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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-25
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During 1908 the fraternal orders did
much to prevent pauperism, bearing a
large share of the burdens that would
otherwise fall on society and the state.
1t is estimated that over 5000. 900 peo-
pie have held membership in the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows since it
was established.
The oldest human institution existing
is fraternal order-Masonry; the old
est American institution now existing
is q fraternal order-American Odd Eel
lowship.
Fraternal insurance protection af-
fords n way to save money which be-
comes an investment increasing in val
Tie year by "ear. 1t offers the man an
opportunity to invest for his family q
sum Of money in advance Of saving 1t.
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ROYAL ARCANUM.
of the order In
JurisdictiOns.

of the order In various
Jurisdictions.
In december the Illinois jnrisdic'tUn tna
800 q net increase of 4SO and on the
6rst Of the year had membership oi
22,455. uoa Ok,
New Jersey Arcanumites secured 500 500
NOW, members in December, closing o .ne
year With membership of over a,2 Il,uUT, sood
Every council in the order ero did oof soEa tn
,rnr,, in December, and the net III
orooso in membership for the moh'i
| was 4,371. ,,,,o+;o,
New York still leads all jurisdiction ON
IN noint Of membership. About l,oo
~ now members are initiated ever
month in the Empire State.
Two councils in st. Louis. Benton . Nam an
Compton Hill, secured a41 new "el
hers in a membership contest.
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10 nhe IInnrs6kad ns.s,.;.s;i conducting
mile mile ,rorcn into carpets and other
MiI.S s'r;os and it is designed to give u
lapsiu panrnte,v high temperature to the
nio n,". ncmp. cotton, linen or SILK II
loo,' ,nt offcct the pliability or appear,
,nce Of the material. ~ 10 go ond
that the heater is perfectly sur ohnve
tnot the wires cannot be raiseu nao, &c
| :, certain temperature. inc a,." nses
mcnt can he applied to many pun ~ p tho
Carpets, rugs, etc, can be keps ,sor a. and
temperature of the body OF in'sa hisne., n,n he
Grv or wet medical applications tnn n ,n ~,
kept easily at 100 degrees C. nanete IN sne ed ed
Iustries numerous uses are susses ,',a :
os in filters for fatty or gelatinons INA - :,
tnra and for warming carriages y
y | trains etc.
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KNIGHTS of Honor.

BY being present at all meetings OF
your lodge and by saying good word
for the order whenever possible you can
help the Knights OF Honor grow.
One good, live lodge member Is sufi-
cient inspiration to arouse the interest
and the activities of the others. Some
times committee of one is more fruit
full in results than larger committee.
Any man Joining the Knights of Hon
or may feel confident that.he is joining
one Of the oldest and safest societies in
the country and that he will only h
called upon to pay the exact cost Of
carrying his protection.
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|EERz'|'gj!g||E|'!!E!I'zP IN z;5Ig

Many plans are being made for en-
'tertainments during the worlds fair.
and visiting members Of the orders will
receive hearty welcome by the st. Lou
is branches Of their societies.
The Columbian League and the Amer
lean Guild, fraternal beneficial societies,
have consolidated.
L. +. Hammer, Jr., of st. Louis has
been elected supreme chancellor Of the
Legion Of Honor
Recent reports from the fraternal so
cieties in this country show them to be
in most prosperous condition and
growing rapidly.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-25
A GERMAN SOLDERING IRON
Bunscn Burner Takes the Place o
the Old Hand Eucnnce.

Bunscn Burner Takes the Place Of
the Old Hand Furnace.
The tinsmith of this century will not
think Of carrying around with him
big pot of charcoal in which to build a
tire and heat his soldering irons, says
the Philadelphia Record, but will in
stead connect his iron to an incandcs-
cent electric light socket or gas jet,
obtaining his heat from either the cur
rent or fame. An extremely practical
iron Of the latter class has recently
been placed on the Berlin market. AS
is apparent from the illustration, the
copper bit which comes in contact with
the solder to melt and apply 1t to the
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-25
HEPTASOPHS.

Notes and Gossip fr""
Jurisdictions. 49,
Tho Order of Heptasophs is now wen
established in twenty-six states
The year 1908 was the most prosper
ous in the history of the order .
Tho order now has reserve luiiu VI. ".
s5o5 600. an increase for the past year
Of $1S5,445. ~ oraor
The latest reports show the ordeI
,on, has membership in good stanu
ino of 5o151. net increase for th'
past year of 5,llo. ~, a.,
rrhc supreme conclavc Will meet .nl
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ODD FELLOWS.

