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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
Miss Edith Tomlinson
Entertained Large Number
Yesterday Afternoon

Miss Edith Tomlinson entertained
a number of her friends at rock yes
terddy afternoon at the home of her
aunt Miss May Tomlinson.
The rooms of this attractive resi-
dence were made pretty with ever
green and here and there a bowl of
naroissus and Chinese sacred lily
diffused a pleasing fragrance. Ia
bles were arranged in the reception
room. hall and dining room for rock,
and this game occupied the guests
most pleasantly for an hour or more.
Miss Gladys Wilson made the high
est score and received a kewpie as
first prize. Mrs. Paul Henderson
then sang a number in her usual
graceful manner, and Miss Elizabeth
Pritchett was also heard to advan-
tage in vocal selection Miss Mil
dred Toungs delighted the guests
with several instrumental numbers,
after which the dining room doors
were opened to admit little Wilbur
Johnson, who was dressed to repre-
sent the new year, and carried a
basket from which he distributed
fortunes" to the young ladies
These were read aloud, causing
much merriment
A tempting salad course with hot
chocolate and waters was then
served by Miss Edith Tomlinson. as
sisted by Miss Ruth Skipper, Miss
May Tomlinson and Mrs w. II
Heath
Those who attended this charm
ing affair were Misses Lola Tram
NELL Irma Trammell, Corinne Pat
tcrson, Mildren Youngs, Alma Bias
set, Ailene McRae Myrtle McRae
Gencgieve Morrow, Gladys Wilson
Mary Jackson. Sarah Gray of Dover
Tenn: Mary Owen, Virginia Lufsey
Dornthy Bates, Laura Southland
Ruth Skipper. Josephine Drane
Georgia Lanier, Mildred Hampton
Elizabeth Pritchett, Helen Hobbs
Mrs Paul Henderson. Mrs. ThOs
Hatcher, Mrs w. F. Reid, Mrs, w
Fiska Johnson. Mrs w. II Heath
and little Wilbur Johnson
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
over FIFTY
AccEpTANcEs
TO CET-TOCETHER
DINNER IN HAND

over nifty replies to Secretary Hol-
, wortty's letter, which was published
in last NIGHTS issue, have already
been received and tho immediate at
tention OF others vino have received
the letter is asked so that arrange
ments may be completed at once
One prominent man adds to the
acceptance Only too Glad to at
tend. Another: "Yos, sir I'm with
you Go to it t." Another: Il Will
surely come and bring another with
me. >
While one of our most esteemed
citizens writes in part as follows:
Il wish to extend to you my sin
cere congratulations upon the happy
thoucht which you have set forth
and TO assure you of my hearty APP
proral of the idea. If my engage
ments will possibly permit of my be-
ing present, shall be glad to be
there 4"
, Doubtless many who have re.
ceived the letter have overlooked the
necessity for immediate reply an(
this will serve as reminder that
immediate action is necessary to the
success of the plan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
GILCHRIST STATES HIS
POSITION ON PROHIBITION

Punta Gorda, Fla, Dec. 30, 1915.
Tx Governor Albert w Gilchrist,
candidate for T. S. Senate, was in
tcrviewcd regarding his position in
relation to voting TOR the proposed
constitutional amendment to the
federal constitution, proyidins for
national prohibition He replied a.
follows:
Il understand that an absolute
Democracy is one in which electors
vote direct on measures. under
stand ours is representative De
mocracy. in which electors elect
representatives. in this instance a
senator. to carry out the expressed
wishes of the people
During the senatorial term com
mencing March {, 1917, the people
of Florida will undoubtedly express
themselves for or against State
wide prohibition In my opinion,
one Of the best ways of enforcing
Statewide prohibition is through
national prohibition. Should the
peonlc Of the state declare for pro-
hibition. and in case should be
elected Senator. ! will support and
vote for such proposed constitutional
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
Moose Ball
A Brilliant Affair

