Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-21

we must increase the capacity Of the
building, as we have outgrown our
present store quarters. The shop must
be built in order to accommodate our
fast-qrowing demands at the garage,
blacksmith, wagon, and machine shop,
and by putting in a small foundry, we
can make great many of our own
castings and save much expense in re-
pairs for machines. No. we will not
90 in debt to construct these buildings,
but we expect you who are intending
to join us to do your part by sending
in your membership fees, or by buying
land enough to help us do the JOB.
We are doing big thing down here
and we need lots of help to make it
larger; and later We will need a world
Of help to complete it. Are you ready
to help now? Can you lay brick? It
so, let us know. provided you want 10
come. The children had their usual
picnic to-day, and. needless to say,
they had a fine time. On these jaunts
we always have some useful things 70
talk about, and we make it a point to
get the most fun out Of the day at
hand. The dancing school and dance
were well attended although it was a
rather warm evening. Several peo-
pie from Leesville were down for the
evening and congratulated US for the
fine department at our dances.
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Sunday. July l7.-Some people say
1--we are irreligious because we some
times go fishing or work on Sunday.
IWell, it is true we change our oc-
cupation on Sunday and enjoy rest.
THE only people who have to work
are they who get cur meals. some
go fishing, bathing, picnicing, but in
no way do we modest our neighbors or
harm any one. We often go into the
fields and volunteer to do necessary
work. These are our greatest sins.
INow, on the other hand, we refuse to
take advantage of each other in our
Iseven-days-a-week daily life. We see
Ithat all are fed, clothed, and housed;
no special privileges given to anyone
and we teach our children to be hon
est, truthful, and useful; we earn our
living by the sweat of our own brows
and refuse TO accept what others cam
not have upon the same terms we get
ours. In fact we practice every day
lin the week the golden rule and claim
10 be one community that practices
,7hat ii, breaches. Are we ire igious
| Should say moi; but our religion Is
one that can be and is practiced and
one that some day will show the world
the heaven or earth" 1t is here now
and we are trying to use it, top. One
day in the week is not enough for US;
we want seven to practice our relI.
gion in. How about you and YOU
religion? Mr.. Jones of Mississippi il
a Colony Visitor to-day. He is &c
stay a few days and see how he likes
cooperation as we are doing It. The
mental science class met tonight al
usual in the hotel dining room and af
ter the class was over we went TO tbs
movie show at the theater. Every Sun
day night we have either home talen
programs or movie shows. These en-
tertainmehts are handled by Mrs. Win
ter as part of our social service work
Man is a social being and we intenc
, to have all the sociability we car
, give and get, and another thing, j
should be, and is, free, here. A com
: rode from Ohio has donated a mando
= lin to our musical equipment and
Y wish to thank him for it. We wan
our children to have the benefit Of al
= the musical training we can give am
: we are soon 10 have another musi
teacher added to our force in less thai
! two weeks, after which time we eH
r pect to Start a mandolin club, band
' and increase the size of our orchestra
A Now, if any more of you comrade
have any musical instruments yo'
S want put to work, just send them il
and we will attach them to some o
: our youngsters here.
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v Monday, July l8.-The wood-worE
T. ing department is nearly all on tn
S brick job and want you to know "
S could use some more huskies on tn
j. Job, too. The capacity of the machin
t is now doubled and it speeds up tn
e work of the crew, to feed and tax
r away the brick from the monster. VI
q conscrints every extra man he can fin
t. Io,o Or eborI