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PAGE SIX Club and Society Items Are Solicited. Telephone 78, Tribu*»e Office. Oner-Hall. > A marriage that will boos .special interest in this city was solemnized yesterday afternoon tit Lenoir when Si i s Gertrude Hall, of Lenoir, became the bride of Dr. J. M. Grier, of New ton. Announcement of the marriage was made by I)r. Grier in letters sent to several friends in this city. Dr. and Mrs. Grier will make,their home In Newton, where Dr. Grier is pastor of the First. Presbyterian Church. Grier for the past several years has been court stenographer for the district which embraces Caldwell and Catawba Counties, and has many friends in western North Carolina. Dr. Grier was pastor of the First Presby terian Church here for fourteen years, having resigned last year on account of ill health. He is one of the most popular pastors that ever served in Concord, and has boon prominent in the Southern Presbyterian Church for a number of years. Ail Event of Interest. Every member of the Cabarrus Country Club is invited to the formal opening of the club, which will -be held at the club house this afternoon, :,t 5 o’clock. Members, of the families of the duh fnemltors also are invited. A picnic supper. which will be pro vident by the members, and will 1 be served by a number of ladies, will bo •one of the features. Several short talks will also be made. Several prizes will Im* given for win ners in a golf tournament which will provide one of the features. Prizes will be offered to both men and women. A1 .P hnson. club professional, will al so give several exhibitions of driving, using different clubs for each shot. The event promises to he one of great interest, and a large number of guests is expected to be present. In Honor of Mrs. Leonard. Mrs. L. A. Fisher entertained at a delightful party Wednesday evening " in honor of her house guest, Mrs. Lacy Leonard, of Lexington. The home was prettily decorated ■with Shasta Daisies, ami three tables, were arranged for bridge. After tlu* game a delicious course of refresh ments was served. Those playing were: Mrs. Leonard. Mrs. A. C. Cline. Mrs. T. I). Maness. Mrs. It. E. Ridenhonr, dr., Mrs. Gales l’iekard. Miss Sue Caldwell. Mrs. B. W. Means. Mrs. .1. L. Cannon, Mrs. .T. E. Davis. Mrs. Ernest Porter, Mrs. H. G. Gibson and Mrs. Julius Fisher. Meeting of Library Association. An interesting meeting of the Con cord Library Association was held at the Library yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Miss Mary King. President, presided. At tin* meeting the mem tiers of the association made a report of their linaneial campaign, which has been conducted here during the past several weeks. The money will he spent in ways that are calculated to best help the library. Members of the association plan to complete the canvass this week, and at the next meeting will know definitely just how much money they will have to work with during the year. Voting Ladies’ Auxiliary to Meet With Miss Cress. The Young Ladies’ Auxiliary of Trinity Reformed Church will meet this evening at 7 :45 with Miss Anna Margaret Cress at her home on East Depot Street. Miss Margaret Fowlkes will lie the leader at the meeting. The Concert Tuesday Evening. Alan D. Prindoll, a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, Mrs. Nancy Patterson Edwards, Mrs. Laura Ridenhonr Gibson, and Miss Nell Herring of this city, gave a concert at the Y. M. C. A. Tuesday evening for the benefit of the local chapter of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution. The delightful musical program opened with a piano duet from Faust,j rendered admirably by Mrs. Edwajtls and Miss Herring. Mrs. Gibson sang most beautifully "Mv Rose..—Sofubs ; and "Daybreak" —Daniels. Her lovely mezzo soprano voice is rich and colorful and sheiput J her whole soul into the music. An encore was demanded and she re- i sponded graciously with "A Little Bov ! and a Little Girl”—Coombs. Mr. Prindell iiosses’es a wonderful j tenor voice of wide range. He ren-1 tiered "The Soli Song,” from Pagliae-1 < i with marked fervor and effect. His lighter numbers embraced "Duna” and 1 “Little Woman of Mine”—Bartlet. Ho made a pronounced success with his audience and was compelled to re sjioihl with a number of encores. Mrs. Edwards has a; bird-like Voice which she used with ease and loveii enss. Her numbers, "Butterflies Sleler: and "Love is in My Heart” Woodman, were charmingly and dain tily given. Miss Herring’s support lent much to one of the most enjoyable