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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
UNIQUE ORGANIZATION
Past Consul CommnnderS' Assoctn ton of
wooimen Of the World Holds Meeting.

Hickory Camp, No. {. Woodmen OF
the World, has the unique distinction
OF having Past Consul Commanders
Association. an organization unknown
In the thousands of camps of the order
idea was conceived and the organlza-
ton was originated some twenty years
ago by James w. Gentry. charter
member of the local camp. The or
Ganization Ia purely social in charac-
ter. and the only requisite to member
ship la that the applicant shall have
passed through each chair OF the
camp.
On the last Friday in February for
the past Ave years the organization
has given an annual dinner. when brief
speeches were made, and the expert
ences Of members during the preceding
year have been rccounted. The fifth
annual dinner was given OH last Fri
day night in the Business Mems Club.
with fourteen of the nineteen past
consul-commandcrs present
:. Is. Latham, of Norfolk. State man
ager for the order, was the guest of
honor and the principal speaker at
the meeting. After expressing pleas
ure at being able to attend the gather
Ing, Mr.. Latham stated that the Past
Consul Commander' Association was the
only one OF its kind in the country
lie said the fact that in nineteen years
Hickory Camp has lost only two Of
the mon who have been instrumental
in plotting the organization to its pres
ent position in Richmond should call
for profound thanks to the Giver OF
every good and perfect gift"
Other speakers at the dinner were:
Rev. Gerald Culbcrson. pastor Of Third
Christian Church: j. w. Gentry. Il. j..
Adams. John Il. Allen, George Taylor,
j. H. Crery. j. II. Lowdcr and NJ r.
Pace.
All officers of the association were
Reelected TO serve during the ensuing
year aS follows: James w Gentry
president: John Il. Alien, treasurer, and
NJ. X. Pace. secretary.
The biennial meeting Of tho head
camp of Virginia will be- held at Win
chester on March g, and IL is expected
that large number of delegates will
attend II In predicted that AT lea I
700 delegates VIII attend the gathering.
and it is known that tho five Rich
mond camps will be we'll represented
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" \\IED TO MY PROPERTY
ADJOINING THE HOME

Tn. race began when the trustees OF
The home. some time ago. decided tina,
tNo acquisition Of the Percy Glinu prop
,riy ADJOINING The homo was desira bic
Nee citations We're opened with the
owner Who agreed 10 sell at Sl2.po".
which the trustees rccSrG'd as bar
-a.-. aEurc There was in The treasury
~ -hc institution AT that time an un6N-
PENDED balance O; $500 rema!nln" from
ihe appropriation made by tn. Gel
s-al Assembly. Glinu agreed &c accept
.h. amount IS = first payment. The
trustees we're confident that the next
.ieuersl Assembly would appropriate
tl.. SIN cunt necessary to meet II" an
pad balance
The negotiations. however consumed
-7suE weeks and IL; soon became APP
parent that the trustees would have to
rls CHM propcr;l, 'or At midnight OF
saturday February -. the fiscal year
q the institution would close. and
Hraer The Law the appropriation for
ne aas, year must to. expended or it
-,pui5 revert 20 the state treasury.
10 Was iheH The race became fcvsrish.
Tu.y learned tast the LEGAL rtsh, of
~. trustees Of the home 10 -Npend any
5z-, Il the appropriation in the pur-
,'.=s - ~ real estate was quest toned \
tl--ieA conference Was held. The nat
-e- was submitted Ia STATE Auditor
~ aH-.-
Ills answer was II am very Sorry.
-.,il.r1er. hut 8, can't he done"
Yesterday ~. trustees presented the
Decd rsterrinC the property from
'e--H Girr 20 the board Of the insti-
-urfou 20 ~. stat. Auditor. IL turned
+ wal. saying ~ would not honor a
warrant for the amount Of the haianc"
ro nc credit Of the institution. lie told
ma trustees tina; The funds could not
r. 4sec for 'ho purpose Moreover. the
funds woulC revert 10 the State treas
ury g <riIr.rnt.
Wiih last lingering hope. The trus-
teas appealed 20 The Attorney General.
Eut I. COULD give them no comfort.
'r to- rrrtrEr,. attorney General roll
lard Informed them that Auditor Moor.
rar read tha law Alright 20 'ncn.
IN. money WIKI which tho trustees
- er'"d 70 MAKE the first payment and
secure Tie property had accumulated
from inc general appropriation which
"a- made .npl!cI'iy Tor the care OF the
hone - support ana waua"enent."
- last fuitri.hr. under rli" same law
'ta- Ero,E"G t-ley the plaus Of Ia.
poa-o o. to" virginia Home and Indus
TRIAL Sonool for Giris. ali unexpected
nalan'a. iu an STAT" institutions auto
ma'iaHils vent TACK into IN. states
'rsarrl:.
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OLD FATHER Time WINS
RACE FOR STATE FUNDS
Chesterfield Home for Girls Fails
{" Acquire Glenn Prop
crty.
MONEY GOES INTO TREASURY
Attorney -Gcncral Backs State Audi.
tor in Refusing Payment Not An
thorized Ivy General Assembly.
Would Have Incurred big Debt.

