Wednesday, April 7, 1026 rgQCIETVI Futurist Design [this Windsor tie and handkerChte) ■ set of yellow crepe de chine la printed to a futurist design R» •avera) com treating ahadea. Alexander-Morrflp A marriage of much interest took place in Vork, S. C., last Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock, April 3rd, when Miss Kathleen V. Morris became the bride of Fred T. Alexander, The marriage was* a complete surprise to their many friends. Mrs. Alex ander is the daughter es Mr. and Mrs. .1. N. Morris, of North Charlotte. She is a charming young woman is admired by a wide circle of friends. Mr. Alexander is the second son of T. Neal Alexander, of Cabarrus coun ty. Mr, and Mrs. Alexander will reside with the former's father; T. Nenl Alexander, at the present. We 1 wish /them a long and happy life. It. Art and Literature Department to Meet. The Art and Literature Depart ment of the Wornau’S Club will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 in the Mer chant? and Manufacturers Club rooms. ‘ J. O. Henry, is the subject of the pro* /gram planned and an interesting eve* nfng is An, store for the members. ; The insunl eieetjok !*£;d®Wrs for the coming y \vltilhfc. fceki at tips? meeting, ami members «#; the depart* meat are urged to be present. Miss Dayvault Knleriaim For Eas ter Visitors. Missjts Hannah Wearn, Elizabeth Hcnderipn. Betsy Clarke, Sallie John son. Ruth Jones and Margaret Beam formed an attractive group of Easter* visitors at the bridge party given Tuesday morning by Miss Mary Day vau|t in their honor, at her homme on - •Frankibi' Avenue. ’ Itr the roottnr , uhpre bridge was played a profusion K of jonquils were use June. [ t|? } • * * ' 1 ’Friends of William Turner, of Statesville, will regret o learn that I he : s very ill. His condition remains critical. , • • * Mrs. C. D. McDonald returned Tuesday from Durhnm. where she visited relatives for several days. * * * C. H. Ridenhpur, of Asheville, is spending several days with his fam ily, on North Church street. T~—■ * — ~* V • Mrs. C. T. Chaney and Mrs. G. T. Blackwelder are delegates from Ep worth Methodist Church to the con ference which convenes in Mt. Pleas ant today and Thnrsday. • • • Superintendent and Mrs, Charles A. Warren and daughter have return ed to the Goldsboro Orphanage af tar visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Cul clcasujre for several days. * • * R. M. Cook and J. It. Praethor at tended the banquet given by the Car olina Baking Company in Charlotte Tuesday evening. • • * Miss Alice Yorke and gnest. Miss Margaret McLin. left Tuesday night / 'tor Washington. P. C., to resume their studies at Gunnton Hall. • * * John Baker and James Holmes have, returned to Jacksonville, Fla., after spending several days in Concord. * * • Mr. and. Mrs. Marvin Suther ami Miss Irene Suther, hart returned from a motor trip to Durham, where they accompanied Miss Juanita Smith and Leonard jluther, students In Duke University. « • ♦* i Misses Lillian Homegly, of Gas tonia ; Leona Broopie, Dorothy Rob erts and Glenn Bolick, of Shenandoah ; Valley ; Bruce Coiiraf-,, -,t Lexington, and Carl Roberts attended the Le noir-Rhyne-G ui I f ord game in Hickory Monday afternoon. Lively Bridge Party. One of the loveliest of the season’a affairs was the bridge party given Tuesday ufternoon by Miss Rebecca Dayvault honoring her guest. Miss Annie B. Daniel, of Lynchburg. Ya., Miss Bertie /Louise Willeford, whose be an ipteresUng event of next week, and Mrs. William A. Ritchie, a recent bride. The spacious rooms of the Day vautt home were attractively decorat ed with jonquils, daffodils, Japanese magnolia and Jupotiica. At the con clusion of the game, Miss Adele Pem berton held high score, and Miss Eliz abeth Black low Hcore. Both were presented lovely prizes. The honorees were given attractive gifts by the hostess. Miss Dayvault, assisted by her mother, Mrs. J. F. Dayvault, and sisters, Misses Elizabeth and Anuie Gussy Dayvault, served i a tempting i salad course. Jx The guests, besides'the honorees, weak: Mesdames T. N. Deaton, Er nest Robinson, Greenlee Caldwell, Neal Pharr, T. N. Spencer, E. F. White, Jr., R. E. R'denbour, Jr., -W. M. Sherrill and j Mes~v Eunice Squires, of Charlotte; Misses Margar et Ritchie, Lucy Hartseil, Margaret Hart sell, Helen Marsh, Martha Cald weß. Mary Phifer Pemberton, Adele Pemberton. Elizabeth -Smith, Julia AAfie WfcJte, ; jprtle Cjjuum. KUby Cli " e ’ WRITES OF IMPRESSIONS ON VISIT TO FLORIDA Finds Developments »t Many Points Vlsitad in , State—Beautiful Flow ers Everywhere. Mr. Editor: The first question your friends ask • • you after your visit to Florida, is • “Did yon bny a lot?” The develop* r mer.t of the