The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
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and to tks State 1uDunnmMumUwun0s0vus0w0nuS3 oods." by Mrs. Gunnels and Mrs. Boy- kin,
 Mrs. Manly Foster read a paper on Charlotte Bronte, the argument of which was based on the query: How far was Jane Eyre biographicalT' A humorous selection from the pen of Ebert Hubbard in the "Life of Peter Bronte" was read by Mrs. s. s. | Crittenden.
 MrA H. c. Gunnels read a poem. "A Word to the Elect" written by one of the Bronte sisters under the pen name of Acton Bell.
 A social hour was enjoyed, during which an elaborate buffet luncheon was served.
 Mrs. Miller. of Memphis. Tenn. was the guest of the club for the morning. A NEW GUESSING CONTEST. About this time of year nearly every ones thoughts turn toward the plant ing of gardens. This gives an idea for an effective entertainment. so in- and have the following contest over the planting: .
 1. We are . practical family. neither sad. nor sentimental. yet we never fail to make every one shed tears. (Onions). ?. We are noted for our heads; if one of our family fails to have one of good shape. he Is regard | ed as of little worth. (Cabbage), 3. We )are great travellers; we wear a green uniform and our flesh Is cool and crisp. (Cucumber). {. Our first dress Is pink, but later we wear brown. (Potato). 5. We wear purple dresses above the ground and white below. (Turnip). 6. Our leaves are crisp and curled. but our hearts are creamy gold. Uettuce). z. Sometimes large, sometimes small, a good heart with a rough exterior. .(Pumpkin). 8. l am snow white and when good to eat doff Q silken plume. (Corn). g. have many little round companions in our narrow greenhouse. (Peas). 10. I blush red because my name Is a term of re- proach. (Beet). II. We are famed white. (Caulifower). 12 Of shades of red and yellow; once thought poison ous now thought mellow. (Tomato). IS. Thick fs our stalk, but tender our crop. (Asparagus). i4. Our family name is in the past tense. yet We are on every table of today (Bean). 16. Sturdy are we, yet not allowed to live in the sunlight. (Celery). 16 Some of us are crooked all around, others only in the neck. (Squash). 17. We live in bright red houses and have hot tempers. (Pep- perl.
 Cut tiny trowels from pale green cardboard and write these quotations straw hat with holes punched in the brim. Each correct answer trims the hat with a tiny bow of green ribbon Exchange.
 QUEEN OF HEARTS.
 The perfect woman nobly planned" dreamed of by the poets. exists in the Twentieth century, according to the European press, in the person of the earthquake heroine--Helene, Queen of Italy. Berlin journal. declares that the Queen combines in herself ale the qualities of the great Bible women. She Is a reincarnation of Esther in her surpassing beauty and her devotion to her people; she Is a reproduction of Miriam in her courage: of Sara in her gracious dignity; her moral purity and her loving deference to her hus- band, and of Rachel in her affection for her children. With all these traits of historic women. she possesses one qual- ity which Is the flower of modern so- cial progress-a broad and active hu- manitar., ,iism--a desire and g will to help her fellow beings.
 The story of the heroic service she hastened to render thes<wounded and famished survivors of the Sicilian earthquake disaster was Quickly fash cd over the world. but. flew recalled that on prior occasions her courage and her humanity had helped to save and succor her stricken people. Two years ago she nearly lost her life in an earthquak uake-uprooted section of her kingdom. where she was actively aid ing to rescue unfortunates. At the celebration of her seth birthday. on the very night at whose close came this latest direful earthquake. she received among her most prized gifts an en- grossed tablet from the Calabrians thanking her for the service she had done them a few years ago. when. in the garb of a trained nurse. she took charge of an improvised hospital in one of the many wrecked villages of the now desolated province.
 The courage of the Queen and her physical endurance are almost incred- ible in one so delicately reared. For hours she aided in the work of extri- eating the wounded and transporting them on stretchers, on one occasion rescuing a child by climbing the walls of a dismantled hut and releasing the babe which had been pinioned beneath a fallen beam. With complete mastery of her emotions-and no evidence oi feminine hysteria. she moved among the dead and dying, sometimes bruised and trampled by the ic-strtcken crowds. showing no token of weakness until after two days of work and fast . ing she tainted while giving milk to 8 famishing babe. As showing tho dramatic( contrasts was her siife, tht same royal palace near Naples whicf two evenings before had been the l scene of her birthday celebration. wal f now transformed into hospital fol the earthquake sufferers, and she whe . had so lately presided there, hel strange classic beauty set off with jewels and lace, now moved among tho rows of beds and pallets. wearing ( plain linen dress and cap. washing anc dressing wounds and giving nourish' , ment prepared under her own super vision. Her simplicity of manner, hei forgetfulness of self, the absence oi posing in her attitude constitute hei crowning charm.
 No estimate can be made of the value of such an example. on the par of a sovereign--a young and beautiful woman--in inspiring other dwellerI on the heights to deeds of charity symathy and fellowship with those in the humble walks of life.
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 Heroines of the Confederacy.
 Yet 1t Is not the good and fail Queen of Italy who has best illustrat ed heroism in the last half century The palm of this should be given t' , the women of the South for their cour age, their endurance, their self -sacri ficing helpfulness during the civil wal Our Northern brothers are recognizini