The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-25
WOODMEN Will
GET into MOVIES
LOCAL PREPARATIONS FOR LOG
ROLLING MEET ARE TAKING
SHAPE AND ENTERTAINMENT
WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL.

A New York movie man." repre-
senting one of the largest film compa-
MES in the United States, will be in
Cordele July 20 and 81, and will take
pictures of all features of the stu
pendous gathering of the South Geor-
gia Log Rolling Association. All of
the principal features of attraction
| have been planned and arranged for,
and all local details are now being
| worked out through the local camp
Woodmen for the purpose of entertain
ing the visitors.
The annual parade, in which it is
expected that five thousand Woodmen
will participate, led by the uniform
rank companies, will be the opening
feature of the gathering, while the an
nual barbecue dinner, served military
style, will also be feature of the
opening day. A double-header ball
game between Cordele and Fitzgerald
will b an attraction for each day of
the meet. The street dancing on the
night of the 21st in front of the Su-
vance hotel will not come in for Sec
ondary consideration. There will be
no DISCUSSES, and the dance will be
carried out in exceIGent manner
Two of the best w. o. w. bands in
the state have been engaged and will
keep the air rife with merry music.
These bands are the Brentwood and
Ocilla bands. Adding to the merry
side of the occasion, and tending to
make it a mammoth carnival of fun
and amusement, will be number of
funny clowns. sufficient quantity
of barbecued meats will be provided
to feed twenty thousand visitors, and
fully this number are expected, includ-
ing Woodmen, their families and 9TH
er visitors from over the entire state
and especially throughout all of south
Georgia.
A melon cutting, provided to care for
as many visitors, will also be arranged.
The class introduction, which is to
be the one strictly fraternal feature,
will be held Thursday night at the
Woodmen hall by the Valdosta degree
team, one of the best in the south.
Cordele will be host to every man, wo-
man and child who will become her
visitor on this occasion, and no effort
will be spared to show them hearty
reception and royal entertainment.
Excursion rates have been arranged
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and these rates are effective from all
parts of the state and beyond
Business houses, public buildings
and many of the residences will be
decorated for the occasion and hun
dreds of homes will be opened to
visitors. Mayor Jones on the part of
the city and on behalf of the local
camp Woodmen will deliver short
address of welcome at the court house,
though little time will be consumed in
speech-making and as much time Civ
en- to leisure making as possible.
The Cordele camp Woodmen have
gone into the details of arranging the
local program of entertainment and
have appointed the following commit
tees:
Finance Committee-Mayor ]. Cor
don Jones, C. d. Bercaw, M. N. Johns
ton.
Committee On Meats and Bread-C.
o. Mobiles, B. o. Mckinney, A. ]. Clary,
r. N. Brady, Fred Fem, A. j. Smith,
Hal Stoy, H. E. Isaacs, J. W. Mathews.
Committee on Decorations-E. r.
overly, DR.. Carl Williams, w. G.
Webb, w. E. Flooding, Of. Atlanta.
Barbecue Committee. A. Riley,
A.. P. Hammett, John Bradd.
Reception Committee-Rev. ]. Moore
Walker, w. l.. Robuck, D. L. Bulloch,
Jerry Shade, Joe Espy, J. P. Hughes.