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KIRKPATRICKIS- TO SOON OCCUPY THE PARSONAGE ART EXHIBIT Purcellomens Garments of Quality'-Purcell: S0CIAL We Present For Our V- First Showing of SPRING STYLES AFTER CHARTER Will Meet With Other Mayors in Raleigh for Discussion. Mayor T. L. Kirkpatrick is in Raleigh today where he went Monday tight not only to attend the inauguration of the new governor, Hon. T.

W. Bickett, but also to be" present with other members of the North Carolina League of Municipalities, to study out proposed municipal legislation that is to be taken up soon by the state legislature. Charlotte mayor together" with MR. DAVIDSON OUT. E.

It. B. Davidson who. has been ill in the Charlotte Sanatorium, was able to be out today. Mr.

Davidson had a rather sudden attac after having been up from an operation performed at the Mercy General. VISIT IN FAYETTEVILLE. Mrs. T. M.

Constable and Miss Caroline Constable left yesterday for Fayetteville to spend "a week with Mrs. B. R. Huske. RETURN TO ASHEVILLE.

Captand Mrs. J. S. Lee, of, Ashe-ville, who have been visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs.

J. W. Summers during the holidays, returned yesterday to their home in the "Mountain City." MRS. ALLAN'S BIBLE CLASS. Mrs.

Allan's Bible Class, will meet Thursday mornffig at 10 a. and taking up the second of the new series of lessons, Mrs. Allan's subject will be, "The Greatest Man of His Time" John, The Baptist. Rev. TV F.Marr, presiding elder of the Charlotte district, of the western North Carolina-conference of the Methodist church, will occupy the district parsonage on North Tryon street between Eighth and Ninth streets, when the; remodeling of the parsonage is completed.

'-i The. remodeling work was begun last week and is in charge of J. A. Jones, chairman of the. district board of, The work will include a complete making over of the entire building, which is a substantially constructed residence, and with the expenditure of $2,000, the amount available for remodeling, the buildihn will be convenient and in every way suited for residential On account of the proximity of the district parsonage to theN Seaboard passenger depot, and -ince most of the appoint, lents of the presiding eider of the Charlotte district are reached over the Seaboard, Dr.

Mart- decided that it would be greatly to his convenience to establish his headquarters a the parsonage on North Tryon street. He will be able to move into the remodeled residence jn a month or six weeks' time. Die bilk RETURNS TO PEACE. Miss Gladys DeArmond, after spending the hplidays with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.

tf. M. DeArmond, in this city, iias returned to Peace Institute in Raleigh. Mr. Mack DeArmond, who is trav-aling in the eastern part of the state, has also 'returned to his headquarters in Raleigh, after two weeks spent with his parents in this city.

JUST FOR TODAY. Mrs. C. E. Hutchison and the Misses Hutchison of Mt Hoirx, are spending today in the city.

VISITING DR. AND MRS. ORR. Mrs. TV.

C- Neikirk, and her son, John Orr, of Shawville, and Mrs. J. I. Brownlee, and her sons, Robert Orr and Irwin, of Anderson, S. CM and Mrs.

R. S. Hervey of Pittsburg, have arrived in the city to spend a month with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. W.

W. Orr. sses the mayors of every city and town in i Suits HOUSE PARTY COLLINS' HOME. All Winter Garments Greatly Reduced. OPENED TODAY Today at noon, Supt.

Harry P. Harding of tbe Charlotte public schools formally opened the extensive art exhibit that is to continue through four up to noon Saturday, at the Carnegie library auditorium, the exhibit having been planned for the purpose of raising funds. to buy copies of the old masters to adorn" the wall3 of the class rooms of the city schools. The exhibit, which comes from the Elson Art Company, comprises about two hundred of the best-known and most valuable of the copies of the world's greatest paintings, and every school in art is represented in the collection that has been assembled at the Carnegie library. 1 Among the pictures which have been on exhibition and which cover the four walls of the auditorium, as well as space on the first floor of the library building, are of paintings by Botticelli, Landseer, von Uhde, Birney, Riecke, Inness, Murillo, Millet, Regnault, Dupre, Israels and a score of others.

The paintings include copies of the most familiar of tbe works of the great masters of the brush, ana many rare copies that have never been exhibited here before. The entire four walls of the auditorium of the Carnegie library are covered by the exhibit, while several of the up-stairs rooms on the library floor proper, are also filled with the pictures, the crayon photographs being exhibited in the auditorium and the copies in colors in the museum and other rooms of the library. This afternoon the children of Dii-worth and Fourth Ward schools will be in charge of the entertainment in the library, admission to which is included in the admission to the exhibit. Tomorrow afternoon the Belmont, South graded and Wesley Heights schools will have charge of. the program and "on Friday afternoon the children of the First Ward school and Elizabeth will render the program.

