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TWELVE Safety Security In determining *n Investment Security is the first considera tion Your banking home should be selected with the eame care. The Planters Loan and Sav ings Bank fills every require ment of safety and security for your funds. The officers of this bank give their close, personal attention to Its affairs. Responsible Banking has been the policy of this Institution since the first day Its doors were opened—44 years ago. That this policy Is appreciated Is Indicated by ths constant and gratifying growth In business. On the score of Safety, Secu rity ana responsibility, we In vite your account The Planters Loan & Savings Bank 'OB BROAD ST.. AUGUSTA, GA. L. C. HAYNE. Preeiden- GEO. P. BATES, Ceehier. ST. LUKE’S HAS TREE FOR POOR AS WELL AS MEMBERS Two Christmas trres will he evident at the HI. l.uke'R Sunday school Thurs day evening Ht 7:30 o'clock. One of the trees will hold presents for the chil dren of the Sunday school while the other will be for the children who Shulii Claus will not come to sec. If you wish to make a donation to the latter It will be gladly received. Call phone any time Thursday. St. I,tike's deserves praise for think ing ot the poor children while at the same time they will gladden the hearts of their regular pupils. Many a little one who expected that Santa would forget him this Christmas will receive a pleasant surprise. A musical program has been ar ranged and a very pleasant evening Is anticipated. EXPECTATIONS. Pit*—tVe women have to aland a lot lie .Not In the street car If you're pretty." Iloston Transi-lpt. HOLIDAYS The Banks in this city will he closed Friday, December 25th . Saturday, December 26th . Paper falling due on these days will be payable on the following Monday. The Augusta Clearing House Association CHRISTMAS is coming this year just as it did last year, and the hundreds of preced ing years, and you will have to make the usual Christmas pres ents in the same old way. A weekly deposit made in this bank from now until Xmas Eve will solve for you the Christmas present proposition. Try it and see how good you will feel to be able to afford the present you desired to make. The Augusta Savings Bank 827 Broad Street. 35 Years of Faithful Service Society SIBLEY MILL SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS TREE WEDNESDAY. Tomorrow, Wednesday, evening, 'there will be the celebration of the • hrlstmas festivities at Hlhley Mill Sunday school. Those Interested have ; been busy getting things In readiness for one of the prettiest and largest j Christmas trees that has ever been in that section of the city. The following attractive program i has been arranged to precede the dis tribution of prizes and will begin at seven thirty o'clock: Selection by Orchestra Christmas song, by School. Prayer. Recitation by Class No. 9. Christmas Carol. Recitation by Ruth Hopher and Km lly Hell Pee. .Selection by Orchestra. Song by class No. fi. Remarks by Pastor. Presentation of Gifts. Mrs. Pleasant Stovall and Miss Pleasant Stovall, of Switzerland, who are visiting in Savannah and Augusta will arrive after Christmas to be the guests of Mr. Harvey Stovall.—Athens Banner Friends of Miss Dnvle Rell will regret to lean that she is confined to her home by illness. Miss Virginia Addison was over from Kdgefleld today. Misses Willie and Helen Stuart are down from St. Genevieve's College, Asheville, for the holidays with Ihcir parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stuart. Miss Ryan Giles of Blackville, Is also the guest of Mrs Stuart. Friends of Mrs. W. J. Deas, and they are numerous, will regret to learn that she leaves Augusta tomorrow to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. William Kamkin, in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. T. W Sandford, of Monroe, N.. C„ are spending the holi day season with Mrs. Sandfard's par ents, Hr. and Mrs. A. E. Sally, on up per Hrond street. Mr. lames Gardner, who is locat ed In Thomusvllie during the cotton season, lias returned to Augusta for the holidays. Mrs Sturmond Pollard and Miss Sarali Pollard have arrived from Kan sas City for the holidays which they will spend with Mrs. George A. Pallia. Augusta friends of Mrs. Wilson Morris w ill lie very glad to learn that she Is expected in Augtisln shortly af ter Christmas for a