The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, June 28, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCThe Marictta Tonrnal JOURNAL, ESTABLISHED 1886 Official Organ of Cobb County Georgia VOL. 52 Will Help at Home in Order to Keep up Spirits of Army Men and women everywhere in Am erica are asking themselves what it is that they can do to help win the war. Not many are able to go over seas. There is something at home however, the importance of which, will only be widely understood per haps, when the armies of the Unlted States sustain losses on a scale as large as the other belligerents. That something is morale—the spirit that bouys an army and navy. 1t is not academic or abstract; it is an actuality. It has a direct connection between the men in the service and the fami lies to whom they aré bound. Let one man become discouraged, through worry over his family, and he will become a drain on the vitality of the man fighting near him. . Let one family become distressed, because of lack of information, or misinformation, and the neighboring families may become distressed. To sustain the morale of the Am erican Army and Navy, the men and women in America, who are not them selves able to fight, but who can de vote their time and attention to war service, are being organized by the Red Cross into what is known as the Home Service Section. : At the outbreak of the war, and for many months sincee, popular know ledge of the Red Cross centered about the preparation of hospital supplies, equipment of base hospitals, and sup plying personnel and provisions of relief. But the many chapters of the Red Cross throughout the coun try have been given new obligations, and there will be more as the exigen cies of the war command, but not the least in importance to the success of our Army and Navy is Home Service. Gen. Pershing said, ‘“The thing most needed to the American fighting forces overseas, is the anything and everything that will contribute to the morale of the men in the service. The (Germans can not beat an army that keeps it‘s spirit.” The Government regards the Red Cross as an auxiliary to the Army and Navy. These are making men over physically, and improving them morally and mentally. Therefore the Government has a right to expect as much of the Red Cross for the fami lies of soldiers and sailors. The Red Cross never fails to meet it’s obligations. The Home Service Section has been organized to meet this demand. This the one activity of the Red Cross that is concentrated in the United States, and deals prim arily with the people this side of the trenches. Uncle Sam does all he can for his sons, but there are lots of things he can not' do. Only the women can give them the sweaters they need; when they stop at a railroad station, it cheers them tremendously if the kind ly women of the town give them cof fee, post cards, ete., and when they are gone from home, it means the preservation of the fighting spirit of the whole army, to know that there is some one back at home who is going to look after those they are compelled to leave behind. The American Red Cross does all these. Home Service does the last. We hear a lot about the morale of the fichting men. What about the morale of the women at home who are fizhting battles just as complicated and serious to them as those of the absent husbands, sons or brothers? The woman has to fight new res ness, and other material hardships.. ponsibilities, discouragement, Joneli- If her morale—her courage, her cheerfullness, is affected, her letters will show it, and then the spririt of the soldier is affected. All over the country the Home Ser vice is keeping up the morale of the Army and Navy by keeping up the Mmorale of the homes. : How is this being done? By giving financial help, after an investigation shows that it is necessary; by finding employment for the unemployed; by furnishing information as to allot ments and allewances; by explaining REPRESENTATIVE You Must Always Act with or Through This Officer in All Matters The following notice has been re eived from headquarters with request to post: Notice , Red Cross Chapters, Members and Workers. “There is an official uniformed representative of the American Red Cross in every large Army Camp Can tonmentand Naval Station in the Uni ted States. ( The smaller Posts and Stations are