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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAYI EVENING, JUNE 13. 1917
N0.143
BEUETT-WOQDLEY
ONE OF MOST ELABORATE AND
BEAUTIFUL WEDDINGS IX HIS
TORY OF ELIZABETH CITY SO
CIAL LIFE SOLEMNIZED AT
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
LAST NIGHT
Qjyjjif the most beautiful and ela
borate weddings in ?ne history of
Elizabeth City's social life was solem
nized Tuesday evening at the First
Methodist 4iurch when Miss Marion
Cook Woodley became the bride of
Mr Thorburn Powell Bennett.
Immediately before the ceremony
"with Mrs George Ware at the organ
the choir rendered Mendelson's Bri
dal Chorus. Then as Lohengrin's
wedding march was played little
Misses Camilla Woodley Foreman,
niece of the bride, and Sarah Dillon
Walker, dressed in white silk with
pearls and carrying green wickef
baskets filled with white sweet peas
passed down the aisle and opened the
white gates through which the bridal
party entered.
Rev J L Cunninggim entered first
and was followed by Messrs John
Harney and Will GatUier, Misses Lot
tie Bennett and Laura Rodney of
Dover, Deleware, Messrs William
Woodley, Julian Selig, Will Overman,
Oeorge Beveridge. Misses Sarah Fere
bee of Norfolk and Miss Nell Wood.
The bridesmaids wore Morfis
gowns of green tulle over silver cloth
and carried boquets of sweet peas.
Next came the two matrons of
honor, Mesdames James Wesley Fore
man, sister of the bride, and Frank
Kramer, who wore Morris gowns of
gold metal lace over gold cloth and
carried Ophelia boquets of roses.
The maid of hopor. Miss Jane Tem
ple of Lake View, South Carolina,
came next, gowned in a pink tulle
creation over silver cloth and carry
ing KlHaruey roses,
The bride entered on the arnTof
her father who gave ner away.:" Her
gown was a Morris creation 0( white
satin with court train embroidered
in silver and pearls, with real lace.
The boquet Was a shower of lillle.of
the valley and white orchids.
The groom entered with his best
man, Mr T Sou'.hgate Heaman of
Henderson and met the bride at the
altar. The ring ceremony was used
and the bridal party loft the church
as the Tannhauser Bridal March ttSI
played.
m
MR. CURTIS LIKES
ELIZABETH CITY
PERSHING 10W
AI FRENCH FORI
COMMANDER OF FIRST AMERI
CAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
GIVEN TREMENDOUS RECEP
TION BY FRENCH PEOPLE
"I threatened last year to come
back and live in Elisabeth City," said
Mr J F Curtis, manager of Chautau
qua tent crew," 'and I am going to
keep my word. In fact, I got a special
concession so that I could come back
tuis year, for it is against the ordei
of things for a man to go to the
same town In succeeding years."
Mr Curtis expressed appreciation
also for all courtesies extended him
by the people of Elizabeth City dur
ing this visit here, and pleasure in
the good fellowship that seems to pre
vail in the city. "Elizabeth City cer
tainly has the real Chautauqua spirit,'
said he
have selected it as the ideal place in join France in making the
w nicn 10 live.
At last night's meeting of the
guarantors the new superintendent
SHUFFLING CARDS
Boulogne, French, June 13
Thousands of people cheering
and many moved to tears wel
comed to French soil the Commander-in-Chief
of the Army
'so you can't wonder that i, which America is sending to
world safe for democracy.
The tall soldierly figure of
rr Miller was present and the meet-, General Pershing, garbed in the
I business-like khaki uniform of
the American army, was ac-
ing wkib a most cordial one.
