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PACE TWO-
TOE WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER.
BUENA VISTA
BUENA VISTA, June 20.—The l
largest 1(0*141 affair of the season
P- took place at the home of Mr. and i
Mrs. George R. Lowe on Thursday i
; evening when the gentlemen friends
■ o# James P, Hogg entertained with
Score of Families Destitute; Here
Is Touching Appeal For Aid
reception in compliment to *'* r ' known citizens of Americus, called at
L I v:. I.rlrlo U’M ilinc , .. ... ...
Robert D. Anglin, one of th« best I Mr Anglin said that he could tell
PICNIC BATHER
BARELY SAVED
v «nd hi* bride, whose wedding t j,e Times-Recorder today and asked
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place in Atlanta on June 9.
Daisies and ferns were used through-
out Uie reception room-. The fp«-
cious porch and lawn were lighted
with Japanese lanters and from one
■ comer of the porch an orchestra ren-
’ dered appropriate selections through
out the evening. The guests were
f received at the door by Mrs. Floyd
Lowe and Mrs. W. T. Burt. In the
a. receiving line were Mr. and Mrs.
Georg* B. Lowe. Mr. and Mrs. J. I*.
Hogg, Mrs. Mittie Hogg. Dr. and
Mrs. A. 8. Boyctt, Mrs. J. W. Mc-
^ Crory, Judge and Mrs. W. D. Cran
ford, Mrs. Boy Nolan. Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Stokes, Mrs. Harold Head,
Misses Myrtle Bushin and Ruth Carr
served punch and assisting in the
dising room were Misses Lynda Lowe.
Kathryn Lowe, Elizabeth McCrory,
Evelyn Hogg. Julia Stokes, Pauline
Belk, Mary Bergen, France* Mauk.
Sara Frances. I?owe, Elizabeth Woot-
on, .Mrs. W. II. Lowe. Mrs. II. B
Mauk, Mrs. M. M. Carr. Mrs Hogg
wore her wedding dress of .whi!
lace over satin with a corsage of pink
roses. Abolt two hundred guests
called during the 'evening,
Mn. S. M. Burt was a delightful
hostess on Thursday afternoon, en
tertaining the members of Lanahas-
see chapter, D. A. R., at her home
at Brantley.
Mrs. E. B. Clements, Mrs. W,
Lowe and Mrs. W. D. Cranford, com
mlttee from U. D. C., had charge of
a benefit party on Friday afternoon
given at the home of Mrs. J. W. Mc
Crory. The lovely porch where the
tablet were placed had attractive dec
orations of wall vases and basket-
filled with daisies and pink hydran
t gea. The score cards were decorated
■ Sn flowers. Miss Sara Lowe made
highest score in bridge and received
l a card table cover done in applinue.
For highest score in rook Miss Lillian
; Greene was given a pair nf hnnil-
B: embroidered n|llow cases. Mrs. Norn
Stokes wan the contest prise, n mn
deria handkerchief, and Miss Mnrv
■ Bunreri was. glren a box of powder
for .highest score in hearts. Oui’<
a nice sum ‘of money' was realized
from the party.
x About eighty young people enjoyed
a prom party at the home of Mr. and
Mrs W. C. Wooten on Friday eve
nine.
Mn.. Harold Head and son, of Lo
Veda, Texas, am visiting her sister.
Mrs. B. T. Rainey.
Dr. and Mrs. J. T.
Columhus, were guest* of Mr nm
Mrs. .11. B. Mauk on Thursday night.
A. C. Duncan has returned
lit to her lister, Mrs. B. S
Columbus.
- . Shennard and children
of.,.Clayton, are the guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs, R. E. Clem-
if some space could be given to the
cause of humanity. “Bob", ns he is
familiarly known to hundreds of cit
izen* throughout the county, says that
his business of running a store takes
him to all parts of the county, includ
ing many places which arc not touch
ed by the automobile travelers, as
the latter stay on the better roads
and highways, while he, with his large
road wagon, laden with articles for
sale, goes into the byways and up
to the homes of the residents of out-
-of-the-way parts of the county.
Mr. Anglin is chairman of a society
of family after family just in such
straitened circumstances, and related
a number of them in telling of their
need. He said that something should
be done to alleviate such necessity,
that it was unchristlanlike for people
to overlook.
When asked by the reporter in
what way help might be administered
to these needy and worthy people, he
naively said, “People might think that
because Bob Anglin operates a 'store-
wagon’, I might be asking for this
help for the needy country people
ro that I might dispose of donation-
ut a price. But that is not my motive.
