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IN Ci" 1 ON D' S CH NEWS volume No. 48. LEXINGTON, S. C- WK^kslay. s 1*1*1'. ik. i?ih. ; ; ^ - xo" 47~ SOLDIER BOYS WRI1 t LETTERS TO F ?w. - * yf j U LEARNS OF HUSBAND _ ; * Vli A. E. F. France. August 14 th 101$. Mrs. R. r>. Mp^k I Columbia S. C. My dear Mrs. Mack: Halving- the pleasure and privilege r , of serving the regiment; of which your husband is a member as Chap- i 3V lain and appreciating the natural an- j v xiety of the folks at home concerning ! s. their loved ones here I am taking, the liberty to write you at this time to ^ ^ assure you that your husband is well ; and is playing the part of the man here in the midst of many temptations j He is well thought of by all who know .3 I him and I believe ne is a ciean, guuu man. If I may say it, you are fortun ? ate to have a husband you can trust as I believe you can trust hm. You may rest assured that I will do anything and everything- I can for him 4 and if there i? ever anything in which v i can serve you in serving him I will appreciate the opportunity. Just feel :;;y free to write me at any time. Wrte to your husband as often as i you can and tell everybody you know ! ' who have loved ones over .here to I pr write to them often. The mail is the biggest event in our lives here and v ' "* ' v letters home have ^ wonderful i effect on the spirit and conduct of tlw j men. We feel like new and different i men when we get a bright, cheerful f letter from home. , With kind regards and best wishes, [ I am. Cordially and sincerely, (John McSween, Jr.) Chaplain 105th Ammunition Train I MRS CHAPMAN HEARS FROM SOX SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE. Aug. 14, 191S. Dear Mother: We reached" our destination yester- | day, and I am feeling fine with the e:c j cepton of a cold. I hope everybody at home is well j i and having a nice time. L I was really surprised when T got j here and saw our quarters. Ask Mrs. ; | Swygert about Eugene when he was j Viot-o unrj thpn vou will know where \ J ? | I am. . If the Lord is willing, when T get ' i back I will ha-ve lots of interesting things to tell you all. V The country is beautiful to a cer-! ' tain extent. The weather is cool i '' here we wear our wool suits all the ! ; i, time. About all they produce here is ; ? % * truck and an abundance of wheat. Tell "Dad" I wish he could see the j good roads over here every foot is ce mented. *< i Also tell him to have a new car when I get back for I don't intend to : work for a long time, ha. ha. I had a letter from Rev. Petrea and , he certainly wrote me a nice one. he j assured me I would always be remem- I bered in his prayers, and I know you ' shaJl never forget me in yours.I men- | tion all of you in mine at all times, and expect the same in my behalf. How is Milton and his Chapin girl getting along? Guess he is just about getting up as it is 7 a. m. there, while it is only 1 P. M. here. just.note Jhe difference in the time. Tell Do la md Bernice I expect they will be keeping when I get beck (that is) if all of the boys haven't been drafted. ' I attended church this morning, o'er tainly '--jowl the service but could understand but very little, and here's hoping the t?ri e will not be long before I can fill the vacant seat in ray oici nome enure u. Well, I've just eat^n a real good din ner and taken in a l.igr washing I did yesterday, you all should see rne tvash Ing- and frxing up rny bed. There are about filteen of us in one house, and when we all get to talking about home and the good times we use to have, there is sometime." We are having plenty of real drills these days, drill from 7 A. M. until 5 P. M. so you see I dont have much time for play, tho. as long as I am well I don't mind it, and will do my part whole hearted hoping all the while to return with victory won. Am lookng to hear from home now every day, as I have received only a few letters, and I know there are more coming- some where, z And now write me often as it does me good to hear from home. May God bless you all is the prayer of your soldier boy, FRANK. MRS OI)OM RECEIVES LETTER FROM SOX Dear friends: I enlisted in the Navy on.April 11, 1917 just a few day? after the dear old United States declared ^ nr with Germany. For a few months all I knew or saw was calm waters and prettty weather, but soon a change carr-ie. Duty called me across the sr-a-, i was willing and ready