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THE SANTA MARIA TIMES PAGE SEVEN RDAY, DEC. 28, 1018 HUN EXTREMISTS SEIZE NEWSPAPER Garey were: Messrs, and Mes- dames George Radke, James Good-child, Edward Goodchild, Matt Hines, Miss Mary Niverth and Manuel Bello. The Guild Hall of the Episcopal church on West Cook street was the scene of an interesting family reunion over which Mr. and Mrs. E.

H. Smith presided Christmas. Over thirty relatives and friends were present to enjoy the Christmas dinner. Mr. and Mrs.

Smith have two sons lately mustered out from the service with them. Benjamin was recently Invalided home from France. Edwin came from Camp Lewis. The Greatest Mother of AH found many friends in Santa Maria. The Christmas Roll Call of- the Red Cross has on It the names of 2116 people anxious to serve her from Santa Maria Valley, The auxiliaries are turning In 100 per ce.it lists.

The drive for dollar memberships will be held open to January 10. So any one can have the chance to give their dollar to alleviate the suffering of the nations in war. From Saturday's Dally. F. 0.

Pierce, of Modesto, Is In town on business. Oliver McFadden is home on a furlough from Camp Fremont. Miss Edith Rice spent a few days this week in Santa Barbara. Stanley McFadden haB returned home from an officers' training camp in the East. Lieutenant Lee Brown arriveu last evening from Camp Fremont on a holiday leave.

Captain L. B. Coblentz is borne today from Fort Worden, Washington. H. Mathews, of San Luis Obispo, is in town today on business.

Dr. O. Phelps arrived in town last evening to visit her friend Dr. Thwaites. Mrs.

John Morrison and dauga-ter, Miss Charity, left this morning for a week's visit in Los Angeles. Miss Marjorie Kennedy, of the high school faculty left today to spend her Christmas vacation with her parents in Pomona. Righetti, an architect of Sa-j Francisco, is in town this week consulting with Contractor W. S. Smith and Mr.

Swope. Stacy Cox is expected home roon from Mather Field. He will bring a soldier friend with him to be his house guest over the holidijs. Mrs. J.

11. Armstrong and daughter, Erna, left yesterday to spend the holidays with Mrs. Armstrongs mother in Ventura. Duncan Watson will arrive tomorrow to spend Christmas with his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs John Watson, Lieutenant Woolsey, of the United States Army is in town this week, in the interest of the castor bean association.

Mrs. Warren McNeil arrived home last evening from San Francisco, where a has been visiting the past few weeks. Mrs. Granas leaves Sundav for Los Angeles where she will spend Christmas with her young son, Maurice. Miss Lucile Brown will be homo today from the University of California to spend the 'Christmas holidays with he rparents, Dr.

and Mrs. R. W. Brown. Mr.

and Mn. Frank Allen, w'th Mrs. Lillie OLeary and several others, spent yesterday In San Luis Obispo. They made the trip by motor. Lieutenant Cornelius Donovan wired his parents, Mr.

and Mrs Jerry that he had changed his plans and would not be home for Christmas. He has joined the regular Army and will remain in the service. Ensign Caughell, of the United States Navy, who has been stationed in San Francisco, was called here by the illness of his children. They have been sick at the Dickinson home with the influenza. He will remain in town over Christmas.

Eleven hundred and six have been added to the Christmas Roll 'Call from this district. The Red Cross drive for membership is not over yet and by the end of the drive Santa Maria will again have done herself proud, proving the slogan of this roll call that she has a heart and a dollar and when the Red Cross needs either, Santa Maria has it to give. Aus. J. France received woi yesterday of the death of her neice.

Mrs. Hallie Stacy Johnson, which occurred in San Diego Friday. Mrs. I Johnson lived in Santa Maria at one time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Stacy. She leaves a 'husband, Charles Johnson and two children. Mrs. France left yesterday for San 'Diego to attend the funeral. From Mondays Dally.

Miss Fern Iliff spent Saturday in San Luis Obispo. Dr. A. M. Parker spent Sunday at Oilport.

Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Iliff are San Luis Obispo visitors today, Mr.

Johnson, from Mather Field, is a house guest of Stacy Cox over the holidays. Some home made candy in attractive Christmas boxes is on sale at the Red Cross Superfluity shop. Dr. W. T.

Lucas left yesterday for San Francisco to spend the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Tom Martin Is confined to her home on West Cypress street with the influenza. Miss lilie Davis returned to her home in Los Olivos after a few days visit with Miss Alma Klink. Miss May Kellogg, teacher of the i Suey school, has gone to her home in Goleta for the Christmas holidays.

