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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-06
Birthday Celebrated.

Miss Aleene Kennedy celebrated
|heF nineteenth birthday anniversary
|yith a six o'clock dinner Tuesday
|sening at the home Of. her parents,
| VI and Mrse. Charles l.. Kennedy,
IN Ferris avenue. Deep tones of
EelOw made an attractive color
|Sheme. A crystal bowl Of daisies
|nade the center piece for the table.
fellow candles also gave an artistic
ouCh' The menu consisted of oys-
~ cocktail, chicken and cream
FNey, cheese on toast, hot rolls,
pineapple ice, salad, strawberry
-oft cake, cafe noir, cheese straws
IN mlnts. Guests were Misses
'aema Cole, Julia Mae Ward, Elsie
sOartney, and Homer Wilson, Jack
p'aglaS' James Nowlin and Stewart
a0ofe' Pierce Mccartney and Miss
Auae Kennedy assisted the hostess.
'uAef was followed by theater
RfV at the picture show.
@'s' u. c. Groce visited in Cor
faAa this week, the guest of her
r~ef' Mrs. Halbert. Mrs. Groce's
sTfs were also at home and they
Va' very pleasant time together.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-06
House Party For Spring Fiesta.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Holland en-
tertained a number of friends 'and
relatives at their hospitable home in
San Antonio during the Fiesta week.
Mrs. Erling Holland, Miss Marie
Holland, and Mrs. L. j. Anderson OF
Waxahaehie, and Mrs. Maude Wilson
of Sweetwater, were among the
guests. Mrs. Erling Holland reports
that the Fiesta week was a grand
success, and that the number of visi-
tors was estimated at seventy-five
thousand. Sunday afternoon the
Hollands served German coffee and
Mr. and Mrs. Cyral Erwin and Miss
Inez Singleton were among the call
ers.
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shakeSpeare OIuO.

,,osdav. May 9th, 8 p. M, meet
.h Mrs. G. c. Groce.
- srhc Value of Domestic Science, :
n.cpssion led by Mrs. c. A.
hhnke , n,s
-, led by Mrs. G. B. VIM.
gsrogsstions on Home Econom-
Mrs. Hanks Davis.
4vbat We Have Learned of Do
ii. science in the Public School
m.ses Bonita Martin, Lucille Wal
-, and Maude Kennedy.
ponort of Mrs. Howard Living
-oo Federation delegate.
The members are reminded that
-. Il our last meeting for the club
.,r and all dues and assessments
,sopld be paid then, or before May
|ga.
installation of officers-Mrs. G. c,
|GrOce
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Friday Night Club.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Herring were
a. home to the members of the FRI
day night club Thursday night at
their home on Brown street. Beauti-
full spring roses in generous quanti-
ties made the reception suite at
tractive. Six tables were arranged
for the game of forty-two. Refresh
ments consisted OF chicken salad,
midget pickles, butter thins ana
orange ice. Special guests included
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Thursday Bible Club.

Mrs. J. II. Halliday was hostess
this week to the members of the
Thursday Bible club. Fifteen mem
bers were present. Mrs. Reid, Mrs
Fl. r. Potter, Mrs. j. A. Stavley and
Mrs. Tom Dixon were the special
guests. Mrs. Williams led the les
son, The Missionaries at Antioch"
Fruit salad, chocolate cake, fruit
cake and nectar were served The
club will meet next week with Mrs.
]. l.. Jeffrees.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Grow, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. n. Peters. Mr.. and Mrs. Y.
d. Kemhle, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. n. Kirsh,
Miss +. A. Traylor, and Mrs. Davis
eli oklahoma. High score was made
by DR.. Cough, f. B. Kenner, Mrs.
Singleton, and Miss r. A. Traylor
substituting for Mrs. C. d. Pickett,
who is on visit in Virginia.
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Miss Sidna May Farrar entertain
cd the Bridge club Thursday after
noon al her home In Trinity addi-
ton. The reception hall held a
bouquet OF deep red roses. Easter
lilies we're used in the dining room
and music room. The dining table
was set In a cloth OF eluny. with a
basket OF red roses as the center
attraction. Misses Marie smith and
Mrs. Burke Ralston made high score.
All the guests Gu; for the prize which
was won By Miss saIlie Lee shelton.
pair Of white silk hose. Miss
sdna May Farrar was made presi-
cent Brown bread sandwiches.
ceiad. Olives. straw berry ice and
angel food were ssrved
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Society
,us- Waite Middleton.
Longing.

