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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 To Insure Promptness, Augustans i Urged to Mail Xmas Gifts Early Matter of Handling Christmas Mail, a Task to Behold, is One Importance to Public As Well As Postoffice Department. Augusta Patrons Asked to Help Prevent a Congestion. The Augusta postoffice is in receipt of a circular letter from Daniel C. Roper, first assistant postmaster gen eral, Washington, D. C„ on “Handling Christmas Mail.” It is a vitally im portant matter to both the public as well as the department, for, if the peo ple want the best the service can af ford, th,ey are expected to co-operate with the postoffice department in meet ing certain requests made of With the aid of the people of Augusta, the local postoffice expects to fully meet with the conditions. “Extraordinary measures,” say the circular, which is addressed to the postmaster, "should be devised to promptly dispatch and deliver mail during the Christmas season and they should be perfected well in advance of the rush period. Mall must not be permitted to accumulate and clerks and 80,000 Bales at the Atlantic States, 70,000 in Other Warehouses and on the Streets ot Augusta Now Augusta is Rapidly Moving Toward 200,000 Bale Mark, Having Received More Than 150,000 Bales---Barrett & Company Building Warehouse and Others May Follow. f’here are more than 80,000 bales of ton at the Atlantic States Ware house and soon the great warehouse will be filled to capacity. Including the compress warehouse the Atlantic States can hold about 100,000 bales of cotton. There are more than 70,000 bales of cotton, with the exception of several thousands on the streets, in the local warehouses other than the Atlantic States, the great majority be ing in the various factors’ warehouses on Reynolds, Eighth and Seventh streets. Augusta, therefore, has more than 150,000 bales of cotton in stock and the staple continues to come in at FI SCARE 111 AUGUSTA MILL Hotbox at the Augusta Factory Caused Much Excitement. General Alarm; SSOO, S2OO and $9 Fires. . « 4 Considerable excitement was caused yesterday afternoon when a call was sent to the Augusta fire department announcing a fire at the Augusta Fac tory. One company was dispatched to the scene immediately. When they arrived the smoke was pouring out of Ike windows in the lower part of the (SklUilding. In the exeitement a general ■tiparm was turned in. The fire was merely a “hot-box” in the wheel room. At 3:40 o’clock this morning a house No. 931 Walker street, caught fire from unknown causes. The damage amount ed to S2OO. The house was owned by Mary E. Anderson and was occupied by Ida Brandon, colored. Sparks on the roof of 793 Milledge vllle road at 7:25 o’clock this morning amounted to $9 damage. The house was owned by Molly Fields and occu pied by George railing, both colored. A hay shed, owned by Mrs. Emma Hankinson, of North Augusta, near the swamp in Beach Island, was burned Wednesday night, the origin of the fire being unknown. The damage was part ly covered by insurance and amounted to SSOO. FORMAL INSTALLATION OF PASTOR OF REID MEMORIAL Will Occur at the Morning Service at Reid Memorial on Sunday. Rev. S. L. McCarty, recently chosen pastor of the Reid Memorial church, will be formally installed as pastor on Sunday. The committee appointed by tbe Augusta Presbytery for the instal . legion service are. Rev. J .L. Brown lee, of Madison; Rev. J. D. McPhall, of Waynesboro, and Mr. W. P. Egbert of Augusta. The insallation will oc cur at the morning service. Mr. C. A. Rowland, chairman of the Layman’s Missionary Movement of the Presbyterian church, will speak at night. REGULAR SERVICES AT ST. LUKE CHURCH The services Sunday at St. I.uke Methodist church will be conduct#! by the pastor. Rev. J. F. Roberts, who will begin his second pastorate at this church. The congregation are very glad that the conference saw fit to return him. Morning service at 11 a. m., Sunday school at 3 p. m., evening service at 7:45 p. m. For the evening service special muslo has been arranged which no doubt will be enjoyed by a large congregation. You gre cordially Invited to attend all serv ices at this church. Thanksgiving Service of Jr. 0. U. A. M. and Daughters of America liHllI iHll be held In the Auditorium of the John MfflcdfO School, at 3:30 p. m„ Sunday! November 29th. The members of No. 29, nad Liberty Council, No. 12, are requested to meet at their Council Chamber, I. O. O. F. Hall, on May Avenue, at 2:30. Member* of No. 21, all visiting brethren and the public are cordially Invited. Music and speaking. W. R. JOHNSTON, Chairman. L. M. LIVELY, R. S. carriers