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Mid-Western Olympic Tryouts
Will Be Held at Kansas Stadium

who will compete for the final trials
IN the Harvard stadium, Juno IL and
IA. will he picked. and from the final
trials the men who win compose the
team will be chosen.
Dates for two of the sectional tour
naments have been selected--that Tor
the eastern section. at the Yankee
stadium on June Z. and for the Pa
cise coast at Stanford university on
May II. Other preliminary trials are
to be held. probably either on May
30 or Juno Z, as follows:
Central at Chicago or Detroit.
Nidwostctn at Kansas university STA
dium. Lawrence. Kan.
Pacific northwest at Portland. ore.
Southern Pacific ut Los Angeles.
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DAcE--
NESEWTS
YeSfprd0v's Results.
Yesterdays Results.
NEW ORLEANS.
tApprosimats odds)

tApproximate Odds)
M.iaehs IsTas r'ssi s%si.i.5 m''. .so, 81 AZ i
o,'Is: WA W'.I Aosi;t n; nsss M;s sS,lI:y E;ss:y
inss io"iss. nn Marraretps ps' Martin. thu PhsIiis.
Gentry. Neichen, Silent Lillian. also ran.
. Second rses: f.miis; ..., ~, >.
2s5 John p'ss ss..ph ';''-' y
Time: lis As. Boot Black. John o.
Kelly. Sequel, kilbowie. Osaritc, Paimet-
TO. consort. Barbara Palmer. Flitlow also
ran.
Ell a'sn xsiro ''ta "a. Brounlng) ,i7si-i 81 Al
Miss Fortune tParke) ),.....s. 81 even
Time. i:i4 is. Ruby. Julls. NJ. Dough-
nut Honor Man. Rustem, Theo. Brides
man. Bert Hanlon.. our star also ran
Fourth race: mile and 70 yards:
Miss Meise wallace, .,.........s-S IL
Time IA as Lieweilyn. winner take
all, James r.. O'Hara also ran.
rifth r"cs sp.,ls, Mll' and lese, iso., T., Is
High speed tAeardg) .;.........'s-s t;s 20
Time II! / :. Luss., Sea Court
vitamn, Black Grsclsle and Hegonia also
Sixth race: Mile and eighth;
Dumftunder Jones) .....,..f-l 2h-i ~
Pete Fos corcorRn) .......t.. oven J.,
Time; sisss. Duke John Day Ldly.
Links. f8owsprit and Uncle Nelo also ran.
seventh race Mile ana nm eirhihi i,
yoricl tMerglerl ......t''2'to-l t-s !
The Chamberlain tuay) ..,....s..... Al
Lsanite., our betsy, sam Frank. Young
Adam and Lisrrs slse go
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r us FIRPO, 1t Is reported. has
announced his "pIank" for this

r us FIRPO, It Is reported, has
announced his "plank" for this
- years heavyweight election" I"
|If II Is true. then the management
Of his second campaign Of training
for the title is again faulty.
Firpo, II Is said. will train on
planked steaks for both Wills and
Dempsey. The report describes the
Wild Bull bursting into the follow
ing ecstatics at the toothsome spec
tacle Of a planked steak:
THAT is what I have been wait
ing for. ] am going to train on that,
and that only. That is the way to
get strength"
lFirpo has all the strength he needs.
Muscle for muscle. sinew for sinew,
he was more powerful than Dempsey.
But ring fighting Is not decided on
brute strength.
What Firpo needs Is more skill In
boxing and in hitting.
He doesn't need planked steaks.
Firpo requires skill that will put the
other fellows back on the ring planks
and keep his own off them.
The pIanl1ed steak plank" can
mean only ring planIss for Senior
Firpo's spinal column.
Speaking Of Firpo reminds us of
his newchallcnger, Quintin Romero
Rojas. the Chilian champion.
A friend Of min. who has spent
some time in South America and who
Il In touch with things down there.
tells me Of Q strange offer made by
tile supporters Of RomereRojas.
They recently proposed an interest
ling match" that included Firpo and
Rojas. 1t suggested that two sides
OF three men each be thrown into a
locked room and a free for AL started.
Firpo on one side. Rojas on the other.
Inst how this wolud determine the
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04
Burwell Cagers
Arrive for Tourne,

