Palestine Herald-Press from Palestine, Texas • Page 3

I Si 9r 1 fe IN REGULAR MEETING The Organized Charities Society held a regular annual meeting in the city hall yesterday afternoon at 3 oclock with the president Dr Moore presiding Present were Mesdames Durham Teah Gould Brown Normlngton and Barefield and Messrs Moore Ful llnwlder Anderson and Rev Andrews was present as a visitor Mrs Brown was secretary of the meeting The accounts of the treasurer and executive and distributing committees were audited and found correct President Moore made a statement of the condition of the organization and some of the work done during the past year and also told of the needs of the various wards His report was encouraging and showed that the society Is doing a magnificent work and It also showed that there is much work to be done by such an organization The nominating committee was not ready to make a report on ofifcers for the next year and the president adjourned the meeting until next Monday afternoon at 3 oclock at which time the society will meet in the office of Mr Fnllinwidcr in the Gregg Link building when the nominating committee Is expected to make its report At this meeting a full financial report will also be made Rev Andrews of St Philips church who was present as a guest made an offer to the society to accept the proceeds of a Harvest Festival to be held In his church next Wednesday eve ning the society to get the benefits of the service The offer was promptly accepted Further notice of this ser vice appears In another column of this Issue of the Herald This Is a good work and all of the people of the city should join in It ORGANIZED CHARITIES Benefit Service at St Philips Church A harvest Thanksgiving service will be held at St Philips church Wednes day night next Nov 27 for the bene fit of the Organized Charities of this city Farmers truck growers mer chants and others are cordially Invited to contribute of their store as athanl offering unto the Lord who glveth all and for the relief of the poor and Br All kinds of vegetables fruit grain and other garden and field pro duce groceries dry goods etc in small or large quantities are accept able Such gifts should be brought to the church corner Oak and North Sycamore not later than Wednesday morning and will be displayed at the service Money offerings may be made at the service Mr Culver and the choir of St Philips church have prepared a program of special music for the occasion The dlstrbuting committee of the Organized Charities will distribute the gifts among the poor of the city on the following day Thanksgiving We are facing the prospect of a hard winter and much suffering and distress Be merciful after thy power If thou hast much give plenteously If thou hast little do thy diligence glady to give of that little for so gath crest thou thyself a good reward In the day of necessity Tobit IV 89 Federation of Womens Clubs The eighteenth semiannual meeting of the Federation of Womens Clubs will be held on Saturday Nov 23 at 3 at the city hall Club members please remember the 25c fine for unexcused absence SECRETARY SKIN DISEASE are quickly and permanently cured by ZEMO The first application will stop the itching and demonstrate to you the wonderful curative and healing properties of ZEMO Ask your druggist he will tell you ZEMO easily surpasses anything in the world today for the cure of every form of skin and scalp disease ZEMO is an honest medicine and always cures Get a bottle today of your druggist or write to us II McConnonthry ol the II Castor Sons Advertising Co of St Louis tars 2emo cured me of a severe case of itchine eczema after all other remedies tailed I believe Zeuio to be an lionest medicine and will eladlr answer all inquiries PrlceSlOO Leading Druggists or by Express PazrAKED Only Br ROSE MEDICINE CO 3032 Oliva Street ST LOUIS MO mmowOsiriBtecd tod Soil Br i Bratton Drug Co Special Agents WEEKLYHERALDSPIANQ WEST CLOSES DEC ThcAndcrson County Herald has definitely decided to close Its big Piano Contest on Wednesday December ISth and the contest will positively close at 4 oclock In the afternoon of that date after which hour no votes will bo received Get this In your mind now and let there bo no misunderstanding Next weeks An derson County Herald will contain a page announcement of the final eloping and you will please watch out for it If you arc in the contest you had belter get busy the rest of the time because the close is going to be a whirlwind and the one who has the greatest number of votes In the ballot box on the afternoon of the closing Is going to get the beautiful piano Watch for the announcement In next weeks Issue of the Herald TEXAS CONFERENCE Of Church Report of Second Day at the Convention The morning session opened at 9 oclock under very favorable circumstances Rev Johnson conducted devotional services The services were highly spiritual and everybody seemed to enjoy the opening It Is not a usual thing to see so much Interest manifested in an annual