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)CIETY FHh xMFkttt* HMES-RECOPDEft. SACK ?mu interest TO WOMEN =Pb| COMUCCTED r*rt - **• —by— Mrs. HB. Allen Of’ce Phone 99 Res. Phone 466; sweater; Mrs. Emory Rylander one sweater; Miss Annie Hailey one sweat er; Miss Maude Sherlock one sweat-' er; Miss Annie Annie Singer one! sweater; Mrs. j. A. Davenport, one sweater; Mrs. Z. A. Littlejohn one' sweater; Mrs. Olivia Gr&mh&m one sweater; Mrs. I. J. Kalmon one sweat- 1 er; Mrs. J. D. Raiford one sweater, Mrs. W. I. Crapps one sweater; Mrs.' S. L. Sills on© sweater; Mrs. J. A. I Walker one sweater; Miss .Mitch' Payne one sweater; Mrs. Sam sweater; Miss Melva REMARKABLE FEATS OF two. TUo honor guest was presented 1 "• „ yesterday at- j with a pretty piece of lingerie. Those 1Ia " wklns C o'Iva Clark at her present were Mrs. Furlow Gatewood. c , ark one 8weater . j w Mar , ’.L, Bridge was Miss Mary Hudson, Miss Elizabeth Ua- shal| ono 8Weater . ,, ou|8C Mar . f, r oom which was vis. Miss Lucille Allen. Miss Anna ono 8Weater . M „ Thomaa Har . D ° with Christmas j Murray, Miss Mattie McMath, Miss IoI(1 ono 8Weater . j Ir8 Arthur Ity- Dr. A. M. Soule, of Athens, announc-j ll0 t always possible to clear up a bat-! Grope de chine j Melva Clark, M as Lucy Barrow Ta>- i a nder one sweater; Mrs. W. P. Per-: od today the appointment of P. A. j tlefleld of the casualties in lees than ,t each table for j low, Miss Genevieve Prather. Miss sons-one sweater; Mrs. F. L. Cato one Fentmore, of Americus, to be food ' hre o or four days, and on many oc- jr c won by Miss Sara Britton. ^ ^ ^ I sweater; Miss Rebecca Cowles one controller of Sumter county. Ho will 'nslons wounded men waited oven nd Mrs. Emory Ry- | * * * sweater; from Eilaviilc five sweaters;! retain the position during the period I longer before their Injuries could be Mjas Maud. ! JIISS SHJiPPAHD ESTEItfAISS, Mrs. C. A. Schneider four mufflers; *of the war. Tho county advisory handled. Tho result of thlB was that orated Tries. given these FRENCH FRONT, Dec. 19.—Almost incrediblo feats have been and arc be ing accomplished every day of the war by the surgeons who treat sol- diors wounded on the battlefleld. | Those romarkablo feats have Increas- KfRKTARY OF LOCAL COMMElt- j cd in frequency as tho stricken men ' !AL BODY WILL HEAD LOCAL | ar « nioro quickly gathered in by the FOOD CONTROL ORGANIZATION 1 ambulances and brought to the field Dl RING THE WAR. | hospital* for surgical intervention. At tho beElnnlng of the war It was J r ,V c 7 A "l 9 ne o n board "a"bar"ge fitted up as a floating hospital. Miss Park says there Is only one army commanders. Americans hare done much in providing hospital ac commodation neat’ the front as well as at the bases. Ono Instance of American effort In providing for the accommodation and treatment of tho wounded Is that the management of Miss Kathleen Park, of New York, at hor chateau of Annel, There she has worked almost since the very beginning of the war. While the hattlb for the fort of Malmalson was In progress the hospital dealt with a considerable number of wound ed, who were first bandaged on the battlefield and then brought down the Kathleen Denham, Miss Martha Dedman, drlc k. Miss Darien Pink- ir ,. Rylander and Mrs. • • • ISS HinSON. flatowood was the s at a party for Miss her home on Lee , deoerations were jrchlefs were given for t , at the game of forty- ;ht of suggests Ms [ht of iggests ’8PHARMACY ice-Phone 87 thing needed