I am willing to reveal the identy of
known in the Christian church, of ! these families if I am called on tr
which he is a member, known as ! do so. As chairman of the “ffelping
“The Helping Hand," and fre says if • Hand" society. I make this appeal
ever there was a time in the history j through your paper, that the good
of Sumter county when the helpin'* j people of this pro%peruus city contri-
hand needs to be stretched out, this | bute any old garment for clothing for
NO. n. U.
from a vWt to
Millar,, in Colu
M«. W. W.
Miss Hedge Jonea, nf Shellman, 1.
| vizltingher aunt, Mr». I.. A. Hell.
Mn. E. B Reeae. Mre. J. N. Wit-
hams and Mr. J. E. Lowe went tr
AtlMita Fridev to attend the funero’
«t Mrv Cj Mulkey Writ
Hr*. Boy Nolan and children. ..
Alex City, .Ala., are the gaeatz of
Mr*. George R. Lowe.
Mr* W. T. Bart end children, of
F.llnville. rnent several dnv* with Mr?
™ S J. W. McCrory last week.
Mb, Corrie Forre*t»r hn« retom
eH te lift '•bogie »t Itortzbolro. Ain.
rfD* n >■>•!> to the Misses Lowe ?*
the Lowe Hotel.
Mn. F. L. Clements and daugh-
t-Vz. Mary and Madge, left Wednes
day for'Darham, N. C-, where they
will zpend zone time with relative*.
Grace Belk and Josephine
Weaver have returned from a vlzIt to
M* Lob Hall at Norwood.
lfmitt Lowe la at home from
Vat Point Military Academy where
he is a itudent.
Mrz.J. B. Stokes has returned from
* visit to her father in Dawaon.
. Mr. and Mn. A. K. Cooper and
, of Prattville, Ala., spent a
ise up here bit week and were ae-
MBpaaied home by her parents, Dr.
■ad Mn. W. T. Foster.
& Mh*«i Kathryn and Lynda Lowe
t the week-end in Columbus.
i, t»l*s Louise Hsrte returned a few
■ST* ago from Vidalia where ahe ha*
••^•.leeching and will leave Tuesday
Min Myra Posey entertained a
*J*«r Of friends at a house party
J* J* home at Juniper last week,
t party were Misses Nell Pick-
inrinia Williams, Virginia and
J McMichaet, Bettie Northen,
***'T Pickard, Hubert Paaamore.
^Year-Old Baby In
Street Has Close Call
Uoyd Thayer, the two-year-
? »* of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
• uho reside on Prlnco atreet,
’ ewiped death Monday
while playing acroas the
--‘om his home,
jjy .-Rle fellow had gone to the
J , .w®e of the street in order to
2 send pile on the curb,
2**® busy piling up sand house
iSy** 1 ™ h.ni,,., when his mother
2* .7 lm Lum her porch *o come
»_ ,?® ™ at side. Not heedino lice
in* PJ* moment, hi- continue-d play-
5*1,™ “'“I. and deciding to go
•U mother s second call, he sturted
~‘."W t*e narrow street, without
*■*>■• A car was com-
mriretn Lhurch street in front of
.tie hoy mn, striking him
...... uoy ran, sinking mm
mrowing him under the Jcnr,
a f ** — d ‘- Th “
The
yohd
ear was frightened be-
movemi-nt, thinking the child
Wii , :■ me cnno
f ' : I. when the little hoy set
it. , y yelling that brought neigh-
rrom every liun-,. ....I.,
brt, j
When
Srf •*/' il **" discover*1 that he
2 JL*T* r ' rot “ bou •■ hi « ht kd, and
"■toot was bruised. Beside-, being
—J * C . WM ' fke child recovered 1m-
SaSv tod * y roin R » boot
J^ftuy with the unconsciousness of
und in the firm belief that
*"* *•» or will harm him.
is the time.
I know
this stricken people. Why, they will
of twenty families ! consider riches the things that most
throughout the county who are in people throw away. They need hats—
al need," said he. “Not just ordi- any old hats—shoes, clothes, trousers
nary need, such as we suppose fami- | fer little boys and for grown ones *
lies might lie subjected to once in « ‘ ' ‘ l * "
while, hut in deep and desperute need.
and clothes for small and larger girls.
