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THE VOLUNTEERS
OF AMERICA
THEIR PHILANTHROPIC WORK
VISITED 6150,000 FAMILIES AMI
FED 300,000 PEOPLE.
Took Care of 300,000 In the VarlonH
Home* Dnrins the Venr—Remark
able Record of Mrs. Booth's Yol
onteer Prison Lcagne—Take* fare
ol Thousands of Keleased foils lets
Annually and Is So Sueeessful in
Reforming Them That Only a Very
Small Percentage Return to a Life
o£ Crime.
By 'William Thorp.
New York, Dec. 24.—“ Are the Vol
unteers of America ‘making good?’”
said Gen. Ballington Booth, in reply
to a question. “Well, we have only
been at work for about eight years,
since X left the Salvation Army; but
1 think I may fairly say that we are
•making good.’
"Figures are powerless to set forth
much of the philanthropic and Chris
tian efforts of the Volunteers, but fig
ures will at least show that our phil
anthropy is on a large scale.
"During the. past year year about
eleven hundred women have been
tenderly cared for in our Homes of
Mercy, and some 30,260 beds in all
have been provided in those institu
tions. I need hardly say that this is
one of the most difficult features of
our work, and its peculiar character,
being somewhat unthankful and hard,
causes its increase to be slow. The
1,100 women referred to are those who
have been not only cared for, but per
manently aided. Many others have
been temporarily relieved.
A Great Work of Philanthropy.
“The Volunteer officers and work
ers have visited and aided no less
than 630,173 families during the year
in and around the slums of the large
cities where they labor. No less than
234,500 persons were lodged in our va
rious homes and institutions for work
ing and destitute men and women,
not including the many thousands
who were given temporary relief dur
ing the strikes in several parts of the
country. There were 366,037 persons fed
with substantial meals in these insti
tutions, exclusive of those persons
temporarily aided with food during
the holiday seasons.
“Our philanthropic work is carried
on through the instrumentality of
homes, and by others means, in Chi
cago, Joliet, Boston, Fort Dodge,
Kansas City, DenveV, Minneapolis,
Worcester, Lynn, Malden, Mass.;
Lewiston, Toledo, Erie, Pittsburg,
Buffalo, Newcastle, Pa.; Philadelphia,
Newark, Flushing, L. I.; New York
city, and other centers.
"I admit that we may help people
who do not deserve to be helped. It
is inevitable that we should some
times do so. The need at times has
been so great that our zeal to help
the poorest and most dependent
classes must be our plea for having
harbored any undeserving ones. You
cannot always wait to find out wheth
er a starving man is meritorious be
fore you feed him.
Help the Poor.
“Apart from the humane philosophy
of lessening the taxation upon society,
we are only following the example of
the Samaritan in trying to alleviate
the suffering of men and women who
are without homes or friends or sup
port. Uhfortunately, society has al
ways its parasites who are hard in
deed to shake off; but if, through such
institutions as our homes, we can find
among even thse a spark of manhood
or womanhood and lead them to a re
formed life, surely we shall be par
doned for having given one chance to
the incorrigible.
“That is the distinguishing feature
of our work—we try to get down to
the lowest, the most helpless, the
most criminal, and show them the way
to a brighter and better life. Perhaps
you will be able to better estimate the
many-sided advantages of our Volun
teer philanthropic work if I divide It
into three branches.
“First, there are the homes which
probably are the most meritorious of
all, namely, those for working, wage
earning men, to prevent them from de
teriorating and dropping down to the'
grade which self-respecting men most
dread, that of poverty and dependence
upon charity for a livelihood. Then,
there are the homes which prove a
refuge for hungry, poverty-ridden and
friendless men and women on the wa
ters of city want and despair—the
homes for the temporarily drifting.
Thirdly, there Is the department in
connection with these homes which
provides meals at a nominal cost or at
the price of labor, or which distributes
them free to the hungry.
The Fresh Air Work.
"Our fresh air work in the summer
time gave over 100,000 women and
children from the tenements a day's
fresh air and healthy change in the
country. There was also much good
accomplished through the Volunteer
reading rooms, sewing classes, distri
bution of literature, hospital nursing,
finding of employment. Thanksgiving
and Christmas dinners, temporary
financial relief, boys' fresh air camps
and many other worthy undertakings.
