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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 19U
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SOW,I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP
Eugene Field’s love of childhood is
Tiowhere better sensed than in his
beautiful lines, “Now I lay me down to
sleep.” It was John Randolph who
said, "I have never been able to shake
off the influence of a little prayer my
mother taught me at her knee.” Who
lias?
The fire upon the hearth is low,
And there is stillness everywhere,
While winged spirits here and there,
The firelight shadows murmuring go,
And as the shadows round me creep,
A childish treble breaks the gloom,
And softly from the further room
“Comes, “Now I lay me down to sleep.”
And somehow, with that little prayer,
And that sweet treble in my ears,
My thoughts go back to distant years.
And linger with the loved ones there;
And as I hear my child’s “Amen,”
My mother’s faith comes back to me.
•Crouched at her side I seem to be,
And mother holds my hand again.
Oh, for an hour in that dear place!
Oh, for the peace of that dear time!
Oh, for that childish trust sublime!
Oh, for a glimpse of mother’s face!
Yet as the shadows round me creep,
T do not seem to be alone—
Sweet Maggie, of that treble tone,
And “Now I lay me down to sleep.”
—Eugene Field.
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NEW BRIDGE CLUB
ORGANIZED
Nine girls of the High school set
Kave organized a bridge club which
they call the N. D. Bridge club.
They will hold their meetings Sat
urday afternoons. No prizes are giv
en and simple refreshments will be
served.
At the meeting for organization,
which was held yesterday with Miss
Mary Davenport, Miss Catherine Dav
enport was elected president.
The first regular meeting will be
held Saturday with Miss Davenport.
The members of the club are Misses
Catherine Davenport, Annie Ivey, Mary
Parker, Flora Denham, Edith Jossey,
Kathleen Denham, Hazel Case, Maude
Sherlock and Martha Dedman.
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PARTY FOR MISS KEITH
Miss Annie Keith, who is the new
teacher at the Prospect Heights school,
was the honoree at a delightful party
given for her last Friday night by Mrs.
'William Riley.
Forty-two was played at three ta
bles which were placed in rooms beau
tifully decorated with fall flowers
and growing plants.
At the conclusion of the game, ices
.and cakes were served.
Invited to meet Miss Keith were Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Warren, Mr. and Mrs.
Hevs McMath, Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Smithwick, Mr. and Mrs. George
Riley, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Mathis, Mrs.
Loring Smith, Mrs. Will Heys and Mrs.
Quinton Sorrells.
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MRS. OLIN DIXON ENTERTAINS
FOR MISS KATE PAGE.
Miss Kate Page, whose marriage to
Mr. George Adams takes place on the
twenty-eighth of this month, was the
honor guest at a pretty party given for
her Wednesday morning by her sister,
Mrs. Olin Dixon.
The rooms open to the guests were
beautiful with cosmos, zinnias, salvia
and other fall flowers.
Bridge was played at two tables ahd
after the game a salad course with
coffee was served.
To the guest of honor was given a
beautiful little matinee and the top
iscore prize, two dainty hand-made
handkerchiefs went to Mrs. Edgar
Shipp.
Those present were Miss Kate Page,
Mrs. Edgar Shipp, Mrs. Emmett Mc-
Nulty, Miss Louise Wiliford. Mrs. J. D.
Hooks, Miss Georgia Bena Dodson,
Miss MAttie Lewis Dodson and Mrs.
SOCIAL ITEMS AND THINGS OF INTEREST
EDITED BY MISS MARY MATHIS. ’PHONE 13
Thrift And Beauty in the Home
Brief Hints of Novel Toilets Worn by Fashion’s Ad
vance Guard—Suggestions For Appetizing Dinners
and Teas—Short Cuts of Economy
John Hudson.
Invited in for refreshments were
Mrs. A. C. Crockett, Mrs. Chalmers Col
lins and Miss Lily Poole.
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MATRONS’ CLUB
Yesterday afternoon Mrs/ Charles
Council has hostess to the Matrons’
club and to a few other friends who
filled in for the regular club mem
bers.
Bridge was played at three tables in
rooms made beautiful with yellow
dahlias and yellow chrysanthemums.
No prizes were given, but each guest
received yellow chrysanthemums for
favors.
At the conclusion of the game a salad
course with coffee was served.
j The club will meet next week with
Mrs. Clarence Wihte.
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LITRARY CLUB
Thursday afternoon the Woman’s
Literary club met at the home of
Mrs. Laura Bagley.
The work for the afternoon was un
usually interesting, as was the paper,
“Some Oddities of Belief,” read by Mrs.
Olin Williams.
The program appears below:
Paper—“ Some Oddities of Belief.”
“Salem Witchcraft”—Alexander Wil
son.
