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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
Tomorrow is the Day For
Salvation Army Drive

The big drive for the Salvation
Army, in the business and manufac-
turing districts of Columbus will oc-
cur tomorrow. The drive was post
poned from last Wednesday until to-
morrow on account Of the downpour
of rain, which set in last Wednesday
morning. Then there were other con-
tributing causes. A hundred or two
good citizens were out Of the city last
Wednesday. The Dokeys were gone;
the Shooters were in Clarksdale; the
wholesale grocers were in st. Louis,
and several Shriners were cavorting
around at a ceremonial, Dokeys and
Shriners and Shooters and Wholesale
Grocers are good givers, and the
drive did not want to pass them up.
They viii all be at home tomorrow,
and their contributions will add very
materially to the realization of the
quota Of the city, which is $2,500
All Of the committees appointed to
serve last Wednesday will meet at the
Salvation Army headquarters in the
Gilmer tomorrow morning at half
past nine o'clock for the drive. The
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
SALVATION ARMY NEW
HOME WILL BE
DEDICATED
TODAY.
FINE PROGRAM
Splendid Structure Will Be For
mally Dedicated With
Special Exercises
AT 3 Today.

Columbians today will honor the
Salvation Army by their attendance
at the dedication ceremonies Of the
new home Of the Army.
Dedication exercises will be held at
the citadel this afternoon at 3 o'clock
and an especially interesting program
has been arranged for the occasion.
The chapel is located on North
Third street and the general public
is extended most cordial Invitation
to attend the ceremonies.
A flag raising will be one of the
features Of the occasion. Mayor D.
IS. McClanahan will offciate at this
event.
Music for the occasion will be furn-
ished by the Columbus orchestra and
addresses win be delivered by promin-
ent men.
The Dedicatory address will be de-
livered by Maj David Main of Bir-
mingham, one Of the foremost Sal
walton Army workers Of the South.
The occasion will give Columbians
an opportunity to inspect the hand
some new home Of the Army and in
spect its facilities for carrying on
it's fine work in this community.
Following is the full program for
the dedication ceremonies:
Presiding chairman, Mr.. v. B. lines.
Musical Selection, Columbus Or
chestra led by Mr.. Tony Butera.
Opening Prayer, Rev. james III.
Felts, pastor Of the First Methodist
church.
song, ss.e.s.. xessgrreasien
scriptural Reading, Captain II. A.
Harvey, Of the local Salvation Army
Post.
Address, Hon. John F. Frierson.
Flag Raising, Mayor d. S. McClana-
han, officiating.
Musical Selection, Columbus Or
chestra.
Dedication Address, Major David
Main, of Birmingham.
Musical Selection, Columbus Or
chestra.
Address, Hon. b. A. Lincoln
Closing Prayer, Maj. David Main.
The orchestra will be composed of
the following: Mr.. Earl Burris, violin
list; Mr.. Tony Butera, bass and leader;
Miss Alice Dempster, pianist; Mr.. Joe
Harrison cornet; Mr.. Stanley, from
bone; Miss Angelique Higgins, violin.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
FREIDA HEMPHELL HERE.

Practice and study in the vocal de
partment of the College was suspend
ed entirely last Wednesday morning
for about a half an hour. The tele-
phone in Miss Browns studio rang
and something like the following con-
versation ensued:
From the line at the Southern
passenger depot came the following:
as this Miss Brown?"
"Yes, this is Miss Brown at the
phone" was the answer. "What can
do for you and who is it speaking ?"
Then the answer came back: "This
is Freida Hemphill and am at the
Southern depot
"Who?" said Miss Brown.
"Freida Hcmphill, of the Metropoli-
tan Opera Company, and am here
with my concert company waiting for
a train and would like to see you"
"Oh," said Miss Brown -
=? Be- , right -. .-oyer-
And Miss Brown was soon at her
side.
Miss Hemphill, who is on a concert
tour of the South, was en- route to
Memphis and she spent a while wait
ing for train here, with her man
ager and company, including hutist,
accompanyist and also husband.
The famous diva talked interesting
ly Of her impressions of her trip to
the South and its people and promised
to include Columbus in her itinerary
If possible next year She was charm
ed with the fleeting glimpse Of Col
umbus and was impressed with the
college.
Her visit was a pleasant incident in
the MUSICAL history of the college.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
BISHOP GUM
IN COLUMBUS
W@
PROMINENT PRELATE WILL
0FFICIATE AT SER
VICES TODAY.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Will Conduct High Mass Early
This Morning-On Official
Visit To Church
Here.

