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VOLUME XCVI1
Federal Union Established in 1829
Aouthern Recorder " 1819
Milledgeville, Ga. t Thursday, June 2, 1927.
Consolidated in 1872
Number 42.
D A. V. TO MEET
HERE NEXT WEEK
Elaborate Program of Entertain
ment Has Been Arranged Ron.
w. G. McAdoo and Sen. Hc!:e
Smith to Speak Here.
The Sixth Annual Convention of
the Department of Georgia of the
pi.;,Med American Veteran, nf the
-Id vr.r will be held in this city
June 8th. 9th and 10th.
The members of the Huff-Vinson
chapter have perfected all arranRe-
nients for their entertainment while
in the city.
The following program has been
arranged :
Wednesday, June 8th.
1 P. M.—Registration of dele-
r p. M.—Banquet, Baldwin Hotel
to delegates and distinguished guests.
Ur. Y. A. Little, state executive com-
irittccman from Huff-Vinson chap
ter No. 4. toastmaster.
10 P. M.—Trench Rats initiation
and ceremonies.
Thursday, June 9th.
*i:30 A. M.—Opening exercises.
E. H. Winchester, state commander,
presiding, auditorium Georgia State
College for Women; public invited.
Invocation, Rev. T. J. Morrow.
Addrrst* of Welcome, City of Mil-
ledgeville—Mayor J. H. Ennis.
Response, R. E. McCaskill, senior
vice coinn'ander, department of Ga.
Address of Welcome from Huff-
Vinson chapter No. 4—Charles M.
Davis, commander.
Response, O. Glenn Ray. state
Greetings from United Confeder
ate Veterans—A. L. Gaither, adju
tant, Cump George Doles, U. C. V.
Greetings from United* Spanish
War Veterans—Col. Jos. E. Pottle.
Greetings from American Legion
Emory Bass, state commander.
Greetings from Service Star Le
gion—Mrs. F. W. Withoft, state
pro-ident.
Greetings from American Legion
Auxiliary—Mrs. Boyce Ficklen, Jr. f
slate president.
Address—Hon. Hoke Smith.
Veterans’ Bureau Co-operation in
Georgia—John M. Slaton, Jr., man-
Report on D. A. V. Laision Work
in Southeast—William E. Tate, Lai-
«od officer.
Appointment of Standing and
Special Committee for the Conven
tion - Announcement by State Com
mander Winchester.
Ad jf •eminent.
11*. M.—Georgia Military Col
lege Campus—Concert by Central of
Georgia Railway Band.
1 :30 P. M.—Barbecue, G. M. C.
campus; delegates, distinguished
and invited guests; C. B. Mc-
' ullar. chairman.
P. M.—First business session,
Baldwin county court house.
•• 0 P. M.—Forming of parade on
G M. C. campus; Lt. John Holloway
marshal.
’’ P. M.—Buffet supper, First
•Methodist church, courtesy ladies’
organizations of Milledgeville.
• :30 1*. • M.—Concert by Central
Rmlro.,1 Bund, G. S. C. W. campua.
1 P. M—Address, G. S. C. W.
‘•n- William G. Mc-
MEMORY OF DR. MARVIN
PARKS WILL BE HONORED
Service. Will Be Held Sunday Eve
ning. Portrait to Unveiled.
Memorial services for the late
president, Dr. M. M. Parks, will be
held in the auditorium of G. S. C.
W., Sunday evening at 8:30 o’clock.
The principal address will be de
livered by Hon. George W. Carswell,
who was a close personal friend of
Dr. Parks, and is one of Georgia’s
best orators. One of the features
of the services will be the unviling
and presentation of a portrait of
Dr. Parks by the normal class of
1927.
This portrait is life-size of Dr.
Parks and was made a few monthB
prior to his death. Judge R. B. Rus
sell, president of the board of di
rectors, will accept it in behalf of
the college.
The following is the order of the
Doxology; prayer by Rev. John F.
Yarbrough, pastor Methodist church;
tribute by Dr. Beeson representing
the faculty; tribute by Miss Mary
Brooks representing the Alumnae;
tribute by Mrs. Viola R. Napier rep
resenting the board of visitors; mus
ic, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee,”
Basoford, Mrs. Longino, Mrs. Long,
Miss Head, Miss Hyman; funeral ode
by Dr. Francis Daniels, read by Mrs.