Lincoln, March 3.-Burwcll High
school was the first team to show up
for the state basket ball tournament.
which gets under way here Thursday.
The Burwell players and coach ar
rived Sunday night.
Everything is set for the world s
largest cage classic, Manager ii. d.
Glsh stated Monday. The proper han
ding OF 24o teams is no small task,
but most OF those connected with II
carry with them experiences of former
years, and this aids materially.
The university radio station will
broadcast the results at intervals each
day.
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New York, March s.-Definits plans
for tryouts OF candidates for the
American Olympic track and field
team are under way.
Club and unattached candidates VIII
be given preliminary trials in eight
sectional tournaments; the army men
will qualify in their own meets. and
the college men In recognized inter-
collegiate college tournaments.
WIN c. Prout, chairman OF the
Olympic track and field committee
and president OF the Amateur Athletic
union. announced the plans last night.
In these preliminary trials tho men
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fighting merits Of Firpo and Rojas
is not clear to the writer. Either
Firpo or Rojas might be knocked out
by another combatant.
She Rojas element thought perhaps
this little exclusive brawl might ap-
peal to Luis. II was also suggested
to indicate that Rojas entertained no
fear of Firpo.
F'irpo would indeed be foolish TO
consider such brash unbusinessliIse
scheme ms this.
This back room and private fight"
days of the ring are deader than the
dodo. Scrappers are no longer salts
fled with simple mementos of fistic
ry-diamond.s belts and the
silk colors Of his foe. What children
the old warehouses; OF the ring were.
Prize-fightlng Is a business. 1t be-
longs in the high finance stratum OF
commerce.
The last time something Of that
sort was proposed dates back some
20 years. eddy enough the proposal
came from Jim Jeffries. But jeff.
as you have learned. was not keen
business man.
Jeffries. when champion. was
hounded for a match by Jack John
son. jeff had drawn the color line"
had no wish N fight johnson In the
ring. But Jeff's patience snapped
under the constant fire Of Johnson
taunfs-
Humping into Jack In a Los An
ceIes cafe one day jeff "ealled John
sons bluff'-or thought he did. Iie
dared johnson to 20 down i'm the eel
lar and have it out with bare 'uns"
the first man 10 come up collecting
n big side bet. johnson had no ap-
petite for sucis a test. He declined
for business reasons. At any rate.
that WAS one of Them
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tournament play. 1t is estimated that
more than $500 high school athletes
will be In Lincoln to participate In
the tourney.
Nine playing floors will be used
to stage the games. These include
high school flymnasiums, the state
fair grounds coliseum, the university
armory, the city auditorium and
tho Y. NJ. G. A. Each Of the floors
used will have, In addition to scor-
ers and officials, floor manager,
appointed by Herb Gish Of the atll-
letic department Of the State uni
yersity. who Is in charge Of the
tournament.
The executive committee In charge
Of the tournament, which met here
Thursday night, is composed of the
following: w. J. Braham. North
Platte, chairman of the Nebraska
High School Athletic association; M.
G. Brooks. York, secretary; A. M
Nelson. Auburn, member of the high
school control board, and II. d. Gish
VI Lincoln, general manager.
Coach w. G. Kline Of the Ne
oraska university basket ball team,
has charge of appointment Of referees
and John Selleck of the student af-
fairs office of the university. heads
she financial department Of the
tournament.
All profit derived from the games
Is turned back to the competing
IL a. r. ALI a. Anf
expenses OF their trips to Lincoln.
Play in the tournament will start
Thursday at n. M, and continue
through Thursday and Friday until
II p. m. Final games are scheduled
for Saturday.
Teams entering the tourney are
divided into classes, is teams to the
group. The 16 top-notch teams com
pete in Glass A for the state title,
Silver loving cups are given to win
ners in all Of the other classes.
While in previous years the high
school athletes played steady grind
from a. m. until IL p. m. during
each day OF the tourney they are to
be allowed 45-minute intermission
: periods at noon and at p. m. this
: sear.
Drawings and cIassifications
were made by n committee con-
sisting Of the state high school ath-
letic board Of control and members
4 Of the athletic department Of the
( University Of Nebraska. The
( cIassifications are made on the
= basis of team records, size Of the
Z teams city, number Of boys in the
: high school and number Of veterans
Z on the team and previous tourna-
: ment experience.
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At the University OF Illinois games
for example, De Hart Hubbard, oil
Michigan. cleared the astounding dis
tance of "a feet seven inches. indoors,
The Des Moines club Of the West.
and, barring the unforeseen. viii win
the Olympic broad jump as sure as
was good for % feet in an outdoor pit
Almost equally commendable was
the pole yaulting OF Brownell, OF
Illinois, in doing IL feet 10ss inches.
At that BrowneIl will not lack for
company. Three men,-Libby, oil
Dartmouth; Owens Of Pennsylvania.
and Schlopp, Of Yale-tied at IL
feet 6 inches at the indoor inter-
coIlegiates in New York and three
others were better than 1e-3. No one
perhaps. however, will take serious
issue with Hoff, OF Norway, who is
credited with a worlds record OF
13 feet, nine inches.
The clubmen, of course, harboi
most OF the sprinting talent Will
Paddock. Murchison. McAllister and
Others lined up. but Chester Bowman
OF Syracuse, turned in a very natty
performance in sprinting 70 yards In
Is seconds at the indoor champion
ships.
So should Charley Moore, the Penn
sylvania State hurdler. He won as hs
pleased at the 70.yard distance in
lilo. after an Indifferent start. Moore
lis the present worlds record holder
at so yards.
Ralph Hills winning effort oil
IS feet 3-4 inches was an inter-col-
legiate record but at that, not
worthy Of the Princetonian's best
He Is the only American on view at
the moment who has a chance 10
win the Olympic shot put.
Vernon Booth OF Johns Hopkins
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Harvard Beats Hastings Y.

