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VOL. LXII.No. 73
Th Wtber
NEW BERN; N, C, FRIDAY MORING DEGEMBER"27f 1012 . ;
THREE. CENTS PER COPY.
OimiSTMAS WITH
FOOTBALL LADS
Face to Face With. Miss Liberty ,
' And as Seen FrbnV an Airship
t.
SANELY OBSERVED
'T
HOTEL GUESllSEE1'
MERRyCHRJSBiAS
CHRISTMAS
WAS
SUN DAY SCHOOLS
Oil
SHOW
X
'(:
, i. ; Delightful Enter taiifments Inspired
PRESENTS . ARt DIStAlBCTEb
! ' Jnterettioft f -Projranw Songs
. ' n4 Recitations Also
" ' Rendered, ,
, - Tne Christmas entertainment of, ht
f&dlj khool 'of thc' rirst Baptist
, J . t ckurtfc 1t,iglt ws )rgly Attended
v : 4 ae pairs 01 ine sort ever given at
' i Th,Siindsy; school room jpresenUd
., a pKrturejHe,cen witJv decorations
; ? d innlti-coiored Jignts, mos and metal
, J liifVinil, Instead 'of the t6nentional
f r c Cjifistnias Trte there "was a Christmas
I 'jfj in -with an old-iashioned" sweep ;
- -"'taarched up- wheirpalted, the gpwep
. r: t swung low and amended bringing; up a
i S: k. biurki't full of presents for the waiting
' ' ;'' jones. 1-rom the will the class members
, i passed on to heaps of apples, orans
- ' and boxes of rhocolates from which
- v they helped themselves.
" Prior to the distribution of presents
' "'n enjoyable program was rendered as
, ' - jfollows:
'v.. ... Prayer, Dr. Carter.
. Address, Dr. Carter . ..
' Soug by choir, "Joy to the Worid."
; '.' : '-fi '' Recitation, Christmas Greeting,
' - . i . : Lucilc Meredith.
Vw5ong; "Six Little Stars", by six small
..V . girt.
, dwM-jSiM-j, ''Beautiful Star", by choir.
. ' v' Reehtion, by Isabel Smith.
.v, . , sRectUtioui, by Roberta Matthes.
)uartet, "Star of. Bethlehem"
' ,Rcitation, by JLuby Bryan.
-i j; jKecitation - .ny rwatnieen nooinson .
" ong, by choir, iiai! Him King and
;u.ord.'
;i The v exercises concluded wth a
- jpburch social at Vhlch; coffee,. chpcxat.
' Vud wafers- werc-!(ryer'The interest
ing exercises were directed by S. M.
Brinson, stipenntendent of the. school.
0:. At Centenary.
-The Pright Jewel Society of Cent-
nary Methodist church,-an organi-
jation made up for the most part of
"little folks, gave a .very enjoyable
ntertainment in the Sunday school
-.room last (night There were, songs,
. recitations and drills all of which were
v ound very entertain! ng by the audience.
-'J he following was. the program:
- Prayer, Mr. Hurley. ,
. - Remarks, Mrs. Jlendren.
"Christmas treading, 'Miss Wallace.
... Afarching song, children,
iiecitation, "Christmas", Laura Ro
'f .f; berts,- Elizabetu Roberts, Rob-
bert. Haywood.
Boys and Girls.
-ittle Jewels.
Seven gu-ls.
. - Solo, ' Mr. Bfsbop.
Collection.!: 1 ' . '
Song, .'Suffer the Children".
Offering ,
.Jleoitaiion, JiariucC Dill.
Beuediciion.
V! 'At. the ; conclusion of the program
1 1he members' of the organization and
' AIM- , IIIV MM-TV f VI Its. Wi Himnv,"
, a ndeneyf pnit"'t7'fhrf rbascm.oy
' kere refashminV eretservea v
XA.I1 Saints' Chapel
The . Christina ' exercises at All
"Sajnts1'-trhapel,.: the .Mission of Christ
, ( Episcopal jhurch, were held yesterday
' afternoon at 5 o'clock and was largely
ift tended,: both l?y the pupils of the
Continued on page four '
BfO XMAS PROGRAM AT THE
Three feature vaudeville attractions
- as follows - . f f
-tt.- Golden and DeMar "The Lady
e Boob." t T i '
v Morris and Collin. The, Corned
,a.. .'Morris and Collins;. .Th.'v" .
A. ueclian and the singer, 4nl-"Matri-
ire mal talk." $ ;
- .Ird. Feruum and Dtrmar, the p'rima
: donnas. and the, bus.' jiouei furniture
Lreakcrs. , -
1 I'icture program. i: '''Heredity? A
J!iograpu Indian picture,. shpwing where
the fall of the blood Is answered. - This
j'irture is up to the Biograph standard.
