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Established in IMS. VOLUME XXXIV CHEESE MAKERS SHORT COURSE BOONE. N. C. FEBRUARY 2Sch to MARCH 17. <J. R. Arey ) In order to give tbe cheese makers of of western North Carolina an opportunity to study the latest and most up-to-date methods in cheese manufacturing the Dairy Extension office, Raleigh, N. C. has arranged to hold s six weeks' short course in cheese making at the Three Forks Factory, Boone, N. C. The course begins February 26th and extends thru March 17 th. Quality is the deciding factor in marketing cheese. There is always an active demand, at a fair price, for cheese of a good quality, but seconds are always a drag on the market at any price. The cheese maker who will put into practice the most up-to-date methods of cheese making can to a large degree determine the quality of the cheese that his factory turns out. Quality will he the key note in this short course. Mr. HJ L. Wilson who will give the instructions in cheese making has just returned from Cornell University, New York, and Washington, D. C. where he made a study in some of the latest methods used in cheese making at these places. It is hoped that every cheese maker in the state will take advantage of this school ar.d arrange t* be pres-ent during the entire course. Others who are not now making cheese but who wish to take the work arc invited to do so. There will be no charge for the course of instructions. In addition to the practicable work in cheese making popular lectures relating to dairy farming and kindred subjects will be given in the county agent's office at the court house on afternoons of days when cheese is not being made. Such subjects as Feeding the Dairy Cow, Rai sing the Dairy Calf, Remodeling the Dairy ilsrn, Culling tbs Chickens for Hgg Production, Feeding Hogs for Profit and Management of tbe Dairy Herd will be discussed at these afternoon meetings to which the public is invited. ? For further information concerning this school interested parties should write J. B. Steele or II. L. Wilson Boone, N. C. SCHEDULE FOR CHEESE SCHOOL "r Monday February 26. 1 p. m.? Purpose of the course and how to get the most out of it.?H. JL. W. and J. B. S; Milk in its relation to Cheese?W. A. G. Tuetuay 27th. 8 a. m. Principles of the Babcock test?li. L./V. or W. A. G.; Cheese making pra?&ec nor mal milk Starter making practice Dairy arithmetic. v Wednesday 28th. 8 a. m. Renv^ Tal of cheese from press lu curing room, weighing, branding, etc.; Con tro! of acidity in cheese making, -f fects of excessive ar.d deficient acid ity-?H. L. W. or W. A. 1 p m. The dairy cow and her re latioa to farm income?J. A. A. i^ar. of milk on the farm?K R.F. Thursday March 1. 8 it in Cliaesi making practice, low acid milk; Bab cock testing; Starter making practici Dairv arithmetic; official testing, J A. A. 8 p. m. Free motion picture on lfvi stock farming Friday March 2. 8 a. m. Remova of cheese from pres3, weighing, bran ding etc.; How to detect gassy milk Control of gassy milk; Wisconsin fei mentation test?H. L W. or W. A G. 1 p. in. Demonstration, dairy cattl ?J. A. A.; Care and managemer of the dairy herd?F.R. F. Saturday March 3. 8 a. m. Chees making practice, gassy milk; Babcoc testing; Starter making practice; Di iry arithmetic. SECOND WEEK Monday March 5.1 p. m. Removi of cheese from press, weighing, brai ding, etc.; Control of moisture i cheese making, effects of excessiv and deficient moisture;?H. L. V or W. A. G. Making and practice in using a - kali solution.?w. A. G. Tuesday March 6. 8 a. m. Cheei making practice, high acid; Starti making practice; Dairy Arithmeti Wednesday March 7tn. 8 a. m. R moval of cheese from press, weig ing, branding, etc.; Dairy book-kee ing: Balancing a dairy ration?F. 1 F. 1 p. m. Legumes, varieties ai cultural method?J. B. S.Jteconstru tion bams for dairying?F. R. F.; I mission. 8 p. m. Studying text, high ac milk. Thursday March 8th 8 a. m.Chet making practice, high acid; Ripeni milk for cheese making; Starter a ldng practice; Dairy Arithmetic; B? cock testing?use of the^lacomet Friday March 9. 8 a. m. Rerao' of cheese from press, weighing, bra ing, etc; Swiss cheese. 1 p. m. Feeding the dairy cow S. R. F. Silage crops and cultural me S . - oda?J. B. S. Raising the dairy call / F. B. F. Saturday March 10th. 8 a. m. r king practice, normal milk; Star making practice; Dairy Arithmetic THIRD WEEK Monday March 12th 1 p. ra. ] moral of cheese from press, wei ... ' .. ; . - . ' - . . 