The V olunteer Prison I.cogue.
“Probably the best known branch
of our work is my wife's Volunteer
Prison League, with the three ‘Hope
Halls' for discharged prisoners at
Flushing, L. 1., Chicago and Fort
Podge, la. i do not think history
records a more remarkable and far
reaching work for moral reform. Mrs.
F*ooth has established the league in
twenty-two state prisons, and others
uro clamoring for It. The prison au
thorities Indorse It most heartily, and
of the 25.000 members of the league.
It Is safe to assert that at least 70 per
cent., on the most conversative esti
mates, are leading reformed lives.
Paring the past ,vear marked reforms
have been Introduced into the prisons
hi several states, and legislative ac
tion have been taken, .dlreetly or indl
rectly, through the Influence of the
league. The league not pnly seeks
* r > reform the prisoners and help them
to lead an honest life when they come
out of jail, 'hut It also aims at ameli
orating evil conditions in the prisons
and Improving the laws concerning
prisoner* in different parts of the
country.
I* l •■•lenominntloiinl.
“All our philanthropic work, of
course, |s carried on upon a strictly
undenominational basis The door
op'ns just us freely to li creeds and
• olors gad nationalities. As for our
own special religious work, I find
■'“"i tn* regimental reports of our
e,s, Ihttt 1,060,955 persons sttend
cd tile Holiday and week-nigtit ser*
'n '• during the year, while, despite
the unusually cold spring, there gath
' 'e<l st our 1)164 open air services no
.*\L r ,h “" MSMW individual*
When wr started this week, sfier
I left the Halva;ion army, we never
oic*nr#4 that it would grow so rapid*
o w, in fav't. that It would ever at*
*ln |ti piHirlit national proportions.
ow #tne4 sll ever the *out* -
1 r Th* principal ,enters from which
It la dtranied ai Mew fork r|ty, CM*
cago, Pittsburg, Buffalo, Kansas City,
Boston and San Francisco.
"Few people are aware that the Vol
unteers have lately become, by affili
ation, even more than a national or
ganization. They are now extending
their work into other countries. I am
not at liberty to speak about this mat
ter, as the details have not yet been
completely settled, but there is rea
son to believe that in the future our
work will assume a world-wide char
acter.”
How Volunteer* Differ from Salva
tiouixts.
Gen. Ballington Booth was asked to
state what were the marked differ
ences between the Volunteers and the
Salvation Army in regard to princi
ples, methods, policy and organiza
tion. He declined to do so.
„“I am my father's son.’’ he said,
and my father, as you know, is the
head of the Salvation Army. I would
rather not speak on that subject.”
Another officer holding high rank in
the Volunteers, however, was willing
to" expound the differences.
“The main difference,” he said, “is
that the Salvation Army is run on an
autocratic, not to say despotic, basis,
while our organization is entirely dem
ocratic, and therefore more in har
mony with American idea*. All the
officers in the Salvation Army are ap
pointed by autocratic power, while
our principal and local officers are
elected. The general is also elected by
the rank and file.
“Gen. William Booth of the Salva
tion Army, in his 'Field Officers’ Reg
ulations.’ lays down this law: ‘The
affairs of the corps must be directed
by the commanding officer, and not by
the voice of the soldiers. Nothing in
the nature of voting or taking sides
must be tolerated at any soldiers’
meeting.’ Our regulations, on the con
trary, say: ‘The government of the
Volunteers being democratic, all mem
bers shall have the right of voice and
vote in their respective councils and
sessions.’
“All our financial affairs are in the
hands of elected directors, while In the
Salvation Army the general, as ap
pointor, has full control over all funds
and property. Gen. William Booth
has the power to appoint his succes
sor. Gen. Ballington Booth has ndt.
Like all our officers, he is elected by
popular vote. He will come up for re
election two years hence, if he
chooses to do so.
Do Not Believe in Rig Drum,
“So much for organization. As to
methods, the main difference is that
we do not believe in the big drum,
and we conduct our meetings with
less noise than our friends of the Salva
tion Army. Here and there some of
our members may use the big drum,
but they do so without authority.
