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Evening journal., 1910-04-04
CITY COUSINS
LITTER ROADS
Mr.. MegginSOn Suggests That
Everybody Work Now for
Country Beautiful"

Now It is a movement for "Coun-
try Beautiful" and former Levy Court
Commissioner Charles p. Megginson
leads the van in order that the city
beautiful ideas may spread to rural
sections.
In speaking of the idea Mr. Meg
ginson said. LAS THE EVENING
JOURNAL circulates all through this
country please advocate A Country
Beautiful" Business men, automobil-
lists and trolley riders are asked TO
become honorary members There are
no dues and only one obligation-re-
straint. Our farmers paint our houses
and barns, whitewash fences and keep
our fences in order But the city peo-
pie who are being educated to con-
tinue the city Beautiful" are the
very people who litter the new roads
with papers and throw all kinds OF
rubbish along their sides 50 that the
first wind that comes alcng the parts
are blown in all directions City peo-
pie are hauling loads Of rubbish.
paper, broken barrels, hoops and re-
| fuse of all kinds and dump them
along our public roads.
We will soon have the trees IN
bloom and we ask our city cousins to
help us out of this condition OF af-
fairs by disseminating the custom OF
throwing papers and rubbish on and
along the roads. Thcce are times
when horses are frightened by paper
rags and other rubbish which thought
less people throw along the roads.
Don't do it any more" should bs
the wish of every one who likes 20 Sc,
i the country roads in order
Following this talk by Mr. Meggin.
son a lawyer said he wondered why
the city does not place receptacles
along the courthouse lawn so that th'
waste paper can be collected.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
Social and
Personal

Mrs. Nellie Bennett. of Newark. has
been visiting Wilmington friends.
Harry Budd, Jr., has been visiting
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Budd,
OF Cccilton.
Miss ella Lynch. of Woodlawn, was
recent visitor here.
Mrs NJ. y. Tull has been spending
week with. Elkton friends.
Miss Marguerite Lancaster and Miss
Elizabeth Reese have been the guests
of Mrs. J. Frank Frazer of ElSton.
/ Mrs. J. O. Knowles, OF Seaford, has
been visiting friends In this city.
Mr.. Russell and son have been spend
/ ing few days at Cordova.
! Harry Emmonds has been visiting
friends ot Georgetown
Mrs. George w. Green. Of Seaford.
has been visiting friends IN Clayton
and this city
John Messick, OF Concord. has been
spending a few days here.
Miss Anna T3oeman has returned to
kcnnett Square after a visit TO this
/ city.
Mrs. Clara NJ. Knight has returned
TO Port Deposit after a pleasant visit
TO this city.
Mrs. Hattie Jones, OF Port Deposit,
is spending some time with Mrs.
Martha McMullen. OF this city.
Mrs. Walter g. Boyd and Miss Nellie
Bians. OF Perryvillo. spent the past
week with Wilmington friends
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. owens and son,
Wilton, OF Perryville. have been spend
ing a few days with friends here.
Misses Lulu Bryson and Florence
steele. of Chesapeake City, were recent
visitors here.
Miss Mamie Wright IS spending a
few days at her home az Chesapeake
City
Mrs Ella McIntire. the woll-knowr
contralto soloist Of West Presbyterian
Church. will make her debut In profes.
sional circles in Philadelphia on Apri
10.
At the home Of Miss Vera ePrkins
No. 1904 Lincoln street. one evening
recently, a pleasant social gathering
was given in honor Of Earl Dethwalcr
Of Philadelphia.
Harry Cannon visited his aunt. Mrs
Robert II. Fooks, Of Georgetown, las
week.
Nollie Murray has returned to Sclby
willie after a visit to this city
Courtland Williams has returned 4
this city after spending few day
with friends at Selbyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Smith, OF Feder
alsburg. spent Easter with their son
Harvey Smith, Of this city.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
aPromotion Day" at Grace Church

Promotion day exercises were held
in Grace NJ. +. Church yesterday af-
ternoon. An interesting program was
presented. The missionary offering
for the year ending March 81. was as
follows: From the senior young mems
classes. SI61.92 for home missions.
and S295.21 for foreign missions;
senior young women's classes. S199.34
for home missions. and S475.7S for
foreign missions. The grand total
was S7s1.47 for home missions, and
S1,OsO.45 for foreign missions.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
Autumn Leaf soeiaI.