Thu first annual ball and reception
given by the Loyal Order of Moose
in their lodge rooms last night was
an eminent success in every way and
one of the most pleasant occasions
of thu season, rejecting much credit
upon the committees in charec of
the arranecmen and the entire
lodge.
A large number of Moose, their
ladies and friends were present, to-
gethcr with visitors from other
towns, many participating in the
festivities, while others added to the
occasion by their gladstone presence
and hearty good cheer.
The hall and lodge rooms were
beautifully and artistically dccorat-
ed, and presented n scene of happi-
ness and mirth
About 9:45 dancing commenced
and to the strains pf that excellent
Moose Band and Prof. Cornells mas
terful piano accompaniment thoS''
VII, DELIGHT to trip the heht ran
tastic" fully enjoyed several hours
Refreshments con isting OF ice
cream, cake and fruit punch were IN
termi.tently served and greatly en-
joyed
Everyone had good time and eH-
tended to the Loyal Order OF Moose
many thanks and wished them album
dant success.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
Miss Lucille Croft
Ent rtained With
Theater Party

A theater party was given by Miss
Lucille Croft in honor of Miss Mar
tina Conley of Mariana, Ga, who is
the attractive house guest of Mrs
r. L. Mayes, Jr., and Mr. w e
Marion of Montgomery, Ala ). who is
the guest of his uncle. Mr. Marx
Marion. The party met at the resi-
dence of Miss Croft and from there
repaired to the theater where they
enjoyed the pictures for an hour or
so after which they returned to Miss
Croft's where they were served with
delicious refreshments of brick red
and green ice cream and cake Mr.
F. + Washburn and Miss Conley
favored the guests with vocal solos
and Misses Margaret Veach, Mar
tie Cloud and l.aCille Croft
gave several instrumental numbers
Tho,o who attended this delightful
part.,' were Misses Martha Conley of
Mariana, Ga. Gerevieve Morrow,
Gladys Wilson. Georgia Lanier,
RuDv Laner, Mary McRae Della
Mac, Marshall, Margaret Veach,
Bertha Turner. Lucille Croft, Mar
gueritC Cloud, Mr.. and Mrs j w
buchanan. Jr Mr. and Mrs r l.,
Mayes, Jr. Messrs w. + Marion,
Ned skipper, Graham, b. Collins.
G. p. Bryan. F. +. Washburn.
Lumpkin and Sam Hagan
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer
Entertained in honor
Of Miss Chairman

A pretty compliment paid Miss
Laura Chapman of Jacksonville oc-
cured last night when Col and
Mrs. Edwin Spencer, Jr., enter
tanned at cards in her honor.
Arriving guests were greeted by
the host and hostess and introduced
to the honoree, after which they
gathered around the tables that had
been arranged in the reception room
and dining room for cards, and en-
Joyed several games of 800" the
time being pleasantly employed in
the participation of this divertin g
game. During the game, delicious
fruit punch was served by Mrs. Will
liam Steitz. and a dish of sailed
nuts, and raisins was placed at each
table. An enjoyable feature of the
evenings entertainment was the
music, which was rendered most
pleasinely and harmoniously by
Perccnis orchestra.
Upon the conclusion of the game.
it was found that Miss Elizabeth
Pritchett was most fortunate and
she was awarded the ladies' prize.
a dainty calendar. Mr.. Frederick
Benford manipulated the cards so
successfully that he was equally
lucky. and secured the gentleman s
prize, which was handsome leath-
er diary. In cutting, Mr.. Holland
won the consolation, a kewpie.
Tempting refreshments of ice
cream, nodded to represent individ-
ual plum puddings with blazing
loaf &C sugar upon the top of each,
kisses, macaroons and angel food
sandwiches were then served by the
hostess, assisted by Mrs Steitz.
Those who had the pleasure of
meeting Miss Chapman, and of en-
Dying the evening with Col. and
Mrs Spencer We're Misses Elizabeth
Pritchett, Josephine Drane Helen
Hobbs, Corinne Patterson and Irma
Trammell, Messrs. Frederick Ben
ford. Albert Smith, Mercer Holland,
Hardin Peterson and Wilbur Cleve-
land, Mr.. and Mrs William Steitz
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

served with delicious refreshments .
Those who are enjoying this pleas
ant affair are Maggie, May and Lie
la McCranio, Helen Woods, Emily
Battle, Marjorie IIctherington, Ma
rion Patterson. Thclma Pritchett,
william McIllwaine, Edward With
ers, Louis Snecd, William Richcy,
Myron Booth, Willie Bert Anderson
and Ernest Terrell.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

