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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10
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Mr.. C. C. Mckinney. Aberdeen:
Dear Cully-I receivea j0slf 1ettsi
q day or two ago and It was VIZ ii:
terestine and l enjoyed ts6dibs il
very much. There u b6thib6 "
boys appreciate more than letters
from home.
Well &C" this ie q hell u . Wa7
but it's the only war W have, - I
guess I will have to make III best
Of it. We have our shops u Z llttls
town six or seven miles behind The
lines. l am not qpthe same sectos
now that was first in ind things
are quieter here; We are having more
repair work here though. and I am
kept quite busy.
Yesterday l was called Up to the
front to repair one OF the large gums
that could not be moved, about 4
p. m. took three OF my mechanics
up in our Ford to fix it. The Gers
mans saw us and began Smelling ne
with their artillery. 90 We had TO
take to the woods. The ONLY thing
we could do was to lay down. 90 We
did. We laid there in the mud for
fifteen minutes with the shells burst.
ing all around ue. They must have
fired 100 shots at us. We laid there
and could hear the projectilee wills.
tie through the air over our heads
and then see them hit the ground
and burst right near us. We crawl.
ed on our stomachs for about 100
yards and came to the large gun
and fixed it, and when we got il
fixed. it was about dark and We turn.
ed it on Mr.. BOche and made him
tuck his tail and get in the ground.
None OF us got scratch. but We
had a very exciting time. and as tie
all over. we can say we enjoyed the
show very much. Fellow you don't
know what hair standing on it'd end
means until you lay on your stefh:
ach and hear those big shells com:
ing. and all you can do is to pray
God they won't hit you. This is the
second time l have been hemmsd
up this way and have been in gas
once or twice. but l am the came
Old Brady" and have gained about |
20 pounds.
Have not seen any Of the Aber-
1een boys here yet. but located
Dr.. Boyd. Red Nichols and Capt.
Borders the other day. Guess | will
zee them all before long. ran up
IN Philip Dulin here in one Of the
titles not long ago: l certainly was
to see him; he is a second |
in the q. NJ.
Several people have written me
lbout the death of Rufus Sullivan.
know you will mics him for he
was a true friend of yours.
Aberdeen and West Point guess |
will both be on the boom now on
recount of the aviation camp, The
americans have begun flying over
,ere now and l look for business to |
,ick up over here before long. When
We get the boys here you will see a |
.reat change in the situation. Our
,Oys are doing good work.
Give all the boys my best regards |
md tell Ike l got the cigarettes o.
&. also the candy.
Write when you can for l am al
ways glad to hear from you.
Devotedly your "cous."
L L. BROYLES,
First T.iout T. n n A
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10
REMEMBER MURPHY
always keeps q fresh line of
VEGETABLES and FRUITS.
Red + Cross
publicity Department Second
Red Cross Wsr Fund Campaign
What Are You Doing For the
Red Cross
A WIDOWS MITE.

A WIDOWS MITE.
There is q young widow in this
city OF small means who gives one
dollar each week to the Red Cross.
Do you know bow che does it?
By going without one meal each
day in the week and giving the cum
90 saved for service.
1t is your Red Cross as much az
it is hers. Do you do az much?
THE ANSWER MUST BIT YES.
Until these questions are answer
ed in the affirmative by all OF us We
shall not be worthy to win this war.
Kate Markham Power.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10

MURPHY WILL BUY YOUR
poQnnol elm country pgo1nco.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10
Children Cry
FOR elereuee'$
Casio

The food administration requires
that purchasers 81 sugar for peessrv-
ing and canning purposes shall Ger
~ The amount desired: These
81. can b bought By merchants
80 Aove sugar 1os sale ct The
weekly offce.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10


