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E TODAY
; Triangle Program.
~ Marie Doro in “The Wood
Nymph,” a splendid fine
arts feature in 5 parts—also
. A Two-Reel Keystone
gComedy—“Perils of the
Park.”
TOMORROW
The great and nxli{%@
Pickdord in *Poor . Lit
tle Peppina,’ in seven reels
Also—“ Paramount Bray
Cartoons”—and—
“Burton Holmes Trava
logue.”
COMING FRIDAY
Pathe GOLD ROOSTER
) Feature—*“The Love Trail.”
!, Prof. Rickertson, ot the La-
Grange Female College was in
the city Tuesday in conference
with the Board of Education in
reference to the Superintendency
of the City Schools.
PO UITTLY PEPPINAY
»-MARY PICKFORD—GRAND
—THURSDAY.
Mrs. W. R. Bowen left Tues
day mornig for Columbia, S. C,,
in response to a telegram inform
ing her of the serious illness of
hér brother, Mr. Fred Buice.
Mary Pickford at the Grand
dhursday in “Poor Little | Pep
pina.”
«MARY PICKFORD—GRAND
I"{—IURCQAX.
Mrs. E. P. Kéefer and children
left Tuesday morning for their
summer’s vacation in the North.
They will visit relatives in Chil
lacauthie, Ohio, and points in Illi
nois and Indiana before their re
turn in the Fall.
J. Dana o]Jnes, local editor of
the Tifton Gazette passed thru
Fitzgerald Tuesday enroute to
the State Sunday School Conven
tion at Atlanta.
Do you need some fresh papers
on your cupboard shelves? If so,
call on us. Large bundles of old
newsspapers at a nickel a bundle.
Leader-Enterprise.
MRS. R. C. PICKENS
Mrs. R. C. Pickens passed away
Tesday morning at their home
west of the city. The remains
will be shipped to her former
home at Martin's Ferry, Ohio, to
night. Funeral services will be
held at Wm. McCormick’s Under
taking Parlors at 6 P. M. Wed
nesday night, Rev. R. M.. Mann
officiating. . -
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Miss Helen Osborne Phone 159.
lvA TRIP AROUND THE WORLD.
Since the European war people who
enjoy traveling have adopted the idea
lof “seeing America first.” The peo
ple cnjoying the entertainment given
by the Missionary Society of the
Christian church last evening had a
chance to visit a number of countries
besides America, They bought their
tickets at India, Rev, Orahood’s home.
The lawn was decorated to represent
India two little Hindoo boys served
meat with India relish and sandwich
es. Miss Ida McMillan gave a few
facts about the missionary work be
ing done there. The tickefs were torn
off at each station China being the
next stop at Mrs. Shallenberger’s.
The home was very elaborate with
chinese flags. Every one was obliged
;I‘o sit on the floor. A number of cu
rios from China and some embroidery
brought over by Mrs. Shallenberger’s
sister who was a misisonary there
were very interesting. There were al
so somé things from temples. Rice
was served with chop sticks and tea
was served by Misses Helen Patter
’!son and Josephine Kirtcher in cbs
tume. Mrs. Stafford and Miss Rosalie
Patterson furnished music. Sunflow
ers were used to bring out the color
scheme of yellow.
Quit a trip was taken next to West
ern Canada to visit the Indian Sta
}tion represented at Mrs. Raymond
Davis’, Wigwams were attractive. A
couple of girls dressed in Indian cos
tumes told fortunes Misses Ruby Ez
'zell and Irene Archer. Boiled beans
from a pot in the yard was served
(with rye bread, Mrs. G. A. Kent as
sisted Mrs. Davis in entertaining.
South America was the next trip
which took some time to reach. The
guests were greeted at the home of
Mrs. Church by a Spanish tea garden.
Spanish music on the clarinet, tambo
rine, guitar and piano by Miss Doro
thy Church, Messrs. Turner Brown,
'C. Parker and Ray Chapel. Misses
Lula Smith and Esther Osborne
in Spanish costume served. hot tea
and wafers. A number of Argentina
flags were used and some curios
brought by Mrs. Norman Davis from
South America were interesting.
The last station was Mexico at Mrs.
