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G E T; R E A 0 V i . a. V ETTE 1LX PUBLISHED EVERT MONDAY. WE DXESDAY AND FRIDAY. VOL." XXXIX. , NO. 68. GASTOXIA, XIA, N. C eDXE8D.' EDXE8DAY AFTERXOOX, MAY 13, 1918. $2.00 A TEAR IX ADVAJTCS. 140 WHITE i:EH CO TO CAIIP OH I1AY 28TH IIR. A: L WOLTZ IS" METHODISTS ELECT THREE KEW crrr council hears MANY PETITIONS TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST THE LARGEST YET TWO U. S. AVIATORS . KILLED IN FBA!."0 RED CROSS CHAIRIIAN GASTON GAZ following Is a list of 140 white men who have been nottfiefld by the local exemption board to report here on, May 28th to be entrained for - Camp Jackson. Gaston county's quo ta on this call is only 127 men, but the board is required to summon 10 per cent more than the quota, hence -.. the call for 140 men on that date: . 'John Henry Delllnger, CherryTllle. J. O. Rhyne, Gastonia. Lester Goforth Spencer, Gastonia. Marshall William Auten, Belmont. Charlie Spurgeon Moss, Lowell. Charlie Ervin Craig, Gastonia. Thomas Michael Mauney, McAden-Tille. William P. Stroup, CherryTllle. Landrum Roscoe Roach, Gastonia, Burton Sherrill, Gastonia. William Lewi Wofford, Bessemer City. Guy A. Martin. Gastonia. Fred Cannon, Mount Holly. Mel vln Klllian, Concord. Qulncy Sherrill, Gastonia. Raymond Walter Horsley, Lowell. Wesley Hagood Nolen, Spartan burg, S. C. Badger Mitchell Johnson, Mount ( Holly. Harry Cruse, Lowell. Ralph Daris Arrowood, Bessemer City. Charles Greenberry Scates, States Tllle. Lewis Hoyt Metcalf, Bessemer City. Brantley Propst, Gastonia. Conley William Hafner, Dania, Brevard County, Fla. Dorus Sidney Costner, Dallas. Joseph Augusta Bentley, Mt. Holly Ira Lee Smith, Wlnnsboro. S. C. M. Lorenzo Abernethy, Stanley. Justus James Friday, Dallas. John Marcus Cruse, Lowell. Burgan Harrison Matthews, May worth. William Propst, Worth. Frost E. Clonlnger, Rock Hill, S. C. Robert Lawson Todd, Mt. Holly. Oscar Brenard Bently, Mt. Holly. Grady Cleveland Ferguson, Char lotte. George Graham Huffstetler, Mt. Holly. Acey Burgin Champion, Bes. City. I P. Carroll, Newport News, Va. Renzy Alexander Farrar, Gastonia. F. B. Nims. Elizabeth City. Fred Burgis, Gastonia. Elridge Moore, Gastonia. Flay Roberts, Mayworth. Lloyd Jackson Warren, Gastonia. John Lawrence Speagle, Cherry Tllle. Magnus Edwards, Mount Holly. Clarence Price, Gastonia. James Howard McArver, Gastonia. George C. Huffstetler, Lowell. Charlie Allen, StatesTille. Bracker Ledford, Cherryville. Robert Luther Todd, Gastonia. Harry W. Ormand, Bessemer City. Judson Llngle Shannon, Gastonia. William Worth Carpenter, Shelby. Lawrence Coleman Abernethy, Alexis. George Roper, Gastonia. Thomas Berry Glover, Belmont. Fred S. Wetzell. New York City, N. Y. John Hutto, Belmont. Charlie Frye, Lowell. Hose Sherrill, Gastonia. Charlie Steel Allran, Cherryville. Hndy N. Webb, Gastonia. Jerry Starnes, Gastonia. Craig D. 'Keever, High Shoals. Rufas Pesstell Carpenter, Gasto nia. Lank Rex Eaker, Crouse. ' Mack Hilton, Gastonia. John William Rankin, McAdenville James Wilson Short, Gastonia. Simon Keilhacker, Belmont. Daniel Carlyle Ragan, Belmont. Grady Harrison Tucker, Belmont. J. T. Carroll, Gastonia. . Clifford R. Carpenter, Lincolnton. William Alonzo Johnson, McAden ville. James Henderson Beaty, Mt. Helly . Nicholas Judson Hughes, Lincoln ton. . . Ephriam Franklin Carpenter, Cherryville. ; Rufus Sylvester Gardner, Belmont. Mack Turner, Ashevllle. John. Bennett Delllnger, Cherry ' Ville. , ' Julius Everett Pearson, Kings Mountain. . Ernest W. Coffey, Philadelphia. Ivy Blaine Stroup, Dallas, r John Robert Tttman Hall, Bel mont. William Rhyne, Gastonia. ' ;' Guilford Elmore Huitt, Stanley. John Clarence Abernethy, Lin colnton, . " " Robert Anthony Lineberger, Great .Falls, S. C. ' v?a Harry O.. Davis, A. & M. College, . Miss. -.Forrest Davis, Cherryville. Cornelius Hilton Hall, Gastonia. Boyd Black, Gastonia. . - " Hunter Columbus Morrow, Rock , .Hill, S. C. : George Walker Barnes, Belmont. Avery Brymer, McAdenville. Claud Edgar Long, Gastonia: S' -v t Beechfir, Wilson, Belmont.. - ,Odell Mace, Gastonia. 1 Charles Thomas Nelll, York, S. C. Lonnie Potest, Lowell. 