interior and west coast > U* keeping pace with what Mr. Flag • ler dreamed and accomplished in his life. The tovin of Avon is built on the ridge near its highest point which ■ is 380 feet and the slope,' from that • point to the Everglades, is 18 feet ’to jTort Pierce. Ditches made on either side of t*iio road drain the Ev erglades, carrying the water to Lake 1 Okeechobee and from there in tanalß to Biseayne Bny. The white roads in Florida are mnde from a clay called - Ojus, the Indian word meaning plen ty. It is gotten from the town of Oju# and the supply is said to be : iucxhaustible. The drive from Avon , to Pealm Beach is 200 miles, passing" orange groves of thousands of acres, areas filled ( with live oaks bowel ■ with the weigh/of the grey moss os mysterious lml so artistic' looking. 1 Hibiscus bushes with blossoms of red star-like flowers fairly dance in tile sunlight. On fences and porches of ■ homes the flame vine clings, bearing : a clustered deep orange colored flow • er in great profusion. But the pride • of the State is the Bougan-Villia vine 1 that grows to an enormous size when trimmed as a bush and is literally a mountain of purple blossoms. In the , Everglades a tall grass grows and further on the palmetto grows. Irri gation drains the Everglades, and great plows uproot the the palmetto that grows several -feet deep. This territory when cleaned is then ready for the cultivation of citrus fruit, or the growing of sugar cane. In the ridge section arc many lakes. Lake Okeechobee is said to be the largest inland fresh water lake in wide. It is around these lakes that towns are being built, but there is activity in building in every town en route from Avon to Miami. Ford Lauderdale, Holly wood-by-the-Sca. Palm Beach, Coral Gables and Miami arc increasing in territory with new buildings of every kind. Bixty miles of ocean drive is on the way to Miami. Stretches of pal metto grow between the road and the sea, and cactus blooms as yellow as gold seemed poised on the prickly p'ants. Mingled in this green are lelumiw rtf blue flowers with sage green leaves. Lake Worth follows the shore drive on the opposite side narrowing aH the way into Biscay,ae Bay. On the shores of this bay. islands with the Alladin's lamp Carl Fisher rubbed, rose out of the water, and on them he built fairy palaces called hotels, p’anted Australian oaks and pines with the royal palms. Tiles - gigantic improvements by master minds of financiers for the development of Florida to make homes and bring agriculturists there, are worthy of thought and consideration The climate is there. Fnture im provements already financed make in creased comforts for the tourist, and they say money can be made in this fiowe(land. In the Highland Lake development at Avon Park the archi tecture is Spanish. These stucco homes, in setting of royal palms and hibiscus with hedge of flame blossoms surrounding the place where through the spaces of shrubs glimpses of a blue lake are seen, makes us wonder why we stay here in the winter. Why uot go and see for yourself? A. VISITOR. Delightful Occasion at XV. L. Hol land's. On Sunday. April 4, part of the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Holland had a delightful time at tlie old homestead. ' The day was spent in friendly con versation, Which all brothers and sis ters enjoy, as it reminds them of their childhood days. About 1 o’clock the table was spread with all kinds of delicious things to eat, which were greatly eujoyed by every oue present. The occasion almost proved to be a family reunion, as all the children 1 were present except Mrs. IfiaekweM cr. Those enjoying the occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Starnes, of Kan napolis : Mr. and Mrs. Frank. Hol land. of Ifendersonville; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Decs and children, Miss Sallie Holland. Arthur and Luther Holland, of Concord; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barubardt and children, of the coun ty; Mis* Myrtle, and Wilbert and Fred Holland, who reside at the home stead. We hope that vve can have' such an occasion again soon. ONE PRESENT. The Julia Magi-mler Club. Mrs. S. J. Ervin was hostess to the Julia Magruder Book Club, at a de lightful meeting on Tuesday after noon, at her home, on North Union street. “The Inside of the Movies,” was the • subject of the discussion for the after ' noon, with an interesting paper by Mrs. L. I). Coltrane, Sr.' : The living room was Informally dec orated with jonquils. ■ Mrs. Ervin served refreshments to 1 the following club members: ! Mesdames 0. J. Harris, L. D. Col ; trane. Leonard Brown, W. C. Hous ton, A. G. Odell, L. T. Hartseil, Jr., , R. S. Young, W. L. Burns, G. L. ■ Patterson, H. P. Gibson and J. C. , Gibson. Moose- Edgison. t A surprise marriage took place - Saturday at Forest Hill Methodist 1 parsonage when Miss Ophia Edgison ■ became the bride of I .ester Moose. > Miss Edg son is the daughter of Mr. 1 and Mrs. W. M. Edgison, of Ashlyn , avemtf, of Concord, Mr. Moose is - the son of Mrs. KHie Fink.' * V I The bride was loirelb' Ht a dress of old .rose georgette. Miss Virginia -. Edgison. a sister of the bride, w*s , j maid of honor and wore a dress of i turquoise blue erebe. Mr. Hoy Safrit ■ was bpit man. Their many friends | wish fbeui such happiness. X. THE CONCORD DAILY TfttfcUNE WITH THE CITY CHURCHES L “The Biggest Thief of the Ages.’’ * Was the theme of the pastor in the evangelistic; services at the First Baptist Church Tuesday night. One of the largest congregations yet at : tending the week-night services was 5 present, and there was a greater , manifestation of interest on the part : of the unsaved. One gentleman made . a profession of faith, and there were , a number of requests for prayer, i These meetings have been very sue ! ; eessful, both from the standpoint of j new members received and the renew ed interest anij zeal on the part of i the church membersh'p. In his sermon Tuesday night Mr. ' Trueblood pointed out the biggest i thief of the ages. “This thief,” said i the minister, “was not Jesse James, or Gerald Chapman, but rather pro ; crastinalion—neglect; this halting. hesitating, drifting, wa'ting spirit, s this tendency to ‘put off,' and just ciirelessl.v and recklessly jog along r through tif-> this seemingly purpose less habit, whieh. within itself is a i denial antr a rejection of Christ, be cause there is no definite clear-out de cision for Him; this is the sin whieh is continually populating hell; for all t-fcrat is necessary in order to land in hell is simply, do nothing. Yes, just let Christ, and r/Tgion. and the church alone, and hell is th" end. Good intentions and resolutions arc absolutely worthless, unless they stir us to action, for ‘hell itself is paved with good intentions.’ The pastor pleaded with the large crowd present to not let “procrastina tion." this greatest of all thiefs and highwaymen, to rob them of the joys and blessings of the Christian relig ion. Mr. Trueblood has announced for his subject tonight: “Drifting Be yond The “Life-Line,” or “The* Un pardonable Sin.” The song service conducted Tues lay night by Mr. Betts was greatly enjoyed. His solo was very much ap preciated. Mr, Betts will conduct n lively song service tonight, thirty minutes before the sermon is deliv ered. Como early. CHURCH REPORTER. McGill Street Revival. Tuesday night Miss Edna Crouch sang as a solo "The Oid Rugged Cross” with fine effect. The male quartet of the Church pleased the great congregation. We are expecting more from these singers. Dr. Whitley gave a very practical sermon. We are sorry that anyone should miss these good things this week, c Everybody is urged to conic and help along the grdat meeting. The house jyill soon be filled to overflow ng at the present rate of increase ir the congregation. J. R. p. WINS HONORS IN CONTEST FOR THE BEST SPELLERS Corbin Street School Furnished Two Winners in Group TeH This Week. In the elimination series to dl“ fierinine the best speller in the city ■chools, two students from the Cor bin street school were winners in the group contest held this week. The other winner is a student at No. 2 school. In the fifth grade contest the win ner was Eugenia lirumley, daughter >f Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brumley. In the third grade contest the Cor jin street school furnished the win ner also. Franklin Laughlin winning the honors. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman La'ughlin. Fourth grade honors went to Billie Furr, described as one of the best students in the No. 2 school. When the elimination eontests in the city schools are completed, the winners will take part in a county wide contest, it is said. Winneis in the c-ouuty schools who will com pete for the prizes, will be announc ed latef. Kitchin Was Shocked. Ra'eigh News and Observer. Writing of the deuth of EcTward W. Scrippx. many times a million aire and publisher of over a score of newspapers, the following ’ story is told that was characteristic of a rich man who never lost sight of his duty to his country: When this country entered the World War. Scrippo joined Amos Pinehot in a campaign to induce Congress to pay for the great con flict by taxing the wealthy rather than by issuing bonds. He eoneeived the idea of sending a delegation of millionaires to Wash ington to present the proposition to the