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SIS, 100000 DEBENTUREs SOLD.
Company Issue Il
Taken by Local Bankers.

The Philadelphia Company. II was
learned yesterday. has sold round
amount OF debentures. approximately
$4,000, 900, to n syndicate OF local bank
ers Lee, Higginson & Co. were selected
yesterday as syndicate managers to han
die the disposition OF these debentures.
Other bankers interested are the Chase
National Bank, First National Bank,
1Adenburg, ThRlmann q Co. and one or
two others
Tho purpose OF this financing Is to
provide working capital and additional
funds TO meet $4,000 notes. which
mature next April. Last August q syndl-
cate headed by Harris. Forbes & Co..
First National Bank and Ladenburg.
Thalmann g CO. sold at e6h and inter-
est, the entire issue OF DuQuesne Light
Company's $4,000, 900 three year per
cent notes due July /, 1921.
This sale was n success and since that
date those notes have risen to 90 or
above. Duquesne Light Is a subsidiary
Of the Philadelphia Company.
The details regarding this SIS, 00o, 900
financing have not yet been entirely de-
cided upon AMI the exact amount of the
issue was not available yesterday, but
an official announcement, II wac said,
would be made In about a week.
The banking syndicate which Is TO dis
pose of s20.00o.oOO Wilson & Co. per
cent. debentures. Is still working upon
the matter and an official announcement
is expected at any early date.
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FARMERS PAY UP LOANS.
Delinauencies Only I'm Sections
where Crops Failed.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 25.-Fsrmers have
borrowed s1ss.S7s.ooO from tho twelve
Federal Farm Loan banks since their
organization in March. 1917. In report
ing this to-day tho Farm Loan Board
announced that capital stock Of the
banks, originally subscribed mainly by
the Government, has increased from So
900. 900 to s15.s75.oo through additional
subscriptions by farm loan associations
and that bonds amounting TO 314O.l23,-
600 have been issued.
The farmers arc making their pay
ments promptly. The report shows only
$4,000 in loans was overdue and de-
linquency occurred almost entirely in sec
tons where there had been crop failures.
Three banks, Wichita, Spokane and
Houston, have an actual surplus and the
Spokane and st. Paul banks will begin
shortly to repay the Government for the
stock originally subscribed.
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EIports From New York.

EXPORTS from New York yesterday In
GUIDED: Wheat, bu., 1889: oatmeal,
pas 3'lO5; oats. bu.. 66a1S5: -four,
., Exports from New York last week in
sspged Wheat. bu., 944.024; peas, bu.,
,TSSo5 beans. bu.. 3,1G5: cornmeal, bbls.
lbs. 4,6Os.5oO beef. bills, 1895 lard
los, 4o5e.T5g; grease. lbs. 2i1io0
,,pgt5o2nseed. OIL lbs. 400, 900; oats bu.,
II,ssSS,i o1 rye, bu., 102.S52: Hour, bbIs.,
10 u Hour. sacks, 64.I04 grass seed,
inhasS' 100 oil"meal. lbs, s75, 200 bacons,
b, S'lSs.a66: hams, lbs, I,OO5,sa0 :
ESNer, los., 200.260: cheese. ma, GA.26o.
AAng oil GAis. 1.bs2, l0a.
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TO THE HOLDERS OF
COMBUSTIO\ ENGINEERING COZ
PORA1ION
Twenty Wear Go Debenture Bonds,

Sealed offers for the sale OF sufficient Of
tho above mcntioacI bonds 20 tho sinking
Fund To exhaust the sum OF $40, 600 Will
be received at The Trust Department OF
the undersigned up 20 O'clock +. NJ. on
Tuesday, Dec. 5. 1915. d3onds accepted
will be paid Tor on Thursday, Dec. 5. 1913,
and interest on accepted bonds Will cease
on such date.
The Trustee reserves tho right 30 reject
any and al offers or TO accept any offerS
IN whOle or IN part.
Dated. New Yoris, November o6th. 1913.
RtNKERS TRU ST COMPANY, trustee
BY H. +. WILSON. lr,. Nica President.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New ORLEANS, Nov. rs. Higher
prices ruled In cotton to-day until liqul-
dation from the long side set IN, after
which a downward movement developed
in all months. From n net gain OF 81
to 81 points the market fell on until at
the close December was Is points over
last weeks final prices and May was 3S
points under. months between making
lesser net declines. December. 27.95c- {;
January, 271Oc. March. 26.45c May,
26. Csc. July. 25.70c. Spot cotton quiet
and unchanged; middling, 29.75c-
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 20, Cotton spot
quiet, prices easier American middlng
fair, 2Sl6: good middling. 22.4s; mid
ding, 21.S5; low mlddling. 40 so; good
ordinary. l9.2s; ordinary I 1876, Sales
1000 bales, including 600 American. Re-
oeipts $1,000 bales. Including $4,000
American. FUTURES ciOsod hardly steady.
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wHEAT-whea, continues to move II