't i v ''.w Marshall Rhyne, Gastonia. '. John miliary Workman, Cherry- ville. ' ; ,.iv ? ; " Marshall Bell, Lowell. v f Thomas CleTeland Self, Cherryville 5'; Charlie Hall Fisher, Mayworth. . James E. Coley, McAdenTille. - John DaTis Mitchell, : Chadwlck Station, Charlotte. ' , -; .; ' i Marion M. Camp. Gastonia. -'- : Dorus Meek Delllnger, Crouse. - Mr. A. E. Woltz will serve as chair man for Gastonia township in the big Red Cross drive next week. This was announced with pleasure by County Chairman & A. Robinson this morning, Mr. Woltz having accepted the place. Mr. Woltz accepted yes terday noon and within five hours had a meeting of several workers at the Chamber of Commerce and still another this morning at the Red Cross rooms. With the energy and enthusiasm he is putting into the campaign the work of raising the quota of $6,500 allotted Gastonia township should come easy. A steering committee consisting of Mr. John L. Beal, chairman, Messrs. E. J. Rankin, W. D. Anderson, G. R. Spencer, G. H. Marvin, R. M. John ston, W. B. Morris. Chas Ford. W. Y. Warren, J. W. Tlmberlake and E. N. Pegram will senre with Chairman Woltz in the direction of the cam paign. A ladies' committee has also been named as follows, with others yet to be named; and to serve aa a part of the steering committee: Methodist Church: Misses Blanche Gray, Willie Jenkins, Jane Morris. . Baptist church: Mesdames L. F. Wetzell, Joe S. Wray, W. J. Clifford. Associate Reformed Presbyterian church: Mrs. S. P. Pierce, Mrs. J. White Ware, Miss Ida Pursley. Presbyterian church: Mesdames D. R. LaFar, D. M. Jones, W. N. Pharr. Lutheran church: Mesdames. O. B. Carpenter, R. F. Shelby. Episcopal church: Mesdames W. L. Balthis, S. O. Fry. The work will start bright and early Monday morning and will be rushed through as quickly as possi ble. GDI. CROWDER CALLS FOR 51,600 MORE HOI Washington, May 14. Twenty four States and the District of Co lumbia were called upon tonight by Provost Marshal Crowder to furnish for the national army 51,600 more men qualified for general military service. Morement of drafted men to the camps under this call is to extend over two periods, from May 20 to 24, and from May. 29 to June 2. These dates were fixed because during1 the five days beginning May 25, approxi mately 223,000 men called for re cently will be moving to the camps. Tonight's call marks further de velopment of the government plan for hastening men to France and re placing them as rapidly as they va cate the training centers. In all, 284,600' draftees will be journeying from their homes to military camps between May 20 and June2. Includ ing numerous calls for technical and specially qualified men, the total number summoned during May Is something like ,366,600, nearly half of the 800,000 expected to be called this year. Lost Two Banu by Fire. Fire which is believed to have been set by incendiaries destroyed two barns on the farm of Mr. Louis H. Kerr, about five miles south of Gastonia on the Union road early last Friday morning. The loss was about $1,600 with no insurance. Both barns were totally destroyed and with them there went up in smoke 150 bushels of corn, a lot of rough ness, guano, wagons, harness and a lot of farming tools and implements. In rescuing two horses Mr. Kerr re ceived painful burns himself. One of the horses is so badly burned that it will probably have to be killed. Mr. Kerr states that the barns were lock ed and that the flames, when discov ered by a negro boy sleeping In the kitchen about 3 a. m., were burning near the ground on the outside. This he thinks is conclusive evidence that the fire was set. John Early Lewis, Stanley. Fred M. Grier, Belmont. Edwin A. Rogers, Mt. Holly. Ben Taylor 'Boyd, Newport News, Va. Durham Delllnger, Cherryville. Joe Alex Carroll, Bessemer City. Marlon Jackson, Kings Mountain. Walter George Lineberger, Dallas. Thomas Lloyd Baker, Gastonia. William Davis, Gastonia. Robert Henry Smith, Kings Mtn. George William Wagstaff, Mount Holly. - Charles Graham Stowe, Belmont Pinkney Lloyd Spargo, Charlotte. Even TidwelL Mayworth. Gus Hester, Lincolnton. Leonard Thomas Lindsay, Char lotte. . . C. Spurgeon Waters, Erlanger. John Ray Smith, Lowell. Elige Thomas Lynn, Gastonia. Andrew Sidney -Cloninger, Gasto nia. . . - . . Samuel Oscar