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CONTAINS; THREE: . TIMES HENDERSON COUNTY .NEWS ' THAN ('JOTSm, PAPER ; ! - G : and French Broad; Hustler VOL XXI 1, NO 18 HENDERSONVILLE. N. C. THURSDAY. MAY 13, 1915 $1.00 PER YEAR,. IN ADVANCE 7 w m . 1 1 : . s ....... : : . SJjJdtijEllffll . . . '.v . - ..' v.. -- . .- ' - - -, ' .. ' - County pbl - to Sch Held Ne xt Fri THOUSANDS OF SCHOOL CHILDEEK EXPECTED FROM ALL PARTS OF COUNTY; ADDRESS OF RET. MIL LARD A. JENKINS OF ASHE VILLE TO FOLLOW LONG STREET P ARADE; VALUABLE r PRIZES OFFERED WIN NING CONTESTANTS, v Arrangements have been perfected for the first, annual Henderson coun the commencement, which will be held in Hendersonville on May 14. ' ; ' Indications point, to a large attend ance and yery interesting exercises, including athletic and literary con tests. - The Hendersonville. County Teach ers association held its last : regular meeting last Saturday and decided upon final detaila of the commence ment, which promises to be the .most inspiring educational event ever held in Henderson county. . The county commencement means that elaborated annual exercises on the, part of the Hendersonville school will be dispensed with v . . . Valuable. prizes have been offered to stimulate-.-. interest, -rinthe- many events to be held, yf'.--- ." ' The commencement, has been talked of widely over , the county and efforts have been made -to enlist the co-oper- Court House, WhereCommejtcieeiit, Exercise Held. ' : i : r .' ation of all teachers and! school com mitteemen to make the 'event a great success. ; -V'v'-:- In discussing the commencement' County Superintendent W. S. Shitle said: r ; " - "We trust the patrons and trustees of the different schools of the county will-make it possible,-and see to "It that every child has a safe way by which he or she may . reach . Hender sonville on this day, and enter hear tily into each feature of the exercises.. This is an occasion that affords ah op portunity for the children of the coun ty to- entertain the older people, and we shall be sorry if any child is kept away because of a lack of interest on the part of any one. The schools will assemble . on South Main street near GERMANS TORPEDO BRITISH SHIP; 1216 PERSONS DROWN. Cunard Liner5LusitaiiiaSunk by Ger man Submarine Friday ; 188 Amer-: icans Aboard; Wilson Deliberates . London,; Ma 8. latest - estimates indicate that ,1,216 persons lost their lives in - the,-;sinking of tne Cunard liner Lusitania by. a German subma rine yesterday off Old Head Kinsale, J Ireland. , There were a . total of 1,919 persons aboard the " ship and - the-, to tal of known survivors is 703.- "Sixty nine of the IBS Americans abroad have been reporte'd" rescued. . ; London May. 7.-r-The .Cunard ; steam er Lusitania", with 153" passengers, was torpedoed this afternoon at .2 o clock, ten miles off Old Head, Kins -dale, Ireland, and later sank. ; ' Struck hj JTwp Torpedoes.- Queenstown, May 8,0:10 a. m. The tug Storm Cock has returned here bringing about 150 survivors rvt the Lusitania, principally passengers, among whom were many women, sev eral of the crew, and one steward. The steward said he feared 900 lives were lost in the sinking of the Lus itania. j ' ! Describing the experience of the Lusitania, the steward said: " The passengers were at lunch when a submarine came up and fired two torpedoes, which struck the Luitania on the starboard side, one forward and the other engine room. Tfhev cased the explosions. "Captain immediately ordered the boats out. The ; ship ; - began to list badly immediately. , "Ten boats were put into, the water; and between 400 and 500 f passengers entered them. The boat in which I i "was, approached the land with thr3e other boats, and we were picked up shortly after 4 o'clock by the Storm Cock. : ; v Observance of Rules of Warfare to Demanded by United States. "Washington, May ' llPresldent Wilson bad virtually decided tonight n the first step In the policy t which, the United States government will the British liner Lusitania with the Gdrericernehtl H ere on the monument." . An interesting feature of the com mencement will be the address of Rev. Millard A. Jenkins of. Asheville. . Hendersonville School. The annual commencement sermon of the Hendersonville school r will -be delivered at the First Baptist church by Rev. K. W. Cawthon next Sunday morning, at 11 o'clock, the subject be ing, t"A Time to. Work." . . v The exercises of the graduating class Will be held in connection with the high schools of the county on Fri day "night at the court house. . : The; parade will begin at 10 :30 at the ; inonuinentr Prof. Shitle to have" charge of order of parade, .which will ,be:4ed.by ":'brass hand, followed by the .County Board ot Educaton, and Hen derspnville school - trustees. The March will" -proceed