Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1917-1922, December 06, 1917, Image 5

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•MEHu. 3* XI* THE AMERICUS HMES-RECORDEfL pick nnu New Series "Four-Ninety” Touring price §£85.00 Delivered CHEVROLET New Series Four-Ninety” Roadster Price §670.00 Delivered We carry at all times a complete stock of Chevro let parts, accesso ries, and tires of all kinds. elephone 14 Let Us Show You What We Have Emory Rylander Opposite Commercial Warehouse ED BY MRS. H. B. ALLEN hone 99. Residence Phone 463 iekting. D. C. meeting at the home president. Mrs. Frank P. Har- rasoneof the most Interesting ljoyable of the year, new members were added to ter. Mrs. Elton Parker, Mrs. S. H. McKee. Mrs. Ernest Statham. Mrs. John Argo, Mrs. oeorge Oliver. Many ot the members carried their knitting a"d thus the time was profit- ably a 9 well pleasantly enjoyed. A splendid program was given, Mrs. Franc Mangum's paper, "A Resume ot the Last Month’s War News,” received special praise and a request from the members for its publication. Miss Polk’s drill in the singing of the ’’Star their cafe, next door to Hooks’ Pliar- Spanglcd Banner’’ wa 3 an enjoyable 1 macy. Chicken, barbecue, and all the feature and much merriment wa 9 oc- j season’s delicacies are on the menu, casioned by the singing of the follow- j which is under the capable manage- irig parodies. An observation contest' ment of some of the notable house- was arranged for th 0 social hour, Mrs.' wives of the city, f len Hooks winning first prize, and j * * * Mrs. T. D. Ellis the second. The SALE POSTPONED, chapter has planned to send a box ot, The sal e of fancy articles by the delicacies to the soldiers at Macon for j workers of First Baptist church will Christmas and many contributions b c held tomorrow (Thursday) morning were offered. j at the home of Mrs. C. J. Clarke, on ... | Jackson etreet Delicious meals are being served b Y | the indies of the hospital bazaar at V. W. A. MEETING. j The Y. W. A. of the First Baptist rill m:6t with Mls3 Melva Clarke, at lior home on Jackson street, on Thursday afternoon £B 3 o'clock. Jll’SIC STUDY CLUB. Next Tuesday the Music Study club The Only Article in Our Store That Has Not Advanced in Price Worthmor Waists In these trying days of merchandising we indeed fortunate in being able to present to our ra e justly famous WORTHMOR waists at the old price ot $1. These waists are being furnished us by a manu facturer that we hold contracts with, based on the price of materials, labor, etc., the same as two years ago. Our holdings of WIRTHMOR waists are large, em- bracing plain, tailored, and novelty mo e s i > voile, madias and other popular materials, an it not for the fact above stated, we assure you thes- . could not be sold for the price of on- o a.. A Petticoat Special Se f!owted 0: designs, Ipedll for onedjf 'ff* ° $2.50 enough for one day’s selling) • • • _— Pinkston Company guest of W. J. Pennington. Rex Harris, a student at the A. & M. college at Amorlcus, visited ills frther, J. H. Harris, in this commun ity recently. Misses Mary Annie Fcagln and Leta Cemaron, of Americas, wero gueBts of Miss Kathleen Fongin at the home of O. M. Wicker, several days during the past week. Mls s Beulah Pennington and guest, Miss Louella Fields, of Albany, and Mr. Ledger, of Macon, attended the movies in Amcrlcus Friday afternoon. Mrs. Minnie J. Hearn, of Americu*, was the guest of Mrs. J. B. Rouso Sunday afternoon. Miss E liel Wells and Dallas Pen nington, residing near Americus, were guests of Misses Janie and Dannlo Wicker Sunday afternoon. Miss Beulah Pennington entertain; 1 Inst Thursday evening in honor of 1 1LCAZAI IE HELD IDEM LADIES ABE MAYING SOME THOU- BLE NOW FINDING MEN BRAVE ENOUGH TO ACT AS JUDGES DI KING ANNUAL CONTEST. .M.H iucouuj »»»***v * J - • — will pack a box for the A. L. I. boys ^ Miss Louella Fields, of Albany. Sev r,t Camp Wheeler. This box will con sist of records, sheet music, maga zines and foot-warmers. It will be packed at the home of Miss Elizabeth Pobb and every person in Americus Is requested to contribute used maga zines and music. These will mean much to our boys, and no sacrifice to any ot us. Persons who haven’t nnv OI tho other articles mentioned, can surely give one pair of foot-warmers, as these can either be made of pur chased. Please send contributions to the home of Miss Cobb before Tucs- I day. MltS. H. B. MASHBURN, President Music Study Club. Cut Off oral numbers woro beautifully render ed on the piano by Miss Fields. Those ; resent were Miss Fields, Misses Fca gln and Cameron, of Americus; Miss Lacy of Andersonville and Misses Bed- oubaugh. Stubbs and Feagin, and Messrs. Alman, Stubbs, Harris, Wicker, Kitchens, Gibson, Harris and Pennington. Miss Emma Wiggins and Wicker Pennington, of Sumter county, at tended services a’. St. John’s Lutheran cburei, Sunday evening. De Soto Rov. J. W. Patterson, of Americus, — — preached a most interesting sermon Thanksgiving with his ‘parent* here, at Mountain Springs Methodist church ' Miss Mary Ferguson has returned Sunday morning. Ho was