It was found that the tickets were
nearly all disposed of and perm fission claimed ajJ France nas seldom
was giveu 10 sen u. lew muie juuiur; , . , , 1
tickets in order to accommodate the ' acclaimed another in all his-,
many children who wish to attend 'tory. Frenzied crowds packed1
FOR BIG GAMBLE
SECRET ADVISORY BOARD PLAY
NING FOR iiCUE LOTTERY
WHICH WILL SIFT OUT NA
TIONS NEW ARMY FROM THE
NAMES NOW ON HONOR ROLL
(By WEBB C. MILLER)
(hnlted Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, June 13. Within a
few weeks the eyes of the nation will
be fixed on the most momentous lot
tery In history.
In an obscure room in the old land
office building a secret advisory
board of lawyers, Jurists, military
men, and laborers are setting the
stages for the huge gamble which
will sift out America's new army from
the millions whose names were placed
the nation's roll of honor on June
r.tli.
The exact method of drawing out
( 'hautauqua.
SURFMEN HOLU
I the streets. General rershing th. names has i.ot . t ie, u decided
jwas deeply moved by their:"'"''
(demonstrations. From here he T.e finding r an absolutely ininar-
left today On a Special train for , tia I system invulnerable to political
Paris, I tampering is one of the knottiest pro
Paris, June lit. General Pershing hlems encountered,
arrived in a French port today. He "as been deciih-d. practicallysthdt
was given a trem.neous reception by tlle J"r-V WDeel Is Impracticable,
the townspeople. .
The leader of the first American !
expeditionary force is expected to ar
rive in Paris this evening. The most
enthusiastic preparation is beliiR
made to accord him a reception which j
will fittingly mark the gratitude of1
Frence for America's aid in the war. J
The American general will be formal - j Wednesday at The Alkrama, mat
ly welcomed by Vice Premier Vlvlani. j,,,,,. rtll(1 lllKMt wlu be a vitagraph
and Minister of War I'ainleve. Mar- ,!hlP Ribbon fvalUH., entitled 'The
shall Joffrc and General Koche will Ust Mrtll ft,atUrlng William Duncan
form his military escort of honor to and Mary Anderson. It is a love trag
conduct him to his headquarters thru ,,(lv of ,MP 0UtI)()Ht8 or civilization, and
the' main Rtreets of Vnris."Te w4uri-ne ,i,at raa(es a BpP(.ial appeai t0
city is keyed to the highest pitch of au.
NO SESSION WAS HKLD TODAY ON
ACCOUNT OF THE ILLNESS OF
FORMER PRESIDENT CAPTAIN'
1 H MORGAN OF SHAWWUKO
The closing session of the Surf
men's association will be held to
morrow morning at ten o'clock. No
session of the association has been
held today on account of the Illness
of Former President Capt. P H Mor
Wtt TffHwboro.
Interesting moving pictures will
be shown at the Alkrama tonight in
honor of ihe surfmen and they have i expectancy.
MEAGRE REPORTS
FROM TORNADO
j Tonight At
The Alkrama
all been given ribbons of admittance
by N W Daily.
The, Chamber of Commerce took
the surfmen In an automobile tour of
the city this morning.
The election of officers will be tak
en up at Thursday's session.
FRANCE READY TO
MAKE NEW AGREEMENTS
Pet rograd, June IS. France for
mally notified Russia today that she
SUBSCRIPTION DANCE
. ON THURSDAY NIGHT
A subscription dance will be given
ThurSdfcj' night in the Robinson
bulldttrgJ .
:
met'
I I ( HA ft
(ISIffll IS
hillicothe. Mo., June Meagre
reports indicate that probably 1.1
were killed in the tornado lasl night
that struck Trenton. Mo.
The last chapter of The Great Se
cret will he shown Wednesday night.
An extra picture is booked for Th
Alkrama Thursday, matinee and
night. The Lonesome Chap.' is the
nitnie of the picture featuring the
favorite cast Hons- Peters and Louise
Ilutf. Also a Metro comedy.
The church Was beautifully decorat
ed. Whit and green was tho - color
scheme. Baskets of brlde'e rows Were
suspended from the celling and the stands ready to make agreements
the choir was latticed with ropes of .with the new democratic Government
southern smilax entwined with bride's of Russia covering questions of co-
roses. The windows were nanKed wnn operation in tne war.
magnolias and clusters of lighted can
dies. On either side of the altar were
trellises of smilax and a profusion of
bride's roses.
