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Purely Personal »Irs. Q. Holton has returned from xley. Vlrs. H. W. Baird has returned from lalia. iliss Carrie Stalvey has returned m Vienna. Vlrs. B. W. Gray has returned from mingham. Mrs. Geo. Crowder has returned •m Americus. Or. and Mrs. G. L. Touehton are in lanta this week. Mrs. J. L. Cochran is visiting her , rents at Pinebloom. Mrs. S. H. D. Barnes is visiting atives in Abbeville. Judge G. R. Briggs is recovering |»m a recent illness. Miss Effie Cleo Brewer is spending \S week at Fitzgerald. Mr. C. S. Vrackas, of Fitzgerald, fent Tuesday in the city. Mrs. C. C. Jordan is expected home s week from a visit to Macon Mrs. W. W. Terrell and Miss G. L. andler have returned from Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ashley are ex .ed home this week from Asheville. Miss May Wilson is a guest at the me of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rollo and chil m are guests of Mrs. T. B. Marshall Mrs. Fred Marsh is at home after risit to relatives in South Carolina. Mrs. W. T. Cottingham has return home from a trip to North Caro a. Miss Avy Peterson has returned im Willacoochee to attend school ■e. Mrs. R. J. Cornelius and daughter ve returned from a visit to Way «s. _tfter a pleasant visit to Perry, Ga. ss Sarah Woodard has reurned ne. Miss Ruby Haddock has returned ne from a visit to friends in Blaek *ar. Mrs. A. H. Owens has returned m a visit to relatives in Monte na. Ijss Venita Vickers is spending a • days with her grandparents at ixton. Ir. L. M. Breen and daughter, irgia, spent Sunday with relative-’, rhomasville. Irs. DeWitt Overman and Mrs. |§i O’Steen are patients at the hos- H' 1 this week. ■|(rs. E. S. Cotton and Mrs. F. F. Sston and children have returned n Statesboro. ft rs. C. H. Ross is expected home ■day from Knoxville, where she '4§it the summer. IWONEHO LOAN W e are in the field for loans on | arm lands from SIOOO. to SSOOO. | A here titles are good we can place She money in your hands in from one lo four weeks after the application is Submitted. •vERMS-5 years at 7% IJ. MONROE WILCOX & BRO. DOIISLtS GEORGIA Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Tally spent Sun day in Valdosta, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Fender. Mrs. I. B. Coffee and Miss Lois Coffee are spending some time in Cochran with friends. Mrs. W. D. Graham has as her guest this week, her mother, Mrs. G. W. Nelms, of Vidalia. Mrs. M. F. Head and children have returned from a visit of several weeks to relatives in Dahlonega. Mr. Bevadus Norman, of Fitzger ald, was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Melvin Tanner, this week. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Roberts have as their guest this week Miss Lillie ' Mae McLane, of Cordele. Mrs. W. A. H. Davis has returned from Thomaston, where she was call ed to her mother’s illness. Mrs. W. A. Little and son are ex pected to return to the city this week from a visit to relatives in Ohio. Mr. Lester Squires has returned to the city after an extended tour thru the east. He reports a delightful trip. Mrs. R. R. Woodard and children 'have returned home after a month’s visit to relatives in Middle Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Harper announce the arrival of a bouncing baby boy on Wednesday morning of this week. Miss Irene Gambling returned to her home in Waycross Wednesday af ter a delightful visit to Miss Lillian Price. Mrs. Morton Thigpen, accompanied by Misses Ethel and Carolyn Deen, have returned from a short stay in Atlanta. Mrs. M. A. Browning and daughter, Miss Emma, have returned home af ter a month’s visit to Glenwood and Lumber City. Mr. Joe Anthony, of Columbus, was the guest of Mr. Roderick Davis on Sunday. Both are students of the University of Georgia. Mrs. W. *B. Zachry is expected to return to the city today from Hen dersonville, N. C., where she spent a few weeks on vacation. Mrs. J. M. Foster will arrive today to take up her work with the first grade. She will have rooms at the residence of Mr. W. A. H. