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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
THURSDAY, APRIL, 24, J9j,
lual horrors of which can never be
known by those left behind.
Big Bank Swindle]
AMERICUS SOCIAL EVENTS
Will Lead His
Great Band at
0 Redpath Chautauqua,
Teachers to Macon
Fleeced Atlantan:
Department conducted bpM rs. H. B. Allen. Office Phone
, 99; Residence, 466.
Bohumlr Kryl, one of the world's
greatest bandmasters and widely rec
ognized as the world’s greatest cornet-
For Hiss II an ter.
Mrs. T. O. Marshall entertained at
bridge at 10:30 o'clock this morning,
honoring her sister .Miss Mary Hun
ter, of Quitman, who Is her guest. A
lovely arrangement of red roses was
used In the hall and pink roses form
ed the decorations In the living room
where tho tables were placed for the
game. A blooming plant was given
for high score, and the guest of honor
received a pair of silk hose. Sixteen
guests were present.
loung Matrons’ Club.
Mrs. V. 0. Marshall was the Young
Matrons' hostess this afternoon at
1:30 o'clock when she gave a pretty
party for them at hor homo on Har-
told avenuoi
"The people uf Americas and Sunt-
“ county are not cowards and not
J»> Here; l know them. Ilut tho poo*
pie who are hero tonight must bring
It forcibly to their attention that If
they do mu bottoms Interested In this
campaign they will bo put down ns
[cowards and slackers.”
I That was tho cliollengo to tho peo
ple or this rouununlty thrown down by
C«>. It. Kilts, chairman of tho Sumter
kiunty Victory loan committee, at tho
filing rally of tho drlvo at tho First
IJIPiiiodixi church last night. In his !n-
-ni liu tory talk to not many moro than
If" persona who had accepted by their
yroHiuico I lie Invitation to hear Mrs.
Sunuel I.umpkln, of Attlnnta, one of
jthorg la's most noble and eloquent
Union, Hut what tho meeting lacked
In numbers It mado up In earnestness,
tad every person was moro than ro-
A blooming geranium
was given for the prize for high score
and Miss Mary Hunter, who Is Mrs.
Marshall's guest, was presented with
x box of embroidered handkerchiefs.
Four tables of players enjoyed the
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Mrs. J. W. Stallings has returned
from Valdosta, where she had been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Walker
Lane. She was accompanied by her
cousin, Mrs. Jessie McCrary, of At
lantia, who was also Mrs. Lane's
Wednesday Bridge (Tub.
Miss Claire Everetts was the Wed
nesday Bridge club’s hostess this af
ternoon at a most enjoyable party at
her home on Lee street. Quantities of
Jacqueminot roses formed the decor
ations and the high score trophy was
a pair of silk hose. Present were
Miss Louise Marshall, Mrs. Eugene
Cato, Miss Annie Bailey, Mrs. M. H.
Wheeler. Mrs. H. 8. Fields, Mrs. E.
J. Eldrldge, Miss Mary Ella Daven
port. Mrs. Walter Rylander, Mrs.
Stephen Pace, Mrs. W. E. Taylor.
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43 Club Will Meet.
The t 2Club will be entertained to
morrow afternoon at 3:30 o’clock by
Mrs. Elton Parker, at her homo on
Tujlor street.
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For Miss Hurt.
Mrs. George Andrews will enter
tain at bridge tomorrow afternoo i at
the home of Mrs. John R. Hudson, .o
tl.e Fort Apartments, honoring Miss
Mary Maud Hurt, who Is visiting Miss
Elisabeth Eldrldge.
methods. Some of the greatest forces of modern movements.
of dollars. Our share Is approximate
ly 36 billions. 8o, with all of our lav
ish spending, we have spent only about
ft to the rest of the world's 39. But
more Important to us all, we saved at
least 6 months of lighting by throwing
our whole might into the contact, and
possibly a year. If we saved six
months of war, that means we have
saved 100,000 American boys' lives and
400,000 more wounded and disabled. It
wo saved a year of Ogfatlng. that mean,
300,000 lives and 1,000,000 disabled
aaved.