Immediately tfter the ceremony on
elaborate reception was given by the
parents of the bride, Mr and Mrs W
J Woodley, at their beautiful home
on West Main street.
Mr and Mrs I M Meeklns and Mr
and Mrs J T MeCabe received the
guests at the front door. Mr and Mrs,
W J Woodley. Mr and Mrs T B Ben
nett, and the entire bridal party com
posed the .receiving yne.
Mr and .Mrs James Fearing ushered
the guests to the pmieh room where
Mr and Mrs M Leigh Sheep, Mr and
Mrs Harold Foreman. Misses llaltie
Harney, Kulh Ueid mnI Kuth Windsor
of Milford, Deleware. served punch.
Mr and Mis O F Gilbert. Mr and
Mrs Uoscoe Foreman. Tr and Mrs II
1) Walker ushered the guests to the
gift room where nunu rous and cost-) ( fV F.DW.XKD I- KFF )
lv reiiieinlirnnces were (Hsnlivc,! hv 1 i I n it I'd I'nss Staff Correspondent
Mrs Clav Foreman. Mr and Mrs (1 n London. June LI. -One more king
Ferehee. Miss Florence l-Vr. lice of )r,i paid the t'oiloii v.itli bis crown
Norfolk. Miss Parker. Mrs M I Kvans. for his import of the Mvine right
of Dover. Deleware. and Itev and Mrs of monarchs o do as they please.
J L Cunninggint. J ' 'oust ant ine I. King of Greece, has
Then Mr and Mrs Carl ltlailcs usb-ilx- n forced to abdicate because he
ered the guests into tTie dining room 'bad lost the sup ort of his people
Chantauqua Program
Edward F. Miller, Superintendent
Wednesday, June 13 AFTERNOON Admission 35c.
'2:'oi Scrii-s I, eel lire lv Ihe Superintendent.
Concert -McKinnie Operiitic Co.
EVENING Admission 50c
7 :.'!() Concert McKinnie ( hieratic Co.
a no
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stnited Lecture Peter MacOueeii,
S "The droit European War."
F. K. (j
Thursday, June 14 AFTERNOON Admission 35c.
Concert -Alexander Yon Skihinskv, Yiolinist.
Lecture l)r. Carolyn K. (ieiscl, ".lust You."
To lie followed hv a conference-hour.
::;) Concer
Entertainment
his companv.
Admission 50c.
EVENING
Skihinskv.
Paul Fleming, Magician
and
p
ONF. MORF KINO I'OKI I-!
CROWN FOR Sl'PI'ORT OF Tlli
RIGHT l MON.l II TO DISKF
(JARI) TIM; WILL OF HIS I 'Fo
ri, F
Friday, June 15 AFTERNOON Admission 35c
'':.'! Series Lecture hy the Superintendent.
Concert ( iarland-Eekhot't' .lordan Co.
EVENING Admission 50c.
" : 11 '.' 'I Carland Eekhol'i' . lordan Co.
. t n :' -mI: Dixon, "Incl.- Sam M. D."
Saturd
v. J'.ni K
' i ; - I : ,
( 'olicerl
.TEPNOON
Admission 35c.
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where they were received by Mrs
Dan Morgan and served a delicious Ire j to ruin through
course with mints and nuts in green 'Greece join in th
and white by Mrs Clinnie l laves, M iss-1 Dispatches from
eg Mattie Griffin, Minnie Leary and
6u0 Griee.
id Mrs Walter Small bade the
Llieu.
plor scheme or pink and
la carried out in all the dec.
rlth sweet peas and smilax
Ithe dining room where the
rme Of grean, and white wtls
and had brought his nation almost
is insistence inat
German intrigue.