Francis Daniels; unveiling ceremo
nies of Dr. Parks’ portrait by normal
class of 1927 and presentation to
college of portrait; tribute by Mms
Mary Jane Parker; acceptance in be
half of college of portrait by Judge
Richard B Russell, chairman board
of directors; music. Andante, Han
del, Miss Beatrice Horsbrugh; memo
rial address, Hon. George H. Cars
well; benediction. The public is in
vited to thes exercises.
36th Commencement
G.S. C. Opens Friday
HON. W. G. McADOO TO
VISIT CITY NEXT THURSDAY GORE TO GO TO
CHAIR ON FRIDAY
Awarded Next Monday Morainf. Exhibits in Afternoon
j Hon. Wm. G. McAdoo will visit
I Milledgeville on Thursday, June 9th,
- “ _ ‘and will deliver an address at 8:30
Bishop Reese To Deliver Baccalaorate Sermon. Diplomas To Be [o’clock p. m. in the auditorium of
' " * “ * ’ *the G. S. C. W.
Mr. McAdoo will come to Georgia
next week, and will deliver an ad
dress at Mercer University on Wed
nesday evening. He will come to
this city from Macon and spend
Thursday as the guest of the Huff-
Vinson chapter of the D. A. V.
The address of Mr. McAdoo will
be heard by a large audience,
many of out-of-town visitors are
pected to come here to hear I
speak.
Mr. McAdoo in one of the out
standing men of the United States,
and has rendered his country
vice as Secretary of the Treasury
during President Wilson’s adminis
tration and had charge of the rail
roads during the world war period.
He was the most prominent candi
date for the democratic nomniation
for president in 1924.
The Thirty-sixth Annual Com
mencement of the Georgia State Col
lege for Women will come to a
close Monday afternoon, June 6th,
after exhibits of the school work
done during the year, and the new
building recently erected have been
inspected.
On the morning of Monday, the
6th, the graduating exercises will be
held in the auditorium, and more
than four hundred of bright Georgia
girls will be awarded their diplomas.
The baccalaureate addtess will be
delivered by Dr. Andrew M. Sledd,
of the theological faculty of Emory
University. Dr. Sledd it* one of the
most scholarly and eloquent speaker?
in the South.
The commencement season will
open Friday afternoon, May 3rd,
with exercises by the senior class and
on Saturday afternoon, the sopho
more normal class will hold their ex
ercises. These exercises are alwayj*
attended with the greatest interest
as class histories and prophesies are
read, class songs sung and an inspir
ing program rendered.
Saturday evening the Alumnae As
sociation will meet, and it Is expect
ed that ths gathering will be ntend-
ed by a large number, as their inter
est in their Alma Maer has been re
newed this year on acount of the
effort that has baen made to erect a
hospital building, as a memorial to
Dr. ¥. M. Parks.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered Sunday morning by Right
Reverend F. F. Reese, Bishop of the
South Georgia Diocese of Savannah.
Bishop Rose is one of the most elo
quent and learned pulpit orators in
the south. A beautiful musical pro
gram will be rendered.
In the afternoon at 5:30 o’clock
the Y. W. C. A. will hold Vesper
services. This organization has an
important part in the lives of the
student body, and its influence is
felt for the promotion of high Chris
tian ideals.
Sunday evening at 8:30 memorial
service* will be held in honor of the
late president, Dr. M. M. Parks.
These exercises will be held in the
auditorium, and the public is expect
ed to be present.
Cheek Slayer in Death Cell Awtit-
inf Execution. Negro Goes on
The Seme Date. Gore in Death
Cell for the Third Time.
Still hoping that something will
happen to stop his execution Mell
Gore, the Buckheud barber slayer,
sat in the death cell tonight watch
ing and waiting every minute for
some news from his lawyers and
friends in Atlanta.
Gore is in the death cell for the
third time, twice before having the
courts to intervene on the eve of
date for him to "go over.”
Gore is filled with a spriit of op
timism und that something will hap
pen to prevent the horrible death
that awaits him.