I Guy Goodwin returned home Sai-, urday evening from an olficers trainning camp at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Roy Smith, a mechanic in the aviation corps, is home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Smitn of West Church street.

Rdy Jessee, a sharpshooter in the Ma rine Corps, arrived home this morning from Mendocino county, where he has been on guard duty. Mrs. Donalda Makkonen and Mrs. Leona Film ore and little son motored over fr.om Lompoc Sunday to call on relatius. A.

H. Drexler, the City Clera, leaves tomorrow to spend the holidays with his family in Los Angeles. He will return Sunday. Lester Moore leaves tonight for San Francisco for the holidays. Mrs.

Moore and little daughter have been in the city for several weeks. Earl Davisson is visiting his mother, Mrs. A. Davisson, on his Christmas vacation. He has been attending the College of Physicians and Surgeons in San Francisco.

Charles Brown and Franklin Wilson, assistants at the sale of berries for the Fartheriess Children of France Society, halped make the sale a success. Stacy Cox returned yesterday from Mather Field and is visiting I at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. A. 'Cox. on West Mill street.

Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Blosser and children came up yesterday from Santa Barbara to spend the holi-dais with relatives and friends in town.

Henri Trumbull, who has beep at a gunners school at Goat Island, San Francisco, came home this morning to spend Christmas witn his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Trumbull.

Ross Holton arrived yesterday from overseas duty in England. He is a mechanic in the aviation branch of the service. He will the severely wounded In a late casualty list. He wrote from a hospital just outside Paris. He is recovering from a shrapnel wound in his right side.

He says he expects to be sent home soon as all wounded soldiers are to be sent back first. He has been at that hospital since the 17 th of September, but expected to be discharged soon. Eugene Donovan was welcomed home today by his many friends. He has been In the Navy Signal corps on board the Santa Luicia of the Armed Guards. This young sailor was at Bordeaux wnen the armistice was signed.

He enlisted ten months ago from the University of Santa Clara. He had the honor of being chosen with five other men among 8000 others on this coast to go to a Naval Signal corps school at Norfolk, Virginia His brother, Daniel, met him this afternoon at San Luis Obispo. He Is the eldest son of Air. and Mrs. Donovan of East Main street.

From Wednesdays Dally. Alfonso Ontiveros is home from San Luis Obispo for Christmas. Mrs. Sarah E. Bristol is spending the season at Tampa, Florida.

Mrs. Bristols home Is in Nipomo. Misses Annie and Mary Olive are in Salinas today for their Christmas vacation. Robert Higgins, who has been teaching at Deans, a boys school in Santa Barbara home for the Christmas holidays. Nat Burrolla is at his home at Betteravia on a furlough from the naval station at Long Island, near San Diego.

Loris Sherman is home from the University of California spending her eacation with her parents, Air. and Airs. Charles Webb, of Orcutt. Emmett G. Hobbs arrived last evening from France.

He was among the first of the wounded soldiers sent home. His name appeared among tha wounded in a casualty list several weeks ago. He has two fingers shot off from his right hand in action. He 13 a son of J. Hobbs of Orcutt.

From Thursdays Daily. A. C. 'Cummings niotored to Lompoc yesterday. Joe Davis is sepucing a few days in San Francisco.

Alatt Jessee is in town from Sacramento visiting friends and relatives. George Kilbern spent Christmas with his parents In San Luis Oois-po. Air. and Airs. H.

C. Lee weie omnnf 'imtors yesterday from Santa Maria. and Alrs.fl Robert Earl ars in tfjwrt from thoir ranch npar Sacramento for the holidays. H. J.

Krelle is able to he down town today after a relapse from a long siege of influenza-pneumonia. Alisses Elsie and Katharine Gibson spent Christmas with their parents in Aroyo Grande. Air. and Airs. H.

W. Lea entertained a few friends at Christmas dinner. Air. and Airs. William Rice were hosts at a family dinner party yesterday.

Mr. and Airs. William Alacdonaul entertained a group of friends an relatives at dinner yesterday. Air. and Airs.

J. F. Goodwin and Lieutenant and Airs. Guy Goodwin, motored to Los Angeles today. Airs.

Pheobe Erkins laft yesterday to atiend a meeting of the County Board of Education in Santa Barbara. Alias Bermi Savakkar, of Santa Barbara, is spending the Christmas holidays with her sister, Airs. F. K. Aloora.

Air. and Airs. William Aliller of Harpers Springs, Alichigan, arrived today to visit Airs. E. J.

Towsley and family. Aliss Alary Niverth is back as bookkeeper, at W. A. Haslaui Co. after an illness of several weeks.