11 lite A Non-Partisan Family Newspaper. Dc BOONE, V SIMMONS IS NOT CANDIDATE FOR SENATELEADER WASHINGTON Dispatch.?WithNortk Carolina Senator Will Not Oppose Robinoon His Health is Not Goo<f?Physicians Warn Him Not! to Take On New Burdens, drawal of Senator Simmons, of North j Carolina, from the race with Senator' Robinson of Arkansas for Democrat-' ic leadership in the next senate when j Senator Underwood of Alabama, the present uemocratic leader, will retire was announced by Senator Overman! of North Carolina, on behalf of hiscolleague. The announcement by Senator Overman was regarded as assuring the election of Senator Robinson. Sen ator Simmons authorized the announcj i ment from his sick bed at ^"ew Bern! :N. C. Overman's Statement | Senator Overman's statement fol-s 1 lows: I "My colleague, Senator Simn.ons, J j from his siek bed in New Born. N. _C. has asked me to make public request that his name shall no longer be considered for the post, of democratic leader in the Senate. Notwithstanding the fact that more than half the members of the present senate are supporting him, and he has othe$ assurances that justify him in feeling most hopefui of success, Senator Simmons feels ho must take this action in part upon consideiaticn of his health and in part for reasons of party harmony. My colleague's physicians have advised him that he must take the best care of himself for several months t.o come, and they strongly warn liim against undertaking any new burdens until he shall have fully recovered his strength. "It is well known here that Senator Simmons in the beginning consented to the use of his name for the democratic leadership only upon wh?t seemed to be satisfactory assurances that there would be no considerable opposition. He stated then that be would not under any circumstances enter into a scramble for the place. Since Senator **trrtrtwson for whom Senator Simmons feels high esteem and friendship, was offered as a candidate. Senator Simmons haa refrained from withdrawing his own name only because he has felt ' that loyalty to his own friends and supporters would not permit it. Wants Harmony | "My colleague now feels, however; k in view of his health and of the j fact that the contest between his' 5 friends and those of Senator Robinson has grown so close and promis-| es to be so long drawn out, with the ?. consequent neglect of that necessary concentration by Democratic sena.. tors of mind and effort on party and / national affairs all through this - year, that the highest national and - party considerations demand th?t the contest shll proceed nd further. " Senator Simmons therefore has 3 asked and obtained the consent of 5 j his friends to leave the field clea* to pI Senator Robinson, whose leadership, e my colleague believes, will be in . 1 every respect able and satisfactory. "Senator Simmons wishes me to s xpress for him hia deep and grate. ful appreciation of the loyal support given him and of the splendid . zeal and generalship that his friends 1 have exercised in his behalf? He L. appreciates no less too, the kind solicitude and regard for him and e his present state of health that have lt prompted his friends in the Senate ^ to yield without hard feeling to his ^ desire to take himself out of consideration, and bring the contest tc an end." -j STANDARD OIL TANKS MAY BE lN#BOONE n A Mr. Frost of Baltimore was ir 'e 1 town the past week end as a rep /. resentative of the Standard Oil peo pie, to ascertain the advisa-bility o: 1- placing Boone on the map as a dis tributing point for their products ii se this section. er He seemed to think the enterprise c. no doubt would be carried out. Spe e- cial tank cars built on narrow-guag h- trucks will be employed to transpor rthe oils over the 'L.inviUe River Rail way Company's lines. ^ ing, branding, etc.; Care and utilizs tion of farm manure?J. B. S. >18 March 51 n m. Cheese making practice, normi 111 milk; starter making practice; dair arithmetic. !Se Wednesday March 14th 8 a. m. R< a8 moval of cheese from press, weighin branding, etc; Scoring cheese H. L. \ lb~ 1 p. m. Culling Demonstration; Ho Br: feeding. Thursday March 15th 8 a. m. ntI Cheese making practice, high aci< Starter making practice; Dairy Arit] * metic;metic; Scoring Cheese; 8 p. m ? Friday March 16th. 8 a. m. Kem val of cheese from press, weighii Ja" branding, etc.: Examination. ter 1 p. m. Building up a dairy herdF. R. F. Saturday March 17 8 a. m. Chee Re- making practice, normal milk, dai gh- arithmetic and book keeping. . .' JH itat*# tvotcd to tbe Best Interests of Boon /ATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH. CAROl LYNCHING EVIL ! STEADILY WANING ONE FOURTH AS MANY VICTIMS AS WAS THE CASE THIRTY b YEARS ACO o ?