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The Washington times., 1915-11-29

The board and monthly meetings of
the Twentieth Century Club are
scheduled for the present week. 1he
board meeting was held this morning
place Thursday morning at o;0.
l.. r. Williams. chief OF the division
Of Far Eastern affairs In the Depart
ment of state. will address the club
on THE Modernization OF China
The second term Of classes in
dressmaking and millinery at tho
ming at 7:3O Ellen Spencer Mu@sey.
honorary president OF the Washing
ton College OF Law. will speak on
Preparedness"
French Women in War Times"
dress at the guest meeting" Of the
Woman's Club Of Bethesda last
Tuesday. with Mrs. Edward r. Clark
A. speaker. Other talks werc given
by Mrs. SandeHon, president Of the
Maryland Federation. and Mrs. Court
Wood. president Of the District Fed
Grafton.
That one-sixteenth OF the entire
amount raised by the National So
ciety. d. A. r.. during the past year
was contributed by the local chap
tprg, was tne announcements lidu' ~
the November meeting o. Columbia
Chapter. Mrs. Paul IIickok asked
members of the chapter to Keep
themselves at all times well posted
in the affairs OF the society In order
to refute possible criticism.
On next Monday and Tuesday. at
the New Willard Hotel. the Won-
ans Alliance, OF All Souls Church.
will hold It's annual Christmas sale.
On Monday the program includes
recital In the largo ballroom py
contralto, assisted by George Dixon
Thompson, pianist, followed BY In
formal dancing at $50 and the for
NAL opening Of the bazaar:
On Tuesday the fair will be open
attractions are promised for the
shop from to !. The committee in
charge includes Mrs. c. f. Robbins.
chairman: Miss c. A.. Newton. vice
chairman; Mrs. Joseph stewart. sec
retery, and Mrs Caleb Miller treas
urer.
The Philo-classic; were sntertain- M
enson on Friday last. Two, new
members. Mrs. Fairfax Hall and
aGieet Mfs eGrnwfm for tha ysaTS %S!S wof sf rOf
Lore" Three phases discussed at
this meeting were Mythology. and
Folk Tales" led by Mrs Harry
Cunningham" Tree and Plant su-
perstition." led by Mrs.. Walter
Smith. and Folk Lore OF Precious
Stones" led by Mrs. Bruce Bare.
Other members present were MRS.
Augustus Knight. Mrs. Eugene
Pitcher. Mrs. B. w. SUNNY, Mrs,
A. II. Thomson. Mrs. G. w. Wheel
er. Mrs. Burr Williams. and Mrs.
Court Il. Wood.
The Daughters OF the Confederacy
OF the District OF Columbia will
hold their annual convention this
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CHEEKY Stories Of Reunited
Families of French, Bel.
gian, and Dutch Refugees
Told - Washington Man
Also Helped.

most likely have confined her liter.
ary efforts to writing letter. ali the
remainder OF her life.
stories gay and sad come from
the bureau. Among the latter was
that OF the little boy who had lost
his mother--one Of hundreds OF little
lost boys. He trudsed into Paris
sturdidly carrying . shawi-wrapped
bundle. He was too tired ana dased
to 1--WE much Information to the
people At tho refuge. and they had
difficulty in pcrsuading him to part
with that bundle. When opened Il
year-oid baby. ~ soon as the
alarm had come to leave the village,
twenty-four hours before. the mother
had probably given the baby to the
boy to carry while she assumed
heavier burdens. 90 the little bur-
den-bearer came to Paris. and UP to
the time ! left his mother and other
relatives had not been located,
Many CHEEKY Stories.
"one time when I was at Number
q soldier who had lost q leg came
to inquire about his family. Tho
girls in charge told him to wait
about fve minutes. what was his
Joy to learn that they had been in
to register that very morning. and
were then in tho outskirts Of Paris
hoping to hear from him through
the Investigations OF the bureau. lie
hobbled OF at once. unwilling to de-
lay the family reunion for another
minute. That's one OF the CHEEKY
stories connected with the work.
