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MRIRRREONHISE & 5 ioo s o it i el land 529
" THE GOSPE. MORN.
Awal'{e! awake!, oh, gospel morn,
Christ, the King from Heaven is born,
The herald angels now proclaim!
Let adl the world revare s nwne !
Awake! awake!, oh, gospel morn,
Christ, the King from Heaven is born,
Let all the wise their incense bring,
And crown the new born babe as king.
Awake! awake!, oh, gospel morn,
Christ, the King from Heaven is born,
The shepherds, too, may find a place,
And rest in His redeeming grace.
Awake! awake!, oh, gospel morn,
Christ, the King from Heaven is born,
The herald angels now proclaim,
Let all the world revere his name.
—A. M. S.
J. T. Duncan is spending the holi
days at Dublin.
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Asbury Forehand of Lilly was a vis
itor in Cordele Wednesday.
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Miss Mamie Vinson of Grovania is
visiting Miss Mildred Bivins.
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Miss Allie Myrt Brown of Viei:na,
is visiting Miss Anna Calhouny
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-Col. Payton and wife of Ashburn
were shopping in the city Friday.
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Miss Brown of Dawson arrived yes
terday to visit Miss Leona Summn>r.
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««Dr. J. C. Patten is spending the
helidays in Abbeville with parents.
Miss Mabel Barber left during the
past week to visit friends in Atlanto.
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Mrs. Hudson of Unadilla spent the
week end with her daughter, Mrs. D.
W. Sims.
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Rufus Evans is at home for the hol
idays frcm the Alabama Polytechnical
Institute.
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Miss Mildred Eakes left Friday to
spend the holidays with home folks
at Decatur. ;
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Mis ~Jureile Little who is teaching
at Cairo arrived Thursday to spend
the helidays.
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Mrs. Respress of Atlanta is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. W. M. Jones, on
Thirteenth avenue.
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Miss Mabel Calhoun returned on
Thursday from a visit of several days
to relatives in Vienna.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bonner Brown and lit
tle daughter of Macon are visiting
Mrs. L. H. Webb and family.
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After a visit to relatives in Cordele.
Roy Harris returned Saturday to his
home at Coffee Springs, Ala.
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Mrs. F. E. Jobson returned Friday
afternoon from Macon where she has
been visiting Mrs. J. L. Wilson.
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D. C. Browder and Fayette McKin
ney are at home from G. M. A. to
spend the holidays with their parents.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jake Shepvard will
leave today to visit Mrs. Sheppard’s
grandmother, Mrs. Jackson at Colum
bus.
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Mr. and Mrs.” Ed Macon arrived
Wednesday to spend Christmas with
Mrs. Macon’'s parents, Mr. and J. G.
Ingram.
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Mrs. H. B. Nieholson left several
days ago to visit her parents at De
catur She returned Friday and ac
companied Prof. Nicholson to Rich
land where they will spend the hol
idays with his parents.
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Dr. and Mrs. Olin McKenzie arrived
Friday afternoon from New Orleans
where he is a student in the senior
class of Tulane University, to spend
the holidays with his parents, Dr. and
Mrs. J. S. MceKnzie.
WITH ALL GOOD WISHES FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
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Continucus show from 2 to 10:30 Tomorrow, Monday.
TOMORROW—MONDAY
The cver fresh and pleasing Blanche Sweet, in
“THE STORM”
Miss Sweet in a role singularly suited to her talent and
experience. The play borrows no little strength from the
participation of the accomplished screen favorites, Theo
dore Roberts and Thomas Meighan.
Also a Cartocn Comedy. Open 2 P. M.
TUESDAY i
Metro Wonderplay of exquisite novelty,
“PHE .GATES OF EDEN.”
An absorbing drama of the Shaker-sect with fascinating
Viola Danna.
Also a good comedy. Open today, 3:3O'P. M.
WEDNESDAY
Vitagraph presents one of the wonder pictures,
“MORTMAIN.”
With Robert Edeson.
This is one that will hold your interest from title to
finish. Open 3:30 P. M.
COMING:—“The Life of Our Savior,” Jan. 1, 1917; Pathe's
7-reel colored photoplay.. -
—%Girl From Frisco,” Saturday, Jan. 6.
Always 5 and 10c. :—: ~ Telephone 265-J
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: CAN YOU BEAT IT?