Kiser, Lincolnton. ; Fred Dxon Anthony, Gastonia. . Charles Wayne Fite, Belmont. ' Thomas William Fowler, Besse mer City.' . ..: .. I K J. Russell Betts, Jr., Macon. ., ' . George W. Brown, Belmont. . Brady Henderson, Lowell. Claud Lee Randolph Jenkins, Mc Adenville. - - r" Dr. John M. Moore, Dr. W. F. Mc Murry and Dr. U. V. W. Darlington Chonen Others to lie Elected Today Bishops Veto Measure Giving Women Laity Rights. Atlanta, Ga., May 14. The election of three new bishops in the Metho dist Episcopal Church, South, con cluded a lively session today at the general conference, during which the college of bishops announced its veto of the actions of the conference in granting laity rights to women and changing the ritual - from "Holy Catholic Church" to "Christ's Holy Church." Balloting for the bishops continued through the afternoon ses sion. Rev. John M. Moore, of Nashville, and W. F. McMurry, of Louisville, were elected on the first ballots by 187 and 167 votes, respectively, out of a possible 327 votea. On the third ballot, ReT. U. V. W.. Darlington, of Barbourville, V. Va., was elected by 183 Totes, 162 being necessary for a cnoice. On the second ballot, ReT. F. M. Parker, of the Louisiana Conference, receiTed 130 votes, the next highest to Bishop - elect Darlington. ReT. James Cannon, of Richmond, Va., ana n. m. uudosb, or Nasnville, re ceiTed more than 100 votes. Before adjournment this afternoon, the conference ordered another bal lot, the result of which will be an nounced tomorrow morning. Htir is Created. The action of the college of bishops in vetoing the actions of the general conference in regard to women's lai ty rights and the changing of the rit ual, on the grounds that both meas ures were illegal, was being widely discussed in conference circles to night. Heated discussions followed the bishops' veto. The annual confer ences now will vote on the measure, and If carried by a two-thirds ma jority the measures will become law. Women members, It was said tonight, are confident the annual conferences will ratify the legislation. JAMES COMI BENNETT DIES IN TRANCE James Gordon Bennett, owner of The New York Herald, died at his home in Southern France, early yes terday morning following a long Ill ness. He was born In New York city in 1841 and inherited The Herald from bis father. He made it one of the world's leading newspapers and made a fortune out of it. For the past 25 years he had issued a Paris edition of The Herald, which was the only American ow,ned and edited newspaper in Europe. He directed the management of The Herald by wire daily. He had lived in Paris for a quarter of a century. Bennett was a remarkable man and had many ec centricities which brought him into the limelight, especially in the field MRS. T. M. BROCKHAN WINS STATE FEDERAL PRIZE Mrs. T. M. Brockman, of Gastonia, received notice this morning from Mrs. Hugh A. Murrlll, of Charlotte, chairman of the literature depart ment of the State Federation of Wo men's Clubs, that she had been awarded first prize in the federations annual literary contest. This is quite an honor In view of the fact that writers from all sections of the State were In the contest. Departing from the usual order, the committee this year ruled out poetry from the contest and limited the contestants to short stories on the subject assigned which was "How One Woman Helped Uncle Sam Win the War." Mrs. Brockman's story will be read at the annual meeting of the literary section of the federation to be held In Raleigh the last of the month. A special invitation has been extended to Mrs. Brockman to be present at this meeting and read her story. TODAY'S COTTOX MARKET. (By International News Service.') NEW YORK, May 15. The eotton market opened this morning with July contracts selling at 25.50 and October at 24.75. STUDY CLUB MET WITH MRS. KEXXEDY. The Study Club met with Mrs. J. H. 