< N Tuesday, May 11, 1026
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WAR MOTHERS SECRETARY,
MRS. ROARK. MAKES REPORT
Stosfcers Enthusiastic Over Reception
to Concord; Made to Feed They
Owned the Town.
Charlotte Obaerver.
Mrs. J. W\ Roark. who li/s been
secretary of the state war mothers
for the |>ast five years and who has
jost been succeeded by Mrs. E. P.
Tilley, also of this city, has made
the following brief report of the an
nual meeting of the state war moth
ers held in Concord last week;
‘'The seventh annual state eon
vehtion of American War Mothers waa
held in CoueoTd May 5 and 6 and
waa delightful as well as encourag
ing. proving' tw Interest of the moth
cts who so freely gave their song
and daughters to the government' has
not relaxed and that neither have
they relaxed interest 'to the boys of
other mothers who returned home
broken in health and some iff them in
Npirit. The welcome from the Cabar
rus Comity mothers and mayor made
the convention feel that Concord be
longed to them.
“The War Mothers were made hap--
py by the greetings from the follow
ing organisations conveying the love
, esteem in whieh the war mother
is held : American Is-gion, Legion Aux
iliary. C. t>. C., I). J. It., EWs
I laughters. Woman's Club aDd tbe
Chamber of Commerce,
t “A beautiful response was given to
thww greetings by Mfe. Hugh Mont
gomery, bf Charlotte, State war motb
er. _ '
“A North Carolina flag p r i_
seatjed to the state organization hy
Mr« v R. E. Ridenhoiir, a gift from the
Concord chapter; It was accepted
by Mrs. J. W. Roark, of the. Char
lotte, chapter. -. . ,
,„ h Mrs. Mary Rennctt Littje, of
\\adesboro national fourth vice pres
ident and national chairman of pris
on work was presented to the conven
ton,
“4 feature of the memorial hour
by Mi's. S. A. Wolfe, of Concord, was
a *.olo—"Klpl’n'g s Recessional. - ’ by
Mr. 'Kim floodroan,, accompanied bv
Mrs. Orrell.
.''Courtesies extended the mothers
and visitors was « tea at tbe Stone
wall Jackson Training School by the
Stonewall .la<.ksO|ii Chapter of King's
Daughters.. where four hundred boys
si»Jg and recited for the visitors. A
drwn by tdie Kiwauis club, lmjclieoe
<m Wednesday by the chamber of com
mevee and Thursday by American leg
ion and Auxiliary to the Legion and a
reception Wednesday evening.
“At the spacious home of Mr. and
i Mra. C. A, Cannon by the Daughters
of the American Revolution and the.
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
’The following officers were elected:
President. Mrs. W. I). Pemberton, of
Concord : first Vice President, Mrs. it.
(»■ Little, Wadesboro; second vice
1 l esidi nt, Mrs. C. IV Robinson, Gas
tonia : third vice president, Mrs. 1,. C.
Phillips. 4shemoro; fourth vice presi
i dem,. K. Patterson, Con
cord ; reeord’ng secretary, Mrs. K. P.
Tingley. Charlotte; corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. It. E. Ridenehour, Con
cord : registering secretary. Mrs. J. F.
Gocdsou of Concord; chaplain, Mrs.
.1. B. Atkinson. Gastonia; auditor,
Mis. Coyall, Washington. N. C.
“Asheville, Charlotte and Wasfiing- 1
ton each extended invitation for next i
year's convention. Tile Washington 1
invitation was accepted.’’ , 1
Concord Folks Attend Races.
Among the Concord people attend- ,
iug the Memorial Day races in Char
lotte Monday, were: i
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Cannon, Mrs.
W. 11. Wadsworth. Mrs. L. E. Boger.
Mrs. W. A. Foil, Miss Elizabeth
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sherrill. N
Dr. and Mrs. Joe A. Hartsell, Mr. and
Mrs. S. L. Brown, X. A. Archibald.
■ X. A. Archibald, Jr., L. R. Vow, A. G.
Smith. William Cannon, Ernest Por
ter, Dick Richards, Lindsay Ross and
Fred Kestler.
A Musical Entertainment.
