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both in name and origin. Confessors must
apply in these matters as in all others, the
rules Of moral theology. We have conf
dence that the women and girls Of our
ciocese, whose spifyt of faith. piety and
gentleness we know, will take to heart
their duty to set everywhere and at all
times good example"
Not only was the Archbishop's letter
read in every church, but many prominent
priests delivered trenchant sermons on
the subject, Interpreting and enlarging
upon the pastoral communication. The
Able Soufflet. preaching in the historic
Church Of the Madeleine, declared:
"St Paul tells us that he desires all wo-
men to adorn themselves with modest ap-
parel, behaving themselves with decency
and sobriety, avoiding braided hair. gold
and pearls and costly array.
Not only are the wishes Of st. Paul dis
regarded by fashionable French women Of
the present day but they have gone to an
extreme which he evidently never antici-
pated. 3 II does not appear that the Holy
Apostle ever suffered the humiliation of
seeing the women of his flock coming to
worship half dressed. Nc-'
at is a crying shame that women Of
Christian training, wealth and breeding.
In this ancient centre OF civilization. should
come to the house of God adorned as for .
bacchanalian revel. Those who commit
such outrageous offenses against modesty
and good taste are not only running their
own character. They are contributing to
the decentralization OF society. which has
already suffered such severe shocks. and
theiR example II unchecked will have q
grievous effect upon the future Of our be-
loved country" VIA
IN several churches the priests stood at
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What America Is Doing TT
to Make Dresses Decent

