The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1918 Page: 1 of 16
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McKI.NNKY, C'OLIilM COCWTY, TKN \s rillKsPAV. Xl'lill. ItflN.
Hi 1'AUKS IN TWO SUCTIONS THIS WEEK
the
Third Liberty Loan Column
OIL) SKILL FIMCIil
OF ITS Will PROFITS
r>
( Matter under ttua
Hurru*. Chin.)
lieud prepared by local Publicity i'oiumittce, .1 Per
MEN OF UTH JMD
J. Perry Mui i us, chairman of tli«
Third Liberty Loan Publicity com-
mittee, hamls out tlio following facts
and figures thai should bo carefully
pondered and preserved by ovorj
render for future reference;
Collin County ami Uii' Wnr.
Patriot lain and loyalty are urged by
all Liberty Bond Hulosmcn as the
principal reason for their purchase,
l ut there are other good und suffi-
cient reasons -which In a la rife meas-
ure salesmen have failed to dourly
Not forth to tho investing public.
Anions these reasons can bo men-
tioned—the splendid Investment; safe,
becausu backed by tho entire re-
sources of our country, and bearing t
1-4 per cent intorost rate. When one
makes an Investment, they figure ti> i
FIFTEEN PRECINCTS
Judge It. L. Moulilen, chairman of
the Collin county Liberty loan organ-
isation, announces that fifteen pro-
cincts of this county have fro no over
the top with their Liberty loan quo-
t;ts ami that work is being continued
a.iul hopoM are entertained of others
subscribing their allotment this week,
liffective work Is being done by
•■cores of personal workers and speak-
| Chairman J. Nd Ithou of the Mr-
Kinney prcciucl held another Import-
ant meeting ol Third. Liberty Loan
I workers at !• o'clock t,hls morning. lie
stated that most ol tlic precincts in
tin' count) have already gone over the
I top with their quotas. Hut M, Kinney
{is ono of the six or seven precinct*
that have not yet done so McKinney'
lacks about $170,000 of having her
$"• J^i.ut'ii subscribed. All Ml ores will
close i, i Liberty I lay, Friduy, when a
grout drive will In- made lo go over
the lop on McKinney's quota.
I'll* ICol Is (Oll-llllCtl,
lasts oi' lax payers, with tho
I amounts Unit each have subscribed
I are being- prepared for the workers.
| Chairman ltlieu slated that the num-
| her of subscriptions is creditable Lo
McKinney but the amounts are not,
especially of many of our best-to-do
citizens who are getting off with tho
least possible amounts that they can
take.
Public Opinion Crysialisiiig.
Public sentiment is last developing
against the Liberty Ijoan slackurs.
Moth men and women \ ho have not
subscribed in accordance Willi their
III) ails are going lo feel I he pressure
of |>tiI>lif opinion In no uncertain way
People lui ate sending Ittelr boys III
to lie 11. .111 line trenches ol Kill opeait
buttled. Ms lo be bombed, (;as « .1 ot o.
manned ot lorn by shell, if ncccssuiy
in ib fi use of liberty, are not goni'S jo
toleiali ti e shn ki t al lioiin lo pre
vent these boys al (he fioul lo lie aup
ported and protected in every way
possible. Men and women of means in
security al home are not going lo be
permitted lo allow the odium of I'ail
lire to blight McKinnev's lair ntiino
In this Liliorty Luili response to
country's call.
Nliiulu)'* Program.
Sunday will be n great day in Mc-
Kinney Dr. George W. Truett will
deliver an address al II: in p in In lite
Pope Theater to men only while nl
the same hour I>r. William Thomas
Tiiidv will speak al the Amerlcil
Thealer lo women only. Ilolh those
noted orators will speak on the theme
of patriotism and I he clllxen's duty
of tho hour.
ers hero and about
tho county.
(/i \ini:iti.% riivintiMDs.
Presiding Killer I'. W. Dennis lte|Miris
U tile Slallon anil Circuit ami
Ncuula Slatiiiii in (iooil sluipe.
\
The Hev.