Dr. and Mrs H. G. lrDy, of
Jackson, Tenn, reached Lakeland
last night and are the guests of their
old friends, Mr. and Mrs p. +.
NOwiin. DR.. lrby is noted educa-
tor and lecturer, having been for
many years connected with Union
University. He and his wife had
made plans to spend the winter in
another Florida town, but since
seeing Lakeland they have about de-
cideJ to stay here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
Skatin Rink Party

This afternoon Miss Opal Lee Bul-
loch and Master Ottia Eaton are en-
tertainin. number of their young
friends at skating rink party in
honor Of their guests, Misses Maggie
lay and Leila McCranie, of Orlando.
The party is being chaperoned by
Miss Elizabeth Pritchctt and Al
leen McRac.
After an hour or so spent at the
rink. the party will repair to the
silver Palace where they will be
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
TENNESSEE CLUB
ORGANIZED With
LARGE MEMBERSHIP

Quite a number of Tennesseeans
met last nieht in the Office of w. K.
jackson in the Mum building and
after introductions the proposed
Resolutions submitted by the COM
mittee, the club was organized with
the following members present:
Mr.. and Mrs. W. X Jackson,
Miss Mary Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. G.. Sadler, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Galloway, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Shell
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Tidwell,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Boswell. Mr..
and Mrs. J R. Farrow, Mrs L. E.
Ellis, Mrs. w. c. Owen, Mrs. Georgia
Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Wilhoit,
Miss Helen E. Boswell, Miss May
Tomlinson. Miss Clara Tomlinson,
Mrs. A. III. Griesby, Mrs R. C.
Gray, Misses Sara Gray, Mary Owen,
Miss Winnipeg Mont . emery, Messrs.
w. G.. Galloway, Arthur Hall, W.
d. Crazy, r. A. Jackson, b. F.
Wilson, H. Z. Owen, j. r. Edwards.
A. NJ. Jackson, NJ Agrees, Porter
and Edwin Galloway, Lee Warren
Boswell, j. Frank Farrow, r. K.
Now,in and P. Ottinger.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
This association shall be known as
the Tennessee Club of Lakeland.
Fla. The object for which this asso-
citation is formed are to promote So
cial and business intercourse and
friendship among all Tennesseans
who are residents of the city and
country. or who spend the winter or
a portion of their time here To do
innate interests of this and other
sections of the county
Tho membership of this associa-
tion shall consist of men and women
who either live or have lived in
Tennessee. or where either husband
or wife live or have lived in Ten
nessce. then both are eligible to
membership.
The association shall meet annual
ly on the last Thursday evening in
December and at the. call of. the
president, or on the written request
of five or more members.
At least once in each year the
members of this club will dine to
conveniently do so The date and
place for the dinner to be named by
the president after he has conferred
with the members on tn subject.
There shall be no fees or dues col
lectcG from the members
The officers of his association
shall be a president, Il vice presi-
dent a secretary treasurer, and they
I will serve for one year or until their
successors are elected.
! The president shall preside at all
mcctinqs which he attends, and in
! his absence the chair will be Occu-
| pied by the vice president. Tho sec
rotary shall keep a com
plet" roster of all members and Il
correct record of all meetings If by
donations or voluntary contribution
any tundS accumulate in the treas
ury this officer shall have charge of
same subject to the direction of the
presiding officer, and vote of the
members
The above may be altered or
amended by a two-thirds vote of all
members present at any regular or
special meeting of the club
We recommend for election as of
| ficcrs OF the Tenn. Lakeland Club of
Florida the following: For prcsi-
dent. W X Jackson; for vice pres
idcnt. r r. Nowlin for secretary
treasurer, Miss May Tomlinson
Respectfully submitted,
j r. FARROW
r. +. NOWLIN,
W. y. GALLOWAY.
w. G. SADLER,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
In SOcietv

and wishing that her niece would
visit Lakeland more often.
Those who attended were Misses
Eunice Tandy and her sister Lillian.
Marearet Straw, Myrtle Ware, Dor
ris Mayes, Grace Murrell, Mary Ho-
gan, Hazel Padrick and Ethel Potts,
Messrs.. Lloyd Hooks, Leon Richol-
son, Forest Clonts, Earnest Mayes,
Henry Conibear and William Emer-
son.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

