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Vo The Public:—
Tag day was originated Sy he
King'a Daughters for charltnble pur-
roiea solely, and wo have only one
Tag Day each year,
Next Saturday, April 15th has been
decided, upon as Tag Day for Way-
crusa; the money derived therefrom
to-be -applied toward a necessary en
largement of our Hospital facilities.
The many urgent cases have made
this enlargement a necessity; hence
ve ask-that the public be as liberal
In their donations bs Is consistent
with your Ideas of giving to real char-
Easter Hats
Easter Shoes
Easter Shirts
Easter Suits
FOR MEN
The canvass this year will be In
charge of Mrs. Fred Brewer.
Let me say that the ladles who so
licit your donation by pinning a tag
on you, do not do so bocause It la
pleasant to approach you thus; but
because It Is part In' a charitable
work they have engaged, and they
are without any earthly reward there
from, except tho consciousness Of n
duty performed.
You will be asked to buy only one
tog 'and may wo ask that you do so
cheerfully and liberally, bearing In
mind the good work you are 'thus
taking a part In, and we assure you
that all you give will be expended In
The ofllclal programme Is now out
lor the Georgia Educational Associa
tion, their forty-nfth annual meeting
tc be held at Macon, April 27 to 29.
And the list.of speakers promises a
great Intellectual feast, to those Who
can attend. Among the notable spea
kers are Prof. M. M. Parks, President
Georgia Normal and Industrial Col
lege; Hon. M. L. Brittain, State
School Commissioner of Georgia; E.
C. Branson, President State Normal
College; Bupt. Otis Ashmore of Sa
vannah, and many other men of prom
inence In the educational life of
Georgia and the South. The depart-
Line of Women and
Childrens 1
a wise charity.
Mrs. W. W. Sharpe, Chairman.
BAPTIST COTTAGE
Community prayer meeting* were
held at the following alx home* today
and tho good women in these various
localities met together and-report a
glorious time. Those meetings are
doing much good. They were held
at the homes of Mrs. A. C. Blythe,
Mrs, C. B. Tatum, Mrs, C. if. Low-
tlitr, Mrs.’ A. A. Williams, Mrs. John
Lett and Mr*. P. A. Cadeaux.
VOLUME xvm
WAYCROSS, GA, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1911
NUMBER 135
At Douglas tonight a good roads
meeting win be held under the au-
OF THE SAVANNAH PRESBYTERY
TOWN8 ARE SWEPT BY CYCLONIC
WIND8 IN OKLAHOMA, MIS
SOURI AND KAN8A8.
DR. PRICE GAVE A SPLENDID SER
MON AT FIR8T THE BAPTI8T
CHURCH.
DR. PHILL1P8 SPOKE WITH GREAT
POWER.
Mission Committees Report At Black-
shear Meeting.
spices of the Douglas Chamber of
• Commerce. Delegations from sever
al points on the proposed National
^ijlighway route will be present.
^Jjfmicetlng of the Waycross Automobile
Association and Board of Trade waa
l*eld this mortiing and a committee of
three; Calvin W. Parker, L. V. Wil
liams and L. B. Harrell, named to
secure a Waycross delegation, ft is
cprite likely that a large number will
attend from here, especially !f the
showers let up this afternoon. Fol
lowing the business session tonight a
Dutch supper will be tendered tbe
delegates.
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SPECIAL MEETING
MEDICAL SOCIETY
. . The Ware County Medical Society
wlty hold a special meeting tomorrow
afternoon at two o’clock at the Board
of Trade for the purpose of discuss
ing the feasibility of inviting the 1912
state convention of the Medical As
sociation of Georgia to meet at Way-
cross. .
Rome entertains the convention
this year, tbe date being April 19, 20
end 21. The state conventions are
lifcuatly attended by from two to four
hundred delegates, making the gath-
Despite the weather a very goodly
number were present at the special
service at First Baptist rChurcli last
night. Prof. Schofield and his choir
made the house ring with sweet songs.
