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COMMISSION STUDIES
HARBOR PROJECT
New York Experts Agree
Wilmington Plan is En-
tirely Feasible
COUNCIL PROVIDES
ISSUE OF BONDS

Members OF the Board OF Hubof
Commissioners have returned from New
York, where they met member OF
Norton, Lilly & Company. ship owners
and shippers. and discussed with him
the administration of docks and ships.
The commissioners were entertained
al luncheon IN the library OF the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the state OF
New York. where they met Afred y.
Nariing. president Of the chamber; /;
Welding Ring. chairman OF The cxecu-
tive committee OF the chamber; +. u.
outcrbridge, chairman Of the New York
and New Jersey Port and Harhor be-
Nclopment Commission: julius Henry
Cohen, counsel OF This commission; j.
Bsrsiow Smull. member Of the harbor
and shipping committee Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce: n. Gould Simons. OF
the Bush Terminal Company; John Me-
Kenzie. secretary Department Of Docks
~ the City of New York. and Jore d.
Tambiyn. assistant secretary of the
chamber
AZ this luncheon there was an IN
formal discussion OF The fundamental
principles of harbor administration and
development work, and The commits
sionerS received a great deal Of in
formation which win be Of great value
20 them IN laying out an organization
FOR the administration of the hsTb0r
and also much information which will
be a benefit TO them In the development
OF the harbOr
Through this meeting they have been
put into touch with some OF the men
who are the greatest authorities on
port and hsrbor problems In this coun-
try. and the information in the posses /
sion Of these men has been placed free
ly at The disposal Of the commissioners. |
The consensus Of opinion OF the gentle /
men at the luncheon was favorable 10 7.
the possibilities Of a port and harbOr /
development az Wilmington, and the /
feeling was expressed That such a port /
and hsrbor developed along the lines /
as suggested by the studies already I
prepared should be q success. not only j
through the indirect benefit which I
would accrue 20 Wilmington and The 4
surrounding country. hut under con-
dtions as are today indicated should
IN all probabilities become self-sus-
tanning.
Final definite acton toward making
Wilmington "a port able 70 compete
with Philadelphia and Baltimore. was
taken last evening. when City Council
gave first and second readings 10 an
ordinance. The ordinance Is in'blanks
as 70 money at this time slthogh the
amount win be fixed before next
Thursday
Ths Board Of Harbor~ Commissioners
has been instructed 10y the Council 70
use $4,000 OF the money appropriated
for the purchase of land along the
river front and the remaining siooOOl
for the completion Of the final surveys
md drawing plans
Part Of the plan consists % widening ,
ne mouth of ihe Christisna into a )
,asiD ~ considerable SIZE and the erec- j
ion ef number OF municipal pies s
.ionr the Delaware River. IS well as n
% the banks of the Christisna Mod :
IN facilities Tor the speedy load lg b
nd unloading % boats. with ware Il
0ousss fo- the storage o. goods arc c
iso being planned Harb0r experts n
gh1 have studied ne situation have b
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situations for domestics and house
keepers may be found through The
Want Ads Of this newspaper.
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deoared Il viii be possible .foc this
city 10 handle transatlantic frelsht
much cheaper than either Philadelphia
or Baltimore. Plans have already ocen
made for directing some OF the trad'
now using either Of these poris
through Wilmington when me preseht
project Is carried out
What the total cost OF lne port VII
be neither City Councilmen or h'rDot
commissioners would state. IL VIII
take many millions OF dollars one
Commissioner declared
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where Major Short has heen located in
an army camp for some months.
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trip to Canada and viii make stops al
Boston and Halifax.
Mrs. 4. II. plllsbury and daughter
Helen are ON an automobile trip to New
Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Pilling Wright are on
a trip TO the Canadian Rockies.
Major and Mrs G. A. Short are ex-
pected home this month from Texas.
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the State, and this year Il is even bet
ter than usual.
Or u Franklin Smiley OF West Pres
byterlan Church. Wilmington, viii
preach m the local Presbyterian Church
Sunday morning. At the open air meet
ing IN the evening the speaker will be
Mr. Keen, Of the Wilmington Y NJ. c. A.
and his subject Will De The theme
running through the Bible. Mrs. Keen
Will sing a solo.
Mrs Anna Black has announced the
engagement OF her daughter, Helen, to
Frederick Strickland.
Dean Allan r. Culllmore IS spending
several weeks at a boys camp in Maine
and Mrs Culllmore Is visiting her par
ents in Brooklyn.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Clark are on a
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TEACHERS BENEFIT
BY SUMNER School
Six Weeks Session at Della
ware College Closed at
Noon Today
MOST SUCCESSFUL
ONE EVER HELD
sro,,., - NJ ryon,nr rorrn,,

