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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
HEAVY CROP OF SMALL GRAIN.

Threshing crews have begun the
work of threshing one of the heaviest
crops of small grain ever harvested in
Delaware county. Reports of crop
yields coming to this office during the
last few days vary considerably. Oats
are running far above what was at
first anticipated. In some instances
the yield is running as high as eighty
and ninety bushels. Barley Is also
running exceptionally good. In fact
all small grain is bumper crop this
year. The threshing machines Will
have an immense amount Of, work to
perform this year, and unless the
weather is very favorable, the mach
ines will be in operation until late in
the fall.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
PROGRAM OF COUNTY W. C. T. U.

The following program will be held
Wednesday, August % at Hopkinton'
in the Presbyterian church.
$3.50 A. NJ.
Devotional services led by Mrs. Il.
]. Davis, Hopkinton.
Exchange of Greetings.
Business meeting
Appointment of committees.
Report of County President, Miss
Jennie Youngreen, Manchester.
Report of treasurer, Miss Ida Davey,
Earlville.
Reports of local unions.
Adjournment.
1880 P. VI.
Devotional service, led by Mrs. Mid
dleton, Manchester.
Solo, Mrs. w. J. kirkwood
What the National w. c. T. U. has
accomplished, Mrs. Clara Haeberle,
Manchester.
Worldwide Cooperation Between
Temperance and Missions, Mrs. NJ. j..
Bollman, Hopkinton.
The War and Prohibition, Rev. w.
H. Ensign, Hopkinton.
Will the work of the w. c. T. U. af-
feet the future? Rev. Felter, Coles
burg.
Solo, Miss Leila Morrow.
Young Campaigners' Party by the
Little Light Bearers, led by Mrs. En-
sign and Miss Wyllis Gearhart.
Benediction.
7:3O p. N.
Prelude.
Professional hymn, "God of Our
Fathers" vested choir of Methodist
church
Scripture reading and prayer by
Rev. w. H. Ensign.
Reading, Miss Wyllis Gearhart.
Music, Pure White Ribbon" Choir.
Address, Miss Louise Hollister, Ma
tional and State Organizer.
Benediction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
RED CROSS NOTES.

There is a misunderstanding in our
own region about the work of the Red
Cross society which has its headquar-
ters in the armory. This work is by
no means confined to rolling bandages.
No lessons in direct hospital work
have, as yet, been given in the Man
chester Red Cross branch.
The demand now is for hospital bed
shirts, bath robes, pajamas, shoulder
wraps, bed socks, knitted socks, knit
ted sleeveless sweaters and knitted
helmets.
Each one of these must be made by
fixed rules and under the instructions
of the committees at the armory. At
ter the regulations are thoroughly
learned the work may be done in the
homes. Our neighbors in the country
are urged to come to the Red Cross
rooms for such instruction and then
to give all the time possible in their
own homes to help fill this demand
CORRESPONDENT.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
FIRST CREAMERY WILL BE SHOWN
AT STATE FAIR,

Des Moines Capital.-Iowa's first
creamery will be reproduced in butter
as an exhibit at the Iowa state fair.
The plan is being worked out by W. B.
Barney, state food and dairy commits
sioner.
This creamery was established near
Manchester by Matthew Van Duesen
in 1872. It's product was awarded first
prize at Philadelphia in the centen-
nial of 1876. The old creamery build
ing was 14X20 feet and the churn was
operated by sweep propelled by a
horse.
Mr.. Van Duesen recently died at
Manchester at the age of "a years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
MANCHESTER PEOPLE VISIT Ma
TIONAL PARK SITE.

