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.ir.j remembrances combin
ing usefulness and jservicft
ability ' at minimum cost
without detracting from the
rare sentiment which neith
er time nor; circumstance
shall separate, from the hol
iday season. This booklet
also contains government
regulations and " describes
the service we are prepared
to render - in 3 facilitating
Christmas shopping.
We also publish a" Book
and Magazine- Catalogue.
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210 S. Tryon. Phone 1397
Mail Orders Given Prompt
Attention.
O NE " M 1 N UTE INTERVI E WS
CY MRS. J. P. CALDWLL
OfTW Phone Xnmber S34. .
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Charlotte 3oy, Member of Ibinlww division to hold a. division!' sector
Division. Conic Home Wounded, and when you left the sector June 1
May Iiohc Both ryesWas In Last rou had served continuously as a dl-
German Drive History of the Fa- vision in the trenches for a longer
. moua DlvitUon In - Bis Battles In time than any other American divts
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Everything that you would ex
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played and Ml of the highest
quality. , . . V
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. you will enjoy a visit to this
rtote as much as we will eijjoy
seems; you. '
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three bodies represents the union of
800,000 Lutherans. The property of
tneee congrregitions is valued at more
than $53,000,000. The Lutheran ed
ucational institutions of the country
are valued at $5,'!0,000. and have an
enrollment of 6,000 students.
"All the Synods voted to go into
the general merger expecting Agusta
na synod which is composed of a large
number of Swedish-speaking Luth
erans in America, but It will continue
to co-operate In the work of the for
eign missions and the support of the
manner worthy of the traditions oi
our country. ' '. s
v "You were withdrawn from Lor
raine and moved immediately to the
Champagne front where during the
critical days from July 14 to July It
you had the honor of being In Gen
eral Oouraud's army which so glori
ously obeyed hie order, 'We will stand
or die.' and by Its Iron defense crush
ed the German assault and made 'pos
sible the offensive of July II to the
west of Rhelms. u r- , ;
"From Champagne you were called
to take part. in exploiting the success
north ot the Marne. Fresh from the
battle front before Chalons you were
thrown against the picked troops of
Germany. For eight consecutive days
you attacked skillfully prepared posit
tiona. Tou captured great stores of
arms and ammunition. You forced the
crossing ot the Ourcq. You took Hill
Charlotte has a boy who was in 1 v"?"' VJ? 'a.t"5!r
the Rainbow Division and who comei '"". oy. f"""'1' f?" "J?" ""-",Sr
back bearing fad evidence. In the way
Ion. Although you entered the sector
without experience In actual warfare,
ryou so conducted yourselves as to win
the reaneet anJ affection oi the French
veterans with whom you fought. Un-1 T.nthrn tuHnt. . ot ' iTniversl-
der pas and bombardment, In raids, In j ties. Prof. Jacobe. of Mount Airy
patrols, int the heat of hand to hand , Seminary. Philadelphia, reported that
combat and in th long dull hours nearly J00.Q0O Lutherans are In unl
of trench routine so trying to a wl- form and, m cnaplalna are with
dler's spirit, you bore yourselves m a them.
The Rev. Dr. G. C. Berkemeir. su
perintendent of Wartburg Orphans
Home. Mount Vernon, In a rport of
the Board ot German Home Mis
sions declared that! "as an American
Lutheran Church we can no more de
pend upon the castors and mission
aries from Germany to serve our Ger
man speaking congregations. We have
learned our lessons. . This was a
makeshift In the past Our church la
performing work with the ultimate
aim thoroughly to Initiate and Ameri
canise the foreign elements."
"Rev. Dr. Junius B. Remenenydor,
in an addres before the convention,
apoke of the Lutheran church from
an historic point of view. Said he:
The church began with the reforma
tion October 5 HIT. was established
April 1. 1511 by Luther at Worma,
a-ave religious liberty under Soldier
King GUF-tavu Adolphua In battle,
Nov. 16, 12." " ' .
my, including an imperial guara ai-
of probable loss of his eyes, to this I Vuv" v' " .ZZZ"
son of Mr and Mrs. M. C. Sullivan, of J t t, Germans, and your artillery
)YMt Se.r.enth reet. Two Tears ago. contlnue t0 progress and support an-
. oul,'Yan. wen,Uuw ineA, other American division in the ad
, Mexican border with an Alabama, vancn t0 the Ve?le.