covered through the Div ision Bureaus of Military Relief.) This representative, by a General order of the Secretary of War, is ac credited to Army Headquarters, and has the status of an cofficer of the Army, and is held personally RES PONSIBLE FOR ALL RED CROSS ACTIVITIES in the camp to which he is accredited. Therefore, it is or dered that NO COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN CHAPTER OFFICIALS CHAPTER WORKERS, OR MEM BERS OF THE RED CROSS, AND ARMY OR NAVY OFFICERS AT CAMPS, CANTONMENTS, AND NAVAL STATIONS, MUST BE MADE EXCEPT THROUGH THE RED CROSS FIELD DIRECTORS, OR OTHER AUTHORIZED REPRE SENTATIVE OF THE DEPART MENT OF MILITARY RELIEF.” “No Red Cross Chapter officials, workers, or members, should visit camps as representatives of the Red Cross, without the sanction of, and under the direction of, the Field Di ‘rector, or other authorized agent of the Department of Military Relief.” (signed) W. L. Peel, Manager, Southern Division. * %* * * From a Car Window This letter was thrown from a car window at a station in North Caroli na, by a soldier enroute to the east to take ship for France: “To any Mother of the Red Cross in the U. S. A.” “The sweet smiling faces of the mothers and girls, is the best tonic you can give a soldier. God bless the Red Cross ladies. We owe them our lives, and we are on our way to pay the debt. G. L. L. Honey Grove, Texas.” Patriotic Golf Tournament, July 4th At Marietta Golf Club. Marietta is to have a gala day on the Fourth of July. Golf Clubs over the country are to celebrate the day with a benefit Golf Tournament for the Red Cross, and the beautiful club grounds of the local club will be the scene of a Tournament between the Rome and Marietta players. Dinner will be served to members of the club and to the out of town Continued on page elght Federal Insurance; by communicating with the men in hospitals or in captiv ity; and by doing everything possible for the families of the men who are fighting for our Colors. This is just as important as the important work of making sweaters, socks, bandages, and giving nursing care. Marietta, realizing the importance of this service, has organized a Cobb County Chapter of Home Service. Through the generosity of Mr M. M. Sessions, the Home service Sec tion is located in the front offices, on the second floor of the Sessions Loan & Trust Company Building. The local committee is as follows: Mr. E. G. Gilbert, Chairman, Dr. C. D. Elder, Dr. I. A. White, Mr. B. G. Brumby, Mr. Joe Abbott, Mrs. W. A. Florence, Mrs. M. R. Lyon, Mrs. John Graham, Miss Mabel Cor telyou, and Miss Marguerite Thomp son, Acting Secretary. The county committee is not com plete; so far the following have ac cepted; Mr. Frank McElreath, Mac land, Mr. N. W. Dunton, Lost Moun tain, Dr. J. D. Middlebrooks, Powder Springs, Mrs. Parker Rice, Smyrna, Mr. W. B. Howell, Howells. Any one desiring to know more a bout the plans of this Section, or de siring help in any way, is cordially invited to visit the office in the Ses sions Loan & Trust Co. Building. EG. Gilbert, Chairman. AND COURIER MARIETTA, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 28, 1918. \ Murphy Candler and Others i Will Address Patriotic Rally at 2 P.M. l In accordance with the President’s Proclamation, the citizens of Mari etta District will assemble in a mass meeting at the Court House, at 2pm Fribay, June 28th, for the purpose of hearing patriotic addresses, and pledging for the purchase of War ‘ Savings Stamps. ~ On that date 95 young white men of the county, who have been ordered to report to the local board, will be ‘the guests of honor. Of these men 47 will be inducted into the service of }our country on that date, while the others will be deferred until another call is made. ~ Col. Charles Murphy Candler, will 'Will be the chief speaker of the occa ‘sion, and a good band will furnish the ;music for the meeting, which will be ‘under the auspices of the Men’s Pa ‘triotic League, of Marietta. ‘ Committees are in charge of all the 'details of the meeting and it’s success is already assured. YOUR duty is to BE THERE. These are the boys who will be the ‘guests of honor. James W. Camp, Ernest K. Smith, I. C. Gentry, Frank Pope Taylor, Samuel Jefferson Gordon, Ford Will iam Cooper, Nellis C. Varner, C. S. Cox, E. K. Barnes, Willie Cliff Boyn iton, H. D. Dobbs, Owen L. Mize, Clarence T. Bullard, Ferber Fields Power, Carl Clifton Durham, Oscar Peek, J. E. Wilbur, L. C. Cottrell, Alexander S. Davis, Thomas B. Will iams, Walter P. Poor, John Howard }M‘erritt, Hugh Herb Pickens, G. C. 