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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
OUR GREAT LEADER

An interesting and educational
meeting of the w. G.. T. u. was held
Tuesday evening, Feb. 2, at the
home of Mrs. Vida Mcdaniel. The
plan of work for the year was read
by the president, and an interesting
letter from the state president
Florence Richards was read by Mrs
Alice Smith Mrs. Richards joined
the Christian Herald cruise to make
the pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
She sailed Jan. q on the steamship
Republic. Mrs. Richards will travel
$1,000 miles, visit nine countries in
Africa, Asia and Europe.
The program topic-Frances E..
Willard, our great leader, was un-
der the direction of Mrs. Mary f..
Dye, who spoke of her life which
had been written by those who knew
and loved her best. Statues to
commemorate women are few in
our land. By an act of congress
each state IN the union was asked
to place in statuary hall at the Ma
tional capital two statues. Illinois
has the distinguished honor of plac-
ing there the first statue to wom-
an-Frances f. Willard. There she
now stands, representing the wom-
anhood of America. The following
phases of her life were given by
Miss Corintha Whipple, Miss Lillian
Thompson, Mrs. Mary E. Douglas
and Mrs. Myrtle Strahl: THE
flowers of temperance chivalry;'
Frances f. Willard widening way"
Frances Willard and the young
people of today" and "Glimpses of
her childhood"
The annual contributions were
made to the Victory Day and Fran
ces Il. Willard memorial funds.
Mrs. Amy Glay told of the needs and
uses to which these funds were ap-
propriated. Thirty two states,
Alaska and our island possessions
are receiving aid. The department
of work among the Indians and
negroes-a line of work in which
real advancement was made last
year, has been financed from these
funds. They form large factor in
our prohibition campaigns, and if
not won for prohibition, will be
won by the liquor interests.
At the conclusion Of the program
a pleasant social time was enjoyed
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
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The games were well handled by
referee Medley and umpire Gilmore.
The teams were entertained by the
Stockport teams at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. z. Penrose. After games
and refreshments the athletes ad-
journed. The Stockport young peo-
pie are convinced that the Lowell
group are the most friendly they
have met this year. The Stockport
faculty played Pennsville seconds
Friday evening-score II to 10 in
favor of faculty. Friday evening
Feb. 12, Pennsville girls and boys
will play at Stockport. Pennsville
has a series of victories staked up
since Christmas, so the contest
promises to be a real one.
Frank Gilmore left Saturday for
Athens where he will attend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bachelor of
Canton spent Saturday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Denny Bachelor.
Mrs. Robert Durbin entertained
the Nj. w. w. club at her home last
week.
Carl Eddleblute of Lima is visit
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11

ing his father Jake Eddleblute. Mr.
Eddieblute is in very poor health.
Mrs. Fred James and little daugh-
ter Laura Elizabeth were shoppers
in GAINESVILLE, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. FL. Wootton of
Beckett We're callers Sunday on his
mother Mrs. Jane Wootton.
Jack Bacon celebrated his seth
birthday Feb. q. Mr.. Bacon receiv-
ed 50 birthday cards, and wishes to
thank his friends for the kind re-
membrance
Miss Dorothy Lane was McCon-
nelsviI1e caller Tuesday.
Attend Funeral of Amt
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. McHugh re-
turned Monday from Toledo where
they attended the funeral of Mrs.
McHugh's aunt, Mrs. Agnes Abbott.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wood was taken
to Grant hospital, Columbus, Tues
day for observation. Mrs. Wood has
been in poor health for some time
Her children Mr. Therman Carr of
Corning, Orren of Vincent, Jack of
Roseville, and Mrs. jesse Hayes
spent Sunday with their mother.
The freshman class were pleas
antly entertained Tuesday night at
the home of Miss Kathryn Choguill
refreshments of ice cream, angel
food cake and cocoa were served
The evening was spent in games
and music
Mrs. c. w. Dewitt and Mrs. w. T.
Choguill spent Tuesday with Mrs
Milo Johnson who is sick.
Parent-Teacher Meeting
The parent teacher meeting will
be held Tuesday evening, Feb. 16.
at 1880, with the following pro-
gram: General subject, "The Love
of Books" Scripture reading, Ag-
nes Dewitt; prayer; Are our chill
dren acquiring the love of books,
frankie Hawkins, Mrs. Powelson;
The lure of the bad book, Mr.. Pen.
rose; The school library, VIM Cal
land; quartet, Kenneth Dulaney,
Ted Ball, Delmer Medley. Harry
Maynard; The value of hero wor-
ship, Frank McDermott; The value
Of reading aloud in the family cir
Gle, Harry Henery; reading, Eel
lowship of books, Marie BoIe; The
benefits derived from reading good
jokes, frankie Gage; What are some
Of the things We should look for in
choosing books for our children,
Douglas Duianey; reading, Goldie
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11

