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an on show open was first and house as in sail owned Yacht be in show by a be May 10, 1937. TWO KILLED, DOZEN HURT IN CRASHES Kansas Couple Victims of Headon Collision Near Long Creek BABY INJURED Two persons were killed and more than a dozen were injured in accidents in and near Decatur Sun- day. The two fatalities occurred in a collision near Long Creek four miles east of Decatur on route: 36 about 6:45 p. m. Three persons are in St.

Mary's hospital as a result of the accident. The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Ben- jamin Elder, both of Gridley, Kan. Mr.

Elder died en route to the hospital in an ambulance and Mrs. El- der died few minutes later. In- fured in the same accident were Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wheeler, 458 South Twenty-third place, and their 18 month old daughter, Barbara Collided Headon Sheriff's Deputies Earl Reiter and William Hamilton who investirated the accident said that the two one driven by Mr.

Elder and the other Wheeler, appeared to have collided headon about a half east of Long Creek. Both machines were wrecked and had been turned the opposite direction from the way they were travel- ing. The Kansas car in which the two were killed was said to have going east and the driving west. A ambulance Wikoff who is 22 was se- having a compound the left leg, a possible serious cuts about at first the shoulder. ap- bruised but later that she had a concussion was suffering shock.

Mrs. Wheeler received Seek Relatives Elder Mr. identified pocketlice a of wife be 40 of age. The made reach of the in W. last Mr.

Elder's Dr. V. county to testify. Many Minor Crashes Reported injured persons car have suf- Henry Negro, 829 McKin- ley was treated in St. Mary's for face cuts, and Betty 2545 East Main treated for cuts about the legs an accident at North streets about Miss Brubeck was a driven Joe Acton.

Drive, and Hack W. H. Price. Negro, 968 Monroe street. The two with wounds.

Police reported that Acton, driving street, failed to stop street which Price Acton appeared to police said. Rear-end Collision Don 1119 South Broad- St. Mary's hos- in pital received an Twen- p. m. 1304 East Grand avenue, inthat he crashed of driven Floyd 602 East Eldorado Adkins stopped that he was unable to avoid due to oncoming Fortner.

1556 North Broad- way, on county jail while intoxicated following accident at Frank- Wood early Sunday Cassell. 969 East the warrant. that Fortner drove at the inter- and overstriking Bottle Found Patrolman E. S. Speaker who saw accident, reported that the stop light.

Squad E. Brown and found Fortner's car 8 South Franklin the Lake Shore drive. A taken from the pleaded guilty to a driving Sunnight fined $13.40 by Police Magistrate E. A. Schroeder State highway police arrested Ed ward Ford.

2515 East Eldorado street. at routes 51 and 48 on a charge of reckless driving. He was held the city jail last night. Six Negroes Hurt Six Negroes were treated in St. Mary's hospital early Sunday after the car in which they were riding left the road at "dead man's turn' PARK TRAILS OPENED Hundreds of Decatur persons turned out Sunday to explore the Stevens creek addition to Fairview park, and many stopped to enjoy such quiet spots of beauty as this.

(Herald-Review Photo). DRIVE OPENS ON "QUACKS" State to Conduct Survey Downstate to Stamp Out Illegal Practise A drive to rid Central Illinois of "quack" doctors will be launched at once, it was announced yesterday by H. B. Sill of Decatur, investigator for the state department of education and registration. The downstate campaign was planned at meeting of inspectors of the department in Springfield Friday, which was presided over by Homer J.

Bird, department superintendent. A similar campaign waged recently in Chicago resulted in prosecution of 25 persons charged with practising medicine without The survey downstate will be planned to detect persons licensed one branch treatment who are going beyond their license in the practise of other branches of medicine. Mr. Sill said. for of Limit Drug Sales During the last two weeks.

the department of education and registration has conducted a successful campaign to abolish of aspirin, lysol, petroleum jelly, and sales, similar products from taverns, department stores and grocery stores. The state law forbids sale of products of this nature in any establishment other than drug stores. Mr. Sill pointed out that sale of lysol and aspirin by unlicensed sellers is dangerous, since these products may be bought by persons who take them in too large quantities with injury to health, and in such cases the seller might be held liable, if the products are sold il- Mrs. Phebe J.

