Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-02-26
LIBRARY BENEFIT

The Georgia Products dinner of
February 10th was one of the most
successful ever given. The insstance
upon the advance sale of the tickets
probably prevented the rush expert
enced last year at the dinner hour, and
afforded returns for the few unoccu-
pied seats. The dining hall presented
most attractive appearance, sprays
of peach blossoms being used in table
decorat Con, while the bright and
pretty favors were colonial hats OF
stiff red paper topped with handmade
Cherokee rose, both emblems appro-
pirate to the month. The menu was
delightful, consisting entirely OF Geor-
ga products and largely donated by
farmers and merchants. These were
oyster cocktail, Georgia COAST; pick
les (home made); crackers, (Atlanta) A.;
country ham and chicken with dress
ing and gravy; mashed Irish potatoes
and creamed peas, (home products) !;
hot rolls with Ben Hill Creamery but
ter; pecans and peanuts from Ben
Hill county; North Georgia cherry
pie and whipped country cream and
coffee with country cream.
The kiwanis Club who came III a
body had charge of the program, Mr..
Burr Stokoe presiding and MIR. J. b.
Norman chairman of program. They
conducted the usual chorus singing, op
ening and closing with patriotic num-
bers, and Rev. Bob Jones offering the
invocation. Miss Andrews of the Bob
Jones evangelistic party was presented
for a song, beautiful sacred number
and accompanied by Miss Rhodes.
Later Rev. Bob Jones gave the adj
dress OF the hour, a delightfully."- hum
orous talk appropriate to the festive
occasion not lacking however i'll trlb-
ute to the glories of the state nor in
reverence and gratitude to God.
Mrs. r. Z. Lee as club president
introduced Mr.. d. Guerry of Macon
as a horticultural expert who made a
short talk on civic beauty. Mrs. Lee
also planned a surprise in the presenta-
ton of a library birthday cake, indi-
eating the 10th anniversary OF the
Fitzgerald Library.
Mrs. |. Gelders who was a member
of the Library Committee when the
enterprise was started and was pres
ident of the Woman's Club when the
opening celebration was held on Feb.
p. 1915. was asked to make this pre-
sentation. The cake was the artistic
work of Mrs. J. NJ. ]. Luke, a large
angels food cake, shaped like book,
beautifully iced and decorated and adj
orned with ten glowing candles.
This cake was rendered with few
appropriate words to Honorable Ma
yor Maycs, officially representing the
city. He in a few words passed the
donation to Miss Louise Smith the
much honored librarian. Miss Smith
made happy little speech OF accept
ance and offered the cake to Mr.. w.
N. Smith as secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce for boosting purposes.
He Immediately started operations tor
turning the gift into money, offering
it for sale by auction. Mr.. Abe kru-
ger bid it off at SIS and offered it
again for sale and Mr. w. r. Bowen
and other of the kiwanis Club pledged
enough more to raise the final receipt
to SIS. 1t was then returned as gift
to Miss Smith, the librarian. This
lively exchange of the cake afforded
good entertainment for ALI The sale
OF the tickets being over $500 and
the receipts from the egg shower by
the school children aggregating $50,
makes the days celebration worth
about $1S5.00, or a net profit exceed
ing $3.50 for the library.