The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-12-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

the safe arrival from France of Mr..
SGm Pierce, of Obion. Says Mrs. H.
C. Pierce, mother, received a message
yesterday from the Red Cross asso-
citation in New York City, an
nouncing the fact.
Miss jeanne Garth, who has been
here this week with her sister, Miss
Helen Garth, in the Mailing
Hospital, left Wednesday returning
to her school at Troy. The latter is
recovering from appendicitis, follow
ing an operation Sunday.
Mr.. T. A. Coleman, of near Horn
beak, was a visitor in the city yes
terday. He reported Mr.. Walter
Holt and family, of his neighborhood,
all sick of influenza. Says the chill
dren are better, but that Mr.. Holt
remains very sick man.
We are informed that Mrs. Adams
is in receipt of a message from her
son, Corporal Jack Rock, that he is
safe and recovering from the effects
of gas, with which he had two slight
attacks, and that he is expected
home soon.
Make this a sane, common-sense
Christmas, buy what you want, of
course, but add to it Lyceum Course
ticket, which includes the main part
of the program. Three lectures, all
for 81. Childrens tickets, so cents.
On sale at the drug stores. Next
number Jan. "a.
The friends of the family are in
deed glad to hear that Miss Chris
tine Redditt, who has been sick of
pneumonia for such a length of time,
is slowly gaining strength. We I'M
derstand that the conditions for the
first time are appreciably changed
towards recovery.
Cadet Hunter Whiteocll writes his
father, R. P. Whitesell, telling of the
promotion conferred in recognition
of service to tie rank of pursuit Of
ficer. Cadet Whitesell, it is remem-
bered, saved himself in the remark
able recovery of his machine in mid
air a few weeks ego and is coming
around all right again.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Nichols and
family, who have sold their farm and
personal property in Number Seven,
leave this week moving to Middle
Tennessee near Nashville, where they
will settle on a farm site few miles
out from the city. These good people
are esteemed for the many things
which enter into the life of a Chris
tian community, and in leaving they
carry with them the kindcst wishes
for their health and happiness.
D. j. Harold Caldwell, who some
time ago received an appointment
to the Field Artillery Officers Train
ing Camp at Louisville, KY, received
his discharge few days ago there
and is now at home spending the
Christmas holidays. He lacked only
short while of receiving his COM
mission there, but when peace was
secured the officer candidates were
discharged. He intends to return to
Vanderbilt Immediately and complete
his course there.
Mrs. Gregory, wife Of DR.. j. p.
Gregory, of Johnson City, and Mrs
Murphy, wife of Hon. J. G. Murphy
of Huntingdon, students sent here by
the directors of the Southern division
of the Red Cross for training under
Miss Brownie Dickson in home scrv-
ice work, having completed the pre-
scribed course, loft Sunday for Mem
phis to receive their certificates,
after which thoy will return to their
respective cities and continue the
work.
Rev. w. B. Cunningham, pastor
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, has received appointment as
county chairman of the American
Committee for Relief in the Near
East. The campaign begins January
IL, and call for $30,000,000 is
made. OF all the horrors of war the
Armenian atrocities were without
doubt the most brutal and inhumane,
and direct information shows us that
| thousands in Persia arc dying from
actual starvation. These matters are
treated in articles elsewhere in the
paper. Get ready for tho work You
cannot afford to overlook it.
Rev. John G. Garth, who has been
a Y. M. c. A. chaplain at Camp
Green, nine miles from Charlotte, N.
c., for some time, met with an acct
dent on Saturday, 7th inst, while
in Charlotte attending to Y. M. c.. A.
business. He was on his wheel when
negro chauffeur in trying to dodge
street car swerved from his proper
course to the wrong path and struck
Mr. Garfh'c Whoal- with hio auto