The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-08-21
PENCIL PUSHERS
ANNUAL. PICNIC
The Journal COrresp0r1-
dents Held Their Pic
mic Saturday.

Marietta Journals correspondents was
held at Octavia, six miles west of here
at Mr.. Asa Darby's, on last Saturday.
1t was fan ideal place for picnic, IN
grove, where speakers platform had
been erected and seats provided. Itis
estimated that there were one thousand
people present to enjoy this splendid
picnic
Mr.. Asa Darby was manager of cere.
monies and most courteously performed
his duties to the satisfaction of every.
one present.
The program committee consisted OF
B. W. Griggs, A. N. Mayes and Asa
Darby.
Mr.. E. L. Mayes was leader of music
and Miss Maggie Talley, organist
They had choir of about thirty well
trained voices and they made the well
kin ring with their sweet and captivat.
ing music.
Gentlemen's Reception Committee
G. G. Bullard,J B. Mohon, F. G. Ward.
law.
Young Ladies' Reception Committee
Misses Hattie Mayes, Nora Eubanks,
Dora Williams, Purilla Wright, Maggie
Clay, Madge Hurston, Matte James,
Eddie B. Green, Louella Talley, Ada
LEVEL, Pearl Billiard, Ada Wardlaw
and Fannie Mohon, Jr.
After song, Mr.. Ernest Roberts, of
Kennesaw, opened the exercises with
prayer.
Master OzrO Wardlaw, son of Mr.. f.
G. Wardlaw, delivered the welcome ad
dress. 1t would have done credit to
the Speaker of the Georgia House Of
Representatives 1t was replete with
beautiful thoughts and appropriate
sentiments, and the warmth and cor
diality of the greeting was appreciated
Young Wardlaw has bright and gifted
mind, and the public will near from
him one of these days.
MIR. f. B, Barber, Fund.-" cores
pendent from Olive Springs, made the
responsive address, which was beautiful
in language and patriotic in sentiment.
He elaborated his speech in regard to
the best interests of the young men to
remain on the farm, and also as to what
was best to make the home life happy
and prosperous, doing himself credit.
MIR. Barber is an orator and grows in
power,
Prof. S. V. Sanford, superintendent
of the Marietta public schools, was
next introduced and delivered a mag
nificent speech on the power and influ-
ence of the press, but his speech was
mainly devoted to the subject, "Rural
Schools" Prof. Sanford argued for
better school buildings, more compe-
tent teachers, and more progressive
strides in the thorough education of the
white children if it required local taxa
ton and compulsory attendance. His
speech was a masterful production, q
gem of scholarly diction, and was elo-
Quently delivered. He did credit to
himself and received unstinted en-
comiums from everybody present.
1t was worth the day to have heard
that speech.
At this juncture printed badges we're
delivered to the correspondents by Mrs
w. B. Griggs.
An essay was read by Miss Nora
Griggs, of Red Rock, on the Dignity
of Labor" composition Of excellence
and merit.
The dinner hour having arrived
everybody was invited to partake OF
the splendid feast of good things pre-
pared by the generous people of that
abundance of rich viands w69 spread
consisting Of substantials and delica-
cies, melons, fruits, etc, and that hun
cry throng did full justice to the COLA
ton.
After dinner Senator A. S. Clay de-
livered lengthy speech, full of spark
ing numOr, VIII ana SOunQ sense. lie
discussed various public and govern
mental questions in Ian able and forci-
bic manner. He held the closest atten-
tion of that large crowd from beginning
to end, and they were anxious for him
to continue. His presence was hailed
with delight by the good citizens Of
that prosperous ::and intelligent COM
munity, and they were all glad to hear
him. He is one of the foremost and
most Influential Senators in the United
States Senate. Georgia never had a
more energetic and better equipped
Senator than Hon. A. s. sClay and his
reelection without opposition for an
other six years is evidence of his won
derful popularity with the people.
Prof. ]. s. Stewart, president of the
North Georgia Agricultural College at
Dahlonega, made most excellent ad-
dress on the importance OF college
education 1t was strong, convincing
argument and gave evidence OF well
equipped mind for the responsible posi-