The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-03-07
AND SONS
AT WOODROW MEET
AT BANQUET BOARD
NOTABLE ASSEMBLY ENJOYS A
SuMPTUOUS SPREAD AND
FLOW or oRAToRY.
COUNTY Y.M.C.A. is PRESENTED
Despite lnclement Weather Large
Crowd Attends and Every Feature
Of Meeting Successfully Carried
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saturdays Daily Herald,)

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Fathers and sons to the number of
nearly 1875 assembled at the school
house at Woodrow on Friday night for
one of the most enjoyable banquets
in the series being held in the coun-
| ty. An excellent program was arrang-
ed, delightful repast served and the
merits of county Y. M. C. A. explain
ed and appreciated.
! The night was cold, but that fact
] kept few away and altogether it was
pronounced one of the most success
full affairs in the history of this most
| progressive community. There. was
an abundance of delightful music un-
der the capable direction of Miss
Beasley, of the Woodrow school, the
good women of the community had
prepared bountiful repast of the
best of things to eat and Master of
Ceremonies Joe Frank Porter skill
| fully directed every detail so that
there was neversa monotonous mo-
ment from the time that the meeting
began until it's close at II o'clock.
The meeting commenced with the
singing of America, following which
the repast was served
| Joe Frank Porter, the POSTMASTER,
/ briefly outlined objects of the meet
ing and then introduced Fred NJ Hub
BILE, county work secretary of the Y.
M. C. A., who explained the benefits
that would come from the organiza-
ton of the various communities. Mr.
Hubble was given marked attention
and literally applauded at the con-
clusion of his address.
Dr. l.. E. Ragsdale read most care
fully prepared and ably written paper
on the relations of father and son in
which he discussed some of the prob
| lens of boy life and warned of the
pitfalls that were near but which
could be avoided.
Three coming young orators, Joe F.
Wilkes, Mack Nicely, Malcomb West
and Douglas Pigg spoke of Dad" from
the viewpoint of the son. They gave
the old gentlemen present some most
wholesome advice which will at least
profit the SONS if it does not help the
dads, in the solution of pressing ques-
tons. The younng men delighted
their hearers and gave evidence of
knowledge of human nature and the
failings of Dad that ought to help
them if they ever reach that high es
tate.
j. I. Finney editor of The Herald,
was introduced by POSTMASTER Por-
ter, who paid much appreciated
tribute to The Herald. He declared
that it was an institution in Maury
county; he did not know how the
county could get along without such a
medium, paper that was always
iOuuJ d6SiCooiFCiy " uShI LII any
good movement; that used its space
to promote any worthy cause. He
referred to the Agricultural Special
as a notable achievement and a re-
markable presentation of the re-
sources of the county.
Mr.. Finney, in the course of his ad-
dress complimented the Woodrow
community upon it's spirit; it's devo.
ton to good roads, to churches and
the nation. He spoke on the duty of
training the future citizens for their
duties and responsibilities in the fu-
ture,
W. James Russell, representative in
the general assembly, told what he
would do if he were a boy again and
he did it WELL His remarks were full
of humor and philosophy and home
ly admonitions.
The meeting closed after several
impromptu talks by Justice Joe T. |
Wilkes and others.