to Ninth avenue and return jto the court house, where Kevilillafd A. Jenkins will deliver an educational address. . - A basket diniier will be served. The pffice of Supt. "Shitle will be used for taking re, of the lunch baskets. ri'v' Athletic Contests. The" athletic contest will . begin at 1 o'clock at. Laurel park. The schools and .visitors- will -re-assemble at tbf court house.at 3 o'clock for the recita tion and declamation contest. . Prizes and medals .will.be , awarded -as fol-. lows: , r . The Prizes One ten dollar prize for . the school that enters the largest er. cent of its district census in the parade.,. One five dollar prize for the school that brings the best all-round exhibit One medal for the best declamation and one medal for the best recitation, (Continued on Page . 3.) loss, of more than a hundred American lives. , The president - will act promptly. within another day or two. A draft of a communication to be sent to Grer many was "submitted to theTcabinet today and approved unanimously. While no official announcement was made, it was learned that the "United States would present" and insist upon an explanation of the' series of -incidents which have occurred since th proclamation of a war zone around the British Isles, the sinking of th Falaba, causing the death of Leon C Thresher, an American citizen, an at-, tack by German airmen on the Ameri can' steamer Gushing, the torpedoing of the American steamer Gulflight and htiaiiy . the , jdestruction .without vwarn ing of the Lusitania, . with a toll of more than a thousand lives. Unmistakable Terms. . In what are described by those fa miliar with the document as firm and' unmistakable terms, the president voices the intense feeling of the -United States over these happenings, and in the name of international law de mands an. adherence by Germany, ta the established rules of maritime warr; fare. - The note asks that some assur-. ances or guarante be given that here after unarmed merchant, vessels carry ing ' non-combatants be visited; and searched when encountered- on the high seas by the German navjr and passengers and crew transferred to. a place orsafety before any prize is de- stroyed."' ' J ' e ' - Safled in Face of Warning. ; . m,Q Tifonia. with a total of 151 passengers aboard, of whom 188 were L.ri,.. - and with - a crew, of 816, IZTZ ": with frmNw york last Saturday tlit rnlMk nf a warning' published on the day of her departure by ; the Ger- XXX V" m. ... n , man Embassy,: wmuu rrt travelers intending to. embark xn British ships did so at.the risls of the ships being destroyed, in accordance with the German war zone decree. , vertisement, .did not result in the can- miS V" " nor did cellatlon'of a single passas, j anonins nntes ofwarnlng. sam to J (Continued on Page to day , or City Schools . to : The trustees of the Hendersonville graded schoolmet Tuesday night , and accepted the , resignation of .Supt.-W. H. Cale and elected , Prof. G. C: Briggs of Waynes ville, formerly ; of ' Judson colleger Hendersonville, ; superihten dent to succeed 'Professor Cale" . :. The trustees had purposed to elect teachers for the school for the com ing year but the press ot other busi ness caused postponement "; of. this matter. - '. ' ". . ; ""-7" As stated In last week's;issue .ot the SUPT. W. H. CALE. Democrat, the resignation of ProfeiH sor Cale, who has served as; superirh tendent-for four years, has been in.th'e hands of the secretary of the' board Judson college, where JProf. Briggs MINISTER WILL-BRA W MORAL LESIONS FROM CURRENT YENTS. , Rev. K. W. Cawthon Trtes Method f I Jioucning upon 21 oral pjia8 of Correnf Events in "Pulpit, Church-goers who attend the Sun day evening services at the First Bap tist church will enjoy the privilege "of hearing Pastor K; W.: Cawthon draw a moral lesson from current events, lo cal and otherwise. Mr: Cawthon has announced that at each morning service he will announce the current event to be touched upon 1 in his sermon on the night following. Judging" from the size of the con- . gregation last Sunday night follow ing the announcement at the morning service that "he . would in the course of his sermon touch upon the sinking of the Lusitania by a German subma rine, ; this : method ' will . result in In creased tihurch attendance and proba-My-the focusing of closer, attention to the - sermons. . The .congregation .was probably 'the-, largest ; ever .known - for the Baptist church except in cases of a special or union services. In his remarks concerning the de struction of the-; Lusitania, Pastor Cawthon. pointed out that the passen gers had ample warning before they V . REV. K. W; CAWTHON. V1 Pator of First Baptist. Chwch, Wht ; Will Draw Moral Lessons From . Current Events lor Suniday .; ' V " Nigllf Sermons. ; ; . .went aboard at New . Ypi k but by re : i - I son of their unoeiier tney faiiea to take heed and; as ; a" result more than 1200 -lives were lost in the war zor-e established by, fuermany. , aaaea that the people or wenaei son vine iaa receiyed repejited warnings . wJ th : v il ' ; :, -v : ?V;r' u, V: i tl. h . ;s rvi:- inn;-,, it- t,X-T,. -, n , - , , , 7 1 1 mn mmmmt " bucceed bupt. W. H. Cale of trustees for, some timeJ , . ; -Prof. Cale has been teaching a num ber ,ot periods; each day and he felt that he could not do his position jus tice unless relieved of some or all of this work.' The trustees did not have available funds with which to employ additional help. , -1 . -. 