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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11

The country mouse and the city mouse, Talked it over on the way, "Give me a barn." said the coun- try mouse, "To a garage, most any day"
 o-O-o They say the next war will be fought in the skies, so say good bye to clouds with silver Things.
 o-O-o
 Rudy Vallee has married an actress which means he should never suffer from stage fright again.
 o-O-O And suppose Rudy's wife figures she's in the "Vallee" of beautiful dreams.
 Call a woman a kitten and she's pleased Call her a cat and she's dog gone sore.
 O--O--o The stock market is like q ther- mometcr, it goes up and down. And produce about The same cold or Eevcrisu effect.
 G--0-O
 \ fat woman in knioscrs shows plerty of "the sktn you'd love to whack"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
"A SMILES THE THING"

Good evening.
 o-O-o PENNING A FEW LINES Bobby drank some ink, And then set up 8 wow, But mothers dropped her worries, For Bob is all write now.
 o-O-o With so many people putting their debts Ion the cuff," it begins to look as if the old fashioned starch variety may appear by fall. The larger the cuff, you know, the more chance to keep going.
 o-O-o Men who make asses of themselves can never expect to become assets.
 o-O-o Electricity is like a lot of men these days. It works on and off.
 o-O-o
 DING DING.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11

There will be no more tag-fixing in police
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11

Ec sleeps near filling station, Where autos daily pass,
 It was tho Inst request of the at tendant, To be buried near his gas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
Hard Game To Beat

"You can't beat the horses says a sport writer who has been studying this engrorsing subject "Tho odds are against you. Fifty
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
KWWG PROGRAM
Friday Afternoon
o.AE Ma -rInrhnr Ernr

Friday Afternoon
3:30-3:45- News Flashes From
The Brownsville Herald
3:45-4:l5-Spanish Mus'-al
4:l5-4:45-"Old Timers Club"
4:45-5:0O-K w. w. q. Birthday
Party
5~:00-5:45- Jap Magee In All Re-
quest Program OF Popular Melodies
5:45-6:0O-Your Spanish lesson
conducted by Attorney Rafael Cow
an.
6:0O-6.l5 IVY Sport Chatter With
Doc Osborn
6:l5-6:30-Port Isabel Hour
6:30-Sign OF Until $3.50 Satur-
day Morning
Saturday Morning
9:30-l0:00-Free Ticket Request
Program
10:00-IO:30- Organ Recital by
Paul Kennayd
:00-Home Harmonizers
11:00-l1:l5-"Gus' The Worlds
Worst Pianist
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Il:30-ll :45-CommerCial Program
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Forecast
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Saturday Afternoon
1903 :45-Studio
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4:45-5:00- x. w. w. O.. Birthday
Party
5:45-6:OO~Your Spanish Lesson
Conducted by Attorney Rafael
Cowan
s:oO-6:l5-Sport Chatter With
Doc Osborn
6:l5-6: 30-Port Isabel Hour
Saturday Even>sg
6.3O-6. 45-Piano Recital BY Ern-
est Armstrong
6:45-7:30-Dinner Concert
7:30-7:45-News Flashes From
The Brownsville Herald
1853: o0-International Sunday
School Lesson Conducted BY Mr.
and Mrs. Trimble
8:O0-9: O0-Studio
e:0O-Sign Off Until HOO Sun
day Morning
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
High School Class
Officers Are Chosen

HARLINGEN, Oct. Glass Of
ficers have been elected at the
senior high school as follows:
Seniors-Jack Schuepbach, pres
ident; Loren Button. vice president:
Clifford Waters. secretary-treas-
urer; Mrs. Claud Fullick. George
Broad. class sponsors: Mrs. Alfred
Tamm. Mrs. J. c. Myrick. class
mothers.
Juniors-Evelyn Traxler. presI-
dent: Louise Hill. vice president:
san Salisbury. secretary; Bob Mel
son. treasurer: Miss Margaret
Thompson. Miss Annie Roonie Hill.
sDynsorS: Elizabeth Hoskins. social
chairman: Mrs. Sam Saulsburv.
Mrs. o. z. Stuart. Mrs. r. c. Har-
tung. Mrs. Kent Manning and Mrs.
L. H. Chatfield. class mothers.
Sophomores-Mrs. Roland RAIDER.
Miss Frances Kimbrough, sponsors:
Mrs. 3. M. Holland. Mrs. Glenn
Bartlett. Mrs. 4. II. HARE and Mrs.
z. c. Bennett. class mothers: 9TH
er officers to be elected.
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Santa Maria