attended the Christian convention
i Mr.. and Mrs. Acker Rogers. Mis-
Mary Creed Howard and Mr.. Ber
Holiday Mcfarland motOred t.
Payne Field for the officers ball OF
last Friday evening.
Hon. Jas. NJ. Acker returned this
week from PembertOn, n. J.
Mesdames Bernstein and Veins,
tein. of Birmingham have been the
guests of Mrs. Max Bergman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Lanier Sykes
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Patton. Mrs.
DOME Sykes Napier and Mr.. Ike
Dortch mOtOred to Payne Field last
Friday evening for the officers ball.
Lieut.. J. A. Sykes returned to
Camp Beauregard on Monday after
a short stay with his mother Mrs. E.
0. Sykes on franklin avenue. Mrs.
Sykes and little daughter will spend
some DAYS with her mother. Mrs.
Adam Carlisle on Long St.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis
Dortch have returned from Memphis.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Johnston OF
Columbus, were visitors on Sunday.
Mr.. Eugene Lanier Sykes was a
Memphis visitor this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Jordan are in
Memphis.
Mrs. James |. Atchison is back
from an extended stay in Houston.
Texas, with Mrs. Robert f. Goree.
Mr.. Clopton Sykes is down on the
coast.
Robert Green Carlisle arrived from
Camp Beaureeard last Saturday to
visit bis mother, Mrs. Adam Car.
isle. on Long st.
Mr.. J. B. Nichols made a short
stay in the city last week.
Miss Virginia Nisbit has returned
to the l. l. & G.
Mrs. Richard Boyd left this week
for a short stay with her mother in
Houston.
Mrs. Thomas Franklin was re-
Gently in Memphis.
Mrs. Sam Hunt left town yester-
day for Meridian.
Mrs. Waites visited her daueh-
ter. Mrs. Chas. Spragins. last week.
Mr.. Willis Pickett. of Columbus.
made a short stay with his mother,
Mrs Mary Pickett. on franklin st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r. Patton
are domiciled at the Hotel Pickle.
Mr.. Clifton Fower is in Spartan
burg. s. c., for fOrtnight's stay.
Mrs. G. c. Lyon has been in
Chicago.
Miss Louise Baker spent last week
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Baker.
Rev. and Mrs. E.. C.. Scott will
spend the week end with relatives
in Columbus.
Sergeant Richard Crenshaw, from
Camp Travis. Texas. is visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mre. Reuben Cren-
shaw. on Meridian st.
Phillip Ellison and Clarence Brad
ley. from Camp Beauregard. are Wis.,
iting relatives in the city.
Dr.. J. w. Coleman made a short
stay in Memphis this week.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10


S} probation for Gods hottest
gift, a mother 1t is gentle and
beautiful incident of this busy age
that we pause to pay tribute to
the mothers who are living and to
honor the memory Of those who are
dead. On this day we celebrate as
Mothers Day. may our hearts grow
tender for her and may memory call
to mind how sweetly and patiently
she taught us to play the manly part
in life and may we strive to be bet
ter men and women for her sake so
that those who come after us may
be better also. So little white flow
er with all thy beauty We wear this
in commemOratiOn of this the great
est of all days.
Mrs. Donnie Sykes Napier enter
tanned at tea on Sunday. compli.
menting Mr.. and Mrs. Edward John
ston, of Columbus
MRS. WINSTON HOUSTON,
Jackson friends very greatly en-
joyed the visit yesterday of Judge
Winston Houston, of Aberdeen. but
would have enjoyed his visit even
more had he been accompanied by
his brilliant wife, Mrs. Houston.
having a wide circle of devoted
friends and loyal admirers in this
city, to which sweet "Pinkie" Sykes
used to bring 80 much Of charm and
grace in her girlhood days.-Jack-
son Daily Evening News.
MATINEE PARTY.
Mrs. Schwab entertained a few
friends with a matinee party We'd
nesday of last week.
CARD PARTY.
Mrs. Wolff entertained at cards
recently complimenting Mesdames
Bernstein and Weinstein, of Bir-
mingham.
MISS MARY LOU GREENE.
Miss Mary Lou Greene has been
invited by the A. 4 NJ. band to sing
with them at their sacred concert
Sunday evening. the 26th, in the
college chapel. Aberdeenians feel
sure this gifted maiden will add an
other brilliant success to her already
long list.
PICNIC.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Plant enter
tanned number of friends Wednes-
day last with a picnic out at the
suburban home on the Prairie pike.
A bOuntiful dinner was served to
the following guests: Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. Haughton. Mr.. and Mrs. Tubb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leftwich. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Plant. Rev. and Mrs. Lewis,
Mrs. Frank Whitaker. Mrs. Whit
taker. ST., Miss Julia Haughton,
John and Henry Lewis. Frank Left.
wich.
DINNER PARTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene LanieF Sykes.
entertained at dinner Sunday last
in honor OF Mr.. and MrsI Edward
Johnston. of Columbus.
IN AND OUT OF TOWN.
Rey. Cleveland Kiser speat last
Sunday in Nettleton.
Miss jamie Young is visiting in
Winstna.-
Mrs. Ellen Vsssy and Mn. LsnoEd
Eiknsr spent Tuesday il West Point.
Mr.. and Mn. Greeley Ray ars
back from shost say j. Chicago.
Mr. Pasl Graves mads busi-
ness u5p to Nashville lsSt woek.
The nsy. +. Lynwood Crystal il
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10
Judge Claude Clayton For
Reelection.