The visit of Bishop John f. Gum,
of the Catholic diocese Of Mississippi
to the Church Of the Annunciation to-
day, being his first official visit in
eight years will be distinguished by
elaborate services lasting throughout
the day. The services begin at 6:l5
this morning when Father Roberts. of
Tupelo, will celebrate early mass, to
be followed by mass at seven with a
priest from st. Bernard's College on
the celebrant mass at eight o'clock
with Bishop Gum as the celebrandt,
AT the regular morning service
which begins at ten o'clock the Sacre-
ment of Confirmation will be admin
istered by Bishop Gum. The process
sion from the home Of Father Yeorge
will begin at ten o'clock the choir
rendering Exec Sarcererdos Matnus'
as the professional The ten o'clock
service will be conducted by Father
Yeorg, high mass with Deacon and
Subdeacon, the sermon being by
Bishop Gum. At this service the
choir will render beautiful music,
Leonard's Third Mass In b Flat being
sung with the organ offertory played
by Mrs. Thos. Mcintyre, accompanied
by Mile. Bourge on the violin.
AT the evening service Bishop Gum
will preach sermon generally to the
people of Columbus and a cordial In.
yitation is extended all to attend, as
is cordial invitation extended all tc
the morning service AT the evening
service the choir will render "Haec
Dies and the offertory will be 20,
Salataris," sung by Mr.. Thos. Nc
Intyre.
At three o'clock this afternoon an
informal reception will be rendered to
Bishop Gum and the other visiting
priests by Father Yeorg at the rectory
on College street to which the people
Of Columbus are cordially invited.
The choir for the occasion Of the
Bishops visit will be composed of Mrs.
Mcintyre as organist; Mr.. Thos. Nc
Intyre, Mr.. Marlborough, Miss Katie
Hurry, Miss Eliza Cline and Misses
Hubbard. The following is a list of
the confrmants:
Messrs. Asa Haynie, Robert 0'Brien,
John Morgan of Macon, and Jerome
Goussett, of Macon and Mrs. Robert
O'Bryan, Mrs. Waller, Thomasine
Cady, Elvina, Alvina and Helen Stol-
zer and Sophie Goussett, of Macon.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
PRIZES OFFERED
FOR BEST ESSAYS
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO COM
PETE FOR ESSAY
PRIZES.
MALARIA FIGHT
Best Essay On Fight Against
Mosquito And Malaria Will
Be Awarded-Cam-
paign Begins.

Through the generosity of the Co
lumbus Woman's Club, Messre. Jesse
P. Woodward, F. R. Simms, and an
anonymous donor, the Columbus CO.
Operative Anti-Malaria Campaign is
enabled to announce prize essay con-
test on the subject of "The Malaria
Mosquito, and How to Fight IL.
Tho contest is open to all pupils in
the public schools of the city, and will
close at four o'clock, p. M, on Mon
day, May Gath. Twelve prizes will be
given, three in each school. The first
price in each case will be five dollars,
the second three dollars, and the
third two dollars. One set of prizes
will be offered the elementary
schools, both at Barrow and Franklin
Academy, another set to the Junior
High School at Franklin Academy,
another to the Lee High School, and
the fourth set to Union Academy.
Mr.. Percy w. Maer, editor of The
Dispatch, Miss Frances Hooper, of
the Department of Biology, and Miss
Ella Terry, of the Department of
English at NJ S. C. w., have consent
ed to act as judges in this contest.
The essays winning first prizes will
appear in the local newspapers. The
prizes are to be awarded at the COM
mencement exercises of the various
schools.
The anti-malaria campaign is we'll
under way, inasmuch as a force of
men, under Foreman Nickles, has
been at work since last Tuesday in
East Columbus, draining many dam
gerous mosquito sss.hreeding places.
Sanitary Inspector J. G. Lyons ar
rived here last Friday, and has be-
gun the work Of sanitary inspection.
All persons are asked to offer him
every assistance possible in his work,
and to carry out in every respect the
provisions of the anti-mosquito ordi-
nance. Only be the closest co-opera-
tion can the best results be secured
in anti-mosquito control, and there
fore the public is urged to help the
work in every possible manner.
Sanitary Engineer Komp, who is in
charge of the Columbus campaign,
left on Wednesday for Tupelo, where
he is organizing similar anti
malaria campaign. He expects to be
in the city again in few days, after
starting operations in Tupelo.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
NEGROES CHANT AS
"CAT" is DESTROYED