PERSONALS
w. B. Benge Of Brownsville was
a caller at the III. Matthews home
Sunday.
Mrs. p. NJ. Shipley and Mrs.
Moore Matthews attended the PIT.
A. reception at La Feria Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C.. King and
daughter Of Lyford called OF Mr..
and Mrs. a. @. Gum Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scion AyreS from
near Rio Hondo were guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. j. c. Tucker Sunday.
Miss Nina Duncan has recently
enrolled in the Junior college at
Edinburg.
Miss Irene Shipley gave a party
for her friends Friday.
Henry Alsmeyer and son Of San
Benito were callers here recently.
Mrs. B. NJ. SAMSON and Mrs.
Moore Matthews visited Mrs. w. B.
Benge in Brownsville recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Striclfus OF
Mercedes visited Mr.. and Mrs. +. s.
Champion Sunday.
Miss Opal Snavely OF Raymond
vile and Ray Morrison of Combs
called on Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Kaiser
Sunday.
Several school patrons met at the
school house wednesday afternoon
to set out flowers and beautify the
school grounds.
Mrs. Howard Curry and Billy.
Mrs. George Curry and Mrs. Craw-
ford Slayt0n all Of Raymondville
visited Mrs. wallace HarpSter Wed
neSday.
The members of the b. Y. p. u.
had a jolly time Thursday at a
party given al the home Of MI. and
Mrs. j. c. Davis. Mrs. J. A. Boat
man and Mrs. r. j. Livingston as
sisted Mrs. Davis in entertaining.
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If you live in Brownsville just phone 8
DO 1T NOW
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

AAAW1&A4N1A EICAAN
OSHKOSH. Wis-Angelo Puglis,
Duluth. MINI, knocked out EDDIE
Oster, Milwaukee, %. Bobby Allen.
chicago, and Johnny Lombardo, Mil
waukee, drew. 30.
NEW YORK-Kid Chocolate,
CUBA, stopped Joe Scalfaro, New
York. ID.
MUNCIE, Ind-Willard Brown.
Lafayette, Ind, outpointed jimmy
Conley. Toledo. o., Q0l. Herbie An
derson, Muncie, outpointed Cliff
Larue. Toledo, 80.
BLUEFIELD. w. Va.-Jimmy
smith. New York. and Bob Allison,
Charlotte, N. c., drew. l0).
CHARLESTON. w. Va.-Bobby
Grant, Charleston. ou~tpointed Fred
die Edwards, Newell, 1O.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
Tourney Closing

TORONTO, Ont. Oct. .. Pi-The
four semi-final round berthS in the
Canadian Women's golf champion
ship were evenly divided between
the u. S. and Canada today.
Maureen circuit. Engelewood. N. j.
holder Of the crown was matched
against Virginia Van VIE Of Chicago,
and Mrs. Alexa Stirling Fraser Of
Ottawa against Marjorie Kirkham Of
Montreal. Canadian closed cham
pion, thus assuring an international
contest in Saturdays inal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
HARDY CLEMENTS
COMPLIMENTED

Misses Frankie Thompson and
Katheryn Mallett entertained with
a weiner roast and swim ing party
Monday evening honoring Hardy
Clements on his birthday. After an
enjoyable swim at Crystal Waters
at Mission weiners were roasted
and picnic supper served TO MI.
and Mrs. II. j. Wright. Miss Lila
May Jordan, Messrs. Hardy Gle
ments, Art Schulz, d. r. Brinkema.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
Birthday Is
Occasion Of
ner Party

ELSA Oct. Mrs. G. c. Man
drell OF Elsa and Mrs. T. A. Hawk
ins Of Edcouch very successfully
planned and carried out a surprise
birthday dinner, honoring Mrs. g.
w. Bowers. Friends ana relatives
gathered at her home with well
iilled baskets. The dinner was
served cafeteria style. Late in the
afternoon a birthday cake was
cut and served with ice cream
These enjoying this happy occa-
sion were Messrs and Mesdames
t. r. Nelson, T. A. Hawkins, Lee
Waller, Rev. ID. A. Gregory and II.
j. HUMPHREYS Of Edcouch; Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Kelley, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
M. Arthur and daughter Mary, or
McAllen, MRS. NJ. ID. Randolph and
son, M. d. of Edinburg, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. c. Mandrel!, and children OF
Elsa, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Bowers
and son T. c.
Many gifts were presented to
the honoree.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
LAWN PARTY
ON BIRTHDAY