A very humorous musical play “The
Minister - * Wife's New Bonnet," will
be given at Fore3t Hill ChurtHi in the
Sunday school auditorium Thursday,
May lStlj. at Bp, m. Hie admission
will be 15 and 25 cents. The proceeds
will go toward paying for a piano in
the Senior-Intermediate Department.
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PERSONAL.
Miss Fleet, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Mor
ton and John M. Fall, all of Lynch
brug, spent the week-end in Concord
as the guests of Mrs. W. A. Foil.
They returned to Lynchburg this
morning.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Misenheimer,
Misses Mabel and Rubye Misenheimer
and Clyde Misenheimer spent Sunday
in the western part of the State, go
ing to see the {great fires.,
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Edwin Rice has returned to Duke
University, after spending the week
end here with Friends.
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' Rev. C. Herman Trueblood and
Jesse Griffin went to Peachland Sun
day evening. Mr. Trtt*bloo<K§unday
night preached the annual sermon to
the graduating class of the PeacfaLud
High School.
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Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Correll, Mrs.
Hazel Witherspoon, and two sons,
James and William, returned Monday
evening to Greensboro, after spending
several days in Concord, Charlotte
and Lancaster.
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Miss Dora Stewart is spending the
. day in Mt Gilead with relatives and
ftjenUs.
Miss Bess of Morgan
tou, is spending several days here
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. J. R. Meredith and children,
of Thomasville, ate spending some
time here at the home of the former's
father, tQ. XV. Petrea.
J•* - * -
J. H. Hudson, of Monroe, was a
business visitor In Concord today
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Mrs. \ jetor Bell aud daughter, of
Raleigh, are guests here of the for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Rd
Kestler. • *,
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The condition of Robert Sgfrit.
who became suddenly ill Saturday nf-'
terooon, is improved.
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Mrs. F. R. Garrison, of Joplin, Mo.,
who has been visiting her mother, in
Concord, is now in York, S, C., spend
ing several days w'tli relatives.
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Robert Solomon ami Clyde Murr
attended the races in Charlotte Mon
day.
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Mlles H. Wolff, who sppnt the
weta-end in Concord, returned to
Charlotte Monday morning, to attend
the Memorial Day races.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Cola, Mrs. J.
A. Cole and Miss Lauline Cole have
returned to Durham, after spending
the week end with Mr. and k*rs. H. M.
Cook.
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R. M. Cook and G. A. Cole, of Dur
ham, atteuded the races in Charlotte
Monday.
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Mrs. R. T. Troutman and daughter/
Geraldine, of Charlotte, spent Mon
day in Concord with Mr. ami Mrs.
John A. Cline.
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Charlotte Observer: “Miss Margar
et I). Ford has returned to Concord
after spending the week-end in the
city visiting Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L.
Troy."
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Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Happenfield. Jr,,
and daughter of Columbia. S. C., were
the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Supenfield.
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Dr. and Mra. D. G. Caldwell werd
among the Concord people attending
Ihe Charlotte races.
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Oswald Biackwelder spent Monday
night in Concord, cn route to his home
in Clifton Forge, Va. from the Me
morial Day races in Charlotte.
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Mrs. Zeb Blaekwrxter, of Hunting,
ton, IV. Va., is the guest here, of Mrs.
R. J. Phillips.
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Miss Alberta Shinn end Miss Kath
leen Sapiwnfield attended the races in
Charlotte Mouday.
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M sses Bertha Burner and Iln Boat!
and Robert Cline and Cline Mabrey
spent the week-end ip Chimney Rock.
Meeting of tbe Ugfcst Brigade of St.
James Church. ,
The Little Lights will meet Thurs
day with Elizabeth and Laura Fay
Krider.
The Torch Bearers Thursday with
Winifred Biackwelder.
Lamp Lighters Friday with James
Graeber. The hour for each day is
3 ;30. 1
Tbs Floral Club Meeting. '
The Floral Club will meet Wednes
day afternoon at 3 :80 with Mrs. B. F.
Rogers, at her home on Franklin Av
enue.
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Mr. uid Mrs. Brooks Move.
