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Augusta to Do Honor to Memory of “ Archie ” Bitt
On Tuesday Afternoon Next, Beginning at 3:30, Dedication of Magnificent Memorial Bidge
Erected in His Honor Will Take Place
ALL IN READINESS FOR THE
MEMORIAL BRIDGE DEDICATION
Impressive Exercises To Be Held Tuesday Afternoon at 3:30
O’Clock on the Butt Memorial Bridqe at Fifteenth
and Greene Streets
Five Companies of National Ouaid, Knights of Pythias, Boy
Scouts, Richmond Academy Cadets and Sacred
Heart Cadets to Participate.
The finishing touches have been
put on the preparation* lor the dedi
cation of the Archibald Butt Memo
rial Blrdgc here on Tuesday after
noon next. Mr. R Hoy Goodwin, who
is to be master of ceremonies, has
been working tirelessly for the past
few days with the executive board of
the Archibald Butt Memorial Asso
ciation. with the Masons of Augusta,
the military and other organlza'lons
that will participate.
It has bepn decided that the Ma
sons shall lay a eorneratone at the
bridge between 3:30 and 4 o clock so
the exerclaea will begin a tiall hour
earlier than was inlended. that Is at
3:30 Instead of 4 It was at first an
nounced that the laying of the cor
nerstone would occur In the morning,
but this idea was abandoned.
A platform, which will seat between
150 and 200 people, has been erect
ed on the memorial bridge, which la
over the first le 1 el of the canal at
Fifteenth and Greene Street* On
this platform will lie seated the speak
ers. the executive board of the memo
rial association, the mayor and mem
bera of the city Connell of Augusta,
members of the Butt family and vis
iting mason* and other visitors front
Washington. I). (' The exercises will
begin promptly at 3:30 o'clock and will
be over by 5:30. To keep the 5.000
or fi.ooo peonle who will tie In attend
ance, standing over two hour*,
would be too much of a strain,
an It was decided to have the exer
cises as short as possible to he con
Blatant with dignity and aolemnlty
of such an ocraslon
To begin wltn the program of events
from the start. On Monday evening
the members of Temple Noyes l»dge
of Masons, of Washington, Sons it
Colonial Wars aud Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution will arrive at the
union dei>ot on a special train from
Savannah. They will be met by a
delegation of Augusta Masons and «»s
--corted to the Hon Air Motel, where
at 10 o'clock Monday night they will
meet informally the members of ihe
executive committee of the memorial
association, Masons of Augusta and
their wives and others.
Barbecue Breakfast.
On Tuesday morning the visitors
will be the guests of the Augusta Ma
tons at a barbecue breakfast at Car
michael's Club, after which they will
be taken for an automobile ride about
the city. At 12 o'clock Mr. and Mrs
l4>wla B' tt will be at home on the
Hill to the visitors from Washington,
the local committee of Masons and
ihe memorial association executive
committee for a half hour The Wash
ington visitors will then go to the Hon
Air for lunch
Special cars will be provided t take
them from the Hon Air to the corner
of Fifteenth Street aud Walton Way
at which point they will arrive at 3:15
p m
Fifteenth Street, from the engine
house to the bridge, will be closed
from 3 until 4 o'clock On either
side will be lined up five companies
of military, including the Richmond
Hussars, the Richmond Light Infan
try. the Clinch Rifle* and the Ogle
thorpes of Augusta, and the military
company from Waynesboro all under
command of Major Abram Levy, of
Major Butt and Mr. Taft
jfi.!
j| photograph of th« Titanic hero | Butt not only a» n vtr> conpttfnl mil
taken frith Mr. Taft while the latter * itar> aide tut aiao aa a warm parvonal
ipa# Pres dent. Mi. Taft regard**} Maj /d«ml.
the ’Adrd Battalion, First Infantry.
National Guard of Georgia. All of
the troops will he attired In their
new khaki uniform*. There will aJ“o
be lined up the Hoy Seoul* of Au
gusta, under command of Scout mas
ter Dan O. Halford, the Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias, under command
of Ca tain John M Co/.art, the Rich
mond Academy Cadets, under com
mand of Major George I* Butler, and
the Sacred Heart Cadets, under tne
i MMBABd of ( apt P II Rlct
A local band will furnish music
When ihe visiting Mapons and other
Washington visitors, escorted by tne
lo al Masonic committee, disembark
from the cars nt Fifteenth Street they
will inarch, preceded by the band, be
tween the long line o: soldiers, cadets
and other organl/.utlons, lo the bridge,
The visiting Indies will be brought
down from the hotel in automobiles,
as will the it eakers.
As soon as the visitors, speakers,
and others get up to the bridge the
various organizations will fall in an t
march up to Hie bridge themselves.
