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ELIZABETH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1920
NO. 105
VOL. V.
W
VIOLIN CONCERT
GIVENTONIGHT
Delightful Musical at High
School Building Will Be Pre
ceeded By Fairy Play With
Forty in Cast
CIrcule No. 1 of the First Metho
dist Church Parsonage Society will
give a delightful program at the
High school auditorium to-night at
7.4'..
This program will be featured by
a violin recital by Mr. Waldemar
von Geltch, assisted by Mrs. Walde
mar Von Geltch, which will be of as
high order as the recital by Hutt
Fisher so much enjoyed here recent
ly. Indeed the program promises
to lie more enjoyable because of the
fact that mure popular numbers have
been selected.
The program follows:
Ave Maria Hach-Gounod
Serenadi Drdla
Serenade Kspagnole Chaminde-K;j:-I
.Minuet Paderewski-Kreister.
Turkish March Beethoven-Auer
liird ;us Prophet Schumann-Auer.
Orientale Cui
Valse Brahms-Hochstein
Zapateado (Spanish Dance) Sar
asate. Helre Katl (Hungarian Dance)
Hubay.
St. Patrick's Day Vleuxtemps.
Tambourln Chlnois Krelsler.
Mrs. J. A. Spence, chairman, is as
sisted in getting up the evening's
program, by Mrs. Carl Blades, Miss
Alice Brockwell, Miss Katherine Hln
ton ana m . - " "n.Mfnl
i . r T) IJ o r rr txr
t, T S ..a wn.,...
play A rang e ,
ue given y '"J .......
Following is the cast ot characters.
Glono.a -Queen of the Fairies
Marie Spence.
Fairy Good May Queen Marga
ret Blades.
Wi.-e Brownies-Hallett Williams,
Kenneth Mnndeii, Melvin Spear.
Herald- Truniphe: Flower Carl
(ininii 1 iirnct l uiiim -l"
-
lirownies in Waiting
Chip-Chirp
- Hugh Sawyer
nioiid. l'ep- l1'1
p;,ge- - Blades
Blade-.
Fairies; Rose
Margaret Com
Fairy of Wisib
blood. (irace-
Billies -Hern
Or-
iiert Dudley.
Foreman, (
irl
-Fairy of Beauty
, -ry . Twilight
,11 Lucille True
Fairy of Grace
Naomi Bagley.
Lady bird Fairy ot
Good
lips -
Noon Lettie Buncn. i u
Kairy of Wit - Helen Bright.
Goldenblow Fairy ot mcnes ....
Sanders Butter-fly -Fairy of Fashion-Shirley
Fearing. Twinkle
K,,irv of talents Gertrude Glover.
Apple-blossom Fairy of Charm Ro
s.,i: ode. Mildew Fairy of Influ
ence Kdna Morrisette. Ives Fairy
Fairy .if High Birth-Monterey Lo
max. Song of the Kutie Kids Ten lit
tle girls Camilla Foreman. Mary
Leigh Sheep, Mildred Mann. Fleanor
Goodwin. Doris Wilkins, Alice Bar
row, Glenna Glover, Maxine Morri
sette, Margaret Sawyer. Janet Or
mond, Carolyn Kramer.
SoloFpward the Flames Roll
Virginia Hufty.
Solo Boy of Mine K.nily Mann.
Accompanist Mattie Spence.
The surprisingly low admission
prices of 50 cents for adults and 25
cents for children are charged, and
double the money's worth may be
expected In enjoyment.
ELIZABETH CITY
DEFEATS HERTFORD
The Elizabeth City High School
Base Ball Team won a victory over
the Hertford Base Ball team on the
Hertford High School grounds Fri
day afternon by the score of 22 to 16
Up to the fifth Inning the game
w;is slow, as Francis Seyffert held
i he Hertford team down preventing
them from making any runs and hits
until that inning. Afterwards the
g;m. was hard fought arid exciting.
Hertford used two pitchers, who
s,rui.k out nine men. The pitchers
0r huine team wera. F. Seyftrt,
Jones and It. Stowe, who altogether
struckk out four 5e.i men.
d,a limine of the game
.... ,j. hv Elizabeth
lour runs weie inuu"
City. The home runs were made by
W Dallcy and U Stowe. A mree
. . . i i.., rinlnn
oase hit was maue -
Roosevelt Stowe who did the best
all round playing for Kiizauem wi.
was at the bat six times, umuc
hits, three runs and made a pretty
running catch in right field. Skln-
ner, who did the best work for Hert
ford, made two hits and two runs..