Nichols Dies Following Stroke Mrs. Phebe J. Nichols, 65, of New London, died Sunday morning in St. Mary's hospital following a stroke suffered two weeks while she was driving through ago Decatur enroute to the West. She and her husband, Alonzo B.

Nichols were Decatur when Mrs. Nichols suffered the stroke. She was taken to the hospital but never recovered. They were on their way to Eagles Nest. N.

where their daughter, Mrs. Ray Maben, had been ill. They had to bring her back to Conplanned necticut. Mrs. Maben and her husband came to Decatur by train aftMrs.

Nichols became ill. er The body will be shipped from to the Moran Sons funeral home New London at 11:40 m. today. Decatur Man Attends Laboratory Dedication Edward Weatherford, 1524 North street, returned home SatCollege after attending the dedication urday of a new four million dollar laboratory at Mellon institute. Pittsburgh.

Pa. Mr. Weatherford formerly held a fellowship at the institute, and was at the dedication. Earlier in guest the week Mr. Weatherford attended annual convention of the the 41st Foundrymen's association American in Milwaukee.

at the west edge of Illiopolis. The victims were brought to Decatur by Wendt who was driving a bus E. A. from Quincy which was to be here to take the Decatur Commoused dores to Peoria for a baseball The accident occurred game. about 5 a.

m. Those injured were: Lillian Mosley, 100 North Railroad avenue; Mrs. Helen Rogers, 111 South Jackson street: Sylvester Mason, Taylorville; James Harland, 927 East Oak street, Springfield: Ivory 1030 West Olive street, and Hughes, Ernest Leach, 1020 North Mrs. Railroad avenue. None of the passengers was seriously injured and all were released after treatment.

Entire City Sightseeing On First Bright Sunday Decatur literally took to automo-1 biles in endless streams of traffic boulevards, public Sunday, parks and rural highways. Greeted by the first bright holiday in several weeks, the populace was spurred to get out and around yesterday particularly by the opening in many places of the spring and summer sports and outing season. A continuous line of cars drove into the west end extension of Fairview park, bordering Stevens creek and situated in the creek bottoms, upon official opening of the addi- tion. New Road Soft At the end of the day, the freshly spread roadway into the addition, which was rushed to completion last week so it could be opened Sunday, was rutted in places where it was the softest and where bore the heaviest burden of traffic. Park Supt.

Joe Frazier said that traffic was the heaviest between noon and 5:30 p. m. and estimated that 5,000 cars entered the area. Grading work and continued traffic will smooth and pack the road into the extension, he said. Many paused and parked in spacious facilities provided in the new park and got out to wander over trails built by the national park service, which developed the section.

Most of the motorists, however, took a slow turn about the $7,000 WING NEARLY DONE Roof of Addition to Sanatorium to Be Erected Today Construction of a $7.000 addition to the Macon County Tuberculosis sanatorium was nearing completion last weekend with all steel work and concrete beams in place and the outside walls completed. leaving plastering and installation of plumbing fixtures the only major jobs to be completed. The roof will be erected today, The new addition will house lavatory facilities for the east wing of the sanatorium, to bring it up to date with the newer west wing. Free To Tax Payers Dr. D.

O. N. Lindberg pointed out that the sanatorium addition and all other improvements undertaken in the institution throughout the depression and post-depression period were obtained without added expense to taxpayers, whose funds are supporting the sanatorium. A source of income other than tax money, he said, comes from patients who are not residents of Macon county. Only bona fide residents of this county are eligible to receive treatment without charge At present, the sanatorium car ing for the most patients in its his tory, 67.

Dr. Lindberg said that 55 of them are from this county. Included in recent construction operations was the division rooms on the second floor. above the main office, to create more rooms in the infirmary section to care for the increasing number of patients. Willis G.

Moffett Dies of Influenza Willis G. Moffett, 38, bookkeeper for the city street department and son of the late E. R. Moffett, former county treasurer, died at 3:30 p. m.

Sunday in the City Contagion hospital of influenza. He had been ill about three weeks and was taken to the hospital on May 1. He was born in Blue Mound township, July 30, 1898 and came to Decatur 34 years ago when his father was elected county treasurer. E. R.

Moffett was also a deputy in the office for nearly 20 years. He was graduated from Decatur high school in 1917 and attended Browns Business college. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian church. Besides his mother, Mrs. E.