Tho Autumn Leaf Social met on Friday
evening At the homo OF Miss Nadine
Watson. No. COS West Third street. The
following officers we're elected for The
term: j. G. seckcl. president to succeed
Miss Anna Eaton: Miss Madeline, vice
president to succeed W. Sem; George IT.
win. secretary; Miss Laura Freeman
treasurer The remainder OF the ovenlne
was spent in playing games and Music
was given by Miss Madeline Watson.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
Second Raptlst Church MeetInas.

Evangelistic services win be held
in Second Baptist Church tonight. Tho
Rev. o. T. Stewart, general secretary
of the Philadelphia Baptist City Mis-
sionary Society will speak. The pro-
gram for the rest of the week follows;
Tuesday, the Rev. Elmer w. Powell
minister of Second church, Philadel-
phia.
Wednesday, the Rev. W. Holloway
Main. minister OF Memorial church
Philadelphia.
Thursday. DR.. w. Holloway Main.
Friday, the Rev. Clarence A. Adams
minister of Blockley church, Philadel-
phia.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04

gated Delaware Haymakerss' Associa-
tion No. / IL to perform the initiation
ceremonies. II is expected that at least
so haymakers Of the various haylofts in
and around Wilmington win 80 to Bear
with the deputy national. A feature
will be the presence Of the cornet
band of Delaware Hayloft II is said
that the charter membership of the
new hayloft at Bear will be at least
about 30. and the merrymakers will be
on their mettle to explain the beauties
OF this popular side degree OF the I'm
proved Order OF Red Men.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
a D E00lg EAY A0 "a

4The police world is breathing bit easier since %
Eddie the underworld as the nlhonsrs
robbns
Richmond than $4,000 in stamps ana money re
deposit boxes throughout the country
managed His aore
Is 10
model Of perfection When Fay
effort made
followed,
and he held st long
a
this picture Is being sent to
Fayh
acting In
his bond 20 $4,000
wilt police
tme whe trial
Evening journal., 1910-04-04

Miss Sarah shubert vansant. Of Phil
adelphia. and William NJ. Kilvington. for
merly Of this city, but now OF Phiadei-
phia. wero married at noon on Saturday
by the Rev. DR. Rorer. OF Grace Mctho.
dist Episcopal Church
The bride was given IN marriage b,
her mother. Mrs. Sarah n. vansant. TIL,
brides gown was all lace over white satin
and she carried a bouquet OF white swee
peas. Mr. and Mrs. Kilvington loft foi
a short honeymoon and vii be at hom
az No. 1926 North Eighteenth street. Phil
adelphia. on Tuesdays after May i6
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
Money for Missions.

Missionary boxes were opened on
Saturday night at services in the
Swedish NJ. +. Church. More than Si4
was obtained The Epworth League
Of the church will meet on Wedncs-
day night Pastor Paulson will at
tend the Eastern Swedish Conference
at Providence. r. l., on Friday. He
will make the memorial address on his
predecessor, the Rev. Mangus Petes-
son. Bishop Neely will preside at The
conference.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
SOCIAL EVENTS
ON MONTHS CARD

There will be no let-up IN the social
gaiety during April and local society
folk are busy marking up their engage
ments Dances promise to be the
chief form of amusement and several
notable affairs are I'm prospect.
The managers Of the Home Of Merci-
ful Rest are making arrangements for
their annual dance 10 be given I'm the
New Century Club on April 20.
The members OF the younger set"
are anticipating with much pleasure,
the dance TO be given on Thursday
evening. in the New-Century Club, by
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton MacFarland
Barksdale and Miss Greta Barksdale
The occasion will be Miss Barksdale's
formal presentation to society. She
will be- assisted in receiving by Mis-
Alice Scott, Of Overlook, Pa; Mis-
Julia Nourse and Miss Eleanor Brown
Of New York; Miss Emily Randall. OF
Philadelphia. and Miss Louise Now
land. Miss Elizabeth Curtis and Miss
Ellen dupont. Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Pyle have an
nounced the engagement Of their
daughter. Miss Margaret Poole Pyle,
TO Edgar G. Durfee, Of Fall River,
Mass.
Miss Katherine Tallman will act as
bridesmaid to-day at the marriage OF
Miss Jane Arter and Coleman Brown
in Philadelphia.
The coming Of the Mask and Wig
Club OF the University OF Pennsylvania
to the Grand Opera House. on April
IS. is being eagerly anticipated by
local society folk. There will be sew
eral box parties and the demand for
tickets is great
Rehearsals are in progress for tho
production Of "Rafies" by the Green
Room Dramatic Club TO be given in
the early part of May. The Green
Room Club and it's patrons are made
up Of Wilmingtons most prominent so
ciety folk and the productions are
among the most important social events
Of the year.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
Vestrv EIeotion.

