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VOL. XXXVI. OCEAN CITY, N. J.. THURSDAY, .II XK I. l!Ht> _ . NO. 10

Ocean City Sentinel R CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor St .00 Per Year. Strictly in Advance. MORGAN hand, ATTORNEY and CO U NSELLOR AT- LAW, UPl'llll tOt'Mr HOI HK, a. J. (Opposite Public Buildings). J^A ^OFFICES Apgar & Bos well, j LAW OFFICES Godfrey, Giddings 4 Read ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. NEWELL HEULINGS Attorney at Law Sue Eighth Street Ocean titty New Jeraey MORGAN HAND. Jr. Engineer and Surveyor OCEAN CITY. N. J. • Eyes Eiamined Without Drops n > "ot l^i'l^lc^pbl^ """X W. ELY atliitic t'lrr, a. J. t|F:: Allen GorsoB, M. St6 Wealey Avenue Ocean City New Jersey Dr. w. I'. HAINES COR. NINTH AND WESLEY AVE.! OCCAM CITY. N. d. Florence Brick Haines Con. 9th ano wcslcv Ave NEChANO-THMAPIST JJKRSCHEL PKTTIT, M. D. 807 WESLEY AVE. OCEAN CITY. NEW JERSEY UolLpiionM qnui » a. n. eip-m. JOHN H. WHITICAR, M. D. Klgblb a ud Central avenue Oceau City New Jeraey QR. CHARLES B. RIDER ►•Dentist" S09 Central Avenue T)R. G. Fairchild Starr ^ Dentist Oaa Adrelntetsred. Vtetet Bay Trssl-col. JflARK LAKE Undertaker and Embalmer ■Pbona 1W OCEAN CITT. N.J 8.US4S-A BolhPV-M latar-Sut. 14-1 Hughes' Central Pharmacy J. Thomley Hughes. P. D. tth and Wealey Ave*. Ocean City. N , Precise People Will appreciate the punctual service which^tdds to the delight of dining here. — THE Harris Restauran Try an Advertisement laa the RRKTLNE e

'I ' |l A Beautiful Boat house Foot of Thirteenth Street l INK corner with chaniiing surroundings, build- 1 tng has S rooms and bath, opeu fire place; gas and coal ranges, two iavatories. Lot is worth $1400. Improvements cost over $2900 and are as good as new. We offer it complete for h only $2950. a J t The greatest bargain ever offered on » the Bay Front „ MASSEY & EDWARDS Light It and Central Ave. I i ' For Sale at a Bargain Figure ; House on First Street near Beach, with t j S rooms, bath and every convenience. .This a will be a great bargain if sold within a week. , For information see Y ■ JOSEPH I. SCULL 1 757 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, N. J. J • • — 1 s B. Era ilk Smith Go., "mo"™™ ■ If you have money to loan see us for good investments. For sale, fine t 1 i0i on Ocean avenue near Seventh street, with small house, $2500. , ; Two lots corner First street and Asbury avenue, size 70x100, cheap, t (1200. Fourteen room house. 2 baths, hot water heat, double office, , — attached garage in. rear, splendid opportunity. Fire insurance placed 1 with best companies. ' 1036 Asbury Ave. ; PLANTS FLOWSRS I BEAUTIFY YOUR GROUNDS \ J Let on give von an estimate for any planting yon ' !• may require in llie line of Shrubbery. Ever green I. . I /tedding riant! of all kind!. Hedge!. Tree!, ell., etc. t Give ns size of plot and particulars as lo exposure and 1 4 protection ^ ^ unlj, /<w /a/, jn ,h^ Spring before J towilhnPMmo™! Hydrangeas, Roses. Bulbs and ( a full line of cut flowers always in stock. Ferns a , specialty. j — COLONIAL GREENHOUSES Interesting to Investors OR Those Who Wish a Desirable Location tor a Seaside Home rno cat r — A few lots located in Section G, Ooean City, N. J., - In vicinity of Slate r.«d and Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad stations. Also sites for bungalows situate on Great Kgg liar bar Bay, Beesley's Point, N. J.' ARTHUR^D.JB ARROWS •> ' 832 CENTRAL AVENUE _J»CEAN CITY, N. J. !; The Needle Lovers Shop R T) (*4. C. FREEMAN 826 Bsirdull 131 Swtii 13th Strrot / Octu Cfj. A. J. PMhWpWi, h. I ART NCEDLEWOdtr. MATt RIALS DESIGNING ANC STAMPING OUR BOARDWALK STORE IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON — COLUMBIA YARNS NOVELTIES k ^ ' »«• Immediate Deliveries on the Hupmobile, Stude- — baker, Dodge and Ford Cars Eastern Motor Company Asbury be. and Ninth St. ffisr ' NATIONAL Ford Parts and Accessories Service Stalioc l.j SECOND-HAND CARS a A Ga» Stove ft et from odor, cool and neat, /w A £ ^ is what yon need for summer beat; I II Jj piakes your home so neat and clean. I ▼ II ^ Von cannot help but see that it is yon wV i-iXU mean. C. nt The City Gas bight Company — Eleventh and Haven Ave. EL OCEAN CITY, fi . <3.