Reelection.
The announcement of Judge Claude
Clayton for reelection to succeed
himself appears in this paper. Mr..
Clayton is we'll known to the people
of the first judicial district. having
served it as circuit Judge since the
elective judiciary law became effec-
tive. He was elected to the Senate
in 1911 to fill out unexpired term Of
w. d. Anderson who had resign
ed to assume other political duties.
In 1912 he was selected by the attor-
ney general as one of his assistants.
In this capacity he acted as attorney
for the Railroad Commission and the
Department of Public Education.
In November 1912, Mr.. Clayton
voluntarily resigned as assistant at
torney general to accept the appoint
meut of Circuit Judge of this dis
trict. He served as the appointee
of Gov. Brewer, until under the pro-
visions of the elective judiciary law.
an election was held in 1914,
when he became candidate to sue.
coed himself for the elective term.
In the primary of 1914 he was nOm-
mated by a handsome majority. In
his home county of Lee his majority
was LOO and in Monroe county
where he had resided for more than
three years. his majority reached
800, evidencing the fact that where
Mr.. Clayton was best known. his
majorities mounted highest. Mr..
Clayton is offering for reelection on
his record of more than six years on
the bench. This record the people
of the district are familiar with and
will accord his candidacy that con-
eideration and support that 1t justly
merits.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. re.
lieves Rheumatism. Sprains. Neu.
ralgia. etc.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10

Few towns in the country enjoy
the political quietude Of Aberdeen
in their election Of municipal off,
Gers. On Tuesday the election Of
city officials took place in Aberdeen.
There had been no contests in the
nominating primary. In fact no
primary was held since no candidate
offered against the incumbents. The
municipal executive committee in
December declared al incumbents
nominees for the respective Offices
they held. Tho election these1ose.
Tuesday vas : toFma(itv required
only TO give the elec4io0 legality. IL
ovegy city va . ire from factional
bickesings . Aberdeen i Would -
yoey much batter joe many q thom.
MIN nR1X lnlIH 4 nHYNz N11AaYn
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10

Two fine milk COWS and calves.
One registered Angus male. One
registered Hereford male. Span
ish Peanuts.
IL. S. GILLEYLEN,
Aberdeen, Miss.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10

A full line of Fancy Groceries,
Cereals. Pickles, Cstsups, Coffee.
Spices. etc.. always on hand.
and fresh. Both phones.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10
Personal
AND
Society Notes
(PHoNE 49,
MOTHERS DAY.

HE LITTLE w H / T f
blossom which will be worn
on many a coat Sunday. ty-
plying a reverance and ap-
probation for Gods hottest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
Watch Your Weight In Winter Time

