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DISPATG 3 K- MJJOO PEOPLE BEAD, T HE D I S-P A,T C WHY NOT von IF IT HAPPENS ITS W THE DISPATCH ONLY ONE DOLLAR A TEAS. 1: State Library THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH: THE PEOPLE; ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDKTCD AY. JANUARY 5, 1916. VOL. XXXIV NO. 36." COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION. CITIZENS ARE CO-OPERATING. OLDEST MAN IN MISSOURI. FOR FARM CO-OPERATION. HOPE FOR TUBERCILARS. ROBERT JT MTfEELY LOST THE BAPTISTS CALL PASTOR. . , Rev. . Dearie. Of Hickory, Wren . ;: Unanimous' tall Here 8. 8. : QfflcersChosen. Revi J. V. Harte, of Hickory, was extended a unanimous and hearty call by the FlrBt Baptist church of Lexing ton, in conference Sunday morning. The ehurch has been without a pas tor since the first of December when the resignation of Rev. J. M. Ham rick took place. The pulpit commit tee had been diligently-looking over the field In the state to try and select a suitable man to whom a call might be given. The mention of the name of Rev. Mr. Harte and the possibility of his acceptance 'met with a most hearty response on the part of the whole church and the call was made most urgent Rev. Mr. Harte has been pastor of : the First Baptist church of Hickory for eight years and during his pastor ate there has assisted, in the formation of three mission" churches and has seen the membership rise from 250 to about 800. He is a public spirited man and has the confidence and es teem of the whole people of the city. He is counted as one of the strong men in the Baptist State Convention, and the Baptist congregation here and Lexington in general will be fortunate ' If he accepts the call so warmly ex tended. After the call was extended Rev. Mr. Harte, Mr. T. I. Warfford, who has been financial secretary of the church aaked to be relieved of that position, owing to the pressure of business af fairs that prevented him giving a proper amount of time to he work. Mr. Ed F. Smith was elected. The Sunday School also elected new officers for the ensuing year. Mr. Roy T. Brown was unanimously chos en superintendent, Mr. John A. Sink, assistant superintendent and Mr. E. E. Withers poon, second assistant su- perintendent; Mr. A. E. Sheets, secre tary and treasurer and Mrs. J. B Wright organist, with Miss Esther Yarbrough assistant. All teachers were re-elected for another year, with the exception of the Baraca class, which appointed a committee to nom inate a teacher for election next Sun day. In the "army and navy" contest for membership and attendance in the Baraca class, the "army" team won the victory and the "navy" boys will be hosts at an oyster supper for the whole class. Perpetual B. A L. Prospers. The Lexington Perpetual Building and Loan Association, now five years old begins the happy New Year with a record hardly unbeaten in North Carolina. With the closing of the past year's bosinesa a certified accountant was secured, as Is their regular cus tom, and went over the books, care fnny and thoroughly. Everything was found In apple pie order, and the au-. ik disclosed the fact that a most ex celknt record had been made, one that was mnch above the average of such associations In the State. - Besides being a safe and sensible place for the Investor, this associa tion kM been on the bustle as a home builder and has during Its life built aboqt f&O.OOO worth of bouses In Lex Ingtaa and suburbs, to which its activ ities are limited. Just now a new se ries, the- 13th, Is being opened and the way folks are taking these new shares Is very flattering to the officials. Mr. Chas. E. McCrary, the Jovial and painstaking secretary and treasurer. gives the same close and careful at tention to the affairs of the associa tion he does to his private business, and this accounts largety for Its tip top record. A series has never been matured yet, but the first will reach maturity In less than the regulation time. Help Employes to Save. - The management of the Elk, Dixie, Peacock and Iexlngton Mirror furni ture plants- has made an exceptional offer to employes to aid and encour age them In saving. ' Money has been deposited In local bank and every one ' of the 300 employes who will acre to deposit a dollar month as saving will be credited with a dollar from this fund. Those who feel they cannot make the dollar payment may pay fifty cents month. Circulars have been printed by the management ana distributed to all employes. Special Cesrt I ffesslen. The extraordinary term of court ' called to hear the Cramer-Finch ap peal convened Monday moraine, with Judge M. H. Justice presiding. Sever al boars were consumed In seen ling a jsry. aner which the bearing of ev Meac began without delay. Attor neys tn the rase expressed the belief