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Till*: AT LAMA W GURGLIN',
> A. GEORGIA CONFERENCE
MA Y BE DIVIDED INTO
7 WO SEPARA IE DI VISIONS
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Annual Meeting Will;
Convene at Miiledge-
ville, November22.
VlSllOP SETH WARD
WILL PRESIDE.
four Sew Districts Hay Ei>
Created, Making Fifteen
in the Conference.
} Of .'i.'Uihein Jlethodiat* there are jwo
[ n,nf»rrnc*< In the state of Georgia—
lli" .North and South Georgia confer
ence.-. The larger of the ttvo bodies,
the North Georgia, will convene at
MilledgeWile.next Thursday, November
:i. Hiehop C. B. Galloway, of Jllsals-
ilri'i. "as named by the college of
bishop* to preside, but Ills health In*
ierdlets active labor for the present
and his place will bo supplied by Bish
op Seth Ward, of Texas, who was ele-
vaieil to the episcopacy last May at
Birmingham, Ala.
The membership of the church In
the h.iunds of the conference Is 101,868.
There arc 260 preachers, 23 under
graduate preachers, S3 supply preach
ers and 11 lay delegates, making a de
liberative body of 350 preachers and
Hymen. The ehtirclt membership and
roll of preachers makes the North
Ileurglu the largest .Methodist confer
ence In the South.
Boards Elected.
There are six large boards elected
,|iiudrennlally, which are composed of
members, 11 church and 11 lay. i
These boards do a large part of the
work. They are as follows:
The Board of Missions—Rev. J. K. I
Six Special Items for Thursday in
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th? Dress Goods D?parttn?nt—-
ny One Is Well Wo*th a
OK "WHITE PLAGUE"
Eminent Medical Men Hold
Meeting in the City of
New York.
New York, Nov. 14.—At tin* Hotel Astor
today •core* of eiuluent medical men,
lle health officials, leslt-lutor*. clergymen
nud representatives of foreign govern
ment*. with other* Interested In tin; u-
rnl welfare of Imumnlty, n*»enihle<l for
gen-
A
Shopping
Joint *e*«ioti of the American internation
al Congress on Tuberculosis and tho Med-
Ico-Lcgal Society of New York. The chief ,
Dickey, president; Rdv. ■ YV. II. La-j t of the meeting, which In held under |
Pi-uIp fi* secretnrv and Akn ft i sonetion of the I tilled jfoverti- |
1 ' *"'• g^ Asa G. tan- ,, , hl . , ornmt |„„ nr|l | U( , lf
Islntlou to prevent tnbereuloaU. Iiieldeittal-j
ly. there will lie jm-Ii*iititle iIIrciiuhIou* of
the disease and the Inter discoveries, rein-1
five to It* treatment ami prevent Ion.
The pcruotiticl of the coiifre** I* hiicIi u*
to give weight to Its dulll>erntlouM ami
conclusion*. The roll call showed an at
tendance of many medical men and other*
of national or International reputation. At
Measurer. This board looks after
marlv $35,000 missionary funds each
conference session.
The Kunday School Board—George
M. Napier, president: Rev. H. B. Maya,
f**cretar>*, and 8. B. England, treasurer.
Tl is hoard looks after, $30,000 of Sun
day school funds.
IMucatlon Board—Rev. L. G. John-
president; Rev. R. C, Clockler. sec
ret a >y, and Rev. O. C. Simmons, treas
urer. This boat'd looks after $6,000 of
funds and the different institutions of
learning.
ICl*worth League Board—Rev. R. F.
Hakes, president; Rev. C. C. Jarrell,
secretary, and J. G. McClelland. This
hoard has charge of the young people**
Board of Church KstenKlon—-Rev. J.
H. Musshburn, president; Rev. C. C. Ca
ry. recretary, and Rev. G. W. Farr,
treasurer. This Ixnlrd handles $6,000 a
year in building church houses.
Joint Board of Finance—J. B. Dftv-
innori, president; O. W, Smith, sec
retary. and J. G. Lester,-treasurer. This
iKKird looks-after the worn out preach
ers and widows and orphans of preach-
trn. Last yenr this board paid out
3Id.it:. In their behalf.
