Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
National u. D. c. and High
lUay Association Join Forces
Jefferson Davis Highway To Be
Brought to Completion from Atlantic
to Pacific, Backed by the Patriotic
Women of the South
Mrs. John L. Woodbury., Kentucky,
General Chairman; 1. Gelders, Field
Secretary for National Project

There's long, long trail a-winding
Thru the land of the u. d. C..
IT'S the Jefferson Davis Highway
And it calls you and me
We never will stop working,
Until all our dreams come true;
Till the day that I go driving
Ger that long, long trail with you.
Introducing the Jefferson Davis
Highway with the above chorus, Mrs.
John L. Woodbury., National Chair
man of the U. D. c. Highway project
brought the subject to the more than
one hundred ladies seated at the ban
quet table in the DeSoto Hotel last
Thursday evening. as she welcomed
the members and invited guests.
She introduced Mrs. Frank Harold,
President General of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, who,
for the organization, extended greet
ings to the assembly, and spoke OF
the Jefferson Davis Highway project
as the most stupendeous undertaking,
which will honor for al time the illus
trious Davis and reflect credit upon
the promotores and serve the millions
who will travel its perfected roadway,
as time will develop.
General Frank Parker, of the U. ).
Army, responded for the visitors to
the cordial greetings of the President
General and Chairman of the U. d.
c.
Mrs. Woodbury., acting as toastmas-
ter, related the activities of the Jetfer-
son Davis Highway Association, then
introduced Sec. l. Gelders, who re-
sponded with a full account of the
work of the association he represented
and its interest in the promotion OF
this national highway project, which
in connection with the plans OF the
parent organization will traverse the
country from Washington to San Fran
cisco and to which the efforts of both
organizations have been pledged. The
U. D. c., as individuals and an organ
ization, were urged to take immediate
steps to present to Congress memoir
ial to secure recognition by the Fed
eral Government for this trans-con,
tinental highway and the approval Of
the adoption of resolution to thai
end was given by the banqueteers, as
was also an endorsement of the work
already done by Sec Gelders and his
associates.
The dinner was served in the Gold
Room of the hotel and under the per-
sonal direction of Mrs. John L. Wood
bury, of Kentucky and Miss Laura
Fraser, of Savannah, the latter state
chairman of the Jefferson Davis High
way. The tables we're uniquely deco
rated and arranged to represent the
routes selected thru Georgia as the
Jefferson Davis Highway. In the CEN
ter of each table long trail was mark
ed with decorative paper. miniature
trees, indicating the esthetic value OF
shade trees that are being planted
along the highway; also miniature
markers, indicating historic places
thruout the state. Toy automobiles
were scattered along the route and in
places, miniature road machinery was
placed to illustrate the work under
construction.
Resolution Adopted
"The United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, in general convention assem-
bled. wish to bring to the attention OF
the Congress of the United tSates, the
Importance of the proper construction
and maintenance of the Jefferson Dav-
is Highway, thoroughfare connect
ing the national capital with the Pacl-
fic coast, through the Southern states.
"The convention would urge upon
Congress the desirability of giving
government recognition to this I'M
portant artery in the highway system
of the national government, in the |
event it should be found expedient Tor |
the government to take over and MAIN |
tain any of the principal highways on |
the continent.
1.-THE Daughters of the Confederacy !
feel not only a sentimental interest In |
The great work of constructing the JET
ferson Davis Highway, but recognize
value d. Pelih VI
-oad system of the United States. 1t
makes this appeal because of the SEN
.imental interest in highway helping
70 perpetuate the name of Jefferson
Davis for patriotic reasons because
such highway would lead directly to
he national capital, and for reasons OF
convenience to those travelling over
one of the most interesting sections of
our country filled with historic and
scenic attractions"
The writed feels that a distinct
1onor was conferred upon him in the in
,itation to attend this banquet at which
we're present only four other guests
If the sterner sex, DR.. S. c. Mitchell,
president of the University of Virginia,
Sen. Frank Parker, and two aids.
Practically every state must have been
represented by the ladies present as
o the1eft of the writer were seated la
lies from California and from Florida |
md to the right, besides the toastmas
er, Mrs Woodbury., from Kentucky, |
we're the Treasurer General, Mrs. ]. |
P. Higgins, of St. Louis. Missouri,
Mrs. J. A. Rountree, of Birmingham,
Ala, and Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuy |
er, of New York, past President Cen
,ral of the U. D. C..