The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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El Campo, Texas, Friday Morning, May 31, 1918.
AUTO HIT BY TRAIN
TWO PERSONS HURT
Maurice Marcus and Annette
Gordon of Wharton Injured.
Maurice Marcus and Miss An-
nette Gordon both of Wharton,
had a narrow escape from seri-
ous injury shortly after 9 o’clock
Sunday morning when an auto
in which they were coming to
Houston was hit by Southern
Bgffic train No. 101 at a cross-
ing about a mile and a half east
of Richmond.
The locomotive hit the rear of
the auto, the force of the colli-
sion throwing the occupants out.
The train was stopped and the
two injured persons placed on
-board and taken to Houston,
where they were met by Westh-
emier’s ambulance , and taken to
the Southern Pacific hospital.
Both were badly bruised and
shaken up and Miss Gordon was
unconscious for a while. Mr,
Marcus was not badly hurt and,
while the injuries sustained by
the young woman are said not tu
be serious, yet she received a
severe shock.
Mr. Marcus later said that,
owing to a sharp turn in the road
and the track being hidden
by a grove of trees, he did not
seethe approaching train until
he was almost at the crossing.
Had it not been that he put on
full speed the locomotive proba-
, biy would have bit the auto near-
er the center instead of at the
end.
Miss Gordop is the daughter of
T. Gordon, a merchant of Whar
ton*
COUNCIL Of NATIONAL DE-
fENSETEXAS STATE DIVISION
Dallas, Texas,
April 24, 1918
“Woman’s Committee.
Mrs. Fred Fleming. Chairman.
Mrs. J. L. Neal,
Wharton, Wharton County,Texas.
EL CAMPO EAMOUS EOR
MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS
While in Ft. Worth visiting
Camp Bowie, 1 was agreeably
surprised to note the splendid
progress of our soldier boys’ band
directed by Sidney Chandler.
They havs become so proficient
by daily practice that they are
now able to play difficult pieces
after one rehearsal. They are
receiving new music weekly. It
was my pleasure to hear them
in two of Jno. Phillip Sousa's
marches. The rendition was
splendid, the technique perfect.
They are now a musical organi-
E. TENNYSON SMITH EL CAMPO DISTRICT
SPOKE HERE SUNDAY FAR EXCEEDS QUOTA
English Prohibition Advocate Allotment was $4500. Total
on Tour of State
Contributions $7498.65
A new move in connection
with food conservation and pro-
hibition was initiated on Sunday
at El Campo, by E. Tennyson
Smith, the English Prohibition
Advocate, who is on tour in the
State under the auspices of the
Anti-Saloon league of ^ Texas,
zation of which El Campo should j Three most successful meetings
feel proud to own.
is as
Th$ several concerts given by
the massed bands comprising 226
pieces at the colisuem was filled
to standmg room and many peo-
ple were turned away. General
Greble himself being an old
band leader is responsible for
these splendid entertainments.
The Ft. Worth papers praised the
boys for their fine showing arid
heaped encomiums upon their
leader Prof. Carl Vent, musical
instructor at the T. C. U.
Some day El Campo shall be
doubly renowned for being the
home city of two Military Bands.
Sincerely,
Mack Webb.
The Red Cross drive closed
Tuesday morning, with the El
District contributions far in
excess of the quota at all points.
The amounts from the different
points west of the river
follows:
El Campo
Danevang
Hilje
Taiton
Louise
Pierce
Total
Quota
$4342.17
900.00
377.88
291.25
524.50
1062.85
$7498.65
4500.00
SENIORS ENTERTAINED
LastThurBday evening afterthe
seniors had finished practicing
for their play, they found cars
waiting for them in front of the
Opera House. They were com-
manded to climb into the cars
and then they were taken out to
the woods. Miss Tankersley,
Miss Moore and Miss Robins had
prepared a lovely luncheon, which
the Seniors did justice to. After
the ice cream cones had been
passed around, someone suggest-
ed a game of‘Follow the Leader'.
Everyone joined the procession
through the moonlight racing
through the woods, -jumping
over fallen trees and finally end-
ing up at a farmhouse for water.
