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Till*: AT LAMA W GURGLIN', > A. GEORGIA CONFERENCE MA Y BE DIVIDED INTO 7 WO SEPARA IE DI VISIONS " 1 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 • 1 . 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 . .