Ider of the
■list lOpisc
<-1in nod to
aila
C, W. Iiennis, presiding
McKinney' district, Meth-
ipal Church, South, has
h is home in I his city from
see the ultimate outcome and Liberty
Bond Investment Is attractive becmisi
of Its possibilities. The money di
rived from these sales brings peace
end liberty nearer, and "backs up"
our boys on the "firing" line with
necessary food and mnlcrlal.
Again "bonds" after tho war will
bring a premium and right now the
Second Liberty Monds both register
ed anil coupon are worth and selling
for $105, or 5 per cent above par.
Those bonds were placed on the now
kot about November 1, 111 17, and
with premium and interest added,
they show an Investment equal to I I
per cent at this time.
Farming Is liio principal business
of our community and no class or
business lifts shown as* much profit re-
sulting from Hie war. Our county has
been particularly blessed. During the | ,()ho quarterly conference for the
crop year of 1916 and I !i I 7 our farm- j U vn„ composed of St. Paul.
Pleasant Valley, Lavon and Murphv,
THE LOCAL MARKET BRUNCH SCHOOL
IS PHTRIOTIC
Wliat the Par mors Arc lieing Paid tin
Tlicir Products—Corroded lo Date.
where he held quarterly eon-
f. rete e for that station Monday ill 2
o'ejock. lie reports the Nevada charge
under tho pastorate of the ttov, M. H.
Heed to be In fine shape. All collec-
tions wr.re obtained and handsome
t i nfills secured. A very successful
revival recently closed there with fif-
ty conversions. The Hev. Mr. Dennis
I'Vcilsluff iiinl drain.
lints, per bushel 8Bc to 90c.
I'orn in shuck, per hu. $1 lift to $1.50
I If ran per owl $2.1 ft
i 'hops, per cwt $3.75
Wheat t governnn lit fixed prices)
' per tin k.,00 to $2.0(i
Alfalfa liny per ton . . . CU> to $40
Millet hay per ton . .. $25 lo $30
lohnson grass hay per ton $20 to $2f.
J Prairie hay per ton . . , . $25 lo $31)
Kcruiuda hay per ton . . $2.'i lo $30
trs sold from the farms, products ap-
proximately as follows:
80,000 bales cotton at
$75.00 per bale .... $(1,000,000.00
3<i 000 tons seed ill $50.00
per ton 1.800,000.00
800.000 bushels wheat at
1.00 per bushel 800,000.00
700,000 bushels oats at
.50 per bushel 350,000.00
100,000 bushels corn at
.90 per bushel 90,000.00
Total
To the
. . $9,0.10,000.00
be added hay,
above, must
onions, cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry,
vegetables, horses and mules, bringing
grand total to about $11,000,000. The
orops were marketed before our en-
try In to war.
The crop In 1917 will show the fol-
lowing figured:
90,000 bales cotton nt
f 117.50 per bale ... .$12,375.000 00
40,600 tons need at $60.00
I Kir ton 2.480,000.00
••0,000 bushels wheat at
$2.20 per hiiHhel .... 1,780,000.00
700,001) bushels oats at
.M per bushel 490,000.00
100,000 bushels corn at
$1.40 per bushel .... 140.000.00
oompo
Valley, Lavon
on Saturday and Sunday and Sunday
night, and Monday morning lie wan
with the Wylh station for conference.
The Hev. D. I'\ Puller pastor of the
Wyllo station, and the Hev. ,1. T. Hons
of the Wyllo circuit made excellent
reports. Mcthodlmu In Southeast Col-
lin county was slioyvn to oe In pros-
porous condition.
The Hev. Mr. Dennis also attended
a patriotic meeting at Wylle Sunday
at which Jed C. Adams yvits the chief
speaker. Mr. Adams and tho presiding
older wore fellow students in the
Southwestern University at. George-
town, but each had not met the other
within the last twenty years or tnoro.
Over ten thousand dollars wero ob-
tained in new subscriptions to the
Liberty loan at tho meeting at Wylle
Sunday, ho said.
Produce nn<|
Uncoil, per pound
Hotter per pound
Creamery butter . .
Prut I- ions,
35c to BOi
.. .. 35c to 40c
. . 50c to 55c
.'hick, fryers, per pound . . . 20c
Chickens, old hens .. .. No niurkot
Old roosters per lb 10c
BEIUTIFUL LIFE
CLOSED OT DEATH
full
the north
WENTM IN NTKIt DKCOIIATION.