At night Friday there will, be a special program by the pupils of the Charlotte high school at the library auditorium. The exhibit at the library will open each morning at 9 o'clock and will close at 7 p. exjeept on Friday night when the high school pupils will give an interesting program in addition to the art exhibit. The exhibit will close at Saturday noon. Tickets of admission are being sold by the school children and also may be purchased at the entrance to the library auditorium.

OFF TO NEW YORK. Miss Carah Houston and Herbert McDonald, of Belk Bros, left Monday night for New York in the interest of the store. TO KEEP HOUSE. Mr. and Mrs.

D. B. Paul who are at present with Mr. Paul's mother, will shortly go to housekeeping on West avenue. What is LAX-FOS? LA3-FOS is anImproved Cascara, (a tonic pleasant to take.

In LAX-FOS the Cascara is improved by the addition of certain harmless chemicals which increase the efficiency of the Cascara, making it better than ordinary Cascara, LAXFOS is: pleasant to take and does, not' gripe nor disturb the stomach. 'Adapted to children as well as adults. Just try one bottle for constipation. Price 50 cents. the state Municipal League, is intensely interested in the new constitutional amendment affecting the charters of cities and towns, the" act covering the requirements of the amendment to be drafted and adopted by the present session of the general assembly.

This" act will provide for a system of "uniform charters" for cities and towns in North Carolina, and will be one of the most important acts that has ever passed the state law-makln? body affecting4 the cities of North Carolina. Preparmg for Fight. This city is also preparing for a big fight that is anticipated when the contents of the newly drafted act, providing the uniform forms of charter, become known to the people. The local belief is that the legislature will refer back teethe city to be voted on, the question of what form of charter Charlotte will require. The aldermanic form advocates and the commission form backers are both busy lining up their strength for the fight and local political leaders are expecting a warm contest in Charlotte when the matter is referred back to the voters for their decision at the ballot boxes.

The drafting of the new general act providing the uniform charters for cities and towns is now in the hands of the legislative committee on cities and towns, and it is before this committee that the preliminary fight will take place, after which the act will go to the two houses of the general assembly for passage, with such amendments as may be inserted or added, and then the cities that desire PU RGELL MISS PIERCE LEAVES. Miss Dorothy Pierce of Brooklyn, for a month or more guest of Miss Rebecca Fitzsimons has returned home. Miss Pierce was shown many social courtesies during her stay. She is kinswoman of Miss Fitzsimons, and -has been her guest several Mice THE Mr. and Mrs.

H. M. Collins, of 335 Worthington avenue are hosts at a delightful house party this week, their guests being Mrs. Saxby Chaplin and son, Paul of Charleston, and Madame J. T.

Ahea, of Biddeford, Maine. CHILDREN OF -CONFEDERACY. Julia' Jackson Chapter of the Children of the Confederacy will have its monthly meeting in Veterans' Hall, Saturday at 3 o'clock. MISS OLIVER IN NEW YORK. Miss Alida Oliver, who has been in New York for several weeks, will return to the city Saturday or Monday.

She joined Mr. B. Thomas Oliver in New York. RELATIVES. OF GROOM ARRIVE.

Col. G. Webb and son, Calvine Webb, of Winston-Salem, arrive in the city today to attend the Webb-Harper wedding Thursday night. Colonel Webb is the father of Mangum Webb, the groom of tomorrow evening. BURIAL SERVICE THURSDAY AT 10 The remains of Karl E.

Schachner, whose death occurred yesterday morning at 4 o'clock in Monroe, were brought to Charlotte yesterday' after JOINS FATHER IN RALEIGH. Cameron Pearson, of Morgan-ton will attend the inaugural ball in Raleigh. For two weeks Miss Pearson has been guest of Miss Mary Wilson, of Greensboro, leaving that city yesterday for Raleigh, to join her father new charters will be given the chance-j 7 at the xarDorougn. RS. PRUETTE TO LEAVE HOSPITAL.

The many friends of Mrs. L. R. Truette will be gratified, to learn that she is so much improved that "She will be able to leave the hospital, Tranquil Park Sanatorium, Friday. Her daughter, Miss Mary Pnzette has returned to Goldsboro to resume her duties as teacher of music at the Odd Fellows Orphanage.

