Till: ALLIANCE 1 1 KHALI), Fill DAY, MAY 10.
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0:nr.h;i newspapers .announce the
fiict thnt Miss KKie Simpson, !:mjrh
lor oi Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Simpson
of this rily, will . lo one of the per
formers in the "I'.hie and Gold Hcvuo,"
I which will be piosented at tho Pnm
Uh'is theater Saturday cvcninjr, May
' 27, under tho auspices of the onui:a
'chapter, Order of De Molay. Sh? will
irtpri-f th rolf of "I. a S-'cnfi-inn,"
an Italian folk dancer, and will np-
, bl.tl i.i li, e lU.lHIIUtl loslumo 01 tti.lt
I countrv. Miss Simpson is a pupil of
The annual alumni l,anuet was held The members of Miss Alta Youngs "'"ivSJVaTnVn?1
at the Palm Room of the Alliance Sunday school class entertained in her X Xe"i" ir -kin her h.m'o
hotel, this including the senior class of honor Thursday evening at the home . m'lk'ng ner non,-
the hiph school, who on this occasion of Eugenia Iainp, one of the la.s. !
are the guests of the alumni associa- Sinping, story-telling, and playing Judge V. N. Crawford of VVymore,
tion. The color scheme carried out in games were the amusements of' the wno s nlso employed in the capacity
the dinner was lavender and cream, evening. A number of small win el- of adjutcr for the federal veterans'
the senior colors. During the dinner harrows containing gilts for Miss bureau from the Kearney otfice, spent
an orchestra played, this being greatly Young weie then brought in. after Friday, Saturday and a part of Sunday
enjoyed. V. U. Pate, superintendent which refreshments were served. Those in Alliance working on several claims
of schools, acted as toastmaster, Mrs. present were Yeleta Hacker, Jessie ol e-solliers. Judge Crawford, who
Kobert Johnstone welcoming the sen- Hiles, Kthel Fuller, Hessie Nelson, attained the rank of lieutenant co'onel
iors on behalf of the alumni, while Helen Coker, Porin Ives, Stella Cla'k, in the service, has held a place on
Leota Decker, president of the senior 1-ela Corn forth, Eugenia Lain?, smd several important federal commissions
class responded. The talk given by tho guest of honor. Mrs. Fred M lp- during ami alter the hosilities. He
the K" stpphen .T. Epler will long be bringer, who will take charge of Miss was one of the men in charge of Camp
remembered by those who attended. Young's class after her marriage mt l-pton, Long Island, during the di-
Air. tipier emp,.azi the importance Tuesday, was also present. ( mobilization period, whin two hundred
of service to others rather than . I thousand soldiers resumed their c'vil-
simply homing out lor oneself. Alter Tllp Ril., of the hi h Fchoo lolTlc,ic ian status, ar.d was a member of the
the toasts a business meeting was cCjonfp cia(! ntrrt-iin the mem- commission in Europe which received
held, the minutes of the last meeting, i,P1.s nf tu- u:.r, Kcutm f..,,ltv -in, I -i the munitions and supplies surreiidoied
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Mis. 1J. (). KVddi-h. Mr--. P. Cogs,
well and K.'v. A. O. Iod;c will repre
sent St. Matthews" Epi-copal church at
the i:ii-:..onary convention to be held
in Scotisbluir Tuo. .L, Wednesday i.n.l
'i'hui.t'uiy l net week.
Mrs. C. C. Smith of Scott.-hhiir, a
former resident of Alliance, arrived
last night for a visit with friends in
Alliance. She is now at the home of
Mrs. W. K. Pate.
ineo will he shown Saturday afternoon
for tho-p who could not come Friday,
due to the' May festival.
A. T.
Crawford, district manairrr of i
the Eiiiit able Lite Insurance company,!
is in Alliance spending a few days'
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wiui ne local representative, j. w
Guthrie.
Mrs. Helshaw. who has been In Al
! nance spending ine winter wnn neri
: son. George, returned to her home at
uozeman, Mont.,. W edncsduy morning.
