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ORIGINAL. LODGE ROO11
 A >OF OLD DALEXAlIDRIAW WASHINGTON Hl LODGE No -22 A F end N.

with interest. The romance, comedy and tragedy in the life history of this man
 are linked together in full measure by the
 association of these trinkets. Scarcely a
 stage of his life, or an event in his career.
 with it's early .hardships and privations and disappoint tments,' but Is recalled by
 some homely little souvenir. From child hood to old age. as son, lover, husband, citizen, soldier, statesman and frtend9his life is intimately revealed to the student of history by these aged. time-worns battle-scarred relics
 Here may be seen his wedding gloves and coat button from the coat worn at his first inauguration, farm spurs and pruning knife, compass. bootstrap worn
 mothers funeral. nedailions of honor. medicine scales and a piece of tent ured 1 in the revolutionary war. But of them little pearl-handled penknife, which was a gift from his mother when boy and
 which he carried constantly for ffty-six years, for 1t is given credit for having changed the map of the world
 Nations Fate in Balance. l When washington's mother forbade his entering the English navy after she had once given her consent and the commis- sion had been obtained, he relinquished his boyhood's dream and returned to his studies in surveying and mathematics in
 the depths of despair, but with respectful and unquestioning obedience While she apparently expected nothing else and
 merely considered that he had done his flial duty, yet when her next order for household supplies was sent to England among the items on the Hist was one for | a good penknife. Upon its arrival she presented it to her boy with the injunc- 1 tion:
 Always obey your superiors" | All through life he carried tke little
 pocket knife. and upon one occasion
 showed 1t to Gen. Knox. relating the | story and his mothers words
 Years afterward. at Valley Forge. when discouraged and desperate over the attf-
 tude of Congress and the plight of his sol- dferS, he wrote his resignation and sum- noned the members of his staff and noti- fled them of his action. Among the offi- cers of the council was Gen. Knox, who
 labored earnestly to dissuade him. hut
 failed utterly to move him until the story of the knife recurred to him like in- spiration. He reminded Washington of
 ways obey your superiors?' and added. You were commanded to lead this army
 and no one has ordered you to cease lead ing it!" .7
 The words had the desired effect. for
 after a time Washington tore up the res- the end.f Upon the associations of the
 little knife with it's far-reaching infu-
 ence of early discipline hung for brief ] moment the future life of this nation. Another highly treasured possession is a beautiful set of cut glass. of pieces, inscribed with Masonic ern- blems, many of which, like most of the original furniture of the quaint old Iodgeroorn, were destroyed in the dis astrous fire that wrecked the build ing. There are now. about 15O pieces of 1t left. This beautiful service was the gift of an unknown friend
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secretary. to the President, Who oIteHs intervenes at such times, has developed a splendid knack of keeping friendly wl1h the newspaper men. When the preside tial party was at a New York hotel, at the time of the Duke of Connaught's sojourn in the United States, g. written query came by belIboy. It had been sent up by a newspaper man who had not been able to run the gantlet of secret service men. The message read: Hon. Charles D. HiHes, Room 1449
 Dear MT. Hilles: Gan you tell why the Duke of Connsught will not visit the President in W ashington2 Very truly yours,
 SAMUEL GREAyES. New York Moon.
 MT. HiIles fingered the paper for min ute and then wrote in pencil across the bottom of the note:
 am sorry. but nsuxAt. c. D. H.
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signatures to important bills, the House demands that MT. Heain give his camp meeting sermon
 It lasts for three-quarters of an hour and never fails to convulse the members, as well as the watchers in the galleries. It never appears in the Congressional Record although once the stenographers took halfsof 1t down before a motion was presented to dispense with the services of those >hard-working men for the occa-
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BED CHArtBER-CLock WfucH1LARKS THE HOUR Or
 WASEINoroNS DLATH
&]eecial correspondence.

