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Conducted By CLAUDE NEALY.
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MACCABEE KNIGHTS
WILL PUT ON WORK
IN AMPLIFIED F
Mo
The
night.
pllfied form, as there are fourteen can
dldafea to be admitted.
Thla tent la agaftf out after the etat<
banner and proreiaea aome very inter-
very popular and the attendance
increasing. ' 1
ment to Maccabeea or their frlenda.
HIRAM 000 FELLOWS
HOLD FINE MEETING
DEGREES GONEERRED
Hiram- lodge. No. 2(15, Independent
Order of Odd Fellow., held a highly
lnt.re.tlng meeting the fourth Satur
day night In July, conferring i.he sec
SHRINE HOLDS SESSION
FOR PHILIPPINE JURIST
Special Ceremonial of Yaraab Temple To
Accommodate Judge Powell, of Newnan,
Now Here On a Visit.
A apsclsl session of Ytraab temple,
Mystic Shrine, wa* held Wednesday
night In the Masonic temple, at South
Forsyth and Mitchell streets. In order
that Judge John Stephen Powell, of
Newnan, a Federal jurist In the Philip
pine Islands, might be enabled to cross
the hut sands of th* desert.
Judge Powell, In company with hi*
family, 1* at present on a visit to his
o|d home In Newnan, and desired to en
ter the Shrine before he returns t(*the
Orient. Although regular seaalonx of
the Shrine are abandoned during the
summer months, the special ceremonial
was held irrv order to accommodate
Judge Powell.
Judge Powell and his family expect
to return t.Tsthe Philippines within a
short time.
■A large number of Shriners were
present Wednesday night and a splen
did session was had. A number of bus
iness matters were given attention,
after which the ceremonial session was
held.
In addition to Judge Powell, fourteen
other candidates Joined the caravan
and crossed the desert.' The ceremo
nial was greatly enjqyed.
Council Fire is
By White
The degree of Pocahontas ha* been
revived In Macon.
White Swan council ha* rekindled it*
cduhcll fire «nd has an enthuelaetlc
membership.
On last Thursday sleep Past Po-
cahontaseS Mrs. F, F. Smith nnd Miss
Maud Smith, of Silver Cloud cbuncll,
Rekindled
Swan in Macon
of Atlanta, were present and exempli
fied the secret work.
Thla council will no doubt assist
greatly In the work of the order In
Macon, a* Its members are already
working hard to secure new members,
and the success of the council Is as
sured.
This lodge ha. an up-to-date degree
team and I. doing >ome line work. Be-
sldes conferring the degree, many Im
portant matter, of bu.lne.a were at
tended to.
The member, all .eem tn be enthu-
.I.a.tlc, and are working hard to make
Hiram lodge one of the beet In Geor
gia.
Speeches were made by two visitors,
W. M. Hitchcock, of New Century
lodge, Dailae, Ga„ and Amo. E. Rage-
dale, Fulton lodge, No. 12, Atlanta.
Noble Grand R. M. Roper should be
commended for the quickness * with
which he! diepatche. all bueineaa mat
ter* and to the satisfaction of all.'
"A. E. B,"
CHEROKEE TO WORK
AOOPTIOFi DEGREE
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD
DURING THE RUSH HOUR
A T QUICK LUNCH COUNTER
MASONS OF COBB COUNTY
HADSPLENDID CONVENTION
A committee ha. been appolned to
rrange for a .ptcial entertainment
Comanche enjoy, a very large mem-
Invitation, will be l.aued to each
DISTRICT CONVENTION
IS ORGANIZED BY THE
OF SIXTH
Many Members of the. Order Gathered at
Kennesaw for Annual Session. Public
Exercises Were a Big Feature.
Macon, Ga„ Aug. 4.—The Maeon. of
lie Sixth congreielonal district met '
hie city this week and organized
l.trlct convent Ion.
Large numbers of prominent Ma.on.
By DUDLEY GLA38.
The degree team of Cherokee tribe.
Red Men, will confer the adoption de
gree for Chippewa tribe Tuesday night.
A great deal of Interest Is being
felt in the visit of Cheroke* and It
le expected a large crowd of brave, will
be on hand to witness the work.
•Roast, mejum. One sirloin, rare.
Draw two. Say, Mame, gotn' to th'
park tonight? Brown (he wheats. Rush
that snapper. Charley an’ ma’a goln’.
Cream? Just out of blackberry pie.
Got apple, mince, lemon—All right,
elr.”
Imagine half a dozen while-aproned,
blue gingham-uniformed girls and. three
or four young men tn suite of duck, all
talking rapidly In a language half Intel
ligible, all rushing backward and for
ward In a narrow enclosure, all picking
up full dishes and setting down empty
ones, all firing orders to some jnysterl-
ons official beyond it screen, all answer.