“And, after all, not one of us has
given one penny—we have merely lent
And most ofthe billions wo hare spent
In this war are coming back. Of the
amount wo havo spent, eight billions
wero lent to our allies and will bo
paid back.
"Tho question confronting each In
dividual now Is, will we lend agalnT
This is tho question that Is now clos
est to the woman's heart, the hearts
at the mothers of those 100,000
American boys doad In France, and
of thoso boya still to bo brought back
from Europe. You nmdo America the
greatost nation In tho world; will you
keep her In that position?
"The war will not be over until we j
bring back the last American boy over
there, and until tho last wounded boy
Is rehabilitated. Fbr thoso latter tho
war will nover bo over. They will bo
paying and paying Installments
throughout their lives. The least we ,
can do now Is to' respond to this call.” |
r» I.umpkln.”
A feature of the ovonlng was tho
rosonoo of live rcturnod soldiers, two
’ whom, Sergeant llruco Clark and
iTgiunt Sam Dcdmnn, recounted
imi'iliing of their experiences In
Woman's Literary Club.
Tho Woman’s Literary club will
meet tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon
at 3:30 o’clock with Mrs. D. W. Bag-
ley. on Tkylor street.
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Thursday Bridge Club.
Mrs. Hollis Fort will entertain the
Thursday Bridge club tomorrow morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock, at her home on
Lee street.
BOHUMIR KRYL.
1st will personally direct his great
band on the fifth day, afternoon and
night of tbe Redpatb Chautauqua.
Mrs. W. T. Lane, who has been In
Florida recuperating from the effects
of an attack of Influenza during the
Kram-o, consuming about an hour of
the time of the uicotlng and thrilling
ud entertaining their hearers with
realistic details of tho actunl warfare,
through which tho "homo boya” Jiatl
rone. Mrs. Lumpkin followed them,
ind. ns sho began her address Into,
the made It short But It WU3 an ad-
tress ns eloquent and touching ns It
was brief. Speaking In a low, conver
sational tone, sho thrilled her hear-
trs deeply, holding tlioin In n spoil of
npt intention until sho had finished.
Fallh In Peopkx
"I have faith In tlio pooplo of
Amerteus and Sumter county,” said
Mr. Kills, as ho opened tlio meeting,
"but I am nfrald tho small number
here tonight Is a manifestation of a
lick of Interest in this great cause.
However, I believe that they will bo
aroused before wo have gone far and
wilt rally nobly and do their duty as
Lieut. Walter Sutter and ILeut. Al
lied Vance have gone to Athens,
where they Will be delightfully enter
tained, In the Interest of tho Victory
loan.
UNSIGNED CHECK.
On April 8th one of our customers
gave us a check drawn on Commre-
clal City Bank for 320.00. We foiled
to notice the check was not signed'
and the bank returned check unpaid,
and after several days we cannot call
to mind who gave the check. We
would thank our customer and friend"
to call by and take np said check, or
sign same.
ITdltwlt
winter, returned to her home here this
afternoon.
ATLANTA •‘ACE” HURT IN
VICTORY LOAN FLIGHT
Cole “Aero” 8
Oldsmobile 8
Oldsmobile 6
Reo
Dort
Reo Trucks
Imitated But Never Equaled’
Corns. Galluses
ROME, April S3.—Lieutenant James
G. Hall, American ace, and his me
chanic, Sergeant F. O. Maddox, nar
rowly escaped death hen Monday af
ternoon while landing n DeHaviland
plane at the Country club, after a Vic.
tory Loan flight Unable to reduce the
speed sufficiently, the lieutonant
crashed through a fence, knocked
down n telegraph pole, and splintered
the plane against a tree. Both avia
tors were bruised and shaken, but
were otherwise uninjured. Hall le a
former Atlantan who was decorated
tor bravery and who ranks ns an ace.