Thev need everything in the way of
A need for food and for clothes, and clothes,
a need for the barest necessities of j “If the kind-hearted people v^ill
life. | gather these things together, and will
“One poor woman, who has four j call me at phone 365, or come to my
chihlren to care for, in discussing her j home, 704 Spring street, I will come
own individual need, said that she r»nd get the garments for distribution
would be even glad to get the scraps i among the poor. Or if they will leave
of cloth that people throw away so , th"in at the Times-Recorder, I will
that she might piece them together | call there. The need is desperate, and
and make waist* for her two little i trulv 'the harvest is plenteous but
boys." ithe laborers ore few/
In relating this pathetic incident,! “Americus people contributed
Mr. Anglin said that his heart was so nearly $.600 to the starving Chinese
touched with pity for this poor worn | in a far nwny country—can’t they
an and her children, that he wept all contribute some old cast-off clothing
the wav down the road in sympathy to people «f th**ir own kind right here
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for such deprivation in his midst.
i their midst?
Mr. and Mr*. Frank Harrold have
gone to Monroe for a brief visit, Mr.
Harrold having sufficiently recover
ed to make the trip.
Damage estimated at $400 was
done to one of the negro houses at
Moseby and Spring streets, owned
by W. I*. Chapman, which caught
firo Wednesday. The other two suf
fered damage estimated at $25. All
Wcte roof fires. There was no in-
Mr. and Mrs. Prather Henderson
have returned to Americus ufter hav
ing spent a week with the parents
of Mrs. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. L.
M. Smith, ut their home in Buena
Vista.
The frienda of Miss Nona Smith • r.urance.
in Americus will learn with regret of j J. M. Prance, principal., of the
her continued illness nt the home of | Third District Agricultural school
her parents in Buena Vista. Jtiwi 1 litre, and family have gone to Mari-
Smith has been ill for three months etta, the home of the parents of
with rheumatism. I»th Mr. and Mrs. Prance, to spend
Mr. and Mrs. Will Green Turpin 1 a vacation. Mr. Prance will jeturn
have returned from an automobile l in a few clays, hut Mrs. I ranee and
trip to Indian Springs, where they at
tended the convention of automobile
denier? last week.
Mlzs Mamie Cassidy, who for tho
mat year has been a guest in th«
tome of Mrs. J. N. Scarborough on
Church street, is now with Mrs. Chas.
B. Winchester at her home on For
rest'street.
Miss Edith Hightower, who held
the chair of English In Oldfield col.
lege, Baltimore, for the past season,
arrived home for the wedding of her
sister. Miss Sarah Hightower, which
took place at 3 o'clock Sunday after,
noon. Miss Hightower visited frienda
in Baltimere, Washington and Atlan
ta. before reaching home here.
The condition of Mn. R. P. Glenn
continues serious at her home on Lee
street. Mrs. Glenn waa taken sudden
ly ill recently, and malaria has devel
oped which complicates her condition.
Griffin Walker and W. J. Walker
are spending the summer vacation
with their father at hie home in Tam-
P*.
Frank Wright, who sustained ■
broken leg in a motorcycle accident
six week* ago, is able to be out and
about everywhere without the aid of
stick.
Mrs. Charles M. Council, Charles
Council, Jr., and little Eula Fenton
Council are epending some time at
St. 8imon’a.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mize, who recently
came to Americui from Mobile where
they made their home with their
daughter, have an apartment in the
Speer home on Prince atreet, where
they are at home to their friends.
Mr.'and Mrs. Carr Glorer motored
Sunday to Mncon, Mis?., to visit the
parents of Mrs. Glover a few days.
Miss Pauline Durr and Miss Wil-
mer Durr, of Dawson, are guests of
Miss Elmer Pariah at her home on
Brooklyn Heights. Miss Parrish will
give a swimming party at Myrtle
Springs Tuesday afternoon, to which
number of her friends will be ask-
ed to meet her guests.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gatewood. Miss
Ira Gatewood and Ainsworth Gate-
wood haye returned from a visit of
week to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Poole
at their home In Atlanta.
Miss Grace Barnes spent the week
end with Mrs. Armond Carrol in At-
lanta. She will visit her aunt. Miss
Etta Northcutt, in Melledgcville be
fore returning homo.
Miss Louellcn Bragg left Thursday
night for Clayton, Ga., to spend a
month in the cool mountain country
of North Georgia.
. Miss Foy Mott hns accepted a po
sition in the public schools of At
lanta, and will begin her duties there
in the fall. Miss Mott has been n
member of Fdtlow Grammar school
faculty for a number of years, and
natrons and pupils alike are regret
ting her decision to teach elsewhere
this winter. Miss Mott will spend
the vacation period with Mrs. W. P.
Wallis at her home on College street. I
Frank Marshall, who recently
there all
the children will remain
rummer.
Mrs. Charles Ash, of Andrew, S.
C„ is the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. U. F. McAllister, at their
home on Lee atreet.
Mr nnd Mrs. Tom McAllister, of
Cobb.' were the gueets Sunday of Mr.
nnd Mr?. D. F. McAllister, returning
to their home Monday.
