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•-'* Christmas Eve Good Night ,:e
Following the Star
Bv EREDCRIC E. WEATHERLY
IT was the eve o: Cliristaas; the
'.i.ovv lay ('.cep and while.
I cat betide ny win.a - ./ a..d looked
into the nielli.
I heard the church tails I
saw the bright ‘.tars shine.
And childhood came again to me
with ail its dream.; divine.
Then as I listened to tnc beils and
watched the skies aiar.
Out of the cast majestic there rose
one radiant star.
And every other star grew pale be
fore that heavenly glow.
It seemed to bid me follow, and I
could not choose but go.
From street to street it led by
many a mansion fair.
It shone through dingy casements on
many a garret bare,
From highway on to highway,
through alleys dark and cold,
And where it ehone the darkners
was flooded all with gold.
Sad hearts forgot their sorrow, rough
hearts grew 7 soft and mild,
And weary little children turned in
their sleep and smiled,
While many a homeless wanderer
uplifted patient eyes,
Seeming to see a home at lasi be
yond those starry skies.
And then methought earth faded. I
rose as borne on wings
Beyond the waste of ruined lives,
the press of human things.
Above the toil and shadow, above
the want and woe,
My old self and its darkness seemed
left on earth below,
And onward, upward, shone the star
urtil it seemed to nr<;.
It flashed upon the golden : e> am
o’er the crystal 'c-
And then the gates rolled J
J stood where angel; trad.
It was the Star of Bet' lehe.ni li:u
led me up to God.
ANNO DOMINI _
The birth of Jesus is the sunrise
of the Bible. Toward this point the
aspirations of the prophets and the
poems of the psalmists were directed
as the heads of flowers are turned
toward the dawn. From this point a
new day began to flow very silently
over the world-a-day of faith and
freedom, a day of hope and love.
When we remember the high mean
ing which has come into human life
and the clear light that has flooded
softly down from the manger-cradle
in Bethelehem of Judea, we do not
wonder that mankind has learned to
reckon history from the birthday of
Jesus, and to date all events by the
years before or after the Nativity of
Christ. —Henry Van Dyke.
ONE OF RILEY’S SWEETEST
POEMS
James Whitcomb Riley, who was
so happy in touching the hearts of
so many people, wrote the following:
“There! Little Girl, Don’t Cry,” a
poem which appeals to women the
world over, be she the little girl who
has either broken her doll or the
older girl with a broken heart.
There! little girl, don’t cry!
They have broken your doll, I
know;
And your tea-set blue,
And your play-house, too,
\re things of long ago;
But childish troubles will soon pass
by—
There! little girl, don’t cry.
There! little girl, don’t cry!
They have broken your slate, I
know!
And the glad wild ways
Of your schoolgirl days;
\re the things of long ago;
But life and love will soon come by-
There! little girl, don t cry.
There! little girl, don’t cry!
They have broken your heart, I
know!
And the rainbow gleams
Of your youthful dreams
Are the things of long ago;
But heaven holds all for which you
sigh—
There! little girl, don’t cry!
—James Whitcomb Riley.
BOX FOR SOLDIERS
The Christmas box for the Jack
son Rifles will be packed Friday
morning, December 15th, and will
be shipped immediately. It goes
without saying that the boys will
enjoy these generous gifts from the
homefolks.
MRS. SMITH’S RECITAL
An interesting event of Thursday
evening was the recital given by the
music pupils of Mrs. Eva Mae Smith,
at the school auditorium. The pupils
acquitted themselves charmingly and
the appreciative audience spent an
evening of genuine pleasure. Mrs.
Smith’s recitals are always enjoyabe
and looked forward to eagerly.
STUDIO RECITAL
The piano pupils of Miss Viola
Slaughter gave their semi-annual re
cital on Wednesday afternoon, this
date having been decided upon in
stead of the original one of Decem
ber 20th. Only the parents of the
pupils and several friends enjoyed
the program which included about a
dozen numbers, all of which were
faultlessly rendered.
AN APPEAL TO U. D. C. CHAP
TERS
The following request is from the
state editor of the U. D. C. organi
zations, and appeared in Sunday’s
Constitution:
Won’t some of the chapters or in
dividual members send a Christmas
box to the Soldiers’ home? Those
aged heroes love candy and cakes
just like little children and luxuries
! are not very much their portion—
' only that you provide. Share your
! sweets and Christmas cheer with
j these honored wards of Georgia and
the act of generosity will brighten
your own happy yuletide.