Epecial Correspondence.
 HE universal celebration of the
 natal day of the immortal
 George Washington, February
 9, brings forth annually count
 less anecdotes and bits of his tory based upon his deeds From the vast volume of song and story woven around the incidents of his birth. life and death. 1t would seem as though every act of his eventful career and every trinket and bit of furniture which had ever been in his possession are as familiar to the average American as his pictured features.
 Famous Painting.
 Though this is the 1s1st anniversary of his birth. and IA years have passed since his death, there is still & wealth of material in one collection which has been so secludedly treasured that only a small proportion of the people of the land are aware of its existence. Here. too, may be found the only portrait painted from life which shows the brave commander as an old man. It is also the only picture in existence which is not an idealized DOT character of the father of his country, instead of a faithful reproduction of his living features
 fabulous value and many other relics and trinkets, likewise of intrinsic worth Because of their association with Wash drfa- Washington Lodge, No 22 A. F. and A. M, at Alexandria, Va. and line the walls of its historic council cham Der. whose very atmosphere is impree- mated with the stately dignity of the great soldier and craftsman No 22 boasts the proud distinction of having had George Washington for it's first or charter master, which office he held in 17S3. and, after being elected to succeed himself. served in all about twenty months.
 In 179S the lodge. by resolut ton, requested the general then President and residing fn Philadelphia, to sit for his portrait After his consent had been obtained the artist, William Williams of that city was comp1issioned to do the work MT. Williams at one time lived in George town, D. C.. and was presented to Presi- dent Washington by Gen Henry Lee dight Horse Harry Lee), who was then the representative from this district by request Of the lodge. The artist, through the influence of the fraternity and Gen. Lee, secured about thirteen sittings, most Of which were given under more or less protest, as the fllustrious subject did not relish the idea of posing.
 Authentic Likeness.
 After Q years work the portrait was completed and accepted by Washington as true likeness of himself 1t was then scruttnfzed by committee of Ma sons, lifelong friends and associates of the first President. After mature deIfb- eration they signihed their satisfaction with It. Last Of all, as proof conclusive the family. the most critical of all Judges were called upon to sit in judgment upon the artists handiwork and when they,
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A Jealous Cub.

E. A. Townsend. r e p T e s e ntative from New York. who wrote that. ce- ncious classic in slang, 'Chimmie Fadden, {" " C II t through his ap- premiership of let ters upon a New York. newspaper. : He says he got the i ins s p i r ation for ."Chimmie Fadden' from h e a r i n g a newsie under the Brooklyn bridge
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Clothes and the Man

It is doubtful if Uncle Joe" Can non ever owned a silk hat. Nobody around Washing ton remembers see- ing him wear one.
 Next to his cigar, nothing is quite SO familiar to his friends as the type of black soft hat which he has made famous. It recalls an amusing incl dent that occurred in the old Airing
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An Awful One!

Whenever = t h e President travels his path is always seething with news paper men. The correspondents who are members of his party are well trained. They ask few foolish ques- tions except when some bright new managing e d i t O T thinks of a query to have them pes- ter MT. Taft with.
 Charles D. HilleS,
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than his chief This particular night he was immaculate.
 man in the lobby was showing visi- tor the sights.
 There's Uncle Joe Cannon he said. -nudgfng the stranger.
 You don't tell me-" exclaimed the visitor. looking at Busbey. "who is that old slouch with him?'
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'Tambo" in Congress.

One of the great est pieces of min strel mimicry ever seen or h e a r d c 0 m es annually from Representa- tive Hedin of Ala b a m a 1, who is known as the typi- cal southern ora tor of the national legislature.
 Toward the end of the sessions, when the House and Senate are sft- ! ting. up nights to get rid of ;busi- ness and to wait !. fo. asci H1nfJo I
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Canada-" and away he went stringing out his question and esta ablishing a, very firm foundati ton which to begin an in- terview.
 At the end. the portly gentleman re- marked in tone that froze all the water In the surrounding block:
 t'Mr. Vanderbilt is h'out Hi am the butler. Good nighti''
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Mississippi valley, establishing their forts their missions and their trading posts; planting leaden plats in evidence of their formal possession of the Ohio valley. and ejecting every English trader from the territory.
 George Washington, who had just at tained his majority, was commissioned by Gov. Dinwiddie Of Virginia
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His Point of View.
R e pr e sentative


