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NEWS --s= OF INTEREST IN THE — SOCIAL REALM v thought for the week We have been a wasteful nation. We are told that enough food is wast ed in American homes and hotels to feed an army of 12,000,000 men. "Gather up the fragments,” said Je sus, “that nothing be lost.” This war will not be altogether without profit to us if it teach us the sinfulness of waste. Let the children help. When , the five thousand were to be fed, it was a boy, probably a poor slave boy, who provided the means by which the multitude was saved from hunger. Thus was the little offering of a child made great. Your boys and girls shall l ave no better thing to remem ber in the future than that when hu manity was in the travail of a war for freedom they were permitted to deny themselves for the common good. And shall any one ask, what has all this to do with our faith and duty as Christians? This war is a sacrificial struggle for freedom! With every blow that we strike we help to loosen the clutch of selfish autocrats upon the lives of millions. From it Liberty shall emerge, conse crated to new and holier uses be cause of the sacrifice it has cost.—Se lected. A PERFECT DAY Somewhere in France there are four blind British Tommies, who go about among their more fortunate comrades and sing songs to them. Announcement From CARMICHAEL-MALLET COMPANY As the time has come when ladies want to see and buy hats, dressse and all other pretty things in millinery and ready-to-wear as fa& as they arrive, we have decided to eliminate the two for mal opening days we have been having in these departments each season. By doing this we can give better SERVICE and better PRICES. Instead of holding in reserve the prettiest things for opening days we will put them on display as fast as they arrive. We now have on display a nice selection of the newest and nobbiest things out, in Tailored hats for early spring wear. Coat Suits, Street Dresses, Skirts and Shirtwaists. We will have the neweSt things as faSt w they are put on the market. LADIES, remember that every day this season will be an opening day on the second floor of THE BETSY CORNER. Every Express and par cel poSt is bringing us new things from the FASHION CENTER—selected by our buyer there. We invite your inspection. We appreciate your business. They call themselves the Shrapnel quartet, for they lost their sight when flying fragments of exploding shells found lodgement in their eyes. They refused to accept their discharge from the army, but returned to the firing hne to cheer companions in arms, for songs are a necessity in the life of the soldiers. The Shrapnel quartet made their own instruments, boring holes into gun barrels for fifes and fashioning their own rude fiddles. They play on these intruments and they sing songs to their own accom paniments. There is little demand for “Tipperary” and the multifarious war songs now on the market, for the soldiers prefer the more tuneful, homey melodies. The blind Tommies sing to them the songs of Carrie Ja cobs Bond. Every place the British Tommy goes the songs of Carrie Jacobs Bond are heard. “A Perfect Day” is more popular in .the army than all the war songs that have been written. The Tommies sing it behind the trenches or wading in the mud, or at lunch time, in the snow and in the cold, and they always sing it at the end of the day and after returning, wet and •tired, from raids on the German lines. One cartoon sent to Carrie Jacobs Bond by the Tommy who drew it, shows a kilted Highlander, the hairs standing out on his bare knees from the trench mud, the rain pouring the cold as he stands ankle deep in JACKSON PROGRKSS-AKGUS HELP UNCLE SAM Why pay $1.50 for an| Alarm Clock that has babbit or type metal staffs when you can get a better clock with steel staffs and pinions at Edwards’ Jewelry Store for Only $1.25 a difference of 25 cents, the price of a Thrift Stamp, not to mention the dif ference in quality? Have just received a case of these clocks to at $1.25. Do you need one? Joseph £. Edwards Jeweler and Optometrist JACKSON, GEORGIA down upon him, trying to fry an egg over a smoky fire on a ledge scooped out in the side of the trench to protect it from the rain, while a German shell is bursting overhead, and he is sing ing: “This is the end of 3, perfect day.” It is the same in the American ex peditionary forces in France. Carrie Jacobs Bond is an American woman, and she has written melodies that sing themselves over in the mind. General Pershing has written to Mrs. Bond telling her how much her songs mean to them all, adding that “A Perfect Day” is his favorite song.—Musical America. FIRST SERIES OF TEAS Miss Mary Newton was hostess at the first of the cycle teas for the benefit of the U. D. C. Red Cross fund on Wednesday afternoon, invit ing ten guests who in turn will enter tain. The afternoon was spent in knitting, tea and wafers being served. D. A. R. MEETING The members of the D. A. R. chapter are invited to meet next Tuesday afternoon a't three with Mrs. H. R. Slaton and Mrs. J. M. Currie at the- home of Mrs. Slaton. Mrs. J. W. Crum is visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. E. Mingledorf, in Valdosta. PUBLIC MEETING OF STUDY CLUB The second of a series of public meeting’s under the auspices of the Study Club will be held next Wed nesday afternoon at three o’clock at the office of Mr. Hugh Mallet. Mrs. C .A. Butner will give a talk on “Production.” Mrs. Butner is just back from Athens where she had the benefit of the best lectures on the most vital subjects of the day. The people in general should avail themselves of any* opportunity to learn what work is most important to do just now and how best to do it. The public invited and a good at tendance is urged. D. A. R. SILVER TEA An elaborate and beautiful affair of the mid-winter season was the Silver Tea at which the members of the William Mclntosh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolu tion, entertained on Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. T. Buttrill. The splendid new home, which is so well adapted for entertaining, was a lovely setting for the many beau tifully gowned women present. In the spacious living-room, vases of jonquils and hyacinths were used and in the dining room red carnations adorned the mantels and ' hinets. The Idle Hour Nurseries, of Macon, donated the flowers for the occasion. In the cozy and attractive sun parlor, Mrs. 0. A. Pound and Miss Bessie Waldrop poured tea. Little Misses Marion Carmichael and Elizabeth Currie dressed in charming colonial costumes received the contributions. In the receiving line were the offi cers of the chapter and assisting in entertaining were Mrs. E. H. Ste phens, Mrs. J. B. Settle, Mrs. R. P. Newton, Mrs. H. R. Slaton, Mrs. J. B. Carmichael, Mrs. L. L O’Kelley, Mrs. W. M. Settle, Miss Mary Newton, A beautiful musical program was given by Misses Lois Biles, Margaret McKibben, Kate Lyons and Mary Le na Martin, both the piano and violin solos being greatly enjoyed. A large number of ladies called dur-' ing the afternoon and the affair was a decided success. The proceeds, which amounted to nearly twenty five dollars, will go toward the sup port of a French orphan. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take (Jrove’B. The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives ont Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents. Friday, i, ioifi 'Nolen’s Groceries Jackson, Ga. Phones 24 and 60 Cherry Pie There’s nothing better, and Washington’s Birth day suggests it. Get ready for yours. CLUB HOUSE RED PITTED CHERRIES In Heavy Syrup One 2C Three {£l AA can eJt) for tjjKvv New Catch Fat Mackerel 2 FOR 25c Fresh Green Florida Cabbage the kind that wont make you sick, arriving dired from the grower by ex press daily. We have very specia* for week-endtrade fresh Green Lettuce, nice ripe Tomatoes, Celery, fresh and crisp Irish Cobbler Potatoes, Yel low Turnips, Yellow Yam Sweet Potatoes, Spanish Onions, Red Onions In fact anything you want we have it. Butter Nut Vic tory Bread. Stone’s Cakes 2 for 25c. Six kinds We have the freshest and mosE complete line of groceries ever in Jack son. We want your or ders, so phone or come in person and have your orders delivered now. Paul Nolen & Company Jackson, Georgia PHONES 24 § 60 WE DELIVER NOW