PHILLIPS-HOPKINS
The marriage of Miss Lucile Phil
lips and Dr. Linton B. Hopkins oc
curred Thursday morning of the
past week at the home of the bride
in Griffin. Immediately after the
ceremony Dr. and Mrs. Hopkins left
for Florida, visiting Jacksonville, St.
Augustine and other points. Upon
their return they will be at home in
East Atlanta, where Dr. Hopkins is
a prominent young dentist Friends
of the popular young couple are
| extending congratulations.
MISS INA McMICHAEL ENTER
TAINS
The sewing party with which Miss
Ina McMichael complimented her
guest, Miss Hazelle Wynne, of Coch
ran, on Tuesday afternoon was r.
lovely and most delightful event of
the week.
Bright Christmas decorations of
holly and poinsettas, with graceful
growing ferns made the living room
and drawing room where the guests
were entertained unusually attract
ive and inviting, transmitting the
happy Christmas spirit to the mem
bers of the jolly sewing party as
each one deftly plied the needle to
some dainty gift.. Delightful mints
which continued the pretty Chrit
mas colors were enjoyed during the
afternoon, the pleasures of which
were concluded with a delicious sal
ad course with tea. Miss McMichael’s
guests included Miss Wynne, Miss
Exie Ham, Miss Helen Barnes, Miss
Mildred Jolly, Miss Pauline Mallet,
Miss Helen Carmichael, Miss Doris
Nutt, Misses Vera and Jessie Jones,
Misses Mary and Rosa Newton, Miss
Lucie Goodman, Miss Annie Kate
Ham, Miss Piileen Scarbrough, Miss
I Mamie Kate Watson.
PERSONAL
Miss Mat Ogden spent Saturday
in Atlanta.
Mrs. Hugh Mallet spent the past
week in Atlanta.
Miss Mildred Jolly returned Wed
nesday to Atlanta.
Miss Mary Newton will spend
Monday in Atlanta.
Mi., 3 Margaret Kinard will spend
the week-end in Atlanta.
Mrs. Lindsey Cohen and small son
have returned to Atlanta.
Col. and Mrs. W. E. Watkins
spent Wednesday in Atlanta.
Miss Martha Sutton spent the
week-end with her sister, here.
Mrs. W. P. Martin and Parks, Jr.,
returned Sunday from a visit in Ma
con.
Mrs. Lizzie Butner motored to At
lanta Sunday with Mrs. Charlie
Tillnian.
Mrs. Will Ewing, of Florida, was
the guest of Mrs. J. L. Lockhart
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Merck will
occupy the Pastorium after the mid
dle of December.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff, of Mc-
Donough, were guests of Mrs. \ erna
Wright Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Saye, of Chi
| cago, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
j Lockhart last week.
Mrs. E. J. Williams has returned
from an extended visit to relatives
in Ty Ty and Cairo.
Mrs. George Mallet, Mrs. Emma
I Mallet and Miss Lucile Elder spent
i Thursday in Atlanta.
Mr. S. H. Mays’ friends will be
1 pleased to know that he is improved
i from his recent illness.
Miss Nettie Rae Pittman and Mrs.
I Maurice Wright were visitors to the
! Gate City the past week.
Mrs. C. A. Butner and Master
Harry Bob Butner are visiting
friends in Powder Springs.
Mrs. L. M. Crawford, Mrs. George
Etheridge and Miss Julia Pettigrew
spent Saturday in Atlanta.
Dr. A. J. Dinse will leave Satur
day for his home in Aberdeen,
Wash., to spend the holidays.
Mrs. H. J. Davis, of Quincy, Fla.,
arrivd in the city this week to be
with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Ether
idge.
Friends regret to know that Mrs.
Sarah Etheridge is critically ill at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. 1.
M. Furlow.
An enjoyable meeting of the pub
lic school faculty was held on Tues
day afternoon with Prof, and Mrs.
W. P. Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kimbell and
Mrs. J. M. Bailey ar.d Miss Lillian
Bailey spent Wednesday and Tnurs
day in the Gate City.
Mrs. Fannie Beauchamp’s many
friends are interested to know that
she is recovering from her recent
illness at Hotel Buchanan.
Mrs. Lamar Etheridge and Mis:;
Dorris Nutt will go to Atlanta I* ri
day evening to hear John McCor
mack sing at the Auditorium.
