Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-08
Anniversary Column
IA YEARS AGO

lFitzgerald Leader, May 6, 1o10)
The white primary election for coun-
ty officers was held Wednesday Nav
4th There were thirty-two aspiring
candidates for the ten offices and of
this number seven were nominated
and for the other offices there will be
number to run again in the state
primary to get majority vote. The
seven who were nominated were D.
w. M: Whitley, clerk; Fred Graham,
tax collector; Oscar Barron, surveyor;
w. II. Rogers, coroner; Wesley Walk
er, one of three commissioners: E.
Wall, Judge city court; A. ]. McDon-
aid, solicitor There were 1850 white
registered voters and 11o1 votes pol
led
Mrs. Katrina Klepper, teacher of
the First grade, Third Ward, is ar
ranging clever closing exercise for
her class, which will take the form of
a high school commencement, with
class historian, poet, valedictorian and
all the usual features of such programs
Invitations will be issued soon.
The new pastor of the Baptist
church, Rev. Galloway, coming here
from Pensacola, Fla, preached to a
large and appreciative congregation
last Sunday.
Miss Sallie Alexander is preparing
several local talent shows to be given
at one OF the moving picture theaters
for the benefit of the Ladies' Guild of
the St. Matthews Episcopal church.
Have you seen Ha1ey's Comet vet?
Our citizens are much interested in
this strange phenomenon which few
have already seen and which within a
few days will. appear in the west, just
before sunset, and on May 18th, this
will be the crises, when the earth will
leap thru the tail of the comet. Some
people express their alarm concerning
this grand finale, but scientists say
there is no ground for uneasiness, the
world will go round just the same aft
ter May 18th as before.
The Blue and Gray association will
celebrate the 4th of July with basket
dinner in the Blue and Gray Park.
Visitors out of town this week are
Miss Kittie Blum, in Atlanta; Miss
Allie Mayes, in Ocilla; Miss Matte
Harvey, Douglas; Miss Glenn Allen,
attending Grand Opera in Atlanta;
Miss Eloise Tabeau, Hendersonville;
where she will remain all summer;
Mrs. Shallenberger and Mrs. Helen
Maldoon in Cordele; Mrs. Joseph B.
Wall in Atlanta attending Grand OPP
era, Mrs H. M. Warren and Miss Ed
ma Watkins in McRae attending a con-
ference of w. H. M. S., Mrs. L. H.
Keim in Waycross.
Visitors from out of town this week
are Misses Odessa Beckham, of Able
vile to the Misses Braswell, Miss
Charlie Hurt Harris of Oglethorpe
and Miss Marie Johnson, of Talbotton
to Mrs. c. H. Matthews, Miss Kate
Wilson, of Waycross to Miss Mildred
Wooten, Mrs. John Bishop of Cordele
to Mrs. Guyton Fisher
Little Miss Athleen Dickey COM
mented seven OF her little TRENDS with
a matinee party, including refreshments
at Peacock's Pharmacy. In the party
were Ethel Boyd, Margaret Wise,
Ethel Ligeour, Mamie Boyd and Dor
othy Thurmond
Mrs. Drew Paulk entertained twenty
guests at the first of series of parties
she will give during the spring. "42'
was played and delicious refreshments
served. The guests were Mesdames c.
E. Crawleyy Julian Peacock, R. 1.
Maffett, D. B. Jay, E. E. Roach. c.
4: Hoitzendorfi; G. E. Kicker; Lon
Tom Dickey, ]. L. Pittman, J. L.
Dorminey, H. c. McFadden, w. G.
Broadhurst, T. L. Griner, L. L. Grin
er. w. T. Paulk and Mrs. Claudia
Plant of Marshallvile.