Sylacauga Advance – 8 October 1924

Sylacauga Advance
8 October 1924

Mrs. E.L. Jordan of Birmingham Dies

Mrs. E.L. Jordan, mother of Mr. J.E. Jordan, age 76, died at her home Sunday morning after an illness of only a week.

Mrs. Jordan was one of Birmingham’s best known and most respected women, and for 20 years had been a resident of that city. She was a member of the First Methodist Church, and a devout worker for its cause. Mrs. Jordan is survived by fiur sons and four daughters:
J.E. Jordan, of this city Headley Jordan, Birmingham; Charles ordan, Memphis; Tom Jordan, Nashville; Mrs. R.W. Lullin, Charlotte, N.C.; Mrs. J.L. Burnett and Mrs. George Archer, both of Birmingham.

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Fourteen Pay Fines For Violating Game Laws

Monday morning Inferior Judge, E.N. West’s office was kept busy when Chief Game Warden, Ted Cottrell, prosecuted eleven violators of the Game and fish law. All eleven were found guilty and given the lowest fine of $16.25 each.

Most of these cases were for oppossum hunting, with the exception of two or three for shooting quail and squirrels.

Saturday, J.B. Persons had three cases tried, and each of these were given the same fine of $16.25.

Four of the cases were against white men, while ten were against negroes.

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Child Cremated

Five Year Old Negro Burns with “Father’s Home At Goodwater

Goodwater, Ala., Oct. 7 — A five year old child of Will Moon, a negro resident of Goodwater, lost its life when the Moon home burned early Monday night.

The family had retired and was all asleep when awakened by the flames, which had already enveloped the house. In the confusion, the second of the three children was not awakened, a fact that was not discovered until the child’s screams attracted attention. It was then too late to attempt a rescue.

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Exchange Club Elects Officers

Dr. French H. Craddock To Head Club For the Next Quarter

The Sylacauga Exchange Club held its regular weekly meeting at Beverly Hall Tuesday evening at 6:15 o’clock. After the luncheon the proposition of sending an exhibit to the Southern Exposition at New York, was taken up and discussed. After the discussion the Club decided that it would be unwise for the Club to attempt sending this exhibit as the cost would be too much.

This being time for the electing of officers, for the next quarter, the rules were suspended and the following officers elected:

President, Dr. French H. Craddock
First Vice-President, E.S. Smith.
Second Vice-President, Jos. J. McDonald.
Third Vice-President, R.St.John.
Board of Directors, J.F. Mitchell, T.M. Roberts, A.H. Newman.

The club also discussed the advisability of as many members as possible attending the community fairs at Laniers, Munford, and Winterboro as possible. And later a motion was passed that the club susend their meeting next week and as many as possible attend the fair at Winterboro Friday in a body, and that badges be printed for those attending to wear.

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Parent-Teachers Association

The Parent-Teacher’s Association of the Public School will eet on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 9th at 2:30 o’clock. This change from Oct. 16th was made on account of conflicting with the fair.

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Six O’clock Dinner

Mrs. W.A. Moody was hostess Saturday evening of last week at a lovely dinner in honor of Misses Chloe Little and Linda Pace, of Birmingham. Mrs. Sam Sheppard of Coal Valley and Mrs. R.S. Hunt.

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To Observe Holiday

All business houses in the city which are operated by those of the Jewish faith, will be closed Wednesday, Oct. 8th, in observance of Yomkippur, the Day of Atonement.
These business houses will be reopened Thursday morning.

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United Daughters of Confedracy

The open meeting of the John Piney Oden Chapter U.D.C. was held at the home of Mrs. D.A. Parker, Tuesday afternoon. Twenty members answered to roll call.

The President, Mrs. D.A. Parker, ask the cooperation of the chapter in making this one of the best years in the history of the chapter.

After the business, little Mary Virginia White entertained the guest with a reading, and Mrs. Pruett a piano solo.

The following hostesses served a beautiful salad course; Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Hurt, Mrs. Veazey, Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Ogletree and Mrs. McQueen.

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Sylacauga Music Study Club

Wednesday afternoon, the Music Club was delightfully entertained at the home of Mrs. W.H. Boozer.