< ATLANTA, Feb. 10th?That the e lynching evil is steadily being re- . duced, both as to numbers and area, that its eradication is only a matter n of years, is the substance of a state- ? ment given out by the Commission on ti interrracial Cooperation as the result a of a careful study of the lynching re-. ^ cord for the past forty years. j , During that period, the statement j1( points out, lynchings have occurred in forty-four States in as many as thirty-three in a single year (1892) and in an average of twenty one state n a year, whereas in 1921 only thirteen states had lynchings and in 1922 a only ten. This indicates that the habit is gradually being pushed off the map. j( The number of victims also has r. steadily decreased, with slight vari-i ations, from the high mark of 255 j V in 1892 to 57 last year, the latter ( figure being only about half the an- ? nuai average for the forty year period which was 109 In addition it is ( pointed out that there has been a t notabl* decrease in the lynching ha- h bit in the states where it still persists t Last's year records represent a de- t crease of 27 per cent from the forty year annual hverage of 79 for the * same ten states. The figures for certain states where K special efforts have been made to curb j Synching are cited as particularly en- r, couraging in their assurance that the v habit can be overcome when public i sentiment and law unite against it. * For example, Alabama with a yearly ( average of eight lynchings for the j. forty years, has cut the number to ? two. Tennessee with an average of s four had but one in 1922. Louisiana i with an average of nine has cut the c |ord to three. North Carolina, Vir[ginia. South Carolina, each with an r I average of six had but two last year [ I and a total of only live in the last \ four years. Oklahoma, Missouri and ( | Kentucky each averaging froro two i 'to five victims per year for forty J [*ybai*s past had nor a single one in s 1922. a It was pointed out that in several J states special legislation had been enacted and found vfery helping in j curbing lynching, among the most effective measures being a state con- / stabulary under the control of the ^ governor, as in Alabama and Tennessee and provision for the removal of officers who surrender prisons to mobs, as in Alabama, Kentucky, Flor| 9 . Ida and South Carolina. These two j I measures consistently applied say:; the commission, will make it possible for any state to reduce lynching to the vanishing point. I J SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION , TO BE AT WINSTON-SALEM ] Winston-Salem is to he the ho- < ] of the 1923 session of the North , 1 Carolina Sunday School Convention. | J Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Ap. ril 10th, 11th and 12th. From tiv office of the State Sunday School As 1 " sociation in Raleigh comes the infoi - j1 mation that the Sunday School work I ^r?: in Win?*n??-Q-l ? -?- 1 I sy with plans for entertaining-the ? convention. It is expected that this i will 'be one of the most notabie conI ventions in the history of the Stat*1 j Association *Avork. j The General Committee on Arrangements, appointed by Winston-Sat i lem Sunday School workers to l?- k i after the details of arrangements f t ' the convention consists of the fol1 lowing prominent Christian busin?><* " men of that city: Charles M- N > fleet, General Chairman; E. F. her, Vice-Chairman; E. B. Reams, Chairman Entertainment Committee; j W. B. Carlton Chairman Registration and Home Assignment Committee; C. T. Leinbach, Chairman Finance 1 Committee; H. W. Spaugh, Chairman " Hall Committee j H. R. Dwire, Chair man Local Publicity Committee; Rev. t Douglas L. Rights, Chairman Miaic - Committee; Ray Johnson, Chairman 1 Automobile Committee; S. A. Matthews, Chairman Parade Committee. At the first meeting of the General Committee a few days ago it was E unanimously voted by the committee f to entertain all delegates to the con| ~ vention free on the Harvard Plan. This means that the Sunday School and church people of Winston-Salem i- will open their ,homes and furnish lodging and breakfast to the dele-: gates without cost. _ , li un tne program lor the conven-j y tion will be several of the nation's most outstanding: Sunday School ?pc3 cialists. Among them will be Dr. Mag rion Lawrence, Consulting General V Secretary of the International Coun>g oil of religious Education, who is known as "the prince of Sunday School workers." Dr. Law ranee roi; cently made a visit to North Carolina h- and helped in Sunday School Institutes in Raleigh, Charlotte, GreenSr ,. boro and Winston-Salem. Other speao kers of national reputation will t>e ig announced in a few