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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24.
Barbecue Dinners For the Unfcriunate
People of Richmond County Who Are
in Sjtockade, at Jail and County home
Life Will Be Made Worth Living For the Prisoners---What the
Various Institutions Are Doing For the Prisoners in Their
Care. •
Tomorrow. Christmas Day, will be
a holiday and a day of feasting: for the
unfortunate people of Richmond coun
ty as at the jail, the city stockade, the
county stockade and the Richmond
County Home, elegant dinners will be
served.
At the County Home Supt. E. B.
Pilcher will arrange a barbecue dinner
for the poor people who have had to
resort to the county for food and shel
ter. The majority of these people,
whites and negroes, are in their de
clining years. With the barbecue will
go other dishes peculiar to the sea
son, with plenty of oranges, apples,
etc.
At the county stockade Supt. Strin
Fleaviest Mail at Augusta Postofficc
in 20 Years, Says Supt. Kingsmore
Two Automobiles and Six Wagons to Help Deliver the Christ
mas Packages---Postoffice Handling Rush in Good Shape.
"The heaviest I have known in 20
years’ experience,” is the way Sup
erintendent of Mails Kingsmore char
acterizes the Christmas rush at the
local postoffihe. Is there needed any
better evidence that the Christmas
spirit is superior to all the talk of the
"hard times” that any misguided per
son would try to make us believe are
with us?
The local office is piled high with
Christmas packages of all kinds and
descriptions. If all the parcels that
had been handled in the past flew
days were gathered into one heap, the
pile would be half as large as the Fed
eral Building.
It is taking twenty-eight extra men,
in addition to the usual large force,
Street Railway Company to Run
Church Car Christmas Morning
At the request of patrons on Toe
Hill, the Augusta-Aiken Railway &
Electric Corp. will run a special
church car Christmas morning, for
those who wish to attend the 5:30
High Masses in the Churches of The
Sacred Heart and of St. Patrick.
The fare will be only 10c.
The car will leave the Monte Sano
Pavillion site at 5 o’clock, going down
Summerville way. It will reach the
Church of The Sacred Heart about
5:20 and will continue down Broad
street to Eighth, where passengers
will alight for St. Patrick’s church.
Extra Good Music at St. James Methodist
Church Sunday, December 27th
Mr. Rob Irvin, organist and choir
master of St. James church, has pre
pared an excellent program of music to
be rendered at St. James church Sunday,
December 27th. This program will em
brace both the morning and evening
service. In the morning the regular
choir will be assisted by MV. Alvin Sikes,
of Detroit, Mich., who will render two
solo selections.
At the evening service Mr. Chas. Sikes,
of Detroit, will assist the choir, and also
Is down for a vouple of solos. The
Messrs. Sikes are sons of Mr. Clarence
Sikes, a former Augustan and nephews
of MV. Sweenci- Sikes, who has so often
pleased the music lovers of this city
with his splendid voice.
The pulpit in the morning hour will
be filled by Rev. D. E. Camack, of
SPECIAL DEPUTY
SHERIFFS FOR
CHRISTMAS
Sheriff Plunket Has Men to
Patrol Various Roads Leading
to City. Arrest Negro For
Threatening to Kill Mr. J. W.
McNair. >
Ballff Cook, of the superior court, and
Special Deputy Sheriff Tom Brandon
have returned from Blythe where they
arrested John Henry Sutton, a negro
who is said to have threatened to kill
Mr. J. W. McNair, a prominent farmer,
with an axe. The negro is in Jab.
Sheriff Plunkett has a large number
of special deputy chertffs for the Christ
mas holidays. He has one in Hephzlhah,
one in Blythe, one at Sand Bar Ferry
and one each on the various roads lead
ing to Augusta to prevent boisterouaness
and disorder on the public highways. It
is not believed that there will be any
trouble.