R. Moffett, Decatur, he leaves the following brothers and sister: Ira G. Moffett, Blue Mound: J. B. Moffet, Warrensburg; Mrs.

H. A. Staley, and Edward Raymond and J. Warnick Moffett, both of near Decatur. A brother, W.

T. Moffett, is dead. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday in the Dawson Wikoff funeral home, where friends may call after 4 p.

m. today. Eagles Club Auxiliary Is Granted New Charter Reorganization of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles, Decatur Aerie No. 507, will be completed for the first regular meeting Thursday. Officers of the reorganized club are: Mrs.

Clara, Sebares, past junior madam president; Mrs. Edna Shephard. madam president; Mrs. Onida Stump, madam vice-president; Miss Mary K. Pieck, tary; Mrs.

Marie Howe, treasurer: Mrs. Mabel Robinson, inside guard; Mrs. Bessie Marquis, outside guard, and Mrs. Margaret Salogga, Mrs. Alfleetia Davis and Mrs Nellie Rex, trustees.

WITH THE SICK Robert Foster, of 1156 East Lincoln avenue, who is ill in St. Mary's hospital, is improved and is able to have visitors. YACHT CLUB GIVES SHOW The Fannie Dunker, small catboat of was placed on display on the sidewalk in old Herald building Sunday as members of dore Decatur Yacht club exhibited their what was announced as their first annual "Skipper" Boyd Watts is shown adjoining his son's knife-keeled craft. (Herald-Review OPEN HOUSE IN HOSPITALS Plan Celebration of Florence Nightengale's Anniversary of The two general nospitals the city, Decatur and Macon County and St. Mary's hospitals, will hold open house Wednesday afternoon in observance of National Hospital day, which is celebrated annually on May 12, birthday of Florence Nightengale.

Both Have planned informal programs which will consist of conducted tours through all departments of both institutions. Led Crimean Nurses Florence Nightengale, born in Florence, Italy, in 1820, was immortalized through her work in ganizing and personally leading nursing of the wounded and sick soldiers during the Crimean war. Citizens of communities throughout the nation have been invited to inspect their hospitals on National Hospital day ever since 1921. when the practise was inaugurated. The day has been set aside officially for the celebration proclamations by President Roosevelt and Governor Horner.

At both hospitals, the visiting hours Wednesday will be 1:30 to 4:30 p. m. Guides will be available in both places to direct visitors through departments where they may see demonstrations and explanations of all equipment. These demonstrations are expected to prove more interesting this year than last, since both hospitals have acquired valuable modern equipment. Both have new x-ray machines and have been redecorated during the winter.

a Bert Rogers, Father of Local Woman, Dies Bert Rogers, 65, father of Mrs. Ray S. Bass, 151 North Fairview avenue. died suddenly Sunday in Bloomington where he was in the garage business. He was born near Oconee July 6.

1872, the son of Oscar F. and Mary Jane Rogers. He lived on a farm near Oconee until 1909 when he moved to Bloomington. He was first married to Nora Price in Oconee in 1892. After her death in 1916 he was married to Julia Sandoz in 1932.

whom he leaves. Besides Mrs. Bass he leaves two other children and A sister, Mrs. Melvina Elliott of Decatur. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon in Bloomington and burial will be in Oconee Mound cemetery.

SERVICES IN JAIL Macon county jail inmates asked for favorite songs of their mothers, including "My Mother's Bible." Bye and Bye" and "Rock of Ages" when a Mother's day program was given for them Sunday by Riverside W. C. T. U. Rev.

Nathaniel Van Cleve and Foursquare Gospel members assisted the union. All present sang the requested songs by the jail men. Mrs. Ben Boyd gave a solo and guest singers included: Pauline Duncan, June Barnes, Mary Louise Vaughn and Charline Davis. Mrs.

Evelyn Flynn was pianist. Short talks were given by Everett Flynn and Rev. Charles Rhodes. 500 DEALERS EXPECTED AT GRAIN MEET park and took in what they could of the addition from their windows, waiting to give the place a more thorough inspection at a later date when it isn't so crowded. Tennis Season Opened In another part of Fairview park, the tennis season on the clay courts was opened last weekend.

