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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
MEMS CLUB UNTERTAINS.
Members Of Emmanuel Church Have
prontable sale Of Debt Fund.

Members of the Mems Club of Inn
manuel church last night gave an on
tcrtainment IN the parish house the
proceeds from which We're placed in
tho fund 10 pay or the church debt
The mon had msdo n variety OF ar
ticlos from bread and cake TO electric
lamps which they sold. Moving pic
lures were displayed during the even
ing. The house was decorated with
Christmas greens for the occasion.
Frank Schoonover is president OF
the organization which entertalns thc
third Thursday OF every month. Al
the next social meeting a play writer
hy the president viii he presented.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21

Babcock was heard IN several solos.
Mrs. Charles n. Griffith, Mrs. Norman
r. Huxley and Harry r.. strnuscbach,
violinist. also gave several solos.
Mr. White announced that tho VIII
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company was lending the committee
a large spot light which will be turned
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21

upon tho municipal Christmas tres
and that the du Pont Company had
arranged 10 have every Ttom In the
du Pont Building Lighted on Christ
mas Eve.
Charles r. Ernst ~ the Comniuni-
ty Bcrvice praised the work dane by
tho Commission.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
,.ok man 60 Help.

Tho congregation OF Goodman
'hwvh win on number Of poor
hsnkcir thi, ,e'r. iiocsuse of great
need. tho number ~ larger than usual.
~ donations should he ~ Cookman
nsfsonpsc hV noon tomorrow
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
Visiting In VaItimorc.

Dale s. Bender Of New Castle and
= n. Bender " Port Penn. are spend
ing several days with their brother,
!. NJ. Bender of Baltimore.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
Levy oourtmsn Hall AmIc,,a.

Levy Court Commissioner James
Ball is afflicted by q boil. Which hos
appeared on his head
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21

The modern wny to get vhat ysu
want when you want II Is tes read md
use classified ads.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
COMMITTEE MEETS WITH
LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD

The committee from the Chamber
of Commerce appointed to take up the
question Of improving the school con-
ditions in Lakeland. met Monday
evening with the school board of the
city and the matter was gone over as
thoroughly as developments in the
situation permit. The Chamber of
Commerce committee pledged the
support of the organization in the
matter of remodelng the present
buildings and placing them in CON
fcrmity with the highest standards
for school buildings. 1t is stated that
as soon as definite plans and specifi-
cation by the architects now working
on this are available and the result
Of the proposed survey by the Chief
Of Sanitary Engineers of the State
Beard of Health has been submitted
to the local board. they will imme-
diately pass upon these reports, and
submit them to the county board with
recommendations
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
PROF. DONOHO
PRINCIPAL OF
MORTON SCHOOL

The county school LCard was in
session at Barlow Monday and Tues.
day and took up several items of i'm
portance as well as many matters OF
routine.
Acting on recommendation from
the local school boards the county
board confirmed the following ap-
pcintnfents:
Prof. C. NJ. Jones. principal of the
Lake Wire School, Lakeland; Prof.
II. n Donoho, principal of the Lake
Morton School, Lakeland; Prof. A
B. Conner, principal Barlow High
School; Prof Long principal of the
Winter Haven High School; Prof
Robert, principal FIT. Meade High
School. A point of especial interest
to Lakeland in these appointments Is
the addition of Prof. Donoho to the
force of instructors as principal Of
the Lake Morton School. Prof Donoho
who is making his home at Bowling
Green, comes very highly recommend
ed He is originally from Tennessee
where he was county superintendent
OF schools, and he has also been
Chautauqua lecturer.
Architect F.. H. Trimble, Of Orlando,
appeared before the board with plans
for the proposed buildings and i'm
provementS in the Lakeland schools,
but action on this was deferred pend
ing the survey to be made by the
chief Of sanitary engineers of the
State Board of Health. 1t is under
stood that this official will visit Lake
land tomorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
OPPORTUNITIES
UP TO LAKELAND
TO LAND MOVIES

