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In the Good Old Days With
The Journal and Courier
By Herbert Rice
It is the plan of this column to present to the readers the happewmings
in the Gem city of the South a few years back. Not too far back that
all of the people mentioned have died and beert forgotten but just
far enough back to revive pleasant memories in the mind of the reader.
It is not the purpose of this column to be witty or in any way funny
—but just to give to the reader the exact cepy of the original.
So this week we present our first article of this series. The Items
are taken from the July 8, 1910, issue of the Journal and Courier.
Marietta was sure some city back
in the old days—with a chamber of
commerce and everything. The fol
lowing is a potiant of a news item
in the July 8, 1910 issue of the Jour
nal.
“A number of the most prominent
and progressive business men of Ma
rietta met at the office of Green &
Sessions in the auditorium-armory
building Friday for the purpose of
organizing a board of trade or Cham
ber of Commerce. A preliminary
meet had been held the week before
and the meeting Friday was for per
manent organization.
“When the hour for the meeting
arrived a heavy rain was falling but
in the face of this fact the room was
well filled. Those present were Mr.
A. V. Cortelyou, Mr. James T. Ander
son, Mr. T. W. Read, Mr. E. L. Faw,
Mr. Ralph Northcutt, Capt. Fred Mor.
ris, Colonel Sessions, Mr. Homer Mec-
Clatchey, Mr. W. T. Potts, Mr. A. H.
Gilbert, Mayor Clay, Mr. J. M. Fow
ler, Mr. Harvey Barnes, Mr. J. J.
Black, Mr. W. A. DuPre, Mr. J. E.
Massey, Mr. Morgan McNeel, and a
representative of the Journal and
Courier.
“The following officers were elect
ed: President, M. M. Sessions; Vice
president, J. T. Anderson and A. V.
Cortelyou; Secy., J. M. Fowler; Treas
urer, Ralph W. Northcutt.”
One of these things might be good
for the town now.
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There are very few of us that use
the library from day to day that know
the history of this great institution.
The following is clipped from the
files of the Marietta Journal and Cou
rier of July 8, 1910.
“In the late seventies the Young
Men’s Christian Association, of Mari
etta, founded a small library of prob
ably twe hundred books. It flourish
ed for a while, but the organization
that gave it birth, dying out, it was
abandoned until the early eighties
when a few public spirited citizens
reorganized it under the name of the
Marietta Library Association. An
old carpenter’s shop was used for it’s
first home. It was opened two after.
noons a week, by the young ladies of
the town.
“About this time there came to
Marietta from Massachusette a very
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philanthropic and cultured woman,
Miss Sarah Clarke. Jln her possession
were about two thousand volumes of
travel, fiction and miscellaneous
subjects.
l “Realzing the need of a growing
town, she most generously allewed
|the citizens the use of these books
free of cost.
i “On every Saturday afternoon the
room on Whitlock avenue was open
for distribution of books. Although
'many availed themselves of the priv
ileges of this library, few, if any
books were lost. This was due per
haps to the very unique labels upon
them— “and please return it, for
while many of my friends are poor
arithmeticians, I find that nearly all
are good bookkeepers.’ ;
~ “After several years Miss Clarke
conceived the idea of the greater
good resulting from a consultation of
the two libraries.
~ “Acting in the hope that this would
materialize,“‘gshe returned to the north
and raised among her friends enough
money for the erection of a suitable
building. This building, which is a
copy in minature of the famous
reading room of the British Muse
um, was completed in 1898, in the
fall of which year the two libraries
were consolidated under the name of
the Clarke Library Association. Miss
Clarke and her friends donated the
building and half the books, while
the citizens of Marietta gave the lot
and the remaining half of the books,
making in all five thousand volumes.
It has surely and steadily grown un
til it now has some eight thousand
volumes, but, strange to say, with a
mpembership of less than one hund
red.
And that’s how it all started.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown, of Ben
son, and Mr. W. L. Owen visited
friends in Dawson county, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Casteele and
children, of Holly Springs, spent last
Wednesday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Newton.
- THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Owen visited
their son, Mr. C. C. Owen, in Mariet
ta, Thursday.
Miss Ntti Wood, of Atlanta, visit
ed homefolks, Sunday. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett and little
son, Dewey, of Carmel, spent the
lweek-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Owen. .
The ice cream supper given by Miss
Ollie Shaw, Saturday inght, was en
joyed by a large crowd.
Several from this community went
to Sandy Plains, Sunday, to the all
day singing and reported a large
crowd and a good singing.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Trout, of
Rocky Mt., spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Waldrop.
5 Mr. Ben Ogles, of Atlanta, was.
brought up Saturday to the Kemp
cemetery for burial.
_ Mrs. Joe Brown and children, of
Benson, spent Sunday witn Mrs. Earl
Owen.
There will be an all day singing at
Harmony Grove, next Sunday. Ev
erybody invited to come and help in
the singing.
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CAITICL S
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Opened for Busin
As advertised we opened our doors
for business on last Saturday, July Ist,
and wish to take this first opportunity
to thank the large number that called
at our bank and opened accounts, and
to thank the many others that visited
‘us, and to again thank them for their
kind expressions and good wishes.
More than two hundred accounts
were opened after eleven o’clock on
last Saturday, which number exceeded
our expectations.
You are extended a cordial invitation to open an
account with us, with the assurance that every
courtesy and accommodation consistent with
sound, safe banking will be given.
Depository for the State of Georgia
The state of Georgia has selected and named the
Citizens National Bank as a state depository.
Four Per Cent Paid on Savings Accounts
The Citizens National Bank pays four per cent
on savings accounts, interest compounded semi
annually. A large number have already opened
savings accounts, and we invite your account,
whether large or small.
A cordial invitation is extended to all of our
people to visit us, whether an account is opened
or not. We will be glad to see you and to know
you better. .
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Citizens National Bank
Designated State Depository
Morgan L. McNeel, James T. An‘derson, J. D. Corn,
President, Vice-President, Cashier,
John R. Fowler, Vice-President
THURSDAY, JuLy § ~
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