A party of twenty-seven Manches-
ter people spent last Thursday at
the scenic spot known as McGregor
Heights, and which is being seriously
considered as a site for National
park. The day was cool and in every
way ideal for an outing. The party
left early in the morning, some going
in high powered machines, while 9TH
ers went by the jitney route. Those
who went by the jitney route were
at McGregor just as soon as the rest,
proving to the world that the Ford is
hard to beat.
One of the chief events Of the day
was a fish dinner which the landlord
Of the hotel at McGregor served to
the visitors. We have been informed
that the men of the party found their
chief pleasure of the day in doing
away with a large quantity of fish,
while the ladies made the trip answer
q double purpose-that is, enjoy the
dinner as well as the beautiful seem
cry of McGregor heights.
Those in the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Keagy, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
]. Seeds, Judge and Mrs. George w.
Dunham, Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Stanger
and their daughter, Miss Margaret;
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Jones and their
niece, Miss Fowler; DR.. and Mrs. H.
A. Dittmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Dittmer, Lieutenant and Mrs. Thos.
d. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Carr
and the Misses Elizabeth and jose
phine Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Stearns, Mrs. P. E. Triem and the
Misses Williams and Blanche M.
Terrill.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15

1893. Earl E. Griffith, Hopkinton.
622. Archie c. Atkins, Manchester.
5s5. Earl j. Hindal, Edgewood.
1857. Tony Jesenovec. Worthington.
1917. Earl Lucius Evans. Manchester.
7S1. Henry c. Haker. Manchester.
1415. Charles James Waters. Greeley.
1895. Elmer A. Manson, Manchester.
95S. Roy Spencer Dick, Manchester.
323. Emile Chopard, Greeley.
1343. Ernest Koehn, Manchester.
1439. Charles Oakley, Manchester.
s57. Floyd Burdette Noble, Greeley.
1401. Nick Klaren, Worthington.
1903. Joseph c. Paul. Manchester.
963. Wade E. Long. Dundee.
43S Lloyd J. Funk, Edgewood.
S7S. Earl Lancaster. Greeley.
1869. James r. Hamilton. Manchester.
AL. Smith R. Clements, Manchester
$50. Ernest Walter Hugh. Delhi.
357. Ferdinand March, Earlville.
%. Joseph E. Cody, Ryan.
1873. Louis A. Hintz, Manchester.
331. George o. Parker. Oneida.
1108. Ray I. Child, Masonville.
492 August c. Demmer, Worthington.
1901. Arnold L. Sandhagen, Dundee.
565. Carl Th,llen, Thorpe.
500. Milo LIE Roy Karns, Manchester.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
DELAWARE COUNTY
men COMMISSIONED
YoyNG MEN BECOME OFFICERS AT.
TER THREE MONTHS TRAIN.
ING AT FIT. SMELLING.
IOWA MEN GET COMMISSIONS
Iowa Men Who Received Commissions
Nay be Stationed at Camp Dodge
To Train Iowa Men.

After more than three months of in
teAsive training at Fort Smelling the
men from Iowa who entered the Of
ficers' training camp received notice Of
having received their commissions as
officers for the particular branch of
army work for which they were train
ed at the training camp. A large
number Of the young men from the
state took advantage of this depart
ment of the service and entered vari-
GUS training camps. Those who re-
ceived commissions will be placed in
charge of the new national army
which will be modified this fall. It
is said that practically all of the men
who received their training at Ft.
Smelling will be stationed at Camp
Dodge, and will be placed in command
of the men who are called into the
service from Iowa, Minnesota, the Da-
kotas and Nebraska. After ten days
furlough the officers will report at
Camp Dodge, and make the prelimin-
ary arrangements for the reception Of
the selective conscript army, which,
according to late reports from the war
department., will begin to mobilize
early in September.
i EFAmong the men who will be Of
Mcers of the new army at Camp Dodge
Are a number of Delaware county
young men.
N. L. Landers of Hopkinton, G. H.
Doolittle of Delhi, and A. A. Begun of
Strawberry Point have received their
commissions as second lieutenants
of the infantry reserve. H. D..
Matthews of Greeley. received the
appointment as first lieutenant in the
cavalry reserve; while Leslie E. Bow
man of Manchester received his COM
mission as second lieutenant in the
artillery reserve. ....
A large number Of Iowa men enter
ed training camps at Fortress Mon
roe, Va, Fort Sheridan and Fort
Logan H. Root, Arkansas, and many
of these have also received commits
sions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
MANY DEL|NQUENCIES
AMONG auto owners
SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFIES
LONG LIST OF CAR OWNERS TO
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
30 PER CENT PENALTY IS ADDED.
Many Cars Junked Since Last Year
and Others Overlooked License
Fees in Making Trades.

