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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-12
MILITARY TRAINING BILL
NOW ONE OF LIVE tissues
Best Opinion i That Chamberlain
Measure Will Not Pass Con-
SrcSS Before March 4.
MAY EE ENACTED NENT SESSION
Report by Senate Committee Direct
Result or Alarm Felt General,
Throughout Country at This Time
over Prospect OF War.
fSpect.ito rho rrmes-Dispatch.

Specta! - Tho Times Dispatch
WASlilN.:TUN February ll.--The
action OF tie senate Military Aftair.
Commute. Oh Saturday. in reporting
out tho Chamberlain bill providing FOR
universal military training and service
Win force issues upon this important
question earlier than most people had
i pect"d.
II IS no s"er"t that the proponents
Of THIS "!au took advantage or the
threatened war TO focus attention UPON
the proposed system Of providing
l'owerfUi rcserv. Army. Their original
rrogran had been 10 let the whole"
question 20 over unit! tho next session
pf Congress. but in view OF the alarm.
that felt generally over the pros
poet 90 war il was decided 20 bring
cut the mea sure now. aud start debate.
"rpu II without longer delay
Fn" best opinion is that the Cham
hellaia bin vii, not pass either branch
~ Congress before March T. There Is
strong opposition to II in bath wings
81 the C,pitol and this will serve 10
mold the bill up long enough for Con
=rass To expire l:ut i is by no means
certain that some such bill VIII not
h. passed during the present year
VI the outset, the advocates OF uni
N'rSal military training SHE'D at the
su:-cStion OF compulsory service. They :
wcre willing for the young mon OF the,
country I" 30 into training camps for
SIN. twelve or even eighteen months,
but they wanted their plan kept free
o! ANY SuS cestion OF obligatory service
When the senate committee reported
it's bill. however. il coupled tho two.
propositions together First the youth
OF the land is to train intcnsivelv for.
six months .ifter that they are 10
serve in a .citizeu-rescrve army until
they roach tho age Of twenty eight
such service, il must he added ia MOI
necessarily active. The rescrvists arc
70 be part OF the army. but arc nor
10 BE- taken away from civil pursuits,
except FOR mobiliza ton or In the event
OF war.
The debate on tho pending bill. will
he followed closely The nca sure ar
fects almost every household In tho
country and. If enacted into Law Will
result III from 100000 70 5000. 900
Young men entering the military ser
vice tho first year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-12
VESSEL MASTERS FIRM
FOR HIGHER BRIDGE
! Kniirond'> Enorts 10 Cross river MIII
lie In Face 81 Continued ito>iiiii.
al i.OcnI ShippimS.

