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Entertains Younger Set.
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel R. Phillips presented a
most attractive scene Thursday
evening when their young son,
Neill Phillips entertained sixty
of his little girl and boy friends
with a regular Christmas party.
In keeping with the holiday
spirit the home was thrown open
to the happy crowd of young
folks who indulged in every
game and amusement that would
go to make them have a good
time for they certainly had it.
Master Neill has made a custom
of giving his friends a party
each Christmas week, which has
begun to be counted on and look
ed forward to by his young
friends.
Mrs. Phillips served cream and
fruit to the little folks during
the evening.
Those present were Little
Misses Lucy Bennett,Bonnie Ma
rion, Lockie and Bessie Graham,
Katherine and Estelle McKenzie,
Rosa and Sarah Robinson, Myr
tle Brazeale, Teresa Askew,Mary
Frances Hays, Lucy Sprigg, Fan
nie and Elizabeth Gregg, Marie
Haffner, Mary Madeline Hock
ing, Muffet Martin, Amanda Wil
mans, Eula and Ida Dickey;
Masters Elbert Bennett, Paul
Knoles, James and Hiram Jef
fries, Loyd Finley, Robert John
son, Phillip Pennington, Charles
Minor, James Wilmans, Marvin
Dickey, Freeman Irby, Heber
Askew, James Taggart, George
Hays, Jr., Frank Jones, Alcorn
Minor, Tom Harder, Bruce Bran
non, Willis Hirsch, Norman and
Shelby Campbell, Vernon Ridley,
Otho O’Neal and Owen Ard.
Mrs. Bond Entertains.
! The holiday spirit has certain
invaded Newport social circles
for a week past there has
round of society events
added much to the
joy and gladness to
largest and mbst
entertainments that
the passing of the
old year was the
party giv
Bond Thursday
received a
friends dur
Lucy
Baird,
Parish and
sey.
To Build Masonic
Pine Bluff, Dec.' 28.—A deal |
was closed Tuesday afternoon by!
which the Masonic lodges of this '
city secured a site at Second and
Chestnut streets on which they 1
propose to erect a five-story Ma
sonic Temple to cost $100,000.
The lodges have been planning
for some time to erect a fine tem
ple and have purchased twenty
five feet of property adjoining
their present Masonic hall at
Second and Chestnut streets,
which will give a frontage of fif
ty-five feet on Second avenue,
and the property will extend
north half a block. The new
temple will be complete in every
detail, and it is expected that
work on the new building will be
gin in the near future.
Hundreds of Teachers
Visit State Capital.
It was a weary crowd of state
house employes that closed their
offices Thursday afternoon after
having entertained hundreds of
visiting teachers, says the Ark
ansas Gazette. From eight
in m r»vn inn* fr» r\ *30
o’clock yesterday afternoon, vis
itors thronged the halls and offi
ces of the new statehouse.
Gov. George W. Donaghey
, stationed himself in his recep
! tion parlors, and together with
! Hamilton Moses, assistant pri
vate secretary, welcomed the vis
: itors. Many of the visitors in
| spected the new quarters of the
; War Department, where Assist
jant Adjutant General T. M.
J Horsfall was in charge. The dis
! play room of the Historical Com
j mission also was crowded, and
Secretary Dallas Herndon was
kept busy explaining the history
i of the exhibits.
! Headquarters for the teachers
j were maintained at the superin
• tendent of public instruction’s
office, and during the day it is
estimated that at least 1,000 vis
itors y^ji^entertained.
Lttorney
Commits Suicide,
snt
Dec.' .,29.—John
Eminent Little
nd member of
tture in 1899
the base
Thurs
ed the
. >ison.
nptd Bar
and
Hot Springs, Dec.'28.—Fred
Albers, who appeared at Dr. A.
C. Ellis’ office three weeks ago
badly burned from an explosion
with his face, hands and arms
of powder, this morning, it is al
leged, confessed to government
inspectors that he was in the act
of preparing molds with which
to make counterfeit dollars
when the explosion occurred. He
told an entirely different tale to
Dr. Ellis at the time he was sent
to a hospital to recuperate from
the burns.
