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Iditarod pioneer., 1918-05-18
BRITISH

IIondon May 1l.-Fve trains of American troops ar. rived in London this morning and were marshaled at the Wellington barracks for their march through the streets of the city today.
 Despite German denias, the cruiser Vlndlctlve 3OO feet long lies in the neck of Osend channel at the en- trance the harbOr, at angle Ot 4O degrees inc channel is 32O feet wide.
 With British Army in France, May 13.-An important section of high ground Vyyerbeek rver north ot Kennel, captured by the F rench Tn strong at tack Both Hill A and Goedde Sene farm, which are between Lacylette and Vierstraat were stormed ana occupied, giving the French possession Of positions which have been bone of contention for many days.
 London May 13.-It is predicted that double drive on the Western and Italian fronts, which may result from the conference of Emperor William and the Elm peror of Austria at the German great headquarters and that it will be the greatest blow of the This advice was received from Amsterdam today.
 All German prisoners recent ly captured ln France say that Gen. Hndenberg is dead, according to a statement the London Daily Express based upon let ters from British officers on the Western front.
 Gen. Hag this morning reported hostile artillery ac' tive the Somme valley and Albert sectors durlng last night and also between Locon and the forest of Nieppe.
 London, May 14-Gen. Haig this morning reported heavy artillery fire last night the Somme and Ancre sectors and that he had carried raids in the Robecq sector, and captured prisoners without casualties.
 British casualties for the week ending today were 41,612.
 With British in France May 15-There is little doubt that Germany is embarked upon her last great adventure, in which every man, boy, horse and ma chine will be used in desperate endeaVor to obtain military decSlOn,
 During the present fighting the Teutonc drafts for refttng divisions have been half composed of return ing wounded and recruts-the later including boys of IS years.
 With British Army in France May 16,-Nearly 100 rested and fresh German infantry divisions comprising 12O0O OOO men, the Western front ready for i'm mediate battle. Gen. von Hindenberg has slowly patched up his badly battered machine, and about 1, ,5OO 900 men are facing the British Belgians and American in actual line of eight divisions
 With British Army in France, May 17.-The Allies Uaitin in0o nbprO more magnificent weather could be enjoyed than has been for the past 48 hours the Western front but even this has brought change in the military stua ton The delay is considered to indicate that the next German move is to be on scale of great magnitude and frmness
 American aviators this morning brought down an other German plane According to dispatch, Lieut. Edward Rickenbaugher answering alarm, met three German planes and attacked and brought down one of them inside of the enemy lines Capt. Peterson downed two Teutonc moncplanes Wednesday, and Captain Kenneth Marr also brought down enemy plane Captain Marr left Alaska in 1915 with Scoty Al len, and is we'll known in Nome Lieut. Rickenbaugher is 3 former automobile driver.
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AMERICAN TROOPS NOT IN RESERVE

Washington, May 13.-Secretary of War Baker and Lord Reading have both disputed the correctness of certain advces from Ottawa to the effect that the American army in France was being held in reserve.
 Secretary Baker said American troops are being actively used in battle and in such other ways as meet With the approval of Generals Foch and Persh' ing.
 Pinch of Change for Heavy Ordnance
 The War department asked today for an appro praton of $6 OOO 900 for the purchase of heavy ordnance
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WANTS YAGER FIRED

Washington, May 1.-The removal of Arthur Wager, governor ot Porto Rico, was asked of President Wilson yesterday by Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation of Labor. Gov. Yager was charged with incompetence in his handling of the islands labor situation.
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HAVING REPAIRED WAR MACHINE HINDY READY TO SMASH

nounceen concludes with the statement that the rela tions between the British and American officers and soldiers extremely cordial.
 Paris May 14.An artillery battle is ill progress in the Champagne sector.
 Paris, May 15.-Beginning today, France will have three meatless days each week.
 Paris, May 16.-German aeroplanes dropped bombs in the suburbs last night, but failed to break through the aerial defenses to reach the city proper
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MORE THAN 1.3oo,0OO CALLED