WASlliN,ToN. L. !. Febtuarv L.
Though the bill allowing tn. Newport
News AMI Washington Shor; Lime Rail
road to build = bridge across Tho noto-
mae has passed both houses of Congress
auI has been signed by tn. President the
bridg" is not built and the promote rs
OF The railroad viii have much "rno.i.
tion from TIC Potomac steamboat ,,.o-
pie aud vessel masters. Ia t!ia strlic-
ton oi amy except q bridge high enough
lor vessels IL pass utiGcr IT,
|, Is stated that tn. plans - pre-
pared by the railroad proril- fur a
'rawbridgc that wir cross tic rtver
from 4 point uear Matthias point. on
the Virginia shore. - EivcrSidc IN
Maryland. This TYP. of nridSs viii
IL. fought ny those Interested "a 20
ivmar navigation. II" matter if TIL"
draw is built - wide - safety VIII
allow.
/, j. coutcnG"d 10y those opposing n
drawbridSc that such a bridge nar-
u"al;rly II The poin, where l. is pto.
posed t. build il. viii Dc IA serious oh
strlctiou 10 navigation. while The
STEAMERS may hc able IL 20 through
il ia safety. sailing vessel mu stcrS ~,
there would l.. days at ;, time whcn
.
them 10 sal! their craft through the
draw. and shat the services Of u tug
bon; To taken them through would bc
necessary.
1t IS ALSO -ontcudci that piers hutl,
in IN" river chauncl would have ~"
effect Of shnaluS III. water. aui ;hat
( u I - expect III that W.snip-;or ,.ili
At amy time h."onc :, port Of irl:,or'.
an,'". Steamship masters would arh,
Shy OF nrinEinG their biz: vessels up
tax" them through the bridge. steam.
| Sh!p masters arc not fond Of navigating
| TIN ugh Dir" whrid.cs
! III" War p"rartucni--t" tho eu.iti"..
| n"'s tno u is probable that hcfpt" amy
p"rr,it /" build !, bridge Of the type
| proposed is granted hearings VIII L.
! Given atd the arguments for ana
against the bridge presented.
| Thr new line. which is fa,hc,cG hy
| ''hanuir: ward aud others. is - START
| from N"wn"r' News and bridrc ~"
York. Eappahannock and l'o,or,ac
| :iN"r-. rh" rights OF. way. ii t. Sta:rd.
| have boon practically All secured. and
th. railway Endorsed by tho pcrni" ut
| III" sections through which il Will pmSs
| \'t"" crossing the Potomac tho line
| Viii b" ran through Charles and Prime"
! Georges Counties. Nd - n noiu,
wn"r' u WI i"in the Baltimore and
OH" Enilr"ad ~ Shepherds - nc
district siu" of The river irSr abnyr
| Nh,Nannria, and entrance Will t." rlt
! MI" lh' l"S'rict over ia" Baltimore
aud ohio tracks"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-12
DIDN'T PAY CHILDS
FARE; CONSCIENCE HURT

fpRTLNND ORE. February IL
IN" oregon Washington Railroad and
Navigation company's conscience IN
IS $40 larger and tho ronscicnccs or
two parents who brought their child
from Omaha IL Portland two years ago
without oayinS its fare have been
Sfiliei by a remittance received by th.
railroad company '-ic parents say
the! thought u child loss than six
years old could travel free but since
nave. leaned tho age limit was five
Years. and their child was more than
five years old.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-12
APPARENTLY EEEI.
CONFIDENCE ~ OUTCOME

HOW much az confidence thoN *
press or is nw"rdlv felt, cannot. uf
course. he tnld but Secretary Ximncr.
mann. for instance, declared 10 the
Associated Press the day before the
news Of President Wilson's rupturc Of
relations came. with every outward
United states would abstain from in
reference. and give Germany free
hand, a few months would sec tho end
.! the conflict. Two Of three months
was his first phrase. which he after
ward extended 10 perhaps six mouths"
notwithstanding the plain terms OF
Irosdrnt Wilson's earlier .ommun-
cations. these officials evidently hoped
against hope that the inauguration Of
an unrestricted submarine campaipn
might. pe"haps. after all. not bring
about Il breach with the United states
FOR III tho days between they read every
word from America with anxiety and
interest which they made no effort to
conceal
when this word did come. il came
as crash tumbling down any re-
manning Illusions 10 the American
governments attitude and barring tho
wiy completely TO any negotiations
the: may have hoped 10 undertake
upon tho basis Of the American reply.
From sunday evening on. none Of
them seemed to cherish much cXpcc-
taiIon that tile status Of rupture OF
relations would last long. and that a
full breach was almost Inevitable
The German people, in It's vast ma
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-12
RESI- LIS Expected
Ii GERMANS UNCERTAIN


r.rie .~n.r, cr.., H., ..r.,..;..n - ~
r.r,,in nm, i, .auy.r..,,i. !, ,:.r-
.n., n,y.n cir.I.. ~. l...,i.e ,,.s ~
nrcs.oJ ,h.., - 4, .u.....ioJ i, r,isinc
ti., monthly sunlicn tonnage Ia 1000. :
o"o tons IN addition TO having a do
torrent cifcc, ON 1000. 600 IONS .! ncu
tra. shipping plxin- t. Eritisn ports.
the campaign would effect Ill object
and fore" England To consider pcacc.
This. i, was stated. would have 10 IL
effected by not moro than two-thircs
OF IN" available. submarines since.
owing u The nature al ,i;c Work and
ar Submarines. tho boats must spend
=; least Il third az their time iu bort
rcttiinc aud rcp.iriur o. on their WAY
10 AMI from tho cruis,u. ground
I.rnh.l,i,. Nom -, ,ro,o ~ Ill. I,i,.
,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-12