Longing.
mue girl so far away
s an heart so good and true;
VIZ arr love and all our hopes,
~ y. mink and dream of you.
smlles, come out and see,
-. Ger a sky so blue?
..sr the flowers so bright and
gay?
.nrinr time beckons you.
ogeIs bring you safely home,
D 80 ne'er such friendship grew,
and YOU closer still to them
~ ~. think and dream of you.
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rteep Club Meets to Honor Guest.

sveen Club Meets to Honor Guest.
Miss Blanche Holland entertained
|ha Sixteen club Saturday afternoon,
|sonorng Mrs. Earle Brown, an April
|srde Mrs. Brown was former ly
|yjss Gussie Works of Ennis. AS the
|npsts entered a large basket of red
,oses and ferns extended greetings
In the hall. The parlor was dec
heated in American beauty roses.
|The library had baskets and vases
hi pink La France roses. Out Of
|nWn guests were Mrs. John Kar-
liner of Sherman, and Mrs. Orville
|Duif of Ferris. Refreshments con-
|ssted of Eureka salad, lettuce,
Sandwiches, potato chips and straw
berry cream. The hostess was as
|Ssted in receiving by Miss Juanita
|Ray, Misses Hazel Holland, Miss
Eya Campbell and Mrs. Lee Lass
IEal
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Commencement days are fuu OF
pleasure and excitement at Trinity
University. aud the Juuior-Senior
banquet given last night az Hotel
Rogers was the beginning OF festivi-
ties that will mark the closing days
o. Trinity. This annual event IL
always anticipated with great Joy
by both classes. and the entertain.
ment last night will 20 ON record
as one OF the most delightful and
unique yet given BY any class. The
dining room OF the Rogers was fes-
tive in Trinity pennants and banners.
The banquet table around which
sat happy students, formed the letter
"T". recognizing the alma mater
school Trinity. The eolors OF hoth
classes were recognized in the floral
scheme, white carnations and pink
sweet peas. The senior class color
was honored in the candles and
hieh we're pink and green, with
the covers OF corresponding tones.
The place cards represented a youth
carrying scroll. the colors in ma
room and white. college colors. The
favors we're attractive and excited
favorable comment among the guets.
They were miniature catalogues OF
Trinity, fac smile OF the original.
carving the rules and regulations,
and forecasting the faculty ten years
hence. with the personnel OF the
1916 seniors. Plate fayors were
eorsages OF sweet peas for the young
ladies', and buttonaires for the young
men. Dr. and Mrs IIornbeak. Mr.,
and Mrs. g. A. Newton. Dean Gordon
and Mrs. Susan k NOEL we're repre-
sentatives of the faculty. Forty
eight guests were present. The
following was the outline OF tho
toasts:
". V. Ramsey. POSTMASTER.
Invocation Or. S. l.. Hornbeak.
Welcome address w v. Ramsey
Response Auda l.. Alexander,
Toast to the Seniors Mabel Rock
EFT
Toast TO the Juniors--von Keller
Aubrey
Toast 10 Seniors In the Future A
Prophesy--Jap Manton.
Toast to Juniors OF the Past
katherine Hornbeak.
Appreciation OF the Senior Glass
Prof. Geo. A. Newton.
Reading Cessna Higgins.
Good Night-Mary Murehison.
The menu was as follows.
Queen Olives Crisp Celery !.
Fruit Cocktail
Baked Red Fish. Bordelaise
Saratoga Chips
Chicken la Taft
Asparagus Tips Mashed Potatoes
New English Peas
Peeled Tomato en- Surprise
Saline Flakes
Hot Brandy Minee Pie
Bick Ice Cream Pound Cake
MINIS Cafe Soir
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day fete celebrated ~ southwestern
university.
Miss Laura n. Wilson Of Dallas
ard Frank e. Wilson Of Fort worth
IRE the week end gaesta ~ their
parents. Mr. and Mrs J o wilson
or Water street.
Mrs. George Leach 81 ClarksvlIle.
Tenn. has returned home after a
visit to her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
A. u Mcknight. on West Jefferson
street.
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O'Clock. Miss Yarbroush win y ne

o'clock. Miss Yarbrough viii be- the
teacher.
Edward Cannon will go 10 Cali
weston tomorrow might on b0sl-
ness trip. and contemplatcs making
Galveston his future home
Mrs James Il. Coleman was In
Dallas Thursday whore she attended
Il buffet luncheon given by her aunt.
Mrs Edward r. Moore. and Mrs. q
NJ Hacker at the home OF Mrs.
Moore.
Misses Margaret Kemble aud Miss
Helen Dui3ose spent the weak In
Georgetown as guests OF Mrs r s.
Armstrong. and attended the May
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alss Julia Solon. Mrs. Lee Penn
and Miss Halle croce attended the
Texas Federation Of Music clubs at
Waco this week.
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Honors Club With Luncheon.

