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VOLUME V.
FLORA, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY,  JUNE 7,  1917
NUMBER 37
FLORA'S GENEROUS SUBSCRIPTION
Over $300 Raised for   Nattoon and Charleston
Flora raised by private subscription within twenty-four hours last week «308 for the Mattoon and Charleston cyclone sufferers.
W, D, Scudamore, President of the Commercial Club, at once volunteer'd Ills services and expenses, and with the money In hand carried It equally to the proper authorities In Mattoon and Charleston, where It was receipted for.
Mr, A, A, Adams headed the list and circulated the petition.
The Flora Seed & Milling Co, was the most generous giver.
Refistration Day
Registration day passed off In Clay County without a bit of friction.
A total of i;i50 young raen regis¬ tered.
By townships the register was as follows:
Xenla, 62; Clay City, 98; Hoosler, 85; Larkinsburg, ia>, Pixiey No, 1, 60; PIxley No, 2, 45; Songer, 77 ; Lou¬ lsvliie No, I, 64 ; Loulsvliie No. 2, 79; Bible Grove 78: Oskaloosa 74 ; Stan¬ ford 93; Blalr 89; Harter No, 1, 166 : Harter No, 2, 188,
Over 10,000,000 young men of fight¬ ing age registered in the United States, and that Is A^ierlca's deflant response to Kaiser Bill's arrogant challenge of Prussian autocracy. The response was rapid and willing throughout every state.
day, Afler congratulations, dainty refreshments of brides cake and pink Ices were served. The young couple were the recipients of useful gifts of cut-glass, sliver, linen, etc. They were greatly surprised late In the evening when a number of Flora teachers and friends drove out and showered them with rice.
Mr. and Mrs, White are both successful Clay County teachers, Mr. Wlilte will continue the profession. Everything seems propitious for a prosperous journey through  life.
Lamp-White Nuptials
At the home of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Lamp, northeast of Flora, occurred the marriage of their daughter Irene, to Mr. Sylvanus White, June 4, 1917, eight P. M. on the bride's 24th blrth- -day, In the presence of near relatives. Miss Gladys Hyndman played the wedding march. The ring ceremony was used by Rev. Albrecht, of Fair- Held, In an Impressive manner. The lirlde was charming in a filmy frock of white, with satin sash fall¬ ing to the hem. She carried white roses. "Bie groom wore conventional black. They were attended by Miss Lottie Wlilte, sister of the groom as maid of honor, and Victor Theo¬ bald, nephew of the bride, best man. The rooms were a perfect bower of pink andwhlte June roses, garlands and masses of them, the offerings of many scliixii-children, to make sweet and    of    remembrance     her  bridal
Orchard City College Gradudates
Twenty-seven young ladles and gentlemen of tlie Senior Class, having faithfully pursued the prescribed Course of Study and proved their ex¬ cellence of attainment, were declared Graduate Stenographers and Typists on last Friday, June 1st, at the Orchard City College,
The   following  list  comprises   the names of the graduating class: Roberto, Dykins, Flora, Illinois. Naomi McKlnney, Clay City, 111. Myrtle Slierldan, Mount Vernon, 111. Ruby Kneff, Flora, Illinois,
Vernlce Kitley,      " "
Fay Keith, " "
Archie McCaully,   " "
Edna Pearce, " "
Arthur Collins,       " "
Mabel Shrlner,        " "
Clifford Cammon, LoulsvlUe, 111. Catherine HIU,    Flora, Illinois. Ivan H, High, " "
Helen Helms, '' "
Leo Burns, " "
Myrtle Pierson,       " "
Clara J, Davis, " •'
Pat H. Burns,        " "
Irma Day, " "
Katherlne Davis,   " "
Pauline Martin, Olney, Illinois. Grace L, Leathers, Xenla,  Illinois. Ira E, Theobald, Louisville, III, Mary E, Weber, Olney, Illinois, Frank D, Chaney, Flora, Illinois. Mary F. McNamara, Olney, Illinois. Mae Sands, Shelbyvllle, Illinois, On Wednesday morning, Lowell M. Greenlaw, who for twelve years was a teacher In the college, made a very In¬ teresting  talk  before the students, and at the close of his   remarks,  he was heartily applauded.
The school-year just closed has been exceedingly pleasant and satisfactory. A tine number of students have al¬ ready reported for the September opening, and there Is every prospect that the school will have a greatly Increased attendance.
A WONDERFUL WOMAN
Pioneer Leader and an Active Worker in Nost of the Reforms That Have Come to Our State the Past Thirty Years.
Mrs. Kepley, of Effingham, Now
Seeks a Chair in the State
University
Miss Myrtle Sheridan, of Ellzabeth¬ town, 111,, who graduated last week at the Greenlaw Business College In this city, has accepted a position as a stenographer and bookkeeper with a large St. Louis flrm. She departed for that city last Tliursday.
