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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-09-22
Do .AdnIRlSiEasIta.

Avisamos & las PeFsonas, que
solicitan suscribifse Z este di6-
rio, que 81 Peri6dico no les ser&
enviado, 81 81 &visO que CON e.
0bietO remitan, no viene acoml
panado del impOrte de L. sus-
cripci6ns
Esta vale por IN trimestre
1926. Por IN semestre $3.50.
PoF IN a1o $500. Page an
tSeSWn1a. 81. -- In.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-09-22
INAUGUBAGION DEL
club de Ia Sub-iun-
ia de la Cantera,
en- Ponce.
Mas de Cuatl0 mil peTSOnaS Sc Teu-
IieTOI.
Sc dIIO que d gObIrnltOr Post 50 hllllba De
IDG6gBItO on Ia GIudld.
Ode musstrO cOrrespOnsay especially

Ssptiembre 21.-LIsv6GO 4 cabo la inau'
guraCi6n del club de lR SubjuntS del
bAFFi0 do lR CantsFG, bGluarte de lRB ideRH
unioniBtas, con un mass mitin que VOyult6
m0guffcO.
HabfR Rllf COngrOgRdRH alredOdor de
Ouptro mil AlmRB.
HiCleEon uBo dc la pRlabrR los sFOB. j
MRrtfnsz, de JuRnA Dia8; GRsgoEio ThiIIst
TuTuID el iovSn EedaCtor do ''LR Voz del
Puebl0;" Pedro IgleBiaB GonzGlez, 81 va
lios0 pE0pagandiEtG; Lcd0. NsmeGio r.
CRnales, candidate & lR Camara por el dig'
tEito do lR ATeCibc Lcdo. Felipe g. Ca
OaIduc, candidate al iuzgado municipal dc
Ponce; Ramon CordeEo' Mato8. antique
luchRdoF de brfo8 = OnsFgfRU; s, Oppsn'
h0imer Van Rhyn, candidate lR O6maVR
poE Ponce; IN ni1O de JuRnR Dfaz = sl
lRuTeRd0 poetR ? notable orRdoF Eug0nio
AHtOI, que CsrE6 con broChe do orc de
pOrlag sl luCido aCto, dond0 tuvo finR re-
pEeg0ntROi6n la gsntiI = gNllaEd8 mujsE de
nusstFoB laTeR.
Un oFdOn complete, un Cuidado especial
hubO duFRnte 81 foutivRl.
La policiR...... (1) 81 pueblo, muy
Gulto y IuiCioBo.
La fasrgR de lR policfa foe retorzads
muy tempEanO, pOr elsmentos de Ia inBu'
lar y de Ia detective, q Lac 6rdonea del
jefe Mr.. WilIhsm Lutz,
A las nusve do la noch0 t0rmin6 el
meeting.
-Aysr 10 docfa por Ia ciudad que Ol
GobeFnOd0F Post Oltaba en- Ponce dc in
C6gnit0. NADIA gRbemoI On Ouanto Ia
veFRCidRd de 0RtR nOticiR.
-Muy 0plAudido hR sido Gl cinemat6
grhfO Rodriguez que RotdR en- nuOHtro tea
tfo. Ell tERnbfoEmitIa Torenkqy hR rsci'
bido muchoH falicitaoiopey.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-09-22
QhsenuiO al pueblo

Para demoStEaT que BOmo8 pare 81 puo-
bio = poF 81 pueblo duEante Is dies C0m'
FrAF Camag con C0ICh6n G "a. lis
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-09-22

Sc han Concodido msBou dc licsnois
81 jusz municipal de MaysgtiIz, LCdo. j.
BOnet, , Is BustituyO 81 LOdO. r. Ramirez
Vigo.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-09-22
PORTO RIGAN EXPRESS COMPANY
BERVICIO DE EXPRESS POR LA LLNEA DEL TROLLEY
CAGUAa

Dos carros de Express salen diiamene; m pm.
mas
yeIdad las % venas Las de un pueen
usandO el Hisema antique
O.
he sin p6rdida ~ - AN-
ytarfas edianteso
TIPOS1 lb 25 2Ib 80 4 lb CIV,
Nuevo rviGo
Pabeon del Bornquen
poT5) las M $1,000 \ ~ " N0 VI"
Sc pueden dar las adas eneuna
en- PabeOn del Parque Bnquen
ofcna Los Uguen
ecala los cuales uan plaza de a ~
PrafOs "
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
LETTER POSTED 80 YEARS AGO
Crossed Ocean Many Times Before
Delivery to Sea Captain.