Alliens dei hire
that King George's abdication in fav
or of Prince Alexander was accom
plished with an utter absence of dis
order. The entry of G.vece into the War
on the side of the allies is expected.
It Is known that the new ruler is fav
orable to the allied cause.
jit' with briheVfosea,, tulle 1 gan'iad
'"'-m' ' . Y I gloves. Th
te wore for her going away
'rrls suit,, of" blue wool Jer-
' '', 1 1 ' " e m ' "nrl Id r
shoes and pearl gray
glovei. The bride and groom left on
the morning train for Niagara Fall
and will return by way of Ashovllle,
Lake Junalmska and Clack Mountain.
Drama
Tliinitp
Sunday, June 17
Sacred ( 'lit
nouncei
Mondav. June 18
'' :' I Series Lect
Concert 'I
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hum to he im-
AFTERNOON Admission 35c.
ire hy the Superintendent,
he Symphonic Orchestral Clul and
Madame Justine Shannon, contralto.
EVENING Admission 50c.
7:0 Concert The Symphonic Orchestral Cluh jind
Madame Shannon.
Lecture Hon. Percy Ald. n, M. P. "The Future
of Europe."
Tuesday, June 19 AFTERNOON Admission 35c.
J:.") Junior Chautauqua Piav "(Jood Fairy Thrift'
"The Village of Dintf Donjr Bell" present
ed hy the nicmhors of tho "Chimes of Nor
mandy" Co. A firoat afternoon for the chil
dren. Brin them with you.
EVENING Admission 75c
7:30 Opera ''The ChimeB of Normandy " presented
.' -i by a full cast, chorus and orchestra. '
CiMrm pdmitted to tmj fpfninn ?5 cr.H "
State Should Not Lag
In Buying Liberty Bonds
. . i,
Having Answered the Nation's Call
So Spendidly in the Registration
of Her Manhood, North Carolina
Should be No Less Eager to Take
The Liberty Loan.
NEWSPAPER MAN
prn i q ni n niivQ
itLuriLLu ulu uniu
"North Carolina has done ao well
In the registration of her manhood
that It would be a shame to do tag
than equal that record In theturchai
m L.nerty uonrts.
W'KKK'S VISIT
'I am concerned to observe that
Klizal.eth City is falling short of hef
apportionment in buying these bondf
land from what I can undergtand fti '
ITilNKSS MA.(iKH OK THK KAL banks of the city are setting their '
CON THIKTY TWO YKAKS AtO mark flftv thns,i hii.
... ' UU4 1UI 0 DUUI b JL
SDKS MAM ("IIANGEN OX THIS that apportionment.
"This is a matter in which it ieemg -to
me our banks and our people are
Mr (J ItfiiHon Ferebee of Norfolk too little concerned,
was here this week to attend thej "I am gratified to observe that '
Bennett-Woodley wedding and gave 'be banks are now offering to OLTTf
the editor of this newspaper an In-itbese bonds for customers who are '
teresting interview in regard to days able to pay as little as a dollar ft
wheu he was an Kl:za:ieth City cltl- week.
zen and newspaper man. 'tine thousand such bond buyers In
"Thirty-two yearn ago," said Mr. Pasquotank county would, with what'
Ferebee "I was business manager of, bag already been subscribed, run tub
The Falcon, with Frank Vaughan as scriptlons to Elizabeth City banki
p(ll'or. well up toward this city's apportion
"The Falcon was published on Wat-,nlent- " '
er street over the Robinson building. I "ll 18 unbelievable to me that With.
"Vuugban left her for Albany.New the PPr effort that amount of lub-
York, where he was a reporter until 8CrlPHonR cannot be secured In a Citjr
the time of his death a short while w,,k' counts the members o( Its
ago. He vros a brilliant tollow aail so ('hr,stmtt8 Savings Clubs lit 4h0U
ail(lB"-',".: " 11 1 - p"
highly thought of in Albany that the
legislature adjourneu out of respect I "II should be well understood, of .
to Iuh memory on the dav of his rour8e. H'a' Liberty Loan Bonds' are t V
death. a better Investment tnaa- a Sarlnart-V
"I was here for about eighteen Acrn'"U which draws four per cent,' ,
nioiilhs and while here married Miss ln,,'r,,!,, f,'U which is subject to tX fl'i,
Mrs W J Wood ley's
atinn.
