Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14

6 ne6Q OF Ioes COue40. ~ f10 Will 30
to; take command Of q southern de-
partment. General Wotherspoon has
been In Washington for long time
and SO have all the other oficers who
with him will take up the march.
Now 1t must not be supposed that
ALI OF these onicers will bemoan their
fate The bemoaning will be on the
part OF their wives and daughters,
who prefer Connecticut avenue as .
cabinet drawing rooms for afternoon
teas and receptions. to the gravel
walk bordering the drill ground and
the small parlors OF army quarters for
walking and social functions. The
ladies love Washington and many an
old campaigner has been induced to
get transfer to this city by the Inn
portunities OF his wife or his daugh-
ter, for in many cases army wives
and daughters are the real command
ing officers when 1t comes to domes-
II affairs. 8 :sss 81 A.
1t has often been said that Wash
ington has killed more soldiers than
the battlefield. particularly older SOL
diers who after years OF campaigning
and regular life in the open find that
diet of chicken salad and lobster .
La Newberg. and postponemento OF the
sound OF taps until long after mid
night. have not been conducive to-
health. Many OF the old ones want to
change the once chair for the saddle
and to get back to beef and conesS
az mainstays OF food and drink.
There are q few ranking army ofi-s
GERS. however, who, knowing the de-
bilitatinE influences Of Washington
life. have made up their minds that
they will get their exercise somewhere
away from the dancing 1ioor and 30
they have joined the country clubs.
where they play golf and follow the
BAH as strenuously as they ever fol-
lowed the indian on the western war
path or the boio man through the rice
5ungles OF tho Philippines.
sponsors 4Ars Amusing.
"A few weeks ago. 40 was duly
published in the press because OF
this human interest Of the occur
renee, the Society Of Naval Spon-.
sors, composed Of young women and
women not 20 young. who have chris.
tened vessels OF Uncle Sans navy.
objected to allowing q young Michigan
woman to enter the organization be-,
cause the ship which she had chris.
tened was collier and not . war yes,
sci. They drew the line It coal. but
why they did no one Understood be-
cause the collier ls Just 40 essential
to the success OF q feet In 9 night q
is the battleship which It supplies
with the means OF locomotion. light.
Ing and gun IRE.
Everybody thought when the ~ 30
ciety was formed that Il was 70 Be ,s's q
democratic affair. Some people have "
changed their minds. Washington
was somewhat amused. quietly at
least, whenthe Society OF Naval Spon-
sors was formed. II It Is q sort OF 2
hallway patriotic. halfway social or
gantzation. and 1t Is prepared seem.
ingly to do its duty at the call but;
no one yet has found out what it,
duty Is to be-. 4 lssss rs; A
Can't Help Being National.
One thing IL certain. the Naval
Sponsors society Is thoroughly ma
tional. The governme nt's policy being
to name It's battleships and it,
cruisers for states and cities. II be
comes certain that eventually therss
will be representatives In the; or
ganization from all parts Of the Union.
This condition will come because i
is the rule inviolate to ask some na-
tive daughter Of : state / Or city 70
christen the ship which bears the
state or city's name. and the member
ship In the society IS made up Of the
women and girls who have broken the.
bottle on the prov Of the ships 40
they have gone down to their launch
ings. BIZ
Mrs. John g.. South Of Frankfort.
KY. Is 1 member OF the society Some.
people think she ought to be its pres
ident. for she Il the only member OF
the organization who did not break
bottle OF champagne on q vessels
prov. Mrs. South christened the bat,
tleship Kentucky and she christened
II with water drawn from the spring
on the farm on which Abraham Lin,
coin was born. 3ss
Water was not the only beverage.
used at the christening, for several
Kentuckians, who stood at the boats
side as she went sliding into the VS.
ter. threw bottles containing whisky
against her armor and baptized her
with something stronger even than
champagne.
b secretary Meyer Works Standing.
Secretary Of the Navy George Won
u. Meyer Is said to believe that his
emciency as cabinet omcer at the,
outset OF his career was impaired by
following the custom OF other cabinet
officers of sitting down at their desks
when at work. Mr.. Meyer stands up
when he does hts writing and sits
down only when In conference with
visitors who are weak in the legs. at
least so 1t Is reported by seemingly,
veracious persons. & il,
"a Washington chronicler has discov-
cred that Mr.. Meyer brought over
from Massachusetts with him a huge
piece Of furniture fitted only to the
work OF the man who is standing up.
This outstanding furniture is the desk
that Mr.. Meyer used in his working
ONCE when he was presiding officer Of.
the lower branch Of the Massachu-
sets legislature. It's arrival at the
navy department, It Is said. created
something OF a sensation because 1t IL
90 big that at q distance It looked like
church organ or an overgrown
hurdy-gurdy piano. 81 + 4 & 81
tx
The Greatest Problem.
The building OF perfect body Is at
once the greatest earthly problem and
erandest hope OF the race.-Lewis.t
mons. One day the colonel OF militia
49,. = -, f,sad while drilling his