The annual vestry election Of Christ Enis-
copal church. Christlnna hundred. held
ON Saturday afternoon resulted as fol-
lows A. L. Foster. senior warden; IT.
f. DUPONT. junior warden; Edward c.
Bradford. Jr., secretary, Henry Brown
John W. Maclylem. Eugene dupont W
Winder Laird, James r. Davis. John w
Macklem and Edward O.. Bradford, Jr.
were elected delegates, and a. T.. Fos
ter and W. Winder Laird alternates 10 TN
diocesan convention which viii meet a
Laurel on tho first Tuesday In June.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
Democrats to Dance.

The Twelfth Ward Democratic Club
will give a euchre and dance in Irish
American Hall on Friday evening. The
proceeds will go TO the building fund
Of the club, it being the intention 10
start building this summer.
The next public meeting OF the club
will bel held in the rooms, in SeaTles
street, between Second and Third, on
April 90 The speaker has not yet
been selected.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
shillina.Hoffman.

Frank L Shilling and Miss Laura L.
Hoffman we're married on Saturday af-
ternoon at the parsonage Of Grace NJ. e.
Church, by the pastor, the Rev. II. w
Kellogg. They were accompanied by Miss
Louise Patterson and Marshall p. Tindall.
Mr. and Mrs. Shilling will be 'at home
after May /, at No. sOo5 Madison street.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
NAV Use Bottled Water.

The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has for some time been experimenting
with bottled water I'm it's coaches, and
Il is understood that the old ice tank
and public cup will be replaced In
coaches by bottled water and some
kind of an individual drinking cup ar
raunoment
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
-lnauests on saturday Night.

Coroner Gaynor on Saturday night
will hold inquests into the cases Of
victims who met violent deaths in this
city on Wednesday,, March %. The
coroner is anxious 10 wind up all the
cases now pending in his Office.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
BEAR INDIANS TO
HAVE A "HAYLOFT"

Deputy national chief haymaker.
Frank A. Gradwohl. Of the State of
Delaware. will institute new loft of
the order 1T Bear Station on to-mor-
row evening. Mr.. Gradwohl has dele
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
Struck on Head Win Crow Bar.

While working at the plant of the
Illinois Leather Company on Satur-
day afternoon. Lewis Hopkins was
rendered unconscious by being struck
on the head by a crow bar Dr. w. T..
Frantz closed the wound, after which
HoplSins was sent home
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
Missionarv sooIstx Meetlna.

The Women's Missionary Society OF
Central Presbyterian Church viii meet
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
silver offering viii be taken to be pre-
sented at the twenty-ffth anniver-
sary Of the Home Presbyterial So
cietV
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
To Study Girl Problems.

The Teaehers-P parents Association,
OF Central Church. will meet on Fri
day evening 70 study "The Girl and
Her Problems"
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
cad partv for HosnitaI.

on April 8, at 2So o'clock. card party
will be given by the Clark Churchman
branch OF the Delaware Hospital auXil-
ilary Ia the Kew Century club auditorium.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
MinnuadaIs Homo Meetina.

This afternoon at No 1903 West
Fourteenth street the monthly meet
ing Of the Minquadale Home viii be
held.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
a.oitaI at old smndes.

on Thursday evening a recital win be
given in Old swedes Cnurch by 7. Leslie
Carpenter. assisted by Mrs. Leonard f.
Wales and Frank W. Wyatt The organ
Evening journal., 1910-04-04

Mems Club to Entertain Women.
Tonight viii be Ladies' Night" at
st. Andrews Mems club for the mem
bers are 10 invite women guests. A
musical program will be given.
Evening journal., 1910-04-04
Vansant Kilvinuton.

recently installed in Old swedes win be
used. .4,
Evening journal., 1910-04-04

Y. w. c. T. U. Business Meeting.
The Wilmington Y. W. c. T. Z. will
hold a business meeting this evening at
the home Of the president Mrs Levi Nc
Caulley Foster. No. 1407 West Seventh
street. Miss Katherine Croes. the State Y
secretary will be present.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