On the way back to the eamp
were held in the city. In the
morning at the Methodist
Church, in the afternoon at the
Opera House, and at 8:30 P, M.
in the park.
Herbert Hoover’s official ‘Mes-
sage to the Churches of America,
to be read Sunday May 26 from was carrjecj by the large aud-
nl •’ ur^ng u^on peo' ience by a standing vote with
pie the importance of saving only one djssentient.
food stuffs and avoiding waste, j Mr Tennyson Smith expressed
was rea a e nig t meeting by bjs gratification at the unanimity
Rev, A Guyon Methodist Pas- witb which the resolution had
°r’, 7, ° Presi e ’ an e SUP' j been carried, not only because
ported the message heartily in |sucb public action if taken thru.
In,,ls ' • ■ j out the States would undoubted-
r. . ennyaon Smith after |y encourage the Executive to
expressing is early symathy! take actton and stop the waste
and support of every movement: which is now going on jn the
o avoi was and conserve food ! manufacture of beer, but also be-
tor the allied forces .aid that the, cauae ,Uch action in the United
Message from the Food Contro|.;Stateg would have great in-
ler which had been read gave fluence in Great Britain. a3 the
him the opportunity of doing Unjted grates wonld be able con-
wna e suggested op sever- j 9j3tently to urge upon the British
al occasions since his arrival in ' Government the importance of
is coun ry, namely that the taking a similiar step and forbid
temperance people thruout the, the use of grain in the manufac.
State, should pass resolutions at j tate of beer He believed that
a mee ings urging President, wjtb the fraternal bond now ex-
i n use e powers con- fjgting between the two nations
, upon him y section 15 of anv representation made bv the
he act of August last to prohibit: Stateg wouId be welcomed and
the use of food stuffs and fruit jaoted
in the manufacture of beer. . { ^
He said he wished the British !.. Mr' TennysDn Smlth 9 talk
Ten Months with the British
Troops” greatly interested his
said, however, that it was impor audience' He congratulated this
tant tor the neonl. th,„ I country upon having taken such
Parliment would confer similiar
powers upon Lloyd George., He
tant for the people of this coun-
try to remember that while the
President does possess this
My dear Mrs. Neal:
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the Woman’s Committee Council crowd left tired but happy.
of National Defense has asked
that a Chairman for each County
in the State be appointed. -
I am glad to advise you that
you have been selected Chairman
-of your County. Mrs. R. Wilson
in unmistakable* fashion that
splendid steps to protect the sol-
diers by having banished the
canteen in the camps, by making
it an offence for any' person to
a man in uniform with
i liquor, and by the “Dry Zont’
. "So here’s to the Triangular |*b,s‘fboald bedon,e and "as j law in Texas which protected the
Trio may their shadows never
grow less.
therefore important that the 1
ON VACATION
of San Anton.o Field Secretary ,,e(t by aut0 Monday for a fi’e
State Council of Defense, will wedw vacation. They expect to
•n.«t you in organizing your vjait frjends in Rosenberg, Hous-
camps- He said he regretted
that his native land had not af-
County.
ton, Galvestoq^ichita Falls,and
Please communicate with Mrs. Oklahoma
Wilson immediately. : She is They expect to be in Northern
ready to serve you.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. Fred Fleming,
State Chairman of Womans
Committee Council of National
Defense,
Oklahoma June 8th to view
total eclipse of the sun.
people should accept their re-
sponsibility and forward resolu-,, j,.. ...
lions on the subject to the presi- forded tha 9a"\e and
dent. Mr. Tennyson Smith said ^ W3S a!ham. ‘ ^
he was .sure they all had fu„; done “ but't was not due to
confidence that President Wilson a"y lack t°J e,?e?rt.P*.
would carry out the wishes of ^t on the part of the temper-
th^eople. The lecture referred anCe Peh°P'e; a"d, be "'l1 had
to the splendid victory won by h°pe8 that ' 7°“ d b! *"* , He
the Anti-Saloon League in Wash-: fld he glad ‘baAnt! Salo°"
i_rrfnn n r tu j j League had caught the vision ol
ington, D. C. on Thursday a&t, a f ® ,
* a new field of work and was
when an amendment was passed
to the agricultural appropriation !
