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Varina Anne Jefferson Davis
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BY MARY LOU WIER
into the darkness of the last year of the Confeder
were gathering thick and fast around the great chief
were gathering thick and ast around the great chief
tain, while the peerless Lee was bending every ener
gy to prevent the capture of Richmond, Varina Anne
Jefferson Davis, always known as “Winnie” was
born on June 27, in the executive mansion of the
Confederate States, -
This marked an epoch in the lives of these par
ents, so weighted with triats and reverses, for she
was to be the light of many dark days of the future.
Before she could read she Knew “The Wreck of the
Hesperus,” and Allan Bane's “Song in the Dungeon
of Stirling Castle.” At the early age of 12 she knew
from memory many striking passages from Shakes
peare, and was an ardent admirer of the “Wizard
of the North.”
In 1877 she was placed in a boarding school at
Karlsruhe, Germany, where she remained for five
vears, In 1882 Miss Davis went to Paris. There she
studied French for several months, and afterwards
traveled extensively. Upon her return home she
spoke German and ¥rench more fluently than Eng
lish.
In 1897 the family had moved to Beauvoir, where
they lived until the death of Jefferson Davis. Win
nie was his constant companion, going with him on
all his trips through the South, After the death of
Mr. Davis, Mrs. Davis and daughter moved to the
North, which they felt impelled to do in order to
obtain work, now a necessity, It was a great ad
vantage to them in their literary efforts to be in
close touch with their publishers, 3 b
Winnie Davis' first publication was a poem in blank
verse, that was printed in the Times-Democrat un
der the name, “The Colonel” “An Yrish Knight of
{*e Nineteenth-Century” contains a vivid portrayal
of the oppression of Ireland and a sympathetic
sketch yof Robertt Emmett. Jder most ~ambitious
works were “The Veiled Doctor” (1895) and “A Ro
mance of Summer Seas” (1898). The latter book
contains many charming bits of description ,the
characters are strong and lite-like and they and the
descriptiong in the story show how such an intimate
knowledge of the Chinese world that one has the
feeling that Miss Davis must have visited thoes
scenes which she brings so vividly pefore our mind’
eye,
We find evillence of the closest observation of the
world and the results of this observation pithily ex
pressed. A guiet humor pervades the story, which
is realistic in the best sense and quite healthy. Her
knowledge of the Chinese world is shown also in an
article, “An Experiment in Chinese Money,” written
at the time of the silver and gold confest. She
wrote a comprehensive article on “The Women of
the South Before the War,” Mrs. Davis gave hel‘i
the material, and her. beautiful, pious soul shed‘
upen it the moonlight of idealism. This article as
well as a remarkable paper on her father's charac
ters as she saw it, was published by McClure's Syn
dicate. i
Born during the last years of the war, while Pres
ident Davis was imprisoned in Fortress Monroe,
Migs Davis was thus endeared with special tender
ness to the hearts of the old soldiers throughout the
South. They loved her with more than ordinary
affection, not only for the sake of the ill father,
but for her own sake, Cordially did she return the
devotion of the old soldiers, and though she in
stinctively shrank from the ordeal of mixing with
large crowds, nothing ever gave her more happiness
than to meet face to face with the old men.
Winnie Davis was in Atlanta on the occasion of
the eighth annual reunion of the Confederate Veter
ans in July, 1898. It was here that she made her
last public appearance, and it was in Atlanta that
she stood before veterans for the last time, When
she appeared on the platform at-the reunion audito
rium and was greeted with shouts and cheerful
words and with an enthusiasm which is seldom
displayed, it was difficult to realize that death would
claim her before the next reunion,
The reception to Winnie Davis in Atlanta was
one of those events which is seldom seen and which
awakens a strange feeling in the hearts of both old
and young. In the midst of a morning session, when
the auditorium was packed with veterans and spec
tators, a woman dressed in black made her way to
the platform, escorted by the highest officials of
the organization., Shouts and cheerg were heard
when she passed down the aisle. When she stood
on the platform the veterans rose as one mass and
shout after shout rent the air, Hats flew into the
air, the old rebel yell was heard, and looks of hap
piness overspread hardened features as the veterans
recognized the daughter of their dead chieftain.