What can be done now?" she asked,
with despairing uplifting of her hands
Il am married. and you must try to
forget it. Monty"
A warm avowal was knocking at his
lips, but Monty felt in duty bound to
himself to hold the pose a little longer.
for he had caught glimpse of himself
in the long mirror. and he was i'm
pressed
Just then man entered the room. He
was the handsome opposite of James
Montgomery with the advantage a
little on his side. A little larger was
the intruder, trife stronger and a
little less aware of his own Importance
in the great cosmos.
'Oh, George the woman Historically
called out, as she flew to the strong
ones arms. Save
There was a quick change OF position
at the mantel. WHAT brute he had
beenl He might have known that she
couldn't stand the renewal of an old
affair! Really, he had not guessed at
the state OF thingsl
She was standing at her husband $
side and sobbing on his shoulder. But
he was rather enjoying himself. for a
smile was Illuminating his features
Then from the coat. tear-stained, an
other face was turned in James direc-
tion. "Save-Monty from-himself!' she
gurgled.
AS James Montgomery left the house
as hastily as. was compatible with a
dignified and impressive exit, he had
vision of two happy. clinging figures IN
the glow OF the fire
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

advanced, is, nevertheless, too weak
TO stand attack. Nobody yet has
found any argument, reason or plea
strong enough to prevent women
from marrying. Every day women
are casting aside friends, family, for
tune native land, high social posi-
tion and even careers for the sake
Of men. and not always worthy men.
There is no limit to their sacrifices in
this respect.
But If It should occasionally seem
to the self-supporting girl that she
prefers to remain single, her perfect
right to do so cannot for a moment
be questioned, nor can it be said that
her decision would operate INJURIOUS
ly to herself or humanity. All the
unmarried women I have known have
done a large and by no means unim-
portant share of the worlds work,
and usually made a better job of ii
than many of their married acquaint-
ances.
The truth is. and it is a distinct
gain from every point of view. that
the independent young woman Is not
compelled to accept the first man who
proposes to her, for the sake of three
meals a day. She can support herself
while waiting contentedly until she
meets man who is something more
to her than a mere breadwinner.
Many unhappy unions, with all their
distressing and demoralizing conse-
quences, would be avoided were it
not question OF marriage or starva-
ton. Sarah Curtis Mott.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

thought that you were hunting the
latest edition Of femininity in Zanzibar
or the Fiji islands. Have you recov-
cred from the affair sufficiently to sip
tea? Well, ring the little bell, there,
Monty. and / will test your capacity for
the beasty stuff.
Thereupon. Mr.. Montgomery gave the
signal for the afternoon beverage to be
brought.
"well?" he asked, throwing world
of meaning into the monosyllable.
VERY well. thank you," she answered
with twinkle in her eyes. Yes
drawing down her lips and looking al
most panied in the eyebrow region. II
really have managed to forget that you
loved me-" Then she gazed thought
fully at the fire.
He shifted in his seat. Things were
growing-well, dramatic, to say the least.
He had never guessed that it was that
serious He had vision of a clinging,
weeping figure and a daring situation.
Why bother about seeing plays? He
was living one every day. So he nerved
himself for the climax.
II dropped in to see if you are hap
py," he explained You see. L felt
that your husband did not know you
so well as 1 do. and 1 wished to give
a few suggestions as to what you like,
you know
He did not see the surprised. amused
twist of her eyebrow, nor did he scent
the enjoyment in her manner when she
replied 20, l am afraid you can do
nothing now-nothing
Mr.. James Montgomery sat UP and
Strengthened his tie. He had no right
to reach for her hand but something
told him that heroic offer to comfort
the poor. broken-hearted thing was
about DUE She adroitly removed it in
time.
Monty was disappointed but gazed
longingly at the pretty little shoe that
peeped out from the folds of her dress.
Verify, this would furnish a ripping
story at the club. Well, you cannot
disregard love and then expect it to
give no after pangs in the presence OF
the One
He tried to recall the description of
her husband. but failed. He refrained
from mentioning him, but he knew that
he must be everything that was cata-
logged as impossible. With the increas-
ing satisfaction with himself there came
a pity for her. Well. he would be just
a trife cruel and show her what she
had missed. So he rose and walked to
the table. where he placed a white and
well-manicured hand upon book there.
He then glided to the mantel and leaned
against It in his southern. 1.-the grace.
His brown eyes rested upon the little
creature in the chair.
IT am sorry for you," he said; there
was a clever infusion of tears in his
eyes, and the tremolo stop was well
worked in his voice why did you not
send for me?"
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20
There is No Unbelief