The Ne Grand Master of Ohio.
Triple Link notes.
at the recent ;nnU"l election held by
the Odd Fellows Of Chic DIR. George c..
KOlb OF Cincinnati WAS elected grand
master of tie grand lodge. DR.. Kolb
is prominent in the medical circles Of
Cincinnati. being n graduate of the
Cincinnati Eclectic college and Barnes
Medical college Of st. Louis. He be-
came al Odd Fellow in 1890 and in
1894 was elected representative to the
grand council, il which capacity he
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o..o ., yal,nndi&l,am's neplie%;

~, rertcr used /" tell Story ',,''
.,,1.,,,.,,rI ",,, The methods of Nn''ah"'S anu.
,,a,, i,. ~; = political orator. 1He 0 nN
,''''" ,,'','.o',,,f ' was making speech III al m
iw,"oi. town during one "t 'he ca s,''t, -
.lai"rs r',i., carter was Il hoy ANA WS,,t t,oO ~
pun H,a,. him In the midst of the or''''''
i,o,, nor,c ono cot up and asked: ,,n;nc
'.,,\ .yyGrro was Vahandi&ham "u' '"7
the wAr:' -, A., or,tor. "you
,,ra', ~ nrrfcct right to ask tha' I"on en
t;an .t. nud I shall answer it at tl'' Ip, p,'t :,
l'c't, nr ti,|n Next winter ! Wi,' N"'so G",'s
T,innis. and You and | VIII c""'1u "t yo,
nav il,,,'o,Ii When the thermometer is "' .mo, %[r
u"i anI trr wind is blowing the ;, S"o' %,
" "nro.s Tie fields. We WIN :" ,,'in ,T w &c
: "r,U nnor g." prairie. and 'h"r" WIN n,,.;, !,
G u Ip,, where Vullndia""m was i.,,,t ,t' ., ;,
d ~" ~" war 1t will be more per""v,'' .,'n nc a,
timely on such an occasion ,'',, I;,.,, acnncc
e "n1 or3 Min have as much siSn'Ig@",s ,I,i. co
a." a." Winds Of winter rs to '"'S :"
d. paign D., ,..,,,nd,rnam was
- AGAIN iatcmuptad.--W"sN'i's "
, - ~ say if were
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80 you did ca what .oughtW
oh. Jerry" she said quite earnestly,
and l fancied / detected tear in uer
left eye. chow could you write me so
cruelty? thought you would be heart
broken"
lis it not little indiscreet of you,''
l went on, realizing my advantage, Ito
come here alone TO q bachelors rooms
without Il chuperon?"
She spraug to her feet, her eyes flash
ing and her checks flushing in a man
ncr that l could not help Conlcssins
was eminently becoming to her.
do YOU think care about stupid
convcntionalitics," she said. when it
is question of justice between you
and me? DO you imagine l am going
to remain ut Il decorous distance from
YOU when my happiness is ut stake?
Do you
But interrupted her.
ut is not so much q question of what
l think or imagine rs it is OF what MIR.
FitzSerald"--
How dare YOU mention him to me?"
she famed out "It is the worst tasto
Oh your part. If l had refused you
and accepted him
THAT is exactly what you have
done" I interpUsed.
"Indced!' she bowed hau%htily. "YoT
know more OF my affairs than do my
Self"
sylvia" l said. taking hcr hands in
mine, your mother told mr ycu were
engaged TO him."
And y"u believed it and wrote me
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KNIGHTS OF P>HlAs.

u, Oldest Lodge Al" A
ine Pythian MOI ~
FRANKLIN lodge OF vasnng.o,'
,,imnts Ems Of Pythlas. thdest organ ryan
knish's - +h., fraternity the. world,
nfter a long period duriINhlcn n,ns :, TO to
been been more or less .nl%sSers in%iS 9T,es beeom, n
the the iage osed. I'M many of thelating from 70 =,
ing aseu, geo, nf ,ts origins in the las,
the unor .'t taken on new sp and & gaine1 ney
! more rapidly in props p,non,a iuris
! iTe Sietton. It shows IN MENUS
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-25
SLEEPING OUTDOORS.
What Ii Has Dane For Two Mcriden
Comm Consumptivcs.