GOOD WORK DONE BY CITY J' OFFICIALS IN FIRST YEAR

Policy of Present Commis- 1 " sioners is to Treat Every- [ one in Fair Manner. have been In oltlee a year, and It I. , that a brief review of their work be given al tbl. lime. j Their firel act waa to connect the »a!k al Seventeenth atreet, wblcb bad been opeu for years be emu*, of a disagreement between one of the laud ..uwuers aud the city'. Tbequeetlou of Ibe aaeemment and a damageafor building a bulkhead cov , h erlug a distance of four or five block, a came up before Ihe present board to Ita <> early daya. Tbla was a difficult mat- ; • ter and one of the Brat of It. klud lo 'I Ibe raaort *' The property owner, lo theaoutberu section of the city were clamoring for protection because of Ibelr experience. * In having laud washed away by ae u vere atorms W ben the present official" * look offloe tbey set about to afford Ibe 1 much desired relief. Tbey built bulkbeade aud Jeltlee below Klfly-firet 0 atreet, three Jettlee extending luto Ihe 1 ocean aud oue running parallel with 8 the ocean. Tbeee have served m pro. ' the laud of tbe properly owoere « and bave helped to reclaim consider- 8 able laud. ( Au Importaut move made by tbe J city officials waa tbe adoption of a uew method of advertising tbe resort 1 in conjunction with the Hoard of • Trade and Hotel Proprietors' Aasocla- tj l loo. Aloug this line Ex-City Commie- ^ loner R. Fisher went with tbe Philadelphia t'bamber of Commerce trade's c commission ou Its excursion lo Peon- 1 sy lv.nl. sod New York cHlee.and tbe'" Rev G. W K. Woodslde gave etereop- f tleon views aud talks on ttile olty to j f thousands of peopla lo cities aud ( ' or Pennsylvania aud a few 1 towns In bordering States. Tbe ( 'ity t 'ommlselooera co-operated t wllb the Ocean City Boardwalk Busl □ ess Men's Association In tbe eftorts | of this organization to aecure mem bars of the Ptilladelphia Orchestra to , 1 give frae dally coucerta In tba muskAfter many attempta bad beeu ' made lo borrow money for city pur 4 poses at a rate less tbsn 6 per cent., these commissioners hsve obtained ^ and are securing mooey at a rate leas than & iter cent. Two or three years ago tbe voluuleer Ore department waa practically disorganized because of discord over tbe cblef of tbe depertmeot. Mayor ' Champion and tbe Amman got together aud formed au Advisory boaid. where matters of Importance to the firemen are talked over and aallsfac lorlly adjusted. One of tbe acle of ' (Continued on Hecond Pans.) 1

