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Weather Report
Georgia and South Carolina-
Fair Sunday and Monday, not
much change in temperature.
VOLUME XXI, No. 315.
Double width Wool
Dress Goods, worth 65c
and 75c a yard, at. . 50c
fl&N* v' 'V %
Ox
t
High Grade
Blouses
In the newest effects,
Crepe de Chine Waists in
all the best styles, in
flesh, white and black;
worth $4.50, will mq qn
go Monday at .. vjOijU
Wash Silk Waists, in
flesh, white and black;
worth $2.98, will <pn nr
go Monday at ..
Large variety of fine
Georgette and Crepe de
Chine Waists, worth $7.50
and SB.OO, will goeir QQ
Monday at .. .. ipQiuu
White Voile and Organdy
Waists, in all the new
effects, worth $1.50 and
K'7: r. $1,19
Splendid Values in High Class Silks
Crepe de Chine, 40 inches wide, in all the leading colors; worth <l>4 nr
$2.25 yard, at $ | 4JJ
Extra fine Satin, full 36 inches wide, in all the best colors, m * nr
regular $2.35 quality, at * $liQO
Yard-wide Mesaline, extra good quality, worth $1.65 a yard, ft 4 nn
special for Monday at oli4O
Taffeta Silks, Chiffon finish, 36 inches wide, in all the best, a* nr
colors; worth $2.35 a yard, at «|liOU
Chiffon Cloth, 40 inches wide, in all the much wanted colors, ** < Q
worth $1.50 a yard; special for Monday at vlilw
THE MOST MAGNIFICENT AND MERITORIOUS FAIR EVER HELD
IN THIS SECTION CAME TO A CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
Exhibits in Every Department Are Accorded the Best Ever By All Who Attended. Attractions
and Amusements Were Among the Best to Be Obtained. Secretary Beane and the Fair
Directors Deserve Much Credit For the Magnificent Exposition,
The eleventh annual Georgia-Caro
lina fair came to a close at midnight
Saturday. One solid week of splendor
and merriment was.ended. The exhib
its and attractions remained in their
places until the last visitor walked out
the gates.
All of the thousands of visitors to
the exposition during the past week
agree that it was the greatest fair
ever witnessed in this section, and al
though the event is now history, it will
be long remembered for the magnifi
cence displayed in all departments.
Par-Excellent Agricultural Exhibits.
The agricultural exhibits were par
excellent. The Beech Island Farmers'
Club, the Richmond Agricultural So
ciety, the Hephzibah Club and the
.Meriwether all had meritorious dis
plays. and the individual exhibits were
splendid. Ail the agricultural pro
ducts grown in this section—and we
didn’t know there were so many—
were on exhibition. The Beech island
Club won the firßt prize of $275, Heph
zibah the second prize of $250. Rich
mond the third prize of $226, and Meri
wether the fourth prize'of S2OO. For
the eleventh consecutive year Mr. .1.
M. Westbrook carried off first honors
for the best individual exhibit, which
was SIOO.
COLORED FAIR WILL OPEN TUESDAY NOON
AT THE GEORGIA-CAROLINA FAIR GROUNDS
Splendid Program For Opening: Exercises. Horse Races, Foot
ball Game, Tennis Match. Friday is Children’s Day, Ex
cellent Exhibits. Great Midway Attractions. Fair Will Close
Friday, November 24th.
The Colored Fair will open Tuesday,
November 20th, at the Georgla-Carollna
Fair Grounds, and will continue through
Friday, the 24th. The fair Is being held
under the auspices of the Progressive
Colored Fair Association and will be the
greatest colored fair ever undertaken in
this city.
The fair opens promptly at noon on
Tuesday with Dr. G. N Stoney as mas
ter of ceremonies. The following pro
gram will be carried out:
Prayer by Rev. C. S. Ledbetter, pastor
First f'ongregatlonal church
Opening remarks by the president of
the association. Col. Simon W McTyre.
formerly director-general of the Negro
Fair Association.
Introduction of the orator of the day
by Dr, G. L. Bonner, pastor of Trinity,
C. M. E. church.
Address by Dr. James M. Nabrlt, pas
tor of Springfield Baptist church
Remarks by Lucy G. Laney. principal
of Haines school.
Immediately following the opening ex
The Augusta Herald
Get Ready For Thanksgiving—Here Are Helpful
With These Well Chosert Items of Such Timely Importance , We Are Sure That You
Will Make Von Kamp & Gerald's the Center* of Your Shopping Tomorrow.