They paused a moment when General Gordon began
to speak a few words of introduction, as Miss Davis
stepped forward. Each one of them knew and loved
her, and General Gordon's words were drowned in
the noise of applause and c¢heering. Again and again
the veterans cheered and each bow of acknowledge
ment which was made only brought forth more ap
' plause, Thus it was that Winnie Davis made her
first appearance during the eighth annual reunion.
Later at the reception to the sponsors she was
introduced by Colonel W, A. Hemphill and on this
~occasion her reception was even more enthusias
_tic, For fully five minutes cheers. and applause
_shook the huge building. Tn the parade during the
'fin@n she sat in a carriage drawn by a pair of
_beautiful white horses and was accompanied by Mrs.
_ Immediately after her visit to Atlanta, Miss Davis
I THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
| The address delivered by Colonel E. B,
| Weatherly, owner of a large livestock
!farm near Cochran, was an incentitive for
'the organization of a livestock association
lhere, embracing the counties tributary to
land in the Athens trade zone.
| In Augusta, the people of thatcity have
]organized a Twin States Livestock associ
{ation which includes a certain territory
lin. South Carolina. The association has
‘proved a wonderful success and thousands
{of head of cattle, hogs and sheep are
’being raised and marketed in Augusta.
| As was made clear by Col. Weatherly,
iAthens and surrounding sections are pe
jculiarly adapted for raising livestock, the
lequal of any raised in the United States.
' As Cochran, he has a herd of several hun
'dred as fine Angus cattle as can be found
lin any section of the country. |
| The opportunity for the development
lof a new industry is krocking at the doors
of our people. If it is not accepted, other
sectionsg of the state will enter the indus
try and profit from the experiences of the
Augusta and South Carolina citizens and
{that of Col. Weatherly, of Cochran.
As the paramount program for 1937,
the Chamber of Commerce, should com
mence at once the organization of such an
lassociation with memberships from all
[surrounding counties, Once organized,
our people will realize the value of the
’new industry, and this section can be
made the livestock center for Georgia.
i There should be no delay on the part
of our people in taking action on this all
'important movement. Not only should the
Chamber of Commerce sponsor the move
ment, but it should invite and call upon
the citizens of this city and county and
those in surrounding counties to cooper
ate in making the association a success. ‘
If our people will investigate the Twin
States Livestock association, we are con-!
vinced that they will not rest until a sim
ilar organization is perfected here. Those
who are in favor of this important indus
try should let it be known by calling on]
Secretary Wier, of the Chamber of Com-|
merce, and making known their interest. i
It is understood that g “Livestock Com
mittee”” will be created at the first meet-|
ing of the Chamber of Commerce for the‘
new year. This committee will be em
powered to proceed with allarrangementsl
for organizing an association for the en
couragement of raising livestock, cattle,
hogs and sheep. The climate for raising
livestock is ideal, year round pastures
and all that is required for the successful
conduct of a livestock association, i
SUPPORT THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
The annual meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce, held Thursday evening of
last week, was one of the most enthuias
tic and. interesting in the history of that
organization,
A sizeable number of out-of-town citi
zens was present which added much to
the success of the occasion. The reports
of the officers for the past year showed
that the organization had not been idle,
but that its officers and directors had ac
complished much in the way-of advancing
the interest of the entire community.
Now that the new year has commenced,
it is an obligation on the part of all citi
zens to cooperate in the fullest in an ef
fort to place the Chamber of Commerce
on a basis where it can accomplish great
er results during the ensuing year. The
dues are nominal and would not work a
hardship on anyone to become a member.
Not so much for your financial support,
but your moral and friendly support will
aid materially in bringing about greater
things than ever before.