There's a county down in Georgia,
Named for the Honorable Speaker
Crisp,
With fertile fields and pretty towns,
Where business is always brisk.
They say it is the garden spot,
In the leading southern state;
‘l'aat reu simply cannoe Leawv it
This side of the Pearly Gate.
—Johonthan E. Davis.
Miss Elaine Cofield is visiting rela
tive§ in Atlanta.
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Johin Strozier is at home from Au
burn to spend the holidays.
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Frank Atkins ax:d Miss Mattie At
kins of Vienna were shopping in Cor
dele Friday.
Miss Patten of Abbeville visited'
het brother, Dr. J. C. Patten during |
the past week. ‘
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Miss Vera McDonald of Brookfield
is spending the holidays with her
aunt, Mrs. J. H. Churchwell.
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Hiram Williams arrived home from
Tulane University Friday night to
spend the holidays with his parents
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Dr. B. Daniel left Friday to spend
the holidays with relatives in Girard,
Ga. He will be there for a week or
ten days.
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Rev. J. M. Walker went to Waycross
last week to attend an ordination ser
vice. He was there Wednesday and
Thursday.
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Mrs. W. F. Tomlinson of Pelham,
arived last werek to be the guest dur
ing the holidays of her daughter, Mrs.
G. B. Bray:
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~ 'Miss Ray Jones who has been spend
ing several weeks with her sister, Mrs
Hugh Lasseter, will return to Atlan
ta tomorrow.
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Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dorman left
vesterday morning for Charleston, S.
C., to spend: Christmas with Mrs. Dor
man's parents.
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The friends of W. B. Shipp regret
to learn that he has been confined to
his home on account of illness for the
past ten days.
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_Miss .Clara ,Nunp visited friehds in
the city Friday en route from Ameri
cus where she teaches school to her
home in Perry.
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A little visitor, a boy, arrived at
the home of Mr and Mrs. Sam Lovett
Monday night, just in time to get in
on Old Santa’s roster.
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Miss Ella Collier left Friday to
spend the Christmas with Miss s
telle Holt who is visiting Mrs. Walker
Dennard in Pineview.
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Miss Ruth Calhoun is at home from
Crawfordsville where she is teaching
school to spend the holidays with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Calhoun.
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Prof Lester Rumble who taught ii
the Academy of Emory college this
term, was the guest of friends in Cor
dele Friday en route to his home ir
Forsyth.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Jennings of
Plains, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Johnsonr
of Vienna, Miss Bessie Calhoun of Vi
enna attended the Brown-Wray wed
ding in the city yesterday afternoon.
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The numerous friends of Mr. Hiran
Wheeler who has been seriously sicl
for ithe past two wecks, are pleasec
t¢ know that his condition is graduall;
improving. Mr. Wheeler sustained aj
attack of pneumonia which threatene:
to go into severe complications. Dr
Stewart Roberts was called from Ai
lanta, and he states Qlat his improve
ment will be slow, requiring severa
months for his final recovery.
THE GREEK-AMERICAN
RESTAURANT 4
. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER
» composed of the choicest meats in
cluding Turkey, Chicken and various
Roasts and Vegetables will be serv
ed. : ‘
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Winfree, Wood
son Winfree, Misses Francis Winiree
and Sara Hyde will leave by antemo
bile Tuesday to visit Mrs. Wintree’s
sister, Mrs. E. H. Vrieze, at Jackson
ville.
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Misses Ruth Edwards, Bula Bivins,
Fredreeca Boatright, Ruth Wilkes, Lil
lian Cannon, Pauline CGary, Ruth Rob
erts, Charlie Ertzberger, Ruth Mat
thews arrived Thursday from G. N. L
C. to spend the holidays.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. 1. Brown and chii
dren of Hawkinsville passed through
the city Friday en route to Live Oak
W.a., where they will spend the M.
days with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bivins,
parents of Mrs. Brown. They are
making the trip by auto.
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J. E. Zachery went to Macon Wed
nesday afternoon to take his little son,
William Edmund. to a specialist for
treatment for a wounded eye. The
little fellow suffered a painful scratch
to one of his eyes, and it is feared that
he will lose his sight from it. Dr.
Walter FElliott accompanied them.
