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SUNDAY, APRIL 26. Augusta to Honor V eterans' Memory Memorial Day, April 26th, Will Be Obstfted Here Tomorrow With Appropriate Exercises PARADE AT 4 O’CLOCK Hon. Wm. H. Howard, ex-Con gressman From Bth District, and Dr. M. Ashby Jones Speakers. MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM Morning Exercises. Opening Prayer—Rev. M. Ashby Jones. Song—"My Old Kentucky Home.” Historian's Report—Walter A. Clark. Song—“ Old Black Joe.” Introduction of Speaker—Rev. Walter B. Dillard. Address—Hon. Wm. M. Howard. Song—" Tenting on the Old Camp Ground.” Benediction —Rev. W. D. Dillard. Afternoon Exercises. Vocal Choir. Opening Prayer—Rev. P. J. Bame. Music. Introduction of Speaker—Capt. J. Rice Smith. Address—Rev. M. Ashby Jones. Music. Benediction—Rev. W. B. Dillard. Taps. Memorial Day, April 26th—a time designated each year to show respect to the Confederate dead —will be ob served in Augsta tomorrow (today be ing Sunday) with fitting exercises, at the court house and the city ceme tery and, according to custom, a par tial holiday will be declared by the business houses and city in general. A full holiday will be observed in the public schools of the city. Many of the school children for the past few days have been busy making wreathes of evergreen, which will be placed on the graves in the Confede rate soldiers’ section of the cemetery, under the auspices of the Ladies’ Me morial Association, of which Mrs. C. A. Rowland is the head. Leqal Holiday. The postoffice, courts, banks, etc., will also observe the day. It will be regarded as a legal holiday in this state. The principal feature of the day will be the usual parade to the ceme tery, in which all of the local mili tary organizations, school cadets, Boy Scouts and One Hundred Club, mount ed, participate. The order of the pa rade and line of march is given be low' with the program of ceremonies. The day’s exercises will begin at 11 a. m., In the D. of C. Hall at the court house. They will be held under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy and, as is always the case, will be particularly impressive and in teresting. Hon. W. M. Howard to Speak. The address at the morning exer cises will be delivered by Hon. Wm. M. Howard, former congressman from the eighth district and now of the law firm of Callaway, Howard & West. Mr. Howard is a splendid speaker. Tomorrow will be the first time he has had the privilege to speak in pub lic in this city, and it is expected that there will be a very large crowd pres ent at the exercises to hear him. Mr. Howard is a member of the Car negie Hero Commission. He was ask ed to deliver the address of the day at the exercises tomorrow at the court house and delayed attending a meet ing of the commission on this ac count. Some Unprinted History. The report of the historian will give some unprinted history of the war be tween the North and the South, the last deathly struggle that ensued in this country, and will also include mention of General Stonewall Jackson and two former Augustans. The re port will be well worth hearing. The music for the morning exer cises will be furnished by the excel lent choir of the St. James Methodist church, the director, Mr. Rob Irvine, in charge of the entire musical pro gram. Monument Beautifully Decorated. Yesterday morning j,he Confederate To Get Survey of Vicinity of Augusta From Funds Already Appropriated For the River Augusta Delegation to Washington—After Conference With Senator Smith, General Kingman and Col. Langfit Decide to Ask Survey This Summer. Mr. F. B. Pope, one of the members of the Augusta River A Canal Commis sions' committee that went on to Wash ington, D. C.. last week to look into the matter of securing an appropria tion with which to pave the levee on the river side, returned to the city yester day. After a conference with Senator Hoke Smith. Oen. D. C. Kingman, of the U. S. corps of engineers and Col.' W. C. I.angfit. of the corps of engineers In charge of the Savannah river, it was Total of 3,003 Augustans Are Qualified To Vote in Bond Election Fifth Ward Leads Registration With 656, and the Fourth Ward is Second—Fewest Number Registered in the Third. Election on June Ist. Reglutratlor. for the bond election of June first closed Saturday after noon at six o'clock. The total regis tration Is 3,003. There will be an e.ection to determine whether or rot this city shall issue $750,000 addi tional bonds for flood protection. To carry the bond issue it will be neces s sary Tor two-thirds of the registered vote to be polled so when one stays away from the polls It Is equivalent to a vote against the bonds It is believed that the sentiment of the people of Augusta strongly fa vor .he bonds as it is generally recog nized that unless the levee Is com pleted the enormous amount of work STORES ARE ASKED TO CEOSE EARLY MONDAY Letter Mailed. Friday to Cer tain Members of Merchants and Manufacturing Ass’n. The following is a copy of a letter mailed by the M. & M. Association Friday to members who have stores and employes, and Is self explana