There tlipy will remain until the ex
ercises are over and will then take
th same formation as they had before
the exerclaea hgan. The visitors front
Washington will then march back to
their cars and conic down town, go
Ing lo the depot, where they will
board tliPlr trains.
Automobiles coming from the Hill
must park in the vicinity of the en
glnc house, on Fifteenth b*reet or
Walton Way, or on Hicks Street above
the bridge while automobiles from
the city going up Greene Street must
park 'll the vicinity or the power
bouse or down on Greene Street, The
police will keep an open space for
pedestrians Automobile drtver« are
requested not to blow their horns dur
ing the exercises
The Program.
The following Is the program which
will be renedered nt the dedication to
be proceeded by the laying of the
cornerstone by the Masons:
March National Anthcin.
Beautiful Tribute to Major
Archibald Butt Written By Mr.
Taft For the Memorial Bridge
Inscription For Bridge Was Written By Former President at
Request of Memorial Association—A Description of the
the Bridge.
The Archibald Butt Memorial
Bridge, which will he dedicated on
Tuesday afternoon next, Is a very
beautiful piece of work The bridge
hi nus the first level of the cbiihl al
Fifteenth and Greene Streets and re
places a wooden bridge, which had
long been .an eye sore to the city
The money to build the bridge
proper was appropriated by the city
of Augusta, hut the several thousand
dollars which was expended for (lee
oration came from the Archibald Butt
Memorial Association
W. W. 1 .eland, of New York, was
AUGUSTA’S MEMORIAL TO MAJOR ARCHIBALD BUTT
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ERECTED AS TRIBUTE TO TITAWIC HERO.
Farmer President Taft and many other noted men will meet In Atlirusta on April 14, the second anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic for the
dedication of the "Archie butt Memorial Bridge," erected in tribute to the former Augustan who was among those who sacrificed their lives for others
In tbs great sea 41 easts*
Prayer—Dr O. Sherwood Whitney.
Aildress "My Friend and Aide,” —
lion William Howard Taft.
Poem "Vlvat Mer.iorta,” by Phil
ander C. Johnson, of Temple-Noyes
Lodge
Address —"Archibald Willingham
Butt, Mason and Journalist,'’ —Hon.
Carter Keene
Music National Airs
Address— Presentation of the bridge
—Dr M Ashby .lone*
"Nearer My God to Thee "
Benediction Archdeacon Wm S.
Johnson
Taps
the designer of the decorative feature*
of the bridge
There are lions of limestone at four
corner* of the bridge bearing bronae
shields, one with the United Slates
coat of arms, another with the Geor
gia coat of anna, a third to the Butt
tumlly and the fourth the Temple-
Noyes coat oT arms of Washington,
I>. C.
There nre four tall columns sur
mounted by bronze eagles and elec
tric light globes; also with a ring of
lights half way up the columns. Just
In the center of the bridge Is a bronze
base relief of Major Butt,
Just opposite the bronze tablet Is
the following Inscription written by
former President Taft at the request
of the Memorial Association.
The following is the Inscription:
"In honor of Archibald Willingham
Butt.
"Born in Augusta, (la., September
I6th 1805
"Graduated University of the South
18X8
"Major in United States army, trust
ed aide-de-camp to two president*.
"Major Butt went to his death on
the steamer Titanic after the rescue
of the women and children front that
111-fated vessel. April 14th, 1912.
"In meiporv of his noble and lovable
qualities as a man.
Ills courage and high sense oT duty
us a soldier.
Ills loyalty and efficiency as a public
servant,
His fellow citizens of Augusta dedi
cate this bridge.
WM. 11 TAUT''
BOY SCOUTS IN UNVEILING
BUTT MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Troops From Y. M C. A., The
Hill. Sibley Presbyterian and
First Presbyterian Church.
The Hoy Scouts of Augusta have
boon rofi'iostt'tt to usstst In tho dedi
cation of th > llutt Memorial Bridge
on Tuesday Tbo mom.-ore of tho S'
M C. \ troop, tho Sibley Proahytc
rlan troo . the Hill, and the First
Presbyterian Church troop will meet
at Fire Hall, corner 15th and tValton
Way. at 2:50 Tuesday afternoon,
where they will be under the direc
tion of Rev H. L Reaves, scoutmas
ter. and will be assigned their posi
tion in th,' line by Major I<ovy, com
mandant of the Day. Mr. Halford and
Dr Sevier, scout masters, w ill both
have to be out of the city on that day.
filling previously made engagements,
so their troops will be commanded bf
Scoutmaster Reaves.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUIiUSIA, GA.
EXERCISES AT 3:30
vxordHtm at th#» Butt Me
morial llriilgi' will ht-idti at 3:30
o’clock itiMtca<l of 4, leMtc y«*i»tcr
day .ift»rno*»ri It wan ilrrldod by
th»- Mii*on» ti* lay a corn«*mton«
and th#» fxfrcl*#** will atari half
an hour inrllrr because of thta.