yesterday that the case would be sub mitted to the Jury probably late to day. The case of J. F. Hedrtrk vs. Commissioners of Lexington will then ne neara. The following were chosea as hi rove for the Cramer-Finch trial: Geo. M. Young, P. E. Whicker. C J. Clod feller, C. A. Barnes, James Loflln, Zed Evans. John C. Bodenhamer, A. L. Bowers, IX F. Benier, Frank Loman. Geo. T. Hege, Harrison Ryerly. Tadkla College fin-alt. Rev. Geo. W. Holmes, the president of the "North Carolina M. P. Confer enee, will be oa the coarse and preach at the following churrhee on the fol lowing dates: - Betbesda, Thursday, Jan. 13th, 11 a. m. Friendship, Friday, Jan.. 14th. p. m. '""Tedkhi CoUge, Friday, January 14, t . ea.' - f . . .. Klilloo, Saturday, Jsnssry 15th, at II a. av . j Dinner: Business of Quarterly; Conference tn the afternoon. All offi cials aaked to be present Business will b very Important fthlloe, Sun day, Jan. 16th. II a. in. , ' Ml Carmel, Jan. Hta 1:30 a. m. Iila1nn, Jaa. Kth. fa.. The public cordially Invited to st trad all theee services aad bear Bra Hi hats H. L. POWELL, Pastor. County Fathers Have Two Days Ses sionJury List Drawn County School Apportionments. The first Monday In January found a double portion of work awaiting the board of county commissioners and the county board of education. Both boards spent a busy day Monday go ing over claims and warrants and au thorising the winding up of routine business. The principal business oc cupying the attention of the board of education 1 was the apportionment of the - school money, for the public schools of Davidson in 1916. At press hour this work was still in progress. Aside from the routine business the county commissioners Monday heard a road case from near Thomasviile, in which a a number of citizens were seeking a cartway through the Darr lands, which was being resisted. The petitioners won their case and nomi nal damages were granted the own ers of the lands through which the road will pass. The following jurors were drawn for the February term of superior court which begins a two weeks term on February 28th: Alleghany 1st week, O. C. Cook, G. W. Surratt; 2nd week, T. B. Stokes. Abbotts Creek 1st week, C. H. Bo- denhamer, J. W. Moore; 2nd week, A. M. Hedgecock. Arcadia lBt week, W. L. Craver, C. HV Miller; 2nd week, Robt C. Hege. Boone 1st week, N. W. Koonts, R, G. Sowers; 2nd week, D. W. Barnes. Conrad Hill 1st week, Jno. T. Younta, W. H. Underwood; 2nd week, S. L. Younts. Cotton Grove 1st week, O. L. Ston er, William Warfford; 2nd week, 0. Sink. Emmons lBt week, B. M. Gallimore, A. G. Surratt; 2nd week, Jas. A. Sni der. Healing Springs 1st week, C. E. Volls. Miles Shipton; 2nd week, W. A. Williams. Hampton 1st week, W. E. J. Weav er. Yadkin College 2nd week, Jno. A. Wood. Jackson Hill 1st week, Alex Tay lor, J. B. Giover; 2nd week, H. W. Surratt. Lexington 1st 'week, W. Thos. Ev erhart, R. Lee Sowers. Walter H. Leonard, W. J. Beck, Chas. Everhart; 2nd week, O. H. Koonts, Henry D. H In kle. Mldway-lst week, C. R. Wilson, H. S. Zimmerman; 2nd week, Thos. A. Sink. Reedy Creek 1st week, C. J. Byer- ly, E. D. Link; 2nd week, Jno. C. Mize. Silver Hill 1st week, W. D. Starr, Thos. C. Foust; 2nd week, Jas. A. Shirley. Thomasviile 1st week. W. R. My ers, Early B. Jones, Geo. W. Saint sing, Jno. I. Fowler; 2nd week, R. F. Cecil, Grady Burton. - Tyro Is week Jno. H. Gobble J. Mack ' Fritter 2nd - week. Madison Frttts. f Watch Night Service. -The watch night service at the Methodist church Friday evening was enjoyed by many of the congregation and number from other churches. Talks were made on the strong points or tne Sunday school, by Mr. J. B. Steele, on the weaks points of the school, by Supt. O. V. Woosley and on "Why I go to Prayer Meeting." by Mr. D. K. Cecil. Refreshments were served and good fellowship was ev erywhere tn evidence. Just before the closing of the old year. Rev. W. H. Willis, spoke from the subject. "Why I am a Methodist" The pastor, while giving his reasons for denominational faith, wished It clearly understood that he did not have a hammer after any other denomination, and that be thought all branches of the church ought to pull together for the good of the Kingdom and waste little time in slapping at each other. Good Flctnres riease. The good people of Lexington have shown beyond question their willing ness to pay an advanced admission price to see a great picture play. Dur ing the holidays The Lyric Theatre showed the White Sister, Oraustark and the Heart of The Blue Ridge, three great photo dramas, to crowded bouses at 10 and 15 cents. This Justi fies the management In believing that tne people or Lexington want the best We have, accordingly, arranged for one big World Film picture for every Monday afternoon and night during the month of January. The