Wellington Leader Newspaper Archives
April 11, 1919 Page 1

Wellington Leader (Newspaper) - April 11, 1919, Wellington, Texas Collingsworth APRIL SNOW ICE WINNERS IN DEC LAMATION CONTEST Wind and Cold Weather Visited This Section Tuesday and Wed Wheat Last Tuesday was a bad day from Start to The wind the tain some hail accompanied the and Wednesday just a little snow Some two inches of rain fall J8 reported Wednesday the wind continued and that night a light fiC2e and was that was was hro Last Friday night the auditorium was crowded by people who wanted to hear the Juniors and Seniors con teat for and to represent Wel lingtonat Vcrnon in the District Meet next Friday and In the Junior girls content Annie Howell won first and Pauline Peoples Senior contest Morle Hite Clara Leach and Margaret Campbell I Senior Boys contest Frank Cock trial wus but old vrtuat raisers sUitr that I and Goodnight itVlH come out and make goort wheat i All contestants showed ability as orators and speaks well for the communitys coming talent along Quite a heavy snow was reported on the which interfered with railroad The windstorm over and Oklahoma during that jttttffpd death of about one hundred ant millions of dol lars worth of property WAtt KISK INSURANCE The folowinft information relative to War Risk Insurance authorized by the Secretary of the Wash All regulations con eeralng the conservation of this insur trerr approved by the Secretary and nuch regulations jmJvJdfc for the conversion of all War insurance taken by the sol sailors since the entrance of that Besides th declamation contest United States into the After conversion this inmiHince will be knerwn as the Government Life Insur several numbers of music were given to nrlp such as vocal and i violen and an ukclclc quartet j which brought forth several i HAWKINS SELECTED CHAIRMAN JEWISH RELIEF We wish to call the attention of our people to the great drive that is on to raise funds for the relief of the six million Jews who an starving in the war ridden districts of the Hobby has issued a proclimation ask ing all the people of the state to Wewould be glad that every commun ity in the country would take a cash collection next the for the relief of these people who arc in dire We will ake a collecion at I the Methodist church Sunday night Souaw some examples of the new 0flvernwnt covering 000 of insurance Ordinary life 20 payment Agt itW REVIVAL MEETING GROWS IN INTEREST NUMBER iOMMERGIAL CLUB THE VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN INVESTOI HOME OIL COMPANY WILL TRY TO BLOCK KNIGHTS MOTHER IS DEAD The revival meeting which began at theMethodist church last Sunday under the preaching of Huckabee of Pampa and singing of Kannie of is growing in interest and Rev Huckabee is preaching splendid revival sermons and reaching his The meeting has been on account of inclement Kannie is a good singer and is building up a splendid His solos are extra and he shows excellent ability as a choir Attend the meeting and get the ben efit of the preaching and o THE WOMANS MISSIONARY SOCIETY The Womans Missinery Society met in study class with Hawkins April at the Methodist This was the first lesson in the new Bible and a goodly number were Hawkins prepared a splendid map of the country around which the story is and each gave a brief but very beautiful description of the and the city of Next Monday the lesseon will be the secon During the bus ness meeting the following report were made First VicePresident made an ex NOW ORGANIZED Curry Hired for the Cominfe Year as Secretary of the Much Work to he 20 years 25 Stars County Chairman AT THK BAPTIST CHURCH go well in whvrc pastor ami wife ur doingsome hard preaching and Have day aftr examining the acreag take the train for He wrote had about twentyfive accessions crowds attend the mwt by the stated that it back mother would have to be blocked bettor before he arnve d the any driller would consider a propo1 mght he wired I J sit outlined a that is mother tha fair to cumpanv and thy extended to in the loss by which the re i the dearest friend a person can 31 40 a b vour will be a c Sun The proposition will I be up and for that i reason cverv member should h on i Last night the Wellington Commercial Club completed organi A good crowd of citizens were present after hearing a report on the amount of money raised and number of members voted and got There are many things Wellington needs to but it was decided to start first the paving and sidewalk and committees were pointed to find all about the the manner of and re port at the next regular A deal was cloned this week the present superintend nt of schools to take the po ition of secretary of the Commercial Hub for the ensuing He s to jegin as soon as the school closes first week in In he meantime hewill not neglect hi school but will be studying the situation so he can begin active work when school Curry has been a successful teacher here for marry is known and liked by and probably knows the situation in Wellington better than any other man and the directors feel the Commercial Club is to be upon obtaining the services of a man of Currys abil ity to look after the interests of Wel lington and Collingsworth He will be able to help all jnterests if the people will get behind him and help by Wellington has long weeded a Com mercial established upon