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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-26
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat COMPANY.

Every day in the year Tor Fortress
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south, via superb, powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers of the Old Domin.
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miners
Ste 'uships for Bosto2
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-26

Vigorous protest should be made
at once by ali the women Of Alex
andria, who happen to own baby
carriage, against the passage of the
new traffic ordinance now pending
in the city council and INTRODUCED by
Councilman Carlin.
This ordinance, if passed, will re-
quire all baby carriages to display
at night white light on the front
and a red light on rear of all baby
carriages.
TAVDANEp
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-26
LETTERS TO THE. EDITOR

Under the above heading the Gazette
will be pleased to give reasonable
space to any person who desires 70
make comment upon matters OF gen.
eral interest to the public. Writers
will of course be responsible for thelr
utteranccs. AS a guarantee or good
faith, the name and address OF tho
writer Of any article submitted 70:
publication Will be required in each
Instance editor Gazette.
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Laying Vitrifed Blocks.

are forced to turn out of the main roadway. During the last year about six miles of such pavement were put down in the county.
 MT. McClintOck holds that this type of construction is desirable where q substantial base is already in place, as in the case of an old gravel or ma cadam road which is not worn out. or base can be constructed at low cost. The vitrified blocks are often laid by unskilled labor, properly supervised, with entirely satisfactory results.
 Another type of small-block pave ment was recently laid on the Morris town turnpike in New Jersey, which carries q heavy traffic. There is sec tiol of this road about 1900 feet long having a : per cent grade, where it was decided to try small granite blocks in the hope that their numerous joints would reduce the tendency to slip and skid on this rather steer slope. The blocks are 3 to finch cubes and were laid on a thin foundation. They were not laid in rows but in curved lines, forming a mosaic pat tern, and the joints were filled witt fine stone and grout of cement anc sand.
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SMALL PAVING BLOCKS USED
They Are Proving Popular in Rural Regions in Europe-First Laid
 in New York State.

For a number of years country roads in parts of Germany, Austria and oth- CT European countries have been paved with small cubes of stone but it is not so generally known that small-block pavenents have been laid in the Unit ed States. They are believed to have been introduced first by J. Y. McClin- tock, county superintendent of Monroe county, x. |. After an experience of ten years or so. he recommends the use of blocks of vitrified clay, meas- uring 2A inches on each side. These are laid on base of gravel, macadam. concrete or broken slag. which Is usu- ally made wider than the pavement in order to support the gravel or brok- en stone laid beside the cubes to form
 hard shoulders to carry vehicles that
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c~tiy. "I wouldn't worry about that, il -yh. Because really. child. you had more chance of growing up to be la yer and leader of the cause than I have of getting to be a briga- dier-general."
 Rose stopped brushing her hair and demanded to be told why not. She had been getting on all right up to now. hadn't she?
 "Why, just think" said Portia. "what mother herself had gone through when she was your age: put herself through college because her father didn't believe in higher education - practically disowned her. Shed taught six months in that awful school remember? She was used to being abused and ridiculed. And she was working hard enough to have killed a camel. But youl Why, lamb. you never really had to do any thing in your life. If you felt like it, all right-and equally all right if you didn't. You've never been hurt never even been frightened. You wouldn't know what they felt like. And the result is
 Portia eyed her thoughtfully. 'The result is," she concluded. that you have grown into a big, splen- did. fearless. confiding creature, that its perfectly inevitable some man like Rodney Aldrich would go straight out of his head about. And there you are!"
 A troubled, questioning look came into the younger sisters eyes. i've been lazy and selfish. I know" she said. Perhaps more than thought. haven't meant to be. But do you think I'm any good at allY'
 That's the real injustice to it." said Portia; that you are. You've stayed big and simple. It couldn't
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possibly occur to you how to say to yourself: Poor old Portia, She's aI- ways been jealous because mother liked me best, and now she's just green with envy because I'm going to marry Rodney Aldrich.'"
 She wouldn't stop to hear Roses protest. "I know it couldn't" she went on. That's what I say. And yet there's more than a little truth in it, l suppose. Oh, I don't mean I'm sorry you're going to be happy-I be- Iieve you are. you know. I'm just a little sorry for myself. Here I stay. grinding along. wondering what it's all about and what after alls the use |. While you, you baby! are go- ing to find out"
 Portia began unpacking her pillows. "Open my window, will you? There 1! Now. kiss me and run along to by-by! And forget my nonsense"
 