old Father Time left the board OF
trustees Of the Industrial Home and
school Tor Girls. in Chesterfield Coun-
y. trailing, When the tolliu. of -
o'clock ended unique race last night
The prize Was q tract of land adjoiu-
iwc ia" grounds OF the institution for
iuvorrie bile girls.
No; nulN did the trustees tal t. av-
aUife the coveted land In the race with
Time. hut they forfeited $500 cash in
hand. The weather was fine. the track
fast and general conditions seemed to
favor the trustees in the speed trials
With the original one Rest Bet whose
winning qualities are his steady stride
and the light weight he carries an
hour glass and = scNthc. carefully bal
aUced
The trustees had substantial ad-
vantage when they left the post Time
showing no disposition to forge ahead
a. they LEFT tn. barrier. II was easy
ruuniUc for the trustees in the frs;
side rail and moving smoothly all
through the stretch
old Time seemce. L. the grand stand
and The railhirdS alike outdistnnced
until The third quarter MAS passed and
they get INTO ;he home stretch. II
MAS =; this stage OF the proceedings
that state Auditor c. Lee MtA2re climb
'N vi i!lk' titt l.NHt SNH'iN' h''N wv
shadow Of a linN crosses the track In
front Of the eNultant trustees
Surveying the Held with a critical
cye just before The leading runners
reached the wire Judge Moore rang
the bell ana called back the trustees.
He disqualified them. ruled them off
the track and allowed old Father
Tines number 10 so up on the board
as the winner Of ;he Girls Home
Stnl,rs
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Mrs. Carrie Bodc. Lebanon. Oregon
writes: II AIN to-day the wonder OF
Lebanon. wna the most vulnerable
one gave me up TO die. az my case was
considered very serious.
Pneumonia Left Me wenk.
After severe spell OF pneumonia.
was belfast for eighteen months, and
after using seven bottles of reruua 1
am again sound and we'll. l am sure
Peruna saved my life"
Misc Annie Huelsman, r. r !,
Wright city. Mo. writes: For years
was troubled with ca,arrh, which
came on 80 gradually that did not
know what the matter was until the
pains In my head and nose became so
severe that | consulted n doctor. but
he failed 10 do me any good. a friend
advised mo 10 try Peruna. and with
tho FIRST bottle found some relief. and
j kept on taking it until fourteen bot
ties were used, and ! am entirely we'll"
Cntnrrh Of the Hcnd.
Mrs. Ella Miskell. u. T.. -. .. Box So
Scottsburg. Ind. writes. II suffered for
two years with catarrh In the head,
having such pains In the head and
face that feared would lose my rca-
son. tried every known remedy. but
gradually grew worse. After taxing
twelve bottles Of Peruna, am entirely
Well"
Mrs. l.. J. Woodward. No. 4 Duke
st. St Johnsbury, Vermont. writes: II
ind Feruna great medicine for my
lungs. when I wrote TO YOU FOR medi-
cal aid last March, my lungs were in n
very bad condition. rain and continual
horscncss for winter months. | have
received great benefit from Icruna."
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| had Catarrh
Of Throat
and Nose

Mrs. Elm Malmgrcn, 1873 Frederick
ST.. West Manchester, y. H., writes:
Every spring and fall for eleven years
l have been troubled with catarrh in
my throat and nose and hoarseness,
and am very pleased to state that Mt
last | found medicine. Peruna. from
which received great benefit. and I
will hereafter usc and recommend IL.
always keep II In my house in case
OF sickness
4 Remedy for Colds.
81 recommend your medicine to all
my friends and every sufferer as an
excellent medicine for colds and for
building up strength"
Some good women oppose Pcruna
This In because they know nothing
about Peruna They have never used
II themselves. They have never used
II in their families. They have only
heard about Peruna. Perhaps heard
only what unkind critics say about Pc
runa. Naturally enough, such women
Nigh, oppose Peruna.
Some Women PrnIse Perunn.
IL Is sate TO say that every woman
who has given Pcruna Il square deal
believes in Pcruna The above is a
good sample OF thousands Of women
who believe in Pcrunn and use it in
their honcs
Mathilda Koch BoN 90 Colgate. Md.
writes: 81 cannot speak too highly OF
Peruna an medicine. was subject
to catarrh OF tho head and throat until
| tried Peruna. After taking eight
bottles I'cruna cured me. II also acts
as n special preventive of throat dihi :
culties. II keeps me in fine health. and
value it's fine qualities very much
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28

