davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
,u.an.s. Meeting Of csvairy Women

The regular monthly business meet
Eng Of the cavalry branch Of the Army
s1erRency Committee will be held to-
Sorrov morning at 1890 at the resi-
1@noe Of the chairman. Mrs. Charles
6rroii Walcutt, 1859 wyoming avenue.
anortant matters will be discussed. In
3lllng the work to Be done during
~ sam1ner season. The card party
SSich vas given for the benefit Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
"Registration Day. al boucher.

Goucher College. At baltimore. Nd.
celebrated April 8 as Registration day.
whom moro than 400 girls were given an
opportunity to enroll for summer work
under the committee Of the war coun-
Gil. The Goucher College Weekly re-
ports that 107 girls pledged themselves
to do at least two months farm work.
While the land army attracted the
greatest number Of enlistments. many
signed for clerical, camp and labora-
tory work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
Conference Of Woman's Committee.

The President and Mrs. Wilson will
receive the woman's committee, Council
Of National Defense, and its state rep
resentatives Tuesday, May IA, at the
White House, At o'clock. The repre-
sentatives will be at Washington to at
tend the annual conference which will
take place May Is, IA and IL at the
committees headquarters, 1914 N street,
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. chairman, will
preside. Among the speakers to address
the conference Will be: Mr.. William q.
McAdoo, Secretary Of the Treasury; Mr..
Newton D. Baker, Secretary Of War; Mr..
David F. Houston. Secretary Of Agricul-
ture; Mr.. William D. Wilson, Secretary
Of Labor: M. e. de Cartier de Mar
ctienne. Belgian minister; M. do Billy, .
representative Of the French ambassa-
dor: Mr.. Herbert Hoover, United States
food administrator. and ME-. W. q. Gif-
ford, director Of the Council Of National
Defense.
sentatives will be held at the residence
Of Mrs Stanley Mccormick, head Of the
committees food production depart
ment, on Monday evening. May -. Tho
evening session May IA will be held ct
the Memorial Continental Hall. All
other sessions will be at tho commit
tees headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

not to smoke or read a newspaper or
even hear good lecture. Usually they
want to drive with speed, or to dance
with all their hearts.
Shore leave is relentlessly cut for
breach Of discipline; Naturally when
he actually receives 1t he is elated, ana,
being surprisingly young and very At
physically. he wants action and gayety.
'.Hostesses in Chicago and its sub
urbs are very ready to entertain the
jackies. and many Of them give par
ties for stated number Of the boys
regularly every week. These hostesses
are listed: and the hospitality is 50
well 'mobilized,' 50 to speak. that all a
Jackie has to do. when he has leave for
a week end. is to go to the chaplain ut
the training station and ask for q
party. He can always be sure Of get
ting the name and address Of a nice
one.
"The boys are enthusiastic over the
system. It makes them willing to keep
on their good behavior through the
week. SO as not to lose their leave
privilege. and 1t lessons the temptation
Of looking for less desirable amuse-
ments while they are in town."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
Woman Attorneys Needed.

Woman attorneys versed in irrigation
law are eligible for appointment as
counsel to fill vacancies in the reclama-
ton service, Interior Department, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
Woman Red Cross Director.

Miss Sara q. Nieman has Red Cross
task that stretches over fve CONT
nents. She Is director Of woman's
york for the territor tsa i Rs% cr ana
wives Of American missionaries, teach
srs, engineers and business a men thu IN
Philippines are working in the chap
tiers Of this newest diviston-the four
teenth to be formed In the American
Red Cross. Whether they are In Asia
or scattered across two oceans; 81. IN
Rico or the Virgin Islands, they are
making the same kinds Of surgical
dressings and garments as the women
Of thousands Of Red Cross chapters
back home. American women. in
Tampico raised $500 in an hour at an
allied Red Cross bazaar. One woman
in Porto Rico directed the making OF
twelve and q half tons Of Guava> jelly
for Red Cross hospitals. Thousands
Of little Filipino children have become
members Of the Junior Red Cross. Miss
Nieman Is bringing them all together.
sending over the earth accounts of
how to do Red Cross work. helping
American women to organize for war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

