April 2013 Newsletter by Historic Macon

APRIL 2013

MEMBER MAGAZINE

DECORATORS’ SHOWHOUSE Learn more about the history of this year’s featured home and Showhouse events. RAILROAD PROJECT Read about Historic Macon’s plans for an interpretive exhibit at the railroad. iPRESERVE MEMBERSHIP CONTEST Find out how you can help recruit new members to Historic Macon.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Members, This issue marks my last letter to you, which is certainly bittersweet. My term as Chair of the Board and President of Historic Macon Foundation will conclude on May 9, 2013 at our annual meeting. The last 11 months have been so exciting. As we prepare for the transition to a new executive board, I have the opportunity to reflect on the many accomplishments of my volunteer leadership team and our staff over this past year. As a preservationist, the accomplishments that matter most are those that save historic places. Topping my list of favorites is the James Hyde Porter House at 2910 Allen Road. The owners of the 1927 Elliott Dunwody house reluctantly decided on demolition almost one year ago. Historic Macon leapt to action and negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding between the James Hyde Porter Testamentary Trust and Wesleyan College (which was signed in early March) to move the house and restore it to its former glory on Wesleyan’s campus at the Tucker Road entrance. In the last few months, Historic Macon has adopted and begun implementing its new strategic plan, which will serve as our compass over the next three years. Our Board worked for hundreds of hours preparing this document. It was a hands-on opportunity where we were able to set the course for where we will go in the next few years. Part of the plan is to move beyond traditional neighborhoods and into the heart of downtown Macon. In February, it was thrilling to announce that we successfully met the generous match of the Peyton Anderson Foundation and now have more than $500,000 set aside in a revolving fund for construction of owner-occupied lofts in downtown Macon. In early March, Historic Macon Foundation executed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mercer University to save the Craftsman-style brick apartment building at 1268 College St. from demolition. This project will require us to raise about $100,000 in new donations to fund the $550,000 project (the rest can be secured through tax credits and loans). While there are countless ways to get involved, (e.g., volunteering for an event, traveling to Cuba, serving on a committee, making a donation, renewing your membership, attending a fundraiser, donating flea market items) we never lose sight of results. When I renew my membership every year, I think of what a good value it is. My donation, along with that of 500 other members, saved these places. I know that Macon is better for it, and when I drive by the Porter House or 1268 College St., I feel proud of what my administration has accomplished. The wonderful thing about Historic Macon is that as an organization, it continues to evolve to meet the everchanging need of historic preservation. I know that even next year, I’ll feel proud of what we all do as members of the preservation movement. Sincerely,

– Aubrey Newby, Historic Macon Board President 1

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Board of Trustees Executive Committee President Aubrey Newby President-Elect Joy Dyer Secretary Vickie Hertwig Treasurer Max Crook Counsel Blake Lisenby Events Committee Chair Priscilla Esser Education/PR Committee Chair Alice Bailey Cottage Committee Chair Lois McLain Preservation Committee Chair Arthur Howard Membership Committee Chair Joy Dyer Young Patrons Chair Heather Moore Rose Hill Committee Chair Chris Howard Strategic Plan Chair Nancy Brown Cornett Past President Pam Thomasson

Trustees Amy Abel-Kiker Joe Adams Barbara Boyer Jim Burt Monique Davis-Smith Jeane Easom Alexis Fox Ryan Griffin Betsy Schnell Griffith Kristi Harpst Sally Heard Muriel Jackson Betty Sweet Ladson Amber Lawson Ron Lemon Jennifer Taylor Long Sally McKay Willie May Alex Morrison Carole Seegert Lenore Sell

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Historic Macon Foundation at the Sidney Lanier Cottage 935 High St. Macon, GA 31201

Our Mission is to revitalize our community by preserving architecture and sharing history.

