Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-08

or three short stretches of bad road the
trip was pleasant enough.
ATLANTIANS IN ESCORT.
Among those who went from Atlanta
TO meet the scout cars were Governor
Smith, Mayor Maddox. James r. Gray,
editor and general manager of The At
lanta Journal: Morton Smith, assistant
managing editor OF The Journal; ]. X.
Ottley, Forrest Adair, Hugh T. Inman.
willis Ragan, Ralph Smith, Dan Rich. L.
]. wnliford. Edward T. Brown, A. w.
Beaverton. S. B. Truman, Harllee
Branch, James S. Akers, John D. Sim
mons, r. Z. O'Donnelly, Beaumont Dav-
ison, Clifford Near, John Morris, ]. NJ.
Austin, ]. d. Jernigan, st. Elmo Massen-
gale, John A. Brice, Captain z. d. A.
Pearce, Frank Weldon, Walter II. Rich,
W B. Mcclellan, Walter G. Cooper, Milt
Saul. r. J. Quinn, Louis Gholstin, L. ].
Daniel, r. S. Vessels. W. c. Warburton,
Henry Schaul, ]. A. Wingo. Walter Fon-
tame, Walter E. Daniel. B. M. Blount, c.
H. Johnston. Hollins Randolph, o. T.
Barr. L. E. ellison, d. L Armstrong.
Paul C. Patton. Charles ]. Bayne, A. 1.
Mansion and d. L. Armstrong.
IL required sixteen large touring cars to
carry the party and there were almost as
many makes Of machines as there were
cars. In the lot were White steamers,
Oldsmobiles. Studebakers, z. NJ. F.'s.
Overlands, Maxwells. Pierce-Arrows, Ste
vens-Duryeas and Packards.
The little city of Stone Mountain was
keenly alive to the significance of the oc-
casion and both officials and private cit
liens joined with the Atlanta party in
welcoming the scouts Among the large
number OF Stone Mountain people who
took part in the informal reception were,
ex-Mayor ]. H. Griffin. A. B. #. Veal,
councilman E. A. Beacham, councilman
&c. ]. Britt, councilman; ]. b. Wallace,
councilman; Z. A. Beacham. councilman;
Z. II. Graham, clerk of council; ]. o.
Norris, president Stone Mountain bank;
r. NJ. Thompson. merchant; Rev. Ferley
! Baum, pastor of the Methodist church
Prof. Paul Rosser, of the University
school: DIR. G. r. Wells. Judge G. l..
Johnson, T. ]. Campbell. merchant; j. ID.
McCurdy. merchant; Judge W. McCur-
! dy, W. d. Nash, merchant; B. H. Davis,
merchant; J. A. Waldrop, merchant; w.
d. Maddox, merchant; w. p. HUMPHREYS,
merchant: z. NJ. Nash, stone cutter; L.
r. Clark. farmer; G. w. Ferguson, far
mer; J. X. Beauchamp, superintendent
stone quarries.
Visitors who participater were, z. w.
worsdell, Of New York; L. A. Hardeman,
OF Buford. and, ]. T. Hardeman. of At
lanta.
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The Atlanta escorts reached Stone
Mountain about 4:S0 and found the citi-
zens of the thriving little town eager and
/ intent TO welcome the scouts. The noun
| tain folk and the city contingent frater-
rized quickly. and soon the streets were
Tired with groups OF people discussing the
scouts trip and lauding The Journal and
the New York Herald for their enter
prise.
After ten or fifteen minutes at the
, mountain a telephone message from Ine
Journal Office in Atlanta informed the es-
cort party that the scouts were nearing
Stone Mountain and expected to reach
there shortly after = o'clock. AS a diver
sion. several o. the Atlantians interested
the youth Of Stone Mountain in foot
racing. and a number of exciting con-
tests were pulled of.
Willis f. Ragan was the promoter oil
these events, and acted also as stake
holder, making up the purse himself out
of his own pocket. Beaumont Dawson
was the Handicapped; r. S. Vessels was
starter: S. b. thurman, CLERK of the
course: H T. Inman and Dan Rich
judges; Milt Saul acted as director gen.
eral. There was no time-keeper, as the
runners took their own time.
Richard Goldsmith, a 14-year-old boy
was about the best of the lot. and sue
| Ceeueu IN OH the HOnOES. E1e
has been advised to go into training as
/ Marathon runner
In the midst of these exciting sports
the steady stroke OF gasoline engine was
| heard above the laughter, and there was
a general stampede to the street corner
whence came the sound, to see Charles
| I Ryan's big Thomas come over a hill
Before Mr.. Ryan could explain that the
scouts were following directly the big
Oldsmobfles with Henry Lamar at the
wheel, came into sight. and two seconds
later came the White steamer.
As the "Olds'' and the White came "a
halt three enthusiastic cheers were sent
up at the suggestion of Mayor Maddox
who, with Governor Smith, was among
the first 20 crowd around the cars and
give greetings to the occupants. Their
came introductions all round. Messrs
Peltz, Johnston and Lozarnick being pre-
scented in turn to Governor Smith. Mayor
Maddox. Mr.. Gray and others who had
crowded forward to shake hands with
Major Cohen and welcome him home.
The preliminary welcome over, the
I start for Atlanta was made Immediately
/ II was now half past five o'clock, and
IL was the desire Of all to reach the city
before dark. In this they were graft
fed.
| PARADE THROUGH CITY.
| StrlklnR the neaFI Oh the city at Ine
| Equitable building. the cars circled VI
i Marietta street to Broad, thence by The
| Journal office, where the printers. the
pressmen, the business, editorial and cir
culation forces suspended operations to
/ shout a gladstone welcome TO the scouts
The windows In The Journal building
were alive with faces, and cheers were
given for the New York Herald. for the
| Herald's representatives. for the White
| steamer. for the Oldsmobile and for the
| scouts themselves.
| After a delay OF two or three minutes
1 at The Journal buildings, the band LED
the way on down Broad street to Mitch
/ ell and thence into Whitehall street
! The thoroughfare was alive with people
many of whom had awaited the coming
| of the scouts. The welcome intensified
| in its earnestness and enthusiasm as
/ the cars approached the viaduct, and
/ crossing this span continued out Peach
! tree street passing the Kimball, Pied.
, mont. Aragon and Majestic hotels In
) turn.
/ There were a few delays in the pro.
| gress OF the procession, occasioned by
/ street cars and commercial traffic
through the downtown streets. At such
/ times a road-trained and travel-staineC
! quartette in the White steamer scout
led by Mr.. Lazarnick. challenged the APP
I pIause of the crowds by singing 'Ir
Dear Old Georgia. a popular selection
which is said to have made a decided hi
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