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~ Among the teachers in the local
‘public school who have gone to spend
the holidays are Miss Ethel Pierce, Co
lumbus; Miss Annie White, Coving
ton; Miss Nell Almand, Elberton; Miss
Evelyn McElhannon, Jefferson; Miss
es Kathleen and Nancy Duggan, Dub
lin; Miss Lydia Sue Bower, Coving
ton; Miss Alma Shelhorse, Pelham;
Miss Lucy Seals, Donaldsonville.
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CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express to our friends
our sincere appreciation of the kind
ness shown us and the sympathy ex
pressed for us in our present bereave
ment. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Solomon.
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TO INSTALL OFFICERS.
Tallulah Atkins chapter No. 34, Or
der Eastern Star, will install officers
for next year on Friday night, Dec.
29, at 7:30 at the Masonic hall. Mrs.
Mattie Colquitt, Worthy Grand Ma
tron of Georgia, will conduct the cere
mony. g
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PRETTY DECORATI!ONS.
Such efforts as the Crystal Cafe has
put forth in plans to make ihe Christ
mas a season of merriment and com
fort to their guests is an evidence of
1 progressive spirit and is worthy of
favorable comment. The cafe is a
scene of beauty with true Christmas
decorations, holly, smilax and mistie
toe from the woods, Christmas bells
and crepe arranged in artistic style,
and vari-colored incandescent lights
add much to the beauty of the entire
setting.
It would not be fair to pass unmen
tioned the excellent decorations at
the Suwanee hotel. Tllere the man
agement, always progressive and
ready to halp make cthers happy, have
provided Christmas decorations in
ibundance, and the splendid execution
of the house keeper, Mrs. Green, and
Mr. J. E. Zachary, the manager, is
deserving of praise.
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WRAY-EROWN. |
Miss Rena Roberta Brown was mar
ried at high noon yesterday to Mr.
John Hopkins Wray, of Athens, the
wedding ceremony being performed by
Rev. J. H. Coin, pastor of the First
Baptist church. The couple left on
the afternon train for Athens, where,
on account of business which the
groom has to attend, they, will remain
a few days. They will proceed to Mem
phis for a completion of the honey
moon and will return to Athens wlvero‘
they will make their home. ‘
Mrs. Wray, as Miss Brown, was one
of Cordele’s popular and lovable young
women. She has scores of friends
here and over the state who extend
their best wishes for her happiness.
Mr. Wray has seven years been super
intendent for the Southern Cotton Oil
Company and is now located in Ath
ens. He was two years with the Em
pire Cotton Ooil Company here and
has many friends in both places. He
is a young busines man of prominence.
The wedding ceremony was per
formed at the late home of the bride’s
parents here, the lower floor being
decorated with palms, ferns and
chrysanthemums. It was a beautiful,
but quiet and impressive home wed
ding. Miss Bessie Calhoun of Vienna
played the wedding march and the
ready to help make others happy, have
bride wore a pretty going-away suit
of blue with hat and shoes to match.
Greetings of the Season
-—A HAPPY CHRISfMAS AND'A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
W. L. Williams, The Artistic Framer
107 Cotton Avenue, Macon, Ga.
R AR R R R GDR AR AR SRR R AR R
EXTENDS TC YOU AND YOURS A WISH FOR A HAFPPY
L CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
5 - 3aih " PHONE 108 :
McCoy Steam Laundry, Cordele, Ga.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, CORDELE, GEORGIA.
~ Happy
Christmas
for you
and
yours
Jake PSHheEEPard
Banai
Mrs. John Beasley is visiting relu- |
tives at Adel. |
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Jack Cato went to Hortense Thurs
day on an automobile trip. Y 1
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Miss Annie Stinson, of Talbotton, it ]
the guest of bher aunt, Mrs. 1.. A, Par-|
ker. : 1
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Miss Mary Parker is at home from!
attending. Fairmont Scminary ot \
Washinpton, D. C., to spend tha holi
days. 1
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EVERYEQDY WILL OBSERVE 1
CHRISTMAS BY CLOSING. |
Chrisimas will be observed by the
buriness houses and the public insti- |
tin:-+ of the city in thiec usual wav u:"
closing. The public library (:losed‘
Saturday afterncon at five o’clock in
order that nothing would detract from 1
the interest in singing the Christmas
carols. The library will be closed |
through Monday and will be open at |
the usual hours Tuesday. !