kinds of damage. Eternal vigilance
at all times was necessary to keep
the thing harnessed and within
bounds. How the boys in those days
loved those mill dams! You can
guess why.
The remains of some of these
mill-races can be plainly seen today,
but they are only mute evidences of
rather poor farming, as they should
have been plowed in and cultivated
over at least half century ago.
AS soon as steam power came in
to general use and circular saw mills
were built, these old water mills, be-
cause of their omparatiyely extreme
slowness, became theme for many
an exaggerated story and joke, how
ever most of the jokes were on the
grist-mills.
No doubt we've already wearied
the reader and exhausted the pa
tience OF the editor, but we wish to
conclude with just one of the little
jokes:
Sometimes they were fixed to
grind corn at these water mills.
They could put bushel of corn in
the hopper and start things going
and then go off about some other
work and just let it grind away
However the trained ear of one of
these 'cOrn-pone" millers, once,
told him that there was something
wrong, nothing between the burrs.
He hurried back and found that a
turkey had strayed into, the mill
and was eating the corn as fast as it
fell from the hopper.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
The Morgan County DellotIat McConn

Anyway we're not writing this for
sentiment, only desirous of giving a
truthful word pictures, as best we
can, of these primitive lumber fac
tories which contributed so much to
the development of this densely
wooded country and enabled our
grandfathers to build for themselves
houses and homes along much more
architectural lines than what they
at first were compelled to put up
with.
We wish to say here that what
ever antedates that which comes
within the scope of our memory, we
obtained from our forebears who
were experts along the line that
this subject deals with
The thing that confronted the
first settlers was the timber. After
a spot of ground had been cleared
and a rude cabin built, then some
land must be cleared,-trees chop
ped, buried, rolled into ravines,
any way at all to get rid of them.
there was too much of it. The tall
graceful poplars that stood thickly
on many of the hill sides were
worked into hewed log houses and
barns, and it was truly surprising
how this tree seemed to adapt it
self to the various needs of the pio-
neer. But with all that, he needed
lumber, particularly boards.
AS soon as the Indians We're driv-
en- to safe distance and settle
ment started, grist and lumber mills
were built at convenient places.
There was no question about pow
er, aside from man-power, as re-
garded working up the timber,
there was just one, water. Whether
any lumber was ever made around
here by "whip-sawing, we know
not, but one thing certain, it would
have been entirely too slow for our
progressive fathers.
The construction of one of these
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
THE OLD WATER MILL
by Silas Thorla)


The very words seem to have !,
kind of a charm, thrill. and like
the "Old Oaken Bucket, the Moss
Covered Bucket" it seems that sen
timent begins to gather around it
in clusters Artists have sketched
it; painters have portrayed it on
canvas; poets have put it in rhyme,
ard songsters have warbled it until
they have gotten it enshrouded in a
Kind of reverential awe and sol
ennity.
But, when we think of some OF
our youthful adventures, ramb-
ling over the ruins of some of these
deserted aud ghsstly old structures,
and recall the green stagnant pool
of water, the moss-covered wheel,
the ivy grown posts, the owls, the
frogs, the snakes, the spooks CD
and "such like" much of our senti-
ment is knocked into cooked hat.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
NOTICE

Geo. E. Fawcett of the firm OF
Vanfossen & FaWcett, funeral direc-
tors of Stockport, O., is now located
at Chesterhill, o. Their business
will be conducted under the same
firm name, Fawcett residing at
Chesterhill, and Vanfossen at Stock
port. They are keeping stock of
funeral supplies at each place, and
have just recently purchased new
combination ambulance and funeral
car. All calls will be promptly an
sWered. 28j3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
Danger In Neglected Colds

