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f * * The Daily Times THE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES 26th Vl ear Florence, S. C. Thursday Afternoon, May 6- 1920. $6.00 a vear. Nearing Goal In G of C. Campaign » Total of 103 Ntw Memberships Signed Up Today Making a Total of 419. Five Hundred in Sight. Active Canvass to Continue. The membership ot (he Chamber preached or solicited for his memhor- of Commerce today reached the 419 ship. He is Just the type of citizen mark, with prospects in hand, not which is tnillding Florence, and by yet touched, of fiOO members before united effort will make a Kreat city the reorganization work is finished, of her. A total of 103 new members werej Following is a partiu signed up today, in addition to the t mem , bt . t . urHd todi(V; 316 reported yesterday afternoon in list of the The Florence Daily Times At the luncheon today at the Hotel Florence, the organization* determin ed the work had reached the point w’here it may be conducted better by private effort, and the general sales I campaign vas ended today. Team captains will retain the cards they; have in hand for prospects and bend their f fforts« now towards the 600 mark by the time of the general re organization meeting. Saturday For Farmers Saturday has been designated es pecially for the farmers of Florence county, many of whom are valuable and staunch supporters of the Cham ber of Commerce. Generally the officers of, the Cham ber of Commerce are geratly gratified over the results of the two-days cam- paitm. having aocomnlislud In two days what they originally planned foi three days. Volunteers, memberships’ Indicating the spirit which the sales organization has met in Its wmrk in this effort, the following letter .w'as receved this morning by the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce: “Dear Sir: Due to the fact that 1 was out of the city yesterday and will be today, J am taking the liberty of enclosing my check for $25 as mem bership fee of Chamber of Commerce. Any cause that is for the good or uplift of Florence, I am always for ij. Yours truly, R \V Lewis, .1 C I'rivett, T. D. Mar tin. Roy's Florence Roller Mill, Flor ence Fertilizer f, ° - McTaggart Motor Sales, E J Pendergrass, T .i Cotting ham, H E Currin, Sr., R E Currin, Jr J R Clemmons, Florence Gas t’o COMMERCIAL BODY LEAGUE OF NATIONS FOR TIMMONSVILLE COUNCIL GATHERS AT PE FRIDAY WELFARE BOARD TO MEET HERE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ORGAN IZED. MORE TOBACCO FLOOR SPACE PROVIDED. INSPECTION OF INDUSTRI/iL SCHOOL THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK. P, J. MAXWELL TAKES DR. BRID6ERS FJ| CHARGE OF FLORENCE | RIGHt LIVING If DRY GOODS COMPANY CHURCH MEMBERS Timn^onsviiio, May" o—Recently a' A Full Prograjn Awaits. Ac-; Florence Times iMreau, Wyatt a. Interes inp Business Deal Declares Their Inconsisten* mass meeting was held in the Masonic, tiofi By This Imparl:- i Tayicr.' corresuordent.. ^ Has Been Happily cies Keeps Men Away Hall for the purpose of organizing a 1 ant fiody. ! Columbia, May 5.—Governor Coop- Chamber of Commerce. A represen- 1 r . fti ' * s calling the May mooting of the lativc >of the Charleston Chamber of £) J S A R M ( A M K N T^*' at0 " oliarfi Roard, .to bb held r.t Commerce was present at the meet-^ il * j Florence on Thursday of next week. !ng and made an excellent address And Publication Of All t * ie D3th. While in Florence the after which he answered a number T'P.o i board will make an inspection of the Concluded. PLANS Louse From God’s^I( EXPANSION LARGE AUDIENCE of questions relative ot the benefits and purposes to be derived from an j active commercial organization. The 1 Treaties Adiong The First Steps. . Roy’s Reformatory. This Is the new board created by the 1920 General As sembly, to have charge of the penal and charitable Institutions May Convert Store Build- Meeting at Central Metho* ings Into Modern Depart- dist Church Grows In • ment Store. Interest Daily * Y .