Albert Harris, Jr., it convalescent
at his home on Harrold avenue, fol
lowing a tonsil operation at the city
hospital recently. _ .
Mist Pauline Wealbrook, of Dub-
fin, is the guest, of Miss Elizabeth
Joyner at her home on Taylor atreet.
•The Feast of the WUdemes*,’
which was being arranged for the
evening of the 4th of July at Rees
Park, has keen postponed until the
first of August because of a num
ber of people going out of town on
that date. -
Macon Dudley, who Is receiver for
the Bank of I'ieher, at Picher, Okla
homa, Is In Americus for a short
visit, nnd will take his family back
wltji him on his return to the West.
Mrs. W. E. Livingston and chil
dren, of Atlanta, arrived Sunday to
he the guests of Mrs. A. B. Cross
at her home on Church atreet.
Mias Quenelle Harrold has arrived
from an extended vielt to frienda In
other etates, and will spend the sum
mer vneation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Harrold, at their
home on College atreet.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ivey. Miss
Annie Ivey and Courtney Ivey left
Tucrday morning by automobile for
a trip of ten days or two weeks in
the mountains of North Carolina,
Tragedy Only Narrowly
Averted At Richland
—News of the Town
RICHLAND, Juno 20 The three
Sunday school’s of Richland, Baptist,
Methodist and Christian, had their
annual picnic at Ponder’s mill Thurs
day. The pjcnickers gathered at the
school building and were carried to
the mill, a distance of about two and
a half miles, in automobiles, trucks,
school trucks and some even went on
the water wagon, which carried fresh
artesian water for. tea, lemonade and
drinking purposes. Among the
amusements of the day waa swim
ming, wadiiut, paddling, games, con.
certs by the Richland band, visit tc
the “little midget flour mill,’’ fish-
ing.etc.
Young twelve-year-old Frank Drew
came very near drowning in the big
mill pond and but for the quick work
of one of the other boys in swim
ming he probably would have drown
ed. He had gone under twice before
anyone in the pond saw him. Next
day he was feeling fine as ever, how
ever.
For the first time this year farm
era are reporting their crop* suf
fering for the need of rain. Showers
have been falling in some sections
during the past week but a general
rain is very much needed at present.
Many gardens are entirely burned
RANDOM NOTES
OF THE LIBRARY
This is a feverish age and it is
feverish weather, so It is a mistake
to read feveriah literature, or aa
Mn. John Burroughs dubs it—“red
brick fiction.”
In an article in Public Libraries,
John Burroughs, the nfcturalist,
makes a plea that the writers of "red
brick" fiction retire to the country
before writing -the final copy for
the publisher, and he thinks that in
this way much dross will be pprged
from modern “best sellers.”
up.
In the death of Mrs. Martha Bowles
Grimes recently this section lost one
of its oldest residents. She was some
months over ninetv years old.
large part of her life was Bpent near
Rirhlnnd nnd had a number of rein
ives in Richland. A remarkable
number of great events have taken
nlace in her lifetime—Wnr Between
the States, World War. the invention
of telephones, wireless, submarines,
airplanes, large steam ships, automo
biles, trains, numerous discoveries,
countless improvements, etc.
Cyril Yates was in a serious ae-
cident near Columbus Tuesday,
big Bulck car struck the small ear
occupied by Messrs. Kendrick Alston
and Cyril Yates, of Richland, turn
ill the Biuck over and throwing Mr.
Yates from his car. Mr.. Yates
up liut Is still lame from his 'All.
C. C. Hobbs has resigned from the
roliee force of Richland, effective
June IB. He h*s been temperarilv
succeeded by B.' F. Edwards, who will
hold the Dlare until the city counr'
elects a regular man.
N. -I. Bartlett, formerly of Rich
land.' hut now of Dublin, nns been
-lcctcd secretary of the Dublin and
Laurens county chamber of commerce
for tho sixth time.
MRS. CARROLL MULKEY WEST.
BUENA VISTA. June 18.—News
has been received of the death of Mn.
Carroll Mulkey West, in Atlanta, on
Thursday evening at St. Joseph's In
firmary. Mn. West before her mar
riage three yeara ago waa Miss Mary
8tewart McMichael. second,daughter
of Mr. and Mn. Edward H. McMi
chael, of Buena Vista, and was one
of the most popular young women of
this section.
Mrs. West was a graduate of G. N.
I. C., nnd after her graduation
taught at the G. N. A I. C. for a year
of so, later going to Atlanta to teach
a class of delinquent children at the
Lee Street school, at which rlace she
won quite a reputation as a teacher.
