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I I I I I ! . I t VV'-UME XXXIV. ????? ??i?_????? i PRESIDENT GALLS CONGRESS MAY 19TH , j ? * v. i^xtra Session Summoned By a PCMlamation Cabled From fk V Paris [ MM READINESS FOR j I Ht PEACE TREATY 1 ;V / Call Is for Much Earlier Date Than the Leaders Had / Expected. j ? Washington.?President Wilson issued a call by cable for a special session of Congress to meet Monday, May 11). Secretary Tumulty in making the announcement said it would be impossible for the President to be here on the opening day. The date fixed for the special session was much earlier than Democratic leaders had expected. White House officials said that in naming an early date for the session, President Wilson was guided iaigely by the advice of Secretary Glass as to the necessity of pasring annual appropriation measures which failed in the closing days of the last session. President Wilson's proclamation 11: x \ * - lulling cne oxT,ra session follows: "Whereas public interests require that the Congress of the United States should be convened in extra session at 12 o'clock noon, on the ll>th day of May, 1919, to receive . such communication as may be made by the Executive. "Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and . declare that an extraordinary occasion requires the Congress of the United States to convene in extra session at the capitol in the District of Columbia on the 19th day of May, 3919, at 12 o'clock noon, of which all jx rson . who shall at that time be entitled to act as members thereof are hereby required to take notice. "Given under my hand and t^e fcoul of the United States of America, the 7th day of May, in the year bf Our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and nineteen, of the Independence of the United States, the one hundred and forty-third. (Signed)* "Woodrow Wilson. "By the President: Robert Lansing, Secretary of State." ThyrW' was no infromation at the Vhiflp.Housc either as to the probable time of the return of the President from France or the submission of the peace treaty to the Senate, but some administrative leaders believed the President 1u?a called the extra session earlier than had been anticipated in order that Congress might perfect its organization and dispose of the more important. appropriation measures before the treaty was ready for consideration. t (Republicans of the House virtually have Completed their organization, but the Senate has done no organisation work and this probably will 1 occupy its attentibn for the first week or more of the special session. The JJousc, however, can be considcrin^vhe appropriation measures in J.he meantime. The supply bills that Tailed in the last Congress will be introduced a'jr, but the Secretary of the Treasury has decided it will not be necessary for the government de- I partments to submit new estimates. o Government trucks. ^ Two hundred and ninety-six motor trucks, valued at almost $1,000,000, hove been allotted to South Carolina bv the war department at Washington, according to an announcemonl made Tuesday by J. Roy Penno!, chief engineer of the state highway , department, who has just return<tjjpTrom Washington, where he secured the allotment. These trucks are given to the state highway department, for use in counties building roads with federal aid.. One steam shovel will also be secured, it is believed. (The 4BEREAVED HUSBAND OFFERS THOUSAND For Tidings of Whereabouts of His Missing Wife, Mary Newton. Mr. Chas. B. Newton, tlve bereaved husband of Mary Newton, his wife, who disappeared from their home in Socastee township on Sunday, March 2Hrd, 1919, and has not been heard from since; fully believes that the missing one was carried away by some one, out of the county. One reason why Mr. Newton believes this is because the most thorough search has been made down THREE WHOLE DAYS C CHAUTAUQU Conway will have three full days s of high-class entertainment and in- <! structive and eiouquent lectures and addresses by the best speakers of the Chautauqua platform, beginning: on ( May ' 22nd in the afternoon at 4:30 ( o'clock and running until Saturday night, May 24th, when it will close with the night exercises beginning at ( 8:30 o'clock. 'The reading of the program is enough to show the people that this ( will be the greatest Chautauqua ever held in this county. It is destined io be the most instructive and inspiring ( to the people who have just gone through the uncertainties of a world ( wai and are now turning their at- ( tention to progress and improvement, of the land in which we live. Road the following program and it will bo / Mmv CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY, there in that whole countryside and 1 she cannot be found there, either dead or alive. < iFor the reason that she may ; have been spirited away by some one < through spite entertained cither by 1 the person who kidnapped her or t possibly by herself to some extent; Mr. Newton has offered a reward of 1 one thousand dollars as published in \ an advertisement in another column ! i of this issue. ( j 1 The advertisement carries a dc- 11 scription of the lady and it is hoped ! 