WONDERFUL VALUES IN TAILORED SUITS
/H .JL B jB EE* Dressy and tailored models of heavy poplins and broadcloths, in medium length
g jIL BsM J coats; new belts; large cape collars with or without fur; guaranteed satin linings, in
J- -XL -A- JL • M navy, brown, green and black; all sizes.
/ft B Fine poplin, gabardine, serge and broadcloth in smart semi-fitted models; new
✓ B B E J Norfolk effects, graceful ripple, flare styles and strictly tailored lines; opossum fur
J- .A- Bs -A. • M and near seal trimmings; black, navy and all the Fall shades; all sizes.
J JB JBBf Distinctive models in fine Chiffon Broadcloth, Wool Velour and fine Poplin. The smartest styles are cut
JL, Jji g" Jr y_Js J * n tong, graceful lines with a tendency to fullness below the waistline. Luxuriously trimmed with fur;
-JL -JL- JBMM JL 9 black, navy, brown and green are the favored shades.
SPORT COATS —Attractive up-to-date Coats in stripes and plaids, aqq
worth $8.50 everywhere in Augusta, special for this sale, at
TAFFETA SILK PETTICOATS —in all the best colors, worth rt* ty a
$4.00, cut to (limited) .. ..... 45 C* #~r 5/
Outing Flannels
300 pieces of Amoskeag Outing Flan
nels, in all the best dark and light
patterns, worth 15c a yard on today’s
market, will go Monday Q
The Live-Stock. Show.
The live-stock show was pronounced
the best ever seen at the Georgia-Caro
lina fair, and a large number of people
declare that it was the best in the
South. No doubt but that much good
will result from this show, as the
farmers of this section were impressed
with the fact that no section offers
better opportunities for live-stoek
raising than Georgia and South Caro
lina.
Poultry and Pigeons.
The poultry show was the merca of
thousands. \The officials are to he
congratulated on the great number of
beautiful birds on exhibit. .'Although
many of. the birds wrere entered from
tbis section, visitors noticed that prac
tically the entire South was repre
sented, and that there were several
entries from very distant States. The
pigeon department caused much fa
vorable comment. There were birds of
all sizes and all colors of plumage, and
they went to make up a very beautiful
display. Along with the increase in
hog and chicken raising the people of
this section are manifesting more and
more interest in the pigeon industry.
In the Main Building.
Besides the agricultural exhibits In
the main building, there were booth
ercises the grounds will be thrown open
to the fair visitors. At 2 o'clock the au
tomobile and horse show will be held and
Will be followed by the maiden horse
race.
On Wednesday the features of the day
will be prize drill of the colored Knights
of Pythias at. U o'clock In the morning;
the baby show at 1 o'clock In the after
noon and the hone race at 2p. m. This
race la for the 2:46 class.
Thursday, the third day of the fair,
will be a great day. A tennis match for
the championship of Georgia and South
Oaroltna will be the morning feature;
while the football game between Haines
and Paine will be a noteworthy event of
the afternoon. This Is a good game arid
will to enthusiastically attended.
Friday, the last day, will be children’s
day. On this date the school children will
be admitted free and all Indications point
to this being the 4Hg day of the fair
VON KAMP & GERALD
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1916.
Sheets
200 dozen good Muslin a a
Sheets, 69c each, at C
Standard $1.29 Sheets, extra size,
will go all day Monday, q q
as a leader, limited, at. .. . t/OC
Now We Come To Table Linens—All ai Special Prices
20 pieces of fine bleached Irish Table Damask, full
72 inches wide, worth $2.00 a yard; sperial ni aj
for Monday at <9l lOU
30 pieces of extra good mercerized Table qq
Damask, worth 89c a yard, at QuC
Bleach Irish Linen Napkins, large size, in all the
newest patterns; worth $5.00 a dozen; pn nn
special for Monday at 4>uiuU
Mercerized Napkins, large size, worth $1.65 a dozen, will go all day Monday, as a leader, r^g
rnd exhibits of many leading business
onuses and societies. All of the booths
were attractiveand meritorious. And
then there was the chrysanthemum
show, which presented to visitors one
of the most beautiful sights imagina
ble. Nearly everyone who passed
through the main building paused for
a while to admire this lovely display
of the queen flowers of autumn. The
woman's work department was also in
he main building, and elicited much
praise from all who visited It. In the
fine arts department there were many
exhibits which surprised Augusta ns
by the amount of genuine talent dis
played in their production.
Association Deserves Credit.