Mailing Address P.O. Box 13358 Macon, GA 31208 WEB • www.historicmacon.org Phone • (478) 742-5084 | Fax • (478) 742-2008 Staff Josh Rogers, Executive Director jrogers@historicmacon.org

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Historic Macon Happenings

Decorators’ Showhouse

Railroad Project

iPreserve Contest

Photo Reel

Generous Members

Cover Photo: The 2013 Decorators’ Showhouse at 1120 Georgia Ave.

Janis Haley, Director of Development jhaley@historicmacon.org Jennifer Mayer, Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator jmayer@historicmacon.org Carrie Cameron Robinson, Preservation Designer crobinson@historicmacon.org Cantey Ayres, Bookkeeper and Administration cayres@historicmacon.org

EVENTS CALENDAR Through June 2013 Lanier Prize Reception Saturday, April 13, 4:00 p.m. Sidney Lanier Cottage, 935 High St. The Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature honors significant career contribution to southern writing in drama, fiction, or poetry. Lee Smith will be presented with the Lanier Prize for 2013. Join us April 13 for a reception and book signing. Sidney’s Salon with Dr. Iain Whyte Monday, April 15, 5:30 p.m. Sidney Lanier Cottage, 935 High St. The Macon Memories Salon Series features authors whose books recount the our city’s history. Dr. Iain Whyte is the author of Scotland and the Abolition of Black Slavery, 1756-1838, and Send Back the Money! The Free Church and American Slavery. Free for Historic Macon members, $5 for non-members and $3 for students. Decorators’ Showhouse Top Hat Gala Wednesday, April 17, 6:30 p.m., Woodruff House, 988 Bond St. & Decorators’ Showhouse, 1120 Georgia Ave. The Top Hat Gala preview party gives guests the first chance to see the beautiful work of our Showhouse decorators. More details on page 6. Decorators’ Showhouse Tours April 18–28, 1120 Georgia Ave. The 19th biennial Decorators’ Showhouse will be open for tours April 18–28. More information on page 6. Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony Thursday, May 9, 5:30 p.m. Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Join us for our annual preservation awards ceremony, yearly progress updates, and the installation of new Trustees. A special reception for members and award nominees will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sidney’s Salon with Mike Kitchens Tuesday, May 14, 5:30 p.m., Sidney Lanier Cottage Mike Kitchens is the author of Ghosts of Grandeur: Georgia’s Lost Antebellum Homes and Plantations. Free for Historic Macon members, $5 for non-members and $3 for students. Historic Macon Summer Camp Session I: June 17–21 | Session II: June 24–28 Last year’s Passport to the Past: Discovering Macon’s History program will run again as part of Stratford Academy’s Camp Eagle during week one. A new program focusing on the Civil War in Macon will be offered week two for second-time campers (and older campers) to advance to the next level.

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HISTORIC MACON HAPPENINGS

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While you are doing your spring cleaning, don’t forget to donate unwanted items to Historic Macon’s flea market! Donations are taxdeductible and help us raise money to support our mission. Drop-off options: • You may bring your items at the back porch of the Sidney Lanier Cottage (935 High St.) any time. • To drop off your items directly at the flea market, call Jennifer Mayer at (478) 742-5084 to set up a meeting.

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Pick-ups: We can arrange pick-ups for furniture and heavy pieces as well as large amounts of items. Call Jennifer Mayer at 742-5084 to schedule a pick-up. Please call at least three business days in advance to ensure an available time slot. Volunteers Needed: If you are interested in helping out at the flea market, please email Jennifer Mayer at jmayer@historicmacon.org or call 742-5084.

Salon Series Continues Our Macon Memories Salon Series features authors whose books recount the history of our city. Salons take place at the Sidney Lanier Cottage, 935 High St. Refreshments at 5:30 p.m. before the programs begin at 6 p.m. Free for Historic Macon members, $5 for non-members and $3 for students.