HERE is no unbelief,
Whoever plants a leaf beneath the
II rod,
And waits to see it push away the clod.
He trusts in God.
Whoever says, when clouds are in the
sky,
BE patient. heart, light breaketh by
and by"
Trusts in the Most High.
Whoever sees. meath winters field Of
The silent harvest of the future grow.
Gods power must know
Whoever lies down on his couch to sleep.
Content + lock each sense in slumber
Knows God will keep.
Whoever IS says tomorrow. the un-
'"rhe future" trusts unto that Power
alone
He dares disown.
The heart that looks on when the eye
And dares to live when life has only
Gods comfort knows.
There is no unbelief:
And. day by day and night. uncon-
sciously
Tho heart lives by that faith the lips
deny.
God knows the why.
L z. Case.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

your columns last Sunday will not run
so fast he cannot see TO read. I'd Ike
10 tell him thing or two about the
way hostess feels.
Now, L am a plain. blunt woman.
with my share OF common sense
have kept house for thirty years and
have entertained a great many visitors
-"guests." he calls them.
Now. guests" are but tramps. IN my
estimation, when they march INTO your
spare room and plant their dress-suit
cases right down on your best white
bedspread. There are others; all or my
guests have not been tramps, because
about half of them have remembered
that the last place their grip stood was
on a street corner. and the place just
before the last was the car noor
I'm not bitter and prejudiced: not all
of the people who have visited me nave
treated nv bedspreads with contempt,
but some Of them have tried other ex-
.periments. One lady friend ripped a
black dress and used the spare room bed
as a sewing table
Beds seem TO suffer most. young
girl we knew put q new elderdoWn quit
under the sheet to sleep on We think
our beds are soft enough fer anybody.
We clean our shoes in the out-kitcn-
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20
Repetition

hO YOU ever wonder why poets talk
so much about flowers? Did you
- ever hear OF poet who did not
talk about them? Don't you think a
poem which. for the sake of being
original, should leave them out would
be like those verses where the letter
a or e. or some other is omitted? No;
they will bloom over and over again
IN poems as in the summer fields, to
the end of time always old and always
new. Why should we be more shy OF
repeating ourselves. than the spring be
tired OF blossoms or the night of stars?
Look at nature. She never wearies of
sa ying over her floral pater-noster. In
the crevices of cyclopean walls-in the
dust where men lie, dust also-on the
mounds that bury huge cities, the Birs
Nemroud and the Babel-heap-still that
same sweet prayer and benediction.
The Amenl OF nature is always a
flower. Holmes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

en-. but at least nlne-tenths Of our guests
don't: they do theirs In the spare room
Sometimes they have used an end OF
towel for shoe rag.
Anybody can get anything in my
house that they ask for: but part Of the
difficulty with the usual visitor seems
TO be that he's afraid OF disturbing
somebody wish they'd disturb the room
even more at times We had a young
girl TO spend a week with US in summer
time. and she took her afternoon nap
on top OF the pillow shams. instead OF
disturbing them
If / ever refurnish my best spare bed
room, I'm going TO have the little eoueh
upholstered in leather so that wet UNI
brellas won't hurt It, and I'm thinking
OF having metal window sills put on.
The washstand china IS going to be ths
best white enamelWare / can buy, IL I
have to handpaint il TO make IL pre-
sentable. I've only had one visitor who
seemed sorry when she broke the soap
her eyes and said she didn't Ike TO
visit the rich Though we weren't that.
by any mea1s). that she always broke
their china soap dishes and she'd rather
visit the poor and needy" She was
nice girl and genuinely sorry
m going 10 have bare fO0r. be-
cause I'm tired of INK on the carpet
and il can, I'll get an inkstand
with lead weights in the bottom.
All white curtains at spare room
windows ought to be nailed tight
into their places so that the neatest
woman you ever knew. who is a cur
tain expert won't tie them into knots
TO let in more air
And then I'm going TO put brass
fender round the radiator so that
every visitor who comes can't add
one more blister TO the back OF the
rocking chair.
Now. young man. you who have ex-
perienced that lonesome feeling in
guestroonn do you begin to UNDER
stand why almost everything -
cleared out before your arrival2