admission price for these features will be 10 and IS cents. The other live days In the week the price will remain the same as usual, I and 10 cento. The Lyric la being conducted to please Its patrons. The big picture for next Monday night will be Robert Warwick, In the Face in the Moonlight, and promises to be great show. It Is five act Wm. A. Brady feature. The theatre will open promptly at one o'clock. Twin City Keep Grew lag. '" The summing op of building oper ations in Winston-Salem during the past 12 months shows that In spite of the general depression from which the entire country suffered during the summer months tha.t city has main tained her splendid record for the year, and this notwithstanding mat curing April, May, June aad July the operations represented only about hall the aggregate values dur ing those months last year. During ine year, tne buildings ererted la Win ston-Salem exclusive of suburbs, rep resent an aggregate expenditure of nearly il.ooo.ooo. The exact figures are ID42.I74. In 1911 the aggregate was SKI 1.141. The conditions of Cyres B. Watson. who Is seriously 111 at his home, con tinues to show no Improvement With the first of January all new states la the Union were added to the dry column. Colorado. South Carolina, Idaho, Iowa, Arkansas and Washing- .inn putting prohibition laws Into st reet Oeorgla will go dry on May 1 and Virginia Nov. L There will then be total of eighteen states in the Union with statewide tows. Generous Offer of Free Labor to Aid In Building Good Roads In the Different Sections. That Davidson county citizens are interested in good roads as they nev er were before needs no further evi dence to prove than the big delega tions that came Monday to appear be fore the road commissioners with of fers of co-operation. Sixty-eight days of man labor and 140 days with two teams was the sum total of the vol untary work accepted at Monday's session. Arnold sent a large and en thusiastic delegation with the pledge of an equivalent of 140 days double team work, while citizens of Midway came offering a total of 68 days free labor if the commissioners would au thorize the construction of a link from that place to connection the Thomas- vllle-Winston road at Bethany. Both offers were accepted. Hon. C. H. B. Leonard was appointed as foreman of the Midway-Bethany division. To 1 be able to meet the new de mands for equipment occasioned by voluntary work, the commissioners authorized the purchase of 24 new scrapes and, six wheel scrapes and an additional mule. A number of oth er communities have made most lib eral offers of co-operation and as soon as preliminaries can be arrang ed these are expected to be accepted. It is very likely that shortly work will begin, on a road that will run south and connect with roads being built by Randolph, Montgomery and Stanly, leading into the new city of Badin. A good roads system has also been laid out by the Badin corporation and these will be linked on to the propos ed system. Connection is soon to be made at the Yadkin river, near High Rock, with the good road leading to Salisbury. Engineer Roy T. . Brown acted as secretary. Commissioner Lee V. Phil lips was absent, being confined to his home with grip. Fine Program at Lyric. The Lyric Theatre has a big pro gram today, beginning at one o'clock, the Beloved Vagabond, a big six reel Gold Rooster play, featuring Edwin Arden, who played the lead, Wu Fang, in the New Exploits of Elaine. This picture was made by The Pathe Com pany, and is a strong American drama In natural colors. The picture was made In America and sent to France where it was hand painted. This is the first picture of its kind ever shown in Lexington, and you should not fail to see it. The admission price is 5 and 10 cents for the afternoon until six o'clock. From six to ten at night the admlsison will be 10 and 15 cents. Come early and you will get a cheap admission. You will also avoid the rush. Don't fail to see this picture. Women's suits are now selling for hall price at The Fred Thompson Co. and women's and children's coats are one-fourth off. Big cuts are also an nounced in Men's Overcoats. This is trade news of importance. Henkle-Cralg Co. and good livestock are Just about all one and the same thing, for wherever you find the for- fmer you need not look further for the latter. They are going to have four carloads of good animals to arrive at their Salisbury stables Monday. Now Is the time to buy furniture, and especially so in view of the bar gains the Lexington House i Furnish ing Co. announce In their ad in this Issue. It might pay you handsomely to go to their store and take a look at the bargains they are talking to you about To move a large hardware store is a mighty big Job, and no hardware man wants to do It unless he can be of more