about four wears more 10 rcmuve all
traces Of tine invasion.
The rnilic subscriptions for the d."
NHSi:tt"" districts 80 far hav. welded
at.cui >9.nou. nnU and the hriclIyara.; OF
W" Kaiser at tadin"n M to January
last furnished building material valued
at E"rrlA S".oun.uro. but these gifts ;,ro
entirely iita6ruu:,i". Enormous sums
must u" raised 10y the raNaGcu ;uu-
inequalities. the provincial authorities
ana tho l'ruSSianS state
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-12
AT Il e Movies To-Day

tiJOt ~r>sur iin.akRwn. In
.ach To Ills l<ind.''
I>I>--w iliinm Errnmm. IL The
Price of silence"
ODEO\-titttr Th~imn >nitrr and
Frank i<rrnnn. In ''ihc Crab.
COLONIAL - olga prtru>n In
bridges nurncL': also ..i'hc Cloud
Punrhcr." with tiRnk Mann.
>fUN \ID-".Ihc Girl rhiiippa."
0ith tnIin stewart.
We Itiit-.I'rnrI uf the <rIu,'.
with Pearl White.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-12
LESS THAN . pt:n ti>l
AFFECTED HN NiNt.I:

LESS THAN (. I't:H tI\I
AFFECTED IL, NANCE
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Tho uulca I:.,. b.e, 90, ,,.s
vowel a., ,r.,tar j. ,.., ,n, ,,rloe
~, 50 ,ourh AND rarl,. .rc,. .,,d.,.
en-.- ,n,o nj. ,,..c,in,,,- e.a,,s,f,s
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,bc army. ,upy, 49,, u.,,i,. .,,rn..i
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i,v - - in,o on. ~ ,l,c rory..,oe.o,,
..wards" .vnocf.,lIy ), no,i ,nu,
sometime. III. r.ny,lcaaci,s s,,nl H.
mos, noso ;. nose and If mo h,r.o
across mo uav yc,e HE b,,, n,., ,n,r.
Is terrific. l,ul,.n,lon \ n,r,i.,il,,I,.
,,vcnous na,icu, ,nw MA ,h.u v.ill
NJ. on,v "a, bis n,,,i., -. h., L,,,
,he -onc nc, mar surrounds !, ! f.v.
nights ago ono n.a such "a h.,i,b,
appetite he tried - cat the blanks,
or his nearest uci=hh"r.
~ nc hors"s ~ R"S"'''i "r" tea
f"nr times DAY IN" NOR" debit
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AHotI iREA INVENT
Patient" seems a most appropriate
designation FOR the horses. They arc
Very pictures Of patience until they
reach tho ttaGc Of Commissioners Each
iaticnt has little aluminium tag and
a hospital char; which tells his age.
color. whore he came from. what he
shlll have n cat and drink and take
"nen he shall haze nice hot bath
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-12
$65, 100000 Estate
of Josiah Thompson
Brings $23,O00,OOO

Uniontown, Pa, Dec. 12.-Acqui-
sition of the Josiah V. Thompson es-
tate, appraised by a recent bankrupt
schedule at S65. 100000 by a coterie
of younger financiers headed by
Louis w. Hill, son of the late J. ].
Hill, railroad tinancier of the north
west, and Arthur Havemeyer, son of
the late NJ. 0. Havemeyer, sugar fl
nancier, was announced yesterday at
the headquarters of the Thompson
creditors committee.
A petition now in preparation will
shortly be presented in the United
States district court of Western
Pennsylvania, seeking its confirma-
tion. BY the terms, S5,O00,0OO is to
be paid for S12.000,000 worth Of un-
secured claims now resting in the
hands of a creditors committee,
while secured creditors to the value
of $4,000, 600 are to be paid in full
or their notes will be extended three
years with guarantee of interest pay
ments.
Under the name of the liquidating
committee for the ]. V. Thompson
estate offices have been thrown open
and the 10000 acres comprising the
bulk of the Thompson coal holdings
in southwestern Pennsylvania and
West Virginia will be placed on the
market. Forces opposed to Mr..
thompson have retained lawyers TO
attack the sale in the district court.
News of the proposed new mercer
OF coal interests has caused holders
of more than S1,00O.0OO worth of
Thompson collateral to institute fore
closure proceedings on long overdue
notes. To-day Receiver John n.
Straw of the First National Bank,
Thompson's institution, advertised
for sale at public auction the eleven
story bank building erected in 1901
at the time Uniontown was a strug.
Cling village. The building is valued
at 100000. Date of sale is fixed for
January IL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-12
1T Made Me Feel
So Good She Saws