, "Juan and J m nit. a" A Mexican love
iory. "The Sacking of , Rome"A
liipto.-ical drama dealiug with the trou
J Irs of 157.A. D., intensely interest
in r i- lit. A mammoth show today.
J'. tins week' 1st floor Sc to all.
1 .-y 15c. to all. Matinee 10c. to
a!!. Matinee starts at '3:45. Show
at iv ;ht commences at 7:30 o'clock.
iRedtHtion,
'.Recitation,
Traveling Men, Ff From Home,
Get Special Atten(6tt From
, Bonlftcea.V .
APPETIZING MENUS I-g THtM
Party of Fifteen Assbled m
"Caston and Hid Cntimas
Trvling men no iojikXt mjrc
ticable .to ec homt ir-VC'iristniM
were ' not neglertcd by -tiliopltable
una wsfto finarira nic swap pruiuca
for rhf table-af the GastonWiimes and.
t
some via.tds. inrludtttg'iielaboratc
ai'rav of both rubiantiaU SR dlintie-
In the hiiels wvll a'jYic various
restaurants of t.i. city ' vnni rletail of
the Christmas me.d was;-JJp'ked after
and the fl'-santly pfi'p&Wv dinners
broiigh iiiinv cxiresidipliyapprecia
turn from those whi m fvrin Aided
imift dine awav Irom tumily :in-le.
M.in-igcr ( Vrv el thp a'lon hol-.l
P'esenteO each dinner ueyi W'lh a
nandiom-.-lv arranged dinrtt card in
the lorm of a booklet, he voVer l-ein
a ivpical Christ ma destjw.t.The diners
SA-lect"-! their ( hnstmsV ref4st fron.
the intKsed lit. In iJiOlfin to the
other guest" it the Cddo-therc was
i parrv ol i-ighte. n iraydiiJiiT men ho
tiad mac preparanoquaw spnuinrf
th Hay hen: and they ? a CSnstnisis
tree in the hotel parlor. That the
oiTa'on was a thi!righlV enjoyabl
one to them was plainfyYevi'lencfd by
their jovialty and irihy ' "MptVasions
of thanks ro Matmper hcrry lor tne
fxr'llent service an'v,;9deration
yhnwa lhem hv. the hotel sVtte.ldants.
At thf Barnes Jiotel aitKMw b
Gem Hotel thfr re wtre a Wge numl.er of,
Bues(k4iad tlw m.nu wr 'varied and
extensive and the dSnheW t4flr?uhJjf
enjoyed by- each- gfcsti ':?ritejmeww of
rhe'Caston rfotJl'nd-th'xamas Hotel
follow: ' '.'-
The Gaston. - i
Oysrers, On Ha)(Shcll
Heart ol Celery J?lreen Oliv-s
-' SOL'P&v
Mov k Turtle a, la, Angla
rt '
Clear Green Turtle Aux Ouenclls
Mang. es - 'V MiXePu-kles
I lSH
Broiled Sea Trout, Vcnrtie'nne It utter
T'onwics, IX.iSerttt Choteau
A
Boiled Philalclphu Cap
Fruit Punch a, la,- ( .aston
Braised milhfitld Ham
.1'..-
lampagne
Saui:c
Croquetts lJt.- Veau, fetti
. ..
Aoricot Turuov:r,t?fden Snuo?
