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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
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JUNIOR LEAGUE PARTY

A large company of little folks en-
ioyed a fine time Friday afternoon
from four until seven O'Clock at a
Methodist Junior League Valentine
party in the church basement. Games
and contests suitable to the Valen-
tine season were features and a val
entine box proved a source OF much
pleasure to the little folks. Dainty
refreshments were also served.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16

Ray P. Gano is spending the day
in this city. He expects to leave to-
night for Newell, where Mrs. Gano
is visiting her parents. They have
been making an extended visit in
Nashville, Tennessee, and other
southern points. Mr.. and Mrs. Gano
will not make their home in this city,
as was expected. Mr.. G. has severed
his connection with the Illinois Cen
trail where he had been employed for
some time as Dookkeeper in the
freight office, and expects to go into
the real estate business in Spencer.
Charles Quinn, who has been filling
Mr.. Ganos place, has been given this
position. Clare Bowen, who has been
taking Mr.. Quinn's place as cashier,
will also be kept in this position per-
and all other changes
which were made at the depots at
the time Mr.. Gano went away will
remain the same.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
CHOIR PARTY AND SURPRISE.

CHOIR PARTY AND SURPRISE.
After the regular meeting of the
United Brethren chorus Fright night
evening at the Charles Quinn home
on east First street, the twelve la
dies and gentlemen present enjoyed
pleasant social time. Delicious re-
freshments were served and the
three choir members who expect to
leave soon were each presented a
gift. Mrs. Quinn, who leaves the
latter part of this month for her
new home on a farm near Algona,
was given pretty silver backed
clothes brush; Miss Ruth Christen-
son was presented a. silver tatting
and her uncle, Olof Chris
tenson, received g. pretty Christian
Endeavor pin. These latter people
will leave the first of March for their
new home on a farm near Mason
City.
Miss Cleo Quinn was delightfully."-
a few evenings ago by fif-
teen of her school girl friends.
Games occupied the hours, after
which toothsome refreshments were
served by the hostess mother. Miss
Cleo was given a beautiful friend
ship bracelet by the guests, who ex-
pressed much regret at her leaving.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16

had been complete and all had spent
a very pleasant time together.
The best wishes of all who We're
present will go with the Boswortn
family to the new home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16

A bob-ride was enjoyed for an hour
or so following the gathering at the
Quinn home.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-20
ENSLEY MINISTRIES
 ID SHOW IN CITY Will Be Given at One of the Theatres in Early Part
 of January

The minstrel entertainment recently given by Ensley lodge, No. 7s9 Benevolent Protective Order of EllSs, is to be given in one of the Birmingham theatres in the early part of January under the auspices of one of the charitable institutions of the city. Hugh Hill, director and general manager of the show, stated that the lodge had decided to present the enter tainment in the city for the benefit of local charity.
 MT. Hill, who is manager of the Hill Sign company on Third avenue. will give all particulars to those interested.
 The entertainment has been presented in Ensley and Pratt City and scored a big success at both places. The T. c. |. chorus of 40 male voices. under the di- rection of Prof. Stephen Allsopp, take part in the performance, and also the T., c. I. brass band of 30 pieces under di- rection of Signor $. Costa Both organ izations lend valuable aid in making the performance 8 big success.
 The Ensley Elks have given a minstrel entertainment annually for a number of years, and have been very successful. The production this year is without ques- ton the best one they have given and a large patronage is assured when they show in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-20
APPEAL IS ISSUED ID PEOPLE OF ALABAMA ON TAX AMENDMENT
Sent Out by Publicity Com- mittee to Weekly Papers. Local Tax Rate Is
 Strangling City

