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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
Lady Bountiful Is Dead.

Now the old order is in the fire and
the we'll meaning Lady Bountiful Of
other days is head first in the scrap
basket, while the w. E. c. sends out its
call for women commissariats, riders,
drivers, grooms, motor cars and cycles
and their drivers, chemists, dispensers,
bank clerks, doctors and mechanics
There's no denying that these occupa-
tions of men are necessary. Men are
lots of use after all, but there is still
! more need for The woman trained in
her own field, feeding, sick nursing
crechc work, working, catering, teach
ing the languages and still serving.
In the first two weeks ten thousand
offers of help were received and dealt
with, which will serve to give some
/ idea Of the enthusiasm sweeping the
country. There is going to be one
good result of this WARRIOR women,
ANYWAY. No girl after this will allow
herself to grow up without having
specialized in some branch Of work
that will make her as valuable to her
country in a crisis like this as any
man fit for enlistment.
But going back to the Little Theatre:
When / got there the excitement was
all over the sidewalk, where everybody
in John st. was gathered to sec the
woman motorcyclist start Off in full
regala, supplemented by short skirt.
Where was she going? She was off to
deliver milk, which she carried in the
one passenger seat and which was
given by firm willing to supply all
families in want having men in the
ranks, provided the Woman's Emer-
gcncy Corps would attend to the de-
livery Of it. Why don't they hire a
man? Because, dear innocents who
aren't used TO these European up
h, walls yet, that man is not to be en-
couragcd by good job at home from
cnlisting Immediately. No man dares
If, his voice in the "no-work-for-an-
honcst-man" wall.
The boy scouts stand guard at the
door and look obviously at these wom-
en- grown up and doing mems work,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
the only employment bureaus that
haven't practically put up the shutters.
Recruits Are Expansive.

| struggled with the temptation to
talG to every one-the recruits are eX-
pansive-and threaded my way into the
bar to find out why it was the centre of
interest, only to find that the rock on
which all this high tide of enthusiasm
was breaking was no less than our own
young American doctor, a Johns Hop
kins graduate, whom | had heard was
managing the medical department, and
doing it better than any one else could,
too, sending out women dispensers and
chemists and nurses all over London,
resolute, capable, frank and breezy and
tn. belle Of the w. +. c., with every
thing that anybody is in doubt about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
BY FLORENCE HOWELL BARKLEY.

by fLOhGGNSb nv" GNS
MERICANS are received with
N such open arms that l have
spent the whole day at the Lit
tie Theatre where the Woman's Emer-
Eency Corps is giving the place the
greatest success it ever enjoyed.
Lobby, dressing rooms, box Office, cloak
rooms, even the bar. are bursting with
volunteer enthusiasm. They say
women don't look we'll in punches, but
this bunch looks good to England and
is about the most consoling sight as
yet seen in this august waste.
LET the women knit" said the war
lords, "znit and sew for our brave SOL
diers," and they fell to and knitted
from sheer force of women's habit in
war times, until one fortunate day
when the feminist among them paused
with her needle in the air and the
dreaded signs of thinking in her eyes.
Thinking is death and destruction to
knitting and sewing. She rose and
went out from that sewing circle for
ever, leaving on the floor the impos-
sible shirt that would have made the
Spartan boy squirm, and became the
Woman's Emergency Corps, with one
stroke promoting herself to first aid to
Tommy Atkins at home and showing
the best proof of her equality with the
fighting sex that she has yet been able
10 present.
She has plunged the anti into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20

ard votes" being absolutely and tri.
ly pigeonholed until after the wa, q
adjective more violent than "plusF'
is applied to their most daring q
ploits.
Duchess of Marlborough Directs Wen
A committee meeting was or, ~
heads Of departments began to i''e
gather when the news few around 81
the duchess had come. | expeete! y
hear, "Of with their headsl' At e
minute, but, after all, she turned :"
to be our Duchess Of Marlborough, "
is chairman of the advisory conHiiiH
The workers 90 out to lunch a "
lays, talking shop fast and furiouSIr'
only stopping to ask the news ~
the front. After lunch | was lying 7
wait for one Cf the women who ea
fled for the care Of hcrseS-the s's-
who wrote to the Red Cross corps
said she was willing TO volunteer
was a mounted corps should nave y
among these-but | had to hurry O
get to the Shaftcsbury Theatre an "
or so ahead Of time in order to g
at all to the first public meeas
the corps.
Women were storming the o.
when | got there, and even Oei'"
meeting began another one
planned for next week. The v'fie
and in view was explained, Mss "
who has charge Of the food deP'h'
moving every one to great ap'''
when she told how the governs
had sent those 100 Belgian Tsi@
to feed at twenty-fOur hours ."
and how the corps accomplish"
and proposed to keep it up
The Hon. Mrs. HayerheId '"
other favorite. as she was ID
service in the South Aftiean '"
has the most daring aspira'i'''
volunteers, proposing that tA''
do much Of the work done nov
Territorials, such as taxing
remount camps, acting as ~.
iatS and guarding orloHs"
lex Lawrence, Lena AshweH =
Duchess of Marlborough are al
whose appeals can draw i'''' -.
a stone image, and they afs'
The public stands for Wv -.
man, and in their splen''S A
they have builded better ~ y
knew; even Mr. Asquith Dsus
imagined saying to the Won -
gency Corps, "AImOs'-'A
est me-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20