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CHRISTMAS TREE FOR
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS.
Twenty-two young ladies compris
ing the Sunday school class of tlie
Methodist church taught by J. A, Lit
tlejohn, were delightfully entertained
vesterday afternoon at the home of
Miss Martha Lifsey, a member of the |
clags.- A Christmas tree was the fea
ture of entertainment. KEach member
of the class was the recipient of an
appropriate gift from Mr. Littlejohn
atd gifts were exclhianged among the
members of the class. Delightfui re
freshments were served at the closc
of the afternoon.
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Mirs. Foster Tyson left Monday af
ternoon for Montgomery, Ala., to
spend the holidays with her mother,
Mrs. L. W. Brower. Mr. Tyson will
join her there today and spend sev
eral days. |
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MR. ANDC MRS. J. A. RYALS’
LINEN WEDDING.
One of the most delightful affairs
of the past week was the linen wed
ding at which Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Ryals entertained at their home on
Third street last evening at eight
o'clock. The occasion being a cele
pration of their twelfth wedding an
niversary. The home was beautifully
and artistically decorated. Mr. and
Nrs. Ryals, dressed in the suits in
which they were married twelve years
ago, received the guests at the door.
Punch was served by little Misses Lil
lian Holmes and Ruth Shingler. Many
interesting games were played and
music enjoyed throughout the even
ing. Delicious refreshments consist
ing of a salad course and coffee were
served. Including the out-of-town
guests there were about thirty invited.
Those invited in Cordele were Dr.
and Mrs. T. J. McArthur and daugh
ter; Dr. and Mrs, A, L.: McArthir,
I.\lrs. Pattercosn, Mrs. Thorpe, Mr. and
| Mrs. W. C. Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. G.
| Holmes, Mrs. Shingler, Mr. and Mrs.
!.I. W. Gibson, Dr. and Mrs. M. R:.
| Smith, Misses Lillian Skipper, Lola
| Williams and Lillie Thornton, Mrs.
| Thornton. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. Dolittle.
A Merry
Christmas
and a
Happy
New Year
We extend to our
friends and custo
mers everywhere.
May the New
Year ‘be a pros
perous one.
The
Johnston Shoe
Store
A Merry
Christmas
We thank you for
the business of
1916
and solicit that
of the
coming year
Hind Grocery Co.
PHONE 14
The annual consumption of potatoes
in New York exceeds 750,000,000
pounds:
PRICE .. .7 . ... ... .... 50 OENTS
EGG TURKEY SOUP L
---ROASTS---
STUFFED TURKEY A LA NEW YORK
BARBECUE PORK A LA GEORCGIAN
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---VEGETABLES---
CANDIED SWEET POTATOES
HiCAD LETTUCE FRENCH DRESSING
FANCY TABLE CELERY
EARLY JUNE PEAS IN BUTTER SAUCE
FRUIT SALAD A LA CRYSTAL CAFE -
STUFFED OLIVES
CHOCOLATE PIE A LA MARENGUE
COFFEE MILK TEA
Orchestra plays from 11 to 3 for dinner and from 5:30 to 9 for supper
ELEVENTH AVENUE s PHONE NUMBER 29
A Merry Christmas
eooee To A 11....
Wi THANK OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTO
MERS EVERYWHERE FOR THE GREAT
GAINS WE HAVE ENJOYED IN OUR BUS
INESS IN 1916. WE WISH EVERYBODY
A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPER- >
OUS NEW YEAR. \
Cordele Hardware Co.
sf", L. Bartholomew, Mgr, i
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Brighten the Home |
WITH THE JOYS AND PLEASURES OF HAPPY CHRISTMAS
AND MAY THE NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTO
MERS BE A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS ONE.
Hall Plumbing & Electric Company
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The Season’s Greetings:
We wish you a Happy Christmas and
we thank all our friends and custo
mers for the splendid trade we have
had during 1916. b
Red Cross Drug Store
TELEPHONE NUMBER 125
TRAT L L S< I Y e T T L T S W s TS R ST
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
WE WISH YOU MUCH HAPPINESS -
THE ECONOMY GROCERY
B. &. AMBROSE —_— -— -— —_— PRONE 52