'Kennedy Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The following officers for the ensuing year were elected: Pres ident, Mrs. D. E. McConnell; vice president, Mrs. H. M. Eddleman; sec retary and treasurer, Mrs." J. H. Ken nedy. The roll call was answered y names of modern dramatists. A pa per on "Bernard Shaw and His Works" was read by Mrs. D; A, Gar rison.. This was followed by a read ing from "Peter Pan" by Mrs. Frank L. - Wilson. The round table, short -papers on - the Modern Dramatists, was led by Mrs- G. A'. Sparrow. After the conclusion of the pro gram, the hostess, assisted oy jure. Frost Torrence, served delicious iceLhave been attending the Normal and cream and cakes.' " " , Collegiate Institute. Practically all of the regular monthly session of the city council last night was taken up in the hear ing of petitions of various kinds, as a result of which no business was transacted. The council adjourned to meet on May 28th for the purpose of completing the transaction of routine business. Mr. J. H. Separk, in behalf of the Gastonia Public Library, asked the council to increase its appropriation to the library for the coming year from $600 to $1,000. He reviewed briefly the wonderful growth of the library and referred to the splendid advertising it has brought to Gas tonia all over the State. He called on Mrs. J. Y. Miller, chairman of the library committee, to tell the council of the work being done by the library. This she did in a most convincing manner. In her report Mrs. Miller brought out the fact that I during the past year the Gastonia library led the entire State in the per centage of books circulated on a basis of the number of books In the library. At present the library has over 1,200 regular patrons. Mrs. Miller was accompanied by the other members of the committee. The mayor and councilmen gave the com mittee the assurance that their re quest would be given serious consid eration when the council made up its budget for the coming year. Mr. W. D. Anderson, representing the Loray Mill, told the members of the council that the sewer accomo dations of the Loray village were so limited that only a very small per centage of the 300 houses owned by the mill could be connected with the the city sewer lines as requested by a recently enacted ordinance of the city. He stated that the mill was desirous of co-operating In every way possible with the city In this matter and simply wanted to know what the city's attitude in the matter would be. Mr. O. F. Mason, representing the Modena Mills, made practically the same statement in behalf of that cor poration. Petetions were presented by citi zens from several sections of the city asking for extensions of sewer lines. Mr. Anderson asked for a refund of the city tax on $90,000. erroneous ly charged last year. The amount Is a little over $1,200. No action was taken on any of these requests. They will be consid ered at the adjourned meeting to be held on the 28th. RED CROSS WILL ACCEPT LIBERTY BONDS That Liberty Bonds will be accept ed in lieu of cash on pledges in the Red Cross campaign in Gaston coun ty was announced by Chairman S. A. Robinson this morning. This fact will assist greatly In putting over Gaston county's quota of $10,000. Chairman J. H. Separk of the speakers' committee is arranging for a great massmeeting of all churches at the Presbyterian church Sunday night, to be addressed by a distin guished speaker yet to be announced. This union meeting will be for the purpose of acquainting the people with the facts of the campaign and not for the taking of subscriptions in any way. It Is expected to have one of the largest crowds assembled in Gastonia this year. Work of organization is progress ing rapidly over the county and from the enthusiasm shown it is believed that every township will meet Its al lotment and that many will go far over. MOOSE LODGE IS INSTITUTED HERE The Loyal Order of Moose organ ized a lodge in Gastonia last night at the Red Men's ball on Main street. This lodge starts off with fine pros pects for a large membership. There were 26 charter members at the meeting last night and it is expected by next meeting there will be at least 100. The meeting last night was in charge of District Supervisor J. S. Adcock, assisted by George R. Pearce, Deputy Superrisior. As soon as the desired member ship is secured the organization will take steps to open club rooms for its members in this city. Mr. Adcock states that the Moose are meeting with great success in the State of 'North Carolina and have se cured 7,000 members in