Southern Illinois Record

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FLORA. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. MAY 29. 1919
NUMBER 36
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YOU ARE EXPECTED IN FLORA
July 2nd, 3rd and 4th
To attend our Big THREE DAYS' FREE CELEBRATION. There will be lots of big eats, Music, Base Ball Games, Athletic Events and many other features to make it a pleasant and profitable three days. Also every soldier in Clay county will be here and many from adjoining counties. Make no other arrangements because your name is already in the pot.
Commencement Program
INVOCATION
Venoms ^ (b) Queen of Light Smart
Address—The enlarging Scope  of the School; Professor  R. E.   Hieronymus, Community   Adviser of Uni¬ versity of Illinois.
Quartette, Hawley
" A Song of Seasons "
Girls' Chorus, Faeris
"Moonlight   Song"
Presentation of Diplomas, W. A. Karr
President of the Board of Edu¬ cation
BENEDICTION
Senior-Junior    Banquet. School Events
Other
The Junior banquet to the Seniors of ttie II-S.T. nigh School was a bril¬ liant alTalr last Wednesday night at the high school gym room. The ad¬ dress of welcome was given by Lloyd Gould, of the Juniors, and the re¬ sponse was by Don Coggan. The room was decorated with tlie class colors of tjie Seniors—red and white. The banquet was served in ttiree courses, interspersed wttti snappy toasts and roasts by members of the classes. The members of the cooking class and their teacher, Kiss Seed, prepared tlie menu, and served In ex¬ cellent .style. A real fraternity spirit prevailed. •
A delightful event of la.st Friday was the 12:00 o'clock dinner served by tlie memtiers of the cooking class tn the dining room at the litgli school to the members of the High School Hoard of Directors and their wives and Professor and Mrs. F. W. Cox. All enjoyed the eats, and the charm¬ ing hospitality of ttie class and their teaciier.
Illinois Senate Passes Search and SeiHm Bill
Good for You, Tom
Interviewed a few days ago by a representative of the Chicago ¦Tribune, Hon. T. S. Williams of this, the 24th district, said: "I Introduced a bill today for the repeal of the day¬ light saving law, which Is one of the chief things people of Southern Illl- fiols want. My constituents are for amendment of Immigration laws to provide for the deportation of un- ¦deslrable aliens. Tlie people of Southern Illinois believe In the old- fashioned policy of minding your own business, and lience are opposed to ttie league of nations as now drawn."
Mr. Williams has also Introduced a special bill authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to tliis city (Flora,) one of the cannon or Held pieces ciuiUired from the German army by 11 If American forces, the same to be v. : up tn ttie City Park and matn- t.uoed tliere permanently.
Her 79th Birthday
^Irs. Thomas H. Lowrey celebrated
h.r seventy-ninth birthday last Satur-
tlay.    Mrs. Lowrey came  to   Flora a
bride In IfMV), and has lived to see the
city grow   from   a   village  of twenty
houses and one or two shade  trees  to
our present olty   of   WOO population
witli lt.«   wealth   of  lieautiful  shade.
.^hf has alaobe«n permitted tosee the
t-ri^'tlon    of    two   lirlcV   Mettiodtst
r-h buildings since attending s«r-
' In the little m-IiooI house on  the