The Washburn Mighty Midway
shows were the most splendid aggre
gation ever seen on the midway, and
the animal arena was especially good
There were all kinds of freaks and
sideshows, and throughout the week
merriment reigned supreme on the
midway. 0
The great event is now ended, and
the people of this section who did not
attend missed a most magnificent ex
position. .Secretary Frank E. Beans
and the fair association are to he given
much credit and praise for tHfe splen
did event which was meritorious in
every way.
There adll be horse races In the after
roon beginning at 2 o'clock.
The finest midway in years has been
arranged for. There will he many new
exhlblta and attractions on the midway
which will be of Interest to all. The
mighty Leon Washburn's Midway con
sisting of trained wild animal arena and
carnival shows will be the feature of the
midway; while the trip to Mars, the
Ferris Wheel and many other attractions
will furnish amusement for the crowds.
Many Important features will appear
this year that have appeared be
fore In Augusta. The horse raees will
be the best In years; those desiring to
enter horses should see the secretary.
There will be exhibits In the following
departments: Agriculture, livestock and
poultry; woman's department: canned
fruits and vegetables, cakes, breads pies
sewing, hand sewing, machine sewing
and faneywork.
All persons a-e especially invited to
come and bring exhibits of any kind to
be exhibited
Articles will be Judged in accordance
with perfectness, variety and artistic ar
rangements.
All exhibits must be on fair grounds
not later than 4:20 Monday, November
20. 1916.
The following are the fair officials:
H W McTyre. president; L. P. Bohler,
vice president; .1. C. Collier, treasurer;
O. ft. Garr, secretary; L. E Moseley,
manager.
For any Information write the secre
tary. C. ft. Carr, 741 Telfair street, Au
gusta, Ga.
Charraing'ly Pretty Coats, in all the new fancy mixtures of d* 1 O QQ
prey and brown, worth $20.00, at AA»ieOO
SATTEEN PETTICOATS— With deep dust ruffles, worth $1.50, QO
will go Monday at
Beautiful Madeira Doylies, hand cmbrold- n«n Art
ered, at $6.00, $3.00 and SI4iUU
Hemstitched Linen Tray Covers, extra special *n.
for Monday, at *rOl>
Special lot of 72-inch width bleached Table Damask,
extra heavy, worth $1.25 a yard. 98c
AUGUSTA'S GREATEST AUTOMOBILE SHQW
CLOSED BRILLIANTLY SATURDAY NIGHT
Saturday night marked the close of
Augusta's second great automobile
show—in fact, the exhibition might be
termed Augusta’s greatest automobile
show for that was what it really was.
From the opening day Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock until the closing Sat
urday night the show was a success.
At all times the beautiful show room
was thronged with visitors and each
and every tine was Interested in the
different and varied assortment of
cars. Hundreds of people attended tile
show and the members of the Augusta
Automobile Association have received
congratulations on all hands for the
success of the stupendous exhibition.
The automobile show was held at
the most auspicious time that It could
have been possibly held during fslr
week. The city during the past week
has been thronged with visitors and
many of them attracted by the beau
tifully decorated showroom, the pol
ished surface of the cars on exhibi
tion and the giant streamer over the
sidewalk entered. Many of these vis
itors were farmers, and as cotton is
especially high and all farmers are
flushed with the coin of the realm at
present, a large number of deals were
safely negotiated.
The show this year was held at 746
Broad, In the very heart of the busi
ness section of the city, and attracted
more attention titan the show of the
previous year, the first attempt in the
line of an automobile exhibition. This
year the show proved by far a much
greater success than the great show
of 1915. It Is hoped that the auto
mobile association will un4 p rtak« the
movement again In the future years to
come.
The purpose of the show was to ad
vise the general public of the Improve
ment In design, engines, and any other
improvement that added to the worth
of an automobile —not necessarily lux
uries, hut practical necessities for the
enjoyment of a machine. From the
number of visitors, the numerous
questions and the attentive Interest of
the throngs it Is assumed that the
purpose of the show was not without
avail.
Thursday night was the night of
nights at the automobile show The
celebration was the best ever. It was
the gala occasion, the event pre-emi
nent, the climax of a great undertak
ing. The occasion was "Ladles' Eve
ning,'’ "Society Night," or “Augustans’
Night,” Just whatever one wishes to
call it, but II was a success The man
agement of the automobile show de
cided to make Thursday night the feat
ure night of the exhibition and with
this view they spared no pains to make
it a success, and from the loud ap
plause, the congratulations and the
hand-shakes it was a derided success.
