The Washington herald., 1910-06-26

ure to announce as our leader for next
week, on the subject of The Children"
optimist II. V. Bisbee, who was the
member who suggested the topic. and
VINO, / know, Is a stanch believer in
our Fresh Air Fund"
Next week I hope to have some pic
lures of Camp Good Wnr' to print on
! this page, just to show you what good
times the boys and girls. and the little
babies and their mothers nave out az that
delightful place
Let your contributions come in right
along for the babies. 1 intend making
| donation 10 the treasurer of Camp
Good VIII next week. and / would like
the sum TO be at least SO. Don't wait
| for The Hersk8 prizes. Make some little
| sacrifice for the sake of the poor children
who haven't the means to cope with the
severe heat, and whose comforts at home
are so meager.
Most OF us know how TO keep cool and
well. but the babies and the mothers do
| not know where 10 turn. When you go
on your own vacation. you will feel much
better for having dropped a few pennies
in my hat
'1nasmuch as We have done it unto the
least Of these"
The prize winners for Adaptable"
follow:
No quality bespeaks the genuine opti-
mist more than adaptability 1t simply
means that an eternal fitness OF things
can be brought about IL energy and will
are employed. To d. the right at the
right time and Danish wrong
Mrs, c. E. MCLAUGHLIN.
$40 c street northwest.
He alone is wise who can accommodate
himself TO ell the contingencies of life;
but the fool contends, and Is struggling
like swimmer against the sIream.
Mrs NJ. ALICE BUTLER
Arlingtca. Va
He who can meet all events. tasks.
/ duties. obligations. with a firm deter
mination to get all there is out of them
Is the adaptable man When we face
our problems OF life and mold ourselves
/ TO their many needs. we find that we
must deal with things as they are, not
as We imagine OF desire them to be.
When we welcome the silent and deep
instruction OF nature. or enter into the
heartfelt joy or sorrow OF our fellow
creatures; when We accept the nearest
duty at hand and smile at IL, we are
adaptable, and have learped a great les
son in the school of life.
B. W. soNEN.
! ul5 Seventeenth street.
To be in accord, in harmony with our
surroundings is not to be governed by
them. Talmage says, God arranges
our habitat. although, where we live
seems TO be a matter of accident. God
guides us in every step. He knows all
our circumstances, and selects first the
one place as better for US than any of
| the ten thousand habitatons In the city.
| However humble. the roof and Lowry the
| portals, IL is as near Gods heart as an
AlhambTa or a Kremlin. When we come
| into q realization of this We need not
let our environment control Us, but get
into accord with IL, adapt or 1T ourselves
| into it as IL were Doing our best In
the place IN which Il has pleased God
| TO call us Mrs. F. l. BARRTNGER.
1923 9 street.
Adaptabiltty Is a cross between nexi-
| bility and iovability: in the masculine
gender 1t is the father OF ability; the
brother Of amiability; the son of capa-
bility. and stepson of feasibility; while
as a feminine, IL is the mother of fer
tility. the sister OF utility. the daughter
OF tranquility, and the grandam of
senility; neutral. neither pueriuty nor
/ futility can cope with It's versatility.
c. a. BREwToN.
/ &C street northwest.
Thrice blessed is he who is able to fit
/ comfortably into the particular little
niche for which Fate has intended him.
| The world Is filed with many striking
examples of those unfortunates who are
unable to adjust themselves to new con-
| ditions which so often change the even
current Of our lives. The man who is