the past three months. J. W. Elliott, Superrisor for the South, will be in Gastonia Boon to de liver a lecture. Also the local lodge will show moving pictures - of the Moose's great free vocational school. This school is located at Mooseheart, 111., and is for the widows and or phans of deceased members. Miss Eva Hollabaugh and Miss Mary Alexander returned home yes terday from Ashevllle where thev (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. May 15. The casualty list Issued this morning is the largest yet for a single day. It contained the names of 121 men, the casualties being divided as follows: Thirty-nine missing in action, mak ing a total of 149 such In the last four days. Three killed in action. Three died of wounds. Five died of disease. One killed by accident. , Seven died from other causes. Six severely Injured; eight serious ly injured; 48 slightly injured. Corporal Willet Prightman, of Montgomery, Ala., died from cause not given. Jeff Johnson, of Mcintosh, Ala., was slightly injured. Sylvester Clements, of Geneva, Ala.; Jeff Quinn, of Glencoe, Ala., were missing in action. ENEMY TRANSPORT SUNK IN ADRIATIC SEA fBy International News Service) ROME, May 15. Italian destroy ers sunk an enemy transport in the Adriatic sea near the entrance to Du razzo. Austrian destroyers were con voying the transport but, owing to bad markmanshlp, the Italians escap ed unharmed. AMERICAN AVIATOR DROPS NINTH PLANE (By International News Service.) PARIS, May 15. American Avia tor Frank Bayllss, of Massachusetts, has today shot down his ninth Oer man aeroplane, It was officially an nounced by the war office. RED CROSS ...DEPARTMENT... AN UKGEXT APPEAL FROM OUIt MR. BALTHIS. The following extract from a let ter received by Mrs. W. L. Balthis froni-Alr. Balthis. who is in active Red Cross service at the front in France bears an important message to the women of Gaston county: "As you know, I cannot tell you of conditions as I would like to, but vou can tell the women in the work rooms that there should be no let-up in their endeavors In making dress ings. Let them make all they possi bly can, and while I think they ought to begin in earnest again on sweat ers and socks for arrival here in the fall, do not neglect the surgical dress ings, as they must be kept coming by the millions." The yarn has come and will be giv en out at the work room Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The following directions should be observed: Sweaters may be 23 inch es long. The head size of sweater should be large enough to enable a man wearing No. 8 hat to slip It on easily. This Is important. Sweaters 38 inches in bust. Two rows of sin gle crochet around neck and one row around arms. Socks should be between 1 1 and 1 2 Inches long in feet, legs 1 4 inches long, legs and feet not over 4 Inches wide. No knots in socks. Do not rib heels of socks. OX TRAIL OF THE DRAFT SLACKERS, THREE KILLED. Whitesburg, Ky., May 13. News reaches here that government officers trailing draft slackers in the moun tains along the Virginia-Kentucky border have killed a third man with in the last few days and are still hunting members of the Mulllns and Wells families who are said to be heavily armed and defying arrest. James Tilden Mulllns and one of his brothers were killed last week and it Is reported two more of the Mulllns are being hunted in the mountains. Tbtrs Is more Catarrh In this section of th country than all other diseases put together, and for years it was sup posed to be Incurable. Doctors pre scribed local remedies, and by constant? ly failing to curs with local treatment. . Jtronounced it Incurable. .' Catarrh Is a ocal disease, greatly Influenced by con stitutional conditions and therefore re" quires constitutional treatment Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co, Toledo, Ohio, is a consti tutional remedy. Is taken Internally and acts thru the Blood on the Macous 8urfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars reward Is offered (or any ease that Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. Send tor circulars and testimonials. - F. t. CHENKT CO, Toledo, Ohio. . Sold by Druggists. I& - Ball's Family Pills for constipation. (By International News Service) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN' FRANCE, May 15. Quiet prevailed; on all fronts occupied by the Amerl cans yesterday. The Infantry engag ed in the usual patrol work. - It ha not yet been learned what caused the destruction of an American aero plane which darted through the clouds to the earth outside the Am erican lines on the Toul sector, late yesterday killing the pilot and the ob server. -. ' HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE REPORTED .