Ing questions and taking order, and
talking
mistakes for all their apparent confue-
Jnmglne th
Ion. Imagine the countar, ehaped like
a capltl "II" and facing fifty stools,
fifty men all eating busily or trying Im
patiently to gain the atentlnn of a
waiter. Imagine a stream of men pour
ing In hurriedly to meet another stream
MAXIMS OF FRATERNALISM.
The lawe of nature decree that all men must- die.
Kraternallsm Involves a principle that money cannot buy.
If death was a thing that money could buy, the rich would live
and the poor would die.
The thoughtful man or woman protect, their home and feel, com
forted for so doing.
When a man knowa It Is his duty to provide and protect his Invpd
ones; he should not fall In his duty.
. One of the most beneficial forms of philanthropy comes with the en
deavor to protect, provide and bring happlnees to others.
There are some that will belong to an order for many years and
never draw a dollar In benefits of any kind, yet feel they have received
full value In having the assurance that If ever they did need aesletance
the same would be forthcoming without delay.
Your local lodge Is Just what vour own members make It. If you
‘y to blame.
belong to a dead lodge In a live order, maybe you are partly
Cpme nut to, your meetings once In a while. Your presence may do
much to stimulate new Interest and encourage others.
M. D. GLEABON.
countering out leisurely, a toothpick
between their teeth. Imagine this con
tinuing for three hours without an In
terruption and you have a fair picture
of • "quick lunch” restaurant In At
lanta between the hours of n and 2.
"How many customer* do we serve
In a day?” It was the cashier of one
of the more popular restaurants talk
ing. "Well, Its hard to say. We think
It’s a good average day If ws serve a
thousand for lunch."
It you are fond of mathematics Just
put down a few figures. A thousand
ed under flattering auspices.
The following officers were elected:
L. W. Burkett, worshipful master: J.
O. Edwards, of Forsyth, senior war
den: E. T. Dumas, of (Hinton, Junior
warden; W. A. Wollhln, of_Macon, sec-
roly, of
retary and treasurer: O. E. Dool_.
Macon, senior deacon; W. A. Prout,
of Barnesvllle, junior deacon; J. T.
Miller, of Wellston, senior steward; L.
L. Dickson, of Fayetteville, junior stew
ard.
A call meeting of the convention haa
been made for next October. At that
ttma all details of the organization will
be worked up and the meetings there
after will be annual. Mourns of the
Blue lodges are highly pleased with the
outcome of the sessions, and believe
that the convention will serve a pur
pose which has long been necessary.
Boms of the strongest Blue lodges In
the state are represented tn the con
vention, and their leading members are
placed <n the head of the work.
eon. That gives an average of twenty
customer* to a *eat. Nine minutes for
each customer.
“What can a man eat in » minutes?"
Well, tf he were vary hungry and try-
roads Into quite an extensive meat, but
ns a rule the business man doesn't give
an elaborate order unless he has _
friend to lunch at a fashionable cafe.
Ills order at a quick lunch counter ts
one kind of meat, perhaps some vege-
"fc. As ho raises his
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table, coffee or mill
cup with one hand for the last sip of
coffee, he reaches for his check with
the other. Many customer, consume
considerably lesa thnn.the 9-mlnute
average and leave the restaurant safe
against hunger until they rsach home
at night.
"Yes, we feed a thousand very easily
between 11' and 2,” said one waiter.
"Of course It keeps the waiters hust
ling. Borne of them are faater than
others, and the average girl is quicker
than a man and makea fewer mlstakea
after she has learned her trade. They
each have so many seats to watch, so
many customers to serve, though they
help each other when convenient.
"Each waiter must serve n great
many customers when a thousand are
to be fed, you see. I have been, behind
the counter a long time, and my record
la 168 In three hours, Thst's a little
more than fifty an hour. Isn’t It? Al
most a customer a minute, and each
one would have three or four Items
perhaps. One haa to hustle. You see.
each man must have napkin, knife and
Then besides the things he orders you
must see that he gets sugar, a glass -
igathi
water and all the little things
maks up tha service. Then we have
to clear away all the dlehee that the
last man left behind him. We don’t
have much time to talk anything but
bualness.”
"Of course, the rush doesn't keep up
1 iIhv " Ha nnnHnnail "IVa Iwtva ♦«*.»
all day,” he continued. ’’We have two
forcea of waiters. One comes on be-
for* breakfast and works to s o'clock.