Miss Thelma Burleson was hostess
lest Saturday for a lovely luncheon
honoring the c. M. Il. club. Lun-
cheon was served at one O'Clock.
after which a theatre party and car
ride was enjoyed The following
guests were present: Flora B. Gou-
nah. Mamie Lou Biard, Gorge Bar
ker. Marie Scott, Grace Kennedy.
Doris Garvin. Dorothy Spalding.
Miss Ruth Williams was the guest of
honor.
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honor.
The Waxahachie Shakespeare club
will meet Tuesday in the home of
the president, Mrs. G. C. Groce.
This is the last meeting of the sea-
| sen. The lesson will be Home
Economics led by Mrs. Groce. The
| meeting will also be of interest be-
cause the delegate. Mrs. II. t. Liv-
ingston, will give her report from
| the second district meeting at Dem
ton. Installation of officers Will also
be a feature of the program.
| Mrs. George Miller. formerly Miss
Dalton Cantrell of Waxahachie. and
| now residing in Fort Worth. where
she and her husband are both in the
Baptist Seminary, made chalk talk
last Saturday night at Maypearl. and
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Cantrell, on Kaufman
street. Mrs. Miller was formerly
art teacher in the Waxahachie City
schools. and many friends here viii
remember her delightful chalk talks.
Mrs. Miller will fill an engagement
at the state eneampment of the b.
Y. p. T.. which meets at Arkadel-
phia. Ark, July 10. She is still
pursuing her profession and winning
new laurels in her art.
Canning Club HAS Aii-Day Meeting.
The Boz Canning club met Friday
an the home OF Mr. and Mrs. JefE
Dunaway OF Boz. Mrs Hanks Davis.
home demoustrator. met With the
club girls. and an enjoyable anu
profitable day was spent The club
members are Frances Dunaway Al
lene Fubank. D0liie jenkins. Ma
mic and Fannie Prui,t. Lora Nc
Carter Friday they made their
caps and aprons The Boz club Is
one of the most enthusiastic IN the
Fiiis county group Mrs. Dunaaag
prepared an elegant dinner Tor the
club girls
Mrs. p. q. Thompson has returned
f-om New Work. Fhere She spent
.he ulater Miss Mildred Thompson
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-28
COULD NOT CORNER MIKE
Mr.. FIaherty Ready With Explanation
for Failure to Keep Awake
in Church.

One Saturday evening Mrs. Flaherty
said to her husband, who is II success
full contractors: Mike, Father Burke
is to preach to morrow at st. Patrick's
church. and you've often told me you
wanted to hear him"
"Yes, Jane, | do want to hear him.
They say he's a fine speaker"
But, for PHYS sake, Mike, if you
do como With me, keep awake! You
know you're always falling asleep dur
ing the sermons"
IN do my best, Jane"
Next day, when Father Burke began
to preach, Mike watched him for five
minutes, and time dropped off to sleep.
When they We're back home Jane gave
Mike Il tongue flashing.
"NVell, Jane" said Mike in self-de-
Tense, its just this way. When l
engage q new hand l watch him to see
If he's on the job. AS soon as I find
he's efficient and Woodworking I don't
bother about him any more. Now, us
soon as Father Burke began | saw he
was right on to his job, and so / didn't
worry about him. And then, in spite
of myself, 1 let go."-Everybody's
Magazine.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-28
Manufactures, 10 East Kinzie St, Chicago, Ill.
Had Learned His Lesson.