service to his customers. The Manning Hardware Co. have moved tbelr entire stock to the Bieslcker Building and now invite you there. Their new store Is a dsndy. Another Lexington firm that has Just done the moving stunt Is the Lex ington Steam Bakery, who are now located on Main Street in connection with the Lexington Cafe. One of the great pictures of movle- dom Is "The Face in The Moonlight" which will be shown at the Lyric Monday night for 10 and 15 cents. The way to be happy In the future Is to lay the right kind of foundation today. The Bank of Lexington Is anx ious to help you lay that foundation right now. Call in and ask about the Holiday Savings Fund and how easy It Is to carry. Dave Leonard has for aale n num ber of building lots in East Lexington, and If you expect to build n boms In the future or want to make an Invest ment In a town that never stops grow ing, you might do well to see him and have his show you over the property. His ad la in this Issue. The Battle Cry of Peace," consid ered to be the most stupendous photo spectacle ever thrown on the screen will be shown at the Ross Theatre, High Point, Monday night next 67,- ooo people take part In Its production. It holds a lesson that should Interest every patriotic citizen. It cost half a million dolars to produce this picture, but you can see It now for only li and 50C. "Business has been good.1 aay the McCrary Furniture Co., and they ap preciative of the fact and the people who made the fact poalbls. They ex pect larger business this rear than tost by tar, and Intend to do tbelr part to Justify It Mlsaes Elisabeth Lather, of Win ston-Salern, Emma Chamn, of Mocks, vllls. aad Mr. U. K. Luther, of Raleigh, have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. B, Luthsr. Miss Rena Powell, niece of Rev. IL L. Powell, and Mrs. Msggio Bowls and nine aaugaiar, of Pinnacle, were guests at the minister's horns hers last week. The virtus which requires to be ev er guarded is scarcely worts the sen- tissl. Ooldssmlts. SHOP TALK. Jesse TV. Hartley, Katlve of This See Hon, is Sew 101 Left Here When, 80 Tears Old. Mrs. Abagall Irish, of Davenport, Iowa, a good friend of The Dispatch, tells of a most remarkable native Tar Heel, Mr. Jesse WJJartley, who lives in Webster'.- county, Missouri. Mr. Hartley ts a native of this section and a kinsman of the Hartley family of Yadkin College. Mrs. Irish also takes the Progressive Farmer, saying she Is Interested to watch the great agricultural development going on in this state. ' The article concern ing Mr. Hartley la reproduced from a Missouri paper and is as follows: "Webster county's oldest citizen and one of the oldest survivors among the pioneer settlers of Southern Missouri is Jesse W. Hartley, who on Decern Der xi, nexi wiu ; ceieorate Ms one hundred and .fourth birthday. The patriarch lives 6n a farm ten miles northwest of Marshfield. where seven ty-four years of his life have been spent. He Is a.', grandfather of John Hartley, a BoonVille street grocer, and Edward Hartley,! a city letter carrier on route No. S ity Springfield. Mr. Hartley was born In North Car olina December .! 17. 1811. His fore fathers came from the Highlands of Scotland, emigrating to America and settling in North Carolina In 1770. Just a short time before the war between the colonies and the mother country that brought Independence to the peo ple of the original thirteen states. "At the age of 30 years, Mr. Hart ley decided to leave North Carolina, having heard of the wonderful oppor tunities in the West, which was then one vast wilderness. With his wife and children he made his way to Mis souri, finally reaching Webster county where he decided to cast his lot. That he never regretted the selection of the Ozark country as, his permanent abode is snown in tne jact tnat in ail the seventy-four year that have elapsed since coming to this section he has lived on the place where he originally settled. i 5 Mr. Hartley his not been able to do much work about his farm for the last quarter century and in recent years he has been able to get about with difficulty owing to an affliction that overtook hint several years ago. The unfailing hand of time has not been stayed with him and he is now totally blind. Cataracts have covered both eyes. Relatives some time importuned bin to submit to an op eration for removal of the' cataracts, but he demurred and was permitted to have his own way, "According to statements by rela tlves of the venerable Webster county an, he has not been off his farm for twenty-five years and knows little of the modern conveniences of life, .TnutolnoUto nrt .11 has never si that he kno of modern inventions i. i xi j has been read to tiutr Boom timelr,u"r' l"".',!!" ago, efforts were made to indues him to climb Into an. automobile, tnat had