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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS JUNE 28, 191 - v .r SOCIAL HAS ANY ONE GUESSED WHO THE KING AND QUEEN ARE7 There was a fine rehearsal at the Selwyn. Saturday night of the "Cabaret Scene" for "The Kirmess," thirty-five or more persons taking part. This completes the parts to be pre sented. A few girls from 15 to 20 years of age can be used in the Orien tals and a few couples in the Bohe mians. Rehearsals of Orientals at Selwyn 8 p. ra., Spanish at 8:30, Bo hemians 9. Carmen 9:30 p. m. All par- BRIDE FROM HICKORY GROOM FROM ATLANTA. Miss Bonnie Cook, of Hickory, and Mr. T. B. Williams, of Charlotte, were - married yesterday afternoon about 3:o0 o'clock at the residence of Mr W. H. Hall; North Brevard fcrY, the latter, a magistrate, performing the ceremony. A few friends witness ed the ceremony. Mr. Williams and bride are at home at 406 West Trade. The bride was attractive in a lovel - dress of white organdie and lace She is pretty, attractive, and exceptionally bright. She has resided in Charlotte for some time, making her home at Mr. Frank Hall's on South Myers street, Mr. Hall being a brother of 'Squire W. H. Hall. The srrom is from Atlanta, DUt is MR. ALFRED IDE CITY TUX RRflMIMlG U UNVIV COMISH ticipants are urged to attend regularly j well know here, his business bringing mm to Luaiiuiie uucu. "v teemed by a wide circle of friends. go as to perfect their dance. BOYS' CLASS TO GIVE ICE CREAM SUPPER- There will be an ice cream supper Tuesday nieht. June 29 on the corner lot. at the intersection of Palmer and; Church streets given by the boys classes of Calvary Sunday school. This affair will be a novel in that it is being planned and carried out en tirely by the boys and their teachers, the boys even serving in the role of waitresses. The public is cordially invited to attend. DR. BARRINGER'S SON HERE WIL LATTEND CONVENTION. Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Register, Mr. and Mrs W. H. Harris and Miss Cora Annette Harris, leave Wednesday morning for Montreat to attend the North Carolina press convention. RETURN FROM BEACH. Mrs. W. A. Parson has returned from a 10-days stay at the beach. Mayor, Acting on Authority Delegated to Him by Board of Aldermen, Appoints We Informed Real Estate Man to Keep Tab on Figures a Which Property is Listed. n hi m Will Bring About Repetition o Movement Began by Coun ty Board of Education to De rive More Money from Tax ReturnsWill Lay Facts Before Equalization Board. PURCELL'SWomen's , Ready-to-Wear Garments of Quality PURcells Women's Suit Sale. Wednesday Mornin MRS. POE LEAVES THURSDAY. Mrs. Oliver Poe of Columbus, Ga, Mrs. Rufus Barringer is very happy wbo is the very charming guest of Mr. in the visit of her grandson, Mr. Jonn' d Mrs Dolph Moore Young, leaves Hanna Barringer, splendid young son for nome of Dr. and Mrs. Paul barringer, oi Charlottesville, Va. Thursday. Mrs. MISS HOWELL HOME TOMORROW Miss Nina Howell. returns tomorrow from Atlanta, where she has been vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fuller, the latter her sister. WILL GO TO BEACH Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Alexander, Jr., and daughter, Miss Mary Brevard Alex ander, expect to leave "Wednesday for Wrightsville to spend a weeK at me Seashore Hotel. BUSBEE FAMILY HERE O'ER NIGHT. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Busbee and chil dren of Raleigh, spent yesterday after noon and night in the city, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Moore of Dil worth. They were motoring home from Hendersonville in their car hav ing been in the mountain city for a week or more. MRS. HUTCHISON CONTINUES SICK. The many friends of Mrs. D. P. Hutchison will regret to hear that she is still confined to bed. She is suffer ing with sciatica, the attack dating back several weeks. Young's mother was a niece of Mrs. Poe, the 'latter therefore a great aunt of Mrs. i Young and great-great aunt of little iMiss Carrie Marshall Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Young. LEAVE SOON FOR CANADA. Mrs. R. H. DeButts and children leave soon for Canada to spend the re mainder of the summer. Mrs. De- Butts is a Canadian by birth. Her heme was not far from Montreal. Thompson in the city COMING ON ACCOUNT MRS. CHAMBERS' ILLNESS. Mrs. Cecelia Covington of Baltimore, is expected today or tomorrow to see her cousin, Mrs. W. J. Chambers, who as noted elsewhere, is very desperately ill. DR. BLAND AND FAMILY RETURN -Dt. Cfcas. A. Bland and family have returned from a visit of several weeks, spending a few days at Asheville and the remainder of their sojourn at Lit tle Switzerland. MR. AND MRS. McCOY AT HIDDEN1TE Mr. Herbert McCoy, of The News, accompanied by his wife and lovely little daughter, Eleanor, left for Hid cenite Sunday, Mr. McCoy to remain till Tuesday. He will leave his family at Hiddenite for a stay of some weeks. MRS. STEPHENS IS AT KANUGA LAKE . Mr. George Stephens, who is at Ka auza with his family, is expected to return Tuesday or Wednesday. CARDS OF INTEREST IN COUNTY Cards interesting many in the city and county, especially in lower Meck lenburg, received read as follows: Reverend and Mrs. Archibald Alexan der Little request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Janet Tweedy to Mr. Baker William Farrar on Wednesday, june the thirtieth at nine o'clock. