THE CADUCEUS
SEVERAL NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS NIGHT
AND
■ THE
TERRELL MACHINE CO.
Inc,
(BEING AUTHENTIC NOTES FROM A PHYSICIAN’S DIARY.)
Several nights before Christmas, when called to the house
Of a bar-keeper’s widow,—a matronly spouse,—
Taken ill rather quickly, needing medical care.
Was wishing the doctor would be promptly there.
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10 EAST FOURTH ST.
As I passed through the bar room, making way to the bed.
The patrons were gathered with noses of red;
Their coarse vulgar talk and their quarrels galore
Was a hint to my mind what their wives held in store
FIDELITY
MANUFACTURING CO.
yTanufacturing Cotton Damask
CHARLOTTE, K. C.
The patient, whose name would be all wrong to mention.
Was found in the bed room, after making ascension.
Surrounded by comforts and luxuries aplenty,—
A woman whose age might be thirty plus twenty.
This picture I’ve painted passed by in my mind
Until several nights later it’s sequel I find.
T’was on Christmas night when a call to the house
Was sounded in sorrow by a man’s faithful spouse.
SOUTHERN
COTTON WASTE GO.
Cotton VFaste Dealers
7 E. FOURTH ST.
Their Christmas of misery which rum had upset
Was plain to all comers,—and I think of it yet.
In the corner near by stood a bare Christmas tree.
Two beautiful children,—one not more than three.
The mother, distracted, was wringing her hands
And Christmas for her seemed in far away lands.
For stretched on the floor in a drunken debauche
Lay the husand and father with vague, scattered thoughts.
RIVERSIDE SAND CO., Inc.
“Raising Sand ’
REALTY BUILDING
To me it recalled, from a few nights before.
The visit I’d made at the bar-keeper’s door.
So the memory expended for misery and drink
Makes the bar-keeper’s luxury and comfort, you thnik?
But this luxury and comfort, in truth so obtained.
Is a sad commentary on riches ill famed.
For the man who was down on the floor in a drunk
Wrecked the,Christmas of children, and mother’s joy sunk.
MEES & MEES
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
AND INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTS
So I say to you all, “Do away with strong drink,”
And of comfort to others let us now and then think.
For the great human race from the drink habit blight
Let us do like Saint Nicholas and bid it “Good Night”
By P. A. S.
CATLIN & CO.
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SPECIAL EFFECTS
JAZZ DANCE
What ever engagements you may
have for Christmas day do not fail
in one thing and that being a visit
to the Red Cross building. Arrange
ments have been made to have the
structure extensively and gorgeously
decorated. Camp electrician Webb has
plans for unusual lighting effects
which should be well worth seeing
and among them being an illuminated
red cross and star over the stage and
another lighted symbol with the word
“Welcome” tastily placed at the main
entrance.
In addition to the regular Wednes
day evening dance at the Red Cross
building the music furnished by the
Jazz orchestra of the 343B’fa Tank
Corps on Monday evening was of such
high quality that many of the audi
ence were seized with the desire to
dance. Accordingly an impromptu
dance took place which by tbe moving
of the tables and other' articles of
furniture soon assumed the aspect of
a pre-arranged affair by virtue of the
smoothness in which it was conducted
and the merry-making mannerisms of
the dancers.
J. M. OLDHAM
New York Life
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MECKLENBURG LUMBER CO.
Yellow Dine Lumber
REALTY BLDG.
NEWSPAPER SERVICE
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