After one of the reservations had
been opened, the white community was
annoyed by the promiscuous swear
ing Of the noble red man, numbers of
whom seemed quite unaware eff the
strength Of their recently acquired vo-
cabulary. This condition became SO In
tolerable that several arrests We're
made and Jail sentences imposed. It
vas not long before the! native sons of
America realized that swearing in pub
He was q very bad business, and they
uitq. One of these Indians was a Wit
ness in q cast of some Importance in
the local justice court, and had testi-
fled to certain facts which greatly en-
asperated counsel for defense. With
his hand appraised the lawyer impress
sively Numbered: Nov, Nick, will
you swear mo-" shouted the In
dian. Me no swear! Swear talk no
good here-gettum jail!"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-28
Drug Act Defective.
From the Pittsburgh Dispatch

The decision of the supreme court
affirming the ruling of the Western
Pennsylvania circuit court in the Har-
rlson drug act case indicates a serious
cefect in the law. Under this inter
probation the law can reach only those
who deal in opium, not, as the prose-
cution contended, any person having
the drug in his possession. Justice
Holmes, in delivering the majority
opinion, Justices Hughes n Pitney
dissenting, said it would not do to
strain the powers of the United States
almost, if not entirely, to the breaking
point by making it a criminal offense
for any person to have opium in his
possession. unless the wording OF the
statute made any other Interpretation
untenantable The law, as it stands, is
directed against any person dealing in
the drug who is not registered. There
was no allegation in the Indictment in
this case that the drug was to he dealt
In and the majority OF the court held
that the act was so Worded as to In
clude only those who failed to register
as dealers.
The government contends that this so
weakens the law as to practically ruin
1t. It requires proof that persons hav-
ing the drugs are dealing in them. Tho
enforcement has proceeded on the the
DRY that mere possession was illegal.
The remedy IS clearly indicated by the
courts ~intination unless the wording
OF the statute makes any other inter
,prGtation BILE"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-28
Somebody Had to Legjs]ate.
From Tho New Republic.

to legislate, not arbitrate, on the question
of the work day. The hours of labor can
be determined only by one of two meth
DDS, by a trial of force or by the legisla-
tuFe as a matter of public policy. A
calmer view OF the situation will show
that any board of arbitration set up to
deal with this question would nave been
simply a little temporary Legislature to
make a declaration of policy which con-
gress alone ought to lake. The decis-
ion would not have been more Scientific
or fair because it would have rested
in the end merely on the judgment and
social philosophy of the arbitrators. They
would have had to elevate their theory
into the Judgment of the society,"" and
If such judgments are to be passed it
had better be by congress, which has the
power to deal with the consequences.
A Small Price to Pay.
Just because the basic work day is Ill
tmately a matter of socia! policy. the
Adanson bill was a small price to pay for
the prevention of a terrible nationa,
calamity. What does it say? 1t says tina
after January 1 eight hours shall be con-
sidered a days work, and the measure
of a days work for reckoning pay, that
a presidential commission of three shall
watch the effects at least six months
ana report within nine, and that unit
one month after the commission has re-
ported, wages shall not be reduced be.
low the present standard, and that over.
time be paid pro rata. In other words
we are to a at least six months tria'
of the principle, followed by a reopenine
OF the question of wages, rates. economy
and the method of handling disputes.
The only difference between ~"arbitra-
ton and the present method is that
three or four arbitrators would AVE haC
to guess On no experience and on nc
principle, while congress has guessed ant
provided a way for testing the result
The other difference is that a grea,
calamity has been avertcd.
Congress Must Still Provide.
Congress still has to provide a bette,
method for the future, but its organiza.
ton can proceed calmly and with the
good will Of labor. That is an Infinitely
better mood in which to build han in tn,
aftermath of violence, ruin and hatred
No essential interest is left ~unguarded
no one is deprived of his chance to b,
heard. Had the strike occurred no on.
would have been heard for all the din /
would have set UP. Congress acted I,
haste to prevent a disaster. 1t is a pit,
that 1t had to act in haste. 1t is a pit,
That in its action it failed to adopt tn,
whole Of the presidents program. It il
a pity that the nation is never prepared
for its industrial crises. 1t is a pit,
that the social reformers who hay,
hought about these matters are alway
ignored until the catastrophe is at hand
1t is a pity that VIZ have had Colorado
Mesaba, West Virginia, Lawrence. Pat
efSon, Akron, Calumet, and that con
Sress and the masters of business ar
sun unaroused and very little wiser.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-28