The publicity committee of the con- stitutional tax amendment campaign has issued an appeal to the voters rescue and vote her permission to in- crease her tax rate if the citizens so decide This appeal is being sent to the weekly papers of the state and will be printed during the week. The committee thought that this was the best way to get the matter before the public
 Among other things the appeal says:
 'Birinlngham's tax rate for general purposes of government was fixed by the constitution of 1875, when it was village, at mills. It was amend ed in 1898 so as to permit the levy of an additional mills, to be used eX- clusively, however, for the payment of interest on outstanding bonds. and the balance, if any, to be applied as @ sinking fund. Not one penny of this additional 5 mills can be used for the general purposes of city govern ment. The city is, therefore, practical ly operating under the constitution of 1875 and under a tax rate of commun- ties of the village type.
 Mobile has the right to levy 15 mills; Montgomery has the right to levy 121a mills; Troy, Attalla, Gadsden and Brewton, New Decatur and Gull man are allowed to levy tax rate of mills.
 "The average rate of taxation actu- ally levied in other cities of Birming hams size in the United States is over 17h mills, or more than three and onehalf times the rate for general pur- poses allowed Birmingham.
 2tif nrnrn aI amendment does not increase the tax rate in Birmingham. It does not au- thorize the city commission to in crease the tax rate in Birmingham. It simply authorizes the people of Birmingham, if they see fit, to raise their own tax rate after October 1, 1916 This tax rate if levied at all, is to be imposed solely on Birming- ham property, for Birmingham pur- poses. It does not affect in any way the large contribution Birmingham makes to Jefferson county and to the state in excess of the reve- nue received. It is not proposed to change in any way the relation of Bir- mingham to the county of Jefferson. nor to the state of Alabama, nor to reduce to any extent the contribution which it makes to the schools, to the pension system or the road system of the state and county.
 Birmingham simply asks the privil- ege of allowing it's own people to de- eide whether they shall increase their own tax rate for their own purposes. This is the essence of home rule. Lo- cal self f-government in matters of this sort is the corner stone of our political system and no man who believes in the ght or in the capacity Of the people for -goverNment can justify a re- fusal to give this privilege to Ala bama's largest city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-20
FORMAL CALL ID BE EXTENDED TODAY Dr. Albert Sidney Johnson Breaches Twice at South
 Highlands Church

Dr. Albert Sidney Johnson of Jackson Tenn, delivered an inspirational sermon on the scriptures at the morning service of the South Highlands Presbyterian church, which was an argument in SUD- port of the Bible as the inspired word of God and the soundness of the doctrines of the Bible His sermon was well received, and following it pr. Johnson had an op- portunity to meet great many of the large congregation.
 At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon pr. Johnson had a conference with the off cers of the church and this morning the committee which was appointed to extend him the call vii, wait upon him and formally extend the call. Dr. Johnson, it is understood, will make his decision in few days and let the committee know what 1t is during this week.
 This morning pr. Johnson will attend a meeting of the Birmingham Pastors union and get an insight into the field of Birmingham and the work he would have here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-20
ELKS TO DISPENSE
 PRACTICAL CHARITY

Birmingham lodge, No. 79 Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, will dispense their usual Christmas charity this week. but instead of the Christmas tree of for mer years they will send to needy and distressed families provisions, coal and like commodities. John s. Leedy, exalted ruler, stated that the committee in charge of the Christmas donations had conclud- ed that the Christmas tree was not the best way to dispense charity from the fact that so many children received pres ents who were amply provided for at home. He further stated that there would be no reduction in the charity fund of the lodge, and that they expected to give as much this year as on former occasions.
 The dscontinuance of the Christmas tree will be a disappointment to many children, but in the judgment of the of fcers of the lodge and the Christmas com mittee the best interests of the worthy poor could be served by it's discontin- uance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-20
Are Misjudeed
 By People, Says Ed Warner
By WILLIAM RUSSELL