recitals of the season. V. D. C. to Meet with Miss Harris The Dodson-Ramseur Chapter of the T. D. C. will meet Friday afternoon at 3:30 with Miss Rose Harris at her home on Grove Street. Annual C. K. Convention. The Caharms County Annual Chris tian Endeavor Convention will lie held at Bethpage Church Sunday, May 20th. The first session in the morning wili open at 11 o’clock. Dinner will be served on the ground. Every society is urged to be present and be ready to give a report of the work done the past year. The program, will he published at a later date. - McDowell Music Club to Meet With Miss Ward. The McDowell Music Club will meet Thursday evening at 8 o’clock with Miss Millicent Ward at her home on South Union Street. '» 'Music liOvers’ Club. Mrs. Morrison King and Mrs. J. P. Cook entertained the members of the Music Lovers' Club Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. King. Eighteen of the members werepresent. At this meeting it was decided that this club, would go into the Fine Arts De partment of the Woman's Club in tin* Fall, the club to retain its name. The following program was thoroughly en joyed : Roll Call —Current events. Biography of Bellini —Miss Mary Morrison. Libretto. Norma —Mrs. Ritchie. Piano Solo. Norma Overture—Miss Jessie Willeford. Vocal Pud. Hen* Me, Norma —"Miss Wood house- and Miss MacLaughlin. Vocal Solo. In Sweetest Accents — Miss Ruby Cline. After the program was concluded the hostesses served a delicious salad course. Club to Entertain. Next Tuesday evening. May 15th. will be Ladies Night at the Merchants and Manufacturers Club, and a com mittee of club members is now busy making plans for the event. Present plans cftll for one of the most elabor ate and interesting social events ever held at the dub. Dancing, card playing and a concert by some of the most pimminent musi cal artists of the city will be features of the evening. An orchestra lias been engaged to furnish dance music dur ing the evening and the card tables will in* available for the ladies. Mr. Sam Goodman will sing several njunliers and other musical artists will lie heard. Wives and daughters of each club member and more than 200 other lad ies will he invited to the dull for the evening. Flower Show a Splendid Success. The Flower Show held Tuesday eve ning at the "Y" Itv the Cabarrus Black Boys* Chapter of the I). A. It., was a splendid success in every way—in fact it was so successful that it was decid* ed to make it »n annual event. More than $l4O was taken in through the salt* of the supper, candy, flowers and fancy work. Mrs. Deaton Entertains at Bridge. Mrs. Nestor Deaton entertained at a delightful party Tuesday afternoon at her home on South Union Street. Bridge was played at live tables and at the conclusion of the game delic ious refreshments consisting of vege table salad, sandwishes and iced tea, were served to the following guests: Mrs. W. H. Wadsworth. Mrs. W. M. Linker, Mrs. J. B. Womble, Mrs. T. N. Spencer. Mrs. L. E. Boger, Misses Mary and Adeline Morrison. Mrs. J. 11. Mewliorne, of Kinston. Mrs. Pat Williams, of Charlotte. Miss Johnsic Fisher. Mrs. C. E. Parks, Mrs. Charles Porter. Miss Laura Gillon, Miss Mary Bello Cannon. Miss Bertie Louise Wil leford. Mrs. J. E. Davis. Mrs. Ernest Porter, Mrs. Luther Weddington. Mrs. Clyde Propst. Mrs. A. B. Davis and Mrs. B. W. Means. Miss Adelaide Harris in May Day 'Exercises. In the May Day observance ntj | Sweetbriar College on Friday, May 4.i | Miss Adelaide Harris, of ConeordJ (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Har ris, was a lady of the court. As usual, i the college was crowded with visitors for May Day. Parents and guests j from all over the country occupied the new inn or were comfortably placed in | the neighborhood. Mrs. Harris was one of the visitors to Sweetbriar for the May Day ex -1 eises. i' , : Miss Russell to Be Here Next Week. Mrs. Margaret Russell. Field Sec retary and Bible Teacher for the As i sembly's Training School of the South ern Presbyterian Church, will be in Concord May 16-I*2 to conduct a series of Bible classes at the First Presby terian Church. Russell is a graduate of Moodv Bible Institute and has had seven years of rich experience as Field Sec retary for that school, and is unusu ally well qualified for her work. She is a Southern woman, combing a win ning personality with rare power as a speaker, and her service has been highly appreciated by Churches, wo men's colleges, missions, Y, W. Chris tian Associations and young people's conferences. Concord is exceedingly