Km;
Roast
Prime
Cut of NeVork Beef
-r
i-Roasi Princess Ann Tuikv Chestnut
Cranbery.?Sfuie
Corn Br
4 W
t r. ---f y ,
oit'Jiejif fotates iJpfm 'H,
T "'Sfedme-' Crohwa"Rice
Spinach a la Anglais At7yte !Ba
CKicken Salad, fVfayennaise
J Wekhs GrapeJ'Jai'.'e , -
Pistachio l,c Cteam'yFrHit C!ake
' ' Xnf''
ngliih Plum'-Ptiddu'r2ir6r Hftiialf
Pumpkfn Cutard fie V ; ,-'-.r-.-a-VV'
Lemon MaVan;Ue Pie
" 4 After1 Dinner MWa ,
Ameri-un Roquefort p u C h
English Breabiast T4a 'A- ( afe uir'
Rxiins )Ur&gntt a ! i v.'iLN ut s
Hotel James v
Plain B'-dtiort
Beef fea
i;yCortsomme Chrffptw.-J
" Cr.anvlllenande
Chow Chow J. Heart of Lettuce ;
Sweet PiclKs ,
y ,
Baked Fresh Cod a la (jnnvise, :
- - ' 'r, v : Pom it) i' s i i a bant
Ro.ist Prime Rih cf Be ; i.u J'js
Roast Long Island v.o nn
"' , Apple San- '' '
Roast Prince . Am Turkey,
Ciem hntcia on innstnis' riay ror
rach nl U.ce places the Kljf , literal)'
groaned K'atwfh. the w(of whole
' $ If, ' u
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, y-,; r . ,Uv;t ,
;-f. --p ''4vv A-v ..It;Vi' k
' S", .' ! 1 VjVt.'' i-t,!S
f . A
PstM by ' iiMTkaua' :
.TTNTBODUCINO. If too please, lUaa
1, ..Kw:Torfr-harbor. prtk?talMv: 1st jrnawtf fr
Aloft cloM in freit f ntit b Tathet J .Mnlti Tk'llH(i ctaM
m' Hi ntra rftr1n thla
pieTf 10 aonlin SQUHuei. ma .iisiiiiS'.isiny;! uw uwof
Maw bid tier: a; warm -adlfeu m NintoM
beacon Und n Inspiring hop for alt oa
STUDIED VERDI
Very Delightful Meetlkig of Music
Cltb ia Held. I
One of the most delightful social
meetings of the Music Department
of the Woman's Club was held yester
day afternoon with Miss Nina Eannight.
Twenty-four members were present
and enjoyed an afternoon with Verdi,
and some of his most splendid com
positions. As an introduction 'to the
program Mrs. J. P. C. Uavn read a
carefully prepared paper on Verdi and
his operas. . .
Mrs. John Abcrly with' her rich
contralto voice sang Ave Maria from
Otello; Ernani, Fly With Me and sung
by Mrs. Carraway was enjoved much:
Home to Our Mountains from II
Trovatore was sweetly rendered by
Mrs. Herbert Luptoo and Miss Bas-
night. - Miserere ' was fatltlesslv ex-
exuted on the piano bv Mrs. Jas B.
Blades. .- i : - .
Several selections from II 1 rovatore
were rendered by the club, members
in unison. ;T ,
At theonclupion Oi i
r.,..,,ilm.
delicious salad Ourser at wei ocf "by
Mrs. 'WAM.tPMnianiTjfHrfses Eula
Cole and Harriet te Dill
DEATH OF.J. B. -CROCKETT.
J.vB., Crockett of Hampton, rVa4
lather of Mrs. W, K. Styron and W.
Crockett of this cfty died yesrerday
at t he" home of his daughter,.- Mrs; J,
F.: feowe in Hampton, Va. MrCroc-
kett-had often visited here and news
of his death will be beard with, regret.
' s Cranberry Sw.uce.v , v
'eal Vt'iih Dressins;, Brow.n Sauce
r Chicken Croquelts Petty Pois 4 H
. 1 r " -i v '
I ' Pot.ito Salad German Style v '
f , I ,
Cibiiifcr-Pudding Brandy'1 Sauce -
j-
Prune Pie ; : Peach. Meringue Pie
'Apple Pie
Orange Ice Cream Macaroons v
Assorted t'aki Mince Cernucopia
Eckim and Americin rheete
-' Sal tine Crckem
Assorted Nu-s and Raisins
bmanss . Grangers -Applet
Milk
IJkcftr iTM1X. fc.Ai !
' Dlaaaant task.' 8m .hw tn faltkAsl. I
tans rr to Dm nMtest UnmtB.
laaandjwa, . . , . ...
t DR. MERFELD IN RALEIGH
Delivers Lecture to Congregation
of Capital.
Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Merfcld of this
c ity arc spending the Christmas holi
days a. Raleigh. Ltt Sunday Dr. Mer-
feld delivered a lecture ta the Jewish
citizens of that city and the New
and Observer' has ihe following to say
abut thelcture:
Rev..H. A. Merfcld r.f New Bern
delivered a lecture Sunday to the Jew
ish congregation ot this city, the ser
vices being held in the room used for
the Sunday school.
Mr. MerleJd took his text from the
fourteenth verse of the Iifteenth chap
ter of Exodus, "Speak unto the chil
dren of h-rael that thev: go forward."
His .subject was "Let Well Enough
Alone."