guise and stood forth bona fde chauf-
feurs, gardeners, mechanics, hard
headed business women. cooks, social
workers, omnibus conductors and mo-
tormen, and worse, too. There arc
women's rife corps practising morning
and evening, and it is a safe surmise
that this is the last war in which no
woman will shoulder musket AL
ready the Germans have paid their re-
spects in calling the Belgian women
"devilish."
This country was likely to smother
under its weight of sewing materials,
but women like Beatrice Harraden,
Mrs. Pethick Lawrence. Gertrude
Kingston and Decima Moore, with one
eve on the actual need and the other
on the volunteer workers who rolled in
by the thousands in the first days Of
the war, opened the Little Theatre
without more ado and started a clear
ing house for the volunteer work, then
flooding the Red Cross and threatening
to become more Of plague than the
plague of women" during the Boo"
War
Things happened quick" In three
days the Little Theatre, loaned by Ger
trude Kingston for the Offices, was 4
seething hive of the pick of London's
womankind, milItants and ants work.
ins shoulder to shoulder, with votes for
women laid on the shelf and forgotten,
while every relief society in town was
sending its raw recruits TO them to be
disposed of to the best advantage, and
every institution was getting itself pu.
on the cooperative list with a repre-
sentative on the advisory board.
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Hopes to BE Government Dispatch
Bearer.

Coming out recognized Vera
Holme, the girl who drove Mrs. Pank-
bursts car to Edinburgh on the famous
speechmsking trip, and, sure that she
was a valuable asset in the W. E. c.,
1 had a chat with her about what she
finds to do there. Miss Holme is
licensed chauffeur, holds a certificate
from the Royal Automobile Club and
can put broken down car in shape
in a lonely road as well as any man.
She takes charge of the motors and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
Reporters Only Uncatalogued.

Only the inofTensive reporter wan
dcrs here, uncatalogucd and agape at
this startling turn in the affairs OF
women. Here's the table, where the
volunteers present themselves and are
classified according to the occupations
they are fitted for-no ore being en-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
Both Americans Doctor and DucheSS-1hey
Dominate the WOmen'S Corps.
Thew

despair, leaving that dear creature OF
habit to pick up the unfinished shirt
and sigh over the Frightening pros
poets of votes for women.
1t is the best and most beautiful
thing that ever happened TO English
women! What could be better than
making yourself suddenly and unex-
pectedly of tremendous use to your
government, your soldiers and your
people al a moment when the passion
ate desire to help could only find an
outlet in making shirts that undercut
the legitimate shlrtmakers of your
own sex, or rushing disastrously into
nursing where even the trained nurse
fears to tread.
SO she has pitched her tent where
she is most needed and is prepared to
show England that if every man will
enlist he can count on finding his home
and family in as good condition, if not
better, when he returns: children as
fat, if as dirty, as ever; workshops
running at full time; crops harvested,
theatres open, omnibuses to get you
there; even taXis for those who are
willing to part with so many precious
pennies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
The Work II Shoulders.

This is what the Woman's Emergency
Corps is willing to shoulder, which
means that all who two weeks ago wert
making shirts they call them the HAIR
shirts have thrown Off their dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
She knits a sock while she waits.