(•rave of IK'|*irtnl IjovciI (Hies and
Hemes to IVc Ntrewn With Flow-
ers May 4.
ft. W. Howell of Westminster an-
nounces that the annual decoration
of tho graves in Westminster ceme-
tery will take place Saturday, May 4,
and the general public and those who
Total $17,215,000.00
Mince nil commodities have ad-
vanced in price, there should be add-]',av" loved ones burled there arc ask-
•od approximately $2,000,000 for oilier ol' to participate. A good program
product* as named in first table, ^'l' rendered. The Itev. Jos.
making a grand total of 1 ,215,000. f-earce will speak on "The Itesurree-
W«, therefore, have obtained from I'l011'" **'• "Our Dead," Mrs,
the terras $1. 176,000.00 more for our1 w v "n"" *
1917 crop than for our 1916 crop.
Now, tho government asks us to loan
them of this Increased gain 16 per
cent or $1,100,000.00. Will It bo a sac-
rifice for us to do this? Please keep
In mind that war was declared about
ono ymr ago, and war creates an ab-
normal demand for farm products
and you are the beneficiaries of these
tilgher prices.
Agnln, the assessed value of our
county la $20,000,000.00, nnd It Is
fair to waume that this Is less than
one-third of Its total value. Wn can
therefore assume tho total value of
our county to ho $100,000,000.00, and
the government -which has protected
us (or year* asks that we loan them
only one nnd three-tenths per cent of
our wealth. Are you willing to do It? '
Should we not be anxious to do It, as
a business proposition alone?
price of our products havo
W. N. Manning, "Our Morons. The
pastor of the Methodist church at
Anna will deliver an address also. J.
H. IJavIs will preside.
kotwi mckivnioy iiaitihtn TO
i:iti (*r cin itcii i:i ifici:
Members of t.ho South McKinney
llaptlst church at a regular confoi.
foronco anil business meeting held
Tuesday night, voted to build a now
church edifice and appointed a build-
ing committee composed of J. C. Wil-
liams, chairman; D. B. Booth, secre-
tary W. T. Hurt, 10. Colo, J. H. Sports-
man and J. P. Crouch, the latter of
tho First chureh to consider plans for
the proposed new house of worship.
The proposed new church building
•will be modern, of lirick and will cost
in the neighborhood of six thousand
The dollars, according to present plans of
nearly the building committee.
doubled In value, and we should at t The site of the proposed new edifice
least he willing to loan tins govern- will be on Chestnut street, one block
ment a small part of this gain. Are west of the present old frame struc-
wo profiteers or unloynl citlxens, or lure which is Inadequate to accoino-
patrlotsT Which side "Will you take? date the needs of this growing congre-
Aro yon with Ifncle Snmmln or Knl- gallon.
ser Bill, the beast of Berlin? Are you The South McKinney Itaptlst church
for those brave hoys on the firing line Is under the pastorate of the Itev. 10. K
or with the onomy? Watson, who has Just closed probnbly
• • • the most successful revlvnl meeting In
AcMoiin Npcak l«niilcr TImiii Words, (he hislorf of that church. The mcm-
Your Liberty lonn subscription, and bers arc very anxious to provide a new
Its amount. Is the barometer thai will building and It Is expected to begin nc-
elitss yoti Irrevocably In tho mind of tual construction In a few months. Tho
puMta opinion. This Is n crucial hour Itev. Mr. Watson is a consecrated and
for the future of evory American man worthy lender nnd Is In high favor
and woman. with his people.
liens, per pound
Turkeys, per pound ....
lOggs per dozen
Lard per Ib
Irish potatoes, per bushel
Swoot*putatoes per bushel.
...,14c
...22c
. . 25c
to 30c
. $1.25
. $8.25
Live Slock.
lings per cwt $ I !i to $16.50
lieef cattle per cwt $5 to $9
Sheep per eyvt . . $K to $11
Cotton.
Cotton per pound. .. .. 29.50 to 30.50
Cotton seed per ton $50 to $75
VINITOH.H TO CAMP Tit.WIN
AIUO (HVIvN SPPCIAL ATTKNTION.