CHRISTMAS PRAISE
SERVICE AT ST. JOHN
The Christmas praise service, In*
1 stttuted by St. John's M"thodlst
Church two years ago, will be re
peated this year, the exercises being
held in the Sunday school room, be
-1 (Tinning at 7:80. Those who have at-
I tended these services in the past will
I recall how delightful they have been.
I it is planned to make this year’s pro
-1 gram the most attractive of all.
The exercises will be most informal.
t i Christmas songs, scriptural responses
, ind a special message by the past >r,
I Dr. 8. P. Wiggins, will be the order. It
s expected that a large number of the
nembers will be present to extend v
>ne another 'he greetings of the sea
ion. Strangers are cordially Invited
;o be present and are assured of a
Dost hearty welcome.
ger will give the convicts who labor
each day on the county roads, a bar
becue dinner. There will be plenty of
perk, gravy and other dishes that go
to make up a first-class dinner, with
fruit throw'll in.
At the city stockade Supt. Gay will
give a barbecue to the prisoners and
have plenty of fruits, etc. There
will be many other dishes that help to
make complete a Christmas dinner.
At the county jail Sheriff Plunkett
will give the prisoners a delightful
dinner, consisting of turkey and roast
pork, fruits and other attractive edi
bles. Mr. Plunkett is giving them the
dinner himself, and the county has
nothing whatever to do with the cost.
working anywhere from four to ten
hours overtime, to handle the mails.
More than two hundred sacks per day
have been sent out for the past four
days. Two automobiles and six wa
gons, each carrying from three hun
dred to four hundred pieces, are re
quired to make the city deliveries.
For the past three days, three win
dows with four men to the window,
have been needed to take care of the
parcel post business. Some of these
men have worked twenty-two hours
a day recently.
Mr. Kingsmore states that the work
of handling the Christmas rush is in
better shape than ever before and that
all mail will be delivered on schedule
time.
It is expected the patrons of this car
this year will be greater in number
than ever before. The Midnight Mass
at the Franciscan Convent on Twelfth
street is strictly private so that that
convenience is done away with; ar.d
the Mass Christmas morning at St
Joseph's Convent has been abolished,
so there will be no attendance there.
Therefore, those who wish to attend
the first mass Christmas mornjng will
have to patronize the oar,t j
The reduction in fare brr the part
of the company is greatly appreciated.
Where it is only 10c. thisiyegr, it has
been 25c. In years past.
Spartanburg, S. C.. who comes by special
invitation of Dr. Dillard. Rev. Mr. Ca
mack addressed the North Georgia an
nual conference recently held at Ma
rietta, Ga., and created such enthusiasm
by his address that he was besieged with
invitations from numerous ministers to
repeat the address in their home church;
among many such Invitations was that
of Dr. Dillard of St. James church, this
city, and Dr. Dillard feels much pleased
that Mr. Camack has so soon accepted
his invitation. Mr. Camack is super
intendent of the Textile Industrial In
stitute of Spartanburg, the only such in
stitution in the United States. The pub
lic at large is cordially invited to heat
Mr Camack in the morning, and also
attend at night. Dr. Dillard will fill
his own pulpit at the evening hour.
MR. HENRY R. PUND A
DELEGATE TO SEATTLE
Prominent Augustan Shown
High Honor By the Shriners of
Alee Temple.
Mr. Henry R. Pund, Illustrious Sheik
of Okad Sons of the Desert, has been
selected as one of the four delegates to
represent Alee Temple at the great
Shriners' convention in Seattle next
rear. This is a high compliment fr tc
Mr. Pund and the local Shrine club,
Alee Temple comprising the shrine or
ganizations throughout a large portion of
the state.
Alee Temple met Monday evening in
Savannali to make the selection. A com
mittee from the local club, consisting of
Messrs. A. L. Franklin. W. C. Miller,
\V. F. Agee, and J. C. C. Black, Jr.,
went down to press the appointment of
Mr. Pund. Mr. Franklin, in a happy
and characteristic speech, nominated Mr.