to go. leave all that was ner and door to answer the call of duty, I am always ready and willing to serve my country, no matter where, or in what way. In the month of November 191-7 T left the dear old U. S. A. serving on hoard the U. S. S Florida for foreign waters. After a few days of bitter weather we reached foreign waters.I found quite a change, not only in the weather, but in the country and in j fact everything. We thee row of the ; U. S. S. Florida spent one of the bit- | terest winters ever known of and i even now the month of June is as cold ! ?s winter months in some parts of the I is?i fE LOVE . | S2NBS BACK ROME: States. f'Ut friends the Sitter cold i months of rain ice and snow did not ! discourage us. "We closed our eyes, 1 and let our memories wonder across j the sea to dear old U. S. A. There we | saw our dear Mothers, sisters, wives sweethearts and friends and then I heard Uncle Sam say, "It is not only i T, you are striving- day after day i through these bittter months, to win | this war for. but it is them that are ; depending- on you." Then we opened I our eyes, held high our heads, and j went forward with our duties. After I all our hardships and critical circum stances, you would be surprised to ! see and know how happy we are. we J so about our duties willingly cheer- j fully and are as happy as can be.Our . every thoughts are, when the war is ! over, the victory won, and we can fly ] the homeward bound pennant, back to dear U. S. A. again. Xow dear mothers, wives, and sweet hearts rest assured with continuing patience for your loved ones to return , home. Give us your prayers, and as- j sure yourselves that we will come | some day. Your boys are there, and j wide awake to their duty all the time, i and we will, with Gods help win this j war. I will be glad for a line from anyone ' to cheer me on the way. A friend to all, C. A. BATES, U. S. S. FLORIDA, on foreign Service New York i CAMP \YA DSWORTH. Dear Editor: I love to wbite a letter in the old Lexington Dispatch-News back at my j dear old home where I love so well. | I guess you don't have much news j from me but I will write a letter in the j Dispatch-Xews for T know my friends ! will be glad to bear from me. I was carried to the camp on July j 15 and T certainly did regret to leave j home, father and mother and 1 were 1 worried about going to the camp. I But I am in old Wadsworth at Spartanburg,' S. C. I certainly was sur- ( prised to know that camp life was as good as I have found it. T like camp j life very well but not like my dear old very well but not like my dear old home. Let me toll you hoys there is no , place like home sweet home. I was brought to the camp like j every other boy and 1 could not stay j at home. It was my duty to go. T j love all the boys and if you can get j along all right with the boys you will j enjoy Camp life every well. I surely i do have some fine time in camp. But" we have hard work in drilling ! 7 to 11 a. m. and from 1 to 5 p. m. j !But we have as good a Captain as J ever lived. He is so friendly and I think everybody can get along with him. I think we will have another payday . iabout the last of this month and I love t ' to hear the call of theb ugle one for ' j eats,' and one for payday. I love to J j hear those calls but no more. | We havp good tnngs 10 eai anu , plenty of them. I I am so sorry and my heart broken j ; to see the boys go over the water but j ' I hope it will not take long to win ; this war, and then we can come back home with joy and live in peace a- j gain. So come on boys and help get old Kaiser Bill and then the war will be over forever. I I wish I was home now I konw the j girls are gettiing lonesome for all the ' boys are gone to the camp but I hope ' : we all can come back beofre so long, ! j so girls dont forget me. ! I hope to see you all before so long i T love to get a letter from the girl ! ! back at my old home. Well I guess I j that is about all for this time, i Hope some one will answer my let ter soon. J From an old Magnolia school j boy, JOHN SAMUEL MEETZE 1 Co. F. 57th Pioneer inf. Camp Wadsworth. j Spartanburg, S. C. I i SOLDIER BOY WRITES OF HOME AND SWEETHEART i Camp Jackson, Sept. 3 1918. :To the Lexington Dispatch-Xews: ! A few lines to mother and father j and friends throughout the communi ity Cheer up boys all of you that T , have left behind and we wll get old ! I Kaiser Bill and come back home and ' j live a christian life. And we will ! ' have a better time than ever before. 