Balk's orchestra was in attendance,
throughout the evening, while Miss
Mabel Brindley and Mr. Charles Bal
lentlne delighted the crowds with sev
eral beautiful vocal aelections.
The dealers who participated In the
show and the cars they exhibited fol
low: Audley Hill Kales Company,
Hudson-Huper-Slx and Maxwell, Lyon
Ar Kelly, Buick; W. H. Gannon, Cadll
-*•« and Oldsmobile; J, W. Westmore
Kid Gloves
60 dozen high grade French Kid
Gloves, in tan, black and white,
worth $2.00 a pair, will go Monday,
for the day only, $1.69
land, Dort and Kin*; Hnrpf»r-Dnvid-
Ron, Paige and Briscoe; (». Morton
Jones, Dodge Brothers Motor Darn;
Independent Motor (’nr Company,
Overland; J. M. McMurrla, Andcrwon
6-40, and Arrington-Oakland Compa
ny, Detroit and Oakland. The
following oomi%nieH will have exhibits
of accessories*. Pennsylvania Tire K
Rubber Company; R. R. Sylvester &
Rons; Augusta Electrical Rupply Com
pany; Texas Oil Company; If. C. Ten
nent Supply Company; Peoples Oil
Company; Augusta Radiator Compa
ny and Central Auto Company.
The show was given under the aus
pices of the Augusta Automobile As
sociation and its success is a tribute
to the progressivenesH of these dealers.
■RACES AT THE FAIR
DELIGHTEDJIUNDREDS
In Class 1-A for flve-gsited saddle
horses at the horse show given at the
fair grouhds on last Wednesday much
praise is due Messrs. Lee King and
Alex Shafer for the superb manner In
which they handled their mounts.
Both of these gentlemen lire expert
horsemen, and their riding on this
occasion was very pleasing to the
crowd who witnessed the contest.
While both of the animals shown
were magnificent creatures, from a
standpoint of looks ns well as manners
and flexibility, still they would not
have shown to the advantage they did
had It not been for the really master
ful hands of their riders handling the
reins.
Mr. Lee King was atop of Clara L,
while Mr. Alex Shafer guided Lovely
Ellen In her maneuvers, and whenever
these men have in charge one of Ihe
performers In a show ring those In at
tendance may be nssured of a genuine
treat of graceful and honest riding.
SOON TO LAY TRACKS
ON SAVANNAH RIVER
TERMINAL ROAD
The laying of tracks on the Savan
nah River Terminal Railroad will be
gin within a ehort time as the rails
bave been shipped already and should
he here this week. When work Is
once started It will he rushed to com
pletion.
The new barge terminals sre prac
tically completed and with rail facili
ties from the Savannah river terminal
road and also from the Southern Rail
way', Augusta shippers will be better
provided for than ever before.
Kimonos
200 Duckling fleece Kimonos, in
all the new floral and Oriental
patterns, worth $1.75 each, will
go Monday at, (J*l 1 Q
limited
Towels & Bed Spreads at Cut Prices
Beautiful Marseilles Bedspreads, extra large size, in all the new- ftn tpc
est designs, worth $6.98, will go Monday st
Scalloped Honeycomb Bedspreads, with cut corners, worth QfJ
S3.HO, special at v < ivO
Full size Honeycomb Bedspreads, worth $ 1.50,
Small size Cotton Buck Towels, worth 8c each,
Extra large size Turkish Bath Towels, wortli 35c each, 25C
Rarge size Union 11 tick Towels, worth 16c each, on the bargain 4 A
counter, at lUL
METHODIST MINISTERS OF THE CITY PREPARING
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE-
Conference Convenes at Griffin on November 22. All Meth
odist Ministers of City to Attend. Dr. W. T. Hamby Will Be
Automatically Removed. Dr. Fletcher Walton Requests to
Be Removed. Other Pastors Will Probably Return. Will
Leave City on Tuesday.
On next Wednesday, November 22d,
the annual conference of the North
Georla Methodist church will convene
In Griffin, 'la. Hundreds of delegates
from all over the northern part of the
stale will he in attendance while num
bers of eonventlanal officers and vis
itors will swell that number above five
hundred. This Is the greal meeting of
the North Georgia Confrrenee, In fait
the only time that they assemble In a
body. At the annual conference the
work for the ensuing year is mapped
out. pastors are appointed to their var
ious charges. And all in all the meet
ings are reproductive of a decided bet
terment In the work of the church and
the Institutions that 1$ supports.