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Monday, April 15: Dr. Iain Whyte Dr. Iain Whyte is the author of Scotland and the Abolition of Black Slavery, 1756-1838, and Send Back the Money! The Free Church and American Slavery. His lecture, entitled From Macon to Montrose: Scotland, Slavery, and the Crafts’ Tour of 1851, will focus on the role that Scotland played in slavery and in its abolition, the curious episode of the ‘Send Back the Money’ campaign in 1845-1847, Dr. Thomas Smyth of Charleston and Frederick Douglass, and the arrival of William and Ellen Craft in Scotland after their escape from Macon. Tuesday, May 14: Mike Kitchens Mike is the author of Ghosts of Grandeur: Georgia’s Lost Antebellum Homes and Plantations. This book features stories on 94 historic antebellum homes that were built anywhere from the 1780s to the 1860s. Through this book, and hopefully others to follow, Mike hopes to share some of the enormous stores of information he has developed on the subject of the South’s lost antebellum architecture.

1120 GEORGIA AVENUE By Kristen Hartley, HISTORIC MACON INTERN

Georgia Avenue has been prime real estate in Macon for many years, and in the mid-1800s, it was no different. Mr. Asher Ayers, one of Macon’s prominent citizens, bought the land on which the current home at 1120 Georgia Ave. stands in 1877. Mr. Ayers was a lawyer at the firm of R.K. Hines. While working at the firm, he would undertake public and private accounts, settlements of partnership affairs, receiverships, and confidential business of all kinds. Ayers and other R.K. Hines associates traveled across Middle and Southwest Georgia to help loyal, paying customers. Ayers later became Chief Deputy United States Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia. He served in this role for seven years and was widely known as the champion gunshot of Georgia. Everyone that came into contact with Mr. Ayers seemed to enjoy his presence, and it was once stated that he never had an enemy. Unfortunately, Mr. Ayers lived a short life, and in 1897 he passed away at the age of 37. He left behind a wife, two children, and an aged mother, who occupied the Ayers mansion on the corner of Walnut and Third Streets. Ayers originally bought the lot of land on Georgia Avenue as an investment. He paid $1,100 for the lot and sold it in 1881 for $2,250. The lot stayed empty until William Lee Ellis, the chairman of public works in Macon, purchased it in 1892 and the home was constructed on the lot. The lot was originally referenced as 300 Georgia Ave. until 1949 when the post office updated the addresses of the area. Ellis lived in the house for eight years and then sold it. The house then went through several owners until 1918 when Mr. Richard S. Thorpe bought the house for $13,200. Mr. Thorpe and his sons opened R.S. Thorpe and Sons clothing store (pictured right) at 567 Cherry St. in 1908. It was a clothing store for men and boys and had a women’s salon upstairs. As a businessman, Mr. Thorpe was active in civic affairs and religious work in Macon society. He always assisted in projects that would help create a better Macon. Mr. Richard Thorpe passed away in 1929 and was survived by his four sons: Virgil S. Thorpe, Cecil A. Thorpe, J. (Mack) Harris Thorpe, and Warren Thorpe. After Richard passed away, the house went to Cecil and Warren. Warren Thorpe and his wife Margaret had one daughter, Katherine Thorpe. They all shared the house with Mr. Cecil and seemed to make a very happy family. Katherine married John Dennis. Wimberly Treadwell and Marion Discher, granddaughters of Warren and Margaret, recall going over to the home after school and eating Margaret’s delicious snacks. Margaret had an open-door policy; anyone was welcomed into the home. She frequently had members of the community over to play bridge. Warren brought the money into the home while Margaret ran the household and was very active in the community. She had a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She co-authored two books and was a contributor to specialized publications. She was the first president of the Junior League of Macon and was a member of the Macon Writers Club, the Macon History Club, the Mary Hammond Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority.

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Warren Thorpe passed away in 1974, and Katherine passed away two years later. Margaret helped take care of Katherine’s children, Wimberly, Marion, and (little) Warren. Margaret stayed in the Georgia Avenue home until 1975 when she moved to Magnolia Manor.

