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MRS. POWELL COMPLIMENTS
MISS WOMBLE.—
Mrs. L. C. Powell was hostess at a
lcvely bridge-rook party on Saturday
afternoon when she entertained a
group of friends in honor of Miss
Corinne Womble, of F itzgerald, th
week-end guest of Mrs. E. O. Alii
good. and beautiful
Graceful pink vine
roses adorned the home. A tempting
»alad course was served.
Those playing bridge were Miss
Womble, Misses Lovie Lee Taylor,
Virginia Williams, Gabriella Pearce,
Ruth Oliver, Mrs. R. E. Shiver, of
Jacksonville, Mesdames H. L. Cheney,
J. A. Lindsay, J. W. Crapps, M. C.
McManeus, Hall Roddenbery, E. H.
Routon, Irma Beale, Sarah Wight, J.
T. Woodall and E. 0. Alligood.
Playing rook were: Miss Eunice
Young. Mesdames Edwin Alligood, J.
S. Weathers and T. W. Jones.
Mrs. W. C. Carter assisted the hos
tess in entertaining and serving the
guests.
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR
CLARICE THORNTON.—
Little Miss Clarice Brevard Thorn
ton celebrated her seventh birthday
Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 5:30
o’clock.
About twenty of her little friends
wereinvited to spend the afternoon.
Many games were played and re
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
Each child was presented with a
souvenir that reminded them of the
Halloween season.
MRS. J. W. CRAPPS ENTERTAINS
ROOK CLUB.—
Mrs. J. W. Crapps was a pleasant
hostess on Tuesday when she enter
tained the round dozen club.
The Halloween idea was uniquely
carried out in decorations and score
cards. Vases and baskets filled with
golden cosmos and marigolds artis
tically decorated the living room
wfiej-e the tables were arranged for
rook.
During the refreshment half-hour,
small jack-o-lanterns filled with mari
golds decorated each table.
A delightful salad with punch and
salted pecans was served.
The guests were: Mrs. C. P. Glea
ton, of Arlington, Mesdames J. T.
Woodall, D. F. Oliver, L. C. Powell,
T. W. Jones, B. W. West, M. C. Mc
Maneus, J. A. Lindsay, C. L. Browne,
J S. Weathers, J. S. Wight and G.
T, Hardy.
Mesdames H. Humphries, E. R.
Routon and Hall Roddenbery came
ir. for refreshments.
LEAVES FOR NEW YORK
CITY TO WED.—
P
Joseph M. Jones, Esq., left early
Wednesday for New York City, where
he will wed ■ Miss Frances Wilson
Dapte, daughter of Mrs Augustus S.
Dante, of Albany, N. Y., this, Friday
afternoon, at four-thirty o'clock, at the
Little Church Around the Corner.
They will be at home in Cairo after
November 8th. Mr. Jones 'is the son
of Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Jones, of
Cairo.
Prominent social interest centers in
their marriage.
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CAIRO, GEORGIA
FOR MRS. ALBERT W.
REHBERG.—
One of the loveliest affairs of the
season’s social calendar was the rook
party on Friday afternoon given by
Mrs. B. W. West in compilment to
Mrs. A. W. Rehberg, a recent bride.
The house was beautifully decorat
ed with pink vine and roses, the color
motif being pink and white, Ice
cream and angel’s food cake was serv
ed; the cream was white with a pink
heart frozen in the center.
The guest of honor was presented a
novelty powder puff by the hostess.
The guest list included: Mrs. Reh
berg, Mesdames A. A. Anderson, of
New Britain Conn., J. W. Southall,
J. A. Collins, Z. F. Mott, W. R. Es
kew, Edwin Alligood, R. R. Van Land
ingham, E. H. Coleman, J. A. Lind
say, E. H. Routon, Hall Roddenbery,
J. W. Crapps, J. T. Woodall, W. M.
Searcy, Clifford Bell, of Miami, J. A
Pope, J. S. Wight, J. S. Weathers,
Irma Beale, G. L. Worthy, H. H.
Wind, Dwight Brown, M. C. McMan
eus, H. L. Cheney, R. E. Shivar, of
Jacksonville, A. J. Waldorf, M. J.
