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CITIZENS MEET
SUNDAY NIGHT
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KJWANAS HAVE
BOARD MEETING
Ymr’t W*rk Renewed ud
New Veer Pleued
GaL Erwin Sibley, Chairman. hn>i The retiring board of Director* of
aaaouncrd that a mass meeting of the Kiwania Club and the newly elect-
tile citizen* of Milledgeville and (M j member!: of the. board were the
Baldwin county, will be held a. the pU est* of retiring President Frank
JMcthodi-t church next Sunday even- Bor at u dinner la*t Thursday night
ing at 7:30 o’clock /or the purpose a t the Baldwin Hotel,
of perfecting an Organized Charity. The report of the year’s ac ivitiea
This is a question in which the showed the club most progressive and
people of tils community, individual- many wt -th while undertaking* ac-
ly and collectively, ire deeply inter- complUhed. Mr. L. C. Hull newly
cited. Iti need has been keenly felt elected President, outlined a program
within the past few weeks, as there f 0r the new year and expressed his
have been many cases where assist- desire for a progressive year. Rev.
nnce has been needed, and charity F. II. Harding retired as Secn-tary of
work has been absolutely necessary the club, becoming Vice-President,
to relieve suffering. The lack of an Mr. W. H Arnall is the new S«*cr e -j
organized charity has been keenly tary.
felt by those who have undertaken to The following is u brief summer;
carry aid to the distressed. 0 f the years accomplishments:
Who Hu Misting Half
of Cullinan Diamond?
When the Cullinan diamond. Ibe
largest iu the world. estir.ated to be
worth up to SJo.Uuy.UOU, and which is
amous the British crown jewels, was
New aad OU Board fawd. mi Re- du » Irum u,e t ‘ arLh at the Premier
“T 1 u*. . “ines at Cullinan, South Africa. Id
At 0AMWn. 1903. it WUS found that one side was
so rtsr and smooth that it was consid
ered to be only part of a much big
seer diamond. The enormous half
brother, however, bus never been
found, although scientists, diamond
miners, financiers, geologists and
thing for It for
ixxxixxxuiiim i imiiii.n
Its
of the
•f the mis lug half •
An organized charity will do away
with promiscuous street begging, and
will place assistance where it is neces
sary. and where charity can be wise
ly and judiciously placed.
The following plans are submitted
by the pastors of the Methodist und
BapList churches-
of Kiwai
I'.ribi
is Club 1928
G. M. C. Me
is built by the
morial fenc - which
Americnn Legion.
2. An appropriation to the Geor
gia Training School Bend.
3. Rinsed the salary of n Tobacco
expert and introduced the raising of
tobacco in Baldwin county.
4. Efforts to relocate Highway
entering he city.
5. Donation made
successful
! Dem-!
Insti-
A Suggested Plan For Welfare Work
The response made to the appeal
for the “Empty Stocking Fund” wa-
very gratifying.
Many hearts were made happier n' 6.
Christmas time because of this fund, tute sponsored by the club.
As a result of investigation made 7. Formulation of plans for a
u» that time und because of sub.-e- charity organization,
qucnl events we have been brought 8. Additional stop signals urged
face to face with the urgent need of tt t dungerous corners,
a welfare organization to look after y. Contribution to the Community
the needs of all people in our city Sing.
and county who arc in need of help. 10. The mutter of trucks running
Our people are as sympathetic and without lights and proper brakes call
us ready to help relieve the case of e d to the attention of the city au-
distress as any people anywhere. But thorities.
this help cannot be wisely admini-t- n. The A. A. A. Club formed
ered without a permanent organize- through the efforts of the club,
tion to which our doctors and ou» 12. Effort to retain the Buck Eye
people generally can report the case Cavalcade.
of need. 13. Effort to retain the Buk Eye
For your careful consideration we Oil Co., successful,
submit the following as a workable 14. Work done on the relief of
plan, and we beg all citizens to make discharged prisoners,
suggestions for the improvement of 15. Sal cof Xmas Seals and co-
the plan. operation with the Red Cross in an-
In a mass meeting to which every nunl call,
interested person in the city urn! in. Effort to have work continu-
county shall be nivitod let a permnn- Ct j on Gray-Milledgeville Highway,
committee be elected, composed Proposed pavement of this Highway
of the very best men and
available. L?t the committee at once
organize by the election of a chairman
and secretary-treasurer.
Also it shall be the '*omniittee*H
duty to select a welfare worker to
whom all cases of need shall bo re
ported and who shall invetitgate or
have investigated, every case thus re-
It .‘"all also b *he duty of the
pernu lent commi -ec to at o
gin ai J push to a conclusion a cam
paign for funds to meet all needs
that n ight arise during the year. g
We suggest that for the present
the cj mpaign shall be for money,
groceries, dry goods, fuel and medi- ^
Soir.e prefer to pledge an amount
of money for each month. A grocer
may nmke his pledge to be paid in
groceries and so with the dry goods
and clothing merchnnt, the wood and
coal dealer, the druggist, etc.
All subscription? are to be paid
as called for on order of the treasur
er, the first, month’s subscription in
money alone excepted.