The other comes on at 10 and worka
until 7. giving ua n doubla force for the
noon hours. They pay the waiters
pretty well, I reckon, though not more
than they earn. And they don't get
this. Nobody thinks of tipping the
waiter.
“A lot of money taken In, you say?
Well, that’a true, but It takes a lot of
meals to make a very large eum. You
see, the average check la not more
than 26 cents. Borne are a dime, some
run up over the half-dollar, but an av
erage would be less than a quarter.
About 28 cents Is right, I guess. Break
fast and supper checks average more
than that.”
Twenty cent* will purchase a plenti
ful meal for the average man. Fif
teen centa will buy fish or meat with a
few mnshed potatoes and the other five
will pay for coRee iy milk. And the
WESTERN LABORERS
TO REPLACE STRIKERS
Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La., Aug. 4.—Fifty
husky men arrived here yesterday
over the Southern Pacific road and are
quartered at the company’s yards at
Algiers, \Vliere they will take the
places left vacant by the members of
the Carmen's Union, who went out on
a. strike last week. They come from
Texas and other points West. Trou
ble Is now feared, lUthough the union
leaders assert that they will conduct a
peaceable fight.
The men ask for recognition of the
union and Increase In pay.
LOST BOTH ARMS
TRYING TO BEAT RIDE
8peclsl to The Georgian.
New Decatur, Ala., Aug. 4.—Bandera
Johnson, 18, son of E. S. Johnson, a
prominent merchant of New Decatur,
lost both his arms by an accident on
Wednesday, Young Johnson was beat
ing Ills way on a Louisville and Nash
ville freight train and In some way fell
under the wheels. Ills arms were so
badly maetied thst the right one had
to be amputated at the wrist and the
left one was amputated above the el
bow.
name or occupation. They happen to
choose the same ten minutes of the
day for lunch, and their favorite seats
ore next to each other. That Is enough
to start a friendship in democratic At
lanta.
"Dyspepsia?” The patrons of the
counter do not Indicate It. If the time
Is short so Is the luncheon. Perhaps It
Is better to cat a tight meal In a few
momenta than to spend an hour over a
varied luncheon that one remembers
uneasily through the remainder of the
afternoon. The lunch counter custom
ers are not given to Indlgestlblee.
Breakfast foods have their popularity
even In the middle of the day, and few
besides the younger act, whose" dtges-
tlon Is beyond attack, take
any chances
with the pastry. The "quick lunehera”
look as healthy as the average man.
C. F. MORGAN.
Worshipful Master of Cobb County
Masonic Convontion.
B.»H. CARRIE.
Secretary and treasurer of Cobb
County Masonic Convention.
BIG JOIN! PICNIC H
IS BEING PLANNED
BY LA FAYETTE THIT
The third annual convention of Cobb
county Masons met with Meyerhardt
Lodge, of Kennesaw? Friday, July 27,
By 10 o'clock a crowd of fully 1,800
had gathered for tfi« day's exercises.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the different
lodges, nine In number, assembled In
the lodge rooms of Meyerhardt Lodge
and the address of welcome was de
livered by Worshipful Master C. F.
Morgan. The address was full of good
points and did great credit to Meyer
hardt Lodge and Kennesaw. The re
sponse was by Worshipful Master Dr.
A, J. Durham, master of the conven
tion, from Acworth.
At 12 o'clock the Masons were formed
In line by M. J. Abbott, marshal of
thA day, and headed by Marietta’s
crack band, the Gem City marched to
the city pork, where a stand and seats
had been erected for public excer-
clses. Fully 600 Masons were In the
line of march.
W. M. Dr. A. J. Durham was master
of ceremonies. The exercises opened
with prayer by Dr. W. P. Lovejby,
pastor of the First Methodist church of
Marietta.” The audience then sang
“Nearer, My God, to Thee," fully-1,500
voices taking palt. I
The welcome address was dalfvered
by J. E. Lester, of Kennesaw.
Enjoyed Fine Dinner.
The response was made by Rev. A.
J. Morgan, of Acwortb.
Next on the program was a song by
Mrs. Leila Grist, of Marietta. She has
a sweet voice and her song was great
ly enjoyed.
o' clock the good ladles of
Kennesaw and the Masons had
pared dinner and to say they had plen
ty le putting It mildly. It was the
eonttment of all present that It waa
preeent
the finest spread ever given In Cobb
county.
The ladles. Sirs. E. Y. Hill, Mrs. N.
T. Barney, Mrs. J. E. Lester, Mrs. J.
W. Ellis, Mrs. N. C. Whitfield, Mrs.
A. Lewis and Mrs. C. F. Morgan,
deserve the thanks of th* county Ma
sons for the" magnificent dinner given
them.
