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MRS HANSFORD HOSTESS TO
MATRONS’ 42 CLUB.
Mrs. Lee Hansford was the gra
cious hostess to the members of her
forty-two club, entertaining them de
lightfully Friday afternoon at her
home on Lee street.
A profusion of vari-colored sweet
peas, American Fillar roses and
larkspur, artistically arranged in
baskets and flower holders, formed
a charming decoration of the living
room and wide hall, where the ta
bles were arranged.
Following an interesting game of
forty-two, a tempting salad course'
■was served by the hostess, assisted
by Mrs. Stephen Pace, and Mr . Dan
O’Connell
The guest list included Mrs
Frank Turpin and guest, Mrs. B.
H. Swindell, of Baltimore; Mrs. El
ton Parker, Mrs. Lee Council, Mrs.
Sam Heys, Mrs. H. B .Mashburn,
Mrs. George Oliver, Mrs. ’lnwrence
Brown, Mrs. B. H. Kittle, Mrs. John
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine
Those who are in a "run down" condi
tion will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are in
good health. This fact proves that while
Catai rh is a local disease, it is greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE con
sists of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which assists
In improving the General Health.
Sold by druggists for over to Years.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Save Y° u 1
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dering-
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and deliver
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AMERICUS STEAM
LAUNDRY
PHONE 18
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I Don’t Put Off
Having those summer Shoes re
paired and Clothes Dry-Clean
ed. It’s also a bad idea to put
away your Winter Clothes with
out first having them Dry
Cleaned. Dirt allowed to re
main in clothes will decay.
Jennings Bros.
Phone “Seben-Fo-Nine”
FINE SHOE REPAIRING
DRY CLEANING
NEW TRAIN
to
NEW YORK
via
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
SYSTEM
SCHEDULE:
Av| Americus,,C of G 10;35’pm
Ar Atlanta, C of G.... 6:20 am
Lv Atlanta, Sou. Ry.... 8:00 am
Ar. Washington, S Ry 3:00 am
Ar'Baltimore, P R R . 4:30 am
Ar Philadelphia,,? R R 6:55 am
Ar New York, PR R 9:15 am
Through Sleeping Cars, At
lanta to New Y or k without
change.
Coaches; Dining Car Service.
Pullman Reservations made
Jf in advance. For further infor
mation call on nearest Ticket
Agent, or address
C. B. Rhodes
Division Passenger Agent,
Billie 154 Terminal Station
■HE* Macon, Ga.
Sheffield, Mis. Frank Sheffield, i
Mrs. J. T. Warren, Mrs. Taylor Lew- '
is, Mrs. Gordon Howell, Mrs. Will
Green Turpin, Mrs. Howell Elam,
Mrs. Emmett Anderson, Mrs. James
Lott, Mrs. Charles Council, Mip.
Virginia Legg, Mrs. Herschel Smith,
and her mother, Mrs. Hester, of
Florida; Mrs. H. H. Glover, Mrs.
John WWooten, Mrs. A. C. Crock
ett.
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MRS. HOLLOWAY HONORS
CHARMING VISITORS.
Mrs. Emmett Holloway was host
ess at a lovely party Friday after
noon at her home with Mrs. E. J.
Eldridge, honoring Mrs. liowelEvans
of Jacksonville, Fla., who is visiting ;
her mother, Mrs. C. P. Payne, and j
Mrs. Dillard Lasseter, of China, who
is the guest of Mrs. E. J. Eldridge.
Quantities of sweet peas, roses
and larkspur were artistically used i
in the house decorations.
Dainty hand-made handkerchiefs
■ were given for high score prize to |
Mrs. Henry Lumpkin. Mrs. Evans !
was presented with an attractive
Venetian glass vase, and Mrs. Lasse
ter was given lovely handkerchiefs.
At the conclusion of the game a
delightful sweet course was served
by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. E.
J. Eldridge.
The guest list included Mrs. How
ell Evans, Mrs. Dillard Lasseter, Mrs.
Eugene Bailey, Mrs. Furlow Gate
wood, Jr., Mrs. Ed Everett, Mrs.