 The wedding was set for the first week in June. And the decision, in- stantly acQuiesced in by everybody. was that 1t was to be as quiet - as strictly a family affair-as possible. Indeed, the notion of even simple wedding into the Aldrich family left POrtia rather aghast.
 But this feeling was largely allayed by Frederica's first call. Being a cele- brated beauty and a person of great social consequence, dicn't, 1t appeared, prevent one from being human and simple-mannered and altogether de lightful to have about. She was so competent. too. and intelligent (Rose didn't see why Portia should find any thing extraordinary in all this. Wasn't she Rodney's sister? that her conquest of the Stanton family was instantaneous. They didn't suspect that 1t was deliberate.
 Rodney had made his great an- nouncement to her, enthusiastically, over the telephone, from his office. ''Do you remember asking me. Freddy. two or three weeks ago. who Rosaiind Stanton was? We'll. she's the girl I'm going to marry"
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told of his labors in drafting a new city ordinance, she felt that 1t must have been one of the most fascinat- ing occupations in the world, un- til he told her how 1t had drawn him into politics, and then how after an election a new states attorney had of fered him . position on his staff of assistants.
 In a sense, of course. 1t was true that he had, as Frederick would have pu; 1t. forgotten she was there.
 The girl knew he had forgotten. and her only discomfort came from the fear that the spell might be broken and he might remember suddenly and stop.
 In the deeper senSe-and she was breathlessly conscious of this, too he hadn't forgotten she was there. He was telling 1t all because she was there-because she was herself ard nobody else. She knew-though how. she couldn't have eIpiained-with that intuitive certainty which Is the only real certainty there is, that the story couldn't have been evoked from him in just that way by anyone else in the world.
 At the end of two years in the states attorneys office. he told her. he figured he had his training and was ready to begin.
 T made just one resolution when hung cut my shingIe," he said. land that was that no matter how few cases got. I wouldn't take any that weren't interesting-that didn't give me something to bite on. l wasn't willing to be bored for any reward he bored. It's the worst immortality there is. Well, and never have been.-
 It wasn't all autobiographical and narrative. There was lot of his deep-hreathing. spacious philosophy of life mixed up in it. And this the girl. consciously and deliberately. provoked. It didn't need much She said something about discipline and he snatched the word away from her.
 What is discipline? Why, it's standing the gaff - standing it, not submitting to it. It's accepting the facts of life-of your own life. as they happen to be. It isn't being conquer ed by them. Its not making masters of them, but servants to the underly ing things you want"
 She tried to make a reservation there-suppose the things you wanted weren't good things?
 But he wouldn't allow 1t. What ever they are" he insisted. your de- sires are the only motive forces you've got. No matter how fine your intelligence is, it can't ride anywhere except on the back of your own
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PIONEER GOOD ROAD BUILDER
Over s12o, 100000 Expended or Pledged During Last Two Dec
 ades in New York State.

Twenty years ago New York em. parked upon its policy of state aid for the construction. maintenance and re- pair of state, county and township highways. Since that time approxi- mately 20.OOO of the total mileage, es- timated to exceed S0,OOO, have been improved.
 As pioneer in the good roads move ment, the Empire state has always oc- cupied first rank. Over s1oO,OOO,O 900 has been expended or pledged during the last two decades for highway con- struction.
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CHAPTER w.
How It Struck Portia.

ttO" sS oSSOSA VOsuas
 It was just a fortnight later that Rose told her mother she was going to marry Rodney Aldrich, thereby giving that lady a greater shock of surprise than, hitherto. she had ex- perienced in the sixty years of a tolerably eventful life.
 Rose found her neatly writing a paper at the boudoir desk in the little room she called her den.
 Mrs. Stanton said, "What, dear?" indifferently enough, just in mechani- cal response of the matter-of-fact in- f1ection of Rosalind's voice. Then she laid down her pen, smiled in a puzzled way up into her daughters face. and added: My ears must have played me a funny trick. What did you say7'
 Rose repeated: Rodney Aldrich and I are going to be married"
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Boston Wool Prices.

ton-wool.-Scoured Basis Texas. fine. le months. sI 65ffI.10: fine. months. il 0dli5. California. Northern. sl.I0 e ! 7s; Middle County. sl.+oIl.s5; Southern. II Is dle0.
 l so: Eastern clothing, Sl.50 q Is0; Valley No. !. Sl55Ti so.
 Territory-Fine staple. sl.s0: F. blood VI 70; fine clothing. sls0Gl.s5: fine me- Hum clothing sIs51l.55: pulled. extra. I.s0dl.s5; A. Sl.'ogl.so: A supers. sl. i5 Gi50.
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CONNECTS BUILD GOOD ROADS
Prison Camps No Longer in Expert. mental Stage in OkIahoma-
 Accepted Institution.