reduces the vitality and makes fertile soil for neuralgia and other nervous dis orders. When completely run down and mentally depressed because of the starvation diet, the unfortunate victim decides to feed up again and "get back her strength"-and good food heartily enjoyed after long abstinence speedily puts on the pounds once more. And so it goes-life Is certainly a burden for the poor victim of ebonpoint.
 Now there Is no need of any wom- ans being fat-and still less need of a starvation diet. Anybody can eat all she pleases and keep thin--provided she eats the right things. Fat-making foods make fat and only such foods. Hearty meals may be consumed and not an ounce be added to the figure if one knows the food secrets. The things that must be left out are oddly enough the three things that the food admin istration asks to be conserved: Leave out butter, sweets, potatoes and white bread from your diet and itis safe to promise that spring will see you light CT in weight, more supple in iguure and better in health than you a--e ncw.
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scarf of silver lace give the garment Harem-like suggestion The hem stitched yoke is pretty feature.
 Slippers And Caps Numbered Among
 Practical Gifts
 If one cannot present ones friend with a whole negligee, g. pair of slip pers or a dainty cap for the boudoir will make charming Christmas re- membranes. Lace and ribbon caps are worn only with peignors and oth- CT intimate garments now-never with the teagown or the chaise tongue gown which demand well-dressed coif- lures. Anew sort of boudoir cap has no crown, the band of frilled lace trimmed with little roses and ribbons being tied, bandage-wise around the head-a wonderfully clever way to disguise curlpapers! The favorite Christmas boudoir slippers are satin mules with French heels, or quilted. low-heeled slippers of satin with pom pons on the toes.
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little pieces of Dutch silver, bon-bon or cigar boxes and jars, and so on.
 N Flags will be omnipresent on Christ mas dinner tables, of course-that goes without saying; and what loveli- CT table decoration could be desired, this victory Christmas? A huge. low bowl of poinsettia with tiny United States flags sprouting in great number among the flowers win make a gay and delightful center decoration, and there are little silk flags of the Allies which may be placed in groups at either end of the table. or at the plate of each guest, as souvenirs Red, white and blue crepe paper favors abound; there are streamers of red, white and blue crepe paper that may be festooned from walls to chandelier over the table and all sorts of little baskets for salted nuts. almonds and ices, made of red, white and blue pa per. There are even flag-decorated table cloths of crepe paper, with nap kins to match; but the hostess who sets handsome dinner table prefers the conventional cloth of glistening white damask which sets off china. glass and silver to better advantage. confining her color effects to red. white and hlue favors. flowers. candle shades and flags.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
The Jolliest Christmas aF Gvors Ever

terior of the Jack Horner-- each rib bon, of course, holding at it's end q little gift. Santa himself is just emerging from the chimney having completed his task of filling the gift packages. one must assume.
 Another attractive Jack Horner is in the shape of a smart sleigh with Santa holding the reins over prancing rein deer and piles of gift packages are heaped behind him, each package trailing red ribbon which ends in a snowball.
 Reasonable, but not quite so orna- mental are Jack Horners of red crepe paper in the shape of big Liberty Bells. and of frosted white cotton in the form of giant snowballs. One of the latter will swing on long white ribbons from an overhead lighting fixture. moro ribbons. attached to packages within the snowball. trail ing over the dinner table.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
KNITTED FROCKs FOR GIRLS
 WHO SKATE

~ HE MOST delightful sort of cos tune for the ice this winter is a
 - knitted sweater frock In soft, neutral color. with wool embroidery in brighter shade. Sometimes the em- broidery is done with angora wool which gives a very rich suggestion. One of these knitted skating dresses, worn at Tuxedo, has a skirt and jumper waist of tobacco brown wor- sted in very close ribbed stitch. The skirt comes, well over the shoetops-, for very short skating skirts are out of style-and the jumper comes to the hip. It's edge. and the edge of the sleeve are turned up four inches and embroidered with orange angora. There is a big convertible collar and tie of orange silk cord with tassels. The costume Is matched by round knitted cap with turned up, embroid- cred brim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

Tn the small place-favors Santa, of course. prevails. He is as inevitable as the turkey on Thanksgiving Day, One finds him filling stockings, climb ing into chiinnrys, driving his sledge and reindeer--all the old, familiar Santa tricks--as well as engaging in new stunts: flying aeroplanes, driving touring cars, carrying gun--all in khaki-colored uniform-and so on
 And speaking of uniforms, the martial looking favors are numerous and at tractive. The little Kewpie-like figures in soldier and sailor togs are particu- larly appealing. One finds Corporal Kewpie saying goodbye to his best girl--cr, rather greeting her on his victorious return, one thinks now and able seaman kewpie, his cap aslant, with his little china dog mascot. They are amusing and endearing, these lit tie Kewpie-like soldiers and sailors, and will be quite as popular as old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

French say-and is not supposed to show itself out of milady's sleeping apartment, or the dainty dressing room adjoining which she calls her boudoir. A charming addition to the Christmas present of a chaise tongue and tinted pillows, will be a chaise tongue negligee in harmonizing hue. Two enchanting negligees of this type are pictured; one shown on figure reclining in chaise tongue, the other on a young woman seated before her dressing table. The former model is a simple tunic and skirt affair of crepe de chine; the skirt in plain. pale blue with 8 band of lowered
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ton with glittering eyes and tiny ring in the collar so that the little charm may be swung from ribbon or chain around the neck.
 Since this is to be a practical Christmas" many of the place favors will be useful little gifts rather than mere toys intended to please for the m oment only. One hostess who will entertain twelve young people of her debntante daughters age on Christ mas Eve, Is planning small wrist watches and gold pencils as place favors. Vanity boxes for the girls, cigarette eases for the men, are the favors that will be given at another dinner for the esyounger set. Less ex- pensive. but very acceptable dinner favors for the Christmas season are strings of the colored beads now so fashionable. No woman can have too many strings. for all costumes must be matched, and the fair guests can exchange strings so that everybody's desire in color will be suited There are scores of little articles on the fancy" tables in the Christmas shops that will make admirable dinner fav- ors and many of these things are quite inexpensive. Or one may give really handsome souvenirs in the way of
 smart swinging photograph frames
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