Lakeland has an opportunity to get
il On some OF the business benefits to
be derived from visits of motion pic
ture companies seeking suitable To-
cations for scenes in their big pro
auctions.
AT the Chamber of Commerce lun-
cheOn Tuesday at the fremont. Chair.
man w. S. Moore of the publicity
committee introduced II. A. Kelly OF
Tampa an expert cameraman and
formerly connected with some of the
biggest producing companies now OPP
Grating in the United States. Mr..
Kelly had proposition to submit
that he assured his hearers would
prove worth while to Lakeland and
one that had been accepted gladly by
other communities in this section OF
Florida. Briefly stated. Mr.. Kelly's
plan is to sell Florida's magnificent
and unusual scenery to motion pic
ture producers. His is a unique pro-
cedure and manifestly quite effective
1t consists in taking of a minimum
Of one hundred views in locality.
size of picture about by inches,
these views being bound into albums,
the albums being supplied to produc-
ers. to the principal railway lines
serving the South and to the Chamber
Of Commerce. In addition to the al
bum and extra prints of the pictures,
the negatives are to become the prop
erty of the trade body The price
quoted by Mr.. Kelly is $3.50 for the
one hundred pictures and the mem
bers present Tuesday agreed that the
was worth while and
should be acted upon. TO that end a
special committee has~been appointed
by Chairman Good consisting of w
L. King, Fred Bedford. ]. E. Melton,
w. B. SeWell and Rev. W. B. Curtis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
LAKELAND'S WEATHER

One day succeeds another here
in Polk county with gentle breezes
and bright sunshine SO that the
weather gets to Oe an old, old
story until a stranger chances to
remind you that you are indeed
fortunate in being able to live in
a country where weather condi-
tons are unrivalled anywhere else
in the world. A north wind last
night sent the mercury tumbling
down into the fifties by good
margin, the low at o'clock this
morning being So degrees. AT
noon the Mum Park reading was
n degrees with the probility of
the eighties being reached this af-
ternoon. More fair weather is on
the program for tonight and to-
morrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
Nen'S Brotherhood Has
Delightful Banduet

The Mems Brotherhood of the First
Presbyterian Church. u. social and in
spiraticnal organization, held a splen-
did meeting Tuesday evening at the
church.
Two visiting speakers were present,
Rev. l.. NJ. Bicknell, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Winter
Haven. and T. S. Mclaughlin, prom
inent business man of Winter. Haven
and very successful Sunday School
superintendent. The speakers took
up the same general heme. which was
the place OF the men in the church
work, and delighted their hearers
with their concise and clever han
ding of the heme.
The banquet, which was a feature
of the evenings entertainment was
by committee of ladies'.
Mrs. V. NJ. Housely. Mrs W. P. Rams
dell, Mrs. F.. c. Bowen, Mrs w. F.
Sneed' Mrs. D. G. Fox. and Mrs. J. r..
Hutson. The tables had been beau
tifully laid and wonderful feast
greeted the appreciative banqueters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
CAUGHT WITH WEAPONS

On warrant sworn out by Chief
Allen of the police department. tFo
colored men had their preliminary
hearings this morning before Judge
Allen, on charges of carrying con
cealed weapons. Lawyer Boykin, ad-
herring to the traditions of his race,
bad as his weapon a conventional
iNzor, while Percy Vance is said to
have had pistol concealed on his
person, the said concealment having
been some feat according to the ac-
counts given as to the size of the pis-
toll ,, Both men were bound over to
the county, court, Judge ALLEN mining
the. bonds at 500 each.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
WOMAN'S CLUB PLANS
SPLENDID PROGRAM

The regular meeting of the We
mans Club will be held at the club
house Thursday afternoon at 400
o'clock.
The following program in charge
of Mrs. Joe Wilder will be presented:
Looking Backwards John
Patterson. jr.
Vocal solo-Mrs. c. H. King.
MY Work in the Northern Arizona
Normal Miss Gracia Saunders.
instrumental solo-Miss Iris Quin-
by.
This meeting is open to the public
ard visitors are cordially invited.
A meeting of the board of directors
will be held at 1880 p. NJ
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
MEXICAN WAR HEAD TO
VISIT FOREIGN LANDS

