho meetings of the National Presbyterian nnsem- bly. Mr. and Mrs. Woodson J. Martin are visiting relatives in Jacksonville. Mrs. L. W. Dean Is visiting Mrs. Wiley Ross in Birmingham. Mia# Hattie Riddle Is visiting rela tives In Anniston. Miss Margie McCall has returned from a visit to relatives at Camden, Ark. .mi>s lb-*wn*on kgrf fftcpil from a visit to Denver. ■ Mrs. R. B. Kyle entertained n 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 Pauline Latta Is visiting friends In WcM YIikIp'-i Mrs. P. B. Fitzgerald and children have gone to Virginia Beach, Vo. Miss I^ee Weller has returned from a visit to relatives In South Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gentry are visit ing friends in Rome, Oa. Nevvnan Green has gone on a visit to French Lick, Ind. Captain L. B. Rainey will leave early next week for an extended western trip. Oliver Alford entertained a party of friends with a straw ride Monday night. Mrs. Rruce Armstrong and daughter are visiting relatives In Marshall coun ty. Charles Martin entertained with • party Wednesday evening In compll- . -. 1,1.. T -..m UaIIa t'nul.n ../ %?£! - - Misses Mary and Helen Long, who Matthew hftv# betQ visiting In Jasper, Ala., aro ment to Miss I^tura Belle Enalen, of Birmingham, who ft the guest of Miss Belle Jones on Turrentlne avenue. Miss Maggie DhBose has returned from a visit to relatives In Anniston and Atlanta. Miss Hamilton, of Jackson, Tenn, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. H. Cross. Mlaa Mary Fulcher hna returned from a vftlt to New Tork. The Embroidery Circle will not meet until the flrat Thursday In September, at which time Mrs. T. M. Casseft will entertain. D.' If. Baker entertained Friday afternoon In honor of her guest*. Mrs. I.ee Alexander and Mrs. Rosenthal, of Union Springs. Cards waa the feature Bs- of the evening. Miss ileulnb IMrkle left last Wednesday morulas to the guest at n house party circa bv Mlaa lLohaonoR. of Grantvlfle, Mr. waiter Jones and brother-in-law, Mr. Rannon, of Macon, were In Monroe Friday. Miss Mattvc Michael Is expected home from Tuskegee, Ala., this week. Him has been spending nome tfmo with Tuskegee friend' expected homo thla week. CULLODEN. One of the most brilliant and enjoy able occasions of the season was an entertainment given Thursday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Hobert II. lloltneH to .-J — s 1 tho visiting young ladlos and gentle- Mr. Knox Felker sptot last Toeeday and i me n of the city. Their beautiful home Wednesday InAtheD*. * ..was artistically decorated with ferns, .tYonVi'l"U.ll M l• l!" n i-nlSu Thim !;.!..>« and rut flower,. Mr. and Mrs. and Hreenrllle. X. C. On the** visits the Holmes were assisted In receiving their was teeoapiinled by her pretty little Uaugh- j guests by Ml** Thomas Roquemore and ter. Josephine. . . Mrs. C. II. Holmes. Tho evening do- Miss Mmoft lainrfeVs* Horne will leave ( Ughtfullf poaaed In conversation nnd soon for n vl*lt *'» Tallolai Fslft!.-.»* nnd rakes were served. Those A rrr.mt W crc: Ul„» jonm. Ponder, wart* with her *on. Colonel Handera Me- Annie Griff In. of Atlanta; Kntlo Dean, Daniel, at the Majestic lu Atlanta. of• Alexandria City, Ala.; Luclle /-♦*II- — — I nor. of Forsyth; Marllu and Mura CARROLLTON, Morgan, of Macon; Winnie Hobert*, Misses Eula Moore and Katie Lou Minnie Martin, Thomaa Roquemore, Thnmaiinn ar4l A {ntr the met k m Lizzie Martin, Dorothy Martin, Mary, Thomnsoon are spending cne week m rajt!ln B a ||| e n. rastlln, Lillian Cham- Newnan. attending the Chautauqua- ! blloo, Olive Chambliss, Katie Wilson, Mrs. C. H. Stewart and children will Gertrude Wynn: Messrs. John Martin, the poet loved so much, and where he wrote many of hi* poems. Over at the Harvard camp there are about 150 of the engineering corps, who have a very perfectly equipped place. One of the most Interesting camp* around the lake 1* that held by tho Grotan School. Here they bring little waifs from the larger cities and