I regiment, he being in Alabama at the i ..For your .rvjcea In Lorraine your
! time of the border trouble When division was formariv commended In
he came back he enlisted for the general orders by the French army
world ar with the sume regiment, corps under which you served. For
National guard, and went to France j your services In Champagne your as
with that regriment which was changed j tumbled officers received the personal
to the One Hundred Sixty-seventh in- thanks and commendation of General
fantry, and which became a part of Qouraud himself. For your services on
the famous Rainbow Division. Young 'the Ourca your division was officially
Sullivan's regiment was In the last
German drive. He was struck In the
face with a pioce of shell weighing
two ounces, or more, the metal going
through his face Juat under the left
complimented In a tetter from the
command'ng general, 1st army corps,
of. July 21, 1918.
"To your success all ranks and all
services have contributed, and I desire
eye and coming out under the right to express to every man In, the com
cye, tearing a hole through his face, mand. my appreclntion of his devoted
and maklns- it more th.m nrohabie and courageous effort.
thni Via mill In.u th.i4rh u,k I "Hnwsvur ouf niwltlnn n)nfp a I
...m ' ill'- Digu, u& WUIII i - i r
eycu. As this Charlctte boy fought I burden of responsibility upon . us
with tho Rainbow Division, receiving which we must strive to bear steadily
injury therein, a history of the fa- forward without faltering. To our
moua division un e-lven In The TTnn.tnn comrades who have fallen we owe a
I Post Wlil be of interest, and surely 1 crea ODiigauon pi maintaining me
'history well-worth preserving. 'reputation which they" died to estab-
The accomplishments of the
42nd
(Rainbow) division since enterlria- the
j trenches at Lorraine are. told iri In
j teresting detail In a tetter from Major
i General Charles T, Menoher, com-
it A copy of th'd jettcr was received
? ' l'V friend nf t Ini- Alhit -ovlnu
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. : sr., of Houston. Texas, who coni-
, " j mands the 177th supply train. In
II. W2IT2rft.TO:Z5aM re two unit raised In Hous-
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'jton. Major Devine was placed In
llsh. The Influence of our perfor
mance on our allies and our enemies
can not he overestimated for we wre
one of the first divisions sent from
our country to Fiance to show the
wor'd thst Americans can fight.
"Hard battles ami long campaigns
He before us. Only by ceaseless vigil
ance and tireless preparation can we
Hicommnnd of the supply train whn ! termination that rn far
ij,tho division was formed a year ago. i i'W vowtr yon will rpa
r. Irt the following communication all whether in training or 1
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War Heroca
Beautifully executed in colors
and nearly llfes&i. Our line In
cludes General Focli. ll'tx and
Pershing, President Wilson and
Admiral Sims,
They are painted on heivy
plate paper 22x28 Inches and
ready for framing and the prlco
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$2.50
therefore, to approach the future with
confidence, but above all with firm de-
as it Is In
pare no effort
In combat to
maintain the record of our division
and the honor of our country.
"CHARLK8 T. MBNOHER.
"Major General U. S. Army."
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Lutheran of America Mcrjro Twlr
Three ' Ortunlo nodics Into One
the I'nltcd LtitlM-ran Clmrcli : of
America.
"The event of supreme Interest to
us Lutherans this past week," said a
prominent member of St. Mark's, yes-
tni-flntr wna lha pnnvtntlrtn liM In
wved on thatvront for UO'N'ew Yoi In which the three Luth-
You were ' the ' first American ' era n bodies, the United Synod of the
activities of the division in which
every state natonal guard is represent
ed are, described: , i
"To the Officers and Men of the 42nd l
Division.
"A. yar has elapsed since the
formation of your organization. It
(m j ts therefore fitting to consider what
'you have accomplished as a combat
; B division and what you should prepare
yj n,:vuiijrirtii ill ilia iUIUrr.
Historic Fact In - I.nttoeran Church
History as Old as the Revolution.
"The United Synod of The Lutheran
Church in session In Roanoke, Va.
Just prior to going to New York to the
Merger Convention,' , learned of the
Peace news. . The Synod dropped busi
ness and left the meeting to4narch In
the streets. This recalled the fact to
one of the Synodlcal members that
in 177 Peter Muhlenberg, also a
Lutheran minister, declared There's
a time to preach and a time to fight,'
bade farewell to hla pulpit and be
came a General In Washington's
army-." .
