Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
pop CALLS On
PEOPLE REVIVED
BY LITTLE JOE
Governor Brown Drops in On
Northeast Georgia as Was
Custom in Days Of Old.

Governor and Mrs Joseph NJ. Brown
turned back the flight of time a few
laps on Tuesday and Wednesday when
they made something like a tri-
umphal progress" through Northeast
Georgia in the neighborhoods of
Gainesville and Franklin County.
Time was, and not so very long
ago. when to see the Governor of
Georgia face to face. and perhaps to
shake his hand, especially when ac-
companied by the mistress of the
Mansion, was rated an event alto
gether as important and quite as
we'll worth while as seeing the Pres
ident of the United States is to-day.
OF course, that was all back in
the good old days of States rights"
and that sort of thing, when a Gov
ernor was a Governor with a large
&c" and didn't get his picture in
the newspaper or the magazines often,
and before the days of many rail-
roads and quick means of communi-
cation.
Make Long Promised Visit.
Governor Brown had long prom
ised to visit the good people of Frank
lin, and particularly to bring Mrs
Brown along, but for one reason and
another things interfered, and by and
by somebody reminded him that his
term was nearing its end, and that
If he intended breaking bread with
the folks up that way it was time
he moved In that direction
A promise is a promise with the
Governor. and SO he gathered togeth-
er Mrs. Brown and Private Secretary
Jesse Perry on Tuesday and he went
up into that country. and everybody
had the best sort of time, in the very
old fashioned ways so dear to the
heart of the Chief Magistrate of the
State.
At Commerce. the Governor was
taken in hand, right off the train,
and with his party was paraded, not
ostentatiously, however, through the
city to the home of Colonel r. L. ].
Smith. where that evening a recep-
ton was given in his honor.
Governor Pays Poo Calls.
Next day the Governor and his
party drove over TO GAINESVILLE which
is not on the railroad, accompanied
by few friends from Commerce,
and the delightful day before was re-
peated in essential details.
All dibHB lHt way the Executive
stopped and paid pop calls" of two
to four or five minutes. shook hands
With the heads Of the house, said "A
few words to the mistress in charge,
and kissed all the babies rendered
for gubernatorial inspection.
In Gainesville, the Governor de-
parted from his usual custom. and
actually delivered an address in the
court house, which was listened To-
oy a large crowd Of men. women and
children assembled from among tht
neighboring folks
Everything was informal. and very
simple, ana quite like old times, when
the Governors father was Governor
touring the State and meeting the
people face to face. hand to hand, and
heart to heart
At Lavonia, another little town over
on the extreme edge Of Franklin. the
Governor and his party spent
Wednesday night The program OF
events followed the ether occasions
in great measure.
Il never had a better time in my
life" said the Governor. discussina
his trip after he arrived in Atlanta
Thursday morning
I love to mingle with the people
in just the way | met them in Com
merce, in Gainesville and in Lavonia.
There ! see tho true heart Of Gcor-
gla. open as a book to the reading.
generous, hospitable and honest"