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. McEachren are expecting to leave in the near future for a visit to relatives in Buffffalo, N. Y., and other Northern cities. Mrs. A. F. Coffee, accompanied by Mrs. Holland, Mrs. Denmark and Mrs. J. L. Cochran, went over to Fitzger ald Tuesday in Mrs. Coffee’s car. f W. P. Ly and wife, of Collins, are visiting Mrs. A. J. Banks this week, who has been rjuite sick for several months,a nd is not improving very rapidly. Miss Daisy Huff has returned to her post at Mrs. W. W. Terrell’s mil linery store. Many are glad that she has decided to spend another season in Douglas. THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE. DOUGLAS, GA., SEPTEMBER 4, 1015. Mrs. M. H. Turrentine and children returned Thursday from Hamlet, N.C. Mr. W. B. Wallace has moved his family into a cottage on McDonald street, Mr. D. A. Dixon moving into the cottage which they have vacated on Sellers street. Prof. J. Gordon Floyd, J. Dana Jones, Judge W. C. Lankford, and Uncle Jim Freeman were among those who attended the singing convention at Nashville last Sunday. Miss Corinne Little and Miss Grace Gaffney have returned from a tour of the Western States, including the great Exposition. Miss Gaffney will not arrive in Douglas until Monday. We are glad to announce the very much improved condition of Mrs. Ben nett, mother of Mrs. Clara Bowman, who has been ill for several weeks. She is now able to be out again, to the delight of her many friends. WANTED—S OR 6 BOARDERS BY he month, at rate of $14.00 per month. Everything furnished, and good board promised. Please call or write Mrs. W. P. Cromer, 1008 Ward Street, Douglas, Ga. LOST—BUNCH OF KEYS ON PAT ent Key Hook. Finder return to R. R. Harper and receive reward. MUCH SOUGHT AFTER. There are very few pastors in great er demand than Rev. T. S. Hubert, of the Douglas Baptist church. This week he was called to Lyons to preach the funeral sermon of a former par ishion living there. Friday, he is dated for a Sunday school address at Alma. Sunday in addition to two ser mons at Douglas, he will preach at the opening of a new church in Jeff Davis county. This engagement is at 3:00 P. M., and he will return for the evening service at Douglas. Monday night he will deliver an address on Mission of the church at Bible Insti tute at Nashville. Douglas Baptists are proud of popularity of their pas tor as they have reason to be. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. T. S. HUBERT, Pastor. Preaching by the pastor at 11:00 Sunday, September sth. Subject, '“Deacons, their authority and respect ability.” Miss Nora Huss wiH play at this service. Mrs. W. R. Frier at the piano. At the evening service all songs will be put on the screen and illus trated. These picture services will interest you and do you good. We await you with a glad hand. “The Spirit and the Bride Say, Come.” Evening service at 7:30 P. M. Bible School meets at 4:00 P. M., W. C. Bryan superintendent. Weleome to all services. HARRELL-WADDEI.L. Miss Addie Harrell and Mr. W. H. Waddell were married at the home of the bride’s parents at Pearson Sunday afternoon at 4:15 P. M., August 29 1915. Immediately after the wedding was over Mr. and Mrs. Waddell left for I Oglethorpe, Macon and other points of central and north Georgia. Mr. Waddell is one of Pearson’s most prosperous merchants, being en gaged in the hardware and furniture business in Pearson. After a two weeks’ visit among the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wad dell will return to Pearson, where they will make their future home. HART FURNITURE STORE MOVED TO NEW QUARTERS In order to better display our stock of goods and to better accommodate our increased business, we have leas ed the Ashley-Quincey building, cor ner of Sycamore street and Peterson avenue, formerly occupied by Wallace Furniture Company. We invite you to come and see us in our new home. (Adv.) HART FURNITURE CO. We have a guaranteed remedy for Sore Head on chickens. A 50c bottle will cure a hundred birds. THE W. B. M. U. PROGRAM (Continued from Editorial Page) ing Link-—Miss Bessie Clements. 8. Gfts—Mrs. W. H. Baird. (a) Bible Plan of; ' Giving—Mrs. Lawson Kelley. (b) The Annual Apportionment— Mrs. N. J. Bailey. (e) Especial Seasons of Prayer— When* Why? How?—Mrs. Wind ham. 9. Duet—“ Give of Your Best to Your Master”—Mesdames Brice and Threlheld. 10. Service—Mrs.W .R. Frier. (a) Christ Our Example—Mrs. S. J. Stubbs. (b) The Ultimate Aim of Personal Service —Mrs. M. Tanner. Evening, 7:30 Illustrated Lectures on Hospital— Rev. J. M. Long. SOCIAL CALENDAR FOR THE WFEK Sunday School Picnic. Mrs. T. B. Moxley entertained her Sunday school class on Tuesday eve ning at the Park. Miss Maude Lee Bryan’s class were their guests. Susie Lee Mathews Is Hostess. On Wednesday afternoon Susie Lee Mathews entertained about thirty-five little folks at a lawn party. Ice cream was served for refreshments. Miss Rosalie Barnes Hostess. On Thursday afternoon Miss Rosa Lee Barnes entertained the K. K. K.’s very pleasantly. A flower contest was a feature of the afternoon’s entertainment, in which Miss Marie Ward won the prize, a box of stationary. Fruit salad with cake was served after a game of rook. 1 Miss Eunice Lott Hostess. Miss Eunice Lott entertained a few couples at a dance Thursday evening at the residenre of her father, Mr. J. S. Lott. A very pleasant evening was spent by those present, and refresh ments were served during the eve