They are mostly persons who used to
be in the ranks of the Salvation Army,
and have not yet got rid of the idea
that the big drum has an immense
amount of saving grace.
“By the way, there Is a popular
misconception that most of our mem
bers formerly belonged to the Salva
tion Army. Asa matter of fact, less
than one-fifth of them have been Sal
vationists. Neither is it correct to
suppose, as most people do, that we
have split off from the Salvation Army.
Mr. Ballington Booth was out of the
army and had made up his mind to
retire into private life, when a num
ber of friends who appreciated his work
prevailed upon him to start the Vol
unteers as anew and distinct organ
ization.
“We observe the sacraments of bap
tism and the Lord’s Supper, and have
made provision for their observance
at our stations. The Salvation Army
does not. Gen. William Booth has
frequently been urged to make an ex
plicit declaration on this subject, but
he has always avoided doing so. The
Salvation Army strongly discourages
its adherents from attending other
churches. We urge our members to
attend some place of worship and take
the sacrament at an open table, if
there is not a regularly-ordained offi
cer of our denomination within easy
reach.
“These are the main differences be
tween the two bodies. There are mi
nor matters in which we give discre
tion to our local posts, whereas the
Salvation Army has hard and fast
rules. For example, no Salvationist
must touch alcohol or tobacco. We
are equally rigid against strong drink,
but we leave the question of tobacco
for the local post to decide. So it is
with some other indulgences as to the
harmfulness of which all Christians
are not agreed.”
Mr*, llootli’s Prison Work.
Of all the good work of the Vol
unteers, that which has attracted most
public notice and admiration is Mrs.
Afaud Ballington Booth’s prison work.
Her lately-published book. “After Pris
on—What?” is a wonderful revelation,
but Mrs. Booth was too modest to
give herself the credit which is her
due. You can only find out what mar
vellous things she has done by speak
ing with her fellow-workers and hear
ing her praise sung by the men whom
she has rescued from a life of shame
and crime.
Mr. W. M. F. Round, for many
years the president of the Prison As
sociation of New York, is assocated
with a line of prison work quite dif
ferent In idea from that of Mrs.
Booth. His association works on the
lines of a charity organization society.
Its energies are mainly devoted to
cross-questioning men and investigat
ing their statements, when they are,
perhaps, almost starving and sorely in
need of a job. It is decidedly official
and bureauciatlc. Mr. Round said the
other day.
“I have for a quarter of a century
been protesting against the Insuffer
able, sentimental, patronizing twaddle
of those who, for want of a better
place to hear their own voices, have
chosen for listeners, without any feel
ing of pity, the forced audiences of
prison chapels.”
Yet Mr. Round has felt constrained
to make some exceptions, and the
greatest exception he makes Is in the
case of Mrs. Booth.
Mr*. Boot IF* Work.
"Of all who have carried new possi
bility into stricken lives, not one has
done it with such prophetic radiance
as Maud Ballington Booth, before
whose work for God and humanity I
take off my hat in humble reverence,”
he said, the other day. “I know about
prisons, I know about prisoners, I
know every one who has done conspic
uous work among prisoners for their
uplifting. I unhesitatingly say that
I have known no work done which Is
so far-reaching, so lasting, so real as
that done by Mrs. Booth. In Mrs.
Booth's work there has been a quality
of positive uplifting such ns no other
has Imparted. It is no exaggeration to
say that her presence has been an an
gel presence, and that the wisdom of
hoi methods has been of a diviner
quality than in most cases of similar
effort.
"And still one would not recommend
such work and such methods to very
many. There arc few, Indeed, who
could do the work with such high com
mon sense, such ready submission to
the discipline and other peculiar con
dition* of penal establishment*, such
steadfast adherence,.to the one Idea
that no man has so sinned but there Is
a possibility of hi* return to Ood.”
That Is the fjoslllon In a nutshell.
The Volunteer Prison League is not an
organisation In the ordinary sense of
the term. It Is merely the expression
ut Mrs. Booth's nature an<f wonder
ful power for work. The League
without Mrs. Booth would he worse
than "Hamlet” with the Prince of
Denmark left oul. Hr giving lectures
all over lb* country, akr re Ires every
year tke greater part of Iks funds
in reasstr (• support Iks work of tks
League, about **Uaet*
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 25. 1904.