WHEAT--wheat continues 10 move IN
large volume and Is being moved steadily
toward the seaboard in anticipation OF
largo shipments to Europe during the win
ter There have been very heavy ship
ments over the lakes recently to move the
grain before navigation IS eIoFed, and al
ready there are about 100000 bushels I'm
store and afioat at Buffalo. This total will
DO expected 10 be materially increa sed
when tho bulk OF the lake fleet arrives
there with wheat hich will he held in the
boats for winter storage or until wanted.
Larger shipments are anticipated from the
Southern hemisphere IN tho near future, as
tonnage is being supplied to move wheat
from Argentina and Australia as well as
from India.
CORN-Market advanced about . cents
a bushel early in the day on covering due
to a bullish Interpretation Of the technical
a reaction was in order after last week
decline. The demand, however. proved dis
appointing. and subsequently the market
became very weak, at one time selling
ing with net losses OF 2%o. to sSc. Tho
local cash market was steady; No. 2 vel
low quoted at tl65%; No yellow. Si.6ok,
cost and freight New York
OATS-Local cash market was weak
standard quoted at slhe; to stSi No. =
1 white. SOhc. to Sic: fancy clipped white
sac 10 sac; ordinary clipped white. size,
70. sac, all elevator.
RYEzz-Market quiet; 80. ? Western,
Si75 cost and freight New York.
PARLIAMENTARY barely steady; feed.
Ing, Sl.l2; milling. $40. cost and freight
New York. .. ...
BUCKwHEAT - Market quiet: sound
milling. 1910 asked, cost and freight New
York
HAY-Markst steady; No, :. ,ls5 to
$3.50. No. 2, $40 TO $3.50.
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RRA2lIIAN Coffee STATISTICS.
London Money Market,

LONDON, Nov. 25.--Closing: Money,
Sh per cent Discount rates, short and
three months bills. s17-32 per cent.
Gold premium Rt LAsbon. lQQ0A
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METAL MARKET.
EARNING STATEMENTS.
Public unity.

BUFFALO, ROCHESTER AND PITTSBCRG.
Third week November. S52Li7s bee. S4l5
From January l,....... Ii lJJ, tl6 Inc. ",A-o, SO
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DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.

New York. November 2Gth, 1918.
UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPANY
Sc Collateral Trust sinking Fund Gold
Bonds and Interest due December /, 1918,
will be paid at Central Hrlon Trust Com
pany Of New York, q Wall Street, New
York C!;y
GENERAL RUHBEH COMPANY bS
Gold Dehenturcs and lrtorost due De-
,cmhcT J, lHlN VIII ho paid at First
National Bank, Scy NprE City.
MORGAN n WRIGHT 10 Cola Dcben-
lures and
CNNADINN CONSOLIDATED RUBBER
COMPANY. LIMITED. 80 Gold Dcben-
lures ava Interest duo December ], 1919.
viii %" paid ct Industrial Trust Company.
Providence. Rhode lslthI
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l'lNIIpEND 80. 20.
A. Meeting ot ~" Hoard ~ Directors
held to-day. a dividend OF ~ % was de-
ciar"d tur tho Quarter In ling December
~. 1918, payable january . 1919, I, stock
holders ~ record at tho close Q! business
December 10, 1918.
l. :. ALLEN. Secretary.
November IS, 1915.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
GRIP Of DISEASE
BEING EXTENDED
Many New Cases of
Spanish Influenza.
IN TWENTY-SIX STATES
Appears on Pacific Coast in Califor.
MIA and Washington But Not Epi-
demic There.

Washington Sept. 25.-Spanish in
fuenza has spread over the country
so rapidly that officials of the public
health service, the war and navy de-
partments and the Red Cross con-
ferred today on measures to help To-
cal communities in combating the
disease. Calls for assistance already
have been received from several cit
les and in one instance, Wilmington,
n. c., the public health service hos
pital was opened for treatment of
persons suffering with the disease.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue of
the public health service said to-
night that latest reports showed that
the malady has made it's appearance
in 26 States from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. The disease is epidemic in
New England, where it first appear
ed and officials in that section are
considering drastic steps to curb its
spread, including the prevention of
public gatherings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
THE sWoPE BOYS.

