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tttcm VOLUME XCVDL £^ n u £‘&£?* W “* *” IBIS MBeditnlc, Gx„ May 31, 1»2S Conwlidatcd in 1*71 Number 41 entrancedate CLOSES JUNE 23 Candidates Must Qualify Before Noon of That Date. Eiecatiee Committee Has Brief Session Candidates for state house officers in ; h« primary to be held in early September must qualify before the Secretary of the Democratic Execu tive committee before noon of June ‘’.'Jrd. was the deci.wion made at a ] r i. f meeting of the committee held Saturday. All rules governing the primary were adopted, being similar to those adopted by the State Committee and prescribed by law. City precint will open at seven and close at six and county procints will open at nine and close at three. Fees set for cadidates were Con gressman $135.00, Solicitor $110.00 and Representative $25.00. The large fees becume necessary because of two primaries this year, running the expenses unusually high. Congressman Carl Vinson has an nounced for re-election, Solicitor Joe It. Duke will also be a candidate for re-election and Col. Marion Allen has announced for the legislature. None of these men are expected to have opposition and a off political year is expected in Baldwin. MBRS. HINES WRITINGS WIN RECOGNITION Georgia Power Company To Use Verso Written By Mrs. Hioos os Georgia Day for Cempaoy Advertising Mrs. E. R. Hines was asked permis sion by Mr. L. K. Starr, manager public relations department of the Georgia Power Company to use a Georgia Day verse recently written in advertising to be placed in the street cars of the city. The verse to be used by the com pany is: Take u bit of Georgia sunshine And a drop of spurkling dew, Just a pinch of crimson sunset And a rose of tender hue; Just a slice of fondest wishes And a violet or two. Mix them well-a Georgia greeting And I'm sending it to you. Mrs. Hines will be given credit for the verse on the poster. This is quite a distinct honor and one well deserved by Milledgevillc's prominent club DR RICHARD BINION RETURNS TO CITY FRIDAY Six Week’. In Philedetphia Conclud ed. Prominent Physician Returns Home. Will Resume Pratice Dr. Richard Minion will return to MiM-dgeville Friday afternoon after an thsence of more than six week’s Philadelphia where he has been ■‘tidying in a hospital there. I’r. Rinion will be accompanied by Pinion who has been with him in the City of Brotherly Love. Dr. Pinion has taken a strenuous and extensive course while away from the n ’y better preparing himself for his 'aree pratice and hospital work. 1’r. John Mobley has had charge of the pratic of Dr. Binion while he was «'Ut »,f the city. Drs. Binion and Mobley recently became associated PUPILS OF MRS. REESE TO GIVE RECITAL FRIDAY The pupils of Mrs. T. A. Reese will present their annual recital on this 1 rotay evening in the auditorium of tb» Georgia Military College. The Program will include several recita- an d « one act playlet. The pub- , c has been cordially invited to at- • nd the program. The pupils of Mrs. Reese have Wr,n many honors and display unusual training and talent. The class in- «lud. .• many of Milledgeville'a prom • n * nt young Ladies. NURSES WILL MEET SATURDAY Tri" bi-monthly meeting of the bird District Georgia State Nurses’ • sarmation will be held Saturday- *’ unt? 2 nd. at 3 P. M. t Brantley Hall, • tfl t* Sanitarium. 1 he program will be in charge of '•airman of Private Duty Committee. ■' loll attendance is urged. Street Paving and White Way is Occasion for Big Celebration, June 4 JUNE4THDATE GEORGIA STAR NAMED COACH Will Conch AH Athletics Al G. M. C. Next Year. Rents To Bo Demo of Student! aid Head Athletics Johnny Broadnax, star backfield in with the Georgia Bui Dogs for th«* past three seasons has been named foot bull busket hull und base ball coach at the Georgia Military Col lege for next year. Coach T. H. Uentz has been elevat ed to the position of faculty director of athletics and Dean of students. Coach Rent* will devote more time to class room work and directing the entire athletic program of the school. He will arrange schedules and have control of the policies. Coach Broad nax will have full charge of coaching the teamjj and will direct the system of play. He will he assisted by other members of the faculty. G. M. C. is putting on an expansion program of athletics, mass games and battallion company competition will be strongly stressed. Coach Rents will have charge of the organization of the company teams and will Miper- vise all athletic contest. The athletic field is being put in shape and will be ready for the fall session. FOR SALE—Whit* King Squabs and PigMus. Call 311. G. M. C. BAND DELIGHTS LARGE AUDIENCE LAST THURSDAY Concert On* of Best Given Bjr Military Organization. Director Presented With Silver Tray The G. M. C. Auditorium was fill ed to its capacity last Thursday even ing to hear the final concert of the Georgia Military College Band under the direction of Maj. Godfrey Oster. Opening the program