*'rpjiiin*' Home Board—W, P„ Pat-
tlllo president. The slim of $30,000 was
i»ised by the* conference Sunday
M-hoois last year for. the orphans at
D <Htur.
TIk- Bible Society Board—Rev. \V. A.
Dai ki., peesldent. Lost year this l»oard
raised nearly $1,000 for the American
Bible Society? located In Now York
city.
Many Small Committees.
Tlfslilca these there are sixteen oilier
smaller boards and committees.
it requires the services of thirteen
XMTeturles to lojk after the dcllber-
‘tl*»ni and business of the dally ses
don«, mid twelve treasurers arc busy
luiing the meeting of conference with
in vurious funds and statistics.
One of the large items of business is
tli** placing of the ministers for the
next year. } Thla work is to be done by
B!*hop Ward and eleven presiding eid-
hs. The elders are ns follows: Revs.
I S. Rryan, J. H. Eukes, Robins.
H*»n) McRee, J, H. Mashburn, J. R.
King. \V, 1 F. Glenn. B. P. Allen. T. J.
Christian, J. \V. Hsldt and 8. B. Led-
i»*ttpr. ‘I'hls cabinet works eveiy aft-
f »n'M.n and nearly every night during
conference in placing the preachers.
Multiplication of Districts.
°n' of the subject* for discussion at
this session will be the multiplication
*»f districts. There are now eleven pre-
■‘idiiifT elder districts. It Is proposed
lift ecn. districts.
the ilellve
vorul mhlresM'* of
come, Presfdent Clark of the Medico-
Lt'gat Hoclefr, Introduced Dr. F. fcj. Daniel,
of Austin. Tex., president of the congress.
Dr. Dahiel delivered hi* presidential ad
dress. In the course of which lie set forth
the alarming nud ercr-lucrenslng spread of
thu.dremh*d disease and the necessity for
the oo-operntlon of all government* In leg
islative and other measures for Its pre
vention.
The remainder of the day was taken tip
largely with the Introduction of the for
eign delegate* and the arrnugemeut of
tho program for the sueceedlng session*
of the congress, which will continue three
days.
The congress plans to discuss every tinge
and symptom of , tul>erenIo*l*. New and
potrerfnl llglif Win Iw thrown on many
R liases of the disease, and It I* Intended
> enlighten the manses eourerulug It. Pre
ventive legislation will lie urged: also gov
ernmental and hninleijMil *unatorltiiii*
Hoard* of health.
regarding a great numb
torium for
.V. Mcx.. a
■ulosl* Is being
eleiitlrteally treated.
THE BEST MAGAZINES
AT HIE BEST RITES.
livery one mu.t keep up with dally
event! going on ,o rapidly all the time.
If you do not read aome dally paper
vou are tolling behind. If you do
not read eonte good mugoxlne and en
joy the literature that In contained In
IheMt publication, every month you
are inlnnlng much that In good. You
cun aecure 'The Georgian every day in
the jear. except Sunday, and ono of
tho mont prominent nmgaxlne* In
America for a little more than the price
of The Georgian alone, which In only
34.50 per year. Take advantage of
The Georgian clubbing offer. Do It
Jtow.
The Georgian, one of the
South’s best afternoon dai
lies, is given free with pur-
Mubjcct of the division of the, 0hSS68 Of $5.00 01’ more at
conference Inlo two eonferencen has I Smith & Higgins. Both
»'»nn up. in the event of A division, . 00
Uk n*w conference will likely lie called | St0r6S.
the Northwest Georgia and the North-
•■u>t Georgia Conferences. It I* thought
vole on the matter would result In
a division on account of the fact that
Un- * 'inference oh It now standi* Is too
and unwieldy. ,
Personal! of the Conference.
tb‘v. Dr. J. 8. French, of the Hol-
>ton conference, who has served four
yeur.s at t’entenafy church. In Chatta-
n, »; ga. Tenn., haw been transferred to
Dii> rnnference and will be assigned a
pulpit in Atlanta or Augusta, It la
thought. #
Kcv. Dr. W. W. Wadeworth, who has
suspended from the ministry for
twelve months, and whose case wuh re-
vlsweii by the general conference at
Hirtniiisrlusm In his favor, will likely
w .signed a pulpit In this or some
••tii. * 4-.inference.