fortunate in obtaining the services of this talented woman. The general public is most cordially invited to these classes which will he conducted afternoon and evening. Country Club Opening. A social event of marked interest will he the formal opening of the Ca barrus Country' Club Thursday after noon at r» o'clock. The exercises will take place at the club. All members and their families are expected to be present. The opening of_the country club will mark an epoch in the life of the city and many numerous social events are calendared there. Members and their families are re quested to carry a picnic dinner with them for the opening. Mrs. Goodson Will Entertain Sewing Club. Mrs. J. F. Goodon will entertain the Thursday Sewing Club this af ternoon at 4 o'clock at her home on West Depot Street. Members are ask ed to note that the'hour lias ]>een changed because of the Memorial Day service to be held on the same after noon. Mr. Carpenter Undergoes Operation. Mr. “Rill" Carpenter went to Char lotte yesterday and submitted to an ; operation at St. Peters Hospital. A message from there states that his condition is very satisfactory. Woman’s Club to Meet. - The Woman’s Club will meet Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Central Grad ed School. Concert at Mont Amoena Seminary*. Prof. Alan D. Prindell, a noted teacher of music and voice, gave a most delightful impromptu concert on Monday afternoon, to the faculty and students of Mont Amoena Seminary and Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute and many of the residents of the town, in the assembly room of the Seminary. Prof. Prindell is a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company of Now York and has a studio in the Metro politan Opera House, where over eighty pupils receive instruction un der the gifted teacher. The program given below was rendered to a large and appreciative audience. The re peated encores testified to the same. Prof. Prindell has a well trained rich tenor voice of high range, and he ap peared at his best on this occasion, and he seemed highly pleased with his reception among our people. He is spending his vacation in several Southern localities. Following is the program: 1. Yesti La Oiuhba —Pagliaeea. 2. You Had Better Ask Mp; Irish melody—Lohr. r 3. The Blind Plowman —Clot kb 4. The Voice in the Wilderness— Scott. 5. *Tix Me, O Lord, Negro Spiritual —Burleigh. A. Duna —‘McGill, 7. Sweet LittJo Woman O’ Mine — Bprtletf. , 'Encore numbers: Ould Doctor McGinn —Lohr. Beneath Thy Window—Capui. * The Rosary—Nevin. King’s Daughters The King's Daughters held its reg ular monthly meeting Monday (‘ve iling at the home of Mrs. T. D. Man ess on South Union Street. After the reading of the minutes by the Secretary, Mrs. E'*nest Hicks, and hearing the reiiqrt of tin* Treasurer. Miss Margie. McEachern, the visiting committee reported that clothes had been given to live children, school hooks to one child, a comfortable bed with bed clothes provided for one sick person and expenses for one unfortu nate girl paid. The visiting committee for next month is mesdames ('. F. Ritchie. A. E. Harris, (’lias. Porter and Miss Ade line Morrison. The circle, after a most satisfactory meeting adjourned to meet with Miss Mary King the first Monday in June. Senior ('lass and Faculty of High School Honored. Misses Zeliah Black welder and Rob bie Uorzine entertained on Monday evening at the country home' of Miss Black welder in honor of the Senior (’lass and the Faculty of the High School. The home was beautifully decorated with a profusion of Spring flowers. Miss Black welder wore peach crepe hack satin with silver trimmings and Miss Uorzine wore yellow taffeta. Punch was served in the dining room by Mrs. Mae Ronds and the class colors, green and white, were eirried out in the refreshments, consisting of ice cream and cake. Miss Black welder was assisted in entertaining by her mother, Mrs. J. R. Blackwelder. Music Cub Organized. <4n Saturday afternoon at four o’clock ten young girls met with Fran ces Jarr.ntt at her home on Georgia av enue and organized a Music Club. The name decided upon for the club is the St. Cecelia Music Club. The members are: Mary Lore Flowe. Annie Hoover. Elizabeth Ross. Ellen White. Elizabeth Hopkins, Douglas Archi bald. Minnie Hill Davis. Emily Pounds. Frances Roger. Alice Wall. Adelaide Foil. Sara Frances Fisher, Alice Arm field. and Orchard Rafferty. The following officers were elected: Elizabeth Ross. President. Frances Roger. Vice President. Adelaide Foil, Secretary. Annie