Pund. His speech was decidedly the hit
of the evening. Although there were
a large number of nominees from all
portions of the territory embraced by
Alee Temple Mr. Pund was selected by
a large majtFity.
Mr. Pund is being congratulated by
his numerous friends upon the high hon
or conferred upon him.
FROM CUSTODY JOHN
MAYS WAS RELEASED
No Evidence Against Negro.
Another Window Broken Into.
John Mays, the negro who was de
tain by the city detectives suspected
of burning his house on 15th street,
has been released There was no proof
against the negro and the officers
therefore released him from custody.
Chief of Detectives Whittle stated
today that another show window had
been broken into, the window of
T nenbaum and Company on the 900
block of Broad having been broken
last night and several hats stolen.
OPERA COMPANY SUSPENDS.
Chle»oo. —The Century Opera Co.,
singing grand opera In English here will
suspend operation on January 2nd, it
was announced last night. Failure to
make Its season a financial success was
attributed to general busineas conditions.
Engagements In three eastern cities
have been cancelled, It was said.
Society
Marriage of Miss Bussey
and Mr. Ernest G. Phinney
The marriage of Miss Pearl Bussey,
lof Augusta, and Mr. Ernest Gorham
Phinney, of Boston, New’ York and
I Jacksonville, was a most interesting
event that took place at four yester
day afternoon at the Waldorf-Astoria
| in the presence of the immediate fam
| ily conections and a few' close friends.
The ceremony was performed by Dr.
Eaton, pastor of Madison Square Bap
tist Church, and almost immediately
after Mr. and Mrs. Phinney left for
Canada, w’here they will spend the
next several weeks.
Mrs. Phinney’s wedding dress was a
handsome imported Paquin model in
tete-de-nerge broadcloth finished wdth
moleskin. The smart coat, which was
modeled on the new short lines, open
ed over a blouse of elegant lace. Her
hat was a close-fitting Empire shape,
adorned with a paradise aigrette and
her furs were a scarf and muff of
molespin. A corsage bouquet of val
ley lilies and orchids finished this
perfect costume and her Jewels w’ere
superb solataire earrings and a col
lar of matched pearls, the gift of the
groom.
Mrs. Phinney is the eldest daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Bussey, of this
city, and although she has made her
home aw r ay from Augusta for several
years, she is still delightfully recalled
here by her many old friends. There
is probably no young woman in the
South w r ho is more accomplished in
more ways than is Mrs. Phinney, or
who has been attended by more suc
cess which began when she was grad
uated from Shorter College wdth hon
ors, and where her magnificent voice
received its first training. Shortly af
ter coming home she went to Chatta
nooga, where she entered the Baroness
Ehrlanger Hospital for training as a
, professional nurse, and was graduated
l from there and practised her profes
sion with splendid success at St.
THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS MOTHER
(Frank L. Stanton.)
r.
It’s lonesome I am feeling as the night
winds creep and creep,
But here's a little fire, and I’ve sitng
the rest to sleep;
The flickering shadows fright me—so
till the quiet seems . . .
I'm glad the children of the poor can
dream the Christmas dreams.
n.
For ere they fell asleep they talked of
all the Christinas sights
And pressed their faces 'gainst the
panes to see the City's lights,
And Jimmy thinks that Santa Claus
won’t find him any more
Like he finds the rich folks’ children —
with the numbers on their door.
111.
Since our own mother went away—
this Ohristmas-year ago,
To where there’s always Christmas—
where no winter’s snow
And never any Night is but where
bright angels be,
I've made-believe I'm mother and kept
them close to me.
IV.
I tend and tidy up the place, it’s little
task to keep;
I sing the songs that Mother sang
while rocking them to sleep;
And when I've heard their evening
prayers ’tis then my prayer is
said—
To ask God please remember to send
their daily bread.
V.
Sometimes it seems * like “playin’
house,” and folks have stopped
and smiled
To se a "Little Mother” who is only
just a child!
But Christmas times and all times I
keep the cheerful face, —
It’s just what mother (old me, and I'm
“Mother,” in her place.