conference The financial interest ran high the reports by the different pastors added much to this interest Rev Stout of Little Rock Ark was on hand to represent the Church Extension Department The confer ence listened with marked interest while Dr Stout told of his success in Norfolk Va This department of the church is accomplishing much good through the labor or Dr Stout He is also president of the Williams Industrial College located at Little Rock Ark During the session of the conference which is now being held In the city of Palestine It will lie clearly demonstrated what the bishop of the Fifth Episcopal District stands for In fact the colored Methodist Episcopal church stands for all that is noble in the negro race Among the distinctive principles for which the church stands Is christian education It Is now believed that If there Is a negro problem christian education will greatly aid in the solution Rev Stnrks of Tyler Texas preached a powerful sermon to an appreciative audience on last night He is an excellent preacher and has a great reputation During the recent educational rally at Dallas he was crowned money king of the state Many visitors are expected by Saturday REPORTER A NOTES On Monday night if the weathers right The royal Blues Their friends invite To don their smiles And glad array Then present themselves At the A For a royal reception Awaits you there So come he our guest And lay aside care Therell be music and speeches And down In the gym A basketball game Will be played with a vim Therell be feasting of reason And flowing of soul Then down In the alleys Youre invited to howl So come let the Blues Do the honor that day And under that banner Join the A And at last with the Victors Shout HooRah and HooRay Get out of the way Reds Youve seen your day Anderson County Singing Convention The Anderson County Singing Convention will meet at Swasons Chapel on Friday night before the first Sunday in December All lovers or music and all teachers and leaders arc es pecially invited to attend this convention All classes are requested to send delegates and everybody lit the county is invited WILLIAMSON President II HINSON Vice President Humane Society The third meeting or the Palestine Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will occur In the parlors of the A on Sunday afternoon Nov 21th 3 in Tills is a good work encourage It with your support and attend the liiceUng All will cordially welcomed MRS HENRY WATTS 2221 President If it Is a roof you want soldered or figures on a new one just phone 158 4tf Fitfir ABttBlg THE BIUSI Special to the Herald Dangor Me Nov 22 The work ot cutting Christmas trees In Maine for the rest of the country is now at Its height Nearly four million trees are in demand annually and In this state the Christmas tree trade has become an industry of the first Importance For several weeks past workmen have been engaged In selecting and cutting the trees in the central and northern part of the state Now the process of loading and shipping them on flat cars to the big cities of the East and Middle West has begtm Until a few years ago It was the smaller trees that were sold the most Now the larger trees are most In deniand owing to the fact that the small family tree has been largely done awify within faTor of the larger tree used in common by the members of churches societies and other organizations The trade puts many thousands of dollars Into the pockets of the thrifty Maine farmer and woodsman each year SLASHED WITH KNIFE BrotherslnLaw Engage In Cutting Affray at Beaumont Beaumont Texas Nov 21 This morning at 2 oclock on or near Hii ro rd street in the southern portion of Ihls city Wallace and Victor Holt became involved in a difficulty and the latter was very severely cut on the body and limbs In several places with a pocket knife the worst gash being in the fore part of the thigh The police department was notified immediately of the difficulty and had two officers sent to the scene but Wallace had disappeared He was lo cated however about 5 oclock this morning arrested and locked up In the city hall Holt Is at his home now at 703 Flower street and Is reported to be resting easy It Is not thought that the wounds will prove fatal He is an engineer at the Crosby hotel The dif ficulty It is reported occurred over domestic troubles the two men being brothersinlaw WEATHER FORECAST For Palestine and vicinity Tonight and Saturday fair colder tonight Minimum temperature 5C Maximum temperature 74 Weather Conditions The high pressure over the Rocky Mountain states yesterday has moved southeastward forcing the low pressure over West Texas towards the Gulf and causing warmer weather and showers over the Gulf states The storm over Lake Superior has disappeared northward it has caused rains over the Atlantic states An other storm area has appeared on the Northwest border accomtmnlcd by high temperature Seasonable cold weather rules In the Central Rocky Mountain stales the extreme cold weather 8 degrees alwve Is In