HOUSES SOLD BY C H.'F, STANTON , Two Bungalows UpTown and. ~ FiBher Dalrymple's Cot- 8 tage Taken. Harry K. Stanton, real estate broker bet made Ibe (allowing eales wltblu tbe last few daye: Bungalow oow being built on Penu _ lyn place lo George W. Gray, of ** ] Ulaoslde. who Is oouoeuted with tbe * Pnlladslpbla Inquirer, ii Bungalow ou Peon lyn piece, owned by George W Uber, of PhilsdclpMa.to Mrs. E. Pauline Huber Ely. wife of Robert E. Ely, of Lauedowns. te Klaber Dalrymple's collsge. 1024 1 T Wesley avenue, to Mrs. Fiancee I laa Saurmao, of Moore, Pa. | te r ■ K HERE ON OUTING !£ Had rtcaMM Tiear. Vl Members of tbe '-PeDoey Clob" of _ tbe Pennsylvania Railroad Y. M. C. 5 - A. spent tba holidays very plea eanlly p at the association's summer home In (| this city. Tboee In tbe party were: Rueeell O. Oraffi US, Russell A Freas. W. C. Uordon. J. K. Neil, Jr., Wendell Koaaas, a Charles J. Sleber, Wm. P. Jobnaon, , Charles A. Miller, B. Whtte, Leon 1 Freas, F. White. Harry Richatds. a Joseph Mc Bride and Robl Tblalan. f Tba club bouaa will not open for the I regular season until about Joee 15. t George C. Bertlett, who la lo charge 1 of tbe boya here In tbe cummer, la 1 oow down for the season. Balltflng FUse Uarsgc. Joseph G. Champion la building one . of the finest private garages In town 1 for David A. Henderson, of Oamdeo, at Mr. Heod arson's aummar boms naar the headquarters of tba Ooaao ™ City Yacbt Club. Mr., Champion la also building a aubaUnUal bulkhead ou tbe bay front land of Mr. Henderaon, Commodore Wall, Mr. Langatroin and others For Sain. Automobile readeierta Boa running court niou, fxtb. Inquire Bmrrtati. office Adv., |L A pleasant furnished bed-room 10 om of kUobeii for l«bt bouse keeping. Address. R, BkimNEj. oBce. »«•

I : 1 LONG SUFFERINGS ENDED BY DEATH . Learning Stephenson Was a c Respected Resident of This 1 City Many Years. , I .earning Stephenson, s well-kqnwn ] and highly re-peciert resident of 1 his > i city fur twenty-one years, died al ills 1 | home al ti o'clock Tue-dsy moruiug • 'aflei a lingering illues- He was ; ' operate-! on for cancer nearly a year ' 1 11 lie mote I ban two week., and mY- < fered much pain. • Short services w ill be conducted at t bis late resldeuce by tbe Rev J B. t noon. Services will lie held In I lie c M. E. Church al 2 o'clock will be at Peter-burg 1 Mr. Stephenson, who was TH years t old. was born al Blackwood, but I at Petersburg fur to years. There t worked In a sawmill. Cumlug to Oceau City be was employed by the f electric light company for a num c ber uf years. He worked for the Ocean 1 City Water Company tbe last five < Mr. Btepbeoaon was a member of tbe Klrat M. E. Church "f this city. I • ud for yeais ne wa» one of Ibe aecre- I tar les of tbe Cape May County Sunday I Deceased leaves a widow and eight I children — Mrs W. L. Glbb, Jesse sou and Mra K. L Murphy. I I of tbis elty; Charles Stephenson, of ; Plrasaotvllle; Mrs. George HofT. of Petersburg; Aaron, of Weuooab; Knof Philadelphia; aud Keubeo, of I I ! Tbe family has the eyropatby of I ! many friends. ■ Ao alarm of lire from Ninth street , sod Ocean avenue al noon yaaterday | -ent Fire Cblef Watson aud bla men there lu a hurry. It was found -that oil atove In a room on tbe first ll-ior uf tbe tjormaudle, under tbe dlulug - room, bad Igutted a bed and tba cloth- I lug uf oue of tbe men employed al Ibe hotel. Tbe flames were extinguished wllboul much damage. -Dave" Calbouu, of Philadelphia, who played 00 Ibe local ball team foi several season • aud managed Ibe nine for two suuiui ra, will bave charge of < the Cape May ball tossere this season 1 "Dave" Is a good man, and made friends lo Ibla retort, who wish - him success al Cape May.