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Little was formerly pastor of Steel Creek church, and was greatly beloved by the people. The bride his oldest daughter is a cultured, at tractive young woman, her fine traits winning her friends in this city and section and in Atlanta, her present me; Tne groom is a successful and well known young man, esteemed by a wide circle of friends. The marriage will be attended by unusual interest. LEAVE SATURDAY Miss Helen Mallory and nephew Master Jim aVn Ness, leave Saturday for Little Switzerland. IMPROVING AT ATLANTIC CITY. The news from Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Sanders and Mrs. S. O. Brookes, who are in Atlantic City, is that all are im proving. They are at the St. Charles Hotel. Dr. W. A. Graham and nephew, Mr. Owen Fitzsimmons, are also at the St. Charles. Mr. Sanders and Mr. Brookes have both been greatly benefited by their stay. The family will not return home until next week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Sanders and Dr. Brookes are at the Sanders home. FOR CHINESE CHILDREN The ladies of Westminster church are packing a pot-pourr box for Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Little to take back to China with them for a lot of Chinese children in whom they are especially interested. Mrs. Little, who is here, leaves tomorrow on a visit to friends elsewhere, returning here, and then going to San Francisco, whence she and Mrs. Little sail for China, the last of July. LEAVE FOR . HOT SPRINGS. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Benoit and H. B., Jr., leave tonight for Hot Springs, Ark. CUTTER HOME BEAUTIFUL Mr. J. H. Cutter, who some months ago purchased the old home of Mrs. Cutter the George H. King property! on North Tryon, has remodeled the house, making it handsome and at tractive. . The style is colonial. Dur ing the remodeling of the house Mr. Cutter and family have been occupy ing the Burwell residence next door. LEAVE WEDNESDAY Master Jim Van Ness, leave Saturday daughter, Miss Alwilda, return to Switzerland Wednesday, after a week's sojourn in town. HOME TONIGHT Alderman E. L. return from the Mason and family beach tonight TO TEACH IN MIAMI Miss Julia Harris, the attractive and clever young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Harris, leaves in a few days for Tallahassee, Fla., where she will at tend summer school. She will tpach next winter in Miami. DR. NINNISS PLAYED YESTERDAY Mrs. A. D. Glascock has been quite indisposed for a week or more. For two Sundays she has been unable tn fill her place as organist at the First Presbyterian church, Mrs. Spencer piaying Sunday a week ago, and Dr. J. R. Ninniss, of Queens College yes terday. Dr. Ninniss was formerly or ganist of the church. A very beatuiful feature of the mu sic yesterday morning was a solo by Miss May Oates "By the Waters 'of Babylon," setting, Charles P. Howell. Dr. Ninnis gave exquisite accompani ment. The anthem sung by full choir was also fine. COICEMT MATE! Concentration putting all attention and en ergy on one point-is the secret of power and suc cess. Concentrate on your work ! Concentrate on. your savings! Concentrate on a savings account at the Furnished and unfurnished offices for rent. Co MSiera; OF CHARLOTTE, N. C Bank Capital, Surplus and Profits.. .... ......