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ready for them to go to work, sewing fo~ the soldiers.
 Each lady brought her lunch, ana when the lunch hour arrived Mrs. Murphy, in her usual hospitable way had prepared iced tea for the crowd
 Several new members were added 10 the original number. The names or no members are as follows: Miss Mary Anderson, Mrs. Rebecca Anderson, Mrs
 Aldridge, Mrs. H. T. BrownelI Mrs
 Beaully, Mrs. Kenneth Charlton, Mrs
 Clark, Mrs C. W. Horn, Mrs. H. C. Keller, Mrs E. F. Lester, Mrs. c. R
 Milvee, Mrs w J. Mathis, Mrs. Q. k
 Murphy, Mrs. Oglesby, Mrs. H. M. Fer ry, Mrs Jennie Rittenburry, Mrs. Alma Rittenberry, Miss Mary Rittenberry, Mrs. F. J. Saulter. Mrs. F. L. Smith, Mrs. Viola Shor, Mrs. w. c. Sterrett, Mrs. c. M Toul. Mrs. H. P Waltnall Mrs. J. R. Waters, Mrs. J. D. Moore, Mrs. Acton, Miss Spark and Mrs. Felts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
PACKING INSTRUCTIONS

Only one garment of a kind is to De packed 10 a case, even drawers and un- dershirts being packed separately.
 The exception to this is that bed jack cts, A and E, are packed together, and helpless case shirts A and B are also packed together.
 Pack dark and light pajamas in sepa- rate cases. Fold trousers in coats Leave all garments unhuttoned
 Minimum number of garments to a case:
 Pajamas. heavy, 14o; bed shirts, twill 36S; bed shirts, flannel, 360 bed shirts light cotton, 41o; sheets. heavy, yards 24o; convalcscent gowns, Tarcovat sS convalescent gowns, heavy, 6; drawers 460; undershirts, AGO.
 When shipping to division for repack- ing, only supplies of one kind must De packed 10 a box, e. g., hospital garments surgical dressings, knitted articles This facilitates the work of repacking for for eign shipment. If chapter is too smal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27

where rate was $20 to sso month; $1o increase, where the rate was less than $2o month.
 Creation of the new wage board will not affect the duties of the existing rail- way board of adjustment No. 1. having charge of disputes over interpretation of wage or employment rules affecting the four trainmens brotherhoods, no other adjustment boards to be created soon for other classes of labor. These adjustment boards are quasi judicial bodies passing on interpretations which involve wages only incidentally, while the new board of railroad wages will have much broader functions All these labor boards will be under the supervision of w. S. Car ter, director of the railroad administra- tion's division of labor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
 WORKERS ARE TO
 R E c EIV E 300
 MILLIONS MORE
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ITOm A-ASc Inrce) control are not based upon the old con- ditions of private management Dissen- sions and disappointments should be for gotten and all should now remember that they are not only serving their country in the operation of the railroads, but that upon the character quality and loyalty of that service depends in large measure our success in this war
 Tt is an inspiring task--ths task of putting upon a more just and equitable basis the wages and working conditions of loyal workers in railroad service and I confidently expect the patriotic support and assistance of every railroad official and every railroad employe In performing that task with credit and with honor to their country
 The only provision for limitation of earnings in the order is rule that in individual cases where the new scale permits increase greater than is ap- proprate or necessary to those train men and enginemen who make abnormal amounts of mileage and who. therefore make already abnormally high monthly earnings" officials of each railroad may take up with committee of the men the question of limiting mileage made per month by employees paid on the mileage basis.
 SPECIAL RATE OF PAY Special rates of pay are provided for office, messenger and other chore boys and similar employees under IS years. as follows:
 Twenty dollars increase per month. where the pay in December, 1915, was from 50 to $45 month: sl5 increase
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
Red Cross Units Given Pack ing Instructions for For eign Shipments-Other
 Activities Noted
nr E,THEL GuLEN

The Red Cross Is the nearest thing to an angel host humanity has ever brought forth. Mothering all, pre-emlnently et- ficient, mercifully serving where we could not reach as individuals and faith fully performing every trust imposed upon it. The Red Cross gives us the privilege of putting dollars to work at mending the broken, uplifting the down cast and feeding the starving. Think Of those little children with stomachs shrivelcd and aching for lack of food think of the wounded the dying, the out raged-aal suffering d thousand hells on earth; tbink then of the Red Cross, which comforts the dying and rebuilds the living. then give as you are able and be thankful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
PELHAM CHAPTER