 R e p r e sentative Burleson Of Texas. who is being picked by everybody these days for one of the berths. in Wilson's cabinet, was hur- rying away from the Capitol at the close of a session the other day. It had been a long sess,,-a. devoted to much talk but to little else. Burle- son was out Of hu- nor. Also, he was
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ion Hotel . few years ago
 Mir Cannon strolled into the place one evening with his secretary. L. White Busbey. Now 1t happened that Busbey was always a good deal heavier on dress
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in a hurry to get home, and his long legs were making the ground fly beneath them.
 Suddenly an old man bobbed up in front of him, and effectually blocked his way.
 Say said the old man, ain,t you Congressman Burleson?"
 Yes said the Texan, 'what can do for your"
 Thought I recognized your picture, " esaid the old man. What did you all do up there in the Capitol today?"
 "Nothing.' parked Burleson. "Abso- lutely nothingi'
 Solemnly the old man produced little red notebook and a pencil.
 You say you didn't do nothing?" he repeated. doubtfully.
 Absolutely nothing" affirmed the Texan.
 Solemnly again, the old man made a long, black mark in his book
 "One good day for the people. said he calmly. and passed on.
 Judge William Waller Rucker. repre- senting the second Missouri district. smokes corncob pipe in the cloakrooms.
 Representative Frank Nye of Minne-i sota is the brother of Bill Nye. the hu- morist.
 Jefferson M. Levy of the thirteenth New York district is said to be the only man in Congress who wears a ten-thousand-s dollar scarfpin.
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voy to visit the French posts at the head of the Alleghany river and demand of the commandant of the French forces stationed there his reason for. the en- croachment upon the territory claimed by the English crown and also to demand his withdrawal. Here Washington was informed that the French had come to stay and, further, that they intended to eject every English trader from the Ohio valley.
 ..This called for immediate action upon
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Judge William Waller Rucker. repre- senting the second Missouri district.
 smokes corncob pipe in the c1oakrooms.
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Representative Frank Nye of Minne- sota is the brother of Bill Nye. the hu- morist.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-29
Loss Of Henderson Beat Georgia
Opinion Of Red and Black Fans

n THENS, GA, Oct 2S.-The
~ Georgia football team returned
from Atlanta covered with
glory. and were received with open
arms by all Athens, despite the de-
feat at the hands of Virginia Satur-
day Not even the most optimistic
fan anticipated such a close score.
and those who did not journey to
Poncey from the Classic City have
taken on renewed hopes for the i'm
portant games that are to follow
when told of the wonderful fight the
Red and Black team put up against
almost overwhelming odds.
II is the conviction of every Geor-
gian who saw the game that the
Athenians would have returned the
winners had not Henderson been In
jured so early in the fray This
necessitated the switching of Malone
to tackle, when he has been playing
guard all season, and the sending of
Conyers to the iatter's place. when
he had been out of practice for two
weeks with a severe charley horse.
= EORG1A is hard at it now prac-
~ ticing for the invasion of Athens
saturday by the University or North
Carolina. Light practice was held
yesterday, but to-day and the re-
mainder of the week a driving drill
will be prolonged until dark every
afternoon. Malone Is taking Hender-
sons place at tackle and Conyers is
guarding at Malone's old stand. The
latest information from Atlanta.
where Henderson is confined, is that
he Ia not injured AZ seyarply 40 was
first thought, and will be back out
for practice in a few days
Logan whose star has been in the
ascendency for two weeks now,
jumped squarely into the white way
by his brilliant work against the Old
Dominions. Twice did he intercept
the enemy's forward passes when a
completion of the play would have
given them a touchdown and as many
times did he grab those thrown by his
own teammates for good gains, once
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-29
NJ GO0RTY MAY
BE BARRED FROM
SEVERAL STATES
Canoeing Of Dillon Go Puts
Eddie in Bad Light-Comms-
sion to Handle Case.

