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MONUMENT TO JOHNSON
WILL Be UNVEILED OCT. "a
Daughters of COnfederacy
Have Charge of Exercises,
Prominent Speakers
fspeciai Dispatch 10 The JcurnaD

Especial Dispatch 20 The JOURNAL
DALTON Ca. oct I7.--Arrangements
for the unveilinE or the Joseph E. John
sron monument here on the 34th have
been perfected. and.a great crowd is. ex-
peeted
The Bryan NJ. Thomas chapter, Daugh-
tsrs OF the confederacy. has complete
charre. for IL was THIS organization
which made the monument possible.
Under the leadership Of AIRS, F. w. Ell
rod. president. now OF Atlanta, a whiri-
wind campaign for funds was conducted.
The late Col Tomlinson Fort. OF Chat
tanooEa made. the hrst contribution.
sIOe. which was placed TO the. tcredit
OF a Joe Johnston monument feua IN
one or the fshaItanonEa --savlnss banks
several years before the ,cAapter got
down ia work y The monument will be
the 4afst- srseteSi a. .ithls. sdsstln Edfshed
leader. or. th6i euHEeasrats 'grznyEF ~
I'm viawtof thg 1aot'Itlrast the eehspter
rased the fnoneS Stfs ssslsctipn or " tttte
Ms glfesS-lia I n thomas for the honor
81 nrvesIing me hahdsonie shaft~is an
eso4ciaiis Gperopriate one. She lis "a
izranddaugHter Of the late lzmented 01n.
b n Thon1Rs, for whom the chapter
WAS named. and Is q niece OF Mrs. Guy
hamilton. OF Mississippi. who. as Miss
SyIla Thomas organized the chapter.
The little girl Is OF revolutionary an
cestry. and is a true child OF the Con-
federacy. claiming close relationship
with two major generals and four hriga-
der generals OF the Confederate states.
she Is a daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. J. s.
Thomas. her father being commander
OF the Frank Jackson camp. United
Confederate Veterans.
The chapter has appointed committees
70 perfect all arrangements, and these
committees have been extremely busy.
Judge Moses Wright. the gifted Rome
jurist and orator. win make the dedi-
catory address, and special program to
be carried out by the children win add
to the interest in the event
The following committees will assist
in the memorable event:
Invitation committee-MrE. N. NJ Jack,
Mrs w A. Black. Miss Louise Suther-
land. Mss Lizzie Roberts. Mrs. ]. A
Looper, Mrs. r. H. Baker, Mrs. B. c.
Bivings- ..-
Arrangements committee-Mrs. P. B.
Trammem, Miss Willie White. Miss Kate
Hamilton. Miss Matte Lee Huff, Col :.
p. Maddox. Col. W. c. Martin, Col III.
c. Tarver. Mt. B. L. HeartsiH. Judge 5.
p. Felker.
Decorations and Badges Committee
Mrs. T. s. Thomas. Mrs. W. r. Foote,
Mrs. A. Z Cannon. Mrs. r. l. Harlan.
Mrs. II. H. Gregory. Mrs. D. c. Bryant
Mrs ". c. Fincher, Mrs. ". r Can
non
Press Committee-Mrs. J. E Satterfeld,
Mrs NJ NJ Pickett. Miss Cora Hender-
sen
Finance Ccmmittee-MrS J. z. Sat
terheld, Mrs. John Gardner, Mrs ]. s.
Hall, Mrs c. B. Brown. Mrs. Dora Tit
tie. Mrs Sue Allen. Miss Rose Huff
Entertainment Comnittee-Mrs, A H
Smith Mrs Frank Manly. Mrs. H L.
Smith. Mrs Rowena Heron, Mrs. B. Il
Heartsin, Mrs r. A Shatzer. Mrs. w.
f. stroup. Mrs ID. l. Detor, Mrs M. A
Davis. Mrs J. p. Goodwin. Mrs. r. p.
Gregory. Mrs W. J. Mcdaniel. Mrs. Car
olyn ShoWaIter. Mrs. Mary Flemister.
Misses Ruth Horne. Louise F1eniister,
Grace Boyle. Emily Carter. Fannie F1em-
lister. Marie HoIlingsworth.
Reception Committee-Mrs. II. ]. Smith.
Mrs :. J. Clayton. Miss Elizabeth Den
ton. Miss Eugenia Biting, Mrs F. W
Elrod. Judge s B. Felker. Messrs- H c.
Ewrfn. @. W. Stafford. 7. P. Freeman, r
n. Baker. J. s. Thomas. Julian McCaniy,
F. s. Pruden. W. n. Jones. ". II. Sapp.
H L. Smith
Music Committee-8Iiss Mabel Lester,
chairman
chiidren's Committee-sIiss Ethel
Black. chairman