to make her hospital complete and that is what Is known as an '‘autoclialr," composed of a travel- ’ Ing surgical outfit carried In five > automobile wagon—ono for thej operating room, one for the rodlolgol-1 cal examinations of wounds, ono for carrying bandages and supplies, one for tho stafT and the fifth to convoy the tent for the beds on which the men lie after the operations and while Mary Elza Sheppard enter- Miss Susie Taylfr two mufflers; Mrs. H oard, which will ac*. with Mr. Feni-! largo numbers of tho wounded suc- tainod with two tables of bridge yes- J n. Stewart oi.i muffler; Mrs. S. jrcore In regulating food conservation rum| )cr from gangrene or blood pols- terday afternoon, complimenting Miss Pace one muffler, Mrs. I. J. Kalmon j ami the enforcement of food lawB, fa, onlng, or were rendered so feeble Ruth Britton, whose marrtago occurs j on e muffler; Mrs. .las. Davenport one yet to be named. j Gom loss of blood that they wero un tomorrow evening. The honor guest | muffler; Mrs. Thomas Harrold ono 1 The first duty of county admlnlstra-! : ‘b!e to undergo operations that wero was presented with a lovely bit of iin- mulTler; Miss Annie McLaughlin one 'tors Is enforcement of the food con- vitally necessary. It was at that time gerle, and delicious refreshments were muffler; Mrs. Fred Arthur one muff-; tro! regulations In the counties to regarded as a satisfactory result sorved. lor; Mrs. \V. W. McNeill one muffler; j which they have been assigned. Tho \ v;!,on 3,x,y l ,or cent ot 1,10 wounded wa|(1 (o be convC yod to the barge Those present were Miss Ruth Brit- ..■•hoot children eighteen mufflers; 1 <irs-. purpose of the administrators br0URht to l 110 hospitals recovered , fnr (ran8]10rt t0 (he ' hospital base In ton, Miss Docia Mathis, Miss Annie Frances Shiver one muffler; Miss Car-| will bo to inspire and obtain tho vol-1 oventualty from their Injuries. I , ho rnnr , r 8ho . >o „ C3s0l i t i, 0 pon . Lou Perkins, Mrs. Ben Worthy, Miss; rio Speer one muffler; from EUaville | untary co-operation of the wholesale Thls percentage of losses among the | l08[) | ta l Bho Is convinced that Sara Britton, Miss Annie Lou Perkins, i one muffler; Miss Mary Hayes nine| : '.nd retail dealers In the articles 0 t "°undcd men would nt prosent ho re- ^ )1V( . g wolll(i ho snvedj s | nco Miss Caroline Worthy, Miss Lita Mer- pair wristlets; Mrs. F. L. Dupree 11 j food which come under the federal, r'-uded with horror l>y tho military, |dHv of trea tment Is tho main fac- ritt, Miss Melva Clark. pair wristlets; Mrs. de Bruyne 4 pair: regulations. | surgeons who now reckon with per-. (er )a (|ra|ln( , w , th wounds . * " ! wristlets; Mrs. Horton 7 pair wrist- The primary purpose of tile county : rcct assuranco on saving about nine-. working with her In RED CROSS WORK. -lets; Mrs. Smith two pair wristlets; j food administration organization Isj j»* h » « J 10 " cd conjunction with tho French military The committee of which Mrs. Tho.. j Mrs. W. L Crapps 7 pair wristlets; j making fif- to the public its regular | » " of plLa^ The nereen ago of «‘>rgeon,a number of American doe- Harrold is chairman, despatched a ; Mrs. Viola Damon one pair wristlets; I »'• ' of at falr and reasonable; ba - t, ° " f F nnder3 tho Percentage or, , nartldnated in the hand- box of knitted articles Monday of, Mrs. Alice Cobb 4 pair wristlets; Mrs.!.prices. The act of Congress of August recoveries among wounded men ■ • which tho chapter has reason to bo Furlow 4 pair wristlets; Mrs. J.! 1°. 