The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-03
HITS PRIVATE GAMES
JUDGE LUMPKIN ALSO CHARGES
GRAND JURY
AS TO QUIET LITTLE MEETS.
MAY HAVE HAD A HEARING ON
THE ID. a. II.

terS Not Deferred from Particf-
Dnting in Lenten Services mt At
1antn by the Declaration of Rev.
Morgan - Greater Georgia Pro-
motors Planning to Push the
Work AiOng-Mayors to be Asked
to Further an Appropriation.
Atlanta, March I'm his charge to
the grand jury to-day, Judge ]. H.
Lumpkin of the Superior Court laid
special stress on the subject of gam
bling. He said he thought public gam
bling houses in Atlanta had been sup
pressed, but that there were many re-
ports of private gambling games which
were just as wrong in the eyes of the
law as the public gambling house.
His charge was regarded as especial
ly significant, in view of the fact that
DR.. Len G. Broughton recently charged
that a public gambling fete had been
conducted at the Kimball House by
Daughters of the Revolution, and said
the grand jury ought to return indict-
ments against every one who took part
in the games.
Morgan Doesn't Worry Them.
Despite the statement of Rev. G.
Campbell Morgan that he would not
take part in the Lenten services here IL
the Universalists and Unitarians were
interested in them, Dr. McGlauflin of
the former and DR.. Langston of the
latter church, will join the General
Ministers Committee in the conduct of
these services, which begin next Mon
day.
Both of these ministers attended and
took part in the meeting of the local
central committee to-day, when the
plans for the Lenten services, in which
all denominations are invited to Join,
were adopted. They stated they had
attended the meetings on invitation
from Bishop G. X. Nelson, and that
they would assist in the conduct of the
services. Nothing whatever was said
at the meeting to-day about differences
or creed. This probably means that
Rev Mr.. Morgan and DR.. Len g.
Broughton, who induced Mr.. Morgan
to come here. will refuse to join in the
services with the other ministers of the
! city.
Greater Georgia Meeting.
The Executive Committee Of the
Greater Georgia Association, recently
| organized in Atlanta, has been called
! 10 meet here tomorrow morning. ID.
q. Purse of Savannah is the member
| from the First District The two mat
ters of Importance to be considered
are the election Of treasurer and the
question of a tour of the state by
| prominent citizens in the interest of
the associations work
The prospectus of the Great Georgia
Association, telling the plan of adver-
Using the state and how the SIS 900 to
be raised will be used, has been issued
by President ]. x. Orr, and is now
being mailed to the different cities
| and towns in Georgia. The book goes
into details concerning the movement
to advertise Georgia.
Howell Wants an Exhibit.
Believing that Georgia should have
worthy exhibit at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition next year, MAY
or Evan p. Howell to-day mailed to
every mayor in the state a letter
strongly indorsing the proposition for
the Legislature to appropriate at least
$4,000 for the purpose of making a
creditable exhibit and asking that the
mayors OF the STATE get together and
urge the Legislature to make the APP
preparation, Mayor Howell expressed
the belief that the money can be APP
propriated without violating any law
of the state, constitutional or other
wise.
Telephone Debentures.
The Georgia Telephone and Tele-
graph Company of Savannah to-day
recorded with Secretary of State Phil
Cook an issue of $4,000 of debentures,
to bear interest at the same rate as
the dividends paid on the company's
stock, and to become due Jan 1, 1920.
The law does not require the recording
of debentures.