misery foul patct. Dad br.ath. y.lIoy
hEI,' a"Nerr o"Ids, everything mat is
"fihi" ''nd nuUs.aiiup i cnncar.,
t'-nifh' XII mutph,cu sou out by
i,n"iH'Ht !3-ocni boy from yuur
dr.rgiat win Keep your river ar,t..
hp"eis. cl"Hu stomach ,v"c, u..G
1I"ar. ana make you feel buiIy Tor
months Don't forget the children
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
General Weather Condition,

MASHlNGToN. February 27-There
MI es rain sunday and probably Mon
gay IN The Gulf and South Atlantic
probably snow sunday i'm the Southern
riains states and the Middle Missis-
slppi and Lower Ohio Valleys I'm all
other parts OF the country the weather
WI be Eenernily fair Sunday and
MouuaN. The temperature will fall
sunday IN the West Gulf States, and It
viii change little elsewhere during the
next forty eight hours
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THE WEATHER
i."cai Temperature Ye.terdny.

- noon temperature a
l! NJ temperature. ..... II
) i. NJ. temperature. .. az
IIttnN.iiuii temperature to L. Nj. 81
Mihihum temperature to 4 u. Nj 81
Mean temperature -
Normal temperature -
deficiency In Temperatures yester-
day =,
i'encienrT in temperature since
-'ANi ~ ............ 2.i9
Accumulated excess In temprr:t-
ture since January ! III
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SOlIDU-nOl,erfnon

Especial to The Times DIspa tch
WlNGtNA, VA. February 27.-Miss
Anne Ashland Robertson. of Norwood,
and Harry Garfield Young OF Towards
VIE. we're married Ia Washington on
I thursday by Rev. /. Morgan Chambers.
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t"cni Observations ut r. NJ. Yesterday.
Temperature. 50: humidity iS. wind
erection northwest: wind. velocity. I2
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Local Rainfall

kain,all last twenty-four hours
tohc!encI III rainfall since March
Accumulated excess In rainfall
since january l.........
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GOVERNOR >EAN HEPORT>
On BANGS CONDITION

Gove-ror Sesy's re7c-; ~ lie con-
di,ion Of n. local bars .or iss past
week is As Fc.lnvs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-30

lagos which are regarded al typical
OF the Immortality Of the soul. also
"a Sign that souls are being lighted
out Of purgatory.
Apple Low TESTS.
/ While this Is going on the young
people arc buslly engaged in seeking
knowiedgs of tho future and the boys
are ducking for apples-a sport which
IS regarded as the, READ thing on Hal
lowe'en. A number OF apples are set
afoat on q tub Of water and the
youngsters by turns duck their heads
with the view of catching an apple.
This 70 done amid shrieks OF laughter
as the fruit wrigEfea from side to Side
In the tub and the boy finally loses
his balance and tumbles Into the tub.
Some Of tho apples have stems and
these are more easily caught than the
ones from which the stem l. removed,
but the boy who cannot catch the
Istemless apples receives no prize.
Another apple trick u that OF young
men sliding over bench and dnskins
for an apple without losing their bai.
Rnca, ThAsxounk man Who Kyirnaeas
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one or die NSW9gZ
Tues szal2vaexa
N'12Gh6S

in this Is "sure Of . wealthy wife
This Is an Irish trick. a. Is the one of
hanging an apple on one end of a
string and lighted candle on the 9TH
ar and then trying to catch the apple
while It IS whirling about. The candle
invariably bobs up at the wrong time
and the contestant bites into talIow
|inst6ad Of the fruit.
In England the Inniden peels an
apple round and round without break
ing the string OF pairing. While she
LIS working on the fruit she keeps re-
peating q rhyme which Is said to help
the witches in their work,
IrT pare this pippin' round and ronnd
again,
Ny sweethcart.s nalnc 70 Hcur1sh o.
the plAir1s
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hooking into the mirror beside her. II
The witch appears this Is a sign that
kshe will be an old maid.
Nnts Pla1. N Pa1t.

