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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1913

Page

3

Georgia Bar Association to Meet at Warm Springs

Athens lawyers prominent in Georgia Bar Association loom large in the thirtieth annual conven tion set for Warm Springs May 29 and 30 1913. Judge Andrew J Cobb presides with papers by Judge Hamilton McWhorter and others on executive memorials and interstate law. The program lists sections on Georgia constitution recall judiciary and legal reform plus social and membership activities for members and families.

Athens Theeorgia Bar Association Andrew J. Cobb Hamilton McWhorter J. J. Strickland Sylvanus Morris T. F. Green Orville A. Park of Macon The Georgia Bar Association Warm Springs Georgia Association Joseph R. Lamar Supreme Court of the United States Executive Department Jona R. L. Smith Legislative Department William G. Brantley Atlanta Wright Willingham Rome Walter McErreath Edgar Watkins H. J. Fullbright Waynesboro Hatton Lovejoy la Grange Alexander W. Smith Asso George

He Had Confidence of Men and of Community

Tribute to William Luther Arnett reports his death after an eight day illness. A University community member, he was a dependable, modest, brave athlete and student who earned respect and affection. The piece recalls his steady conduct, service, and the example he set for others.

William L. Arnett William Luther Arnett William Arnett Manly Independence

Bankers Donate to Georgia College Extension Work

Dr A M Soule returned from Macon where he spoke to the Georgia Bankers Association on Regeneration of Agriculture in Georgia. Bankers contributed sixteen hundred dollars to be used by the state college to extend and improve extension work.

A. M. Soule Macon Georgia Bankers’ Association Georgia State College

Governor appoints visitors to Georgia Blind Deaf and UGA

Governor Brown named boards of visitors for the Georgia Academy for the Blind at Macon the School for the Deaf at Cave Springs and the University of Georgia at Athens. Appointees include E. E. Cox Camilla LeRoy Hirshburg Buena Vista J. H. Holland Madison A. L. Miller Edison J. Hunter Johnson Jeffersonville P. F. Banknight Atlanta C. D. Roundtree Swanneaboro John C. Reese Atlanta Joe Hill Hall Macon E. H. Griffin Bainbridge John Awtrey Marietta J. C. Bennett Commerce Ernest Camp Monroe Dr. J. S. Daniels Danielsville Dr. W. B. Tate Jasper Dr. E. H. Richardson Cedartown J. B. Nevin Atlanta W. A. Wood Dublin R. C. Ross Winder John L. Herring Tifton UGA Prof. A. W. VanHoone Rome Prof. Otis Ashmore Savannah Hon. B. W. Hunt Eatonton Judge S. Brewton Hineyville A. Homer Carmichael Jackson

Governor Brown Georgia Academy For the Blind Macon School For the Deaf Cave Springs University of Georgia Athens Academy For the Bind E. E. Cox Camilla LeRoy Hirshburg Buena Vista J. H. Holland Madison A. L. Miller Edison J. Hunter Johnson Jeffersonville P. F. Banknight Atlanta C. D. Roundtree Swanneaboro John C. Reese Joe Hill Hall E. H. Griffin Bainbridge John Awtrey Marietta J. C. Bennett Commerce Ernest Camp Monroe J. 8. Daniels Danielsville W. B. Tate Jasper E. H. Richardson Cedartown J. B. Nevin W. A. Wood Dublin R. C. Ross Winder John L. Herring Tifton A. W. VanHoone Rome Otis Ashmore Savannah B. W. Hunt Eatonton Brewton Hineyville A. Homer Carmichael Jackson

Mill Owners Favor New Child Labor Bill

Atlanta shows that Georgia cotton manufacturers back a new child labor measure to bar children under fourteen from mills and mercantile establishments. Hooper Alexander says the bill, drawn to include education provisions, will reach the coming legislature with strong factory support despite mercantile opposition in cities.

Atlanta Georgia Hooper Alexander DeKalb Alexander

Reform agitation swells before Georgia legislature

Atlanta May 19 reformers push for changes in Georgia penitentiary system civilian service for guards and wardens parole powers for first offenders youth rehabilitation centers for wayward girls and women’s suffrage lobby. Prohibitionists press for a new bill modeled on the dismissed Toppins measure with debate over local option and committee rules shaping the session.

