A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . in September, Easter, wife of the Episcopalrector, had charge. The children werea great help in running errands, andsome of them could knit and sew. Theysent many sheets, pillow cases andbandages to the Savannah hospital. Quite a number of beautiful tab-leaux were presented at the city hallunder the management of Mrs. DanielS. Printup and Mrs. D. Mack Hood,and the sum raised was $ Oneof the scenes showed Kentucky inchains held by
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . in September, Easter, wife of the Episcopalrector, had charge. The children werea great help in running errands, andsome of them could knit and sew. Theysent many sheets, pillow cases andbandages to the Savannah hospital. Quite a number of beautiful tab-leaux were presented at the city hallunder the management of Mrs. DanielS. Printup and Mrs. D. Mack Hood,and the sum raised was $ Oneof the scenes showed Kentucky inchains held by Lincoln, and anotherMaryland prostrate, and Lincoln bend-ing over her with a sword. Twenty-four girls in homespun from W. Howards school at SpringBank, Bartow County, attended thistableau. The Soldiers Aid Association decid-ed in August, 1861, that a relief roomwas needed for the wounded soldierswho were coming back from the frontas the excess from the crowded armyhospitals. Mrs. Robt. Battey waselected president of this new organi-zation, and on Aug. 23 the WaysideHome was onened at the southeast Activities of the Folks at Home 155. 156 A History of Rome and Floyd County corner of Broad Street and First Ave-nue, opposite the Hamilton-Shorterblock, and quite convenient to theRome railroad station, just across thestreet. Drs. T. J. Word and J. had charge as managers, andthe committee on arrangements wasmade up of Col. Wade S. Cothran, Elliott, Robt. T. Hargrove, C. and Daniel R. Mitchell. Thev/omens committees follow: Mrs. Fort,Mrs. Rawls and Mrs. Bayard forMonday; Mrs. Battey, Mrs. Sloanand Mrs. Yeiser, Tuesday; Mrs. Noble,Mrs. Marks, and Mrs. Hargrove, Wed-nesday; Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Hills andMrs. Stillwell, Thursday; Mrs. Smith,Mrs. Hooper and Mrs. McClung, Fri-day; Mrs. Towers, Mrs. Freeman andMrs. Russell, Saturday; Mrs. Roberts,Mrs. Morrison, Mrs. Rawls, Sr., , Mrs. Lilienthal and , Sunday. A great deal of medicine, bandages
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