1 that this may lead to news of her!< whereabouts. 1 READY TO TREAT DCI I AODk OAOrO rcLLHunn UHOEA> The hospital conducted by the United States public health service for the treatment of pellagra is located at o28 Forest Street, SpartanIF BIG ENTERTAINMENT, IA TO BE HERE MAY 22, u 111?*mill 10 mage you come a hunIred miles to see and hear. ( PROGRAM Opening Day. May 22nd. 1919 Afternoon at 4:30 1 ) The Fighting Yanks. .. .Concert i 2) Col. G. A. Gearhart Lecture "The Lamp of Alla^lin" Night at 8:30 3) Col. G. A. Gearhart Lecture ( "The Greatest Thing that Men ( May Know." 4) The Fighting Yanks. .. .Concert ( Second Day, May 23, 1919 * Afternoon at 4:30 r>) Our Woman Specialist...Lecture "Home Making" (i) The Agnes Mathias Co.?Concert ( 7) A Woman's Conference, "The House Around the Corner," Conducted by Our Specialist in ( "Household Engineering" |i Jin MAY 15, 1919. )urg, S. C. The hospital will uccoomdate from 1") to 50 regular hospital patients mil from J10 to M5 out patients. The nit patients are required to visit the hospital daily to receive treatment and arc ^furnished the noon day meal. In order to he admitted to either ? the hospital proper or to the out patient clinic a person must be suffering from an undoubted attack of peli - ii- - i wiuk ks, uiey must snow aeii-l nitely the characteristic skin eruption. They must also be free from complicating diseases. It is ah o to be clearly understood that the latter requirement is not intended to convey idea that pellagra can not be sat isfactorily treated when other disease processes are present, but for the reason that those patients whose majot troubles are due to some other disease or diseases are not satisfactory subjects in which to observe the effects of pellagra treatment. RADCUFFE 53,24 UNDER BIS TENT i 8 I y^^i.isssss^vA'sma'a aaaal Night at 8:30. <1 b) The Chautauqua Director 1 4 Lecture. 1 "The Problem of the Unprepared" j 0) The Agnes Mathias Company? c Concert. 1 Third Day, May 21, 1919. t Afternoon at 4:30. rl 10) Frances Maltby Lecture a 11) The Emerson Winters Company v ?Entertainment. h 12) Conference on "Home Care of o the Sick," Conducted by Fran- a cos Maltby?an officially as- o signed Hod Cross Nurse. r Night at 8:30. t 13) The Chautauqua Director v Lecture. r "Hushing Back Horizons" t 14) The Emerson Winters Company ! ?Entertainment. |v mid. D8NVENTI0N FOR RECONSTRUCTION To Be Held at Methodist Church May 15-16?Good Speakers and Music. Now that the war is over, "What can we do to make our communities better places to live in," is the question on our minds. What can be | done in the way of better health, better schools, better roads, better economic conditions, better social life, and better community morality? These are some of the questions we need to discuss. Camp life has taught us many lessons. Our boys who have been in the army have learned much of value. How can these things be made to serve for community betterment ? That we may study such questions as the above and make practical plans for better community life we have arranged a Convention to be held at Methodist church this week. Several local men will discuss different phases of the question among whom will be Dr. H. H. Burroughs, Mr. E. S. C. Baker, Prof. B D. Alexander, Rev. D. L. Hill, Paul Quattlcbaum, Col. H. L. Buck, anil others. We have also secured the seiwices of three men from outside who will take a prominent part in the program. Mr. W. E. Moore, a song leader who has for many months been doing service with the Army, will have charge of the music. We can count on rousing good singing. Songs used by the boys in the trenches will be popular with the Convention. Rev. Samuel Holden. the new Y. M. C. A. Secretary for this district conies to us fresh from the artjjy and we can look for good things from him. Then to crown it all we are to have the rare privilege of having- with us Dr. VV. T. Laprade, a man who is a deep thinker, and an educator of note. Dr. Laprade is a very strong man and has the nappy facility of being able to impart knowledge in a clear but interesting manner. He also has the art of making you think for yourself. Dur- I ing the war Dr. Laprade helped to train thousands of men at the Blue Ridge School for work as Army Y. M C. A. Secretaries. T had the privilege not long ago to hear him lecture every day for a week, and 1 can testify to the fact that