Hoover. Treasurer. After the election of officers the following interesting program was rendered: The Story of . Sit. ecolia-*—Elizabeth Ross. * Vocal Duet —Ellon White and Ade laide Foil. Piano Solo—Ellen White. Paper: "How Handel Learned to Play"—Annie Hoover. Piano Solo—Adelaide Foil. At the conclusion of the program de licious refreshments were served by the hostess. v Russell-Wilson. A marriage of much interest was solemnized last Wednesday in Con-' oord when Miss Mary Wilson became the bride of Mr. John W. Russell. Mr. Russell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Russell, of No. 1 township. Miss Wilson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wilson, of Florida. After the ceremony they left for Asheville and other points in the mountains. On their return they will' make their home with Mr, Russell’s parents for the present. Mr. Russell is one of the Jackson Training schools host officers and is a very prominent man in every way. He has made a host of friends b.v his clever disposition, and Miss Wil son. who was called here a few years ago to teach in this county, is a very attractive girl, and has made many friends since coming among us, by her kind and friendly ways. Mr. Russell has one of Rocky River’s sweetest and prettiest girls. We wish them the best there is in life. A FRIEND. New’ Cottage For Jackson Training School. Another cottage is to be erected in the near future at the Jackson Train ing School. Forsyth county commis sioners and the Winston-Salem board of aldermen have voted-. 521,000 for the erection of the cottage, and work will begin as soon as possible. The cottage will provide rooms for delinquent boys from Winston-Salem and other parts of Forsyth county. Un der the present, plans only delinquent colored boys will be cared for in the Forsyth Reformatory at Winston-Sa lem. all white boys to he sent to the school here. Mr. and Mrs. I*ntz Parents of Son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. X. Lentz May 7th, a son. Xew hats, new caps, new shirts, new ties, and the suit of clothes you want at the Browns-Cannon Co. ! THE CONCORD TIMES personals. Mrs. C. W. Cox and son, Earl, of Honea Path, S. C., are visiting Mrs. Cox’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Lltaker ' • * * Miss Kathleen Happen field and Mes srs. C. M. Happenfield, Jr., and Char lie Griffin have returned from Colum bia, S. 0., where they spent several days with friends. Mr. Happenfield, who is from Shelby, will spend sev eral days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. (’. M. Happenfield. * * * • Miss Ruth Cannon has returned from Chester, S. C., where she spent the week end with friends. * * * Mr. and Mrs. U. G. DosPortes and children, of Winnsboro, H. C., arriv ed yesterday to spend several days with Mrs. DesPortes’ mother, Mrs. T. W. Smith. * * * Mrs. J. 11. Mewliorne, of Kinston, is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. A. Sims. * * * Miss Lucille Pickens, of High Point, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Frank Arm field. — _ * * * Mrs. Tracy Leonard, of Lexington, arrived Wednesday afternoon to be the house guest of Mrs. L. A. Fisher, at her home on White Street. * * * Mr. Clyde Propst has returned from Charlotte, when* he had his tonsils removed several days ago. * * * Miss Pat Adams has returned after a visit of several weeks to friends in the eastern part of the Htate. * *_ * Mrs. M. J. Wentz, of Danville, Va., is visiting her son, Mr. C. M. Wentz. Mrs. Wentz came down especially to attend the graduating exercises at Lauda Sunderland School, her daught er, Miss Daurene Wentz, lieing a mem ber of it he graduating class. $ * «> » Misses Viola and Edna Ridenhonr have returned to their home in Albe marle after attending the graduating exercises at Sunderland. * * * Miss Beulah Bost who underwent a serious operation at St. Peter’s Hos pital in Charlotte several weeks ago, has returned to her home here. Her condition is reported as very much improved. * * * Mr. John Bosnian, of Chicago, has arrived to spend the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Martin, at their home on Kerr Street. * * * Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Harris are spend ing the day with relatives in Anson county. * * * Mr. Harry Montgomery, Mrs. C. G. Montgomery, of Charlotte, and Mrs. Swanson, of Gadsden. Ala., spent Wed nesday afternoon in Concord with rel atives. * * * Mrs. C. L. Smith will leave Friday night for New Orleans, where she will spend a month with her niece, Mrs. J. I). Link