In Oklahoma prison road camps are no longer in the experimental stage. says the National Committee on Pris- ons and Prison Labor. They have become an accepted institution in the state. In the central and southwest sections prisoners are building the Ozark jail; in the southeast, they are grading the Jefferson highway. and in other districts they are assisting in the focal good road movement.
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passions. Learn to ride them-control them-spur them. But don't forget that they're you just as essentially as the rider is."
 It was with a curiously relaxed body, her chin cradled in the crook of her arm. which lay along the back of the couch, her eyes unlicensed oo the window, that the girl listened with more and more poignanily vivid con- sciOusness of the man himself, the driving power of him, of something carelessly exultant in his own strength.
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Illinois In Earnest.

The state of Illinois will put to its voters at the 1918 election the ques- ton of issuing se0,OOOCOo in highway bonds, the interest and retiring fund for which is to be provided for by an increase il the motor vehicle registra- tioa fees.
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Grrrn saltcd. Currd Hld-.. r,c.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Prices Quo, ed for Metals.

New York --I.ead-iOi. q In7.c.
 Speite--East St. Louis delivery, 7E Q si1c.
 Ear Silysr-sS !.
 BouIder-TunzStsn concentrates. 50 per -eut. so9 Na T = DO per unit Crude ores. 50 per cent seo % q 25 %: 15 per cent $I2 % q i5 5e. 10 per cent Ss4oG 1920
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Orainace and Foundation.

Drainage and a good foundation are the first considerations in improving road with a hard surface. The best possible foundation is . good earth road with . low crown.
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Chicago Grain and Provision Prices. Chicago.-wheat- red. s2.l5G2fs; No. red. seioT2ii: No. hard. s2.2s Q 2 30. No. 3 hard. s..2S q 2.25 Corn-No yellow. sl SsgISo- Oats-No. white. 53ls 54Ac. stand Nrd. 53.. q 5sc
 Rye-No. 2. sI1t3I.T5h. Parley-si O. Gls2 Timothy-s+ % q ITS. cIov.r-sI4. % a 1850
 Pork-s42 90
 I.ard-s2e s1 G 2e 90
 Ribs-see s0G e:.i0.
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Chicago Live Stock Quotations.

Chicago si7.s5; bulk. sis.,o fI7.3o; light, s15Ts af7to: mixed. s15.so d1Ts5: heavy. <1s.75f17.s5; rough, Sl5.TS 4IsO0: pigs siI % q I5.0o
 Cattie-Extra fancy beeves. sis3o Ma tive beef cattle ss35 1890; Western steers. S725ai30o: stockers and feeders ss i0GS35: and heifers S4e5 70 l3. 00; calves, Sll. ll.5o4lsO0.
 Sheep-wethers. f.soTf1.25. ewes uo.15 6I70O; lambs. s1O75 ni1.0o.
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Butter. Eggs. Po,ato~. and Poultry.

go--Butter-Cresmery extras. q i1c. extra nrsts 41c. rlrsts 3sa40ac. seconds 37i, ease
 Eggs-Firsts 3s137c. ordinary firsts g Q 3ac al mark cases included, 32 e 3sc.
 Potatoe--virginia. barrels. s4.009lzS: Jersey. bulk. sl.35 9I<o; Minnesota bulk. sI z0II22.
 Poultry-Fowis. P e 2sc: springs. ss .
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Wool belts per .b --.. ....5s Ii2 Short wool peIts ............... 35 I3s Butcher shearings. No l.--... 20 No mI-lsn sh-arings ..-..... 10
 Bucks, saddles and pieces at value.
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Flint butcher. per 10 .-......-..3f G37 Tint fallen ....--.. ..-...........3 35 g56 : iut bull and stag ..........-.. lJ Flint cEIIs and gluA ...--....-... IS
 Sal. hides % 10. less
 Horse hides !. H2-3 price of green saltcd
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And co, the "reai adventure" of marriage begins for Rose Stanton. You'll lind the next instaIIment of extraordinary in- terest.
Gro BE CoNTINUEDJ
Warned.

Warned.
 '"Robert," said his teacher, sternly, "you are incorrigible. shall certainly have to ask your father to come and see me-" Better not do that. teach er," responded the doctors son; pop charges two dollars . visit"
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New York Cotton Price,
Price Of Far.