With the mercury 80 degrees below
zero two Meridcn Comm women have
been sleeping all night in the open air
on the vcranda of their home
They are both consumptivcs. Last
July their cases were declared hope
less. AS Il last resort n physician ad-
viscd sleeping in the open air. They
have not slept Il night indoors since.
Throughout the winter they have es-
tabliShcd their bed on an upper veran-
da promptly at 9 p. N. Their bedcloth-
ing has consisted of one blanket and
one comfortable In case of rain or
snow Il rubber covering is used. On
extremely cold nights IN extra blanket
is added.
Their physician says both women
have lost nearly all trace Of tubercu-
losis and that three months more of
heroic treatment will cure them. The
complexion of both has become rud-
dy brown from exposure and indoors
they complain of the heat if the ter
perature of the house is over 80
grees. One of them has gained tw {
ty-fve pounds in weight, and g
have hearty appetit< & :
-e--.h i-a-r- e :
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CzAR'S FLEET NOT
tam : DfaN,
CO l..Nnll "

~, Il hHl'' op0
fea some few other nhcone'" ,..ncDa6 '~t
nne nn The sight OF these s''e,'s .;n,, and !
Hes ~ rightcous indignation
III! :. was still upon me a.
ond dashed, off II furio"o +orn II
pen " rut q moment later .,,,
e9 Aftar all, thought H" .,,o
10 ,,,rcb more effective an" az
VIII t,,nn more dignilcd. Actihs ""
SUI san socond Impulse. l col'ss. ol't,notine ,'u,
80 letter full OF irony cohs, n,,d in
e'-,,.,o upon her cnSa$en'e'' fo;+ in
SYLVIA ' ror Of the pleasure 1 & no'.
1orh,l:s +rc announcement. his
recelt .a,od AT once by express hl'a ',;nt
olsp" .,er settled down l0i
altetn "s Saturday. and there wa" .,a4
IL w. within and without ~"
ar d ~ NV wounded feelings -,
soo'no onl loungcd in an cas-!
cleaic'. 80 opcn window. The SCUM. "
ooh onproaching rapidly "ro"" "v th,
c"p 'r n,,t Of my window, saw 80, -,
a. Contained Sylvia. AS s''e t.i,,., mo
~ rho cab at my door ioT" notic
ho,vitching even than ua"',i, or hand.
.o+ sho carried letter IN ', Nc' !
rims forcwarrcd ! , M
1hu' ,.,oc,, ot the door Win d " Ia
hurlio, "Come in and cVlhceu
tSf os the tn surprise she evidently eNp'
mo to feel at her appear"'l,C,, clio
NE you 70 are perfectly horrid - "'''
gan. a ;,noccnily.
Il! .,+o mo q letter like thiS'
10 ,,,o ofrcnding document
Ing ouI aning out shopping with II
@"S sr when it arrived but =" xan iSrs tirst 40
nosn mother she will wonder ~n''
north have gone e.------
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year in June in Atlantic City, N. j. ,At\
this session the funeral benefit law
will be under consideration, and many
improvements to it will doubtless be
modp
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LADIES OF THE MACCABEES.
The Supreme Finance Keeper az tnr
Grdcc--iSivc Notes.

grown 50 rapidly during the past few
ycaEs that the position of supreme
tnanMc keeper of the order is one OF
great trust and responsibility. This Of
flee is held by Mrs. \. Louise Myers,
an experienced business woman. me-
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DIR. GEORGE C. KOLB.

served for four years. In 1901 he was
elected grand warden and was in
stalled as deputy grand master in
1903 his installation to his present eX-
nlted position taking place in May,
1904, ii Youngstown.
The Tennessee jurisdiction is In y
most prosperous condition. There was
a gain of 70 lodges and G,3G4 mem
bcrs during the past year. increasing
the membership to over 10000.
The senate committee on public lands
las made favorable report on the Tel
Ter bill providing cemetery for the
use of the Odd Fellows at Central City,
Colo.
a fact that might be interesting to
Rcbeiahs is that Schuyler ColfaX, the
author of the ritual of the Rebekah de-
gree, presided in turn over both the
house Of representatives and the SEN
ate of Ee United States, being the only
persog o y has ever presided over both
oeS bt legislative bodies.
g E%S< as important and ofttimes
= p $40 watch the suspensions of
8 SS'S ~ as it is to gct new members.
"a, SSEpohen at the right time would
= hany good membe2 A. the ORD =
| grand encampmenk -
$ lG,%sn;s' nss sss members, 4 o.: 90:
/u...sss.zAx<E of North Da
80 gith fifteen ell
, y
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the . oi the writer's You ~"
opinions IA q new in yom lrce
ia being varleo 6 taken busilued
=. - each, as IL BIN bad
In th'' w" 49,. lY"much
matcf.-~ educated upon Hs you sec
and ,+ CON do after
brcaking his tea service S''' ~
tnliinH my avn.
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,.,,. would you say II were
osK you to marry ne; -, find out"
"'., yc,, might asl, me ana ''n' ''
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Of state and county affairs which ma pilSl til
RIREaxsERszzsx1Es
E& e.
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at one = q. each othsSf1IImt I am "
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"Shc can always as n last reso
become engaged to me" I comfy
rdily. "Gf course | am very
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n to ruin,
r.a.,nd Dei
,,rs 4. LOUISE MYhi'7.