He told of the time when Moses
found .himself -in a most perplexing
situation,' when pursued sby. Pharaoh
he came. to. the raging waters of the
Red Sea; how he, preferring to go for
ward thatt,.to .MbTO'I enougtwdpncJ
I . .. ' I ' m - 1.- m I "i- ' . . r - I
4'&. .pnci wAKses prooawy spent
IntMlentr'tricattaition, r the preacher
said. f'With the strenght. that 'comes
from , prayerv .with - the 40wer 1 tht
came ro( hiiu as he stood with, out
stretched arms appealing for the help
ot Him ' who controls all forces, - a nd
whose " stars in . their 1 courses , are-, al
ways, with the, right; Moses returned
to his people and said to thera:' . 'Go
forward! . Brav the wave f: difficul
ty make a path throuht the floods
and' reach ' the - yonder ..shore!' A This
nay be but a figment of the imagina
tion; it may be enlyhe tribute of the
nerT ' worstupper; it mv ! ,,st .a
1 ' ,I hive -r
al fact y
t .to. oljr i..
i . : it be true or ;r
y be
jptures
a; . but,
.ether it
s people
on, dry
U2-a,,
did ti
land
t or not, Moses s
rh -through -the ;
I reached , the youuer 1 shore
while their pursuers were over thrown".
."Some time other we' are con
frontied by Red Sea,s of difficulty, "or
oppressed -by tyrannical enemies in
the rear, while the way out is found
by following the behest, "Go forward!
March onward!' .
F. B. Elliot, cotton buyer for J. E.
Latham & Co. of Greensboro, has
moved las family here from Polloks
vil'e and will make this city liis home.
IK' is living at 127 Frond street.'
No Unnecessary Noises, No Trage
dies, Near Tragedies, or
Roydin.
pit oM of iax for all
Absence of Large fire Crackers With
Their Accompanying Horrors
Noticeable.
Christmas of 191 in New .Bern can
ui trutntuness be recorded as
y which was fittingly observed.
here .was,' no unnecessary noise, no
agedie, near tragedies! or rowdyism-,
I During the early part of the day aH
ere busy with the gifts, examining'
and sending, th children were ing
out the things which St. Nicholaj had
left as he hurried on his journey from
home to home and everywhere there
wa joy.
Particularly noticeable was the ab
sence of very large firecrackeis, the
variety that unually rausecarnage anH
death and leave horror in their wake..
Cap pistols and sky rockets were ijuitc
un-nerous liut so far as is known ("lere
were no accident caused ly these
The ioor w-re not forgotten and
man) whom the vicisitude- ol life
have lett stranded on the shoais oi
poverty were made hippy by the
tnouhtf ulhess of kind hearted friends
If anyone went hungry in New Bern
on Crhistmas day it was their own
fault,'.. Benevolence rulrd supreme and
tile spirit ...of the Christ child prevailed
throughout the city.
MAYSVILLE MILL ORGANIZES
E.
L. Mattocka Preeident and J. C.
Bauntan Manatiatf Director.
The Maysville Cotton Mill Com
pany of Maysville has effected an or
ganization by the election of the fol
lowing officers: E. L. Mattocks, presi
dent, A.-,X. Collins, first vice-preisdept
E. McCut,cheon ,sevond-vice presi
dent, R. L. .Jenkins, treasurer, Jesse
G.' Brown secretary, J. C. Bauman,
managing director.
It is expected to begin working on
the plana for the building in the course
of the next two or three weeks. The
mill will have a building plant coast
ing in the neighborhood of $50,000.
The. brick will be made on the pre
mises.
The promoters of the enterprise
are enthusiastic over the success ol
their efforts in getting the stock sub
scribed and the community as a whole
is aroused -to a sense of the benefit
which a plant employing a large number
of people will involve.
Miss Bessie Hill, who is teaching
at Hear Creek, is here spending the
holidays with her mother, Mrs. Annie
Dortch Hill.
A Christmas tree for the Sunday
school of the Methodist church was
given in the school building Wednesday
(-night and . proved a very enjoyable
affair.