Since | have come back to the
United States and told about the
registration bureau have discovered
that there are many people here
who are eager to take advantage Of
1t. There Is one man in Washing
ton, chauffeur, who had not heard
from his family since the fighting
armies devastated their village In
France.
And there is an old Belgian
woman in Chicago who is anxious to
hear OF her friends and relatives.
She has a hazy remembrance OF an
alarm and panic-stricken flight.
when she came to her senses she
was on board ship sailing for Ameri-
ga. though she scarcely knew how
she happened to be there. She. too.
Is making use OF the registration in
Paris.
Thu. the work goes on. II is
Increasing rapidly. but II Is Just as
worth while and means Just as much
to the suffering people as the sorts
of relief that cannot proceed except
by donations OF money and food.
Surely French ingenuity never found
a more worthy outlet"
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family name, maiden name perhaps.
names OF male relatives OF her Inn
mediate family. her former address
II she IL a refugee and her present
one. Any other facts that may aid
In identincation are added: a mans
card is much the same, 80 arranged
that many Of the same items will be
Identical with those on the woman's
card for quicker matching BY the
girls who have charge of this phase
OF the bureaus activity. These
volunteers. by the way. are usually
age.
Assurance of Safety.
They do not attempt to bring fam
ilies together. There are no funds
for that. but try to locate them and
then to bring the attention Of other
relief societies to these cases with
the idea that they can offer further
help. Many times the inquiries come
in from soldiers who hsye had no
word from their parents or wives
since the beginning of the war. OF
course with them all that Is needed
Ia the assurance of the safety OF
their families and their addresses so
that they may write.
1T is Interesting to see the moth
ers and daughters working together
in the bureau. I believe that in
France the bond between mothers
and daughters is closer than It ts
here, anyway. Some OF the women
have discovered that they could do
things they never even attempted
before There was one woman who
had probably done no more writing
than her personal correspondence
before the war. Now she has charge
Of the press notices sent out by the
bureau-a most important position.
since publicity Is the best aid they
can have. This woman has made
quite a reputation for herself on ac-
count OF the clever and striking news
she sends to the newspa pers. If II
had not been for the war she would
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,ow Won read Truth or Folsehood u
We eVesf This 10 story OF Tnothe'
DAo "took a chance" on a pair OF on
blue eyes, 00dtnsf ctrcunssf0nftdI ecs
is~oe o. theff, and Vds not sorry for H.]
n RY little boy lives good cho-
MI colate chips better than
lvl anything else in the world.
My husband brought a big
hve-pound package Of chocolates
home. The child doesn't leave my
sight until I open the much-promis-
Ing box.
"All right" I sai6 to the little
spicufe. showing him tho rows Of
wrappers Of all colors. Every day
you shall receive one of the sweet
Punctually every day my little
boy reminds me ot my promise and
see the chocolate chip disappear
In his little cherry mouth.
Ono day he discovers among the
with small gold handles:
..I!l open It and see what's in
SIDE" he said.
thoughts.
Aloud 1 say: Freddie. III give
you tne nice Httic DaS. lou Cdl
make a present of II to your doll,
or You can keep 1t yourself. But
you must not unite 1t. Look. how
nice It is!" That's what said to
my three year-old dolly.
The next day as he came for his
chocolate instollment I asked about
the handbag polly has 1t on her
arm and I'll take her out shopping.
May I unite 1t today. morning.
please?"
knew how hard he would take
me now, but ] insist He Jocks Just
a little bit disappointed hut promises
bravely to take good care Of the
land-esg.
The next day the hanG-bag dis
appeared. am surprised. I ask
where II is. The dear little face l"
tanning red: II don't know whero
he little handbag is mother.
took dolly shopping and che must
AVE lost It. 49,
look sharply into his blue eyes.
he lying? l have a rcprovinr
7ord OH the tip of my tongue. But
look In the big pure eyes Of my
hid keeps 1t back. I do not have
ne courage to say the ugly word.