Melius* Pioneer.
Will n. Wallls, who runs the Mrs.
J. H. Coffman farm east of Mellasn1
was In MeKlnney today and came In Uncle Jesse Martin of Melissa was
to renew for Tho Weekly Democrat- in McKinney Tuesday the guest of
(Vnelte. tin has a mixed crop this his daughter. Mrs. Hunt llowlhy, nnd
year—wheat, oats, corn and cotton, sons, dene Martin and l<on Martin.
Will Is a good man, a successful far- He Is perhaps one of Collin county's
mer and a staunch frtond of our oldest settlers, having lived near Me-
Weekly. - llssa for TI years.
ftlenn KM, a Him looking big R. tteeee, a hustling young
Mr Kinney soldier boy, spent Sunday ness man of Altoga, was here with
with hi* parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. M. that big buneh of Altoga hustler*.
Keen. In this olty. Glenn to In the Monday. Wo thank Mr. Reaee for a
nvt'ition service and to located at Love subscription to tho Big Weekly
Kinli ocrat-Oaaetto.
Camp Travis, Texas, April 25.--I
(Special to The Courler-Ooaette.)—•
Announcement is made that the
chapter of tlio San Antonio Colonial
Imnien Iiim* extended the hospitality
of their homes to visiting siona or rel-
atives of Colonial Dam.*- elsewhere
when visiting <Vmp Travis. This lias
been done out of a desire on the part
of tho ladies concerned to make morn
pleasant the stay in the city of those
who cutne to see kimlrbd among the
soldier boys. The ttlM prominent,
families of Han Antonio .ire repre-
sented on tho list. Amonr others who
havo given their namtes for this pur-
pose are Mesdames J. 10. .larrett, J. M.
Dennett, William Neglry llarry Ity-
iiiiui, J. H. Front, l'"\ M. Ilicks and
A. W. Houston; the Hostess House,
(lamp Travis, can supply . Idresses to
those Intorosted.
My's Days Nnnibriiil.
Piles are losing populcilty at Camp
Travis at a rapid rate. i totalled in-
struction for tho sett air up and
management of traps lr>vo been Is-
sued. And instructions in the army
are not like the "advice" to be seen
in the health columns f the dally
papers. In the army In: ?ructions are
followed. And the Ins .notions are
specific about such thin."
places to put the traps.
for tho trnps. and tho I
dispose of ho "catch."
which tho grounds ah'
an- kept free of rubble'
matter ijf any sort also
the environment unln\ '
fly. Without lessening i
IMi.ld to grenades, nt
I S. i 'anipliell and wire are visiting
;t number of county* schools In the
furtherance of Ins work ax one of our
county farm ileum MtiM.tors. .lust now
they ure helpiuv and encoitraghur
schools to formulate patriotic pre.
grants |o lie rendered as their closing
exercises or oil other occasions. They
visile,I Hianeli school Tuosda.y where
I he Dotson brothers lire l 'aching.
They found a modern new school
hiiililiui; that Is a. credit lo nuy com-
munity. The school wan formed by
the union of two smaller districts. As
•i result. I lie teachers can do milch
better work and the children have a
far better chance to mak
Mr Campbell spoke very highly of
(lie efficiency of Hie teachers and the
enthusiasm of the children in their
school work. M-T. and Mrs. Campbell
made talks to tile school along putri
i< ic lines The teachers and pupils
both made pledgfm to save and to
under practical help lo their country.
Such non-essentials as tobacco and
! candy buying have been cut out.
Money Is being Invostod in War
Savings Stamps and Liberty loan
bonds. Help in being rendered to tho
Hod Cross. Altogether, the llranch
school is determined to do its bit to
help win the war for world freedom
I'riNii (!erm:un militarism, lfurrnh for
tilMi Branch school -both its touchers
and It* pupils.
"l<envcN have I heir time ti
And flowers to wither al
winds breath,
And slats to set lent all.
Thou has all seasons foi thine own,
O Death."
Pollowlng n brief Illness of pneu-
monia, Mlas Violet Kerby died at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
lieorge 1). Kerby, 4(Hi South iielifro
street, Monday afternoon at 5:20
o'clock. The family and it lends were I
not prepared for Iter sudden <1« nth, I
therefore her pnssing away was a se-
vere shock lo all. The news of her
iloath quickly spread to nil parts of
our little city nlld created sorrow In
the hearts of hundreds of relatives
mil friends.
