The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-06
Third District
Federation Of Women Clubs
State President, Mrs. z. l. Fitzpatrick. Thomasvlle
Vice-Presdent and Chm Club Extension
Mrs J. Z. Hayes, Montezuma.
Mrs Jerry Moore, Monezuma, Mrs. J. B. Wall, Fitzgerald
District President District Editor
Mrs. ]. Z. Hayes, Montezuma

clubs heartily ndosd the by Uncle Remus
association through the president Mrs A. Med Wilson,
observe the birthday Joel Harris which
December 9.
This recommended patriotic organizations
and educational institutions throughout state
known and honored sons.
deeply fitting and appropriate that this day should be
apart which celebrate the birthday him who gave happ
ness that now lives in memory.
Gratitude for that that echo all over the world
should with obligation should requlte
Eight ago. when Joel Chandler died noble
women had vision and the achievements of the Uncle Rmus
ton the result vision has bradened only shall
home of Harris be hrne day birth
be honored. 49,. t'.'" go W. -,
In the schools the observance December especially
feeling that chdrens love and friendship for Unc Remus will in
crease with their knowledge of him and his
revealed the songs BIRDS of the flowers and the
laughter of children and has touched chord
nature the world His happy humble
life are full of brightness and humor His the picturesque
phases of southern plantation e depicted with
placed Unce Rem among prime revealing the south
to the world The the old southern gentleman LADY, the
children and the animals find interpreters literature that is full
of humo and patho with the kindly sympathy
Since about 1875, when Joel Gambler began to write for
The Atlanta Constitution his Stories gathered old plantation
his boyhood described simple and vet artistic wav with 81
much human life about them known and loved
the world.
The eke dialect tales been effective means of In
peng and preserving the unique character the darkey
and the social order of things through bis eyes,
Harris realized his ideal southern writer as expressed in his
words He must be southern yet cosmopolitan he must in
teneY local feeling but utterly and bipartisan to
opinions traditions and sentiment Whenever we have genuine
southern literature will be American cosmopolitan as WELL On
will
His work of genius children should be taught to
do HIM g. Teach them these words of Joel Cham
dr Harris What docs am northener or south
ener, if TRUTH and larger truth nv
selfl
My idea is that truth important than seconalis and
that literature that be labeled northern southern western or
tern is not worth labelling at ALL"
Now while Georgia Products proving this years har
vest be better than foundations of
sod let's make the fruitful days notable season of
shment by planning properly celebrate birthday one the
states greatest products and making all DAYS
idyic charm.
Inc oowng are the resolutions presented the Federation Say
Both were indorsed From the Atlanta City Federation Of
Womens clubs
Whereas Joel Chandler Harris known loved the wide
world over as Uncle Remus poet dialect writer novelist and
philosopher and being native Georgian;
Therefore, the Atlanta City Federation of Womans clubs asks
the State Federation of Womn request the to issue
proclamation recommending that schools and literary clubs OBJ
December las Uncle Remus Day Geors
from the Atlanta Womsn's club:
Whereas Geogias beloved son. Joel Chandler Harris was one
OF the greatest dialect writer's and memory is
all over the world the Atlanta has recommended to the
State Federation that the birthday of Mr. Harris December be
known as Uncle Reus Day observed by all the ubs
Georgia with appropriate exercises