The home team went on cars, ac -
companled by M. F. Ketster, of the
High School faculty.
Currituck Man
Is Commissioner
John R. Bray Elected at Ral
eigh to Succeed E. R. Pace
At Meeting Saturday.
Raleigh f May 2 John R. Cray
was elected commissioner of public
works of the City of Raleigh yester
day morning at the regular meeting
of the commissioners and at a spe
cial meeting in the afternoon in
which he sat after qualifying for
the office was made mayor protein.
The election of Mr. Bray received
general approbation on the streets
; yesterday afternoon, while the city
'commissioners were congratulated
on their immediate election of a Suc
cessor for the late Commissioner E.
' R. Pace.
.TIK OK I KKITK K
Mr. Bray first went to Raleigh in
J lit of. from his home in Currituck
j County to enter the State College of
i Agriculture, where he took a pronii
nieiit part in college activities, star
ring in football, captaining the team
in his junior year, and holding South
Atlantic position for two years.
1 For two years after completing his
! course in civil engineering in 1911,
I Mr. Bray was engaged in construc
tion work with the Norfolk Southern,
aiding in the building of the road
from Raleigh to Charlotte.
Later he established an engineer
ing office in Raleigh and is now sec
retary of the Raleigh Construction
Company, the firm that built the Mar
tin street viaduct, and Vice Presi
dent of the Fort Reality Company.
K1UHT CONSIDERED IN 117
Mr. Bray was first considered for
the office of commissioner of public
works following the death of Mr
R.
SeaweU in May 1917. At that
he refused to be a candidate,
but did enter the race against
i , i when Mr. Pace
K. R.
was
elected.
The election of Mr. Bray, a train
ed engineer, is taken as an indica
tion that the city commissioners will
shortly undertake a program of street
improvement work, repairing many
of the streets that are now in bad
s'ani
and paving other- which have
never been improved.
COMMENCEMENT AT
ROANOKE INSTITUTE
Commencement at Roanoke Insti
tute began Friady night, April :!0,
and will (dose Friday light, May 7th.
Following is the commencement
schedule of exercise :
Friday, April HO, 8 p. in. Pri
mary School closing. Brownies at
Play.
Sunday, May 2, 3 p. m. Annual
Commencement sermon, by Rev, Ro
land Lamb, pastor of St. Stephen
Baptist Church, Elizabeth City. Sub
ject: "Life. Light and Liberty," at
Olive Branch Baptist Church.
Monday. May Ii, 8 p. m. First di
vision grammar school. Operretta
'"On a Midsummer Day."
Tuesday, May 4, 10 a. m. Musi
cnle. I Tuesday, May 4, 8 p. m. Second
.division grammar school, "The
' Golden Apple."
Wednesday, May 5, 10 a. m. An
nual V. M. and V. C. A. address by
Prof J. Win. Drew, principal city pub
lie school, "Squaring the Circle." 3
p. in. Girls physical culture exercises.
8 p. m. Seventh and Eighth Grades
Comedy.
! Thursday, May 6, 10 a. m. Junior
Literary Societies Prize Concert Re
'cital and Roanoke Quartette and
Glee Club Music. 3 p, m. Exhibition
und promotion day. 8. p. m. Fresh
men, Sophomore and Junior Academ
ic Classes "Trail of Hearts.''
Friday, May 7, 10 a.. in. Class Day
Exercises. 3 p. m. Alumni gathering
and program.
The commencement address will be
delivered Friday night, May 7 by Dr.
,1. L. Peacock, the new president of
Shaw University, Raleigh.
The friends of the school are cor
dially invited to attend the exercises
and especially to hear Dr. Peacock.
Snlendid Services
At City Road Sunday
I Two snlendid services were held
U'PKterrtnv at City Road Methodist
church. Large congregations uttend
,i i,n, ...rvieps. There was a beau-
,,u'" "
tiful altar service for children at the
morning worship, woooay nas ueen
ii,.i ,.i,t in tnln the church. The
ni an jo j
pastori Rev. j. W. Bradley, is trying
t0 get the people mieieaieu m men
souls wenare mm
church. Worship each night at 7.15
"C(,me worship with us" says
Mr Bradley. "Bring your unsaved
,frPnds"
; The subject for to-night Is "The
Arki and how to get aboard the old
Ship."
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TORNADO SWEEPS
NORTH OKLAHOMA!