Above: A photograph taken at Katherine Thorpe Dennis’ wedding, which took place at 1120 Georgia Ave. Katherine and John Dennis are pictured center. Seated on either side of the photo are Warren (left) and Margaret Thorpe (right).

Oscar Busboom bought the home and lived there with his family until the 1990s. The home saw two more families before it was recently purchased by David and Brooke Merrill, the current owners. The architecture of the house is magnificent both inside and out. The home is Queen Anne with Eastern Stick Style detail, which puts emphasis on asymmetrical composition and decorative “stick work.” The asymmetric style is prominent inside and outside of the home. The house also exhibits applied ornamentation in the form of wood boards on the exterior surfaces that are intended to express the inner structure of the building. The original front doors of the home are the focal point of the architecture. The ornate woodwork makes these doors a great entry way into the wonderful finishes inside the home.

Sources The Macon Telegraph, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, Middle Georgia Archives, Washington Memorial Library, Deed Records of Bibb County, City Directory of Bibb County, Wimberly Treadwell, Marion Discher

DECORATORS’ SHOWHOUSE The 2013 Decorators’ Showhouse featuring 1120 Georgia Ave. is quickly approaching! The Showhouse highlights the talents of 15 area decorators. The Top Hat Gala is the first chance to see the work of the Showhouse decorators and will be held on Wednesday, April 17. The gala will take place at the Woodruff House while the Showhouse is open. A catered cocktail buffet by Dovetail and open bar are featured. The Showhouse will be open for tours April 18–28. Tickets are $18/person in advance and $20/person at the door. Tour times are as follows: Monday–Thursday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Friday–Saturday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday: 1 to 4 p.m. We hope you will join us for a fantastic Showhouse! Visit www.historicmacon.org/showhouse or call us at (478) 742-5084 for ticketing and more details. Tour tickets are also available at the following retailers: Barney & Stella, Bert Maxwell Furniture Company, ChiChester’s (Vineville), Haven Linens, Previews Interiors & Antiques, Yellow House Antiques, Yesterday’s Antique Market, Warner Robins Supply and Warno-Cam Paint Co. 6

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RAILROAD PROJECT By EMILY FARLOW, CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM

The bridge that passes over the railroad on College Street is due for renovations. When this happens, Historic Macon plans to partner with Bibb County, the City of Macon, the College Hill Alliance and the Knight Neighborhood Challenge at the Community Foundation of Central Georgia to create interpretive panels for the new bridge featuring photos, local artwork and narrative history about the railroad in Macon. The partners also hope to have content and articles about the railroad’s history published in print and online. On October 1, 1825, the first survey for a railroad in Georgia was completed. The survey was for a distance of 49 miles between Macon and Milledgeville. In 1831, a railroad convention occurred, and appointed delegates Above: A photo of the Central Railroad Round House from the late 1800s. discussed the need for a railroad that connected Macon to Savannah. John C. Butler wrote in History of Macon and Central Georgia that a manuscript from the convention stated that “at that time not a mile of railroad had been constructed in Georgia.” The section of railroad that passes under the College Street bridge is part of what was originally called Monroe Railroad. The first bar of iron for the railroad was laid on October 9, 1838, and the first locomotive (named the Ocmulgee) arrived in November. The Monroe Railroad was the first railroad in Macon. On December 10, 1838, the first train carrying citizens ran all the way from Macon to Forsyth. “To the City of Macon--Central in the State, for beauty, commerce and enterprise, she stands without a rival in the South,” Butler quotes in History of Macon and Central Georgia. The actual bridge and rail line were constructed in 1851 when the original 1838 line was extended to a new station at Pine and Fifth Streets. A second prominent railroad developed a line to Savannah shortly after the Monroe Railroad was placed in service. The first passenger car traveling on this line, owned by the Central of Georgia Railroad, arrived in Macon from Savannah on August 1, 1843. This railroad was, at the time, the longest in the world built and owned by one company and was dubbed “the salvation of Georgia.” Due to bankruptcy, the effects of the Monroe Railroad and Banking Company were sold in 1845. Jerre Cowles bought the railroad and all the equipment. At this time, the railroad stretched 101 miles. Cowles renamed the railroad Macon and Western Railroad Company in January 1846 and began completing the railway to Whitehall (later to become Atlanta). During the 1850s, Central of Georgia Railroad connected its depot to Macon and Western Railroad by a bridge over the Ocmulgee River. This created the first railroad that stretched from Savannah through Macon and north to Atlanta. These lines still exist today. The Monroe Railroad, Macon and Western Railroad, and Central of Georgia Railway are all consolidated today within the Norfolk Southern Corporation. Sources History of Macon and Central Georgia, John C. Butler Central of Georgia collection at Middle Georgia Archives, Washington Memorial Library

