Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
JEFFERSON DAVIS
H|CHW WAY OPEN
INC WEDNESDAY,
Fitzgerald Will Be Well Represented.
Soi. Griner to Head Contingent

= FROM every community along the
FROM every community along the
Jefferson Davis Highway encourap-
ing reports are being received from
lne secretaries OF the several associa
IONS OF the ntcrest manifested in their
respective counties in the opening eel
ebrat1on of the Jefferson Davis High
way at Savannah on October 3lst.
he pageant, directed by Miss Hell
en- u. Davis grand niece of Presi-
laent, Jefferson Davis, is reported nv
the Savannah organization as being
by far the biggest event attempted in
their city and will be fully in keeping
with the Importance of the dav The
Savannah Motor Club whose special
duty on that day includes meeting the
inotorcade at the Chatham county line.
mas arranged for a large number OF
cars, to carry committees consisting
OF city and county officials, civic clubs
including RotarianS, Kiwanis, Ions.
IlVltans and the American business
mems League,
Pageant Starts At 1890
Chairman {. f. Moses of Savannah
who has charge of the details of the
parade and pageant, announced that
the same will begin al 1890 from he
City Hall at Savannah and proceed
10 the Exposition grounds, where the
pageant will be staged Every large
institution OF the city will be represent
ca III the parade by float and every
CIVIC organization including the u. d.
T., and 7. I. A. Association, which
viii have hundreds OF school children
on ITS floats. Historic events, dear to
the Southern heart, will be represented
on the floats of the patriotic societies.
Atlanta to Be Represented
, a number OF cars representing the
Atlanta Motor Club will meet with the
Dodge County delegation at Eastman
and motor with them to McRae where
they will join the main Motorcade.
! .Wrlghtsville. Dublin and Louisville
VIII JON the motorcadc at the Chatham
county line, coming down the Louis
Vile road and arranging their schedule
accordingly.
Eighteen Cars Promised from Here
Col. l.. l.. Griner of the Governors
Staff, will head the Ben Hill County
contingent and promises to start out
with eighteen cars. A number of ladies
will be with the Fitzgerald party. Ash
burn, DELLA and Irwinville have been
invited to join the party in Fitzgerald.
First Stop Abbeville
Abbeville will be the frs. stop and
the progressive little city on the Jeff
erson Davis Highway is arranging to
send large delegation to the celebra-
ton, members of their wide awake
Chamber of Commerce, headed bv
President N. NJ Pattcn of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
DeSoto Hotel Headquarters
Secretary Isidor Gelders has desiq
! mated the DcSoto Hotel as official
headquarters in Savannah for the del
egations and large reviewing stand
tor the parade is being erected for their
benefit
Motorcade to Enter Savannah In
Two Sections
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. 18th. 200 p.
M. Especial to The Leader Enterprise
Fitzgerald, Abbeville, McRae. At
lanta and Eastmans contingent OF the
Jefferson Davis Highway cclebrants
at Savannah will be met at the Chat
ham County line Tuesday evening by
the Savannah Motor Club according to
arrangements perfected at Augusta
between George r. Herbert, secretary
OF the Savannah Motor Club and a
committee OF his organization who
came TO Augusta Thursday to consult
til Secretary Gelders who is attend
~" the y. -. {. convention in that
city.
On account IF the large delegations
which are scheduled from the several
cities enroutc it was thought best to
divide the Motorcade INTO two sections
as none OF the towns along the route
have sufficient hotel Accommodations to
care for the entire delegation. The
Motorcade will start from Fitzgerald
Tuesday at eight O'Clock and will he
joined at Abbcvilc by Wilcox County
members of the Highway association
and their friends Rhine, Milan. McRae
and Alamo will join the first section
and the Atlanta Motor Club will ioin
Eastman and meet the main body en-
route and enter Savannah via Penn
broke together Tuesday evening.
Mt. Vernon and all towns east will
send their delegations Wednesday
morning and will be met by the Sa-
vannah reception committees and the
advance guard of the Motorcade at
eleven O'Clock at the Chatham county
line. Pembroke's entire school popula-
ton Will join Savannah's school chill
dren, taking part in the parade.
Representatives of U. D. c. chap
tiers OF the towns represented at the
convention pledged full delegations
IRON their. respective chapters.
A reception and ball will be tend
cred the delegations Tuesday night by
Savannah nj n