She knits a sock while she waits.
The cataloguing system is perfect;
volunteers, offers of homes, supplies,
positions and money are on yellow
cards; out of work, need Of immediate
assistance, calls for volunteers, white
and the object is to dovetail them as
quickly and neatly GJ possible, and
goes on merrily and precisely day after
day.
Women Safeguarding Labor Market.
There is no intention on the part OF
the corps to get a mass of work done
for nothing; to safeguard the paid la
Dor market by controlling volunteer
energies is the best of their aims, and
as much paid work as they can get for
as many women and girls affected in
directly by the war as they reach.
Among the interpreters, for instance,
for whom there is great demand-even
my own French, the scorn of many OF
my superiors and all Of my interiors
in the language, was requistioned
when came through the custom
house-no volunteer worker is sent or
an interpreting job among the Belgian
refugees or to the police courts, if
there is a girl in need of work who
can fill the place. If it is an unpaid
Job, on the yellow cards is found
woman who is willing to give, say, ten
shillings a week to the support of a
girl, and there you have a perfectly
good job, p. G. girl-yes, and p. &.
stands for pretty good wages-and
three cards are cleared'out of the cata-
log box.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
Ten Shillings An Important Sum.

Ten Shillings An Important sum.
The Importance of ten shillings is
not to be exaggerated. Ten is consid-
cred enough to keep the girls head
above water at time when the thought
of war is enough to sink US all, let
alone the restitution threatened before
the w. f. C. got busy, and before the
Prince of Wales Fund starts its steam
rolling. A donation of ten shillings a
week toward some girls support is
Just mamma from heaven to the W. f. c.
There is an equal demand for teach
crs Of French; the Red Cross natur-
ally needs no help in attending to its
nurses, but the nurses are fearfully
handicapped in Continental work, as
was proved in the Balkan War, by not
speaking French, so classes have had
TO be formed quickly to teach those
who are to be among the fortunate
ones at the front-another saving OPP
portunity for the many French and
English governesses thrown out of
Germany by the score.
The dressmaking establishments have
spread far-reaching distress by closing
down, but what could they do? No
one is having clothes made, no one is
doing anything but war work and news
paper reading, and the sewing girls
were almost the first lot thrown out
Of work. They are a pretty set, ana
dainty and frail one, too, and their
line is always the longest at the corps
But they are more efficient than the
lay needlewoman, and many of them
have been placed in the special shops
where the Red Cross uniforms can't be
turned out fist enough; also can they
make a shirt "as is a shirt" but the
hope is that shirt ."s will be eft
in the hands of its legitimate owners,
who are women paid by the govern
ment per dozen shirts.
Women Offer Themselves as Chautfeurs.
About fifteen typewriters were max
ing u din in the bar, emulating fifteen
rapid firing guns and proving the
amount Of business going on, but
had to Acknowledging under fire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
FXE,Fp

chauffeurs at the corps seryi..
the motorcycle most Of the tim.
self, has hopes Of being used a, =
patch bearer by the goyernne,, :.
attends to the arrangement, h.,.
the omnibus and taxicab comp,,,.. ,
whom the corps has been Int....,
that they will seriously consider =.
its chauffeurs at regular pay.
faint of Suffrage Removed.
When ! asked how the regularss,..
feurs received these rivals 81. "a,
one who to-day came up to shah. ~.
with her and say he was glad !. :.
her in the road again, while !, /.
garages they could be counted a, ,
perfectly square and friendly. n, 1
spised faint Of suffrage being r,u..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
them splendid ,"

MY dear she said, aud put her
hand on my shoulder, speechless. War
times are crowded with moments Of
speechless admiration, | find.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
Women Offer Themselves as Chaufeurs.

About fifteen typewriters were max
ing a din in the bar, emulating fifteen
rapid firing guns and proving the
amount of business going on, but
had to advance feeling under fire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20

ard votes" being absolutely and ia
ly pigeonholed until after the war q
adjective more violent than "plHeE
is applied to their most daring q
ploitS.
Alma record., 1914-02-26
SHAKE 1T OFF.
Rid Yourself of Unnecessary Bur
dens. Alma Citizen Shows
You How.

Don't bear unnecessary burdens
Burdens of bad back are heavy.
Get rid of them
Doan's Kidney Pills are for bad kid
neys.
For lame, weak and aching backs.
Local endorsement proves their worth
Ezra Robinson, 1l3 Grant Ave, Alma,
Mich. says: Il had rheumatic pains in
my back and when ] lifted anything
sharp twinges darted through my whole
body. The action of my kidneys was
irregular and the secretions were scanty
and painful when passing. | used diff
ferent kinds of medicine, but nothing
gave me relief until | got Doan's Kid
ney Pills at Rhodes Drug Store. They
relieved the pains. publicly recon-
mended Doan's Kidney Pills when they
relieved me and have used them off and
on since. | have always had satisfac-
tory results"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr.. Rob-
inson had. Foster Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo. N. Y.
Alma record., 1914-02-26
Seville Center News