anyone who fails to hear his lectures will miss a, treat. lhq first session of the convention a i11 be lield tit Methodist church beginning at o t/'-lock Thursday night. Jr. Laprade will be the principal speaker this evening. The Convonion will meet again at JL.'Jb Friday MOi-ninir ~ i-- --- aim .ii^iv win ut* an 111 ? oinoon session opening; at 2:80. A oil program has been prepared for ach session. Besides addresses in.pie time has been allowed for an pen forum and general discussion., >o sure to attend all three sessions nd bring with you as many as posibio. You will be glad. MSTRiCT SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION I The Horry County Sunday School ! Association will hold the last two )istrict Conventions for this Sun- 1 lay School year (which closes June i si) the third and fourth Sundays in 1 his month. j The District No. 1 Convention will j ?< hold with the Greenwood Sunday School next Sunday morning*, May 8th . Wo trust all tho schools in ] his District can be represented, 'hose two conventions wili put us .gain in the bannen County list as vc. have met all the requirements icsides holding the required amount I" District Conventions. If you are . Sunday School worker attend one f these conventions and help us to nake the schools in the county betor. The convention at Greenwood vill open at eleven o'clock Sunday norning* and last two hours. (Sun ime.) ?The Convention in District No. 31 vill be held with the Honey Camp ( no7 4" HOLT AND HOLMES TRUANT OFFICERS Are Appointed by Board of Education This Week Under New Law BEGIN THEIR DUTIES FIRST OF NEXT MONTH The Children of the County \ Must be Sent to School as Required by This Law. The board last Tuesday appointed the attendance officers for Horry County under the new school regulations passed at the recent session of the Legislature. They are Messrs. John Holt and M. C. Holmes. One of these officers will have the Eastern portion of the county i 11 charge and the other will have the Western. Tluse attendance officers will begin tneir duties on .limn let 1010 v-. v AUV) n/i?/j aim on July 1st will start tho taking of the census of all school children between the ages of six and fourteen years. This woik of taking the census will he finished up in July and A. u gust 1919. The last session of the General Assembly passed a State-wide compulsory school attendance law and appropriated $00,000.00 for its enforcement . This is to pay the salary o: a truant officer for each county. The State Board of Education has decided to give nine of the counties two truant officers each. Horry is one of these but it will be no easier for two to do the work i~ Horry County than for one to do it in soma of the smaller counties . Each officer is to receive $100.00 per month or $1/200.00 per year. Fie i-< to give his whole time to the ^vork and it will be necessary for him to have an automobile. There is no allowance for traveling expenses. The truant officers will be required to take a census of all the children in the county both white and negro, between the ages of six and I r j louriccn during tho months of July |and August each year. Ho is to furnish each teacher with a list of the pupils in her district. Each teacher is required to rcp?Vt every absence at once to the truant officer who must investigate the absence an(t prosecute UiO parent unless ho finds the said absence was caused by pro-* ? vidential reasons. i The county will he divided by the County Board of Education into two (2) parts, the line passing thru Conway. There will be much office work and it will be necessary for each truant officer to keep regular office days in the office of the County Superintendent of Education. A. report of each absence whether excused or prosecuted must be mdac to the County Board of Education. The new law requires that every child between eight, and fourteen years of age shall attend school for four rnnsrfiViwn ? ui\/iiut?, or cignty [lays during the scholastic year, that the school attended is in session. The Herald will publish in its next issue the new law in full. Look for it. The County Board had about twenty-five applications for attendance officers, a majority of whom were very good men. The Board regretted very much their inability to give each good applicant a place. The Jess Willard-Jack Dempsey heavyweight championship fight wilt be staged at Toledo, Ohio, on the af ? v .: i- -- *--? h i iiv/i/ii in I* imay, J illy 4. The one millionth man of the American expeditionary force will embark for home this week, Seecretary Baker said on his arrival from France. Church at Green Sea, S. C., Sunday morning. May 2;">th. This service will open at eleven o'clock R. R. timo and close about one o'clock. Please be with us in one of these Conventions.