In the cell adjoining Gore is Her
bert Freeman, a young negro man
who has been given the death sen
tence for the murder of his wife,
and will die on the Friday with Gore.
The negro comes from Pineville in
Liberty county.
C. M. C. BEST MILITARY
SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY
C.pt. A. P. With... PaUlctr P.y.
High Compliment to tbo School.
Capt. A. P. Withers, instructor of
the United States Army Infantry
School at Camp Benning, who was
here to judge the military contests
during the commencement G. M.
C., took occasion twice, during the
commencement exercises to publicly
pay u high compliment to the Mili
tary department of the college.
Capt. Wilbers stated that he .had
visited military schools in the Unit
ed States, France and Germany, and
that the Georgia Military College
was the best he had ever seen. He
had never witnessed such a spirit of
loyalty, determination to go-get it,
and drills us he witnessed at this
college. He was ’o impressed with
this fact tha a be had determined to
send his son to G. M- C. next year.
G. M. C. Ends Year
Tuesday Afternoon
Tb« Exercise* Hire Been Intensely Intere«tin|. Sermon by Bishop
Miked, Address by Dr. W. F. QuillUn. Military Contests Eidtin*.
audiu,ri
Ado.
Baldwii
Fr 'd*y. June 10»h.
A. M.—Business session,
i county court house; report
of commitees; election of officers.
Adjournment.
Convention Headquarters — Bald
win Hotel.
HON. HOKE SMITH WILL
be IN THE CITY THURSDAY
Him. Hoke Smith will be in Mil-
Yiiltoville next Thured.y, and will
u< ‘ r an address at a meeting of
■ * I>- A - Y* Convention at the roorn-
s mith is on e of the most elo-
•’rators in the state, and his
will be one of the features
convention.
IIe h »* many warm friends in Mil-
many warm mends in au-
Seville and Baldwin county, and
, ‘‘“Me is invited to hesr Us ad-
CEORGIA TRANSFERRING
TRACKS ON WAYNE STREET
Rail* Placed ia Center of Street from
Montgomery’s to the Bridge.
Section gangs of the Georgia Rail
road began moving the tracks of the
Dummy line on Wayne street pre
paring for the paving that is being
done along this route.
The track*, according to officials,
will be placed in the center of the
street with a 20 foot drive on either
side. The city council in an ordinance
passed after the change will effect
the traffic regulations on Wayne
street. The thoroughfare will be one
way. All traffic running along this
route will move in the same direc
tion no vehicles being allowed to
cross the tracks.
The construction company in
charge of the paving have begun
surveying on Jefferson street pre
paring for the paving in this zone.
The park in the center of this boule
vard will be greatly widened, mak
ing the roadways narrower and traf
fic regulations will effect one-way
traffic in this section.
The forty-eighth annual com-
j menccment of the Georgia Military
College, which has passed into his
tory, was filled with intensely inter
esting exercises, and never have the
people of this city and county been
more interested.
j From the opening of the com-
I mencement with the band concert on
j Wednesday evening of the part week
to the ending of the drill contest?
i Tuesday afternoon, there was a spirit
. of pride felt in the record that had
been made during the session of the
college that was being brought to a
close, with such fitting exercises.
The Baccalaureate Sermon.
The baccalaureate wermon was
preached Sunday morning by Right
Reverend H. J. Mikell, Bishop of the
Atlanta Diocese of the Episcopal
church, in the presence of an audi-
ir » that filled the auditorium.
a he services were opened with
music by the orchestra, which pre
ceded the singing of a hymn by a
select choir and the audience, and a
McAdoo spent several years
of his boyhood days in this city, and MR. BETHA ROBINSON
him visited here Mvoral timeii ninte . SERIOUSLY INjURED
he has become a national figure. He i
has a number of personal friends ! Ciiit9n of Hancock County Caught
here, and will be given u cordial und \ Under PiU of Falling Lumbar.
enthusiastic welcome. |
Mr. Botha Robinson, who lives In
Hancock county near Carr’s Station,
was seriously injured last Thursday.
Mr. Robinson was engaged in stack
ing lumber when a pile fell upon
him. His chest and head were badly
mashed, at first great uneasiness was
felt that he would not survive the
injuries, but he is much improved.