PAUSE AND CONSIDER.
And why not? Who wouldn't
pause when about to make an
expenditure of money, and con
sider how to get the best value
for the outlay. But pause no
longer It’s perfectly clear that
we are offering the largest
values in
AUTOMOBILES
in this city. Drop in and take
some of the bargains before the
prices rise
The Famous “Ford”
Double-Opposed Motor Car
conceded bv all to be the best
and most comfortable car of its
kind built, at or anywhere near
its price.
There’s no danger of a break
down, because there’s quality
in the “Ford"—that’s what
makes them run so well, sell
so well, and please so well.
The “Ford” is made to stand
the strain, and it does so with
ease. It is not poor in quality
because it is low in price, but
it’s the best car made, and a
trial will convince you that
what we say is true. It is made
for rough roads and rough us
age. which means it is well
made and well put together.
It responds to any demand you
make upon it. stands up un
der hard service with five pas
sengers on our sandiest streets,
•and is easily operated and
eared for.
The New Model B
“Ford” Touring Car
This new “Ford” is a four
upright cylinder car. with the
motor in the front, and a luxur
ious tonneau body, with side en
trance, seating five people com
fortably. The motor on this oar
gives wonderful speed and pow
er, and it is hard to find a hill
that cannot be climbed on high
gear—the car is driven smooth
ly along with just a little “spit
spit-spit,” instead of the heavy
"chug-chug” of other large cars.
The “Michigan”
Light Touring Car
This superb carriage embodies
the latest irr mechantcal con
struction, symmetrical design,
and superior finish. It has a
14 H. P. doube-opposed motor,
is very strongly built, has splen-*
did speed, lots of room, Is
graceful in outline and an up
to-date production throughout.
Its solid construction insures
long life and freedom from re
pairs.
People who buy the
also buy reliable service, which
is what every well-informed
automobile buyer is looking for.
The chief characteristic of the
“Pope-Waverley” Electrics is
their readiness for hard work,
and plenty of it. A comfort
able, roomy vehicle without
dirt, noise and vibration, and
free from all mechanical com
plications. No better way for
the physician or business man
to save time in making his calls
than to use the "Pope-Waver
ley” electrics.
Renting Machines
We now keep several ma
chines in readiness for renting
purposes and will in a few days
put on several more. We will
endeavor to give the very best
service and at reasonable rates.
Take a spin and forget your
troubles.
Our Repair and
Storage Departments
continues to make friends and
gain more new customers every
day. There isn't any secret
about our success. The kind of
work we do, the careful atten
tion we give to machines stored
with us, and the reasonableness
of our charges, has leaked out,
and Is fast becoming known.
You can’t make a mistake when
you place your machine with us
for Repairing or Storing.
Electric Supply Cos.
I Phones No. 0.. 309 Bull St.
most ot the remainder from her
friends. She has some private means,
and has never accepted a cent In pay
ment of her work among the pris
oners. She is assisted by many de
voted workers, but every one o f them
ir. eager to admit that he could do
nothing without Mrs. Booth.
When the writer was at the head
quarters of the League, the other day,
a letter arrived from a man confined
in a Texas prison. “There are many
good men and women in Texas who
want, to help us. but they don’t know
how,” he wrote. "They write us long
admonitory letters and send us tracts
holding up the beauties of the Chris
tian life, but their letters and tracts
are wasted. They are not practical.”
Mrs. Balllngton Booth does know
how, and she Is practical.
The result Is that her “boys,” as
she calls them, very rarely’ ‘go bark
on” her. Luring the few years they
have been In existence. the three
“Hope Halls," which she has estab
lished to give shelter to discharged
prisoners while they build up their
shattered health and wait until work
can be found for thim. have dealt
with over four thousand men. All
these men have been put In the way of
earning an honest livelihood, and, ac
cording to Mrs, Booth's chief lieu
tenant, the proportion of failures has
been less than 2 per cent.
Not a rises t Crime,
• During the five years of its exist
ence the Hope Hail at Flushing, L. 1.,
has disabused the good people of
Flushing of their original Ides that It
would be a hotbed of crime. Not on*
single offense against property or the
person has been committed by any man
at the Home Out of the lasi Mg) men
who have '‘graduated" from It only
three hav deliberately lapsed into
crime.