Mr.. /. A. Armstrong, of Oregon,
is visitor to Lakeland, having ar
rived this morning from other points
in Florida. He is much impressed
with the city and contemplates be-
coming resident Mr.. Armstrong
was formerly newspaper man, but
of late years has reformed and will
probably take it easy as an agricul-
turist
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

Mrs. Harry Parker returned to
her home in ST. Petersburg yester-
day after spending the Christmas
holidays very pleasantly with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. A.
Clonts. She was accompanied home
by Miss Rachel Clonts who will be
her guest for several days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
NOTICE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN

The school board requests that all
school children bring a fee of 25c
Monday morning. this money to be
used in paying for some of the do
nestle science department equip
ment
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
NOTICE

All members of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Sunday school are re-
quested to assemble promptly at Z
O'Clock tomorrow Saturday night,
at the church.
II. b. MORSE, Superintendent
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
Poinsetta Club to Give Dance
At Woman's Club Tonight

The members Of the Poinsetta
Dancinr Club will eive dance at
the Woman's Club after tho show
tonight. All members and their la
dies invited to attend.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

Mrs. M. L. Paddock, who has
been the efficient stenographer for
the Chamber of Commerce, has ac-
cepted a similar position with Mr..
H. ]. Drane and started in on her
new duties today. Mrs. Frank P.
Chamber of Commerce.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

Mr. Kenneth Warren returned
from Floral City yesterday where he
has been for the past week as a
member of Christmas house party
given by Mr.. Norman Borland of
that place.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

Mrs. H. L. Kelley and children
last night after a very pleasant visit
with relatives and friends at Dun
Mellon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

LAKELAND ;
- LACONICS:
In case of fire phone 5000

Dir. w. E. Marion returned to
his home in Montgomery, Ala. after
short visit to his uncle, Mr.. Marx
Marion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

= !
the United Confederate Veterans
will entertain the members of the U.
D. c. with an ayster supper at the
Colonial Cafe tomorrow evening.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

N iln1n III III MI iinii iii iniil li1 n
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-16

When the ham and bacon"
carnival is held at Atlanta in the
autumn of 1915 the fruits of the
first years work will be exhibited.
1t will prove much more profitable
than the sale of the pigs them
selves, and it will return the
fragrant old days of the smoke
house to the farmStead.
Mr.. Downing has another plan
which the Department of Agricul-
ture specially wishes to have
adopted everywhere; i e., the
union of the corn club boys acre
of corn and the pig club boys pig.
The pig club, ;" as he expresses
the idea, lis the next step where
by the boy is taught to market
his crop of corn on four legs in
stead of on four wheels" He
has named the boys who enter
both corn and pig activities, the
hog and hominy" boys, and,
combined with the ham and
bacon" clubs, matters will liven
up, agriculturally, in Georgia.
This is the record of pure
blood pig, and an acre of corn, in
North Georgia, last summer: The
boy is fifteen years old; he raised
enough corn to feed his pig, and
more to sell at one dollar bushel
considerably above the market
price. He soldseven pure blood
ed pigs for ten dollars each. His
original investment was ten dol
lars, and his net profit was about
one hundred dollars.
Since the corn club boys, now
numbering ten thousand, began
to educate their elders, Georgia's
corn crop has doubled, and she
has risen from tenth state in
agricultural commodities, to
fourth state.
A movement was started in
Arkansas to have the banks loan
poor boys the money to buy pure
blooded stock. This form of
philanthropy became very active
last year in Georgia. One bank
in Macon set aside five hundred
dollars for this purpose, and the
loans are often made over the
signature of the boys, with no
other security than the faith that
he will make good" One
citizen bought twenty pure-bred
pigs and gave them to boys and
girls, on condition that each join
pig club and raise a brood of
pigs. By returning two of the
litter, the others with the mother
became the property of the boy
or girl.
'The schoolhouse pig" is
another adaptation of Mr.. Down.
ing's scheme. 1t has enlivened
rural schoolwork exceedingly.
The pig is usually the gift of
some enthusiastic and prosperous
patron. The boys build his habi-
tation, go into the woods for pine
needles for his bed, and the girls
gather all the scraps from the
lunch baskets, for his meals. His
gain in weight serves for practi-
cal lessons in arithmetic, likewise
his potentialities in ham, bacon,
etc. Yet the "schoolhouse pig"
is liable to be overfed, and over
petted. In one school it was dis
covered that something was
wrong with this new factor in
educational work. 1t was ex-
planned when it was found that
the boys and girls went home
"hollow to their heels" while
they came to school in the morn
ing with lunch baskets crowded
with enough food for a farmland
in harvest time. The pig was
about as wide as he was long
and came as near dying from
fatty degeneration" as pig
can.
'Iknow rightnow", Mr.. Down
ing asserts, that meat (pigs)
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-16