In June, 1S18. she was married to
Dr. West, leaving with him for Chat
tanooga and later going to Texas,
where he was ip service in the Ameri
can army. Just before the armietice.
Dr. and Mrs. West were transferred
to Fort McPherson, in Atlanta, and
since that time have made Atlanta
their home.
Mrs. West is survived by her hus
band. Dr. C. M. West and three-
months-old son; her mother and fa
ther. Hon. and Mrs. E. H. McMichael;
two sisters, Mrs. Harry Schmeisser.
of Atlanta, and Miss Merrill MeMi-
with a stop at Rowland, where they ‘'J® 0 *' Ji u i, n , n , Yista; two brothers. #
will visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. George Boatright
hsve taken an apartment with Mrs.
Wallis Mott at her home on Lee
streit, and are now at home to their
friends in their new residence.
John Kouke, of Savannah, is the
guest for several days of Louis Mcr-
ritt at his home on College street.
Mrs. Itoger A. Jennings of Greens
boro, N. V., is the guest of ner par
ents, Mr. und Mrs. A. F. Hodges on
the Dixie Highway.
Miss Mahala Butt, of Buena Vista,
is the guest of Miss Orlean Ansley
nt her home on Lee street.
Mrs. Gordon Ilcys, Mrs. Victor
Gaines and Mrs. C. J, Sherlock are
Edward McMichael, Jr., and William
McMichael, of Buena Vista,, besides a
host of relatives and friends.
We would like to call the attention
of the public to a book of poems
by Burroughs that Is in the library,
and to a series of books beautifully
illustrated, on nature,—the moth,
wild flowers, trees, game birds, etc.,
and Mr. Burroughs wrote the intro
duction to at least one volume of the
series. Then there are books by Vah
Dyke. —“The Fisherman's Luck"—
and Kipling’s poetry that’s always
popular, as well as Kipling’s stories.
THURSDAY,,
U- S. SENDS BOLL ! UNION HIGH TO BE
EQUAL TO BEST
WEEVIL POISON
EXPERT HERE
Americus Headquarters
For Man Direct From
Coad’a Laboratory
Some one railed tor ”Tre Autocrat
cf the Breakfast Table” the other
day and it was like handing over the
counter a long-lost friend.
Woodrow Wilson’* History of the
American People is most readable and
Sanderson’s Six Thousand Years of
History is not nearly at formidable
as it sounds. It comprises several
volumes and each volume, and each
chapter almost, is complete in itself.
It is biography of famous men,' his
tory, literature, statesmanship com
biner.
Baker and Taylor tell us that “The
Life of Queen Victoria" is selling as
rapidly as “Main Street.” We have
Queen Victoria and would lika you
to make her acquaintance.
The Music study club has placed
two periodicals, “The Monitor" and
"The Leader" on the table and Hon.
orable Charles R. Crisp sent us a di
rectory of the new congress.
Wanted—the mayor and city coun
cil to know that we have the June
number of the American City; the
Postmaster to know that n recent
Outlook deals with his problems; the
preachers to know that the last Cen
turv has an article: “The Preacher?
at Large; nnd Life is issuing a golf
number that may interest the club
men.
The doctors found the library latl
Wednesday when they met—seventy
strong—in the auditorium. The far
mers met Friday afternoon and the
children are, coming every Wednee-
dav afternoon at 4 o'clock when some
talented young lady of the city or
county will tell them stories.
One gentleman told us that he ws?
glad to find the Saturday Evening
Post at the librAry—his eonv failed te
come several weeks and it was not
*o be had nt the np«3 stands. Wber
in doubt, try the library! It’s motto
s service—a real service to every
one! C. B. C.
County Nesrro Religious
Workers Will Convene
in Albany today attc/iding a picnic
given by the Cs'holi* church lor its
members
Mrs. C. H. Mask and Miss Effie
Cowart, of Seville, Fla., are the
guests of Mrs. C. C. Herring at her
home on Brooklyn Heights.
Miss Evelyn Crewe, who for the
past several years has been employ-
ed as stenographer and assistant
bookkeeper for the Americus Gro
cery company, is now in the office
of R. I.. Maynard. Miss Crew c»n
templates devoting herself to the
study of law with the purpose of
becoming a court reporter.
Miss Mary Sheffield, lof Ameri-
who has been the guest of her
derwent an operation at the Ameri- aunt, Mrs. Tim Killen, has returned
cus and Snmtrr County Hospital, was home.—Macon Telegraph.
reported today as improving satisfne-
torily, with his physicians hoping lie
will la- able to receive visitors by
Sunday.