should be encouraged to put forth their best efforts at this season. While it is not desired to work a hardship on the employee, it must be kept in mind that the Christmas sea son is an emergency period Justifying the employment of clerks and carriers for more than eight hours daily if this Is found to be necessary. Careful su pervision must be exercised in ordef that the time of the whole force may be utilized to the best advantage.” Other instructions are also contain ed in the circular. The timeliness of gifts depends upon their being received on or before Christmas Day, and only early mailing will insure this. The practice of mail ing packages late in the hope that they will reach their destination on Christ mas is likely to defeat its own object through unavoidable delay' due to the consequent congestion of the mails. the rate of from 2,000 to 3,000 hales per day'. It will not be long before the Augusta warehouses will be filled to capacity and, in fact, all of them are filled now, except the Atlantic States and it is nearing its capacity. Barrett and Company are building a galvanized iron warehouse, a tempo rary structure, near the Atlantic States, yvhich will hold between 8,000 and 10,000 bales and more of these may be erected later. It is believed that Augusta will soon have 200,000 bales of cotton on hand and it will be neces sary to compress some of it or go into warehouse building on a large scare in order to handle much more. AT THE STRAND "Sport and Travel in Central Af rica,” a Pathe photo-play that is something out of the ordinary, is be ing presented at The Strand today and this evening continuously. It is intensely interesting, entertaining and educational, and furnishes a most un usual spectacle, full of thrills, laughs and the most astonishing sights. It is from a bird that dwells in the heart of the Afriaan desert that the maribou feathers, commonly used in decorating women's apparel, are ob tained. The capture of the maribou is shown. Farther on a colony of aigrettes was discovered, and a demonstration given of the method of securing their valu able feathers for millinery purposes. Two and three-quarter pounds of the feathers secured by the expedition had a value of $1,200. The party soon arrived on the Abys sinian frontier, and that night a ioud trumpeting revealed the presence of elephants near at hand. Early the next morning a hunt was organized, and in a short time several monster elephants had fallen before the rifles of the hunters. Having scoured the jungle from end to end, the hunters faced about for home, proud of the thrilling pictures they had secured and congratulating ea h other on the hair-breatli escapes from changing elephants and leaping leopards which market the trip throughout. MR. W. M. HUNTER TO LECTURE AT ERSKINE He and Mrs. Hunter Leaving Saturday For Due West, S. C., Fo&Only a Few Days. General Secretary W. H. Hunter of the local Y. M. C. A. and Mrs. Hunter leave today for Due West, 8. C., where Mr. Hunter goes to deliver an ad dress before Erskine College on “Life Work” from the standpoint of the Y. M. C. A. secretaryship. They will re turn the early part of next week. Mr. Hunter is a graduate of Erskine and recently has been taking the life work series offered by the school. Each year an address is made before the entire student body by one who has been taking the series. EVENING PROGRAM AT ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL The following is th# program for evening service of St. Paul’s Episcopal church Sunday: Bt. Paul’s Church, Evening Service. Nov. 30th, 1914, 8 p. m. Processional Hymn No. 39 Gloria W. Jackson Magnificale H. Smart Nunc Dimmittis J. Turle Hymn No 439 Sermon.... Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney Gloria Williams Offertory Anthem—“ The Radiant Morn Hath Passed Away.” Woodward Presentation of Alms. Recessional Hymn No 43 •T LOOTS SAYRE, Organist and Choirmaster. PREPARE PLANS FOR LEVEE BELOW CUV Mr. Wingfield Instructed By Rivers and Canal Commission to Prepare Plans For Levee Between East Boundary and C. and W. 0. The River and Canal Commission had an important meeting Friday af ternoon when matters pertaining to the work on the levy were discussed. Mr. Nisbet Wingfield, city engineer, was instructed to prepare plans as early' as possible for the levee between East Boundary and the C. & W. C. railroad and bids for this work will be advertised for within the near future. Mr. It. Roy Goodwin, purchasing agent of the commission, reported pro gress in purchasing the property be tween Sixth street and East Boundary on Bay', which property' is necessary In order that the levee may be con tinued