Mr. Robinson is the father of Mis*
Hazel Robinson, who makes her home
here, and she nas been with him
since the accident.
TWO FORMER PASTORS TO
BE AT MIDWAY ON SUNDAY
K.ll.r Iv Pr.ack iv Midway.
Sunday will witness the coming
back of two pastors of the Midway
Methodist church. They are Rev. L.
G. Cowart and Rev. J. K. Kelley.
Rev. Mr. Cowart will preach at
the church Sunday morning, and
Rev. Mr. Kelley will preach at the
evening uervice. Both have served as
pastors of the Midway church and
have many friends in that communi
ty. Their return Sunday means that
they will receive a cordial welcome
from the members of their former
prayer by Rev. F. H. Harding. “Te
Deum Laudamics” was sung by the
choir, and after the scripture rend
ing by Rev. Mr. Harding, Mrs. R. E.
Long sang “Gloria.”
Bishop Mikell selected for his text
a portion of the verse of scripture
preceding the Bestitodes. He t»u B ht j ^ ^ fo)|ows . Sund , choo , „ t 10 j reUry, end other stste worker, will
them. Bishop Mikell .» a most pleas- , m . prcnchl „ K , crv ' e at „ m ] be preaent. Every B. Y. P. U. mem-
m B apeakers and his iwrmoii was ren- | ermon Rf , y , G _ Cowart; ser- ' her and other church leadern are
dered with an case and ltr.ee that | ^ # p ^ , ermon by Rcy j m*ed to attend. JESSIE TRAWICK,
The Associational B. Y. P. U. Con
vention of Washington will be held
at Sisters church, Friday, June 10th,
congregation and be heard by a large ! beginning at 9:30 a. m. Dinner will
crowd. . be on the grounds. Mr. Ed-
Servicea at the church Sunday will : win . s - Presto”, state B. Y. P. U. <
held the closest attention of the au
dience. He told of the lessons taught
by the Israelites, the Greecian Em
pire and the Roman government and
pointed out that they were all direct
ed at self for personal glorification
and world domination and that these
laws had and would peritdi, but the
teachings .and laws of Christ of love
and service would abide forever. He
K. Kelley.
COMPANY B FLOAT WAS
DESTROYED BY FIRE TUESDAY
Etcap* Blau Started by
lie. Other Float* Caught.
The Company B sponsors narrow-
MRS. FRED COXWELL WED
IN MIDWAY LAST TUESDAY
Mrs. Fred Coxwell died at her
home in Midway, on Tuetday morn
ing, May 31st, after an illness of
of the principles taught by 'y escaped being seriously burned ' several months. She met death
Christ.
The sermon v
and diction and
,ireciaud by the congregation.
thought I
COMPANY B WAS AWARDED
judged the contest.
DRILL PRIZE ON TUESDAY C J£ : , °" <> “ inR wcre d< "
Company l)rill»—Sabre won by
D Corporal Won Picked Squad Company B, Capt- Robert Ivey, com-
Drill, Co. C Won Trophy. mandcr.
1 President's Trophy, which was of
fered by Dr. Holmes to the company
making the best showing during the
Sunday afternoon parades, was
awarded to Company C, Ed Barnes,
captain.
The Squad Drill was awarded to
Bishop H. J. Mikell, of the Atlan
ta Diocese, at his annual visitation
of the local church confirmed Miss
Perkins and Mr. Marion Per
kins at the evening services last Sun
day. The regular confirmation v^r-
vices were conducted, the Bishop
preaching a forceful and convincing
sermon. A large congregation attend
ed the services.
wg.
! Tent Pitching to Company A,
' Capt. Kellum Matthews.
Individual Drill to Private A. M.
Smith, of Company D.
At the conclusion of the drills the
cadets joined their sponsors*
floats and. paraded throughout the
city rejoicing over the accomplish
ments of the day.
Over a thousand people packed the
athletic field Monday and Tuesday
afternoon* of this week at G. M. C.
to witness what proved to be the
closest contested drills ever held at
thi. college, Ihe comply B CO ™' j Company D. Corp. Hurt, commend.
mandcr being uwarded the sabre for |. J
the best drilled company.