Miss Genevieve Morgan and Miss
mmie Morgan left Wednesday for
White Sulphur Springs, Fla., where
thev will spend two weeks. They
will be toined at Valdosta hv their
sister. Mrs. Charles Smith and Eliza
beth Smith, who will go to the springs
with them.
Mrs. M. H. Wheeler anil children
are spending several weeks in Macon,
Miss., as guests of her parents.
John Ralston Cargill, Jr., return-
ed home today from Box Springs
where he was a member of a young
folks house party.
■Misses Mary M.' James and Clara
Carter, of Lumpkin,' were Americus
shoppers Tuesday,
E. B. Clements wat here from
Bcuna Vista hut evening.
MRS. NANNIE SUMERFORD.
LESLIE, June 18.—Cobb Sumer-
ford was called to tho bedside of his
mother at Unadilla Wednesday, she
being seriously ill. She died Friday
morning at 9 o’clock.
Mrs. Sumerford was well known
here where she had visited a number
of time and her friends are grieved
to learn of her death.
Fred Smith Is Given
Rinti By Commandery
At the Wednesday evening meeting
of tlie DeMolay Commandery held in
the Masonic hall. Past Eminent Com
mander Fred Smith was presented
with a handsome emblematic ring, a
gift of the members of the com-
mandery. in appreeiatian for the
invaluable service which hr rendered
to the order during his term of com
mand. Dr. Carl W. Minor, recently
elected to succeed Mr. Smith, made
the presentation speech, calling at
tention to the faithfulness of the re
tiring ofilerr in the discharge of all
his duties and obligations to the mem
bership. expressing the deep apprecia
tion of all present for the association
with him in his official capacity. Dr.
Minor told how the sphere of the
lodge had grown in ecope and useful
ness during the administration of its
"Hairs by Mr. Smith, and that it was
his hope and aim to follow the pre-
certs already mapped out by him.
Mr. Smith evidenced his apprecia
tion of the praise bestowed on him,
stating ut the same time that it was
through the hearty co-operation and
unstinted support of his co-workers
that he was enabled to administer the
affaire of the lodge.
The Sumter County Colored Re
ligious Workers Congress will begin
Thursday night at Hampton Street
C. M. church and run through Sun
day afternoon, with day session. Fri
day and Saturday ah McCoy Hill
colored public school, it is announc
ed by I’rof. M. W. Reddick.
The congress will be conducted by
Prof. K. D. Reddick, field secretary
of the Georgia Colored Sunday school
association in the interest of all the
colored churches of the county.
For several weeks announcements
of this meeting have been sent broad
cast over the county and a large dele
gation of Sunday school and Chrle-
tian worker* from the rural ehurchee
is expected to attend. In the mean-
time, the local workers, under the
direction of Prof. Reddick, have gone
forward enthusiastically with the
program and preparation for the en
tertainment and instruction of all
who attend.
Some special features of this meet
ing will be instruction on the organi
sation and operation of a modern
church and Sunday School with lpe-
cial emphasis on the work of the
country church. Other Interesting
topics of discussion will be the rela
tionship of the Sunday school, home,
church, public school arid community
Tho function and possibilities of
each of these institutions in the de
velopment of the childhood, youth
and manhood of our nation will be
fully discussed by leading religious
workers of the race.
All colored ministers, superintend-
ents and church ’ workers of all de
nominations in Americus and Sum
ter county are urged to take advant-
"ge of this great meeting, the first
of the kind ever held in this county
or the state.
The meeting begins Thursday
night with preaching by Rev. I R
Holloway at the C. M. E. church,
Hampton street.
Americus has been designated as
one of two headquarters in Georgia
for a government expert on boll wee-
vil poisoning by the calcium arsenate
method, who is to be at the service
of farmers without cost at all times
for tho next'several mentbs in di
recting, advising dr demonstrating
the use of the poison. The Americui
headquarters will be in charge of Geo,
B. Ray, a young man connected with'
the bureau of entomology, U. S. De
partment of Agriculture. Mr. Ray
hae recently spent eeveral months at
the Delta laboratory of the depart
ment at Tallulah, La., under Director
Coad, the originator of the calcium
arsenate method of weevil controland
is thoroughly equipped with informa
tion and experience to advise the
farmers of Georgia. Re will have
charge of the western half of the
state, and the eastern half will be
in charge of another expert to be
located at Waynesboro.
Mr. Ray’s services will hi free to
anyone desiring them. He will not
only be available to farmers of this
immediate section, but answer cells
anywhere in the western half of the
state.