St. John, Miss Louise Marshall, Mrs.
Emory Rylander, Mrs. Carr Glover,
Mrs. Walter Rylander, Miss Mary
Glover, Mrs. Rufus Lane, Mrs. The
ron Jennings, Mrs. Eugene Cato,
Mrs. Henry Lumpkin and Mrs. B.
F. Easterlin, Jr. Mrs. J. L. Huff
'uf iColunibus, kXe ’Mrs fc
Ed Everett, came in late for refresh
ments.
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DANCE AT GOLF CLUB
LAST EVENING.
The semi-monthly dance at Amer- ,
icus Golf club last evenig was a de
lightful affair, and was well attend
ed. Music was furnished by King
DR. S. F. STAPLETON
VETERINARIAN
Office in Chamber of Commerce
Phone 8
Residence Phone 171
Compton’s Bicycle Shop
We just received a shipment oi
i large and small bicycle baskets. Go
I carts retired while you wait.
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' ' The Fight Os His
Life
-VzV'FS 1
was what it cost Calvin Gray to break up his young
friend Buddy Briskow’s love entanglement with a worn
fui to whom marriage would have ruined his future.
“You don’t want me to wed Arline, do you, Mr.
Gray?’’ Buddy asked.
“1-rankly, my boy, I do not.”
The illustration shows what happened next.
Rough treatment, but it worked a cure!
Would 5 ou do as much for a friend?
But read the story —
Flowing ’ Gold
An oil romance of the southwest) by
REX BEACH
THIS SERIAL BEGINS MONDAY, MAY 21, IN
Ihe Times-Recorder
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BIG TENT MEETING TO BE HELD
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Beginning Sunday, May 20, at eleven o’clock A. M., a protracted
meeting will be held at the corner a f Church and Jackson Streets.
Mr. A. B. Lipscomb, of Nashville, Tenn., will be in charge and
do the preaching. Mr. Lipscomb is a rofound Bible scholar and
an eloquent and fluent speaker.
Mr. Derryberry, of Columbia, Tenn., song leader.
If it’s Old Time Religion you 1 ike come and hear Mr. Lipscomb.
Services will be held each evening at eight o’clock.
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Tut’s orchestra, and several out-of
town guests added to the pleasure
of the occasion. ,
Among those dancing were Mr.
and Mrs. Lucas Thiers, Mr. and
Mrs. Lucius McGleskey, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Lumpkin, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Rylander, Mr. and Mrs. B.
F. Easterlin, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Ru
dolph Wright, of Moultrie; Miss Dor
othy Cargill, Mr. and Mrs. M. H.
Wheeler and guest, Miss Marion
Baird, of Greenwood, Miss.; Miss
Frances Easterlin, Miss Annie Ivey,
Carr Glover, Charles Glover, An-,
thony Council, George Council, Sam
Coney, Lewis Ellis, Theo Irwin, Peck
Rylander, H. O. Jones and several
boys from Montezuma.
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PHILATHEA “PURPLES”
ENTERTAISED THE “GOLDS.”
An enjoyable affair of Friday eve
ning was the ssocial entertainment
of the Philathea ciass of the First
Baptist church, at which the “Pur
ples,” who were losers in the at
tendance contest, were hostess to
the “Golds.”
The Sunday school room whi ih was
the scene of the party, was aglow
with a profusion of coreposis, Cali- >
, fornia poppies and purp'e larkspur, |
the colornote of purple and gold be
ing carried out in Ihe decorations
[and also in the refreshments.
An interesting program was given,
including vocal solos by Miss Melv i
Clark and Mrs. James Lott, and the
“Gold’s” yell was given by a number
of the little boys who are members
of the Sunday school. At the con
clusion of the program, delicious ice
cream, cake and salted nuts were
served.
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WOMAN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
TO MEET MONDAY
The literary meeting of the Wom
an’s Missionary society of the First
Methodist church will be held Mon
day afternoon at the Carnegie Li
brary, at 3:30 o’clock. Every mem
ber is requested th be present.