1 . A-petition bearing' a large number of "signatures was presented, asking for the election of Miss Bessie Steed manrnow. principal of the school, to the, position of superintendent. Miss Steedman was not an applicant for the position. . In considering this petition I the board , 'expressed fear that the duties .. of . the position would be so heayas . to "tax Miss ' Steedman and notWjihing to burden her in this re spect 'the petition was not. granted. . While7 Professor Briggs is not ac lanalnted;'with the younger generation V)f 'pPefi4ersonville, he holds a ! warm :pjae;-in. mc v irienasmp oi many oi the, older; people of this community, ' lStooa'v after finishing college Prof. jBriggs" accepted a position as-teachr- under .Principal Boone of ;judspn-.cp.l-: ege which ; at ;tnat. Umewa-offe-of IheTstrongest educatiOnalf ihstituti In Westenr C!arplinahis:lw1tts about : theTyear' 1878" or; B0i-l During ": his - stay": x Henderson vjife:" h"e : taught":liiiany: 3t he DeoDle of .this section; V : i u - Aiter leaving nenaersonvnie no:. ngp laugni ia uie.staie oi Miss'juri forfabput. thirteen years. For a num bero years Lc was . editor and owner, of :the Waynesville Courier, which he sold about two years . ago.' Since that time it is understood that' be.bas been teaching in Waynesville. ; Prof. Briggs is a brother of Prof... J. ;W: Briggs at Balfour and a'lj untl'S of Miss Mamie Briggs, teacher .pf; the firsi grade pf the Hendersonville grad ed -school. ' ''. . . -1 -v-iiAi i taught in his younger days; HISTORY OF HOSPITAL AND; A v PLEA OR MORE LOYAL SUPPORT. Publicity "Committee Prepares, State- - ment Concerning Hospital Work aria ; Pleas for Its Support. t . . As a monument to the persistent and faithful efforts of a. few women, the Patton Memorial hospital stands, a tangent evidence of noble purpose fulfilled. When a number of ladies of this city became . convinced that . some means should -be provided for the care" of the sick who were unable to procure pro per medical attention and nursing, they met, November -.23, 1905, to dis cuss ways and means of meeting this need. "But none of .them realized how far-reaching the effects of tha.t jneeting were destined to be. ... : ; :' i V- At :that - time an organization was effected - and officers elected . At first the society was. called the r. "Flower .Mission." Xater; as the scope of its usefulnessbroadened, the Henderson ville Hospital association. : ", A charter was obtained for this as sociation in 1911, and the physicians of the town joined, making the organi zation stronger and conferring upon it by jtheir membership a Hignity and greater usefulness than -hitherto en Joyed. : ';,;. '. ' . ' .. '-;, : ; - -; The need of a building suitable for hospitable purposes, was urgent j and in January, 1912, a mass meeting wa3 called to convene-at .the court house At that meeting $3,000.00 was pledged to build a hospital. 7 ; The lot upon -which , to build .was th generous gift pf Mrs. 'Annie' ' Patton whose ame the. hospital bgarg.' : The hospital ? wasr built , and opened to the public; .July 2ist; 1912. V It is situated in -the -northern' part "of town on the" Asheville. road, arid cpriimands a view; of ja :wide .range..of mountains, and while - within j thej jto writ limits M is surrounded bylarge tracts ;pf;w6pd ed arid cleared land, , giving ? the :.pa Jtlents - the ;advantage;.otpure ;cpuntrr and and . , unobstruted Ttiews; of ; the scenery.'-".''' "7' U:- The various ro'pms.Tlia nished by,, interested, friends and are' The Reed room," furnished .by'Mrs. C R. Whitaker. as a memorial to her par- ' (Continued on; Page7.) ? reference to their soul's salvation but because of their unbelief they would not accept' Christ "and that unless they change their course m life there will be the loss of 'many, spuls now in the danger zone. . - ;-r :J Mr. Cawthon says that a moral Jes son is wrappel up in most ali current events and that :"Cor a while . no., will strive to Doint out -some of i hem to bis congregation In the : hope of doing good.. 