'THEY HAD JOLLY '1 WEEK-END Y1SIT Oliver C. Brooks, of Phil- j adelphia. Entertains at I i Her Cottage Here. j ladies, friends of Mrs ltllverC Brooks. , of 2l.fi North Nlueleeutb street. Phils- j del phis, and members of tier bridgs | and five buudred. at her summer I home, Delancey place. Ocean city, and Saturday. 4 This delectable and enjoyable -«x-a assisted by Mrs. Luui. H. Mullet and , Mrs. Maurice W." Beckbardl. After luncheon. Friday afternoon , was spent lu an automobile run to Atlantic City and numerous divermahogany serving traye being the favors Bridge was Indulged lu > durlug the remainder of the evening After breakfasting. Ihe ladle, on HatI field golf links, and demonstrated their versatility by ably completing i After, returnlug for luucbeou. the • 'departed with mingled feelings of regret aud joyful anticipation of i again being uulled with their deserted husbands aud "neglected" families. f The ladles comprised Mrs Oliver O. . Mrs. Maurice^V. Heckhardt. . Mra. Louis H. Muller, Mr'. H.rry T - Rosen helm, Mrs. George vou Roebl. Mrs. Alex. Ceaael. Mrs Wm Mcro. tire. Mrs. Ellis, Mrs Tbos. Lrdyard, > Mrs Hamutl Taylor, Mrs. L Hwartaud Mrs. Walter D iwnlng. Among tbe uew cotlagera are W >1 Ham I and fam'ly. of Phlladel pbla, who bave rented Mrs. M. J r Honey's ootuge. 619 Wesley avenue, and are now there Mr. Henderson, who Is of tbe firm of Henderson Bros., spent the Iset two seasons In Atlantic 1 City. Prior to that lime be waa a col- ' at Cap# May. I J. J. Carr Recovering Tbe maoy frlenda of John J. Carr. a ; well koowo Pblladelpblan who spends - tbe summer season- here, will be • pleased to learu that be la recovering I from bis recent severe Illness. At one time during bis sickuesa It waa thought that lie could not recover. I Don't forget tbe strawberry festival e tonight at tbe First Baptist Church, f under the auaploe of tbe Ladles' Aid . Hociely. Everything iu strawberries - i fresb, crushed, punched, creamed, Icei creamed, sugared, etc. Tbe festival will be held on thecburcu lawn.

PLANS IN SHAPE FOR BIG FOURTH OF JULY HERE

1 A STONEMEN'S CLDB TO BE FORMED „ Leader of Movement in Phil- T adelphia Will Send His rt Organizers Here. 11 The Rev. Dr. Stone, of Philadelphia, „ bead of the Hlooemeo'a Club, baa writ- a a letter to Henry Kloetz, of Ibe p In tbla city. In which be g .ays be Is plaonlug to aa-rd bis organ- y izers down to Ocean City lo see Mr t, Kioetz. very shortly. Tbe Idea I" to n gel Ibe eburcb men logelber as mem- (| bers of Ibe club. I Dr. Bloue says be bae no doubl Ibat p Mr. Kloetz aod othera here can form a g very stroug oouooll lu Ocean CUy. | Mr. Kloetz is ao eulbuslastlc mem of ibe organlxallou In Pblladel- t pbla. where tbe club numbers many t I bouaa ode of men. c Hrrr tram Hew Votk. f Mr. and Mra E. W. Kabu aud Mr. , and Mra. John T-lnner, of New York, . who apeot tbe holidays lo Atlantic I City, aotomoblled to tbtedty rtunday ( afternoon and vlelled Mrs Kabn's ( Ex-Clly Commissioner Robert Ha want with tbem to Allan- ( tic and apeol tbeevanlng there. Mr. , i la a manufacturing and wbolei aale milliner. ■ esla B.anural issislow. L. M. W Biiggs, of Ibe Coloooade I Hotel. ;Pblladelphla, bae rented, i through tbe agency of Clayton Haloes , Brtck, one of Ibe most beautiful bungs • Iowa In the north section of the city > He and bis family will be here nex' s week for tbe season. I ' * Opens Hew more. ii Charles B. Russell dealer lu butter, eggs and poultry, wlsbas to annouuee that be bas opened bis store at 938 Asbury avenue, formerly at 710 Asbury •venae, where be bas better facilities > for serving hi* customers tbtn ever bel- fore. Ha te making a specialty of freah eggs loot ovac four daya old) from Vtneland bonnenos; also tba o finest full-cream cbewe. Would bo :t pi use 1 to bave bis wagons call at I- your homes eemi-waekly, as lu past it iaa«m.. Moml weekly deliveries lo m Atlantic CUy, Wiklwood and Capa L Mkjr. Nlv. 6-t.SL