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ELIZA NEWTON MATTHEWS
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Frank Matthews enteretained
several school girl friends in honor
of the twelfth birthday • of her
young daughter, Eliza Newton Mat
thews, at the Rylander, Friday after
noon. After the pictures the guests
were served ice creatn, cake and
candies.
The guests were: Florence Fort, |
Frances Walker, Cornelia Merritt, |
Virginia Moreland, Martha Duncan, [
Eugenia Johnson, Ruby Gammage,
Mildred Wells, Mildred Purvis, Ar
delie Stanley; Eugenia Bragg, Emma j
Kate Hyatt, Norma Dunaway, Nan- [
nie Clare Speer and Alice Hill, Mrs. |
Mitchell Logan and Mrs. Eugene i
Kenedy of Plains, were special (
guests of Mrs. Matthews.
“ THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
CLASS PLAY II Mil
SCHOOL MUNDAY BI
Miss Corinne McPhail and Mrs.
W. B. Davis to Direct Pro
duction in Auditorium
Monday evening at the Third Dis
trict Aggie school here the annual
class play will be presented under
the direction of Miss Corinne Mc-
Phail and Mrs. W. B. Davis. The play
is entitled “And Home Came Ted,”
and the presentation will be in the
school auditorium. The program is as
follows:
Place—Rip Van Winkle Inn, Cat
skid Mountains.
Plot —A struggle for supremacy in
a furniture factory between Ted Gil
more, the rightful heir, and one Ira
Stone, an unscrupulous adventurer,
who is trying to gain control of the
business. Ted is ably assisted by Mol
lie Macklin, the plucky littk house
keeper of the Inn.
Cast of Characters
(In order of their n^nearance)
Sheet Kellv t> the clerk—Edward
Ferguson.
Diana Carwood, the heire.-.' —Cath-
erine Collins.
Miss Loganberry, the sninster—
Jessie Fitzgerald.
Ira Stone, the villain—Vallie Keel.
Aunt Jubilee, the Copk—Verlie
Wilson.
Mr. Mann, the mystery-—Joe Edd.
Cochran.
Jim Ryker, the lawyer, Steve Sny
der.
Mollie Macklin, the housekeeper—
Nell Prance.
Henrietta Darby, the widow from
Honolulu—Helen Potter.
Ted, the groom—Claude Bond.
Elsie, the bride—Thelma Foster.
Senator McCorkle, the father—
Raymond Parsons.
Scene—The office and reception
room of the Inn.
Act I—An afternoon ip April—
What happened to Ted.
Act ll—The same night—Who
was the burglar?
Act lll—The next morning—Who
was Mr. Mann?
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shiver an
i nounce the birth of a son Thursday
[March 17, at Baxley, Ga., who has
i been given the name of Wallace
j Beverly, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Shiver
i have many friends in Americus,
(where they lived previous to their
gong to Tennessee .
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R. S. Prycr and A. A. Forrest, of
Leslie, were looking after business
interests in Americus Friday.
Mrs. V. M. Holloway spent Friday
in Andersonville with relatives.
Mayor Jack Reid, of Montezuma,
was a business visitor in Americus
Thursday.
Mrs. Barlow Council, Mrs. R. E.
McNulty, Mrs. George Duncan and
Mrs. Bob Christian have returned
from Douglas, where they spent sev
eral days with Mrs. R. J. Vibbert.
Mrs. Louis A. ‘Smith and daugh
ters, Marv Louis and Lizobeth, have
returnel to their home in Riverside,
at Jacksonville, Fla., after a visit
of a month spent pleasantly in
Americus as the guest of Mrs. 0.
C. Johnson o?; -Jackson street.
Mrs. B. H. Swindell, of Baltimore,
is the guest of Mrs. Frank Turpin
at her home on Taylor street.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Buchanan, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry W. Smithwick and
Mrs. R. E. Cato will leave Sunday
morning by automobile for St. Marks,
Fla., where they will spend a week
or ten days.
Col. and Mrs. T'. B. Teal and baby
of Macon, are spending the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Hughes at their home on Church
street.
Rev. Milo H. Massey, of Jefferson,
the recently called pasto* of the Cen
tral Baptist congregation here, ar
rives in Americus this afternoon to
take up his duties. He will preach at
both morning and evening services
in that church Sunday.