1 ; The girls will be sweeter, and you will prosper better. Our sweethearts will j wait for us and I know mine loves I as well as anv of the rest, and she : I is just as sweet as they- ?et. J. Almont Taylor ; A solilior hoy in Catnp Jackson, S. C. | JIT TVS SUAfH'K at JA( KSOW!U,E j The fcl1o"*ne letter h-?s l>een receiv- ' i e-i at the Dispatch-News office from : Julius H. Sharp" now in the service. "I like it alright here, r am work ; ing in the. personnel office and may i stay here quite a while. This is a i neat clean camp. We are right on I , the hanks of the St. John river. My j tenr is not over fifty yards from the | water. It's low and most too hot here Mosquitoes are fierce. They make us sleep under nets. Send me last weeks paper. Hope all your folks are well. Yours truly, j Julius E. Sharpe, Co. 26 2nd Road Regiment Camp Joseph E. Johnson i ; Jacksonville, Fla. MRS. SLATTEE | TOURS COUNTY; i Accompanied by Mrs. Rucker and Bevy ofiPretty Girls for the in .1 t > * rourtn lidcii) lush. t Mrs. <>. L. Satter, State organizer [ for the Woman's Committee of the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, is making a whirlwind tour of Lexington county and is meeting with hearty responses everywhere. ' Accompanied by Mrs. C. J. Rucker, j county chairman. Misses Ruth and ! Mildred Rucker: Miss Annie Slatter j and Miss Rubv Jones and driving Mrs j Rucker's big Cadillac, Mrs. Slatter left j Swansea Tuesday morning. The par- j t.y traveled more than 100 miles the j first day, and made many addresses. | The enthusiastic little women featured ! the first day's work by stopping in the ! cotton fields and addressing famers. At every point patriotic songs were sung, including the popular song. "God save our splendid men, and bring them back home safe again." Mrs. Slatter organized a new council of women at Gilbert and from there the party drove to Lexington where Mrs. Slatter addressed an enthusiastic audience in the court house. From Lexington the party drove to Chapin and were greeted by i the people of that town and commun- j jty in large iiuuiucio. Mrs. Slatter and the members of | lier part.V were strikingly dressed in \ khaki uniforms, wheh added beauty1 and interest to the campaign. Mrs. Rucker is to be congratulated ! upon the splendid effort she is mak- j ;ng in behalf of the Fourth Liberty ' Loan among the women of this county. THIRTY COLORED REGISTRANTS LEAVE SEPT. 24. The following list of colored registrants will leave Lexington Tuesday September 24th for Camp Jackson to enter the military service of Uncle Sam. William Glover. Ed Moore. Leman Taylor. Ell^rbe Wise. Frank Woolington. David Sam'l Jackson. Isaac Dent. Roper H. Smith. I onnie Hendrix John Henry Counts. John Edmund. Johnnie Howell. Jonnie Shelton Franklin. Davis Humbert. Clarence Davis. Julian Jeffcoat. Joseph L. Felder. Brooks Kennedy. A WT\ 111 o m c 6' ? TTUUUiliw. Ephriam Jones. 6 > Frank Walter Wh'Ve. Paul Evvbrav Raniev. 11'hert Parker llKa.ell Davenport Gordon Merritt. Gtis Porter. Willie Washington. Lester Caughman. i John Brown* I Leon Moses. | j 1 TAX NOTICE. Office of County Treasurer. I Lexington, S. C. Sept. 18, 1918. | Notice is hereby given that State, j County and school Taxes for Lexingi ton County will be received by me from Octpber 15th to December 31st. inclusive, 1918. i ; The various school levies will follow later. "C. E. LEAPHART, Co. Treas. M. iv. KAMINER HEARS FROM SONS. 1 Mr. M. K. Kaminer received the fol lowing cards from his two sons now in Europe: "The ship on which I sailed has arrived safely overseas." "Walter L. Kaminer, , 11th Battery A. A. R. D. I A. E. F. j "The ship on which I sailed has arrived safely overseas." j Homer Kaminer A. E. F. i j Mrs. H. B. Oxncr Hears from Son. "The ship on which I sailed has arrived safely overseas." \ Sammie J. Oxner, 13th Battery A. A. R. T). A. E. F. i BTCKLEY OX HIS WAY. The fololwing card has been recciv- : ed at *he Dispatch-News office. Hello Sam: Havng some time. Send me a i a- J per." J. Eugene Hick ley. <"o. D. f)5th Pioneer Inf. Camp Stuart, Newport News, Va. i LITHKR SOX IN FRANCE. Mr. J. Rem Sox has received the fol lowing card from his brother in Faoce. Hello! Bud: 1 :iiil < >. K. hope you are the same. Luther Sox. Co. E. 4 02 Tel. Brig. A. E F FRANCE RJN3L1NG BROS, j ANNOUNCE DATE I I Gigantic