tory : April 24, 1914. Dear Sir: It is respectfully suggested that the members of the Merchants and Manu facturers Ass’n. close their places of business as far as practicable, not n ter than 2 o'clock on Monday after noon next, April 2th, and join in the celebration of Memorial Day. W should, all, be willing to do this, not only out of compliment to the good women of Augusta, who for so many years have loving kept this day sac red to us and our children, but even more so in honor of the dead who gave all that they had to the defense of our homes and firesides. It is hoped that the members of this Association will join heartily in this general celebration of Memorial Day, 1914. Yours very truly. Merchants & Manufacturers Ass n., F. L. BRINSON, Secretary. Monument on Broad street was beau tifully decorated with red arid white bunting and wreaths of evergreen and flowers. The procession tomorrow af ternoon as it passes will salute the shaft out of respect to those in. whose memory it stands. There will no doubt be thousands to line the sidewalks along the line of march as each year there is a very great deal of interest shown •in this highly spectacular event. It is the one big parade of the year. Will Gather at Cemetery. Following the parade thousands of people will gather at the cemetery to witness the exercises in the soldiers' section and hear the oration of the day. A no better selection could have been made for the orator. The abil ity of Dr. Jones as a speaker is well known. There will be special music at the afternoon exercises. This year for the first time the per gola recently built for permanent use on Memorial Day will be occupied by those taking part in the day’s exer cises.’ It will be a decidedly more attractive stand and better in every way for the purpose it serves. Military Order. The following is the order for the military portion of the exercises at the cemetery and also the parade: Commands will form at 3:30 o’clock p. m., April 27th, on south side of Broad street with the right resting on Jackson street, in the following or der: Confederate Veterans. Sacred Heart Cadets. Academy of Richmond County Ca dets. Boy Scouts. Local Battalion Infantry, N. G. Ga. Richmond Hussars. One Hundred Club, mounted. Parade at 4 O’Clock. The parade will move promptly at 4 o'clock. Commands will break from the left and march to the right in the following order: Batallion N. G. Ga., Infantry. Sacred Heart Cadets. Academy Richmond County Cadets. Boy Scouts. Confederate Veterans. Speakers' Carriages. Richmond Hussars. One Hundred Club, mounted. Line of March. Line of march will be down Broad to Monument Htreet, out Monument to south side of Greene street, down Greene to Elbert street, out Filbert to Calhoun street. The veterans will pass in review on Calhoun street. The parade will be disbanded in the cemetery. By order— M. G. RIDGLEY, Marshal of the Day. JNO D. TWIGGS. Chief of Staff. decided by the Augustans to ask con gress to order a survey of the river from the Hocks to Butler's Creek this summer and for the expenses to be de frayed from out of a sum already ap propriated for the Savannah river. If the survey is made this summer the city will be in a position to urge her claims for an appropriation at the next session of congress. Mr, Pope made this report to Chair man Thomas Barrett, of the River & Canal Commission yesterday. that has already been done might count for naught. The greatest difficulty that Is con fronting the bond issue just now Is to get the people Interested suffic iently to go to *he polls and cast their ballots. The following is the complete regis tration by wards: First Ward 503 Second Ward 42*’, Third Ward 375 Fourth Wa-d 632 Fifth Warr .. 656 Sixth W r ard 411 . Total 3,003 THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. Noted Dramatic Baritone, Who Has Sung With World Famous Orchestras, Coming Chautauqua Week s'. . - \ i TLFfB ' nfl'9 A. KELLERMAN, who Is to appear here during Chautauqua week, is one of the greatest dra ff# m.itic baritones iu America today. He Inis toured as vocal soloist with the New York Symphony Of < iiestra under Walter Damrosch, the Minneapolis Symphony under Emil Oborhoffer, tlie SL Paul Sym phony under Walter Uothwelt, and bis appearances with the Boston, the Theodore Thomas nnd the Cin cinnati Symphony Orchestras have gained for him universal commendation. Kelleiuiau Is a native American, but some of Ids greatest successes have been achieved In foreign countries. In Germany, for three years, he sang leading baritone roles at the Berlin Royal Opera. It was while achieving success as an organist that Kellerman discovered his ability as a vocalist, nnd, ap preciating thi> Increased opportunity offered In the Held of song, he prepared himself for tho task. After a few years Kellerman abandoned his brilliant, promising operatic career to engage In lleder and ora torio singing The great success he has already attuiued Indicates that concert patrons are quite fortunate, even though opera has lost an artist of first rank. CHAUTAUQUA WEEK HERE MAY 11 th. TO 17th. Large Number