Il speak a good word for Tanlac
whenever 1 can," says Mrs. Emma
Hart, r. f. d. l, West Leeport. pa
thriving town near Reading, for
it made me feel so good that 1 want
to help others who are suffering as
1 did.
II had terrible distress from NV
stomach. Nothing 1 ate seemed to
agree with me and I was continually
made miserable by being bloated
with so much gas that l often suf
fered intense pain.
Il was nervous, depressed and
could not sleep at all we'll and I
always felt so tired, particularly in
the mornings. And yet I couldn't
say just what caused my trouble.
Il started taking Tanlac at the
suggestion of a friend of mine, Mrs.
Eisenhart, who told me how il had
benefited her, and I must say thar
the results have far exceeded nv
hopes.
My appetite got better right
away and l soon found that I could
eat almost any well cooked food
without distress. My nerves ,1uici,lv
quieted down and I took to sleeping
better and now wake up feeling re-
freshed and rested.
L am better in every way and I
give all the credit for my restored
health to Tanlac."
Tanlac, the famous reconstructive
tonic, is now being introduced here
at Gorgas' Drug Store, where the
Tanlac man is meeting the people
and explaining the merits of this
master medicine.
Tanlac is also sold at the Gorgas
Drug Store in the p. r. r. Station;
in Carlisle at W. G. Stephens Phar-
macy; Elizabethtown, Albert w.
Cain; Greencastle, Charles 2. Carl;
Middletown. Colin S. Few's Phar-
macy; Waynesboro, Clarence Croft's
Pharmacy; Mechanicsburg, II. +.
Brunhouse.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-12
DAUPHIN AWAY
UP IN FARMING
New State Reports Show That
This County Is Quite a Food
Raiser Nowadays

Statistics showing that Dauphin is
away up among the nineteen coun-
ties of the state that had a wheat
yield greater than the state average
and that it leads thirty-one counties
which had yields of 100 bushels of
2 potatoes to the acre and even more
were issued to-day by the State De-
partment of Agriculture in a crop
bulletin.
The bulletin says in part:
The highest county records were
obtained by Lancaster with an aver
age yield of sixty bushels of wheat
10 an acre. Last year the records
snow that Lancaster produced 65
bushels to an acre. Delaware coun-
" took second honors with an aver
age yield of 56.4 bushels to an acre,
while Philadelphia county showed 54
bushels and Lebanon county made
52.S bushels. York county ranked
fifth with SIS bushels and Adams
county made an even so bushels.
Chester county showed 4S.6 bushels.
Other counties with good records
We're: Union, AIS; Cumberland,
47.3; Dauphin, Al: Berks, 46.9;
Bucks. 46; Montgomery. 46; Frank
lin, 40; and Schuylkill, As.
In most of these counties the
average yield was not equal to that
of a year ago. but the increased acre
age sown in answer to the govern
ment call for greater corn produc-
ton brought about large total pro-
duction. The fifteen counties show
ing 45 bushels or better. had an
average this year of 496 bushels to
an acre, as compared with 81 bushels
last year. The nineteen counties eX-
ceeding the state average showed an
average yield of As bushels to an
acre as compared with 4S.6 bushels
last year.
Vast year when the potato crop
was extremely short only four coun-
ties showed an average yield of over
one hundred bushels to an acre and
two of these counties are not num-
bered among the leaders this year.
The honors for the highest aver
age yields per acre were carried off
by Dauphin and Schuylkill counties
which showed an average of 135
bushels to an acre. Columbia county
took third place with an average of
129 bushels and Greene county was
fourth with 126 bushels. Lehigh and
Union counties showed 124 bushels
to an acre and Northampton made
12O bushels. In 1916 Franklin,
Northampton, Philadelphia and Pike
counties were the only districts that
showed an average yield of over 100
bushels an acre. Other counties
which swept into the 100 bushels or
better class this year were: Adams,
l15; Armstrong. 100; Bedford, lie;
Blair, 112; Bucks, 104; Clinton, 106;
Cumberland, los; Franklin, 109;
Fulton, 10; Huntingdon. 1O4; Juni-
alta, 10; Lancaster, los; Lebanon,
1O3; Luzerne, 105; Lycoming, 113;
Monroe, 100; Montour. 1O3; North
umberland, 105; Perry, los; Snyder,
102; Sullivan, lis; Washington. 106;
Westmoreland. 100; and York, 10S."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-12

