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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
SUBMARINES and SOIL FERTILITY
How the War Affects the Farmers Ability to Produce
Bumper Crops.

The grip Of the scourss of the sen.
Is now, after months Of warfare, felt
w the American farmer. When the
Luiitania went down the whole world
shirered with horror--horror IT the
very savasery Of the deed. yet faw OF
us realized at the time that Within a
comparatively short time the entire
world would. In ono way or another, be
Mt the mercy OF those newest and most
savage OF all Implements OF war Least
or all did the American farmer realize
that the submarine menace would have
amp effect whatever on his ability TO
raire crops and do his BIZ 10 the line
of food production.
Hut /, hnsl The war itself in II,
earliest day cut of supplies OF potash.
Now the submarine warfare has re.
duced the supply OF Spanish pyrites
frcn which snlphur'c acid is made.
This sulphuric acid Is used IN the
manufacture OF ncii phosphate, and
also In the mnkinI OF complete fer
tlliHers, Without II raw rock phos-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
INK ovERssAs ACRE HUMID.

The farmers of France nre In fnr
worse condition than perhaps you
knou. They have literally los, every
thing cIcrp, their souls. After IN.
last retreat OF tho German nrmy. tho
entire countryside was devastated
No living thing remained, no'bIrdS. no
animals, no trees. M crops nothing.
Wells were poisoned, all vcsuse VI
their former homes and buildings were
demolished"
Help Is needed and needed quickly.
Our funds will be used TO buy food.
clothing, farming Implements. tertll-
Irer, seeds, live stocL, building ma.
tcrinls, and other necessities ms re-
ported to us by the War Relief Clear.
GncS House. Every Sift will he marked.
Given with gratitude and GOOD will
from Tie farmers OF through
their Overseas Acre Fund The
above statement Is from pamphlet
issued by the Overseas Acre Fund,
which is carrying on campaign to
help the farmers OF France.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09

phhte has but little agricultural value,
and mnny materials now used in fer
tllizcru Could not be Included.
Pyritss Carried at Low Rstse.
These Spanish pyritcs are usually
shipped from the port OF Huelva on
the southwest cohst OF Spain. this side
OF the Gibraltar Gateway. Nrditer.
rSnenn freighters returning frrn Flu
rope take on these pyrItrs al very low
freight rates. even nlmost az ballast
From Huelvn the pyrltes are carried
TO Charleston, to Savannah. to Nor
folk, to baltimore. and points north
Al these places the pyrt,eS arc burned,
the sulphur separated aud turned into
sulphuric acid Later on. ton for ton
this acid 10 miIed with rock phosphate.
and In this way the acid phosphate OF
commerce ~ produced. In other fac
tories this srid phosphate is miIcd
with the blood. bone and tankEge Of
great slaughter houses. and with other
materials carrying nitrogen. for the
production OF the compls,c fertilizers
OH which depends the production OF
sunieien, supply Of food cropr
Some OF these Mediterranean
frelghters have been Communicated
by the government. others have been
sent down by the dreaded submarine.
and stu others arc tied up In neutral,
ports all over the world
Cendltlens Are 6erlous
Few farmers realize the serious ma
Iurc OF the case, Perhaps the aver
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
Red Cross
Begins New Year with Al
most Fifteen Million New
Members

M. ~. N -In
Ne ",Ni' on II ne N'hel-
'o"'' Neu N'osS VIII oeg'h INC
~" ) ca. WIN 4 n'c'huefsh'p
Ill., '"' -o'ooo'Voo' II was
""""uilceu mere tonight at the
n,,,, ~ wv i''''''" w''' enron
- '"'t"' r'e9 one OF
,',' ,'''"''V''' NV 'S'o'S exceed
80 ~ ~ TO- ''' ''' u oy Yea
,n o'' '''''q'''''' J" " "Shing-
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
Southern Railway System
Condensed Time Gard
EASTERN TIME
EASTERN TIME