'Nichols, Robert E. Motter, Luther ‘Scroggins, W. Owen Stewart, Gus N. Vaughn, Claud Durham, Henry Brown, John James Roberts, H. P. Gunter, Harry Scoggins, R. M. Fow ler,» L. B. Dickerson, J. :A. Hendrix, Joe Brown Clayton, Harry James Le roy, Percy M. Edwards, Harrison Martin, Millard Ray Lemon, James F. Robinson, Frank C. Gaines, Eugene McKay Woodall, C. W. Daniell, Jesse J. Warren, Alonzo L. Robinson, L. W. McClure, F. S. Dyson, Simeon G. Pair, W. O. Adair, Henry L. Prich ard, Jr., James Goss Farmer, T. L. Umphrey, M. H. Bullard, Fletcher R. Butler, Irvin Eskew, Roy Davis, J. M. Purcell, W. L. Barmore, T. L. Brown, Frank W. Oldson, E. T. Turner, A lonzo Carter, Will Cochran, W. T. Lackey, R. M. Owenby, John Wat son, Robert Lee Osborn, James B. Wilson, George W. Brown, Fred Brown, Homer Conn, Carl Hudson Gann, Charles G. Seay, Walter Pat rick Kerley, R. R. Green, Thad Jones, Hugh B. Turner, Lee Ellison, John R. Dodgen, B. M. Hamilton, Edmond son Mozley, John Henry Hendricks, Clarence G. Dobbs, Robert Kile Clay, George W. Abernathy, Emmett T. Reid, R. G. Brown, Ralph Pyron, Hay den E. Kemp, John Warren Pickens, and George C. Green. If you will think more of saving than of spending you will be surpris ed to learn that there are many things which you do not need after all. NATIONAL FOOD SURVEY - The third National War Emergen cy Food Survey will be taken as of July Ist, 1918, of stocks of food in hands of dealers and manufacturers. Some 600,000 blank schedules are be ing sent out by mail and it is expect ed that they wiil be in the hands of the reporting concerns by July Ist. Completed schedules are to be mailed to the Chief of the Bureau of Markets within three days after they are re ceived. NOTICE TO THE DEMOCRATIC EXECU TIVE COMMITTEE COBB COUNTY You are hereby called to meet at the Court House in Marietta at 10 o’- clock Saturday, June 29,1918. For the purpose of organizing and arrang ing for the State Primary of Septem ber 11, 1918, and any other business that may come before you. COMER C. BAKER, Chairman, Cobb County Dem-Exe-Com. Being a patriotic and loyal American citizen, | voluntarily ac cept membership in the Men's Patriotic League of Marietta. I promise to do such work in the interest of successfully prose cuting the war, from time to time, as the officers of this League may see fit fo assign me. SPEAKERS APPOINTMENTS ~ The County Chairman has arrang ed for the speakers named below at ‘the time.and places named. | Friday June 28th 2 P. M. Roswell, Col. D. W. Blair Davis School, Rev. Jas. F. Coleman Mt. Bethel, Mrs. H. E. Hague and A. A. Irwin Sardis, Prof. Hamp. Maxwell Union Academy, H. S. Willingham Ebeneezer, Judge N. A. Morris Sandy Plains, Rev. W.J.Culpeper Benson, Col. J. Z. Foster McAfee, Col. Fred Morris Rocky Mount Rev. Ralph Donehoo - Chalker, Mr. B. V. Greer Friendship, Mr. J. J. Daniell Midway, Rev. E. D. Patton Kennesaw, Dr. J. H. Patton Talley, Dr. I. A. White i New Hope, Mr. H. E. Hague and Mr. George Sessions New Salem, J. P. Cheney Daniell’s Schoolhouse, Prof. H. R. Hunt, (Smyrna Dist.) Mableton, B. G. Brumby Howéll’s District Schoolhouse, Rev. R. G. Smith Friday at 8 P. M. Wesley Chapel, Judge N. A. Morris Smyrna Methodist Church, Rev. A. E. Sanburn Vinings, Dr. A. A Little at Pavilion Locust Grove, Rev. Mr. Moffatt at Baptist Church “““This is no penny war, but every penny counts! Work and Save! Cut wood! Burn wood! Uncle Sam must have coal to make guns, to carry supplies and to fire warships. WILLARD SERVICE STATION The Marietta Battery Company, under the management of Mr. G. C. Langford, of Atlanta, is opening a gervice station on Washington Ave nue, opposite the Court House. Mr. Langford has been in the em ploy of the Willard Company for a number of yeaars, and has further qualified as an expert, by a course in the factory at Cleveland. The battery service will be a great convenience to car owners in Mari etta, and by its establishment here, you will be able to save trips to At lanta, and have a battery placed in your car while your own is being re charged. LOYALTY IN WAR TIME Loyalty in peace times and loyalty in war