Leslie M. Swope, accompanied by
his younger brother, Paul, left on
last Monday night for their new home
in Richmond. The young ladies
about town and some of the older
people will miss them greatly.
During the summer months, Leslie
has been the newswriter for The
Press and Banner, which accounts
"o,' the fact that it's columns have
reen unusually attractive as we'll as
'ail of news. Though new to the
work, he handled the business of
newsgetting as well as the books OF
the office with the skill of trained
person. We shall all miss him great
ly, none more than the editor whom
he relieved of a great deal of the
work connected with the paper which
otherwise would have been heavy
burden.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
County Behind
With Its Pledges
HAS FALLEN SHORT OF w. S. S.
PLEDGES TO EXTENT OF
$26,514.00.

Charleston.-Figures now COM
pleted at the office of the South Caro-
lima War Savings committee show
that Abbeville county, up to Sept.
/, has fallen behind in its War Sav-
ings pledges to the extent of $780,
514.OO. With figures for "a coun-
ties completed, the entire state has
purchased $114,272 worth of War
Savings Stamps in excess of the
pledges made in June, and it
can thus be seen that Abbeville coun-
ty is not up with the balance of the
state in making it's War Savings
pledges good.
The record for Abbeville county
shows that of the June campaign
quota of S2S0,OO0 worth of W. S. S.
S25O,959 worth was pledged, which
was 500 per cent of the quota. Of
white population of 10000, 5,347
or 500 per cent pledged themselves
to purchase W. S. S.; and of COL
ored population of 1880, 129, or
OF per cent pledges themselves. The
average white pledge was $45.93 and
the average colored pledge, $13.79.
The per capita pledge for the coun-
ty was $500, against the maximum
quota of $4,000.
1t can thus be seen that while Abb
beville made a fair showing in the
pledge campaign, it is one of the
few counties of the state which are
failing to redeem the pledges, and
the War Savings committee calls this
to the attention of the Abbeville
public in the hope that those who
forgot or neglected their pledges
will redeem them at once.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
DEATH OF A. F. CALVERT.

A. Foster Calvert, a prominent
citizen of the Long Cane section of
the County, died at his home on
Tuesday of last week, Sept. 18th.
Mr.. Calvert had been in declining
lealth for about two years, but he
recovered sufficiently from his earli-
er attacks to take an interest in
business and in the affairs of his
neighbors and of his country.
Mr.. Calvert was one of the lead
ing men of his section of the county.
He always took an interest in public
matters, and was prominently con-
nected with the organization of the
Democratic Party. For a great num-
Der. of years he was Magistrate for
Long Cane township. He performed
the duties of the office with ability
and fidelity to the public.
In early life he connected himself
with the Greenville Presbyterian
:hurch and he was a consistent mem
Der of that denomination until his
death. He was man of large heart,
a neighborly man, and his home was
one of the most hospitable in the
county.
Many years ago he married Miss
Susan Nickles, also of this county.
She with three sons, Jesse L. Calvert,
merchant residing in Union Coun-
ty, DR.. G. E. Calvert, of this city
also Alya Calvert, of this county;
two daughters, Mrs. David Nickles
nd Mrs. Calvin Coleman, survive
him.
The funeral services were at the
residence on Wednesday, and were
conducted by Rev. H. D. Corbett,
assisted by Rev. NJ. R. Plaxco, and
the Presbyterian minister from Hod-
ges. The interment was at Long
Cane cemetery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
CHANGING POSITIONS.

With the coming of the Fall sea-
son there are always changes in the
different clerks around town.
Mr.. R. C. Wilson is no longer with
Barksdale, but can be found at the
Peoples Bank.
Jim Bradley, who has been burn
ing 'em up along the public high
ways in one of Barksdale's trucks,
will walk in the future as call boy at
the Seaboard.
Mrs. Cliff King is with the Haddon-
Wilson Co., in the millinery depart
ment and will be glad to have her
friends call on her there.
Mrs. Matte Bowen is serving the
many pleased people who go in and
out at Cochran's every day.
Link Evans has been with Parker
and Reese since the war fever took
Cliff King.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
COMMUNITY SINGINGS.

To arouse interest and to get on
= more Community-Spirit footing,
the Woman's Committee for the
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive has ar
ranged to have a song service in
front of the court house every night
at $50. Everyone is invited to come
and bring their voices with them, for
everyone will want to sing. Tues
day evening was the opening night
and a large crowd well mixed with
men and women, were present. Songs
familiar to everyone were sung,
such as "America," "My Old Ken
lucky Home" "Swanee River" "It's
a Long, Long Trail," "The Old Gray
Mare" "Juanita,' and others, end
ing with "The Star Spangled Ban
ner."
Next week at the conclusion of
the singing some good speakers will
hold forth for five minutes each
night. Let US all be present and
sing for the boys "over there" The
only drunk that is not prohibited is
to be thoroughly intoxicated with
Liberty Loan Enthusiasm, so let's
all join in the singing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
DEATH OF Mr.. THOMAS.