Articles completed and turned from July 14, 1917 to May 23191S:
 Pajamas 2t4. bed shirts IS, bed Jackets 2S, bath robes 6, flags 12, nightengales 73. fracture pillows 15St foot warmers 14. white undershirts 20 Red Cross flags 9. drawers 36 pil- low covers Il, property bags 62, com fort kits 23. towels AZ, abdominal bandages 349 triangular bandages 67, four-inch bandages 12, four-tail band ages 5. water bottle covers 5, knitted garments 90, reconstructed garments 75 Total garments 1250.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
LOCKWOOD UNIT

The newly organized Red Cross unit of Edgewood had it's first "all day sewing" party Thursday at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Q. R. Murphy
 W. J. Mathis who is always ready to serve the ladies, sent his wagon around the neighborhood Wednesday afternoon to gather up the sewing ma chimes so that when the ladies arrived at Mrs. Murphy's bright and early Thursday morning everything was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
Sharman's Body Recovered

Montgomery. May 26.-The body otN Ralph Sharman, former member of the Philadelphia American league baseball team, and with the 116th field artillery at Camp Sheridan, until he was drowned last Friday, was recovered from the Ala bama river late this afternoon. The funeral will be conducted at the camp today and the remains shipped to Gin cinnati Ohio, for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
KETTLE YOUNG MAN

Acting President Kittle looks like he might have his registration card in his pocket-not alien enemy-but for the selective draft-so young and well preserved is he, but perchance he is around 40 He is clever and very much on the regular man" order. He talks like he might be somebody's chief clerk instead of the head of one of the greatest railroad systems in the world. in that he is so unassuming and unpretentious. and he has that cordiality and frankness that marks all big men. Of course. he thinks he has big railroad-the Illinois Gen. tral-and you would think so, too, if you had seen the light of day on that main line like the writer of this story did, and lived 12 years before you ever resided in a town big enough to justi- fly the stopping of the fast trains for the Illinois Central is some rail- road. He told this story, which is good one, coming from lover there" Tn the trenches:
 "Over in France there is a young fellow in the trenches now who lives in Chicago. One day he was amazed to see an engine puffing away up the track bringing in supplies with 1lli- nois Central stamped on her, and it made him homesick. He stated in a letter to his parents in Chicago that he wondered if they were bringing all of the Illinois Central engines to France. and asked his parents what they would do in America. He was very much alarmed over it, yet glad to see an I. C. engine in France
 But the explanation was easy. There was in the Hath engineers regiment Q party of Illinois Central civil ensi- neers numbering 167, and wherever they saw an engine that was being placed into service for supply trains they would promptly paint the "Illi- nois Central trademark and name on her before they turned her loose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
CHAPTER UNIT

Mrs. George Hughes, captain; Mrs. L. s. Handley, Mrs. A. R. Moody, Mrs. S. H. Gardner, Mrs. w. J. Winston, Mrs w. A. Carns, Mrs. J. E. Hurst, Mrs. s. F. Ewing, Mrs. w. F. Conner, Mrs. w. o. Lanning, Mrs H. B. Abernethy, Mrs E. W. Hicks, Mrs. D. F. Herndon, Miss Lola Zeigler, Miss Erie Conville, Mrs. Henry Robinson, Mrs. Liela Leslie, Mrs. Drucilla Bowling, Mrs. J. T. Hackney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
Red Cross Bulletin