J. A. Parrots, Old Villa as Mexican
chief met the guests and he certainly
represented his part, Mr. Milton Hop\-
kins, Two of his followers, Loren
Parrott and Harold Parrot helped
|~make things interesting. There was
!111(- adobe house and had the kettle
boiling over an open fire from which
the chilli was served with ‘wafers.
l;\lisses Ruth Owen and Lila Hamp
[ton served, Mrs. Logan helped Mrs.
Partott
Cars decorated with the American
flags and bunting conveyed the par
ties from station. The evening was
a great success far above their great
‘est expectations.
it ——o—o—
\ liss Rhea Wise is expecting on the
(l‘—s ing train as her guests, Miss Sara
n Bellenger. of Gadsden, Ala..
ary Miss Mary Cline Shipp, of Moul
tr 1 E
L —_—o—oo—
N Lon Sheahan will return Friday
‘fror jeorgia Tech, Atlanta, to spend
the Imer vacation.
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Mi obert Mann will return tomor
row n Atlanta where he has heen
atteni 1 Georgia Tech school.
Mr. :ston Seanor spent Monday
in Atlatia attending Commencement
cexercises of Georgia Tech,
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you to see us, for we are pre
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THE LEADER ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, WEDNES DAY, JUNE 14, 1916."
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MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
FOR BRIDE ELECT.
Mrs. J. L. McCarty and Mrs. Jesse
Grantham were hostesses Tuesday af
ternoon at five o'clock at the home of
‘Mrs. McCarty at a shower .for the
pretty bride-elect, Miss' Mary Fred
Broughton. The reception and dining
rooms were artistic with hydrangas,
daisises and ferns. Misses Elizabeth
McCarty and Corine Womible receiv
ed the guests at the door. Miss Hes
ter Brewer served delicious punch
from a pretty table. Miss Allie Mays
furnished delicious music during the
afternoon. Mrs. Riley Elgin assisted
in entertaining. A very unique and
interesting contest was enjoyed “Love
In the kitchen” questions to be ans
wered by articles used in the kitchen.
Misses Elizabeth McCarty and Ju
lia Frances Wooten brought in a rib
bon with the gifts pinned on it and
hung it up as a clothes line. The
honor guest received many handsome
and pleasing articles. |
Punch with sandwiches, mints and
an ice course was served. |
About twenty guests were present. l
JONES-CLASS.
+ The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Jones and Mr, C. R. Class was sol
emnized Monday evening at 8:30 p.
m. at the home of the bride’s brother,
Mr. J. A. Jones, on Pine street.
The color scheme of white and yel
low was, very charmingly carried out
in the decorations, the reception hall,
living room and dining room being
filled with beautiful vases and bas
kets of sunflowers placed on lovely
white lace covers,
Little Miss Louise Jones, in a dain
ty white dress with yellow ribbouns,
gracefully served punch in the recep
tion hall. Promptly at 8:30 to the
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march played by Miss Dorothy
Church, the bride and groom descend
ed the stairway and were met at the
altar by Rev. E. G. Orahood, who per
formed the ring ceremony in a most
impressive manner,
Immediately after the ceremony,
Mrs. J. A. Jones, assisted by Miss
Louise Smith served delicious cake
and cream in which the colors, white
and yvellow were again very artistical
ly used. White and yellow mints were
passed during the evening by Little
Miss Jones.
The bride wore a loose-fitting mi(-
night blue coat suit, with orange trim
mings. Her hat of black milan straw,
lovely trimmed in wings. She carried
a beautiful bouquet of white carna
itions,
Mr. and Mrs. Class left on the night
train for Canton, Ohio, where they
will make their future home, Mr,
«Class being a successiul young busi
ness man of that city.
Among the out-ot-town guests were
Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Smith, of Ameri
cus, Mrs. Mae Parsons, Omaha, Neb.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Class, of Canton’
‘Ohio.
A BLUE PARTY.
On Blue Monday afternoon Miss
Helen Osborne entertained with a
blue party on the porch which was
arranged as a sitting room and was
decorated with blue hydrangas and
ferns.