stopped in front of his horns, but he refused to get Into the machine. "When the Civil war broke out. Mr. Hartley was too old to enlist How ever, all his sons, enlisted and fought for the flag of the Union. He has vo ted the republican ticket all his life and one of his prayers is that the par ty will be swept into power again in the general election next year. Mr. Hartley's : wife died several years ago. Of their union seven chil dren were born, .i Only four of them, however, survive, The youngest of these is 73 years old, an age at which most people are preparing for the in - evHable. The children are: Robert Hartley, 73 years old; Bently Hartley, 75 years old: Hamilton Hartley, 71 years, old, and Mrs. Sallle Bass. 80; years old. All live on farms in close proximity to the old homestead In Webster county. The centenarian, himself, makes his home with a son. Robert Hartley, who Is caring for him in bis last days "Mr. Hartley kas been affiliated with the Baptist church practically all hlsMrFarland. of High Point. State 8u llfe. He has aided in the construe-, perintendent of Junior work In North tion of three Baptist churches at Tim- Carolina. A very Interesting and In- Mr!l- W- H. Mendenhall. president ber Ridge, only a few miles from thestnirtlve program Is being arranged.0' ,ne ,fK'1 chapter United Daughters fsrm where be lives. A substantial I for this Junior Rally. of the Confederacy, announces the ap- church building occupies the site of! On Saturday evening, following the i polntment of the following commit the two previous buildings which were of only temporary construction. Mr. Hartler takes considerable pride in tne large numper or nis de scendants. There are forty-one grand- children, 121 great grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. "Despite his great age, Mr. Hart ley's mind Is as clear as that of men many years his Junior. He enjoys giv ing reminiscences of his boyhood days, being able to recall them much more quickly than events transpiring In the present day. Albemarle School Troupers. The Springs term of school at the Albemarle Normal and Industrial In - stltute opens Wednesday, January 6.; Tbls Institution closed Its fall term. after having had the most successful term In the history of ths school Rer. O. W. Shipley, the president of ths In stitution, stated that from a financial standpoint the fall term was a success and that every student who attended bad agreed to return and In addition thereto a number of new student would be on band. President Shipley bones to be able to commence work on ths new dormitory in the early spring. It Is n ease of necessity, al most, that this dormitory be erected before the opening net fall, on ac count of lack of room, Ths present capacity was overtaxed during the fall, with more than n score of girls rooming la private homes nearby. The New Bern Cotton Oil MlrKli ths latest addition to the ranks sf those mills that recognise the soy beans ss s coming North Carollns crop. Tbls mill will begin crushing the beans as smn ss the season of working with ret ton seed Is ovsr, which wll be sbout ths lsst of April or ths first of May. In a recast lettet to Mr. Williams ths president Of ths mill states that he will use about 600 or 1,000 tons. This Increases- furtts V lbs value of ths crop to the fanners of Eaatsrn North. Carollnaj ' Series of Meetings in the County to Handle Marketing and Other Pressing Farm Problems. The farmers of Davidson county have had many opportunities during the past few months to increase their usefulness and effectiveness, but dur ing this month many other fine things are in store. Beginning January 18th a tour of Davidson county will be made by a number of speakers, in charge of Mr. E. S. Millsaps, of States vllle, district agent for farm demon stration work and .County Agent J. B Steele, for the purpose of closely or ganizing the farmers for co-operation along different lines, especially in the problem of proper and profitable mar keting. Among other speakers who will be with Messrs. Millsaps and Steele at different points are Supt. P. L Feezor, Gen. Z. V. Walser, Hon. J. R. McCrary, Mr. J. F. Spruill and Mr. H. B. Varner. Practically every activity of farm life where the get-together spirit will benefit will be discussed by the differ ent speakers. A thing that will be stressed is the organization of com-. munity fairs, and it is hoped to or ganize one In every community visit ed. As an example of co-operation it may be noted that about 1000 farmers of Catawba county are so organized and that they-are selling their sweet potatoes for 90 cents and 1 a bushel, while the slipshod method of market ing only brings in 40 or 50 cents-. Every farmer in Davidson county will find something of interest in these meetings. The schedule Is as follows: January 18th Denton, 10 o'clock a. m.; Newsom, 3 o'clock, p. m.; South mnnt, 7 o'clock. January l'Jth Churchland. 