wood. * * * Charlotte Observer: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davidson have returned home from Concord, where they went to see Mrs. Davidson’s father. Mr.' John A. Barnhardt, who has been quite .ill. Mr. Barnhardt’s many friends in Char lotte will lie glad to know that he is much better now. * ,* * Misses Grace Ridenhour and Ber nice Parish spent Tuesday in Char lotte. • • ■ Messrs. George Rost and Reece Hor ton, of Cabarrus, spent Monday af ternoon in Concord. • # • Master Rupert Moorhead and Mr. Marshall Talbirt spent last Tuesday in Charlotte. * * * Mr. ,T. B. Morgan, a prominent busi ness man of Nashville, Ten., spent Sunday here with his friend, Hon. W. R. Odell. Both left Monday for Richmond, to attend a meeting of the hook committee of the M. Es. Church, Sol tli. * * * Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Charles E. Lambeth, who spent the past week in New York, has returned home. She went there’with her brother. Mr. C. A. Cannon, of Concord, to join her moth er, Mrs. ,T. W. Cannon, and Mrs. David Blair, of Washington, and Mrs. C. G. Hill, on Winston-Salem. * * * Mr. John M. Oglesby and Miss Ma* garet Virginia Mrvin spent Sunday in Salisbury, the guests of Mr. andlMrs. J. F. Hurley. * * * Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Houston return ed Monday niglit from a visit to rela tives in the eastern part of the State. They were accompanied home by Mrs. William Rudge, of Monroe, a sister of Mrs. Houston, who will spend a few days here. Memorial Day Exercises. Memorial Das*. May 10th, will bo fittingly Observed by the Daughters of the Confederacy, the Veterans and their friends Thursday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock in the auditorium at Cen tral Graded fcvhool. The program follows: , Chorus: Thy Son of Man Goes Forth to War. by High School ■students. Invocation. Solo: Mrs. H. G. Gibson. Address: Mr. D. B. Coltrane. Bonnie Blue Flag—Boys from No. 2 School. Memorial of Flowers —Miss Margar et Bell. Solo: Mrs. Charles B. Wagoner. Benediction. The Confederate Veterans are ask ed to assemble on the court house lawn at 2:30 o'clock, as this year the decoration of tlie monument will pre- 1 cede the exercises at the Graded School. . i The Daughter* are urged to meet at 1 Central School at 2:30 and join the < teachers and children of the cify I schools in marching to the court house ! where the decoration exercises will i take place. # The public is most cordially invitedf to both exorcises. A regular meeting of the Concord f Lodge B. P. 0. E-, will he held in the J i club rooms of the order tonight atjl 7 :30 o'clock. j ‘ Miss Eldora Barnhardt is confined I to her home in No. 5 township with t an attack of measles. t JANE ADDAMS HEADS LIST Os Twelve of the Greatest Women in America; —Mrs. Catt Third. Washington, May o.—Here are the I twelve greatest living American wo ' men, in the opinion of a committee of ; the National League of Women Voters apointed to select such a list. Jane Addams, philanthropist. recilia Beaux, painter. Carrie Chapman Catt. politics. Anna Botsford Comstock, natural historian. Minnie Maddern Fiske, actress. Louise Homer, singer. Julia Lajhrop, child welfare. Florence Rena Sabin, anatomist. M. Carey Thomas, educator. Martha Van Rensslaer, home eco nomics. Edith Wharton, novelisf. Anna .Tumi) Cannon, astronomer. The committee declared it was “hu manly itniK>ssible” to know who the really greatest women were, and the selections had been made on the basis of those who had contributed most in their respective fields. The request to the National League of Women Voters to choose the twelve lenders was made a year ago by Senor ita Mandojano, a Chilean delegate to the Pan-American Conference of Wo men in Baltimore. Leagues in all parts of the country were asked to submit lists, and hun dreds of them poured into headquar ters, so that it became a great task to choose twelve while 100 might have been selected with ease. EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF NORTH CAROLINA Yearly Meeting Being Held in Ox ford.