iPRESERVE CONTEST RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS—WIN BIG PRIZES! Historic Macon announces its iPreserve Membership contest for 2013! We want to grow our membership and reach others who are passionate about preserving the historic fabric of our community. The iPreserve membership contest will run until May 3, 2013. Recruit new members to win big prizes! Contest details: • Bring in $500 in memberships by May 3 and win a $50 gift card to a downtown business or restaurant. • Bring in $1000 in memberships by May 3 and win a $100 gift card to a downtown business or restaurant. • The person who sells the most memberships will awarded a grand prize at the annual meeting on May 9. • All levels of membership are eligible for your cumulative total. • Totals can be any combination of personal and/or business memberships. • An upgrade to your own membership can be included. Simply notify us that this is a “self-referral” upgrade. • Monthly pay arrangements for Young Patrons and above (and business memberships) will qualify. • Dues must be received by 5 p.m. on May 3 to be eligible. • Your name must be included to be identified as the referring member. • Only one referrer name will be counted per new member. New members can sign up with their referrer’s name online at www.historicmacon.org or by using the printable iPreserve membership forms (also available online). If you have questions about the iPreserve contest, call Janis Haley at 478-742-5084 or send an email to jhaley@historicmacon.org.

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historic macon photo reel | patron’s party | 1/10/13

5 Photo 1: The Patron’s Party was held on the third floor of the Telephone Exchange Building in two of Jean Bragg’s loft apartments. 2: Ed and Lenore Sell with Mike Dyer. 3: Harriett Durkee and Sally Heard. 4: Marzel and Rusty Poss with Trish Welch. 5: Courtney and Daniel Verdier.

sidney lanier’s birthday celebration| 2/3/13

Photo 1: The beautiful birthday cake honoring Sidney’s 171st birthday made by Mary Virginia Gage. 2: Special guest L. Ward Abel (center) and family pause for a photo on the front porch of the Cottage after the program.

hard hat party | 2/7/13

3 Photo 3: The Hard Hat Party took place on February 7 and gave attendees a look at the Decorators’ Showhouse before rehabilitation. 4: Buck Donnelly, Andy and Heather Moore, Will Robinson, and Barbara Boyer.

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loft press conference | 2/26/13

Photo 1: The building at 551 Cherry St. will be rehabilitated into four residential lofts and one commercial space. 2: Josh Rogers announces the loft project at a press conference on February 26.

salon with may lamar | 3/12/13 May Lamar opened our “Macon Memories” Salon Series on March 12. She is the author of “Brother Sid,” a fictional account of how the hard luck poet Sidney Lanier handles failed love, consumption, debt, regret and the Lost Cause with unshakable faith. The Salon Series continues on Monday, April 15 with Dr. Iain Whyte and on Tuesday, May 14 with Mike Kitchens.

macon then & now launch | 3/25/13

Photo 1: Jessica Walden and Terri Teodecki at the reception. 2: Guests view the “Macon Then & Now” displays, which show older photos of historic homes in Macon next to new pictures taken at the same angles. The exhibit was funded by the Knight Neighborhood Challenge, a project of the John S. & James L. Knight Foundation at the Community Foundation of Central Georgia.