Each guest was asked beforehand
to bring her prescription for her best
remedy for curing the blues. The
girls brought their sewing and visited
over that for half an hour when the
hostess brought out a basket of tooth
picks. Each guest was given fifteen
and a contest lasting fifteen minutes
was carried out, The pbject was to
carry on conversation but in each-sen
tence should be the word “blue” or
“blew” or some form of these words.
Each one failing to do so was to for
feit a tooth pick, They were told that
the one having the most lefit who had
played the game best should receive
something blue and the one failing
to use the word would receive some
thing which would likely make her
black or blue. Miss Nelle Frazer
worked hard and received the blue
Howered sewing bag. Miss Hattie
Taylor was presented with something
to make her black and blue a rolling
pin and pounder, tied in blue. After
this was closed, believing the girls
had had blues enough, they were ask
ed to give their remedies for curing
them. Mrs. C. Patterson, Miss Esther
Oshorne and Mrs. L. S. Osborne as
sisted the hostess in entertaining and
serving iced tea and sandwiches and
diginity fudge.
fimse present were: Misses Nelle
Frazer, Maude Glover, Alice Morris,
Rhea Wise, Frances Whitaker, Lucia
Rodwell Inez Dorminy, Esther Ben
ton, Mary Livingston, Pauline Craw
ley, Hattie Taylor, Julia Prentiss and
Mesdames Lawrence Glover and C.
Patterson.
Ermr e lyoes e
PRESBY lERIAN PICNIC,
About sixty members of the Presby
terian Sunday School enjoyed a pic
nic at the Blue and Gray park Tues
day afternoon. The young people had
lots of fun in the pool swimming.
Games were played by the little folks
under the trees afterward and at about
dark the long table was spread with
the nicest things to eat anyone ever
beheld.
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Mrs, Pauline Crawley and Miss
Pauline Crawley left today for Val
dosta where they will spend several
weeks visiting relatives.
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Misg Julia Prentiss left today for
Rome, where she will attend the wed
ding of Miss Eunice McGhee to Mr,
Paul Wooten of Atlanta which will be
an event of Jume 23. Miss McGhee
will be remembered here by many,
having visited Miss Prentiss several
summers ago. Miss Prentiss goes to
Knoxville after visiting Rome, where
she will attend summer school.
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News of interest to a great many
people in Fitzgerald is the gnnounce
‘ment of the marriage of Miss Laura
Fish, of Jacksonville, Fla., to Mr. Ear
nest McCown Galloway which sccurr
ed June 12 at Jacksonville. Mr. Gal
loway was a resident cf Fitzgergld
several years ago, being employed by
the A. B. & A, Railroad. They will
‘make their home in Sanford, Fla, af
ter the first of August.
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20 Cars Georgii®=aches
15 Cars Georgf intaloupes
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Binghampton, Hornell, Corning, Waverly, Cortland
Bank and Commercial References
Mr. Elmer Martin leaves today for
his vacation, going first to Douglas,
where he visits for-several days be
fore going to St. Simon.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Heide and
daughters, Frances and Agnes, left
today for St. Simons to spend several
days. ;
OO
Mrs. Jelks Taylor leaves the latter
part of the week for Douglas to at
tend the meeting of the Epworth
League Convention. .
Mr. and Mrs. Jelks Taylor
moved Monday from the country to
be in the home of his mother, Mrs,
T. C, Taylor, on West Pine street.
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Mrs. Bascom Anthony, of Valdosta,
is visiting Mrs. J. H. Goodmgn.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sheahan left
Tuesday for Atlantic City; N. J.. to
attend the American Railway Master
of Mechanic Associatipn,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Persons re
turned Saturday from points in north
Georgig.
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Mrs. Frank R. Schussler, of Wad
ley, Ala., and her mother, Mrs. J. G.
Harris, are the guests of Mrs. T. M.
Grifin. Mrs. W. J. Josey, of Ameri
cus, and Mrs. Will Rogers, of Macon,
expect to join them the last of the
week. The party leaves Monday for
St. Simons,
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Misses Daisy Boney, Ruth Howes,
Bessie Bryant and Emma V. Patti
shall from the Senior Epworth Lea
cue and Misses Julia Wideman and
Alice Robinson and Master Derrick
Jones from the Junior Epworth Lea
ogue of the Central Methodist church
left today for Douglas as delegates to
the League Convention being held
there for several days, x
Fres sy
Misses Dora Mathis and Hattie
Wideman and Mr. Mark Mathis left
today as visitors to the League Con
vention at Douglas,
B 0D !
