The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1917 Page: 1 of 16
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President Wilson
designated as Reg ist ration
ly under the Selective Draft
/iUm afe recently paused by con-
gress and approved by the Bresril h
dent May 18th. .
The registration is intended to
serve the purpose of a census of j
sll male citizens or male persons
not alien enemies who have de-.i
clared flieii^'lBtenrtion to become^
citizens residing within the con-
fines of the United States be-
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»giWati<
gietra-
lore, no
tion.
elusive on the date
tion and there are,
exemptions from re
The place of regiat ration is the j
usual voting place in your pre
cinct, unless other provisions arej
made. "" h — — -—-
A registration card will be sup-
plied with questions thereon a»
of state to final peace with all the world. We come
to you this week. Our line of Ladies' Dress Goods
is full of many new dainty weaves and colors in
Voiles^Batiste, Tissues and Suitings far below their
value. We are offering you the benefit of old prices
prevailing last summer,—-
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LADIES OXFORDS. In this department we
are giving many rare bargains in all the styles
and colors.-“•'■v-
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where twenty-seven graves were
decorated with flowers and three
gravestones, erected to the mem
ory of deceased Sovereigns,* Mrs.
•Joe WashUuru. Mrs. Will (Camp-
KlL, (pnd Krnecet Price were
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Vue of the most pleasing fea-
ture of the i>ara<le was thirty
little girls carrying haskets <5T~
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noted below whicj> yon are t*»
fill out yourself or with the as-
sistance of the officers in charge.
Incorrect answers makes one a
misdemesnment and the punish-
ment is imprisonment. Every [
question must be answered com-
pletely. You must jteili -^hat
your job is now, not what it onilc
was. If you-elaim physiosl dis-
ability, state it briefly.
If temporarily in the county
and you hold your residence else-
where, or a resident of thii
county and absent from home
you should go to the county
clerk at once, procure a card, re-
cord your answers and mail the
card in time to reach your home
on or before registration day.
Failure to do so ,will subject you
to punishment, a jail sentence be-
ingr the penalty. Remember that
this applies to all men of con-i
scriptkm age, and that ignorance
of the law, oversight or neglect |
to mail the card home will not I-
be accepted as an excuse.
There is no exemption from
registration. Exemption from
selective draft is given the fol-
lowing classes: Vice-President
of the United States; the offi-
cers, legislative, executive and
judicial of the United States
and of the several states, terri-
tories and the District of
Columbia; tor 4*Jy or*
dained miamME^I religion and
students of recognized theologi-
cal or divinity schools and all
persons in the military and naval
service of the United States.
The President as by the* law
further authorized to exclude °r
discharge , I^tP* th« selective
SPECIAL_for Men’s Hot Weather Comforts
in our line of Cool Cloth Suits, natty tailored and
good range of colors, at prices that put them beyond
competition. ,,
^Snappy line of Straw Hats and Oxfords." Let
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Our stock is full of many rare bargains and we
flowers, who marched directly be
l ind the band. The usual- ta-T
presto vc ceremony of the order
was used and at the close of the
services in the cemetery, Hon
4>uia Wilson of Dallas, delivered
an interesting address to the
members of the Woodmen Circle.
A banquet was given' by the
Make Our Store Your Home
While In Town
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R F. SHORT & CO.
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THE DEPENDON STORE
The Price is the Thing
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draft, or to draft for partial mill
tidy service only from th ose
liable to draft pwj^mR of the
following classes *• County and
municipal officials, customhouse
cljrks, persona employed by the
United Staten in the tranamiwiion
-of the mail; artificers and work-
men employed in the armories,
arsenals and navy yards of the
Hasted - Brides end such other
persons employed in the1 service
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Slims rills Patriotic Belly
On Tuesday, June 5th, there
will be a patriotic rally of the
people of Eliasville on the, rive*
opposite the mill. The purpose
of this rally is to inspire both
the young men of militaryf age,
who will register that day and
those who will remain outside ol
the range of the selective drsft t<
the spirit of true patriotism; to
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be necessary to tb» 1
HTHBT
Cd to the army, t token of our
deep interest ifi them; and to,
show the relationship between
this present -war and religion.
Everyone ia expected to.....bring
dinner, and speakers will be se-
cured* to) present the above
named subjects. It is a matter
of course that the, dinner will
be composed largely of f»h, and
fishermen from all over-the ad-
joining mamtic* wee ihvited—to
1 to
maintenance of the military es
—,-rrr Mass Masting.
At the mass meeting held at
the court house Saturday, Maj • lah M ^ ^dusting re
cital in piano at the University
Miss Beulah Bell in Recital.