Dr. Price delivered one of the great
fcet among his excellent sermons ot
tbe series. His subject was "Paul
Peiore Felix." And he spoke both
eloquently and earnestly to the peo
ple.
Tonight Dr. Price will preach on
The Four Leading Sins of the Age.”
Mr. Schofield stated he had heard
Vr. Price speak on the subject-sever-
a; limes, and urged the people to he
piesent, as he considered It olle of
Dr, Price’s greatest sermons.
While Mr. S. B. Avant was taking
his supper‘last night some miscreants
crept up to his house and proceeded
w set it on fire.
Mr. Avant discovered the blaze Jn
time, but while he was putting out
tiie flames the man or men escaped.
He at once telephoned to Sheriff
A splendid crowd gathered at Cen
tral Baptist Church last night to
take part in one of the greatest meet
ings so far In the series. A drizzling
Pittman to see If he had any dogsj 1 *^ was falling and it was surprls-
that could trail the culprit, but un-j ,IJ b to find the building well filled
fortomutely the' county has no suen j with an earnest and appreciative
animals available dience. Mr. and Mrs. Butler sung
But Sheriff Pittman has decided to
at onoe get some bloodhounds, the
law permitting him that privelese.
Close Investigation has been made,
but ST far no arrests have been made
beautifully. Mrs. Butler’s solo being
specially attractive. Tbe choir of
nearly 100, under the spell of Mr. But
ler's leadership sung with vim and
rower. Dr. Phillips was at his best,
CONDUCTOR SHOT
BY TWO TRAMP8
Greensboro, N. C., April 13.—1
Bell, a Southern railway freight con
ductor, was shot - four times last
night by one of two negro tramps,
when Bell attempted to put them off
his train.
The -shooting occurred between
ibis place and High Point, about mid
night and as soon as the news was
received posses left from this city
and High Point for the scene.
ering one of the most important in
Ihe state.
but several are under very close ej-! and delivered one of the most power-
peonage and something may fall at ful and scorching 'sermons we have
pnj time. * j ever heard. Good common sense gos
pel talk Interspersed with telling sto-
U. OF V. FOUNDERS DAY.
Charlottesville, Va., April 13.—The
annual celebration of Founders’ Day
was observed with interesting exer-
s at the University of Virginia
today President Schurman, of Cor
nell University, delivered the princi
pal address.
QUARREL OVER A DOG
RE8ULT8 IN DEATH
Durham, N. C., Aprl 13.—Henry
Jones, a promlnet cattle dealer, died
yesterday at Chapel Hill as a result
of a pistol wound Inflicted by Ernest
Wray during a quarrel recently over
He possession of a dog. Wray is in
Jail.
H. C. Seaman
ilea and vivid Illustration., that rivet
the attention and carry home vital
truth, with striking force.
Hi. subject, In a nutshell, was
“Who’s Employee Are You; Christ’s
or Satan’s?" and he elaborated a won
derful picture for condemnation. At
tho close of the service eleven per
sons came forward and united with
Ihc church.
A striking and unusual feature, not
often seen, was the sight witnessed
last night when three stalwart men
with their noble wives united with
the church at same time and atood
hand In hand, as they stood when
they took their solemn marriage vows.
Phillips and Dr. Scruggs very
much appreciate the Christian co-op-
trutlon of other churches, as shown
by the presence of tbe preachers and
others la,t night, and Dr. Phillips ex
pressed his appreciation of the kind
ness of Dr. Cook and the First Meth
odist church, In giving, the use of
their beautiful building for the "Wo
men's Meeting” to be addressed by
Mrs. Butler and Miss Herndon on
Sunday afternoon next. The after
noon Bible readings are dally grow
ing In number and Interest, yester
day afternoon a large number were
present. The Baptismal pool la now
practically completed and In view of
the -fact that there aro already more
than 40 candidates awaiting BapUitm,
11'. Scruggs has arranged for the flrst
Faptlsmnl service to take place at
close of the regular meeting on Fri
day night. As this wilt be the flrst
Baptising in the new building, they
«l|i he unusually Interesting. Anoth
er groat meeting for tonight.