The place, like Its duplicate In Chi
cagu snd Fort Dodge, is a real home,
nut an institution. It Is prettily and
tastefully furnished, its lace curtains
and white beds are appreciated more
than words can tell by men who hava
been used to the gloom of the prison
cell. The cheerful library and sitting
room, always decorated with ntemory
of the past. The place is not a fac
tory where brushes and brooms are
made, or the men required to support
themselves. It is a home for rest.
"We are not dealing with tramps,
but with men willing to work,” said
Mrs. Booth. “They want to go forth
as soon as they can and become cit
izens once more. They are not men
willing to be supported by work made
for them, and they have been making
those brooms and brushes and shoes
in the State prison. We don't want
to remind them of that. We only
want to give them the rest and help
they need before they take the work
we find for them and start to redeem
the past.”
Mrs. Booth and her associates have
wonderful success in inducing employ
ers to give work to the “graduates."
Get Work Kn*y.
"Do you find it easy to get Chris
tian men to give these poor fellows a
chance?” one of her lieutenants was
asked.
"I don't think the majority of the
good people who help us in this way
are professing Christians at all,” he
leplied. “Many of them are not a bit
in sympathy with the religious work
of the Volunteers, but they believe In
Mrs. Booth, and believe also in help
ing lame dogs over stiles.”
The “Little Mother,” as she is call
ed by her thusands of "boys.” receives 1
many letters from them daily, telling I
how they have regained their former j
position in life and become respecta
ble citizens. One man, who served a
long term in Sing Sing for abusing a
position of trust, was given that posi
tion back again by the employers who
sent him to jail. He has held it for
over two years, and is now thoroughly
trusted, handling many thousands of
dollars weekly.
Burglar* Bunk Watchmen.
Another man, a notorious burglar,
who served many terms In prison, is
now actually employed ns a night
watchman in a bank. The bank offi
cials were informed by Mrs. Booth of
his history. Many other hardened
criminals have been restored to their
wives and families, and are now lead
ing honest and respectable lives. An
important branch of Mrs. Booth's
work, by the way. is looking after the
wives and families while the men arc
in jail.
The “Little Mother” seems able to
influence the “two-striper" who is
just finishing his twenty-year term
quite as easily as the young lad who
is doing time for his first forgery.
Even Hint 1 ' rem irkable, she cm re
claim the highly-educated criminal as
well as the ignorant. One of her
“boys.” No. 898 in Sing Sing;, wrote
her a beautiful sonnet in Italian the
other day, basing it upon a passage
in Dante's “Divine Comedy."
If the Volunteers’ movement had
resulted in nothing but Mrs. Booth’s
prison work, the Volunteers would
have “made good.”
FRANCIS PENDLETON SHOT.
Received a Load of Rlrilsliot in Hl*
Shoulder.
Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 24.—Francis, the
12-year-old son of A. S. Pendleton of
this city, was the victim of a very se
rious and painful accident to-day.
While hunting with Howard Parra
more. the young son of Dr. F. R. Par
ramore, young Pendleton’s gun was
accidentally discharged, the load of
bird shot passing through his should
der. The wound is a very painful one,
but it is not believed to be dangerous.
CHRISTMAS AT VALDOSTA.
Crowd* There Have Broken AH Pro
vionn Hecord*.
Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 24.—The Christ
mas crowds in this city to-day have
broken the record. Never before were
as many people here, and the volume
of business was also probably larger
than ever. All of the trains coming
into the city have been crowded to the
utmost, and from two to four hours
behind their schedules.
Ox Cart Ran Over Him.
Beaufort, S. C., Dec. 24.—Stephen, the
10-vear-old son of Primus Green, col
ored, while riding with a younger
brother Thursday afternoon in an ox
cart, by a sudden turn of the ox, fell
between a wheel and the axle, which
resulted in breaking and mangling his
right leg. Medical attention was pow
erless to save him. and he died here
to-day. The accident took place a few
miles In the country.
OLDSMOBILE.
A TOURING CAR FOR TWO.