No. /, Daily; Lv. Mountain City 80.
m; Ellznbethton S:l5 q. m; A.
Bristol p:20 a, m: Lv. Bristol 10 Nd
am. Gate City IL: 10 a. m: Ar, Al.
bert Yard IL 80 a. IN. F; Connects MIN
No. 3 at Albert Yari for Appalachla
No. ?, Daily Nv. st. Charles i:45 a. m
Appalachia $50 a. M; Cato Cit,
1851 a. M; Moccasin Gap lOa5
M; Ar. Bristol 1910 Noon. Con
meets at Moccasin Gap With No a
from Bulls Gap.
No. 3, Daily: Lv. Bulls Gap s:45a m
Moccasin Gap 1913: Gate City loss
a. m; Big Stone Gap 1878 D. m
Ar. Appalachia 100 p. III.
No. 4, Daily; Lv.1Appalachis l 80 D, III
Zig Stone Gap l:45 p. M; Albert
Yard 3:l5 p M. Gate City 3:25 n
IN ar, Bulls Gap 5:l5 p. IN. Con.
meets at Albert Yard with No. for
Bristol and Mountain City.
No. :. Daily Lv. Bristol $40 u. NJ
Gate City GIG p. m; Big Stone Gap
1872 p. M Appalachia sos D. m /.
ar: st, Charles a:i5 p. M
no. 8, Daily: Iv Albert Yard sos n
M; Gate City 1915 p: nj. Ar. DrI,toi
LAO p. M; Lv. Bristol $40 p. N. :
Elizabethton G:l5p p. m; AR. Noun.
ta'n w! S.lu u. III.
No. ., Daily, except Sunday: Lv. Bulls
Gap l:1o a. m; Ar. Rogcrsville
1898 p. m.
No. 10, Daily, except Sunday: Nv. Roy.
ersyii'e 1903 a. M; Ar. Bulls Gap
No, II, Daily, except Sunday; Lv Bull,
Gap o;l5 p. M. ar. Rogcrsvills G:OJ
J III.
No. IL. Daily. except Sunday; Nv. Rot.
cFsville $50 =. M; Ar. Bulls Gap
i:l0 p NJ.
w. +. ALLEN, ID. p. A.,
Bristol, Va
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09

tiiizer which would usually serve ap-
prorirnatelJ 10000 acres OF corn. of
wheat. or OF any other cereal CROP.
IL dlminishes by this much the ability
OF the farmer to utilize to advantage
Ms short supply or fnrrn labor. To
grow snfncient crops. and ut the same
time give up 20 military service the
boys OF the farm.
Domestic Pyritoe Help.
but this doesn't mean that We shall
hive no fertilizer. Ali over the conn
try there nre small domestic deposits
OF pyrites. These can be and are be-
lug manufactured into sulphurIc acid
for fertilizer une and II looks rs
though there will be enough. But the
freight trade on these domestic pyrires
10 higher thhn that OF Spanish pyriicS.
and the quality often lower. The cos,
OF lnbor In mining Is always higher.
and the cost OF hRnd!in. greater.
These facts mean inevitably an in.
croEe In the cost of ncld phosphate
and complete fertilizer. Fortunately.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
N INV Norfolk psViestsm
t,zrsr--z--~..-, SchpduIe in Eff,rf
Schedule in Effect

Nov. 20, 1914.
LEAVE NORTON, Va. G:i5 a. III. AMI
and . 80 p. III. for Blucficld and In.
tcrmcdiatc stations. Parlor Car On
ESQ p. m train. Connection at Blue
field with Trains East and West
Pullman Sleepers, Dining Cars
LEAVE BRISTOL, VA. Daily. O :i5 q. nj
for East Radford, Roanoke, Lynch
burg, Petersburg, Richmond and
Norfolk. Pullman Parlor Car L.
Richmond Roanoke to Ilagerstown.
Pullman sleeper llaScrstown to Ner
York.
900 p. M for Norfolk and intermedist,
points, Pullman SIccpcrs to Norfolk
l;32 p m. and 800 p. III. Omitted SOLID
trains with pullman slecpers to Wash
ington, Baltimore. Philadelphia aud
New York via Lynchburg Does mol
make local stops.
lel5 =. IN. daily for all points between
bristol and lynehburg. Connected
Walton at Oslo D. III. with the Chi.
cago Express for all points west and
northwest.
W. G. SAuSDEns, 6. p. a.
w b. liEvILL,
Pass. Traf. Mgr,
Roapckc.va
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
BANKRUPT NOTICE