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Brooks, who
• have been occupying an apartment! 1
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. j
Boyd, moved this morning to the
former Smith home on Marsh street^
Gather Intimate Records On Life of
’ W. J. Bryan.
| Lincoln, May 11 ■ —(As)—ln
-1 timate records of the life of William
| Jenuiags Bryan are being collected
I from his political and personal
< friends by the Nebraska State His-
I torical Society for a W. ~f. Bryan
I collection tu be preserved in the
j society’s museum sere,
I Included in the plan is the assem
f Wing of personal recollections of Mr.
< Bryan from pernens t- in Nebraska
I wUo.Jfnjw'bita^^#-important
S years of his li<e hoct;..-
R In nrwspaper files, clippings, pam- \
| phlets and books an its librasy for the I
I period 1885 to 1025, the society has
K a vast collection of soun-e material |
5 hearing on elm Commoner’* life.
I The only'-Tva> to keep a cirtle of
friends ia always to act on the square. I
SEEN AT CHARLOTTE RACE&
W. M. SHERRILL.
Twelve forty-five and grandstand B
only dotted here and there with spec
tators. In grandstand A crowd filing
in slowly. Friends stop and shout to
one another.
Man leans over two rows of seats
to shake hands with fat acquaintance.
People growl and atare at'him. One
woman jerks head away as hat , is
knocked to ode side of head. ,
Fine breeze sweeps grandstand. Peo- 1
pie holding hats to keep them from
blowing off. Overhandihg clouds
keep sun.from shining too brightly.
Mapy men in shirt-sleeves. , j
Crowd misses Tommy Milton and
Earl Cooper. Milton is jn pit of
Hearne at 1 o'clock, but wit not -drive.
Great favorite with crowd. Hearne.
Kreis iad McDonough driving Milton’s
cars.
Wind higher and so are skirts. The (
breezes whiplQng through aisles no re
specter of persons. Bare knees are *
rule rather than the exception ns dim- 1
sy skirts are sent helter-skelter by '
wind. * ’
Clouds heavier and over-head at
1 :M). Feels like rain. i
Sandwiches being eaten by persons
, all around me. Just ate one myself.
I Tried to get jt down eahjer with dope
that was drier than the bread. Dirt
has throat patched. I
, Woman asks oold drinks man if he
has water. Fat chance to get water
here. You drink soda pop or parch.
Five drivers tuning up at 1:15.
Making about 100 miles an hour.
Others seem satisfied except Peter De-
Paolo who is working on car.
Fort Mill band of about 40 pieTes.
starts parade in front of grandstand A.
Music good bbt marching of players
.rotten. “Old Glory' saluted by ris
ing thousands.
It’s 1:30 and Fred Wagner, the of
ficial starter, goes among the drivers
to see if they are feady. OePnolo and
workers seem a little worried as they
grab here and there for a tool.
Confederate veteran sitting next to
me gets up to see crowd. Biggest he
has ever seen he tells u friend. Looks
at watch constantly. Declines to eat
sandwich but tried “dope.” .
Now 1:45 and Peter and mechanics
not through with car. Spectators un
easy for fear he will not start. Other
drivers giving carts the "once over"
while others sit calmly in their pits.
Pete grabs wrench and tightens ex
haust pipe.
'Fat boy just behind me begs for
another soft drink. Has only liad
three, lie tells father. Mother enters
argument. Gets no drink.,
. Older brother of fat boy takes
charge and explains race in details.
Father picks car 16, Benny HHI, fat
boy takes Pete aud the older brother
Harry Hartz.
They're lining up at 1:55. Peter
unable to get car started. Fat boy
about ready to cry over his entry's
hard luck.
Fight starts at my right. Everyone
jumps up and spouts. Fights always !
welcome on such occasions.
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Cross-eyed man with voice like bull
selling programs. Tall epough to 1
reach from one aisle to other almost. '
Good salesman but eyes are rather an- 1
noying.
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Pqtcr finally gets engige started. •
Goes-around track.
Hartz called to front to get silver
loving cup for making best time in 1
preliminaries. Is one of favorites. '
\ Peter completes lap and -drives to '
rear of ears. Announcer states that 1
he w.iir drive car of Ralph Hepburn, 1
No. 5. Hepburn takes Peter’s car,
No. 1.