Harvard. Neb.. March 3.-praetie'
ally the entire Harvard liigh school
basket bali team played It's last has
lSet ball game. on tho home floor last
night, when II defeated the Hastings
Y. NJ. c. A. team. % TO Il, IN n fast
but rather ragged and one. sided game.
Captain Brehm, Bruner. P9uley, Far.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04
Metcalf Accepts
Offer at Ames

Minneapolis, Mimi, March ST.
Nelson Metcalf. track coach at the
University Of Minnesota, today an
nounced his acceptance of his ap.
pointment at Iowa State college at
Ames. He will take up his new work
next September.
I'VE tried our best to keep Metcalf
at Minnesota, but the Ames offer car.
ried too many inducements" said f.
w. Luehring, Gopher athletic director.
Metcalf made a splendid record in his
work here.
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Cornhuskers Will End Valley Cage
Season in Third Place Wednesday

ri four teams tonight At LincoIn On Wednesday
already done night the Nebraska team closes Its
for the season, with Drake before what will
and but five undoubtedly be the biggest crowd
games on the to witness game in Lincoln all
closing weeks
schedule. Kan. Invitations have been sent TO all
sas Oklahoma contestants in the state high schoc5
and Nebraska tournament which opens Thursday
win finish morning to be present at the Drake
two.three in the Nebraska game.
Missouri Valley The squirt of the Kansas Aggies was
ba sket ball the feature of last weeks play the
Both Kan Kansas Farmers turning back Mis-.
and Oklahoma souri,. Washington and Ames Tho
have already four teams which have completed
finished II Etheir seasons are Kansas. Oklahoma
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04
Ray French Will Not
Report to Millers