81 had just as soon attend a
hanging" remarked some of the by
ISLANDERS when six gallons of perfect
ly mean "cat" was poured into the
gutter in front of the city hall on
Thursday morning.
Several negro porters who had
stopped to see the sad performance
chanted as the pouring was in prog
ress, "Lord Have Mercy" One of
them dipped his finger in. the stream
and touched it to his lips, and 1t
seemed to turn on the arc lights Of
his being. One grabbed his hat and
attempted to catch few drops of the
"glory water"
1t looked like the very essence of
the very meanest kind of "cat," and
was a very crude substitute for even
"cat" itself. 1t must have contained
Red Devil Lye, gasolene, turpentine,
and other stiff ingredients.
Chief of Police Cook was master Of
ceremonies. Several city officials,
a minister and newspaper man were
present to see the job well done.
The whisky" had been confiscated
when several negroes were arrested in
the prairie section last week. 1t was
in two-gallon, jugs.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
LEGION BANQUET.

The Tombigbee Post Of the Amer
lean Legion will give banquet for
all ex-service men at the Bell Cafe
Thursday night.
The occasion will be a get-to-g -gether
affair and all men who served in the
World War are invited to be present.
The plates will be So each.
A prominent out-of-town speaker
will be invited to deliver an address
and there will be other features Of
Messrs. C. H. Oakley, j. c. Graves
interest. There is a movement on
foot to enlarge the membership Of
the local post and the banquet is ex-
pected to stimulate interest and bring
in new members.
The full program Of the occasion
will be published in Wednesdays Dis
patch.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
MIR. LINCOLN
is HONORED

A Columbian, Hon. B. A. Lincoln,
was signally honored by the Grand
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, last week
at the annual meeting in Jackson.
Mr.. Lincoln was elected to the sta
tion of Grand Prelate, which places
him in line for the Grand Chancellor's
chair.
Mr.. Lincoln is one Of the foremost
Pythians in the State, and his cleo
ton to an important station in the
Grand Lodge is but a recognition of
his fine services in behalf Of the
order.
His many friends in this city and
over the state congratulate him on
his election.
Mr.. John NJ. Eddins, of Byhalia,
was elected Grand Chancellor.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
QUARTER OF MILLION
INVOLVED IN LEASE

The three-story brick building at
1915-17 Third avenue, occupied by
Goldstein's "Everybody's Store" has
been leased by the clothing firm of
Odum, Bowers & White, for the period
of ten years beginning October /,
1922.
The deal was announced yesterday
by the Jemison Real Estate & Insur-
ance Company, through which it was
consumated. The aggregate sum in
volved in the lease is in the neighbor-
hood of quarter of million dollars.
The property, which has a frontage
of so feet on Third avenue and depth
of 140 feet, is owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Sanford, clients Of the
Jemison company, and by the estate
of the late DR.. 7. F. Chek, each hav-
ing a half interest.
The lease is one of the largest down
town rental transactions on record
Birmingham News.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
COMMISSIONERS TO
HOLD CONFERENCE

Fair Price Commissioner T. ].
Locke, for Mississippi, has received
an invitation to attend conference
of the fair price commission in Mont
gomery, Ala, on Friday, May 1st.
The call for the conference has
been made to the commissioners of
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and
Georgia Mr.. Locke will represent
Mississippi at the meeting, which has
been called for the purpose of CO.
ordinating the work Of the commits
sioners and to bring about a more
uniform action by the Southern
commissioners.
The following will attend the con-
ference: Mr.. J. A. Manget, Georgia;
Mr.. Frank Spani, Northern Alabama;
Mr.. j. Lee Holloway, Southern Ala
bama; Mr.. Lee Brooke, Tennessee,
and Mr. T. j. Locke, Mississippi.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
NEW SPECIAL AGENT

Mr.. c. r. Dease, of Meridian, Miss,
accompanied by his wife and two
children, recently arrived in Columbus
to make this city their future home.
Mr.. Dease has been appointed special
agent of the Southern Railroad, in
the place Of Mr.. J. C. Mcconnell, who
has resigned to accept position in
the office of the Southern at
Greenwood.
Mr.. Dease is a well-known railroad
man, and will be accorded a hearty
welcome by the people of this city,
Columbus has warm welcome for
every new citizen,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
DEATH OF Mr..
III. WILMOT