their financial condition, This neighbor goes out among his friends and raises what money he can, and with two or three neighbors comes Go the undertaken and tells him the condition and crcunE- stances of the family and ask him to do the best he can to help them out. They never get turned down, but often helped literally by putting prices below cost.
 Then, again, undertakers are some- times criticised because amhulances run so fast through the streets in response to emergency calls, and yet these critics do not stop to think why we do it. It is necessary. for many times five minutes saves @ life in accident cases. | had rather save life anytime than to lay away 100 dead ones"
 'rs the report true that all undsr- takers are rich?" asked the reporter. This was his answer: That is another instance of people sizing up the undertake CTS altogether wrong. Many think we are rich. That, l guess, is the reason we are called upon so often for assistance There may be rich undertakers, but | don't know them. When a person is sick and sent to an infirmary. he or she often has to stay there several weeks. intirmary charges and doctors come high. and in the event of death the resources of the family are often exhausted. and nothing is left to pay funeral expenses in many of these cases. The undertaken is left 10 hold the bag, and sometimes they have to hold it a mighty long time. And still they class us among the rich, They should get these ideas out of their heads, for much less than being among the rich, few are even classed prosperous.
 Then another contributing cause of depression in the undertaking line is Dr.
 R. M. Cunningham, our present health of toer. He has practically put us out of business, but at that I am for him, be- cause he is one of the best health of- ticers the city of Birmingham has ever had. The medical society and the city commissioners are to be congratulated on securing the services of such a cou,@ petent official. Personally, [ am strong for the doctor. and when he puts us all out of business we can go to the country, There is lot of good farm land in old Alabama yet.
 But after all, when you stop to re- fleet on things in general and life in particular, there is one thing sure and that is the old must die ahd the young | may die, but let death come in early childhood or when the locks are frosted with gray, there Is @ comforting reHection in the thought that our mortal remains will be tenderly laid away and lovina hands will keep green our resting place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-20
French Roads Flooded

Paris, Decebmer 19.--As. the result of continuous rains the region around Hazebrouck and the valley of the river Lys at Steenwerck, in the nothern France zone of military operations are flooded. The water has risen six feet at Estaires and the surrent is flowing at rate of seven miles an hour.
 At Steenwercs soldiers are reported to be losing their way over the roads, which are under water. Several troop CTS barely escaped drowning in the ditches.
 and many fileds are under water. Heavy rains continue, threatening to increase the flood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-20
APPEAL IS ISSUED FOR CULLMkN HOME
Huddleston Asks That Or
 phans of Odd Fellows Be Remembered Christmas

| Grand Master George Huddleston of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Ala
 ,ama, has issued an appeal to all the
 odges of the state for Christmas gift Or the children of the Odd Fellows home lat Cullman. In the letter he gives the humber of children maintained at the home and makes an earnest appeal for / he orphans. The letter, which is ad- dressed to the district deputy grand mas
 CT of each lodge in the state, follows: Dear District Deputy:
 "Christmast gift!
 "On behalf of our home at Cullman, l
 Fellow lodge in Alabama.
 We now have 137 residents in our home, 76 boys, 57 girls, three old brothers end one aged sister. The home family is constantly growing, and, of course, more
 ood and clothing is required than ever before. The appropriation made by the
 ast grand lodge will scarcely be suf- .icient for maintenance for the year. The l Lord has blessed the home farm during the past year with good crops, which have been stored for winter use, but we
 
 ehoes for their little feet and clothing to keep their little bodies warm during the bold days.
 q hope that every lodge will make a kChristmas donation to the home No odge is expected to give a large sum, but a few dollars from each lodge will i m the aggregate make up a considerable
 kmount, which will mean a great deal howard the comfort and well-being of should be in money instead of goods, for money can be used to buy the things that hre most suitable and pressingly needed. This letter should be read in your Rodge and action taken on it immediate fy. small donation of money should be made and sent at once to the grand
 secretary, who will report it to the next session of the grand Jorge. Every Odd FFellow in Alabama is looked upon by }our children as a father. Let us see that we provide for them as fathers should. Remember the words of the Mas ter, 'Inasmuch as we have done it unto |the least of these, ye have done it unto Me
 The vote for grand lodge officers was !canvassed on December and the follow ling declared elected: George Stielfel- kmeyer, grand master; Palmer P. Dau- |gette, deputy grand master; Elliott C.. LRickarby, grand warden; II. c. Pollard, sgrand secretary; J. c. Bowie, grand treasurer; R. L. Bradley, grand repre- ssentative These officers will be installed lat the session of grand lodge next May. rl,- n.,,+ scommittee on it's last meeting this month, land report, together with the per capita 'tax of 75 cents per member, should be forwarded to the grand secretary on the first meeting in January. Lodge deputies 'are not allowed to install officers nor Ito give the password until the per capita tax is paid.
 With best wishes for happy Christ mas and the health and prosperity of every Odd Fellow, I am, yours frater- gnally. GEORGE HUDDLESTON, Grand Master"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-20
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"High .Jiuks"