Miss Hazelle Wynn who has been
(he attractive guest of Miss Ina Mc-
Michael for a week returned Wed
nesday to her home in Cochran.
Miss Aitcherson will leave the
24th for her home in Baltimore af
ter a most successful millinery sea
son at the Etheridge, Smith Cos.
Mrs. C. M. Kimbell leaves tomor
row for Cartersville to visit Miss
Sara Wylie and to attend the WyJie-
Bloomfield wedding on the 19th.
Mrs. J. E. Lane is expected from
Charlottsville, Va., to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. C. W. Buchanan, arriving
the 23rd for a stay of several weeks.
Miss Tenella Tingle spent the
week-end with Miss Winnie Maddox
at Mt. Vernon, assisting her in the
preparation of her Christmas pro
gramme.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Head were
down from Atlanta Saturday and
Sunday the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George Head and Mr. Jim Head, at
High Falls.
Miss Janie Hearn who has been
teaching in Forsyth will spend the
week-end with Miss Pauline Mallet
en route to her home in Eatonton
for the holidays.
Miss Fannie Gibson, Mrs. S. H.
Mays, Mrs. Mary Thompson and Miss
Bessie Compton went up the past
week to see “The Birth of a Nation"
at the Atlanta theater.
The Christmas Shoppers
See the Christmas shoppers shopping.
See them round the counters hop
ping,
Hardly stopping,
Gayly popping
Here and there and everywhere,
Picking bargains up and dropping.
Woolly lambs with ears a-flopping,
Dolls exceeding large and whopping,
Toys that last and games that
tear.
See them rush, their foreheads mop
ping,
As they hurry on their shopping,
Buying books for Tom and Willie,
Buying things exceeding silly,
Things that no one has a use for,
Things that father must “produce”
for;
With their endless lists clutched
tightly,
So that they may purchase rightly.
See them! Watch them, hipping,
hopping,
Flipping, flopping,
Never stopping,
Till they’re dropping,
Worn with shopping,
Aiul go home ward, worn and weary,
\\ itii a sorry sigh, “Oil, dear,
I forgot to buy a present
For my cousin's aunt—that’s pleas
ant!
And I fear I made mistake
In those gloves for Uncle Jake.
P'raps a larger size he'll take!
I’ll be happy when it’s through,
For I'm tired out. Aren't you ?”
Oh, the shoppers, Christmas shop
pers!
How they come financial croppers,
Spending money that they need!
Do they like it? Yes, indeed!
For it comes but once a year,
And they revel while it’s here.
—Paul West in New York World.
Mrs. Mac Potts, of Winder, is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. T. M. Fur
low, having been called on account
of the serious illness of her grand
mother, Mrs. Sara Etheridge.
Mrs. Charlie Tillman, Misses
Catherine, Elizabeth and Margaret
Tillman and Miss Minnie Fletcher,
of Atlanta, were guests Saturday
and Sunday of Miss Annie Lou Mc-
Cord.
Miss Thelma Wood who is attend
ing school at the Castle, Tarry
town-on-the-Hudson,will not return
home for the holidays but will be
delightfully entertained by friends
in New York.
First Baptist Church
Program for Sunday, Dec. 17
The Pastor will preach at 11 a. rn.
and 7 p. m.
We give you a cordial welcome to
our church. We invite you to hear
the Gospel preached. Sermons made
for the people of Jackson, with Jack
son people in mind when they were
being prepared. Hear the sermon
Sunday morning on “The Power of
Example.” Il will help you to get
ready for Christmas.
The evening sermon on “Becoming
the Sons of God” will point you to
the Star of Bethlehem.
Bible School.
.'} p. m. the Young People’s Meet
ing.
Sweet Pea Seed at
W oods-Carmichael.
MR. J. H. CARMICHAEL
WITHDRAWS HIS CANDIDACY
Since Judge J. 11. Ham announc
ed as a candidate for chairman of
the Board of School Trustees of the
city of Jackson, Mr. J. H. Carmich
ael, who served in that capacity for
the past year, issued a statement
saying he had withdrawn his name.
Mr. Carmichael stated that he
would support Judge Ham for the
position of chairman of the school
hoard.
LO S T
BLACK POCKETBOOK BEAR
ING NAME OF A. J. GRIFFITH,
CONTAINING $27; ONE S2O
BILL, ONE $5 BILL AND TWO
$1 BILLS. REWARD FOR RETURN
TO PROGRESS-ARGUS OFFICE.
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