Mr.. H. Wilmot, crew foreman and
former engineer on the Southern
Railway, died suddenly at his home,
1924 North Third avenue last Thurs
day morning about ! o'clock.
Death came suddenly and without
warning to Mr.. Wilmot and the an
nouncement of his demise was a dis
tinct shock to members of his family
and to friends. He had been in i'll
health, however, for some months
but his condition was not considered
as serious by any means. Intact, the
day before his death he was up and
talking with friends passing by his
home.
Deceased was native Mississippian
and was about go years of age. He
long and fine service to the
Southern Railway as engineer on its
lines, and in recent years he has held
the position of crew foreman in the
local yards. He was esteemed by a
wide circle Of friends.
Mr.. Wilmot is survived by his wife
and two daughters, Mrs. Howard
of Birmingham, and Mrs.
Frank Brown, Jr., Of Winona.
Funeral services were held at his
late home Friday afternon at 4:30
o'clock conducted by the Odd Fellows
of which the deceased was valued
Rev. R, S. Gavin, pastor Of
the First Baptist Church, assisted in
the funeral services.
The pail bearers were engineers of
the Southern. Railway who has been
in the service for thirty years or more
and were comrades of the deceased.
The following offciated: Messrs. G.
H. Brown, Frank Brown, George Car
son, Jack Cheatham, Warren Davis
and Joe Fant.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
MISS GARDNER
CROWNED QUEEN
CROWNED QUEEN OF MAY
BY CITY SCHOOL
CHILDREN.
LIPSCOMB KING.
Walton Lipscomb Is Selected As
King OF May Festival;
Was Brilliant
Event.

Miss Jaunita Gardner was crowned
Queen of May and Mr.. Walton Lips
comb was selected as King in the first
May Day festival to be held by the
schools of the city.
The festival which was one of rare
beauty and charm was held Thursday
afternoon on the Barrow Memorial
School campus and was attended by
more than thousand people.
Several hundred school children
participated in the celebration which
was a success from every standpoint.
1t was stated after the close of the
festival Thursday that it would be
made an annual event.in the schools.
Miss Jaunita Gardner was selected
Queen of May by popular vote Of the
children and the people Of the city
generally. Mr.. Walton Lipscomb was
selected King of the celebration by
popular vote Of the children of the
schools.
Miss Gardner made beautiful and
lovely queen. She is young girl Of
rare beauty and charm and she played
her part with exquisite grace and
with all of the dignity becoming a
Queen. She was attended by two
sweet little aides, Little Miss Emma
Terrall, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs G.
H. Terrall and Master Bill Lee Sand
ers, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Sand
ers.
The King ascended the throne amid
the cheers of the throngs of people
who had gathered about the Royal
Rostum, and the Queen made stately
entry in a beautifully decorated car
riage. The approach of her Royal
Highness was heralded by bugle notes
BY Mr.. Jacob Simon who rode fiery
steed, in advance of the royal party.
The Queen alighted and as she APP
preached the throne flowers were
strewn in her pathway by four little
girl attendants, Ruth Gritzman,
Dorothy Morris, Annie Laiure Hub
bard and Mildred Vandergrif.
Walton Lipscomb as King, received
her with kingly chivalry. In clear and
ever tones he addressed the subject,
closing with beautiful and glowing
tribute TO the Queen Of May. At the
conclusion Of his address he tenderly
placed the May Queen crown on the
brow of the charming and beautiful
little queen. She responded in few
well chosen words and the first May
Queen celebration was over.
Preliminary to the crowning of the
queen several hundred children of the
schools gave beautiful exhibitions, in
cluding drills, May Pole dances, ath-
letic exercises and aesthetic dancing
One Of the features of the cele-
bration was solo dance by Miss Vir-
gle McKeough. She is a. young girl
of rare grace and charm and her
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
COLUMBUS HUMBLES
WEST POINT.

The High School base ball team
administered drubbing defeat to the
West Point nine on the West Point
grounds Friday afternoon, score to
8.
Williams was on the mound for Col
umbus and pitched mastery game,
allowing his opponents only three
safeties. Hancock did the receiving
for the Columbus team.
The Columbians played wonderful
game and outclassed their opponents
in every department of the game
Every man on the team played good
ball, according to Prof. Cravley who
accompanied the team.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16