Wyoming Fair weather Is indicated tonight and Saturday and ten degrees colder tonight In the vicinity of Palestine HASS HAGEN Official In Charge The Fashion Emporium of Ladies ReadyToWcar Goods much care and ability of an uncommon sort are SO spent upon maintains the INTEGRITY and QUALITY of The Model merchandise that it is quite within a class by itself It is SOUND FJNE and TRUE and Palestines fair sex never confound it with the commonplace and cheap quality And yet The Model merchandise from Palestines ONLY and exclusive readytowear store with all of its MERIT generally Costs no More and often much less than Inferior kinds The Economy of it as well as the service and satisfaction that it gives is Undeniable A Few Specials Friday and Saturday Twenty Pattern Suits of highest type in Leather Navy Garnet Lavender Black and Mixed only one of a kind and garments that are in a class by themselves will Go at 33 13 Off None Charged at This Sale New ArrivalsPriestleys Rain Coats Skirts Ecruc Lace and Net Waists Belts and Combs DEL BRIEF NOTES FROM THE LABOR WORtD The ministers of Coffeyvllie Kas have adopted a uniform scale of prices for conducting funerals and they propose to extend their organization to all parts of the state State officers of Pennsylvania have begun an Investigation into the claim that between seven and eight thousand miners and breakers now employed In mines arc under the legal age required by the child labor laws Since the Workmens Compensation act came into force in Great Britain the members of the Dockers Union have received by way of legal awards rfcracaidents the large sum of 185 3712C Twentyeight new locals of the Bricklayers and Masons International Union of America have been organized In North and South Carolina and four or five locals reinstated during the last ten months Chicago woodworkers employed In the flooring and planing mills have signed a new agreement with their employers at 10 per cent Increase In wages The agreement provides for the employment of union men exclusively and Is effective for one year Machinists and bollcrmakers In the shops of the Great Western railroad at Des Moines and Oclwcln Iowa will work nine hours Instead of ten hours hereafter The men will also receive time and onehalf for overtime and Sunday work The latest addition to the ranks of organized labor In Cincinnati is the Milkers Union which has received a charter from the American Federation of Labor It Is composed of men who do the actual work In supplying the city with milk More than ninety per cent ot the stereotypers and electrotypers ot the United States and Canada are within the ranks ot the union while in some of the larger cities every man at the trade Is a member ot the union During the past two years according to the report of President Mnhon the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Em ployes of America Increased its membership six thousand and paid out nearly 100000 in sick and death ben pfits The International Typographical Union by referendum vote has decided In favor of the establishment of pensions for aged and Incapacitated printers The Typographical Union thus becomes the first American labor organization to adopt the oldage pension system although It has been a feature of British unions for many years The recent convention of tho New York State Workingmens federation adopted resolutions upon the following subjects Favoring labor men as members of school boards election by popular rote for state labor commissioner denouncing the cigar and tobacco Millinery You can tell OUR HATS they are so Exclusive in style and value trust for employing vatlon wages i Tl I I 1llYlftTl i fril itiatsMfaaaJMMa tj children at star The report submitted by Secretary Frank Morrison to the recent convention of the American Federation of Labor at Norfolk showed the present membership to be 1538970 as against 2C4825 in 1S97 It now has a defense fund on hand amounting to more than 100000 The division of information of the Bureau of Immigration of which Powderly is the chief proposes to have well qualified men and women travel on steamships and mingle with incoming aliens for the purpose ot Informing them of labor conditions in the United States and what they may expect upon arrival Through these agents too It is expected to discover attempterd violations of the alien contract labor law UNCLE JOE IN WRECK Speaker of the House of Representatives Had a Close Call Danville 111 Nov 21 Speaker ot the House ot Representatives Joseph Cannon was In a railroad wreck at Bismarck 111 a short distance from Danville yesterday He escaped injury although his life was in great danger The train No 14 of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad ran Into an open switch derailing two cars one of which Mr Cannon was riding in The speakers car turned squarely across the track but miraculously did not overturn Beyond being badly shaken up none of the passengers or trainmen were Injured 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