Mr. and Airs. Jack Irvine held open house at their apartments in the Alarriott apartments to then-friends yesterday. Air. and Airs.

E. W. Boyd 'and the latters Airs. Shirrell spent Christmas at the Arlington in Santa Barbara. Mr.

and Airs. AI. AI. Purkiss presided over a delightful party yesterday. In the evening they were at home to a large group of relatives and friends.

Dr. and Airs. E. L. Paulding end daughter, Aliss Ruth, of Arroyo Grande, were Christmas guests at the home of Dr.

and Airs. O. P. Paulding. Sergeant Alan Patterson came home Christmas day from Camp Sheridan.

Alabama. He arrived in time for Christmas dinner with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.

Patterson. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boyd entertained at a family dinner Christmas day. Covers were laid for fifteen.

The house was beautlfullv decorated with polnsettias for the occasion. Little Miss Elizabeth Hart Scott gave a happy Christmas tree party followed by a dinner to her relatives. She entertained Imembers of the Haslam, Bryant, Stair and Cox families. The affair was given at the home of the little hostess parents, Air. and Mrs.

George Scott on South Broadway. Christmas guests at the home of Air. and Mrs. S. B.

Niverth of ha with the Midlands Counties Pub-' lie Service Corporation here. I Fred Bovee returned Saturday' from Camp Berry, San Francisco, I where he lias been stationed since, his enlistment and Is now at the home of parents-in-law, Mr. and Mr3. James Domlngues. S.

II. L. Newcomo, who will be remembered here when he was with the Valmont Country Club, is in Halifax, Canada, with the 341 Fort Garry Horse, Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Sergeant Elwood Bryant returned this morning from England, where he has been for many months. He is one of the first town boys to be welcomed home from overseas.

Zach Coblentz came home last evening from San Francisco where he is attending the University of California medical school. He has received his discharge from the United States Medical Reserve Corps. Mr. and Mrs. Forman and small daughter, Janet, leave today to spend Christmas at Santa Rosa.

Mr. Forman has been with t. Associated Oil Company for several months. Charles Vanina, after a short business trip to San Francisco, returned yesterday. He is now manager of the Commercial Hotel at Guadalupe.

He has secured the services of an Italian chef and Sunday Italian dinners will be his specialties. Thoughts of his famous raviola dinners will lure his friends to Guadalupe. The Red Cross Superfluity shop is making a success of their lunch and tea room that is open daily from eleven to five oclock. Tne Christmas shoppers in great numbers took advantage of this new department and lunched there. There will be a special sale of Christmas trees and Christmas berry wreaths this week.

From Tuesdays Daily. E. Craig returned last evening from a business trip to Los Angeles. George Black returned f-om a short busines strip to Santa Barbara today. Charles Ball arrive dlast evening at h's home in Casmalia from Camp Kearny.

James Gillespie and Duncan Watson came home Sunday from a naval training station at San Diego. Mr. and Mrs. C. W.

Rowland and small daughter, Dorothea, left this morning for Lbs Angeles. Mrs. Gordon Hill came from L03 Angeles today to spend Christmas with her sister, Mrs. Lewis Davisson. Ted Holland has been mustered out of the service at Mara Island, but will remain in San Francis and woik in the ship yards Professor Milo of the Milo Concert Company, which placed at tn Gaiety last evening, is an old friend of B.

F. Scott, the Constabulary Band leader of this city. Floyd Walker, the son of Mr. and Mrs. R.

O. Walker of Orcutt, has been mustered out from the spruce camp at Fort Ludlow, near Vancouver and will be home soon. Mr. and Mrs. O.

Snell and son, Joe, and Mrs. Burton wil' motor up from Los Angeles to spend the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. J. P.

Hilbert. George Thorpe, superintendent of the pipe line department of the Associated Oil Company, is confined to his home with the influenza. Mr. and Mrs. R.

E. Easton and son, Boh, left yesterday for Oakland where they will spend Christmas with relatives. Airs. France returned yesterday from a short trip to San Diego, where was called by the death of her neice, Mrs. Halla Stacv Johnson.

William P. Adam is expected home the day after Christmas. He is on his way from 'Camp Lee, Virginia. He will spend Christmas at Yuma, Arizona, with his uncle, John Donovan, and family. Mr.

and Airs. T. R. Finley are spending the holidays with Airs. Finleys neice.

Airs. Alnier Xewhall. of San Rafael. Seargeant Mearns Finley, of Camp Fremont, will join his parents for the holidays. George Kilbern, traffic officer, went to San Luis Obispo today to brink' back the fourteen year old Clark boy of that city, who stole the Buick car a few days ago belonging to George Thorpe.