below Sixth street. A. J. Twiggs & Sons will soon re commence on the levee w'ork. LINCOLN COUNTY BOY ON BRITISH VESSEL Grady Powell, Son of Hon. W. C. Powell, is on One of His Majesty’s Battleships Off the Coast of France. Augustans will be interested to learn that Grady Powell, son of Hon. W. C. Powell, of Pansy, Lincoln county, Geor gia, is in the English navy and Is on one of the big bgattleships of His Majesty’s fleet off the coast of France. Both Mr. Powell and his son are well known In Augusta, The following is a very Interesting item concerning young Powell in Mr. J. H. Boykin's enterprising paper, the Lin coln Journal: “It will doubtless be a source of much interest and surprise to know ttiat Lin coln county is represented in the great European war now raging across the water. At least one young man from this county is enlisted in the conflict and on tlie side of the Allies. We allude to Mr. Gradv Powell, who is an officer on one of the big battleships of the British navy. ‘•Mr. Powell is a son of Hon. W. C. Powell, of Pansy. He was formerly in the United States navy for several years, and after retiring from that service at tended the Georgia State University where he completed a law course. He located in Canada and was engaged in tlie practice of his profession in that country at tlie outbreak of the war. When England called on Canada for vol unteers for the army and navy he en listed in the latter and was commis sioned as an officer. ‘‘Mr Powell was off the coast of France when last heard from. Several Lineolnton friends have recently re ceived post cards from him. His fleet has not yet engaged the enemy, hut they are expecting to be attacked at any time, as the Germans are getting more aggressive on water as well as on land. “Lincoln county enjoys a unique dis tinction in having a representative in this great war, and those who know Grady Powell will not doubt for a min ute that he will give a good account of himself during the progress of the con flict, especially when there is any fighting to be done." HOTEL ARRIVALS Hofbrau Hotel. N. P. Carrigan, Ohio; J. R. Lawhon, Atlanta; R. Brantly, Georgia; J. P. Rhodes, Jewell; H. W. I). Ford, city; H. H. Hulsey, Savannah. Genesta Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Henderson and Daughter, Pennsylvania; J. P. Elliott, Columbia, S. C.;J. W. Connelly, Wash ington, D. C.; P. Hanley; J. C. League, Columbia, S. C.; D. H. Dugger, Atlan ta; C. L. Friddle, North Carolina; A. T. Thacker, Atlanta. Albion Hotel. A. V. Quarles, Atlanta; J. T. Cohen, Atlanta; Dr. Bell, Georgia; B. Logan, Georgia; C. E. Wilcox, Atlanta; J. P. Deadly, Canada; J. Herzfield, Mary land; L. Linger, New York; J. Alva harns, Maryland; W. G. Sevls, Phil adelphia; W. H. Greenwood, Massa chusetts; P. W. Cook, Washington, D. C.; W. Kixey, New York; W. L. Min ich, Pennsylvania. Plaza Hotel. C. L. Berd, Atlanta; D. Tunston, Washington, D. W. P. Coleman, Atlanta; S. M. Roberts, Atlanta; W. P. Barney, Alabama; J. P. Blackwell, South Carolina; J. T. Blocker, South Carolina; R. J. Walsh, Georgia; H. F. Teysen, South Carolina; C. E. King, North Carolina; 8. M. Wallace, Mary land; T. C. Herbert, South Carolina; Mrs. R. King, Chicago. Melbourne Hotel. W. J Mercer, wife and cnild, At lanta; J. H. Hanley, Charleston; M. Lage, Charleston; E. A. Jackson, At lanta; L. 1,. James, Macon; Mrs. Ida Craven, Atlanta; Joe Bennett, Law senville; J. C. Janes, Savannah; H. L. More, city; Mrs. S. C. Maylor, Nash ville; J. Williams, Camak. “REEL LIFE" AT THE MODJESKA THEATRE An elaborate program Is being pre sented at the Modjeska Theatre as a final climax to a week of good and ap preciated pictures. “Nipped,” a two reel Domino feature. This Is a strong play of Mexican-Japa nese intrigue, Is the leading production for today and evening. There Is a Royal comedy, "Phil’s Va* cation.” that. Just simply keeps the spectars wild with Joy, or rather af fording a laugh a second. "William Henry Jones' Courtship,” a Vitagraph production also deserves prrvnlnent mention. Thera Is plenty of humor and It* Interesting from the be ginning until the end. An Edison production. "Mystery of a Sealed Art Gallery," wll keep the spec tators' Interest facilities keyed-up to the highest pitch, the mystery not being solved until the end “Zudoro.” "Zudoro," the new Thanhouser serial, the first chapter of which win he shown at the Modjeska December second prom ises to eclipse In popularity even the record-breaking "Million Dollar Mys tery,” which up to the time ha* set u standard that no other serial, of similar character, ha# been able to surpass. IJr. Daniel < 'arson Goodman, the author ha* succeeded In creating a play which, while maintaining a consistent continuity of plot, yet tells a complete story in each of the episodes, a. point which Is bound to prove distinctly popular with the Modjeska fans. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. GAIETY AND GRACE IN EVENING FROCKS Chic Combinations of Velvet and Lace in Black or Con trasting Colors---The Gay Touch of Artificial Flowers, New York,—With fluffy flounces ami full skivts, of materials, light and airy, the evening gown of the season seems sparkling with gaiety and life. Flounces of lace, chiffon or fine net are tastefully combined with velvet, thus giving what might have bean heavy a delicate, breezy touch. Cloths of gold or silver are strong features of the season’s novelty fabrics. These are entirely different from meHl cloths which we have previously used; they are warranted not to tarnish and are as light as silk and as transparent as chiffon. On gowns of shell pink tire Black Lace and Velvet Over a Char meuse and Metal Net Underallp. silver is most attractively used as a tunic, or as a long and graceful sasli. Cloth of gold on white is dainty and charming beyond words. It also com bines with almost any of the other col ors, dark otr light. A combination of black panne velvet and cloth of silver Is stunning In its simplicity. The three-flounced skirt Is of silver, each flounce bound with a bins strip of Itself, wit lithe edge unpressed, that It may look almost like a cord. The bodice is made of a strip of panne vel vet, which Is placed basque fashion over an underbodice of net. The edges of the V-shaped neck and the extremely short sleeves of the net are outlined with a narrow passimentcrle, composed alternately of one long bead and a rhine stone. In the front at the point of the V nek a bright red rose gives life and zest to the entire costume. The gown of black lace and velvet which Is used for the Illustration Is made over a slip of white eliarrnettso having an outer lining of gold metal not. The bodies of black chiffon velvet Is made in a surplice basque effect. The plain net across the front Is ovetr tbe metal net. The sleeves are a mere ruffle over each shoulder. The wide skirt of lace through which glimmers the metal arid white Is rather short, iih Is the style fbr the dresses for day or evening wear. A rosy, colored flower Is used at the closing of the waist. A gown simple and wonderfully effec tive is made of salmon colored chiffon velvet. The skirt Is full shirred several times at the top to make the gathers fall easily and gracefully. At the bot tom of this skirt Is a slx-lnch ruffle gathered over a thick cord. The edge Is not hemmed, but finished with a ma chine-made pieot. The waist Is com posed of a net and lac« foundation, over which Is draped a wide piece of the bias velvet with pleat edges, giving the ef fect of a low waistline and reaching as high as the point of the V neck. At the back the velvet drooped lower than tbe front, showing Dm latest line around the hips. Another dress worthy of note Is made on an undersllp of white charmeusc ami metal net. The lower section Is of heavy golden yellow net with a heavy design all over It In long, narrow gold heads Alxjve that Is a flounce of Chantilly with a waist of brocade. Over this waist. Is wr/1-ti a chemise of trie tan and-gold lace through which the outline of tbe underwnlst Is visible. Cloth of gold Is used for the second Illustration with a bodice of shell pink panne velvet, which divides in the back, tho lower portion extending Into a sash. The sleeves and flounces ori tho skirt are of the shimmering cloth of gold. The artificial flower it a feature of almost every gown. It adds the note of contrast, the brilliant touch that gives zest or the depth of charades' necessary to the successful completion of any *°These flowers are made of silk and velvet lri color* natural or unnatural. The Important thing Is not how near to tin lure thev run be made, but. to have tho color contrast which tells, on the dress It Is to lie worn upon. Itoses made of cloth of sliver npd tied with stream ers of dull blue plcot-edged ribbon are worn at the waist of a dress, with bodice of white satin having a brocaded velvet pattern In hazy pink, green and dull blue, snd skirt of pink taffeta, which was caught up on one tide by these roses, making one side of the ,I,era perceptibly shorter than the otheg. An entire dress of cloth of sliver would have been cold, Indeed, without the addition of a brilliantly shaded pink rose worn Just at one side of the square Dutch neck. Black in all the suite hie fabrics Is made into gowns for evening, and with out the aid of the popular flower might be