Before the close of the month, enroll
your name as a member of the Chamber
of Commerce, and resolve to give freely
of your time to every cause arising for the
hetterment of conditions and of the com
| munity.
UNLAWFUL TO PAY A RANSOM
The laws in Canada prohibit the pay
ment of ransoms in cases of kidnaping,
Since the enactment of the anti-ransom
law, the records show that few, if any,
kidnapings have occurred in that country.
The United States may have a similar
law, if the bill that has been introducegd
by Congressman Whelchel is passed. In
the proposed anti-ransom bill, there is
provided a penalty of SIO,OOO, imprison
ment of five years, or both. This seems
to be a severe penalty, but it may work
out for the reduction of kidnapings. How
ever, in our belief, a kidnaper is such a
depraved and disreputable person, he
would not give a thought to the parents
interest by forcing them to violate the
law. Such people have no scruples as re
gards law violations, and it is of little con
cern to them as to danger of the victims
being held legally responsible for paying
ransoms.
When parents are deprived of their
children by kidnapers, the suspense and
fear of harm being meted upon them is
more than can be imagined, especially by
those who have never experienced such a
crime. The average persons would give
their all—their very lives for the return
of a child taken from them by a kidnaper.
There is no way of these parents knowing
the treatment that the child is receiving
while being held a captive by these mer
ciless criminals, and with such a picture
before them, day and night, and no news
from the child, only that which comes
from the alleged kidnapers, whatever it
takes to have the child returned, the par
ents would sacrifice to pay the ransom
even at the risk of subjecting themselves
to punishment by the courts.
The bill may pass, and if it does, we
hope that it will prove beneficial in the
way of reducing the number of kidnap-
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OCCUR TO ‘U
A Little of Everything—
Not Much of Anything.
By HUGH ROWE
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At the regular monthly meet
ing of the Athens lodge B. P.
Q. By Ghisf. E. F.. Laster,
chairman of the Elks-WTFI-
Firemens’ Empty Stocking
Fund, made a report on the
Christmas charity work.
The report is most complete and
shows in detail how every dollar
was spent and for what purpose.
In commenting on the suecess of
the Emrpty Stocking Fund, Chief
E. F. Lester said: “I herewith sub
mit my report of the Elks-WTFI-
Firemens’ Empty Stocking Fund
for 1936 and 1937.
“lI want to thank each and every
member of this lodge for their co-=
operation given me in this worthy
cause, also I want to thank Bro
ther Henry Rosenthal and Brother
Lynne Brannen for the work they
did making the poor people of
Athens happy with real food and
clothing, and everyone else who
gave and worked in this good
cause, for 1 am sure each one had
a real Kkick out of Chrsitmas for
the rart they had in making it
possible for these people to have
help who would not have had any
Christmas had it not been for the
Elks - WTFI - Firemen's Empty
Stocking Fund.”
The itemized statement of
all expenditures as rendered
by Chief Lester is of general
' jinterest, in that it shows how
every dollar recevied was
spent.
Groceries were suprlied to 1,095
families. Of this number 166 were
white people and 53 were colored,
Coal was given to 86 families,
and wood was given to 8 families.
Clothing was furnished to 163
persons, and shoes to 153. Bed
clothing was furnished to seven
families.
Toys were given to 343 white
children and to 1756 colored chil
dren.
Medicine was given wherd
needed. ,
All bills have been paid, and up
to date we have $l6O in the bank,
and we have one hundred dollars
in the hands of the Elks commit
tee of the Athens lodge.
We have 65 pairs of shoes to
be given out. We have a good
deal so clothing which we are go
ing to give away.
With the money, shoes and
clothing left, we will be able to
go through the rest of the winter.
The foregoing report of the
Empty Stocking Fund com
mittee is a splendid showing
and each and every member
of the committee deserves the
commendation of all those who
took part in the movement.
The Elks organizaiton is noted
for its deeds of charity, its" pur
pose and aims being to help those
who are unable to help them
selves. In every town and city in
the United States, where there is
an Elks lodge, not only once a
year, during the holidays, but
every day in the year, these noble
hearted men are doing good, scat
tering sunshine to those who are
burdened with serrow, and ren
dering service and aid to ' those
who are in need and dependent.
