The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus, Miss, September 4.-(Spe- cial. .)-Having accepted call to the pull
 pit of the First Baptist church in this
 city, which has been vacant since the Rev T. l.. Holcomb rendered his resig-
 nation several months ago to go to
 France as Y. M. c. A. secretary the
 Rev. R. s. Gavin, formerly of Cornith,
 Miss, began his local pastorate Sunday.
 In entering upon his new work Mr Gavin put in a strenuous day, having addressed the Mems Baraca class of the First Bap-
 tist church at 10 a. m. while at Il oclocl,
 he delivered his initial sermon before
 the congregation which he is to serve as
 pastor and at S,3o p. m. conducted union services at the Princess Airdrome. The Columbus Baptist association Will hold it's annual session at Starkvlle. Miss, October 4-7, the session being pre- sided over by B. L. Owen of this city, the moderator.
 The Columbus cotton exchange has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, G. w. Sher- l man; vice president, F. P. Phillips: sec retary and treasurer, W. E. Pope The cotton crop in the territory contiguous to Columbus is excellent, and, members or the exchange are anticipating an
 unusually prosperous season. The first Lowndees county boy to enter the national army as private and to receive an officers commission is Rob- ert Harris of Steens. Young Harris
 went to Camp Pike with a contingent of local draftees about a year ago, and proved so efficient in military tactics
 that he recently was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He has just been granted short furlough and is spend ing 8 few days with his parents in the Steens' neighborhood
 Letters recently received here state that
 Lieuts. w. H. Grace and T. A. Browa, Columbus boys, who now are with the E1ghty-first division. supply train 30S have arrived safely in France. The following is the personnel of the commitee~which will conduct the fourth
 Liberty Loan campaign in Lowndes county: County director. I. L. Gaston;
 director of publicity, P. w. Maer; dire,- tor of speakers bureau, B. A. Lincoln;
 director of sales, F. F. Phillips; direc- tor of bankers group, c. H. Ayres; di- rector of supplies, J. P. Woodward; di- rector of four-minute men, R. E. John ston: director of woman's auxiliary, Mrs.
 Fl. F. Simrall.
 A letter has just reached here which states that pr. Edward Lehmburg, a local physician who joined the medical reserve corps soon after the United States declared war against Germany and who has been in France several months. recently had narrow escape from death when German shell struck 1s s1h r, v~i1 fv,y c11a
 struck the animal in the neck, severing the head from the body, but Dr. Lehm- burg miraculously escaped without in jury.
 Roy l.. Egger and Miss Nettie Edmonds
 were married at the parsonage of the Central Methodist church in East Colum- bus last night, the ceremony having been performed by the pastor, the Rev. T. E. Gregory.
 Earl Equen, a Columbus boy who is chief boatswains mate on the United States transport Muhaires, after spend- ing few days here with his mother, Mrs. E. P. Wilkinson, has returned to New York to resume his duties on the sea.
 The post exchange at Payne Field, near West Point, has, according to the Zooms the official publication of the flyers. made a profit of 5000 since it was estab- lished last May. This money. which be- longs to the enlisted men. accrued with out any investment on their part. The sum of 5000, which was required to start the exchange was borrowed and not only has this sum been repaid but additional profits amounting to 5000 have been earned.
 A new theatre has been erected at West Point. Miss, to furnish amusements for flyers at Payne Field, which is located near that city. The new theatre. which
 is known as the Star, inaugurated it's career Monday night, the United South ern Stock company having been the opening attraction.