$925000 Mayor Kirkpatrick has appointed Mr. Alfred W. Brown tax commission er for the city of Charlotte, a new po sition, which the board of aldermen had the right to create at any time but which right has been taken ad vantage of only a few times. The authority for. the creation of the of fice is found in Section Two of the amended charter of the city. Mayor Kirkpatrick made the appoint ment, the board of aldermen having delegated the authority to him to do so. Mr. Brown is considered perhaps the best posted man in the city on the subject of real estate values. His duties will be to see that all taxable property required by law be returned for taxation is properly listed and en tered on the books. He will also have large influence in the matter of makin recommendations as to equalization of property. His activity along this particular line "will manifest itself more esDecially in the equalizing of real estate values. The tax commissioner will appear before the county equalization board when it convenes within the next few weeks and lay before that body any information he may have as to non-list ing of taxable property "and also as listing of property at too low a figure. The final action on the matter of equalizing rates, where there is a dls agreement, will rest with the equaliza tion board. County School Board Began It. It is alleged that there Is yearly a great deal of property both personal and real, that, for oversights of one kind and another, are not properly list ed for taxes, with a consequence that the total tax returns are cut down noticeably. It is further claimed that there is considerable lack of equaliza tion as to the valuation put on prop erty in the heart of the city on busi ness property notably and that placed on residential property m.the subur ban districts; also on residential prop erty in the up-town areas. , It will be recalled that the out-going county board of education was the initiator about a year ago of a : movement - to have this matter adjusted and the corporation, at the request of the coun ty school board, ordered the county commissioners to make an investiga tion into the situation. Will Appear Before Equalization Boar. The appointment of a tax commis sioner for the city to keep tab on the value' at which both real and personal property is- listed and to see that they are listed at their proper value, or at a value recognized as reasonable, is expected to start all over again the agitation as to tax rates started by the county school board, and it is ex pected that when the county commis sioners in the near future get together in the capacity of a board of equaliza tion that they will have enough work before Jhem to engage their attention for some time. This is regarded as especially likely, since this is the year that a new real estate "assessment is made. As to crux of the situation, so far as taxes are concerned, is supposed to lie right there in the value placed on real estate in the city the appoint ment of a tax commissioner Is expect ed to make things lively when the equalization beard meets. A story elsewhere In today's News tells of a communication from the state corporation commission in which it is hinted that the increase in tax returns from year ,to year in Meck lenburg county is not as much as it should be and intimating that an in crease is expected -this year. Hence the appointment of a tax commission er bears in an interesting manner on this subject. It has been stated that, Instead of raising real estate values by the new assessment of this year, there is in some places a lowering of values. This is reported in several townships of the county at any rate. The list taking will close day after tomorrow. w nd M isses g 9 O'Glock pring AT. Misses' Suit Sale. Suits omen a Will Go On Sale At Such A Very Low Price That It Will Pay You Well to Attend This Sale. They are just the suits for vacation and early Fall wear. Note the saving.. $5.95 for Suits sold $15.00, $17.50. $7.95 for Suits sold $19.50, $22.50. $9.95 for Suits sold $25.00, $27.00. The balance of our new Summer Silk Suits also greatly reduced. , PUICl "SERIO CHAR -DBMS mi "nismmrcrr Ull -U IUIIUIILU I I 9 US SINS IN was the William Mr. Eli McNinch is Better To-day Mr. Eli McNinch, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. McNinch, is much improve,d today, following an acute attack of appendicitis from which the young man has been suffering since Sat urday morning. '. , Mr. McNinch, it was said today, would very likely recover without an operation being performed. Mr. Mc Ninch is a third year man at the Vir ginia Polytechnic Institute, and his fcealtn permitting, -wiu ,proDaDiy re turn this fall to complete his fourth year in the Virginia school. "The Church as a Family" theme . of the sermon by Dr. M. Vines at the First Baptist church yesterday morning. This was pronounc ed one of the greatest sermons which Dr. Vines has preached since he came to Charlotte. At the evening hour he dleivered the second in his series of sermons on "Serious Sins in Char lotte," the subject being "The sin of Dishonesty." The text was Exodus 20: 15 and Romans 13:8. "Thou shalt not steal" and "Owe no . man any thing." Dr. Vines discussed the crime ancl causes of dishonesty. Among oth er things he said, "Owe no man any thing" means "Have no money duties which one cannot pay." This is a homely and excellent rule which car ries us a