Washington May 11.-More than 100000 men have been called in the draft and either ln France, in camp, or under call to into service be, fore June l. There is every indication that the sec ond increment to be called in June, will be larger than that of May and progressive monthly mobliza tion will continue throughout the summer and fall
 The above figures do not include the Regular Army or the National Guard all of whom are now m trance
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TO GET IN ONCE MORE

A Pacific Port, May 13.-Enrouts to the fighting fronts, where they expect to again take up arms, are 335 Belgian and Italian soldiers, mostly officers, who arrived here today from an Oriental port. They are refugees from Bolshe- wiki rule in Russia, and have several machine guns with them.
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FELIX WILL FIX IT

Washington, May 11.-The President today placed in the hands of Felix Frankfurter, of New York. the task of whipping into definite form, national labor policy for the period of the war. MT. Frankfurtsr's appointment makes him labor commissioner under Secre- tary of Labor Wilson.
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Amsterdam May 14-Emperor William has issued a proclamation concerning Lthuania, in which he says 1t is assured that Lithuania will participate in the war burdens of Germany.
 Turned Out Job Lot of "Knks" Copenhagen, May 15.-The Austrian and German emperors at meeting at the Great German headquar ters selected monarchs for Lithuana, Courland: Es thonia and Poland.
 Plenty Shell Dropping in April London, May 15.--In April British airman dropped 6O33 bombs behind enemy lines along the British front, while during the period the Teutons dropped only 346 in the occupied by the British
 Germany Not at War With Uruguay Montevideo, May 19,-The German government has informed Uruguay u response to request for lnfor' nation defining the relations between the two countries that it does not consider that state of war exists
 Yankee Soldiers Wanted by Italians Washington May 16 Italy has made it known to the United States government that the presence of American troops the Italian front is greatly to be desired.
 Some Scrapping on Italian Front Vienna, May 16.-Reconnotering thrusts pulsed between Brenta and the Pave river, announced the office today. At Monte Perta hand to hand fighting occurred.
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MRS. GOV. HARRISON DIVORCED

San Diego, Cal, May 15.-Mrs. Fran cis Burton Harrison formerly Miss Mabel Judson, of Brooklyn), wife of the governor-general of the Phillipines, today obtained an interlocutory decree of divorce.
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QUIET LITTLE GAME"
 ENDED IN MURDER

Everett, Wash, May IA lone bandit held up l5 loggsrs who were playing friendly little game' of poker at Camp Edmonds, near here, and killed John Jandos, who resisted the bandit.
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l0,000-TON SHIP A DAY

Philadelphia, May 16.-Charles M. Schwab made an announcement today that 10,O00-ton ships were being placed in commission at the rate of one per day, and hopes to be able to furnish three per day next year.
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EXTENDS BEAVER TIME

Nulato, May 11.-It is stated here that the restrictions as to the killing of beaver are extended five years, which makes slaughter unlawful until 1923.
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MORE WOODEN SHIPS

Washington, May 16.-The National Shipping Board has ordered that con- tracts be let for 200 more wooden ships Of 4.700.tons capacity.
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MINING MEN INDICTED

Tuscon, Ari., May 15.-Twenty min ipg company officials and employees, and business mon of the Warren district have been arrested. They were in' dicted by the grand jury which has just completed Investigations of the de- portation last July of 1,200 I. w. w.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-05-18

A heavy run of ice last Wednesday morning about o'clock carried away nearly all the piles under the city dock, leaving that structure ip a vsry unsafe condition.
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VANCOUVER HAS EXPENSIVE FIRE

Vancouver, B. C., May 15.-A fire this morning caused loss of sl, 500, 900 to the Coughland steel shipyards plant. The foreman of the yards is reported killed.
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.SUICIDED IN HOSPITAL

Seattle, May 11.-F. A. Reynolds, formerly police judge at Leaven- worth, Wash. shot and killed himself in the Seattle General Hospital, follow ing an operation for appendicitis.
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RUSSIAN cHARADES
RUSSIAN