A number OF friends surprised
Miss Bernice Best Tuesday evening
with a lawn party celebrating her
birthday. outdoor games e en-
joyed. Ice cream and cake was
served at a late hour TO about 40
guests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
Circles Are
Entertained
In Yves Taco

WESLACO, Oct. 1.-The Method
fst Missionary Society .-et at the
church Monday afternoon with %
members and visitors present for
their regular business meeting and
Voice" program. Reports for Sep
tember and also for the past quar-
Ter were given. As this wa supply
week for the Valley Institute, a
quantity of groceries were brought
TO the meeting TO be taken to Pharr.
A quilt Is also being taken TO the
Institute this month. Mrs. A. M.
Hillgarden, zone superintendent Of
Christian Social Relations and Mrs.
O. II. Mann, district secretary. were
present. Mrs. Hill arden gave a
very helpful talk on problems con-
fronting the Social Relation work,
dealing particularly with prohibi-
ton, moving pictures, literature, ace
relation, education, il~lite-acy and
peace. Mrs. Mann gave an inter-
eSting discussion on Mission Work"
The new Mission study book,
challenge of Change" Will be taken
up next month with a class in each
@AASAI- Mis-. r. M A4lQCAoOIl WAC
appointed local superintendent Of
Christian Social relations.
The devotional was given by Mrs.
w. +. Anderson. The subject of
the program was, "Our Congo
Fields" Those on the program were
Mrs. All Ivy who gave The Congo
Field" Mrs. H.. A. Davis gave In
dustrial Work" Mrs. Raymond Cliff
ford gave Medical w, -; Mrs. G..
II. Molby gave "The Girls Home"
The program closed with a prayer
by Mrs. Ivy.
Circle one VIII meet Oct. 7th at
the church. Circle two will meet
October 4th at the home OF Mrs.
Fred Robertson at 800 Indiana Ave.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
When You Remember To Read This Page You Can't Help Forgetting To Worry

ST., led the lesson study from the
book OF James. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Mrs. Carl Schwedes was hostess
to circle three with IL present.
The business session was presided
over by Mrs. Schwedes. Mrs. w. L.
Shepherd led the Bible study. The
hostess served lovely refreshments
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
PRESBYTERIAN
AUXILIARY

Circle one OF the Presbyterian
Auxiliary met Monday afternoon
with Mrs. A. c. Hendrickson. Mrs.
X. S. Brewer led the devotional.
The lesson from James was led by
Mrs. Ted Pratz. A short business
session was held. There were Is
present.
Circle two of the same organiza-
ton met at the home OF Mrs. nr.
Mabel Martin Civilian. with Is
present. The meeting was opened
with a song, "Blest BE the Tie
That Binds" During the business
session several items Of interest
were discussed. Mrs. w. Fl. Baxter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
DINNER PARTY
HQNORS ONE

Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Lane en-
tertained with a dinner party Mon
day evening. honoring Hardy Gle
menos on his birthday. Pink and
white were the pretty colors used.
Those enjoying this occasion were
the honoree and MI. and Mrs. z.
B. Ballard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02

Financial

a. Wanted to Borrow
WANT LOAN OF ssOo90o for three
years. VIII seizure \ tn four hun
dred acres reSaca land on paved
highway. close TO large develop
ment. S243 Herald. S243
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
Livestock


WANTED-A mich COW or chickens
In exchange for electric hot water
heater. g. T.. Barr. Phone IT'S, San
Benito. S24G
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
PERSONALS

PERSONALS
MI. and Mrs. Alton Clifford
were guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. Fl. Moore Sunday.
Mrs. w. A. Arthur Of McAllen
visited at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. p. Miller Friday.
T. +. Kelly and Lee Price we're
guests at thu home of Mr. and
Mrs. c. w. Bowers Friday.
The PIT. A. of Elsa Will have
their meeting Friday az 3:45 D. m.
After a brief business meeting
they will take up a special study
on PIT. A. work.
Mr.. and Ms. Ernest Swanson
of Houston visited several days
the past week at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Galloway.
+. A. Walton has returned from
Santa Maria.
MIR. and Mrs. j. w. Turner
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. B. Gloor in ProgreSo Friday.
Mrs. d.. G. Gaggett and son.
Harold. returned Monday from a
ten days visit with friends and
relatives in Fort Worth.
Mrs. VIM. George and Mrs. G.. w.
Hay and children of Edinburg
visited friends in Weslaco Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. Pahlman vi
sited Sunday at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Silvola in Edcouch.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stokes were
dinner guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul McCastland in
Weslaco Sunday.
Mrs. John Stokes returned home
Thursday from a visit with friends
and relatives in Kossie.
MI. and Mrs. Ernest Swanson OF
Houston we're guests at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
TWO HONOREES
OF PARTY