Parties Search Over Country
to Ascertain Extent of Storm
Which Killed Five And In
jured Dozen
Chelsea OkU. May II Searching
parties are spread throughout the
country north of here today attempt
ing to K-eertain the full extent or the
tornado which struck the section
last night at dusk causing the death
of live persons and injuring a dozen.
'Under the Willows"
Here Wednesday
Title of Play Given By Local
Talent Which Promises To
Be Much Enjoyed
Under the Willows" is the title of
the play to be given by Circle No.
Two of the First Methodist Church
next Wednesday night at the Alkra
ina and which promises to provide
and evening of delightful and whole
some entertainment for the commu
nity The scene is laid on the Weep
ing Willow plantation in Virginia
during the Civil War.
Following is the cast of characters
General James Preston ot the Con
federate Army, owner of the planta
tion Guy Brockett.
Col. Robert Van Hale,n of the Con
federate Army N. Howard Smith.
('apt. Homer Preston, A Union
Cavalry officer Buxton Wnlte.
( apt. Dick Belmont, a Confederate
Guerilla Bill C. Sawyer.
Texas Pete A Union Spy and
Messenger Raymond Sheeley.
John an Orderly Clyde Lrregson.
Martin, A Confederate Drummer
Boy Clyde Gregson.
Edith Preston, the General s daugh
ter Miss Lucile Pass.
Minnie Preston, the Generals
youngest daughter Miss ivianam
M eekns.
Ethel Wainwrght, Homer's affian
ced wife Miss Katherine Hinion.
Fannie, an angel of mercy and
ompfort and Dick's deserted wife,
Mbs Hattie Harney.
Tickets are on sale at Selig's for
c and fifty cents.
W'OTHKK I'XI.SK ALARM
WAS Tl'HNKl) IX HlXDVY
An alarm of nre sent in from I5ox
1, comer of Locust and Parsonage
streets, called the nre company uui
Sunday morning at 1.25. On reach
ing the snot, the firemen found that
again they had responded to a false
alarm, turned in by some miscreant
whose Ideas of what constitutes fun
so nearly resemble those of a mon-
kev. thafln his case the Darwinian
theory of'tlie descent of man seems
correct.
Rev E. L. Cole will attend the
Southern Rapt 1st Convention in
Washington this month, Tils church
having voted to send him to thla
meeting.
i
von Geltch
(SPRING FESTIVAL
BEGINS MAY 10
Three Soloists And Greatest
Symphony Orchestra In
America Will Feature Nor
folk Musical Event
Tin
ed a
tra in
oloi-t.
great
lerica
; and w ha
is regard-
est - y 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 o 1 1 y
loilav will l
hes-
A
ird
at i i i e :
der l he
if Club
10. 11
The
rison. i
pol it all
pl'lllg M ll-li' IVst VII I given 1111
a u spice- of the Norfolk M US
ill the Norfolk Armory, May
and 111.
hr. e MiloM- are Mabel Car
dial U ra -opr. i no of the M el ro
tip
ra llou-e; Sophie liras-
luu. prim;
Met t iipol i-
doiina contralto of the
in and Edward Johnson.
In- Chicago Opera Ciiiii-
orchestra is the Philadel
io ny orchestra, Dr. Thad
oiiduclor. pie anywhere South of
tenor, of
pany. Th
phia sv in
eus Rich.
The pei
Washington
hearing ,-y
thev are lik
ave little chance of
ony orchestra- and
to have less, t his year
for lno-t of the great bands have
been disrupted by internal troubles.
Attempts have been made to union
ize 1 1 1 1-1 i one hand and attempts
have been made to drive out the un
ion man. The orchestras have suf
fered, lor many of their best men
have been retired to resigned. It has
ben a ea-e of musical chaos, partial-1
larly for such organizations as the
Boston symphony orchestra and the
new symphony orchestra of New
York, organized by Arthur Bodansky
the magnetic conductor formerly
with the Metropolitan Opera House.
The Norfolk Music Club originally
engaged the New symphony orches
tra but that organization could not
fulfil its obligations, so the Philadel
phla symphony, was engaged in its
place. The Philadelphia orchestra
was orgauzed by Stowkowski, who
soon brought the band to such a
state of perfection that it rapidly riv
alled the more famous symphony. In
itpuri there ale those W'llO do IlOt hes
itate to -ay that In the last two or
three year-, prior to the war, the
Philadelphia .symphony had gone to
the front and was the foremost band
of Its kind in the world.