The work of the American Red Cross has grown to such proportions in its efforts to relieve suffering humanity that The Age Herald will publish a Red Cross bulletin daily. Contributions to this column from workers throughout the district will be welcomed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
HORNADY SPEAKS
 ON THE PRINCIPLE
 OF BROTHERHOOD
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man liveth to himself. and that what is true of man is true of nations. We though at one time that as a nation we were sufficient unto ourselves. The great problems that troubled other nations of the world were not ouf problems. Here upon this continent, 5000 miles from the powder mines of Europe we erected temple Of free dom and felt ourselves secure. What if men of other nations were enslaved, we were free. What if men in far places were living under the oppres- sion of threatened conflict every day of their lives, no war clouds dark ened our outlook. Serene in the en- joyment of the priceless gift of free dom. we were more or less indifferent to the state of other peoples of the world.
 Now an amazing thing has hap pened Our fancied security has been broken. A bolt has fallen from The blue and amid the crash of titanic conflict we find that if we are to con tinue in the enpoyment of the liberty purchased with the blood of our fore fathers we must fight on and on un- til liberty becomes the heritage of our friends and brothers across the sea, The spirit of a selfish contentment has gone forever and in its place has come a spirit of service that knows no geo. graphical limitations.
 SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE
 That this spirit of service should manifest itself at this time in the form of the sword is inevitable. That hid- eous monster loosed by Germany knows no language save the language of force and, for the sake of humanity it must be destroyed. Guided by the principle of brotherhood well as by the spirit of self-preservation, we war against a power that despoils woman hood, that mains childhood, that mur- ders the young and the aged and that recognizes not one principle of right or justice among men.
 "Friends. when I think of the black ness of the crimes against which we fight, and the righteousness of the cause that we espouse. my heart swells with gratitude at the knowledge that here in our beloved city spirit has grown up which demands of every cit izen a 100 per cent degree of loyalty, and which proclaims that if man is not 100 per cent loyal then Birmlng ham is no place for him.
 That your organization has played a splendid part in emphasizing the brotherhood of man and in creating the spirit of devotion which is now so manifest, should be a source of pride to every living member and should make more sweet the rest of those who have gone before"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
wOMAN'S WORK

For the week ending May IS, 1918:
 Cases packed and shipped, F; total sur gical dressings (hree cases), 17,65o; total hospital supplies Give cases), 17so; total hospital garments -four cases), 56o. To tai for week, 10000
 Report of Helena unit, May to May q: Knitted socks, Il pairs
 The Red Cross unit of the First Cum berland Presbyterian church will meet Thursday to sew. All members are urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27

to conform to this request, then each
 kind of article may be placed in a layer and the layers separated by wrapping paper. However. concentrated packing insures earlier recognition of shipments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
ADJUSTMENTS
At Loew's Biiou

Loew's will offer distinctive bill today when they present five big vaudeville numbers with Vanity Mykoff, Raskin Revue" unique and artistic combina- tion of musical and dancing specialties, including eight people in the cast. and a Ihotoplay offering that is unexcelled, it being Jewel Carmen in "Confession'
 Other vaudeville numbers will be The Gentleman Athlete" Jack and Foris, classy opponents of modern equilbrism; Nada Keser, known as the Belgian nightingale, in repertoire of classy and artistic song successes; the celebrated comedians, O'Connor and Dixon, in their laugh-producing farce, Hired and Fired which is scream from start to finish.
 The bill Is one of variety, plenty of pep and punch, and the big headliner is ar act unusual in vaudeville. These peo- pie are clever dancers there is music galore of the snappy variety and the voices and shapely misses will be fea- ture of the offering. They will introduce a number of new specialties.
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New Regional Director
 Southern Railroads and
 Other Officials in City
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hand of a summer resort owner, al ways ready to extend in courteous re- ception of a visitor He remembers nanes-neyer forgets a face and has a smile that pulls like magnet. Then he will cut loose some stuff" on his new jop no one doubts, if 1t takes Hstuff, to get action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27

The American Red Cross has built a
 number of portable houses on loaned ground near Paris and sold on easy terms 10 refugee families. When the war is over, the family can take it's house with tiem to replace home shattered by shell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
At the Lyric