special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK Aug. e.-The Delaware
COLLEGE summer school, after six
weeks session. closed al noon today
and this afternoon more than two
hundred teachers from all parts OF the
state who have been attending The
school. are preparing TO leave for their
homes to enjoy a rest before resuming
their teaching next month. The school
from practically every viewpoint ,has
been the most successful ever held In
this state. The students enrolled are
better prepared from year TO year and
Il Is agrced that those OF this years
school on whole were better prepared
than In the past and seemed TO take
more interest In their work
The courses were probably better
than IN prcyious years and the lecture
course which was made a special fea-
ture, was a great success and gave the
students an opportunity 10 hear some
% the best educators OF tie country.
The faculty.has been one OF the strong
est the school has ever had. Much
credit for the success OF the school Is
due DR.. Samuel c. Mitchell, president;
Professor Wilkinson, direciori Profess
s0r Mary h. Rich, dean OF women, and
and IN fact every member Of the fac
ulty. The Service Citizens Of Delaware
gave valuable assistance IN the Ameri-
canizatlon and lecture courses.
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Today'S Health Hints

CONSTIPATION III people troubled
with constipation would spend three 40
tive minutes each day in taking bodv
bending exercise that employs the mus
cles of the abdomen and at night before
manent and highly satisfactory results Will
soon follow Drink plenty Of fresh wafer
avoid strong purGatises and faa.ss fnat
have a constipating tendency and this sim
pie plan cannot fail The purified toxiol IL
inexpensive aud can he obtained of Dan
forth in Wilmington and any good drug.
gist-
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Mattresses

i A complete stock of different combinations as
we'll as all felt mattresses $40 TO SIS in double bed
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FRECKLES
s.- !. tn. rim. to Get hid Of The. urIy
epofs

There's no longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed Of your freckles. as 9th
ine-double strengths guaranteed 20 re-
move these homely spots
simply get an ounce Of Othine-donble
strenzth-from any druggist and apply
little Of it night and morning. and you
should soon see that even the worst
lighter ones have vanished entirely. IL Is
seldom that more than an ounce n needed
20 completely clear the skin and gain
beautiful clear complexion
Be sure 10 ask for the double strength
Othine as this Is sold under guarantee Of
money back II Il fails 70 remove freekles.
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Sample Beds at
Special Prices

There are but one or two of kind in this spe-
cial lot of saElpe beds all of particularly we'll known
makes and all at SPECIAL reductions for the August
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Green vegetables keep their color
better when boiled rapidly and uncov-
cred
Homluy, like rice, should never be
stirred.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-10
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue OF decree of the Circuit
court of Marion county entered on the
21st day Of February, 1919, in the suit
therein pending wherein Sarah Hill
and others were plaintiffs and A. G.
McAllister and, others were defend
ants, the undersigned special commits
sioner will offer for sale, and will sell,
at\ public auction to the highest bid
deH at the FRY nt door OF the court
houAe Of Mariot county, West Virginia,
on the 25th ds Of March, 191SSeat the
hour Of ten o'clock a. mytall the fol-
lowinA descrj bed real estate, to-wit:
All of ME real estate pt which Nettie
/. McAfistSf died seized, situate IN
Grant dist let, described as follows:
Beginning at a sycamore on bank OF
the Tygai Is Valley river and corner
to Margstet Haghurst and thence N.
751A w. SS\rodS to sugar; thence S. 8
w. 6745i rods u corner Of H. R. Meal
lister: thende II. n 3. 81 poles to. said
river a ID vi III SAID river about IS
poles t the eginptng, centatning 30
acres al d 60spRles, sxcepting the Pitts
burgh Win OF coal underlying the
same and >kbe mining rights and priv
ileges the1eunto belonging; and being
the same land conveyed to said Nettie
I. McAllister bS~A. G. cAllister and
others by deed dated December l,
1909, and recorded in deed book No.
Also, the undivided one.third inter
est in and to parcel OF coal contain
ing 81 acres, upon or near the above
described land, being the same con-
veyed to said Nettie !. McAHister.
Hugh e. McAllister and Sarah F. Nc.
Allister by James Phillips and wife by
deed dated March 90, 1909, and re-
corded In deed book No. 1853 page 26S.
Terms Of sale will be cash in hand
on day Of sale.
HARRY SHAW,
Special Commissioner.
Mar. 3, 10, II, "a, 1919.
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gpECIAI NnTTGRa
NOTICE 81 TEACHERS ExAMiNS.
TON.