Moscow, May 1l.-Count von Mirbach, the German ambassador to Russia, has issued utmatum to the Bosheviki government demanding that it stop armlng troops and to disband those already armed. The ann bassador mentioned the occupation of Moscow as an alternative.
 Moscow, May 14-Four thousand Germans and mem bers of the Finnish White Guards were killed in battle near Lahti, 60 miles northeast Of Hesingors. The German bombardment killed many civilians. After the occupation of Tammerfors by White Guards 300 Rus sian officers and soldiers shot and executed in groups of 50 by machine guns.
 Moscow, May 15.-Rostovondon, the largest city in the Don Cossac territory, has been recapured by the Soviet troops The Germans, who had held Rostovon- don only one day, are now retreatng.
 NETHERLANDS
 Amsterdam, May 17-Martal law has been pro claimed at Odessa by the Austrian commandant at the request of the Germans Street fighting at kiev and Austrian patrols in the streets day and night. Thousands of people fleeing from the city
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Mrs. Earl Hunt, of Flat, spent the weekend with her mother ia Iditarod.
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ITALIAN CABINET OFFICIALS QUIT

Rome, May 1.-Two members ot the Italian cabinet have resigned.
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William Ansley has returned home.
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PRESIDENT VISITS IN NEW YORK

Washington, May l6.-Presidsnt Will son leaves for New York tomorrow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-04
cd
ON THE TICKET
Pool Has One Opponent,
Thomson None; Ellis for
County Chairman.

Candidates for district offices filed
their applications Monday with j. j..
Raster. county Democratic chairman.
for places on the ticket before the
Democratic primaries on July o.
They had until midnight Monday
night TO file their applications. No
further candidates may now enter the
Iace except for strictly county offices.
The applications filed with Mt.
Raster were as follows
For ougress-Zach. Lamar cobb
and Claude B. Hudspeth, both of FL
Paso.
For the state senate. 25th district
J. ~ Dudley, Of II Paso, and IL 81
Mcfarland, Of Alpine
For the legislature. l19th district
r. T. Thomson. Of III PasO.
For legislature, 18th dsitrict-Ad-
rian Pool and L. A. Dale. both Of FL
Paso-
For county chairman Democratic
executive committee Page and
H. y Ellis. both of III Paso-
This leaves AR. Thomson with
clear field
Pool is left with but one opponent.
H. Y. Ellis. who had announced him
self for the legislature against iudge
Pool having Withdrawn from the race
10 make the race for county chair
man.
T. A. Dale who is opposing judge
FOOL ls an avQWed ferguson sup
porter and was nominated by the
Sweeney elly-Ferguson "conventic1"
of Isl people last week Ellis sub
mitted his name TO the same conVen-
ton, and when Dale received the most
votes, decided to enter the race for
county chairman
As judge Pool is detained in north
Texas at the bedside Of a sick rela-
tive, ne was not able TO reach Ell Paso
IN time 20 file his application in per
son 10 be placed on the ticket. but
sent a registered letter 10 Lr. Raster.
which reached Fl Paso at o'clock
Monday evening. Fearing that The
letter might not arrive in time. his
friends took the necessary steps to
have his name placed on the ballot
by petition and - o'clock fin the
afternoon. the petition. containing the
names Of 8 leading citizens. was filed
with Mr. Raster
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-04
Society and Club,
For Wednesday