Airs. L. E. Tomlin, her daughters Alaudie, Nellie and Airs. William Crosswhite, are in Oakland spending the holidays with Mrs.

Tomlins mother. Airs. L. W. Crowell.

Albert H. Deleissegues writes from Evacuation Hospital No. 17 in Siberia to his parents in NIpomo that he is enjoying himself in that country. He said he met Dave Gray in Vladivostok. Mr.

and Airs. A. F. Black and children will be Christmas guests of Mrs. Blacksv parents.

Mr. and Mrs. George Stewart, in Arroyo Grande. Lieutenant Frederick Twltchells name appears In todays casualty list among the severly wounded. According to letters to his father, Fremont Twitchcll, of Orcutt, his son Is still In a hospital In France suffering from a bad wounded in the leg.

Mrs. Louisa Azcarate received a letter from her brother, John Rios, yesterday. Rios was named among BERLIN Wednesday, Dec. 25. (Delayed.) The editorial rooms of the publishing plant of the Socialist paper, Vorwaerts, was seized and occupied tonight by members of the Spartacus group.

For Rent 225 acres farm and stock ranch, price $1250.00 per year. Stock cattle for sale to tenant if wanted. Can arrange with owner to plant this winters grain. Or will sell land together with oil rights. R.

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defraga LADIES AND CHILDRENS COATS Ladies Furnishings and Waists EVERYTHING NFS AND FIRST CUSS AT THE LOWEST PRICES. Come and See for Yourself. Will be pleased to show you cur goods. HOLD SERVICES FOR WILLIAM A. BROOKSHIRE The funeral of William A.

Brookshire wes held from the A. A. Dudley Chapel this afternoon at two oclock. Mr. Brookshire died at a hospital in Santa Barbara December 24, after a long illness.

He leaves a mother, Airs. Margaret Brookshire, a brother, Charles Brookshire, and two sisters, Airs. A. French and Airs. Eames, of cutt.

He was a native of California, aged 52 yaars. AIRS. MORRISON DIES AT HOME OF HER SOX Airs. A. AI.

Alorrison passed away this morning at the home of her daughter-in-law, Airs. Joe Alorrison on South Pine street. Airs. Alor-ison was the widow of Ezra Alorrison and the mother of the late Joe Alorrison and John Alorrison. She is a sister of W.

T. Carman of Santa Barbara. Airs. Alorrison was a native of Ohio. She was 79 years of age.

The funeral will take place from the Morrison residence on South Pine at 2 oclock Saturday afternoon. ADOPTED CHILD IS CHRISTMAS GIFT IN LONELY HOME From Thursdays Daily. A Christmas tree hung with toys is ready and waiting for a delayed and unique Yuletide gift. A baby girl -comes to the childless Swayze homa on South Lincoln sti today, to bring Christmas cheer that will go on through the years. A widowed mother in Los Angeles gives up the youngest of her five children to Airs.

Bert Swayze. She is bringing the baby to its new home today. It is Airs. Swayzes Christmas present to her husband. They put an advertisement in a Los Angeles paper that read: W.li Santa Claus bring a baby to a lonesome couple whose only son is in France.

1 LOCAL GIRL 18 From Thursdays Daily. Eefore a Christmas tree laden with wedding gifts in the holly bedecked home of her parents on Christmas Eve, Aliss Zaida Porter became the bride of Carrol Simons at eight oclock. Only a few relatives and friends witnessed the pretty ring ceremony by Dr. Lang staff that made them man and wife. The bride was very attractive in a going-away gown of brown taffeta.

After a four course wredding supper the popular pair left for Glendale to visit the grooms relatives. Airs. Simons was a. student nurse at the local high school before she went to Santa Barbara to train for a nurse. Air.

Simons is also a nurse and a medical student. The couple met at the Emergency hospital. CROWDS TURNOUT FOR FIRST DANCE From Mondays Daily. A large crowd of townspeople availed themselves of the first chance they have had to dance in several moons by attending the Campbell-Woodruff Jazs orchestra dance at Orcutt Saturday evening. Gaiety was the keynote of the occasion after so long a closed season of dancing.

The dance hall at Orcutt 'has been remodeled since the lifting of the bam A new skylight gives better ventUatiorf. The band platform ins been moved to the center of the floor to give more dancing space. The music was particularly good Saturday night and played encore after encore. oleproof Will stand the steady grind. Let Your Next Sox Be "Holeproof Every pair guaranteed to wear for six months or a new free pair A STRONG GUARANTEE but no stronger than the sox fully displayed in our window They sell for 25c a pair or $1.50 per, box of six pair ox CALIFORNIA THE TOGGERY SANTA MARIA.