Spectacle and Thousand i Arenic Sensations To Invade This Locality Soon. Word comes that Ringling Rrothers mammoth circus is to exhibit afternoon and night at Columbia Wednesday, Oct. 2. Always the leaders in introducing the newest and greatest features the famous showmen this season announce the most remarkable pogram of their career. There is a brand new spectacle of gigantic proportions entitled "In Days of Old." Produced on the biggest stage ever built, it tells the story of the golden age of Ivanhoe Robin Hood and King Athur. An en tire trainload of scenery is carried. The cast numbers 1,250 actors and there is aji entrancing ballet of 300 dancing gjrls. A thousand arenic sensations follow.the spectacle on the main-tent program. There are great troupes of seals, dogs and m( keys that walk on tight ropes and .i horseback; herds of elephants in all new tricks; international atnietes in | feats of aniazng strength; slides for | life from tent-top to the gfound by j men suspended by the hair, and one? the great Hillary?who "jumps the gap" with skates attached to his head. The world's greatest stars, such as May Wirth, who leaps from the ground to galloping steed with baskets tied to her feet, are presented in great number. There are twice as many clowns as before a menagerie of 1;009 splendid animals and to introduce the holiday an all new street parade three miles long. COUNTY FAIR IN OCTOBER Tftip I^exington County Fair Associa tioiPwiil hoici its annual rar <?ciouer 22, 23 24. It s expected that the fair this year will be one of the biggest and best ever held. The management will provide interesting features for each day and the la.rgest attendance of any fair ever held is-expected; '' ocause this is a time when it is abso lufcV necessary for the people . to come together and discuss th^many issues that comfront them durn.g the war. An agricultural fair, such as the Lexington County Fair can do much good now if promoted along the lines of food production live stock poultry etc. and this is exactly what the management proposes to do this year. Speakers from the State Council of Defense, Food Administration and military events such as exhibition drills and aeroplane flights by i officers and soldiers from Camp Jackj son will be held daily. The premium list is being revised and will be given out for distribution to exhibitors in a few days. Messrs. T. L. Harman, president, S'. J. Leaphart secretary and Sim L. Hendrix general manager are sparing no efforts to make the fair a successful and beneficial event ths year. FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN. Or; Monday afternoon in the Court i Hou^ ?.TJ. S. Slatter, State ! Organizer for the FOURTH L.IBERI TY I ")AX, grave a very forciful and in structure bilk on this work. Telling I how we oould all help and why we should help to raise the amount askI ed in this issue. Let every man. woman, and child invest in a Bond. Look upon it as our chance to fight. This war calls for man-power and [money power, our boys are going f'ster and faster, our money must care j for them and supply them with the i necessities to win this war and bring j them home soon, we hope, this is why the Govt, asks of the people of the U. S. to raise $6,000,000,000. The Fourth Liberty I^oan drive starts Sept. 28th. A $100. Bond keeps a hoy S mon. [Can you think of any investment that I will pay you better? Dont let any one of us be a SLACKER or FAIL our BOYS now; REMEMBER SEPT. 28th. Mrs. Rucker of Swansea, is County ! Oharman and the personnel of this district is? Miss Essie Efird, Chrmn. Miss Ruth Efird, vice Chrmn. Mrs. W. E. Humphries Ex. Ch. Mrs. J A Muller, Publicity Chr. Theh andsome khaki uniforms worn by the State Chairman and the State Organizer, are the gift of the Jas. L. Tnpp Co. Cola., S. C. I FY. niSKR RKTl'RNS. Tho many friends of Rc-v. \V. If. Riser beloved, pastor of St, Stephen's Lutheran church will be delighted to learn that he has returned to Lexington very much improved in health :ind will conduct, service Sunday. Much anxiety was f'e!l over Rev. Risers cond*;on f">r a. wh?V. but rood ti-"si^t under a specialist, and several weeks rest in the mountains of North aCrolin.a have impoved him wonderfully. His congregation is delighted over his return and lie will be greeted Sun day morning by a full attendance. UNITED STATES RE, P? A f LiiVfj i "Washington. Si p*. 