The Athens lodge has never failed
to do its part in all movements
for relief and otherwise benefit
ing the community and the condi
tions of the reople.
Night after night, weeks be
fore Christmae, Chairman
: h lapr ; hal, of the pro
_gram. mittee; worked
Ring witfsouf a countru
b Robert Bruce
SSI e A O 1 T e I
BEGIN HERE TODAY
Surrendering the throne of
Northumbra for the love of
Ardath Richmond, Canadian
born actress, King Paul | be
comes private citizen Paul Fer
rone, buys a charming villa
on the Bay $St. Francis and
believes he is a free man at
last. |
But quickly he finds he is
not free after all. For the
eyes of the world continue to
pry in on him; there is " no
stimulation in the vacuous
Countess Di Marco, Reggie
Van Twyne and the gay resort
crowd; life lacks 'a purpose.
So Paul takes the advice of
his old. tutor, Dr. Sonders,
tours Europe. Next he consid
ers buying a ranch in Canada.
After that he buys a sailing
ship. But restlessness ever
hangs over him. Eventually
Ardath begins to fear Paul is
ceasingly in preparing and
rendering appreciated enter
tainment.
He was ably assisted by Lynne
Brannen and Chief Lester. These
gentlemen set -aside all personal
engagements and pleasure and
gave their time and resources for
the cause of charity. How well
they succeeded is. shown by the
foregoing report. Such rpuhblic
spirited citizens deserve apprecia
tion from their beneficiaries, and
every citizen of Athens, both
white and colored should have a
warm spot in their hearts for
these noble and self-sacrificing
gentlemen:
At the annual dinner of the
Chamber of Commerce, it so
happened that we were seated
between our good friends,
Editor Tom Seawell, of the
Winder News, and Dr. Milton
P. Jarnagin.
That is, KEditor Seawell sat at
our left and Dr. Jarnagin at our
right. When we are in the pres
ence of Dr. Jarnagin, the first
thought that occurs to us is a
joke. If you have never had an
opportunity to listen in on Dr.
Jarnagin when he is relating one
of his jokes, well, you have just
missed Something worth while.
Of course, on account - of the
speech making going on during the
meeting, he was not privileged to
talk out loud, but his whisperings
could be heard all over the large
dining room, and so many people
heard his jokes, we will not pro
duce tham in this column—at this
time. Maybe later, and maybe
not.
However, it is a recreation
to visit 'with Dr. Jarnagin and
get him worked up to the point
of telling jokes. If there are
any new jokes to be had, he
l has them.
If no one tells him a new joke,
then he manufactures some, and
usually they rass muster with the
best of them. If we could remem-
Iber and relate jokes as entertain
ingly as Dr. Jarnagin does, well,
we would feel that we possessed
'a faculty that was a real asset.
He has promised to write out a
list of those jokes he considers
best and give them to us, but
even at that, it is all in the tel
ing whether they are funny or
not, and with us, we might tell
one of his jokes and it would not
get a smile, whereas, if he told it,
it would prove a side-splitter and
get a hand from evervone pres
ent. After all, reciting 'jokes is
an art as well as a talent, and
only those wkg re so endowed
*a'_i' to be funny
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bored with her. One day Paul
ridicules her social set.
As the weeks roll on, lazy,
purposeless weeks, Paul and
Ardath quarrel. Paul takes to
the refuge of his boat more
and more. Then one day he
thinks he has the solution—
they should have a child.
Eagerly Paul tells Ardath.
“Paul, are you insane?” she
cries. “Why—it might kill
me.”
As he turns away, badly
shaken, Paul feels for the
first time that surrendering
his throne was a terrible mis
take.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER IX.