The music by the Gem City band,
of Marietta, under the. leadership of
Charles E. Henderson, was a feature
of the day. "The band made a great hit
with all present on their fine appear
ance and fine music.
In the afternoon the exercises opened
with a quartette song by the Methodist
church choir of Marietta, composed of
Mr. D. F. McClatchey, .Mr. Hugh Man
ning, Mrs. L. Grist and Mrs. Louise
Anderson. They rendered two songs,
which were greatly enjoyed.
coffee In moat of the quick jftnch places
Is nt the first quality, the milk rich and
full of cream. The dishes are dean,
the food la well cooked, the smell of the
kltrnen Is swept away by big exhaust
fans Ip the rear, the trailers are polite,
ae a matter of course, and not because
they expect a tip. Tips are not com
mon here. The waller handles no
change to remind the customer of lib
erality and the average man would feel
hardly called upon to give away a dime
with every 20-rrnt luncheon. Tha wall
ers depend entirely upon their tragrs.
What sort of men eat 20-cent lunch
eons? That question may be answered
rush hour. Here Is a messenger bnv
absorbed in the destruction of a slab
of lemon custard and a glass of milk,
on th* (tool next to him is ths banker
from across the street, eating hla slice
of rare roost beef as coatsntedly ss
though In the grill room of his club.
Next to him Is one of the tellers and
perhaps the bank's office boy Is further
down the line. Bookkeepers, clerks,
heads of big firms, all meet at the quick
lunch counter and all are treated alike.
Many acquaintances arc made here, ac
quaintances which sometimes last for
years, though neither of the lunch
counter friends could tell th* other'*
Telephone
Cost
Cannot be measured
in dollars and cents.
Bell service brings
peace of mind that
no other agency can
furnish. In an emer
gency it may save
lives—or fortunes.
It reduces miles to
inches—does it in
stantly !
<j Reasonable Rates.
Call Contract Dept., M. 1300
Cobb county
lln*, of Acworth. She recited to the
delight of all present.
At this point Len C. Baldwin, In a
few well-chosen remarks. Introduced
the orator of the day, Hon. George M.
Napier, of Atlanta. Colonel Napier's
address was a splendid effort. He Is
grand Junior warden of the grand
lodge of Georgia.
Jeffries Makes Spsseh.
Miss Mary Reynolds, of Acworth,
next gave a fine recitation.
Hon. Thomas H. Jeffries, deputy
grand master, grand lodge of Georgia,
waa Introduced by Worshipful Master
A. J. Durham and made a fine speech.
It was pronounced by all present as
one of Ills best.
The following lodges of Cobb county
compose the convention:
Kennesaw Lodge No. 82, Marietta,
Go.
Latham Lodge No. 12, Austell, Ga.
Acworth Lodge, No. 176 Acworth, Ga.
Lost Mountain Lodge No. 267, Lost
Mnuntnln, Ga.
Bandy Planes Lodge No. 277, Sandy
Planes, Ga.
Bpiingvtlle Lodge No. 152, Powder
Springs, Gs.
Meyerhardt Lodge No. 214, Kenne
saw, Ga.
Nelson’s Lodge No. 228, Smyrna, Go.
Roswell Lodge No. 105, Roswell, Ga.
The officers of the convention de
serve praise for the good work done.
Cobb county has more than (00 Ma
sons. Dr. A. J. Durham, of Acworth.
the retiring master, has worked hard
for the convention. C. F- Morgan and
B. H. Carrie nitd E. Y. HU), of Kenne
saw, did all In thler power to make the
jday a success and were successful.
Officers of Convention.
The new officers for the coming year
are:
C. F. Morgan, W. M., Kennesaw, Go.
Joe Arnold, 8. W., Lost Mountain, Ga.
W. L Abbott. J. W„ Acworth, Ga.
B. H. Carrie, secretary and treasurer,
Kennesaw, Go.
George D. Anderson, B. D„ Marietta.
Ga.
John F. Petty, J. D.. Smyrfia, Ga,
Horner Lewis, 8. 8., Powder Springs,
Wreath Mathews, chaplain, Powder
Springs.
The convention will meet nest year
at Powder Springs with Spripgvllle
Lodge. The Cobb county convention
was gotten up by Len C. Baldwin and
Colonel J. P. Cheney, of Marietta, three
years ago, nnd has grown ever since.
FIFTEEN MILITIAMEN
SELECTED FOR CONTEST
Speclnl to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La., Aug, 4.—Major C.