1917, out or which has grown the very proud. Tho work was begun on! a. Bell 3 pair socks; Mrs. H. C. Hor- rfw! '’-'-Tol system of the govern- lo clchty-slx November 20th and when one consid-’ton one pair socks; Mrs. P. Brown mo 1 ^* conferred upon the United ers tho interruptions of Thanksglv-! one pair, socks; Mrs. Smith one pair S" -- Administration ctrl&in ‘ e m'which the French tors are Richard Bolling and Robert ling and the holiday rush It makes a; socks. r.ov.vrs by which to accomplish the recc 1 '' attlc m " hlcn ttt * " J) - - - splendid showing. Tho following nr- j These articles have been shipped devolving upon It. Those pow- j v ™ t ** from the Gormans tho fort tides were raado and donated: i tr. Red Cross supply service, 32 James "s have been delegate! to tho federal Malmalson ami caused them to -Miss Sara Cobb, ono sweater; Hiss strteet, Atlanta. .food administrator in each of the grates evacuate the Chcmln des Dames after A large supply of wool has just been end hlnl tb «>' ilrB ndministored throwing away hundreds of thousands received and after Christmas it Is through tho county administrator in °f l h<> Crown Vrlnce s best trooos hoped that many more will volunteer j ° ach county . to do tho work. Apply for tho wool to Mrs. Thomas Harrold. 301 College; street, chairman of tfie committee. | Statement of the Condition of The ftLCAZAD HtheatreR MATINEE 5 & 10c NIGH1 10 & 15c WEDNESDAY Triangle Picture Ray Stewart in “THE DEVIL DODGER” Five Acta, and Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle “FATTY IN CONEY ISLAND” Come take a good laugh THURSDAY” Paramount Picture Jesse L. Lasky Presents Julian Eltinge in “THE CLEVER MRS, CARFAX” Elizabeth Cobb, one swoatcr; Mrs. L. F Grubbs, one sweater; Miss Annie McLaughlin, ono muffler; MJss Eliza- Loth Eldridgo one muffler, Mrs. G. M. Eldrige one muffler. The following wero made for Red Cross: Mrs. W. J. Thornton three sweaters; Mrs. Lizzie Rogers two sweaters, Miss Marla Harrold, two sweaters, Mrs. Ida Ross two sweators; Mrs. deBruyne two sweators; Mrs. Stella Thurman two sweaters; Mrs. John A. Cobb two sweaters; Miss Brownie Hodges, two sweaters; Mrs. Frank Turpin one sweater; Miss Martha Dedman one The act of Congress of August | recoveries among wounded men brought to tho hospitals amounted ,,nR t,ie F ren °h wounded during j the battle of Malmalson. Also nhe This striking fl'guio was still fur- ‘ has w,th J ep *° v eral American trained fier Imporved on the'occasion of tho" ,,lrso * a "‘ ,( hol ' ,Br "- AmonR ,he ioc - tors are Richard E Schrock, from New Y’ork; George de Tarovsky, from Chicago; John Moor head, from the Now York Posb-Grad- Ladies remember! $15.00 Suits now .... » 9.76 20.00 Suits now .... 12.50 25 00 Salts now .... 16.50 30.00 Suits now .... 19.75 35.00 Suits now .... 22.75 40.00 Suits now .... 26.50 Spot Cash only ANSLF7TS 14-tf ’inkston Company To Shop Early Helps Us Both here Never Was a Better Time For Sensible Giving t Suggestions for the Whole Family 1 ?ive, or for your own use, there is nothing etter than Shoes, warm, wooly, comfy Slippers 'i women and the kiddies, in a of colors to match kimona o« i robe. jery unusually well stocked depart- 3t| showing every staple or Ity. ferchiefs Linen, embroidered or a:n ’ * U3tr °us Silks. in white or ^ 0rs ‘ handkerchiefs for chil- en. ldr >g Boots H °y Scouts Dress Shoes Name the girl who wouldn’t just adore evening slippers for Xmas Recent shipments, bought for Holiday trade, have arrived and we present every good style, in cluding patent and dull operas, with every size and width. $4.00 to §7.50 All Suits Are Selling Less *|3 HANK OF COMMERCE, Located at Amerlcus, Ga., at the Close of Business, Dec. 15th, 1917. Resources. Demand loans *•$ 88,638.29 Time loans 230,927.59 Overdrafts (unsecured) .... 