Smyrna times., 1933-12-06

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and only four years ago formed
partnership with Eugene G. Daw-
son (also a native of Kent county,
and prosperity has attended him
to an unusual degree from the first
start in bu siness. During the past
summer he purchased the building
at the corner of Fifth and Market
Streets used as the publishing
house Of the Every Evening, tore
it down and has erected in its
stead at considerable cost a build
ing that is an adornment to the
street, while the inner arrange
ments for the details of his bust
ness are complete. The new build
ing was occupied last week, the
formal opening taking place On
Friday and was inspected by
members of the city council may
or and several other prominent
citizens.
THANKSGIVING DISCOURS-
Els Thanksgiving services were
held in the Episcopal and Method
ist Churches, Thursday, and the
sermons of the pastors were re-
ceived with especial favor by their
respective congregations. In speak
ing on National issues, the Rev
Mr.. Rigg said our country had a
special mission among the nations
of the earth, and he condemned in
strong terms the act of our Gov
eminent in closing the doors
against the Chinese. God he said
would vindicate truth and justice
at a cost that we shall feel poorly
qualified to pay. He also dwelt
with force on the prevalent corrup-
ton in politics and looked upon
compulsory education as one of
the hopes of the country in pur-
flying and preserving the Ameri-
can ballot. He wanted to see
law that would forever disfranch-
Use man who would sell his vote,
and to see a law that would put all
children in school until they mast
er the rudiments of an English ed
ucation. He dwelt strongly on the
evils of the liquor traffic claiming
it to be the worst outrage ever
perpetrated on decency and order !
Y. w. G. T. U.-Miss Anna Cor
den, Miss Wizards private secre-
tary, held a meeting in the NJ E.
Church on Friday afternoon last,
for the purpose of organizing
Young Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union The meeting was
opened with singing, followed with
prayer by Mrs. Swinney Miss
Gorden gave very interesting
and instructive talk, of half an
hour, telling of the work and OF
the good that is being done by the
Y. w. @. T. u. Societies in other
States. There were number of
young ladies present and she or
ganized Y. w. @. T. u, with the
following officers President, Miss
Bett Smithers; Vice-Presidents
from the M. E. Church, Miss Kate
r. Douglass: Vice-Presidents from
the Presbyterian Church, Miss
Kate Spruance; Vice-Presidents
from the st. Peters Episcopal
Miss Edith Cummins; Re
cording Secretary, Miss Jennie G.
Corresponding Secre-
tary, Miss Allie Smith; Treasurer,
Miss Clara Beck. After the or
of the Society, Miss
Gorden offered prayer, asking
Gods blessing on the young ladies
that they might be successful in
the line of work they had taken
up. The Society met in the M. E.
on Monday evening; the
meeting was opened by Scriptural
reading, followed with prayer by
Mrs. Martindale. There were fif-
teen present including ladies from
the w. C. T. U. The Constitution
was adopted; nine signed the
pledge. The Society purposes TAX
ing up a regular line of temper
ance reading and study.
MISS FRANCES E. WILLARD
GIVES LECTURE HERE: - A
large and interested audience
greeted this distinguished speaker
at the NJ. f. Church last Friday
evening. Quite a number of visit
ors from neighboring towns were
present Our ladies had arranged
a beautiful mound of flowers in
front Of the pulpit. Rev. Messrs.
Rigg, Van Burkalow, Thompson
and Martindale, were present and
conducted the preliminary exercis-
es. Miss Willard, accompanied by
Miss Gordon, occupied the pulpit
After rousing song by the Band
of Hope, Rev. Mr.. Martindale in
troduced the speaker. Miss Will
lard opened her address in a quiet.
conversational manner, by a refer
ence to her fathers thermometer,
and in this way illustrated the
height the temperance movement /