O. Marshall, county agent here, Mr.
Ray will start his activities in Sum
ter county with a talk before n call
ed meeting of the advisory board of
the Sumter county farm bureau at
•he Carnegie Library at 9:30 o’clock
Tuesday morning. Thereafter It is
exported he will make several talks
to farmers in various parts of the
county. • >
Mr. Ray, in an interview this
morning, asserted that, despite the
knocks given lo the calcium arsenate
method of boll weevil control, it is
a positive success when used accord
ing to directions.
“We have investigated 100 report
ed failores,” said he, “and in every
case—not in most, but in every case
—have we found that the fault was
not with the method but with its ap
plication, either through carelessness
in observing the rules laid down or in
misinfosiaation given out by persons
celling dusting machines or others in
competent to give advice. Calcium
arsenate method in positive success in
weevil control, and every instance of
failure the trouble will be found to
be something other than the method.
That is why the government has sent
out men into each of the cotton
growing states; it is important that
cotton growers know exactly how to
administer the poison to got results.''
Mr. Ray will make his headquar
ters at the Windsor hotel, where
farmers and cotton growers general
ly are invited to get in touch with
him.
In view of the fact that some of
the large farmers of thie communi
ty reported failure from calcium ar
senate application to cotton last year,
tho coming of this expert direct from
the Tallulah laboratory Is regarded
as an event of- importance to thie
community.
Patrons Back Board In
Plans—Strong Fac
ulty Named
LESLIE, June 20.—The board of
trustees of Union High school met
Thursday afternoon, being: the first
meeting of'tbe new board since tho
election of June 1. The election uMy, j
Blind Negro Parson
Baptizes Life Convict
“Fed * Campbell, blind negro chap*
lain for the colored nrisoners at the
county stockade, held a baptizing at
Muckalce creek Sunday at which he
officiated, and in which he had only
one convert. The man baptized was
John Caldwell, life term convict.
“Fed" conducted the ceremony
with the aid of two assistants, he oc
cupying a place in the water and pro-
nnuncing the words of prayer, while
the two helpers immersed the con
vert.
“Fed” is probably the most popu
lar negro in this community. Al-
though blind in both eyes as n result
of an accident a number of years ago.
he goes everywhere without assist-
ance. lie always has a ready laugh
for every occasion. Hi* popularity
with the members of his ra& ahd his
congregation, particularly the good
sisters of the church, la said to equal
that among hi* white acquaintances.
MISS GLADYS DUNN.
Telegrams received by Americus
relatives early Sunday morning con
voyed the information of the death
of Miss Gladys Dunn in Colorado
Springs, Colo., late Saturday night.
Miss Dunn had been in Colorado
Springi more than a year, having
gone there In search of health. She
lud previously spent several months
in Florida, recuperating from an at
tack of influenza which was con
tracted during the eevere epidemic
of that disease in Washington. Since
her sojourn in the West, Miss Dunn
had noted a marked improvement in
her condition until this spring when
she developed a malignant type of
malaria which confined her to bed for
eight weeks, finally resulting in her
death.
Murray Dunn, a brother, was tele
graphed for about a week ago, and
on receipt of the message, left im
mediately for Cplorado. and remain
ed with her until her death.
The body waa brought to Amer
icus on the Seminole Tuesday night,
and the funeral will be held Wed
Surviving are elx sisters, Mrs. G
new officers was in order. Dr. L‘.
M. Hawkins was nominated as chair
man to aucceed himaelf but declined
the nomination for which no expla
nation was offered other than that
he waa of the opinion that some oth
er member of the board ehould as
sume this position, he having ierved
for the peat two yean. G. C. Thom
as, of Cobb district, a newly elected
member, wa* nominated and unani
mously elected chairman for the en
suing year. Next in order was the
election of secretary and treasurer
to succeed Laaco. Harvey whose term
of office expired June 1. Dr. L. M.
Hawkins was elected.
The bbard of trust*** will com
prise the following members for en
suing year: Dr. J. W. Smith, of De-
Soto district; J. E. Klnard of Howell
district; Mrs. H. C. Base, New Hope
district; G. C. Thomas, of Cobb dis
trict and Dr. L. M. Hawkins, of Les
lie dietrlet.
The new board immediately engaged
in the election of teachers tocompleto
the faculty for ensuing term. Prof.
E. L. Bridges was re-elected os su
perintendent; Prof. T. G. Ciark was
re-elected as principal, the salaries
of both men to remain as before.
The high school faculty will be as
follows: Prof. E. L. Bridges, Prof.
T. G. Clark. Miss Dorothy Bargs son,
and Miss Lettie .Clark,
The grade teachers will be: Misses
Ruth Chappell, Berta Leo Godwin,
Ruby Fillingame, Cleatle Barr and
Mattie and Margerite Chatfield.