An expensive orchestra from
Paris played the song hit of the
year, “I'd 'Give "Up i[y Throne
for you.” Japanese lanterns fes
tooned the wide grounds of the
Villa San Margarete. Now and
then a sleek motor car \would glide
in through the outer gates to de
posit some latecomers. And Paul
and Ardath stood side by side on
the terrace below the balcony,
greeting their guests.
It seeméd to Paul as if the en
tire population of the villas along
the shore of Bay St. Francis must
be there. All the friends and ac
guaintances of whom he had seen
so much during the rast year had
passed down the receiving line; in
addition there were people he had
never seen before, friends of his
friends, and acquaintances of his
acquaintances. Ardath and the
Countess Di Marco had made up
the list of guests; it looked, he
decided gloomily, as if they had
simply taken the postman’s sum
mer directory and copied off the
names verbatin.
The last guest had finally ar
rived and been greeted. Reggie
Van Twyne detached himself from
a group at the imrprovised bar and
sauntered over to the host and
hostess.
“What you need’s a master of
ceremonies,” he said. ‘“Want me
to act for you? I'll get the party
rollin’.”
He turned away and mounted
to the temporary platform where
the orchestra was holding for%
He whispered to the director, and
the drummer beat a long roll to
command attention. The guests
clustered about the dance floor
that had been iaid on the lawn
and- looked up, expectant.
“Friends, Romans and country
men, including the Scandinavian,”
said Reggie, swaying a trifle. “"We
are here tonight to celebrate a
’spicious occasion. This is a great
anniversary and we've got to treat
it ¥ight. '
“Exactly one year ago tonight
our host”"—he bowed and ges
tured freely toward Paul, who
‘stood near the ‘orchestra with Ar
dath’s arm linked in his—“our
host sterped down from’ his lofty
pinnacle and became one of the
boys. He threw away his stuffed
shirt and put vine leaves in his
hair. He quit being king off North
umbra in order to become what
nature meant him to be—the
prince of good fellows. Ladies,
gentlemen and camp followers, T
give you our host—his royal high
ness, Paul, king of the pleasure
coast—an’ our hostess, the lady
his wife, her royal highness, Ar
dsth, the queen of love an’
beauty.”
He raised both arms and a shrill
cheer, mingled with gay shouts
of laughter, went up from the
lawn. Reggie patted the orchestra
leader on the back and climbed
opened.” He looked up at Paul
solicitously, “My frien’, what yov
need is a drink. Come with me
an' get it.”
Paul followed him to the bar
and obediently took the glass
which was promptly placed in his
hand.
“Didn’t know abont the program
we got fixed up, did you?’ Reggie
asked him. “The Countess an’ 1
did it. Ardath told us to go ahead,
She gave us carte blanche. An'
mister, when you see it . . .” He
looked triumphantly at his host
and jabbed him solemnly in the
waistcoat with a forefinger.
“Young ladies have gone to jail an’
strong men have left home for less
than is going to be done here to
night.” :
This, Paul concluded two hours
later, was no exaggeration. Per
formers from all the hot srots
within a, 100-mile radius seemed
to have been pressed into service.
There were blues singers, torch
singers, and singers whose ditties
might have brought blushes to the
ears of cash customers at a stag
smoker. There were fan dancers
muscle dancers, and just plain
dancers whose talents, as far a:
Paul could see, consisted solely
in an extraordinary willingness to
perform without any clothes at
all.
A young man at Paul's elbow
looked appreciatively at the scene.
“So this is an orgy,” he said
slowly. ‘“l've always wondered
what they did- at orgies. Now
know.”
Paul turned away and walked
outside _the circle of light and
sound to a secluded spot among
the shrubbery that fringed the
farther end of the villa. The mo
notonous jungle beat of the or
chestra, the burbling wail of its
saxophones and its futed trum
rets, the laughter and the bursts
of applause and the shrill voices,
came to him faintly here; he could
look away from the lighted lawn,
with its color and its movement
and see the dark bay under its
canopy -of stars.