AIltsorts Of love tests are made with
NUTS, such a. putting several hazel
nuts int the IRE giving each the name
Of an adnirer. II q nut bursts In tho
roasting this. lover Is unfaithful. but
10 the nut burns steady he<is q true
Hover and viii surely marry the one
ENho has made the trial sometimes
lit happens that ali the nuts burn
steadily and the maiden is 1orely per-
tple1eds
Pulling the kale Il still part of
1.-THE Halloween dtvinations among the
young folks. who go into the kale
patch blindfoIded, and pull up one OF
tho green stalks. They then return
20 the hreaide DO inspect the prize and
learn OF the form OF their future hus-
band. also whether or not he will be
possessed of worldly good. According
al the stalk d big or little straight
tor crooked. 80 shall be the future hus-
band Of the party by whom It Is pulled.
the quantity of earth sticking to the
root dsnotes the amount Of fortune he
iwll possess, and the taste Of the pith
llndicates his disposition. Finally, the
istAlks are placed one after anothel
lover the door, and the Christian name.
lot the persons who chance thereafter
leo entee the house are held In the
Irame succession to indicate those Of
1.-THE individuals whom the parties are
k4o marry.
One Of the weird rites Of Haliowe'ef
las practioed In rural ireland Is to We,
d shirt sleeve, hang II up by the an
Ito dry Rnd then lie IA bed Watching
ut until mienigh4, when the apparttior
iof the Individuals future partner 10,
fltfs viii come in and turn the sleeve
f0k course. II the sweetheart Of tn,
maiden happens to learn that she 4
lgolng 70 try this test he can easil,
slip In and turn the sleeve.
N the south Of ireland the shre,
lp1ake test prevails and on e66h Hal
lowe'en night three dishes are set on
lone empty, one dll4d with cleaI
water and che third with foul water
tThey are Get side by side on tn,
thearth. when the parties blindfolded
iaA*anee In succession and dip theil
ldngers into one Of the dishes. III,
ly6ung men come drst and ic they di,
Into the clean water they viii suret
ln7axry . beautiful maiden; II they dil
.Iinto the foul water widow WIN b,
Their fate, and &c into the empty tisl
lthnscwtiis notsnax11a t an. egEkn n
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wandering and everywhere supefnat-
ural Influences we're at work. The
people of those days seem to have
possessed a remarkable imagina-
ton for the legend tells how
they saw the spirits Of their friends
leave the bodies Of animals and float
away into space followed by witches
who besought them to do evil. While
this was going on the living friends
made all sorts of lamentations before
the fires and besought the white robsd
Druid priests to intercede for their
loved ones. Others begged for a peep
into the future and sometimes Eaman
granted their requests-thus we have
the foundation of the spirits wander
ing on that night and assisting in for
tune-telling.
November the first was the Feast of
Pomona. the Goddess of Fruits and
Seeds. and on the night preceding the
stores which had been laid UP for the.
winter were opened and a harvest.
celebration was held. Hence the ap-t
propriatenesa Of the uss Of nuts and.
apples on this occasion.
Even today the Weishmau mixes,
his harvest festival with the belief
Of the ancient Druids, and-after he has
opened his winter stores, lights his
fires on the nearby hills. While they.
are burning the families feast on the!
fruits OF the harvest and have a merry
time. Sometimes nuts are thrown into
the fires In the belief that IL they.
burn we'll prosperity win follow for
the coming year. but IL they merely
hlacken It bstides III luck.
Uncanny Rites.
In Scotland they stili have the I'M
Danny practice Of placing stone In
the fire for each member OF the fam
/ lily. These are carefully raltsd into
q circle and left for the night. In
the morning these stones are examined
and should any be found missing q
death in the family may be expected
during the coming year. Al It In easy
for III disposed persons to get at these
stones one or more of the rocks are
frequently carried away and there Is
great sorrow end fright In the family
who happens to own the IRE. N
some OF the country districts the Scots
learrx- tagnhse Of IRE through thu w
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HsrRANaE mystery pervades
the celebration Of Halloween.
for there is perhaps no night
~ y in the year which the popular
imagination has stamped with a more
peculiar character than the evening
of October the thirty-frst. It has
many legends. but the one most often
told Is that on this particular evening
supernatural Influences preva1l-when
tho spirits OF the dead are loosed
from the grave and permitted to
wander abroad and mingle with the
witches and misunderstanding elves.
joining them In tormentinE the mortals
who inhabit the earth. Children born
ON this night are said to possess strange
powers, being the only ones who can
see and converse with these weird spir-
its which fly through the air on Hal
lowe'en.
Mixture OF Paganism And supersh-
ton.
The festival Is strange mixture OF
classic mythology, Druidic beliefs and
religious superstition, and Its begin
ming Is clearly q relic Of paganism with
q, smattering Of the mystic. It has
however, nothing to do With the
Church Observance OF the following
Day OF All Saints.
Away back In the days Of the Druid.
the people believed in the transmigra-
ton Of the soul, and when the autumn
came they lighted fires In honor o.
saman. the Lord of Death. who OF
that night called together the wicket
souls. that within the last twelvl
months had been condemned to oc
cupy the bodies Of animals. The priestl
told the people that Sanan might b,
propitiated by means Of gitts and III
carnations to mitigate tho sentences
! OF these unfortunate people. So, Will
the nEss, dEsEei hns1spE tla Apisat. Yer.
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test is made by the girls. touching u.
clear water means that the future hns
band will be handsome youth. dip:
ping into the foul water . widoweii
and IL in the empty one Il Is q sur
sign that the girl will never marry,
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n STRANGE mystery pervades
the celebration Of Halloween,
for there is perhaps no night
a.. %h1 ,,oo,, .,,htat. 49, Y.n-ufo :.
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IfsY11S Ik7e5
Luck WzZ15 CAr20lS0
Tfs007 a22 2la'8rsz12[
How This Strange Festi-
val Was Celebrated In
Days Gone By--ItsEv
luton Into An Evening
I oflnnocent Amusement
for the Young People Of
To-day.