Poem, “The Witch of York”—G. W.
Houghton.
“How Martha Carrier Was Tried”—
Cotton Mather.
Poem, “A Witch Song”—Willis Gay
lord Clark.
Anne Hutchinson and Mary Dyer—
American Literature.
“An Old Virginia Ghost Story”—Ma
rion Harland.
Poem, “The Phantom Train”—How
ard Wiswall Bible.
Current Topics.
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PARTY FOR BRIDE-TO-BE
A pretty compliment to Miss Kate
Page, a bride-elect, was Miss Louise
Williford’s bridge party yesterday af
ternoon.
The Williford home on Barlow street
was beautiful for the occasion with
fall roses and cosmos.
The hostess wore red crepe de chine
and the guest of honor was lovely in
light blue cloth with which she wore
a charming little black velvet hat
trimmed with pink ostrich fringe.
Teh guest prize was a pair of
hose and the top score prize, which
went to Miss Ruth Brown, was a dain
ty handkerchief.
At the close of the game a salad
course was served.
Those present were Misses Kate
Page, Ruth Brown, Mary Belle Hixon,
Ruth Hodges, Rebecca Hodges, Georgia
Bena Dodson, Maybelle Hawkins,
Blanche Hawkins, Mrs. Edgar Shipp,
Mrs. J. D. Hooks, Mrs. Olin Dixon and
Mrs. Eugene Hill.
THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY
Make the most of yourself, for that
is all there is of you.
—Emerson.
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The character of our thinking, de
termines the nature of our ideas.
—Selected.
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And the night shall be filled with
music,
And the cares that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents like Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
—Longfellow.
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Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returneth
Was not spoken of the soul.
—Longfellow.
The newest tennis skirts are made
from cotton goods. Bedford cords in
this weave, are holding their own and
so are the pique, plain or striped.
The ordinary tennis skirt is button
ed down on one side, as we all know,
but here is away of finishing even a
tennis skirt which makes it look smart.
It may have a piped buttonhole, so
tailored that it looks as pretty as a
street suit, and the buttons would be
extremely large, for they are the
only trimming. Some of them run
down the front of the skirt to the hem,
and a patch pocket is attached to the
rght hip. This, too, is finished with its
flap top.
Such a skirt would do nicely for any
outing purpose, but it has been de
signed specially for the tennis girl.
To make candy rose petals put a cup
ful of granulated sugar into a souce
pan and stir in slowly a third of a
cupful of cold water. Set this in the
stove, letting the mixture heat slowly,
gradually coming to a boil.
Do not let it boil hard. Try it fre
quently, and when the sirup crackles
or hardens in cold water, remove from
the fire. Stir gradually till it begins
to sugar, then place in a pan of hot
water, and using a pair of tiny pinch
ers dip the petals into the sugar and
let them dry on waxed paper. Before
they are dry dip them into a saucer of
powdered sugar, again put on a plat
ter or tray and place where they will
keep dry for a day.
The everyday dress of fine pliss lin
on gains steadily in approval, and
here again the long tunic is much in
evidence. There is the charming three
decker skirt, completed by a little
coatee of vivid-colored toile, or one of
the short velvet capes. While these
velvet capes have a peculiar catchet,
the linen coatees are perhaps the more
really attractive. Some are trimmed
with broad fancy galons of sharply
contrasting color, and deep draped
sashes or something extreme in cein
tures are invariable.
The fashionable Paris fan is of white
peacock feathers mounted on tortoise
shell.
Mammoth poppies and pansies share
favor with great posies of bleached
flowers and leaves, with, perhaps, here
and there just a suspicion of a black
leaf introduced for corsoge decoration.
The perfect motoring hat is made of
satin, corduroy, or it may be of white
felt. All of these are soft, shaping
themselves to the head in whatever
way the fancy of the wearer may dis
tate.
The best rasberry ice is the easiest
to make. It calls for one quart of the
berries. Extract the juice and add one
pint of granulated sugar, dissolved in
the juice. Add the juice of one good
sized lemon, and a half pint of water.
Freeze in the usual manner. The ad
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dition of a beaten egg white, or a
j tablesponful of granulated gelatine,
soaked in cold water, adds somewhat
to the smoothness and flavor of the
ioe.
Praise for German Humanity.
Berlin.—ln the Novoe Vremya, Pe
trfigrad, is printed a letter from a cap
tured Russian officer, praising the hu
manity practiced in the German hos
pitals and the untiring efforts of the
surgeons.
Paris and London.
(From Richard Le Gallienne’s Poems.)
Paris, half angel, half grisette,
I would that I were with thee yet;
But London waits me, like a wife,
London, the love of my whole life.
THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER
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LUXURIOUS EVENING COAT.
The cut of this luxurious evening
coat is borrowed from the comfortable
Chinese 'mandarin’s coat. It is built
of moleskin, the sleeve openings being
lined with tailless ermine Ermine
also trims the front, an 1 la rue buttons
of moleskin effect a fastening.
TELL HER SO
Amid the cares of married life,
In spite of toil and business strife,
If you value youf’&weet wife,
Tell her so!
Prove to her you don’t forget
The bond to which the seal is set;
She’s of life’s sweets the sweetest yet—
Tell her so!
When days are da£rk and deeply blue,
She has troubles, same as you;
Show her that your love is true!
Tell her so!
There was a time you thought it bliss
To get the favor of one kiss;
A dozen now won’t come amiss—
Tell her so!
Your love for her is no mistake—
You feel it, dreaming or awake—
Don’t conceal it! For her sake,
Tell her so!
Don’t act, if she has passed her prime
As though to please her were a crime,
If e’er you loved her, now’s the time—
i Tell her so!
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She’ll return for each caress,
A hundredfold of tenderness!
Hearts like hers were made to bless!
Tell her so!
You are hers and hers alone;
Well you know she’s all your own;
Don’t wait to “carve it on a stone”—
Tell her so!
Never let her heart grow cold—
Richer beauties will unfold;
She is worth her weight in gold!
Tell her so!
—The Coleman Light.
SAVANNAH GIRL WORKING
AS RED GROSS NURSE
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
ATLANTA, Ga„ Oct. 23.—Southern j
folk are more than ever Interested in
the work of the Red Cross Society in
Europe since the news reached Geor
gia that Miss Pleasant Stovall, of Sa
vannah, is studying to enter the Red
Cross service and nurso the wounded
in the field hospitals of the Allies.
Miss Stovall is a daughter of Hon.
Pleasant A. Stovall, American minis
ter to Switzerland, and has been with
him in Berne ever since he took up his
foreign duties. She is one of the most
popular society girls Savannah has
known, but even there she was greatly
Interested In charitable and hospital
work. It Is understood that she will
be ready for active duty within a fev
i weeks.
f THOSE WHO COME j
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AND GO Americus The Mecca For j j
o ——g Those Seeking Pleasure,
5 Health and Business. *
A large assortment of new goods for
the bride at IS. A. Daniels. advt
Hon. E. L. Rainey, of the state pris
on commission, was a well kown vis
itor in Americus yesterday, coming up
on official business.
Mattresses made to order; old ones
renovated and returned same day.
Pope Furniture Co. Phone 120. advt
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Miss Florence Stapleton and Dr.
John Lunsford drove down in his car
from Preston yesterday afternoon, the
guests of friends while here.
COUNTRY MEAL, Water ground
from Country Corn. SI’AHKS GRO
CERY COMPANY. advt-5-ts
John I. Miller was among the At
lantans called to Americus this morn
ing upon business.
Don’t buy your boys’ clothing until
you see our line. W. J. Josey. advt
Mrs. S. L. Sills, Miss Corinne Sills
and Fred Sills went to Albany this
morning' their car spending the day
with friends there.
You will save money by looking over
our boys’ clothing before you buy. W.
•I. Josey. advt
Miss Frances Chappell, of Richland,
is an attractive visitor here, the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Boyce Woodard, at
her home on Lee street.
Lot of carried-over Ladies and Miss
es Tailor-Made Suits; were originally
$12.50 to $25.00, will be closed out for
$1.98, $2.98, $3.98, $4.98. Ansley’s.
advt-8-ts
J. K. Giles, of Athens, Is among the
visitors here today, coming to Ameri
cus upon business.
Remember the boys who buy their
suits of us get a beautiful 2-blade nick
le-plated pocket knife free. Ansley’s.
advt
Dr. L. F. Grubbs nad Mrs. Grubbs
re expected to retumu today to Ameri
cus from Petersburg, Va., where Dr.
Grubbs attended the recent convention
of the Seaboard railway surgeons and
occulists.
That old feather bed and pillow ren
ovated and re-ticked at reasonable
prices. Pope Furniture Co., Phone 120.
advt .
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The many friends of Mrs. C. V.
Huntington deeply regret her continu
ed serious illness at the residence of
(her daughter, Mrs. Crawford Wheatley,
and will join In the wish fer her early
recovery. <
For your protection Insure your Cot
ton and Cotton Gins (Old Style and
System) with J. A. Davenport, Agt.
Phone 66. advt-10-ts
W. J. Kennerly, of Greenwood, S. C.,
1 a business visitor in Americus,
where he arrived this morning.