days according to a statement from the Chairman ? of the Program Committee. In addition to the out of state se Specialists, many of the best Sur.daj ry School workers of the State will appear on the conventiQA program y ., --- """ a Mt> t, and W?Unf? County, "ike Lead LINAr THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5ANQUETIS WELL ATTENDED The Banquet given by the Chanier of Commerce in the dining room f the Critcher Hotel on Tuesday renin* was largely attended and well n joyed. The prevailing spirit was the upuilding of our town and country. Prof. I. G. Grer acted as to&at?aster and the three course luncheon ras interspersed with short spicy alks and music on the violin and pino by Mr. Van Doozer and Mrs. A. South. After all were seated at the tabic he program was carried out as foliws.: 1. Song?"America" 2. Prayer?Rev. F. M. Huggins. 3. Beautifying Boone-?J. M. Dow um. 4. Sunday Schools?W. R. Gragg nd E. N. Hahn. r A -J J c* r* ?* luurebs?ej. o. Loney. 0. Address?Smith Haguitian. 7. Address?J. E. Brading, preslent Johnson City Chamber of Comterce. 8. Address ?F. A. Linney and irvsentation bv him of "Watauga iheose" to Johnson City Chamber f ( omnnrco. through Mr. Brading. Mr. Gragg and Mr. Hahn spoke f the great Sund.ay School and "hurch life of Boone and stressed he spirit of unity which our people' iave. Mr. Downum spoke interes-l ingly of ways ir. which we can beau-* ify our town. Mr. Haganian talkd of our educational advantages and he spirit of unity between country nd town . The address of Mr. Brading was a pasterpiece. He spoke of our ideal oration, climate, soil schools and nany other things we have for deelopment. In a spicy and entertain rig talk Mr. Linney presented the .'heese as a home product. The entire body gave Mr. and Mrs. 'Etcher a vote of thanks for their dndnoss and hospitality after our Station Agent Mr. Richard R. John 011 made the motion, and spoke quite nterestingly on the spirit of helping there. We feel this occasion is the beginling of greater things for our peoile and will mean much for our fuure development. A spirit such as >urs is bound to have expression ind its fruits will be seen and felt n the evic and commercial life of Utfi town. _ Let us build around us 5c h bulwarks of progress, ?7id such l spirit of cooperation and progress hat will give us a place on the map ve rightly deserve. All together for "My town, and rfy Country!" 5YN0DBACKS COU.EGEAPPEAL Horgta DecUrei Lenoir College is "Stauding on the Brink of Greatness." Hickory, N. C. Feb. 12?In a strikng appeal to the Lutheran people of Morth Carolina to "give themselves mstintedly" to the work of backing Lenoir College to the utmost, l)r. J. L. Morgan, President of th North Carolian Synod of the United Lutheran Church, today fired the second big gun of the campaign for the enlargement of the college's activities. The first was fired by the board of the college one week ago when it announced that "because the need of hlli'.Hinoro to 1 - ? aat uvofjciatc, <11111 Lilt' work of the college is suffering now for want of proper buildings and equipment, it was decided to make ar; appeal this spring for $850,000 foi the needed expansion of the institution/' of which $300,000 had beer, pledged as a gift of Daniel E. Rhyno wealthy cotton mill owner of Lincoln Ion. ne Dr. Morgan's letter hich has beer.v received by thousands of the lead ing Lutherans of the State says ii part: ''Lenoir College is facing its grea historic opportunity. Three years ag< it stood on trial for life or death The loyalty of its alumni and thi Lutheran people of North Carolin; decided that it must live; that Le noir's failure would be the lastini failure and shame of our church. "Today Lenoir is standing on th brink of greatness, of leadership ii , the educational work of the Churcl 1 It is in our power to help make i I great NOW?or allow it to be 1 second-rate wpnorA o-inov. tulion. Because an opportunity sue as has come to Iy;noir comes bt once. *\ 'To me ash re up to tHS opportur ity will inevitably prove the calibi of our church and the fafth of 01. people. If we fail to respond, ine\ iiably it means that we are satisfie with an insigmfitant existence of ot Church and her institutions, and ot failure now will affect- the posit.ic and work of the Church in Norf Carolina for generations to come. \i are making history for decades at we must realize the weight of th responsibility. "The North Carolina Synod has a i thoritively decided to stand back Lenoir in meeting the conditions Mr. Rhyne s gift. The entire Luf eran Church is watching with de interest whether we will succeed." er of Northwestern Carolina.