House Ways and Means Com mittee whieh was considering the first of the great revenue bills neces sitated by the World War. This did not arouse any great amount of- enthusiasm among the nation's money kings, but Seripps finally rounded up u delegation con sisting of one of his sons, who was authorized to speak for the Seripps millions,' Amos Pinrhot, Sumner Gerard, brother of the suioassador to Germany, and one or two more. Congressman Claude Kitchin, of North Carolina, was chairman of the Ways and Meuns Committee at that time and he almost collapsed when the delegation waited on him and made known the object of their mission. “Have vou gentlemen been exam ined by an ailenist?" queried Kitch in. “I have been in Congress for 20 years. Many men have com# before this committee pleading that their taxea might be reduced or that the other fellow’s taxes might be in creased, but this is the first time that any taxpayer has pleaded for an increase in his own taxes.” Kitchin favored Seripps’ proposal but Jthe majority of the committee turned it down. Competent critics seem agreed that in the Victoria Cougars the Western Hockey League sent the greatest team east to piny for the Stanly Cup that has eveif the ky ill the in the vjorid’championship series. i Carlos Torre, the youthful Mexican i who is the latest sensation in the chess world, halls from New Orleans, which city was also the home of Paul i Morphy, the greatest chess expert of •U time. r BElfEf ITS OF SAVINGS NOT 1 LIMITED TO SUM INVOLVED ~ t By S. W. STRAUS, e President American Society for Thrift r A T the age of Si a certain young 1 J\. man and hie bride moved to a 8 farm where he received $240 a 8 year, a house to live In, a garden plot and tree milk. The first year f they aaved $l5O. For seven years the conple remained on the farm, f _ adding steadily to their sav /sifiMpßh. lngs. Then they MMEm moved to a near -1 |k hy city where WBmom he secured era ■ysip *S< ployment In a factory. In due time his thrift and Industry brought him to the special at lilliralliSl tention of hl» a. w. STRAUS emplmyors, greater respon [ ei bill ties were placed on his l shoulders; he began to move up. Today he is at the bead of one . of America’s greatest businesses. This story Is not unusual. Do velopments of this kind are so common that they attract only pass tng Interest and comment But none of us can afford to be Indifferent to the significant lessons which each circumstances teach. It should be realized first of alj that the saving even of very small amounts will bring results entirely out of proportion to the sums laid by. Remember also that ’ these small amounts In the course of g few years will grow to tidy sums which will then be ready when Opportunity comes knocking at thg door. But what is of still greater im portance is the mental and mora) discipline which comes with saving money at a period in one’s Ilfs when such saving means real per sonal sacrifice. These are the processes that build character. We hear a great deal about sav. tag for the rainy day. This h) laudable. We do not hear enough about saving for the sunshiny day —saving In the midst of poverty for the prosperity and success that are bound to come to those who practice thrift If there is magic anywhere in the development of possessions, tt lies in the poor man’s tarings. FAMOUS FASTING FEATS. A Craze For Fasting Seems to Be Sweeping Over Europe. New York. April 6.—A craze for fasting seems to be sweeping over America and Europe. Fasting up to now has been more or less confined to religious enthusiasts, but now it is being indulged in by women who now it is being indulged in by wo men who yearn to reduce their' weight and by others who believe that total abstinence from food for a long period will improve their health, iln Europe, as is natural in this commercial day, when everything must bo turned into cash, fasting has been .seriously taken up as a pro fession. How long can a person fast? Medical scientists say that a healthy person can fust thirty days with out injury to health if he or she takes plenty of water. Some years ago. forty days was the longest authenticated fast; but aero, the professional faster. outdid this achievement when he went without food for fifty-sir , days. In America, the celebrated Dr. Tanner carried out periodical fasts for medical rea sons, and one lasted forty days—a wonderful record when it is remem bered that the fast was self-imposed. Dr- Tanners faith seemed to be well founded, for he lived far beyond the average span of life. t ' Upton Sinclair, tne novelist, once underwent a fast of from ten to twelve days, going about his ordi nary business all the while. Leonard Theiss, of