Robert Churchill, of the state militia,
commissioned by Adjutant General
Stafford to select a team to represent
Louisiana at the annual shoot at Sea
Girt, N. J., next month, has announced
hla men. Fifteen militiamen, who
qualified during the recent encamp
ment of the state troops at Alexandria,
make up the team, the first that Lou
isiana has ever arranged to send to
Sea Girt. On their way North the
team will stop over at Chlckamauga
park to witness the maneuvers of the
state and federal troops there.
Singing Convontion,
Special to The Georgian.
Carrollton, Ga., Aug. 4.—The 67th
annual session of the Chattahoochee
Singing Convention Is being held here
this week. A number of lovers of the
old Sacred Harp are In attendance.
The sessions are being held In the
court room and will close Sunday af
ternoon.
GATE CITY RE6EKAHS
TO MEET SATURDAY
INSTEAD OF MONDAY
Gat© City Rebekah lodge, No. 8, ha*
changed from meeting on Monday
nights to Saturday nights. In Odd Fel
lows' hall, corner Alabama and Broad
streets.
All members who can attend will be
cordially welcomed. We have compe
tent officers and every member has a
work to do to make the lodge success
ful, and we -are anxious for you to
realize how glad we would be to have
you come.
"A MEMBER.*’
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
TO HOLD SESSION
ON MONDAY NIGHT
Coeur de Lion commandery, Knights
Teinplar, will meet Monday night in
the’Masonic temple, at South Forsyth
and Mitchell streets.
In addition to the transaction of mat
ters of business, the order of the tem
ple will be conferred on several can
didates. It ts expected that a large
number of Knights will be present, and
pleasant meeting Is anticipated.
NEW INTERCHANGEA
BLE 1,000 MILE
TICKETS.
The Central of Georgia Railway I*
now selling Interchangeable 1,000
mile tickets, good over 30,000 miles
of railway and steanmblp lines.
, W. H. FOGG,
D. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
FRATERNAL ORDER PERSONALS
Fred Hillman, of the Forester* of America, of Baltimore, Is visiting
friends In Atlanta.
Miss Lizzie Smith, one of the most popular young ladles of tho Dixie
girls. Is seriously 111 at her home, ISO Mangum street.
?!’ ?' of Grady Tent of the Maccabees, who now lives in
Swalhsboro, Ga., was In the city last week on business,
a... ®? r '. Council Na 2, degree of Pocahontas, of Colum
bus, Is In Atlanta, and visited Tallulah Council No. 4 Thursday night.
‘p.- 'Volley reports that tho Woodmen of the World are making
substantial progress throdgh tho country.
J h ® Modem Woodmen of America, leaves At-
slbU?Dositf Weelt ,0r " ash'nfton, D. C., where he goes to-accept a respon-
. "I - . E ‘ , Bttkt ' r ' 01 Capital Lodge No. 60, of the Odd Fellows. has re
turned to his home, 44 Kendall street, from Palmetto, Ga.,. somewhat
Improved In health.
A. C. Newcomer, record-keeper of Gordon Tent of the Maccabees,
announces that during the heavy rains the first of the week, a stork left a
beautiful blue-eyed baby girl at his house, 27 Formwalt street.
Irwin Wilson, of Capital City Lodge, Knights of Pythias, la ahow-
ng Ills friends a beautiful past chancellor Jewel that the members of hla
lodge presented him with as a token of their esteem and appreciation
for the services he rendered his lodge while presiding officer.
Ga.
ROUN
' Summer and Convention Rates.
Round trip summer excursions from all points
East to Pacific Coast and Northwest, from June 1 to
September 15th, with special stop-over privileges,
good returning to October 31st, 1906.
Sommer Rates to Colorado, June lotto Sept. 30
Use the splendid through service of the SOUTH
ERN PACIFIC from New Orleans, UNION PA
CIFIC from Kansas City or Chicago to all points
West, Northwest and Southwest, including palatial
steamship service from San Francisco to Japan
China, Australia, etc. v
Through Pullman Tourist cars from Washington,
Atlanta, Montgomery, etc., and from St. Louis and
Chicago to California.
WRITE ME FOR LITERATURE AND INFORMATION.
J. P. VAN RENSSELAER, General Act,
124 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga.
R. 0. BEAN, T. P. A. G. W. ELY, T. P. A.
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At the !n*t review of Lafayette tent
ot the Maccabees a committee wqj ap
pointed to Invite the member* and fa*n-
Hi*** <if all the tent* and hives of the
Maccabeea In Atlanta to Join with them
| In having a Joint basket picnic during
this month.
While different game* and pport* will
be a part of the program, the m\'n
feature will be a ball game between
two tents. As there are a good many
fast amateur ball players In the Mac
cabees, the ball game will prove In
teresting.
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