'ufpo?., r., .'d vou ofl<----,,,r.-i--9 oase W
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-06-03
a Splendid Tribute.

Hon. Dannitte Mays, late a candi-
date for governor, comparing the
claims of BrOward and Davis for this
exalted position says that Davis is
the "truer, the better man"
Davis himself says:
MY OutgOings and my incOmings
are known through all these years to
the people of Florida. 1 may not
always have been my own best friend,
but, thank God, [ have never been
the enemy of any man, and no man
has ever charged me with committing
a dishOnOrable act. My public life, as
a member of your legislature, as
speaker of that body, as a representa-
tive in the congress of the United
States for eight years, is all an open
book, matter of printed record,
easily accessible, or l will furnish
these records myself to any opponent,
and will repeat here my challenge
that if they will find one page, one
vote, one speech, one word in it all
that would indicate that l have been
in any measure unfaithful to the
trusts imposed upon me, or untrue to
the principle of the great democratic
party, to the platform adopted bythat
party in convent ton at Chicago, and
re-affirmed at Kansas City, 1 will
retire from this race. Here is the
challenge! Make the most of it!
surely in all these years there
would have been ample opportunity
to betray my people or my party.
Have 1 done it, No. Then again
and again with this long public
record, with all the facts of that
record printed, Is it fair or right to
assume that L might do 20 at this late
day?"
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Looking Backward and Forward.

To the Editor of the OcaIa Banner.
When four good men run for office,
and one of the four leads the ticket, it
is natural for the friends of the re-
spective candidates TO wonder why
his respective candidate did not lead.
There ale many reasons which sug'
gest themselves to the writer of this
article winch explain the result. The
leading man has commenced 10 fight
some months ahead of his opponents.
He is the only candidate from his
section of the county, and he has
many friends who form an OrganiZa-
ton and with their time, money and
influence back him up, and this long
before any of his three competitors
are in the race. Opportunities are
thus afforded to the "early bird" to
make deals and combinations with
other offices, and 20 pledge men who,
had they known of the other candi-
dates, would not have2 madessuch
pledges; and aanOther reason is, sfOr
Instance, in one race in this county,
there were three candidates from one
of the largest precincts in the county,
all pretty good men, and all having
practically the same friends. Their
vote was determined by their activity
and in seeing their friends and obtain
ing their promises to vote for them.
Another reason, which might be
given is, that one candidate might
have influential and wealthy friends,
who would assist him in his cam
paign, and who also being in a posi-
ton by which he could make his cam
paign, would naturally perhaps lead
MS opponents
But when the second primary is
had, and the pledges of support given
in the first primary have ceased, and
when there are no longer three men
running from the same precinct, the
results will naturally be different.
OF course there are some votes which
the leading men will obtain from his
defeated adversary, but the chances
are, and experience has demonstrate
ed, the fact to be that under the con-
ditiOns named, the second man has a
better chance than the man who lead
before. For this reason, that the led
ing man has previously pOlled his
entire strength. He has won the first
heat, and has spent his entire strength
to do it. His opponent, who has held
his strength in reserve has now the
better opportunity of the two.
OBSERVER.
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The University of Florida.

Invitations have been issued to the
commencement exercises Of the Uni.
versity of Florida at Lake City by
the faculty and students of the insti-
tuition. The dates of the exercises are
June y to Is inclusive.
The following is the complete pro-
gram:
SUNDAY, JUNE y.
10 80 a. M. Baccalaureste Sermon by
the Rev. Henry w Little,
Ocala, Fla.
S 90 .. N. Address before Christian
Association, by Rev. DR..
w. F. YOcum, Lake City.
MONDAY, JUNE Is.
10 90 a. 10. Gymnasium Exhibition.
500 p. N. Battalion Parade.
S:00p. N. Debate between the Phre-
nOtechnic and CapitOlian
Cibrary societies. Re
solved, That the develop
ment of a College Policy is
contrary to the fundamen-
tai principals of our Ma
tiOnal Government"
TUESDAY, JUNE II.
1900 III AnpuaI meeting of Board
of Trustees.
> 80 2. IN. Business meeting of the
Alumni Association.
400 p. III. Prize Drill, by the Cadet
Companies.
IS 90 p. M. Junior OratOrical Contest.
Freshman-SOphmOre Dec
lamatiOn Contest.
1890 p. M. Annual Banquet; Annual
Address.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE ID.
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Nave You a couph1