go-
ing to send him to carry on simi-
lar work to that which he had
Relatives of Dr. and Mrs. Har-! bill to increase food production l3r W°f T'
per will be visited in various I during the war. which forbids jb®*" troops in
parts of Oklahoma but they will the use of the $0,000,000 for an ,a tflt leadln® camP9 !n bis na-
. ... g.receivetheir mail at 1210 W. educational campaign ae-ainst the tive land':and try
The following ladies have been ;P,iifn,ni. c, n-.... ... ,P!?naKa'nstthe the soldiers to bee
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to induce all
------« «li,VMUTiCallfornia St-. OKlahoma City.! waste of food nroduc't7'unle7s‘a the S°ldier8 l° beC°me abstainers
appointed to serve on Mrs.Neal e L.are of Rpv M n Harnor ’ unless a from conviction and sign the
committee: Mrs. Geo. Willis,El
-Campo,Mrs. Walter Glick,Louise,
Mrs. J. C, Martin. Danevang,
Mrs. Will Dayvault, Glen Flora,
Mrs. J. L. Zirkle, Pierce, Mrs. J.
L- Carney, Lane City, Mrs. M.
D. Taylor, Iago, Mrs. Ben Grif-
fith, Magnet, Miss Eola Hudgins,
care of Rev M O Harnor e,..~„i__i n l. ”'7 from conviction and sign
From Oklahoma' Mrs. Harper j?y been issued" by President*'Wit pled^e of to‘al abstir,ence 90,hat
will go to Denver. Colorado, to j son prohibiting the use of food ^ey might be strong to encoun-
spend the summer with her; materials and fruit in the man- ,hVempta,‘10n8 W.b'ch unfor‘un'
mother and Dr. Harper will re facture of intoxicating liquors ! ftely would meet them m Eng-
turn by way of San Antonio. and said the community musi 'and,?nd ,rl Francue' wherf th,ey
I back up this action. He said he ! W°U'd bave tbe,8ame )eKH,8la'
.0. . j tive protection as -they had m
had formulated the following j theif natjve ,and. He urged
A NEW MOVIE
Arrangements have been per-
fected whereby ‘‘The Crusader
Photo Play Ass’n have secured
the Oprea House from Ruddell
and Otell so that the place of
amusement will be used for the
exhibition of the high class pic-
tures manufactured and released
by the concern-
The pictures are productions,
the very best and most excellent
of photography ever produced in
this country.
The Crusader Ass’n have over
a thousand meritorious subjects
to select from, including adap-
tions from the works of Dickens,
Thackery, Shakespeare and var-
ious other authors. Thrilling \
and important events in Ameri-
can history, prehistoric comedus,
scenics of every land, legends of
folk lore, strange and universal
seenes eff bird and animal life,
clever and amazing Cartoons,
scientific subjects and current
events showing history in the
making, all of which furnish
programs of interest to both the
old and the young.
Crusader pictures, while they
are educational, are full of life
and red blood, showing the hap-
py side of life, yet are not vicious
or suggestive.
In fact Crusader Pictures are
first and last, clean, entertaining
and higWy moral in their senti-
ment and the workers in the
better Film movemeint have en-
dorsed and unitedly support Cru-
sader Ass’n in their efforts to
make moving pictures an edu-
cational and moral factor in
every community.
The Opera House has been re-
painted and thoroughly overhaul-
ed and every effort has been
made to furnish a picture service
that will be a credit to our *own.
A local success.
What has been done in other
places we think will be repeated
here, and will result in a move-
ment that will be for working
for the upliftment and better-
ment of social and educational
condition.
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PERSONAL
Short News lt<
In Our Daily Wi
The Town.
W. A. Hiddlesoo,
urday from a two weeks 1
trip to New York
points in the north.
Ernest Hudsoo
Fort Crockett
short furlough.
Horace Evans, head
the El Campo Ph
Monday for Camp^Travis
vice with Uadi
Mrs. Aug.
Matagorda County
and relatives h
Miss Josie SmitV
been teaching at
year, arrived
summer vacation.
Henry Franke of
tended the funeral of big
here, last Saturday.'