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THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGE
Modern Holiday Feasts
ProOe AS DANGEROUS
AS European Battlefield
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsBBERc.

y" Testure service, Incl
supply provender for new structures
HSsed Sns Up In the wear and tear Of life.
snd sne maintenance Of blood heat
This purpose can be aecomplisbed
huc.sntiy by a dict composed Of al
s'ns' cereals. green vegetables,
,.n.s' milk. minerals. meats, fruits.
wter. ana eggs. Even 4 pure meat
csIi not limited to proteins-aiso
60 Hbumens or nitvorene-since
.u~ass sn Is ,interwebbed with fats and
The inefficient Fessts.
On holidays. Sundays And "nv a.v..
generally the amount Of mineral. 80.
on os. ,a's. sugars. starches. ssss, meats.
vs,ea" ,'',, ana fruits necessary to hold the
lv,ne anatomy to Its duty IN decidediv
.ess than usual for all persons exeent
Tor mother and the help" who nrens.s
the dinner. Little or no labor IA ns,.
FORMED by men. many Of whom .i, ,r
tneaters or at football games. Mus.u,sr =
endeavor is stationary. and less r,tion.
are accordingly required.
Nevertheless. what happens on a halt
day is actually a liccntious yIctuaisr ~
orgy. This Circean dissipation make,
the stomach OF an ostrich or n Harlan,
goat look with envy upon the elasticity v
OF Its human counterpart. Instead of
only three ounces Of meat. the Door
formented stomach Is loaded down with
pounds OF turkey. nuts. cheese. celery,
Lcrd only knows what. Is there, then,
any wonder to say the least. that days
follow? ''
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THREE hundred and twenty In
mates Of the Rhode Island
State farm went on strike the
other day because the bread was
sour. A great State institution in Call
fornia had the same trouble. for the
same cause. the other day.
Sour Sread-it's only once in a while
that the trouble caused by this one
thing alone gets into print-but It's
there, out OF print all the time.
How many women do you know that
can bake and do bake q good, sweet,
wholesome loaf OF light bread, thor
\1ughly done and crusty? How many
4 not one In q hundred! Most of us
: Hever think Of baking our own bread
)Sehese days, or even asking the cook
to do II.
Why should we. with the baker 20
handy-and yet. did you ever really
taste loaf Of bakers bread that was
even half as good as one slice of the
homemade kind, that mother used to
make?
Efficiency and Hygiene.
can taste that slice right now-warm
from the oven. the crusty part all
brown and crumbly. and plenty Of good.
fresh butter. and. II you'd been very.
very good, a nice rich ''scrape" of
maple sugar on tor plain white sugar
wasn't to be sneezed at. and sometimes
there were 'preserves"-why. I'd walk
. dozen blocks for Just taste. right
now.
And the short bread that mother
made sometimes, something betwixt
and between biscuit and bread. There
was butter or something In it-but 1t
WAS baked in a big pan In a hurry. and
you didn't cut it-you broke it-and.
oh, but It was worth being hungry for.
Graham bread-corn bread-Sally
Lunn-Parker House rolls-raisin bread
how many kinds did you have on your
table at once. when you were the size
q your youngest child? And how
many pieces did you eat at one meal
and who said word to you about
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starchy foods and too much gluten-to
you or to your mother?
And the cookies-ginger and carraway.
and plain molasses and spice. and rails
ins and nut cookies-you can't even re-
member the names OF half OF them. And
one-two-three-four cake! What's the
matter with all the pantrtes now
There's never . thing to eat II you
come In hungry and want-just a bite.
Not a piece Of pie or . turnover. or
three or four cookies or . cup cako or
so-no-not to save your life.