a bus iness and now she has Lets all throw away our hammers and get in line to make Wellington and Collingswdrth county the best town and the best county in the Pan Its easier to boost than to OUR MOTHER cellcnt ieport of her work with the junior and senior girls in their respect ive mission The Seniors have missed no regular meeting thif and the only missec one or two The interes and attendance has been alsc the Senior girls made their mission pledge for the year and Jun ior girls made theirs The young ladies have an invitation from Tom DeLaney of Mem phi to come to Memphis Friday and mee with the other auxiliaries of the con besides it pays better in every fcrencc to assist in organizing an an1 nual mission meeting similiar to the Loader believes in the citizen Womans Annual Wo hope Qf tnis community and knows had FORM OP POLICIES fortns of pollcioii which may be for thirtyyear tWrtypaywent Uilrtyycar DANIBL You know the love that made us as and articles of person How firm youth forgets the links of frill years You knowmy but what MORE mothers aife cf 61 ewverted and endowment payable KD HOME and equipment as may be by the Secretary of f i i or the Secretary of the oi i il the and may wear such uniform IMUOV clothing after such discharge providj bared before you seeing Last week U Starkey returned that tne uniformabove referred to j Motjxer of NVho was our dearest h home from France He with and can eating Whfle tell F some into t and he mciudc some distinctive mark or reBpecttvej Mothers of soldiers still to did not get to the the Secretly of War o are lower than front he was able to I hind the that make exceedmgly libto hear hira tell WB experiences or gnia to be by Standing to face their Women of each of you i theWar Department or Navy Depart that hath loane Had providing for cash and extend and further providing the iniwred will paid for life 9 monthly liwfflme Jn the event that he tetatty and permanently 5sisuft and are from Saturday and He he Hoy from Chiliicothe last stayed a few days looking well and saj several pounds in He will be here first ojf next week shop ready for jewelry many friends were glad to sec personnel so dis Or gives for Americas a son to The word Navy includes bear the offtcen and enlisted personnel of Wars yet has striven Guard who have served with j And strives against e iXBvy during the present The provisions of the Act apply to We reverence and in griefs v L 1n f nftVllATI all persons who have served in the States Navy and Marine present proud fashion Find faith through bitterest hour of are provided of the first year the or tfl iJ Vilnt 1 Unnru Avwyi j many friends were glad to sec hfln of pjdn Fifth arrived home hurt restored to the govj She will arise VftHsVu 1S8UU I i1t J Aftir that as many us can will Second VicePresident reported j twelve members in her study with six extra copies of the book on hand for those who cars to take the The Third VicePresident made an excellent report of her work among the poor of our and states that she still has other garments for dis She also has the social larger plans for real social service service department and is making work in the Leach was elected to the department of supplies to relieve Hugh Black of too much Work and those in need and sick may phone her at 208 and she can serve you Auxiliary treasurer was absent but sent her that had had been sent off for dues and on pledge for the Reording Secretary made a fine re port which include all the work of the various departments for the Social Treasurer reported in there are fewer knockers here than in any place in the therefore believe that we may expect good and lasting results through the efforts of the Commercial Let every man who signed up b on hand next Tuesday night and let every man who hasnt signed b on hand ready to sign that All aboard for boosterville within convereJon Fifth arrived home an stated in that he would be looking well and hafi interesting things to tell Ihe war Bill so arrived home i cf thw was another x itoglneerg who lately from yrancfc of Brown of enlisted at Port Worth July went with the to arrived hotne the ftnrtuof the His many friends are glad to Wm Tho welcomftg helped make the Huns the to the govi She will arise d5gcharge the S0me ones boy thfa in a dug and given Loot at the front one night and Voice Agent reports 40 members RAINBOW HEROES ENTRAIN FOR HOME IN AMERICA April Rainbow Division started Saturday on its trip There was no mixup in the Every thing went as easy as pie and with plenty f time to Rainbow headquarters and a few small unit entrained Saturday and the One Hundred and which was the old Sixtyninth New followed this The other organizations are scheduled to follow at the rate of a day to ward that It be in the THE STORV OF there I niSCHAROKO SOLDIERS MAV Apirfl onoraWy from w taking Lowery has charge of the There probably was less military nursery on in The society made their mission pledge for the year making i t T ward of the First leaving k atmosphere around the start Germany than awund anything else ii has Both officers and seemed to let with the wrrw rut A POLtCeMAM with the two societies a total F5 P s fr alternate delegate m nmrtWft trine wasset at j society April 1828 PRESS KBP05TER JUNIOR LEifitJE PBOGBAM April Gods I Little Apostles Prayer closing with Leader Riehawte is amputate Ms I Vlfal