New York.-Cotton-October 2I-T: De- .embsr sia: January. ,lss: March, io03: May. 2i.I2.
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Duluth -Iinseed-On track. in store ana 10 arrive s3Ts: October g ss bid. Novem- ss- q ss bi1' Decsmber. s3.sS bid.
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Green ~alte,l Pelts.
Calf and Kip. Green saited.

Lamb and sheep. each ........I T % 2 % spring lambs ......r............ .J' q .75 Sheariings .....--.. ....-..-... .1g1 50
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Elgin Butter.
Chicago Grain and Provision Prices.

EIgin. IIl.-lIc bid for 100 tubs of but
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Grain.

Wheat. new. oh mill. 100 lbs. buy ar
 Oats. Neh-. loo lbs buying .....l- 90 | Colo oats. buying -..- -..............l | 90 !. Corn chop sack selling ...........353 Corn in sack. selling ... ................. 3 50 | Bran. Colo per 100 lbs selling ......lSs |
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MAR RET
 OTATIo N s

l Newspaper Union News Service.
 DENVER MARKETS.
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HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
Ruyfng prIr.snar T,,

ur. 0. E. Denver. Carload Price)
 Hax
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Neg~i able-.
HIDES AND PELTS.

IIr, IIilr-.
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Flour.
Dressed Poultry.

Hungarian patent ......... ...s.i
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IlNe IniilfrY
I.gg..
} 1 net. E. O. D.

EEes- ETaael No- ! naT. F. O 2.
 Denver -.-- .-.--.... -.-.-
 Denver ... ..... ......... Eggs, case count, misc. eases. less
 commission .,-..--. .... : 9 [
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[ ruit.

Apples, Colo. new. fancy. box. ... .75 q % 'h-rfi.- ri-. cts .-.- .--... .-. 225 Strawberries. home grown. pts ..350I4oo Peaches. Colo. .-.....- ........ .75pi.25
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Butter.

reameri"s. ex Is; grade. b. |. 4S r-au.eriez. 2nd grade. IL. ..-.. 70 rsst.s.-s .,. 40 acklng stock net ...-34 435
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-03-04
WOMANS DIRECTORY.

President Cordele Chapter U.
d. C.--Miss Talulah Atkins.
#**##
t President ITALIAN Club-Mrs.
NJ. M. Fakes.
**#**
+ President Symphony Club
Mrs. T. j. Durrett.
*****
Regent Fort Early Chapter D.
A. R.-Mrs. E. M. Espy.
#m#*#
President Mnemosynean Club
Miss Talulah Atkins.
#***#
President w. C. T. U.-Mrs. J.
R. Kelly.
: President Matrons Rock Club
Mrs. Homer Wheeler.
**#$*
: President Young Matrons Club
Mrs. c. l.. Mcmillan.
##&**
. Worthy Grand Matron State
Eastern Star-Mrs. F. A. Colquitt.
****&
: Worthy Matron Local Chapter
Eastern Star-Mrs. F. S. Sheppard.
*#***
/ President Baptist Womans Mis-
sionary Society-Mrs. H. c. Nc
Kenzie.
t President Methodist Womans
t Missionary Society-Mrs. w. p.
Fleming.
/ President Episcopal Womans
Missionary Society-Mrs. Alex
/ Martin.
t President Presbyterian. Ladies
J. Aid Society-Mrs. F. Hyde.
i President Guild Episcopal
/ Church-Mrs. F. G. Boatright.
+ *&&*&
t President Epworth League
! Miss Nancy Starr.
r. 81 &**#*
/ President B. Y. P. U.-Miss
i Marie Diffee.
t Director Methodist Mission
i Study Class-Mrs. Max Land.
= &*&%*
t Director Baptist Mission Study
/ Class-Mrs. ]. H. Coin.
***&*
/ Director Episcopal Mission
i study Class-Rev. ]. N. Walker.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-03-04

| ty patriotic party seemed especially
appealing. Miniature hatchets, en-
phasized the decorations and were
suggestive of the great man who stood
crucial hour when we were but in our
infancy. Punch was served from a
beautifully appointed table in the
tea room Misses Mary and
Margaret Bulloch, sisters of the hos
tess, presided here Mrs. Jordan was
assisted in receiving her guests by
Mrs. w. A Thompson Mrs. ]. E. Lind
sey, Mrs. E. NJ. Espy
During the afternoon a delightful
ice course was served in which the
wee little daughter of the hostess, lit
tie Miss Gertrude, assisted by passing
the patriotic doilies to the guests. The
following splendid musical program
was we'll presented:
Chorus: Annie Laurie.
Piano Solo: Helen Rosser.
Solo: Hen Bolt-Mrs. Heard.
Piano Solo: Jeanette Scandrett.
Quartet-Seeing Nellie Home Mes
danes Durrett, Robuck, Palmer Diffee.
Minuet-Grandma's Dance: Miss
Carswell
Duet-selected: Mesdames Ballenger
and Jones.
Chorus-Auld Lang Syne.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-03-04
CORDELE'S TALENTED
BABY MUSICIAN.