The following program was rendered: Paper, Beginning of American Music – Mrs. L.M. Veazy. Sextet, “Summer Night” – Mesdames Porch, Waites, Vardaman, R. Williams, Pruett and Miss Jocelyn Lane. Piano, “To A Wild Rose” – Miss Christa Davis. Reading, mrs. Clare Crawford. Solo, Mrs. J.C. Waites. Violin, “Last Rose of Summer” – Mrs. R. Williams. Piano duet, Mrs. Porch and Mrs. Pitts.

After the program, Mesdames Wallace, J.W. Brown, Jr., H. Goldberg and Mrs. Boozer, hostesses for the afternoon, served refreshments.

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The Marble City Study Club’s Silver Anniversay

Mrs. J.W. McLeod will be hostess to the Marble City Study Club October the eight, this being the first meeting of the new club year.

The study is based on the Mentor Magazine, dealing with Literature, History, Science Art and Music of today.

The Silver Anniversary of the club will be celebrated in February, twenty-five steadily progressive years have passed since organization. The club was founded by Mrs. J.H. Lane and Mrs. W.H.Boozer, the efficient president for this year is serving her second term.

The new members added to the active roll are Mrs. Leonard Smith and Mrs. Ralph Johnston. The mothers of Messers Smith and Johnston worked for years for civic, educational and artistic improvement n our town and communty and it is indeed a pleasure and an inspiration to have these new members join hands with us to continue the work so well begun.
“Lives of great men all remind us,
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing leave behind us,
Footprints on the sands of time.”

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Children’s Week To Be Observed By Methodist

The First Methodist Sunday school is to observe Childrens Week, Oct. 5th to 12th. Rally Day, Sunday, Oct. 12th.

The observance of Children’s Week in the First Methodist Sunday School will begin today with visiting in the home of every Elementary pupil by the teacher. The visiting will be finished by Wednesday evening when the special Parent’s meeting will be held at the church. Every parent is urged to be present at this timeand derive much benefit from the following program:
Music
Hymn – “Loor Divivne” (sic)
Prayer
Male Quartette (sic)
Home Atmosphere – Miss Mary Skinner
Hymn
Solo – Mrs. Waites
Reading – Mrs. Vardaman
“Forward Step” – Mrs. C.W. Hammett
Hymn
Rally Day – Sunday, Oct. 12th

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Business and Professional Womens Club

The Business and Professional Womens Club presented the “Old Maids Convention” at the High School auditorium Thursday night to a large audience. Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy it.

Music was furnished by the “Red Hot Serenaders” special musical numbers by Miss Rebecca Byrd, vocal numbers by the following: Mr. Charlie Davis accompanied by Miss Rebecca Byrd; Miss Kathleen Hillman accompanied by Mrs. Charles Davis; Little Ann Hammett, accompanied by Miss Rebecca Byrd.

The cast for the play were Mrs. J.V. Haralson(?), Mrs. Ernest D’Olive, Mrs. O.J. Steward, Miss Cora Carter, Miss Louise Stockton, Miss Laura Payne, Mrs. Franklin Finch of Gantts Quarry, Mrs. Marion Coker, Miss Naomi McKibbon, Mrs. Etta Foster, Miss Eloise Danlutti of Gantts Quarry, Miss Velma Munroe, Miss Beatrice McDowell, Miss Litia Smith of Gantts Quarry, Miss Dixie Ree(?) McKinnon, Miss Willie Wood, Miss Roby Adcock, Miss Ruth Ho___ and Miss Annie Baird.

The club realized something over one hundred dollars from this entertainment. They wish to take this opportunity to thank the public for their most generous patronage also to thank Mr. S.P. McDonald, who kindly arranged for them to use the High School auditorium, and to Mrs. Charlie Davis and Miss Kathleen Hillman who cheerfully helped them out, they feel very grateful indeed, and to the Red Hot Serenaders, they can’t find words to express their appreciation, their splendid music adds pep and pleasure to anything.