** 15, 1923 WORTHLESS STOCK AND BONDS SWEEP THE ENTIRE LAND Warnings are Sent Oot to Peoplo .to Beware of Financial Paper with . .oat Ample Support sad Worth.. KANSAS CITY, MO. Feb. 7. Persistent and increasing effort on the part of unscrupulous brokers and financial sharper* to secure control or possession of maturing victory notes and war savings certificates in exchange for questionable or worthless bonds and stocks has impelled the United States treasurydepartment to repeat the warning ; - l i . . ** -'I ? issuea oy secretary men on at tne first of the year to holders of such government securities. John A. Prescott, president of the Investment Bankers' Association of America said here today. "In addition the department has strongly endorsed the action of the Investment Bankers' Association of America which recently adopted a resolution prohibiting its memberfrom conducting campaigns for the trading out of "liberty bonds, victory notes and war savings certificates into other securities,*" added Mr. Prescott. who received today the govern-! mcnts endorsement and approval of the associations plans. The president asserts that the present redemption of victory notes and war savings certificates amounting in the first place to a total of $700,000,000 and inthe other to the sum of *025,000,000, lends a fertile field I to the activities of such unscrupulous I stock promoters. "These maturing government securitites are held by a large number of people who invested in them dur[ ing the war from patriotic motives but who never before had made any j investments and who therefore have j little or no experience in such matters I says President Prescott." "It is this class of men and women who arc being imposed upon by the promot<>rs of f(-24iirfulf*nt ?(?fiiritip? "To protect people who apply to them for advice inthe matter many bankers are strongly recommending the reinvestment of such funds in other government securities or other sound investments of proven worth. "The resolution adopted by the Investment Bankers' Association of America declares that all members of the association are hereby requested to refrain from any campaigns conducted cither by public appeai circulars, advertisements or the concerted action on the part of salesmen, which have for their purpose the inducing of owners of un.led States government sccurn c. to exchange some for other loiiii. of investments and that all members of this assuciatior are ui ?o w^e ail possible influence g others to refrain from us :ng ; .on *i loilowirgjw.niple ruios liavi boon -jested oy inv e.-tment bank en- of wide experience as an acid tes i or ;or-: ? "II ..?Newr permit a salesmai J to r?. . you ii.to buying by the argu 1 nr?c nt that the securities might be sob o.. r night. "il . 2.?Take the literature an' the salesman's statement to your in vestment banker for analysis and in "Rule li.?Confine your in vest 11:021 transactions to investment houses an . bank< rs of established reputation an responsibility. "Rule i.?Do not deal with toti strangers. i? [ "Rule 5.?If your commercial t investment banker's recommcndatic 7 is to iet the securities alone do so. "The treasury department stat< 1 thai there are still more than 000.000 of United States victory t 3-1 per cent, notes of the series A, 1 ^ C, lb E. and F which were called f\ payment on December 15th but ha^ g not been presented for payment. "The treasury department furth announces that it will retire the u called victory notes at any time 100 nd accrued interest if preser e :"r payment." " TURKS HAVE BEGUN LAYIN< MINES AT SMYRNA ? CONSTANTINOPLE Dispatch. j it is uenmieiy Known inat ine mr / have began the laying of mines Smyrna harbor. The foreign wi [* ships I11.TC received two more notic to depart. 1- While the situation is tense t e fact that no incident has occurr ,r is ngarded as a hopeful sign. ^ Rear Admiral Mark Bristol, w T was one of the American represt tatives at the Lausanne conlerer ,r has arrived here and conferred w lT Brigadier General Harrington, co >n mander of the allied forces. :h ? Je Ben Lomond a town in Califor id had all the com whiskey its citiz< at desired the other day?and mg Whiskey dripped from every fau u- in town. Several days ago She of Trafton spilled 60 barrels of c of mash into a little lake near ] ;h- Lomond. He has since been noti: ep that the "lake" was the town r^ voir. Published Weekly NUMBER 1? REPORT ON THE RAILROAD BILL I 1 Railroad Bill is Set for Special Coa idcration Thtircdayr Night Charge Judge Naal of Laurinbtirg With Lobbying. I RALKIGH February 10?House j committer today favorably reported ) the Bowie railroad bill