Children of France, a stirring dra- matic episode of the great war presented by Harry Stafford and company, is the extraordinary feature of the new Lyric bill to be presented this afternoon mat inee. This sketch is true incident of the war and has been declared by such a notable critic as Alan Dale of New York to be the very kind of en- tertanment vaudeville audiences demand
 It is filled with action and is one of the seasons vaudeville thrllers. Children of France" has been declared to be one of the most appealing and thrilling of all war plays. Another big feature on to- days bill will be Milo. vaudeville's sur prise artist. Milo is an extraordinary entertainer and the entertainment he offers is delightfully."- appealing. The new programme also includes such attractions as the famous Davis Family, equilibrists; Fay, Two Coleys and Fay, in 1860 Sec onds of Vaudeville" and the Valdares, singing, dancing and comedy cyclists. Lyric Screen Telegrams are a feature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27

when clad in silk. One of the war songs, I remember:
 '"Hurrah! hurrah for the sunny south so
 dear:
 Three cheers for the homespun dress the
 southern ladies wear
 And they often said. We want home spun dresses; they are the best for us now The women of the south made many uniforms and other garments out of heavy woolen goods for the soldiers.
 Nearly all the bandages used at the first battle of Manassas were made by Mrs. Robert Hardaway of Columbus and her sister, whose fingers had been more used to ivory keys of piano than to needle and thimble. If these women were not present with Barak in body, tbey surely V ere in spirit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
Gnnn COLE PLAYER

Recently Mir Markham was in Mem phis and went out for an afternoon of golf MT. kittle of the Illinois Gen. tral was pulled into the game against his wishes, and he admitted from the start that he was playing a rotten game But MT. Markham got away q la Chick Evans. and was going in high" until suddenly he made pum play and got in bad. He made Wry race and scolded considerably.
 Do you know what" he said to Mr. Kittle Eff I did not know anymore about running a railroad than 1 do about playing golf. I couldn't hold job as switchman."
 That's right said MT. Kittle, T believe you
 Well" flashed back MT. Markham, who did not expect MT. Kittle to agree with him quite so readily, and You would make d. poor assistant,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-10-18
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ~
ASKED MAN WHO PAY TAXES,
BY THE CHAIRMAN

Mr.. J. H. Brown of Grenada
County Liberty Loan Committee, ad-
dresses the following questions to
the people of Grenada county rela-
tive to the purchase of Liberty
Bonds.
Question No. /. Do you realize
that income which is now taxable
from holdings of $45,000.00 or less
Of 4 per cent and 4 Ia per cent Lib
erty Bonds may be totally exempted
from income taxes, excess prohts
taxes. and war profits taxes during
the period of the war and for two
years thereafter in case you file a
subscription to 100000, worth OF
bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan
and retain your bonds. A proper
tionate exemption is accorded on
smaller subscriptions to the Fourth
Loan?
Question No. 2. Do you realize
that those paying surtaxes under the
proposed revenue bill, Beginning
with those having taxable incomes
of $4,000" it would be necessary in
order to secure the same result IN
dollars to obtain a yield from taxa
hle securities on an investment OF
$4,000 varying from 5000 points
to SO 1-2 points, depending upon the
rate of surtax to which a taxpayer
is liable?
Question No. 8. Do you realize
that Liberty Bonds are totally eX-
empt from all normal income taxes
which under the proposed revenue
act will be levied at the rate of II
per cent and that no state or local
taxes may be levied on them as per-
sonal property and lack of full un-
derstanding of the tax exemption
features may we'll mean loss in dol
lars to you?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-10-18
Mr.. c. L. TONNES BURIED
HERE THURSDAY

Mr.. c. L. Townes, millionaire
PLANTER >of Minter City and State
Fuel Administrator, died in Memphis
Monday night at p. M, of double
pneumonia at the Peabody Hotel.
Mr.. Townes had been i'll at the hotel
some there weeks and at one time
was thought we'll on the road to re-
covery, in fact was out of bed, but
was suddenly stricken and never raj
lied. His remains were brought to
Grenada Wednesday night to the
home of his aunt. Mrs. B. C. Duncan
on Margin street. He was buried
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at
Odd Fellows Cemetery. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Rammage, an Episcopal minister of
Memphis.
Mr.. Townes was born at Minter
City thirty years ago. He leaves a
widowed mother, married sister, and
younger brother. who is in the avia-
ton service now in France, besides
his wife. to whom he had been mar
RED only about six months.
There were a large number from
out of town here for the funeral.
Some forty negroes from his planta-
uion came over also.
His near relatives in Grenada are
his aunt. Mrs. B. C. Duncan and
cousin, Mrs. NJ. E. Hughes.
The Sentinel extends sympathy 20
the bereft.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-10-18