visit with rela tives and friends. Mrs. Harbtg and Miss Gladys Hnrhlg of Greenville, S. C„ will lie the guests of Augusta relatives for the holidays. Mrs. Caro Sibley Large, who has been touring Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Virginia Is nog with her brother, Mr. W. C. Sibley on Mon te Sami for a while. Miss Fannie Stark has returned home after a delightful visit with friends in Nashville, Tcnn. Many of the friends of Joseph M. Solomons called on him at Ills home yesterday to congratulate him on the occasion of his B!Mh birthday. it ts safe to say that nobody of Mr. Solomon's age bears his years more lightly. He seldom misses a day from the store of Solomons Company at Bull and Charlton. lie retains his active interest in all of the Solomons Company stores. Mr. Solomons held no formal recep i lion, but he was delighted to greet his friends. He was wished many more years of health and happiness.—Sa : vannah News. Mr. Solomons is an uncle of Mrs. J. Willie Levy, Mrs. Levy returned last night from Savannah. Mr. W. Frank Cavanaugh, the I well known and popular knight of the road, is in the city for the holidays with his family. Miss Sadie Bussey left today for New York where she will Join her mother. Mrs. W. W, Bussey, who Is there to attend the marriage of Miss Pearl Bussey and Mr. Ernest G. Phin ney, whieh takes place at five o’clock tomorrow afternoon. DANCE AT SANS SOUCI. The younger set enjoyed one of their delightfully Informal little dances last evening at the Sans Souci with Bear den's orchestra in attendance. AT THE CRANFORD CLUB. Mrs. Percy Burum will pour tea at the Cranford Club tomorrow after iinoyi The Indisposition of Miss Helen Verdcry will be Parned of with regret. Mrs. George 11. Howard will spend several weeks in Florida in the early New Year. KNIGHT-CLARK. Friends of Miss Minnie Ware Clark of Ri hmond county and Mr. James W. Knight of Burke will be Interested to learn of their marriage, which oc ctirred Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride. Both these young people are well known and are receiving congratula tions at their home in Burke county. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. K Keele. Congratulations will be extended to Mr. find Mrs J. C. Harben on the announcement of the birth of a fine little son, who will be called Julian Shaw. REV. R. E. KEELE ACCEPTS CALL TO PINE HILL. The Rev. R. E. Keele of this city, who has been preaching semi-month ly at Mt. Lebanon and who recently resigned Hint rail, has accepted a call to Pine Hill Baptist church and preached his first sermon there last Sunday. Pine Hill Is a new church only about two years old, and the peo ple consider themselves most fortunate In securing Mr. Keele, who is so suc cessful In building up churches. —Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Speth will he Interested to learn of the Idrth of a handsome little son who will lie called Louis, Jr., and who ar rived Sunday, his father's birthday. Mlsa Louise Parks will arrive to morrow from Randolph-Macon College for the holiday season. —Mrs. John Twiggs and her small son, Albert, Jr., returned today from a visit with relatives In Charleston. —Mrs. Annie Twiggs Taylor left to day for Albany, Qa„ where she will spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. John Twiggs. MR. C. V. ELLIOTT AND BRIDE COMING. Mr C. Vernon Elliott, son of Mr. R. K. Elliott, and his wife will return to Augusta to spend the Christmas holi days with their parents. Mr. Elliottt Is in the senior class of the University of Georgia i,nw school. MR. DODGE TO REBUILD HIS STIES Millionaire Racing Man to Re place Loss at Grovetown. Ar rives From North. Does’nt Believe Fire Was Accidental. Mr. J. 1.. Dodge, millionaire raco horse owner of New York, Kentucky and Augusta, whose stables and horses at Grovetown were burned about a month ago. entailing a loss of over SIOO,OOO. will rebuild. Mr. Dodge arrived In Augusta Mon day night over the Southern and Is stopping at the Oenesta. Me started to Augusta In his automobile and tha roads were so bad In North Carolina !that he boarded a train, leaving Ills automobile to be brought on later. Mr. Dodge went up to Grovetown j Tuesday morning to Inspect what was left by the fire. He has a race track, j an elegant home and a valuable tract of land there. Not satisfied with the idea advanc ed that