R L Roten.ofEHi
was here between
' Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
had their guests this w
and Mrs. Geo, Ellis of
Claud Brown reported;
ton, Tuesday, ready for
anywhere for Uucle
Mr. and Mrs Edwii
are bereft of their
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EL CAMPO WINS
This week we are delighted to
report that the El Campo Base
Ball team ACTUALLY WON a
ball game.
The long hoped for, * but little
expected event,took place on the
local grounds last- Sunday, the
victim being the Markham team.
. Score 4 to 5. Batteries, Mark-
ham, Huff and Robbins; EL Cam-
po. Crouch and Crouch.
NOTICE
The ladies of the Methodist
Church will have a social and
silver tea at the home of Mrs. J.
E. Wheeler, Tuesday, June 4th,
from 8:30 to 10:30 P. M. Come
and enjoy the program, the re-
freshments and a social time, '
REGISTRATION
Hunger ford, Mrs. Albert Peitzsch The President’s proclamation J‘e8olut,on. which he would like ; civilians t0 Ret the example and
East Bernard, Mrs W. J. Darby, sets June 5th as day for registra- °Ca C> lzens *° a op*- a large number crowded around
Mrs. Sadie Menifee, tion of all male persons, either VVT?odroJw Wi,s°n* President the platform to sign the pledge.
He said he had since his last tour
in this country carried the “Stars
Hiddieson, Secretary. A meet- oth, 1917, and on or before, you will issue a proclamation for- unfurled it as he had done, at
ing will be called at some future June 5, 1918, attained their bidding the use of food stuffs almost every campaign he had
date.
Rome Macba presented to the
TUd Cross t psir of Jennets,
which were sold oa the streets
ly evening for $72 25.
twenty-first birthday.
Arrangements have been made
to establish registration booths
at the City Hall at El Campo and
the Court House at Wharton.
and fruits in the manufacture of held in England, Scotland, Ire-
beer and wine in the United; land, Wales, Aurtralia, or South
^tates# Africa, it had always been greet-
The Rev. A. Guyon, chairman, ed with a hearty round of ap-
moved the resolution, and Mr. F. plause. He then held up the
P, Morgan seconded it and it American flag and said he was
GRAND BALL
A grand ball will be given at
Wilbeck’s Hall at Pierce, Sunday,
June 2. Music will be turnished
by The Firemen's Orchestra.
Everybody is respectfully in-
vited.
proud as an Englishman to have
the honor of doing so and asked
whether any American citizen
would feel glad to hold up the
British flag. Several were ready
to do this and the lecturer grasp-
ed the hand of the American to
signify the fraternal bond which
existed between the two nations
never again to be severed. The
audience rose and he led them in
singing “My Country tie of
Thee ” Considerable enthusiasm
was aroused.
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seven and one julf years c
who died Tuesday night. .
eral services were
burial took place W
the Swedish Luthermk
Brooks Rudder went to
ton Tuesday to take'the
ation for entrance into
Navy. If
Mr. and Mrs. N. K.
visit relatives in De
week.- '■
Misses Margaret and
r; ne Thompson left
a visit with relatives in
and Oklahoma, i
W. H. Waguh left
Houston where he
a member of Gen, Jake
Army.
Frank Cervenka
days at Camp Travis
Arnold Reber re
week from B^andenberg
he has been teaching
past year. He left $
< amp Travis wbere be
come a part of ,Ui
great National Army,
B. F. Geiger ret
week from a visit of
months in Los
Geiger will remain a
ger in the Far West
Mrs. Andrew
day for a visit with
Kansas and Oklahoma.
Mrs. Laura Bell
Friday for Wharton
will spend the
Mrs. W. G. Rudder
urday in Pierce-
Miss Ella Mclver,
been teaching at Alice
year, arrived Saturday
summer vacation.
C. E. Long is the
essor of a brand new
automobile bought fj
Jensen, Dealer, last
J. R. Pray tor, candi
reelection as Tax
Joel Hudgins, Candida
Assessor, were in the city
day meeting old friends
making new ones.
Theo Hollister
day from service
Mrs. Geo.
of Alioe ai
tives ia this
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Ballew, W. L. The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918, newspaper, May 31, 1918; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987159/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.