As he looked, it seemed as if he
looked across the shadowing of
years, as well as across the water.
and saw his own kingdom again
fair under the summer sky, witlk
its bustling cities, its neat an¢é
smiling countryside, its great my
riad of people weaving the un
ending pattern of their history.
And it seemed that he could see
the long procession of his prede
cessors, the kings who had reign
ed before him, passing in ghostly
review.
And all of them, it seemed, had
this in common—they had served
a greater thing than themselves,
sometimes without knowing it,
sometimes faltering and uncer
tainly, but always instinctively
and, in the end, faithfully. They
had found their freedom in serv
ice, and they stood out now, not
so much as individuals but as fig
ures in an unbroken procession,
as men who marched in time to
the ,beat of some drum that could
summon men to transcend them
selves,
He rubbed his forehead wearily.
He had broken that procession,
he had stepped out of it—for love,
for freedom, for the need to ful
fill some obscure responsibility to
his own soul.- Now he could see
that he had made an impossible
bargain — that freedom was a
queer, mocking thing which a
man gained by turning away from
it, that love could be insubstan
tial and shifting, with a'light that
fziled and a glamour that de
ceived. And he was conscious of a
tremendous homesickness for his
own land and his own people; a
great desire came to him to leave
this silly, drunken revel, board his
stout little sailboat, steer mnorth
around sullen Cape Roman, and
set a course for his home land—
returning, like some mariner-king
of old, from a tour of far coun
tries and strange places, to the
place that was his.
He took & step forward, impul
sively, as if to turn desire into
action. Then he paused; a man
and a woman, dimly outlined
against the lights on the lawn,
had strolled near him. They did
not see him. They sat down on a
bench a dozen paces away—Ardath
and Reggie Van Twyne.
Reggie, who had seemed quite
intoxicated two hours ago, must
‘have grown sober as the evening
progressed. His_ voice, when he
spoke, was clear, without the fuz
ziness that had marked his speech
a little earlier,
“Ardath, kid,” he was saying,
“how long are you going to carry
this on, anyhow?”
Paul waited, tense, for her
answer.
“I could pretend that ™ don’t un
derstand what you mean, Reggie
but I won't,” she said. Her voice
sounded flat and tired. “I won’t
even pretend that I'm shocked and
insulted. But I can’t sive you an
answer—not a good ™one. All I
can say is, 1 on’t know'.”
“Listen,” said Reggie. In the
dusk Paul could see him- turn to
face her, one arm looped over the
back of the seat so that his hand
rested lightly and familiarly on
her shoulder.- “Listen, Ardath. You
were cut out to be my sort of per
son, not his. You know that, don’t
you »”
There was a brief pause. Then
Ardath said, “I suppose I do. Yes,
I suppose I do. Reggie, that doesn't
speak very well for ae, does it?”
“I don’'t see why not,” said Reg
gie hotly. “I know — I've been
places and done things, I've had
my name in the Sunday supple
ments as a playboy, and all that.
But after all—what's he? Just ¢
runaway. Just somebody that took
a run-out powder when he found
himself in a spot.”
“That isn’t fair, Reggie.”
“It 'is, too. He ecouldn't stand
the gaff as king, so he quit. Now
he can't even stand the gaff here.
He's a stick. He thinks he can
have his fun without paying for
it, and now that he’s beginning
to find out he can’t, he can't take
it. He mopes. He doesn't like this
gang we travel with. He doesn’
even like you, really.”
She murmured some protest.
“He doesn't,” Resgie insisted.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 193
Bill to Prohibit Sale
Of Toy Pistols to B,
Offered in Legislatu,,
—
COLLEGE PARK, Ga._ ) -
Mrs. Katherine \\'eathérgbee
chairman of the humane <'du('a.'
tion committee of the Georgiy
Congress of Parents ang Teachep
announced here Saturday 5 biII
would be introduced in the state
legislature prohibiting sale o git
of toy pistols and guns to chy.
dren under 16 years old.
She said the purpose of this
bill would be “for the Protectioy
of children and the making of 4
better citizen.”