Beaumont, Tex, March 3.-Ray
French, third baseman. sold by Brook
slyn to tho Minneapolis club of tho
American association, which il in
training here, has wired Manager
Kelly that he will not report to a
minor league club under any consid-
feration."
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MORE THAN $50 TEAMS ENTERED
IN THIS YEARS TOURNAMENT;
TO USE NINE PLAYING FLOORS
Classification of Schools Made Basis of Team Records
Size of City From Which School Is Enrolled and Mum
ber of Veterans on Team-Prevous Tournament Expert
ence Also Counts

IE 18th annual
high school bas-
ket ball tourna-
ment, which Is TO
be held at Lin
coin this week
end, Is the largest
tournament OF
its kind In the
world.
The first of
t n G s . tourna-
nents was held
in March. 1911.
Since that year
the basket ball
meet has grown
until this year
more than 250
teams have been
enrolled for the
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04
Billy Wells to Fight Duffy.

Charley Harvey and his great
we.terweight. "Bermondsey" Billy
Wells, are now well on their way
to Oakland. Cal. where Wells meets
the coast favorite. Jimmy Duffy, in
their star bout March 5, and Bert
Colima, the rugged middleweight, al
Los Angeles, March 10. Wells should
be a revelation to the native sons
at tho four-round game, as he Is be-
yond doubt one Of the fastest welter-
weights to don the gloves. Wells
figures to stick around the western
coast until May and then return with
the hope Of match with Mickey
Walker for the worlds title.
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COLLEGE ATHLETES AS USUAL
WILL MAKE UP STRONG PART OF
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC TEAMS
University Of Illinois Games Bring Out Mapy Promising
Athletes for Competition Across Pond-Hubbards Per-
formancc Of "a Feet Inches Indoors Stands Him in
Good Stead TO Win Broad Jump.

was the other record.maker. Still a
bit short of his best running, Booth
ran two miles In 9:36 and supported
the ever growing conviction that he
is the only Yankee. now competing,
who has a chance to take issue With
the foreigners over a distance o.
ground
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04
BY DAVIS J. WALSH.

+ w . Il K ,
March 3. That
college athletes
viii form the
warp and woof,
as always, of the
American Olym-
pic team - TAX
ing into account
that some OF
them may OBJ
ject to being
called a wool
was determined
with even great
er emphasis over
the week end
Just concluded.
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Missouri Valley
Cage Statistics

IAST NEfkk KE>C LIS.
A. Columbia. Kansas Agsies, 80 NJ
souri, Is.
At Lawrence. Kansas. 80: Grinnet. -
At Ame@. Nebraska IS. Ames. Is.
At Norman. Oklahoma. ~. Grinne1. =
At 81. Louis Kansas AEgies. -, Wash
inrton 80.
Al 81 Louis. Kansas. 81; Washington.
-
Al Columbia. Kansas. -e; Missouri :.
Al Manhattan: Kansas Aggiee. -.
AueS, ee
THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
Monday. Drake against Kansas Aggirs
at Manhattan: Ames against Nebraska a.
Lincoln.
Wednesday: Drake against Seeraaka a
Lincoln
Thursday: Drake against Grinneii q.
Dc- AoinsS.
Moines-
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Gibbons to Fight Moore.

Winnipeg. March 3.-Tommy Glib
bons. st. Poul light heavyweight who
went Is rounds with Jack Dempsey at
Shelby. Mont. VIII meet Jack Moore.
New York heavyweight. in a 1o-rouna
bout here on March Il, It was an
nounced today
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04

Creighton university basket ball
players and friends Of Jimmy Lovely.
Bluejay cage captain. presented him
with . gold watch Saturday night as
sort of appreciation for the wonderful
court records Lovely has made since
he enrolled at Creighton.
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Dundee TO Fight Pal Moran.

New York. March 3.-Johnny Dun
dee and Pal Moran were scheduled TO
post forfeits OF $1,000 today TO guar
antee their appearance for their Is
round bout March Il. In their first
encounter Dundee won easily.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04
Winner MAY Enter TOURNEY.