(Ihltiinry.
Maggie Violet Kerby w.i: horn .Inn
unry 28. 1001, on the Kerby old
home pi n i' tie it Purest <Iiom , but
hud lived practically nil her brief
young life In McKinney "Willi her
pun nls, who moved to this city soon
•is tho best
* beet half
way to
care with
tiho camp
c decaying
d to mnki
tug to tho
■ attention
i !ne guns,
«|tuidii right, trenoh cot -notion and
tin- like, the army has found time to
make war setontlflcall: the fI>'■
and from all appearnn his days
arc n limb .Ted nt Com ''Vnvis.
Ciunp Travis Pe ''-lis.
Private Daniel K. B >f nalterV
D, 341th P. A., of N< nilo, is now
with his battery whir" at target
practice at Camp Bullli '^exax. Pri-
vate Box Iiiih made goial ,.u<l Is now
considered one of the • drivers in
his battery.
Corporal Ivan D. Be Battery*
D, 244th P. A., or Ne\ has been
assigned to duty dri ' recrull*.
'•..«* Is a particular wor i"l re«|ulres
a competent nml carefo' instructor.
Private W. A. lintel * Battery D.
$45th Plaid Artillery. p Travis,
left Tuesday evening o' • week on
a flvo day furlough f< • visit with
homo folks In Blue HI ' - He seem-
ed to bo about the he ">■ < man In
tho hattory on that de
(INK HY ONM I'HIIOINCTH
PASS IjOAN gtOTAS
"frver tho Top and Still doing"
seoms to bo a favorite slogan with
Collin county towns for ono by ono
they aro going over. But they are not
content to merely subscribe their
quotas liut are striving to make as
good a showing as possible. To date
there aro nine precincts which have
launched their offensive, put over
their barrage and have gone over the
top to find the trenches of their ene-
my, tho slacker, deserted.
Llvoii with a quota of $6,100 was
tlio first to win an honor flag for
oversubscription. l<nvon is a small,
southeast Collin town but thore aro
no more patriotic or publiu spirited
citlxens than live thero. Prospects
thore are good to raise twico their
quota. ,
Blue Itldge, one of the most pro-
giosslvo little cities In North Collin
county quickly oversubscribed her
quota of $26,100 and Is going ahead
with her drive without slackening her
speed. When they went over the top
a number of tholr citlxens made a
tour of the county with a vlow to en-
courage some of the slowor towns to
double their efforts. They camo to Mo-
Klnnoy Priday afternoon and held an
enthusiastic mooting on tho public
square.
Went on next went over, then Col In a,
Josephine, Parmersvllle, Melissa, Al-
toga and Westminster. Weston's quo-
ta was $14,600; (lelina's, $79,000;
Josephine's, $14,500; Karmersvlllc's,
$153,000; Mmllssa's, $33,000; Alloga's,
$5,lioo and Wi««tminster's, $13,500.
after her liirlli. At lite time of her
death she wan IV years, 2 months and
25 ilnys old. She was n member of the
Pit'Sl Itaptisl church of McKinney. of
which communion she Inn! been n
member for several years. She look
nit active purl In church work and
was a regular and ever willing 'work
progress, lor In the Sunday school of that
church. She wns a Junior In the Mc-
Kinney High school and assistant alii
Idle editor of the McKinney Digit
School Itevlow, tho students' publl-
catlnn. She was captain of the fllrls'
basketball team of the McKinney
High school. She was also an active
'm-iiiber of the permanent, piogram
committee of the Speakers' Literary
Society of the High school and will
be remembered as having taken a
prominent part in a vaudeville pro-
gram at the Pope theater on Friday
evening, April 19. Tho deceased had
frequently appeared In public rocltnlH
and possessed a beautiful voice as well
as natural nnd acquired talent In the
llternry field. She Is survived by the
following: Her parents, Mr. nnd Mrs.
George D. Korhy; Will A. Kerbjr of
McKinney; Merrill P. Kerby of Forest
drove; F. R (Tine) Kerby of Parm-
ersvllle; Mrs. A. O. (Pat) Mayne,
Mrs. Isaac Crouch and Mrs. Fred
Holder, all of this city.