with stirring march National Emblem the band captivated its listeners .and held them throughout the program. The varied procram and the spirit with which the cadets entered into euch number made the musical feature especially pleasing. The cadet hand played many difficult numbers some o f them not even attempted by more ex perienced band* Each number show ed excellent training and that each member was a skilled musician. Mrs. Edyth Miller Gibson sang several selections with the band ac- compnning. Her sweet soprano voice added greatly to the entertainment. Maj. Osterman was presented by the band members with a silver tray. Capt. Starling made the presentation. Graduating Exercises G.S.C.W. Will Be Held Monday One Hundred and Twenty Degrees To- Be Awarded and Three Hundred and Thirty Diploma, To Be Ghren. Baccalanreate Sermon and Dedication of Park, Hospital Sunday The graduating exercises of the thirty-seven Annual Commencement of the Georgia State College for Women will be held Monday morning June 4th, in the Auditorium. One hundred and twenty young ladies will be awarded their degrees and three hundred and thirty will be presented with their diplomas, muking the largest class that has ever graduated from the institution. The baccalaureate address will be delivered, by Dr. Spright Dowell, President elect of Mercer University, and one of the leading ministers and educators of the South. During the exercises a delightful and special program of music will be rendered. Monday aftemon the halls of the class room building will be thrown open, and the public will be given the opportunity to inspect exhibits of the work done in the various de partments of the college during the year. The commencement exercise which will thus be brought to a clone will begin Friday afternoon, June 1st at five o’clock when the Senior Class will hold its Annual Class Day Exer cises under direction of the President of the class Miss Wynelle Otwell of Augusta. These exercises will be held in the Auditorium at five o’clock Saturday afternoon at the same hour and place, the exerciaes of the Nor mal Class will be held directed by the President. Mis* Katherine Allen, of Columbus. Thfese cla>» exercises consist of ngs, the reading of the last will testament, Class history and songs. Saturday evening the Alumnae will hold its banquet in the dining t of Terrell Hall dining room. The banquet in under direction of special committees. The Baccalaureate Srrsioa The Baccnluuroatc sermon will be preached Sunday morning at half past eleven o’clock by Dr. Henry H. Sweets, of Lousiville, Ky., a noted scholar and pulpit orator of the Presbyterian church. The musical program will be rendered under the direction of Miss Alice Lenore Tucker, with Mrs. Ho mer Wyles Allen at the organ. Sunday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock Marvin Parks Hospital will be pre sented to the College by Mist* Mary Brooks President of the Alumnae, and accepted by Judge R. B. Russell President of the Board of Trustees. The hospital will be dedicated by Bishop Warren A. Candler a teacher and life-long friend of Dr. Parks. These exercises will be moat im pressive, and at their conclusion the hospital will be open for the in spection of the public. Sunday will be brought to a close with Y. W. C. A. Vesper Services, which wil lbe held after the dedica tory exercises. MASONS MAKING PLANS FOR ROYAL ARCH MASONS TO TENTH DISTRICT CONVENTION HAVE SESSION THURSDAY Congressman Carl Vinson has re turned home from Washington, D. C., Congress having adjournel Tues- day night. Congressman Vinson was quite active during the cession, hav ing introduced and had rassed sev eral important measurer. The indications are that Mr. Vin son will return for another term without oppositon, because the peo ple of the Tenth District know that his ability and experience obtained by his years of service qualify him to represent the District with distinc tion, and feel that there is no ne cessity for a change of representa tives at tihs time. PROF. GEO. S. ROACH VISITS THE CITY Prof. Geo S. Roach came up from Alhburn, and ipent Several d»y» in the city, durinjt the commencement exerciies of G. hi. C. Prof. Ronch ores recently elected President of G. M. C. end will com- mence his duties at nr early dote. He trill briny Mrs. Roich and two children to the city about the loth of June. He has not yet completed the se lection of his faculty, but expect* to have (them all selected within the next levs weeks. Wsrrrnton To B* Guests To Fra ternity June 20th. Worshipful Master Member of Benevolent Lodge No. 3 Plans are being made for the an nual conveniotn of the Tenth Dis trict Mason to be held on June 20th, in the city of Warrenton. An enter taining program has been planned Mr. W. I). Stembridge of the local lodge is Worshipful Master of the District and Mr. J. T. McMullen is Secretary. Mr. F. H. Coleman is al-. so a District Office A large dele gation is expected to attend the con vention from this