~ HICAGO, Oct. 2S.-Eddie Nc
Goorty, considered, with Jimmy
Clabby, the leading middle
weight bf the country, day faces
disha rment not only from the Wis
consin boxing ring, but from New
York and such States where the game
is conducted under law The Box
ing Commission of Wisconsin has
McGoorty's case in hand and will act
on 1t at the next meeting. Should
they find that Eddie is at fault in
canceling his match for November 8
they will bar him and ask the other
commissions throughout the country
to do likewise.
McGoorty recently agreed to battle
Dillon, and accepted 80 per cent OF
the gross. Things went along until
Friday, when he demanded a guar
artee of 81 700, with a privilege of 80
per cent The club refused to raise
it's original terms. and McGoorty
called off the go. II is said Indian
apolis promoters got to McGoorty and
swayed him in his stand, offering him
bigger percentage.
Tommy Walsh, manager of Nc
Goorty and who signed the terms for
the match, stated last night that
everything was up to McGoorty now
Walsh took Eddie under his manage
ment about three weeks ago, and this
is practically the first match he has
secured for the Wisconsin boxer. Lo-
cal fans are anxiously waiting to see
what steps Eddie win take next.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-29
Every Boxer Tries to Come Back
+s+ +s+ *s+ +s5.
Fighting Heart Urges Him On

life. They'll never coax this Dutch
man back for second lacing."
There was some excuse for VOL
CAST demanding a return match with
Richie, as Willies win was more OF
less on the fluke order. But when old
Tommy Murphy and the youthful
Aaevedo took his measure Ad should
have been convinced that his days as
a star were over.
THE nearest approach we ever had
4 to a retired champion was the
Ease of Jim Jeffries. After hopping
and remopping the heavyweight di-
vision, finishing up with a joke win
over Jack Monroe in 1894, jeff went
back to the farm and for five years
the printing of his name was always
followed by the tag of "R. H. c." The
Reno affair put the "Ex' on Jeems.
EARLY in 1907 little Abe Attell sin
II cere to his finger tips, made a
speech that sounded so good to him
that he kept repeating it for years.
when | am finally cornered and
whipped you will see the most SEN
sational finish over staged in a ring. .
said the featherweight champion. "rll
never stay on the floor. I'll keep com
ing up until the police break through
90 e.h =
when | lose the title ! quit. Never
again for Able"
And Able was relieved of his ,lau-
rels in one of the tamest exhibitions
ever staged at Vernon. Johnnie Xii
bane, youngster, faster and more cum
ming, outpointed Attell ell the way
and stole" the decision from the vet :
eran. But Attell did not retire until
the sturdy old warrior Tommy Muir
ply had outboxed him and won an
easy decision.
UD OBJ" FTTzS1MMONS, with his
II head pillowed against the "a
NOUS floral horseshoe, declared that
he was through with the game after
Jeffries had conquered him at Coney
Island in 1899. But Bob" stayed In
the ring and nine years later, pitt
full old man of the ring, he was f1ooreo
by Bill Lang in Sydney.
John L. Sullivan's speech in the New
Orleans ring-'T'm glad that an
American has won the championship
was followed by the oft repeated
statement There's one good fight
left in me-" etc. But no promoter
ever took a chance on matching the
old fellow
Inst as the old fire horse will tug
at his halter every time he smells
smoke. so the boxer will cling to the
game as long as he is able to climb
into ring unassisted.
They announce their retirement
They mean what they say. but they
always try for "one more fight" The
punch is missing, stamina shattered
the fighting heart" keeps them go
ing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-29
OEVORE SIGNED
BY JACKETS To
COACH L|NEMEN
Former AII-American Tackle Will
Start Active Work on Squad
This Afternoon.
MOVE that is expected to round