By way of illus*ration: a case is
reported to the welfare worker who
upon investigation finds that groc
eries an] fuel are needed. An order
is nmde upon the tron-urer for the
things needed. The treasurer sends
an order for the articles and credits
:hose who receive the orders for that
amount on their year’s subscription.
It may -be that there will noi be
n»od for mnny such orders through
out ihe year, but when they do ar
rive wj will know how
Partly
•suit of thes*
in 1929
forts.
17. Overhead bridge* on Georgia
R. R. or. Macon road completed. This
mutter called to the attention of
Georgia R. It. by the club.
18. Effort to retain Counlv
Agent.
19. Donation to Stocking Fund.
20. Assisted in shortening road
to Atlanta, avoid going through
be- Social Circle.
W. II. ARN T ALL, Secretary.
W. HATCHER BACK FROM
TRIP TO INDIANAPOLIS
H.rd. ire AincIaLIoa
Mr. R. W. Hacther has just return
ed from Indianapolis, where he
tended the mid-winter meeting of the
Board of Governors of the Nntionui
Retail Hardware Association.
The Xntional Association i.- com
posed of ;hirty-six states and terri
torial associations, and numbers
over 22,000 members. It employs
over thirty people in the head office
at Indianapolis, and publishes its t
magazine, "Hardware Retail?)
• ion. Is Unit 11
; • i.t it became of the strict law
.. ruins the Illicit scHlus "f stores.
\ notorious criminal once almost had
his bunds on It. the story goes, but
lie attempted to trick the native who
iv.is prepared to seil it to him and
the native tied with the diamond.
Mud Walls of House M
Defy Time’s Ravages
Near Stella, Amherst island, at the
eastern extremity of Lake Ontario, is
.» mud house erected inu years ujto
and prtihuhl.v the only one of iis kind * 4
on the -North American .•oaiin nt. It F"i
should be of nrcliehigie.il and tdstor- ^
icni Interes' -nuse it differ i from Li
the adobe ! -ses nt the South-
west in that l v . 1 «<-.• m.dd-
ed in one p. . n.. v. i r.* evidently
built in a form. 1 t»v day. inir-d n/
straw, was i : ll 'o phn-e k -
saplings inihfdd d fhmii ;
■« apart. A eorresj.02.1i ..1 i.. -
nto Globe says the h . • was hd
Leader end Led
Every umn is boll, leader and led. M
His range may not he of the lowest ki
and narrowest, but if lie be not mumi-
ly defective some otlier looks I
to lead in some j>etty concern 1
lent. liir
be of tiir
advice i:i unity fields.
because of Ids s:u;wrior intelligence
lie relies llie more* upon competent
dim tion in field* und subjects which
he has not himself mastered. The
head of a state has tils trusted and
official counselors; but beyond that
circle he is under the soeinl guidance
of Ids
physici:
wife.
olio
rdei
1 guide In the
Union.
•culate.*
r. Hatcher
rd this on
ve then ye
state i
th *' Hamp-hir...
that the
We would also
rule be not to give money 10 th.
bcnificinry except in rarest care .
Those who subscribe money shal
pay at once th? firs* month’s pledg.
and all subsequent payments shall hi
made upon the call of the treasurer
FOR RENT—Two sunny bid rooms' t
u-e of kitchen and bath. Con-j
vrtly located. Apply
lon’t let your car be repair
is work—Get expects—Sci
two best mechanics in to*
RALPH S1MMERSON
Buick Dealer
W< are aware that the sugg-^ted
plan is inadequate. But we present
it as the best we can offer, and urge
upon our people to consider it and
then when the mass meeting is call
ed be ready to make suggestions for
iti improvement.
j SPECIAL EXCURSION FARES TO ;
WINTER HAVEN. FLA.,
ACCOUNT
cr.r.t from our •tr-'ets. | «
If a church or secret order should I
for special reasons prefer to care for I
a case if no.ice should be ^iven to 1
the welfare worker it will .avoid dupli- J
cation. J FLORIDA ORANGE FESTIVAL
We arc not “sold” to any particu- j
lur plan, but with other of our citi-! Tickets on sale January 20-2a.
zen* w 3 only want the best organize- j 1909, inclusive; final limit February
tion possible for the relief of dis- 5, 1929.
If such a plan U adopted and if tressed humanity. And what we do,
all the people in stores and homes we do in the name of Our Lord nnd I Stop oven allowed at all stations
and upon the srteet will respect the Master—Jesus ChrisJ. on cUher going or returning trip, or
organization and refuse to treat We are sure that all preachers of! both, within final limit of ticket.
“*“ ° r ** ni “- “»• J county are .ympathetic j For farc . , ;ld otfcer travel inform.-
tion we will bo enabled to make our with this suggested plan and would j tion agk Ticket Agent.
chanty greater blesaing to a sign the communication if given
greater number than can possibly be opportunity,
done in an individual effort Also JOHN F. YARBROUGH
it will eventually remove the mondi- HENRY D. WARNOCK
ADDING TO IT
ALL THE TIME
Even after a century we are not
resting on our reputation, but are
continually adding to it by im
proved facilities, increased efficien
cy? greater knowledge and experi
ence and the service we render.
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