less active exercise is taken
 k and richer, more fat-making food is consumed than during the sum mer months. In winter one sits a good deal-in public conyeyances, at dinners and 1uncheons, at afternoon bridge, at the theatre and so on; and gravies, rich desserts. hot breads, pan cakes and their ilk replace the salads, green vegetables and water ices that are relished in warm weather.
 Every woman should watch her weight in winter time and see that 1t does not--as one might put it-get away from her. That is, so many pounds must not be taken on that it will be good deal of trouble to get rid of them when the moment of awakening arrives. Most women think perhaps they are little stouter ia pound or so" perhaps, but noth- ing to matter-until the horrible day arrives when 1t Is realized that twenty pounds have been added to figure that is no longer as 1.-the and supple as it was. Then is likely to follow frantic and strenuous diet period that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

U W Y uplifted in thankfulness for release from long suspense and strain. So many of the soldiers and sailors will be able to spend Christmas at home this year, and preparations are under way for out-of-the ordinary eel ebrations in their honor. Mistletoe, which somehow had a sad and lone- some look on the chandelier last Yule- tide, will be favorite decoration this gladder Christmas and people who hung holly wreaths in their windows last season for the sake of sentiment and auld lang syne, will deck the whole house with red berries and red ribbons this Christmas season.
 Dinner and dance favors galore, there are, and smiling old Santa pre- sides over most of them in character istic style, white whiskers, rosy cheeks, rotund silhouette and all. Some of the Christmas novelties for dinner table decoration are pictured and in every one the children's patron saint of Christmas-tide is a prominent fig ure. The Christmas Jack Horner is quite an impressive affair and will need a big dinner table to set it off to advantage. It may be used at the family dinner on Christmas Day, or will form the piece de resistance at the children's party, later In the week. The chimney-really almost life-sized
 -is mounted on the lid, as you might call 1t; in other words, the roof and gables of dwelling. Red and white paper gives the effect of bricks and fringed white paper stimulates snow on this pasteboard section of domi- cile. Holly leaves frosted with pow dered mica trim the edge of the chim- ney, and frosted cotton snowballs are | attached to red ribbons which come up l through the chimney from the in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

Santa himself on Christmas dinner tables this year
 The little French mascots, Ninette and Rintintin-the funny boy and girl dressed in bright colors which have pervaded all France during the last months, dangling from hats, from belts, from uniformed masculine chests and chic feminine tailored jackets from even the brides of horses. Ninette and Rintintin will be popular and honored guests at many a Christmas dinner table this season and will add to the festivity and gooG cheer.
 There is 8 fad just now for small china animals as place favors and the
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at intervals.
 White Negligecs Favored By Santa
 Some of the loveliest of the gift negligees are all white, without hint of color. Such 2. model is pictured in the jacket and skirt combination of white embroidered crepe de chine. with white fringe edging the loose sacque and white velvet drawing up it's neck-opening. The trousered neg ligee was selected for its newness and its smartness rather than because its grace seemed especially appealing. The slashed skirt. drawn in to form
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

AA ERRY CHRISTMAS 1t will be indeed, this year; with a new peace on earth, and hearts k uplifted in thankfulness for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

crepe at the ankle and the tunic of pale blue crepe with little lilac and lavender roses in lowered pattern. The tunic is slashed at the sides and lavender silk tassels weight the four corners; the skirt is drawn in by shocking where the lowered band is set on. The other chaise tongue neg ligee is of corn-colored chiffon in loose coat and flounced skirt design
 The fleunces are of creamy Calais lace and festoons of pale lavender and corn-colored ribbon are appliqued to the chiffon, bowknots of the ribbon huttering here and there. Tiny silk
 YioletS catch down the ribbon festoons