nary, the Misses Pepper. Miss O'Leary.
Miss Coronado. Miss Rocca. Miss Shu-
mate, Miss Dorothy Brocher. the Misses
Brockman. Miss Terrett. the Misses La.
Toilette, Miss Edna Dyer. Miss Helen
Dyer, Mrs. Chamberlain, Miss Collins.
Miss Coughlin, Miss Baird. Miss Pull
liam, Miss Glenn. Miss Clark. Miss Nell
linger. Miss DAILY, Miss Drake. Miss
Isabel MCGEE, Miss Mildred MCGEE. Miss
Houser, Miss Elisabeth OBrien and
Miss Glib.
D. A. B. Lodge at Camp Sherman.
After communicating with Secretary
Of War Baker and the Governor Of
Ohio, the Daughters Of the American
Revolution raised $4,000 for D. A.
R. lodge to be located near Camp
Sherman, Chillicothe. where the woman
relatives and friends of the men could
stay while on a visit to the Campo
The lodge was erected on the COM
munity grounds near the Red Cross
building; its furnishings cost $1,000.
The matron in charge, who Is a de-
scendant Of q revolutionary soldier, has
special chaperonage of young girls who
come to visit brothers. Care is taken
that all relatives of soldiers receive the
most cordial hospitality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

unit have been told at the French
ministry Of war that they are the first
woman physicians to be attached to a
military hospital. The hospital is one
Of the nearest to the front. the German
planes fly over it on their way to Paris
and the boom Of cannon is constantly
heard. The "medfcin chef" tells the
unit that he wants 1t there permanent
ly. The unit is made up OF surgeons
and nurses from the New York In
Urinary for Women and Children. and
Is the first all-women's unit to go to
France. The Red Cross gave $4,000
toward the equipment of the hospitals
and $125,000. the yearly maintenance.
Is being raised by suffragists all over
the country of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association, Of which
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. the chairman
Of the women's committee Of the Ma
tional Council Of Defense. 10 honorary
president, Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait.
president, and Mrs. Stanley Mccormick.
first vice president.
DR.. Caroline Sanford Finley has the
direction Of the hospitals in hand.
Among other surgeons and physicians
In the unit are DR.. Alice Gregory, DR..
Mary Lee Edward, DR.. Anna van Shouy
and Dr. Rhode Hendrick. According to
recent advices DR.. Finley. with part Of
the unit, has been commissioned to go
to Bordeaux, in southern France, to
care for the refugees who are steadily
being pushed south by the Germans
pressing against the French and
British lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

Urgent Need Of Translators.
Because Of the urgent needs of the
service subjects Of countries allied with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

the work Of this committee several
weeks ago at the Wyoming was Q
great success, $617.s0 having been
cleared. Tho committee 10 most rae
full to all who assisted in the analrs
~ everything was donated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

CONTINUED on Third Page. }
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27
CF4ARLESL~ ANSLEY, ANERCUS MERCHANT PRINCE

Inc subject of this sketch was born
IN Cuthbert, Randolph, county Ga
and Is the son of the late Thomas w
ana Mary (Elam) Ansley. His par-
ents moved to Americas when he was
a mere lad. Prior to his coming TO
Aherlcus he was given a common
school education until he was large
enough to go to work. His father
IKE most of the Civil war veterans
mad almost his entire fortune swept
away by the war and it was necessary
hor his boys to go to work to make
a living for the family.
Just when Mr.. Ansley was born we
know not. He admits with a ,wink)
that he is As, but the fact that he
1aS Two grown sons and one married
daughter convinces the writer that he
got by this last draft. However.
that may be he is quite a young
man in many respects Ito look him
over though he has been the pro-
prletor of the leading and largest
department store in Americas for
E'ore than a quarter of century.
Almost Immediately after his ar
rival in Americas he was employed
by a Jewish firm in a dry goods
store, where he served six months as
an apprentice. Mr.. Ansley says that
for these six months work he re-
ceived not penny-and lived with
his parents. The only money he
made at all during this first six
montlAg of his apprenticeship was
earned in this manner: In those days
there were no electric or gas lights;
kerosene oil was the only fuel used
in lighting stores and residences. The
proprietor of the store had a negro
employed to come every day and
clean up the kerosene lamps for which
he paid SOC per week. Mr.. Ansley
asked that this job be transferred to
him, which the proprietor did, and
for four or five months the munifi-
cent sum of so cents per week, paid
every Saturday night made him feel
like a Rockefeller or Jay Gould in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