Red Cross. for the morning only. in
the downtown workshop Of the White
House, in charge of Mrs Horace W.
Broaduus, chairman Of WOman-s SER
vice, assisted by Mrs D. Bruce
smith surgical dressings: Mrs. j. F..
MIllldms and Mrs w W Turney,
sewing Mrs. T.. S. Stewart and Mrs.
O. T. Kelly, knitting: Mrs A. F. Eerr's
day for sewing; AIRS. r. s Cooke. sur
steal dressings; Mrs. F. C.. Searle.
knitting, with Mrs. H. Hayes Wat
son, Instructor Hosresses for the
morning Mrs. c. C.. Crews and Mrs.
Adlne T.. owen afternoon. AIRS T. V
Picireu and Mrs. W. ID. Nayfie-d
Mrs Frank Murchison- Mrs James
MARI Mrs Esabel Flato and Mrs.
Hugh White viii be on the third floor
Of the Popular. at the comforts COM
mittee downtown headquarters of the
Navy league to give out wool TO the
knitters.
Daughters Of Erin win work for
the Red Cross in knights of C0lum-
bus hal Wednesday afternoon
Red Cross work AT temple Mt Sinai.
AIRS Charles Auer.
Red Cross workers meet in the par
lsh house OF St Clements from . TO
O'Clock ANY woman is welcome
Mrs w. r. DAYS Bible class at the
y. W at 9;45 a m.
Westminster Presbyterian Red
Cross circle invites all women Of the
neigh5Orhood 10 assist in sewing
Wednesday in the church parl0rs. Mrs.
T. b Mcdonald. director.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-04
HP0sOons 4Uau.

Yrs. w. 7. Ward leaves in a few
days TO summer in Long Beach
1Ir. and Mrs. II. CobIentz, Of Austin
1erracl- left Monday Tor an extended
trip 10 New York
Mrs Chas W. Creis. vile OF Capt
Chas ". CreiE. leaves tonight for her
home i'm Cleveland. Ohio.
1Irs T. 81 Wing0. u Governmeni
I'm. was passenger on Monday s
train for a visit To Chicago.
Mrs Marie Rogers and children let
Sunday on the limited for Long Beach
and san Francisco. to spend the SUM
seret Maj. r. H Crews. or 1903
Arizona street. has been ordered to FL
sill. Okla. and left saturday for thar
place
Mss Aline woodland left Saturday,
on the Golden state Limited, for Lone
Beach. Calf. where she viii spend
the sumner with friends
Mrs W. r. Jameson is leaving this
week for san Antonio to join her hus-
hand. who has recently Joined the ser
vice and is stationed at that place
John and Ray sinner, sons Of the
late llrs. j. v sinner LETT rlQaL
evening for Denver. where they VIII
make their home with their sister
1lrs- A Duff. Of that city
lIr. and Mrs. %. r. Baum leave Tor
Cloudcroft wednesday TO spend the
summer I'D LlIlE ENNLa=E at A--a- ENE4-
lar resort Mrs Baum's sister, Mrs
s. Talliver. Will accompany them
Dave lulcahy has received his com
mission as second Lieutenant and IS
now at Camp Jackson. Columbia. s
O., where he is waiting orders 70 go
70 a field artillery somewhere IN
france"
Mrs. G. o. Peavv left Saturday for
Dallas. TO visit a few days with her
sister and friends, after which she
viii 20 TO Atlanta Ca TO Join
Lieut. Peavy. who has formerly sta
toned at Fort Bliss
Mrs. Hugh T. Henry and her inter
estinE family left Sunday for Cloud
croft. where she has taken cottage
f0r the season Mrs Henry was ac-
companIed by her sister. Miss Jane
Lucille Wright. and ar Henry. VINO
is al TT Baird. expects 20 join MS
family later in the sumner.
Pruett York. son Of Ar and Mrs T.
H. York. VIII arrive in II Paso this
evening from Los Angeles, where he
had been visiting his brother and
sister. lIr. and Mrs. Ira York He is-on
his way TO Charleston. S C., where
he VIII enter q naval training school
His brother. Tom York Joined the
colors some time ago and is now on
Goat Island. san Francisco
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-04
VII Brighten
UbtheI Interior
Of Y Building
Directors Decide To Send
Two Officers To Estes
Park Summer School.

