The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-06
JUDGE GEORGE
DELIVERED fine
NOON ADDRESS
PROGRAM OF DAY WAS SPLEND=
I'D ONE
CROWDS FILLED HOUSE
Parade Include Two Bands
And Large Number OF
Soldiers.

Hardly onethird of the people Who
wanted to hear the address Of Judge
Waiter f. George at the Crisp County
court house yesterday. got within
hearing distance The house was
crowded early not more than
half the soldiers present got into the
house. When the exercises started
every available standing place had
been taken. The veterans of the six
ties and the soldiers of tho late World
War were given special places, but
even in these places there were more
people crowded than ought to have
forced so close together on such a
day.
Judge Max e. Land presided as
master of ceremonies. He paid tri-
butte in excellent manner to the sol
Giers who gave their lives in the late
war
1t was near twelve clock when
the speaker was introduced. Judge
George met every expectation of the
crowds who knew that he was going
to make an eloquent address For a
'Eull hour he devoted his time to re-
counting the heroism of American peo-
lie in their various conflicts for dem
ocratic liberties. A brief reference to
Wilson and his great statesman ship.
a protest against the aims of his UNI
holy enemies in congress. and proph-
ecy as to the outcome, brought great
applause from the speakers hearers.
The first music was rendered by the
Cordele Band. 1t played America in
splendid manner and made a good
first impression. Mr.. H. S. Jennings
sang in an impressive manner taking
the place of the mems quartette. The
opening prayer was made by Rev. Wal
lace Wear, pastor Of the Baptist
church.
Mrs. M. M. Fakes presented a read
ing which was most appropriate and
well rendered. Following her Miss
,Alene Kennedy sang Home, Sweet
Home" and had to come back for an
other.
The Waycross band at this juncture
played and later presented medly,
a special selection which the band
members had prepared for this occas-
ion. The COrdele band played again
and played well, The audience sang
the Star Spangled Banner" and Rev
T. BIZ. Stanford, pastor Of the Metho-
dist church rendered the concluding
prayer
During the exercises the accompany
iIg music at the piano was rendered by
Misses Berdie BuIloch and Helen Com
er
A Splendid Parade.
DR. A. II. Kendall had been assigned
to the duty of preparing the parade
This was formed by marching the
crowds out of the court house in their
order and when the people reached the
street the parade moved without de-
lay. Both bands took part and when
Olle Hdu competed me OJHPI LOOK up
the music, keeping the moving CO..
umn well supplied with inspiring mil
itary arts. Dr. Kendall had his plans
made for a line of march which put
all the various interests at their best
Especially creditable was the SO
dier's showing A large number OF
young men took part in uniform, even
the seamen being represented in fine
style Several OF the veterans of the
sixties braved the hot sun and fell in
sticking to it to the end of the line
at the picnic grounds. There were
ZONE trade floats arranged at the
'ast hour. the chief among these he
ing the Chero Cola. The Coco Cola
and the Palmer-JDnes floats. The pa
rade was all that the men in charge
could have expected. 1t was carried
ont to the last uoint in excellent man.
ner and was the best feature before
tho dinner This is described in an
other story.