“A 5 or 6 year-old chilg learpg
to hold a pistol, and at 29 yearg
old you have & gunman,” she said,
She also declared that in Qeg,
gia last year there were severg|
deaths and about 14 accidents re.
sulting from children Dlaying
with toy weapons.
Violation of the bill as Proposeq
would be classed as a misdemg,.
nor. .
Mrs. Weathershee saiq the
board of managers of the congpeg
and also several child welfare
groups have en‘dorscd the hill,
Dr. Walker Matthews
Leaves for Three-Day
Convention in Dougly
Dr. Walker H. Matthews, oo
optometrist, left Saturday o
Douglas, Ga., where he will attenq
the annual state convention of the
Georgia Optometric association
on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
The gathering is held each year
to discuss current problems, ey.
change opinions, and study ney
findings. Officers for coming year
will also be elected at the Douglsg
session. ;
VARINA ANNE
JEFFERSON DAVIS
(Continued from Column 1)
people of Atlanta and the South,
As was fitting, her body '
buried at ‘Richmond.
There is something peculiarly
suggestive of restored peace and
good will between the sections in
the fact that this gentle child of
the south should have closed her
eyes in death under the skies of
Narraganset pier.
* In their thoughts upon the rude
srapping of this stem that in her
brief lifetime she saw the strife
of sections stilled and a great na
tion reunited in spirit as in name
Winnig Davis was a woman of
high purpose and marked ability.
She was much beloved. To such
a woman might be applied the
motto of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy — “Love Makes
Memory Eternal.”
LONG CONTRACT
HOLLYWOOD — (# — Para
mount studio officials said Thurs
day Leopold StokKowski, noted musi
cian, has signed a long-term con
tract and will come to the studio
as soon as he fiasshes a current
tour. He is director of the Phila
delphia. symphony.
Stokowski is to eompose as well
as direct at the studio. He recent
ly appeared in his first picture
“The Big Broadcast of 1937.”
IN MEMORIAM
e . iR« PO e A <53 57 i s . bl
T ——
In loving memory of my deaf
grandmother, Mrs. L. W.
Brown, who passed December
13, 1936.
Dear grandmother, Oh, how W
miss you, :
How we miss you no one can tell
But we know that you have gow
Where everything is well.
Grandmother, we grieved at youl
derarting,
Your smiles were always so sweek
Now we know you are not suffeM
ing,
And that you are asleep in peach
Dear grandmother, we know yof
are happy,
With loved ones who've gone of
before. .
Dear grandfather will join you it
. heaven,
Where you’ll never part no moré
Oh, grandmother, since you've less
us,
This life don’'t seem the same.
But we hope to join hands to
gether
Where there’s never a sorrow nos
pain. .
Dear grandmother, your work of
earth is done,
And your race hasg been run.
I am sure you always did yolf
best,
And now you have gone to rests |
Now if we are fortunate enoush
To reach our heavenly home,
We will all rejoice together
Around that beautiful throne.
_ALLENE MOSLEY.
i i
4Ardath remained silent. g
“You and I, now,” Regsie “:{,‘e
on. “We're two of & kind. i
may only be a pair of treys,
we're a pair’”
“And lfe's a king,” said Ardath
slowly.
There was a long silence. ~
“We're a shab:»%“s?b?y P?‘h't
said Ardath at last. “You're N
in a way. I am your kind, 10
his. His kind is too good sos 'm\fl
He's innocent, Reggie. He's “}‘efi
chili—trusting, and good, and 8
of lost-. . .
“Reggie, T can't let him dfl“f“»n‘o‘
I'm all he's got. He gave VP
much for me. As long’as he ¥al
me, I've got to be on hand. i
“You think so.” Reggie 100 o
out at the dark bay for 2 fnd
minute. Then he stood Uur ate
extended a hand g help ‘_h,elr
her feet. “Well,” he said, ‘TI 4
around. Sooner or later, 7 r
know, the bottom'll fall out of ¥
this. You know that as well & 4
do. When it does, little Kese”
he an ami."
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