Ktnwkow-ki soon associated with
himself Dr. Thadeiis Rich, as alter
nate condii'ior, w ho soon became re j
nowned a- hi- more celebrated asso
ciate. Dr. Kich. it was said, had all
he spoiiianie!y and enthusasin of
Stowkowski. and ever more 'masterly
command over heights, according to
all t he ci ii ic-.
Conseiueiit ly Norfolk and Tide
water Virginia is congratulating
itself on the good fortune of the Nor
folk .Music ( lub in getting the ser
vices of the famous Philadelphia or
chest ia to play at the festival this
year. It took no nine naru worn on
the part of the President, Miss Nan
nie 1). .Kensett, und the manager,
Miss Ethel Neely, to do this. They
spare no effort nor money to make
the Spring Music Festival this year
the most notable and they accom
plished their work in the fuce of the
most discouraging diflicultles.
Theartlsts they selected as soloists
are all Americans nui none mumi
higher In music circles than Mabel
Garrison Sophie Uraslau and Edward
Kindled Fire
With Kerosene
Clothes Caught and Mrs. Mag
gie Salter Was Seriously
Burned Monday Morning
Mrs. .Maggie Sailer who lives on
Givrnli'iil' street, attempted to kin
dlr a lire In her kitchen stove Mon
( day morning, using kerosene to start
I the blaze. An explosion occurred
and Mrs Salter's clothe- caught on
lire. She probably would have
burned in death but Tom Morris and
j Hilly I lie ion driving one of t he I
.town's truck- passed by, heard her j
serea ins and la n to her assisl a lice. .
tearing oil the burning garments but
not before -lie was seriously burned,
Dr. Herbert W alker 1 Dr T. S.
j.McMullaii wire called iti. anil found'
.Mrs. Sailer in a very precarious con
d it ion.
Attend Meeting
At Greensboro
S. I.. Sheep and M. P. Jennings
left Monday to attend the Citizens
Conference on Education, which is
being held in Greensboro this week.
The critical situation in the pub
ic schools of this state as well as in
the educational world of the whole
country, has alarmed the school men
of the country and this conference is
called at the suggestion of of P. P.
Claxton. United States Commissioner
of Education, Governor T. W. Blckett
and Siipt. E. ('. Brooks, for the pur
pose of discussing school matters,
and of finding some remedy for the
state of affairs that has closed .so
many of the schools of the State, and
forced the majority of the experienc
ed teachers into other occupa
tions.
Men and women of every profess
ion a ml all who a re in terested i n
the betterment uf school systems are
reitie-led to atelul Ibis conference
a ml repi e-en l u i i ve- r I hi' worn
en's chili. throughout Ninth Caroli
lia are specially lire I to he pre-
It's "Buy A Brick"
For Chowan College
The Chowan ('olleai Alumnae lie
-lai'inn all en I b u.sia ic campaign 1,1
i a i-e $ I ,',o .lino nece- -a i y I o bring
Chowan I 'oiler,'' 1 1, Kh.i bet h City.
One ingenious method that the
l.nli"-.. ha ve b' jsed i I he sale ol
i a rd s on which went y bricks have
been printed in brick colors and the
"lluv a Prick" drive will be put on
Tin -day
The ladies hope to sell so man)
"lirick-" that the hiiiii brought in.
with that subscribed, and to be sub
scribed, will send t he Clio wan fund
over 1 lie top, before t he close of I be
week
MOTH KltS DAY SI'NHAV
Sunday, Mothers Day, will be ob
served at the First Haplisi Church
:tli special music and a special ser
mon Young men and women are
a-ked to sit with their mothers, or
if their mothers are not living, to at
tend the service in their honor. Ev
erybody is invited. but especially
mot hers.
CHlC.Vt.O HA K Kits ( AI.I.KI)
UK FORK DISTRICT ATTORN' KY
Chicago. May I!- Chicago bakers
were today summoned before the dis
trict attorney who is Investigating
bread prices.
The bakers had announced an in
crease in prices.
Johnson.
Mabel Garrison i.- a Italtlmore girl
and a wonderful coloratura soprano.
She is an artist ill every sense of the
word, who has won lo r place in t he
operatic world and a- a concert sing
er by sheer merit.
Sophie Hra.slau is one of the beau
lie; of the operatic .-'age and her
voic is as lovely as hero-elf. !olh
-he and Mabel (larri-on are no
-Irang't's to the South Ito'h are
warm favorites and they will be giv
en a corresponding welcome ai ine
l'.'S' i . a I .