In The District Court of the United
States for the Western District Of Viz.
ginia. In Bankruptcy
In The matter OF
William Thomas Altman
Bankrupt
IN BANKRUPTCY.
To the creditors OF William Thomas
Altman Of Zig Stone Gap in the county
of Wise, and district aforesaid, a bank
rupi
Notice is hereby given that on the LIST
day of December. AID. 1917. tho said vii.
liam Thomas llmanwas duly adiudicated
bankrupt; and that She first meeting OF
hiscrcdito-s will be held at My Office. in
Norton, Va, on the i2 dsY OF January,
y. u. 1918, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
at which time tho said creditors
may attcnd, prove their claims, appoint q
trustee, examine the bankrupt, and trans
act such other business as may properly
como before said meeting.
John Roberts.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
This December3ist, 1917 Norton, Va
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09

Col. House is giving evidence
of having associated with the
French people, He has broken
his customary silence long
enough to assure n reporter
who interviewed him thut. the
American mission was sue
cess.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09

phhte has but little agricultural value,
and mnny materials now used in fer
tllizcru Could not be included.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
u.e Hammered. E,rtIlIr.rn

With Fertilizers high priced and
scarce this year, II Ia more important
than ever to uhe highsrsde rather than
lowgrnde goods. Plant food always
costs tile consumer more In low grade
formulate, and now there Is an uddcd
argument for high qual!ty-lesI freight
space Is required to move given
amount Of actual plant food,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09

With all the loss and damage
growing out of the war, it is
cnconl aging to know that those
congr, ssionnl salaries have
Suiier,d no curtnim.nt at the
lands of the income tax collrc
tor.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
Legal Blanks
For Justice of the
Peace.

We have the most complete
set Of forms for use by Justices
OF the Peace of any house in
Virginia. Our prices are
rs cents per Hundred
of an assortment of blanks.
Cash with order which can al
ways be filled promptly. AL
ways order by number.
No.
Warrant Of Arrest.
Commitment to Answer Indictment.
Certificate OF Commitment Tor Trial
! Commitment until Fine and Costs are
Paid
Commitment for imprisonment, &c.
Recognizance upon Appeal.
Warrant Discharging from Jail, upon
Appeal
Complaint for Peace Warrant
Peace Warrant.
10 Search Warrant.
IL Warrant in Debt
IL Warrant n Damages.
lo Execution
II Garnishce Summons.
10 lndcmnifying Fond
10 Forthcoming Bond
II Affidavit for Summons III Unlawful
Dctaincr.
is Summons in Unlawful Detaincr
10 Affidavit for Distress Warrant.
90 Distress Warrant.
81 Complaint for Attachment agains
Removing Debtor.
20 Attachment Against Removing Debt
or. with Garnishcc Process.
23 Attachment Bond.
2l Deed of Conveyance, with certificate.
% Deed of Trust. with certificate
% Deed of Lease.
u Homestead Decd
rs Declaration in Assumpsit
90 Declaration in Debt on Bond.
30 Declaration in Debt ON Promissory
Note.
81 Declaration in Debt ON Negotiable
Note
80 Notice OF Motion on Note. Bond, or
Account
~ Power of Attorney.
~ Notice To take Dispositions
10 Indictment, General
80 Indictment, Liquor
81 Commissioner Notice.
rs Abstract OF Judgment Before Justice
30 Warrant in Dn,inuc.
10 Garnishcc Summons and Judgment
Ill Subpoena for Witnesses.
i2 Contract and Agreement.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09

however this Increase In cost Is more
ihsn balsuctd by The increase In price
which the farmer receives for his crop.
Were this not the case. the American
farmer and the American farm would
Indeed he In had way.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09

Accurate statement Of this
country's war aims is not Of
nearly so much important as
the accuracy of the aims of the
boys in the trenches.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-02
R.yoIu,IonI1Ins salmon Industry.