Philadelphia, when told he was dying of dropsy, underwent a fifty days’ fast, which he bclieyed was responsible for curing him. From time to time hunger-strikers have set up fasting records. The late Terence MaeSwiney went without food for seventy-four days before he finally succumbed. Another Irish prisoner succumbed after a sixty seven days’ fast, while French prisou records show that a criminal at Toulouse fasted for siyty-seven days. Most of these feats were made possible because the fasters took liquids to sustain them, but a Polish woman, Dr. M. Lipinska, not long ago completed a fast of forty days, the first thirty days of which were , without water. All Paris recently watched cager : ly the fasting of Wolly, the Dutch man, who enclosed in a small glass cage in the offices of a newspaper, attempted to break all previous records. With a chair and a table for his comfort, fifty packages of cig arettes, writting materials, and ' plenty to rend, he was surrounded night and day by a crowd of curiosi ty seeders anxious to guard him \ trom any possibility of being fed. The first few days he engrossed himself in ardent; work with pencil j and paper, his wife exo’ainine that he was writing his memoirs and that he could concentrate much better when he didut eat and when under the scrutiny of many eyes. , j It was in 1863 that called balls ■ were first added to the regular base ball ru’es. i ?*?-?•' I '* l '* 1 '""T** ; Davidson Glee Cluk Here Friday The ; Davidson 1 Glee Club will give an, entertainment in the 1 high school auditorium here Friday evening at 8 o’clock, itnder the aus pices of the Junioa Class of the high 1 SChool. ! Tickets can be purchased now for *OO aud 73 cents. adr.-lt-chg. > Young Star I BjwL- ■■' Hw' V rail 8SB» , “'” Wm ml rH JH ■ ' / a Presenting Melvin OtC'l7-year-oM JJew Orleans high school boy. whom Manager McGraw of the Giants has picked as a most promising player. He’s a catcher "by trade," but Me °ra" been *° Impressed with his hitting and fielding ability ha la. sends_tmdevelop the youngster into! , >“•—- ”. sa - W aynesville Doctor’s New Sugges tion. Smithfield Herald. . | Much has been said during the pnst several months in regard to the scarcity of mi’. 1 cows in North Caro lina and many suggestions save been n.ado to encourage every family to I own a "family cow,” but we believe that Dr. J. HowelLWny, of Waynes , ville, in a communication in Tues day’s Charlotte Observer, has offer ed the best suggestion so far. He urges every mother’s elub in the State to keep this matter of the de- ) creasing number of milk cows be fore their members and if necessary to ask the next Legislature to pro- Trees Charles lAthrop Pack is president of the American Tree Association, and is giving away 300,040 primers on forestry to school children. He Is In charge of plans for observance of National Forestry Week, begin* j 1_ ping April ML ■ _* few — —With Us— si Thursday and Friday 7th and Bth Expert Corsetierle si : —Miss Walker— , f W_D§L From Gassard Mfg. Co. - ffigplif displaying the latest in Fash- 1 \YW ion-Corselettes, Wrap arounds, Step-Ins, Corsets \\ J and Brassieres Tell Us Your Corset —Troubles— 1 Regardless of size, small or M | large, we are in position to W@ I fit all figures Mm FISHER’S UJ ’ "" ij I * /wrnw-MK !l| \U . INSTITUTION- I | 1 1 iv| € > Tixx^y r vft 3 •VJL T)FPft T7TKEHT STOBttf | 60-54 South Union St., Concord, N. C. " || The New Print Dresse* :| Priced Surprisingly Low! I § Quaint, smart, anil becoming j are what these little Frocks oft fi Printed Silk prove to be! If yot|; jj didn't know the price, you'd lira 11 them immensely I And wheijb | you learn that, you’re more fhaq In Original Designs and Colors 1 1 The designs of the patterns arts unusual and adaptable to the cur" rent inodes. For t|ie woman and miss, priced, i * — —. -a.- I ■" 1.... ,i "" i'll' | ||B Savings Department : . i , * * \ >* ♦ j.',./- '* : ® -s? A new interest Period Begonia Our | [■ SAVINGS DEPARTMENT APRIL FIRST 1 I; I] I All deposits made in our Savings Department on-or ■ before April 10th draw -1 per cent, interest from April Ist, ■ compounded quarterly. j| Citizens Bank and Trust Company $ vide "in the machinery act of 1927 an exemption from nil forms of tax of one milk cow for family use.” The j women of the State are the dietitian* and they can perhaps do more to en courage family cow ownership than anyone else, once they are aroused to | the need. Folks like to be exempt from taxes for any reason whatso " " PAGE FIVE ever, and exempting the mi!* s cow fiom taxation might encourage 'bhajm to own a cow who* now' do possess one. The National Union of RaiHray-i’ men of Great Britain has a mt-Mbtal ship of 325.000.