The new Oldsmobile Touring Runabout has made
a sensation among automobile enthusiasts, on ac
count of its handsome and stylish appearance, and
because it has a snap and go that mark it as the
liveliest car of the season.
Every feature that an automobile needs to make
it popular and reliable has been perfected in this
runabout.
The famous Oldsmobile motor develops more
than seven H P.—more than enough power to take
two persons over all kinds of roads.
Can be fitted with baskets to carry what is re
quired.
The price is $750.00, and only possible at this
remarkably low figure because it is made by the
largest runabout automobile plant in the world.
He sure to see our catalogue—all 1005 designs
now ready for immediate delivery-
Oldsmobile Standard Runabout, $650.00; Light
Touring Car. 1950.00.
T. A. BRYSON,
STATE AGENT.
This Day
Is Not
For Business
But For
Good Cheer
and
Happiness
Therefore
May our many friends enjoy
both riclily, ami at the same
time accept our thanks for
continued Interest and help
fulness.
THOS. A. BRYSON,
212 BULL STREET.
Christmas, 1904.
Covdele to Have Elk*.
Athens, Ga., Dec. 24.—Next Wednes
day anew lodge of Elks will be lusll
tuted at Cordele. The exercises at
tendant upon the Institution of this
new lodge will be in charge of District
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler M. G.
Michael, and the work will be done by
the Americus Lodge. This will be the
first official visitation of Mr. Michael
in his new capacity. He will visit the
Americus Lodge on the evening of the
29th. It is his intention to visit a
number of lodges during the next few
months.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
IIOW’S YOUR PLUMBING?
Sec BRODERICK.
242 Drayton St. Phone 1077.
NOTICE
To all merchants and general public,
that I positively will not settle or be
responsible for any debts that my
wife contracts at no time or any time
or place. H. W. ORVIN.
I BUY LIFE INSURANCE
Policies and pay more for tlient than
the companies do.
ALLAN SWEAT.
aoticis.
PROPERTY OWNERB - DO NOT
wait until ordinance requiring you to
connect to new house drainage Is en
forced. It will pay you to have It done
at once by the former Inspector of
plumbing, W ; ”vF OS ° R( iy
123 Drayton Street.
FURS, FURS, FURS.
I recut, refit and work over furs to
make them as pretty as new and Just
as good. Let me do your work.
Phone 844. B- SIMON.
15 Broughton, east.
To Those Who Motor.
To Those Who
May Motor.
We wish you all a merry Christ
mas.
This “little talk” will be under
stood by those who motor. Those
who are thinking should begin right.
THAT AUTOCAR IS BIGHT.
RIGHT in design.
RIGHT in WORKMANSHIP.
RIGHT in EFFICIENCY.
RIGHT in PRICE.
RIGHT in the right kind of POW
ER.
This week our “little talk” will be
on Design.
There ure many ways of upplylng
POWER, but if there is anv way su
perior to the AUTOCAR WAY we
would like to know it. The fact of
having a TWO-CYLINDER opposed
engine Is a good tiling. But the posi
tion *.n which the engine Is mounted
is of much more importance, as a
line engine, may be quickly ruined by
having nr undue strain thrown on
the bearings.
THE AUTOCAR ENGINE
Is mounted CROSSWAYS UNDER
THE HOOD.
REMEMBER
the FLY WHEEL is practically the
horse power of the motor, and if you
mount the engine, with the Fly
wheel on one side and the clutch on
the other, the entire horse power of
engine is thrown DIRECTLY on the
CRANKS of engine, thus making it
impossible to keep bearings ad
justed. Twists crank shaft out of true
and in time a broken shaft. If the
motor is mounted with crank shaft
parallel with rear axle the whole
LOAD of car Is on ENGINE BEAR
INGS. This causes bearing next to
driving chain to WEAR ON ONE
SIDE, making a true alignment of
shaft impossible.
THE AUTOCAR CLUTII
Is applied DIRECT TO RIM OF FLY
WHEEL, The POWER takes direct
hold of driving shaft, with NO MORE
STRAIN than if'it were running light
The Autocar Runabout. ... $ 900 00
The Autocar Touring Car.. 1,400 00
The Autocar Touring Car, 20
Horse Tower 2,000 00
R. V. CONNER AT,
No. 18 Slate Street, East.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
POOIIS, SASH AND BLINDS.
