Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-28
HONOR PAID
To memory Of
JUDGE CRISP
Many Beautiful Tributes to
Famous Man.
Dramatic Feature Was Presence Of
the Sons Of Only Two Speakers
Ever Furnished Congress By State
Of Georgia.

Of Georgia.
Exercises in honor OF the memory Of
the late Speaker Charles F. Crisp
were held yesterday shortly after noon
by the Crisp and Lanier Literary and
Debating Societies Of the High School
in the large auditorium Of the school,
a number Of visitors being present
whose sincere enjoyment was evil
denced by the enthusiastic applause
that followed every one on the pro-
gram.
What was really dramatic feature
of the occasion and one that demon
strated the real prominence and inns
|portance Of Americas in a national way
was the presence .of the sons of the
only two speakers of the house ever
furnished by Georgia, Judge Charles 2.
Crisp, and Captain John A. Cobb, presi-
dent of the Board of Education.
/ The program was most interesting
one, Prof Haddock presiding, and
many were the beautiful tributes, some
I of them sadly sweet with that feeling
that belong to sincere appreciation of
! keen personal loss, to the memory OF
leader who fought brayely, lived
nobIy and reclaimed and reconstruct
ed right from wrong when the shadows
deepened to the very depths OF dark
ness.
/ Proof there was in plenty that Judge
Crisp is not dead Even the children
of a rising generation in their eulo-
gies and tributes seemed to grasp and
realize that his spirit still marches
on and on, in perfect touch with the
never-dying inspiration that still
breathes from the old battle flags that
bore him to his last resting place.
1t was as if he who waited so pa
tiently and fought so bravely, that
those whom he loved might reap the
great harvest of his life work, but
sleeps while coming generations know
his fame, this earnest, hopeful, brave
far-seeing man whose courage never
! feared severest test, whose every
thought was for the best of all he low
ed and whose lofty aim Of seeing re-
united once again the foes and friends
OF one dark hour was not denied.
/ Such was the message of yesterday
gathering.
And then, following in the wake OF
these Americas citizens of tomorrow
came an informal talk by Col. w. T
Lane. Here it was that the intimate
/ personal touch that belong only &c
close friendship, was beautifully and
/ strongly set forth, not after the man,
ner of the orator, but rather as the
sacred testimony Of one who knows, an
associate of many years.
The program was a most complete
one in every way As speaker follow
ed speaker, many Of the most notat
chapters in the life and history OF
Judge Crisp were convincingly related
with that pardonable pride that be,
longs to the tribute of a fellow citi-
zen In this way certain continuity
was followed that gave each and every
hearer a knowledge of both his life and
accomplishments that could not but
be helpfully inspiring.
Nor did these narrators neglect that
concluding chapter that told of a ma
tons recognized loss and the sincere
admiration and respect paid by those
of opposite political beliefs and opin-
ions, as the body of this great states
man was finally bourne by sorrowing
friends to that last resting place il
Americas he loved so dearIy-and
Charles Frederick Crisp was home
again for all future time.
After paying richly deserved praise
to both Prof. Haddock and his staff
and to Captain Cobb and the Board OF
Education, Col. Lane spoke particu.
larly to the boys of the High School
and pointed out the highest lessons
taught by the life and accomplishments
of Judge Crisp-his untiring perse-
verance, his ability to concentrate his
wonderful intellect in spite of limited
educational advantages, his refusal tc
acknowledge obstacles except to sur
mount them and with all of his ac-
complishments of apparently over
whelming difficulties, his preservation
of rectitude of life and that simple
democratic loyalty to his home friends
that made him the most approachable
as well as the most loyable citizen in
all Americus, Notwithstanding the fact
that he held the second highest honor
in the gift of the entire nation
Altogether the exercises were gen
timely and helpfully inspiring in every
way and additional proof of the won-
Gcrlul heritage that belongs to all If