Lincoln. March 3.-Announcement
was made here this morning that the
winner Of the 18th annual state high
school basket ball tournament has
been invited to enter the interstate
tournament to be Held. at Colorado
Springs March Is to 90.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04

Charles II. Ebbets will purchase
Catcher Gonzales from the st. Paul
club for a price reported to be SO. 900.
The Des MoIncse club Of the West
srn league has obtained Chick Knanpp.
second baseman. in q trade with Min
neapoIis.
The first annual Missouri valley
basket ball tournament for deaf play
ers was won by the Kansas School
.or the Deaf. II defeated the Iowa
,eam. 81 TO 10. and Nebraska. 25 to IL.
n the finals Saturday.
Cub" Potter beat George Stocking
IN two games Saturday for the state
squash championship at the Omaha
club
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Sarasota. F1s-. March 3.-John McGraw.
taking his first look at conditions, gave
his approval at Sarasota rr1intng :
site for his champion Giants setting At
rest various complaints lodged arafns,
the camp by early arrivals At rob call
this morning Ross Young was the only
player cs Importance who vas missing
Young is a definite holdout-
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04
Lewis to Wrestle Londos.

Lewis to WrestIe LOndOs.
st. Louis, March 3.--Ghampion Ed
Lewis will wrestle Jim Londos, Greek
heavyweight, here March 70. On the
same card will appear Renato Gar.
DIM, italian heavyweight. against
Stanislaus Zbyszko.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04

rail-. E. yost win be graduated this
spring. pauley featured tho locals
play last night, while Captain Gates
showed exceptional hardness for
the "N."
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04

Leesburg, Fla., March s.-The PhIIIies'
pitchers and catchers were hard at IL
staff Of infieiders and outfielders They
are due to arrive March 9.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04
RACINGE, E,N1RIES]
|HaAe8
ANA.

Weather. clear: track. fast.
Note. On account Of Msrdi Gra'
parade. post time for first race Tuesday
has been extended TO 2.s0 .. m.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04

~. Petersburg, Eta. March a.--Iwo ef
the Boston Braves veterans, Jess Barnes
pitcher. and Earl Emith, catcher. Joined
tho camp here The second squad OF
the Braves 10 expected Tuesday.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04
Baseball Dope

Winter Haven. Fla, March s.-ThIrty-
six White Sex started spring training
,1dsy under & Jchany Ever. ~, und.,,sudyins
is from 10 a. m. to p. m.
Avalon. Catalina Island. Cal. March ..
Cub pitcher may escape visit TO Bone
first batting practice today.
Hot Springs. Ark. March s-Manaser
Iris Speaker arrived from his Texas
the ss' 10 'Va or more ore rookie pitchers signed
up by the Cleveland Indians.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. March a.-The PhIIs-
delphia Athletics started spring training
today. Connie Mack took occasion 10
City star, Is asking for. . part of his
purchase price.
| Paso Robles. Cal, March S.-Ths Pirates
viii start this morning on tho new pro
gram laid out by Manager McKechnie.
There will be practice at 10 in the morn
from now on. weather permitting.
San Antonio. Tex. March s.-Reper.s,,,
Piercy, pitcher. OF the Boston Red sox
are boIdouts were denied upon the srri,
val of President Bobby Quinn here. Quinn
| declared the two veterans will be on
hand soon.
liyn Dodgers got down 10 stern business
today when two drills were Instituted
At tho local training camp Al o, ths ne
| ~ players In camp were on mana Tor
the morning drill
Tampa, FIa., March s.-The main body
| of the Washington Senators reported here
today from Hot Springs and Clark Grit
fifth now has all his players with tneir
| feet under the same table. From now
| on. he told them today, they are going
| To get real baseb ball workouts.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04
Previous State
Tourney Champs