tee, under the leadership OF Mr., John B.
Geraghty. decided 10 attack the problem
in husiness-like fashion and settle from
the mouths Of the critics themselves once
and for all just what is. a modest. dress
The questionable printed upon this page
was sent to 1.1ee churchmen OF ali demon
nations in and near Philadelphia. Replies
were received from ali. but q general re-
view Of these revealed most unexpected
circumstance. The clergy themselves
were absolutely at odds on the subject!
There was far from a unanimous verdict
even on the preliminary query as to
whether the modern extreme styles are
harmful to the morals of their wearers and
the masculine observer.
One good preacher thought q woman's
skirt could be twelve inches above the
floor without doing any harm. Another
opined that the waist could be eight inches
below the neck! Another said that wo-
mans skirt ought to he always long enough
to conceal the baroness Of her limbs II she
wore short stockings. -.
Another faction thought that the ear
line was about right for a stopping place
for the waist and the ground itself the
proper place for skirts to touch.
The Dress Reform Committee was natur.'
ally somewhat confused.
At last they adopted the device OF strik-
ing an average Of the answers and build
ing the dress upon these averages after
submitting the Specifications and rough
sketches to the clergymen. who were OF
fifteen denominations, including . Metho-
dist bishop and two rabbis.. The designs
were accepted by the, majority. although
there stflf remained two fairly .stfong mi.
nority parties. one OF which thought that
the dress was not yet conservative enough.
while the other thought that It was too
conservative. Balancing these two neu.
traiising factors against each other and
accepting the will of the majority as fnal
the Dress Reform COMMITTEES felt sure that
II had established a standard &t last.
After the dress was done II was placed
on exhibition at St Thomas's Hall In Phil.
adelphia. II drew thousands of women,
girls and men Of all classes. The Rev. DR..
John r. Hart. Jr., chaplain OF the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, whose broad
minded observations upon the subject are
printed in the accompanying sample ques-
tionnaire. acted as the official representa-
tive OF the clergy at ,the exhibition He
explained that the dress was for all occa-
sions, whether morning, afternoon or
night. To change 1t into dress for either
morning, afternoon OF night all that was
necessary. he further explained, was to
change. the materials which, however,
should never be transparent i1sr VIVA
Just as opinion was divided among the
clergymen responsible for the creation. so
the women who focked to see It were not
unanimous. But even the most frivolously
minded, who had come expecting to see
something like the oldfashioned bathing
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Christian decsncy.s = deceneE, then IN
need Of religion? Is Ciristfin 'lscsncy
opposed to the decency ~ ~ - hume
dams, What shall We thlnt 4 yhen
they say they alone haze ~ (igion
and will not permit theff wofhe heasto - out
into public without veiis4 ~ ~
~pecencyis dtHicult to denns, int to me
It is that behavior which = suf6Sd by.tect
and taste 81
Some people find II piauaut ,t&at ssele.
siastical polemics shopid ~ ufth<b1 aentnst
French fashions. The Ca34fSal 6nld
know something Of the pfef n ,1os3H. /
myself know of something q IT, 1S(netry
OF women. II were the CafdfaSiy ould
oppose both their piety and tgf Selletry.
The Cardinal undoubtedIy. .kaS II mind
the excessive decoIIeteA But ~ alust be
Kept IN mind that chaste dress - often
And one may have more thS Sir Of inst
having dropped from the clouds Wearing a
costume copied from the swe9k tableaux Of
Fra Angelica than BY waaf1ng the most
imaginative and riotous crsajtoa a Paris
Ian costumer
why should the Church attack present.
day fashionsf The Princes OF me Church
In all times have been lovers OF luxury and
elegAnce. The bishops Of former days
dressed themselves IN magnificent attire,
ard they wore these hnsrtes not Tor COM
fort but for elegance.
~YoH can't create fashions per order.
Fashions'are created a. . poem or q paint
Ing is created-in a fantAst1c, sfifting
mood. Fashions are too ephemeral to be
OF danger to society. It has been given too
great importance by this decree of Cardinal
Dubois. ~ 7ssv
100000 women will b thrown out Of work
In Paris"
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the door and warned women whom they
considered impropsriy dressed to 80 home
and cover themselves dscently.
! II IL signi6cant that It the moment this
crusade 4 started experts in costume an
neuncs that akirts WIN stop short above
tAs knses naxt summer. ana that invisible
stoekti1p WIN - worn. giving the illusion
Ct baro legR
Z tn 9i1Ss sttsrancss Of the religious
diGpifad1o0 beve excited alarm among the
SSDt Hi&lgi6A inferoo(s that depend upon
<IapG1IoN N>og md NOnen's fashions. After
= - ~ n Dfosperity thsy are seriously
nfdD Uln& 0G(g bvglhe1s may. be intArfered
N1flE y4hlY Observe that the rehgi0us
Iooferp MT only Aenounce immodoety but
te66umsod slppiicity and economy.
6oms e the dressmAkers defend the
fashlcns. Nhtte otAsts admit that reform
e::. s:s:s: e Pss Pss.i aos:s.s s;:S g! ono
@0rr rsns,3S7 'ieaders hsvs said the
ris8f lori xeke saG1ht yaomaDit 1 bow to
(k6lk vfe6ns WI - everything IN my
66Spr 10 he1p ~ movement asAiAst irn-
1S1esv. ezfxAxagsace ard eccsntxtcity "a
q ths other hand, PAU Poiret. the a.
tt1glyAed naae lrees5naker. has tansn =
cSSee positlon II 9ennss Of the prssent
1RShlous. He says:
~Aes We eostunsrs u be treated ~ were
stroulng playefs q oidf Am ve to be ex-
o0amuu1oated became uol refuse to be
buried WITH the pA1tf Aen1ous are not
nlers friv0lity. and the cosf6ner and dress
maker have roi1p u soclal importance
Perhaps ne Church ooes not think 30. But
In that case the coachmaker. the jeweler
and the barber must be condemned along
There are fashions and fashions. His
Emjnence decl4res ours TO be contrary to
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VVYYHAT makes woman's dress I'M
NJ modest? What makes 1t modest?
~ Just how many inches above the
ground ought skirt hem be to escape the
charge Of immoAesty! Just how high must
the neck come! How much Of the arms be
coveredf
The Washington times., 1921-03-20

What exactly Is a,
modest dressf
For the first tims
since the agitation
against the extreme
fashions began In this
country these ques-
tions have been an
swered. The moral
dress" shown on the
opposite page IS un-
questionably . mod
est dress-that is,
II It be conceded that
an average of the
opinions Of 1,16o Phil
. delphia clergymen
can be taken as q
true standard.
By this gown, built
upon specifications
furnished by tn Q m !.
the limit Of decency
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Of the growing ndeeeacies M dress
4s -
W. the prela Unlisted
~ wA hGs bts n prspsd laws r regulating woness attire
~ fp#T* TgsNS
vs raes q sgon e drsssnsLs sn
Ina 4d& lNeeh ss1
The Washington times., 1921-03-20
His Holiness Pops Renedict XX, from His Most
Nss-@m asneus Porsxait s-.s ii$s

r YIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDaCTrAV.
n has called attention IN stern Ian
1 guage to the prevailing tendency to
immodesty and extravasance In wofnen's
dress. ti3sTrTs9 sFl "a ~
His words have had the effect. Of start
ing widespread crusade against excessive
decolletage. unnecessarily short skirts and
all extremes Of fashion. This crusade must
naturally be fought first of all at the place
where most OF these fashions originate
Paris.
The French bishops and priests had al
ready sought to, warn their hocks against
the excessive extravagances of fashion.
but since the Pope has issued an encyclical
on the subject they have 5redoubled their.
attacks and increased, their severity until
they have, caused serious alarm among
those who live by mtnistering to the vani-
ties and frsilties OF woman. In his en-
cyclical. issued on the occasion Of the
seventh centenary Of, the Third Order Of
ct. Francis OF Assist, the Pope said:
Bishops and pastors must use their ut
most efforts to combat the two worst con-
temporary evils-the insatiAble avidity to
possess worldly goods and the unQuench-
able thirst for pleasure.
These evils show themselves in per-
petual contest between the proletariat and
the rich. as well as In immodesty OF wo-
mems dress and modern dancing
v Let men follow 81, Francis OF Assist,
Nhose constant desire was, to make himself
FSa-,.tISto sr v,oyorfv hx,,ntya<~w >od a>lf
sacrifice. . Let women be convihced that
they cannot better acquire merit toward
the Church and their mother country than
by working for the correction Of corrupt
customs-Y 60
The Papal sdmonition has already pro
duced great effect in aristocratic Catholic
society in Rome. Women have been
warned not to appear in excessibe decolle-
tage at social functions where Cardinals
were expected, and not to appear in short
skirts at church. % Ns R
Greater excitement has been caused,
however, by the Papal attitude among
fashionable circles in Paris In this gay
city the most highly, placed women Of
aristocratic society, protesting ITO be de-
voutly religious and impeccably correct In
their social behavior, are as much addicted
to- the extremes OF fashion as the women
ofstfe music hall stage. ",
aIf had Become quite the custom for wo-
nen to attend Partisan churches In dresses
cut short At the knees until the priests OF
many churches warned them that they
must come more conservatively garbed.
Some even went to the inexcusable ex-
treme OF going to church in decoilete dress.
The little Duchess of Galleses exces-
siSely decollete dress Is an example Of
fashion extravagances that give especial
pain TO the Pope. She belongs by marriage
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Continued on Nert Po0s,
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TT paps wh hdsesscss q ds ezp0tsd
women Of u js!y
: b ASF SI& xfas ySsy sSSY fp4 But WHOM women
Informed
Of A ssa .arres ttat ~ Ns
countess d nsurvgs ia hsIf evening Aey
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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-09
APBOR DAY AT The
SCHOOLS

Arbor day was beautifully celebra-
ted at the three warG schools in the
CITY On Wed esday afternoon at 3
ccio:k.
we raclIe's OF each ward mad ar
angrd al 'I:cre stin@ pa !,,t,.l and an
educational one which was greatly en-
oye ky the large attendance present.
Mr.. c. T. Owen gave talk on
trees at the second ward which was
very helpful and instructive.
The Chamber of Commerce furnish
ed the trees that were planted at the
different wards. giving twelve water
oaks and two pines, which were plant
ed by the City.
Representing the Civic Committee
present at the first ward was Mrs.
S. G. Pryor. Jr.,; second ward. Mrs.
J. P Manning. and Third Ward Mrs.
w. A. Kirkland. Mrs. L. A Turner
president of the Woman's Club Mrs.
O. L. Bradshaw and Mrs. H. A. Ma.
this visited all three of the schools
during the programs.
The trees planted at the wards were
first ward, one oak and two pines,
second ward five oaks. third ward 4
oaks. and at the Library building two
oaks were planted.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-09
MRS LUKE ENTERTAINS

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. J. M
]. Luke entertained with a beautiful
party the guests invited to bring their
Christmas sewing and very jolly hour
was spent visiting over this
The pretty apartments of the hostess
was a veritable rose garden so many
lovely pink and white roses being
placed in artistic arrangement about the
rooms intermingled with ferns and
potted plants and the pure white jap
onica blossoms.
Miss Maude Glover, bride-e1ect of
this month was honor guest and 9TH
er special guests were Mrs. c. P.
Mingledorff. Mrs. Preston Seanor.
and Mrs. Ted Myers. Delicious home
made candy was passed during the
afternoon.
At the close of the afternoon a beau
tiful plate with Christmas salad and
sandwiches was served by the hostess
who was assisted in entertaining by
Mrs. G. F. Kicker Mrs. w. P. Coffe
and Mrs. Harry Vinson.
The club members present were:
Mesdames John II. Mayes, L. L. Girl
ner. Clayton Jay, Shine Smith, Jesse
Grantham. R. NJ Mann. G. f Kicker.
w. P. Coffee, Harry Vinson, Tom M
Griffin, and Frank Ward.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-09
MEETING CALLED
TO BE HELD HERE
Towns Along Line To Send Delegates
Here Next Tuesday