Shout goes up as drivers start. Hartz
takes lead and twice they circle truck
without speed.
Two eight and they're o>. Hill
jumps to lead. Ilartz, Woodbury,
Kreis, Elliott and Comer close be
hind.
Twelve laps and Peter's out. His
car goes bad so he signals Hepburn
! to stop. Takek his own car us crowd
roars. „
| Fat boy delighted now. Tears al
most cpme to his eyes Peter came to
pit. Hartz, DeVore, Woodbury and
Tireis in lead.
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Dr. Shnttuc out. Nothing unusual
for him. Gets oil and lights out again.
The erowd moans. DePaolo comes
to pit again. Fat boy is consoled by
mother but it’s no goad. Tears stream
down face.
i It’s the 31st lap and No. 35 is. in
the pit. Peter still working on car.
Fat boy gives up. Lays head on rftm
and has good cry.
McDonough out on 63rd lap. Had
been lead’ng all the way. Man in
front curses luck for he had just bet
$5 on him.
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•Ninety laps and not a tire changed.
Rubber standing gaff better than met
al for every pit call due to engine
trouble.
No. 35 an pit again. Not: driving
more* than 60 miles .;ap hour but stays
in to get money.
| Another groan and mos-e curses on
' 93rd. Hill out of race with' engine
I trouble. Was in third place and*go
ring good. Pace setter and favorite.
I Gets out very ealmly and drinks dope. I
I Kreis doing fine. Stops to have]
fHE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE
Unique Shape
The charm of thla fiat lies to its
unique shape and unusual cpmbinm
don of felt and silver paillettes. I|
is steel blue felt cut In three Sections
with • leaf design in paillettes to
each section.
water poured on car a fid his leg. due
to heat. Next lap engine starts miss,
ing. Told by Milton to take it “easy.”
l)r. Shattuc and Ben Jones 35 laps
behind but they are staying in there
to get part of money. Four cars al
ready out.
Woodbury out at 12lst tap. Was
leading then. Devore takes lead, with
Hartz second and Batten third.
Slight shower. What a mess there
would be if a real rain came. Air
plane about 3 miles high overhead. No
coyer of anykiud around here.
More stuff to eat. Sandwiches are
mighty good after sitting here two
hours. Fat boy gets “dope" and takes
15. Three laps and 15 goes bad. Al
most cries again.
Crowd thinning out on 150th lap.
Best time made 127 miles an hour.
Slowest race I have seen here; 1
Just a steady grind now at three
o’clock with Jones and Shattuc stop
ping every third round. Neither
making more than SO miles an hour,
with Jones : ji No. 35 going about 60
most of the time.
More clouds but no rain at 8:30.
Sun-burned persons seen all Around
me, especially children with no hats.
Looks like Devore, Hartz. Comer
Bat'en at 100th. No luck changed for
on 194th Comer goes iu for tire
change. Batten third.
They're flagging Devore with Hartz
second. Crowd milling out. This!
from infield makes vision almost im
possible. My blue suit changed to
one of brown. Astonished at condi
tion of the wife’s dress, and face. “You
look uo better,” she retorts.
Others being flaggggl. More clouds
and dirt. It's over without much real
kick.
HARVEY COLI MBPS SLOOP.
Harvey Columbus Sloop was hagu
April ID. 1857. He was baptized .IqUC
28, 1857 in Lutheran ‘Chapel, by th<*
pastor, Rev, B. C. Hall. His father
took him to Church and Sunday schoo’
when lie was small and he was placed
in Peter Wayne's Sunday school class
of little boys and there Jie learned
many valuable lessons. On Sunday
night before his father went to tin
army, lie learned to sing “Rock of
Ages." which was the first song he
learned to sing. In the summer of
1867, he went to a school taught b;
P. A. Sloop, and there lie committee
the 23rd Psalm to memory. This wa:
his favorite Psalm. When he was If
years of age. he joined the Lutheran
Chapel choir and was « member ol
this choir for 56 years. He was cate
chised and confirmed by the Rev. W
Kimball at the age of 16. He wa'
married to ffharlotte C. Bostian Jau
nary 10, 1878 by Rev. W. H. Cone
He was installed a deacon of thi
church council January 1894, by Rev
C. A. Marks, and served 26 consecu
tive years as deacon. He was r
member of the Lutheran Brotherhood
and served as its president for a
time. He was assistant superintend
ent of the Sunday school for a num
ber of taught several dif
ferent classes of the school. He died
Mav 3, 1926. At his death he was
IW years, and 14 days old.