County Attorney NJ j. Yoran receiv-
ed a list Of approximately $50 owners
of automobiles of Delaware county
who have failed to pay their license
fees for 1917. This list is certified to
the county attorney by the Secretary
of State. The county attorney is in
structed to collect the license fees,
together with a penalty of 80 per cent
Monday morning the county attor-
ney began the task of rounding up
those who have overlooked paying
their license fees for 1917. The Ii
cense numbers issued to owners in
1916 remain in force during three
years, and since the numbers do not
change each year local officers ind
it difficult to determine whether own
ers have paid their license fees or not.
Because of this the state has so far
lost many thousands of dollars because
of delinquencies. The state depart
ment, cooperating with the local OF
ficials, hopes to secure the greater per
cent of the money that should have
been paid before this time, together
with heavy penalty.
In connection with this feature OF
the automobile question it may not be
amiss to state there are some drivers
in Delaware county who will have toi
be brought into the clutches OF the
law before they can see the advisable
ity of equipping their cars with dim
mer lenses. These cases are few in
this immediate vicinity. Occasionally
one meets pair of headlights on the
country road that are so binding that
the only safe thing for a driver in an
approaching car to do is to get as
close to the fence as he can and give
the road to such a road hog" DIM
mer lenses cost but mere pittance.
and make driving on the country road
great deal safer. After a few stiff
fines have been imposed ON few car
drivers for ignoring the DINNER law,
they can probably see the advisablllty
of putting on DINNERS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
MRS. WILLIAM A. DUDLEY.

MIS-. william A. dudley, one or the
pioneer women of Delaware county,
passed away at her home in this city
at five o'clock this Wednesday, morn
ing, after an illness of two months.
Funeral services will be held at the
family home Friday afternoon, at two
o'clock. Rev w. J. Suckow will have
charge of the services. Interment will
be made in Oakland cemetery.
Abagail Smith was born in Oswego
county, New York, October 9th, 1886.
She was united in marriage in New
York state to William A. Dudley, on
October 7th, 1855. Five children were
born to this union. The children are
Fred J. Dudley of Carlisle, Kansas;
Mrs. NJ. T. Heath of Manchester; Mrs.
C. D. Firestine of Hart, Michigan; Mrs.
H. D. Atwood of Eagle Grove, Iowa;
and Perry w. Dudley of Manchester.
All of the children will be at their
mothers funeral, except Fred, who re-
sides in Kansas.
In 1869 the family came west and
located in Milo township, Delaware
County, and resided there until eigh-
teen years ago when they came to
Manchester, which has been their
home since.
For more than sixty-two years Mr..
and Mrs. Dudley lived happily togeth-
er. The death of the wife is the first
break in the family circleA, She now
leaves her husband who is "a years Of
age, and the five children named, and
one sister, Mrs Emma Horner Of Her.
kimer, New York.
Mrs. Dudley was affiliated with the
Congregational church of this city,
and when not prevented by illness was
a faithful attendant at the services.
When she first came to this county
she encountered many hardships and
privations, incident to the life Of the
pioneer. She found many opportuni-
ties to give aid and comfort to neigh
bors and friends She was woman
of gentles nature and big hearted and
gave generously of her strength and
means to all who were in need. She
was faithful wife, and loving moth
er, and ministered to those in her
home as only a mother can. During
her last illness she was tenderly car
ed for by the daughters who were at
her bedside constantly. Her death
comes as a grievous blow to the aged
husband, who has been an invalid for
many years, and to her sons and
daughters.
The sympathy of many friends is ex-
tended to Mr.. Dudley and his chllden
in this hour of deep affliction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
SEND YOUR MAGAZINES TO THE
BOYS AT CAMP DODGE.