After his release from the hos
pital detectives shadowed the
man and followed him to a small
shanty in that quaint section of
the city known as Kellytown.
When he was arrested as a
suspicious character, a lump of
melted metal was found in a
pocket of his clothes and a sim
ilar piece was found ir, the hovel
when it was searched by the' of
ficers
After the alleged confession
this morning another visit to
the hovel was made and the of
ficers say they found the full
outfit with which they say Al
bers was preparing to mold the
counterfeit money. Albers will
be arraigned in United Stales
Commissioner Leslie’s court
within a few days for a prelim
inary hearing.
To Limit Legislative Sessions.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 29.—It was
predicted that when the people
of Arkansas had a say as to the
length of the legislative sessions,
there would be no more long
ones, but the man who first
made the prediction had no idea
the people would respond so
promptly as they have in sign
ing the petition sent out by At
torney General Norwood asking
for the initiation of an act to
limit all sessions to 60 days.
Attorney General Norwood
about three weeks ago sent out
the petitions which will cause a
change in the constitution of the
state, requesting that they be
signed by the people in the com
munities and returned as soon
as possible. A sufficient number
of the petitions have been re
turned to signify the success of
the petitions. There has already
been a sufficient number of sig
natures turned in to submit the
nroDosition to the voters in the
next general election, but Attor
ney General Norwood will wait
until all the counties have been
heard from before filing his pe
tition with the Secretary of
State.
. 29.—The j
Revenue Fund of the
Arkansas Treasury will soon be
able to hold its head up and the
creditors of the state will be
able to get their money. The
state’s employes will probably be
able to cash some of their war
rants by the close of this month,
though there will hardly be
much in the fund before the se
condweek in January. The sa-i
’
loon men have begun to pay in
their license money, and as soon !
j as the county judges pass upon
their petitions, the sheriffs and
collectors can make an advance
to the treasury. Treasurer
Yates has indicated that he will
appreciate advances from the
collectors as soon as they can be
made, and is expecting immedi
ate responses. The treasurer al
so anticipates considerable imme
diate revenue from corporation
tax, a portion of which is due af
ter the first of the year. The
collectors have until July to
make settlement for their liquor
licenses, and some of the officials
will wait until the bondsmen
hi'" -'> ,l signed before they make
artake n..-»Cs. The banks are
us ondsmen, and they
desir^^ ▼ 1 money on de
posit as IongV, I * -
—1 a Beu
Miss Jessie Dean of NeVprt da
visited her friend, Miss EthW
Harvison for several days, re
turning home Wednesday.—
Newark Journal.
Mrs. John W Wallace is right
sick from a severe chill Wed
nesday night.
A. were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Crook last evening at an
informal business and social
meeting, which proved a very
pleasing affair to the young
men who are very appreciative
of the thoughtfulness and inter
est of the host and his wife in
the work of the young men as
well as the older ones of our
city.
After considerable business
was gone over and attended to,
a social hour was enjoyed as
r
was also a nice lunch which was
served by Mrs. Crook.
Morse Report to President.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 28.—Col.
Henry Rirmingham and Majors
Faurtleroy and Russell, compos
ing the army medical board of ^
inquiry sent here to make a spe
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V/iat cAaiiiiHauuii ut \jiianuo yv .
Morse, returned to Washington
this afternoon. They declined
to make any comment on
Morse’s condition. Their re
port will be submitted direct to
President Taft, under whose in
structions they were sent to At
lanta.
Y. M. C. A. Banquet.
This banquet will be held
Monday night, January 1, 1912.
Cards read Tuesday night.
Anyone desiring to reserve a
plate that has not received a
card will please notify Dr. II. E.
^;,well or W. N. Dunaway by
Slates
W.u
V
Mr. and '' iVfrs. J. L. Bishop
have returned worn a Christmas
visit to Mr. and \Mrs. Lockard
Bandy at Tuckermyn.
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•^oday.
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