of Acceptances To Big Cotton Conference • Chairman Warren Walker, of Entertainment Committees, Gives Out List of the Associations and Exchanges Which Have Accepted Invitations and Will Send Representatives. Plans are being perfected very rap idly for the approaching cotton confer ence which will be held here on the 4th and sth of May. Mr. Warren Walker, chairman of the entertainment commit tee of the Augusta Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade, yesterday gave out a list of those organizations that have so far accepted nvltations to send dele gates to the conference. Each cotton exchange is expected to send three dele gats and there have been 25 acceptances already. It is expected that the conference will convene on Monday, May 4 th, which will be tomorrow week, and ttie business session will ho held in the local exchange. There will be business ses sions probably on Monday and Tuesday, while on Wednesday a meeting has been called to be held in Augusta for the pur pose of forming an Association of South ern Cotton Exchanges. This call was issued by President Lawson, of the Texas Cotton Association. Mr. Walker said yesterday that plans are being perfected for a smoker to be held at the Commercial Club and a bar becue to be held at Carmichael's Club. It is expected that the barbecue will be held on Wednesday afternoon when there will be i>Tf«cnt not only the dele gates to the conference called by the Augusta Cotton Exchange & Hoard of AUGUSTA ODD FELLOWS OLE 10 AIKEN SUNDAY Two hundred Odd Fellows from Au gusts. members of Woodluwn. Richmond and Washington Lodges, will go to Aiken, 8. C., this afternoon to attend the exerrvses Incident with th«- 95th an niversary celebration of the order. The Augusta party will leave In spe cial cars via the Augusta-Aiken Rail way and Electric Corporation from the Term naj building, Telfair nd Kglhfh streets, at 1:30 o'c'o'k this afternoon It Is requested that all members of the party who ere gofrg meet at the Ter minal building promptly, In order that there will be no delay. The anniversary celebration t k*s the form of a sermon, which will be preach ed at the Bsptlst church in this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock by Rev. I). Wilburns. There will be a specie ly fine musical program rendered. Mr. ff.A. Wall, chairman of the trans portation eornittee. urges ail to be on hand for the cars promptly. MARCUS A. KELLERMAN Trade, but also the delegates to the conference called ty Mr. Lawson. List of Acceptances. The following Is a list of the accpet ances of the invitation sent out for the conference by the Augusta Exchange: American Cotton Buyers’ Association. New York Cotton Kx change. Mer dbin Cotton Exchange. Macon Cotton Exchange. Houth Eastern Cotton Buyers’ Asso ciation. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. St. Louis Cotton Exchange. Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Vicksburg Chamber of Commerce. Vicksburg Cotton Exchange. Shreveport Cotton Exchange. Mobile Cotton Exchange. Norfolk and Port mouth Cotton Ex changes. Texas Cotton Association. Savannah Cotton Exchange. Charleston Cotton Exchange. Cotton Manufacturers’ Association of South Carolina. Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Tuscaloosa Cotton Exchange (prob able.) Selma Cotton Exchange. i >allas Cotton Exchange. Montgomery Cotton Exchange. DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING SATURDAY A meeting of the Kchults Township Democratic Club wan held yesterday and the following officers elected: O. L. Butler, president. John W. Glover, vice-president. VV. E Mealing, secretary and treas urer. Mr. E. J. Wil turns was elected county executive committeeman. On flu- club's "xecutlve committee are the following: Messrs. L J. Williams, J M Adams and John U. Butler. The registration committee Is com posed of Messrs, W. E Mealing chair man; W. 8. larmier. Jas. A. Adams, J. M Landrum and Deo. McKle. The fol owing delegates were elected to the Aiken convention: W. E. Meal ing. Henry Oetsen. W. If. Rountree, \V 8. I,on er. John K. Bunch, E. F Brig ham, J <’ L anar, W W. Toole. W rj. 1 lit**. J L. Adams, John R. Bates and W. B. Brigham. NEGRO CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE TO MEET TODAY Tho Civic Improvement I.cogue of the negroes of Augusta will hold a large and enthusiastic mass meeting at Springfield Baptist Church, Sab bath, May 3rd, 3p. m i’rof. Eugene Kinckle Jones, of New York City, and the Associate Director of the national league on urban condition among ne groes, will he the speaker. Such a speaker that carries a thousand rules for the benefit of the Civic League and a cause that is presslngly needed and eminently worthy are well worth the consideration of every person in terested in uplift work. The Civic League asks that, the negroes of Au gusta come and help to provide pleas and and lieipfi I recreation for their children during tiie hot summer months. Choice music will be fur nished. _FUNERAL NOTICE DIED ATJQUBTA, OA., APRIL 24Tlf, 1914, HERMAN HENRY, won of Mr and Mrs. John Stricken, at the age of 18 yenrx. Funeral services from fh* residence, 245 Greene street, THIS (Sunday) AFTERNOON at 4 o’clock. Relatives friends are Invited to be present Interment City Cemetery. The Capitol Case FOR LADIES AND GENTS. Everything new and first class. Our Regular Dinners are served to none but first of all. OPEN ALL NIGHT. Phone 3005 —W. HOLLEY WAGON CO. Builders Of All Kinds of High Grade Wagons. We Repulr end Paint Bugglee, Carriage*, Wagon*. Automo bile* on Bhort Notice. Good year Rubber Tire*. Horae Shoeing. 