PATTERSON-ANDREWS FOUND GUILTY OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY Helps to Make What oirae Na tile Really Implies. WEDDING IN GREENSBORO NoH ete WithoutMusic orae Is THIS EVENING. Charlotte and Greensboro unite in interest in the marriage this evening of Miss Onnie Parker Andrews and Horace Buford Patterson, the ceremony to be solemnized at the home of the to take their choice of what is offered. Because of the fact that the aider-manic charter and the commission form charter available, will be the same that will be offered to all other cities in the state, in Charlotte's class, if is believed that there will have to be considerable "give and take" on the part of delegations from the various Carolina cities before the act is whipped into final shape for presentation' to the general assembly. Many Charlotte citizens who are concerned-in the adoption of the commission charter and of the aldermanic charter will hit the trail to Raleigh during the next few weeks, to lay their claims before the proper legisla: tive.

committees, and the prediction is freeiy made here that the local political situation will burst into fiercely bubbling condition, as soon as the preliminary drafts of the several forms of "uniform charters" for cities and towns have been completed "and the advocates of the two forms, commission and aldermanic, know what they have to make their fight before the This, being the last call to the city as it were before the new law becomes effective, shutting off forever afterwards the possibility, of a special charter for any city in the state, the coming contest is declared to have every element in it that will stir, the voters, and make the local fight a hot one while it lasts. Under the constitutional amendment adopted last November, the city canno now go to Raleigh with a special form of charter but must accept one of the two or three sreneral forms; that will bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilifred Thomas and Montgomery Davis, colored, were found guilty this morning by a jury on a charge of highway robbery and were sentenced by Judge Cline to 15 months each on the county roads. It was charged that they snatched, from Ella Hey ward, an aged colored woman, her purse containing $75, -about noon two months ago on South Caldwell street.

F. M. Shannon-house represented the defendants. The case was taken up yesterday afternoon. John Jenkins, colored, who was being tried yesterday on two charges, of keeping liquor for sale, was found guilty on both charges.

Judge Cline has not passed sentence. LaFayette Torrence, colored, -charged with the larceny of a pair of overshoes from Choate Co. of Huntersville, was found guilty yesterday afternoon and sentenced to 40 days on the roads. The case against J. W.

Livingston, charged with the larceny of an overcoat and $41 from roomers at the Y. M. continued. 1 In so many homes are oimd elegant musical instruments but no musicians and. singers, but this is not the case when there is a Grafonola in the home, with the stage of the world's greatest artists constantly at your command.

M. Andrews, the bride uncle, Kev. V. P. McCorkle, of Martinsville, Va officiating.

Only relatives and friends will, witness the ceremony. A reception for the bridal party will follow the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson leaving at once for a trip north. 4 The bridal music will be rendered by Miss Annie Brasson, of Concord.

Just previous to ther ceremony Miss Essie Stokes of this city, wiH sing "At Dawning," from Cadman's May Morning. Miss Ella Andrews, sister of the bride, will be maid of honor, William E. Parker, of Charlotte, best man. Master Moseley Middleton, son of Mr. and Mrs.

R. M. Middleton, of noon, and taJsen to the home of J. A. Schachner, 1520 South Boulevard, brother of deceased.

The funeral service will be conducted Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Peter's Catholic church, by Rev. Father Jerome, pastor, the interment to be in Elmwood. Mr. Scachner was' ill only, three days.

A change for the worse 'was noted Monday afternoon, and he sank rapidly during the night. He formerly resided in Charlotte, but removed to Monroe 15 years ago, his business, as general machinist, for the Seaboard demanding his residence there. Mr. Schachner was in the employ of the Seaboard for the road, when his period of service began, being called the Carolina Central, the shops being at Laurinburg. He was born in Baden, Germany, and came to America with his parents, at the age of ten, locating in North Carolina, where he grew to manhocd.

He married Miss Mattie Davis, of Wilmington, who with four children, Karl, Misses Mamie, Martha and Helen Scachner, survives. Mr. Schachner is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Katherine Schachner; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Shelby and Miss Odelia Schachner; and two brothers, J.

F. and J. A. Schachner, all of this city. Deceased was a Catholic in faith, and very zealbusly devoted to his church.

He had lived in the open, and held the respect of. the two communities in which he had made homes. Acting as pall-bearers at the funeral will Active, E. J. Manning, J.

L. Spencer, J. J. Breen, P. M.

Dooly, Paul McKane and Dr. J. C. Clifford. Honorary bearers from Monroe will be: A.