Wednesday evening, Miss Beu-
26th., for the purpose of forming
« committee subscriptions for the
Liberty Loan Bonds, Jno. W Saye
erty Loan Bonds, Jno. W. Saye
was elected secretary, and a mo-
tion to have the chairman „ap
point the committee for the ootin-
ty carried, and the following per
sons were named: For the terri-
tory in and around Graham—S.
R. Crawford, R. E. Lynch, K. G.
Williamson, Robt. Fotrler, E. S.
Graham, George Slater, Jno. E.
Morrison, G. B. Johnson, O. K.
Freeman, J. T. Rickman, S.
lh»yd Street, J. Lawrence/ Mc-
Laren, R. V. Tidwell, F. II. Bow
ran, W T Donnell, Dick Whitten
burg. In and around Ohiey—
E.* Wilbur Hunt, A. A. Cooper,
< >. M. Roaoh, HnSiW I^herman
Auditorium. Miss Bell is under
the instruct km of Carl Doering,
head of piano department. She
has studied for some time in the
University and has won many
friends by her playing in the
past, so that her graduating pro-
awaited ^nrith much
interest and the audience that
assembled to hear her were not
in any way disappointed. Sho
played a well constructed! pro-
gram beginning with Bac|h Pre-
lude and Fugue Which she per-
formed with much clarity and
sincerity. Next came the beauti-
ful Grieg sonata containing the
well known minuet. Then camr
a group of Schumann, Dvorak,
and ttaciimaiiiuft, «m
Ruby Maroh Copeland
Ruby Copeland, the little daugh
ter bf Mr. and Mrs. Sam Copelan
died yesterday afternoon of. ty
over four weeks, and her body
was laid to rest in Oak Grove
cemetery at 4 -o’clock this eve-
ning.
Ruby March (Copeland
born March 20, 1904 and was
thirteen years, two months and
ten days old; Although Httle
Ruby had been siek a long time
and everything within human,
power had been done her
comfort and to stay the ravages
of the^dmease, the sinews i*f
her death cast a shaefcw over
the whole town, for all of her
short life had beei spent among
ns, and every heart was touched
IWW' sympathy for the sorrow
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ordcr at the Dolman House at 6
o’ekmkr after which the mem
>ers again gathered at the hall
to hear another ddtresa to the
Circle by Mr. Wilson, who is re-
cognized as one of the leading
men of the orifor in the State.
The day was the greatest sue
ceaq the Graham Woodmen have
evjg enjoyed.
Red OroifTtndi
On next Tuesday, Which is na-
tional registration day, special
celebration has been planned by
the local chapter .of the Amerieas
Red Cross. The diy’s celebra-
tion will consist of a big parade,
patriotic addresses, martial music
and a general ovation to the
young men who register for »er-
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vice.
The parade will occur at 2 p.
m. The procession will consist
of the Graham band, the men
within the prescribed military
ages, the school children, the
JCannp Fire Girls, the Woodmen
Circle, automobiles atud floata.
All of the citizenship within
the ubove named list are request-
ed to be.on hand at 2 o’elocjr
sharp, in uniform when possible
The parade will begin in front
of the,Baptist church, near the
little frame building known as
the “annex/’ Let everyone re-
member the hpur and assist
giving such a send
Graham in
{duied fever, after an illness of off to our patriotic young men
as will not soon be forgotten.
In the evening at 8:15 a mass
meeting will be held at the court
house at which patriotic speeches
will be made by the* following i
Rev. Gary L. Smith, pastor of
esbyteriin church, Dr. R B.
Griffin, M. K. Graham, R. ' Y.
Tidwell and Judge Stinson whose
influence for this movement sig-
nifies in no small way the high
duty of every citizen to make
the day one long ovation.
Ice cream and cake will be
served in the court house park
for the benefit of the Red Cross
fund. 7 Publicity Committee.
_, _ L VV Oray*** snd
[jig>one«, from whose firesido the|od pridv night from League
krilttant iHhnair t* ^ in-
terestiagSgfgram. Miss Bell
flOOI AL
W|ud»y, dno. f, Lome^
MaTaharxtaf thg Baptat dim
Wells, Lang Griffin, A. C. Wat -
Ic aatd around Ltoriagr-ll
emptiness of liuman worSSB the past eight yaers, tad
times qflfjftM||CT1>itter sorrow. a^jin Graham their
atipiihp fho iiaiii
nervtmsnem that attends eoaser-
griefs and carrietl our soriow*
fouifort and sustain iko"broken-
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Bowron, Frank H. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1917, newspaper, May 31, 1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth886710/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.