returned ' U. Macon after spending several days to Americus circuit by tho recent with relatives here. South Georgia conference, and hi* re-j Mrs. Alex Duncan spent triday in appointment to that position is a. Amcrlcus. j source ot gratification to nil. j Ur. J. W. Smith visited Americus The Misses Pennington, of Auteri- Monday, rus and .Messrs. Rouse and Ledger.; Mias Euzera Cocke, of Cobb, spent of (’amp Wheeler, Macon, were visit-! Saturday with friends here. or a in this community Wednesday ev- Mr. George W. Bagley, Sr., spelt. Interest m tho Baby Show, to bo a Nature nr the Hospital Hazanr Friday attfein-t-un at 3 o eiot it. has teen stimu lated by tlte unnuuiK-einii.it that an ad ditional class has been created by the committee in charge. Mrs. Roy Parker and Mrs. J. L. Williams who are ar ranging for the display of Americus' bumpe r crop of babies, announce this afternoon that the 1916 babies are not to bo slighted, and they havo arrang ed for a class of two-year-olds, in which all tots between eighteen and twenty-four months of age will be eligible as prize winners. Mrs. T. C. Tillman and Miss Adi Finley have accepted the task of se lecting the Judges and they are acour- ing the country for men bravo enough to decide between the hundreds of dniniy darlings who will ho on dis play. They have already interviewed icvora! eligible bachelors, but alt ot these gentlemen have Important out- oi-town engagements Friday, and all of the married men asked to serve Miss Cora Cocke I. visiting friends «*««««■ «'«• ladles are determined, though, ana Mr! Henry Smith, who i. “‘tending ^ n^e. of the Judges wUl be an- Mercer university at Macon, spent ura^iy raque.ied that at. babies entered In tho contest be pres ent promptly in time, ns the show cning. Mr. and Mrs. Thorpe Grant spent Thanksgiving with friends near Amer icus. Arthur Wicker, a student at the Americus agricultural and mechanical college, spent Thursday and Frlds/ with his mother, Mrs. Add Wicker, nt Iter homo here. Watson Wicker, of Oglethorpe, spent Thursday hero, the guest of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Todd Wood and child ren, and Mr. and Mrs. J. I). M. Wicker motured to Pooling Sunday and were gnesta of Mr. and Mrs. Da vid Wicker. Miss Laura Stubbs and George Stubbs, students at the A. & M. col lege in Americus, returned there Sun. day afternoon, after having spent sev eral days with thcl r parents. Mr. and Mrs. U. H. Stubbs. Mrs. John Rouse and MUs Susie Williams, of Andersonville, were guests of Mrs. J. . Rouse Sunday. Miss I-ouella Field* returned to her home In Albany Sunday, after bavins spont Thanksgiving with'Mies Beulah Pennington, in this community. Pcv. E. K. F. Roof, ot Oglethorpe, spent Sunday afternoon ter* the Monday in Americus on business. Mrs. A. M. Barlow has teturned from Glennovel, where she visited rcl- ative 8 for several days. Mr. a“d Mrs. E. S. Ferguson, Jr., of Chokee, were visitors here for a few days recently. Mr. Allen Johnson made a business trip to Albany Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Godwin, of Lees burg, visited Mr. and Mr*. B. L. Both- vell Sunday. Y. If. C. A. SECRETARIES , TO LEAVE SOON FOR FRANCE ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 5.—Thirty-five war work secretaries of the south eastern department of the Y. M. C. A. will leave this week for France, as sembling in Atlanta and going from here to an Atlantic port where they will embark for the trip across. They were selected yesterday by a confer ence of war work officials. All are above thirty-one year* ot age. Later In the month a second contingent, numbering thirty-five men, will follow them, and In January tho southeastern department will scud two hundred more. begins on the first stroke of the hour o' three, and those babies who arrive late lose all chanco ot landing a prize DAN CHAPPELL TO JOIN FLYING SQUAD Dan Chappell, on, of the best-known young lawyers of Americus, has en- lilsted for service in the .war, enter ing Uie aviation branch. He Is now awaiting orders to report. Sir. Chappell felt it was his duty to tender his services to bis country, and has done so without watting be drafted. The announcement that be has done this will be received with Interest by his many friends. fiTHEATREU MATINEE 5 & 10c NIGH1 10 & 15c WEDNESDAY 1 Triangle Picture Attractive Bessie Love in ‘‘THE LITTIF. HlFORNIIT Five Acts, and ‘•A WARM KEttPTION” Triangle Comedy THURSDAY Paramount Picture Jesse L. Lasky Presents MADAME PETROVA in “EXILE" 5 acts—you mustn’t miss it. FRIDAY Blue Ribbon Feature Carol Holloway and William , Duncan in “DEAD SHOT BAKER” Five Acts, an<J Chapter 13 “THE GRAY GHOST" YOUR PICTURE A GIFT YOUR FRIENDS j* CAN’T BUY Your photograph is the one gift that is sure not to be ! duplicated among’the pack ages your friends open Christmas day. Make gour Appointment tidcj Tm M kiistry Studio Cream Violet Is particularly recommended for Hard Shin, Chapped lace, Etc. Excellent for bums or blisters ot any character. Soothing and refreshing to any irritated condition of the skin. Prepared only by : HURRAY’S _ (yw TEUPHBNE PHARMACY " 87