have been sick a little, had fever
1908, but that was last week, ano
now / feel alright, but they are
dying here by the hundred in the
base hospital; there are four thou
sand sick; there is big ice box at
the base to put the dead in. passed
it yesterday and saw about seventy
five in it. They were getting them
ready to ship home. All OF their
insides are removed. Every man IN
uniform is done this way, that dies,
before he is shipped.
got nice long letter frem Gage
a few days ago, and one from Lula
Yesterday; also one from sister,
Now mama, don't worry about
me, for all the boys in my company
are up now, and we have never had
over sixty or seventy in bed at one
time. These boys could not get IN
the base; they did not have room to
take care of all the sick. / see they
are giving UP the Y. M. c. A. all
over the camp for the sick. Now
mama, don't be uneasy about me;
for I feel fine. never felt better and
had less in my life. | was IN bed
three days and the boys sure was
good to me, but they know | would
do the same for them.
Now mama, take good care OF
Yourself. and write soon.
With love to all,
FRANK WRIGHT.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-10-18

C. Minis, A. V. Allison, w. Whitman,
Mrs. Willie E. Smith, Mrs. J. c. Hay
den, J. D. Moss, w. J. Rayburn, z.
Lawrence, w. A. Carr, Mrs. R. Ad-
kins, Mrs. J. M. Hudson, w. T. Sos
tello, j. T. Talbert, J. c. Schultz. s.
M. Brown, Albert Slower, L. A IL
Inns, Joe McAfee, Thoma~ },
J. L. Hays, Mrs. W. ~ Mrs.
w. C. Mclean, Mr. .s,Sso' Todd, G..
w. Wood, D. J d p. W. Horns
NJ. Taylor, Nv: Martin, R. F. Car
penter, J. -, Blakeslee, A. L. Mil
house, B. w. Smith, C. B. Thomp-
son, A. S. Weigert, (. c. Littletou,
j. T. Smith, J. M. Shippy, E. W.
Peters, r. F. Watkins, l. j. Horton,
J. T. Talbert, E. A. DeMiller, Chas.
Armstrong, Mrs. JAS Horton, B. C.
Adams, c. F. Woodson, L. Richard
son, J. F. Thompson, Mrs. A. F..
Campbell, T. NJ Brownlee, B. L. Bur
ford, E. D. Lewis, c. E. Perry, Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Campbell, Henry
Berry, J. B. Rhodes, Mrs. ]. 4.
Roane, Mrs. H. E. Duggins, Mrs. w.
X. Penn, Mrs. Bertha E. Ellis, E. p
Turner, R. T. Knox, j. NJ. TindalI,
F. M. Hurst, Sam Williams, J. S.
Hawkins, w. P. Ferguson, Tilman
Williams, A. P. Mitchell, Arthur
Grantham, Jim Galliday.
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ton of seeing several fall, but the
thing is awful heavy to carry.
The pen has gone dry so / will
finish with a pencil. / am going be-
fore the--this afternoon for
an examination and he will tell me
whether / will get a-----or two
or three for l will not 60 back to
the front lines for a few months
after the war. Not that don't want
to see you all, but you know that
but / had rather stay in France until
when you are in the states one would
say, "There goes an able handed
man who ought to be in France u
And don't want to be in that boat.
Well, as / have nothing to write
about, / will close; hoping to hear
from you all soon.
AS ever, your son,
JOHN r. SMITH.
John Smith volunteered from San
Francis county in September, 1917.
He was wounded in. his upper right
arm on the night Of July 9, and nat
urally his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
R. Smith, have been much concerned
about him. He was given a special
distinction medal. The friends of
the anxious parents joy with them
over the fact of his recovery.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-10-18
MISS GRACE HALLAM WEDS.

News has been received in Grena-
da announcing the marriage of Miss
Grace Hallam at Chattanooga, Ten
nessee, on September 9th, to Mr..
Angus S. Orbits of Detroit, Michigan.
Mrs. Orbits will keep her contract
with the Keith vaudeville circuit for
the remainder of the present theater
season at least. She has been in vau-
deville for the past three seasons
and has madesan enviable reputa-
ton. She is the younger daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.. Hahan of
Grenada. The Sentinel joins with
Grenada friends in wishing for her
much happiness.