The boys of Company H are in need
of reading material, and at the Com
mercial club meeting last night it was
suggested that Manchester people save
their magazines and periodicals so
they might be sent to the camp. DR..
G. NJ. Morgan has kindly offered his
office as a place to assemble the publi-
cations and he will box them and
send them to the company at the
camp. Let us make life for our soldier
boys as pleasant as we can by keeping
them supplied with plenty of good
reading matter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
FRANK LINK ADVERTISES FARM
SALE. .-7

Frank Link advertises his beautiful
residence property just south OF Man
chester for sale and will sell the same
at auction on Saturday, August 18TH.
Mr.. Link recently traded his large
farm near Masonville for a Minnesota
farm and will move to that state late
this fall If anyone is looking for
handsome residence property, tnls
sale will afford an opportunity to get
it, His advertisement appears on. the
Sth page of The Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
SOLDIERS TO BE HONORED AT
FAIR.

At the regular meeting of the Man
chester Commercial Club Tuesday ev-
ening at the Rest Room, it was unani-
mously decided to invite those select
ed on the first call for the National
army to be guests of the Commercial
Club at the first day of the Delaware
County fair on Tuesday, September A.
There will be 104 men called from
Delaware County on this first call.
Each will be provided with badge by
the Commercial club which will en-
title them to admission to the fair
grounds, amphitheater and all amuse-
ments on the grounds. A special Sec
ton in the amphitheater will be re-
served for them both afternoon and
evening. A special program Of enter
tainment will be arranged in their
honor. The Secretary of the CONNER
cial club is now working on this and
details will be announced in few
days. Arrangements are being made
to secure a speaker of national note
to give an address. These men are
signally honored by being the first to
be selected for the National army and
we cannot honor them too highly. 1t
is hoped that every patriotic citizen of
Delaware county will be present at the
fair on that day.
Last Day OF Fair to Be Red Cross Day.
Mention was made in recent issue
of The Democrat of the plans Of the
County Council Of Defense to hold a
Red Cross auction sale on the fair
grounds during the Delaware County
Fair. The officers of the Fair society
have entered into the plan and ar
rangements are being pushed for
tremendous sale which will be held
on the last day of the fair, Friday, Sep
tember 7th. The fair society, has de-
cided to designate this day as Red
Cross day.
In addition to the thoroughbred
colt donated by the Holbert Importing
company of Greeley many other dona-
tions has been reported to date. w.
H. Clute of Earlville has donated
Holstein heifer, T. s. McRoberts of
Robinson match driving team, w. B.
Robinson and Son of Robinson will
give choice Of Shorthorn heifer or
bull, and c. A. Swindell of Robinson
will give Guernsey heifer. The coun-
ty will be canvassed at once by men,
bers of the County Council of Defense
and J. G. Nieman, representing the
fair society. 1t is hoped that articles
will be donated from every township
of the county and there is expected to
be strong rivalry as to which town.
ship will make the largest donation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
MEN EXAMINED TODAY,