city. Degree Team of Macon To Put on Special Work In Temple Chapter Fish Fry To Be Given Member ship In Evoning Plans are being made by Mr. J. T. McMullen, High Priest of Temple Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, of thus city, for the conferring of the Royal Arch degree on a class of candidates on next Thursday evening. A degree team from Macon head ed by Mr. E. A. McHan, Grand Secre tary of the Grand Chapter of Geor gia, will be present to confer the de gree. Mr. Bob Finney ami other Grand Chapter officers will also be present. A fish fry will be given the member-* of the lodge in the evening. G. M.C’s. Forty-ninth Year Comes To Successful Close on Last Tuesday Sixty-five Graduates Awarded Di* plomas. Hundreds of Visitors Present At Closing Exercise. Company C Wins Amid the shouts of happy students the Georgia Military College closed its forty-ninth session Tuesday af ternoon, when the prizes were award ed in the competitive drills, terminat ing one of the successful yearn of the college history and adding greatly to the out look of the institution in the future. The final days program attracted hundreds of friends and relatives of the students into the city, and un usual interests were centered in the different events of the week’s pro gram. Dr. B. D. Ragsdale, Mercer Uni versity faculty member, delivered the baccaulaureate sermon to the gradu ates Sunday before a large number of people, the auditorium being filled to its capacity. Dr. Ragsdale chose as his theme the slaying of Goliah by David. As he related charac*eristica David possessed—paying attention to the common things of life, prepar ing himself when guarding the Aeep, overcoming opposition and criticism, casting aside the armour of Saul using weapons of his own make and selection, going bravely forward to meet the enemy—sustained by faith in God. From these he drew and impressed eloquently upon his hearers most helpful lessons. He then said that David would always live ai count of the beautiful Psalms he had written, and quoted the twenty-third Psalm. He urged faith in God a* the corner stone in a successful life. It was pronounced by all who heard it an an eloquent, scholarly and charming sermon. The roH'.rum was tastefully adorn ed with beautiful flowers, and made n scene of unusual attractiveness. The music was rendered by a choir composed of the sweetest singers among the ladies of the city, with Mrs. E. L. Barnes, Jr., at the piano. Mrs. Edyth Gibson sang as a solo. “How Lovely are Thy Dwellings.” Monday morning the annual decla mation contest for medaly was held in the college chappel. Cadets Carlysle Ingram, Leighton Moore, Robert Brannan, Oscie Thaxton, and F. C. Groves were the speakers the program. Miss Mamie Norwood was the young lady reciting. Cadet Brannan was declared the winner by the judges and was awarded the medal at the graduating exercises Tuesday. Cadet Thaxton was given second place. Miss Norwood presented .he m«dal offered by Judge Allen. A class of sixty-fiye marched in ihc Auditorium Tuesday morning and heard a most impressive addre.v (Continued *a heck sale) FOR GALA EVENT DUtin(ui>hfd Visitor, Invited To Barbecue end Dance. Hundred, of VUitors Expected In City Next Mondey Celebrating the completion of the erection of seventy-two white way posts and the laying of more than thirty Mocks of paving, Milledgeville will throw her doors open to hun dreds of visitors on next Monday af temoon and evening, a barbecue be ing served in the aftemon and a gala street dance concluding the entertain- A joint meeting of the city council and county commissioner with repre sentatives of the several clubs of the city inngurnted plans for-the entertainment last Monday. Adrian Horne, councilman and chair- of the street committee wai named general chairman of the af fair and with several committees has begun making extensive preparations for the entertainment. Special invitations issued by L. H. Andrews, chairman of this committee to Congressman Carl Vinson, Sena tors George and Harris, Governor Hardmnn and hit* staff, President Arkwright of the Georgia Power Company, President Pelly of the Cen tral Railroad, President Wickers ham of the Georgia..Railroad, Mayors and council of Sparta, Eatonton, Sandera- ville, Gordon, Tennille and Macon, Dr. Swint and the board of Trustees of the State Sanitarium. Dr. Be. and the G. S. C. W. board of trus tees. President Roach and the trus tees of G. M. C. Acceptances have been received from a majority of those invited. Editor** of the lead ing dailies of the state and era! invitation to all the people of the state has aim been Issued. Mrs. E. R. Hines has been named chairman of the music and with Maj. Osterman of G. M. C. is making and outlining an attractive feature. The Georgia Power Band and the State Sanitariur* bands will fumitJi the music. Plans are being made to feed sev eral thousand people at the barbecue dinner which Will be served on the campus of the Georgia State Col- lege for