HISTORIC MACON SUMMER CAMP 2013

memberfest | 3/21/13 Photo 3: Memberfest was held at the Georgia Industrial Children’s home on March 21. 4: Jim & Mary-Frances Burt. 5: Sterling Waite and the Cotton Avenue Hustlers perform at the event.

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Inspire your child to love Macon’s history as much as you do! Visit www.historicmacon.org or call 743-3851 for more details.

Special Thanks to our Most Generous Members! Individual members at the Benefactor level and above and business members receive a newsletter listing as part of their membership benefits to thank them for their generosity. All memberships and donations are as of March 1, 2013. Historic Macon Club Mr. & Mrs. Joe Adams Ms. Beverly Blake Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Steve Durkee Mr. & Mrs. Mike Dyer Ms. Phyllis Farmer Ms. Sally Murphey Heard Ms. Sara Beth Hertwig Ms. Victoria Hertwig Col. & Mrs. Arthur Howard Mr. Blake Lisenby & Mr. Shane Rogers Mr. Edmund Olson & Councilwoman Beverly Olson Mr. Carey O. Pickard, III & Mr. Chris Howard Ms. Martha Upchurch Mr. Tom B. Wight Drs. Michael & Bridget Wright Supporting Ms. Cantey Ayres Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ballard Mr. & Mrs. Don Cornett Ms. Jeane Easom The Hon. Jim Marshall & Mrs. Camille Hope Mr. & Mrs. Tim Regan-Porter Ms. Carole Seegert Mr. & Mrs. Ed S. Sell, III Mr. & Mrs. John Willingham Mr. & Mrs. George Youmans Benefactor Mrs. Stella Auchmutey Keith & Maria Bartlett Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Beeland Dr. & Mrs. Ron Bloodworth Mr. Jim Bodell & Mrs. Susan Long Mr. & Mrs. Wes Boyer Dr. & Mrs. Peter Brown Mr. Craig Burkhalter & Ms. Helen Meadors Mr. & Mrs. Jim Burt Mr. Buck Donnelly & Ms. Tricia B. Burttram Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Buttermark Mr. James Caldwell Ms. Carley M. Carden Dr. & Mrs. James Chapman Mr. Ken Gozur & Ms. Ginger Collins Mr. & Mrs. John D. Comer Mr. & Mrs. Mike Cook Mr. & Mrs. Max Crook Mr. and Mrs. David Davis Mr. & Mrs. Robert Deason Ms. Shannon Fickling Mr. & Mrs. John Fox Mr. & Mrs. Wes Griffith Mr. & Mrs. Richard Guerreiro Ms. Lucy Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Ms. Dana Heard

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Hearn, Jr. Mr. C. Terry Holland & Mr. Jeff Logan Dr. & Mrs. Lindsay Holliday Ms. Frozine B. Huff Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Johnson Dr. Maurice Solis & Ms. Lee Johnson Mrs. William F. Ladson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Russell W. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Hubert C. Lovein, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bertram Maxwell, III Mr. and Mrs. William R. McDuffie Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. McKay, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rusty Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Andy Moore Mr. & Mrs. Alex Morrison Dr. & Mrs. B.D. Morton Mr. & Mrs. Aubrey Newby Mr. Bryan Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Terry Parker Mr. & Mrs. Thom Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Rusty Poss Mr. Stephen A. Reichert Dr. & Mrs. Joe Sam Robinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Chris R. Sheridan Mr. & Mrs. Bill Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Gene B. Strouss Mr. Mark Thompson Ms. Katherine Walden Ms. Jean E. Weaver Mr. & Mrs. Rick Whitten Dr. Howard J. Williams, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Williams Mr. & Mrs. Joe W. Yearty Preservation Partners Medical Center of Central Georgia The Telegraph Eye Center of Central Georgia Macon Magazine Capital City Bank College Hill Alliance Georgia Power, A Southern Company Marshall Lumber Open MRI of Macon Pi-Tech, Inc. Conditioned Air, Inc. Lowe Electric Co. Warner Robins Supply Co., Inc. Graphic Resource J. Cameron Garvin, DMD Judy Hodgens Interiors Morris Appliance ProBuild Saturna and Company, PC Women for Women’s Health Honorariums In honor of Betty Sweet Simmons by Beverly & Mort Meadors In honor of Mini Yetter Phillips by Betty Sweet Simmons and Betty Sweet Ladson