1911. Beatrice.
1912. Omaha Central.
1913. Geneva.
1914. Lincoln.
1913. Lincoln.
1918. Beatrice.
1917. Lincoln.
1918. Lincoln.
1919, Shelton.
1920. Lincoln.
1922. sutton.
1921. Omaha Tech
1929, Omaha Tech.
1915: Class Be, Minden; Glass c. Hum.
1917: Class BE, Hardy; Class G, Diller
1918. Glass u. Shelton: Glass G, Hardy
Class D. Ravenna: Glass E. Scribner
Class r. Gretna: Class q. Hpelus: clasI
1918: Class B. sutton: Class C. Hardy
Class d. Chester; Class 70. Gretna; Clss,
y, Holbrook; Class q. Ansley: Class II
1870: Class p. Superior: C. Hsvelock
pswitt mgf r. deno. bfn'sn 'Mifora Harprs J. Templs 9
uincolnl; X. Cortland.
1921: Class u. Nebraska City: G. Rs.
VIENNA; j. Minden: ~. FalTmont. J.
Waco. g; Wakefield; IT,, waveriy: J
Holmesville: J. Panama; X. Greenwood
l. Waterloo: M. Trumbull
Pierce. s Aiexandria; =, clarkson: 9
Nebraska school for Deaf; II. Brainerd
!. BARLEY; j, Waterloo; X, Filiey: !.
Dodge; NJ Ashland. N. doehner: o
: 1879, Class Las s;s ?, seward g yaisn,lns
Y, wisner; q, 81. Paul; II, Neligh; J
cssssalsi Sis t1sssia,. ~ ~ 0''h'an' .
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04
IRomero-Rojas Bent on Staging Free
|for-All Back-Room Fight With Firpo

private Fight Days of Ring Are OverPrze Fighting Is
BusinessScrappers Are No Longer Satisfied With Dia
mondStudded Belts and Silk Coors of Foe-Argentine
Needs More Boxing and Hitting Skill.
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In Ames. Nebraska learned last
Wednesday night. that IL had
formidable foe. The Hushers man.
aged 10 win by s-point margin,
hut a late squirt by the Cyclones
almost showed the Nebraskans
under
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04

seasons and the Jayhawkers, VIII
but one defeat. have nailed the cham
pionship flag on the tallest sunflowei
again.
Nebraska has two games remain
ing, but II the Cornhuskcrs were TO
lose both, IL would not change their
posItion. The HuslSers meet Ames
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Hot Springs, Ark. March 3s-Manager
Iris Speaker arrived from his Texas
ranch today for his first appraisal of
the 10 or more rookie pitchers signed
up by the Cleveland Indians.
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NEW ORLEANS.

'rentiee allowance claimed. clear
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-04

Avalon. Catalina Island. Cal. March 3.
Vic Keen's arm Is improving and the
Cub pitcher may escape a visit to Bone
setter Spencer. Late arrivals got their
first batting practice today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
LOVELY LUNCHEON GIVEN
 FOR MRS. PEARSON

Troy has had in her midst this sum mer many charming women and many pleasant attentions hay been shown them, but no occasion has been more pleasant or more pleasurable than the spend-the-day party held at her old home on Wednesday last, in honor of Mrs. Lon Pearson of Sylacauga.
 Mrs. Pearson was reared in Troy and always receives glad welcome when she visits her home town.
 The Pierson's hOspitable home. was never more attra tive than on this bright Wednesday. Flowers in profu- sion gladdened the eye at every turn and an air of inexpressible cordiality and welcome greeted the invited guests upon their arrival.
 At the noon hour delicious four course luncheon was. served at small tables centered with dainty bowls of daisies and ferns. Each guest felt the delightful ,infOrmality- of the occasion and marked it ill red letters in her cal endar of days. 4
 The favored friends, besides the gra' cious hOstesses, Mrs. Towles Pierson, and Miss Daisy PieFsOn. were Mes danes J. o. Pierson, w. c. Black, J. ": Bowers, Allie CarrOlN Lamar JerniganI Nfittie Knox, J. D. AIurphree, Eugene Murphree, Key Murphree, Mary NJ. Selman, MOllie Sanders, T. E. Throw CT, J. II. Wilkerson. Leon White. Thorn- ton Wood, Misses Darby McMillin and Allie Rymer. .- 4