long way in daily life. Debt s to be avoided. All money claims are to be honestly and scrupulously met. And this is nearly always pos sible, as we shall -see if we look into tne most common causes oi running into debt." Dr. Kidd, an eminent En glish preacher, had a great horror of debt. When parting with a friend whom he did not expect to se for some time, he would exhort him to Fear God and keep out of debt." When St. Paul said, "Provide things honest in the sight of all men," he did not mean merely that his- converts were not to be thieves and cheats. The Greek word he uses, implies all moral beauty, all spiritual nobleness. The word in Greek means a man as he should be, a perfect man and up right. It meant one who "wore with out reproach the grand old name of gentleman," as opposed to petty tricks ters and cozeners, with no object but their own gain. Think not that this commandment only concerns a few thieves and burglars, and such igno ble traffickers as think that sharp practice Is rather to their credit than otherwise. "The truth is, there is scarcely one of the commandments 'An honest man is the noblest work of God." Spurgeon said he had endeavored to guard himself against the three jD's. dirt, debt and the devil. Some ' times dirt has crept in and he was afraid the devil had sometimes work ( ed his way into his home but he had managed to keep out debC Continuing the discussion of the theme Dn Vines spoke of the many varieties -of dis honesty, briefly referring to gamb ling, and intellectual dishonesty, such as misrepresenting and, slandering one's neighbor, failure to support one's church and political trickery and graft. He especially emphasized the wide-spread failure to pay bills at stores, such as grocery bills and other obligations for food and clothing. He urged the people to live within their means and to practice economy. Said he: Those who order goods for which' they have no money to pay are nott ELL'S-- t Vines will discuss "The Sin of Sab bath Desecration" and "The Sin of Segregated Vice." These sermons will close the- present series. He will begin his vacation immediately afterwards. Advance Copies of Newly - Codified City Laws Are Out of the Press Mayor T. It. Kirpatrick has receiv ed from the printer several advance copies of the new city code, contain ing the charter of the city a"hd ordi nances of the city for 1914. It con tains a - complete : copy of all the laws and ordinances of the city up to 1914 and is a very valuable volume. The volume . was compiled by the late .Mr. Weill R. Graham, of the Charlotte bar,, and edited by Messrs. E. R. Pr.eston and ,Li. B. Vreeland, also of the local bar. The latter two only guilty of dishonesty but a strong- gentlemen took up the work after x i u t j mi.. .n ? TVf r fJrnVia-m'n Hoath anil eno-nt eevernl er term snouiu ue useu. jt ney iaii ...... uuu ojvi t.--. Ui under, the condemnation of the eighth commandment. In thousands of wast ed lives debt has been the beginning of all mischief. During the recent re vival in Charlotte it was currently reported that bills were being settled and people were paying -their merch ants, doctors and other debts which they had been neglecting. . Extravagance was especially empha sized; as jerhaps the- most; fruitful sourse of dishonesty. -This is not the vice of the rich alone. It is sadly the vice of young men and women, who adopt standards of living set by some months' labor on it. It was a labor of love on their part, however and they will receive no compensation for the work other than the approval of work well done and the thanks of the city authorities, the members of the bar and all who realize the importance of having an accurate codification of city laws. They did the work very largely put of respect to their friend, Mr. Graham, . whose splendid prelim inary work on the volume was recog nized by all. "r ' . .V " j The dean of the law department of the University of North Carolina has passed upon the subject matter of the from 8 till 11 o'clock in hnr. ,... op John C Kilgo and family v j recently become residents of ullB muvmg io tnis c tv from rd n.nSo nas lived f0,, score of years, going to that citv president of Trinity College JThe following committees have bct announced to complete arranipW for the evening: " lnT wul C, White x. . iunj-ci ana j. . L'uthbertoii Tryon Street church: D. H Ande son John Watson and W. H Wilki son. n ere vara, street church: Fred X Ha' C. M. Nanney and C. W. These committees have alreadhsiJ uf ur lw meetings in anticipate of the reception to Bishop Kilgo t "wijL il( 10 ucsueu 10 sncw specia! maiKH ui mienuon on the occaskr planned for Thursday. The receptio' will be under the auspices of tt churches named