—Barbecue Served at Yoon. Oxford, N> May 9-—Reading of the annual reports and a barbecue served at noon were the chief events on today’s program of the 107th year ly meeting of the Episeopalian Dio cese of North Carolina. At yesterday’s session the report of the Diocesan secretary had as its iea ture the recommendation that the con vention attempt, to raise $25,000 to ward the endowment of St. Mary's college, Raleigh. The report ot ine bishop coadjutor and sufragan bishop revealed much progress in th? church during the past ear. Bishop Joseph Biopnt Cheshire, of Raleigh, ;Bishop E. A. Periiek. .Char lotte; and Bishop Delaney, Raleigh, are attending the meeting. FRAUD ORDER AGAINST /PILGRIM OIL COMPANY Was Issued Today by Postmaster Gen eral New. Washington. May 0. —A fraud or der was issued by Postmaster General New today against the Pilgrim Oil Company and several individuals at Fort Worth. Texas. The order, which will stop the de livery of mail, named the Pilgrim Oil Co., the Pilgrim Oil Co„ of Texas,, and W. H. Hollister, .T. M. Richardson, and H. E. of Fort Worth, individually and as trustees. A High School Girl Calls Down a Drummer. Recently, a Winecoff high school girl, while waiting at her family physi cian’s office was drawn into a conver sation with a drummer. Later he ap peared in the “jitney” as she returned home. A few days later she received a warm letter from him full of taffey and a request to correspond and call on her. . She answered as follows; My dear Mr. Davis, You might even die to save us. But I’m only fourteen, Dad says too young for courting. But, as a salesman, I extend to you my greeting, And trust that you are meeting With success and that you’re beating Any record made before. If you’re not, locate she trouble, Make your sales run more than double It may only be a bubble, That has hindered you before, Too much flirting—nothing more. : If you’ll look you’ll see your defects. It's flirting with the high school elects, > You’ll lose half your business pros pects, Half, at least if nothing more. Lots of men have your bad habits, Seems drummers especially “grab it.’! Such fellows hop up like rabbits, Just hop up and nothing more. Now you follow my prescription, Stop your habit of making friction, Give your wife your best affection, Look more after your firm’s election. Sell their goods from door to door. Take this recipe before retiring. Your wife of you will soon be' tiring, And through the courts, will you be firing, If I send her this and nothing more. Yours truly, TWO SALISBU RY MEN ARRESTED AT DANVILLE L. (*. Rabe and J. B. Pegram, Charged With Defrauding Mrs. Nannie Smith of $8,600. - Danville, Va., May 0. —Charged with defrauding Mrs. Nannie Smith, of Winston-Salem. X. (’.. of $3,600, L. G. Kabe and .T. B. Pegram, of Salisbury, N. C., were arrested here late yester day. Warrants which were brought here from North Carolina, charge that Itabe got SI,OOO and Pegram $2,600 from Mrs. Smith under false pretenses. FIRE IN GREENSBORO Plants of Biekett Storage Battery Co. and Chero-Cola Bottling Works De stroyed. • Greensboro, May 9.—Fire discover ed shortly before 1 o'clock this morn ing destroyed the plants of/ the Biek ett Storage Battery Co., and the Chero- Cola bottling works, the wall paper establishment of O. G. Williams and the railroad watchman’s tower at the 1 Summit Avenue crossing, doing dam- J age amounting to more than $60,000. > The property was partly covered by in surance. Mrs. 'Walter Gerke' is official, land scape gardener of Portland Ore., and as sucli is largely responsible for the beauties of the parks and driveways of “the City of Roses.” Wouldn't you like to feel that yon had helped to make it easier for some boy to find the way to success? LOCAL MENTION Cotton on thelocal market is quot ed at 2(5 cents per pound; cotton seed at 06 cents per bushel. Rev. Leonard Gill will preach at the revival services to begin at the Sec ond Presbyterian Church Sunday, May 2<)tb. (Mr. Willis M. Dorton *has opened an electrical repair shop in the Porter Drug Store. Repairs are made on all fans, irons and electrical appliances. Dr. S. E. Buchanan, cojint.v health officer, returned last night from Ral eigh, where he attended a committee meeting of county l»ealth officers. Only three persons were tried in re corder’s court here Wednesday. Two were fined $5 each for an affray and the other was fined $25 for having liquor in his possession. The other eases scheduled for trial were contin- I ued. Sheriff Mabrey and Deputy Sheriff Caldwell captured a still in No. 2 township yesterday afternoon, also seizing about 50 gallons of mash that | had been collected near the still. The I still was a rather crude affair, having | been made out of several tin cans. I The Rotary and Khvanis Clubs will hold a joint meeting at the Y tomor row night at 7 o’clock. This will bo the first joint meeting the two clubs have held for several months, and many matters of public interest will be brought up for discussion. Three Concord hoys were tried in