Marred only by the excitement of
the burning of the company B float
the drills went off in great style. En
thusiasm and company spirit that
reached a grand climax Tuesday af
ter the drills was maniferted all the
way through. Monday afternoon
when the tent pitching contest was
I held the young soldiers jumped into
the test with fight and spirit that
| was commendable. Every company
fighting for its share of the honors.
Monday the tent pitching, massed
games squad drills and company ex
tended order was held. The final
test coming Tuesday afternoon found
the cadets on edge for the competi
tion. The company floats with their
psonBors were pictures of beauty and
idded to. the drill feature of the
commencement.
At the conclusion of the company
close order the prizes were awarded
by Capt Withers, who with Capt.
Brown, poth of Fort Benning, had
Messrs. Ed Robinson nad Frank
Bell will receive their degree of
Batchelor of Laws from the State
University on the fifteenth of this
month. Both are spending
several days at home before return
ing to the State University to re
ceive their degrees. These young men
both members of the S. A. E.
fraternity and aeveral honorary fra
ternities, and are among the popular
st&denta at tba university.
when *Jie flout from which they were I Christian resignation, and passed to
witnessing the competitive drills was I a reward prepared for the faithful,
i destroyed by fire catching from a J The funera! services were held at
t mrouK > a| j c jjj are tte that was carelessly | the Midway Methodist church Wed-
thrown on the paper covered .auto- i nesday afternoon, at 4 o’clock, Rev.
mobile by a *peciator. W. B. Mills, assisted by Rev. J. F.
The floats hud completed their pa- j McCIuney officiating. The burial
rade around the field and had park
ed in the places that hud been reserv
ed for them to witness the competi
tive drill? that were in progress when
the B company float caught fire. The
blaze quickly spread over the car
and soon destroyed the decorations
of paper flowers and fringe. The
sponsors barely eucapcd without se
rious burns. Miss Florence Cole,
beautiful Milledgeville debutante,
fainted after she had a thrilling res
cue being snatched from the burn
ing car by one of the cadets. The
blaze had practically enveloped her
when the rescue work was done.
The company D and A floats that
were parked on either side of the
B car caught but were quickly
tinguished.
The large crowd of men near
car with the aid of pyrene gum* put
out the blaze and saved the truck
that had ben used for the float.
The yound ladies on the car were
Misses Florence Cole, Martha Baas,
Frances Thaxton, Frances O'Kelley,
Mattie Mae Holsenbeck, Sal lie Hall,
Lucy Davis and Mrs. T. A. Reese.
The Georgians, famous orchestra
from Macon, will be in the city on
Monday night and play a dance at
the Elba Club. The Georgians is one
of the most noted dance orchestra in
the state. The dance is being given
at the close of the college season
by several Milledgeville young men.
Admission of |3 will be charged.
in the cemetery in this city.
Mrs. Coxwell is survived by Mr.
Coxwell and one son, Edgar; mother,
Mrs. W. T. Wilson; three sisters,
Mrs. T. B. Coxwell of Midway; Mrs.
Ted Wilaon, of Thomson, Mrs. How
ard Brothers, oL Broken Boll, Neb.;
two brothers, Messrs. J. F. Wilson,
of Atlanta, and H. W. Wilson, of
Eufaula, Ala.
Mrs. Coxwell was a member of the
Methodist church in Midway, t and
was a loving wife, mother, daughter
and sister, and her death has bronght
great sorrow to those who loved her.
C. S. C. ALUMNAE TO HAVE
A MEETING ON SATURDAY
The annual business meeting of
the Alumnae Association of the
Georgia State College for Women
will be held on Saturday evening,
June 4, 1927, at 8 o’clock in Ennis
Recreational Hall. Every graduate
and former student is urged to be
present. The Alumnae will also hold
Open House for its visiting and local
members in the New Building Room
15, from Friday afternoon, June 3
to Monday evening, June 6th. Come
and renew old friendships.
Dn. R. C. Swint, Geo. L. Echols,
N. P. Walker, H. D. Allen and Ed
win Alien are in Cincinnati attending
a meeting of the Pyschiatric Asso
ciation of America.