Large stock bright new goods.
Special prices. Also Lime, Cement,
Plaster, etc.
Georgia 'Phone, 347; Bell 'Phone, 425.
SAVANNAH LUMBER CO.
FLAG COMPETITION.
Ten dollars will be awarded for the
best design submitted for a ling for
the City of Savannah. All designs
must he submitted In colors and show
in some way the Coat of Arms or seal
of the city. The competition will close
Jan. 1. Address all communications
to JAMES M. DIXON,
Chairman,
LILIES OF TIIE VALLEY',
American Beauty Roses, Double
Violets. Something extra handsome
are these products of our greenhouse.
JOHN WOLF,
Phones 634. __ Ott and Anderson Sts.
A. C. OELBCIIIG & SON,
Floral Decorators.
Handsomest Palms and Ferns In the
Southern states. Cut Flowers and
Floral Designs. Your orders solicited.
Both phones 436.
J. GARDNER, Agent, 18 Broughton
street, east.
GENERAL INSURANCE.
Fire, Tornado, Marine, Accident,
Sickness and Life Insurance. Your
patronage solicited.
W. T. HOPKINS,
7 S Bryan street, east. Telephones 219.
Chas. Ingieshy, Manager,
JUST TO REMIND YOU.
White Rose Lime, fresh every day.
Atlas Portland Cement, none better.
Atlas Ready Mixed Paint. “Ahco”
Varnish Stain, a superior urtlcle. Gold
Leaf, fresh shipment. Builders’ sup
plies' of every description.
ANDREW HANLEY CO.
NOTICE.
Neither the master nor agents of
the British bark Pass of Brander,
Bvder, master, will be responsible
for any debts contracted by crew of
said vessel,
_J. F. MINIS A CO., Agenjs.
ARRIVING DAILY.
Florida Oranges, Tangerines, Grape
Fruit, Pineapples, Tomatoes, Choice
Selected Tennessee Turkeys, Poultry,
Eggs. Cape Cod Cranberries, at
B. MEYEILS & CO.'S,
318 and 320 Bryan street, east.
Bell Phone 2382,
COTTON IS ALL MIGHT.
I dye cotton Just as good as wool
Lace dyed to match any dress.
Feathers dyed and cleaned like
new. Gents’ Suits and Overcoats
dyed or cleaned to perfection. Blan
kets and lace curtains. Ditto dry
cleaning and mourning blacks a spe
cialty at GROGAN'S NEW YORK
DYE WORKS, Whitaker and Stats
streets. Both phones 943. Estub
fished 1891.
OYSTERS. OYSTERS. OYSTERS.
Oysters and the best of oysters!
served in every style and delivered to
any part of the city.
SCHWARZ CAFE.
P. B.—Remember that you may or
der here anything that the market
affords. Regular breakfasts and sup
pers 33c. Corner Congress and Whit
aker. .
TIIE <UIZENK BANK OF SAVAN
NAH.
Dividend Notice.
A dividend of Three Dollar* per
share ha* been declared by the direc
tors of The Citizen* Bank of Savan
nah. PAYABLE NOW to stockholder*
of record this date. CHECKS FOR
DIVIDENDS WILL HE MAILED.
GEO. C. FREEMAN. Cashier.
Savannah, Q. 1., Dee 21, 1904.
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City of Savuiniah. Office Clerk of
Council, Savannah. Ga.. Dec. 24, l 904.
Monday. Dec, 26, 1904. being a le
gal holiday, the city olflrw* will be
closed, tty order of the Mayor.
i. ROBKRT CREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
run MALE
COTTON M i l) MEAL AND IICUA
Mack, lon, Lssiuiul.
•E ABOARD COTTON OIL DO* '
%V$ May Moit. last.
The Great Day
I Has
Dawned!
Another Christ
mas ! Another
stupendous busl
,n es s ! Another
chapter in the
book of success !
Another triumph
for Pure Foods !
The Delmonico
Smiles
the Smile of
Satisfaction /
Optimistic an
ticipation fa 1 led
to overreach the
real success It
has achteved.