Meeting ^if Organi- 6 rations and Cottagers to be Held Tomorrow. I Another meeting nf representatives tbe varloua iirgsulzstions Interested tc In having a big Fourth of July eels- a> bratlon lu tbla city will be held at tbe ci Traymore Hotel at 8 IS o'clock tomur U row evenlug, end tbe public generally II Is Invited to be present. Several organisations were repre- w eented at a meeting held at the Tray- s| more Monday evening. Among those C present were He-iry Kloetz, H. A. \V. b G. W. F Woodslde, O-orge F. a Mann and M. K. Gerbard, of tbe Hotel Proprietors' Association of Ocean « Poatmaster B. Frank Hmltb, of e Young Men's Progressive league; 8. Mowrer, president of tbe Beuce Fire Czmpauy, and Floyd C. > Slmm-. of tbe Oeean City Boardwalk a Men's Association. , Assurances bave been received of , - tbe co operation of tbe Board of Trade, . ' City Flsblng Clob. all tbe Ore , companies and tbe Boy Bcouta. , Henry Kloetz and G. W. F. Wood- , side, a committee, appeared et the t ' meeting of tbe City Commlestonera * afternoon, end Mr Kloetz : told tbe board wbat ts being dooe and '■ a-ked for the asalatance of the city \ ' officials. * Mayor Champion told him that If a general celebrallou te planned be had '■ no doubt that the city »o ild give any necessary help, but all of tbe organi- i zatlou. must get together, meke tbelr preparations aod present something teoglble Co tbe CUy Commissioners be fore ectloii Is teken. Mr. Kloelx wes ■ requeued >>■ tie St tbe meeting of tbe w biard next Tuesday afternoou with a a definite program. ' Hoiiee. Tbe Bowliug Alleys lu Ibe Bowling Casino, Moorlyn Terrace and Boardv elk. are now open for Ibe season of 1916. Adv., 4 -IS. If. r, ■ » • ce Far asle- ► 3 Box Ball Allns lo good condition . fy very cheap W. J. Powell. 921 Asbury *• •vtnur Adv.. 4 SO, tf. ■ s « °! Wantko at Osck.— W00or»500, on ?' first mortgage. For further particulars " apply or eddrma Bkntihbl offloe. * Ocean CM#. S J. Adv. tat Fas BaWT — By tbe year, a " room In bouaa. hot and cold water and bath, pe Apply to C. H. Shoemaker Lumber Co advsM9,tf