and the Brown j substitute for the Administration ship I line bill, and the railroad bill was I set for special consideration Thursi day night. The senate substitute for the Broughton resolution to investigate the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium was sent to judiciary committee number one after Representative Brongh! ton of \V_aitP- anther fit hS1 Iged the senate action in substituting a resolution for the control of the institution to be placed in the hands 1 of the board appointed by the Govi ernor, was the result of "disgraceful' | lobbying by former Judge v\ . A. Neal j of Lauriuburg, and James Hardness, of Statesville, who have appeared be| fore every committee hearing with i the purpose to defeat the intention of the proposed investigation. RALEIGH? During the brief sessj ion of the Senate today, only one ! new bill was introduced, that coming | from Senator Ray of Orange county land being a measure to reguiate the i licensing of auctioneers. Under it? provisions, no pt rson would be licenj sed unless he has been a bona fide i j resident of the State for two years prior t oapplication. The insurance commissioner would be empowered to issue the license for a fee of $'200 yearly, and lo require the lie1 ensed tv> give bond of $f?,000. > Favorable Senate committee report was made on the resolution intro. duced by Senator Woodson of Row. an, directing the corporation commission to attempt to secure bettor cast-tu-west passenger train sendee | in the State, and the bill which would make it unlawful for an automobile 1 dealer to drive a new car with the > speedometer detached and then sell i it as a new machine. ? Senator H. B. Barker of Wayne, made the motion that he announced ye;?te.rday he would lodge, to recun j sider the Varser Sinking Fund Bill, 1 which would provide for sinking fund to retire the State's bonded indebfcijedne&s, and the Senate voted to rei j consider without objection being rair wed. BLAINE COFFEY CALLED HOME ' Mrs David N. Coffey, Mother of our 1 Representative in General Assembly Dies at Her Home at Shulls Mills. I Mrs. David N. Coffey, mother of i Hon. Blaine Coffey, our repres ntai tivo in the lower house of the Legis. I at u re died suddenly at her home on T.,^d?y of this week. The news e? the sad occurrence was wired to the ' on in Raleigh and he reached home "j in time for the funeral. 1 j The Raleigh correspondent of the j Greensboro News has this to say in i. regard to the reception of the tele gram by the son: d "The popular representative had been apprised of no illness and his . first intimation of his mother's death was borne m a telegram from his " father. He left the Hall very hriefV" iy to be alone, then returned and finished the day, leaving on an afier;t noon train for his home. His collead ; guest accompanied him to thr. j | and sent a beautiful floral wreath." a! BOWIE'S RAILROAD BILL ; The expected came to pass when ,r! Mr. Bowie's railroad bill emerged from .the appropriation committee's roo taw itli favorable report. This measure makes provision by which the es people of the cut-off counties of Ashe >?- Alleghany, Watauga and Avery may -1 be brought into connection with the [}, State through operation of a trunk or line railroad and branch connections ,e The larger share of aid in construction of the lines would come from county and outside aid, the >late coiicr | tributing a minimum share. The prop n-1 osition was given in detail in Mr. at i Bowie's bill printed in Wednesday's it- Observer, and the plan devised would appear to give to the state ar.d the people interested a practicable working scheme. Interest in this moveis * not confined to the people of the sections immediately interested. It is more broadly viewed in the light of ks a great enterprise in which the welin fare of the whole state is involved, ir- and The Observer is more firmly than :e* ever convinced that the Legislature will give the people a chance to put he the project through. ?Charlotte Obed server. ho MRS. CRITCHER ENTERTAINS in- FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB ?ce Mrs. M. P. Critcher was hostess to m~ | the Friday Afternoon Club at the 1 last meeting. Tho living room of the _ ' hotel was brightened by potted plants J and the cheerful glow of lights disensj pclicd the gloom of the day. >re, I A two course luncheon was served cet in the dining room. Valentine place riff cards were used and the verses on orn each read. Miss Louise Critcher seru.n ved the luncheon in a very competent fi . manner. Mrs .Rooks of Atlanta, Ga. 1 was the only invited guest. Mrs. B. J. Councill will be the hostess at tto meeting.