201.49 Bonds and stocks owned by the bank 122,250.00 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 20,000.00 Dlo ;rem banl'.:< and bank ers in tills state I)uo from banks and bank ers in other states Currency .$35,035.00 Gold 6,225.00 Silver, nickels etc 490.07 Cn«h items .... 10,102.48— 51,852.55 Advances on cotton In pro cess of shipment 106,559.20 r. S. Liberty Loan account. 6,504.00 In the effort to retain It. The French surgeons’ reports after the conclusion Of the fighting and tho treatment of all the wounded show that ninety men out of every hundred brought to hospital recovered from their hurts. Speed in collecting the wounded Is tho greatest factor In bringing about this progress. Americans have had much to do with tho speeding up of the ambulance service, for their ambulances have been present at every point wherr fighting has been severe and their work has been highly praised by the FRIDAY Blue Ribbon Feature Mary Anderson in “FLAMING OHEN” Five Acts, and Chapter 15 P “THE GRAY GHOST” | Blc’-er, J. H. Wagner, Froldr, Jacobs, n Z. Cashmar and H. G. Clarke, of l’iltsburg. The nurses comprise Miss Sweet, Miss Kilgrew and Miss Holley, from the Detroit Harper hospital; Miss U B. Smith, from New York Hospital, Miss Ptomloy, from the unto hospital; nnd Doctors Paul R. .Roosevelt hospital, New York. Nofice to the Public We have leased from J. L. Jones his'garage business at Leslie, Ga., known the Leslie Automobile Co., and will be glad to have your patronage, and guarantee prompt ser vice and satisfaction. S. M. JONES, JOHN MOSES Lessees 1S9.7: 153,083.63 Total • 9 9 & 9 9 ® © 9 .$939,743.82 Q Liabilities. Capital stocl; paid in ... $ 65,000.00 Snrrlus fund 35.000.00 I'ndivlded profits, less cur rent cxeonscs interest and taxes paid 32,385.27 Individual deposits subject to check 634,885.81 Demand certificates N 712.52 Tlmo certificates 170,577.71 Due to clearing house l,182.al Total $989,743.82 STATE OF GEORGIA, Sumter County. Before me came Frank Sheffield, vice president of Bank of Commerce, who j being duly sworn, says that tho above ( and foregoing statement is a truo eon- 9 ditton of said bank, es shown by the books of file in said bank. FRANK SHEFFIELD. Sworn to and subscribed before mo, t|ds isth day of December, 1917 OHUTRI DE SMITH, N. P . S. Co. Oa. mxxx*xxK*x*xma Don’t Worry - 0 ver Gifts Twelve Photographs make Twelve Intimate Gifts for Twelve Delighted FrieRds eliminating Twelve Christmas Gift Worries A 0 j I Tut M'ui5T!T Studio fii 9©0®<3®®S> , 3*'$ t Sittings made at any time of day—rain or shine. / . Hooks Motor Co. \ Announces to its patrons and the public generally that a deal has been consum mated whereby the MAXWELL Automobile Agency has been obtained from the Chappell Machinery Co., and these excellent cars will hereafter be handled by us. , In addi • tion we will continue the sale of Grant Six, Jeffrey and Peerless Automobiles & <9 9 9 ■® 9 9 9 9 © © © & & © © © 9 • CD 9 9 O 9 We carry a full line of Automobile Accessories _ and Fisk and Hanes Tires in ail sixes. Phone 16 HOOKS MOTOR CO. Our Garage Is Open All Night Phone 1 16