First examination will be held April
S.4th, at the Miller school, in the city
of Fairmont. This examination will
be for Elementary, Renewal and Phi.
mary Certificates, and for Coupons of
Credit.
First Grade Certificates may be re.
newed for the first upon condition that
the applicant has taught three years
during the life Of such certificate.
This should be shown by endorse
ments on reverse side Of certificate.
Applicants for Second and Third Re-
newal Of CertifiGc, sS will be required
to pass examinati( u on the following
Reading Circle b oks: Larue's Sci
ence and Art of Teaching and Benc.
Gets The World Var and What Was
Behind II, or in ECU Of such examina.
ton submit evi aence Of having at.
tended Stands ID College, or Normal
School approves by the State Board
Of Education, Tor six weeks during
the life of the certificate or the year
Immediately 4 blowing its expiration,
doing full or dit work. TbtIfee for
renewal is $3.50.
\Coupons q Credit for home study
WIN be issu ID to those Fho pass the
exaPiuatiO4 on the $ading Circle
BOOKS men tioned kbbv4 making a
grade of so per cent d better on each
ubjecA II exam 1AtioA for Coupon
Cred|t VIII be gil A1 only on Thurs.
ly mofpinA April Pa at the place Of
he regular teRc lers' examlnation.
he fee a fifty Ncents.
ate Of seconI Examination June
18th. N
Date of Third Examination July
l7.1Sth.
Applicants, dram examinations may
.nroll at the tflces of County Super
ntendent Of Schools, Court House, on
Wednesday, afternoon preceding each
examination. For further informa-
ion write to w. E. Michael, County
5upt., Box 371, Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-10
New Scout Troop to
Organize Tonight

The Boy Scout troop which Is being
organized at the Boys branch Of the
Y. M. c. A., will have its first meet
ing tonight. The new troop is being
formed by Bernard Mason, the boys
secretary, and promised to be one Of
the city's strongest troops.
About % boys have slgniHled their
intention to Join the Scout movement
in the "Y" troop and It is expected
many more will be out tonight to sig.
Nifty their intention to don the khaki
Of the Scouts.
The meeting will be at z o'clock at
the Boys department in the Y. NJ. C.
A. building. The following are the
lads who have signed to join: Joe
Brown, Louis Tchlnski, Myers Mich
OILS, Thomas Dean, William Riheldaf.
fer, James Reynolds, Keith Hood, ia.
cob Schoolnic, Morris Callager, Roy
Schuman, Charles stalnaker, Horace
Falsoner, Jr, Paul Alban, Harold Mar.
shall, Harry Neptune, Joe Ross, Wiley
Garrett, Gordon Rosenmerkle, Louis
Bennett, Jay H. Pierce, Howard Gilke.
son, Leonard Board.
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EAST SIDE
NEWS =
Epworth Leanue prooram

On next Sunday evening the program
Tor the Epwcrth League meeting at
the Diamond street church Will be Civ.
En- BY the Willing Workers Class Of
the Sunday School taught by Miss Beig
Gle Preston. The following interest
ing program will be presented by the
class. Opening song No. 81; sentence
pFayers; Bible references, Hannabel
Hupp; piano solo, Mildred Nuzum;
talk Mildred Cutes; vocal duet, Mar.
Gaerite and Bessie Preston; talk, Alice
Foley; piano solo, Margaret Hess;
lmpromptu talks; piano duet, Mildred
md Marguerite Google.
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NOV0-LAX BEST
FOR THE baby
Doctors Famous Family Prescription
For Laxative Safest.
NoN.HARIT. FORMING

Drop by the drug stoI and get a
CSC . Ok Of Novo.Lax blets, Keep
them handy for all y family. Con
stipaI lion, s:q sglsh M and kindred
trout es are dam grob this time of
year.
WHEN baby, Aubby, or Gss%herJ gets
a Goa led Il ng e-std mach fsels bad.
gassek !, 1elSAtng ilt0ds spells tell
their story give "a Novo-Lax tablet
per d rect bus. They are .Hon-habit
forming bnever cause the slightest
.Nncon h table feeling uneasiness or
Local druggists now have Novo-Lax
in Csc she boxes. You'll never use
any other NOpce you test this physi-
clans Prosecution.
Fairmont pharmacy, Fairmont;
Frank j. Yost, Eairview; Johnson
Pharmacy, Shinnst64j Windsor Drug
Co., Monehgah; w. RsMoran, Farm.
ington.
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FUNERAL OF GRANVILLE ADAMS.
Tho body Of Granville Adams, col
ored, whose death occurred on Satur-
day at Grant Town was buried there
yesterday following services in the col
ored church. Undertaken Cunningham
In charge.
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Called "a Wanunod.