Ford McRee. presiding elder of
‘hthfin district; Rev. J. B. Robin!, of
Augusta distilct; Rev. \Y. F. Glenn, of
district; Rev. B. T, Allen, of
[^Orange district, and Rev. J.
n*;h!f. of Oxford district, will all rc-
“ ive other appointments, as they have
wrv#-d four years on their districts.
tb*hop Ward Is a Texan, and has
one of the missionary secretaries
N’-ishvllle, Tenn.. for some rears,
•■Ri'i was made bishop last May. This
"ill likely be the drat annual confer-
the new bishop has ever presided
over.
Persian Warp Prints-Plaids, Silks that are
exactly right. Some have sold down to a
waist length. Others enough left for a suit.
Silks Worth
2.SG. 2.75,3.00
Thursday At
$1.50 Yd.
25c and 35c Ginglmius in plain,or mem-mod weaves
—also plaid embroidered cotton Panamas,, mercerized
•becked Ginghams and mercerized striped Madras Cloths
A. few patterns in heavy woolen weaves.
Patterns carried over from last season, but
coloring in all of them is neat. . •
Regular 20.00
Patterns
Th
At $5. !
Thursday
15c
Woolen Waistings and French Flannels in a few
solid colors, printed dots and embroidered dots and fig
ures, small or large pastel stripes. Taken altogether,
there’s quite a collection. >
Ranging in Pric? 60cto $l Yd
Thursday
EDUCATIONAL HEAD
IS TOURING SOUTH.
In- the'fntarest of educational .Held
work, G. S. Ditkerman, of New Haven,
Conn., ni-iioclnte secretary of tho
Southern hoard of education, visited
Commissioner Merritt Tuesday and
talked over educational matters and
conditions In this section.
Mr, Dlrkcrman has visited ClnCIn-,
uatl, Chattanooga. Greensboro. NV
and Nashville. He will leave Atlanta
AVednesday for Augusta, Athens. >Co-i
lumbla and other points In North and
South Carolina before returning to Jila
home. He has l>een connected with
edueutlonal work for llfteen years and
Is thoroughly posted on there matters
and conditions in the South. Thu
Southern hoard was tirgnnlsed for tits
purpose of Interesting Northern plillan-
throplsts. i
BUILDERS ’ HARDWARE,
HARDWARE,
TOOLS.
F J. COOLEDGE & SON,
150 Peters St.
35c
Aeolieimes, in solid colors; light and dark shades.
Also shadow stripes and embroidered self-colored dotK.
Also one lot of embroidered CTepe de Oliines.
Regular 50c Weaves
Thursday
MANY CONVICTIONS
DURING COURT TERMj
gpedal to The Georgies.
Augusta. Oa., Nov. 14.—The session ’
of the superior court which ricked
Mondnv night about It o'clock, with tlm
acquittal Of -W. T. Walton, charged
with the murder of Captain W. AJ
Batchelor, was a most remarkable onol
The solicitor general. J. S. Reynolds!
had a total of lit) Indictment, tuinod
over to him, ond out of the lot he only
lost Arc case!. There were a number
of pleas' entered, and the rest were
convicted. , _ -
Both Judge Hammond and Solicitor
Reynolds arc being congratulated oil all
Sides for the light that they have put
up for law and order In Augusta, tj'ie
of the mo*t noteworthy cases wa* T.
W Alexander, the clubman, win was
Sent to a mill camp In south (Scorglif
lot six j ruYs for einbvxxlvmeiiu
Chamberlin-Johhson-DuBose
Suit ahd Skirt
Length
Skirt and suit lengths of black, colored
and fancy dress goods.
The accumulation of two weeks of
very brisk dress goods selling. Selling
that has left behind it this collection of
desirable weaves.
1.00 Mixed Suitings
1.50 Broadcloth . .
75c Panamas
67c
1.00
50c
50c Wool Mixtures 33c
2 00 Prunellas . . .
3.00 Broadcloths
and Suiting . .