U.lnckshcar, Oa„ April 12.—The Rev.
W. A. Nispet. D. D. of the Westmin
ster church Savannah Is the new
Moderator of the Savunnuh Presbytery
nnd Elder Warren Lott of Waycrosa
was elected eadlng clerk
Tho Presbytery received Rev. W. A.
Pierce of St. John’s Presbytery, Into
Its membership this morning.
The Rev. R. A. Brown of Waycross
delivered the sermon at tonight’s ser
vices
The Preabytery’a flrst session was
hold Tuesday night In the Presbyter
ian church In Blackshear. Rev. W.
Mcore Scott, of the Flrat Church, Sa
vnnnnh the retiring moderator preach
ed the opening sermon. Tbe follow
ing answered to' the roll call; Min
isters—W. A. Nlsbet Wesmlnster
Chares Montgomery, Mount Vernon
A. L. Patterson, Blackshear; F.
Thomas, Brunswick; W. Moore Scott,
First church, Snvannah; Henry Ran
kin, Flemlngotn; L. A. McLnuren
Statesboro; W. 8..Mine, Darien; R. 8,
Brank, Independent Church, Savan
nah; R. A. Brown, Waycross. Elders
—F. D. Hicks, Adel; J. L. Wilkes,
Aimar; J. T. Brantley, Blackshear;
R. H. Clay, Bryan Neck; J. E. Martin
Flcmlngton; 1. P. McCalllster, Me
Gregoi^ W. C. McCaro, Mount Vern
on; Warren Lott, Waycross.
THREE STATES
‘TAG DAY’
St. Louis,-April 13.—A heavy wind
storm, attaining tho velocity of a
tornado in some seotlons, nnd accom
panied by rain, hall and lightning,
swept over Western Missouri, Kan
sas and Oklahoma today, killing thir
teen persons, practically destroying
two towns, injuring almost’* hundred
persons, wrecking scores ot buildings
end putting almost every telephone-
ond telegraph wire In the territory
out ot commission.
St. Joseph, Mo., April 13.—Tho St.
Joseph and Grand Island depot and
box cars at Manvllle, Kas., were
blqwn over by a tornado this after
noon. A farmhouse also was wreck
ed and one child killed, acaordlng to
information received by the Grand
Island offices here* Telegraph and
telephone wires are down.
Topeka, Kns., April 13.—A tornado
traveling In a southeasterly direc
tion, destroyed the town of Whiting,
25 miles north of Topeka, late this
afternoon. Sixty houses were blown
down nnd thirty persons Injured. Men
gre reporfs received here. by long
distance elephone tonight Indicate
that the towns of Powbattan, Note-
wska and Eekrldge were •truck’ by
the same etorm. Wlree are down -and
particulars are bard to get.
Big Heart, Okla., April 13.—Eight
pertona were killed and ten Injured
In a tornado which struck Big Heart
clock this -afternoon, leaving
bousea standing.
in a iur
/ /' 4 °''
•jf J bat few
TO EVADE LAW
JACOB W. CHUTE, THREE TlfoE8
MAYOF OF SCHENECTADY,
KILLS HIMSELF WITH PISTOL
Schenectady N. -*Y., Aprjl 13.—Ja
cob W. Chute, three times mayor of
Schenectady, killed hlmaelf with a
pistol In the bath room of his heme
today while fbo sheriff and under-
sheriff wero waiting at the door with
body execution for him, growing
ouj of alleged Irregularities In tho
handling of an estate.
tho betterment of our State school
rieleni.
ADVERTISE )N THE HERALD,
NO MATTER HOW PROMPTLY
THE FIRE LADDIES
may respond to an alarm, or how
careful they may bo In their work of
subduing .tho. flames, there Is always
considerable damage.
THE FIRE INSURANCE CO.
we represent pays all losses from Art*
cr from water used In putting out a
Arc. A little loss would cost yon
muny years’ premiums.- Think It
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
’ AGENTS.
M. Kniglit
and Son