Mrs. Sarah Flowers Of Morgantown
avenue who has been visiting her son
at Warrington was called from Man
nington to Warwood Friday by the ser
ious illness Of her mother. The moth
ers' death look place on Saturday.
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MInrIonarv Meetlno.

The Home Missionary Society Of the
Diaond Street church will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
81 the home OF Mrs. S. H. Satterfield
n State street. The members are all
urged to be present.
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nath.nv RlhIa claee

The Bethany Bible Class Of the Cen.
trail Christian church will meet Tues
day evening at 1880 o'clock at the
church. The president makes a spec
ial request that each member endeav-
or to be in attendance at this meet
ing.
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Business Meeting.

A business meeting of the W. G. T.
y will be held az the home Of Mrs.
4. D. Harden in Water street on Tues.
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. A good
attendance is desired.
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nEArH oE AN lNEANr.

The body of an infant son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Sanders whose death &C.
cured yesterday at the home Of the
parents at Ninth street was buried to-
day by Undertaken Musgrave and son.
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HWIUIIIUINIU

VegetA w Comp ind theney sps6 ers,
and sind taking 1t l In cured ald have
q nice by foq molths old / feel like
anew %Sman and have recommended
yoGr mediS ine my friends. Iwould
be Glad to- 9 everybody, know Whit
your medici9 did for ms and any
Mrs. MARY CALIGuRE, ST South Main
St., Herkimer, NY.
Every woman at solns period or other
inner lffe may suffe q from just such dis
turbanceSA d 4rs. Caligure, and If there
is no interested friend to advise, let this
be reminder mt this famous root and
herb remedy has beep overcoming these
ailmentsof &omenfo rIhere than40 years.
If any complications exist, write
Lydia 3. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Masa, for advice. The result Of many
yeats' experience is ct your service.
=
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Son,

A bright little son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Ger! D. Springer at an early
hour this morning at their home in
Guffy street,
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Class Meetino

The McElfresh class of the Diamond
street NJ. E. Sunday SschooI will meet
ct the home of Mrs. A. D. Hutchinson
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200 Diamond street on Tuesday even
ing March II. Several important bus
mess matters vii be brought before
the class at this meeting and the menu
bers are all urged to be present. A
social hour will be enjoyed after the
business session. The hostesses will
be Mesdamcs Dent Powell. Mrs. D. T.
Gregory, Mrs. A. D. Hutchin 1,n, and
Miss Jessie RACER.
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Mission Circle,

WlBBlOn ClFCleS
The Young Women's Mission Circle
Of the Palatine Baptist church will
meet this evening at 1880 o'clock with
Miss Neva Prunty in Market street.
On Thursday evening the Aid socie.
ty Of the Palatine Baptist church will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Jesse Jami-
son in MorSantown avenue.
Personals.
Wayne Carpenter spent the week
end in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Edmund Hartman has returned
to her home at Grafton after spending
the week end with her uncle ]. F..
Blackwood and family II Maryland
avenue.
Miss Hazel EIaddix OF Grafton was
a week end guest OF the Misses Kate
and Helen Mcmillan in Columbia st.,
Miss Dana Jacobs has returned to
Morgantown after spending few days
at her home in Guffey street
Miss Ethel Hoult who has been en-
ployed at Washington, D. c., for the
past several months has been III the
past few. days with influenza.
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Fob SALE

FOR s4LE-lF5n Sd and SPRINGS.
dresser. d ming chairs, 212 Mar
ket street 3-7-3t-5321
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ADVISE every
SICK WOMAN
To Try Lydia E. Pinxham's
Vegetable Compound"
ri advise every suffering woman to
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable

SoLnpouno GoF IL mas
done me sG much
good. Ind female
Weakpe nhamms-
con, pitts In my
sides An painful
perio &. . suffered
for Six years end
tria mahy remedies
without benefit.
Y he doctor sid I
nust have an pera-.
|tiop: / read about
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WANTED = 2, 8 or 4 unfurnished
rooms. Centrally located Address
Box 1928 West Virginian. S-10.St-5S2S
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WANTED TO RENT-5 room house,
South Side preferred. Address P. o.
Box q. S.6-4t-5SO7
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FUR RENT-Twq furnish I'd front
rooms for light house keeping, 42S
East Park Ave. Phone Il 76-J.
SlO-lt 582Sf
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FOR SALE = Modern 6.room house.
Immediate possession. Call 1917.
3.7.6t.53ls
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FOR SALE o EXCHANGE-Nine ~
lots in Wa hington. D, c., the N. w.
section, 21aSmiles from Capitol, sur.
rounded by modern Improvements. l
will trade for S. D. farm land; would
not consider anything west Of the Mis-
souri, river. Value of lots $4,000.
Good title. No encumbrance. L.
Mentzer Watts, Bellvue, Pa. 3-7-6t-5309
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FOR RENT-3 room fuTniishtd fiat
with both, Apply A. L. Jepson,
Manly Hotel. A. u Hayes.37 -2t-5224
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.CL. ASSIFIED ADVERTISE
TWO CENTS A WORD CASH WITH ORR
OFFICES TO RENT

FOR RENT-Very desirable outside
office rooms on fifth floor OF Pro.
fessional Bldg, 300 Cleveland Ave.
Inquire C, S. Riggs, at building.
2.7-tf-5127.
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FOR RENT

R0R RENT-Two nicely furnished
rooms. Call 719 Oliver Ave, ~
children. 3-7-St-f5319
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WANTED

WANTED-Room and board in private
family. Close in. Address Box 1886
care The West Virginian. 3.3-tf-52Ss
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FOR SALE-Good household furnl-
ture. 3-Piece Parlor Suit. Dining
room Suit, Stove, Refrigerator, etc
Also Victrola and records. Call
at 366 Hamilton street after $3.50 pm.
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NEW PICTORIAL HISTORY WORLD
WAR. Pershing's own story, Ameri-
cas- operations in France. Big book,
$4.75. Surpasses all war books. $40
illustrations. Big $500 outfit, SOC.
Roosevelt Memorial Boo koutfit 25c.
Best terms. Livest house. Phillips
Publishing Co., Chicago, Philadelphia,
Atlanta. Address nearest office.
3-1O-1t-5330
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GET AFTER THAT
COLD RIGHT NOW
Got right after II with a
bottle of DIR. Kings
New Disco verY

She "a Ist cougk or cqIa or X
Of gyIgps p ugt il tlgrew Hangshs.
SbLdust al ped it y hen ste be , to
,,5'6s,Io q s II" EaW9' PEE
= Men, yp6eS apd CHILDREN 81 very
'age he uSe ihis prep Satiot II
fifty yean as a \pl OhlPt rseverf AN
ages are using today caui ot its
fS ceHsre 5Sis1'l s4agt nd $40.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-12-13
MISSOURI GIRL WINS HIGH HON.
oRS AS TRAINED NURSE.

Mrs. Clyde Catherine Redd-Manley
a graduate with high honors from the
Provident Hospital of Chicago and
now a resident of New York City
where she was the youngest to take
the examination and pass, receiving
high marks, is a Missouri girl, the
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. .. T. Redd
of this city and a former pupil of Mrs.
w. T. Osborne. Mrs. Manley is here
visiting her parents, she has been in
the city one hundred and eight days,
out of which time Sunday was her
first night TO remain at home with
her parents. AS soon as she reached
the city, friends knowing of her great
ability as a trained nurse, called her
at once into service, so efficient has
she done her work, till she has been
kept continually at the bedside of the
sick Though in her early twenties,
Mrs. ;Manley has done much to help
others. She is educating a younger
sister at Lincoln Institute and sup
porting little neice. She is widely
known in the East as THE Great Lit
tie Trained Nurse" She has won
for herself that same fame during her
one hundred and eight days in Kansas
City
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-12-13
NEGRO RE Publ ICANS SPEAK
Buy Street Car Tickets Save Money Speedup Traffic
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

Sunday, November 80, was the 55th
anniversary of the Second Baptist
Church, Independence, Mo, and the
9th anniversary of Rev. ]. B. Beck
ham as pastor of that church. The en-
tire week preceding that date was
celebrated by the members, a night
each being given the following organ
izations Sunday School, Miss Cir
Gle, Layman's League and on Thurs
day a dinner by the Church. On An
niversary Sunday special services
were held At night special music was
rendered by the choir and the pastor
was most pleasantly eloquent on be
ing presented with a diamond stud in
appreciation Of his nine years of serv-
ice Under the wise administration
Of Rev Beckham this busy church en-
joys the unique distinction of having
no floating debts and no current ex-
penses and when on its anniversary
day $1S7OO was contributed it was
added to the fund to secure a pipe or
gan in the near future.