(By International News Service) LONDON, May 15. Continued heavy artillery fire was reported last night. It was particularly. heavy In the Somme and Ancre sectors ' and around Bethune. This morning Br Ing became heavy at Morlancourt and around Kemmel. The Germane attempted to raid the British posi tions last night north of Lens. bat. were repulsed. The British success fully raided the enemy's lines north.--east of Robecq again. Horn , ' On Tuesday, May 14, 1918. to Mr. and Mrs. George A. Jenkins, a son. Mrs. M. A. Turner, who has .been quite 111 for the past four weeks la somewhat Improved. She Is now ,at the Gaston Sanatorium. ' , ,:y Mr. Clarence T. Smith has been accepted for service In the hospital unit being organized by Major 3. W. Long, of Greensboro. He has .been ordered to report within a week to Fort McPherson, Oa., for temporary Instruction, pending the astemblinx of Dr. Long's unit Mr. Smith, ha -for a number of years past been with '. the Gastonia Book store. - - . CAMP AT HOT SPKIX08 t, 18 TO BE ABAXDOXKD. Washington, May 14. The 2,200 enemy aliens Interned at Hot Springs, N. C, will be transferred to the ene my concentration camps at' '.forts Oglethorpe and MePherson, Ga,r be fore July I and all enemy Alien ar rested and ordered - interned after that date will be turned over to the war department and sent to th Georgia forts. .vO" . The camp at Hot 8prings has bees, maintained by the Immigration serv- . Ice, but it was decided to abandon It because the war department has cto maintain the Georgia campa for war prisoners and dangerous enemy " al iens and is prepared to handle all In ternments. NEGRO PRKACHKR HELD UPOX SEDITION CHARGE, i Lumberton, May 13. Rev. John " McLaurln, a negro, was bound over to federal court today by United " States Commissioner E. M. Johnson , on the charge of making seditious re- marks. He advised his congregation yesterday not to Join the Red Cross, it Is alleged, telling them that If they did they would be sent to Franca ; and killed by the Germans. He waa arrested soon after he finished his 1 sermon. . F. J. Stahl, a maker of wire Jewel ry, was arrested here this afternoon'' on the charge of making seditious re marks. He was placed in Jail in de fault of a $500 bond. He will be ., tried before United States Com mis- , sloner E. M. Johnson Tuesday. ' -a DEATHS WILLIAM ARCHER. Charlotte Observer, 14th. Shelby, May 13. William Archer, age 67 years, died yesterday at the Shelby hotel following an illness of five years, during which time he was a victim of paralysis. Mr. Archer was born on- the Palestine - estate owned by his father in Virginia., His parents died when he was 10 years old and a treacherous negro ; slave burned the handsome Virginia home. As a matter of protection, Mr. Arch er as a mere lad became a camp fol lower of General Mabone. For a: number of years he was a tobacco . planter in Kentucky. Then he be came express messenger and agent at Monroe and Shelby for the Southern Express Company, continuing in that service for 35 years. He was married to Miss Mary Jose phine Gray, of Columbus, Ga., who survives, and four sons, James, ' of Stanley; George, at Camp Fnnston; Hazel, in France, with the aviation department, and Archie, en route to France with the Mobile veterinary corps. , . ;t ' For 10 years Mr. Archer and his: family lived in Charlotte. The fun eral was conducted from the First Baptist church of this place this af ternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. Lee. McB. White, his pastor. I.O. O. F. XOTICE. v ' Regular meeting of Gastonia Lodge No. 188 on Thursday night. May 16, beginning at 8 o'clock. - All members are requested to be present. " -" ,v J. A. SPENCER, N. G. - E. D. ATKINS, Sec.