The prevention Of the railroad strike
ias caused bitterness, but it is ~insignific-
:ant when compared with what would
nave happened had the strike taken place.
\ number of well meaning people have
aid publicly, and q good many more ave
said privately. that they would have pre-
erred a strike. They do not know what
. national railroad strike would mean, and
hey are guilty of q serious lack OF
magtnation. There have been very few
abroad strikes in the history Of the
world, and where they have occurred
hey have brought the nation which SUI
cred them to the verge of civil war. No
lation has ever undergone q strike COM
parable to the one we have escaped.
English, French, Italian and Belgian ex-
'erience was a foretaste, but not a
measure of what ar American strike
would have been. No nation has dealt
With industrial conflict over SO large a
territory, and no nation where strikes
have occurred is SO dependent as we
ire upon the railroads. Had the strike
occurred. men and women would have
lied, violence would have been epidemic,
business would nave staggered, and bit
.erness u~nGuanchahle would have filled
.he land. And yet men supposedly as re
sponsible as Mr.. Jacob Schiff tell US they
would have preferred the disaster.
Analysing Arbitration.
Preferred it to what? To what they
call the sacrifice of the principle of arbi-
tration. The principle needs closer ex-
animation. The brotherhoods said they
would arbitrate everything but the doc
trine of the eight-hour day as a basis of
work and wages. They were willing to
arbitrate question of pay and discipline.
but not the basic work day. They said
1t was not arbitrable. Is that mere pig
headedness or is it true? Analysis will
show, we believe, that tho brotherhoods
were sound in their claim; sound, mind
you. not necessarily in demanding an
eight-hour rather than a nine-hour day,
but in saying that the basic work day is
g. matter for legislation, not for arbitra-
ton.
An analogy may make this clearer.
Every student of international affairs has
learned to recognize that there is a diff
ference between justiciable and n%onjus-
flclable disputes. That is why so many
Of the same people who denounce the
bill denounce the pacifists who
want everything arbitrated. The say
quite rightly that you cannot arbitrate
the admission of oriental labor to Cali
fornia. Why? Because it is a question
about which no principle is accepted both
In Japan and the United States on the
basis of which you can arbitrate. Like
wise no principle has ever been worked
out to form the basis of arbitration for
the length of the working day.
Somebody Had to Leelslate.
Had the brotherhoods agreed to arbi-
trate, had the president appointed the
wisest men in the world to handle the
controversy. those men would have had
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-28
Have You Been Swindicd By Thi.
Trick?

"a 80 called cooperative organiza.
tion, says Farm and Fireside, "offer
automobile wner the opportunity t,
secure standard makes OF tires, sup
plies and various accessories at exceed
insly low prices. First, you must joi,
the association, which is done by pay
ing an annual fee Of $40. Then you re
ceive a catalog which is similar to tn,
catalogs Of prominent accessory houses
but 1T contains a discount sheet quot
ing prices in some cases lower than tn,
cost OF manufacture.
But, when you send in your orde
for h standard goods listed, you re
ceive a reply that they are just out O.
those goods, and you are urged to Il
chase an unknown brand which the,
carry. The joker in the whole scheme
Is a little clause in the contract which
says that they will furnish the stand.
ard goods when In stock
Many representatives Of one Of these
organizations in Canada were tried or
the charge of fraud. and pleaded guilty
The American Automobile association
reports the existence &C similar asso.
Citations IN this country
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-28
The Anticlimax.

The revival meeting was tense in
it's interest, and the evangelist was
waxing eloquent. He arraigned the
laXness of the church people and pres
ent-day evils in general, and every
one was too absorbed to notice the
growing uneasiness of two lads on
the front seat.
With the question, whats the mat
ter?" pronounced in tones of thun-
der, the preacher reached his climax.
The two boys had risen and were
starting for the door. One of them
hearing the preachers question,
wheeled and said: Jaw, I got the
nosebleed."-The Christian Herald.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-28
BASEBALL EDITOR IS HURT
Makes unkind Comment on Question.
Asked by Sweet Girl Viewing
Natiopal Game.

W-e
Gilligan. the Demon Swatter, stepped
dp to the plate.
1t was the last half of the ninth
inning With the score tied and two men
out
Gilligan swung ut the first bah and
missed.
The next one was a bali, and the
next and the next.
The umpire called the next one q
strike, though 10000 fans disagreed
With him.
This n tells the tale said every
body TO his G neighbor.
Gilligan gripped his bat firmly, dug
his spikes into the ground and swung
with all his might.
Crack The ball sped as if shot out
fence, while the Demon trotted round
the bases amid the plaudits Of the
multitude.
When the excitement had subsidized
a bit, Il girl-Oh, she was Il beautiful
girl-you ought to've seen her-well,
anyhow, this girl touched her escort
timidly on the arm and asked in dull
Get tones:
Does the batter have to pay for the
ball when he loses il over the fence
like that?"
And vet some people thought wom-
en- should be allowed to vote. New
York World.