(hlnglon, May 6.—A full pro- meeting was a very harmonious af- gramme awaits the attention of thej fair and .many citizens made short council of the.League of Nations duo' s, ' l,f - A Chamber was organized and the to asacmb,e at R,,mc on * ndaj ' I Keen Graves In War Zone following were elected officers: I The, outline received shows the. P Duncan McKenzie, President. first steps to be taken towards car- Ray (Smith, Vice-President. lying out the provisions of the Lea-, t . . gue covenant as being internal ioual Several working committees were ap disarmament, publication of all treat- pointed and it is expected tlyit the ies entered into by league members, Florence ice Co.. O V King Lumber 1^. anarc^al 'bKt' will accomplish pans for the first meeting of the lea ! Co., Chas F Luhrs, D M McEachiu. | f °r ‘he further development Palmetto Ice Co., Southern Bell town Inconsistent church members were FRANCE ESTABLISHES NATIONAL CEMETERIES AT OLD FRONT. Telephone and Telegraph Co., J X Mcj ' rhf ‘ Farmers Warehouse Associi- Bride, A H Gasque. •’ .4 Florence| Hon is building another tremendous Service Station. Giles Bay Lumber warehouse. This will add many gueassembly and the admission of new me mbes. Paris, May 6.—The commission chaiged with framing laws concern ing the graves of soldiers of France has adopted unanimously a proposal , providing tor the creation of national Co., A M. McCall, S M McCdll, R it StHckoy, W J Drown, Gibbs Bros. Gregg L.rrlngcr Hardware Co.. Bryce Supply Co.. The Newsy Hut. J I, Bar •Inger, Henry E Davis, S M C Hicks. square feet of floor space for the sale of the farmers who market their tobacco o nthe local market their tobacco on the local market. Tim- monsville is now recognized as one FINE PROGRAM cemeteries along the j former front armies. MEMORIAL DAY 1 ThH P ro P° Ral alRO authorizes the Mr. P. J. Maxwell yesterday assuin of thn t jjp direction and management of Riven their round fast evening with the Florence Dry Goods Company. It “gloves off’’ by Rev. Luther B. Brldg- was stated that he had purchased ors, D. D.. preaching at the Central practically eighty per cent of the out Methodist church. "He that commit- standing capital stock of the com- loth sin is of the. Devil’’ whether he pany. Coincident with the change it ls tbe c l im 'ch or out of the church, became known that Mr. Maxwell had P rea eher urged upon those pres- also secured an option on the Flor- en ^ a g a l n an< l again, ence Fashion Shop which occupies the building owned by Mr. Maxwell just west of tb;> Florence Dry Goods Company. While he nas not yet completed his plans it is understood that Mr. Max well has in mind a considerable ex- lines of the The congregation last night was J, around the 1,000 mark, completely filling the main church auditorium and gallerp anl a large part of the Sunday school room. However, there was room for 500 more had they at tended. Striking Truth vrw<» onp s nner reads ihe Bible. A^uvsr’, o AIM *\r», | LeRoy K. Brown, J M Brown. \Vil-!°f leading tobacco markets of the I i exhumation and transfer to such ceme tension of the business he has already tTri nai iruTcne ~ ~ „ ! lories of the bodies of French soldiers and may acquire later. sinners read your life,’’ Dr. Bfridg va/ii -, t ; 0NFEDERACY at tl10 expense of the nation. These plans will probably call for the era reminded those present of their will honor THE CONFEO- entire remodeling of both the store appearance before the non-church erate DEAD. state and it is truly expected to make 11 really the greatest market In the “ itire state. •son’s Gift Shop, If J McRae, A M B Hicks, Wrn Gary, H S Ca>’son. A L Harper. M G Stackhouse. Tro :ch- ard-Spnrrow Lumber C«., C G Adunit- Fortner Electric Co.. Dr. E M Allen' FIGHT ON 3 W Graham. Drs. Hicks & Hicks Gregg Grcceiy Co.. X B Wilds, L] G. Green burg. 