Mexico City, April 6.-Gen Manuel
PalaeZ. former commander OF federal
troops in the Tampico district, will
leave Tampico next week for visit
to the United States, England and
France. He will go to Washington
where he will confer with President
Harding relative to the Mexican stu
alton in general and particularly in
regard to petroleum matters. Re-
ports in newspapers are that this con
ference was requested by President
Harding.
1t is said General Peaez will en-
regulations imposed by the Carranza
administration and will give other in
formation intended to assist the Unit
ed States chief executive in formu-
lating his Mexican policy
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
THE CLOSING OF SCHOOL

In accordance with action taken by
the county school board last August
when they met to fix the salaries OF
the teachers and to decide other
points, the grammar schools Of Polk
county will close April 49, the high
schools continuing for an additional
month. This reduction of the gram
mar school year was taken to con-
serve the school funds, with the idea
in mind that the work should be so
arranged as to complete the full
course of study in the allotted eight
months, according to members of the
board,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
MOCK ROBBERY

Officer Sineath of the Lakeland po-
lice force, presented an impressive
object lesson Monday night to citi-
zen of Lakeland. On finding a place
c: business unlocked, the officer en-
tered and hid the cash register before
calling up the manager of the store,
who was later relieved to find it was
in the nature of joke, and swears to
be more careful hereafter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
STRAP HANGING EXTENDS
TO AIR TRANSPORTATION

London, April 6.-London has long
known the strap hanger in subway.
street car and omnibus, but only re-
Gently the first instance of aerial
strap-hanging was recorded On the
second day of the resumed British air
service to Paris. it was found that
one of the departing planes had no
seats for three of it's passengers.
They made the journey standing in
the passage-way holding onto the lug
gage racks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

in convict camps is Irresponsible in
u contributory sense for the condi-
ton of murder alleged to have been
found in Jasper county" were adopted
by the Atlanta Humane Society at its
monthly meeting here last night.
The resolutions called upon Coy
ernOr Dorsey to incorporate in his
next message to the legislature a rec
ommendation that law be adopted
abolishng the whipping of prisoners
in any state institution.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
BUYS THE SHELLY PROPERTY

The property on h. Morton stree-
belonging to Prof j. w. Shelley has
been sold to Jos. c. Fahie, who has
other property interests in Lakeland.
.Prif. Shelley says that while this sale
cioes out his holdings in Lakeland,
he wants it understood that he is
still a resident and will be back to
vote, and that he is still interested in
the peace and prosperity of Lake
land"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
EN- ROUTE TO SOUTH AMERICA

Mr.. and Mrs j. j. Rhoades have re-
ceived Il message from their son
Bruce, of the U. S. S. Sacramento,
now stationed at Colon, Panama, that
he is on his way to South America.
While at Colon he had the pleasure
of seeing the ship Crystobal on which
Congressman and Mrs. Drane and
Miss Josephine We're passengers with
the congressional party.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Gen. J. a. Cox, of Lakeland, is a
visitor, in the city. spending some
time here as the guest of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. r. ID. Moore, Maine and Al
fred streets. General Cox is one of
the best known of the Confederate
veterans in the state and is renewing
acquaintanceships of lifetime here.
Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
WANTS TO LOCATE HERE

II. ID. Guymon, a well-known citi-
zen of Dade City. who formerly op-
Grated bakery there, is in Lakeland,
hoping to find an opening fol some
sort of mercantile business, being at,
racted to this section of the state.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Mrs. Geo. F.. Newell and son, Mr.
Arthur Newell and wife, of West Palm
Beach, are in the city the guests o.
the formers sister, Mrs. G. T. Bart
lett. Mrs. Newell is former resi-
dent of Lakeland, and she and her SOB
have wide circle of friends here who
are giving them most cordial vel
come.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
GERMANS WANT NITRATE

Santiago Chile, April 6-Announce
ment was made by the minister of
finance yesterday that an association
of German farmers was negotiating
for the purchase of 5o9C2 tons OF
Chilean notrate. The minister stated
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
ATTENTION. B. p. o. E., 1891

All Elks of Lakeland intending to
80 to the state convention at West
Palm Beach, April 1928 are asked to
confer with the committee.
p. F, COLLINS,
w. STEITZ,
w. S. IRWIN,
T. b. O'STEEN,
F. NJ. HENDERSON.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
SUMMER RESORT RUINED