News was received in Abbeville
Thursday of the death of MI. Sam
Thomas at his home in Denver, COL,
of heart failure. Mr.. Thomas was
we'll known in Abbeville, being the
husband of Miss Annie Hill, daugh-
ter of the late Judge R. E. Hill, and
they have wide circle of friends
and relatives who regret his untimely
death.
Mr.. Thomas was in Abbeville
when Judge Hill died and seemed in
excellent health and friends here are
shocked at the news. He is survived
by his wife and one son, young
soldier at Camp Gordon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
G.. R. TOLBERT LOSES HOME.

The residence of G. r. Tolbert, on
his farm eight miles from Abbeville,
on the Greenwood road, was totally
destroyed by fire on yesterday morn
ing, at $50, the origin of the fire
being unknown, but probably acci-
dental. The furniture in the home
vas a complete loss, but most of the
clothing md bedding in the house
ard the lighter articles were saved.
1t was stated by n2ighbors that
Mr.. Tolbert had his home insured,
but this could not be verified.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
MR.. BOTTS IMPROVES.

M. Thos. H. Bolts, who suffered a
slight stroke of paralysis on Tues
day of last week, was in the city on
yesterday, considerably improved.
He is still weak, however. He called
ct this office to pay his subscription
in advance as many other good citi-
zens are doing.
Mr.. Bolts was for number of
years q policeman in this city and in
that capacity he discharged his du-
ties faithfully and fearlessly. His
friends were sorry when he gave up
his position on account of his health.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
DATE FOR DRAWING
COMES[NEXT WEEK
National Lottery For
Numbers-Search For
Errors.
MEN BETWEEN 10 AND SO
FIRST TO BE CALLED
Delay Necessary Until Local Boards
Can Correct Serial Assignments
for Registrants.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The ma
tional lottery which, in a measure,
will determine the order of the call
ing of the 100000 men between
18 and as years of age who register
ed September IL, probably will not
be held before next week. Officials
had hoped to fix a date late this
week, but this plan is understood to
have been abandoned in order that
additional time may be given local
boards to correct any errors made in
assigning serial numbers to the reg
istrants.
Since men between 10 and SO are
to be the first called to the colors,
the drawing will have less effect upon
determining the order of the call
than did that for the nearly 100000
600 men who turned FL before last
June 5.
Order numbers for all the 13,0OO,-
600 men will be drawn, but youths
OF. Is and men between SO and As
will not be classified until the boards
have given classification to all the
nen between 19 and SO who are the
first to receive their questionnaires.
In the meantime many of the 49,
SO classes will have been inducted in
to service. ..a..
Reports received by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder from nearly
I'll States indicated that satisfactory
progress is being made by local
poards in attaching serial numbers
o the registration cards, but in one
or two instances mistakes by local
boards have made it necessary the
REMEMBERING of the cards for all reg
istrants under their jurisdiction. No
date for the drawing can be fixed un-
til this work is completed.
Only five States have now to re-
port the totals of the registration.
Unless their returns show sharp de-
creases under the official estimate,
the total registration will exceed the
original estimate of 12,778,0OO.
Distribution of manual for the
guidance Of legal advisory boards
throughout the country in assisting
registrants to fill out their question
naires was begun today by the office
of the provost marshal general.
Attendance of at least one men,
Der of the advisory board during all
fittings of the local board was urged.
The obligation resting upon the
-cgistrants to see that they received
their questionnaiTes in time to make
returns within the specified seven
days is emphasized in the manual,
which points out that the registrant
can guard against delay by consult
. ing the daily record of questionnaires
mailed out at the office of the local
board.
In conclusion the manual says
that not only those on the legal ad-
visory boards but "all lawyers should
deem it privilege and patriotic
duty to stand ready and willing to
advice registrants without compen-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
LIEUT.. WILLIAM LEGARE.