Serious diseases may develop
from neglected coughs and colds and
make them dangerous. There is no
better remedy for quick relief from
coughs and colds than Foley's Hon
ey and Tar Compound. "My grand
from a very bad croupy cough, until
l gave him Foley's Honey and Tar"
writes Peter Lands, Meyersdale.
Pa. Get bottle from your drug
gist and have it ready for any
emergency. Contains no opiates.
eryWhere.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office of
the secretary of the Hackney Switch
noon, on the 18th day of March,
1925, for the operating of the Hack
ney Switchboard, at Hackney, Ohio,
from the 1st day of April, 1926, to
the 31st day of March, 1929, in
elusive, according to the rules and
The board of trustees reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
By order of the president
J. w. LUDMAN, Secretary.
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11

Barnhouse. A cake walk will fol-
low the program.
Evening star., 1926-10-31
Columbia Choral Society
Organized by Mr.. Simon

OTTO ToRNEY SIMON. choral di
rector, has organized the Colum
hia Choral Art Society. bringing to-
cether singers in Washington who in
the past have been identified with
various organizations which have Civ
en- creditable and musical events dur
ing the past few years.
1t is Mr.. Simons desire to establish
here Choral organization equal to
those of other large cities.
Invitations have been sent TO all
persons who are interested in singing;
those who have a natural singing
voice and want to sing and those VINO
have voice and can sing. An inno-
walton in this connection is the way
in which Mr.. Simon intends to work
with his singers. There will be no
voice try-outs for the present. Each
rehearsal will begin with instruction
in breathing and breath control and
add to that a lesson in tonal work.
1t is the purpose of those interested
10 make the Columbia Choral Art So
ciety popular organization, standing
for the development of the highest
standard of choral art.
There Will be a rehearsal Tuesday
evening each week at o'clock at the
Thomson School, at the corner of
Twelfth and l. streets northwest for
the present). The first rehearsal is
this Tuesday night.
The dues are so cents a month,
payable in advance. This amount is
assessed to defray the expenses of
music, accompanist and postage.
The first concert. for which Il splen-
did program has been arranged, will
be given in the near future.
1t is hoped to make this a chorus of
400 or 500 voices.
All persons who are interested are
requested to communicate with Otto
r. Simon, 1928 l street northwest.
Evening star., 1926-10-31
Last Call to Dinner
For Musicians SATURDAY.

INTEREST is being shown by local
musicians and music lovers in the
dinner to be given at the Raleigh
Hotel Saturday evening at $50 In
honor of Mrs. Edgar Stillman Kelley,
national president of the Federation
of Music Clubs. Tables seating eight
are being reserved by clubs and
choirs. Tickets are $3.50 and the din
ner is open to the general public.
Tickets may be obtained from Karl
Holer, $500 Thirteenth street north
west. through Friday.
Commissioner and Mrs. Rudolph.
Commissioner and Mrs. Dougherty
and Engineer Commissioner Bell head
the list of guests who have accepted
invitations to attend the dinner.
Other guests who will attend include
Carl Engel, director music division.
Library of Congress; j. Harry Cum
ningham, president Board of Trade
and Rotary Club; DR.. J. Il. Huddle
president Federation of Pastors
Thomas w. Brahany. president Lions
Club; Thomas NJ. Stearn, president
Civitan Club: L. NJ. Leisenring. presi
dent Arts Club; Frank M. Pierce.
president Optimist Club; Mrs. ]. Gar
field Riley, president Women's City
Club; Ernest r. Herrell, president
Cosmopolitan Club: Oscar A. Thorup,
secretary City Club: Mrs. Philip S.
Smith. president Twentieth Century
Club; Mrs. William Wolff Smith, pres.
ident Pen Womens League: Mrs. vii.
liam T. Reed, representing the Zonta
Club.
The program will include an official
welcome to Mrs. Kelley by Commits
sioner Dougherty, who is an eloquent
speaker: Mrs. Kelley's talk and
musical program by the three District
of Columbia winners In the interstate
students contest held in Morgantown
last week. They are Dorothy Wilson
Halbach, Glenn b. Carow and Isaac
Minoyich
Evening star., 1926-10-31