'V B Cannon, B SI "I Meeks. A D Md^ellan Wm Batavia,t DELEGATES GATH- Wm. K .Saleehv, Palmetto Cr. -, | ER ALBANY FOR A Silver Moon Cafe. J H McCown, W K CONFERENCE. Hamilton. R M Graham, S W Inman Monday, May 10 being ’’Memorial. Day” will be observed by the two! JOHNSON S LEAD UNIT RULE buildings and the transformation of member—particularly the non-mem- ^ them into one of the most up-to-date h “ r R,a .vs out on the excuse of NOW 150,000 VOTES flepartment stores in the state. In inconsistency of church membera. • . . f . r» ». ” — 1 order to accomplish this it would like '‘"’ e ,ia ve been so anxious to swell ; j.apters 01 ,,le Ua «gn|ers of the Con- BELATED RETURNS GIVE HIM 1>' bu necessary to add a second story °" r fhurch rolls and build It up so- WAY BEST OF BATTLE. to the dry goods building on which and financially that we have CALIFORNIA. Mr. Maxwell holds a seventeen year U:?riPv trafficked in ‘souls, while lease. Ihe outsider has looked on la scorn ( .San Francisco, May 6.—Belated re- The purchase of the dry goods store and P°ndered that what he had was [ turns from the presidential primary by Mr. Maxwell has created quite a as £° od as what they had In t!j*» Senator Johnson's lead great deal of interest in business clr- r hurch and too often such has been Jr., H W Crowley, G T Walker, M R Cannon, Pala'-e Drug Co., A O Ka- fer Artec , Palles Bros, Central Hotel Albany, May 6.—Democratic dole-, gates to the San Francisco conven tion from New York are gathering for n conference. i Ind’catjons point to a fight being ioderacy with appropriate cere monies. Gen. Irvine C. Walker will deliver the address. There will be a reading by Mrs. R. Leo Brunson, mu sic under the direction of Mrs. J. P. McNeil, and Col. Thompson with his ] inoronsed ^™ pan . y and Brof. Kaiser-man's band 156,tW votes over”Herbm* n Hoover. will ad as escort for the procession from the school building to the ceme tery. The Boy Scouts are cordially in vited to take part, anti all the school children are earnestly requested to a. 1X i , CiUt ° T r ’ ^ Iarl{et ^eo. Ina( j e aKa i ns t unit rule and th-' Inclu- ^ oin in ’ and ,>rin R ad 111 9 flowers they Stackley D’ey-Seif Company H K Io „ of a NVOt lank in ((lfl platfornl . can get The Sam Davis Chapter Gilbert, Florence Auto Electric Co., •_ will lead the children as usual. The C G Brown Forrest Taylor. 1. M Me-! M - [exercises will begin at 6 oolock “R. W. LEWIS.” 1 l.r.urin R J Gorman. Freezo Co.. C,po INCW M^Cninery Central school Mr. Lewis is with the Seaboard L Brazier, S S Diwenbury, \V D Dou’ci Being’ Installed Lumber company and was never ap- lass. Mint Cola, Co. at NEWS ITEMS FROM THE CAPITAL CITY FLORENCE TO HAVE FAST BALL TEAM A STRONG SEMI-PRO RE SIONAL TEAM HARD AT PRACTICE. The big me tor and elevator ma chinery of the ,m*w skyscraper build-} ing is being installed. -The finishing, touches to the building are being made and it at shall not bo long be-1 fort the building will be ready for occupancy. PROPOSED PLAN TO UNITE CHURCHES Charter For Saunders Memorial Hospital \ cies. It was announced several weeks . lb<> < ' asP preacher said relative ago that the deal iiad been closed . takin R in “Tom, -Dick and Harry" hut this announcement proved to be further regard 41s to whatMr erroneous, some detail connected . tb j V * lved thereafter on the plaiie with the transfer having delay- ad < ‘ own B 1 ** Bible. - « cd it until Tuesday. 