VI.
I know that now they’re dreaming
sweet dreams of Christmas Day,
And I wish the Lights of Christmas
would shine the children's way,
For to think, when comes the Christ
mas with all good things to give,
That Santa Claus forgot them—that
he don't know where they live!
VII.
Shine bright, you lights of Christmas
—guide angels down to you!
Shine on the dreaming of the poor
and make their dreams come
true;
And lead the same Kind Santa Claus
in whom they all believe.
To homes where Little Mothers hang
the stockings, Christmas Eve.
—Miss Elizabdth Whitehead, who
has been spending several months
with Mrs. Marcelus Foster, left today
for her home in Warrenton.
—Mr. Hamilton Wilkins, Jr., Is hero
from Birmingham for the holidays,
which he is spending with Major and
Mrs. Hamilton Wilkins.
—The improvement in the condition
of Miss Dovie Bell is the occasion of
pleasure to her many friends.
- Mrs. Hhewmake and Miss Frances
Webb, of Dublin, Ga., are guests of
Mrs. Henry PJorth.
Mr. Broadus Broadwater leaves
today to spend the Christmas holidays
ir. Birmingham, Ala.
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA.
At the recent meeting of the Daugh
ters of America the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Councillor, Isabel! Doolittle.
Recording Secretary, Clara Thomp
son.
Assistant Recording Secretary, L. M.
Livley.
Vice Councillor, Lula Luncford.
Treasurer, Edith Thompson.
Financial Secretary, Anna Blltch.
Associate Jr. Bast Councillor, Mag
gie Bell.
Associate Vice Councillor, Ruth
Roberson.
Junior Bast Councillor, Mattie Cur-
I tis.
Conductor. Lillie Roney.
| Warden, Eliza Williams.
| Inside Sentinel, Mary Barker.
Outside Sentinel, Annie Crouch.
Trustee, Moor Cover Jones.
Organist, Covar 8. Thomson.
ADAMS-SMITH.
The marriage of Miss Carrie Belle
Smith, of Belvedere and Mr. Coleman
Lee Adams, of this city, was solemn
ized at 12 o’clock today by Rev. Thos.
Walker at the parsonage of Crawford
(Avenue Baptist Church, a quiet mar
riage without attending friends. The
| bride wore a pretty blue coat suit with
|u becoming hat in blue tones.
i‘HE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Luke’s Hospital and De Soto Sanita
rium in Jacksonville, Fla., until she
went North on the advice of voice
specialists to have her wonderful
voice trained, with a view to an ope
ratic career. Her friends here recall
her voice as one of superb strength,
compass and sweetness and it has
grown deeper, and sweeter, and truer
with the years of study and it is now
one of magnificent quality. Person
ally, Mrs. Phinney is a very handsome
and fascinating woman, wdth a per
sonality as magnetic as it is strong.
Despite all her advantages and ac
complishments, and the admiration
which she has received, she still re
tains the sweet, gracious manners
which have characterized her since
cihldhood, and which have made her
very generally beloved by all who
know her.
Mr. Phinney is head of the E. G.
Phinney Lumber Company and has
huge lumber interests in Jacksonville
wdth offices also In Boston and New
York. He ia. a man who long before
reaching life’s prime has made a won
derful success of his business, and is
of fine personality and a charming
manner.
The marriage yesterday is tWe cul
mination of a delightful romance
W’hich began when the bride was
practicing her profession in one of
the Jacksonville hospitals and which
has grown stronger as the years
passed.
It was tlie intention of Mr. and Mrs.
Phinney to make a tour of the world
on a wedding trip, but as the war of
course has prevented this, they will,
on their return from Canada, make
their home in New York.
Among the out-of-town guests who
were present at the wedding were
Mrs. Phinney’s mother, Mrs. W. W.
Bussey, of this city, and the groom's
mother and brother, of Boston.
LITTLE MISS BARRETTT
AWARDED PRIZE IN MUSIC.
