Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-10
FARMERS
WITH CITY MEN;
CHEER FLOWS
Town And Country Fellowship
Occasion Of Kiwanis Club
Big Success

said Claude Johnson, Sumter county
farmer, and one of the nearly fifty
farmers who weIe guests of the mem
bers of the Kiwanis club at their reg
ular luncheon at the Windsor hotel
today. sit look slike something
worth while has been started at
last" said another guest. And these
two, who remarks were repeated by
score Of others, expressed the spirit
of the occasion, the first of it's kind
ever undertaken in Americus.
1t was highly delightful and
profitable affair. The dinner was set
in the main dining room of the hotel,
and Manager Chas. U. Rogers, who is
! loyal Kiwanian, had one of the best
menus ever served by his hotel steam
ing on the plates as the clock reach
ed 1915. The number present was
SO, excluding two lady guests of the
club, Mrs. Walters, pianist, and Miss
| Susan Stallings, reader,
There were few speeches. Mayor j
E. Sheppard welcomed the guests in
few brief remarks, and A. F.. Hodges,
one of the county's most progressive
! farmers, responded for the guests
Mr.. Hodges went into the problems Of
the farmers briefly, saying that while
farming is considered the foundation
/ Of the country, that foundation is
getting bit shaky now; that the far
| mers had followed advice and instruc-
tions to diversity when the boil Wee
| vii and the cotton slump struck to-
gether, but that they then had no
markets for what they produced. He
| said the farmers had done their part
and called upon the town men to do
their part by seeing that market is
provided.
Guests Pleased. -
The guests were all introduced one
! at time and each given opportuni-
/ ty to express any sentiment that he
might wish, an opportunity which
many embraced. All expressed ap-
probation and satisfaction at the
bringing of the farmers and the town
men together and declared great good
would come of such cooperation
All the members of the county
board not members of the club were
present as special guests, and r. S.
| Oliver, of Plains, secretary of the
board, was asked to speak on the pro-
posed $75, 100000 state road bond is.
sue, which he did, emphasizing its tre-
; mendous importance to Sumter coun-
ty and all Georgia. N. A. Ray,
chairman of the board, added his
endorsement of the proposal and ask
ed the Kiwanis club to get behind
the movement. At the close of the
meeting the club voted to instruct
the president and secretary to appoint
committee of three to cooperate
with other similar committees on the
bond issue movement.
Lions Official Speaks.
II. S. Newman, field organizer for
the Lions club, international, a spe-
cial guest, told his hearers that he
had travelled 10000 miles last year in
civic club organization work and he
knew the men present on this occas-
ion had no conception of the mean
ing of the fellowship and good feel
ing that was being developed by such
gatherings.
At the opening of the meeting the
guests names were drawn for the
customary attendance prize, r. E.
| Glenn, new president of the county
Farm Bureau, being the lucky man.
The prize was book good for $40 in
trade at the Americus Auto company,
donated by Evan Mathis.
Miss Susan Stallings read two Sc
lections splendidly, being at her very
! best and contributing greatly toward
the entertaining of the guests of the
day.
So pleased was r. S. Pryor, large
farmer of near Smithvil1e, with the
occasion, at adjournment that he is
sued an invitation to the club mem
bers to visit him at his farm at any
time and eat pecans, peaches, ham
and other good things that he pro-
duces, with him.
| The club sang "Old McDonald's
Farm with great gusto for the Wis
itors.
The Farmer Guests.
Following were the farmer guests:
r. E. Glenn, J. M. Dupree, G. L.
Mathews, Gordon Heys, S. E. Sta
than, Frank Barber, Sam H. Edge.
L. E. Jennings, Geo. w. Israel, Jr.,
| c. G. Hawkins, B. G. Hodges, T. NJ.
Ethridge, R. S. Pryor.. F. B. Little,
IiC. A. johnson, w. j. Hill, r. p Ma
laier, w. E. Brown, R. S. Oliver, H.
L. Speer, Harvey Mathis, C. E. Dos
ter, P. C. Easterlin, w. C. Jordan, H.
w. Hyatt, Carl Hawkins, G. A. Slap
pey, B. T. Johnson, John W. Peel, r.
L. Wooten, E. r. Hart, w. B. John
son, e. Zimmerman, A. F. Hodges,
j. 1. Perry, R. D Mcneil, Sam A.
Rodgers, J. L. Slappey, Heys Nc
Math, v. A. G. Bohler, Harry G..
Priddy, j. G. Brown, Wade Cheek, r.
M. Merritt, J, G. Perry, G. w. Dos
! ter, G. ". Walters