Salisbury yesterday in connection with the robbery of Linn Bros, store in Lan dis. One plead guilty to entering the store and the other two were found guilty of receiving. Thby have not yet l>een sentenced. Officers from Wentworth, Rocking ham county, came to Concord yester day for J. D. Kelly, wanted in that county on a liquor charge, according to local police officers who arrested Kelly here Tuesday night. Hh will he tried at the next term of Rocking ham Superior Court. Patrolman B. F. Widenhouse, of the local police force, who has l>een ill for some time, underwent an opera tion in the Charlotte Sanatorium this morning at 11 o’clock. Chief Talbirt and other members of the police de portment. drove to Charlotte this af ternoon to l>e with Mr. Widenhouse. Two new cases of diphtheria, four teen new eases of measles and four new cases of whooping cough were re ported to the county health depart ment Wednesday afternoon and night. The diphtheria cases are the first re ported to the department in several weeks. The High School baseball team will play the Davidson Sophomores here tomorrow afternoon. The game will be played at the Gibson Mill Park be ginning at 3 :M0 o'clock. As the locals have hut a few more games scheduled for the year they are anxious to win tomorrow's game. The condition of Rev. R. F. Crooks, who was suddenly stricken yesterday afternoon at his home on Academy street, is reported today as much im proved. Mr. Crooks suffered on attack of acute indigestion and though his condition was critical for several hours, he is greatly improved today. Rev. R. G. Short, who has lieeu help ing Rev. .7. F. Boggs, of Hickory in a revival meeting the past week, has re turned home to finish plans for a big Concord Baptist Church next Sunday revival meeting to start in the West May 13. He will be assisted by Rev. E. G. Ross. The Trinity College baseball team won the state championship yesterday by defeating State College 3 to 0. Trin ity lias but two more games to play, with Davidson and Carolina, and as she has defeated these teams this year and has not lost a game, she should win the championship even if she should lose these two games. We have received an invitation to the commencement exercises of the Oak Ridge Institute to be held May 13-15. Mr. J. A. Sloan, of China Grove, and Mr. T. S. Shinn, of Norwood, are among the graduates of this institu tion this year. Mr. Sloan is one of the marshals and Mr. Shinn is one of the debaters. Mr. Jeff McAnulty died suddenly this morning about 4 o’clock in the* Con cord Hospital. He suffered a stroke of paralysis near the Hartsell Mill yesterday, according to messages re ceived at the hospital, and was car ried there by friends. His home is in Salisbury, but he has been working at the Hartsell Mill for some time. Rela tives will make funeral arrangements after their arrival here. Increased interest is being shown now in the tuberculosis clinic, which started here Tuesday. The number of persons examined in the clinic Wed nesday was larger than the number examined Tuesday, and today the num ber examined was larger than on eith er of the precepting days. Persons de siring an examination can still get an appointment by communicating with officials of the county health depart ment. j Gold M eat her Forecast East of the Mississippi. Washington, May B.—With snow reported, in the great lakes region and unseasonably cold weather pre vailing in most states east of the Mississippi river, the weather bureau tonight predicted even lower tem perature tomorrow for the lower lake area, the tipper Ohio valley and the Atlantic states. However, a decided reaction is in prospect, the forecast calling for higher temperature and clear skies Thursday. A warming of probable gale otf the Atlantic co>ast and along the lower lakes was issued by the bureau. WEATHER FORECAST Fair and not quite so cool tonight; Friday fair and warmer. Mercury’ Down to 36 at Hickory’. Hickm-y. May 9. —The mercury reg istered 36 at the local government sta tion here last night, and there was ice here this morning. » Thursday, May 10, IMPROVED FINAXdAf .AND business roxn, T% j Shown by Activities «f , he s ' ■ j ployment Serva-e. eF * May i.—l ifii r ! and business conditions in v 'olina is shown bv th.* nf . t : v v‘ ir,l "V United States and State ployment Service durin® ih, r months of 1023 as cornu*,., i “' f f,|i > .v,-ar. .0,77 morn m positions to date, accord , pla N announcement today by u f man, commissioner of law’., ; %' iug. 1 hrinr., The records of 1023 ,},ou - January 3,020 person*; w , lhat ill jobs by the bureaus of r-bruary, 214-1; i„ m..,,..'