Cochran, Grady Booth and G. T.
Hardy.
MR. SAM STEPHENS HAS
BIRTHDAY.—
The 58th birthday of Mr. Sam Ste
phens, a resident of the southern part
of the county, last Sunday was mark
ed by a sumptuous dinner, at which
several of his friends and relatives
were honored.
B. W. M. U. TO MEET NEXT
MONDAY—
The local Baptist Women’s Mis
sionary Union will meet next Monday
afternoon at the church.
The meeting will begin at three
o’clock.
Mrs. J. L. Pilcher, and son, Charles
of Meigs, have been the guests of
Mrs. W. H. Duckworth here this
week.
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PERSISTENCE
By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Dean of Men, University of
Illinois.
A LITTLE drop of water struck
rY me as I was walking under the
ledge of rock at Turkey Run. I looked
up to see where it came from. It was
a full minute before another drop fell,
and then I saw at my feet a hole
worn in the rock upon which I was
standing—a hole which was several
Inches deep made by the action of
this drop of wafer and Us fellows.
How many centuries these drops had
been falling no one could say, but here
was the result of persistent effort.
The Grand canyon of the Colorado is
to me tlie most impressive and stu
pendous natural phenomenon that I
have ever seen. Looking down into
its awful depths I shudder The wom
an standing beside me and seeing the
gorge for the first tiroe burst into
tears. Many high-strung people faint
when they gaze into its bottomless
depths. And yet the Grand canyon a
mile deep and miles and miles across
was formed, geologists toll us, by the
constant and persistent action of run
ning water. How many millions of
years it 'required to erode those solid
rocks we can only guess, but there
it is, the result of persistent arul con
stant effort.
A friend of mine has recently at
tained success and international fame
through a scientific discovery which
he has made. The discovery was not
the result of a single effort, but of
years of persistent effort, lie started
with a theory which he was convinced
was the correct one. For years he
followed out this theory. Night and
day lie worked to isolate the element
whose discovery he was attempting’
only to find himself defeated in each
instance. Thousands of times he per
formed the experiments which lie was
convinced would bring him success
only to fail. His scientific friends,
knowing what he was attempting,
joked with him, laughed at him, raised
their eyebrows as it were, when he
passed and inquired more or less de
risively as to his success. He felt
sure, however, that lie was on the
right track, and ultimately he suc
ceeded.
He has been written up in all the
scientific journals of the world; he
has been In demand all over the coun
try to tell how he did a thing that
men for centuries have tried unsuc
cessful y to do. One of the great qual
ities which led him to success was
his persistence.
Myers was married before lie
awakened to the fact that if he were
to get on in the world he must have a
better education than he had as yet
secured. He was teaching in a little
village where a college degree was
not considered an essential. He could
■ not afford to stop work long enough
| to go to college, for he had his family
1 to support. He had his vacations, how
ever, and these he could utilize to
1 advantage. Last June he took his de
’ gree—proud, happy, and fitted to do
the work for which lie had been pre
paring. It has taken him fifteen years
to do it. hut he has kept at it.
, Almost anyone can accomplish
Impossible if he doesn’t grow
. couraged.
' <©. ISIS. Wpstrrn Newspaper Union.)
THE CAIRO MESSENGER FRIDAY. OCTOBER 22ND, 1926.
PFISTER HURT
Former Cairoite Slowly Improving
After Assault By Negro.
Mr. L. L. Pfeister, of Quitman, who
was until eight months ago foreman
at a local stave mill, is slowly recov
ering from wounds inflicted by a neg
ro on Thursday afternoon of last
week.
Mr. Pfeister is foreman at the
Quitman Cooperage Company. It ap
pears that he had reprimanded the
negro, Robert Burney, and as he turn
ed to walk away the negro struck
him over the head with a piece of
timber. He was rendered unconscious
by the blow, and it was thought for
a time that his wound would prove
fatal, though he is said to be slowly
THOMASVILLE WINS
OVER CAIRO ELEVEN
THREE TOUCHDOWNS ARE MADE
WHILE LOCALS ARE HELD
SCORELESS.