Miss Edna Hiles was operated nn f t
the hospital Thursday afternoon lor
acute npendicitis. This is believed to
bo a very serious case.
being read and approved, and the ofTi
cers for tho coming year elected, l.ulu
Sturgeon was elected presiednt; Ed
ward Morrow , vice president, and Glen
Joder, secretary and treasurer. These
three acting as an executive commit
tee, have in charge the next year's
alumni banquet. After the business
meeting all present joined in siniring
popular songs, old favorites, and high
school songs. The meeting was then
adjourned, everyone present having
enjoyed-themselves to the fullest.
Following is the program:
Presiding officer, Janet Grassman.
Toastmaster, V. R. Pate.
Greetings to seniors, Mrs. Robert
Johnstone.
Response, Leota Becker.
Yocal solo, J. H. Vance.
Address, Rev. Stephen J. Epler.
The menu of the banquet was:
Soup, celery, radishes, roast turkey,
celery dressing, au gratin potatoes,
tiny peas in cases, rods. Ice cream,
senior cake, cotlee, mints.
number of other teachers this evening
at Central school, the dinner to be a
product of the young ladies' culinary
sl:i!l. The hall will lie decorated on-
the
ny ir.e uernu.ns at tiic do; o
war.
Judge Crawford tells some interest
ing stones of the work of this commis
Tho M. E. choir will meet Saturday
evening, May 'M at tho church. Mrs.
John Snyder and Mrs. James .Scott will
be hostesses.
tircly in spring colors, vn wild How- Mon. Ihoie were thousands of army
ers. A three course dinner will be hucks, aeroplanes, locomotives, neia
served by the twentv-thrce members puns and oilier equipment that were
of tho class. The guests will ne Mr. surrendered by the German forces, and
and Mrs. W. R. Pate, Mr. and Mrs. F. according to Mr. Crawford, a surpris
C. Prince, Mrs. William LaMon, Miss ingly large proportion of the stuff sur
Alta' Young. Miss Opal Russell, Miss rencered had loen put out of commis
McNichols, Miss Wilson, Miss Clark, ion by the Germans before they re
Mrs. J. D. Emerick, Miss Nation, Miss linui-hed it. There were thousands
Hraddock, Miss Snethen, Miss Unite, of neld euns which had been rendered
Miss Mohr, Miss Clemmons, Miss useless by melting the bores with
Miner, Mr. Phelps and Mr. Uedd. I acetylene torches. Shells were ex
. ploded underneath the aeroplanes, and
The Misses Mabel ana Izola Worlev the commission had to take charge c. f a
will entertain this evening in honor of ef;s .f wreckage. Practically all of
Miss Ida V. Clark, penmanship super- automobile trucks had been ren-vi-or
in the local schools for the r.ast !1,'e,, unserviceable by taking sledge-
four years. Miss Clark will not return
hammers to the enrines. The Ger-
The annual senior-junior banquet
took place in the St. Agnes academy
gymnasium lhursday evening, it was
a charming ail air. The class colors,
Anieiican oeauty and white, and ihe
class flower, the American beauty rote, it
were well carried out in the decora-j day evening
lions.
The long tables were beautifully
decorated and tne coior scnenie was
cleverly carried out in the menu and
favors as lar as possible. Ine ban
to the juniors,
Miss Wilma Finnegan performed
the office of toastniistress with becom
ing grace. Thejktlllow ing toasts were
rendered:
To Rev. Father Manning, Lillian
Krejci.
To Alma Mater, Mary Herman.
To the Juniors, Dorris Tyler.
To the Seniors, Dorothy Hand.
Alter this the seniors read the fol
lowing Dauers
Class history. Madge Dunn.
Class prophecy, Aiubelle Carroll and
Margaret Brennan.
Class win, Vivian DuRay, Mina
Wilson and Wilma Finegan.
The class history vaa ciy interest
ing and revealed a number of amus.ng
incidents. Ihe class prophecy was
very cleverly written, but was not en
tirely encouragmg.
The class will was unique. Wilma
Finnegan, as "Old Man tocrooge," rep
reseiued the senior class. His will
was made at the office of "lchabod
Handlebar," alias Vivian LiuRay, and
was recorded by his stenographer,
"Susana Smarthead," Mina Wilson.