Women. The grils school will dose in the afternoon of the 4th, and many of ,m> n.vill remain in thee city for the party and to assist in the entertainment. Mr. J. C. Ivey and Mr. T. II. Clark, who are in charge of the barbecue have purchas ed over two thousand pounds of pork and the largest cue that has ever been served in the city is being planned. Chairman S. D. Stembridge of the police committee of the council has taken over the traffic problem for the day nnd is making everything ready. The streets of the city will be left open for the visitors, all citizens having been requested to leave their cars at home for the even ing. Two blocks in the heart of the busine«« section will be roped off for the dance that will begin at nine o’clock. Dances of the yesterdays will be one of the features. The program committee plans to have sev eral groups dance the popular dance of one hundred years ago and to make this one of the features of the evening program. Replys from the numerous tlegrams that have been sent out indicate that Milledgeville will be flooded with visitors next Monday evening. REV. HARDING NAMED DEAN Luca! Minuter Tu Hex* Coovocx- tioD of Church. High Huuur Tu Epucefil Minuter. At a recent session of the Diocese of Atlanta Rev. F. H. Harding was named Dean of the Church, presiding one of the CVonvocations into which th? Diocese has been divided. The church session last week divid ed the Diocese into two convocations, a northern and southern section. Mr. Harding was named head of the southern section which includes Ma- Uolumbus Athens and other im portant cities. Rev. L. W. Bleckwel- der, of Griffin, was named head of the second convocation. Mr. Harding will leave the-city this week on his first official visit into the parishes of this section and plans will be formulated for the organiza tion at an early date. Mr. Harding expect** to have the first organization meeting in Milledgeville, inviting ministers and delegates to come here to perfect all plans. Mr. Harding was accompanied by Mr. Frank Bone to the meeting of the Executive Board when the plans i made to make the division in the Diocese. The honor that has been conferred i the local minister comes as a re ward for his faithful and eficient ser vice. He is executive secretary of the Diocese, Editor of the Diocesan Record and a member of the Execu tive Board. Mr. Harding is rer'*~"T ised as one if the ablest ministers in 6m Georgia branch of the church. COMMON SCHOOL CERTIFICATES SUED All Coeety School*. Large Nun her At Midway The Board of Education authorized the County School Superintendent, P. N. Bivins, to issue certificates to the following pupils of the county schools i Union Point: Mary O’Quinn, Ruth Ennis, Dorothy Hooten, Ruby Pros ser, Sue Belle Bass, Otis Wood, George Underwood, Milton Babb, EUie Chandler. I Cooperville: Ruth Beck. Marvin j Cecil Cormanni. Ethel Marguerite Ivey, Annie Estelle Pierce, Cecil j Barney Stevens, Samuel Oto Tor- \ ranee. Midwny: Ja’mes Ivey Roberson, Emory F. Kemp, Rosa Lee Sparks, Adolyphus Bryan Berry, Roncoe B. McDonald, Rose Keil Ivey, Tom H. Hnttaway, Vincent E. Bailey. Edith Marie Flury, Sidney Ros . Sarah Thelma Beck, Agnes Cook, Herman H. Turner, Lucy Muc Lawrence, Francis Marion Williams. Scottshoro: Clara Richardson Holl- inshead, Ruth Fort Hollinshcad Mary Ruth McCluney, Myrtle Evelyn Wood Thomas Viyian Edwards. Meriwether: Mary Harper. Herman Martin, Frances McConnell, Annie Belle Copeland. Hopewell: Thelma Melissa Ivey, Frank Ernest Evans, Guy Marvin Harrington, Erby Coil Pennington. Salem: Mary Leone Rice, Julian Martin, Lois Wilkinson. These certificates were awarded at the completion of the Seventh Grade, and were given to those pupils who successfully passed the exami- LEAVE AUTOS AT HOME REQUESTS POLICE CHAIRMAN Chairman S. D. Stembridge has is-ued a request to all MlUedgeville’s citiaens to leave their automobiles at home on next Monday evening in order that there will be sufficient parking space for the visitors coming here. Those who have to come to the business section in their automo biles are requested to park on side streets so that the out of town guests may have the main street* for their car*. ESCAPED CONVICT KILLED IN FLORIDA MONDAY • John Dean, a convict at the State Prison Farm, who made his get-away Wednesday of last week in -an auto mobile stolen from Mr. W. H. Rives, was idiot and killed in Jacksonville, Fla., Monday morning, just after holding up the cashier of a bank. Dean at the time of his escape was engaged at work with a squad of convicts, on the grounds of G. S. C- W. Daring a downpour of rain he dodged the watchful eyes of the guards, and secured Mr. Rives auto mobile, which ws» parked just across the street Dean entered the bank in Jackson ville, held up the cashier, and secured several thousand dollars. He had made his escape from the bank, when the cashier secured a pistol and shot him before he could reach hia auto mobile which had been left standing on the outside.