A letter posted at Garmstad, Nor.
way, 32 years ago to Capt. Thomas
Nielsen Of the bark Harmonic. and
which has travelled across the Allan.
tic to and fro many times in pursuit
of him was delivered to Thomas Mel.
sen, n carpenter of the revenue cut.
ter Manhattan OF the local service.
says New York dispatch to the st,
Louis Globe Democrat 1t was the
right envelope, and the joint letter 1t
contained brought the mist to his eyes
with the news" II told of old friends
and relatives In Norway, many Of
whom are now dead
Capt Nielsen is now GS years old,
and has been retired from the sea for
many years The letter was from his
wife, AlyIner, and his brother John,
who wrote to tell OF an accident TO an.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
NO BLESSING FOR HER.
Disappointed Younaster Disseminated
In His Prayer.

For several weeks, little Ralph had
enjoyed the use OF Shetland pony,
the property Of horse dealer who
was a friend of the family. But much
to Ralphs sorrow. there came q day
recently when the pony was sold, and
the delightful horseback rides came
to sudden end. The purchaser, as
Ralph found out by inquiry, was a
little girl Of about his own mature
age OF five. Ever since his acquaint.
ance with the pony began, Ralph had
Included him in his bedtime prayer,
and God bless the pony" was an
earnest nightly petition. The first
evening after the sale OF the pony,
Ralph hesitated when he reached his
pets place in the prayer. Then, after
a moments thought, he continued:
please, God, bless the pony Just
the same; but, God don't you bless
The little girl what's got the pony"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
ITCHING HuMoR ON BOY
His Hands Were Solid Mass, and
Disease Spread All over Body
Cured in Days BY Cutieura.

zone day We noticed that our little
boy was all broken ont with itching
sores, We first noticed 1t on his little
hands. His hands were not as bad
then, and We didn't think anything
serious would result But the next day
We heard of the Cuticura Remedies
being so good for itching sores. By
this time the disease had spread all
over his body. and his hands were
nothing but solid mass of this itch.
ing disease purchased box of Cuu.
cura Soap and one box OF Cuticura
Ointment, and that night | took the
Cutcura Soap and lukcwarm water
and washed him well Then dried
him and took the Cuticura Ointment
and anointed him with IT. l did this
every evening and in four nights he
was entirely cured Mrs. Frank Don.
nhue, 2OS Fremont St, Kokomo, Ind,
Sept, &c. 1907"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

u saloon Of the best class and took
only two drinks Of their bar whisky
and was lost for four days. was
called in 70 help find him. as he was
n friend OF mine. and when we found
him he was In pitiablc condition, his
mind was couded, he could not re.
member where he had been or what
he had done after leaving that saloon
He only remembered that he had taken
two drinks OF whisky
THE beer drnker. If he gets real
beer. is handed n glass of the bevcr-
age which, to meet the demands OF
trade, Is put out too new and i'm,
properly fermentcd Beer should he
kept In the keg for six months before
being sold to the drinker.
1T is rather surprising how many
OF our school children have become
beer drinkers. especially those OF for.
cign BIRTH and the habit is making
them mentally sluggish to a degree
that is attracting the attention of ed.
ucators and philanthropists.
Another habit which is getting con.
troll OF our shop girls particularly is
the cocaine habit This habit has
grown in the last few years with such
rapidity that to-day thousands OF
young girls as well as mature won,
en- and men are held in its clutches.
The effect of the habit is noted In the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
DR.. Parkhurst Says '@It Is a Fact"

to what they could see and eat and
drink.
Il suppose the growth of the drink
habit has been principally among the
women of the richer classes. II Is
at least reasonable to believe so, as
they have the money and time TO in.
dulge in such laXity. ldcness is usu-
ally dangerous.
Another phase in the drink ques-
ton is the quality OF the liquor. DR..
Quackenbos points out the shameless
adultcration in whisky, but let me ask
why it is tolerated? Where is our
pure food law? Why, 1t is in our
statute books. but It isn't in the
hearts or minds of those in author.
ity or in the hearts or minds OF the
people who put those men In author
ity. If 1t were. the law would be en-.
forced.
The growing tendency of the
American people is disrespect for
laws. We have plenty of good laws,
but they are not enforced. That is
the whole trouble. The men who
should enforce them do not do 1t, and
the people who elect those men to Of
flee do not make them do 1t, and they
keep on electing men who will not
do 1t.
Our mayor is sworn to be active In
the enforcement OF the laws, but is
he? He is not. Well. II the mayor
is inactive can you expect those I'M
der him to be otherwise? He Is the
man to whom the lesser officials look.
and IL he sets such an example, what
is the result? Inactivity all along
the line and our laws become meP,
printed matter.
1--WE also send incompetency to our
legislative bodies IN Albany. We have
done SO for years and probably will
keep on doing go. We know that ~e
are doing 1t and have little or no ~
spect for large majority OF the men
we send there, so how can we have
respect for the laws they make. We
cannot have respect for those Jaws
and wa have not"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