At the meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce Thursday night, Chairman
A. ]. Henderson of the Board of
Receivers for the Ocila Southern,
presented plans by which the Southern
Railway may come into possession of
the DELLA Southern and operate the
same from Cochran to Nashville and
connect with the G. S. & F. another
link of the Southern Railway.
II the plans materlalize, and it is a
logical proposition fully endorsed by
all of the towns along the line. it will
give Fitzgerald direct route into
Macon. something that this city mas
been anxious to secure for some time.
The towns who will be asked to send
committees to joint meeting to be
held here next Tuesday, are Cochran,
Ffawkinsville. Finleyson. Pinev.ew,
Pitts, Rochelle, Owensboro, Della
Alapaha and Nashville.
Mr.. William r. Bowen president of
the Exchange National Bank has been
named chairman of the committee and
is issuing invitations to our sister cit
les to send their delegates to the meet
ing here next Tuesday.
The local committee consists of
Messrs. William R. Bowen, Chairman
!. j. Dorminey. J. H. Mayes. w. A.
Adams, L. l.. Griner, J. T. Turner. ].
H Palmer. d. w Paulk.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-09
Chamber Commerce
Held Interesting Meet

The Chamber of Commerce held an
at which several important matters for
the future of the city and county had
their attention. Hon. J A. J. Hender-
son. receiver for the Ocilla Southern
presented a plan by which the useful
ness of the Ocilla Southern railway
may be extended and its line extended
The plan of w. w. Croxton of the
A. B. & A., for securing practical to-
bacco farmers from the Carolinas was
endorsed and through committee of
the Chamber. small farms have been
secured in the county, free Of rent for
a term of two pears. to locate these
families on. County Agent c. T. Ow-
en-. was authorized to plant sufficient
plant bed to provide tobacco plants
for late corners, who may not reach
here in sufficient time to assure them
healthy plants. the time for seeding
tobacco being near at hand. Mr.. Ow-
Ell reported having received two ord
= ers for syrup, as result of distrib-
uting sample bottles at the recent
meeting OF the National Farm Bureau
at Atlanta. The orders coming from
Kentucky and Pennsylvania
Secretary w. A. Adams, reported the
arrival of the Dixie Highway men,
bershlp certificates and stated that on
account OF serious accident to Mr..
Lollier, maps will be delayed short
time Treasurer J. c. Glover made
his annaul report of the financial
standing of the Chamber which was
very satisfactory, showing good bal
ance on hand and no outstanding debts.
By the vote of the assembly the term
of the present officers were extended
to March LIST. 1922
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-09
Tobacco Industry
Gets Big Boost Here
Land Owners Of Ben Hill In Full
Cooperation With Plan

Messrs. VIM. R. Bowen, c. T. Ow-
en-, G. B Eunice and ] E Turner a
committee from the Chamber of Com
merce, charged with securing a NUM-
Der of tobacco farms for North Caro-
linians. met with splendid success and
cooperation on the part of landowners
interviewed In few hours seeing a
limited number of land owners pre-
pared with curing barns on their land,
they secured five farms and homes,
free of rent for two years for the pros
pective settlers. who will arrive some
time in January. The public spirit
ed farmers and landowners who thus
TAR have rendered such farms are J,
A. Bond. R. L. Stone, DR.. D. B. Ware
Col. Bedgood. w. J. Morris. county
commissioner. Others will be seen
today and it is hoped to secure al
least ten farms for this tobacco exper-
iment SO as to give the different sec
tons of the county a real tobacco DEM
onstration.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-09
Winter Brings
Death Increases
In Russian Famine

