The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-08-04
CORRESPONDENTS PICNIC.

Were you at the Journal correspon
dents picnic last Saturday at Malone
Springs? If you were, then you kno,
what good time everybody had. ]
you were not, then you missed one q
the best picnics the correspondent
were ever called together to participant
| in.
Notwithstanding the frequent show
ers of rain, the crowd present number
ed fully six hundred people. 1t looked
Ikea camp-meeting gathering. AL
parts OF the county were represented
The ladies were there in their pretty
dresses, smiling charminly.
The exercises were first begun in
Joyner's grove, but threatening rain
caused an adjournment to the church.
Miss Maggie Talley presided at the or
gan, and a splendid choir of voices rem
dered music that thrilled the emotions.
Prof. Foster B. Barber delivered the
welcome address. 1t had the right
! ring to it, with cordial warmth and
greeting that made everybody feel that
they were welcome indeed. 1t was an
able speech.
In the absence of Mr. Allen Mayes,
Mr.. X. H. Earle delivered the respon-
sive address in chaste and appropriate
language
After more music, Col. w. K. Power.
County School Commissioner, deliver
ed one of the most scholarly addresses
we ever heard, edifying and uplifting
The Colonel's friends feel proud of his
eloquent effort, and congratulated him
hearfily% ~~gE W~%
fCol. John p. Cheney was next intro
duced by Mr. Barber in very compli-
mentary language, deserved and true.
The speech of Mr.. Cheney was an ora
torical gem, beautiful, fluent and we'll
delivered. He is one of Cobb county's
rising young attorneys, and will make
llsplark in the legal profession, ~
The noon hour arriving at this juno
,ure the exercises were adjourned for
he sumptuous barbecue that the good
citizens of that community had pre-
'ared in Joyner's grove. Beef, mutton
md other good things were piled in
'rofusion. Baskets of richest yiands
we're spread at the church; country
lam, chickens, cakes, pies, pickles.
ruits, melons, &c. 1t was feast fit
or kings table, and the people err
oyed it all with relish. At the barbe-
cue table Sheriff Bishop had sent wag-
On load of fine watermelons, and eyery-
body enjoyed them, after which the ex-
arclses were again resumed at the
church. The music was fine. "Slow
Joe" as rendered by Messrs. Williams.
White and Jackson, was amusing and
pleasing. The quartette by Messrs.
Jasper York, Jesse Moore, J. +. Grow
and Foster B. Barber, was charming.
and ELECTED applause.
Col. Fred Morris was introduced, and
delivered one of the finest speeches we
ever heard. 1t was meritorous from
beginning to end, and stamps Mr.. Nor
ris as an orator that will rival the gift
ed and lamented George Brown.
Capt. w. j. Hudson, an old Confed-
crate veteran, delivered fine speech
and his sentiments met a responsive
chord i'll every heart.
A few remarks by the editor of the
Journal concluded the exercises.
Everybody pronounced the picnic
one of the most enjoyable of the year
The hospitable and clever people
OF that community We'd with each 9TH
er in making it success. The cores
pondents came with well filled baskets,
and everybody had Il pleasant, social
time
The one deserving the most credit
for the success of the picnic and the en-
joyable exercises is that big, whole
souled gentleman, Prof. Foster b. Bar.
Der, who engineered it with his usua
executive skill and intelligence. Al
cheerfully tender him IA vote of thanks
for the interest he has always mani.
tested in the success of these annual
gatherings of the correspondents of the
JOURNAL, May his shadow never grow
less, and may he live long and prosper