The will was generously extended to
each and every one present and was
by no means limited in regard to con
tents. The above program was followed by
several songs, including the new class
song, "We Love You, Alma Mater."
It was with sincerity that the seniors
congratulated the juniors upon their
delightful banquet of the evening.
I Mrs. F. E, Holsten is spending the
Mr ,. . siting at the home
oj Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson.
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to her position in Alliance next year. mu"H ,,e aai'n a" . xne ' a.'.':
The game of Michigan which has ,oa" r":l,.n rtock the- .u,'. a.n,, 1:'1
proved so popular at other parties, as much damage as poss.ble to the ma
will be played. The guests will be , tenal the; '""'f1 over- l?ox cnrs
Misses Opal Russell, Lucille McNich-1 Jvere wrecked, stearn locomotives were
r.. Yer Spencer, Margaret Miner, tu' af!el", lh7r ci,,n,cr jul
Thelma Westley, Young and Mrs. Gail ha1 ,,e.eP Rocked out and emery .lust
Price. I Poure(' )n tnc joumals.
I Mr. Crawford is now engaged in
Th Alliance Northwe.tcm Bell' straightening out complicated claim t
Telephone Employes' association held against the government, especially
egular business meeting on lues- , mo e or ex-soidiers. lie is assigned
Dr. Wevrens was pros-1 n e v iVrn pre (lustionable, where
cnt and gave an interesting end in- the evidence Is incomplete or where
Miuctive uilK on the history of thejtuc lacK 01 data stands in the way of
study and control of diphtheria. This eniov,ont. He says that despite
association has one social and one busi- the general opinion to the contrary, it
nn nioptinir every month, l ie hitler is the tiollCV oT tne government to lie
quet was indeed one that did jiu.ticej being devoted to discussions of ways very liberal in the settlement of all
and means of improving service.
disputed claims against it
While at home at Wymore, Mr.
Mr. nn.l Mrs. W. J. Doell and two Crawford is district judge. He told of
sons. Fred and Arthur, arrived yester- 1 rpw w's a o sentencing one of two
day from their home at Oakes, N. D., boys to the penitentiary. In .Alliance
for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. he stopped in at a news stand unci
Schadwinkel of this city. Mr. Schad- the tirsi person who caught his eye
winkel is the proprietor of the Alliance " ws the mother of the boy. The tem
bakery. Should Mr. and Mrs. Doell be pcature fell to 20 degrees below zero
well suited w ith business opportuni- 4" 'ir """"I", he oWlared. He made
ties in Alliance they may locate hert his headquarters while in the city at
j.iie oi ur. minor xuorns, com
mander of the local American Legion
post
; j later.
The seventh ai.d eighth grad3 of
Emerson school had parties Thursday,
the former from 4 to 6 p. m. and the
later from 6:30 to 9. Each chissh
played games and refreshments were
served, each of the members tf the
class contributing something 'toward
the lunch. The pprty was a decided
success, all enjoying a very good time.
The annual senior picnic is being;
held today. The .-eniors started at
four o'clock this morning for Scotts
bluif. The picnic, is being held on
Scott's blutr, about a mile from town.
The class will return this evening, i
They went in cars.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hoi. ten
diove to Hay Springs Thu' day to
catch a train to Ewing, Neb., where
Mrs. Holsten's grandfather, E. C.
French, .is not expected to live. Mr.
Holsten returned to Alliance Friday
morning.
Bert La'nar, Harry Sims, William
Mounts and Roy Beckwith were fishing
at the Elmore dam Thursday. They
reported good success.
N. A. Kemmish will leave this cve
nimr or Saturday for a tew days' trip
to Omaha and Lincoln.
Arthur Leroy Stockman, vho Js to
marry Miss Alta Young Tuesd iy, ar
rived Thursday morning.
1JIUTHS
Burn to Rev. and Mrs. Mearl
Smith, Tuesday evening. May 1C,
six-pound girl, Margery Jean.
mums
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AT THE RIALTO.
Tonight the feature at the Rialto
will bo "Sunshine Harbor," with Mar
garet Beecher as the star. The photo
play is not a sea story, but the od
ven'ure and romance of a Southern
society belle who lied from her luxur
ious home on the eve of a loveless
marriage und went north to make a
name and fame for herself as a writer.