Members of Temple-Noyes Lodge
of Masons Now Enroute Here
Will Arrive in Augusta Tomorrow Evening. Left Baltimore
Friday on Merchants & Miners Steamer. Coming For Butt
Memorial Dedication.
The members of Temple-Noyes
Lodge of Masons, of Washington, D.
C\, will arrive in Augusta on tomor
row evening. They are already on
their way, having left Baltimore on
a Merchants and Miners Transporta
tion Company steamer on Friday. The
Masons will have a very active part
in ttie dedication of the Archibald
Butt Memorial Bridge on Tuesday
afternoon and the story of how they
will lie entertained while here and the
part they will perform in the dedica
tion exercises will he found elsewhere.
The following Is the personnel of the
"Advance-on-Augusta" purty:
Rev . M. Ashby Jones , D.D.
\ . AgmgfM. *' v V. v '&4ab;l&§
" \ L t<) ' • .
- - FfakJb' -• ' '
The eloquent pastor of the First Haptist Church of Augusta, who
will pros, i t the bridge to the city in behalf of the Archibald Butt Me
morial Association. Dr Jones is one of tho ablest speakers and thinkers
In the country. His fame as an orator extends all over the country and
his address on Tuesday will no doubt be a magnificent one. Dr. Jones
Is one of Augusta's best beloved ministers.
History of Memorial Association Which Seured
Funds to Honor Memory of Major Archibaldßutt
Personnel of “Advance-on-Augusta"
Party.
Temple-Noynes Isalge, No. 32, F. A
A. M„ Washington, D. C.—C. Fred
Cook, chairman on arrangements; by
steamer, Leroy W. Herron, master;
Mrs. Herron, Frank Sprisg Perry, se
nior warden; Clement W. Huske, Ju
nior warden; Francis A. Sebrtng, sec
retary; Mrs. Sehring, Miss Frances Se
hrlng, Louis C. Wilson, treasurer;
Claude F. King, marshal; Miss Hen
rietta E. King. Miss Ethel W. Tracy.
John G. Hodges, Junior deacon; C.
Fred Cook, senior steward; Mrs. Cook,
John Poole, junior steward; Miss Vir
ginia Poole, Ralph 1). Barnard, Charles
E. Perry, Clifford K Berryman, Wil
liam Burke, Jr., Joshua B. Callahan,
Daniel W. Edelin, Robert Gibson, Ed
win C. Graham, Mrs. Graham, Henry
G. Hanford, George W. Harris, Carter
B. Keene, Mrs. Keene, Stirling Kerr,
Jr., Charles A. Kram, A B. Lyon, Miss
Carrie H. Lyon, Edwin S. Marlow,
Alexander McKenzie, Frank P. Mil
burn, George W. Miller, Deruelle S.
Porter. William W. Price, Mrs. Price,
Miss Eva Price, Miss Kathleen Price,
. latuis J. Robinson, E. H. Snyder, Harry
C C. Stiles, Mrs. Stiles. Frederick J.
Whitehead. Roe Fulkerson, Alexander
Grant, Ralph W. Edgar C. Sny
der, John C, Koons. W. W. Leland,
Mrs. Iceland. Walter Weaver, Arthur
McElroy, Mrs. McElroy. By rail: Rev.
William Tayloe Snyder, chaplain:
Benjamin F\ Adams, John W. Braw
ner, S. FYed Hahn, L. W. Estes, Blan
ton Winship.
LUCY LANEY SCHOOL
TO CELEBRATE BIRTH
The Lucy Lanev Institute has sent
out the following letter to every alum
nus, to every one of its patrons and
to many other friends. This call for
support, on the birthday of the found
er, in behalf of this worthy institu
tion should appeal to the heart of ev
ery' negro in Augusta who has faith
in the education of his race.
Dear Friend:
The Haines Normal and Industrial
Institute will celebrate its twenty
eighth anniversary, Monday, April 13,
1914. At 8:30 p. m.. Prof. Wm. Pick
ens of Talladega College, one of the
best thinkers and orators of the race,
will make the address. You and your
friends are cordially invited and urg
ently requested to hear him.
The cause of negro education ev
erywhere needs, particularly at this
time, the help of every loyal-hearted
member of the race; and on this an
niversary occasion this institution, a
representative of that cause, is asking
its prtrons and others Interested in
uplift to contribute to its support.
MARY C. JACKSON.
ARCHIE BUTT
(J. M. Lewis In The Houston Post.)