II isn't "efficient"-to use up sugar
and butter that way. and 1t isn't .'hy-
gienic." and. besides, the cook won't be
bothered.
"Give Her Tine"
Doubtless my blessed mother would
have been a better mother II she had
known how to weigh the proteids and
the nitrates-but. oh. I couldn't have
loved her more-I couldn't! Somehow.
no matter how busy she was. she al
ways had plenty OF time-for me and
my troubles. And she always believed
in me. no matter how silly was. or
how thoughtless or how wrong. She
was never discouraeed-she always said
to those who spoke OF me. and she
smiled when she said II:
"Give her time-sheil come out all
right" A thousand times. when in the
distress and torment Of the world my
heart has failed me and I have come
near to making some great and terrible
mistake, my mothers face has risen be-
fore me and have heard her say. with
the little falter OF pride in her voice.
She'll come out all right" And I have
gathered up. my courage-and gone on.
And somehow the thought OF those
queer little doughnut men and women
that she used to stand In the window
waiting for me. has been part Of the
help.
Sour bread-we never knew II at our
house. II was part Of the life we didn't
even know existed-the careless. hur-
ried "anything's good enough for the
children" life that sometimes seems SO
common now.
I'm glad we never had tat our
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r. all the year were playing holi-
days. to sport would be ~ dan
Gerous to safety as to 70 upon n
modern neid Of battle. Happily. the
holiday humor seems to bcstir the liver
enough to take care Of the poisons en-
gendersd b., superabundancs Of food
from the 9roanins board. But the
iniquities perpstratsd upsn the inner
man In the name Of an old.time holi-
day dinner ere enough to turn old
Epicurus n his Gravs.
Turkey and nuts are about ~ dis
Greet pair Of rations 70 inoculate Into
an unsuspsctins stomach ~ to put an
Englishman and Q German To- write q
history Of the current war. One Will
agree ~ we'll - the other. II you
would be free Of high blood pressure.
drowsiness. and an uncoqfortanle sen,
satien In your firth. eliminate either one
or the other.
An Efficient Diet.
Perhaps the folly Of the usual
superfsast can best be brought homo
by the emphasis Of . few facts. A
starving person. as 10 well known.
must iiYe upon the material present
In his tissue. This consists Of the
sugars and starches stored in his
muscles and liver. as well ~ the fats
Of this 10 shown by emaciation.
In health. mankind aims to cat Just
20 much foodstuffs, minerals and wa
ter as will maintain the living fabric
at a stable balance Of tissues, energy
and work. In hne. the table must
The Washington times., 1915-11-29
MILLIONS USE It
TO STOP A COLD
"Pape's Cold Compound"
ends severe colds or grippe
in few hours.
Relief comes instantly.

Relief comes instantly.
A dose taken every two hours until
three doses are taken will end grippe
misery and break up a severe cold
either in the head. chest. body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages In the head, stops
nasty discharges or nose running. re-
lieves sick headache, dullness. fever
ishness, sore throat. sneezing. soreness
and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed up! Quit blowing
and snuffing. Ease your throbbing
head Nothins else In the world gives
Compound" which costs only 25 cents
at any drug store. 1t acts without as
sistance, tastes nice. causes no incon-
vcnlence. Be sure you get the genuine.
-Advt
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|Capital Woman Describes Work
of. Bureau To Help War Refugees
What the Bureau
Does

Locates as many as 200 fami-
lies a day.
Brings these cases to the at
tention Of relief societies.
Keeps q card catalogue con-
taining information from all
inquirers, including names,
residence, past and present,
religion, names Of male
relatives and other facts that
may help in reuniting fami.
lies.
Helps not only French refu-
gees, but Belgian and Dutch
also.
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Founder of Registration Plan,
Julia. D'Aubigny, Known
Here-Her Work Extolled
BY Mrs. Edward B. Clark.