Listen for wedding bells
Rodney Anderson is home from Cad
lilac.
Alfred Miller and Frank Lippert have
gone to Hale.
Mrs. Will Campbell is entertaining a
sister from Owosso.
H. NJ. Miller transacted business in
Riverdale last Friday.
Henry White who has been sick the
past week is out again.
Tommy Lucas was business caller
in Alma last Thursday.
The Advent Aid will meet with Mrs.
John CARL this week Wednesday.
Mrs. F. +. French Jr., entertained
Miss Mikesell last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lippert called
on friends in Alma, last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Wonders were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Page Sun
day.
The Seville Center Ladies' Aid will
meet with Mrs. A. f. Miller, Thursday
March 5th.
Zelma Miller and Shirley Wiltshire
called on George and Ruth Shong, Fri
day evening.
The stork called on Mr.. and Mrs
Charlie CARL last Thursday and left
them fine boy.
Levi Pritchard of Sumner township
visited his brother-in-law, Henry Miller
last week Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. French spent last
week at the sanitarium in Elwell. Mr.
French is taking treatments there.
Will Shong. Claude Whitford, Henry
and Alex Miller attended the horse sale
and races at Alma last Thursday.
Jas. Covell drove to Alma last Thurs
day. He was accompanied home by his
son, Harry, of the Alma High School.
Will CARL has rented the Sheldon
farm about l-2 miles north of the
Alma record., 1914-02-26
LOCAL WOMEN AGREE
WITH STAGE BEAUTIES

OF all women in the world, probably
those on the stage are most particular
about their personal appearance, and es-
pecially in the care of the hair; and
when such leading stage beauties as
Ethel Barrymore, Elsie Ferguson, Nat
allie Alt, Louise Dresser, Rose Coghlan,
Lauretta Taylor and many others are
so enthusiastic about Harmony Hair
Beautifer as to write in praise of it,
that is certainly evidence that it does
just what they say it does-that is,
beauties the hair. There are many
women right in this town, and men too,
who regard it as indispensable, because
it makes the hair glossier and more silky,
easier to dress and make stay in place.
Sprinkle little on your hair each time
before brushing it. Contains no oil
will not change color of hair, nor darken
gray hair
To keep hair and scalp dandruff- free
and clean, use Harmony Shampoo. This
pure liquid shampoo gives an instan-
taneous rich lather that Immediately
penetrates to every part of hair and
scalp, insuring a quick, thorough cleans
ing Washed off just as quickly, the en-
tire operation takes only few moments.
Contains nothing that can harm the
hair; leaves no harshness or sickness.
Both preparations come in odd-shaped,
very ornamental bottles, with sprinkler
tops Harmony Hair Beautiher, $l.00.
Harmony Shampoo, SOC. Both guaran-
teed to satisfy you in every way, or
your money back. Sold only at the
more than 1000 Rexall Stores, and in
this town only by us. Growers Drug
Store, The Rexall Store.
Alma record., 1914-02-26
LOG Al HAPPENINGS

Mrs. Jerrett of Pennington transacted
business in Alma Wednesday.
Miss Ida Smith of Crystal is the guest
OF her sister, Mrs. G.. V. Wright.
The Union Telephone booth has been
removed from Rhodes Drug store.
Z. c. Phillips of St. Louis was in the
city on business Wednesday morning.
Silas Moody of Park Lake was an
Alma visitor Wednesday of this week.
The Alma Art Club will meet Wednes-
day, March 4, with Mrs. ]. NJ Montigel.
New Spring coats and suits are now
arriving at Mrs. p J. Adams cloak
store.
Mr.. Livingston, freight agent at St.
Louis made a business trip to Alma
Wednesday.
Mrs Seth Frisbie of Forest Hill, is
entertaining her mother, Mrs. Z. r.
White of Alma.
James Weeks and William Brewer OF
St. Louis were in Alma on business on
Wednesday afternoon.
c. H. Barrett of Morrestown is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. 0. +. Parker,
the remainder of this week
Alma record., 1914-02-26
&c Alma School News y