An International reorEaniza ton Of
some Of the work Of the y. n C. a.
association OF Fl Paso was talked Of
Monday night at a meeting Of the
board Of directors Of the association.
The recommendation made by the
house committee that the interior OF
the house be redecorated and inn
provements be made in the boys de-
partmeut was approved r. L.
Christie. treasurer. showed in his re-
port that of the payments due at this
time. two thirds had been paid.
The board asked that s. l.. BRENT.
the new general secretary. take the
place OF former secretary II g. Dur
kee, fin the Rotary CLUB 1t also de-
decided 20 send M. A. Young. secre-
tary Of city boys work, and A. L.
Holm, physical culture director. 10
Estes Park summer school in August
The FL PasO association is the only
city association that had not charged
members for towels and soap. and in
view Of the fact that these cOmmodi-
dies have been doubled in price since
the war, and the cost OF laundering
is three times more, the board decided
that the price Of 5 cents per towel and
soap be charged
Those OF the directors who were
present were F. IL BRAY, r. F. Chris
tie. A. L HawIey. c. IT. Newman. T.
,. Mold, j. j. Ormsbee. Z. 6. Perry. o..
T. Putnam. Dr. j. A Rawlings. J. III.
Sneul and RI A. WnfrIOcE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-04
School Notes.

There was an unusually splendid
attendance record made by the pupils
or the Lamar school during the past
year More than so scholars received
perfect attendance certificates The
fortunate ones were Sarah Kuhn.
Ruth Stahlheber. EuEenia Smith. John
ClantOn, Eugene Eisert. Esther Litter.
Harold Mann, Henry Seggerman. Ru-
dolph Stahlheber. Annie Mckee, Eliza
beth Snider Willie Ross. Mary Anna
Lisso, Ide Litter. Josephine Lucy.
katherine Winters. Laurens Towns
end, Chester Woehler. J. W. Tolbert.
Ethel Gilett. George Staten. Robbie
Mae Iankersley- Elizabeth Brown.
Esther Diamond Susie Gardiner.
Emma Mae Littlejohn. Richard Cook.
Arthur Goodloe. Laurence Snider.
Coleman Jones. Amosa Smith, Robert
Delgado, EdwoOd Harmon. Robert Os-
born. Lauraine Woehler. Ruth Young
berg. Lillian Ketchersid. Samuel Lucy.
Perkins Duke. julius Simon. Addie
Bias Estella Delgado. Ruther Gehler.
Norma Heller. Louise Irwin. Mary
AIcChesney. Oler Pruitt. Helen Pettin-
ger, Charlotte Crawford. Lottie Lee
Hicks. Alma Huddleston, Wesley
Nagle and Felix Miller.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-04
ARIZONA CATTLE MOVING ARE
INSPECTED HERE IN TRANSIT

Among the shipments of cattle i'm
spected in FL Paso Saturday were 40
carloads Of steers. shipped % Bur
bank. Okla. from Amada. AriZ. By
Shipley and Thompson
T.. p. Riley shipped 80 carloads OF
steers from Tucson, Ariz.. to HARLEM.
Mont. The Tulley Cattle company
shipped $50 head Of cattle from Waco
to Dalhart
Henry snyder, inspector at Deming.
y. H., said i'm a report that the wealth
er stil remained very dry. All OF
the cattlemen are feeding, and there
has been some loss Of cattle
F. n Hall moved $50 head Of Door
cows and calves from the r. T. ranch
al Alden, n. H., 70 the Rio Grande
pasture
T. d. Pyle. jr-. inspector at Claren-
don, Texas for the Panhandle and
Southwestern Stockman's association.
said In his report that there had been
one inch OF rainfall in that locality.
There have not been many shipments
made I'm the last few weeks
McMurtney brothers shipped two
carloads Of cows from Clarendon TO
Cambridge. Kan.
T. Thompson shipped eight carloads
Of cows and calves from Clarendon. to
Merchant. Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-04
THOMSON AND
TURNKEY SPEAK
Both VIII Address People
of FL Paso at the Hobby
Meeting Friday.