1(5.?The t";:it< T I Stairs. as was fully expected has un i conditionally rejected (lermanyV1 ponce feeler. In doing so the govern- 1 meat has spoken for all the cobellig | go rents. Almost immediately after receiving! the Austrian government's note from ; the minister from Sweden. Mr. Eken gren, Secretary Lansng tonight issued j this fomal statement: "I a in autnorizea nv tnep resiuem i to state that the following will he the j reply of this government to the Aus- | tro-Hungarian note proposing an un- j official conference of belligerents: "The government of the United ! States feels that there is only one re- : ply which it can make to the sugges- j tion of the imperial Austro-Hungarian j government. It has repeatedly and' I with entire candor stated the terms! which the United States would con- i ! sider and can and will entertain no j i proposal for a conference upon a mat- ; j ter concerning wheh it has made its I position and purpose so plain. Mr. Lansing's statement was given out within half an hour after he had \ received the Austrian proposal. It | would have been forthcoming almost j immediately upon the delivery of the 1 Austrian note had t not been found ! necessary in order to avoid the possi- J bility of grave error to make a careful ; comparison between the official text and that which was received in press i dispatches last night from Amsterdam j Thus emphasis was added to the j declination, if any were needed: the quickness of the reply, ndcating the ' ~T j"... 5r> : existence 01 no siictuuw ui m j the mind of the administraton as to i what it should be. As'soon as Mr. I^ansingr's reply can be put into form :t will be handed to the Swedish minister for transmission to Austria. The Swedish legation notified the j state department early n the after- ! noon that it had received the note and ! that it would be presented as soon as j it could be decoded and trsuislated \ from French. This consumed several ! hours and it was not until 6:20 o'clock I that Mr. Ekengren appeared. He ie'mainod with the secretary only two 1 minutes. WILSON HEARS PROTEST TODAY Washington, Sept. 16.?Protest a-[ gainst any steps being taken by the government looking to the fixing of cotton prices are to be made tomorrow j to President Wilson by committees ap pointed for the purpose by conferen- ! ces or Moutnern senutuis auu icjucotu tatives last'Saturday, other engage-' ments prevented the president from seeing them today. This action resulted from the state- i ment made public last week by President Wilson upholding a plan announced earlier by Chairman Baruch of the war industries board providing for appointment of a committee composed of three persons to investigate the cotton situation and to fix prices if necessary. Senators and representatives declare no authority under the lav/ gives government officials such power. Arrangements for the conference i with the president were made by Sen ator Smith of South Carolina, who is chairman of the senate committee, Senator kobinson of Arkansas, in a j conference with the president late today, called attention to the harm that will come from such action, and opposed any effort that is to be made to fixing the price for the present crop. To Confer Today. Washington, Sept. 16.?The president today advised Senator Smith of South Carolina, Smith of Georgia and other congressman from the South j thnt he would seee them. Tuesday af- j ternoon for a conference over the cot- j ton price fixng situation. Since the president last week let become known that he favored "stabilizing:" the price of cotton there seems to be i;tt:e doubt here now that this can be done. Southern cotton planters poured into I "Washington today asking their representatives to protest against this ac- ! tion. Tomorrow's coherence will probably determine the situation. P. H. McGowan. j } S. L. HKNDRIX MOVES TO LEXINGTON ; Sim L. Hendrix and family have j moved into their new home on upper! j main street, bought from James Rich- j j ardson of Columbia some months ago j land all Lexington welcomes Mr. Hen-j ; drix and his interesting family to our; j midst. Mr. Hendrix is one of Lexing- j j ton county's most progressive farmers j and will prove a valuable citizen to i i our town. He leaves one of the best I ! Prated and most productive farms in j i the county, but is doing so in order that he may gve his children the ben- j efit of Lexington's excellent schooi. . 