The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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The Lampasas Daily Leader
FOURTEENTH YEAR
TUESDAY
LAMPASAS, TEXAS, MAY 8, 1917.
TUESDAY
NUMBER 54.
MAY WHITE SALE
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A White Skirt and a Pretty Blouse
What is More
Always ready, refreshing to look upon, suitable for any occasion and easy to
launder. And this summer, more than ever before—the white skirt and blouse
is indispensable. Styles are prettier, the variety is larger and prices here are
certainly attractive. As evidence of this—see them:
■ Skirts
98c, $1,36) and up
to
Blouses
QSc, and up
to $2.M8
Stokes Brothers & Co.
The People Who Sell It For L,ess
QUICK MEAL OIL STOWES
HY should you worry
about cooking dur-
i n g the II 0 T summer
months when you can get
a Quick Meal Oil Stove?
\
The Quick Meal cooks
quickly, lessens the work,
cheapens fuel and brings
joy and comfort to every
home. We have them from 2 to 5 burners and we
guarantee each stove to do the work. See our show
windows.
Fox & Mills Hardware Co.
There was quite a crowd present
at the Santa Fe station Monday af
ternoon when the members of the
Lampasas Fire Department left for
the State Firemen’s Association
meeting to be held in San Angelo.
Those' leaving here -Monday were:
Roy L. Walker, W. W. Allison, Frank
Baker, Sid Casey, Don Curran,
Wayne Casbeer, Felix Earnest, Char-
ley Dickens, Willard Lane and Kyle
Oliver. A. R. Mace, Joe B. Massey
and E. H. Roberts accompanied the
boys on the trip. They were to stop
in Brownwood where they were to be
entertained by the boys of that place.
Red Cross Society.
The preparations for the member-
ship campaign of the Red Cross So-
ciety are going on, and many have
been the generous donations by the
various citizens and business men.
The Red Cross Society wishes to
thank Mr. Casbeer for the plowing
of the lot at the rear of the Red Cross
headquarters building; Miss Mattie
Reams for the donation of the use of
her property across from the new
Allen’s garage for Red Cross gar-
,dens; Raymond Scott and Mr. Greer
for their offer to help cultivate this
lot; the Library Board for their loan
of chairs for use in the headquarters
building; Stokes Bros, for material
to decorate and bunting for flags;
Senterfitt-Andrew Co. for bunting;
Mr. Culver for tacks; and Allen’s
garage for the use of miscellaneous
articles such as hammers, brooms,
pencils etc.
Folks, when this worthy campaign
begins in your little city, enlist in the
ranks. There was never a more wor-
thy cause than the benevolent work
of the Red Cross Society. Think of
your fathers, brothers or husbands
on the battlefield without the tender
hand of a Red Cross nurse to care for
him. Where would he be without
this angel of mercy, who in her sym-
bolic robe of purity and love for hu-
manity stands ready to care for his
every need. You cannot be near him
for he may be in some far distant
land fighting for his country’s free-
dom. You will want someone to care
for him when he is wounded or dying.
Then help provide the means for
sending out army of Red Cross
nurses to the battlefield by enlisting
and doing your part. Your member-
ship fee goes to Washington, D. C.,
where it will be used to furnish the
means to send these Red Cross nurses
to the scene of action.
The food supply of the whole world
is short. Do your part by planting
in your gardens vegetables which can
be held over, such as peas, beans and
corn. Sec.
J. E. Blythe and little son, Hollis,
and Mrs. J. Garrett spent Monday in
Waco where they attended the meet-
ing of the Master Dyers and Clean-
ers Association.
Mrs. John Oliver and Mrs. Minnie
Childres went to Joppa Tuesday
morning where they were called on
account of the illness of their moth-
er, Mrs. W. A. Faires. She is ill with
pneumonia.
John Simmons returned Monday to
Fort Sam Houston after a visit of a
few days here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Simmons.
Elzy Berry and his sister, Mrs.
Frank Childers, have gone to Llano
where they v.’i'l spend a short time
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Berry.
Roosevelt Recruits 187,000 Men,
Three Times More than Those
Secured by United States.