'r--;' : X'Vr. of ran Loage or La Odd Fellows Convenes Next Tues OPENING: SESSION NEXT TOESDAT BY J. E.SHIPMAN, M. !C SHIPMA AKER ; 500 ODD FEtLOW A V Hendersonville- is preparing : to exv tend the glad hand of welcome, to the 7nd annual r session of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina Independent Order, of Odd Fellows, which will con' yene here next Tuesday for a session; ; It is expected that about': 509 dele-4 gates will be in attendance upon thP' meeting of the Odd Fellows and-that of the Rebekah assembly. ; .; : ; The "Great. White Way" will be in, : I ' ' ',.... . JJROWNLOW Who Wfll Preside Over the Opening S all its summer splendor; and in order to give the city the appearance of a celebration the ; Hendersonville Mer chants association j has endorsed rthe movement looking to e'' decoration of the places of business in the city. The First Session. ;: -The. public is invited to attend the opening session on Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock at the Court house. ' The meeting will be presided over by Brownlow Jackson. " Following , music . by the Henderson ville. band. Grand 'Chaplain, Rev. Z Paris,' will lead in; prayer. The address of ." welcome oh behalf ot-the city, will be delivered by.-J- B. Shipman and the-addiress; of welcome on behalf of the. Ochlawaha "lpdge, -No. 161,: of - Hendersbnyille, -.will: be delir ered ' by - Grand ' Rjepresentative- M. : L Shipman:' v ' v " :;; .;, . The response on behalf of the Odd Fellows will be given by Grand Mas-"1 ter W. F. Evans. s - Mrs. Hattie R. Whitaker, past presi dent of International association, will deliver the address of welcome on be half of the Rebekahs, the response be ing rendered by , the president. Mra Cora Littleton. Immediately after the public ses sion of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. the doors will be closed to all except the members , and the Odd Fellows will get down to business at the court house while the Rebekahs will retire . .... - . v m m m I 9 . m to tne uaa t euows nan ior tneir bubj ness session. - , -. Will Confer Rebekah Degree, -On , Wednesday evening at 8:30 BIG FREE HEALTH EXHIBITS ; V HERE FROM JUNE 2 TO-8, Instructive : Health ; Exhibits From Georgia, Florida and Two Caro- linas to be Shown Here. " r -. . ... .' ; The big free health exhibits of North narnMna: South Carolina. Georeia and' Florida, will be in Henaersonvuie irom June 2 to June 8. ; : ;. ; . It is seldom that any city has the op portunity to show the combined health exhibits Pf so many States. . . ' Nearly everything pertaining to pub lic health will be shown and each sub ject will be fully explained. - ;, Dr. J'. F. Cranford is planing to' have "county day": on June. 5, and although the exhibits will be open at all . times for every orie he .is endeavoring to" make a special - day. for' the, country -people. j . ,; North Garoli iNori ina re NIGHT ; ADDRESSES OF WELCOME N AND MRS. HATT1E R. WHIT- f ,ND REBEKAHS EXPECTED. V' ; O'clock the S wannanoa Rebekah lodge of Asheville will confer the Rebekah j degree. It is expected that about 200 candidates will be Initiated. t- ' . ' '-,vit is announced that all past grands 'who , desire to take the Grand Lodge' degree may get a certificate; from the; secretary of the Ochlawaha lodge, shewing that they are entitled to re- ceive the degree. V V .The headquarters of the Grand - JACKSON; ession of the Grand Lodge, Lodge ; will be at the St. John-' hotel while the Rebekahs will make head--quarters at the Kentucky Home. h i The' Odd . Fellows arid : Rebekahs of Heridersonyille have een working faithfuliy ' with the view to making the;session . a pleasant and profitable one - and no effort has been spared on their part to.. make the event a great success: " - '.;'': -: ; ; ; M.L. SHIPMAN , 1 Who Wfll Deliver Address of Welcome on Behalf of . Odd Fellows at , , the Grani Lodge. . " On Monday,' June 7, the exhibits will be open-to colored people'only. " The Woman's CInb . Co-Operates . The Womans club of Hendersonville, has added the qivic- feature to Its plins and fa co-operjiting with Dr. Cranford in the effort to make the. free health exhibits a success. : liiis Is the club's first effort towards civic betterment- ' He dav mwwuiini mm i r'TTii i "i - - .-uJ.l.iiaif..a-.-.-.. j : I i i i i .' i '..; r i - i " - . - though it . expects to enlarge its plans materially in the future. : ;The -exhibits will be held in j - . f ; ' - and ' will be open; from , , 9. to 12' o'clock ', in the forenoon and from 2 to 6 in the afternoon. v' Free lantern pictures on ; flies and ' : tuberculosis will be. given each night -1x6m, 8 to.10. o'clock.: - V f . ; : As this- is 'the ' first1 exhibit of the kind ever hown fn Hendersonville the ' -city health' officer' wishes - to make it. . a.grisat success vand hopes to have ths ". co-operation of every man' woman and child" in" Hendersonville.
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