Annie T Cook.
sist. r. We were married in the First 1,10 nnl-v raan who would not be
Methodist church thirty one years ''enetltted by Investing nls savings la
ago. The church then had galleries on Liberty Ilonds Is the tax dodger,
every side. The wedding last night re-! "' 'f'eived a letter from D H Hill,
called very vividly my own wedding . ' lui iniiati of the executive committer
lhirt one years ago. (lf ""' North Carolina Council of Natl-
The town has certainly grown in ""al IWfnse this morning,
tin past thirty years, t s;iall never fori suggsls that I get a committee
get landing at the old depot on Penn-'of ladles and also a committee of mett
sylvania Avenue. Tim mud was about started today on a canvass to sell as
two inches thick all tho way up and Iiany as these bonds as possible lll(
thought I had struck the most dismal " county within the next two days,
place on the globe "It i now so late tliat I pass his
"Hut 1 soon discovered signs or suggestion on to the local newspap
F.lizabeth City's promrse for the fu- ' in the hope that sucn committees
lure. Indeed, I found that the town may be appointed tonight in our chur
was one of the best of places to live ,bes. In our lodges or wherever our
In. The people here really know how leople are gathered together. These
to enjoy life. They jtave a good time various committees could get togeth.
and are as happy a people as I have t tomorrow, divide the territory and
over known .begin work."
"Uu can scarcely Imagine the difJ Tllis ,fl Sllclt'
ference in Main s.re. t then and now. (' ''ringhaus, the recently appoint
Thev were onlv a few residences of "1 ''airman of the Pasquotank Coun.
anv'si,-. I remember M L Sheep's ty Council r National Defense ttfd )
house. . Selbv Harnev house, the 'epor.er for this paper this morning.
'..1,1 CrKlin I, ,... nn, IhA I'l.llln !, ' Tl"' ,,",lk,, f th Clty & "0W Bat
And. of course, tin. changes In the
business section of the citv have been
even fi'atei."
Tin re were three newspaper here
in inv day. I lie falcon, I lie ariiim
ian. wliiili was Hie Republican organ,
and Col. Creecy's paper. The Krniin-
mi-it. I
Islied that subscriptions here will
reach $1011.000.00; but none haB been
j heard to express th liope of a much
I larger amount than that.
I To do no lietlev dian the banks
mm in lo epeci would make Elizabeth
'ii :::: I :: per cent short of what
I I In- National (ioveininent has a right
I to i-vpeci of this prosperous communr
It V.
The Toll of The
Liberty Bells
ta nic y i uuu ufjuii iiiu
air prdlino; the country with
nmrnirifr anH annual
Let every in;in uitliiii tln-ir
sniiiid
SEARCH HIS HEART
iiml determine wTn-tlier and
in what measure lie lias met
the call of liis Country!
What is Personal profit
against thy Country's need?
What are riches without
honor '
Or life without Liberty?
WORKING MEN
SHOULD BUY BONDS
( Hy Cnited Press)
Wa-diini'ton. June l.'l. Working
men should buy at bast one $ fiO Llb
irly llond. said Samuel (Jonipers,' fn
tils message to organized labor today"
through the Cnited Press.
SHOOTS HIS WIFE
AND KILLS HIMSELF
i Hy Cnited Press
Sheffield. Ala.. June 13. Dr H W
Ulalr, one of the best known physi
cians in Alabama, and former presl.
lent of the Alabama Medical Assocla;
tlon, shot his wein the arm and;
himself In the forehead today,' -Hs
died Instantly. ... .-..-i 4-s '
The couple had been separated for
some time1' and his wife's divorce suit
was pending. k