Primary teacher. Miss Sarah Dun.
bar.
Domestic science teacher (port
time) Miss Lettie Clark.
Music and expression, .Miss Ola
Warren.
Scientific laboratory, manual
training, athletics Vinci (field work
will be in charge of the superinten
dent and principal.
Plans have already been perfect
ed by Superintendent Bridges to put
the school on the accredited “
recognised by State of Geo
which will mean a vast deal to
rons and even more to pupils*.-Jt
understood that it will the pol^
the board of trustees, to so act and
co-opcrate with faculty and patrons
as to make this one of the best high
schools .In the state.
The patrons of Union High school
district are unusuallv progressive ait
I" shown hv their loyalty and en-
om-ration in nroviding one of tho
finest nnd most modern.school nlsnts
*n be found anywhere In Georgia. It
e«n he safely said that the malority
nf tho patrons over (he school dis
trict nro <n hearty co-oncratlon with
•he hoard of trustees to the extent
of seeurine a faculty that’ moots the
rennlremeet" nf the state for nn DC-
credited school.
Cults Is Given Royal
Reception By Savannah
W. Walters, of Americus; Mrs. H. B.
Allison, of Montgomery, Ala.; Mrs.
Walter Thames, of Thomaiville; Mrs.
Luelle Slnde, of Columbus; Mrs. H.
!,. Layfield, of Atlanta, and Mrs. D.
R. Bostwick, of Savannah, and two
brother*. W. II. Dunn, of Washing-
ton, D. C„ and Murray A. Dunn, of
Americus. An undo, W. T. A. Dunn
also of this’city, also survives.
Miss Dunn was horn and reared
in Americus, whciv she was a gen
eral favorite with yopng and old,
possessing countless friends who
loved her for her many admirable
qualities anil beautiful character.
She graduated from the High school
here with honors. Later she took up
the study ofl stenography, and at
the time of her first Illness was pri
vate secretary to Congressman Chas.
It. Crisp.
She was a member of the Metho
dist church here, and during her resi
dence in this eommunity identified
herself with the interests of the
Sunday school and church, as well
as all of the societies of the con
gregation.
The news of her Heath has cast a
sadness over the entire city, for she
wa* greatly beloved by a wide -dr.-lc
The folliwng dispatch tells of the
welcome home to 8avannah Monday
of Ernest A. Cuttn, resident of that
city and native of Americus, who
last weak waa elevated to the office
of imperial potentate of tho Shrin-
era of North America at the De*
Moines conclave;
Ernest A. Cults, eleeted at the
Des Moines meeting of Shrinen a*
imperial potentate of North Amer
ica, waa welcomed homu with a
demonstrative, apectacular, enthusi
astic nesting such as not seen ac
corded a visitor of national repute
in Savannah for a quarter or a cen-.
tury. A parade more than a mile
long formed at the station and es
corted him up town, where business
houses and public buildings were
colorful with bunting and flags and
Immena* pictures of the distinguish
ed Gcorgia-Shriner.
‘Speeches were made and twenty-
five organisation* joined the forty or
fifty secret orders in the demonstra
tion. Many handsome float* were
in the parade and several bands took
part. The day had been declared
> holiday by the mayor and Gordon
Sausay represented the governor of
the state in the speech-making.
Central Jr. B. Y. P. U.
Names New Officers
The Junior B. Y. P. U. of the Cen
tral Baptist church at their regular
meeting 8unday evening elected new
officers for the next aix months, July
1 to December 31, as follows:
Sam Comer, president; Alton
Poole, vice-president; Louise Reeve*,
recording secretary; Hawkins Dykes,
corresponding secretary; John Ewing
Kikcr, treasurer; Doris Collins, li
brarian; Ann Ann Walker, chorl.tMh?--^'
Lisle Mae Gammage, pianist, and IlF V
ward McArthur, reporter.
John Edgar Sheppard, captain of
Group I; James McDaniel, lieuten
ant.
Caroline Mathis, captain of Group
II; Massle Lane, lieutenant.
William Dykes, captain of Group
III: Fred Comer, lieutenant.
Mildred Clark, captain of Group
IV: Alice Parker, lieutenant.
These officers will he installed
next Sunday evening at 1 o’clock and
Group IV will give a urogram which
doses this term of six months.
The new officers are anticipating
greater union for the next six
months. 8e^e^sj of. their number are
to bnzrfnd
into Iha , Benin'
untimely death. Her family connoe- o'cloek hut they will have ty-ny i,
tlon I* large and prominent In Amer- members as all boys and girls from
leui and Sumter county. 11 to 16 years are received.