First play was allowed on the courts Saturday afternoon and they were closed after a hard morning's play Sunday. Several days of rain and only a few of sunshine have not allowed the courts to harden enough yet and players found them somewhat soft vesterday. William Verner, caretaker at the Nelson Park golf course said that 250 golfers thronged the links Sunday, the largest turnout this year. Golfers reported that the greens are somewhat slow and soft, due itlto continued rains, but all noted that the entire course was greener than it had been during several previous seasons of drouth which burned the course. Older persons, those less athletically inclined and lovers of natural beauty strolled through the Nelson park rock garden by the hundreds to see the tulips, now in full bloom.

Picnics, which are getting off to an earlier than usual start, were held in both new and old additions of Fairview park and in Nelson park. BRIGHTBILL TO TALK AT NATIONAL MEET Recreation Officials to Attend Congress in Atlantic City Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Brightbill are leaving Thursday for the East.

Mr. Brigtbill to attend the National Recreation Congress 11 Atlantic City May 17-21 and Mrs. Brightbill to visit her parents in Brooklyn, N. Y. David Pettigrew, dramatic supervisor, and Miss Freda Combs, supervisor of playgrounds, will accompany the head of Decatur's recreation association.

Mr. Brightbill will speak three times. His subjects will be "Recreation Requirements for Modern "Recreation Publicity," and "Making a Permanent System out of an Emergency Brightbill will be with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Frederick K.

Stamm. Rev. Mr. Stamm, who has conducted his own radio hour for several years for a national chain, recently was given the Sunday morning hour formerly conducted by the late S. Parks Cadwho died last summer while mans, Stamms were visiting in Decatur.

Decatur friends heard Rev. Mr. Stamm speak for the second time Sunday on this program. He will continue the series until October at least. Mr.

and Mrs. Brightbill will be back May 23. MRS. SHEEHAN DIES IN HOME Fails to Recover From Illness Following Fall in February Mrs. Charlotte Sheehan.

75. died at 3:30 a. m. Sunday in her home at 1025 North Edward street, following a long illness of complications. She broke her arm in a fall last February and had never fully recovered.

Charlotte Bowman Orr was born in Mattoon, April 15, 1862, the daughter of Ephraim and Marietta Orr. She was first married to John A. McClanahan, in 1878 who died later. There were three children by this marriage, Mrs. Ora Mueller Blair, Mrs.

H. G. Deardorff and Miss Mayme McClanahan all of Decatur. In 1888 she was married to Richard Caldwell Sheehan, who was killed in an accident in 1915. She leaves a daughter, Mrs.

Sylvester Ivens, Decatur, by this marriage. Two Sisters. Brother Besides the four daughters, there are two sisters. Mrs. W.

C. McClanahan and Mrs. Aldena La Brash also one brother, Frank Orr. She leaves three grandchildren. Mrs.

Lenore Mueller Staley, Eugene A. Deardorff, and Leonard J. Deardorff, also three great grandchildren A. E. Staley, III.

Henry Staley, and Mary Lois Deardorff. all of Decatur. Mrs. Sheehan was a member of the First Methodist church. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.

m. Tuesday in the Moran Sons funeral home by Rev. T. B. Lugg.

Burial will be in the Henry mausoleum, Greenwood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p. m. today. ATTEND CHURCH MEET Rev.

and Mrs. G. W. Bonebrake and Rev. and Mrs.

L. A. Whitesell left by automobile Friday for Chambersburg, where they will attend sessions of the general conference of the United Brethren church, which opens today. They went by way of Tennessee and Virginia. Mr.

and Mrs. George H. Bopp left by automobile Saturday to attend the same conference. NESBITT RITES NESBITT RITES Funeral services for Miss Mary A. Nesbitt who died Saturday will be conducted at 2 p.

m. today in the Dawson Wikoff funeral chapel. Burial will be in Garver cemetery. Program Completed for 44th Annual State Convention OPENS TODAY Ann. minor SCOUTS TO GIVE FIRST OF SERIES OF AIR PROGRAMS Boy Scouts of the Decatur area council will give the first of a series of seven broadcasts over a Decatur station from 9:15 to 9:30 p.

m. Thursday. The programs will consist of short talks by leaders of the scout organization and by music and variety numbers. Don Hathorne. cub commissioner, and Albert E.

Hunter, Eagle scout and Millikin university student, are in charge of the broadcast. All scouts interested in providing talent are asked to notify the scout office. The broadcast will be given over station WJBL. GIFTS ASKED FOR CITADEL Seek Advance Donations to Clear Salvation Army Indebtedness The advance gift committee of the Salvation Army campaign to clear the debt from the Citadel at 229 West Main street, has already begun work under the direction of Edgar Allen. E.