ST Augustine, April 6.-South
Beach. once a popular summer resort
near here, has been almost wiped out
as the result of series OF fires, and
doubt has been expressed whether the
structures will be rebuilt. The latest
fire destroyed the St Johns Electric
Company's plant, the museum build
ing and several cottages.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
BUYS TEN ACRES

Emil Strabwski, formerly of Buffalo,
N. Y, has purchased ten acres on the
Barlow road near Pauway and plans
to build a home and otherwise i'm
prove his property.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Mrs. C. E Bradley. of 1914 S. Miss
issippi avenue, who underwent an op-
Grafton for appendicitis recently at
the Bayside Hospital i'll Tampa, was
able to be brought home Tuesday and
her friends will be glad to know that
she is improving nicely.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

+. c. Flanagan, county commission,
er, and Edwin Spencer Jr, county at
torney, spent Monday and Tuesday in
Barlow in attendance at the meeting
of the county commissioners
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
NEW STREET BEING OPENED

A new avenue is being opened and
graded in Rosedale. 1t runs from East
Palmetto street north to Osceola. a
distance Of one block but will prob
ably be extended later 1t has no; been
named.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Van Hopper,
formerly of Tampa who have had
rooms at Mrs. ]. A. Mller's, will start
housekeeping on April 18th on South
Bluefield Ave.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

London. April "a lock out has
been declared by the factory owners
Of Turin, the important Italian indus
trial center, and troops have occu-
pied the factories there, says a dis
patch to the Central News from Rome
today
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Earl Crawford. one of the success
fnl farmers of the Galloway section.
was in the city Tuesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Mrs. Roland Cline of Haines City,
has returned home after pleasant
visit in Lakeland with her brother,
Mr.. Haywood.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
JOINS THE TELEGRAM FORCE

Ambrose Grass. of Barlow, IA man
of many years of experience in var-
Gus branches Of newspaper work. has
become member of the Telegram
force, and his family will join him
here next month.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Gaines arc now
pleasantly located with Mrs. A ID.
Boring, at 01O South Florida avenue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Mrs. George Forney, a popular bus
mess woman who was formerly cash
Ter for the Edmonson Grocery Co., has
accepted a position with the Federal
Bakery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

S. Raymond has left for Tampa
where he will undergo an operation
at the Bayside Hospital .
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Luther Johnson of Barlow was one
of the well-known visitors to Lake
land Tuesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Miss Leva Sylvester is able to be
cut again after a three weeks i'll
ness, to the delight of her friends
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Among the popular Barlow ladies
in Lakeland Tuesday were Mrs j. P.
Murdaugh and Mrs j. A. Johnson
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Corydon Carpenter, of Barlow, a
former Co. d. boy, was greeting
friends in Lakeland Tuesday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Miss Nannette Gilmore is enjoying
d visit in jacksonville, where she is
the guest of Mrs Grady Deem.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Mrs. Martha E. Ellis. the lady at the
United Markets who knows what cv-
erything costs by looking at it. is TAX
ing q well-earned vacation for 4 cou-
pie of weeks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Carl Mathews of the Mathews In
dustrial Laboratory, is in Tampa to-
day on business.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Mrs. D. J. Walker has returned
from a pleasant weeks visit in
Haines City, where she was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. D. B..
Ohlinger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
Social and Personal

Ambrose Grass, of Barlow, is in the
city today on business.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Mrs. H. E. Cole was visitor to
Plant City on Tuesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
FLOGGING CONVICTS
SEVERELY CONDEMNED

Atlanta, Ga, April 6.-Resolutions
declaring that fogging of prisoners
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

the government would work for the
success of the deal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Reed. regular
and popular winter visitors to Lake
land, have LEFT by auto, intending to
step at several points of interest en-
route to their home in Erie, Pa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Rev. and Mrs. James Murray, who
came to Lakeland some months ago,
after Mr.. Murray had spent thirty
years as a missionary in Smyrna.
Turkey are moving into charming
bungalow at 3O4 N. Iowa Ave.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06
Ladies' Aid Meetinu