other brother, Nicholas who had re.
turned from a sea trip with a broken
lex. All three brothers are now en-.
pioycd on the Manhattan. and the wife
now an elderly woman is living with
her husband In Brooklyn
The envelope Containg the letter
was covered with postmarks many Of
them so faded that they could not be
nadc out II was directed originally
10 MlnoteteOn. Mexico. in care of the
Swedish consul, but had been directed
so many times there was no further
space, and when II was returned to
Garmstad for the sixth time last June
II had TO be incloscd in an other GOV,
or, The letter, which was posted Jan.
uary 3. 1875, had been opened and
sealed with Mexican stamps bearing
the date Of 1876.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

tations OF whisky were Judged to be
the real thing
1t stands TO reason, of course, that
tho great proportion Of the liquor sold
is counterfeit when 1t is known that
the consumption Is far in excess OF
the ability Of disiillcrs and brewers TO
produce the genuine product Adul.
tcrations and criminal counterfeits
must be resor,ed to in order to meet
the demand. ] will wager that there
have been inmates OF Belevue's alec.
holic ward who have never tasted a
drop Of real whisky in their lives
They just think they have been drink.
ing whisky and II they had been
drinking real whisky the chances are
they would never have been in Belle.
yue. | don't say that real whisky. If
taken excessively, is not harmful, but
| do say that a man could drink the
pure article In moderation all his life
and not be hurt by It, Why, IS
drinks Of pure whisky would not do
n man tn" harm that one drink of this
vile stun thoy sell for whisky in New
York would do him
Poisoned by Vile Liquor.
Il know a man who left his Office
one evening all tired out dropped into
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
BY DR.. S. T. ARMSTRONG.
superintendent Of Bellevue and the
Allied Hospitals.)

sUyIIE New Workers are becoming a
hysterical people They show an
increasing oXcitability. dimin.
ishmrnt OF SELF control This demon.
strates itself In all forms Of exccsscs
Less and less restraint is exercised
The extreme tension Of HE here is
showing on the people One sees
plenty Of examples Of this In individ.
'ual life a vast demonstration OF It
among a mass Of the people is OBJ.
served in the increasing hystcria Of
such celebrations as those of the
night before the New Year What is
true of the city men is true of the
city women The increase Of drunk
enness is a distressing fact. 1t Is
a natural outcome Of the restlessncss
che overstrlying. the unrestraint Of
present day life in New York.
This subject is Of tremendous i'm
portancc We should know Just what
we are confronting. what the future
has in store for us. just where and
how we are threatened one may
form an opinion as to an increasing
inebriety among women from such cX.
hibitlDns as those of New Years eve,
but beyond that 1t is not easy to go.
There are no official statistics bearing
on the question The subject has had
no investigation Of scientific value.
One cannot speak exactly as to condi.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

and the poor young and old, Girls in
their teens evidently see no impropri
ety whatever in drinking publicly
with men companions Very often
indeed have had young girls brought
10 me for treatment, Historically
drunk.
81 have treated within year
women whose weekly bill for cham.
payne alone was 500 and who filed
mp the intervals between their
draughts Of wine with hlghballs and
cocktails. One woman drank n quart
of champagne every morning, and
when ready to go out her custom was
To order her maid to bring her another
quart Then before leaving the house
90 enter her carriage she would empty
the bottle to steady her nerves
Girls Indulge In Liquor.
School misses and college girls in
great numbers are among the throng
of women drinkers. A case was
pointed out recently OF Il luncheon
given here in New York at which "a
debutantes drank SO bottles OF cham.
payne, and 10 OF them smoked seven
dozen cigarettes.
las everyone knows. the punch
bowl figures largely in the growth OF
the drink habit among women Of New
York. 1t is found at all functions, and
many girl has got her first taste OF
liquor By dip into II. The punch
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
A Bargain.