that the fire was an accident, j Mr. Dodge offered a large reward for I the apprehension of the parties re sonsible for the fire, hut he has not been able to apprehend any one. Mr. ! Dodge will rebuild his stables and bring other horses. LOCAL BANKS CLOSED ON DEC. 25TH AND 2GTH The Augusta Clearing House Asso ciation announces that all local banks will be closed on Friday, December the -f>th. and Saturday, the L’fith. It Is also announced that all paper, rather notes, falling due on these days will be due on the following Mon day. MINIMUM PRICES. New York. The committee of five of l'e New York Stock Ksohange Issued this afternoon an announcement contain, i Ing the following provisions of mini mum prices In which certain slocks tnay he traded In: Atlantic Coast t.lno Kul road 107; lxm utile and Nashville ISO. Seaboard Mr l ine pfd 43; Southern Railway 15: Southern Railway pfd *l. Those prices are from one to five imtnts heow the previous minimum. 34 XMAS PARDONS. McAlester, Okla.—Thirty -four of the tft.v-four prisoners In the state peni tentiary here, who were given Christ mas pardons hy Governor I.ee Cruet [ w ere released today. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA, WHY PAY MORE WHY PAY MORE CHRISTMAS THINGS READY THE GLADSOME YULETIDE SEASON 13 HERE, AND THE QUESTION OF GREATEST MOMENT IS NOT OF WAR AND HARD TIMES. IT IS, “WHAT SHALL I GIVE MOTHER, BROTHER, FATHER AND SISTER?” AMONG INTIMATE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY THERE IS NO MORE SUITABLE GIFT THAN A PAIR OF BOUDOIR SLIPPERS OR HOUSE SHOES. SELLING SHOES AS SAMPLES WE CAN AFFORD TO OFFER YOU BARGAINS THAT CANNOT BE DUPLICATED ELSEWHERE. Ladies’ cloth-top Shoes, in fawn and gray, Louis heel, patent vamps; a $5,00 value for your money. These shoes are exceedingly stylish and are offered here for aboyt half price. AC S. S. S. S. HOLIDAY PRICE You cannot beat these values if you search all over town. This for the reason that we buy at Sample Prices and sell to you the same way. You are cordially invited to come and see for yourself that all this is not talk. WE ARE DOING THE GREATEST BUSINESS OF OUR CAREER. THE REASON IS THAT WE GIVE GREATER SHOE VALUES FOR LESS MONEY. The Same Guarantee on Our Shoes That You Get Elsewhere on $5 and $6 Purchases ALWAYS WATCH OUR WINDOWS. . (iH. (ir% <iP% v TM 958-960 962-961 BROAD STREET. Store Lately Occupied by S. H. Kress & Co Tn our window you will see a display of ladies’ and children’s Bou doir Slippers. These are substantially made and are the same shoes that are sold elsewhere for $1.50 and $2.00. A w All sizes, and a beautiful range of color-?. Trimmed in ribbons and pom-poms. S. S. S. S. Holiday Price GIFTS GIFTS Every department in this store is in full Holiday attire, all ready for your most critical inspection. We have a doubly large and effi cient sales force to make your shopping easy. We offer a few sug gestions for Holiday Gifts taken from the hundreds to be found here. One lot of Neckwear on center counter for HALF PRICE. Ladies’ Initial Handkerchiefs, $2.00 quality for $1.25. All Vanity Boxes at three-fourths price—in leather and silver. Manufacturer’s line of sample Hand Bags— these are rare bargains. Ladies’ Handkerchiefs from 15c to $3.00 box. Doll Pin Cushions for 19 cents. Ladies' Handkerchiefs, one in a box, SI.OO, sl.2s.and $1.50. Spotted Dogs for the kiddies for 19 cents. Darning and Sewing Sets. 75c quality for 50c Children’s Beaded Bags from 25c to 50c. Men’s Ties in Christmas Boxes for 25c. PURPLE STAMPS J. A. MULLARKY CO, 830 BROAD STREET One special counter of men’s shoes: Field Bros.’ and Gross’ standard $6.00 shoe. Dr. Edwards’ Cushion Sole, Beacon’s, Boyden’s, and all other standard brands, at a guaranteed saving of one-half. 00 Qc S. S. S. S. HOLIDAY PRICE White Organdy Collar and Cuff Sets for 35c, 50c, 75c and $1.25. 75c Manicure Sets for 50c. Men’s Sox in Xmas Boxes for 25c. Men’s Linen Handkerchiefs for 25c each. Men’s Handkerchiefs for sc, 10c and 15c. Silk Handkerchiefs with colored borders, 25c Men’s Scotch Gloves for 35c and 50c. Men’s Initial Handkerchiefs, six for $1.50, former price $2.00. Boys’ Scout Handkerchiefs at 10c each. Cretonne Laundry Bags for 50c and 75c each. Votes on all bills paid at the office. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22. Money Refunded on All Unsatisfactory Purchases PURPLE STAMPS