PEOPLE
who have the price and desire to
  buy hardware do not   have   to
chloroform me and stuff orders in my pocket. Be¬ cause I know business goes to those who go after it." "NO GO—NO GET." The only thing that exists be¬ tween the customer and the dealer who doesn't ad¬ vertise is distance and plenty of it.
"Canning Season" is on
I have a complete line of
Glass Fruit Jars, Tin Cans, Jar )s and Rubbers
C&ps
also the "WEAR EVER" Alumni, or GENUINE DELFT BERLIN STEW KETTLES, best ware on earth—all go to assist you in putting away the EATS for this winter.
When a man is old enough to know better he is usually too old to do better, so "START SOME¬ THING NOW,"
Open an account with
Bowman's Hardware Store
Flora, Illinois
BOTH PHONES       ¦ FREE DELIVERY
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While in Efflngham a few days ago we met Mrs, Ada H. Kepley, With¬ out much preliminary speech—for Mrs, Kepley Is always frank and straight-forward—she Informed us she was seeking tlie founding of a new Chair at the Cnlverslty of Illinois— the Clialr of Christian Philosophy and Psychology, and the Demonstration of Religion—and that she wanted Governor Lowden to recommend her to the University Board as the teacher.
The Record knows no reason why this Chair should not be created, and If created, why Mrs. Kepley should not be placed at Its head, Tliere seems to be a great need for some such department as Is here suggested In our universities, and It Is certal some demand along these lines/(5f thought will be made soon, Man.iias a spiritual as well as a physical nature, and It Is only Htting that his spiritual side should be given some attention while he Is preparing him¬ self forthe great battle of life.
Furthermore, In our judgment, there Is no Individual In the State of Illinois better fltted by nature and education for an Instructor In such a department as Is here referred to than Mrs, Kepley. Tlietask, of course, would not be an easy one. The varied creeds of our people make It seem dif¬ ficult: but the philosophy of Christian¬ ity underlies all creeds and all re¬ ligions, and as this philosophy would be taught by Mrs, Kepley creedlsms would Interfere with none. She pos¬ sesses the clearest knowledge of Clirlstlan philosophy and psychology, and having been a successful Instructor of youth all her busy life, she knows how to Impart It, We hope the Gov¬ ernor will give ear to her appeal, and Ills influence may be exerted to the end that this new Chair may be added to our University, and that this wonderful woman may be selected as Its flrst occupant.
We have known Mrs, Kepley for over forty years. We remember her as a young woman, one of the three Mizer sisters, of the then new town of Etflngham, We remember her, with other young and enterprising spirits, as an organizer of the flrsl dramatic company the town ever had, and we remember tlie keen happiness we felt a$ a boy in the audience when she appeared night after night at old "Concordia HaH" In such plays of the period as "Ten Nights In a Bar¬ room" and "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Af¬ terward she married, and later on she graduated aa the first woman lawyer of the State of Illinois. For eleven years she was the editor and pub¬ lisher of the "Krlend of Home," a paper devoted to the prohibition of tlie llc|uor traffic. Through her in¬ fluence Capt, Ed, Harlan of Clark County Introduced tiie bill in tlie Illi¬ nois State Senate tliut now gives tiie women of tills state the right to en¬ ter the learned professions. In IH'Hi- 97 Mrs, Kepley engineered the bill, backed by a petition of 4i,(Mjo names — the first petition of the kind to go to tlie* legislature—asking for an aihendment to the constitution that women might be given the full ballot. During this time she was teaching from 3000 to 4000 cliildren and con¬ ducting temperance medal contests throughout all this section of the stale. She organized the Ertlngliain Counly Old Settlers AssiK'lation, and destroyed Its bad system of keeping tlie poor, Slie is an honorary mem¬ ber of the State Bar Association, She belongs to the Eastern Star, llie Daughters ofthe Revolution, and the Rebekahs, She Is a memlier of the State Central Committee of the Suf¬ frage Amendment Alliance of Illi¬ nois. As a teaciier slie Is simple, clear and direct. She holds Interest because she presents ideas, believes in them, and Is enthuslaslic. In re¬ ligion she is liljeral, and iti life siie Is cosmopolitan. Summing up tills woman's career, much of which lias been given to personal endeavor to make of our land a land of temper¬ ance and sobriety, she was broad enough, liberal, enougli and clear¬ headed enough when she went to the
polls last fall to vote for Hughes, be¬ cause slie knew Hughes or Wilson would be elected, and she believed the destinies of the Western world would be safer In the liands of a lawyer und trained jurist.
As we have tried to say In the fore¬ going It will bring pleasure and joy to the hearts of tliousands of men, women andchildren In Southern Illi¬ nois If Gov, Lowden can see his way clear to llie founding of this Chair In our State University and placing therein this eminent woman.