'Mr. Hendrix will continue to operate I his farms, as they are located so j roar Lexington he can o m"y give ; then bis r?cr::nr.al attention while re-; i ding here. . KEI? CROSS MEETING. : A very important meeting of the Lexington Branch of the Red Cross v ill be hold on Thursday at 5 p. in. at headquarters. , i { WE SERVE THE PUBLIC. Everything in drugs and medicines, ' we have them. Ask Rice, he knows about it, twenty years experience, j 2f, HARMON DRUG CO. FEELER OF HUNS GENERAL SESSIONS COURT OPENED T A l\A\7 IU VAl 'f t r The regular September term of court <-f general sessions convened this moiling with Judge James E. Puri Toy presiding. All court officials were at their places and court convened promptly at 10 o'clock. Judge Purii'oy delivered a strong- and impressive charge to the Grand Jury urging them to do their duty fearlessly and sincerely. The first case called was that of The State vs. George Elliot, colored charged with removing cotton seed from the seed house of Mr. J. J. Shealy a prominent merchant and cotton buyer of Pelion. The court is now engaged with the trial of this case. LIST OF AUGUST. 1918, REGISTRANTS. The following registered with the Local Hoard on August 24th having become 21 years of age since June 5. Gillie Altman. Brookland. Arthur Eugene Amick Chapin Early Anderson, Batesburg Herbert Anderson Batesburg Paul Anderson Batesburg. Herman Wyse Boozer, Leesville Mike oBuknight Brookland. .McRose Hudson Boyd, Brookland. Eddie (Manse) Cannon Pomaria. Henry Ollie Clark Chapin. William Claud Crouch Brookland. Erskar Davis Leesville. Marion Derrick. Glbert. Joseph Dreher Irmo. Oscar Dreher Irmo. Melvin Bryan Farr Lexington. George Berley Fuller Peak. Olen G leu ton Pelion. G. M. Gofi' Leesville. Eh in Caic-b Gunter Leesvillel Ceron Clifton Hall Steedman. Julian Clarendon Hall Steedman. William Albeit Hamonds Steed-* man. r , John Barnard Hartley, Batesburg. Walter Ballenger Holley Gilbert. Harvey Albert Hook, Lexington, William Xevins Hook b'ew Brooke hind. Otis Jenkins, Leesville. John Henry Johnson Brookland. Otis Odd I Kelly Leesville. Willie Clarence Koon, Gilbert. Hobson Go van Lee, Lexington Willie (Dick) Long Leesville. Wilford Leon Mack. Swansea. William Tillman Mack, Brookland., Charlie Maddox, Steedman. Otis Matthews, Swansea. John Henry McFee, aBtesburg. Davis Rufus Oswald Gilbert. Per Lester Oswald, ltiioert. James William Riser, Brookland. Jimmie Rster Ohapin. Wille Thomas Sharpe, Gaston. Henry Walter Slice, Lexington. Loy Gath Smith Leesviile. Webster Matthew Steele, Lexington* Marion Stogner. Lexington. Will Strother, New Brookland. John Arthur Taylor, Gilbert. Lawence Franklin Taylor, GastonNelson Thompson, Pelion. Ed Toby, Pomaria. Henry Tucker, Irmo. Willie Wannamaker, Swansea. George Lester Whitman, BatesburgJulius Eugene Wingard, Lexington^ NEWS AND NOTES OF THE roi'RTlI LIBERIA' LOAN ? By Ethel I Brookcr. Publicity Chairman* Swansea. S. C. Just two weeks .until the drive is&o be launched for our fourth Libel?' Loan. {* Another week has pasbut I unci" glad to slate that our- v.'^kers have been busily planning and wciking. Our Chairman Mrs. Rucker, is just back from the State Conference in Columbia filled with enthusiasm. She has held four meetings and organ ized the women, of several townships and this week, she and Mrs. O. L Slatter will <visit all of the unorganized townships. ? It is highly important that the ladies will give them a good crowd at every appointment. Mrs. Shatter has a messatre for the women of our county. Her enthusiasm is contagious and her plans and sugegstions for the success of the Liberty Loan drive are well worth adoptng. Mrs. Rucker has appointed a chairman for the colored women and it is expected that they will sell many bonds during the drive. Don't forget that Lexington must be one of the first communities to put the drive over. ( Ol IM Wil l. ADJOl'KX FRIDAY Jiulrj:? D nr.wy has consented to adjourn court Kriday September so there will be no conflict w'rh the meeting it' the County Council of 1 >efense which nine's in the court house that day. Dr. I >. Crosson o" I. *wville County Chairman was lmre <oday making nra rngonm?,ts l'*<- ?"s meeting and stared that he is wry iuiu. ii en. . ;ra_o.i owr the outlook or a large and enthusiastic meet in-'. and he expects all war committe* s ami workers of th_ various branches to be present. Judge Peurifoy w;it he one of thrt speaker.: for the o; canity..