E. Joynt of the Millikin National bank has accepted the chairmanship of the special gift committee, and is now selecting members to serve with him in this group. Organization of the business division of the campaign which will solicit 1,000 prospects will be under the direction Eldon Geiger. Six teams of men and three teams of women will have charge of this section of the campaign. The special gift committee will meet for the selection of 150 prospects Friday noon.

Captains who have been appointed for the business division include: L. W. Hurtt, I. A. Wallins, J.

W. Doherty, Miss Mary Carroll, and Mrs. R. W. Car- ter.

Advisory Board in Charge The campaign to raise $20,000 is under supervision of the local Salvation Army advisory board, composed of the following officers and members: Howard A. Krigbaum, president; Edgar Allen, vice-president; W. R. McGaughey, treasurer; Ira Abbott. Raymond Augur, Miss Maude Burrows.

H. F. Carmichael, Jack Cooper. H. Clay Dempsey, Mrs.

G. R. Eshelman, Eldon Geiger, Harold Glessner, Mrs. Geo. W.

Haan William Harris, Herbert Hendricks, George Hoewing, Lindley W. Hurtt, Otto Keil, Mayor Charles E. Lee, Ambrose Moran, Martin E. Morthland, W. Mueller, Frank Myers.

Mrs. Dave Neustadt. Mrs. Penhallegan, I. A.

Wallins and W. H. Wiley. Mayor Heads Speaker Group A speakers committee of which Mayor Charles E. Lee is chairman is being organized and members of this committee will appear on programs of various service clubs and fraternal organizations during the coming fortnight.

advisory board stated Mr. Krigbaum, "that the time has now arrived when this indebtedness should be paid off and interest payments stopped. The transient relief, social service, religious and character building activities now being carried on by the Salvation Army in this building are of inestimable value to this community and with the burden of debt lifted. an even better and more complete program of such activities can be maintained." CUT IN FIGHT Jack Allen, 530 North Broadway, was treated in St. Mary's hospital early Sunday for a cut on the lip following a fight.

Police were called to make investigation, but Allen declined to give any informa'tion. Duane Watts, front of the the Commosailing craft in boat show. the rig of Photo). City's Tars Put on Show of Sailboats Beachcombers club. which summer is known the Com- modore Decatur club had an Sunday of its that was the for Decatur.

of than drew attendance more 250 sailcraft admirers. Announcing the free Fannie Dunker. a catboat owned by one of the youngest club members. Duane Watts. It was placed on the sidewalk outside the Herald building 237 North Main street.

Inside were boats club members, placed on display solely to stimulate interest sailing on Lake Decatur. They were newly painted and polished. and visitors saw display of new nameplates. a Freshly silvered chains, anchors. and barrel buoys were used as decorative barriers.

Along one, wall was a series of plans for boats made for Lake Decatur the four years, and a pictorial story of sailing. Plan Weekly Races Weekly races will be held this summer, and by means of a newly inaugurated handicap system differences in size area will This be equalized. will done by time allowance. A record will be kept of points scored and trophies will be awarded after the final regatta Labor day. The local fleet, which in 1934 consisted of a single boat, has grown to 20 and it forecast that 30 or is more will be on the lake by July 4.

Sizes vary from nine-foot boats with 60 square feet of sail to 20-foot boats with 150 square feet of cloth. Shown Sunday were Duane Watts' 12-foot catboat that carries 70 feet of sail; Boyd Watts' Petrel and a new sister racing sloop not named: Robert Morris' Cadet: The Chip, a catboat owned by Gail 01- sen and Fred Schudel: James S. Patton's Sassy Susie: W. K. Bilby's Susie Too: Popeye owned by Archy Foster and Ed Schultz; and the most colorful of the show.

Mead sailing kyak owned by Walter Geisler. It is red. a slender craft with bright red outrig-1 gers. Mr. Watts' sloop has the largest canvass, 150 square feet in two sails.