and soprano duet. Mrs. Sindell and
The last extra musical service of
the season will be in ST. Barnabas'
Church, Iceland, Md, today at 4
o'clock. Rev. II. G.. Goodman. rector
of the parish. invites all church peo-
pie of Washington and Baltimore to
attend this annual harvest festival
service. The musical service will be
led by the male choir of So voices Of
st. PauPs Church, on Twenty-third
street, this city. The rector OF st.
Paul's parish. Rev. A. A. McCallum,
will preach the sermon.
The D. c. Chapter of the American
Guild of Organists will not hold it's
meeting tomorrow night as originally
announced. Instead, this meeting Will
be held in the choir room of Epiphany
Church Monday night. November 8.
The hour will be s pm.
The Corey opera class announces
the following engagements for mem-
bers filled during October: Dorothy
Wilson Halback, radio concert, ap-
pearance on programs at the First
Congregational Church and winner
of the local and district contests for
vocal honors in the Federation of
Music contest; Anna Down, concert at
McKendrie NJ. e. Church; Marguerite
Petit Cottrell, concert at Calvary
Baptist Church: Gladys and Gayle
Hunt. In leading roles Of "Pygnalion
and Galatea" in Rollin Bonds produc
tion: Irma Lackey, in concert at the
Mayfiower Hotel
Musical activities for the season -.
the Georgetown Visitation Converi,
were auspiciously inaugurated Thurs
day evening by Mrs. w. ]. Morrison
concert pianist, of Orlando. Fla, whos
was heard in a MacDowell lectur0A
recital. Mrs. Morrison's program
consisted mainly of the smaller COM
positions of the American composer,
in which she displayed a rarely fine
art of Interpretation, built on a well
grounded technical equipment and
deep insight into the poetic side of
these gems of musical thought.
Her presentation of each number
was prefaced by some illuminating
thumbnail sketches of the compost
ton and an analysis of the theme
and the construction of some of the
numbers. Among her selections were
I'm Autumn" From an Indian
Lodge" "Will o. the Wisp." "Minuet
Courante Gegue." ITO the Sea-" THE
Eagle" '"ro Wild Rose" and Hun
garian."
Mrs. Morrison left yesterday for
New York, where she Is to have a.
conference with Mrs. MacDowell In
reference to these recitals, which she
has already given extensively through
out the South.
Evening star., 1926-10-31
VIM. Lyon Phelps, Author,
Lectures Here Fridav

WILLIAM LYON PHELPS, pro-
fessor of literature at Yale Uni
versity, author OF LAS I Like It,"
Scribner's Magazine; Essays on
American Authors" etc, who is a
leading lecturer in the United States
on literary subjects. will talk on 1.-The
Best New Books" at Central High
School Friday night at 8:15 o'clock
under the auspices Of the Washington
Society OF the Fine Arts
Prof. Phelps limits his lecture en-
gagcments to the minimum and it Is
a rare privilege to have the opportu-
n;ty o. hearing him. He has not been
to Washington for several years.
This lecture is the first in a course
prepared b. the Washington Society
q. rne i!na Arts for the season. AS
the auditorium of the Central High
School will seat 1000, the society
opens these lectures to the public for
a nomina! fee. No seats are reserved.
Evening star., 1926-10-31
Music for New Club.

Julia Comm, beautiful senorlta.
fresh from sunny Spain. who is said
70 possess a remarkable soprano vioce
and personality, will feature the
opening of the new Valencia Night
Club at I'll Thirteenth street north
west, Friday night, appearing at
dinner and supper sessions hereafter
each evening for d week.
Senortta Comm has been filling a
number b. important engagements
in New York, where she mas been
received with considerable favor, both
in the theateis and night clubs. She
will be accompanied here by Senorita
Manolita Barcelo. said TO be one of the
cleverest dancers seen in New York
during the current season,
Joe and Chris BorraS, joint hosts
for the new club, promise club rank
ing with the most beautiful anc best
conducted in the country. In addition
to the night club, the regular
popular luncheons and dinner sessions
will be featured. There will be music
at all sessions by Austine Borguno's
Valencia Band. Mr.. Burgono is a well
known local composer and arranger
and for the past seven years has
been featured as pianist at the
Willard Hotsl
Evening star., 1926-10-31
SOPHIE BRAsLAU-TONIGHT.