Numerous holiday honoraria by Betty Sweet Simmons and Betty Sweet Ladson In honor of Tricia Burttram and Buck Donnelly by Lois McLain, Sally Murphey Heard, and Gene & Claudia Strouss In honor of Nancy Brown Cornett by Becky Cornett In honor of Josh Rogers & Meaghan Slonaker by Shannon Fickling In honor of Jim Marshall and Camille Hope by Camp Bacon and Nancy Terrill In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Elton Wall, Ms. Blair Train, Mr. & Mrs. John Wood, and Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Burttram by Tricia Burttram In honor of Josh Rogers by Del Ward Leslie In honor of Becky & John Bowdre by Gloria McAfee Wynn In honor of John and Adrianne Wood by Marilee and Mickey Rivers In honor of Gloria McAfee Wynn by John and Becky Bowdre In honor of Josh Rogers and Aubrey Newby by Tom Wight Memorials In memory of Mr. & Mrs. S.O. Cunningham, Sr. by Stewart O. Cunningham, Jr. In memory of Bessie Hart by Raleigh and Gail Mann In memory of John Carswell by Helen Meadors and Harriett and Steve Durkee In memory of Bill Coggins by Harriett and Steve Durkee In memory of Fern Allrich by Lois S. McLain and Camille Hope In memory of Neva Jane Fickling by Carole Hollis, Harriett and Steve Durkee, Blake Lisenby, and Mr. & Mrs. Beau Donner In memory of Mrs. Francis McAfee and Joe Sandefur by Anita Sandefur In memory of Alice and Leland Jackson by James L. Jackson, Jr. In memory of Maurice B. Wynn, Jr. and Cleon Emerson Moore by Gloria McAfee Wynn In memory of Frances Virginia Carson Flournoy and Helen Woolford Haskell by Betty Sweet Ladson

In memory of Irene Robinson by Lee Robinson In memory of Mr. Justin James Braswell by Tommy Pilcher Gifts Carl and Connie Flair Dr. & Mrs. Tyrus Ivey Paula Knight Susan Long Nancy Brown Cornett Sara Beth Hertwig Mr. Bruce Bishop Kathy and Patrick Roche Janice Brice Lee and Becky Oliver Aaron and Patrice Johnson Laurel L. Connor Robyn Gibson Robert Burnham David Thompson Barbara Boyer Kathy and Roy Griffis John and Beck Bowdre John D. and Mary A. Comer Jim Barfield and Jaime Webb Mr. and Mrs. William M. Matthews Sarah U. Green Jerome and Louise Kaplan Ms. Juanita Jordan Mrs. Ann Stephens Marion McMillan, Jr. Joseph and Denise Saturna Tom and Andrea Olmer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maddux W.P. and Aljean Thompson Charlotte and Tom Hope Jerry and Carol Tift William G. Simmons, Jr. Anne Ariail Josh Rogers Cantey Ayres Janis Haley Lesley Volpe Jim and Mary-Frances Burt Helen Stembridge Carole Seegert Heather Moore Corporate & Foundation Gifts Peyton Anderson Foundation John S. & James L. Knight Foundation 1772 Foundation Anne L. Tunnessen Fund Elam Alexander Trust Macon-Bibb County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Macon Power Pi-Tech, Inc. Youmans Chevrolet Billiant Linens

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