The Freshmen Class met Monday
School will close Friday on account
of the Teachers Institute.
Dr. Gardner gave an interesting talk
on Choosing Profession" Tuesday
morning.
The High School orchestra is holding
weekly rehearsals. Miss McGraham has
charge of the work.
The High School will hold an indoor
meet with Alma College sometime in
March, probably the 9th.
The Glee Clubs have been rehearsing
together for two weeks. They will take
special part in the "Cantata" Friday
evening.
Miss Mary Sharp will be the soprano
soloist at the concert Friday night Miss
Smith of Grand Rapids will take the
contralto parts.
The Lambda Sigma society elected
officers at their meeting Monday even
ing. The following were elected. Pres
ident, Marie Doane vice-president Mil
dred McConkey; treasurer, Lura Miller
and secretary, Cleo Gill.
Verne Handley entertained sleigh
load Friday evening. The load did not
start until the game was over, conse-
quently the arrival of the party was
rather late They played many games
and sang and made merry until supper
was served. Soon they found themselves
tucked in the sleigh, and were making
for home Everyone had good time
and pronounced Verne a great enter
tainer
Manager Hopkins is working on the
baseball schedule. He has few games
scheduled already and expects to com
plete the entire schedule in few weeks
The Seniors had another sleigh-ridt
Saturday night. They were entertained
at the home of Miss Laura Amsbury il
the country Miss Potter and Miss Rog.
ers chaperoned the party. A delightful
repast was served and all had a gooC
time.
DR.. Clizbe, former Alma College Bi
bic instructor spoke to the High Schoo
Thursday in chapel His theme was
The Student and His Duties Toward.
the Church" DR. Clzbe held the at
tention of his listeners and very beau
tifully illustrated by story, many point:
of his argument Mr.. Wolford of Owos
so also spoke a few words to the assem-.
bly, He showed how the College ol
High School graduate had great adj
vantage over the non-educated man
Mr.. Wolford was an excellent speaker
and all who heard him enjoyed him very
much.
The Debating Club entertained the
| Lambda Sigma society last Wednesday
, A delightful banquet was served anC
they played and sang and had gooc
Alma record., 1914-02-26

Center, and erpects to move there soon.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Fisher and Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Fisher were guests
at the home of c. b. Wiltshire Sunday.
Mrs. George Richards of Lansing,
who came to attend the funeral of her
grandfather, d. White, returned Mon
day of this week
Miss Iva CARL who has been spend
ing the winter in Cadillac has returned
home. She was accompanied by her
sister Mrs. Rodney Anderson.
Miss Ethel Miller who is attending
Business University in Grand Rapids,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Miller.
Louis Pratt took a sleigh load of
seventeen to the Aid Society at Dennis
Welch's last Thursday. The women
voted Leon the best natured man in the
neighborhood
Edward and Ethel Miller gave card
party Saturday evening. On account of
the severe weather, quite number who
were expected were not present. After
the usual number of games refresh
ments were served by Mesdames A. L.
and H. M. Miller. When the score was
counted the first favors were awarded
to Miss Wetha Mikesell and Ed. Meril-
lat, second favors, Miss Mary Wilt
shire and Claude Mallory. After that
came singing, music and merry-making
generally. Everyone enjoyed the even
ing very much.
Alma record., 1914-02-26
BAY CITY 3O-ALMA %

Last Friday night occurred the Bay
City Western and Alma game, in which
the visitors were successful. In the first
half Alma held their fast opponents to a
three-score lead, but at the beginning of
the next half, Capt. Jessup unfortunately
turned his ankle and was compelled to
retire. Gaffney was substituted but the
work was not so fast; and it was only
for the fact that our guards worked
doubly hard that the visitors were kept
from piling up large score. Smith
played an excellent offensive game, but
had very bad luck at throwing baskets
Perry played star defensive game and
held his man TO two baskets. Nichols
and Andrews starred for the visitors.
The feature attraction of the evening
was the preliminary game when the
Faculty and the Reserves clashed. Mr.
Ellsworth could not get around fast
enough on his feet, so he tried walk
ing on his head, which proved to be a
difficult matter, especially when the hair
is thin on top. OF course, the Faculty
were defeated but they were game, and
made their opponents hustle. Muscott
starred for the Reserves.
The lineup for the H. S. game:
A
Alma record., 1914-02-26

Sanders, of Cavendish, VT, was threat
ened with consumption, after having
pneumonia. He writes: "Dr. Kings
New Discovery ought to be in every
family; it is certainly the best OF all
medicines for coughs, colds or lung
trouble" Good for children's coughs.
Money back if not satisfied. Price SOC.
and $l.OO. Recommended by Wheaton
& Sons, Rhodes Drug Store and +. o.
Grover, The Rexall Drug Store.