What" exclaimed the husband.
You drew your savings from the
bank. went to a brokers' Office, and
bought H.. X, and Y. stock at "a,
when 1t has been dropping like a
rOck?"
But. my dear" argued the wife.
1T was such bargain Why, during
the short time was in the office I
saw the man mark It down to IA from
i5,"-Success Magazine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

VHYHEN a representative OF the
wv Sunday World read portions OF
DR.. Quackenbos article to Rev.
DR. Charles Parkhurst he said:
1T is undoubtedly true. and de-
plorable fact that the drink habit Is
growing rapidly among the women
Of New York
Il have not made a real investiga-
ton, as DR.. QuackCnbOs has. but one
does not have to investigate; 1t Is
fact which stares you in the face
It is all on the surface, and one can
not overlook it,
"a chief reason for this increase in
the number of women who drink is, I
believe, that there has been too much
prosperity. OF course, just now We
are passing through a period of hard
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

times so to speak. but before the
panic for a number of years the coun-
try was most prosperous. everybody
had money, and life became too easy.
When life is made too easy we are in
a danger zone and more prone to give
way to temptation. That long period
of prosperity made us too materisl.
also turned the desires Of many only
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
New Workers Becoming Hysterical

lions or TO make comparisons be.
tween the present and the past The
records Of the alcoholic and pEycupath.
ic wards of Bellevue hospital do not
show the facts Of inebricty even
among the classes of men and women
who would seek aid from this hos.
pital In l9Oi there were S,9il admIs
sions to Bellevue for various forms of
alcoholism The number now is great
~ less than that. In 1906 II had fallen
to G,Gj3 But even with this reduc.
ton the number of alcoholic patients
Is more than 25 per cent of all the
patients admitted to Bellevue But
these records prove nothing In the
line we would follow The number Of
incbrlatcs who seek treatment at
Bellevue has fallen off simply be.
cause an old offender who comes here
is now liable 10 be turned over to q
city magistrate, who will sentence
him to an asylum as chronic drunk.
ard. This had the effect especially
of Keeping many women from taking
repeated advantage uf treatment at
Bellevue.
What is the cure of the evil of in.
crcaslng incbriety in New York?
Whatever will bring easement to the
restless life in the city will lessen
all forms of dissipation. The whole
subject needs careful and thorough
investigation to know what palliative
measures can be taken Drinking is
only one symptom of what is wrong
with us.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
tion, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear.
ing.down feeling, flatulency, indiges.
ton, dizziness ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkbam invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass. =,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

she went with n man companion to
one of our large restaurants. made no
objection whatever when wine was
ordered, and even tried her best to
overcome the suggestion ] had given
her and drink the wine. But she
found that she could not lift the
glass from the table You see, she
did not really and honestly want to be
cured and wasted but little time In
rushing into temptation.
Conditions might not he so bad
however, If women or men drank real
pure whisky, real, pure wine and real,
pure liquors Of all sorts, but they
don't. They think they do, but what
they are really drinking is a deadly
poison and one swift In its execution.
| feel safe in saying that out OF 100
drinks sold in New York city as
whisky not more than one is the real
article
Counterfeit Whisky.
But so cleverly is whisky counter.
feited to-day that club connoisseurs
cannot detect II, as was shown in an
experiment made recently by Dr. Oar.
lington Of the board of health. DR..
Darlington went around and collected
a number OF samples of whisky from
saloons Of all classes. took the sam.
Piles to his club. where he had sew.
eral of the members test them, and
much to his surprise the cheap imI.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
The Pe.ru.na Almanac In s,ooo,o 900
Homes.