Archibald, Archibald Willingham Butt,
You have somehow made us feel like a mutt;
Always we’ve handed you the butt of our jokes,
Gibed at you, jeered at you, laughed at you, took
A joy in just reaching for you with the hook;
Now when we think of you, language is weak,
Now we sit here and with tears on our cheek,
And a lump in our throat and a hurt in our breast —
It was good-natured raillery naught but a jest—
But we’d give the world could we only recall
The gibes and the jeers and the giggles and all.
We shall see you forever till life shall grow pale,
As you stood hat in hand with a smile, at *ihe rail
Of the ship as it sank, with a cheery good-by
To those you had helped in the boats. In your eye
There was nothing to fear. Yours to strive and to plan
For the weak, then to go to your death like a man.
With a smile on your lips and a call o’er the foam;
“Remember me, please, to the people back home.’’
Oh, the years of the world have beer many and wide.
In each age of the world have been heroes who've died
For their fellows—whose deaths were impressive and grand,
But you—facing death with your hat in your hand
And a smile on your lips—oh, all language is weak,
There's a hurt in our heart and a tear on our cheek.
God rest you, brave knight, in your sleep 'neath the foam.
You’re enshrined in the hearts of us “people back home.’
SUNDAY. AP. 12.
Was Formed Soon /er the
Titanic Disaster ir April,
1912—Was Oriainjy An
Auxiliary of Men’s Na
tion
THOSE WHO CONTRIBtED
TO THE MEMORIAL UND
Mrs. Thomas Barrett, Jr,
Chairman, and Excative
Board Have Worked rja.
ceasingly to Make Unep.
taking a Success.
Now that the memorial bridge ett
ed In honor of the late Major AM
bald Butt la to be dedicated on Tt*.
day next, there is a great deal ofn
tereat centered, and very naturallyjn
the memorial association which %-
dertook the pleasant task of secur.g
funds with which to do suitable ho»r
to the memory of a gallant offi<*
and greatly beloved Augustan. TS
sinking of the Titanic occurred %
April 14, 1912, in mid-ocean, whfc
Major Butt was returning from a tr|
abroad, made for the purpose of at
tempting to restore him to health an
vigor. For years he had been hari
worked as the military aide to tw<
presidents and it Is said that he went
abroad at the urgent solicitation ot
friends, who feared that unless he did
get some recreation his condition
would become serious.
It was while returning to his na
tive land, as stated, on the magnifi
cent, but ill-fated, new White Star
liner Titanic that an iceberg was
struck, which sent the great vessel
to the bottom of the Atlantic. When
the first news of the horrible disaster
was flashed via the wireless it was not
known how many had been saved.
Subsequently it was discovered that
while a great number had been saved,
still about 1,500 went to their death
with the vessel. It was soon ascer
tained that Major Butt, Col. John
Jacob Astor, Mr. and Mrs. Isidor
Strauss, Millet, the artist, and a great
many other prominent people had lost
their lives in the shipwreck.
Augusta Mourned for Major Butt.
Augusta, the place where Archie
Butt was born and reared, mourned his
loss very greatly. Ten days after the
Titanic disaster, and in response to
an Invitation published in both the
Augusta dally papers, the women of
Augusta met at the Chamber of Com
merce at noon, Wednesday, April 24.
1912, for the purpose of forming an
association to assist in a proposed
memorial to Major Butt. There were
twenty-one ladies at this meeting and
they decided to form an auxiliary to
the association already formed by the
men and of which Mr. Thomas Bar
rett. Jr., was president. Mrs. Thomas
Barrett, Jr., was elected chairman of
the Woman's Auxiliary; Mrs. Landon
Thomas, treasurer, and Mrs, E. B.
Baxter, secretary.
It was also decided at this meet
ing to have the next meeting on May
3d, the day following the address by
President Taft at a memorial service
held here in honor of Major Butt.
Mrs. Barrett's executive board was
next chosen and they are as follows:
Mrs. Barrett, Mrs Landon Thomas.
Mrs E. B. Baxter. Mrs. Lindsey Ar
rington, Mrs. C. P. Terrett, Mrs.
Charles Phinlzy, Mrs W. E. Jackson,
Mrs. T. W. J-oyless, Mrs. A. J. Salinas,
Mrs Thomas Coleman, Miss Margie
Weed, Mrs. J. F Bransford, Mrs. Sa
rah McWhorter and Mrs. Ashby Jones.
The funds raised by the men'B as
sociation were soon turned over to the
ladies and it was decided to let the
ladies handle the entire matter by
themselves.
Decided on a Bridge.
The question as to what kind of me
morial was next discussed and after
considerable deliberation it was de
cided that a memorial bridge would
be the best plan. Major Butt him
self had oftentimes stated that he
thought that monuments were useless
memorials and that a memorial should
be something of benefit to humanity.
As the city had already decided to
place a bridge over the canal at Fif
teenth street it was at once suggested
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