New York, May 7.—Up to date
187,000 men have been recruited by
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to serve
with him in his proposed expedition-
ary force to France.
The number of names on the
Roosevelt roster is little more than
three times greater than the number
of men recruited by the government
at this time.
The active work of recruiting was
started by the Colonel and those in-
terested with him about Feb. 2. Now
he has at his command ready to be
turned over to the government two
completely equipped divisions. These
include infantry, cavalry, field artil-
lery, engineers, signal corps, motor-
cycle machine gun units, motor trans-
port and commissary corps and avia-
tion, hospital and quartermaster
corps.
The new command would not con-
flict in the least with the proposed
Government draft. The men who
have been enrolled under Colonel
Roosevelt’s standard are almost all
above the conscription age and are
of independent means. His legion-
aries are men of assured incomes be-
tween $2,000 and $50,000, so that
their dependants would be. provided
J for in case of death or injury.
The headquarters of the “Roosevelt
Division’ ’ here has been swamped
with offers of financial aid from
members of the division and from
Then who are physically unfit for
military service, but who desire to
make themselves felt in the cause.
It is said in one Southern city alone
$1,000,000 has been pledged. In an-
other city seventy-five men have
signed checks for $1,000 each.
Graduates of Lampasas High School.
The graduating class of the Lam-
pasas High School for 1917 is com-
posed of the following students:
Hobert Bowen, George Culver,
Fred Jenkins, William Kerr, R. S.
Nichols, Maynard Snell, Weta Alex-
ander, Emma Bean, Mildred Brooks,
Ruby Brown, Alma Gasbeer, Avvie
Garner, Willie Howard, Kate Key,
Genevia Lee, Bessie Lloyd, Hazel
Martin, Elsie Moses, Mary Stokes,
Leta Townsen, Florence White.
Class honors were won by Florence
White, valedictorian; Mary Stokes,
Salutatorian, and Maynard Snell, who
will receive the scholarship awarded
to the boy making the highest aver-
age among the boys. Florence White
will receive the scholarship awarded
to the girl having the highest aver-
age.
The commencement exercises will
be held at the Witcher Opera House
Friday evening, May 25.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. Thomas Gregory
at the Baptist church on Sunday,
May 20, at 11 o’clock.
The colored school will also have
five graduates this year. TheiAames
are- William James Alexander, Zele-
mor Maggie Dell Alexander, Helen
Francis Williams, Georgia Alebrta
Hayden, Beatrice Earle Doolittle.
G. D. Scott, Supt
Dr. Norman B. Taylor
DENTIST
Office Over Townsen & Lamb
Office Phone No. 294
LAMPASAS, TEXAS
Ed R. Kone, former Commissioner
of Agriculture, spoke at the court
house here Monday afternoon on the
subject, “Texas Must Feed Herself
During the War or Go Hungry.” Mr.
Kone stated that he was not an
alarmist but it was his opinion Texas
must feed herself this year or go
hungry. He stated that a large
amount of feed and food was brought
into the state each year for the peo-
ple of Texas but that during the
present situation the government was
in need of both feed and food and
that the amount which was usually
brought into the state of Texas would
be gathered up by the government
for its own use, and that Texas must
feed herself this year. Mr. Kone said
that it was late in the season to pre-
pare to plant food and feed crops but
there was plenty of time in which to
plant June corn, peanuts and other
crops. The peanuts can be planted
on the stubble land and June corn
can be planted as late as the middle
of July and make a good crop. Sev-
eral of those present made known
their intention to plant more feed and
food crops this year than ever be-
fore. He also stated that those liv-
ing in the city could render a valuable
service to the country at this partic-
ular time by raising all the vege-
tables possible on the spare ground
they had at their homes.
Mrs. H. N. Clark, Mrs. Press Math-
is, Mrs. W. W. Standard and Rex
Homeyer left Tuesday morning in a
car for San Angelo where they will
attend the meeting of the State Fire-
men’s Association.
E. T. Jordan and W. F. Mace made
a business trip Tuesday morning to
Lometa. ■
V/. H. Bales, an old confederate
soldier 74 years of age, died Monday
afternoon at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. R. F. Cook, just north of the
city of Lampasas on the Lometa road.
