The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-23
CORDELE MECCA FOR
FIFTEEN THOUSAND
SOUTH GEORGIA LOG ROLLING
WAS MAGNIFICENT SUCCESS
ALBANY GETS 1917 CONVENTION.

The South Georgia Log Rolling was
a great success 1t made Cordele the
mecca for fully fifteen thousand visl-
tors during the two days of it's pro-
gress, and greater volume Of fun and
amusement than was occasioned by the
features of the notable gathering
could scarcely have been disseminated
over the area of Gordele's incorporated
limits. 1t was all and more than Cor
dele and the visitors had anticipated.
Only the superflous generosity of old
pluvius tended to detract from pleas
men, notwithstanding the clouds hung
forting effect was orSy temporary. A
spirit Of good cheer and rare happiness
warmed up under the effect of Cor
dele's, characteristic hospitality and
We'd with the fine feeling of fraternal
fellowship manifest among the Wood
men, Notwithstanding the clouds hung
heavy about for time.
Every feature was a credit to Cor
dele and the occasion. The grand pa
rade, scheduled as the opening event
of the gathering, was deferred on &C
count of the rain, but this did not de-
tract from it's brilliancy or shorten its
length.
The special trains over all of the
railways touching Cordele and coming
hroy1phf thnnC f1HS
and all regular trains carried extra
coaches for the accommodation of the
crowds Cordele bound. Fully as many
more came by automobile and by 9TH
er conveyances from throughout Crisp
county and South Georgia
In deferance of the postponement Of
the parade the speaking and business
session of the Log Rolling opened i'm
mediately at the court house, where
standing room was at premium May
or Gordon Jones on behalf of the city
delivered rousing address of welcome
and was cheered to the echo. Sow
ereign ]. w. Simmons of Brunswick,
responded on behalf Of the Woodmen
and other visitors.
.Albany's delegation came one thou
sand strong prepared to carry the con-
vention,t to that city in ly17. They car
ried things so overwhelmingly their
way that no other nomination for the
next meeting place was offered. Every
vote went to Albany, and its delegation
loudly cheered each vote
Newton Phillips, of Atlanta, was
again chosen president and general
manager of the association. He had
no opposition and the vote went unan-
imous for him. Other officers elected
were j. M. Domingoes of Macon, secre-
tary and treasurer; ]. H. Mack, of AL
bany, first vice president; ]. Gordon
Jones of Cordele, second vice presi-
dent; ]. C. Jenkins, of Valdosta, third
vice president; ]. r. Raft, of Macon,
fourth vice president; M. B. Brown,
of Richland, fifth vice president; Mrs
Minnie Van Murrah, o. Columbus,
sixth vice president and state mana
ger of the Woodmens Circle.
During the business session mes
sage of greetings and good wishes was
received from Hon. w. A. Fraser, Sow
ereign Commander of the Woodmen OF
the World, of Omaha, Neb, and other
officials of the order and Log Rolling in
this and other states.
A resolution was passed taking the
Woodmen's Circle department of Geor-
gia as a permanent adjunt of the as
ISOLATION in future meeting, and allow
ing them an equal voice in the pro-
ceedings.
The thousands were amply fed at
the barbecue dinner, which was served
at the building of the Cordele Com
press company on account of the rain,
and following the parade was formed
according to schedule. The parade
was led by the Woodmen, headed by
by the Ocilla W.iO. w. band and fol-
lowed by the cambridge w. 0. w.
band, numerous splendid floats OF To-
cal concerns were included in the pa
rade. Sovereign M. N. Johnston acted
in the capacity of marshal OF the day
with a distinct ability, and his efforts
In this way served much to make the
parade and other features successful.
The representative of the Pathe
Motion Picture company secured MINIS
of all of the leading features of the
gathering. The entire parade, gather
ing at the court house, public buildings
and public officials came under the
camera and these will be shown in
Pathe's weekly news film throughout
the United States.
The program of the second day Oh
the gathering was little less interest
ing and entertaining than the features
of the first day. The participatlons
by the Woodmen's Circle were quite
prominent in the events of the second
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