Aluminum Shower for
niss Irene Lamp
At the home of Mrs. N. E. Prince Thursday afternoon. May 31st., Miss Dantzelle Dillman entertained In Iionor of Miss Lamp, who liecame the bride of Mr. S. C. Wlilte last Monday evening. The atTair was a complete surprise for Miss Lamp. The guests were the lady teachers of tiie Public Schools; Mrs. Prince and Mrs. Henry Theobald, Misses Edith Lamp, Marie Keith and Juanlta Prince. Many useful articles for kitchen use of aluminum ware were received, and tlie bride-elect unwrapped the various bulky parcels amid great fun and general hilarity. The guests liusled themselves hemming tea-towels for the new house-wife. Mrs. Prince and Mjiii   IHIIiiiiiii   iienreil    ji   delicious
uncheon, and a delightful  af{eT was enjoyed.
SEXTION FACTORY BUILD¬ ING NEARING COMPLETION
First Installment Now Due
A statement received by the Trustees, representing the Com¬ mercial Club, from llie Sexton Manu¬ facturing Company, this week, shows that the factory has now been In operation six months, and that the amount of the pay-roll for the six montlis period, November ',25, 1916, to May 26tli, 1917, aggregated ll0,;t(W,O6, and that there Is now due from the subscribers ten per cent of that amount of $1030.80,
The Trustees, C, E, Hemphill and H. C, Cliartin, are notifying the sub¬ scribers to make settlement of the flrst Installment on or before June 15th next. In order that tlie Com¬ mercial Club may promptly meet It's obligation as per agreement, and a quick and ready response upon the part of the business and Individuals of the city Is expected.
The Sexlon Manufacturing Com¬ pany has succeeded both Its own estimates and that of our citizens In the first six months operations, and at thei present rale of payrolls, will earn the bonus much faster than was anticipated. Their large modern two- story fire-proof factory building is nearing completion, and we may con¬ Hdently except the next six montlis operations to be much greater, as their facilities Ifclll be so largely in¬ creased,
Tliose subscrlliers wlio are In posi¬ tion to advance payments ahead of the tlrae agreed upon and to pay more than une Installment at this time will uuuler a favor on all uoncerued by doing so.
We suggest lliat In line wllh the future best Interest of our cily and community there be tiie iieartiest re¬ sponse and co-operation upon the part of all citizens wiio have pledged Iheir support Insecurlitg this valuable In¬ dustry,
Young Nen uft for the West
Oscar Brls,senden, Leslie Voung, Evertt Pearce, Dyke DlUman and Glenn Hancook left Tuesday for Colo¬ rado, wliere tiiey have work on the Bruce Eaton ranch for the summer,
Mrs, Eat'in was Miss Martha Finch before her marriage to Mr, Eaton, a wealthy stockman and rancher ngar Greeley, Colo,
Amusements
The Opeia Ihui.se Is a place where (juality meets—the entertained and the entertainiHenl,
Prove It this week by ,s«eiiig 'Lllierty "and two otlier .screen stories, tlie four comedies Saturday, tlie won¬ der serial and Lonesome Luke com¬ edy, Blanch Sweet in "PubllcOplnlon," Holbrook Blinn in "I'rlde," and Owen Moore (Mary Pickford's hus¬ band)   and    Marguerite   Courlol    in
Rolling Stones"
See details in program and display ad on liK'al   page.
Mrs. Cliarles Scudamore, of St, Louis, was visiting Flora friemis Tuesday of this week.
COMMENCEMENT DAY
Fifth Annual Commencement of
the Harter-Stanford Township
High Schools
The Fifth Annual Commencement exercises of llartfir-Stanford Tp. HlgliSchcKil were held In the audi¬ torium of the High ScluKil Building In tills city last Friday evening, June 1st.
The large room was Hlled by an ad¬ miring crowd of relatives and friends of the class of 1917.
The music was furnished by the High School Orchestra, with Miss Meta Fliick, director.
Tlie class, arrayed In caps and gowns, marched down the center aisle of the auditorium and took their places on the rostrum, where twenty chairs had been placed for them. Nineteen were occupied. The twen¬ tieth clialr was empty, and was draped In the National colors, mute and glorious evidence that one, Paul Terry, had enlisted In the United States Navy, He Is now on a U, S, Receiving Ship In Puget Sound,
Thomas Patton, President of the Schixil Bourd, Introduced the Hon, Thos, S, Williams, our representative "ir"een)fre.ss, who delivered the ad¬ dress ofni«.,^enlng, Kr, Williams' theme was "Lo5>Hy,"andas(lellvered compelled serlous''»e;nectlon. Ills statements regarding tli9-«;au,ses lead¬ ing up to tlie present uptlM^al In Europe and the duty of Ainft