Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-12-27
Governor And Party
| Lavishly Entertained
While In Fitzgerald
Receptions And Barbecue Features OF
Entertainment for Visitors

! Fitzeral6 did itself proud in lavish
ly entertaining Governor Clifford
| Walker and members of his staff in thu
city last week and our distinguished
visitors expressed their appreciation II
resolutions, of thanks, to the variou.
| organizations and individual citizen.
contributing so largely to their pleas
ures during their visit.
While some members of the stat
| arrived Wednesday afternoon, Cover
nor Walker did no. reach the CITY I'm
til ii +. M, necessitating change
Ill the program of the Woman's Club
| which planned to have a reception for
the visitors Wednesday night at the
carnegie Library, which however was
successfully put over Thursday night
under the leadership OF Mrs. R. E. Lee
president of the Club and her Execu-
tive board.
Reception Thursday Night
Thursday was spent in the country
by the entire party accompanied by
Messrs B. Emery Wilcox, Henry
Powell, Joe Kassewitz, w. A. Dow
ling, John MCGOWAN, Barry Clare
Green, ]. c. Brewer, and A. J. Ham
mond in their cars. Governor Walker,
Hon. James H. Dozier of Athens did
their bit on the Clare Estate and were
special guests at dinner of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Clare.
The reception rendered Gov. Cliff
ord Walker and number of his staff
at the Carnegie Library last Thursday
night was delightful occasion, being
one OF a number of events planned in
their honor. The Woman's Club ar
ranged this affair with the house COM
mittee under Mrs. J. P. Manning, the
flower committee under Mrs. G. W.
Turner and the hospitality committee
under Mrs. G. E. Kicker cooperating
and general reception committee OF
town people including the executive
board of the Woman's Club, were &C
tive In promoting a spirit of cordial
1ty. Punch and macaroons were ser
we'd by large group of charming
young matrons andI maids in evening
dress and some beautiful musical num-
bers contributed by some of our talent
ed vocallsts and orchestra selections
throughout the evening.
Friday morning the hunting party
were entertained with dove Shoot
and though the weather conditions
were unfavorable, quite a number ot
BIRDS were secured. At II A. M. the
party was given a reception at the res
ldence OF Col. and Mrs. L. L. Griner
where the visitors were met by num-
Der OF the ladies of the city and photos
taken of the party.
Reception By Mrs. Lon Dickey
Mrs. Lon Dickey gave a reception for
the visitors at her beautiful home on
west Central where each of the visiting
party were given unique momentos OF
the occasion.
Barbecue at Lynwood
The evening was most delightfully."-
spent at the country home of Mr.,
and Mrs. Sidney Clare and Col Barry
Clare, where sumptuous barbecue
was served, Mesdames ]. B. Seanor. L.
keim, Frank Ward and Carl Fellars
and Misses Martha Turner, Lucy
Whitley, Elizabeth McCarty, Norma
Shannonhouse Louise ZONES. Louise
Fluker and Mavis Paulk assisted in
serving and adding to the attraction
OF the occasion.
The barbecue was served under the
grape arbor and was by all odds the
incest affair of its kind ever attended
by any of the participants, as affirm
ed by such authorities on barbecues
as DR.. Ed Dorminey, Jack Maves and
others
Visitors Adopt Resolutions
The following resolutions, bespeak-
ing the appreciation of the guests of
the city, were unanimously adopted
by the visiting statesmen:
WHEREAS, Governor Clifford
Walker and members of his staff have
been the guests of Colonel L. L. Grin
er, Mr.. Sidney Clare, Mrs. Lon Dickev
the Woman's Club, the Kiwanis Club,
and the good people of Fitzgerald dur
ing two days and nights and recipi-
eents of most hospitable and bountifu1
favorS and,
WHEREAS, each visiting guest has
found this the most pleasant season
OF entertainment andI recreation, there
fore,
BE 1T RESOLVED, that in behalf
of the Governor and his Staff, this ex-
preston of heartiest appreciation and
thanks be voted by the members of
the staff and visitors who were so for
tunate to be here during this happy
occasion;
RESOLVED FURTHER. that
since we are the invited guests of our
fellow member of the staff, Col L.
L. Griner, who has been especially
gracious and untiring in his personal
attentions to each of us while in Fitz-
gerald, we especially thank him and
assure him that this occasion will ever
remain a happy memory to each of
us.
CHAS. T. NUNNALLY,
Chief of Staff.
Kiwanis Entertain Governor