above and the gue will be all the Methodists of the cit and vicinity and their friends, man of the latter being expected to be pre; ent to meet Bishop Kilgo and his fami ly. one else. A friend with larger income volume and pronounced it excellent so universally broken," says bishop Leighton. It Is in this that Fletcher says: - Arch-sense 1 Man is his own star and that soul that can Be honest is the only perfect man." 0 and Pope says: and fewer demands does a certain thing, buys this or goes into that; Shall not I do the same? Then comes the long story of debt and dishonor, and many times dishonesty that is undeniable. Girls expect so much to day that young men require a lot of courage, to assume the responsibility of marriage. Many girls seem to think that their chances of marrying men who can support them in luxury are much enhanced by extravagant dress ing. This is a delusion. False stand ards of life was also mentioned as one of the most prolific causes of dishon esty. Depravity which includes all dead beats and frauds . of every kind was referred to as another cause of dishon esty. Dr. Vines developed these vari ous causes with interesting quotation' and illustration and earnest appeal which coild not ,fail to interest and help his hearers. Next Sunday evening there will be a patriotic song service and it Is ex pected that a fine program of music will be rendered by the choir. A brief address on the "Sin of Demagogy" will be made by the pastor. On the two following Sunday evenings Dr. as compilation. The work was initi ated under the provision of an ordi nance introduced before the alder men by Mayor Kirkpatrick (then Al derman Kirkpatrick) on' May 8, 1913. The volume has a table of contents covering the several divisions of tne city charter, the city ordinances and a compilation of the public and private laws of the state that affect the city. The codification is the first one made of the city laws since 1892, when the law firm of Clarkson & Duls compiled the city laws and ordinances into a volume. Mayor Kirkpatrick this morning handed the heads of several city departments copies the new volume. ot Blind Tiger is Sent To Roads for Four Months- Road Sentence for Thieve Waiter Clinton, colored, was tried this morning in recorder's court charge . of . retailing and found guiltr.j He was sentenced'to the roads for fa: months. He was arrested some tine yesterday. Cy . Wentz and Jim Cole man, being adjudged guilty of larce ny, was sent to the roads for 90 days. Connor, colored, adjudged guilty oi larceny, was fined ?10 and the cost- James Wylie, colored, was also ad judged guilty of larceny and sent to the roads for ninety days, 'Mf Blanche Donaldson, colored, was fined $5 and the costs for loitering. At Popular Lakewood. Just about the most novel "stunt that, has struck Charlotte in some time will be the "Country Store" a' Lakewood Park Casino tonight and e ery night this week. There is a laug: j for every minute. You will have to see the Country Store" to appreciate 1 it it cannot be described in word: Iln addition to the -Country Store, I J.1 ill 1 il 1 n. f tVio PVPl - ' i mere win ue . iiirce iccw ul DJSnOP KJlgO I niirsaay; popular "Universal", moving pictures, v -. , A iollv srood time is assured even' The Methodists of the citv and .' one who attends "The Country Store. their friends." t MISS NICHOLS A VISITOR. Miss Pphows. Xichols of Pinevill1 it, iricUino .Hire T C f ff JlVOr. xo vioiviib lino. Committees in Charge , Reception Plans for The above is the form of the pub licly announced invitation for the re ception to be given at Trinity Metho dist church next Thursday evening Dr. S. M. Crowell Member Of Special Committee Dr. S. M. Crowell has been select ed as one Of the committee of three physicians representing the Meqklen burg Medical Society' to co-operate with the city officials in planning some extraordinary measures to raise the city still higher In the health scale. It was announced that . Dr. A. J.Crowell was a member of the committee but he is out of the city attending the Pan-American Exposition and will be absent several weeks longer. Dr. S.. M. Crowell will serve with Drs. 'Jas, R. Alexander and J. Q. Myers, the chairman of the committee being Dr. - Alexander.- " ' " " Electric Cooking uemonstrat ion Will Continue Today and 5 , s I Tuesday June 28th and 29th. 4.00 to 6 P.i4. f Due to the' interest shown by. the ladies of Charlotte in the demonstration by Mrs. Bernice MacKenney, we have arranged to continue them for two more days. We want you to come to our office and see Mrs. MacKenney cook with the .electric appliances you have in your home, v ".- , ' Southern fibKeU
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