N =: :;r,'. .,.... ...'...-,.. :, 9s.., s.,'.
but one that means much
to thousands and tens Of thousands
today. In this building are the Of
hces Of the organisation for bring-
Ing together members Of families
separated by the war.
The founder Of the bureau 10 Mile:
Julia D'Aubigny-Julia instead Of
Julie. by reason. OF her Irish moth
iy known here In Washington. for
she has made several visits here.
Back in the nrst months Of the
war, when hordes OF haif-dased
refugees from Belgium snd the hsht-
ns region: Of Esnof Ssian 70 PEss srsf
thought Of the bureau. After she
assured herself that II was needed.
she interested q number Of promi-
nent Frenchwomen In the project.
with the result that they are devot-
this form Of relief.
Mrs. Edward B. Clark. president Of
the Twentieth Century Club. paid q
number OF visits to the offices while
she was In Paris this summer and
"a7 Rue de Topera was formerly
said Mrs. Clark. Like many
schools, It has been given over to
headquarters fol relief orsaniza-
when tell you that as many as
200 families are located each day,
the value Of the work may be real
lied In one room. letters Of inquiry
concerning lost relatives are opened
and sorted. In another. card cata-
loEues giving data necessary for
Identification are made out. In the
last room these cards are matched
up.
Search For Refugees.
Tho refugees and those who seek
lost members Of their families are
not ali French and Belgian, of
course. Some of them are Dutch.
who left Holland when the fighting
threa tened to involve their country.
The letters OF inquiry are written in
every variation OF the language of
those countries and the women in
the bureau have to be rather skilled
linquists to decipher the letters and
get the Information needed for the
card catalogue.
THE women Of some parts OF
France and Belgium retain their
maiden names when they marry. so
that when a letter 10 received from
one OF them asking that a husband
be located II Is necessary to send
back for moro information. Then
there are the long. involved Flemish
names-some OF them taking several
lines and adding further difficulty
to the cataloRuers.
"A woman's card contains her
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ADVICE TO GIRLS
By Annie Laurie

Dear Annie Laurie: am
eighteen years Of age and am
keeping company with {. young
man of twenty-onc, but he 10 .
soldier. He is a perfect gentle
man In every respect and has
no bad habits. | correspond with
his people frequently, who also
seem to be very nice. My father
likes him too. but my friends
seem to snub me. ! love him as
only true friend can. and feel
that II would break my heart 20
give him up. Please advise me
what to do.
HEARTBROKEN grille.
7 SEE no reason for you being so
heartbroken, my dear. You say
that your father likes him. and
II that is the case he must
surely be all that could be desired.
Why bother your head about what
those so-called friends say. 1t seems
to me his judgment is to be trustee
above that OF those friends who
have undoubtedly misjudged the
young man.
1t may be that some Of the snuh-
bling Is part of your imagination
At any rate, never fail to be
courteous yourself and there will be
nothing to criticise in your be-
havior.
Dear Annie l.aurie.-l am n
young woman. married about
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but he doesn't seem to care very
comes home to his dinner, and
drinks and CANDLES away all hts
money. Of which he gives me very
little. Can YOU advise me what
to do? BLUE EYES.
IF your husband really loved you.
Rlue Eyes. he would at least
make an effort 10 overcome his
desire to gamble ard drink. AZ
1t rs. he docs not seem to have
enough will power to do so
Why not have n businessl!ke talk
with him" Toll him that he Is
gambling away your money as well
ms his. Appeal to his desire for fu-
ture comfort. II he saves nothing,
how can he expect to support YOU
both when he grows too old to work?
A man who drinks habitually wears
out mentally and physically long be-
fore the man who Keeps himself in
good condition.
He may not have thought Of II
from this standpoint before. and Il
VIII do no harm to bring It TO his
attention.
MISS Laurie piH Uelcome letter,
OF inquiry on subjects of interest
from readers Of this paper, and ,pill
reply 10 them IN these coMmns.