1 Living Right' Life Mr. Maxwell began his business ca- ( ' hu, y h of God were living ‘ ' “ there wpuW Charter was today Issued by the sec retary of state to the Saunders Me- reer as a clerk for the old Sligh and Ij 1 * 1 R might to Ilv GOVERNOR ISSUES DAY PROCLAMATION AND SIGNS DIPLOMAS. y THE UNION OF ALL PRESBYTERI- AN CHURCHES OF AMERICA I BEING CONSIDERED. mortal Hospital, of Florence, capital- Rucker dry goods store. l^ter ho 5,® n ,° trouble to to iW. ized at $50,Ota), to be operated as an embarked in the shoe business in 2"* ino o nR,Rt,? noy °f the church ra«n eye. ear. nose and throat hospital. Pr. which he was very successful. He , IK kft °P ,n F men and women Airier N. W. Hicks is president of the cor- lias an important territory also for tb ® r h>"*oh and salvation” 1m poration; Dr. E. IT. Hicks Is vice the Miles Shoe Company of Richmond , .... , . . president, and Dr. J.. D. Smysor Is as traveling salesman. He has not , U u a . p,t, i ul ,bin » to a secretary aad treasurer. decided yet whether he will give up Bh /'«tlng down the church aislh The Pleasant Grove Gin Co., of his position or not but it Is likely Wh ® n , h ? won 1 ^ his hone8t dftb t»4 , Lynchburg, in Sumter county, was that he will confine Ilk energies and , Ke , to <,burch mp mbers truit- chartered, with $10,000 capital. A. J. abilities to the development of the n {\ to tb ® i , r p « n8(, iences instead of .Coleman Is president; 1. 1. Coleman properties ho has just purchased. He v. ab8 °.^ P .L y B blp as th ? ,r I is vice president; J. F. Yarborough states that be has no associates In ^ u . ldo ’ h ®, Ra . ,d tbaf t° 0 oftPI » the oon- s secretary and treasurer. the deal ' ,?0 ‘ Pnf ‘ 0 * R oeut and warped to suit j From all reports Florence will have 1 ACT REQUIRES MEMORIAL one 0 f (_j ie f as t/» 8 t semi-professional ( RECORD OF ALL FEES ! baseball teams In the state this year. I 1 Columbia, May 6.—For the first time j The baseball fans have gotten togeth ALL COUNTY OFFICIALS HERE- in American history an announcement _ \A/ U9 »t a er and organized. Mr. Yeargen, a, AFTER REQUIRED TO KEEP j was made here yesterday as to the Florence Timee^ ur ’ y ’.former catcher for the Philadelphia OPEN BOOK. (proposed plan of the union of the Taylor, worresoon en . j Athletes, assisted by several well - J Presbyterian church of America. Dr. Columbia, May 5.—Resolutions look ^ fc no wn local pla yers held their firtt Governor Cooper has signed the act Thornton Whaling, member of the ing to the formation of a corporation rea i practice yesterday afternoon at passed by the last legislature requlr- committee on federation of these COST OF FOOD 1 JUST DOUBLE FAMILY BUDGET FOR FOOD WAS ^ TWICE AS GREAT AS IN FEBRUARY 1913. the deal. MERICAN LEGION POST the particular desire of the sinner- r specially for the sin ho, loves most. Parable of Truth People trusting to theiMpmsclenee , c t. xulde them are like a young preach er . h ® knew ' Ra d ^e preacher. % IN WARSAW Washington, May 6.—The family [ food budget In February was twice as -xpemied for the the American expedltiouary forco asked the president of the school thAy ’ >w serving in this country have W eie attending to pray with him t6 ade application for a charter to es- r.nH tn sr same articles of food In February of 1913, according to Department of La bor statistics. for financing distressed cotton, the ad t he fair grounds and the practice was ingall county officers to keep an open churches announced that the plan'as great rs the sum mission of women into the organiza- f U n 0 f sna p an d v j m and pleased all and public record of all fees collected calls for the formation out of the lion, were the principal matters han- W h 0 saw the bops in action. through their offices. The salary In council o fthe formed churches of died by the South Carolina branch of, ^1*.’ Yeager expressed himself as several of the county offices Is only America an organization of Presby- the American Cotton Association at being well pleased with the showing nominal and the official is compen- t' rian bod es. its semi-annual meeting here W’ednes niade and the men Will be gotten to- sated through a scale of fees and ‘R a nww federal assembly to meet day. The association adopted the g e thcr in regular practice dally and heretofore no record has been requir- everv two years. Dr. Whaling colored auxiliary resolution after con- t be first game will be played in tho ed of the officials and just what their soes Lo Richmond on the 12tli of