The deceased had only been here a
short time, coming here from Llano
county. The body was taken to Lone
Grove, Llano county, Tuesday for
burial.
Dr. Dildy to Make Memorial Address
at State Meeting.
Dr. J. E. Dildy left last night for
Dallas where he will attend the State
Medical Association Convention,
which convenes in that city this week.
Dr. Dildy has been chosen to make
the memorial address in memory of
the late Dr. R. -R. White of Temple,
Texas. Dr. Dildy and the Temple
surgeon were the closest of friends
and for many years practiced their
profession in the same city.
The meeting in Dallas this week is
calculated to be one of the most im-
portant conventions in the history of
the State Association, and a large
per cent of the physicians of this city
will be in attendance. Many noted
surgeons of the East and North have
places on the program, and special-
ists will discuss their respective lines.
—Brownwood Hei’ald.
Weather Forecast.
Following is the weather forecast
as furnished by the Southwestern
Telephone Co.:
Tonight, fair and not so cold; Wed-
nesday, increasing cloudiness and
rising temperature.
The Harmony Club will hold its
last meeting for this year with Mrs.
C. W. Ozburn on Wednesday after-
noon at 3:30. It is necessary to meet
an hour earlier than usual so the
members can be with Mrs. McDonald
at the Opera House at 5:30. X
Field Seeds.
We have Maize, June Corn, Cane
Seed, and Spanish Peanuts for plant-
ing.
(w) Senterfitt-Andrew Co.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Tinkle have
gone to Austin where they will visit
for a few days.
Watson Rogers of Lometa was here
Tuesday enroute to San Antonio
where he will be in the civil engi-
neer’s department of the United
States Army. He has made a study
of this line of work. Mr. Rogers is
a nephew of Mrs. C. E. Fulton of this
place.
The girls in poppy chorus and all
the children in Jap doll song are re-
quested to meet Mrs. McDonald at
Witcher Opera House tomorrow af-
ternoon at 5:30 promptly.
M. R. Pryor, has returned to his
home in Coweta, Okla., after spend-
ing some time here in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brown. Mr.
Pryor is Mrs. Brown’s father.
Mexicans Show Friendship.
Brownsville, Texas, May 6.—What
is considered a further indication of
the revived Mexican friendship for
the United States was seen at the
“Cinco de Mayo” banquet at Mata-
moros, Mexico, opposite here, last
night, when American flags were us-
ed profusely in the decoration of the
banquet room. The occasion was an
anniversary commemoration of the
defeat of the Imperialistic French by
Mexicans. Colonel Tirzo Gonzales,
commandant of the Matamoros gar-
rison, presided at the banquet, which
was attended by several American
guests.
In one end of the room a large
American and an equally large Mexi-
can flag were displayed on the wall.
Beneath the flags appeared the words
in Spanish, “United in Friendship.”
The incident created a deep impres-
sion on both sides of the border here.
Fox-Wilson
S. J. Fox and Miss Florence Wilson
were married here Monday evening
at 6:30 at the Baptist parsonage, Rev.
M. C. Bishop officiating. Mr. Fox is
a son of B. W. Fox and is engaged in
farming on Mesquite creek, and his
bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
O. F. Wilson of the Naruna section.
They are among the best people of
Lampasas county and have a large
number of friends who wish them
much happiness and prosperity in
their new relations in life.
Church Omits Morning Services So
Members May Work in Gardens
Lexington, Mass., May 5—The Fol-
len Unitarian church of East Lexing-
ton has decided to omit its morning
services on Sundays during May and
June in order that its members may
devote more time to their gardens.
Second Loan Made to England Lasts
3 Days.
Washington, May 5.—A second
loan of $25,000,000 was made today
by the United States to Great Britain
It will meet Great Britain’s require-
ments in this country for about three
days. Announcement was made that
the $100,000,000 loan to France would
be made within a day or so.
Daily Leader, Three Months, $1.00.
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The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1917, newspaper, May 8, 1917; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth906376/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.