Mrs. Joe Downey and Mrs. j. +.
Galloway entertained Saturday
afternoon from three until five
with a birthday party at the home
of Mrs. Joe Downey, honoring
Lilly Mae Downey and Neal Gal
loway on their fifth birthday. The
home was very beautifully decor
ated. Queens wreath was used in
the living room. Many lively
games we're played. Following the
entertainment the gifts were
opened and refreshments were
served. Dainty little favors OF
candy dolls were given to twenty
four guests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
Merchandise


FOR SALE: Used Underwood type
writer. $500. Upright victrola,
$500. 1874 N. w. Adams. T3
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02

SHELLED PECANS. new -op. 6Oc
pound. TameE Confectionery, Ad-
ans and 18th st. Sl27
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% Painting : Papering

PRE- INVENTORY sale of wall pa
per. One free room with every room
purchased. Frontier Lumber co.
S2l4
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10 Seeds, Plants, Flowers
STRAWBERRY PLANTS
Rentals
Apartments

APARTMENTS. upstairs. Conven-
fences. Private bath. garage. 1917
Madison. Ql8l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02

MAY-DAY Furnished Apartments
Modern. cool. clean, convenient.
Best location 2erozone. hot water
garage, reasonably priced. 100
Washington Phone TIA.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
Rentals
ApArt rHlcnt Nm

s. ROOM furnished APARTMENT
lights. hot water. telephone, garage.
5000. 424 LeVee. TN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
Cafes and Hotels
Automohve
10 Autos for Sale

FOR SALE-Model II Ford touring,
new rubber. AL mechanical condi-
\ ton. 1924 model. Price $4,000 cash.
Enquire $50 N. w. Levee st. rs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14
6 Die, 80 INJURED
IN GAS STILL BLAST
Six More Deaths Expected in Elk
plosion of New 100000
Philadelphia Plant.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, September 14.-Six
men are dead and 80 injured, IL crit
ically, as the result of an explosion in
the new 100000 gasoline recovery still
at the Atlantic Refining Co.'S plant, at
Point Breeze, Saturday.
Four of the men-Irvin Mulligan.
John j. Hall, John German and Michael
Lucas-died Saturday. James Dough-
erty and George Keating died yester-
day.
Six Of the men, now in a critical con-
dition at the hospital, are expected to
die. while five otheres will possibly lose
their eyesight, physicians said.
The explosion occurred, company Off
Gals and firemen said, when portion
Of the pipes in the new gas stabilizing
plant. being operated for the first time,
exploded.
Flaming naphtha was sprayed over
men employed in the plant and a con-
tractor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14
AIMEE MCPHERSON
AND SINGER MARRY
Wed on Step of Plane in Rain
at Yuma, Pair Fly Back
to Los Angeles.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, September 14.-Mrs.
Aimee Semple Mcpherson, Los Angeles
evangelist, whose mother and two chill
dren have been married in the last few
months, was honeymooning today with
David L. Hutton, 30-year-old Angelus
Temple baritone.
They were married on the steps of an
airplane in drizzling rain at the Yuma,
Ariz:, Airport about sunrise yesterday
by Miss Harriet Jordan, dean Of the
Angelus Temple Bible school. Mrs.
Mcpherson gave her age as 80.
The wedding, according to the evan
gelist, came as a climax to q romance
Of several years duration.
Mr.. Hutton Is a splendid man, and
/ know We are going to be happy
gloriously happy" she said.
Fly Back to Los Angeles.
The evangelist became acquainted
with Hutton several years ago. when he
associated himself with Angelus Temple
musical activities. He Is a music teach
er by profession. Recently he appeared
as the pharaoh who sat upon q gilded
throne and sang in the evangelist's
sacred opera, The Iron Furnace"
The newlyweds new back to Los An
gcles Immediately after the ceremony
was performed. The evangelist an
nounced the wedding to her congrega-
ton at the morning service.
Rolf Mcpherson, the evang&list's son,
and his bride. Lorna Dee, nee Smith,
formerly Of Alta, Okla, were the wit
neSseS.
MA" Kennedy "Overjoyed."
Informed Of her daughters marriage,
Mrs. Minnie ma" Kennedy, now con-
Quoting an evangelistic campaign at
Las Vegas, New, was quoted as saying
she was "overjoyed." Mrs. Kennedy
and her daughter are eStranged. Mrs.
Kennedy recently had her marriage to
Guy Edward Hudson annulled after a
brief honeymoon when it was charged
he already was married to another
woman.
Roberta Mcpherson, 2o-year-old
daughter Of the evangelist, several
months ago was married to William
Bradley Smyth, %. then purser on an
around-the-world liner Rolls marriage
to Miss Smith took place recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14
JAMES |. ACKERSON
DIES PLAYING GOLF
Director of Shipping Board
Bureau Stricken on Chevy
Chase Course.