May slderable debate. It was stated by near future. ' compensation is was not known. Here to attend a final meeting of the corn- several of the speakers that as the Several good pitchers and an ex? after any one Interested sufficiently mittee on federation and the plan will negro raises such a large part of the cellent catcher have already been may look the matter up and see just be presented to the general assembly cotton he should be allowed the bene! B |g nP d and these men will bo backed .what compensation the officials re- a * Charlotte on May 29th. tits ot the association, and that if he by an in and outfield full of snap celve through the scale of fees paid * were not allowed tobecome a part of an d v f m and the indications are that them, the organization he would be handled Florence Will have this year one of by the bear interests at will. : the strongest semi professional teams I in the state. Memorial Day Proclamation j _ __ __ Governor Cooper nua .ssued a proc- GOOD NEWS FOR tarnation to the people of South Caro-1 THE HUSBANDS lina, urging that May 10th, Memorial - . i —I Day, be observed as a day of memo- 1 MILLINERS PROMI.8E NOT TO vial to the men who lost their lives RAISE PRICE Of'SUMMER during the World War as well as to} HATS the heroes of the Civil War. T^j . ' proclamation was issued at the W- New York, May 6.—A promise quest of the American Legion, and no attempt will‘be made to raise tho TURNER GOES TO ELECTRIC CHAIR SLAYER OF POLICEMAN IS SEN TENCED TO DEATH IN LYNCHBURG, VA. POLICE COURT MARION FESTIVAL VOTED A SUCCESS than a hundred former officers and enlisted. men of the United Slates army. + DEAD AND FORGOTTEN + *♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Two negro women working at a Chinese laundry here got into a-squab- ble this morning with the result that they were both brought before Re corder Gilland on the charge of tils- QUEENS FROM VARIOUS CITIES HOLD CENTER OF STAGE AT BIG CONVENTION r’.TlPffT .hJ‘ y nTg™''rto V y«^yX.r , s™S Jta, 'to otaervauces ot tL illy. b! ' ">“ l « mlllner. as- of slaying Policeman Mann, was son- Marion, May 6 their visitors had day. orderly conduct and they were each 1 Day marred only by Governor sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or hopper’s failure to look up a train serve 30 days on the gang. Upon schedule in Columbia payment of $5 each the balance of I Ho phoned Mayor the sentence was suspended during a - m. that he missed his train by good behavior. The ninety-five dol-l mor ‘ > n ,an an hour. were disappointed at Warsaw, May of the nov made appm-auon tor a cnarter to es- God to determine if a certain y^M teh.ish a \\arsaw post of the Araeri-, won y a n he loved was the one God can Legion, fhe application, which would have him take as his wife Tho has already been forwarded to the prudent informed the yobng preih- Unlted States, is signed by more o P h e needed to go alone and pray to God to give him some sense. ‘If you love that girl that way, and she would have you,” the president told the young preacher, as Dr. Brldg- ers related the story, “If God were to send an arch angel down here wltb i ‘he special message she was not the „ ! &ne lor you, you wouldn’t believe him From the way the people of Flor- —and you would never In your life enoo observe "Memorial Day” these believe God answered your prayer words would seem to be a fitting epi- that she was not the one girl in the tapli to put on our Confederate, world for you.” Monument. | Church Members Conscience "Why such Indifference? Have thtv “So with church people and their descendondants of our noble, Immor- conscience,’ continued Dr. Bridgets, ml Confederate .dead forgotten so “They drive their consciences down soon the heroic struggle which these and down to inconsistencies and the old heroes gave their life’s blood for? world has no faith in them because What a demonstration was made ot , ‘- over those young soldiers who were " TllP great tragedy of today is that engaged in the late war. will they be s0 many people In the churches have Johnson nt 7.i.