ning. Meeting of U. I). C.’s A most interesting meeting of the Daughters of the Confederary was held with Mrs. Turner Brewer last Thursday afternoon. In the absence of the historian the president, Mrs. J. M. Hall, had sharge of the program. A feature of unusual interest and historiral value was given by Mrs. Moyers, in her own personal exper ience. She and her husband were ar rested during the war, while on parole they were crossing the mountain. The chapter listened breathlessly as Mrs. Moyers told of their thrilling experience and subsequent release. Mrs. Brewer served her guests with cherry frappe and pound cake. She was assisted by her daughter, little Miss Ruth Brewer. Mrs. J. P. Brice is critically ill this week. Her children from other towns have been called to her bedside. Mrs. James Douglas left yesterday to spend some time with relatives in the North. Mr. Douglas will leave next week. LIVERY AND SALE STABLES / " We have bought the livery stables of Jim Stalvey and will conduct the business at the same old stand. We have moved our sale stables to this stand also. Your busines will be appreciated. G. M. STANTON l CO. MISSIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD As a Missionary Society here in Douglas, and as individuals, may we not profit by remembering the Sav ior’s words on prayer? Why not set before ourselves certain specific things along the home missionary line and continue to pray for these things un til they actually come to pass? Noth ing is hard with God. * * * “The man or woman who gives five minutes or fifteen or thirty minutes a day to pleading definitely with God in prayer for the various Missions through the world s surely doing as definite a bit of work as the mission ary himself who has gone forth to the foreign field. O that we might believe it!”—Bishop of Sierra Leone. * * * “Millions of unconverted heathen have passed into eternity, to most of whom the gospel was never preached at all. All were entitled to it; to all Christ commanded that is should be , preached. What shall we say to the Master when He asks us about them?” * * * After many months of earnest prayer and waiting we have been able to send a consecrated young woman from Indiana to Panama City to do missionary work, and open a school in Guachapali, the poorest and most densely populated section of Panama. * * * Plans are being made for unifying the labors of all denominational forc es engaged in work for immigrants at American ports of entry. The fed erated effort is being made by the immigrant work committees of the [ Home Missions Council, representing , thrteen denominations, and of the j Council of Women for Home Missions, j representing seventeen mission boards | and societies. It is said that the first year of the war has been the best year for mis sions that Japan has seen in more than a decade. Religious life among the Christians seems more genuine, school enrollment is larger, and even non-Christian schools are not averse to providing Christian instructon. * * * Gen. Bramwell Booth, of the Salva tion Army, is responsible for the statement that American missionar ies, trained in American ways, have the greatest popularity the world over. For this reason he has sent an ur gent call to this country for over two hundred men to go into service in Aus- WHEN A GREAT SCIENTIST SUCH AS SIR WILLIAM CROOKES SPEAKS, all the world is expectant. OJ all Sir William Crookes wonder ful discoveries none has brought him greater fame or more lam ing gratitude the world over than his new spectacle and eye glass lenses. These lens can be ground by us to your prescrip tion from a glass actually retards or absorbs the harmful rays from light, so that the eyes an at all times protected. Are you interested in keeping your eyesight? It can be done the scientific way with the right kind of lenses. W. R. WILSON, Optometric Specialist MONTHLY MEETING OF FARMERS UNION The monthly meeting of the Farm ers’ Union will be held in this city today (Saturday). Delegates from all locals in the county, with tlieir wives and daughters, are expected. Citizens will encourage the Union by attending the speaking at the court house. THE BROXTON INSTITUTE OPENED LAST MONDAI I I i The Broxton Institute opened its j doors on last Monday with a splendid ’enrollment, and bright prospects for more. The faculty this year is one of the strongest in the history of tbr institute. Prof. Oscar Campbell is retained ar principal, and the assistants air Misses Lula Conger and Eddie Greet.. Mrs. Campbell will be in charge fS the primary department. Miss Miiv nie Wooten will be in charge of fhr music department. tralia and Africa. These two hun dred are only the first of one thou sand that will be needed in ihe neat five years. Publicity Superintendent.^