321. Francis Coleman, Coggon.
736. James F. Hankins, Edgewood.
TOT. Orman F. Britt, Delhi.
1925. Thomas SCHNEIDER, Dyresville.
1902. Fred A.. Koeneke, Earlville.
1851. c. o. Mccarthy, Manchester.
1101. Arthur James Rogers. Earlville.
36S. Jesse R. Frantz, Dundee.
974. Edward J. Hejda, Manchester.
320. Charles E. Martin jr., Hopkinton
$50. Alb ert w. Johnson. Manchester.
926. Clay Silas Beddow. Manchester.
1910. Edwin r. Davis. Manchester.
919. John r. Krogmann, Earlville.
656. Cortland H. Appleby, Hopkinton.
1889. Will R. Gibbs, Earlville.
S14. Frank Sangle. Hopkinton.
1175. Henry F. Mier. Earlville.
1910. Clifton Sphinx Klaus. Colesburg.
73S. Dean c. Burnside, Manchester.
1857. Fred Otto Haug, Manchester.
1897. Lester Henry Pilgrim. Greeley.
1191. Deane DeMotte Soule. Earlville.
1884. John J. Scherbring, Earlville.
1860. John Emmet McElligott. Ryan.
S4S. W. A. Ross. Hopkinton.
1118. Henry Fortmann. Dyersville.
121. Fred E. Beddow. Manchester.
221. Louis H. Quart, Delhi.
1414. Earl Wesley Watt, Dundee.
292. L. F. Rieger, Manchester.
s22. John ERNEST Heyer. Manchester
504. Cecil o. ~Dutton. Manchester.
1904. Robert Eugene Milroy. Ryan.
1905. Carl J. Mitzner. Colesburg.
1901. Herman Koehne. Manchester.
40. Arthur Lee Hugh. Delhi.
312. Fred Kaufmann, Hopkinton
1884. Mike Francis Dunn. Ryan.
80. Glyn Walter Hugh, Hopkinton.
191. Frank B. Welchert, New Vienna
ATT. James H. O'Leary. Ryan.
1887. w. G. Schechtman. Earlville.
117S. Jay r. Boots, Hopkinton.
753. Lester H. Gilchrist, Ryan.
130. Roy A. Slauson, Hopkinton.
1858. Act Wesley Let's, Thorpe.
16S. Joseph H. Woeste, Colesburg.
1923. Harold Talmadge. Hopkinton.
424. Charles R. Davey, Earlville.
$40. Clifford A. Kephart Manchester.
1347. Albert Sandhagen, Dundee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
NOTICE.

A meeting Of the Manchester, Can
ming club will be held at the court
house Saturday, August 18th, at 2:3o
p. m.
Entrance blanks will be furnished
all members who wish to enter the
contest at the Delaware County Fair
Sept. 4, 5, 6 and 7.
president.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
the list examined last week, and in
cludes the following:
MEN EXAMINED TUESDAY.


3e3. Nelson F. Ratcliff, Hopkinton.
1887. A. H. Wulfekuele. Earlville.
1142. Clyde c. Randolph, Greeley.
s. Homer W. Phenicie, Manchester
327. Roy H. Timmons. Manchester.
eS4. Aloysius Holtz. Greeley.
SO. Arthur L. Welterlen, Edgewood.
144S. Henry M. Vorwald. New Vienna.
S57. Warren Hamblin. Manchester.
1112. w. Lloyd Peterson, Greeley.
345. Geo. Edmunds, Strawberry PIT.
1855. Lloyd Philip Wilson. Delhi.
103. A. B. Wegmann. Dyersvil1e.
1921. Matthias Green. Worthington.
1902. Henry Loeche, Earlville.
556. Harry E. Conner. Delhi.
1874. Frank H. Sands. Delhi.
1881. Leo Senninger, New Vienna.
81. Henry o. Petition. Manchester.
TIT. Seth A. Brown, Manchester.
1857. Fred Vesey. Hopkinton.
1856. Frank Thole. Earlville.
1913. Harry Franks, EarlvilIe.
80. Joseph F Melchert, New Vienna.
1919. Frank Osredkar, Sand Spring.
3SS. Perry F. Nolan, Masonville.
AfSo. IoCl u w ullchuulc, EIdElVlllS.
773. John Supple. Coggon.
COS. Edward Fisher, Greeley.
406. +. J. Bohlken, Sand Spring.
SIS. Louis C. Porter. Coggon.
rs. Lee Way, Edgewoqd
392. James f. Dodd, Edgewood.
SS9. Delbert E. Budlong, Manchester.
3S3. Wilke H. Behrends, Hopkinton.
l166. c. e. Mulligan, Manchester.
5SS. Frank C. Fischer. Manchester.
- S56. William H. Lehne. Dundee.
7O5. William J. Dirlzaer, Ryan.
1346. Harry E. McCrea, Ryan.
SIS. Bert T. Fear. Hopkinton.
944. Clay Whitcom Tracy, Ryan.
1872. Frank Wedewer, New Vienna
642. Robt. LaFollette Randall, Ryan.
939. Harry w. Roloff. Delhi.
222. Dennis J. O'Brien, Hopkintol.
9O6. Glen Durey, Manchester.
1887. Oswald John Splinter. Earlville.
700. Robert Leroy Hunt, Earlville.
1850. Alfred Barfuse, Ryan.
1875. Roy Lester White, Delhi.
297. F. Lehman. Ryan.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
MEN CALLED FOR THURSDAY