drive is for lunch to be paid for by
the losing team. Be on hand. Here
are the committees.
North Side-P. w. Maer, Chairman.
South Side-Frank Phillips, Chmn.
" Reds I"
F. P. Phillips, Captain; Sidney
Loeb, Louis Rosenzweig, r. R.
Banks, Claude Neyman, l.. B. Divel-
bliss, C. C. Richardson, Brooks Nc
Gowan, John A. Lipsey, John H.
Beard, D. S. Cox, Jr., r. f. Mahon,
L. E. Lide, S. l.. Caine, John F..
Frierson, j. c. Meadows, L. 6,
Painter.
Blues
p. w. Maer, Chairman; Ira L,
CASTOR, Jesse p. Woodward, Z. L.
Kuykendall, ]. B.. Cox, R. f. john
ston, |. /. Kaufman, Henry Beard,
D. S. McClanahan, Louis Divelbiss
Sidney Loeb, J. T. Searcy, jennings l.
Sturdivant, T. A. McGahey, T. w
Harris.
Manufacturing Committee
NJ. D, Thomason. Tom Pullen, Julius
Marx and G. Dempster.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
PIGGLY wIGGLY BOOMING.

Here is a remarkable showing of
Piggly Wiggly stores. Last week 26
stores were opened in Washington,
d. c., with an attendance of 100000
visitors the opening day. The days
sales amounted to $28,301.57. The
third day which was Saturday the
sales totaled $32,866.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
FILM STAR USES AN ESSEX.

Marjory Daw, the winsome film
star, is one of the latest Essex own
ers. Her first trip in it was from
Los Angeles to Beverly where she
served as a bridesmaid at the Mary
Pickford-DOuglas Fairbanks wedding.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16
SHOOTERS HOME
FROM CLARKSDALE

The Lowndes county delegation to
the Clarksdale shoot were returning
yesterday. Some came in on the
noon train; others came last night,
and still others are expected today.
After three days Of grilling contests,
when nerves and physical conditions
were ON edge, many of them felt that
a little recreation was coming, and
they scattered to Memphis, and other
cities in the Delta. The Magowah
Gun Club had eighteen men present;
the Columbus Club, two. The former
came away from Clarksdale with hon
ors and money.
The reception accorded the half a
thousand shots from all over the
country was prodigal in its beau
tiful hospitality, and the finest ira
ditions f.the Delta and the people of
Clarksdale were sustained No kind
ness or courtesy was overlooked, and
the people there entered into the event
with an enthusiasm for its success
which carried everything before it.
Reports Of The Commercial Appeal
were rather meagre in their extent,
and very few of the entertaining fea-
lures were touched upon. From these
reports little was learned Of what
our home boys accomplished, and it
is only from Mr.. Collier Hardy that
we can learn the true story.
The Magowah Club came away with
all sorts of honors, Its members
came very near getting away with the
State Championship, but while this
was lost, other honors were brought
home.
The Delta Handicap, with a purse
running into the thousands, was won
by Messrs. Allison and Robert Hardy,
with scores Of ninety-five oat Of
hundred targets. Robert Hardy tied
with /. X. Irwin, Of Greenville, for
the State Handicap, 100 targets, hav-
ing a score Of 1888 targets each out Of
possible 200. In the first shoot
off they tied again, with IS out Of
20. In the second attempt to unite
The tie they tied at l6. Then fol-
lowed a miss-and-out to decide the
matter, and Mr.. Hardy went out on
his second target. The hour was
late, and thevruelling match had told
on him. MY. Irwin won the State
Championship.
In the State Championship contest,
Mr. Hunter Walker and Mr. Thomas
Evans tied for second place, with 2S8
targets out Of possible 300, Mr..
Griffin, of Greenville, winning with
score of 290, the two Lowndes
county men being but two targets
behind him. In the shoot-off Of the
tie between Mr. Walker and Mr.. Ev-
ans, the latter won. On the second
lay, Mr.. Ed. Hardy won high gun,
with score Of 9S out of a hundred.
The winners have not figured out
their winnings yet, and it will be sew
eral days yet before the prize-makers
have figured out their share. 1t will
run into the thousands Of dollars, one
prize won by .Messrs. Robert and Al
lison Hardy being pair of the
famous Thomas G. James Duroc hogs,
valued at a thousand dollars.
1t was regarded as the greatest
shoot ever held in the South, and
half-million dollars changed hands.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16

Mr.. R. M. Justice, Of Hollywood,
Miss, accompanied by his wife, are
in this county, on a visit to his bro
ther, Mr.. w. H, Justice in the Steens
neighborhood.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-16

Mr.. John Lawlcy, Of Isola, Miss,
is visiting relatives in Columbus for
a day OF two.