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Society

Plans Maturing For District Meeting

Plans are rapidly maturing for the tenth annual session of the second district federated clubs of Alabama which will take place in Anniston on October the eighth and ninth. The place for the gathering in the city has not yet been decided upon but it is expected that the high school auditorium on Leighton Avenue will be used.

The program will be one which should interest all club women and the public will be invited to the open session which is the night program at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Bal Taylor, president of the Alabama Federation of Women’s clubs will speak, also Prof. Carmichael of Montevallo.

There will be an invocation by a local minister, a piano number by Mrs. Luther Liles of the Euterpean club of Anniston, greetings from the district manager, Miss Iva Cook; the history of the gavel, by Mrs. Will Orr of Oxford, a vocal number by Mrs. Trotter Jones, of Talladega and a violin nunber by Mrs. Samuel Pelham accompanied by Mrs. Duke Logan, both of Anniston. Miss Carrie McClure Knox, will give sevral readings from Howard Weeden’s “Bandana Ballads.”

The welcome address will be given by Miss Eleanor Stillwell of the Wednesday Study club of Anniston and the response by Mrs. J.J. Taylor of the Culture club of Jasper. The evening session will be followed by a reception at which all local club members and delegates will be present. An automobile ride over the city will be arranged for the delegates on Wednesday afternoon following the registration at the Alabama hotel at 2:30 o’clock.

All delegates will be entertained by the hostess club at the Alabama hotel, which will be headquarters. The following Anniston clubs are members ofthe state federation: Book club, Euterpean club, Book Lovers club, Chautauqua Reading Circle, Wednesday Study club, Business and Professional Woman’s Club. Club with a membership of twenty-five will be entitled to one delegate and more than twenty five, two delegates.

The following Clubs make up the second district and will send representatives to the October meeting: Kappa Kappa club, Leeds; Business and Professional Women’s Club, Anniston; Wednesday Study club, Anniston; Book Lovers Club, Anniston; Chautauqua Reading Circle, Anniston; American Study Circle, America; Book club, Anniston; Civic Improvement club, Bessemer, Culture club, Bessemer; Minerva club, Bessemer; Writers club, Bessemer; Ladies Book club, Childersburg; Progressive club, Fayette; Literary Circle, Guntersville. Heflin Civic, Heflin; Woman’s Culture club, Jasper; Draper’s Self Culture club, Oneonta; Europa club, Oxford; Marble City Club, Sylacauga; Wise and Otherwise, Sylacauga; Matrons Study club, Sylacauga; Argus club, Talladega; Inter Se club, Talladega; Fornightly club, Woodward; Quest club, Bessemer, and Modern Study club, Boaz.

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Local News of Sylacauga

John Milton Hightower spent the week end in Birmingham.

C.B. Porter of Talladega Springs visited friends in the city Tuesday.

Mrs. French Craddock, is visiting in Birmingham.

E.D. Lanford, has returned from a business trip to Biringham.

J.L. Shaw, was transacting business in the city Tuesday.

R.O. Snider, of Rockford was a business visitor in the city Friday.

J.R. Waldrop, of Hanover, was attending business in the city Tuesday.

B.F. Grimes of Stewartville, was a business visitor in the city Tuesday.

J.B. Hoisley, of Route 3, was attending business in town Tuesday.

Misses Evelyn and Tessie Williams spent the week end in Birmingham.

Dr. J.M. Davis is attending the Dental Association in Atlanta this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fallman, of Birmingham are the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Rozelle.

Mrs. Geo. W. Phillips, of Ridgely, Tenn. is the guest of her sister, Miss Zula Crumpler.

Misses Mary Mathews, Zilda Evans, and Willie Lee Holmes left Monday for Nashville, Tenn. where they will enter training.

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Carter, of Gantts Quarry, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. F.H. ____on, in Atlanta, Ga.

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Opens New Filling Station And Garage

J.C. Cornett and FC. Watson have opened anew filling station and garage in the Hightower building on Norton Avenue, just across the L&N railroad tracks.

Messrs. Cornett & Watson will carry a complete line of accessories nd have a well equipped garage in connection with its business.

See their display ad in another section of this weeks Advance.