1888. H. o. Harrington. Manchester.
657. Will H. Accord, Manchester.
ITS. Martin H. Claus. Delhi.
800. Walter A. Blackburn, Edgewood.
27S. Clyde Cree, Strawberry Point.
1910. Roy Lorenza Aldrich, Ryan.
524. Isaac Davis, Greeley.
911. Earl r. Leedham, Dundee.
117e. John Schechtman. Earlville.
5S2. r. e. Mullen, Hopkinton.
1139. John Carl Warner, Manchester.
1914. Francis James McEnany. Ryan.
336. William E. Gibbs, Delhi.
212. Lloyd Alvin Smith, Manchester.
1857. Claude w. Keller, Manchester.
40. VIM. F. Bockenstedt, Earlville
8. Henry Wedewer, New Vienna.
1160. J. F. hammers, New Vienna.
1892. Valentin Nefzger. Earlville.
3O5. J. Louis Cooking, Manchester.
1143. Herman v. Little, Manchester.
557. William V. Welch, Masonville.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
EXAMINING MORE MEN.

On Tuesday morning the local board
began examining the men in the sec
ond list in order to secure the full
quota for the county.
Last week the local board notified
1856 more men to appear for examina-
tion. This list follows consecutively
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
RECRUITING STOPS AT ARMORY.

Recruiting at the local armory has
cea led for the present at least, and
Lieutenant Thos. Wilson, Sergeant AL
Myers and Arthur West have gone to
Camp Dodge, where they have Joined
the members of Company H. They
left Manchester Monday morning.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15
MORE men ARE BEING EXAMINED
BY LOCAL BOARD THIS week


EXEMPTIONS BECAUSE DEPENDENTS.
REQUIRED
FIFTY-TW0 NAMES Certified TO The DISTRICT BOARD
Physically Fit Military
Whom
empion for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15

Enroll in your Home college-the
Upper Iowa University, Sept. IL. Send
for catalogue to President c. P. Cole
grove, Fayette, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-15

Councilman E. W. Williams was
a visitor in Des Moines last Friday.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-16

On last Sunday morning Rev. B. Y.
Young, pastor of the Willow Groveo
negro church of this county, preached
to his congregation on the mature and
Importance of Christian Zeal" At
the close of the sermon a donation of
canned goods, ETC., was solicited for
war sufferers.
The result was 149 jars Of fruit, 27
gallons of molasses, sacks of corn,
one sack Of flour, sacks Of peas and
quantity of dried fruit. Monday
morning Rev. Young, with the assist
ance of several members of his congre-
COTTON, loaded this collection on two
wagons and brought it to Brownsville,
where it was turned over to the prop
er authorities. 1t will be sold and the
funds will go to the relief Of starving
children in France.
No more splendid show of patriot
ism has been recorded in Haywood
county than this. These colored people
gave freely and abundantly of what
they had in order to help relieve the
pangs of hunger in foreign country
And in doing this they recognized the
fact that they were rendering gallant
service to their country in its hour OF
need, for the people to be helped are
our allies in this great war.
A few weeks ago a hundred negroes
left Brownsville for Camp Meade, Ma
ryland There they are now being
trained for war service They went
gladly without a murmur or complaint
1t is well that their friend and rela-
tives back here at home should know
that they are being clothed and fed
just exactly like our white soldiers and
that they will receive every consider
alton and care accorded the white
men.
Willow Grove congregation has set
splendid example Of Christian patri-
itism. 1t is worthy of imitation by
white and black alike. 1t is just he
kind Of patriotism which will insure
4.feat for the kaiser and his followers
= : Twin the world for freedom SID, ,ds
VI &ET0f5. y