William Legare has just finished
his training at Plattsburg and though
below age, has been commissioned a
second lieutenant. He is the only
son of the late Congressman George
S. Legare of Charleston, who is well
remembered %aroI.,4 Abbeville by
the older generation who will be
glad to know of his sons success.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
TOO LIVELY FOR
TWO OLD TIMERS

At the Community Singing last
Tuesday night Sheriff Burts and DR..
Thomson held out nogly as long as
the singing was confined to "Suwa'
nee River" cold Black joe" Juan
ita," and such tunes, but as soon as
it shifted to a "Bamboo Bungalow,
and "Good bye. Broadway, Hello
France" their fire voices were ST
lanced, DR.. Thomson renarlling that
such singing vas 4 generation or TIVE
ahead of him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
THE COMMUNITY SINGING.

The Community Singing at the
Court House last Tuesday was sue
cess in every way. A large crowd
gathered, occupying the portico of
the Court House and sitting in cars
and on the grass in front of the
building. Many people joined in the
singing which was led by w. E. Hill,
Miss Elizabeth Edmunds and Mrs.
Otto Bristow.
Many familiar tunes and patriotic
airs were sung, and the gathering
was enjoyed by all present.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
Committee Met
Tuesday Afternoon
WOMEN'S AND MEMS COMMIT
TEES FOR 4TH LIBERTY LOAN
HOLD JOINT MEETING.

Tuesday afternoon, at $50 o'clock
the Mems Committee and the Wo-
mans Committee for the Fourth
Liberty Loan Drive met in joint ses-
sion in the city council chamber.
Chairman Barnwell called the meet
ing to order and stated why the
meeting was called. Mrs. Coleman,
chairman of the Woman's Commit
tee, explained how the women would
assist the men. A complete census
of the town by wards, the cotton
mill and the business section has
been taken and during the drive
each person will be visited and ask
ed to buy one or as many bonds as
they are able to buy. Both commit
tees are working together in perfect
harmony.
Mr.. H B. Wilson has been appoint
ed as City Chairman for the Mems
Committee and Mrs. W. A.. Harris
for the Woman's Committee. They,
in turn, have appointed their ward
canvassers and a meeting was ar
ranged for last night. Just before
the meeting a photograph was taken
of those present which will be put
in the Record Scrap Book.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27
DEBENEY'S MEN
GAINING GROUND
Germans Fail to Shed
"Last Drop of Blood" .
FRENCH CHANGE STYLE
Shift of Tactics Puzzles Huns Who
Are Forced to Submit to
Capture.

With the French Army in France,
Sept. 25.-General Debeney's troops
in their latest advance towards ST..
Quentin took a position at Dallon
which the Two Hundred and Twenty
First German Division had been or
dered to "hold to the last drop of
blood"
The German officers and more than
500 men were prevented from making
the supreme sacrifice demanded of
them. They fought well under the
protection of a curtain of fire from
their artillery posted around St. Quen-
tin, but the French troops were on
them in successive waves so quickly
that they could not carry out the or
der of their commanding general, Won
La Chevallerie, by committing sui
eide. The alternative of captivity
appeared acceptable to most of them.
The Germans suffered there from
lack of appreciation of the resource
fulness and suppleness of the French
tactics. General Debeney's men hav-
ing approached the position to within
proper distance for an assault, aban-
doned the method of infltration which
had characterized the operation
around St. Quentin and made reso-
lutte frontal attack which the nature
of the obstacle necessitated.
In the first bound they took the
central point of resistance at Fran
cilly-Selency and the cross roads 500
yards to the east.
Keeping close up with the creeping
barrage' which their artillery main
tanned with splendid precision, the at
tacking waves went on sweeping the
eastern edge of Savy wood clear of
the enemy, passing thorugh and be-
yond Marjorin wood and taking the
village of L'Epine de Dallon by as
ssult.
Meanwhile German reinforcements
coming up through the ravines from
the region of St. Quentin were caught
under the fire of the French guns.
This made precarious the German
hold on Hill 1873. This is the highest
point in the positions along the ridges
from Holnon to Dallon which the en-
emy has been fortifying with fever
ish haste. It's fall, while it might not
mean the fall of St. Quentin, would
greatly weaken the defense of the
city.
The troops that took Dallon by as
sault were the same troops who dis
tinguished themselves in the fighting
at La Panneterie along the Canal du
Nord and took Beuvarignes three
times during the campaign that freed
the Montdidier pocket and drove t!?H
Germans to the Hindenburg Line.
They have changed their tactics in
fighting in the bush, in marshes and
in the open air with the same success
and with an endurance that is empha-
cised by the number of fresh German
divisions they have met since the bat
ties at Beuvraignes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-27

The D. A. R. of this city as a
unit, has offered it's services to the
Woman's Committee to assist in the
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive. In the
big pageant that will be held here on
Liberty Day, October 18th, which is
the anniversary of the Discovery of
America, the D. A. RS will repre-
sent the spirit of 1776.