They should be addressed to her.
care this office.
Copyright. Newspaper Feature Service. lno
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and take a Bulgaria tablet with your
meals. ''
A Times Reader-Last autumn 7 CON-
tracted pleurisy and a bad cough fol-
You may have tuberculosis. You
should 1.-Two outdoors In some high and
dry mountain sanitsrium. where you
will get good food. plenty Of fresh air
and lots OF sunlight. which will relieve
you.
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Anszuers To Health Questions

p. b. D.-what would you advise for
a burning sensation back OF the lower
left front ribs? I have been troubled
with this for about two years. At times
II seems to interfere with the action OF
the heart and the arteries. 2. What arc
heart murmursf Arc they continuous,
or only occur at intervals.
Avoid all excitement. obtain lots or
rest and sleep. do not overexert your
self, and keep the bowels active Avoid
hot dishes. salt. pepper. nuts. peas and
beans. Take fifteen drops of saturated
solution of iodide of potash in water
time until you are taking nifty drops.
then 20 down to fifteen again. and up
several timea Drink lots OF distilled
water. fresh milk and cream. You may
require . heart examination. q This IL
nothing more than paipitation OF the
q. v.-The skin on my nose 10 always
peeling, and in cool weather Il Gets red
when In the fresh air. Please tell me
the cause and euro for such q con-
dition.
This 10 traceable to some nose powder
Apply glycSrine to II At night. and
toushen It by applications Of cold water.
A Rssdsr--I have been troubled with
enlarged joints In my fingers. and with
dull pains. Plesss suggest remedy.
Hot corn oil or vaseline sppa.ed to the
Joints, and . saturated solution Of iodide
OF potash in water after neals. begin.
ming with 15 drops. and Increasing one
drop at . time until you are taking 50
drops. then 70 back to Is, and up again
severe. times. Drink distilled water
and plenty Of fresh milk and cream.
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An Autumn Scene.

The rain. the rain,
In sport and ire
Somnolent boats
My window pane
With misty sheets
OF silver hre!
The urban void
Engarlanded
Bronze. topas. red.
Drips with gold.
The rain 10 done.
Low sinks the sun
And twilight dies
While all the winds
Groom lullabies
And all the stars
Are mothers eyes.
X. shetteriy. in the Boston Trar
script.
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News Items and Notes of Club
Activities in Washington
Friday at the Confederate Memorial
Home. la23 Vermont avenue.

Friday at the Confederate Memorial
Home. l223 Vermont avenue.
From December l TO Is n mission
for lepers Is to he held in this city
under the auspices Of the Woman's
Interdenominationel Missionary I'm
ion. The chairman OF the commit
tee planning for events OF the meeting
Is Mrs. o. B. Brown. other mem
bcrs are Mrs. Washington Topham.
Mrs. II. F. Lutz. Mrs. W. II. Ram
say. Mrs. II. +. Risler. and Mrs. j.
T. Shade.
joseph Conrad's stories will be
road by Miss Virginia Hunt at the
National Library for the Blind next
Saturday afternoon at 2.
The first and second chapters Of
Henry Georges progress and Pow
erty" were studied at the meeting
Of the Women's Single Tax Club on
November 22 The next meeting
will be held in one OF the small rooms
u. withsW. ID. Mackenzie as leader
Anon the members of the study
class are Mrs Jessie Lane. president
of the club. Mrs. ]. l.. Munroe. Miss
F.. $. Crosby. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T.
Shidy. Miss Flora Raymond. Mrs.
Olga Rosenthal. Mrs. II. A. Sutton.
Charles s. Davis. f.. ]. Daking. DR..
r. II. Ovey. Mrs. l.. NJ. Fouts. Mrs.
NJ. Lohr. Miss Mary Brennan. Mrs,
G. u. Hampton. Mrs. Augusta
Swords. and Miss Glory Ragland
"Frances the Sunragette." a three