Misses Mary Eva Martin, Ola. Mae
Martin, Mr. Charlie Manooche and
Mrs. C. Patterson motored over to
Nichols today to visit friends for the
day.
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Mr. and. Mrs: W, M. Dickey of
Moultrie spent the ‘week-end with
Mrs. W. R. Parsons in Abbeville.
They have been the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Lon Dickey and are on their way
to their new home in Helena,
O e Y i
Miss Marie Clarke is visiting
refatives and friends in Atkinson
ville.
Decorate for the Auto Show
MR. PEMBERTON, Expert Dec
orator, of Kansas City, is the
man to see for everything in Signs
and Decorations for the Auto Shovwy
MARTIN SIGN COMPANY
ASSESSMENT UPON SHARE
| HOLDERS
| Treasury Department
No. 8966. /
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency.
Washington, D. C., June 8, 1916.
In the mattyr of the Ben Hill
National Bank, Fitzgerald, Ga.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Whereas, Upon a proper ac
counting by the Receiver hereto
fore appointed to collect the as
sets of the Ben Hill National
Bank, of Fitzgerald, Ga., and up
on a valuation of the uncollected
assets remaining in his hands, it
appears to my satisfaction that in
order to pay the debts of such as
sociation it is necessary to enforce
the individual liability of the
stockholders therefor to the ex
tent hereinafter mentioned, as
prescribed by Sections 5151 and
5234 of the Revised statutes of the
United States: Section 1, ¢ 136,
Act of June 30, 1876, and Section
23 of the Act approved December
23, 1913, known as the Federal
Reserve Act.
Now, Therefore, by virtue of
the authority vested in me by law,
I do hereby make an assessment
and requisition upon the share
holders of the said Ben Hill Nat
ional Bank of Fitzgerald, Ga., for
Firty Thousand Dollars, to be
[p:i'i(l by them ratably, on or be
‘fnrc the Tenth Day of July, 1916;
and I hereby make demand upon
cach and every one of them for
One Hundred Dollars upon each
and every share of the -capital
stock of said association held or
owned by them respectively, at
the time of its failure; and I here
by direct’ Christopher L. Wil
liams, the Receiver heretofore ap
pointed to take all necessary pro
ceedings, by suit or otherwise, to
enforce to that extent the said in
‘dividual luiability of the said
i} shareholders, 1
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused my
seal of office to be affixed to these
presents as at the City of Wash
ington, in the District of Colum
bia, this Eighth Day of June, A.
D. 1916.
(Seal) T.. B, KRNE,
Acting Comptroller of the Cur
rency. 4¢,
Prof. J. W. Morris has accept
ed a position as a teacher of com
mercial branches in the city
schools of Brunswick, and will
move his family there before the
fall term of school opens.
GLASSIFIED ADS.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—A good horse,
suttable for family horse. Apply
to S. P. Register, at Register
Meat Market, East Pine Street.
For $3,750.00 you can buy one
of the most complete homes in the
city ; large corner lot and well lo
cated. Half cash, balance in five
years at 7 per cent. Address
“Home,” care Leader-Enterprise.
Itawlmo-pd.
FOR SALE
Ford Car for Sale, for cash or
terms, or will trade for live stock
4t Spell Live Stock Co.
FOR SALE—Two resident lots,
507 West Altamaha street, sev
en-room house. Very reasonable
price. Must sell at once. For
further information call at 302
West Oconce St. 4t
WANTED
WANTED—Energetic agents
in each county in Georgia to sell
the Titan starter for Ford cars.
Guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Fvery Ford owner will want one.
For full pa?iculars, address Ches.-
ley Vincent, Georgia Distributor,
Talking Rock, Ga. law-7wks.
WANTED—To rent a farm
mule or horse. Apply to .A. J.
Williams, 509 West Pine street.
WANTED—Board and room in
private family. Young man of
good habits. Reply “Board,” Care
Leader-Enterprise.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rowe left
this mornig for Ashevile, N. C., to
spend the summer,