AI'HIlt an l,\NT DAY TO III.NDI.K
TAX TO AHHI-lHMOlt MtlllADKIt
ll"«
Will nay la bulKMng
o« hta tarn «m'
County Tax Assessor J. K. P. Shra-
<lor calls attention of taxpayers to the
closing day for rendering taxee. The
last day will be April 30 and he is
anxious to have his rolls as nearly
complete as possible before the time
limit expires. It Is desirable to have
Ills rolls complete so that thoy will
show no unrendered property and
facilitate his office In making lla an-
nual report to tho state and county.
Mr. Mhriuler and his efficient offloo
deputy F. O. Board and precinct assea
sore havo been diligent In tholr of.
forts to gather these Important
ttoUns for tho state and county,
property owners should uM them
by giving a full rendition of all
bla property before April II, If
havo not already dona m.
Funeral Mervlciw.
Funeral services were conducted
at the First Baptist church hnro
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
by her pastor. Dr. K. K. King, as-
sisted by the Bev. J. Bon Rnlder, the
Itev. A. H. Hnidor, Dr. K. B. Flncher
nnd the Bev. J. W. Willbnnks. The
services were concluded nt Forest
drove, where the interment took
place in the Fitxhugh cemetery, an old
burying ground at that place.
Pallbearers.
Artlvo: Bex Allen. Aubrey Orlffln,
John Hammond, Burger Keen, Joe
dnllnher, Boyse Bomar.
Honorary: Fitxhugh Harding, cinr-
once Andrews, Bryan Hill. Fred
Beardon, Karl Dudnoy, Tom W. Per-
kins, Jr., James Orlffln, Bay Brown.
Homer Mnrtin, Paschal Martin, Jack
Burrus, Itobort T/ovo, Ixiuls Graves,
Arthur I ow Bnccus, Sumina Bryant,
Henry Planck, Tom McDnniol, Leon
Moses.
The iinoxpoeted death of this pop-
ular McKinney girl has caused sor-
row In the hearts of everyone who
knew her. Her beautiful life, though
brief as yenrs aro counted, was one of
scry ice, but It has been closed by the
cold hand of denth, Just ns she was
blooming Into, young womanhood. Her
future held out much promise of
greater service In all fields of en-
deavor which her graceful nnd
charming traits of character and tal-
ent Indicated she would reach.
The grief.stricken parents, brothers
and sisters, other relatives and
The loilow tug letter sent to all na-
tional h.mks III the I tilled Stales fur-
ther i inpluii.iy.es the close wnteli that
the Federal government keeps on all
corporal ions, banks, and private ell-
t/.eiis in ihe matter ol supporting tho
gn\ eminent llicough the purchase of
Liberty lloiuls and aiding the Hod
Cross Men id mentis who refuse to
subscribe for their proportionate
shale of bonds are sure lo lie objects
ol coiiileinnatton by our government an
well as by popular opinion. The feder-
al government is combing tlio country
for money slackers anil people of ques-
tionable patriotism who fail to support
it hi this supreme crisis, lie sure your
disloyal and unpatriotic attitude will
fi tii I you out Head und ponder tlio
stall nielli appended below
"The Comptroller of tlio Currency
recently approved mi uppllcallon for
i chnrler I'm n now nnllounl bank in
a certain Western Slnle, as (here was,
a ppnreiil ly, hi opening lor a hank in
t lie com in ti it 11 y in which it was to lie c
laiillshed and llu applicants scented
to be on it el responsibility mill means
nnd some prominence.
Subsequently, doubt arose us lo lllo
he ll' and patriotism of lite appli-
cants, and it was nscerlalned thai al-
Ihniigh I lie mix n ppllcn ills for the char-
ier Wet - reportei| lo be men of con-
siderable means several of llioiii
claiuiiU)'. to be worlli a quartoi' of a
nullum dollars or more the aggro-
i:ale amount nl Liberty llomls of tlio
firs: and second issues lo which the
ms applicants hud subscribed was only
$20.'). several of l lie applicants for tho
el ii'iei having taken no Liberty bonds
nl all, nnd their aggregate subscrip-
tion.' to lite Hod Cross had been only
$119.