r. T. Thomson and W W. Turne}
will both speak Friday night at the
rally in the interest Of Gov w T.
Hobby at Liberty hall
lIr. Turney. who is western man
ager for the Hobby campaign, was
announced Monday as one Of the
speakers. To-Day it was announced
that Mr.. Thomson would be a speak
er also. 1Ir Thomson was one OF
the Ell Paso reDresentatives who took
q prominent part in Cusuus former
Gov Ferguson, AFTER the house nae
satisfied itself that &c had ample
grounds for impeachment
There viii be good music for the
meeting. probably consisting Of sing
ing boy a number OF II Paso's leading
women singers
III is the desire Of friends Of the
governor 20 pack the hall in order %
show him that his administration is
appreciated and approved and also
for the effect such a gathering VIII
have upon the voters OF other sections
OF Texas. where Ferguson is attempt L
ing 20 make it appear that III Paso IS
going strong TO his support
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-04
Miss Gertrude Windsor Smith Makes
Her Bow To FL PaSoanS In Concert

MONDAY night at the Woman's club
~ Miss Gertrude windsor smith
made her initial bow before an El
Psso audience. Miss smith is the pos
SCISSOR of q beautiful soprano voice OF
wonderful strength and sweetness
Her piauissimo work was remarzab lv
clear and true. and she demonstrated
her ability to sing those tender little
melodies which seem so easy. but
which musicians know are the tes-
Of a real artist. as wen as the brilliant
passages iu mar Of her numbers. A
large and enthusiastic audience was
present and completely submerged
her with flowers Critics who were
present predict a future for the youth
fuf singer. She was assisted hy Miss
Wiuifred Woods. pianist, who is IA
Norite with the ID Paso public. and
Mrs. Charles j. Andrews. accompanies
Airs. Mitchell j. Wolff VIII present
her pupils i'm q recital on Thursday
evening. at her studio, 1913 North
ochoa street Those who VII take
part include the following Misses
Elizabeth and Ruth Moore. Miss kath-
crime Lawrence, Miss Edith Oldham.
1liss Lillian Cohen. Miss Meta Duncan,
Miss Mona Norris. Miss VILLA Hatcher,
Miss Marie Froussard. Misses Ruth
and Seth Wilson. Clifton Bleick. Miss
Una Nae Webb. Miss Alma Huddle-
ston, willard waite. Miss Elizabeth
Abdou. Ellie STEMS Miss Ruth Telton,
Miss Frances Temple. Miss Sarah
Stems, Misses Eileen and Wanda
Primm. Miss Helen RdilstOn, Miss
Louise Abdou. Miss Dorothy Bennett,
Miss Eva jenkins. Miss Frances Bo-
Eardus. Miss Marie Russell Miss Ruth
Lilly. Miss Marie Burkhalter and Rey-
ne1as CRUDE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-04
Wade Hampton Chapter, U. DC, Has
4 Delightful Evening For Veterans

I VITADE HAMPTON chapter of the o.
w D. C.. entertained at the home Of
T s. S Birchfield. 900 Rio Grande street
Monday night, in honor of the birth
day of jefferson Davis AS honor
guests they had the Confederate. q
A. r. and Spanish War veterans Each
veteran had maid assigned TO him
for the evenings entertainment who
pinned flowers on their coats. served
them with refreshments and saw thai
their wants and wishes were supplied.
The home was prettily decorated with
a profUsion of sweet peas and masses
of greenerv interviewer with flags
and Japanese lanterns
Rev p tx. knickerbocker, whose
childhood was spent around the home
of Jefferson Davis. made a talk and
his "reminiscences were quite inter
esting. Mrs. O.. c. Crews also gave
mfnfscenccs. and q paper was read
bv Mrs. C. T. Bryan on the Service
Of Jefferson Davis TO the United
States Nine. Ohlson-Solem gave
readings and delighted her audience
with her vocal numbers Mary Arnold
gave q reading There was also a
splendid dialect reading by Mrs F. 81
Lawrence and a reading by Gene
Begamey- Miss Strickland told for
tunes in true gypsy style. on the va
rious program committees were Mrs
c. r. Helms. Mrs. James Faulkner,
Mrs f. S. Johnson. Mrs. hurry. Mrs
j. T. Kyle and Mrs. =. W Bryan.
AT the home Of Rev. and Mrs w H.
Farley. 915 River street. Monday
night the young women's auxiliary