CONSTRUCTION Of power plants that
win cost s8.o00.o00 and that win revc-
lutionlze the salmon packing industry
In the whole Columbia river shssin.
are forecasted by application OF Nc
Gowan twash.) packers for power de-
velopment sites on the Deschuess riv'
CT In Oregon.
Applications Cor 5000 cubic feet OF
water rights IN all have ibeea Med
and plans have seen 'prepsfed fcr two
gigantic dams. one iis feet high. 800
feet long at the bottom and 800 feet
long at the top. and the other no feet
high. 90 feet long at the bottom and
40 feet AZ the top.
Power generated by the water I'm
pounded behind these dams uiii be
used 20 run salmon canneries and IN
plate plants In which the cans wiii BE
made.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-02
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Re Cured

BY local Applications. ss thsy cRnnot reach
the deceased portion Of the ear There 10
eniy one way 20 cure estsrrhai deafness.
Catarrhal Deafness 10 caused BY an In
famed condition % the mucous lining Of
the Eustachian Tube when this tube 10
lneamed yeu have a rumbnng round or im-
perfect hearing. ana when n 10 entirely
closed. Deafness 10 the resuit uniess che
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored 20 tie normal ccadition. hearing
will be destroyed forever Many cases OF
deafness are eansed BY eatsfrh. which IL
an infamsd condition Of the mucous sur
faeesL Halrs catArrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces Of the
systsm.
We will sive One Uundrsf Dollars for
any case Of Catarrhal Dssinrss hat cannot
be cured " HaiIs cetsrrh Medicine Cir
eulArs free. All DruGgirss. 1kc.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-02
salt seyatS SHIPS
Method Used 10 Lcngthen Life OF
Vessels.
rurns seepaeo Into Brine, Which Aets
% . Preservatlve Of the
Wood.

Seattle. wash.-C. q. Morrow, pres
Ident ~ the Elllottrny shlpbulldlng
company. suffered something ~
shock the other morning. hut NJ that II
was nothing 10 the shock suffered by
several prominent citizens who were
taking q stroll through the company's
big wooden shipbulldlng plant.
The citizens we're shocked when they
discovered that 20 tons OF rock salt is
used In building each OF the big wood
en- ships now under construction In
Seattle. Mr. Morrow wa<shockcd be-
cause his callers didn't know that rock
snlt n shlpbuilding material. Every
body on the water front knows that,
but II seems that there are lot Of
prominent business men who didn't.
There In now n suspicion that only a
very few residents east Of Railroad
avenue know that wooden ship has
30 be saited.
In showing the prominent citizens
about his plant Mr.. Morrow came to
the building In which he stores this
rock salt. A railroad car was unload
ing another shipment.
This is where We keep the salt for
the ships" said Morrow.
"Haw. hawi" said one caller. who Is
something OF a humorist. II suppose
you're afraid the ships will get too
freshr'
That's the exnct truth" said Mr..
Morrow.
But the citizens wouldn't believe him
until they had examined the salt. Some
Of them tasted II. The storehouses
contained 10 tons.
Mr.. Morrow explained that the salt
is poured between the frames Of a
wooden ship above the water line and
is tamped down solid. Then II any wa
ter seeps into the spaces between the
frames Il II turned TO brine and does
not damage the wood. Instead. II acts
% q preseryative.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-02