they removed to Alabama, and Mr..
Ansley says that at that time he
received the greatest compliment ever
paid him. Though he was mere boy
when it was known that this firm
was going to remove to Alabama,
whence they came, his services were
sought by every reputable house in
Americus in the dry goods line, and
by some of them entreated to accept
a situation with them. He had the
choosing of any place in the city in
that line, and his decision was to
go with the old, sturdy and reliable
firm of Thornton Wheatley, where
he was for many, many years. At
time grew, he was promoted to be
hIyer. to manager, and then to
full half partnership, with entire
contlol and management.
After a partnership of approximate
Iy fifteen years, during which time
the firm vas Wheat,ey & Ansley, Mr.
Ansley purchaacd Mr., Wheatley's in
terest. continuing the business alone
since that time
This business was founded in 1850
by Iendrick K Wheatley. This firm
was succeeded by the junior member
of the partnership, Thornton Wheat
ley. about the year 1878, and was
continued under this style until it be-
came Wheatley & Ansley, and then
Charles l.. Ansley For many years
they were located on the corner now
occupied by the present store, in one
of the first brick stores ever built in
Americas Here the business was
conducted for near a quarter of a
century, when the building becoming
cid and obsolete, they moved to what
was at that time a new double store
which is now occupied my the Kress
establishment.
1t was Mr. Ansley's desire, how
ever, to be back On the corner an in
a modern up-tO-date store of his
own Therefore, when an opportun-
ity came he purchased the old cor
ner and the store adjacent, and in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

Am.ericus has NJ better known eiti-
zen than G. Lester william, nor any
more intensely imbued with the spirit
of civic pride and patriotic ardor.
Captain" Williams, as he is famil-
iarly known, because of his service
in the national guard, has the re-
markable record of having been con-
nected with the same business house
for over thirty years.
Born AT Buena Vista on September
%, 1867, he came to Americas when
he was II years Of age, and completed
his education in the schools here
Then he went to work with the gro
Gerry Firm of Harris & James. The
following year he was with Ed Ans
ley. grocer On March nth, 1887,
he began his connection with his pres
ent association. It was then that
he first began his connection with
Thornton Wheatley's store, afterward
Wheatley and Ansley, and now Ans
ley's AS manager of that business
he has a well-deserved reputation
for efficiency, and is generally regard
ed as one of the ablest dry goods men
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

young steers that we ever looked at,
all now ready for the market, but
as there Is a great deal of food stuffs
In the fields yet to be pastured upon
they VII not be disposed of for the
present but will be kept till later, to
consume ali this vast quantity of vel
vet beans, hay, etc, and increase in
size and weight.
Fine stock is one of Mr.. Ansley's
weaknesses and forty head of the
finest mules and horses are owned
here. Many friends who see them in
the big barns, we'll bedded, say that
no such bunch is to be found on any
one farm in all this section and to
look upon them in pleasure, With
all they can eat nearby and water
from an artesian we'll to supply their
thurst, why shouldn't they look good,
with good care and attention as is re-
quired?
A modern private ginnery. for the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

places on the premises.
The two farm superintendent who
are here have everything furnished
them in the way Of modern fam i1rs-
Plements and large corps of happy
employees are here to do the work re-
CURED. While general labor con-
ditions have been regarded as bad this
year, not one time have they had in
sufficient to help nor ali during cot
ton harvesting have they had to send
to the city for any cotton pickers.
Mr. Ansley says he only hopes that he
will be as fortunate in this particular
another year. Mr.. Ansley has his en-
tire cotton crop which he grew this
year on hand at present and the
greater portion of his 1r17 crop which
he expects to carry until more favor
able conditions for selling arise.
Fast Horses His Pleasure.
Mr. Ansley's love for fast horses is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