dull. Indeed. Paris set the style of not wearing A Frock of Cloth or Sliver Combined with Shell-pink Panne Velvet gloves with evening gowns and so we have taken It up and the gowns are sleeveless and worn with the arms and hands bare. It truly is sensible, not to say economical. But when gloves are worn they are more often white than colored, and only the woman in mourn ing would wear black gloves with her black evening dress. The foot gear for evening gownH are. of course, slippers. There was much talk of sandals and low-heeled slippers, but It has been merely talk, for (be heels are, If anything, higher than ever. To he always correct, It Is safe to have slippers the color, or the predominating, coli/r of the gown. But Hllppets of gold-and-sllver cloth, or satin brocaded with silver and gold, or some of the wonderful tapestries may be worn to ad vantage with many. But with those the greatest discrimination must be used. Properly worn they add a distinctive touch, hut worn without thought they are apt to spoil the effect of tlie entile costume. The picot edging, which I have spoken of In the fore part of my letter, Is a strip of cloth machine hemstitched, with the stitching cut through the ex act center, thus adding a picot edge to both edges. This gives a finish to ma terials like velvet which Is not clumsy. This Is also used cm edges of sashes where silk has been used instead of rib bon. AT THE BIJOU Today Ih a big day at the Bijou—or tonight will be, rather. Tbe management has arranged for two extra features to be given In ad dition to the regular vaudeville show and the three reels of picture*. All who wish to witness the extra part of this evening’s performance are urged to be in the theater by 8 o’clock. Many theater-goer* In Augusta have been heard to express their desire to see what goes on behind tho big cur tain and tonight the Bijou will present a distinct novelty In leaving the big curtain up before the show opens and thus affording Its patrons an oppor tunity of witnessing the "scenes be hind the scene*." Tho *tago hand* will be at work and the actors and act resses will be seen "making up” In lheir dressing room* 1n plain view of the audience. The other extra attraction will bo a demonstration <rf tho new ball room dance* given by little Miss Sara Clark, of Savannah, who bears the reputation of being one of tint most graceful dan cers In this part, of the country. Tho vaudeville offering will be “A Bogus Bishop,” a, long laugh from be ginning to end, and the pictures for today aro "A* a Man Choose*.’’ "Help! Murder! Police!” nnd "Sou! Mate*.” Tho picture* alone are worth the price of admission. MR. 0. A. ROWLAND AT THE GREENE ST. PRESBYTERIAN One of the rno*t Interesting pulpit event* of tomorrow will be the addres* at tho Greene Street Presbyterian church, by Mr. C. A. Rowland of Ath en*. A* the chairman of the Layman’* Missionary Movement of the Southern Presbyterian church, Mr. Rowland has just returned from a prolonged visit to Japan, Korea, and China. In his ad dress tomorrow at 11:15 a. m. he 1* going to tell of the countries, the peo and the mission* In these Interesting countries. There is to be no special collection taken. Christmas is on the way. Shop early and save your temper. Save your dollars also by saying when shop ping in Augusta: ‘‘l saw it in The Herald.” THE WISE DRY Read Carefully This List of — mmmm —in mu mmn «»■■■*■■■■■■■■■■■ Specials for This Evening and Tonight Men’s Ties, worth 35c, at •i m f*j rit 25c Men’s 50c Negligee Shirts at M .43c Men’s Blue Chambray Shirts, 50c value at . j.) i.■ [.] t.) t.’ t.:i t»i cl urn r»i 01 ot o' wo: 39c Men’s Sock and Tie Sets, at .. M -i m .50c Men’s 50c Undershirts and Drawers at •' t* 5 (• 1 I*l I*l '• WJ !•! IP! !•! I#! tPi\ l* f• • * 39c Men’s SI.OO Union Suits at „. . .... 89c Ladies’ SI.OO Union Suits at ~ nsi wo r * 75c Children’s 35c Underwear at... w f .. ■. 25c Ladies’ 75c Union Suits at. 50c Men’s women’s and children’s Whit leather Hosiery, worth 12§c, at ~.. 10c Ladies’ all linen Handkerchiefs at . .5c Men’s all linen Handkerchiefs at w . 10c Ladies’ Kid Gloves, worth SI.OO, at . 89c Children’s $1.25 Sweaters at r»i r*i > 98c Ladies’ Knit Petticoats, in a good range of colors, at .. ’M3 M I*l C*J MPM W 5 M*M 50c $1.50 Sateen Petticoats at „ », PINiIV SI.OO SI.OO Sateen Petticoats at n m „ m *;»79c $1.50 Shirt Waists, new, fresh line, at .h*i wi l«H 6*l f»i mmi ft.l mt m tMffwra irr*i nm?* $1.19 10c OutmgS at .»* nr, r*> »t wi rm «• wmin MW's >Bc 40 inch Sea Island, worth 6ic, aJ*. M 3gc WISE REFUND CONTEST Good for 500 votes for each candi date, used one time only. 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