High Jinks," the musical comedy which Arthur 'Hammerstein will present at the Jefferson, matinee and night, de- bends for it's hilarity on a magic per- fume which sets everybody in frenzy of delight. Tn the first act when the scent begin to operate there is produced a marvellous dance tune, which one re- viewer of the piece at the Casino, New York, described as 'Hestation Schot- tische.' He added that it "has this advantage for tea dance amateurs that IL Is so taking it almost dances itself. ? What is described as the most amazing dence number on the contemporary stage is the High links Wriggle," which oc- CUTS at the close of the second act. The entire company, including the large and gayly dressed chorus participate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-20

Last night az a reporter was making his rounds, calling on the undertalSers, he stopped for a friendly chat with Ed War her, a wen-known undertaken. who, sit ting in his office with his feet on the desk and smoking large black cigar, appeared to be enjoying life. The reporter broke the silence and said;
 You folks seem to have an easy time of it, sitting in your offices with nothing to do.'
 That idea comes from those who don't know" replied Mir. Warner. "If you had to go through with what we do you would quit the business in 30 days. if not sooner. Business in all lines has it's sunshine and it's shadows, it's days and its nights, it's seasons of joy, its hours of sorrow. Our business has more shadows than sunshine, and more nights than days. Our seasons of joy and sunshine are few and far between.
 During my career as an undertaken I have met men in my line of business from all parts of the country. I have talked with them about the business in all of it's details. and believe me, we get but
 
 do for the people as a. whole consider us a cold-hearted set of men. The under- takers as rule are among the warmest- hearted men you can find anywhere. Those of the Birmingham district do more real charity work than many of the so- called charitable associations of the city, and it is done without publicity. Yet we are looked upon as being hard-hearted lot of men,
 The reporter asked MT. Warner what kind of charity work the undertakers were doing. He replied:
 Sometimes the father of very large family dies, leaving a widow and several children in destitute circumstances, with not dollar of insurance or other means to provide for his family or to pay his funeral expenses. And again a child dies while the father is out of work: he has a wife and several other children and not dollar to bury his loved one. What is done? The family. while at that time in almost destitute circumstances, has been reared well and seen better days They have too much pride to allow the city or county to bury their dead. and to some kind-hearted neighbor make known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-20
BELIEVES MIRACLES
 ARE YET PERFORMED
Dr. Edmonds Speaks to 1000 People at Night Service
 at the Lyric

q believe in the miracles of Jesus and that miracles arc yet performed But l push no man out of the church because he can't believe in this, that or the other"
 Speaking to 1000 persons in the Lyric theatre last night, Dr. H. M. Edmonds of the Independent Presbyterian church gave utterance to the above vigorous statements in commenting on his text, taken from Matthew 11:16:
 "The lame walk, the deaf hear, the blind see and the poor have the gospel preached to them"
 He had been led to select the text he said, because of seeing numerous lame men on Birmingham streets. and because better conditions had been created for several such men through the recent offering of the Lyric con gregation. He continued:
 Why is there suffering in Gods world, and why is there lamenesse Why are little children afflicted? | don't know. l do know how Jesus treated this problem. He set himself to relieve suffering wherever He found it. He never gave Himself to the asking of academic questions"
 Referring to the injury done so fre- quently by those who carry pistols, Dr. Edmonds urged Men, If you car ry pistols, throw them away. The bravest men don't carry pistols never saw real athlete who carried pistol.
 Lame men by the thousands, by the millions, are being made by the war across the water. 1t is not His war. But it Is the strong medicine which will cleanse the body of the world of war for years and years"
 Dr. Edmonds applied the text to the various sides of mans character, say ing:
 Are you lame in your physical health? Are you lame in your temperg Have you a lame imagination? It is our duty as Christian men to keep our bodies and minds up to the pink of condition. In many instances our minds are only half as efficient as they should be-
 Jesus came that men might not be lame; He is Gods remedy. No case is too far gone for Him to cure.'
 Next Sunday night Dr. Edmonds will read Dickens christmas Carol" to tine Lyric theatre congregation. Special musical numbers will be given by members of the choir.
 A feature of the Sunday school yes- terday morning was the bringing of gifts by the children. These gifts of food clothing and toys will be dis tributed under the direction of pr. Holmes, the associate pastor Part of this will be done Christmas eve, but it will be continued during the winter as need is discovered by members of the school or the church.