Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-09


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Observation-Disclosures
well, Ill always thought, Gladys chat Home
Missions meant tho church"
'Now look hero. Katherine Blair: II We give
q garden party we've got to form . society first
and that societys got to have name. Now
why can't We talce any name We want? Just
because We call ourselves q thing doesn't mean
that We are that thing MY father belongs to
the Elks, but do you suppose that he's really
ek7 He amt: he's man. But he's Elk. too.
And don't you suppose We could cali our 50.
ciety the Little Elks II We wanted TOT But We
amt really elks are We? Now. perhaps we
do want to cali ourselves tho Little Home MIS-
sionary Society. It would DO good name b.
cause what We do want to work for Is ourselvep
and that Is what Home means But when we'd
say Little Home Missionary Society we'd mean
cur own Home missionary Society and not the
enc belonging to the church Don't you seer"
'But, Gladys, wouldnt other people think Il
meant the church,"
'Oh. Henry. how silly You are! Wouldn't It
be all tho better they did7 Now listen to
me. all Of you: It's only Z matter Of names
Lots Of things have the same names that amt
the Same. Why. onoe We had . washwoman
and she was colored and her name was Mira
Blair. Now don't you suppose she had a right
to can herself Mrs. Blair even e that IS your
mothers name7"
Henry saw daylight -of course she did," hs
declared. emphatically.
$50 why cant We ca1l ourselves Little Home
Missionary Society or .htttle uEks or anything
We want2"
-G'adys is right" Henry sasd. w. can can
ourselves anything W want"
with tho concrete example before them OF
the two Mrs. Blairs even the twins were q
iength persuaded Of the logic Of Gladyss con.
tentien: and when she addeda And q course
e W make more money than We want We can
give some Of It 20 the Fresh Air wund," their
last ecruple vanished.
Inc matter Of name settled 70 her salts.
faction. Gladys msved enerxeticaily to other
thinxa
~ the garden 1are4s t. be . success, We
must get 70 work at once. We might % wep
decide to hold e here in your yard because
your yard is big and We better 1ect onlcer.
befors start home. IN b President ana
Treasurer. nominate Henry for vaos1nre.t
dent and sectary. All In favor say q: I nom.
tnate Katherine and Allies for Ways and Means
Committee All IN favor cay r.
The business IN hand concluded. Gladys arosa
@ go But Margery detained her Z moment.
What are mo and Willie Jonssr"
Gladys considered 'Wen, yoa ana WiNa,
zones can ssll tsckstss
Then WIN ~ % IN mr.
@0f course nott You're To- Httlet~
~Aw. rats!" W1lue Jones eupiodea ana
oa1gery demanded, hotly: DO yeu think we're
going to sen your old tickets II we're not in ~
DO % yen IKE But e you don't sell tsctae,
youn have = pay admission uhs syerube6y
elsas
How much admissiou3s
"A tho st. Adams ~ charge TWENTY-FIVE
cents. but out here guess ~ better make Il
i've cents Tor gzowa1ps and one cent for chm
dren."
-ons cent? And DO you think wen DO IN
chat work COR enc cent?"
DO % Jon Hke." Gladys repeated, coldly.
But \ You 90 spending III your money On
admission howl you ceel when you havs moth
Ing left tor the grab bag, the candy box, the
lemonade well. the fancy table. tho lcs cream
and ca1e7"
HeavensI The grab bag. the candy box, The
lemonade well. the leo cream and caasei with.
eus another objection, Willie and Margery quiet,
~~SHsSS
tI.-Maraery Makes Formal CAN.
THANKS to Gladys Baileys shrewdness and,
energy, preparations for the garden carty were
soon under way. Tho date was settled: with
the help OF the Bailey father, tickets were AZ
once printed. and definite contrao, was made
with che ticket agents.
And when they ask you what ifs tor.
Gladys Instructed the agents. SHOW en- . tick
ct And then you can say. onhandtlike, AnS
II We make enough money we're going to give
half OF It to the Fresh Air FUND.-"
As time went BY. Gladys grew very emphatic
about the Fresh Air Fund. The tickets toob
care Of the rest, for they read: .For the
seneht Of the little Home Missionary Society"
From the first the work Of the Agents was
BADLY hindered by Gladys herself AZ President
she accompanied the Ways and Means Commit,
tee ON its tours Of soliciting, did Ill the talk.