E. F. Wilder has had for his
guest the past week at. his home on
Hampton street, his sister, Mrs. R.
R. Slead, and his father, J. K‘. Wild
er, of Savannah.
Mrs. Dillard Lassetr, of Hangtai-
China, is the guest of Mrs. E. J.
Eldridge at her home on Lee street
for several weeks.
MOTOR CLUB GROWING
WAYCROSS, May 19—The Wav
cross Motor club has received this
.vopi- t] le checks for the membership
of three aditional paid-up members.
I he new members are: D. M. Parker,
FT. S. Redding, of Waycross, and
George E. Watson, of Hebardville.
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PINKSTON Hot Summer Davs Make CANTILEVER Shoes a
•piaiij X[padx3
Clearing Ready-to-Wear
At the Beginning of rhe Season
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One of the biggest value-giving events Americus has? ever
seen. Hundreds of newest summer garments, fresh and
hardly unpacked, that we offer at cost, and in most cases
less than cost. We start this sale as a, clearance—and cost
nor profit will deter us. Come in this afternoon and to
night. j, t- >4
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Choice of House Sport Sk,rts 50 Spring Silk
All Linen and Im- F\/~\
ported Ratine Dress- IS. > ( H ) are on a rack that
'7L/»W you may choose at
■■■ slo 0 ° F on 1-2 PRICE
Every One New
Voile and Ratine Dresses $ 6.75
50 Wool . Dresses at . . SIO.OO
Watch Monday’s Paper for
Additional Announcements.
WORTSMTBEIT
EAUSEHEAIEDDEBATf
Question of Remaining in Fede’al
Council cf Churches of Christ
Shakes Assembly
MONTREAT, N. C., May 19—Ma
jority and minority reports on the
question of whether or not the South
ern Presbyterian church shall re
main within the Federal Council of j
Churches of Christ were submitted to |
the General Assembly in session here
today. Immediately the subject began
to be heatedly debated, this continu
ing throughout the morning session.
ZACH DANIEL, NEGRO,
IS BADLY BURNED
Zach Daniel, a negro, living on
Muckalee -Kill, was badly burned
.about his arms and hands F’iday
night, when a lamp he was using as
a light to clean an automobile by
exploded. The negro’s hands were
saturated with gasoline and grease
which ignited when the lamp explod-
I ed, causing serious injuries. He was
j attended by Dr. J. W ade < hambliss,
, | who pronounced the burns paif-lal,
; ■ but not serious.
LEGAL AD NO. 92
Notice is hereby given that a Bill ot
which the following is the caption,
will be introduced at the apuroach
ing session of the General Assembly
lof Georgia, at the request of the
’ Mayor and City Council of Ameri
cus;
AN ACT to be Entitled. “An Act
to amend an Act to Revise and Con
solidate the several Acts Granting
Corporate authority to the City of
Americus, approved November 11.
Warm Springs Hotel
WARM SPRINGS, GA.
This popular resort under entirely new manage
ment is now open to the public.
A bgi dance will be given on May 26th. The
opening night dance will be on June 2nd. Two of
the best orchestras in the South have been engaged
for these two occasions.
Special tates given during the months of May
and June. For reservations, write
WARM. SPRINGS HOTEL
Bell Styles, Mgr.
Mr. and Mrs. J- R. Styles, Props.
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON MAY 19, 1923
1889, so that after the passage of
this Act the Mayor and Citv Council
of Americus shall have the right and
authority to levy an ad valorem tax of
>.ic-halr oi one percentum in addition
to the tax already authorized, and
to provide that the amounts raised by
said levy be kept separate and dis-
I tinct from other funds of the <• ••
and to be applied only to the pay
ment of the out-standing floating in
debtedness of the City of Americus,
and to supplement the oreser.t school
fund of the Board of Public Educa
tion for the City of Americus, to
pay operating expenses, not to ex
ceed two mills of such one-half of
tone percentum; to authorize the
‘ Mayor and City Council of Americus
to execute notes and sell the same
in anticipation of this tax lew and
r other purposes.”
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