It will be a pleasure to the friends
of little Susan Uarrett to learn that she
won the prize in the examination in
music at St. Mary’s.
—Miss Louise Ash, who is attending
Agnes Scott, will spend Christmas here.
MVs. W. C. Ash will also have as her
guests, for tlie holidays, her daughter,
Mrs. Hooks, of Dublin, and Mrs. Gwin,
of Augusta.
* * *
Mr. Paul Holiday is home from the
medical college of Augusta to spend the
holidays with Ills parents, Dr. and Mrs.
A. C. Holliday, on Hill street.—.utliens
Banner.
THE FIRST
CHRISTMAS TREE.
The time o' year is 'round again when
the Christmas stories are told and re
told. l)o you remember that exquisite lit
tle gem by Field about the First Christ
mas Tree? Get it out and read It
again. Read it to the children. In its
simplicity and its purity, in the delicate
tracery of the allegory—they will apife
ciate it more perhaps than you will your
self, for the child loves to rend in pic
tures. You remember how the tree
grew in the forest and wondered why
othcA- trees were noticed and admired
and it was allowed lo grow when many
another was taken by the axeman. Then
at last tlie Master went Into (he forest
—the night of Gethsetnane, and then He
came, and ufterward the tree, tills tree,
was cut for Ills Cross—the First Christ
mas Tree!
—The mans friends of Mrs. William. R.
TTowbrldge will regret to learn that her
condition is not improving as rapidly as
would lie wished after a recent relapse.
—Miss Vatherlne Vaughn lias return
ed from Atlanta for the holidays.
—Mr. MaVion ,1. Verdery, of New
York, Is standing Hie holidays with Au
gusta relatives.
—Tile many friends of Mrs. ,1. F. Bat
tle will be delighted to learn that she
lias been removed to her home.
SCHIADARESSI’S
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We h»iv t c one 0 f the best selected lines of—
Safe and Sane Fireworks
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—ln the City of Augusta.
Come here and get your supply. You will find our prices remarkably cheap,
and just the ones that you would want your boy to handle —not the dangerous
kind, but the Safe and Sane Poppers, Spar klers, etc.
Don’t wait until the last minute, but lay in your supply before stock is sold.
Our stock of Toys is one of the most attractive in the city. We have Toys for
all ages and at reduced prices. It will pay you to visit our Toy Department be
fore you make your selection.
This store will be open until midnight. Come, and let us serve you with the
best there is in the line of Toys and Safe and Sane Fireworks.
A force of polite and competent clerks to serve you at all times.
SCHIADARESSI’S
OPEN ’TIL MIDNIGHT. 726 BROAD STREET. OPEN ’TIL MIDNIGHT
OUR SHIPMENT OF VELOCIPEDES HAS ARRIVED.
Teach Sunday School Children That it
is More Blessed to Give Than to Receive
Impressive Lesson Taught By First Baptist Sunday School
When Classes Brought Groceries and Other Articles For
Settlement Home.
It seems probable that the time
honored Christinas tree celebration in
which every member of Sunday school,
from the grown-ups to the tiny tots,
received presents however trilling
will be relegated to the rear and a
new system instituted which will pro
vide that only the tots receive presents
from the Christmas troe and even
these little lads and lassies will bring
presents for poor children. There is
to be a revolution in the method of
observing Christmas on the part of the
children, if the meeting at the First
Baptist Church last night may he
taken as a criterion of the general
sentiment, for all of the members of
that splendid Sunday school assem
bled at 8:30 o’clock and each class
made a contribution for the Settle
ment Home in West End.
Mr. Turner Jones was Santa Claus
and he essayed the role of a poverty
stricken Kris Kringle in a most ex
cellent manner. The front of the Sun
day school room was made to appear
as if it was the interior of a house,
there was a fireplace and a roaring
fire of logs, while through the window
could be seen the snow carpeted earth,
a scene typical of Christmas. Stock
ings of little children, empty and bare,
hung from the mantel, and Santa
Claus appeared ami delivered him
- Miss Janie Fraser’s friends will he
delighted to learn that she is over from
Columbia for the holiday season which
she will spend with MSs. Rosa Hill on
Reynolds street.