Edward Johnson won sensational
mii-i ,.-s. not only in Italy but in Ch i
cago, where they hailed him as an
other Caruso. Reisald Werrenarath
declare- that Johnson is electrifying
and thai the highest praise Is not too
glowing for this remarkable tenor.
Tickets for the course, for the en
tire davs of the festival will go on
sale Monday at the Burke-Hume Co.
in Norfolk, On Thursday of next
week the seats for the Individual
concerts will be placed on sale. De
spite the increased cost of everything
anil the large amount of money laid
out for the orchestra and soloists It
Is announced by the officers of the
Norfolk Music Club that there will
be no Increase In the price of tickets.
HURLS HIMSELF
FROM 14TH FLOOR
Detained By Depattment of
Justice As Witness in June
Bomb Outrage, Tony Taiio
Commit Suicide
N'ew York, May .'! Tony Tazio,
detained by the Deparl ntent of Jus
tice as an important wilne-s in the
bomb outrages of In-t June, commit
ted suicide today by hurling himself
from the fourteenth floor of the
bit ilding.
Chief Flynn. head of the Depart
ment of Justice Inve-t iga I loll bureau
sa id I be man's real na me w a- A ndre.l
Sa! ede and that Taio was an alias
("iref Flynn admitted that several
ol her men had been arrested in con
n 'ct ion w it h t lie nut ion wide bomb
p'el - ol last .1 u ne, thai t hey had nill-te--ed
In part ieiiat ion and agreed to
turn government w it ue--es
Six Negroes Are
racing Re-trial
leloua, Ark. Mav '!- -Six negroes
sentenced lo death for alleged parti
cipation in lace disturbances last
October faced a re-trial which was
ordered because the verdict against
lem they held had been worded un
atisfactorlly.
Girl On Trial
For Third Time
St. Louis May 3 Sixteen year old
Ursula Broderick went on trial for
the third time today charged with
the m ii rd er of her si e pin ot her In 1916
Mis- Broderick was acquittted of
i he murder of her father w hen she
lestilied that she shot in defense of
her mother.
LIVELY SCRAP SUNDAY
ON PARSONAGE STREET
Seei,l young men in the city who
w ere w b i I ing away the bou rs of a
iii.et Sunday in a pool room ai Iho
end of I 'a r-nii a ge Mivel e-lerday
bee, embroiled in a quarrel which
led to an exchange of blow - and to
a culling allruv Two of the men
were - e el i-ly w oil llih d . one of t hem
being ,t,i!ibed in the .-ale, and another
ri ce i 1 1 1 g a -ei ion - wound on the
head
'I Ic i a -e would have come up ! his
morning, but the men were unable
lo appear before iho court. It will
probably be tried in polhe court
Tiie-day morning; when the fads in
the case will be made public.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
SKEETERS BEGINS
City Manager .1. C Commander,
will begin his campaign against mos
quitoes this week
The drip pans to be placed at the
head of the ditches, canals and creeks
in the city are made, and the disin
fectants ready. Hut unless the peo
ple of El izabet h City co-operate wit h
Mr Commander In his work oT try
ing to rid the town of the deadly
pest his efforts will be of little
avail.
P,y cutting down all the noxious
weeds, vines and shrubs in gardens
and yards, and by seeing that every
tin can is punctured before it is
thrown away, by emptying all recep
tablos in which water accumulates,
and by tilling in low places in gar
dens and lawns and keeping the
gutter- clean, the breeding places of
mosquitoes can be destroyed before,
the dangerous insects lind their way
'Into I he world.
Those who remember the plague
of last summer, and the intolerable
d:-eoiiifort or the summer nights on
account or the myriads of mosquitoes
ill be glad lo help Mr. Commander
in the good work lie believes.
PANAMANIANS MARCH
IN PROTEST PARADE
Panama. Mav I! - Several thousand
Panamanians today marched through
the street- as a prole-l against the
the major portion of the Taboga Is-
acquisition by the I'liiled States ot
lands for fort ilica I ion of a part of
the Pacillc defense scheme of the
Panama Canal.
Mounted police dispersed the mobs
which rocked prominent Panama offi
cials. MKKTS TI KSDAY AKTKRNOOX
The Woman's Missionary Society
of Hlackwell Memorial Church will
meet In the church parlors Tuesday
afternoon at four o'clock, Mrs. A. V,
Toxey, presiding. Subject, "Moun
tain Schools." All members are ask
ed to be present at this meeting.