Three Under Construction On the second floor visitors found three crafts under construction and unnamed, because there is superstition among sailors that a craft named before completion never will be completed. Malcolm Price showed his sailing dinghy, a wide craft that reminded some visitors of the old nursery dub, three men in a tub; Bob Haupt showed a 20 100. and Jean Riley had another sharpy under construction. An insignia on a prominently displayed sail drew visitors' questions. It is for craft of petrel class, and shows a petrel bird in flight within a circle, all in silhouet.

The design is one made particularly for Decatur Yacht club used by Boyd who explained its origin Sunday. Years ago when sailors went around the south end of Africa past the Cape of Good Hope they saw birds jump from wave crest to wave crest in storms. The sailors named the birds "Little Peter" or "Stormy borrowing from the Bible story of Christ tellling St. Peter to walk on the wa- Five hundred delegates from all parts of the state are expected to attend the 44th annual convention of the Illinois Grain Dealers association, which opens at 10 a. m.

today in Hotel Orlando, Horace Kapp, grain manager of the A. E. Staley Co. and chairman of the convention program committee, said last night. Although the convention will last until Tuesday noon, most of the headline features of the meeting are scheduled in today's sessions.

Reports in Morning Reports will comprise the main items of business on the program this morning; addresses from grain experts will be given this afternoon and the convention banquet, followed by entertainment, will be given tonight. The first two sessions will be held in Hotel Orlando and the night session will be staged in the Masonic temple. Mayor Charles E. Lee' will welcome the grain dealers to Decater after the invocation by Rev. A.

E. Cooper of the First Baptist church opens the convention program. The rest of the program follows: Morning President's address--Charles J. Potter. LaRose Secretary's report--W E.

Culbertson. Delavan. Treasurer's report- Fred E. Verry, Armington. Report of executive committeeA.

C. Koch. Breese. Appointment of committees. Afternoon "The Itinerant S.

Scott. executive vice-president vators. Associated Kansas Southwest City. Country B. 237" -Hon.

Everett R. Peters, St. Joseph. Address--R. B.

Bowden. secreThe Grain and Feed Dealers tary, National association. St. Louis. "The Grasshopper and Insect Menace" -W.

P. Flint, chief entomologist, Illinois Natural History Survey and Illinois Agricultural Experimental station, Urbana. The banquet will be served at 6:30 p. m. and will followed by show in the temple.

Main items of business on Tuesday's session will be a round table discussion. an address, reports and elections of officers and directors. Mary's St. signal hos- Efforts inquest coron- er. cars.

William Hardin Dies In Home of Daughter William Hardin, 76, a retired farmer, died at 6:30 p. m. Sunday in the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Musser. 1289 Sunset avenue.

Death was due to complications. He was born in Kentucky July 12:30 turning following legally. 10, 1860. His wife died 14 years ago. He had been a resident of Decatur for the last 37 years and was a member of the Riverside Baptist church.

He leaves two daughters, Mrs. John Musser and Mrs. Roy Hobson, both of Decatur, and two sons, John D. Hardin of Logansport. and George Hardin of Chicago.

There are four sisters, Miss Jennie Hardin and Miss Pearl Hardin, both of Decatur, Mrs. George Sadler of Macon and Mrs. Alex Walker of Lawton, Okla. There are 10 grandchildren. The body was brought to the Moran Sons funeral home.

Arrangements are incomplete. drinking, T. P. A. Names Delegates To State, National Meet Delegates to the state convention next weekend and to the national convention next month were elected last night when members of the Travelers Protective association met in Decatur.

Delegates to the state convention in Peoria next Friday and Saturday will be E. A. Estes. E. D.

Benson, H. D. Segar, George W. Allen, Roy Mecum, Monte Goade, T. F.

Dwyer. Alternates for the state convention are: A. J. Glynn, J. A.

Zimmer, Lyman, F. Wagner, John Logan, J. B. McConnell, John Tuite. Delegate to the national convention in Savannah, June 14 and 15 will be T.

F. Dwyer. Alternate will be George W. Allen. signed LEAVES FOR TEXAS Mrs.

Catherine, O'Connell, of 434 South Monroe street, has left for Houston, where her grandson, Billy O'Connell, nine, suffered fractures of both arms at a school picnic. ter. The petrel class craft skims the water, and is so named. Visitors arrived as early as 9 a. and came as late as 10 p.

m. Beachcombers found so much interest in their display that they decided last night to have public opening from 7 to 10 p. m. each night this week. The club members will have a mass launching at the lake next Sunday, weather permitting..