L. Monroe. J. R. White.

T) -The popular Columbia Double-Disc Records comprise every kind of music from a banjo to Prince's Orchestra or a grand Pipe Organ and in song every phase is exploited from the comic dialects of Al Jolson and Bert Williams to the classics sung by; such world-famed artists as Barrientos and Lazaro. The Columbia has such superior reproducer and tone volume that it plays successfully any standard disc record anid in most cases produces better music than the machine for which the record was Greensboro, will be ring bearer. be presented by the legislature to thej 1UC U11UC Cfc Halite; UL VU.CLi.l.VJll and her life has been spent here with the exception of a few years spent in Greensboro after her father removed to that city. She is a young woman of exceptional worth and charm, having and holding hundreds of friends in Carolina cities and towns, rrom wnicn the cities and towns Twill have the choice of "making a selection from the limited offerings in charters made by the state's law-making 'officials at Raleigh. There is a probability there will be an election in the city durins March or April when the city will set Mr.

Patterson Is secretary-treasurer of the Tate-Brown Company. He tle the question of aldermanic or com CLAIM VIOLATIONS BY AUTOS CONTINUE Although the police department is giving watchful attention to the observance of automobile traffic regulations, particularly that requiring automobiles to come to a full stop when approaching a car that is on the point of taking on or discharging passengers, citizens make complaint that the rule is not yet universally observed and that, in alighting from cars it happens not infrequently that a car whizzes past while the passenger is leaving the street car. The people are almost daily being summoned to the recorder's court to answer charges of violation of the lengthy code of traffic rules governing the operation of vehicles and autos in the-city, and the police records for the past month show that the department has kept a weather eye on the situation all through, but with some 20 squre miles of territory, to cover, the department is "not able to spot every violation that occurs. came to Charlotte about twelve years ago, and during his residence here has established himself firmly, in the social and business world, few young men having more friends. mission form of charter.

It is not believed that the managerial form of charter will be seriously considered by Charlotte voters; although the legislature may offer this form of 'charter also to "the cities applying for new charters under the constitutional amendment." Husbands, H. S. Jackson. T. C.

lo air." and Mrs. Patterson will residej l.ii. and W. A. Henderson.

Attending the wedding from Charlotte are: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Parker, W.

E. Parker, Misses Julia Erwin and Julia Irwin, Mrs. H. S. Bryan, and John W.

Zimmerman. REMODEL STORES ON EAST AVENUF 1 RECORDER'S COURT SHY. The session of the recorder's court this morning lasted but a few minutes. There were two cases on the docket, including, one for violation of the automobile traffic law and one for disorderly conduct. The court sessions for the past ten days, with the exception of the Monday have been unusually short.

MB i A permit has been secured by John M. Morehead. owner of the 214-216 East Trade street, for the com-i pleteremodeling of the same, with the installation of new fronts and the over-. hauling of the interiors. The building I is one of the oldest on East Trade.

ALLEGED ASSAULT, CASE BEING HEARD Absolutely Removes Indigestion: One package proves it 25c at all druggists. The Parent-Teachers' Association of Myers street school, colored, will meet Thursday at .3 o'clock. SEMI-FINALS REACHED. Pinehxirst, Jan. 10- Otto Salm, New York, Howard Cordes.

Cincinnati. Hugh Whitehead. and J. ones ot rrovidence, yesterday quaJ- Bank libit A ined for the semi-finals of the midwinter tennis tournament here. The semi-finals of the women's singles narrowed the contest to Miss Florence Tallin of Brooklyn, and Miss E.

M. Cohen of Philadelphia. V. The "Leader" With Record Ejector $85.00 The case of Leroy Foster, colored, charged with attempted assault on two young women of East Charlotte Saturday night, December 16, was called when court convened this morning. "The defendant is represented by D.

B. Smith and F. M. Redd. John A.

McRae is assisting he solicitor. The case will probably occupy all the' afternoon. It will be recalled that the young women were going to their home on Baldwin avenue when they were attacked by a negro with a stick, one of them Teceiving a blow that knocked her down. The incident occurred at 11 o'clock on the Saturday night. In question and in a few yards of young women's home.

Their father, hearing their, cries, ran out of the house, and the negro fled. Foster, who lives -in the vicinity where the incident occurred, was arrested a few hours afterward and was identified by theMyoung women as their' assailant. For Thin, Merudus rien and wodErr nothing equals or compares with The Columbia is pre-eminent- by every test and' courts comparison and is sold strictly on its merits. We carry of Grafonolas from $25.00 to $200.00 and shall be pleased to give you a demonstration in your' own home, without obligation on your We arrange convenient terms of pay me ncft tood properties in The service of the Commercial National is a complete service modern, efficient and sufficient. Every banking need of its customers is intelligently met.

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