SELLS MANY AUTOS
Nw Bern Oompanr Placed Ordetfln
r-?tne HymannSupply- Company yes
terday unloaded two 1913 model- Cadil
lac, automobiles, a touring, model foff
8- W. Lewis of FarmviHe.and a tor
pedo model for . H. H, Grajnger of
Kinston. :" Mr. Hyman states that in
October, his company contracted for
sixty 1913 Cadillac cars, and id a. lew
days sold forty of these cars to sub-
agencies leaving them only twenty cars
to sell ia this immediate territory. '
Durlng he winter months the sale
of
f cars ia limited " yet the i Hyman
om v '-'iiorders t for? the, s e'nl
iriL ) ! which 4psove; jtl. j
Co
pbr -ia) -wf ...-wn caift ia
th Represeotati'ves iof tf
corp. .a oAgiaa jojsfio -toese
cats to f one interested before, they
are ' :.. .red to the owners,. Mr.? rry-
man says' the demand has been so
great that he has not been able to keep
a ear for demonstration purposes V
f h i.:;.y"; " r-.'-i.----"
-' , - BUS FOR THE JAMES.T''
The large two-horse bus - recently
ordered by .the , management 'of . the
ames Hotel arrived in the city 'yester
day and was placed in . commission
at once. v the new vehicle is com
modious .and affords the passengers
every "comiort. it win unjaouDteaiy
prove a very valuable adjunct to the
tel's facilities.. It is very attractive
n appearance. ,
Ar-
AS RESULTS LOCALS' ARE SORE
Washlngtonlans Wired Late fa
Afternoon They Had Been
- - -daii Murderer. ,
With several bumiied local football
enthusiasts confidently xpecjing to
attend he game between the New
Bern and 'Washington teams on the
afternoon of Christmas day and which
.was to . bay 6ee, plaved at Ghent
park, the siting team failed to put
in it appearaoee and necessarily the
game was called otL .
The Was h,U)gton Bos should have
arrived in tde Ury on the early morning
train and a delegation from the local
team was on band to meet 'hem.
Every preparation had been made for
iher entertainment while in the eitv.
Special rates had been secured at the
james Hotel and their expenses '.i
and lrom the city were o have been
paid. W hen the train pulled in to ilu
Union passenper station there wis not
the least sign oj the "gridiron giants"
and a careful search fik-d to reveal
even the remotest information a to
their possible whereabouts.
Lyle Smith, captain of the local
team .waited patiently for some ex
planation from the Washington tea.m
and late in the afternoon received a
telegram from the manager in which
he stated that there had been a tiiurder
committed in that town on the previous
nignt aqfj jhv the majority of the
players had kPCOt the night in a search
for the murdsrer apd were not in u
condition to play ball.
The local team had been to consider
able expanse in preparing for thi
game, advertising, putting the hid
in condition, etc. and naturally its
members ielt that he Washington
boys bad treated them in an inconsider
ate manner.
SHOOT WELL ATTENDED
Ten Turkeys Awarded, One Man
Capturing Three.
The turkey shoot held out at Ghent
park on the afternoon of Christmas
Day proved to be one of the biggest
cVents of the occasion. A large num
ber of sportsmen had made prepara-'
tions for participating in this event
and were on hand with their guns at
the hour set for the beginning of the
hoot. Guns up to number twelve
gauge were used and tne range was.
sixty yards. Some of the shooters fail
ed to hit even the board to which the
target was affixed while others put shot
right in the bullseye. Ten turkeys
were awarded, the winners being H.
C. Futrcll, A. Castct, J. F. Smith, Ed.
Brock, L. L. Banks, A. L. Bryan,
Hendrix and Boon, Groves. Jjhc last-
named gentleman won three of the
birds. There will be another shoot at
the same place on News Year's Day.
The shooting. will begin at ..nopn, a,n.d. '
used . i ne; range win tie nuy yaras
SURPRISE WEDDING TAKES
PLACE.
A wedding that came as a surprise
to the many friends of the. contracting
parties took place in this city at 3
clock Wednesday, afternoon when
Miss . Emm - rMcCeeley,.' the attrac
tive daughter of Mr. .ahd, Mrs. C. Mc-
Cosleyv became the bride of Samuel
Elliott Pjttmanf son : pf Mr. and Mrs.
A.v E. Pjttroaa,Revw J; ... B. Phillips,
Por of tb; Tabernacle Baptist church
datlncHMFr Pktman. is employed; '
'the"navytyar4?,at Portsmduthi Va.,,
and; he nc 'h br1de"k4k.'o' the.ter-
noon train fpfha place where they '
will make" their iiome. in the future. V";'
; 1''" i'i'.H--'-- -
ERTlSEMENTS ,
Washington Team Failed to
live For Scheduled Event
4 1 Ghent Park.
fcaaki'lf'--HjirwaVr-iCo: 4
: ;' VK. WmardF-ircWood'- .-I'alll :idndii.!i 5
j;AT.'Wiflis p.Boysclothes,;?jVS ,
s; J. J M.- Mitchell. ;A. Ca-Asuitrop',;' '
port unity you cannot afford W-mUsii '
;'-;Mrs.: B,; Allen Att open; letter MSfi )
appreciat
: New Bern Banking .
ion. : :. . f :, j-.-'&iSvv&KZ..::-? ' f
i and; Trust Co.- v; . V ; T
our. baiik" account
Out of town customers.?
People's Bank Your '..banV account"
durintr 1913. ' '
National Bank Certified statemedt . -of
chartered accountants. : C v; 1 ,
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