Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
Anniversary Column
IA YEARS AGO

lFitz. Leader, March 2-1O, 1910
The Nettie c. Hall drinking foun-
tam IN the park at the corner OF Main
and. Central was unveiled March End
IN the presence of large and enthus-
lastlc gathering. Mrs |. Gelders in
very appropriate expressions delivered
the drinking fountain to the CITY and
Just preceding the response by Col
Jay representing Mayor Paulk, the
monument was unveiled by little Miss
es Mildred and Theda Tisdel. Mrs.
Lulu B. Ryman and Mrs. L. Q Tisdel
also had places on the program. Mrs.
Hall Familiarity known as Mother En-
terprise due to her long. period of ed
ltorial work with this paper, died on
June IA, 1908. She was one of the first
residents of the city and always a
power for good, especially along the
! mes OF temperance and prohib ton
Tor which she was at an earlier period
on the lecture platform. The idea of
the fountain originated with the Lead
er who suggested that such a memoir
lal would be very fitting. The sugges-
ton was taken up by the w. c. T. U.
OF which Mrs Hall was most zeal
Gus member and they deserve much
praise for the excellent manner in
which they handled the propos ton.
Miss Isla Green entertained number
OF her friends at 'Taffy Pull But on
arrival instead of the usual pulling
OF Iaffy, the arriving guests were ap-
pointed partners and a COW work TO
indulge in talking "taffy" but only for
five minutes till there was change of
partners. In an interesting contest
Miss Snively of Kentucky won the
prize, Christy painting and the
BOBBY prize fell to Miss Nav Wilcox.
Delightful musical selections bv Mr..
Henry Stewart, DR.. Louis Turner and
Miss klstler Of Indiana added much
to the pleasure of the occasion.
Those present were Misses Fannie
Bell Snively of Kentucky, Daisy Belle
thompson, Elene Braswell, Kathleen
BrasWell May Wilcox, Fannie Bovd.
Mildred Hanger, Dixie Tay. Evelyn
Thomspon, Mildred Wooten, Esther
King, Olive Merchon of Macon. Grace
klstler of Logansport, Ind. Messrs
Perlt1e, S. ]. Smith, Z. M. Galloway,
Clyde Kimler, H. Bogart. Vincent
green, Or. Louis Turner, Winston
Jones, Chas. Peacock, Earl Braswell,
Randall Bryan, Henry Stewart, G. L.
Doster and S. G. Pryor.
| $50
Miss Emily Murray was the charm
ing little hostess to a number of her
trends on her tenth birthday. The
house was prettily decorated with
spring blossoms and dele Gus refresh
Inents were served The guests were
Misses Sarah Mcdonald, Louise VII
cox, Eleanor Allen, Miriam ROGERS.
Catherine Wilcox, Thelma BurDee
Mamie Mashburn. Lucy Whitley, EN-
lily Griffin, Kate Bailey, Emmie Mash
burn, Gladys Holtzendorff, Emma
Love Fisher, Theda Tisdel and Gladys
Kearney.
Miss Mary Livingston gave de
i.lghttul party to number of her
friends. Games and music were the
pleasant pastime and de1ic Gus refresh
ments were served. The guests includ-
ed Misses Eula Lee Braswell. Mary
lanes, Evelyn Thompson, Helen Per-
klns, Iva Rogers, Kadie Griner, Ed
ward Perkins, Helen McAllister. len
ME Mashburn; Messrs Loren Dicker-
son, Marion Cooper, Roy Adams. Geo.
Russell, Wimberly Wilson. Robert
Prentiss, Stanley Davis, Tom Wilcox
and Will Mashburn.