Copyright. 1s11 by The 1nternaeionsl
Syndicate.
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Tho Rose Test.

The fnystehous tfIA OF The. E1ses q
'a famous rite, and this too b carried
ont with great ceremony In Ireland
After the Halloween party d over sicA
maiden takes home two long stenme1
roses, naming one for herself and thu
other for her sweetheart She goes
directly to her sleeping room WITHOUT
speaking to anyone. ana kneeling be-
side her bod she twines the stems Of
the two roses together and repeats thu
following lines as she gases intentiy
on the rose named for her lovet;
Evening star., 1915-11-14

The handsome The
Quaered Oak Colonial Buffet has plank and large French the Gen
Oak slightly shaped legs from tfos
Evening star., 1915-11-14
At
Csc Pair

We bought these Heavy
Fleece-finished Double White
Blankets special. and offer
them to you right now when
they are needed at a genuine
bargain price.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

A Very Handsome Three-piece
Parlor Suite, like cut. Crotch
mahogany frames, best steel
spring seat construction, uphol-
stored in the best quality brown
Spanish leatherette.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-03-11
Mrs. Frank NJ. Walker.

Mrs. Frank NJ. Walker crossed the
silent river and has joined the i'm
mortas on that other shore. She
died at the home of her son, w. S.
Walker, near Spickards, in Grundy,
county, Mo-, March 3, 1915, at peace
with God and all mankind. Her life
was a benediction to all who knew
her, for hers was a charming person
atty, that it was ever a pleasure to
meet, and we speak after an acquain-
lance of fifty years. When her hus-
band passed away last October we
were at Jamesport, Mo-, attending
the funeral Of an intimate friend, or
should have been at his memorial
service The casket was brought to
Pleasanton March 4th, and the fun
eral services conducted by Rev. J. H.
Burrows, at the Saints Church, the
Christian Union church undergoing
repairs at the time, which was her
choice and where she has made her
church home for many years. The
day was cruel, could scarcely have
been worse, a blizzard ragged without,
but grief stricken congregation
was present. The lesson suited the
occasion, the text Jer. 3:31. The
songs were wisely selected and ten
derby rendered. Great sheaves of hot
house roses and a shcaf of ripened
wheat covered the casket, typical of
beautiful character and well ripen-
ed life. The parting look taken
through tears of affection and then
the body was taken by loving hands
and laid beside her husband in the
Hamilton cemetery, but she is en-
balmed in the hearts of all who knew
her.
She was born in Wayne county,
Ohio, July 81, 1S46, came with her
parents to Pleasanton when ID years
of age, was married to F. M. Walker
in 1864, lived for time in Prince
ton, Mo-, and Davis City for time,
but the major part of her life was
spent in this community. She was
the mother of five children, one of
whom, Ivy, died in infancy, the 9TH
ers, w. S., Arthur and Mrs. Matte
Cozad and Mrs. Estella Macy, were
all present at the funeral. She was
prominently good woman in every
walk of life and leaves a sweet and
fragrant record for her children and
friends, precious footprints on the
pages Of time. Truly at first we feed
from mothers bosom, but always
from her heart, her image is deepest
impressed on the hearts of the COM
munity So will it be with these
motherless children. May God COM
fort and guide them, is my prayer
j. H. Burrows