Like hunters
counting the tro
phies of the day
those who have
pt heart the Del
monico’s success
figured up the re
sults of the sea
son and proclaim
'•cis Mill’ anew record for
'k El' I | the
j , l| Pure Food
hjl Store!
! jvBN !Tl| So to-day, while
iHjiv? j BO many dinners
ST from the Del-
B_'-i monico are being
i enjoyed the Delmonico it
self may look upon its work
1 with gratification, and wish
i every one a Christmas of
infinite happiness—a new
I year filled with endless pros
perity.
The Delmonico Smiles
fhs Smile of Satisfaction!
' Grateful Thanks to Every
Delmonico Patron.
THE PITRE FOOD STORE,.
pELHONICo I
1 N * ov <DI JP
c OMpan^
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, Bull and York. Phones 555.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
champneTsTislan and pkopertyl
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1906, the above
property will be offered for sale to
the highest bidder before the Court
House door in Darien, Oa. The prop
erty consists of an island In the Al
ta mafia River, in Mclntosh County, the
land being In a high state of cultiva
tion, well ditched and banked, and one
and a half miles from Darien, Ga.
There are 750 ayres of rice land and
160 acres of original swamp. The time
from Savannah to Darien by steamer
is from eight to ten hours. The time
from Savannah to Darien by rail is
3>£ hours. This Is now and has been
in the past, one of the finest rice plan
tations on the South Atlantic coast.
T. M. CUNNINGHAM, Treasurer.
DIVIDEND NO. 68.
Southern Bank of the State of
Georgia, Savannah, Ga., Dec. 23, 1904.
—A semi-annual dividend of FOUR
PER CENT. (4 per cent.) upon the
capital stock of this bank has been
declared, payable on and after Jan.
3, 1905, to stockholders of record this
date.
The transfer books will be closed
until Jan. 3, 1905. Checks for divi
dends will be mailed.
JAMES SULLIVAN, Cashier.
TO CAPTAINS, MASTERS, MATES
AND SAILOUS.
The latest New York. Boston, Phila
delphia and other dally newspapers;
weekly Journals and monthly maga
zines; books and cheap literature;
letter and note paper, pens and ink.
—at—
ESTILL’S NEWS DEPOT,
18 Bull street,
corner of Bryan street (near the U. S.
Custom House).
NOW IS THE TIME TO DO IT.
Clean up the dainty little pieces for
fhe season, so long folded away and
not used. We make them as good
as new and Just as pretty. Our work
men are skilled.
SAVANNAH STEAM DYE WORKS,
Ga. Phone 1264. ’ 21 York, west.
TAKE DINNER TO-DAY
AT SOMMERS’ CAFE,
UNION STATION.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
Office of Augusta and Savannah
Railroad Company, Savannah, Ga.,
Dec. 23, 1904.— A dividend of two and
a half (2’,i per cent.) per cent, will be
paid Jan. 5, 1906. on the stock of the
Augusta and Savannah Railroad Com
pany, of record this date.
Books will be closed from Dec. 28
to Jan. 5, 1905. A. G. GUERARD,
Secretary anil Treasurer.
DIVIDEND NO. 80.
The Germania Bank, Savannah, Ga.,
Dec. 22, 1904. —The directors of The
Germania Bank have this day declar
ed a semi-annual dividend of three
dollars and fifty cents per share, pay.
able on and after Jan. 3, 1905.
JOHN M. HOGAN, Cashier.
ROMAN CANDLES.
SKYROCKETS.
FIRE CRACKERS.
CHEAP.
COLLINS, GRAYSON * CO.
Both phones 211. _
POLL YCI! ROME RIBBON.
Have you seen It? Writes in two
colors. The latest models of the
Remington Typewriter are the only
machines equipped with this new de
parture In typewriting.
It. M. HULL, Sole Dealer,
_ 10 Drayton street. ___
NOTH I
All trains between Savannah and
Tyb— will be annulled on Monday,
Dec. 26, except the train leaving Sa
vannah al 9 00 a. in. and leaving
Tybeu at 9'66 a. m.
J. C. HAILE
General Pitaeenger Agent,
A MEIIItY (TIIUSTMAS
AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO AIJi OF NT
PA'l'ltOhM AMI IKIIND#
4AS. 4, JO) < r.
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