The Jewish Community Center will
inaugurate it's concert series tonight
with a recital by Sophie Braslau. ia
nous contralto, formerly Of the Met
ropolitan Opera Co. Miss Braslau
has just returned from a years tour
of the United States and Europe.
Her program will include songs or a
popular nature as we'll as traditiona
Hebrew melodies and classics.
This series is an unusual departure
from the ordinary community center
activity in that it presents some OF the
greatest modern artists at popular
prices. The series is open to the pub
lie as we'll as members of the Jewisl
Community Center. Reservations TO
seats are being taken at the Jewish
Community Center, Sixteenth and
streets northwest. Tickets for Tho
Braslau concert are on sale at the
center and Robinson's Music Shop.
1916 G. street northwest.
The auditorium, one of the most at
tractive in the city, seats 900 people
The acoustics are excellent and th'
seating arrangement affords an init
macy that is seldom found in larger
auditoriums of the city.
Miss Breslau's program will be:
Evening star., 1926-10-31
CONCERTS

TONIGHT.
Sophie conao recital the Jewish Community
Center Sixteenth and Q northwest, g. 80 o'clock
MONDAY.
Dumesn French pianist in recital with Chopin piano
Memorial Continental Hall, at $50
TUESDAY,
Ge Club John Monroe director; Henri Sokoov
assisting so1oist in recital, the Masonic Auditorium
Sis
THURSDAY.
Chaapn his company THE Barber of Seville
Polls Theater, beginning promptly at pm
FRIDAY
String Coolidge
of chamber the Library of Con-
gress, 80 Admission by cards the public.
SATURDAY.
String Quartet auditorium of Library
of Congress- at 4 80 pm. Admission also by card
Evening star., 1926-10-31
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STUDIOS OF WASHINGTON
HARVEY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
5s27 Thirty-ninth Street

S527 Thirty-ninth Street
Chevy Chase, D. c.
Pianoforte - Violin - Voice
Solfeggio, Theory, Harmony and
Musical Appreciation taught while
pupil is acquiring technical skill. Tel
ephone Cleveland 4939.
Evening star., 1926-10-31
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE"-
THURSDAY.

!, Feodor Chaliapin, famous Russian
basso. will bring his company of
principals. chorus and orchestra Of
35, including Elvira de Hidalgo,
soprano of the Metropolitan Opera
Co., to Washington and under
the musical direction of Eugene
Plotnikoff present Rossini's opera,
THE Barber of Seville" at Polls
Theater Thursday afternoon at 8
o'clock under the local management
of Mrs. Wilson Greene.
Chaliapin. himself, will have the
comedy role Of Don Basilio, a village
organist and music teacher. The
Evening star., 1926-10-31
DUMESNIL AND CHOPIN'S PIANO
TOMORROW.

Maurice Dumesnil, French pianist
who gave a program here last season
and needs no further Introduction to
local music lovers, will present a pro-
gram for the beneflt Of the worthy
Evening star., 1926-10-31
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS.

THREE pairs of concerts of cham
ber music win be given by the
Lenox String Quartet of New York in
the auditorium of the Library of
Congress on the first Friday evening
and Saturday afternoon of November,
December and January, respectively.
The first pair of these concerts will
be held this Friday at $50 o'clock and
Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock At
the concert Friday evening the quar-
tet will be assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge, pianist. in the
piano Quartet, OPP. 26." by Brahms.
Admission to these concerts is free,
but by card only. The cards for the
November concerts may be called for
at the music division of the Library
of Congress, beginning tomorrow be-
tween the hours of 10 am. and 4 pm.
Because of limited capacity of the hall,
cards should be called for early. Per-
sons unable to use any card that has
been issued are requested to return
the ssame at least one day before the
concert. The doors will open 30 min
utes before the hour of the concert.
Evening star., 1926-10-31

Art Landry and his recording art
lists" IL clever instrumentalists, are
billed for weeks engagement at
Crandalrs Tivoli Theater, starting to-
day. Landry will change his program
completely. so that there will be no
between his program at the
and that at the Tivoli.
Evening star., 1926-10-31

principal romantic roles will be as
sumed by Elvira de Hidalgo as
Rosina and Joseph Bobrovich. Lithu-
anian tenor. who sings the role Of
the Count Almaviva: Prominent
roles also will be taken by Giorgio
Durando, Italian baritone; Margue-
rite Cobbey, California coloratura; !;
Giacomo Lucchini, bass-baritone;
Nine. Anna LissetZkaya, meZzo-
soprano, and Giuseppe La Puma,
bass baritone and buffo.
Evening star., 1926-10-31

musicians of France at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall tomorrow night at $50
o'clock. One of three groups will be
played upon a piano that belonged to
Chopin, genius in piano composition.
Works which he composed while using
this piano will be played upon it.
This concert in Mr.. Dumesnils tour
is under the auspices of the League
of American Pen Women.