Each year at the final session of the
mealing the pastors vote on where
they will meet the ensuing year. Grif
fin was the place decided upon by the
ministers last year and so beginning
Tuesday that city will he the maecu of
the Methodist ministers throughout the
environs of the North Georgia Confer
ence. Bishop Warren A. Candler will
preside over the conference.
The following city ministers will at
tend the conference; Dr. W. T. Ham
by, Dr. Fletcher Walton, Rev. 11. L.
Edmundson, Rev. R. B. O. England,
Rev. A F. Nunn, Rev. W. It. Hpence
and Rev. G. W. Barrett.
It is a custom In the Methodist con
ference that when a pastor has filled
a charge during four successive years
I hat his servic es automatically cease
at the end of the fourth year and he
Is transferred to some other field of
endeavor. ’Uhat Is lhe only condition
which necessitates the removal of a
pastor from a church, hut the bishop
and his advisors have the authority to
remove any minister at will, or again
a pastor may petition the conference to
remove him and if his reasons for re
moval sre-based on a good foundaton
his request is usually granted.
Of all the Augusta Methodist min
isters there Is only one that Is auto
matically removed by the four-year
clause, that Is Dr. W T. Hamby, pre
siding elder of the district Dr Hamby
has served his four years In this city
and has made many friends through
his faithful services In the church
work of the city. He has been untiring
In his efforts to upbuild the church of
his denomination and the Christian life
of the entire city regardless of sect It
Is with deep regret that Augusta gives
up this beloved minister
Dr. Walton has requested the con
ference to remove him from Augusta,
and It Is Inferred that his request will
be granted, as his request is based on
the Illness of his little boy. Iri making
his request Dr, Walton asked that he
he stationed at or near Atlanta, in or
der that the specialist that is now
$7.00 PER YEAR—SCENTS PER COPY
Wool Serge, in all the
best colors, 89c quality,
at, yard 69c
treating his small son will he able to
examine the little fellow at least once
a day. The 111 lad being in Augusta
and the specialist in Atlanta, this ar
rangement could not be accomplished
very easily so Dr. Walton has request
ed that lie he removed.
Dr. Walton came to Augusta as pas
tor of Kl. John’s at first, in 1607. In
1909 he was removed and filled a pas
torale In Atlanta; then later became
presiding elder of the Elberton dis
trict, and still later of the Griffin dis
trict. At the last conference Dr. Wal
ton was again sent to HI Johns and
but for his request would no doubt
have filled that charged for the full
four years. In the three years he has
been stationed at Kl Johns, Dr. Wal
ton has made many friends, not only
among the members of his congre
gation or the mcthodlsts of the city hut
also among members of reltgeous de
nominations and classes throughout
Augusta. It is with regret that Au
gusta loses the services of this friend
and minister.
All other Methodist ministers of the
city, however, will probably he return
ed The other ministers and their
churches are as follows: Rev. H. L.
Edmundson. St. James; Rev. R. B. O.
England, Wodlawn; Rev A, F. Nunn,
Kt Luke's; Rev. W. H. Hpence, Broad
way, and Rev. O. W. Barret, Ashury.
The two latter have been pastor of
their respective churches for two years
while the first three have been in Au
gusta only one year.
This Is the first time in years that
the annual North Georgia Gonferenra
has not market the fourth and last
of some beloved local pastor and It is
rather an unusual occurrence, for with
the exception of Dr. Hamby there Is no
minister in the city or the district as
a whole who will he automatically re
moved by the convening of the confer
ence on Wednesday.
The mlnlstere will probably leave
the city some time Tuesday for Grif
fin. and will be In readiness for the
opening of the conference on the 22d
The sessions will probably come to a
close either Friday night or early Sat
urday morning.
WHITE MAN ARRESTED
FOR POINTING PISTOL
W. F. Vance, a white man from out
about Hephzlhah, was brought to
police headquarters and three charges
docketed against him. The charges
are; Hurrying a concealed weapon,
carrying a pistol without license and
pointing a pistol at another.
It is alleged that In an altercation
with a man by thy name of Fred Mo-
Gahee, Vance pointed his pistol.
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Hints
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Blankets
Fine Lamb's Wool Blan
kets, with pink and blue
borders, extra large size,
worth $ 1 4.0 J) a en qq
pair, at <9uiuU
200 pairs of large size
California Wool Blan
kets, worth $8.50 a pair,
special for this ffC QQ
sale, at guitlU
too pairs of extra good
North Caroling, Blankets,
worth $4.00 a pair, will
go Monday, .... $2,98
Fancy Indian Blankets,
worth $2.75 each, will go
i“. y : $2.39