Cordele has a most talented child
musician in the person Of little Mary
Ballenger, the fve-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Ballenger. In
deed, she may be termed a musical
| prodigy. This winsome little lass can
not read a note, but has been playing
the piano since she was three years Of
| ageg She has composed entirely
alone, two catchy little walty pieces,
which her mother calls "Marigold
Waltz, Hand Little Mary's Waltz for
the wee composer.
This child plays with the cOmposure
and expression of girl many, many
years her senior. Recently little Mary
played before Prof Gillette, teacher
] of pipe organ at Wesleyan, who warm
! ly commended her. and called her two
or three different times to play for
| others. AT the last U. d. G. meeting
Mary accompanied the ladies on the
piano as they sang "Old Black joe"
She can play any number of pieces
and catches all the new and popular
airs as she hears them. Cordele is
proud of her talented child musician
and predicts for her in the coming
years a brilliant musical career.
]. c. Hind and family, who have
been making Cordele their home for
the past year, left last week for Daw
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-03-04
WEEK OF PRAYER
BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.


The womans Missionary Society of
the Baptist church will observe this
week as a week of prayer for Home
Missions. The first service will be
held this afternoon under the auspices
OF the Sunbeam society, of which Mrs.
Cecil Williams is the efficient leader
Monday afternoon services will be con-
Quoted by Circle No. with Mrs. E.
NJ Espy, leader. Tuesday afternoon
services to be conducted by Circle No.
6, Mrs. ]. X Smith, leader. Wednes-
day Circle No. will have charge,
with Mrs. j. S. Sheppard as leader.
Thursday will be in the hands of Cir
Gle No. 8, with Mrs. Whipple, leader.
Fridays services will be conducted
by circle No 2, with Mrs. j. NJ. Diff
fee, leader.
All the ladies Of the church and any
others interested in this work are in
vited to be present at these meetings.
Mrs. r. Jeter has returned from
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Herman
Coleman at Americas.
Joe Lee Wilson OF Macon, spent
several days in the city the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Knott attended
Mardi Gras at New Orleans. They
will return to Cordele within a few
days.
Rev. Osgood Cook of Thomasville
and Rev. w. c. Lovett of Atlanta,
were guests Thursday of Rev. WE.
Smith and family.
Miss Bessie Mae German is the
guest of friends at Warwick for the
week end.
Mrs. w. r. Howell has returned
from a visit of several days to rela-
tives at Blakely.
Rev. and Mrs. w. F. Smith spent
| Wednesday at Sylvester.
Mrs. T. V. Whipple is recovering
from a recent attack OF grip.
Miss Carrie Mae Mckenzie return
/ ed Friday from a visit of several
weeks TO her brother, DR.. DIN Nc
KNIFE and wife at New Orleans. She
attended Mardi Gras. -
.r --s.. d.. - t*.1*t
Miss Lesta Roberts has returned
to Fitzgerald, after visit to Miss Ell
ia Pearson.
Mrs S. o. Murphey and children
have returned to their home in Haw-
rsrsA Z.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-03-04
G.. c. LEWIS
PHONE 252

Mrs. ]. p. Wardlaw of Macon, after
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. o. I.
Cover, returned Friday to her home.
Mrs. Creel, of Macon, representing
the Georgia Home Association, spent
several days of the past week in Cor
dele.
Mrs. Winston Jones and children
will leave this week to spend several
months at Demopolis, Ala.
Mrs. Woods and Miss Roberts, OF
Macon, are the guests of Mrs. J. 3.
Smith.
Mrs. A. l. Webb is the ugest of Mrs
Wilbur Harrell at Eastman.
Mrs G. A. Dean is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. D. w. Lott, at Douglas.
Mrs. P. H. Willis and children are
the guests for several days OF rela-
tives at Rochelle
Miss Sarah Mirsky, of Rochelle, has
heen the guest for soae days OF Miss
Ida Miller. Miss Mirsky accompanied
Miss Miller and party to Moultrie
and Pelham Sunday and remained
there Wednesday with friends
Mrs. A. H. Holder, of Atlanta, will
arrive next week to visit her sister,
Rs.u pobartS and Mrs, L. q.