A faithful wife, four sons, two
brothers, one sister, a host of reia
tions and friends mourn his departure.
He will be missed by his loved ones
in the home, by the friends of the
community, and in the church. God
lias called a gpnd man from us. Hit
works do follow him. 'We shall re
member bis kind word of encourage
ment, and his bright smile of friend
liness will remain with us.
The funeral services were held at
Lutheran Chapel on the afternoon of
May 4th. A great host of friends am 1
loved ones attended. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by the pastor
Rev. E. F. K. Roof, assisted by for
mer pastors, Revs. B. 8. Brown and
A. Brown. The Wessinger male
quartet sang one of Mr. Sloop's origi
nal compositions: “Ye Members of
, Our Church.” The body was laid t>
; rest in Green Lawn Cemetery. R.
A Misunderstanding.
There was trouble at the office and
the husky new clerk was in disgrace.
“You’re final!” snarled his boss.
“When I hired you I asked if you were
quick at figures and you said yes."
“Jumpin’ snakes!',’ expostulated A|h
i»OBa I’etc. “1 thought, you said triM
genM" t'j 1 ( v VIX ‘ M
CARD OF THANKS.
I take this means of extending
thanks'and Appreciation to my friends
1 for their loyal support which enabled
Ime to win the Reeves' California trip.
JULIA WILLETT.
! NAZARETH ORPHANS HOME
MANAGERB MEET TODAY
Hold Session in Lexington.—To Re
port to North Carolina Olassis of
Reformed Ctrarch.
The Board of Managers of Naza
reth Orphans' Home Is meeting today
in the First Reformed Church of Lex
ington. This is the regular annual
meeting. The treasurer, of the Home,
Mr. Geo. H. Moose, will submit the
annual report. The receipts for thej
current expenses exceed $12,000 for
the year—the largest amount since
the founding of the Home. Incomes'
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of applicationa.for the admittance of
children to the Home. Last year on
' ly six of sixteen wljo made formal ap
plication could be admitted.
Rev. W. C. Lyeriy is secretary to
the Board and will present the report
of the Board to the Chassis of North
Carolina, whieh convenes tonight in
Hedrick's Grove Reformed Church,
six miles south of Lexington. This
I report will show that the building
j program is nearing completion. The
| Home will soon be equipped with the
necessary buildings to care for 75
children, giving them the advantages
of a full high school education, and
training in household economics and
farming?
Other members from Rowan county
attending the meeting today are; J.
W. Peeler, of Rockwell, Rev. W. H.
McNairy, the superintendent of the
Home, Mr. L. M. Peeler, of Faith, Mr.
B. S. Shuford, of China Grove.
The pastor of Trinity congregation
and Elder J. O. Moose will represent
the local congregation at the 96th an
nual sessions of the Classis which
convenes tonight, add will close on
Thursday night or Friday forenoon.
TODAY’S EVENTS
Tuesday, May 11. 1928
Annual observance of Arbor Day
in the state of Montana.
Rt. Rev. William T. Manning to
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PAGE FIVE
: day observes his fiftieth
as Episcopal bishop of New
An international campfire 'CoaflHi
ence of the Girl Scouts opens tofiHl
at Briarcliff, N. Y., to |
one week.
The annual convention of
sociation of Junior Leagues of Aim||
ica opens today at
and will continue three I
Providence, R. 1.. today *§ll aH
veil a tablet in eommenioratiqj* ofittMM
visit of General Lafayette to dSH
city in 1824. 1
High government and state officflHH
and business men
indu«tries will be among the
<u's at the fourteenth annual mtaUllW
of the Chamber of Commsece
United States, which begimr/M ocjl~5 :
I sions today in Wash ington" 1
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