Educational Work of Y. W. O A.
I'nrter Foil sail Dally Calendar of
The educational work of the Young
Women's Christian Association la, aft
er the many delays, finally under way.
The class In Automobile Mechanics,
with an enrollment of twenty, had Its
first lesson Thursday., The Current
Events Clasa. led by Miss Terry, and
the History Class, led by Mr. Preston
Allan, met during the past week. The
Beglnnere' French Class with Madame
Cabell Instructor, met for the first
time on Thursday. A second French
Class, taught by Miss Kellogg, wtll
ri,vn it rt meeting Monday after
noon at 4:S0. The adding Machine
tNatn taiight by Mrs. Essie Bianken
shln. begins work Monday evening,
and a class in business English, with
I "Your first elements entered the
trencnes in uorralne on .February 21
tou
days,
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To match our Brown. Dti'.tleshlp
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Stocking at 92,00
Buster Brown Stockinst for boys
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GILBERT C WHITE
Ccnrultlng Efijinwr
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j VTATZrtWORKS, LIGHT
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fit ourselves for them. I urge you. 1 Mrs. Harry Asbury Instructor, will
start Tuesday evening. Enrollment
is still open In all of these courses ex
cept the automobile. ,
Miss Gladys PasSmore. physical and
recreation director of the Y. W. C.
A., has gone o Richmond. Va., to at
tend a field conference of recreation
ushers. Sine will return Tuesday
.! morning, apd beginning with Tuesday
evening tn regular program oi gym
nasium woVk will bo started for tjae
winter.
Dally Calender.
Monday,- 4: JO Conversational
French class at Y. W- C.A., Miss
Claire Kellogg, instructor.
7:30 Automobile mechanics,
Reitent garage, Mr. Forr. instructor.
8:00 Beginners French, Y. W, C.
A., Madame Cabell. Instructor.
Tuesday, 6:S0 Business Women's
Bible class, taught by Mrs. Elisabeth
Preston Allan, at Y. W. C. A.
Wednesday. 10:50 Meeting of
board of director of Young Women's
Christian association.
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Mrs. Boycr III.
The many friends throughout the
state of Mrs. Hugh K. Boyer, wife of
Dr. H. K. Boyer, Presiding Elder of
the Charlotte District, will regret to
learn that ahe It suffering from an
acute attack of appendicitis at her
home on North Tryon street. Her
physicians have not as yet been able
to decide whether to operate at pres
ent or not. -; , ,
Mrs. Boyer's sister, Mrs. Edwin Hill
Courteney of Richmond, Va., Is with
her.
e - e. ,.,.:.
Dr. Bridges on Seminary Board.
"The Presbyterlane throughout the
state wtll hear with Interest," said
one of that faith yesterday, "that Rev.
Dr. James R. Bridges, editor of the
Presbyterian Standard, has been elect
ed to succeed the late Rev. Dr. D. H.
Rolston on the board of trustees of
Union Theological aemlnary. at Rich
mond. Dr. Bridges Is not only 'one
of the leaders ot thought In Presby
terian church courts, but Is editor of
one of the ablest publications In the
southern Prenbvterlan church.' Char
lotte especially will hear with pleas-'
ure of the selection or Dr. Bridges to
succeed Dr. Rolston."
Cheery Dining Room.'
"Have you a bright, cheery, dining
room?" asked' a dainty little
woman, mistress of one of the pretty
new bungalows in a suburban district
"When I commenced housekeeping
I made up my mind to have a cheer
ful dining room if every room in the
houee had to be sacrificed to it. A
deary dining room tn the winter Is my
horror. 1 love linens as enow, dainty
china, flowers, and sunny. wall paper.
I fancy that a cheery dining room aids
digestion. Certainly ft aids happi
ness." , ',.
Charlotte, X.
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MUs Wllma Eatridge Is ill at t.
Peter'a hospital. v
Lieutenant Colonel Muncaster left
last night for New York city after
spending a brief furlough with his
sisters, Mrs. Harry Reeves and Miss
May Muncaster In Charlotte. Colonel
Muncaster recently returned . from
active duty In France. . j
The many friends of Mrs." Kemp'
Battle will be glad to know that she
Is better. She Is still with her mother,
Mrs. C M. Scott. ' ''Vi-i.
