The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
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floral design by the Legion Post
and woman's Auxiliary on Memorial
Day, Monday May 3th. Those who
will give flowers may phone Mr.. 0lin
MeManus, Miss Lura Heath, Mrs. X,
Redfearn. or Miss Annie Lee.
At the risk of having derogatory
remarks made about too frequent
mention OF one post. invite atten-
'ltion again TO the things that the Mel
win Deese Post No. 81. of Monroe. is
doing. writes Capt. A l.. Fletcher. in
the Forward Observation Post OF
the state sunday papers. This post
has recently moved into very attrac-
tive club rooms. beautifully furnish
ed. There is a piano. victrola. pool
tables. "and everything. On the
! walls are signal corps pictures and
other decorations donated by mem
bers of the post. The post is doing
many other things. some of them. ev-
en- more praiseworthy. Not long ago
when they found one of their MEM
bers suffering from old wounds and
an unfortunate operation. the boys of
the Melvin Deese Post raised money
enough to send him to a hospital in
Charlotte, where his broken bones
were reset and he was set uron the
road to complete recovery. Nor is
this all. The post made quick re-
sponse 10 the appeal of DR.. Adam
Fisher on behalf of the disabled men
in hospitals and was among the first
to adopt q ward in the government
hospital at Biltmore. The Woman's s
Auxiliary unit attached TO the post.
is helping in this. and in all the rest
of the posts activities. The lucky
vets adopted by this outfit are soon
to have presented to them fine vic
tfola and many other useful gifts.
Mr.. o. B. Graves of Buford town
ship brought to The Journal office
this morning fully developed green
cookie burr This one. he believes. is
the first ever seen in this section at
this time of the year.
A Home Coming Day." will be eel
ebrated at New Hope church. in New
Salem township. Sunday, May Goth.
All members and former members
are requested to be present.
DR.. L. X. McLarty. of Ashevlle,
will deliver the Monroe high school
commencement sermon at the Cen
trail Methodist church next Sunday
night Grammar school graduating
exercises will be held at the school
auditorium Monday. May 20, at ten
O'Clock. and the senior play, 'All OF
a Sudden Peggy" will be given at
the Strand Threaten Monday night;
while az sunset Tuesday afternoon
class day exercises will be held on
the high school campus, Rev John
j. Douglas, of Wadesboro. will deliver
the annual literary address Tuesday
evening at eight o'clock. followed by
the graduating exercises.
After tracking fox, which he had
wounded. to- its liar in an old tree,
Mr.. Baxter Tarlton. of Goose Creek
township. found litter Of four young
foxes. about the size of grown eats,
one day last week.
The Monroe high school baseball
team is playing WinstonSalem this
Afternoon the final elimination game
of the season to determine which
team will represent the western part
of the state in the contest to be staged
with the winner OF the eastern Sc
ries. A large crowd Is present, and
much interest is being manifested In
the contest Monroe defeated Star
town Saturday by the score of II to l.
Rev. Sanford II. Rotter of this city
was in attendance last week upon the
annual convention of the Episcopa
Diocese of North Carolina, meeting in
ST. Phillips church, Durham. The
number of both clergymen and lay
men attending was large. Bishop
Cheshire presided. A proposed
amendment of the Canons TO permit
women to serve on vestries was over
whelmingly defeated. The proposed
new canon organizing the diocese
along the lines OF the new organiza-
tion of the general church. with pre-
siding bishop and executive council
instead of boards. was also voted
down decisively. However, at the
suggestion of the Bishop. an execu-
tive committee to carry on the work
of the diocese assisting the Bishop in
the interim between conventions. was
elected, consisting of three clergymen,
three laymen. and three women. as
follows: Rev. A. c. Ashby. Raleigh;
Rev, a. S. Lawrence, Chapel Hill;
Rev. S. l.. Rotter. Monroe: Messrs.
Fred w. Glover. Charlotte; F. s.
Spruill, Rocky Mount; ]. A. Moore,
Roanoke Rapids; Mrs L. A. Tomlin-
son. Durham; Mrs. Dora II. Blair.
Greensboro; Mrs. T. W. Beckett. Raj
eigh. A resolution was unanimously
adopted calling upon Congress to fur
ther the disarmament measure which |
is being agitated. Announcement was
made that vestryman of the dio-
cese had offered $50 for the best essay |
of not more than 1000 words on
How layman can best serve the
church." The convention heartily en-
dorsed a plan for the improvement
and enlargement of the parish house
and church at Chapel Hill, TO cost
about $4,000. The convention was
unanimous in voting to provide in
creased salaries for the clergy of the I
n II.