Of course, she runs away from one ro
mance only to run into another, and as
a newspaper reporter she has adven
tures, and finally un accident that
bring about a dramatic reconciliation
with her father.
Tonight will also be shown the sec
ond chapter of "Hun icane Hutch,' the
fastest-moving serial ever shown in
the city. Tho second episode is entitled
"The Cycle Bullet," und is just one
thrill after another.
Saturday's attraction is "Silent
Years," a vivid romance of the St.
I nwrence River country of Canada .In
this simple rugged setting Mam'selle
Jo, unselfish and self-sacrificing, Don
elle, her adopted daughter, a capri
cious, fascinating little witch, and Tom
Gavot, a manly backwoodsman, fight
their way to a happy destiny.
'"A Fpecial "Hurricane Hutch" mat-
Sunday ad Monday Kialto pa
trons will ..e "'I ho Devil,-' tailing
George A rli.-s. I? U taken from ihe
famous Broadway success of the sh.r.
This is Mr. Ail ss' f',r,t appearance
be lore the camera. The devil is a
well-groomed, well-mannered gentle
man with n wide circle of acquaint
ances. To him men and women are
human toys for him to play with Mid
break. Mr. Ailiss makes this tlcvil
suave. hunterinc. pvnirnl rl.r
craity, and very fascinating.
"Ihe Devil " is excellently produced,
directed and acted. Sylvia Brenmer,
Lucy Cotton, Edmund Lowe, Roland
Bottomley and Mrs. Arlms are splen
didly cust In leading roles.
First Episcopal
Convocation For
Western Nebraska
The convocation of the missionary
district of western Nebraska of the
Epi-oopnl church will open Tuesday,
May U t, at :::!() a. hi., at St. Andrews'
Episcopal church of ScotUsbluir, with
Hi.-hup George Allen Beecher of Hast
ings, presiding,' and with all of the
clergy in the district in procession says
the Scottsbluir News.
There will be at least 123 delegates
in attendance. Among the special
guests and speakers for the convoca
tion will be Miss Elearnor RNIgeway,
missionary in Alaska. At the reception
on Tuesday evening, an address will Ik?
made by the Rev. Alfred A. Gilman,
S. T. D., president of Boone university,
Wuchang, China. Mr. Gilman was
Ixnn, raised and ordained in North
Platte.
On Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
there will be n reception tendered to
the delegates by the congregation of
St. Andrews church. The Tuesday
meeting will strictly be a meeting of
the women of the Episcopal church.
There will Ik an address of welcome
by Mrs. E. F. Zoerb, president of the
woman's guild of St, Andrews, replied
to by Mrs. F. W. Rincker, president of
the district organization of women.
Wednesday the services will legin
at 7:Ii0 in the morning with the holy
communion, followed by the organiza
tion of the convocation and reinuts of
all activities in the district.
A unique feature of the convocation
will bu the fact that the delegates will
all le entertained for meals in the
guild hail. On 1 hursd.iy afternoon the
delegates will be guests uf the Ro
tarv dub for nn automoblie trip in ihe
valley.
On Wednesday and Thursday eve
ning at S o'clock there will lie also
public services.
This is the first time the Episcopal
church has ever held a convocation in
western Nebraska.
The delegates will bo met at the
trains and brought to Scottt bluff in
cars.
Nobody appears
money in liuroio
meats. Baltimore
to bo making nn
eveept the govern
Sun.
Public improvement bonds of the
Thilirminnu hnvo cj.hl in KTour Vnrlr lit I
more than par. Perhaps there was an
impression there that the public here
needed improvement. Manila Bul
Saturday
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Chuck Uoast 1.1c
Krosh Hamburger, 2 lbs. 2."c
Pork Chops, lb. 2Sc
Vo.'il Uoast, lb irc
Veal Stew, lb l.'c
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Prazil Nuts . 31c
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GREEN PEAS
NEW POTATOES
SPINACH
GREEN P.EANS
RADISHES
LETTUCE
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ONIONS
Asparagus is in season, and
is coming very nice.
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