Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-11
Anniversary Column
10 YEARS AGO

At the close OF the county Institute
Saturday which was meeting in the
library auditorium a committee of the
Woman's Club served delicious
luncheon to the assembled teachers
and visitors, thirty-four guests In all.
MIR. r. J. Prentiss, the county super
intendcnt, was pleased at the courtesy
and MIR. Gordon Holt was spokesman
for the teachers expressing their APP
probation. The rural school commit
tee of the club and the rest room
committee who shared in the activity
were Mesdames w. G. Broadhurst, S.
G. Pryor, Sr., W. l.. Stovall, A. H.
Denmark, f. n. Davis and G. p.
Mingledorf.
There will be two military training
camps for citizens this spring, one
point selected being Fort Oglethorpe,
near Chattanooga The senior divis-
ion will start April 3, and will be
open to college graduates or equiv
aient in business training between 20
and As years of age. There will be
three consecutive senior units. and
ON july 5th a Junior division will be
under. training composed of students
of high schools and colleges between
Is and % years.
Georgia Exhibit" cars started this
week on five-yeaf railroad tour OF
the United States to advertise Geor-
gia products an dresOurces. The cars
were built at a cost of $4,000 and
operated at cost of $1,000 a month.
The first year the cars will tour Geor-
gia and then go to other parts OF the
Union on their advertising mission
The scheme originated with G. J.
Haden, president of the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce and the task
of collecting and installing the cX-
hibits was assumed by J. d. Price,
commissioner of agriculture. The
manager of the tour is Mr. M. Leak.
VIII ofor ten years conducted similar
exhibit tour for the state OF C..h-
fornia. He has with him his wife ard
corps of three assistants.
Entertaining with pretty parties
this week were Mrs. C. E. Brewer
with a daffodil party for her visitor
Mrs. J. S. Cahill, of Talbotton; Mrs
J. F. Sheahan for her guest. Miss
Clyde Hunt. of Jacksonville. Fla;
Mrs. Clayton Jay, honoring her little
daughter Dorothy's birthday ami
versary, and Misses Elizabeth Nc
Carly and Estelle Waites being Joint
hostesses for their school friends at
an evening party.
Mr.. and Mrs. ?. L, Booker cele-
brated their golden wedding day with
q large gathering, their son. Mr.. Lee
roy Graham and wife also celebrating
their tenth wedding anniversary on
the same occasion. Mrs. b. +. Knapp,
Representing the W. r. c., presented
A gift with kind and loving words. and
Mr.. r. Matthews, of G. A. r. Post
No. IA, performed the same pleasant
duty. These organizations were wei!
represented in the assemblage, the
large family connections and few
other intimate friends making up The
rest of the company which numbered
rs. Messages and gifts from an equa
number of absent relatives and
friends added to the satisfaction OF
the hosts.
Honoring Mrs. NJ. M. Parks. of Mil
! ledgeville, who was visitor in the
CITY Wednesday to address the Won
ans Club, the Domestic Science Class
of the High School. rendered most
beautiful luncheon in their dining
room at the High School at L :3C
A. M. Miss Bernice Geddes, the
teacher of Domestic Arts. Arranged
the luncheon, and Miss Lucy Belle
King was chosen by her class to act
as official hostess. The other guests
were the officers of the WOman's
Club. including Mesdames |. Gelders
E. J. Dorminey, r. M. Mann, 6. +
Kicker. c. K. Brewer. }. G. Bush +
A. Russell and j. b. Wall.
Visitors in the city have been Mrs
Meakin and daughter, Sophie. of At
lanta: Miss Annie Freeman, OF At
lanta Mrs. w. NJ. Halves. of Warren
ton; Miss Daisy Davies, of LAGRANGE
Miss Leah Terry. of Cordele: Miss
Mary Newton. Of jackson; Mrs. M
M. Parks, of Milledgevile.
Visitors out of the city have beer
Miss Frances Whitaker, in Mariana
Fla. Miss Nellie Tyler, in Norma,
Park; Mrs. G.. f. Kicker. in Orlando
Fla. Mrs. Hannah Donaldson, in Sa
vannah.
Miss Ida Nell Turner had as hel
guests Friday night Misses Mary Nc
Donald and Eunice Green of Way
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