Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-18
GOTHANITES STIRRED UP
ABOUT THEIR."E CTOPLASM"
GEORGIA PRAISED
IN SENATE SPEECH

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 49,
Senator William J. Harris, of Geor-
gia, made an eloquent speech on the
floor Of the senate Saturday in
which he referred to the death in
France of Private Charles w.
Graves, Of Rome, whose body was
one Of the last shipped from Eu-
rope, as being a symbol Of the spirit
Of Georgia, which has done so much
to make America great.
The text Of the address follows:
"Mr. President: When the trans
port Cambria, the last ship bringing
home from France our precious
dead, reached New York, I was one
of the members of the senate COM
mittee to meet these boys coming
home to await the final revelle in
their own beloved land. Private
Charles w. Graves, of Rome, Ga,
was the last one to come ashore,
and for that reason was selected to
symbolic the LOAF soldiers who
came with him. The president of
the United States was represented
by the assistant secretary of war;
both houses of congress were repre-
sented by committees; several COVER.
nors of states, and many thousand
soldiers marched behind the cassion..
On the line of march there were sew
eral hundred thousand Americans
who stood with bowed heads. On
some Of the streets through which
we marched in Brooklyn, the resi-.
dents were all foreigners, most Of
them could not even speak our Ian.
guage, but their people had helped
win this war, they removed thei1
hats and stood with bowed heads as
the solemn procession passed.
The People of Georgia
'Private Charles w. Graves re-
mains were taken to Rome, Ca, his
old home, and laid to rest by his
boyhood friends and fellow soldiers
of the American Legion; who had
offered their lives to their country.
Nothing 1 can say will add to the
glory and honor of Charlie Graves
and those who gave their lives to
their country-they made the su-
preme sacrifice. They saved our
country and the world; yes, civili-
cation for all time, and for all time
the heroic deeds of our soldiers will
be the proud heritage Of the people
of our country. shall not take the
time of the senate today to say more
about Charlie Graves and those he
symbolized-the whole nation
their loss-but I wish to
say few words about the people Of
Rome and northwest Georgia,
whom he lived, and whose
inspired him to noble
deeds, which cost his life on the
battlefield.
Rome is the commercial and edu-
cational center of northwest Geor-
gia, and situated where the beauti-
full Etowah and Oostanaula rivers
meet to form the Coosa. The city
is surrounded by fills overlooking
beautiful valleys. 1t is one Of the
oldest cities of Georgia, and is the
home of Shorter college for young
ladies, which is the pride of our
state. 1t is also the home Of the
famous Martha Berry school for
mountain boys mad girls, which has
the attention not only OF
our country, but of others. Theo-
dore Roosevelt William Howard
Taft and many others prominent in
this and other countries have visit
ed this school, and judging her by
the good she has accomplished, l
consider Miss Martha Berry one Of
the most wonderful women of our
time
"Rome was the home Of the be.
loved DR.. Arson, for many years
pastor of the Presbyterian church,
whose daughter was the wife of
Woodrow Wilson. 1t was here she
grew to lovely womanhood. Her
mortal remains rest in beautiful
Myrtle Hill cemetery and the men,
ory of her life is dear to all who
knew her.
"Mr. President: There are no
better people in the world than the
people of Georgia.
cit has been my good fortune to
spend my life among the people Of
northwest Georgia, part Of the time
residing in Rome, and it is in that
section, among those people, hope
to spend my last days. That Sec
ton of Georgia was the harne of the
Cherokee Indians, and when they
left, the white pioneers, who settled
this section, were strong men and
WOMEN WHO lON6u NOu anu ODSySu
His commandments. Their fore
fathers had been soldiers in all Of
the wars Of our country from the
Revolutionary to the World war,
and their records in war and peace
had reflected credit on themselves
and their country.
Members Of the Rome bar have
always been among the leaders of
the great lawyers of our state. 1 was
born and reared in thess adjoining
county of Polk, which was a part of
the Rome judicial circuit, and many
of the judges Of this circuit would
have graced with honor and dig
nifty, the supreme court Of the
United States. AS a boy 1 looked
with reverence on Judge A. r.
Wright, John w. H. Underwood,
Joel Branham and John w. Maddox
when they held court in my home
county. Judge Wright was a mem
Der of the Confederate congress and
Judge Underwood was a member of
the first tariff commission. They
have long gone to their rest. Judge
Branham is one Of the grand old
men of our state. Judge Maddox ably
the seventh district in
congress. He retired voluntarily and