-| forgotten as soon? stabbed their consciences to deatlf— What a difference in the home and then assume they have the ap- | coming of the two! These came Proval of God in their inconsistant back to the same homes they left, t* v * n g because a seared and dead con -Marlon folk amt 1 big day yester- lam JohiZ, Ihe nesro convicted I and Marlonlte. are vexed "> ^ Ccmcrc sembled here. at the ’ annual convention to need to be electrocuted on July Gotf^ui signs Liplomas Governor Cooper Is spending many CWITADO 'rn lAurs this week signing High School £>11,0 1 0WII1AK0 1U diplomas, ^ere are between 800 and j HIS INNOCENCE 1,000 diplomas to be signed and the governor is finding it a tedious job. TESTIFIES THAT HE NEVER SAW All state high school graduates re- ( VERA SCHNEIDER ALIVE, celve diplomas signed by tho gover •mr. , WONT REGARD CONGRESSMEN several days ago on the charge of! to no small degree loitering around the Seaboard depot.! t’ 110 parade, which showed every and given a sentence of $25 or 30 thing from George Washinton, Fran days on the gang, on the presentation of evidence at tho court this morn- t ing that hedid have a job and els Marion and their iellows and their ladles down to Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle, was pronounced Pontiac, Mich., May 6.—Anso(i Best on the stand in his own trial, charg- Lancaster Man Elected e d with \he murder of Miss Vera the message from American congress The trustees of the Columbia Theo Schneider, testified that he had never men relating to Ireland. logical Seminary (Presbyterian) at Reen the girl lAtl! was askft(1 hv their annual meting Wednescday aft- the offlcer8 to look at rf P1 . bodv ernoon elected Rev. Hugh R. March!-, sou, formerly of Lancaster, as execu PREMIER WON’T CONSIDER MES- " as working here before his convlc- to he great. The greatest admira- c-aqp RELATING TO .Hon. was released on condlt'on that 1 Hon was won by the floats upon IRELAND. 1 he go to work immediately. His sen-' wb l c l' ,,lc lovely young women who _____ I tenee was' merely suspended on the' served as queens and ladies In watt- • _ _ i,, • J i i ^ .11.,4 (vnlrxlt i laOiv 1 London, May 6,—Premier Lloyd condition. A negro speed fiend was fined $25 for running a ear at the rate of about 30 miles in the city limits. , George will not take cognizance of ADMITS BEST CONFESSION IN HIS TRIAL FOR MURDER soix, lormeriy oi tjauc<i8it5r f as wict.u* ^ . live secretary of the school. He will r O* postmaster Pontine, Mich., May 6.—The alleged have actual charge of the Seminary. Timmonsville confessions made by Anson Best, of rolieving President Thornton Whal- murdering Miss Vera S, lineider. were ing of much of the detail. Wednes- Joseph W. Conyers has been nomi- admitted as evidence in his trial over day evening diplomas were presented ivated ns postmaster at Tlmmonsville the objections of his counsel, to . W. .Davis, Chandrabt, La., L. K- and bis nomination has been favor* I • ■ —- —— —— Martin. Athens. Ga.i . R. Oldfield. Em ably reported on by the Senate com- CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS ing and to distinguish between them would be poor judgment by mere stances to find theirs in ashes. Our Hnder the direction of Rev. Homer boys came home in iheir nice clean the congregation of 1.000 uniforms, while the Confederate Vet voi< ’ (,R had a rousing song service pre erans were in rags, and many bare- 1,,<Rng ‘he preaching, footed. There was no Red Cross, In °P Pnin K the service. Dr. Brldf- Salvation Army, no Y. M. C. A. to erfl comm<>nded to every man pres- heip them, no canteens to serve out f. nt tbp . ^ bamber °t Commerce and the rations which were given them, ‘ 8 . wor ^' ”® 8 ‘ at<fd he ia P ro » d to and what were those rations some- be, £?