times are two distinct things. Not much is required to pass the loy alty test when one’s country is not at war; a simple compliance with the law is all that is required. Byt loyalty in war times is not a passive quality. At such a time one may be without loyalty and still not be disloyal. A person of this type will do nothing either to assist or to harm his country. He will not give| himself to his country’s service and he will not contribute financial sup port. Neither will he discourage others from doing this. He will do or say nothing treasonable, and neith- | erer will he do or say anything to put? heart in the fighting forces or to up-l hold the Nation in its struggle. He will be simply a passive onlooker. And that is not being loyal. Our country is fighting in the most | desperate struggle of history. It is a" struggle so vast and momentous as to| demand the most complete support of every omne of its citizens. Passive loyalty—the loyalty of peace times——-1 is not sufficient. The brand of ]oyal-i ty now demanded is the kind that im pels one to offer himself and his 211, if necessary, that his country may be victorious in the great conflict. Most of us cannot go into the fight ing forces; most of us cannot enter into those industries directly connect ed with the war, but all of us can show our neighbors that we have the right brand of patrictism. This is no penny war, but every penny eounts! Work and Save! MORE MEMBERS FOR THE MENS PATRIOTIC LEAGUE If you would join ;‘the League, put your name to the pledge above, and enclose it with one dollar to the Sec retary, Mr. Campbell Wallace. You must do this of your own free will and accord, for you will not be solicited for membership. The following names have been added to the membership of the Men’s Patriotic League of Marietta, and many more are being added each day. It should be understood that no one will be solicited for membership, but those who wish to join are both invited and welcomed to the League. The purpose of this was not to re strict the membership in numbers, but to have only those join who are willing and anxious to serve the coun try to the best of their ability, at any and all times. Read the pledge card above, Talk to some of those who have joined con sider the matter seriously, and you will know whether you ‘“belong” or not. The meeting for organization was hurriedly gotten uq on last Saturday and many whom it was known would be in thorough sympathy with the meeting could not be seen in time. To see and invite so many and to explain to each one takes much time and the prime movers in the matter ask us to call attention to this, so that none may be offended, who may not have been seen before the meeting, and we feel sure that this will be un derstood by all. Certainly the thanks of all are due the ones who worked so hard to get the matter started, so let us keep it growing. * . P Reynolds, R. J. Hancock, W. P. Stephens, P. W. Camp, J. A. Har den, H. E. Kile, Geo. E. Daniell, Hen ry Wyatt, Jr., R. G. Clay, George V. Welsh, J. Colton Lynes, J. E. Dobbs, D. E. Latimer, W. A. Bishop, P. M. Groover, D. M.Caldwell, T. W. Read, W. H. Perkinson, H. E. Hague, C. P. Barnes, T. W. Florence, C. W. DuPre J. F. Hicks, Thos N Hemp, Frank Mc Neel, Geo. Tsipouras, A A. Irwin, W. E. Swanson, Lawson Fields, B. V. Greer, C. H. Goodson, T. M. Sanders. B. Y. P. U. WILL HOLD A PATRIOTIC SERVICE The B. Y. P. U. will hold a special Patriotic service in the Sunday School room of the Baptist Church on Sun day evening at seven oclock. An attractive program is being pre pared and everybody is cordially in vited to attend this service. FLOUR FOR FARMERS Farmers who have grown their own wheat, will be allowed to grind at one time enough to do them and their tenants until October Ist, at the rate of 12 pounds per month per individu al—just double the amount allowed other people. This rule applies only to those who have grown theih own wheat. Land owners may furnish bo na fida tenants flour from home grown wheat at the rate of twelve pounds per individual. All sugar certificates should be sent to me weekly—not the list of purchasers, as some seem to think. Reports come to me that some mer chants are not requiring flour cards when selling to corn producers. Such merchants are incurring considerable risk and laying themselves liable to