Two Drops ofGets-It” Will Do It
Ever hnnil-carvo your toe with a
knife trying to get rid of a corn?
Ever use scissors and snip off part
of tbe corn too cloao to the quick?
MIZE GROCERY CO.
Wo are proud of the confidence doc
tors, druggslts und tlio public have In
6C6 ChIU and Fever Tonic. ndv.
WILLIAMS A CANDIDATE
IN RACE FOR “JAY PEA.”
Lowest rates.
Immediate action.
KIRK SMITH
Carolina Bond k Mortgage Company,
409 Trust Co. of On. Bldg.
Atlanta, On.
•*<5etn-rt" 1'nti Yonr reel In Clovei
—It End* Corn. Quickly.
Ever pack up your toe with “con
traptions” and plasters na though you
were parking is (lass Tnse for parcel
post? Ever use greasy ointments
ttiet mb off on your stocking? Eve-
use aUcky tape that gets Jerked off
when you pull your stocking off?
Kind o' foolish, when 2 or S drops of
“Cets-It" on any com or callus gives
It n quick, painless, peaceful, dead-
sure funeral! Why putter and suffer?
"Geta-It" atopa corn pains. It lets you
hearts a patrlot-
Uves as truo as
hearts of people
Suffrage is Killed
in Florida House
thoso t
laywhi
their a
FOR SALE—A big line of ladles' ox.
fords In white, black and tans. left
over from last season; good styles. We
can sell these at 33 1-3% under the
market price. Call and seo them. W.
J. Josoy. 3-tf
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 22—(By
Associated Praia.)—Tho Florida houso
today voted to kill the senato resolu
tion to submit a woman suffrago
amendment to tho constitution boforo
tho next general election. Tho bill
will be called for reconsideration with
in 24 hours.
WANT TO DO YOUR fine watch,
clock and Jewelry repairing. Expert
service and reasonable charges. R. 3
Broadhurst, Jeweler, U0 Di»- St.
directly In front of postofflea.
. .Rnb-My-TIsm Is a powerful antlsep-
tlrt It bills the poison caused from In.
fected cats, cures old sores, tetter, etc.
Worn Oat?
ALL CREPE DE CHINES
in stock, regardless of regular
price; many colon; 4(Hn wide.. i
A figured real SHANTUNG
PONGEE, and worth $2 yd ,|
33-in., at «...«••««. •«,. • •, .4
EXTRA
Special
EXTRA
Special
which an women are sub
ject Headache, back
set*. sMeadre, nervous
ness, weak, tired feeling,
are some ol the symp-
-YARD
-YARD
A 306-In BLACK TAFFETA
while it lasts 1
it.! v e
v Ihi.
A 42-In, $2.25 Value Georg
ette Crepe, a number of colors, at (j^ ^(|
—YARD
Few pieces only—stripes
and other odd-pieces—
of Silks will be thrown
on center tables, the
widths 36in., and the
values various but high.
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A lot of extra fine Silk
Crepes in plaid, solids
and some in swell figur
ed effects—a most splen
did fabric—worth easily
a dollar and a half yard.
To close what we have
we say—
-YARD
A 36-In EXTRA GRADE
Black Taffeta at
YARD
(Three Pieces Only.)
KHAKI KOOL (not the real)
in several colors, $1.50 value,
36-In, at
-YARD
Mrs. Sytvmda Woods,
ofOMon Max, Ky., says:
“Before tskiag Car dnl,
1 was, si times, to weak I
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PINK. LIGHT BLUE and
WHITE SILK MARQUIS
ETTE. a 75c value. Extra Spec-
ini. 36-in, at
FXTRA SPECIAL
One lot fine Dark Stripes, good
for Skirts or Dresses, and worth
today $2.50 yard, 36-in at
-YARD
YD. — YD. WIDE
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BEGINS
THURSDAY
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AtoSLEY’S
All fine stripes, plaids, etc., re
gardless of the former ptices.(
our best silks, 36-in* at .4
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