give them all the joy* nt this wondrous life. Each party of boys I* kept for two weeks, during which time they havo every pleasure that tho most elaborately equipped camp affords. At tho end of that period they give placo to another party of pitiful look ing little creatures who soon learn to swim and row nnd feel the Joy of living. There |* a similar philanthropic camp here for young girl*, I am told. One of the unique features of sum mer life at Lako Squam Is the open nlr service held on Sunday afternoons at Chocorun Island. A* we sailed up It was a beautiful high! to see tho wafer covered with row boats, launches, canoes, little steamers, nil gathering from every direction to land at Cho- cormu There nature has budded a most beautiful cathedral. The tail birch trees Interlace Into a lofty dome; In the center there Is an altar of great gray rocks, behind which rises a whits cross of birch, and In front a reading desk of a single stone, which stands just ns nature formed It. All around are placed rtiHtlc nents made from branches of the trees, nnd when these were filled the congregation sat upon the moss-covered ground or the great boulder*. If was a wonderfully Im pressive service. This Is truly a lake of Infinite varie ty. Usually It Is so peaceful that littls children bathe upon the smooth beach and row in and out among It* number less small Island*. But last evening when wo went out In tho launch to watch the wonderful efTect of the fad ing sunlight upon the inke and distant mountain peak*, a strong western wind blew coldly, the great waves rocked our little boat to and fro nnd the whits caps dashed the spray Into our faces. Upon all the broad surface of the luko usually so gay with sailing parties, ours was the only boat to be seen, and when at last we landed at our dock It waa a welcome sight to see tho lights shining and a great fire burning on the hearth. As we gathered dose around the blazing Jog* the shadows deepened tslde and some of us thought of our me in the South far away from Hquam Lake. spend the week end In Ntwnan, visit lng relatives and attending tho than tauqua. Dr. Homer Boatright and Colonel John Newell entertained a number of young people complimentary to tho visitirg young ladjes In the city Thurs day evening at the home of Koii. and Mrs. W. C. Adamson on Adamson ave- oua. Mr. and Mrs. lu P. Mandevflle re turned Monday from a week's visit to Summerville. Mr. R. F. Hyatt will join Mrs. Hyatt Hawklnsvllle Hattirda'* to attend the marriage of Miss Lizzie Maude Blalock. Mr. and Mra. Charles Roop spent Tuesday nnd Wednesday In Ibopvllle. Mrs. Ward and Miss Emma Wl'lfaius returned Katurday night from Athens. Miss Monica Morris entertained Car- rollton's young people Wednesday Ml** Jo**phl nlng In honor of her visltir. |lls« I . Blow Barak. Eli Hodnett. of Henola*. , Nellie Fhnrp, who has t; away several weeks visiting In G< of Memphis, Tenn.; John Jones, Ruaton. La.; R. A- Martin, of Atlanta; Russell Murray, of Fort Valley; Georgo ! Wynn. Wes WUaon, G. V. Chatfleld, L. H. and T. M. Fitzpatrick, Charles E. Martin, Edwyn Rumph, Ben IIIIs- man. Calvin and Buford .Battle and Grady Holmes. AMERICUS. Mra. W. F. Clarke sod daughter, Mrs. George P. Morgan, sra staying at the residence of Professor and Mr*. A. G. Miller, who are spending a month at the Mrs. James Taylor and little daughter. Lacy Barron Taylor, left a few days Of* Eastman, spent Kobo p Miss Martin, of Albany, I* spi few days In America*, the gnest Kblnp. VII** Harris, of Kastman. Is the daughter* of _ spending a m pn I Barer si large pa r* picnics at Holly Bprl th and Mar ptaln John A. < h In Highland*. ? $1,000 FOR 10 Cents 0 [ATLANTA] 150,000 Population Has Atlanta. If 100,000 Want tha Exposition and Will Spend Each 10 CENTS 3V> will Rlvp ll.noo to the 1910 EXPOSITION, or One <>nt for every offlclxl but ton or pin eolil. BUY ONE WEAR ONE 8HOW YOUR COLORS. UNITED SALES A6ENCY, 717 Ft Ii Nitinil Rut Building, ttluts Out ina