Ladies' Aid Meeting
The Ladies' Aid of the Dixieland
Methodist church will meet at the
home of Mrs. George Fiddler, w. Han
cock street, at ) o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-06

Miss Gracia Saunders and her
brother, Paul Saunders, former resi- =
dents of Lakeland, are guests of Mrs.
ice Wilder Mr.. Saunders has been
living in Jacksonville, while Miss
Gracia has been for some time critic
teacher in the Northern Arizona Nor
NAL School at Flagstaff, Arizona The
many friends of Mr.. and Miss Saun-
ders will be delighted to see them.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-02-03
IDEAL WEATHER AIDS
SPRING FARMING

The ideal weather of the past few
weeks has continued throughout the
week, giving ideal conditions for farm
work.
The Colony's Fordson tractor was
hitched to two-bottom. fourteen inch
plow this week and is now tearing up
the soil in the newly-cleared land west
Of the railroad.
The cane patch east Of the railroad
is being cleared over the balance of the
field and good work is being done.
This will double the cane acreage for
the season.
No rain has been reported again
this week, and the ground is in ex-
cellent shape.
Following IS the temperature report
for the week ending February LIST, as
reported BY the U. S. Weatherman.
/ W. A. Dougherty. of the Newllano sta
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-02-03
Local and Personal at LeesviIle

Miss Marie Meadows, Of Merryville,
has been a guest Of Miss Elizabeth
Stokes in this city; Mr.. G. N. Rich
ardson has been on business trip to
Lake Charles; Mr.. G. r. Ferguson has
been visiting relatives and friends in
Beaumont. Tex; Mrs. H. Booker has
returned from Woodville, where she
had been visiting her son; Misses Jo-
anna and Dorothy Williams, Of Many,
have been visiting Mrs. A. ]. WEIGH
in Leesville; Mr.. Charles Fertitta. of
Beaumont, Tex, was in this city on a
visit to friends and relatives; Mr.. Carl
Ivy. who visited his friends in LeesviIle,
has returned to his home in Beaumont,
Tex. Mrs. W. ]. Kanewski has return
ed from visit to relatives in Shreve-
port; Mr.. Dallas Evans has returned
from a visit to Beaumont; Mrs. Roy
Hill has been visiting friends in Shreve-
port; Mrs. ]. P. Draper is visiting rel
atives and friends in Manys Mrs. w.
II. Williams has gone to Singer, La,
to visit her mother, Mrs. Armstrong.
* 3 = =
The performance of Cupid in Au-
tumn," rendered at the LeesvilleEIigh
School Auditorium by the members Of
Of the Senior Class. last Friday even
ing, was credit to the school. the diff
ferent parts taken by the amateur play
ers being interpreted with fine sense
of humor, and at the end of each of
the three acts the large and attentive
audience rewarded the players with
generous and appreciative applause.
The cast of characters. a man-hating
woman, a school teacher, a music
teacher, a sales girl, a woman hater
and his nephew, a young doctor and
his chum, was in the hands Of Miss
fEula Reynolds, Miss Johnnie Hicks,
Miss Margaret Vernon. Miss Margaret
Monk, Mr.. Ector Fields. Mr.. Beverly
fCudd, and Mr.. 7. A. Mitchell
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-02-03

was John Dougherty's birthday. He
was eleven years old, and he had In
vited his school chums and their sis
tiers to help him celebrate under the
starry skies.
After many laugh, and when the
fire had burned itself low, the young
sters adjourned to the hotel where Mo
ther Crawford had offered use Of the
tables and stoves for hot cocoa and
cakes and cookies. 1t was a merry
party that later departed for home. Z
Mable Synoground arrived on this
planet one day behind little John, so
she must celebrate also. Here was a
chance for different kind of birth
day party; so arrangements were made
at the hotel to spread one long table
at dinner time big enough to accommo-
date all the children Of the Colony.
Mrs. Crawford again lent her kind as
sistance and kindlier smile to the oc-
casion. and after the usual dinner with
its meat. vegetables and pie, big
pink cake with eleven candles was
brought on the scene. Mabel enjoyed
her birthday and the children helped
her eat her cake. and all had good
time.