The Thomasville high eleven de
feated Cairo high’s football team here
last Friday afternoon, 19 to 0, three
touchdowns, with one extra point, be
ing the counters.
Two of the visitors’ scores result
ed largely from the completion of
long passes, the work of Petty and
Zalumas, for the Thomasville outfit,
being noteworthy. The Cairo team
appeared to have receded somewhat
from the condition it was in for the
Albany game, while Thomasville re
acted from a defeat at the hands cf
Sylvester a week previous.
One of the Thomasville touchdowns
was from a fourth down play. Refe
ree Heeth Varnedoe, of Thomasville,
had ruled that the attempt failed, hue
Head Linesman Searcy, of Cairo, held
that the ball went across the goal
line, so the tally counted.
Thomasville completed four passes
in six attempts, one being for the
point after touchdown. Cairo made
two attempts, one of which failed,
while the other was intercepted.
Score by quarters:
Thomasville ........ 7 6 0 6—19
Cairo .................... 0 0 0 0 — 0
Time of quarters, 15 minutes; Ref
eree, Varnedoe; Umpire, Worthy;
Penalties: Thomasville, 8—45 yards;
Cairo, 1—5 yards.
SAPP-CLIFTON WEDDING
HERE NEXT WEEK__
Interest centers in the weddingj
here next Thursday afternoon of Miss
Helen Dixon Sapp, attractive daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sapp, and !
Mr. Norman Porterfield Clifton, of j
West Palm Beach, Fla., which will oc
cur at four o’clock, at the Cairo Bap
tist Church. Announcement of the
engagement and approaching wedding
was made some timeago.
The wedding party will be feted on
Thursday evening following the cere
mony.
OBSERVES HER 73RD
BIRTHDAY—
Mrs. S. A. Lindsay observed her j
73rd birthday last Sunday byhonoi:
ing a group of her relatives and
friends with a delightful birthday din
ner.
She was the recipient of many use
ful gifts as remembrances.
D. A. R. MEETING HERE
NEXT WEEK.—
The regular meeting of the local
chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution will be held in
the home of Mrs. Kedar Powell on
Wednesday afternoon, October 27th
at 3:30 o’clock.
BOX SUPPER AT WAYSIDE
SCHOOL SATURDAY.—
The Messenger has been requested
tc. announce that there will be a box
supper at the Wayside School to
morrow evening, October 23rd.
Everybody has a cordial invitattion
to attend.
CARD OF THANKS.
We extend thanks to those who
were so kind to us during our re
cent bereavement, the death of our
.wife, mother and sister, Mrs. J. M.
Wilson, who was taken from our
midst October 1st.
We also thank those who sent floral
offerings and express our apprecia
tion to Rev. N. G. Christopher, who
conducted the funeral services.
J. M. WILSON,
and family.
TO ALL CITY TAX
The City Tax Books are
now open for the paymen^
of all city taxes and busi
ness licenses.
Call early and avoid the
rush.
MISS HATTIE MAULDIN,
City Clerk.
FOR SALE
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regaining consciousness.
The negro escaped and has not been
apprehended, it is understood, He
had been employed at the plant some
time.
Mr. Pfeister’s friends here will
deeply regret to learn of his misfor
tune.
MISS MARSHALL LEAVES
FOR FAIR—
Miss Dora Marshall, County Home
Demonstration Agent, left
for Cuthbert and Macon, where she
will spend a few days.
At Macon, she will supervise the
exhibit of the Grady cocunty eluo
girls at the Georgia Exposition.
The Grady county girls have ex
hibits at other fairs this fall, also.
Pioneer Resident Dies
at Her Home in Pelham
The passing of Mrs. Sallie Twittv
at her home in Pelham last Monday
brought sorrow to a host of relatives
and friends in Mitchell, Grady, Decatur
and Thomas counties. She was a p).
resident of this section, having
passed her 79th birthday last August
The deceased was a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. William Hayes, ol‘
Decatur county, and a niece of the
^e Keeler Powell jjf this county.
She was first married to Dr. R. p
McElveen, of Decatur county, who
practiced in this county. She lived for
a time in Whigham.
Some time after Dr. McElvenV
death, she was married to Dr. Twitty,
of Pelham, and has since resided
there.