James Lee Ackerson, so, director of
the Shipping Boards Bureau of Con-
struction, died suddenly Yesterday
morning when he suffered a heart at
tack while playing golf at the Chevy
Chase Club.
Funeral services will be held at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning at his home,
$40 klingle road, with burial in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Mr.. Ackerson only recently had re-
turned from a business trip to New
York and apparently was In the best
OF health. Death came before medical
aid could be summoned. He was
stricken while playing in a foursome
with Admiral Hutch I. Cone, commits
Sloner of the Shipping Board; Admiral
William Sexton and Capt. Emery s.
Land, U. S. N.
Graduated From Academy.
Mr.. Ackerson was appointed from
Michigan to the United States Naval
Academy and was graduated in the
class OF 1901. He was selected for the
Navy Construction Corps in 1908 and
was sent to the Massachusetts Institute
OF Technology for postgraduate work
IN naval architecture. He completed
this work in 1906 and was assigned to
duty at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. where
he remained until 1910. He was then
ordered to Washington and assigned to
the Navy Bureau of Construction and
Repair, where he remained until 1915.
During the next two years Mr.. Acker-
son served at Mare Island Navy Yard
and upon entrance Of the United States
into the World War he was recalled to
washington to resume his duties in the
Bureau OF Construction and Repair.
Loaned" to Shipping Board.
During the war Mr.. Ackerson was
loaned by the Navy to the Shipping
Board to act as consultant on technical
matters pertaining to ship design and
construction. He was closely associated
with Charles M. Schwab, Charles Piez
and other well known figures in the
emergency shipbuilding enterprise of
the Government. At the conclusion of
this service Mr.. Ackerson resigned from
the Navy as captain to accept a posi-
ton with the Winchester Arms Co, but
returned soon to the shipbuilding in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14
G. A. R. MAJOR, los YEARS OLD,
ON HAND FOR HIS 6eTH SESSION
Veteran Who Has Attended Encampments
Since IS Will March In Review
and Stay to Last.

BY the Associated Press.
DIES MONIES, September 14.-Maj
o. E. Barber, who says his home is
wherever he hangs his hat, is in his
105th year, but he's going to be an
active participant in the square dances
the parade and all the programs OF
the G. A. R. encampment he is at
tending here.
His age probably earns for him the
honor of being the Oldest living men,
Der of the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
But there's a record OF which he is
even more proud. He has attended
every G. A. r. convention, he says
since the first grand review 66 years
ago.
BY his own statement, he's the best
encampment-goer of them all. Once
he took a 3,000-mile bus trip from
Grand Rapids, Mich, to the conven-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14

ton in Denver. Once in Grand Rapids
he led the parade. outstanding event
of the encampment, with a woman
on each arm"
He was one of the first to arrive
Saturday so as not to miss any of the
five days of ceremonies. And he'll
stay, as he declares, until the last COM
mittee meeting is over, the last flag
furled and the last comrade has de-
parted.
Battles? ooh. enough to I'LL your
newspaper - Gettysburg, Wilderness,
SpotSylvania, Vicksburg" He COM
manded a battalion under Thomas at
Chickamagua. He was % when he
joined up, but I'm not a bit older
now"
Old fiddlers are going to play for old
time dances at the state house. Going?
OF course, I'm going"
He Strengthened his bright red tie
and tilted back his light tan fedora.
why, once, not so long ago, I danced
from 6 o'clock in the evening until 3
o'clock the next morning"
1t was expected that about 1000 Civil
War veterans of the 100000 who once
were members of the G. A. r. would
arrive before the first general session to-
night.
On the speaking program were Gov
Dan w. Turner of Iowa, Mayor Parker
L. Crouch of Des Moines and Comdr
John T. Lucas of the Iowa Department
with speeches of welcome.