FROM Nix A!>SLEY'S FARI.
1907 he erected and equipped the
present beautiful store he now oc-
cupies. This store is recorded by
all who enter it as one of the clean,
best-kept, most, attractive stores to
be seen most anywhere, and would
really do credit to a city many times
larger than Americas. 1t is the best
lighted store we have ever seen. The
furniture and fixtures are all hard
wood. iuiss ion finish. The clothing
for men and women is all kept in
beautiful cabinets with glass doors.
The show windows are across the
entire Jackson street front and CON
tinue around almost the entire length
of the building on Forsyth street.
These windows are all finished with
hardwood, mission finish, panelled
back, Venetian tiled floors, electri-
cally lighted, and are as good win
dOws as are to be seen in the big
cities of the country The lat
ready-to-wear department and some
other lines, are on the second floor,
which is arranged into big sales
room and several small rooms for
the showing of different ines The
office is located On the balcony which
runs across the entire back of the
building, placing this department
where it is entirely out of the way
of the selling department. Mr. Ans
ley also has his private Office on tn,
Forsyth street side of the balcony
A splendid basement with concret
floor and electrically lighted carries
the reserve stocks.
1t has been the policy of this firm
in entire career to handle only
vol merchandise and the trade
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27


wealth
During these six months appren-
ticeship, he says he worked with the
same degree of enthusiasm and inter
est as the highest paid employee ..
The establishment, and he showed his
PECULIAR gift and ability to sell mer
chandtse arrange and display stocks,
systematic departments, etc. This
convinced his employer that he had a
young chape who had some ambition
and did not propose to always be an
appreciate. Therefore, after the
expiration of this six months he was
promoted to salesman with salary
, of $500 per month. This was go
ing some" for a boy Of his age in
those days, and Mr.. Ansley says he
will always remember that the first
month pay day came around and he
had not drawn a penny during the
CuIIlS pei lOu' INC pICPA-StOA 90 -
him his full months salary of $500
the first money he had ever made, and
he walked home with his hand on it
in his pocket 1t was the proudest
moment of his life when he turned
It over to his father and mother. He
kept this practice up, too, as long as
his parents needed it-learned in his
early youth the value of dollar
the need for saving taking care, etc
He says he made up his mind at the
outset of his business career that he
did not propose to have to work for
others all his life, and it was his
determination at some day he was
going to be the head of an establish
ment of his own
After a period Of little less than
three years with the firm he was with
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

IN the South.
He is buyer and advertiser for this
fin.
For sixteen years he was actiyeiy
identified with the Americas Light
Infantry, and retired in 1907 with the
RINK of captain. All of his life ne
has been interested in the military,
and such a close study does he make
Of it that he is today probably the
best posted man IN Americas on the
lighting in France Mr. Williams is
the inventor of the Williams Lace
Vi1ding and Measuring system, now
in use at Ansley's, and also of a safe
ty holder for nose glasses.
He has also had the distinction of
being president of the state camp of
the Patriotic Sons of America. an or
ganization to which he is devoted.
He organized the Minute Men of the
local camp, who have been active
in espionage work As member of s
the Board Of Education for several
years he has shown a practical in
terest in the school system As good
citizens go, Capt. Lester Williams is
one of the best Americas affords.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

here to direct the work. Numerous
tenant houses we'll built, comfortable,
convenient, nicely painted. Large
and commodious barns and out-hous-
es of various kinds are also conven-
iently located on the premises-in
fact to a stranger passing through
This place it has the appearance of
little village within itself
1t has been the policy Of Mir Ans
Icy to produce on the farm everything
that the farm requires that was feas-
lite and make his farm self-sustain-
ing, and while he grows fine crops Of
cotton. cotton alone is not allowed
to run the farm, and wheat, rye, oats,
peanuts, hay, potatoes, field peas, vel
vet beans, sugar cane, sorghum and
amber cane, pop corn, etc. are all
grown in the greatest abundance. His
cotton crop this year was as good as
the land and the amount Of fertilizers
used could make it, but Mr.. Ansley
tells us that that his corn crop is the
largest he has ever grown and that
the having of storage barns sufficient
now to hold it at harvest time is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