facts is that this story, like the
preceding ones, will present a
brief for the American boys in
that they not only achieve more
copious and better production
than do the old-ti farmers, but
get better prices. They often
receive S. a bushel for their corn,
and $75 for a prize-Winning pig,
and twenty-five cents a pound
on the hoof" for a champion
baby beef.
In Texas, when the cattle men
saw their main industry waning,
and in Louisiana, when each man,
woman, and child was spending
ten dollars a year for pork pro-
ducts that were sent to them by
packers outside of the state, the
beginning to mobilize the reserves
of youth was made.
Texas raises one seventh of the
beef we eat. One evening, Mr..
C. C. French, of Fort Worth,
secretary of the Stock Yards
Company, remarked to a fellow
cattle man: There's only one
way to save the cattle business,
and that is to get the boys and
girls interested in it,"
At that time 100000 calves
were slaughtered, that might
have been raised by a few months
feeding from a $2,0O0,0 900 value
to a $35, 900, 900, as baby beeves,
a salvage of tremendous signiic-
ance to the state. The baby beef
clubs of boys and girls under
twenty are now doing this. These
clubs came into being in 1912.
They now number thousands in
enrolment, and clubs have been
formed also in Virginia, Georgia,
and other states. The latest
statistics from the Agricultural
Department show a gain in beef
animals for the first time in years
an increase Of 1,212,0 600 head
since 1914. In 1910 there was
one beef animal to each Is of
our population, and in 1912 one
to each 2.5. The turn has come.
WHEN PIGS IS PIGS
E. w. Jones, of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, in 1910 founded the
first pig club. with fifty-nine
members. During that fall and
winter the idea began to spread
rapidly. The boys and girls had
something of their own and were
happy in their work. The Rock
Island Railroad demonstration
manager knew at once that a
valuable step had been taken,
and before spring eleven parishes
had taken up the work. Then,
in 1912, Uncle Sam also knew.
Now there are pig clubs in many
states-in all the Southern states,
in the Northern states, in Iowa,
the Dakotas; they should be
everywhere, for the pig is as
happy in Maine as he is in Florida.
The Government prepared text
books telling just the way to raise
the pig; how to keep him free
from cholera, what sort of bal
anced ration to feed him, and
how to free him from the SANDER
of that lack of personal pride
which for centuries has made his
name a synonym-when boys
neglect to brush their hair and
wash their faces and hands.
AS has been previously related,
as in the various crop productions,
so also were the elders skeptical
of the possibilities of improve
ment in porcine growth when a
pig and a pig club boy did team
work" together. Orange MCGEE,
of Goldonna, Louisiana, was the
first to spring sensation COM
parable with the achievement of
Jerry Moore of South Carolina in
corn raising. With two pigs
from the same family, Orange
and a neighboring farmer of