The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 53, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1914 Page: 1 of 4
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The Lampasas Daily Leader.
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Eleventh Year
FRIDAY
Lampasas, Texas, May 8, 1914
FRIDAY
Number 53
The Home and School Club. j further improvements upon the
Probably the greatest work j grounds. New officers will be
done by any club in Lampasas is
that whioh has been accom-
plished by the Home and School
club which started out some
months ago with the name of
elected, and they hope to have a
greater interest from all mothers
rand other ladies of the city. Con-
tributions to this work will be
gladly received, as the club wants
“Parent-Teachers’ Association,” j make the school grounds the
but soon changed its name to i m°at attractive place to those
that mentioned above. j who are in school, outside as
Credit should be given to these : w©h as inside the building,
noble women workers for the! Let these women have your as-
drinking fountains at the public sistance, and those who are not
school building, these have been yet *n the organization have a
put in and made sanitary by this cordial invitation to join with
U. D. C. Meeting.
it a
club.
The club has also credit for a
large part in the decorations of
the rooms of the public school
building, and this work is only
but begun, and will be Continued
until all the rooms have received
attention.
Parallel bars and a gymnastic
bar with rings, chains and other
appurtenances for exercise have
been erected and will be main-
tained by this club, and they are
now planning for the erection of
teetering boards, or see-saws, for
the amusement and entertain-
ment of the smaller children.
The immense swing which or-
naments the grounds and affords
these mothers, sisters and other
workers for the public good.
Dr. JoeB. Townsen, now mak-
ing his home at Lometa, was
among the visitors here.
Mrs. Katie DeBust, of Temple,
is a guest for a few days of her
cousin, Mrs. W. F. Page. Two
children are with her.
The Mildred Lee chapter U. D. $
C. met Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. A. J. Mackey as hostess.
Our last subject left us on the
battle field of Shiloh, the scene ■ g
of that fearful two days’ carnage i %
! gj
where 10,000 Confederate soldiers j
“sleep their last sleep,” and 13,-j®
000 federal soldiers fought their; I
last fight. This bright May day j®
we were asked to read or tell ®.
something about our Southern ; ®
writers which, mingled with the ! ©
beautiful Southern songs that ©
were sung, made this a charming11
afternoon. j©
Mesdames Matthews, Salkeld g
and Davis were welcome visitors, g
while Mrs. McGuire was received ! ®
A Handi
isi
leap
The hero of the base ball diamond may like a
bouquet as well as anyone, but when bases are full
and he steps up to the plate to knoek a home run
the bouquet is a handicap. He needs a club.
Any bank can take care of you when times are
flush and everything is moving along fine. It’s
when times are hard that the pressure comes.
Then you will need the friendship of a good bank
like ours, a bank able to tide you over. And you
will have our aid, too, if you are a patron. We are
able to take care of all our customers.
TLe Peoples National Dank
J, C. RAMSEY, President
W. H. BROWNING!, Vice-President
J. F. WHITE, Cashier
ED HOOKER, Assistant Cashier ®
Baseball Saturday 3:30 at Ab-
ney park. Lampasas High School
vs. Killeen High School, Admis-
sion 25c. adv.
as a new member to our chapter.
Our worthy president urged
that we bear in mind the memo-
rial gatherings each year. It is
well to keep in the minds of the
Voting important.
If you want to prohibit the pool
Frank Baker, W. S. Hoover,
Geo. D. Zivley, H. Hoffmann and
little son, Henry, went to Belton
amusement for several hundred j diis morning to witness the first
of the little ones when they are I gum® of baseball of the Middle
not busy with their books, was a
present from Mrs. Campbell-
Scott in addition to the work done
by the club.
This club has its regular meet-
ings, and plans are maturing for
Texas League. The Lampasas
team will tackle the Belton team,
and it is expected they will bring
off the banner. Temple defeated
Belton three straight games this
week.
young the lessons of heroism andi^ia^8 ^ necessary f°r y°u
patriotism of the Confederate ! v0"e tomorrow, Saturday, May
soldiers. These meetings will
perpetuate these heroic memories
as nothing else can.
Mrs. Mackey, assisted by Mrs.
Davis, served a delightful ice
course.
The chapter adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Darby in June.
H. N. Key is at home from a
visit to the bankers convention
at Fort Worth. Mrs. Key will
spend a few days with friends'
before returning.
9. See your neighbor and get
him to vote with you. Ballots
should read, “For the Prohibition
of Pool Halls.” Scratch the
bottom line. adv.
Baseball Saturday 3:30 at Ab-
ney park. Lampasas High School
vs. Killeen High School. Admis-
sion 25c. adv.
Born May 7th, to Mr. and-Mrs.
Lum Hooten, near Lometa, a
daugther; to Mr. and Mrs. Penn
Snell, of Mesquite creek, a son.
Weather Report.
The following is the weather
forecast as reported by the gov-
ernment :
Tonight and Saturday fair and
warmer.
Do not leave it to your neigh-
bor to vote out pool halls. If you
do they will remain. Vote your-
self and see that your neighbor
votes. Ballots should read, “For
the Prohibition of Pool Halls.”
Scratch the bottom line. adv.
Baseball Saturday 3:30 at Ab-
ney park. Lampasas High School
vs. Killeen High School. Admis-
sion 25c. adv.
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Tempting Bargains at the “Economy Store”
SATURDAY AND MONDAY
To buy merchandise that ranks as “best” in the mercEaftulSo-ficld For Less Money is truly Economy in every sense of the word.
That is why this store is so often referred to as the Economy Store. No greater dence could be given to this fact than the “Economies”
sps that are here for every individual, every day, but we wish to direct the special attention (^TvHfy-tllxiftvywoman in Lampasas to the very
^ Special “Economies” that are offered Tomorrow and Monday. And we would ask you to bear in mind these arA nb ““'SpeeiaLPurchase”
goods, but fresh, new spring merchandise direct from their respective cabinets.
fav
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LOT 1
Regular $1.50 values
Special 98c
Sale of New Spring Blouses.
Your first impression of these loyely Blouses
will be, “they’re the prettiest and daintest I
have seen this season.” Your next and more
vivid one, the unusual prices for garments of
like qualities.
So we are not going to describe them further
than in giving you the “password” of each re-
spective value in this great court of “Economy.”
LOT 3
Regular $3.50 values
Special $2.89
LOT 2
Regular $2.50 values
Special $1.89
LOT 4
Regular $5.00 values
Special $4.48
LOT 5—Regular $6.50 values, $5.69
May Manton Patterns IO cents
Muslin Underwear Special
Consisting of Gowns, Drawers^ Corset Covers, Slips, Com-
bination Suits and Petticoats, slightly mussed in transit. Reg-
ular $2.50, $3.00 and $4.00 garments—
Choice $1.69
Kimonos and Dressing
Sacques
of Sheer Lawn and Batistes,
pretty floral designs, 75c values
Choice 39c
Silk Petticoats
In most every color of the
rainbow, values up to $2.50—
Choice $1.69
House Dresses of Ginghams, Percales, Madras, ets.
Pretty assortment of colors to select from, all sizes, regular
$1.50 and $1.75 garments—
Choice 98c
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TIS WISE TO BUY THE BEST
FROM
'THE PEOPLE WHO SELL IT EORLESS*
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 53, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1914, newspaper, May 8, 1914; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth897622/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.