HALLOWE’EN DANCE 

A Masquerade dance will be held at Masonic hall, Altamont, on Friday evening, October 30th, under auspices of the Fellowcraft Club of Noah Lodge. A good committee has promised a good floor, good orchestra, and costumes worn by good people and a good time. So prepare yourself for a “darn good time.” 

FAMILY GATHERING AT GHENT 

A very pleasant family gathering took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Van Ness Lane on Sunday, Sept. 13th, when relatives of Mr. Lane gathered there in honor of Mr. Lane and his sister, Mrs. Katherine Lane Dare of Delanson. They are the sole survivors of a family well known among the early settlers of Columbia county, having made their home here in 1813. 

“THE NEGRO IN 
SONG AND POETRY”
Clement Wood, novelist, lecturer and poet, is to present at Masonic hall, Altamont, this Friday evening one of his popular lectures entitled “The Negro in Song and Poetry.” Mr. Wood has a fine baritone voice and his rendering of several negro folk songs during his talk adds much to the lecture. You cannot afford to miss this treat.

Will Sail From San Francisco 

October 17th 

Prof. Herman Renskers, Mrs. Renskers, and son John, who left Altamont on August 11th, after spending a two-year furlough at the home of Mrs. Renskers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ogsbury, will sail for Amoy, China, on the S. S. “President Cleveland” from San Francisco on Saturday, Oct. 17th. On their arrival at Amoy, about Nov. 15th, Mr. Renskers will be placed in charge of Talmage College and become its superintendent and general manager. 

They expected to sail during September, but the serious illness of Mrs. Renskers caused a delay of over four weeks. Since August 15th they have been stopping at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Renskers, at Cedar Grove, Wisconsin.
Any one desirous of reaching Mr. and Mrs. Renskers before they leave the American shore, should address mail to them as follows: Care of Dollar Line, S. S. President Cleveland, San Francisco, California. 

LITERACY TESTS FOR 

NEW VOTERS
The Election law of 1923 provides that new voters must obtain a Certificate of Literacy before voting. These certificates will be issued upon the following evidence of literacy: 

(a) To all applicants whose educational credentials show that they have successfully completed the work prescribed for the sixth grade of the public day schools of the state. 

(b) To persons whose credentials show that they have completed a course of study in a day or evening public or private or parochial school in this state in reading and writing English. 

(c) To persons who, because of physical disability only, are at the time of application for a certification of literacy unable to meet the literacy requirements prescribed in Sec. 166 of the Election law. 

(d) To all applicants, who cannot submit the evidence prescribed under (a), (b) and (c), after they have successfully passed an examination or test authorized by the Commissioner of Education.