The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-08-10
"A PLEASANT PICNIC
BY PENCIL PUSHEE'
The Journal Correspondents
at Due West
HAVE A GRAND TIME.
An Immense Crowd, Plenty to Eat,
Good Music, Fine Speeches
and Essays.

The JOURNALS correspondents held
their tenth annual picnic at Due West
on last Saturday, about seven miles
from Marietta.
In the beautiful grove in front of Mr..
| O. A. Kemp's home, speakers stand
had been erected and seats constructed
for the accommodation of those present.
1t was an ideal place for picnic and
the immense crowd of some 500 or
900 people gathered there on this i'll
teresting occasion SO declared. 1t had
the appearance of campmeeting
crowd. Vehicles were crowded in
everywhere and people were moving
here and there, and bright and happy
faces, smiles and kindly words greeted
you at every turn.
about ten O'Clock the exercises were
opened by Mr.. w. B. Griggs, "Amor, f"
one of the Journals truest and best
friends, who was master of ceremonies.
Blue ribbon badges were distributed
to each correspondent present, bearing
the printed inscription: '''The Mari
eta Journal Correspondents Tenth
Annual Picnic, Due West, August 9Th,
1885,"
Prayer was offered by Hon. d. w.
Orr. Some twenty-five well trained
voices, led by Mr.. Win Orr and Mr.
Warren Watson, with Miss Ruby Kemp
at the organ, made grand music, in.
spring and helpful.
Chairman Griggs made appropriate
remarks and introduced Mr.. Car
Kemp, the fifteen-year-old son of Mr.
@. A. Kemp. who delivered the vel
come address. 1t was bright pro.
duction and well delivered and breath.
ed cordiality of welcome that made
all feel that they had fallen in the
hands of friends. This young man will
enter the Marietta public school ir
September, and we propose to give him
as cordial welcome to our city as he
gave to us on that happy occasion
The response was made by Master
Sam McCleskey. OF Mars Hill. His
speech was appropriate in sentiment
and beautiful in diction and showed
the young man to be a coming orator
Col. Enoch Faw. of Marietta, was in.
PRODUCED by very complimentary re.
marks by Chairman Griggs Col. Faw
always has something good to say, and
on this occasion he surpassed himself
in an entertaining and instructive ad.
dress. He had with him bound vol.
ume OF newspaper, printed in book
form, Is years old, and also law book
printed in 1871, over one hundred years
ago, and the contrast and comparison
of printing in that day with the mod
ern facilities, and the slowness of the
travel of news then and the electric
transition of news of today, multiplied
a thousand fold by lightning process OF
modern invention and capacity, gave a
fund OF information that was highly in
teresting. His speech, too, was full OF
solid sense and sparkling gems that
added to his reputation as ar entertain
ing speaker.
Miss Fannie Hull, Of Mars Hill, gave
a fine essay.
Mrs. J. A. L. Born, dewey" read 4
very able essay, which we will publish
in future issue.
Miss Eddie B. Green, grand daughter
Of Mr.. Cald>,r, who started the frs
newspaper in Marietta, read a very ex
cellent essay on the County News.
paper as an Educator"
Miss Minnie Smith, Birdie" Of
1 Kennesaw, gave recitation "Be
Calm" with Evolutionary grace and
beauty.
A letter from that grand old man
Mr. T. F. Jeffries, expressing his re-
] grets that he could not be with us on
this OCCASION. A poem of merit from
his pen was read and it was highly APP
preciated by all.
Mr.. Lucius Greer, Lucille" of Lost
Mountain, delivered fine. speech,
showing thought and research, on
Opportunity"
Mr.. J. II. Lewis, Stylus of Story
made brief address He is one of the
Journals most valued correspondents
Mr.. Henry Greer, of MONDAY, re-
sponded in very fine Grafton.
Editor Neal, of the Journal, was
called upon and responded in few re-
marks Of thanks and gratitude for the
| manifest interest taken in the Journal
py the correspondents and the people.