A dose of Billiards. HOrehOund
Syrup will relieve 1t, Have you a cold.
A dose of Her bine at bed time and fr.
quent small doses of HOrehOund
Syrup during the day will remove it.
Try it 70. weOOping cough, for asthma
for consumption, fyr bronchitis. Mrs.
Toe McGrath, 327 E. 1stIstaeet, Hutch
insOn, ..Ksns., writes 81 have used
Billiards. HOrehOund Syrup in my
family for GEARS, and fiend it the best
and most palftable medicine / ever
used" 25e, SOC, S1.OO Sold by Anti
Monopoly Drug Store. M
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luxury for himself and his followers,
but we find him from early morn to
late at night doing good to friendsland
foes alike"
"You are To busy with you euchre
and bridge whist to devote your time
to the work of Jesus Christ, yet you
think yourself Christian"
"SOme people are like trunks in a
garret-always full, but never open"
DR.. Lindsay's sermons were well at
tended and much enjoyed. Times
Union.
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Or. W. C. Lindsay Deals in EpiErsms.

pr. W. G. Lindsay Deals tn EpIgrsmS.
Or. William c. Lindsay, of OcaIa,
or, sched twice at the First Presley
terrain church yesterday.
At the evening service DR.. Lindsay
addressed himself to the evil of the
Christians falling away from the
church, and the Intervention of
worldly affairs between man and God.
DR.. Lindsay also had something to
say upon the subject Of Christian
living, and thrOuhOut his sermon was
filled with epigrammatic sentences,
terse aud well timed. Some of them
are given below:
"A man is what be i only when he
alone with God"
"When you can read any and every
thing except your Bible, and can 90
any and everywhere except to your
church, yours is becoming a question
able state"
"when alone with God you see
YOUR true self. You may have be-
come cold, but you are near to the
altar from which coal may be taken
for the rewarming of your heart to
God and his work"
"a true Christian does not do the
work of the church because 1t is
duty, but because it's q privilege;
not that be has to, but that be may"
"God accepts nothing but loving
service"
Poverty is not passport to heaven,
neither is wealth.
God is calling today for men ana
women to make a social sacrifice; to
change society from an element that
brushes to one that is uplifting to the
work Of the church"
Money is the least thing that you
can give 10 the cause of Christ; God
wants you to give yourselves"
:sThe life not worth living is the
selfish life"
1--WE can test our love for Jesus
Christ by our desire to help Others"
"Some people are like an immense
sponge that absorbs everything with
which it comes in contact, but never
gives out anthing unless it is squeez-
ed"
ave are at our best when we try TO
do our best"
'.Some people spend their lives
pampering their own wishes and
desires. Christ might have had q
palace in Jerusalem, with every
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Three Physicians Treated Him withou,

Three Physicians Treated Him Without
Success.
w. L. Ysncy, Paducrh, KY, writes {:
Il had a severe case of kidney disease
and three of the best physicians in
Kentucky treated me without success.
L then took FOley's Kidney Cure.
The first bottle gave immediate relief,
and three bottles cured me perman-
emily. 1 gladly recommend this won
derful remedy" Sold by Post Office
Drug Store. m
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Enough crackers knew how to pro-
nounce TaliaferrO to give him right
nice little sprinkling of votes-Willis-
ton Advocate.
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John Stockton finds it considerably
easier to get his picture into the pa
pers than to get himself into the
United states senate.-Palatks Her
81
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SLEEPING
VOLCANOES

A thin, vapory smoke. lazily ascend
ing from It's crater, may be the only Wis
ible sign of life in the sleeping volcano ;
but within is a raging sea of fire. molten
rock and ulphurOus gases. Those no
make their homes in the peaceful val
leys below know the danger. and though
frequently warned by the rumblings and
.nnakinns- these sions Of impending erup-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-06-03

9 80 q. m. Graduating Exercises of the
Class of 1904. Commence
ment Address, by the hOn.
F. NJ. Oliver. Class Of '93
Savannah, Ga.
1t is expected that a large number
of visitors will be in Lake City during
the commencement week and the fes-
tivities will be most enjoyable.
Ocala feels highly hOnOred that DR..
Little has been selected to preach the
baccaulaureate sermon and feels sure
that in their hOnoring him they have
honOred themselves as Dr.. Little is
one of the finest preachers in the
country.