10 o'clock a. m.; Tyro, 2 o clock, p. m.; Arcadia, 7 o'clock. January 20th Eller, 10 o'clock; Wallburg, 2 o'clock; Holly Grove, 7 o'clock. Robert Warwick in "The Face in the Moonlight." World Film Corporation releases the 5 part Williams A. Brady photo. play Robert Warwick in "The Face in the Moonlight." The picture is the work of Mons. Albert Capellani, the renowned French director, and it is his first production for World Film. Mons. Capellani is probably the most experienced motlrjn ptcture director In the world, with a record of 12 years continuous success in directing big productions. Robert Mantell, the famous star, made one of his strongest successes with this play, the period of which ts, that when Napoleon was coming into power in France. The great Emperor does not actually appear in the pic- 11"?' ut his hand Is apparent In the r"0" "'i. i . ""' arama which is wniien rounu uie j- brothers, each of whom is unaware of the others existence. One of the two, Victor, Is a chival rous, aristocratic soldier, falsely ac cused of a murder, which his villain ous half brother committed. Napole on pardons Victor, and Rabat, the murderer, at last goes to the scaffold to expiate his crimes. To be seen at The Lyric Monday, Jan. 10th, for 10 and 15 cents. District C. E. Convention. The Christian Endeavor Societies of the northwestern part of North Car- ollna will hold a rally and district convention in Greensboro on January 1 15-16 in the new church of the Cove- nant. corner of Walker Ave. and South Mendenhall streets, Greensboro. N. C. i For the past three weeks represents - fives of the Greensboro Societies have! been busily engaged in perfecting plans for the gathering, the first meet - ing or wmcn will be held at z:so:rinces non Mounicasiie, Mlioa o'clock. Saturday. January 15. and wllliSheets, Blanche Thompson and Doro- be In the nature of a Junior Rally. The afternoon's exercises will be i under the supervision of Mrs. L. W. I session of the Convention, a recep - tion. win be held In honor oflr i the vis tint de ecates. and for ths purpose of becoming better acquaint-1 Ie-Jackson celebration. Miss Oer ed. itrude Hsmner, Mrs. John T. Iiwe end 8unday morning. January 16th. Rev. E. Murphy Williams, pastor of the Church of the Covenant will preach; a special sermon to the Endeavorera. Sunday afternoon's session will be gin at 2:30. Tbls session will be giv en over to short talks by various En deavor experts on the theme of the Convention, "Increase Efficiency." Sunday night's session wll close the convention, and at this time addresses will be delivered by several of the 1 best sneakers In Christian Endeavor work In the South, The leading figure of the Conven- jtion Is Mr. Evsns of Iuisvllle, Ky, field secretary of the All-South Exten sion Committee. He will be present at all the sessions, will deliver ad dresses on two or three occasions, snd lead a conference on practical meth ods In Christian Endeavor work. An other prominent speaker will be Dr. Sylvester Newlln, now of High Point N. C. but formerly of Pasadena. Cat., one of ths leading C E. centers of the country. The Slats President Mr. George L. Mitchell, of Wilmington. N. C, will be present and will conduct a model C E. meeting. The Christian Endeavor movement hss spread very rapidly In this sec tion and especially In Greensboro and vicinity In the last two years. Since the State Convention was held here la June, 1)14. great amount of work and organisation baa been going on. and It Is believed that this onarantlno will be of great spiritual value to the city and Its churches, ss well as to the entire District It Is the aim and bops of the local Endeavorera that no evangelical church In thla district will be without Its strong snrlsty of young peopls when the year lilt comes to close. , In thoughts, ss la life, yon rean want yon sow. Will County Commissioners Name Commit, tee to Examine County Home and Make Recommendations. By far the most Important action taken by the county commissioners before they adjourned yesterday at noon was the appointing of a commit tee to inspect the county home and lands and report with recommenda tions as to whether steps should be taken to care for those afflicted with tuberculosis in Davidson county. The following well known citizeus of the county were named: Supt. p. L. Fee zor, Dr. A. A. York, Dr. M,- A. Bow ers, Mayor Chas. Young, Dr. W. J. Vestal, Mr. A. Homer Ragan, Mr. Archibald Johnson, Mr. George W. -Mountcastle. The committee will make their report at the next regular meet ing of the commissioners. The set of resolutions recently adopted by the county board of health and appearing in another column were presented to the