American lines northwest Of Cha
,csu Thicrry in the last twcnty-four
hours. One enemy machine was
shot down by our anti-aircraft guns.
The American artillery has heav-
ily shcllcd many vital and active
spots within the enemy lines, once
obtaining n direct hit in n detach
mcnt % marching Germans.
For days the Americans have been
expecting that the enemy, stung by
the defeat administered to him re-
Gently on this front. would make q
vigorous assault upon the American
forces aud u WIS partly for this rca-
son that American operations in the
Ballcsu section were carried out.
With thcsc operations completed
the Americans now have the country
for several miles In front Of them be-
fore their eyes and guns and can see
what Is developing. In consequence
when the expected blow comes, they
will be much better prepaid to meet
".
The American troops have made
all preparations and the Germans
win get an exceedingly warm rcccp-
ton " they try what the situation
today indicates they have in mind.
The Americans say that no matter
where the enemy strikes, he is bound
10 pay dcarly for his effort and that
the bigger the target, the better the
American forces will like IL.
To the cnst Of Chateau Thierry
along the river Marne, except for
constantly increasing long range shell
ing on both sides, comparative
quiet rcigns.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-02

Total ............ 81 co.; bSg N
BAlltY III SELL. Cashier.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-02

lie waited IN hiding 10 see what the
Girl would do when she returned. She
came slowly. she thought she snw
the hshpole CULVER. she seized II and
flung the "fish" on Go Che grass behind
her. She had just discovered what Il
was. and was looking az n In wonder,
when the small boy left his lair to
say:
II saw the guy when he done itr-
"Did some one put this old boot on
my hookr' she asked.
''fie did. MIss. and he's right over
there In the willersi'
Gcrtie walked down 10 the bridge
and over II and up the bank to the
clump Of willows. where the two
snuled artist crouched. He saw her
coming. bat there was no escape for
him. lie Strengthened up and raised
his hat.
The girl looked him up and down
with contempt, and he felt obliged to
say:
81 did u as q jokef"
'"Are you what In called q comic
supplement TO q Sunday psperr' was
asked.
"rm sorry I did it
ooh. don't apologize. There are
men Of all sorts Of ealiber. you hnowi"
But"
But Gertie had turned her back on
him and was walking away. When
she reJoIned the boy. the latter said:
Say. that guy In stopping over at
Farmer Turner's. Do you want me TO
go over there and HEX hint You
made his knees wobble. but I can
make his haff stand up"
Il guess he got enough" was the
reply. and yet the girl did not con-
graduate herself upon her victory.
Had d been such q great crime after
alli
Wouldn't almost anyone else have
taken Il rs a joker
Couldn't she have taken u as q joke
but for the smnll boyf
The guy" was good-looklng and a
gentleman. A gentleman sometimes
Jokes ms well as other sorts Of men.
ue had said he was sorry. and would
have gone further N sbe had consent-
ed to listen. He had blushed and been
confused. and had gone AWAY a. n
looking for a hole 10 hide in.
Miss Gertie had a temper quick TO
fash and ouIck 20 cool on ussln. and
nv the next morning she had made
reasonable exevse. for the mixer. 10
n WINS with the small boy. His father
had said /, was n sood Joke. and his
mother had smiled nj n. and the lad
had come TO feel A a duty n no over
20 Turner's and tell the guy that he
was sorry he had Given him away. He
was on his way to Turner'S across
the fields. when he caught sight of
Gertie on the highway. she WAS In
the old buggy and bshind the old
horse which her grssdmether had
owned for nearly twenty .yssra She
was headed for the Village and the
postoffice.
A quarter of mile beyond the giri
was the guy" He was running down
the hill and waving hts hsts her.
snow. then. Is that Teller crsxyr'
asked the small boy OF himself, as he
mounted stump to zee che better.
Prom the brow ~ the.hiil the artist
had seen a pair 81 horsessaDia wagon
coming on the dead run. He had IN
stantly realized that the driver of the
tighter vehicle would not take the
-. ...stt A.. l.ta n. mas urlfHl.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-02