602 end 504 McKinne Street. TELEPHONE 803. Grandfather of New Captain Clinch Rifles Led Edgefield Company Info Mexico Years Ago First Lieutenant W. A. Woodson Will Become Captain of the Clinch Rifles This Week—His Grandfather Was First to Scale Walls of Old City. Mr. William A. Woodson, now first lieutenant of the Clinch Rifles of Au gusta, will be commissioned captain of that company during the coming week. Mr. Woodson was elected to the cap taincy some time ago and has stood the necessary examination. Second Lieu tenant R. R. Smith will become first tenant of th<» company within a few days also. It is interesting to note, in connec tion with the promotion of Lieut, Wood son and the Mexican erls's coming at tin- same time, that his grandfather left Edgefield. S. 0., as second lieutenant of a company over (50 years ago, hound for the Mexican war. lie fore reaching the City of Mexico both the captain and the first lieutenant of the company were killed and it was Lieut. Woodson who led his company into tlie capital of RAILWAY CARMEN MAY HOED MEETING HERE Mr. F. 10. Thomas, J'.sf>(s Cooper street, delegate from Augusta Lodge, brother hood Railwa> Carmen of America, to the bl-enmal convention of tlie Railway De partment of the American Federation of Labor, regency held at Kansas City. Mo, bus returned, and states that tins city stands a very favorable chance 10 have the next meeting of the order held here, which will occur in 1916. Duly one other cit> has been suggested, ac cording to Mr. Thomas, and it is St. Louis. At the recent meeting in Kansas City there were four hundred delegates in attendance from all parts of the United States and Canada. The meeting last ed for sixteen days. Mr. Thomas states that the Brother hood was more than royally 'treated during the convention. Every form of entertainment had been arranged for the visitors and there was not a person present, declares Mr. Thomas, who will not long remember the trip litis year to Kansas City. DEATHS COPPAGE, MRS. EMMA MORRIS Del yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mr. J. W. Cartledge, 802 Center street, in the 6.dli year of her age. 'l’lie funeral services will be con ducted from tlie residence of Mr. Cartledge this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, and Hie Interment will be in the West View Cemetery. The fol lowing gentlemen are re<iuestd to act ns pall havers: Met* rs. N. J. Ken drick, <\ Bland, J. B. Mobley, J. 11. Smith, J. Ellison and Mr. Roswell. Those who fail to make tax returns •re subject to double taxation. GRAND Richard Bennett’s New York Company of Co- Workers in “DAMAGED GOODS” The Play Which Strips the Veil of Secrecy from the Most Vital Sex Problem of The Day. CONDEMNED— By Prudes and Hypocrites. HAILED— By the Enlightened. “The Play Which Initiates a New Epoch of Civ ilization.”—New York Times. Seats Selling Tomorrow. PRICES $2.00 to 50< Beautiful Lot On the Hill for Sale Cheap. WILLIAM SHERON 305 Union Savings Bank Bldg. Phone 1531 Montezuma land. Indeed, lie was the first to scale tlie walla which surround ed tlie old city. Afterwards he whs coionel of the -2d South Carolina regiment in the Civil W'nr and received a wound at Peters burg which 'Caused him to be sent home. He neve*.* recovered and died five years after the wat from the effects of the old wound. Tlie grandson, who may lead his com pany to Mexico in 1914. Is a very modest and unassuming young man who has lit tle to say «if tlie possibilities of lie and Ills men getting into action. When asked yesterday what he would do in tlte event a call was made for volunteers he answered that lie would feel called upon to do Ids duty and wherever or dered he would cheerfully go. FUNERAL NOTICES COP PA (JE THE RELATIVES AND friends of MRS. EMMA MORRIS COP PAGE. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones, and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cartledge, are re spectively Invited to attei d tlie fun eral of MRS. EMMA MORRIS COP PAGE at the i’« sidenee «»f Mr. J. W. Cartledge. 902 (’enter street THIS (Sunday) AFTERNOON at 4:30 o’clock. Interment In tlie West V!#w Cornet ry. Those who fail to make tax retur.ia are subject to double taxation. Slusky’s Metal Shingles Cost loss than wool shingles last longer and are fire and water proof. They lower the cost of In surance and eliminate all future roof troubles Mnde In three styles In both Fainted Tin nnd Galvanized Iron, at the very lowest prices Our Granltlzed Asphalt Shingles especially adapted for Bungalows are $3.75 per square. David Slusky PHONE 100. 1009 BROAD STREET. T uesday Evening FIVE