/, 2*-. in April ,3,315. Last v <- disclose the following sons placed; January, no-. 1 H ,3330; March, 1755; April' *i fotai for the first four i,iomhV llf J' is 0.800: for 1022. 7 p-;< of !| C The April report’, “i. , shows the Wilmington i. !lr , leading the state. The f„n follows: 1,11 "‘Port Asheville: Skilled 10- 277: clerical and professional mestic ; industrial o- r, Charlotte: skilled 00; unskilled-i! 1 clerical and professional -*v ,i , : 11: industrial 00;. Ttotai'p " Greensboro: skill,-<i 2d' J'!',, 55; clerical mestic 14; industrial I New Kern: ski I, elerical nn,l mestic 21 ; industrial <mi ; .J" Raleigh: skilled dl : s N . clerical and professional do■ ,i (11n ,.. 10: industrial 1. Total ins Wilmington: skilled 0.1 ■ , 424: clerical and professional lV,!' mestic 32: industrial on t.imi'--' Winston-Salem : skill,*,! Id ■ ed 23(5; clerical and domestic (52: industrial d Totals, male. 2.007: female. Grand total 2,315. Honor Roll of Primary School F» April. First grade—Ruth Kester. MarrF.l na Barnhardt, Jean V<*i l.urg. i NI „.. White. Adelaide Pounds. Dorothy \u. man, Thelma Rollins, Charles IW A. N. Lentz. Jr.. Fred Dennis. DoimD Itaymer, Billy Scott, Shirley SiiriT J. Otlio Moose, Morrison Vaiidle, Pjk ine Basinger, Shirley Hatley, \ , McCathern, Fred Howell' pLil-i, Brown. Billy Wadsworth. Vail Car ]>enter, Henri Smith- Barrier. ] laij,.-r Varner. Morrison Black welder, .1 in., mie Cannon, Mildred Bar her. Elis,- heth Odell. James Sears. Esther Brown, Charles Smart, Jr.. Betty i; : . Col-trane, Frances Barrier. Mart Louise Means. Mary Alice, Moose. El len Marie Sears. Margaret Smith. Second grade— Melvin Clark.. Mark Fuller, Heryert Van Pelt. Baxter Yar borough, Raymond. Allman. Sum TV ter, Johnny It. Baker. Christine Blmr Laura Bonds, Fay Rolands’ (Jennie Ro:*s, Fram/'S Ridenl\o*tir. Ashlm Laughlin. Lillian Smith, Walter IDyl, Nancy Dayvanlt. Nellie Blackwv'hk Seamore Thomas. Philmore Tlioiihn L. B. Preslar, Leander .McClellan Joseph Cannon, Tracy S|tencer, DC Harwood. Fred Rowe, Margaret .Me ander , Nancy Haywood. Mariam Lentz, Hazel .Miller, Tom Moose. Bea trice Clark, Caroline Rowan. Virginis Martin. Eugenia Brum ley, Billie Bur levson. Pantry Austin. Third grade—Junior Hinson. Clifton Hinson, Stuart Ilcnry, Hinton Mob E. C. Byrd, Claude Foster, Mary Bant hardt, Juanita Sides, Dela Mae Farr, Louise Williams, Merle Wiley, Rollin' 1 Misenheimor, Eugene Broad wa v. > Roberts, John Mike Linker. IL' l * Moose, Harold Turner. Ralph War! Wyatt Armfield. Ralph Benfield. Dor othy Weddingtou. Ida Patterson. Elk abetli Parks, Helen Grady. Mary <». Junker. Eula Lee Green, Mary McKa; Nancy Pike. MISS MARY KING, Prim-ip! Honor Roll Central Grammar School . Fourth grade—Juanita Yandle. L ert Haywood. Ora Lee Jenkins, l 1 "- Shoe, Robert Bailey, Mary hint"- Christine Freeze, Limlsay It"'- v ; ,; Areliey Brown. Jr.. Janie <'arrell. b n Kluttz, Jr.. Louis 11. Brown. Kalla Souther, Jno. A. Fisher. I . \ nw l Brown, Fa hi ns Haywood. Mai.' Harrison, Mabel Russell. I 'jiulin** enhouse, James Bntte. Alive May ‘ ler, Helen Ridenhour, Virginia K ' man. Margaret Tender. . Fifth grade—Letlio Osborne, hi--- Davis, Christine Linker. Douglas— chibald, Dorothy Hartsell. Ethel > er Peck, Alice Arnjfield. /a ll K" "' Bernice Love, Sadie Haul". 1 Gaskel, Robert Rowan. | ( , . Sixth grade—Lucy Robinson. M Henry, John Arm held. Felix WkJ Seventh grade—Mary Cannon-- • , lyn Goodman. Millieent MUaf' ■ “ Craven, Donald Wain-hope. Vu> r! ' miug Harris. A. S. WEBB. Library Report lor April- Mrs. Richmond Reed; L " r ‘ ’., makes the following rci»orr 1,1 Concord Public Library . ■ V,-*, library being open but ,iI! ' ' , r being closed half of lll “ repairs: Borrowers 51 S 3. New borrowers 18. , _, lP Visitors to reading room. a> children 37”. total -> v l. Books borrowed: adult IF'-; -860, total 2311. average 16... ; , Books Itought: adult -’l. • Books given: adult 1-’ .3 Books withdrawn: adult ' 2G. -jos Total number of volume* ■ MRS. RICHMOND hht*. With Our Advertisers. . Preserve your proper! paint. Ritchie Hardware < best grades. ( r , - ! The potato plants et m ,^4 Plant Farm are grown trtfin of seeds. See ad. today jJ See the new advertiseue-.o c <-. the Citizens Bank and 1 m- At tlKf Tliratio. “Trifling Women." a : siV production, is the feature .1 today: •• v> ; s® “The Broadway Madenn-i --all-star cast, and "I W are being shown at the * il ‘_* lay. T t’llß' The Pastime today is-J'?"/. 1 , jmir^ dance Talmadge in Lover.” - -1