"Then you'll marry him, Of course.
and TIL be left high and dry That's
what a boy gets for showing a -sfri
how to 90 a-nshing and catch 90 cid
booti"
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-02
IF A WATCH Is WEARING
APPAREL, THEN HE WINS

Wichita. Kan.--Is a watch
wearing APPAREL That Is the
question that John Lewis, a
Wichita furniture dealer. has
asked the courts 10 decide. Lew
is has the business In his wifc's
name. He has been sued sew
eral times lately.
In one suit his watch and all
the money that he happened to
, have with him. so cents. we're
attached. Lewis. through his at
J torney. claims that the watch Is
wearing apparel. 'adornmcnt,"
and cites the Century dictionary
, for proof.
I . d . ~ "a . "a . "a q q q "a q = n ;
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-02
Nitric AsId From the Air.

French ehems-ts have given very
cicss study 20 the serpek methcd Of
manufacture Of nitric acid from the
afr. In this process bauxite IL used.
N this process can be worked out on .
satisfactory basis n win connect the
nitrate industry with the very lmpor-
tant aluminium industry.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-02
ssms phllss~phs.

I'VE don't know what we're rshtins
Cor" complained Prussian pvilate
-whaf's the difereneef' g1pined
another we wovnisi ever <gst IT,,
anyhow"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12

Mrs. W. A. Russ, 1919 Nine
teenth street. was charming host
ess Tuesday afternoon when she
entertained a number of friends in
honor of Miss Elizabeth King of
Chicago. president of the National
Federation of Alumnae of the Sis
ter of Mercy of the B. v NJ, and
her sister. Mrs. f. Frohlich of
Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Frohlich was
formerly Miss Ruth Feigher, a
student at the Immaculate Concep-
ton academy, Davenport. The
guests were old schoolmates at the
academy. Miss King is the guest
Of Miss Ada NJ Cannon. 217 East
Tenth street, Davenport, and re-
turns TO Chicago in a few days.
The afternoon was spent in
formally recalling old school days
and renewing acquaintanceships.
The house was decorated with
bowls Of garden flowers in all the
rooms. the dining room being es-
pecially pretty 1t was decorated
in yellow, blue and white. the
aIumnae colors and the centerpieCe
of the table was a large bowl Of
asters and dahlias. Tea was served
at $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12

Miss Bertha EmIg viii not soon
forget her 18th birthday, number
of her friends having pleasantly
surprised her by going to her
home. 1910 Sixteenth street, Mon
day. to help her celebrate her
birthday anniversary They as
sembled at the kennedy home.
1902 Seventeenth street. and went
to the home Of Miss Emig in a
body. The home was prettiIy deco
rated with bowls and vases Of
garden flowers scattered through
the rooms. The evening was spent
with music and dancing until a late
hour when dainty T3past was
served. Miss Emig was left with
a purse of money as a remem-
brauce of the happy occasion
Those i'm the party were Misses
Bertha Emig. Blanche Reid, Stella
Reid. Dorothy IurTin, Dora Daily.
Catherine Kennedy. Natalie Ander-
son. Ruth Gillespie. Raymond
Thoms, Fred inflow. Lowell
Granger. Keith Nelson. John Hum
bledal, Roswell Lamp and Louis
Emig.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12
Circle Names DeIegafes.

At a meeting of the Margaret
Giles circle of Kings Daughters,
held yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. F. II. Morse, 1908
Twenty-siXth street, delegates were
chosen to the state convention of
Kings Daughters and Sons to be
held in Rock Island Oct. 8. 10. II.
Miss Dina Ramser, as chairman OF
the circle, was named as the first
delegate and Mrs Ben Koch as sec
Cnd. Miss Cecilia Frey was named
as alternate. Plans were made for
an apron and cap sale to be held III
November at which time Christmas
cards and novelties will be dis
played. Every member of the circle
as individuals joined the women s
committee council of national de