CHILDREN IN MAY PROCESSION , j -Pretty Sight Witnessed at St. J , Angnstine's Church Sun- i j day Evening. A large congregation witnessed ttis | t pretty May proceaalon at 81. Augu- , tine's Church Bunday evemug. Tbr i , affair was a great aucceaa in every , The little girls lu line were dressed . carried boquets of pink carnations and , daisies. Tbe boye wore white suits, with red , | of red carnatlous aud daisies. The May Uueeo, Miss Marguerite . Meeban. made Ibe crnwwilug addres., aod Utile May Devloe. was tbe crown I bearer. , j Tbe sermon was delivered by Father | Haggerly. of the Church of tbe Holy , , Spirit, Atlantic City. . Tbe procession was uudar tbe dlrec- > I tlon of Mlae Begins B. Rodgers, Mrs. i r Mary T. Mullln and tbe organist, Mies . Beatrice MacDonald. Tbe altera were beautirully decorated , by Mrs. Cbarlea A. Slang. ' ' • ■ l Got Flral Flab From Pier. Peter. Fred Wrlgbt, of Philadelphia, ' oue of tbe active members of Ibe Ocean City Flsblug Clnb, was lo town tbr . ' latter part of laal week and decided to try bis luck fiablog from tbe end ol the club's new pier at Fourteenth street. It was on Friday— a good day for flab— and he caught a bake w eigh ! lug nearly two pouuda. Capt. George F. Flab, leading tbe- ' atrlcal manager In J.luelonatl, and one ' of Ocean City's best-known summer 0 residents. went out to tbe fishtug banks '* • few- days ago and caugbt a number ofsetbaM He aent ten of tbem, whose aggregate weight wae 62 pouode, to member, of ibe staff of tbe Ctnclbnati * lime*- Star. * '"Will Give Drama. E The drama, f'Going to tbe New e Home," will be glveu In Bbllob Rep- * Hat Cburch tbla evening under tbe ausplcee of tbe members of tbe Hosebud Hewing Circle. Tbe public te luI vited to alteud. <1 Tbomea J. Armstrong, of Pblladel- ~ pbla. wbo, a few weeks ago, sold bla '' hotel, tbe New Hartford.to I. Clarence II Peoulngtoo, of PbUadalpbte, baa leased tbe bouse for thte sesson

ALLEGED SPEEDER ^ IS FINED 811.86; State Inspector Grant Takes ^ Another Antomobilist Before Squire Rush. i State Inspector Grant la still walcb- ' Ing tba auto speeders In Ibis section, ao It will behoove owners of machines ! coming from Philadelphia to OceaD City to drive wltblu tbe legal limit on way down. . Morris L. Hirst, of Philadelphia, accused Saturday evening by Inspector Grant of golog aloug tbe Ocean Boulevard and on Asbury avenue, Thirtieth aod SRih streets, et tbe rate of 4-5 mi lea an bour. Squire Ruab, by whom Ibe bearing waa given. Imposed a penally of }1 1.25 wblcb waa paid. ■asl Si(B Hemes. "A Taxpayer" sends Ibe Sxntisel communication, lo arblcb ba eaya. among olber things, thai be is glad to see that Ocean City te going lo bave a •Clean-up Week." "A Taxpayer" felled to elf o bla name. Letters sent tbe Hkmtikbl without tbe writer's are tbrown In tbe waste baaket. Sorry, hot that's Ibe rule. I Booster campaign cloaea next Wad oesday. My frteada wbo have coupons will klodly vote or phone me aod I will call for same. Pbone 159-M. Mra i Robert Smith. Adv., It. 1 For Salr.— Market or delivery ' wagon; also two-seated carriage. Ad . dress Sksttnki. office. Ocean City, r N. J Adv. I Legal papers of all descripllooa. Including wills, are carefully drawn by R. Curtis Robinson at hla office. "44 ' Anbury avenue. Ocean tTlty. N.J. edv. ( ANiur; svctiur, OCWH \ o.s.s\o. 1-1