Pile i 'oui pt roller bus lo-dny revoked
the uuthority given for the orguniea-
tl«>n of this proposed national bank,
on the ground that men of means In
times who show so llllle pntriollsill
mid ^o liiile public spirit In the mat-
ter of making subscriptions lo Liberty
bonds nnd lo the Hod Cross are unfit
to lie placed lii charge of any national
bank." ,
(o\pi.iti;\( i: at mklihna.
Meets April !M, !I7, ilH—Laymen's
Hall) llay Saturday, April 37.
The following program will be ren-
dered by the laymen, from 2 till C
o'clock, p. in.:
Subject to be selected—B. C. Dial.
How Can the Liyinan Help HI*
Pastor J. W. Milium of Nevada.
Do Foreign Missions Pay?—CharllO
I'Jddy of Josephine.
What Can 1 Do to Help My
Church? Walluce Hiighston of Mc-
Kinney.
What Can We Do to Better the So<
eial Condition of Our Church?—W.
H. Hrlgham of Wylle.
Should the Moving Picture Slio>ws
He Closed on Hunday?—J. W. I .oft loo
of Mellsna.
Is the Spiritual Condition of Our
Church What It Should Bo?—J. J, M.
Harper of Prosper.
How Can Wo Increase Our Church
Attendance? J. K. Harrington of
Weston.
How Can We Host Collect Our Con-
ference Claims?—II. It. Smith of
Frisco.
Should Our Pastor or Ijayman Col-
loot the Conference Claims?—J. H.
Howlantl of Bichurdxon.
What Kffoot Does the Pastor's Visit
Havo t'pon His Members?—J. 8. Den-
nis of Farmers Branch.
J. S. SHKLLKV,
Chairman of the Ijiymnn's Bally.
('P.ljRMtATlON AT WVIJK HAT-
PUIVXY POIl IJIIKflTY LOAN
Wylle, a progressive little Southeast
Collin county town, Is planning a Mf
Liberty loan celebration and parado
to be held Saturday, April ST. It will
bo participated In by a squadron ot
cadets front Camp Dick, Dallas, also
a military band from that army post,
school children, Bed Cross, farmers,
thrift societies, war savings clubs, and
all persons Intorosted in war work.
Tho parado will bo bonded by Joe B.
Palmer, grand marshal, followed by
the aviation cadets who will elNUt*
military drills. Tlio parado will be
formed at the High school building
frlondij have assurance of tho deepest'anil the marchers 'Will proceed lo the
sympathy In llio loss of their dear
daughter, sister, school mate and
friend.
"Bnrly, bright, transient, chaste, ns
morning dew,
She spnrkled, was exhal'd, and went
to hoaven."
will bo aa leo
J*^n VuMto to tavttaii
CKAMHKH8VI1JJC DKOOHATION.
Be
A short program will ho given at
Ohamberovllle cemetery Saturday
afternoon on tho occasion of tha doe-
oration of the graves In tho cemetery
there. Tho publto to Invited.
Washington, April 4.—Amertoft
can put 1,000.00* men on tha ftghttag
Una In Vraaoe within a rear 11
Milpo aro ready, aoooedlng la
Military Affalra
Farmers warehouse, which will bo
equipped for seating a gront crowd.
Capt. Rossor, a prominent nrmy offi-
cer. will be orator of tho day.
Arrangements for the celobratlon
aro in charge of tho liberty Ixrnn
committee of which J. Grimes la
chairman. Ho was In McKinney Tues-
day and announced the event planned
for Saturday and extended a special
invitation to the McKinney Red Cross
and all other patriotic eltiaena to
come down to Wylle Saturday and
take part In the celebration. All store*
of the elty will close at 1$ o'eloek for
the parade which begins at 1 o'clock.
Mr. Qrlmee said that several air-
planes from Love Field at Dalles wilt
be In Wylle. according to promises eC
officials of the aviation eanp.
a k Ward, one of Cellna'e i
young men, orders tha big Woefelp
Democrat-Oaaetto fer oae year. Mr.
Wfcrd to a
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1918, newspaper, April 25, 1918; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299933/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.