All linen hemstitched
towels:
Each, soc; Special, dozen,
$3.50
Each sec; Special, dozen,
bO.OU
Each, csc; Special, dozen,
$7.5lO
Fine rich Irish and
Scotch all linen towels at
tractively boxed, at mod
crate cost.
Plain huck fine Irish
towels, 20xS6 inches, S1.0O
Scotch all linen huck
towels of extra fine quail
ity in rich designs: rose
and bowknot, scroll and
tischu patterns -. S1.5O
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-12

Extra size Irish towels
in new designs; made of
fine flax; size 24X43 inch
es, SIPS, $1.5O and SLIGO
In American beauty,
rose and bud border. $1.69
Satin border around the
entire towel with rose
wreath for initial =. $500
CROCHET AND SATIN
QUILTS
Crochet bed spreads in
full double size, hemmed,
$500, $3.50, $2.75 and
.$2.95
Scalloped and cut cor
ners -. $3.50 and $500
Pomeroy & Stewart. Street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-12

......... COC
Satin quilts in floral
designs,
s2.75, $500, $3.50, $500
and 5000
Scalloped and cut cor
ner patterns,
$3.50, $500, 5000, $3.50
IRISH TOWELING
Irish union toweling, all
white, yard ......... 19c
Irish all linen toweling,
in white or with red bor-
der, yard,
csc, CSC, soc and 35c
Glass toweling in blue
and red checks; all linen
and extra heavy, Yd. soc
Typed glass towels with
red border, each 29c
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-12
Irish All Linen Towels Attractivey Boxed
Crochet and Satin Quilts: Irish ToweIng

Plain hemstched huc each Special $3 %
Hemstched 59c
The Washington herald., 1917-04-28

which dominated the alien members OF
the crew was told by this same sur
yivor. He said that some OF these men
began chopping the life boats from their
holdings with axes when the Aztec was
struck. .
Another story which was heard was
that the hair of one OF the aliens turned
completely gray because Of the expert
ence.
The Washington boy who rescued the
survivor who dove from the Aztec. was
heard to remark: 81 cannot understand
how I pulled O out Of the water. 1
never had so much strength in my life
as had at that moment"
Two of the survivors were wearing
heavily knitted night gowns for shirts.
having not yet had time to OUTFIT them
selves properly. When they arrived here
Thursday night they generally wore q
shabby array of clothing.
Three OF the men, who were fortunate
enough to meet an American Consul In
the French port where they landed, still
wore the clothing which the Consul
bought for them.
While divulging little of their actual
experiences, the survivors talked in a
rather light vein about the incident and
jokingly referred to many incidents.
when we arrived in New York har-
bor." said one of them, I'VE met the
most beautiful woman in America, and
we all doffed our hats to her"
Curious bystanders wanted to know
to what woman such a rare honor fell.
They were told that It was the Statue
OF Liberty.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-28
"WHFUL TWELVE NOT
in CUBAN DEMOCRACY
Informal Envoy Gets Press Agent in
Wrong" BY Uneensored Statement.