* t0 th ® rhambp '- ot Commerce In his home town. “Such organizations should have men of ho mett, Tcnn.; W. C. Robinson, Colum- mitte, and the nomination will likely bla; and R. F. Simpson, Columbia, be confirmed at an early date. each being awarded the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. Secretaries Discuss Interesting Subjects Sunday School Convention Will Meet In Olanta INDICATE THEIR DRYNESS Florence Boy’s Ability Recognized Mr. F. F Covington, official court stenogropher attended the May day celebration at his homo in Marion yesterday and Preston B Thames was sworn in as official court stenograph er for the day. Mr. Thames is a Flor ence hep' who marked ability as a brought thousands to Marlon It is claimed that had the city been favor ed with fair weather the crowds would have been twice as largo. In addition to the parade there were band concerts, a Maypole dance, solo dances on the public square, the bat tle of flowers, baseball and a wrest ling match. The brilliant ball to- The Sunday School convention for j the Kingstre distr'et will bo held , New Orleans, May 6.—Trausporta- a t the Methodist church In Olanta. 4 New Haven. May fi.-Reviskm of Hp recently served In this capacity the Bolstedt law to permit the sale at a h P p< ial terin of th ® Sumt * r ‘ , ° ur t j of light wines and beer was favored j by the Connecticut Democratic Con vention. expert -stenographer becoming well night brings the big happy May Day THE WEATHER Discuss Findines Of The Rural Survey times? Almost nothing, at times a handful of parched corn was all thatX r,l "‘To!, 0 .T “v*™ om,l,l ho had. uhat »a» near thn ,|W ..5" s well as ma- organization may your corn- member can you bo so indifferent ? 1 0 f Commerce—without waiting Do yon know* this Is the only town solicited. He should volunteer hl» (city If you please) that the mer- nioniborslilp today” ohants and business men have to be fi«rvices are held everv momlna at br-gged to i lose their places of Inisi-j u 0 - clook and PVPnlnK at g 0 . cl ® k ness while the Memorial exercises Kveryone is invited, are going cn Last year there were only a few people out. most of them women, even the children were conspicuous bv their absence, although the PRESENTS THE MEDALS PRIZE WINNERS Washington, May 6.—Secretary to a close. Hundreds are dancing tn -• ^ „ — o---, «.—oecreiarx music furnished by an orchestra “Daughters of the ( onfedeni( > l '| Baker yesterday presented* medals to enuan n #»»« throa at- A. Atlantic City, May 6.—Discussion of the findings of the rural survey of the Department of the Interchurch World tlon and agriculture are on today’s Tuesday and Wednesday, May 11 and For South Carolina- programme for the convention of the i >th. The first session will convene 1 Partly cloudv tonleht end Fnd«v I— V ’ ' -—*— — 1 mB. \1 - a .In An ^ n.. — - -- ... ^ ^ ^ the coast. Moderate a hundred delegates representing •tate lu the ualon. i . ” . ‘ " »nowers along tne coast. Alodfate through Wednesday afternoon. m0 rth to east winds. from Washington, D. C.. an d not un til midnight will the tired but happy crowd permit the strains of “Homo Sweet .Home,’’ to drive them from their merry making. The Chamber of Commerce feeis that It has accomplished all that it had hoped for Doubtless the May Day festival will be an annual event her “after Ta erGta ct »b rahrdl ommqupm ■ requested that the tchnol cnimren the three prize winners of the army be Invlttd especially to come and nal j onaI 8chool eRBa contest bring flowers. Now won’t you, every — body, come and join us on this Mo- { COMMERCIAL SECRETARIES mortal Day? (May 10th) and tell the; DISCUSS HOUSING PROBLEMS world we have not forgotten our old | 1 veterans, m , , , J New 0rlpa n«. May 6—Community The exercises will begin at 0 problems and housing problems will o'clock, p. m. at the Central school )„» discussed at the conyaotion ot building, from there to Mount Hope Southern Commercial Secretaries la / Mrs. E. J. Burch, session herq. " if