problem. Everything almost to make
farm attractive is to be found on
this fine farm. Beautiful hogs Of the
thoroughbred type as well as the
cross breeds are here in abundance
and with employees and their fam
lilies to the number of one hundred
one his farm not one pound of meat
lard, meal or corn, was bought this
year and very few pounds of -four
and only small amount Of syrup.
More than sufficient to pay for what
was bought was sold in the way Of
hams. lard and numerous other
things.
A herd of short horn cattle is here
and as ,aey are of the beef type and
grow SO much Iatger and rs5re rapid
" than the common cattle, Mr.. Ans
ley hopes to make this feature a
profitable one. These cows are beau
tiful to look upon and with everything
in the way of good feed and pastur-
age should prove a profitable invest
ment, as good beef is always in big
demand and at fancy prices One
thing that specially attracted our at
tention was the finest bunch of fat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

which it enjoys is not only made up
of citizens Of this county, but many
of the surrounding counties, fC
people know that what they get at
Ansley's is always good and eXactl
as represented. A large corps Of
pleasant and agreeable employees are
always on hand to greet the trade. 7
most enormous stock IN all depart
ments IS carried of really select mer-
chandlse, and business enjoys a
steady and reliable patrons at all
seasons Of the year Ansley's is known
far and wide all over this section Of
the state.
Mr. Ansley has two sons who have
been important factors in the build
ing up of this business for a number
of years, Charles Jr. and Eustace.
The former ism ow in Colorado for
his health, and the latter is, a. lieu
tenant in Uncle Sans army: Mr..
Ansley hopes that the time is no;
far distant when these sons may be
able to return and resume their i'm
pOrtant places in the business with
him. His wife, who was Miss May
Speer prior to marriage, has always
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

been his greatest helpera One daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles NJ. y Hale, com
pletest the family. She resides next
door, and with the two beautiful
grandchildren make Mr. Ansley's
home an ideally happy one. Mr.. Hale,
his son-in-law. is principal of the
High school,
Farmer as Well as Merchant.
About twenty years ago Mr.. Ans
Icy began investing in farm lands on
a small scale, as he felt that he did
not care to have all his eggs in one
basket" This has been increased
from time to time until he has one
OF the most desirable farms in this
section.
The farm CONSISTS of about twelve
hundred acres situated just five miles
south of the city and the main high
way runs right through the centre of
the place. The soil is of gray and
red pebbly character and responds to
good work and fertilizing. The i'm
prOvements are of a very substantial
character, the place being equipped
with good comfortable dwellings for
the two farm superintendent who are
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

TEAMS READY TO BEGIN WORK
gnng the cotton
is here telephone line,
this which he
However, this notice"
the he
which diversion him horse
from the confinement of King
handsomest but the fast
A wind mill whch all
mile
gnnery,
dweIng a other
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
v SOUSTATf RECISTROVA-
10 VcERA "a VSEOBECNE.
HO KLIDU PRES $4,000, 600
MUzO.

Washington, IL. zafi. - Til
nact milionG fnuzi, snad i vice
jest moci z ktere cerpany bu-
dou zaiohy pro vyhrani dnesni
valky. Pr druhe mobilisaci mu-
zne silly Soustatf napsan bude
na listing poGet svrchu udany k
,crfvejsim 100000 zapsa.
,nych pri vyzve prvni. Waste
,recke demonstarce oznacovaly
dnesni registraci ma vsech mi
stech a jeste drive, pred stano
venou hedinou byly obcan-
stvem podlehajicim move BRAN
ne povinnosti registracni bud
Ky oblehany. Nejvyssi prof6s
general Crowder jest 1pln6 pfc
sweden, ze Sc nalezne malo
tech, kterf Sc teto povinnosti
'trestuhodn6 vymknuli. Registra
zee die dosud doslych zprav de
la Sc veaice hladcc bez jakych-
'koli neporadki.
v prvnf rad9 obdrzi dotaz-
riky k vyplneni muzi v6ku cd
10 do FL a cd 80 do SO let, kite
II mphou byti pripraveni, ze po
volani budou v mesici ffjnu.
Vyhybaci, kterf neregistrovali
budou stihani jiz nyni zvlaste
|crganisovanym sborem agentd
justicnfho departmental. Vsem
registrovanym Sc odporucuje,
ably vzdy u sebe meli registrac
nj lfstky, aby Sc padu potfe.
by jimi mohli vykazati.
Grady mali po ruce informa
&C cetnych pramend. tax ze
jest primo nemoznost{ ably ne
kdo usel jejich pozornosti. Ze-'
jmena bude> peclive stfezeno
kazde stehovani z NEST.