MOVE that is expected to round
Il the Yellow Jackets into one
of the best football teams OF
the South was completed yesterday
when Lieutenant Devore, of the Sew
enteenth Infantry, captain of last
years West Point team and all
American tackle for three years, was
signed to coach the Tech linemen for
the remainder of the season.
The athletic authorities of Tech
have been after Devore all season, but
it was not until late yesterday that
terms were agreed upon. Ii has been
a we'll known fact that the Tech line
is the weak part of the local machine,
and it is now thought that Devore
well able to stand up against the
tough foes Tech is to meet. Devore
will be on hand this afternoon to
start work
Mr.. Devore being postmaster in
the art OF line play, will take the
men from tackle to tackle and try to
hammer them into shape for the Sc
vance game Saturday. The ends and
backs will be coached by Mr. HE'S
man.
With two such experts on the JOB
the improved form of the Jackets
should at once be noticeable.
The main trouble with the Jacket
line has been their charging and
shifting, both on the offense and the
defense They do not charge low
enough and they do not shift fast
enough.
A hard scrimmage is in store for
the Jacket warriors this afternoon,
and the varsity is going to be put
through the jumps from the time
they are excused from classes until
after dark.
Charging, tackling, shifting and
diagnosing plays on the defense will
be the principal tactics taught for
THE entire week, and when the jack
cts line up against the Sewanee I'll
gers at Grant Field Saturday they
will be prepared to give them a real
battle.
No one was hurt in the Florida
game. There were the usual bruises
incident to all football games. but
to-days work out will remove most
of the stiffness.
1t is expected that Patten and
Loeb will be able to get into harness
against the Tigers Saturday, and it
is certain that they will be in the
thick of all the signal drills and SEINE
of the scrimmages this week to get
them on edge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-29
MATTY ADVISES
ALL YOUNGSTERS
To PLAY CLEAN
Famous Giant Pitcher Tells Boys
About Use of Arms, Legs
and Brains.
SIX on hear about pitchers con-
troll That's about the same

troll. That's about the same
thing as guiding bike right;
ii means getting where you waat TO
TO, or aoiding disasters by controlling
yourself. You can do that only oy
thinking, and when you think, think
straight. Some fellows think hard,
but crooked. They don't often win
and if they do win, they lose your
good will and their own self-re-
speCt."
So says Christy Mathewson. The
Giants famous twirler. Mathewson
says he is afraid that too often the
average boy-and the average man,
too-plays the game just TO win" ana
declares that the big thing is not to
win the big thing is to do your best,
and doing your best means getting
into the game with your whole heart
No matter what the game is, play It
for all there is in you and all there is
in the game"
The great pitcher advises the boy
first to know himself-to know his
physical and mental self-to know
his own weak points and strengthen
them, and his strong points and de-
velop them to the full. This, he says
will take practice, practice, then
more practice, for in athletics espe-
Cially practice makes perfect
Il don't mean practice only with
your arms and legs" saws Matty. Il
mean practice with your brains, too
Know how to throw, to catch, TO bat
to run bases, to punt. to kick goals
anything required by the game-but
know also how to think straight
about the contest When you play
your game with your arms and legs
and brains, too, you get out OF It the
most fun and the most benefit. There
are disasters in sport, but boys who
use their brains, as well as their arms
and legs, usually escape them"
Mathewson tells the boy that
whether he wins or loses in his game
he should try always to win every
body's respect, so that people will
say; He's fine fellow-hes
square" He advises the boy to play
the game everywhere--in school On
the diamond on the gridiron, in the
gym, on the track"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-29

for the lone score that the Red and
Black registered. Should Carey i'm
prove sufficiently to get into the Tech
and Auburn games, giving Logan q
chance to go to end as a running
mate to Conklin, dopesters of the Red
and Black see a combination in the
lineup with Henderson back at
tackle, that will be well nigh inn
pregnable, especially with Georgia
playing anything like the brand OF
ball as was put up Saturday.
r HE work of Malone in the line has
been the noticeable feature of
the last two games Malone, though
one of the fiercest players in the
South. is clean in his fight, and the
Georgia fans can not realize why he
was put out of the game Saturday
Since the absence of Henderson he is
fhe mainstay of the Georgia line, and
IL he continues to put up the great
game he has been playing this fall
will make a strong bid for all-South-
ern honors
M 'WHORTER came out Of the fray
ifi Saturday in better shape than
when he emerged from the Alabama
game, and will be able to continue his
great playing against North Carolina
this week. Bob is more popular at
Georgia than ever this year, and is
putting to rout all comment that
captains never play up to form.
The McWhorter family in Georgia
used to be famous by the prominence
of Judge McWhorter in politics and
the affairs of the State, but now
whenever the illustrious name IL mem
toned it, is usually connected with
football and Bob is the topic of con-
versation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-29
Americus to Have
New Park in 1914

AMERICUS, Oct. 28.-Americus is
to have a new ball park when the
Empire League season opens in May.
At least. that is what the board Of
directors OF the club have practically
decided. The present park will be
used for commercial purposes next
season. Grounds will be secured with
in the next few days, and work will
be started.