board. Speaking to these resolutions were, Supt. P. L. Feezor, Dr. J. W. Peacock, Mr. Archi bald Johnson. Mr. A. Homer Ragan, Dr. M. A. Bowers, Mr. C. W. Stokes ana Mr. L. C. Ripple. A strone .Dlea was made for the aid of the many pa tients who are afflicted with this mal ady, yet have not at hands an oonor tunity to save themselves before the disease has taken such hold as to make their cases hopeless. It was pointed out that there are in North Carolina 6,000 people suffering from tuberculosis, while the State Sanato rium is caring now for about eighty. The different counties of the state have invested in county homes and lands about a million and a half dol lars and have only an average of thir teen inmates to the home. According to the last report of the state board of public charities, five counties had not a single person at these homes. 14, 000 acres of land is owned at these in stitutions, only about one-fourth of which is being used. It was further pointed out that the county home of Davidson was so sit uated as to make it an ideal place for caring for these unfortunate people. It is on one of the highest points tn Davidson county and stands well above the site of the town of Lexington. The lands could be used in raising cows and chickens and easily provide eggs tnd milk, the two finest remedies known for tuberculosis. The state of New York has tried the state plan and has, now turned to the county plan, which is found to be cheaper and far more effective, as it Is able -to reach more people promptly. uunrora county expects to have a county sanltorlum within the next few months, and the Davidson county board of health wants Davidson to beat everybody to It. They say Dav idson is getting the best system of county roads In the state and that It should lead in other lines of public endeavor 4s well. . - ... Saturday night Miss Frances Holt Mountcastle was hostess to a party of young folks at a theater party at the Lyric. Afterwards the young folks went to the home of Miss Dorothy Mendenhall where a luncheon was served. Miss Dorothy Mendenhall was the hostess Thursday night to a number of her friends at a theater party giv en st the Lyric in honor of Miss Ade laide Hargrave. who was at home 1 rrom Greensboro College for Women .'or the holidays ' Friday night the younger social set) enjoyed a progressive luncheon, being 1 entertained In succession by Misses 'ny Mendenhall. who serve elegsnt 'dainties. Pleasures were concluded with watching the transition of the years. "": tor the year s program. Mrs. 8. Venn. Miss Camllle Hunt Mrs. , W. Mountrsstle; for program of Mrs. T.' E. McCrary. Friday evening at the home of Gen. and Mrs. Zeb Vsnce Walser, on Third Avenue, tbelr daughter. Miss Pattle was nostess at an elaborate course luncheon. Miss Walser hsd as her guests Misses Mary Noble Burkhead, liols Williams, Maude Grimes. Pearl Hege, Mrs. Psul M. Bernhardt and Messrs. John Trlre. R. I). Lusk. Au ustus Lrszar, Lloyd Hunt, Ralph Moffltt and Dr. R. L. Reynolds. The members of the bridge club were entertained by lbs young ladles Tburndsy night with a progressive luncheon. Miss Pat Smith and sister,' Mrs. Joe Thompson, first were hos tesses and served fruit cocktails: Misses Mary and Elisabeth Hutchison served sandwiches and hot punch: Misses Ruth Propst and Mary Trice, a salad course: Misses Etta Vestal and Jesse Wheeler, Ices; Misses Lou ise Deesoa and Grace Price, coffee and mints. The evening wound up with a dance al the Elks' Club. 0 Mrs. W. T. Crimes was the charm ing hostess Wednesday afternoon, at her boms on East Fourth street, to tbs Detphlne Embroidery Circle. The meetings of this circle are always an- tlclpatedewrth tbs greatest pleasure by the members, as a delightful, eon genial time la always enjoyed. The Isdlns busied themselves with differ ent kinds of pretty needle work ex changing brtiht and Interesting chat later bslng served with elaborate re freshments by the boete. She was assisted by Mrs. J. C. Ortmes snd Mrs. J. C Hicks, la addition to the mem bers, Mrs. Orlmee had as ber guests Mesdames J. U lledrlrk. J. C. lllrka. J. R. Wolvertno, T. J. Orttnes, C. L. Helmstetler, Mlsa Nsanls llegs, Mrs. P. A. Wilson, of Wiaston-Balem, Miss , SOCIETY. Monroe Lawyer, Newly Appointed Cen-, sul, Goes Down When ..Austrian! Torpedo British, Mne . Robert .N. MoNeelyt,, of . Monroe. prominent lawyer, member of the leg islature In both house and senate and recently appointed U. 3. consul to Aden, Arabia, is supposed to have been lost when the British liner Per sia was torpedoed without warning; off the coast of Egypt Saturday;- Of , the more than three hundred crew and passengers, very few are known to have escaped. Latest advices from, the British consul at Alexandria in dicate that Mr. McNeely lost his life. He was last seen clinging