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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
4
Basso profondo and dramatic reader Edward Brigham will perform at the school auditorium Friday evening at 8 20 under S L A auspices. He delighted audiences two years ago and is expected to draw a good crowd. To avoid conflicts with a Bible Conference the church program starts at 7 15 and the school program at 8 30.
The Bible Conference and Sunday School Institute are held this week in local churches. Dr F Robertson of Morrilton leads the Bible lectures, with Rev Clem By as director of Sunday School Institute work. Meetings are daily at 9 00 AM at the Methodist church 4 30 PM at the Baptist church and 7 20 PM at the Presbyterian church. All are invited.
The Political Equality League urges members to attend the National American Woman Suffrage Association led Suffrage School in Little Rock March 5 to 7 at the Hotel Marion. Enrollment is free on application, with a small session fee for visitors, and guidance available from Mrs Clarence Rose.
The February meeting of the S I A gathered members around a long table to review the treasurer’s report and discuss school ground apparatus and the upcoming April business meeting. Absent members and mothers’ lack of interest were noted, urging renewed effort to build a stronger Southeast Arkansas organization for every child’s benefit.
The Epworth League outlines a next Sunday program led by Mary Elizabeth Edwards with a scripture lesson and a service featuring Ruth Evans, Adaline Johnson, Mamie Mercer and others. The program includes a piano solo, a poem, open discussion, a reading, a special collection, and a benediction. It lists the Hospital and Prison work by Bessie Mercer and the System prayer, plus the Corn Bird Improvement Association social and library service.
Last Thursday night a large crowd attended the Young Men's Club dance at Dermott Hotel Parlors. Prince McCoy's Orchestra from Greenville played lively music as visitors from Southeast Arkansas mingled with local members. A Monday call meeting discussed forming a Public Speaking or Self Betterment auxiliary club, with plans for selective membership and a dancing teacher from Memphis to assist. Regular meeting set for 8:30 PM with non members invited.
Word reached here that the railway depot at Gallion 52 miles south was burned early yesterday morning, destroying the building and its contents.
A fragmentary item notes discussion of art’s waning in private homes as society shifts to apartments and museums. It references George Moore quoted by John L Balderston, along with various local notices and obituaries found in the Dermott area, including Miss Dorcas Bailey’s death and funeral details.
A Russian scholar’s textbook misstates Louis XVI as a peaceful king who died in Paris by hemorrhage. It claims Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces conquered Europe, then Napoleon is branded plotting against rulers and exiled to St Helena, with Russia’s emperor assisting.
Chinese manufacturers are revived as higher prices enable a sounder business model and large shipments head to the United Kingdom. In Japan, before mineral dyes, many vegetable varieties existed but rarely proved fast. now market forces suggest a renewed use of older dyes as production costs and supply align.
A contemplation of Baron Munchausen, portrayed as Poland Germany based, noted for a mythic and colorful life misattributed to him. The real baron’s kindness contrasts with the notorious legends penned in print around 1785, with Raspe suspected as author.
In a Boston address Prof Herbert J Flower argues for youth viewpoint in eugenics. He cites a dialogue about a girl and her mother to illustrate perceptions of beauty pedigree and eligibility shaping social judgments.
Mrs. S. E. Bailey expresses gratitude to the people of Dermott Arkansas and the students and teachers of the Baptist Academy for acts of kindness to her daughter Dorcas during illness and for tokens of sympathy after her bereavement. Dermott, Ark., Feb. 28, 1917.
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