The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac has
become a fixture in over eight million
homes. 1t can be obtained from all
druggists free. Be sure to inquire early.
The 1908 Almanac is already published.
and the supply will soon be exhausted.
Do not put It on Speak for one today.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

dull. sunken eyes and. ..lnched faces,
and the continuance Of the use Of the
drug leads to nervous wrcchcge de.
lirium and insanity"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

FITS, St. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Klines
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free 81 90
trial bottle and treatise. DIR. r. II. Kline,
Id, 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
Stork eft Heavy Babv,

A 16'pound baby was born to Mr..
and Mrs, John Reichenbacn of Brook
line, Pa. 1t is the third largest baby
ever born In Pennsylvania.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

Let no man presume to give advice
to others who has not first given good
counsel to himself-Seneca.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

Remember IT'S n poor resolution
that will not hold water.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

It's the judgment of many smokers that
Lewis Single Binder &c cigar equals in
quality the best loo cigar.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

This woman says that sick
women should not fail to try
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound rs she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1855 Lawrence
St, Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
IL was practically an invalid for six
years, on account Of female troubles.
] underwent an operation by tho
doctors advice, but in few months
was worse than before. A friend adj
viscd Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me to perfect
health, such as ] have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering as
| did with backache, bearing.down
pains, and periodic pains, should not fail
to use Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
AND THERE WASH

Juvenile Drummer-There ought TO
be great opening for a pushing
young fellow in this country.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

ONLY ONE "BROMO OUISINE"
That is LANATiV 4 BROMO CUISINE Look for
tho signature of Il. w. GROVE. Isrd tho World
over To Cure Il Cold In One bay. 2C
The Springdale news., 1908-04-24
EIGHT PAGES

They came in wagons, buggies, horseback and foot, and soon the house and yard were filed with happy faces. While all the children we're not there, most of them were to gladden. the hearts of their parents.
 About 11:30 o'clock long table was erected in the yard and after the bounty was spread the table almost groaned under its heavy load. After thanks were offered 1t seemed that everyone present took delight in reliev- ing 1t of it's burden. When din- her was over there Was talk on union ard social life Of neigh borhood, then touched up with sweet thoughts of the final home, where sorrow never comes, and where there are 10 more partings or sad farewells. About two hours were then spentin old time singing. The day was one of great delight to all who were present, and we all hope that it may be the lot of Sister Phillips to live to see many more years and spend many more happy days with those who were present.
 We trust that we will have many more such grand reunions, for 1t makes Us feel more like life IS worth living.
 ONE Who WAS PRESENT.
The Springdale news., 1908-04-24

Benbrook and W N Jones.
 Vim Notes.-The vs St l. X $ F R K Go.
 Northwest Ark Lumber Go vs Washington Co Fair Assn
 Birch Odel1 vs II B Fawbush, A J Philips vs St L X $ F K K Co.
 George Rupple vs \ T Lindley and T J Cloer.
 W H Roberts vs Geo Mayes and \ J Callahan.
 Rogers X Baldwin Hdw Co vs Shannon < Denton.
 Spies Plano Mfg Co. vs ] NJ Cook.
 Thos and 5 K Shore vs St L $ $ [ K k Co.
 Wm. H Smith, ex-parte.
 B " Sedwiek vs W M Davis. St [ < 5 r K K Co xs \ H Fritts.
 Wash Co B X T Co vs R E L Smith.
 Wash Co E X T Co vs " $ Pollard.
 Wash Co B & T Co vs N $ Pollard and Geo. | Bryan.
 Woodward X Herman Printing Co vs \ r Wolf.
 Oscar H Vim ct al ys N H Seraper.
 Oscar H Vim ct al vs William Whitehouse.
 Nineenheller X Chandler vs St l. X $ r K k Co.
 Reuben Carter vs City of Fay etteville ct al.
 Kansas Cooperation Refining Co vs $ H Jarman.
 Campbell Bothell Ys Fletcher X Stobaugh,
The Springdale news., 1908-04-24

April 3, Russelville; April T, Conway; April 25, Little Rock; April 27, Hot Springs; April 2s, Pine Bluff; April g, Jonesboro, and May 1, Eureka Springs.
 Eureka Springs is the only point in the schedule that was on last seasons trip. The appear ance of the bunch there was q great success, so much so, in fact, that an effort was made to secure their return on the occasion of q big carnival for the same per formance. It happened to be just at the time of examination, though, and the club could not go again.
 The club Is composed of . members, chosen from some 50 or 6o who appeared when the first call for candidates Was made last September. Since that time the club has had daily practice, un- der Dr. Charles C. Carroll. This gives a great advantage over last years club. which began the tour with less than six weeks practice.
The Springdale news., 1908-04-24
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
 OF MRS. WILSE PHILLIPS

On the 10th of April, which was Easter Sunday, the children, relatives and friends of Mrs. Wilse Phillips, of the Oak Grove neighborhood, met to celebrate her 54th birthday. The people began to gather with baskets and boxes laden with something to make the noon hour pleasant.