Atlanta Georgia Prison Association of Georgia Tech Association Atlante Fulton County General Assembly Clase Brown Slaton

Unknown Confederate Veteran Hale in Memphis Asylum Tale

Special to the Banner reports a Memphis memory, tracing a lone Confederate veteran known only as Hale. Once a youth in the South’s war, now an aged, unkempt figure confined at Shelby County Poor and Insane Asylum near the reunion in May. Hale was found in Memphis in 1909, memory gone, awaiting care and a proper home in his last days.

Memphis Hale Tenn Athens Banner Asylum South Southland Lee Jackson Forrest Johnson Bragg Chattanooga Shelby County Elay Gare Olds

Leopard Kitten Stirs Panic at Grant Park Zoo

Atlanta stories recount the playful baby leopard at Grant Park weighing 15 to 20 pounds. It leaped from keeper Bodys’ doorway, nearly striking Chairman Joe Cochran, then grew into a potential danger and may soon need a cage. Also notes Bowersville breakfasts and a cash squeeze in Atlanta. The Old Guard of Gate City Guard heads to Washington with a Wilson reception planned.

Atlanta Athens Daily Banner Grant Park Zoo Joe Cochran Park Board Mr. Boyd John Cochran Boyd Gardners Mr. Cochran Joe Old Guards Georgia Rome Gate City Guard Southern Railway Washington East White House Marine Wilson

Seed Crushers Association Meets in Georgia and Florida

The Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia called its annual convention to meet at the Atlantic Beach Hotel in Atlantic Beach Florida with more than 200 members expected. The Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Association gathers in Chicago on June 24 25. A separate note covers a veteran’s memory loss and a reunion effort, with a photograph to aid identifications for potential relatives.

Atlants Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association of Georgia Atlantic Beach Hotel Atlantic Beach Florida Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association Chicaga

Atlanta Couple Reunited After Twenty-Nine Years apart

Edward A. Parker of Barnesville and Lula Chisholm of West Point, married in 1890, separated 12 years later as Parker sought fortune. He returned to Atlanta recently and after a chance encounter they talked and have restored their home and living together again.

Atlanta Edward A. Parker Barnesville Lula Chisholm West Point Parker

Another Kind of Dynamite Trial in Massachusetts

William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen Company, with Dennis J. Collins and Fred B. Atteaux, was arraigned in Suffolk superior court to stand trial on an indictment charging conspiracy over the planting of dynamite in Lawrence to inflame opinion against striking mill operatives last summer. Eminent counsel has been engaged for the defense. the case vows to be a landmark in Massachusetts legal history.

Boston Mass William M. Wood American Woolen Company Dennis J. Collins Fred B. Atteaux Suffolk Superior Court Lawrence Eminet Massachusetts

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Mirst Geo. W. Owens Robert C. Alston Luther 2 Rosser T. Moon LaGrange Peyton L. Wade Orville A. Park Z. D. Harrison W. H. Barrett Augusta H. Sibley Union Point John J. Strickland Brutus J. Clay A. G. Powell R. M. Hitch G. E. Maddox A. P. Adams I. J. Hofmayer Gainesville A. W. Evans Sandersville Alexander ©. Ring A. F. Daly Wrightsville J. E. Hail J. M. Neel Cartersville P. L. Wade H. R. Gooldhills Columbus Greene F. Johnson Monticello Marcus Newnan L. C. Hopkins W. W. Lambdin Waycross George 8. Jones Archibald Blackbear G. BE. Maddox George L. Patterson Valdosta Z. B. Rogers Elberton American Bar Association R. C. Alston P. C. McDuffe Permanent J. H. Merrill Thomasville P. W. Meldrim W. K. Miller John L. Hopkins W. H. Griffin Arthur G. Powlell T. 8. Felder Samuel A. Sibley S Banner Asa van Hoose U. of G Tim Imore F.C. G Bowersville State Railroad Commission Biberton Airline Railroad Commission Judge Hines Boweryville Seed Crushers’ Association San Francisco
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