A cable from First Liu(7 Dr)
Miller Gallant to his 'mother states
that he la well, safe and, sound. F
Capt. A. V. Hooks, ot Marion. 8. C,
well-known here, is now In France
with the First battalion. 117th en
gineers. He waa formerly In the civil
engineering department of the South
em railway, this city. "
Urut Hiirh OtiAfv tk V A, ta
now In France. He went from Camp '
runston, Kansas. He ts tho son of
Mr. and Mrs. Query, of Steel Creek.
, Before .entering; service Lieutenant
Query was superintendent Of tho
school at Belmont, ; s5 ;V4
Mr. Dolnh Vounr whn mam MnSnarf
to the house for several weeks with
the Infiuensa Is Just out again. He
is wejl, but hasn't entirely regained
his strength. - .... I
Statesvllle visitors during last week
were. Mrs. R. , M. Gray, P. C. Gray. '
MacDonald Oray, Miss Belle Cochrane, ,
Mrs. D. S. Thomas.
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Mrs. Rena McDowell . Roach has
returned to the city after an absence j
of three months or more, spent in
Asheville. Mrs. Roach will, as usual.
be With Col. n1 Mrd A T. Or,,ll. 1
and Miss Sallie Young at their home
on North Tryon street
, The Modern Jordan. ;
"Having been under water. said a
Baptist, "naturally I am Interested In j
the statement made In The Iowa Bap
tist Record, wntch says, WhIle a Ger
man airplane bussed overhead, and
the b'g guns near were throwing shells
900 American eoldlers on the way to ;
the front were baptised in the Mama ,
River In a single batch by a Baptist
cnapiain."
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Xo Drops In Wool.
"The people. In New York were still
crasy when-1 left a day or two ago,"
said Mr. T. C. Moose. The general
impression as to business, now Is that
trices will gradually com down to
normal, not In any big stump or jar,
but just gradually. The general 4m
)ression is that business will adjust
Itself. ' I heard It said that wool was
going to drop, but, that Isn't so, be
cause the wool l not on the market,
and the scarcity keeps the price up.
But, when ships are available to
transport to other countries the ac
cumulated stores of Australia, the
needs , of the civilian population
should be decreased and a drop In
price follow."
Applies Teniyson.
"We needs must love th highest
when we see It,, wrote Tennyson of
the blameless Arthur, and It Is true
today of Wopdrow Wilson save in tho
hearts of the envious ami spiteful
N&anviiiajTenneaaean. t
Dresses Sacrificed
w In Price :
Beginning Today
: Serge Dresses
Wool Jersey Dresses ".
. Satin Dresses ,. v
Georgette Dressesi
Tricolette presses'
, 'And Dresses 'combining
any two of the above fash
ionable materials. ; Reduced
like, this:
$19.50 to $22.50 values
for $12.95
$22.50 and $25.00 values
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$29,50 to $35.00 values
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$37.5oto $45.00 values
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adrerUaeinenti and
immediately my
husband bought
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New Patriotic Socletlce. .
"Treasure the stories of the war,"
Is the advice of a local historian.
"ChHdren of the future will not want
to hear about the 'Arabian Nights.'
etc., nan as mucn as tney wiu aDoui
the treat war the bis; fit ht that their
fathers were In (If they were). The
main facts of the war will be chron
icled In volumes of 'histories, but that
which relates to the personal bravery
and the personal experiences of the
mass of the army, the brave .men
commissioned and non-commissioned,
will not be told therein. It can imly
be told by those who experienced it,
who made th history, tferolo, tales
of bravery and courage have come
across the water In letters. It Is 'this
history that I would have -all treas
ure, the children of . today may with
pride subscribe, themselves 'Daugh
ters of the War or 'gone of the World
Waiv-D, W. W.; or 8. W. W,"
lvlft-lSlS gpan of a Centniy.
. One Interested In the study of nu
merals asked yesterday If there Is any
slgnlflcance In the figures of the year
repeating : themselves, llli for j in
stance. , , J
As this la the first time in one
hundred years that this has happened
the Interviewer-can not tell, but re
fers the matter, to, .wise, beadtie i
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let that are entirely free
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