Riga. Dec. 6-Famine deaths in
Russia are growing with the approach
OF winter, official bolshevik govern
Ernent -advices show.
In the Saratov region, where $50,
600 peasants are listed as starving
even the children have been without
food five days and many persons are
going mad. some being seized with a
mania that they have plenty of bread
While in the summer many of the in
habitants subsisted on field mice, they
are now reduced to eating cats, car
rion and grass, which only camels
hitherto would eat.
Dispatches to the Rosta, official
news agency, says that many mothers
are bathing their children in a poison
Gus extract made from Sleeps wool
hoping it will bring about death.
At Tashkend, Asiatic Russia, there
is an increasing flood of refugees; ac-
cording to radio advices. Two thou-
sand persons are starving at the rail-
road there and the daily deaths aver
age seventy.
To Get Food Allotments
Moscow, Dec. 6th.-A total of l.
100000 children in the famine district
will be receiving regular food allot-
mcnts from the American relief adj
ministration by the first of next year,
It was stated by Walter L. Brown, di-
rector. on his departure from Moscow
after an inspection tour.
1--WE are having fewer difficulties
than we expected when we arranged
for the relief work three months ago.
he said. Contrary to predictions, the
red army is not taking any of the food
and we are operating virtually without
loss from the first The amount stol-
en- in Russia has been far less than
was the case in Armenia and Poland.
We are now feeding half million of
children and by January the number
will be 100000. It is done at cost
Of 80c montf, for each child. or a
total of $12,OOOOO0 until next harvest
time. This is exclusive of $4,000,0OO
for medical supplies and $500 900
for clothing. The Soviet government
is bearing the cost of shipping the
supplies from the seaports.
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TRUSTEES SALE
7ORGTA-Pen Hill County.

GEORGTA-Ben Hill County:
By order of Judge U. V. Whipple,
Referee in Bankruptcy there will be
sold to the highest bidder for cash
at ten o'clock A. M. on December
18th, 1921 at the residence of Henry
Green Porter the following described
property towit:
One Ford truck. One Mich Cow,
One two-horse wagon, one lot plow
tools, and implements and one lot
of corn estimated to be about one
hundred bushels in ear.
Said sale will be made, subject to
the confirmation or rejection of the
Court. and ten per cent (l08o) of the
bid of the successful bidder must be
deposited with the Trustee pending
the action of the court on said bids.
Said property will be sold as the
assets of Henry Green Porter, Bank
rupt.
This Dec. 9TH, 1921.
Sydney Clare.
Trustee in Bankruptcy.
Bedgood & Clare.
Attorneys for Trustee. Ola.
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(by M. C. Thomas)

Every once in while some member
OF the population of the United States
breaks out with a rash of foolish
ideas Recently it was reported that
Henry Ford had suggested that the
government issue $50 100000 in curren
cy to complete the building of the
Mussel Shoals project.
Important if true. But-as sug-
gestion we offer this:
While the printing presses, or the
stamping mills are running why not
make ii a complete job, pay off the
Liberty Loans, pay the Soldier Bon
us. and square up all around. Just a
mere matter of few more noughts on
the end of Henry's thirty million
and what does the United States care
for few noughts-even dreadnoughts,
Russia squared off with this sort of
a deal-So did Germany and Austria,
and few other countries, and it will
be noticed that the money of these
countries is quoted as being worth
about thirty cents a crocus sack.
Henry we are surprised, shocked
yea grieved. that you would make such
a suggestion. Our twenty cents day
DSlolC AOliS NOulull Duy d postal
card, and Henry-you couldn't haul
enough money to a dealer in a two
ton truck to buy one of your own far
famed and much cursed flivvers.
If the old song. "You don't have to
be born in Ireland to be Irish" is the
real goods, all we Irishmen should
rejoice. We are not going to go in
to tantrums about the seven hundred
years of war and strife. etc. but to
get down to brass tacks, where in the
world is New York going to get
enough policemen. when the present
force goes back to the "Auld Sod.
The Shehans. the Mu1anes. the O.
Toole's. the O'Rourkes, the O'Briens.
and all the rest will soon be going
home and with all due regards to the
big Burg it amt going to seem the
same. But the River Shannon banks
an dthe front yard Of Mother Machree
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Jack Mayes For Water
Light & Bond Com.


We shall place the name of J. H.
Mayes, at present Alderman from the
Fourth ward, and President of the
Chamber of Commerce. in nomination
for the Water, Light and Bond Com
mission. the nominee, Mr.. Hubert
Roush having resigned. Mr.. Mayes
was our original choice for this po-
sition but on account of some polit-
ical chicanery, we were requested at
the time to withdraw his name for
this position.
There is no doubt but that Mr.. May
-z5es with his extensive experience in
managing large affairs, his technical
knowledge of machinery and his gen.
eral disposition to do the best he can
in whatever position he finds himself
will lmake a record or the Water.
Light and Bond Commission.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-09
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