to a piece of timber as the ship took the fatal plunge. Following as It does closely upon the settlement of the aggravating An cona incident, this precipitates anoth er crisis in our relations with Austria, the Austrian ambassador at Washing ton has asked the American people to reserve Judgment until blame can be fixed and circumstances learned. Ac- i cording to available information the submarine shot a torpedo into the hold of the Persia without slightest warn 'n;; and wkhin five minutes the waves had claimed the liner and most of Its human cargo. Time was had only for the launching of four lifeboats and no . chance was allowed most of the peo- pie on board. Mr. McNeely was well known throughout the Piedmont section and the State. He graduated from the Un iversity and had built up a fine prac tice in Union, and the people of his county had twice honored him by election to the legislature .where he made an excellent record. - When he left Hevr York he remarked that be did not fear the voyage on account of submarines, but that he hoped to find a log to swing to if the ship was sunk. He found the log, but it seems not to have been sufficient to save him. It was at first thought that Mr. C D. Mc Neely, editor of the Waxhaw Enter prise, had accompanied his brother as secretary and had also been tost, bat : a statement given out Sunday says the, editor was not on the ship. MARRIED. Mr. Will Charles and Miss Alice Morse were married Tuesday evening. December 28th at the home of Mrs. Pleas Everhart by Dr. J. C Leonard. Several of their friends were present to witness the happy event, They will live in Lexington. Mr. Willie Grimes, formerly of Lex ington, and Miss Katherlne Surratt of Salisbury, were married in Rowan during the week of Christmas. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. W. Surratt formerly of this county. Mr. Grimes is the son of Mrs. J. L. Young. He holds a position with the, Salisbury Pepei-CoU BotUlnj Co, Mr, Cled CoRglns, son of Mrs." Eva Coggins, of Alleghany township, and Miss Delia Taylor, daughter of Mr. and -Mrs. William Taylor, of . Montgomery county, were married Sunday after noon at 2:30 o'clock by A. H. Michael. Esq. The couple had sent word that tbey were coming and the. genial Jus tice, his wife and daughter and two brothers of the groom met the couple at another residence on Mr. Michael's farm, where the ceremony prescribed by the state was performed. The mar riage was a runaway affair and the couple were taking no chances, so they were wed while sitting In the buggy In the road. Both are well known In the lower part of Davidson county and are estimable young pie. Nnncle North and Miss Pauline North. of Greensboro. The members were: Mesdames R. L. McCrary, A. L. Sink. J. F. Ward. E. H. Goelx. W. T. Grimes. B. C. Young. C. M. Clodfelter and Mls Dell Wstson. Four members were ab sent: Mrs. W. F. Sparger, Miss Mayme Fountain. Mrs. J. T. Hedrick and Mrs W. J. Vestal. Mrs. W. P. Sparger wilt be hostess at the next meeting. In honor of Misses Elizabeth Lu ther, of Wlnston-Salam. aad Emma Chafln. of Morksvllle. and Mr. M. E Luther, of Raleigh, Miss Lula Beck ' was hostess at a rook party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. a Luther, oa Saturday evening. After several en joyable hours at rook and hearts re freshments were served snd a eon- test in guessing the trees of the forest fmm ntt.n rfM.rinin. H . Mlsa Vivian Smith Droved to be the most adept forester and was winner of a box of bonbons, which were presented by Mr. R. E. Wither spoon. Among other out-of-town meata twMlrfe the - es Margaret Norman, of Spencer, and Gladys Emerson, of Salisbury. The passing of the old year and the coming of ths new was celebrated at Elks' Hall by the dancing club with a Imp Year ball. Tbs vouni Udiea of the german club sent Sowers with bids for dates with ths young men and went aner inem in autos. Tbs nail was gaily and gorgeously decorated with all paraphernalia of ths boltda season and the terpslehorean strain were furnished by musicians from Salisbury. At the conclusion of the regular dancing program tbs gennas wss led by Mr. J. K. Workman. Jr.. and Miss Ruth Pro pet Just before tne hour of twelvs the favor, small horns, were distributed and the daac Ing halted while everybody Joined In blowing out Ue old year and baillni 1ll with noisy acclaim. Among out of -tow a guests re Miss Ulaora l.m ereon, of tUIUbury, and ne Mrxri Norman, of Spenrsr; chsperonlng thr on-aaloa were Mr. and Mrs. J. M Oamewell, Mr. and Mrs. lcy Leon ard, Mr. and Mrs. VW Itumi-hrW-e, Mr and Mrs. T. E. M'rary, Mrs. W o llurrla. M. and Mrs. I'sul M I ., m hsrdt Mr. and Mrs. J. Tb"- n Mr. asd Mrs, a P. M.'l, r t Mrs Ms! Ortmes; -. ' r 1 H. Phillips. Attorney, V.. I. , fits le HmHh. t ' t i wtcbes were served t ,r,i,f , Ing.