- Mrs. A. R. Durttes. of Columbia, Is
visiting Miss Agnes Cheehnn.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hermann are
spending the holidays with Mrs. Her
mann's parents in Knoxville, Term.
MRS. KILLINGSWORTH
TO ENTERTAIN.
Mrs. J. W. Killlngsworth will give her
annual Christmas party to her pupils at
heV home at Davidson's Crossing Sat
urday, December 26th.
MISS CLAIRE SHERIDAN TO GIVE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON DANCE.
A pleasant event of the post-Christ
inas festivities will ho the afternoon
(lance that Miss Claire Sheridan will
give Saturday at lv. of K. hall. The
usual admission of fifty cents will he
charged and orchestral music will furn
ish the inspiration for the largo number
of dancers that will ho present, ull of
whom will be most welcome.
EPSILON PHI DANCE
THIS EVENING.
The Epsilon Phi Fraternity give their
annual holiday dance this evening at the
Armory, a large and very brilliant af
fair. at which will ho present two hun
dred or more dancers. Dancing will be
gin at ten-thirty and during the even
ing punch and sandwiches will ho served.
Bearden’s orchestra will he In attend
ance.
ST. MARY’S GIRLS SING
ADESTE FIDELES.
One of the pretty features of the holi
day closing at Bt. Mary’s is the singing
of the Xmas carols by the seniors: the
lovely girlish voices giving an additional
sweetness to the olden Adoste Fldelos,
the angelic glory to Clod.
W. U. MESSENGERS~gTvEN
GLOVES FOR XMAS GIFT
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is presenting each messenge"
with a pair of nice warm gloves for
Christmas in appreciation of their
service. Following is the letter pro—
senger when given the gloves:
This pair of gloves is presented to
you with tiie compliments of the
Western Union Telegraph Company In
appreciation of your services.
With my very best wishes for a
Merry Christmas and a happy and
prosperous New Year, I am,
Yours very irulv,
L. K DANIEL,
Manager.
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self of a most doleful lament to the
effect that he had nothing for the
poor little children this year. He
made the sage observation ttiat the
toys for little children were made in
Germany, and Germany was at war
and none could be procured and he
said that Santa was poorer this year
than ever before, although he did not
know’ whether the poverty was caus
ed by the war in Europe, the low price
ot cotton or the lack of law enforce-
DANSANT
By Miss Claire Sheridan
Saturday, December 26th
K. OF P. HALL
2EJ4 to 8 P. M.™
ADMISSION, 50 CENTS.
The Dancing Public is cordially invited to attend
The Officers of the Georgia
Railroad Bank Wish for its
Many Friends a Merry
Christmas and Happy New
Year
HOLIDAYS
The Banks in this city will be closed
Friday, December 25th•
Saturday f December 26th .
Paper falling due on these days will be payable on
the following Monday.
The Augusta Clearing House Association
ment In Augusta. Santa then asked
who would do something for the little
children whom he, on account of hia
poverty, could not visit. The children
referred to are those in the First Bap
tist Settlement Home, near" the Sib
ley Mill.
Each class, as Mr. Marion Syms
called its name, came forward with
articles of various characters for the
children of the home and each, with
an appropriate verso laid Us contribu
tion at the feet of the benevolent old
Santa. In all, probably SIOO worth of
groceries, including flour, sugar, cof
fee, rice, grits, fruits of various char
acters, canned goods, etc., were given
far the Settlement Home.
The occasion was a most delightful
one and Superintendent Harry Garrett
and the teaehers and pupils are to be
congratulated for the excellent man
ner in which the affair was conducted.
Tlie lesson that it Is more blessed to
give than to receive Is being taught
the children In their Infancy.
SCHIADARESSI’S
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