criticism. Wheat producers may sell wheat to the mills and the latter should pay approximately $2.18 to $2.24 for A according to quality and locality. All millers are expected to produce 196 pounds of flour from 246 pounds of clean wheat. Millers may sell flour from toll-wheat to ecreal producers, taking proper card or certificate for same, or they may sell to other par ties on the “fifty-fifty” plan. ~ The use of 12 pounds per individu al does not apply to bought flour. BERNARD AWTREY, Food Adm. Cobb County. COURIER, ESTABLISHED 1901 Official Organ of the City of Marietta \ HAETTA All Those Willing to Help Win the War are Welcome Marietta, Georgia, June 22, 1918. The following named men: M. L. McNeel, J. E. Massey, C. E. Daniell, W. J. Frey, R. W. Northecutt, E. C, Gurley, N. K. Smith, T. L. Wallace, D. W. Blair, J.. W. Hancock, Jas. J. Daniell, J. Z. Foster, Geo. F. Mont gomery, D. C. Cole, L. C. Baldwin, John H. Boston, T. A. Gramling, R. M. Wade, T. J. Connor, Geo. H. Kee ler, W. C. Carriker, T. M. Brumby, Jr., Dr. R. G. Smith, J. L. Turner, Joe Abbott, B. G. Brumby, M. D. Hodges, J. T. Anderson, J. W. Glo ver, Dr. 1. A. White, R. H. Northcutt, Fred Morris, Otis A. Brumby, A. V. Cortelyou, L. B. Robeson, Geo. H. ‘Segsionq, Jas. W. Legg, D. R. Little, ‘W. L. Sanders, Dr. J. H. Patton, M. ‘M. Sessions, H. R. Ridgway, David iComfort. John P. Cheney, J. J. Black, S. D. Rambo, Campbell Wallace, N. A. Morris, L. D. Hoppe, J. R. Brumby, Dr. R. R. Claiborne, W. A, Sams, C. D. Elder, Jim R. Brumby, Jr., F. G. Marchman, C. C. James, Geo. D. An derson, J. D. Malone, Floyd W. North cutt, L. R. Collins, and J. J. Sanders met at the Club House of the Mari etta Golf Club, on Saturday evening, June 22nd, 1918, for the purpose of forming a patrictic organization, and after discussion, it was unanimously voted to form an organization to be known as the “Men’s Patriotic League of Marietta.” The object of this oxr ganization is for its members to co bﬁorate with our Gevernment for the ‘successful prosecution of the war. ~ Any white male resident of the Ma rietta Militia District, 18 years of age or over, is eligible to membership. There shall be no selicitation for membership; on the contrary, all ap plications for membership must be voluntary on the part of the appli cant, who must sign the following pledge: ; “Being a patriotic and loyal Amer ican citizen, 1 do voluntarily accept membezship in the Men’s Patriotic League of Marietta, “] promise to do such werk in the interest of successfully prosecuting the war, from time to time, as the officers of this League may see fit to assign me.” There shall be an initiation fee of one dollar charged to all members. There shall be no dues, nor shall the members be subject to assessment. The life of the organization is for the duration of the war. The League shall be governed by the following officers: a President, Vice-President, and Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the members and shall remain in office twelve months from the time of their election, or until their successors are elected and qualified. There shall also be an executive committe of six members, who shall be appointed by the President, the three officers a bove named being ex-officio mem bers of this Committee. The League empowers its officers to call a meet ing of the League at such time as in their opinion may be necessary, and it also empowers its officers to assign to its members, either individually or collectively, such duties as will pro mote the purpose of this organization. Upon call for nomination of offi-~ cers, with Mr. M. L. McNeel presid ing as Temporary Chairman, Mr. A. V. Cortelyou was nominated and u nanimously elected President; Mr. D. W. Blair was nominated and unani mously elected Vice-President; and Mr. Campbell Wallace was nominated and unanimously elected Secretary and Treasurer. The President announced that the appointment of the Executive Com mittee would be made as promptly as possible. The following motion was made by Dr. R. G. Smith: That the officers of the League be directed not to assign work on the Sabbath te such mem bers of the League as might be con scientiously opposed to the perform ing of such work on such day. This motion being duly seconded, after discussion, was adopted. . The following motion was made by Continued on page elght NO. 26