CIVIL WAR VETERANS, WITH ESCORT. ATTEND CHURCH

The Rev. Dr. Bohner Tells Why We Honor the Men of '6i. An audience that crowded the edifice we. present In the First Presby- ' tbe Iocs! members of ihe Grand Army of tbe Republic. About a dozen veterans, under the leadership of Major L. R Thomas aud Captain K.AV Tlb- ' bels, attended In a body under tbe • escort of Company G, of tbe National Guard of New Jersey, led by Captain Vance L. Ealy, and Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts, led by Scoutmaster Bront i served seats in the middle tier of seats 1 in tbe auditorium, which was suitably decorated with lire national colors and 1 cut flowers, tbe beautiful silk fisg pre- ' sauted to tbe church by tbe local P O. i of A. draping tbe pulpit. A very pleasing musical program - wan rendered by the cbolr end a male quartet. Tbe opening entbem by tbe cbolr, "Jasn Shall Kelgn Where'er *' i the Bod. "^e well aa tbe closing an- ' (hem, "A Flag In an Iron Star," were •ung with tbe usual spirit and skill for wblcb tbe cbolr of the First Cburcb - has a wide reputation. ' Tbe male quartet, composed of Lewis E. Smith, William H. Colllsson. Jr., I E. M. Sutton and Dr. J. Tbornley Hqghes, sang tbe "Gloria In Kxcetels," from Mozart'a Twelfth Mesa, with marked effect. Miss Ixiulsa T. Corson, ' in ber rendition of. "Tbe Plains of ' Peace," waa at her best, sluglng tba f selection In a very pleasing and acceptable manner. ' Tbe aermon by tbe pastor, tbe Rev. ' Cberlee H. Buhner, A. M , waa based r on Judges 5; 9, "My heart te toward ' tbe governors of Israel that offered themselves willingly among tbe peoPi*-" He eald In part: "Tbeee words ere part of ao -Ode of Commemoration' aong by tbe prcv- ' pbetees Deborah to immortalize tbe ' heroism of the soldiers of Israel wbo 1 lied defeated tbelr enemies In battle, ' and suggest Ibat we owe Ibe soldiers 3 of tbla republic a debt of affectionate ' gratitude for tbelr uoei Ifisb devotion lo offering tbem-elve* willingly for tbelr country's' welfare on tbe blgb , place of battle. "We honor these men because tbey r fought for.au Idee. Tbe conflict of '61 „ was inevitable. It was the crisis of two antagonistic types of civilization— tbe Porlten against tbe Cavalier. It was Plymouth Rock agalDst James towo; Tbe former believed lo frro- . dom end despised caste ; tbe tetter ■ clung lo feudalism eud wlsbed to pert petuate the caste system. Toe former » triumphed because, under tbe providence of God, It was destined to triumph Garrison and Phillip, and UM-i»r nrs.fsd wiiiimtnt The trtvll

War crystallzed it. aod tbe Declaration of Independence waa the expression of it. It waa tbla Idea that waa back of tbe men of '61, when, lo answer to Llncolu'a call, tbey eald: 'We are comlug, Felber Abraham, a hundred thousand more.' They would not have come for a war of conquest. Tbey could not have been led to tbo Pyramids or to Moscow, but tbey would come that a government of tbe people, by tbe people end for tbe people abould not perish from the earth. 1 Tbey came at God's Invincible#, and 1 tbelr coming was not lo vain. ' "We honor tbe men of '61 because tbey bad Ibe courage of conscience. ' Back of tbe Tinlon armies waa tbe national cooaclence bearing upon Its 1 Intercession. IU sympathy and its aup- ' port to tba men et tbe front. We ' bouor tbem because to do sole to stimulate entbusleam In our own bearts. 8 Nothing ettre oar patriotism like tba Ilvea of thaae battle-acarred heroes. We honor tbem because tbey made peace effectual aod onlou a reality. We bouor tbem because tbey bave L glveo us a larger outlook We bonor •- tbem because we are Americans. 0 -So, aa America us, we will arrange tbe flower# with lovlug bauds and let " tbelr glorious hues aud delightful freg1 ranee speak more eloqueutly than tba • words of men. We will lift our bate t- in tbe preseuce of tbe dear old flag earned lo Ibeir fast-tbioulng rauka and as we gaxe affectionately upon lis I. stars aod stripes, we will give ourselves is with renewed energy and enthusiasm to the work tbey begao and carried on ■ so well, until where'er tbe suu does bla successive journeys run tba name J America ahall mean to every people *' wbat It meaoa lo us, 'tbe land of tbe I- free and tbe home of tbe brave.' " Tbe Rev. James E. Lake. D D.. of a- tbe Methodist Episcopal Cburch, ••- ly slated tbe Rev Mr. Buhner In con14 ducting tbe service, offering tbe openv. Ing prayer.

, CLOSIINO OR THE ' Booster Campaign The Booster Campaign will close next Wednesday evening at r g o'clock sharp. From now on the credits wilt be given to the rate '• of one thousand to the dollar on all purchases. Credits will also he given on all trade books bought to be spent after the dose of the ° campaign. Is your Booster going to win I^f up to you. ; miMii. Newell Corson The Boater Store