The Republic of Cuba News Service,
which was corporeally represented by an
anxious, overwrought press agent, j. ".
Knight. in room 100. the willard, had a
bad evening yesterday.
The Willard telephone operator was
kept busy pushing plugs into the connec-
ton to room 7O9. where he explained in
language English Spanish. ana profane
that he hadn't anything to do with the
story
1t all came about through an interview
written and printed as a talk with Col
Aurelio Hevia. Cuban secretary of gov
eminent, who was alleged to have told
the American people, in indirect fashion,
how much better they ran their politics
In Cuba than In the United States
Diablos!-it was terrible.
In the first place. Col Hevia Is con-
sidered heavy presidential timber down
Cuba way and, secondarily. he was the
official but informal forerunner of the
Cuban commission which will seek a loan
Of $3OOo0,Oo0 from the United States with
In a short time to help Cuba fight Ger
many.
Col. Hevia arrived in Washington yes
terday, but before he had fairly reached
the Capital, a reporter had credited him
with this indirect slap at the .'wilful
twelve" in Congress:
I'VE in Cuba are supposed to be hot
headed, but when II comes to a crisis,
our Congress, at least, has no wilful
men,"
The Washington herald., 1917-04-28
RITES FOR DANIEL LoUGHRAN

Funeral services for Daniel Lough-
ran, aged 81, in the tobacco business
here for more than fifty years, who
died after q short illness at the fam
lily residence, 14e7 Sixteenth street
northwest yesterday, will be held Mon
day morning at st. Matthews Church
Mgr. Lee will officiate.
Mr.. Loughran was born in Baltimore
January IS. 1885, and came to this
city at the beginning of the civil war.
In 1857 he started selling tobacco
near Fifteenth and + streets and con-
tinued In the business which later was
removed to Pennsylvania avenue near
Fourteenth street, until his death.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-28
AZTEC sinking STORY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

about on the heavy sea and appeared
sure to crush me at any moment.
Some one reached over the side OF the
lifeboat and pulled me out of the water
while I cried, Let me die
Il still remember saying that, and the
reason l said it was because I was
certain that there were no hopes for saw
ing me. My end seemed certain. I
could not see how could be saved from
being crushed between the lifeboat and
the Aztec, 80, since was sure of being
killed. I figured that 1t would be an easier
death TO drown than to be smashed be-
tween the two boats
AT this juncture of the story the Of
ficer In command cut short the conversa-
ton between the sailor and the reporter.
Questioning the men further, It was
learned that Eopolucci was seen landing
safely in the lfebOat by several other
of his companions There Is some mys-
terry as to what became OF him. The
survivors intimated that nat any of his
friends saw him after rowing away in
the lifeboat.
Perhaps Eopolucci met the fate of 9TH
ers who. after being fortunate enough to
get in a lifeboat, lost their lives.
Aliens of Crew In right.
One Of the survivors last night told OF
a fight he had seen In the bow of the
boat in which he was rowing. Accord.
ing to his story the fight was occasioned
by one OF the men tramplne on the
others bare feet. He explained that IN
sane excitement prevailed among some
of the alien members of the Aztec crew,
who lost their heads at the slightest pro-
vocation The result of the fight related
was that one Of the combatants was
knocked overheard and disappeared be-
fore any one could separate the men
Another evidence Of the confusion
The Washington herald., 1917-04-28
VISITING EAGLES ENTERTAINED

The degree team from Richmond OF
the Dixie Aerie, No. 33S. Fraternal Or
der of Eagles. was entertained by the
local Aerie, No. 125, at a dance and
banquet held in the home of the order
at Sixth and E streets last night.
Fifty members were invited by the
visiting team following a drill. and
the evening was devoted to dancing
The local reception committee. head
ed by r. L. Edwards and Mrs. ]. L.
Wege, chairman of the Ladies' Auxil-
iary. addressed the guests and mem
bers of the organization at a banquet
later. The drill team will spend sew
eral days in the city.