Machinery of all kinds repaired at
reasonable rates. Satisfaction guar
anteed. R. S. Freeman. Phone 402.
advt
Jeff Taylor came down from Buena
Vista this morning to get the election
result and join in the general felicita
tion which will be let loose here to
night.
Fresh Every Saturday —Chocolate
covered almonds and maraschino cher
ries. 39c a pound; 80c value. Limited
supply. Howell’s Pharmacy. advt
Mrs. W. W. Lanier returned today to
her home in Petersburg, Va., after a
visit here to her sister, Mrs. Hallie E.
Hurley.
G. T. Demott and J. F. Monk came
up this morning from Moultrie .spend
ing the day in Americus.
Mrs. T. M. Griffin has returned 9 to
Fitzgerald, after a very pleasant visit
i here at the horn? of her sister, Mrs. W.
J. Josey.
Monogram Belts at Bell’s, the Jew
eler. advt
Friends of Miss Mary Lee i egret her
illness, at her residence on Horne
street.
Mrs. Charles Bostick and young son,
Charles, Jr., has gone to Tampa to join
Mr. Bostwick at their new home in the
Florida city.
39c Saturday Regular 80c Value
Chocolate Almonds, fresh stock.
Howell’s Pharmacy. advt
R. E. D. Morefield was among the
several Maconians spending today in
Americus.
Mrs. Irving Poole has gone to Car
negie, Ga„ as the guest of Mrs. Allene
Bugg at her (home there.
H. W. McClure came up this morning
from Albany, spending the day In Am
ericus on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hall and Master
Eshton Hall, of Bronwood, are visiting
in the city today.
Mrs. Duncan Forrester, of Leesburg,
is the guest of friends while a visitor
today in Americus, formerly her home.
MASSMEETING OF
SUMTER CITIZENS
ON SATURDAY
DISCUSS MEANS OF RELIEF; MEET
ING AT 10 O’CLOCK AT THE
COURTHOUSE.
A mass meeting of the farmers of
Sumter and business men of Americus
will be held at the courthouse tomor
row morning at 10 o’clock for the pur
pose of discussing plans for cotton
crop reduction next year. Similar
meetings will be held in every county
In Georgia, called at the suggestion of
Gov. Slaton. The call will urge not
only farmers, but all citizens of the
county to attend. It is believed the
residents generally of Sumter county
can aid materially in a solution of their
present problems by encouraging a
buy-at-home movement, along with the
campaign for a greater acreagge In
foodstuffs.
Maxwell House j
Coffee j
“Something Better Than Simply Good.”
The pride of the Housewife and tHe § j
delight of the epicure. Guaranteed f I
to settle the Coffee Question in
your home. n
Sealed tins at Grocers. B1
CHEEK-NEAL COFFEE CO„
NASHVILLE HOUSTON JACKSONVILLE
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CONDITION OF LITTLE LAD
POSSIBLY A SHA9E BETTES
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While the condition of little Benia
min Stapleton, the young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lwson Stapleton, is most
serious—ln fact, critical, he had ral
lied slightly at 2 o'clock this afternoon,
thus leanding a brighter ray of hope t»
those watching so anxiously at hi®.
bedißde. Hundreds of friends of the
distressed parents and brothers of this
dear little boy hope prayerfully for hia
recoveiy.
AMERICUS MAN TO TESTIFY
IN ALLEGES TRAIN ROBBEIY
Conductor Hollis E. Hurley, of the
Seaboard railway, has been summoned
to Tuscaloosa, Ala., as a very import
ant witness for the Government in the
trial of a bunch of alleged train rob
bers, who were captured some time
since at the instigation of Capt Har
ley who detected their presence chi his
train one morning after leaving Ameri- .
cus. The men had in their possession
complete outfits of burglars tools of
the finest kind. They are on trial for
having held up a mail train near Bir
j mingham early in the current year, and
for whose arrest a large reward is of
fered by the Government
Report of Death Diaz
■Unfounded Rumor
BARIRRITZ, France, Oct. 23.—The
report believed here to have originat
ed in London, that Porfiorio Diaz, for
mer dictator of Mexico, was dead; is
without foundation. Senor Diaz, is in
reality in his usual health, suffering
only with a slight gastric trouble of
no seriousness whatever.
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Action is Deferred
On Seaboard Dividend
(By Associated Press.)
BALTIMORE, Md„ Oct. 23.—The di
rectors of the Seaboard Air Line rail
day at their meeting here last night de
cided to defer action on the quarterly
dividend on the preferred stock of the
| company. S. Davies Warfield, chair
( man of the board, stated this morning
that this action was determined upoa
I “in view of the business conditions
i caused by the European war. thus con
serving the cash resources of the com-
I
■ pany.
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