The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-26
For the Advocate
the Lend-a-Hand Book Club.


the Lend-a-Hand Book Club.
The February meeting of the Book
club was held at Silver Dale" the
home or Mrs. "a. I'd. Coleman, Deer
Park road,
pours
into the bowers food of light
KY vas sunshine within, a. well as
as without. The home was thrown
omen TO Club and visitors in true Vlr-
pinia style-the hostess recently
adopting this State as her home
The meeting was opened by the
president. al silver bell to call OF
der was presented by Mrs. Wells, wife
an Dr R. IL. Wells, of Mechanicsville-
aSilyer Bells! What world or merr1-
ment their melody foretells" Ine
Club needed no bell to bring quiet,
after The business session, for two
naners read were or deep interest 10
aII Mrs. Palmer opened with, ln
hehaIf OF Germany" Mrs. Knox:
nTha var from England's viewpoint
aThe nen Is mightier' than the sword.
when Mrs. Palmer hurled her tell
ing sentences, she, VINO III noleu 80
her sunny eyes as her cnlet aura
ton. smiled complacently, knowing
she soon could heap up anatnemas oh
fine head of any German DEFENDER
hid Mrs. Palmer smile When Mrs-
Knox planted her arguments IKE
qoIid breastwork of English artillery
Tar ewes shown with steady nre'
ord cheeks swaIed the roses on June
Roth papers showed thoughtful study
and were well received. They were
delivered III an excellent manner Mrs:
palmer asked: Was the invasion OF
RaIeium the cause OF the war! lt vas
~ occasion not the cause. Of course
Il II the reason officially PIT fortn
since the Belgian neutrality Tas
Guaranteed by England. Shameless
&C was the violation of Belgium
treaty and sovereign rights, England
has heen known to have countenanced
il,st such things only rev year
back"
Mrs Knox said. ENGLAND is fighting
fir disarmament and universal peace
They went ilto il deliberately, calmly
Thu calm OF the Briton is first OF all
racial. Who are the English! Iney
49, Saxons who love the land, VINO
lave their liberty and whose sole claim
w genius Is their common sense.
Mrs Palmer's paper was equally eri-
phat'c: The real roots of the SIT
fiict are to be found in England
jealousy because Germany was men
acing her commercial and industrial
supremacy
Mrs. Lester Patterson rendered mu-
sic from Hayden's Creatim. with
Verdure Clad"
The treasurer received the free-will
offering for the Belgium fund,amount-
ing to several dollars.
Miss Coleman was assisted il serv-
Ing refreshments BY Miss Florence
Patterson and Mrs. Coleman from Viz
ginia.
The toast was Peace"
what shall I wish for cur friend
today?
Silver and gold, success Away,
Joy and mirth, life's that's gay.
Eternal sunshine and resting? Nay.
/ wish you peace"
Some editors like the good old way
OF tables grooming under the deli
cacies OF the season" This table not
only groaned under the delicacies Of
the season, but Of some out OF season,
as some were from the tropics. Some
Of the guests groaned later on COM
Ing to the tea table, could eat moth
ing- The center cake, baked of two
colors, red and white, was square, cut
i'm shape of 4. 1t was novel and
most ingeniously arranged. One
could readily picture the breast-works
thrown up In the stem OF the II and
the slices OF colored cake facing each
other In true soldierly fashion. Both
colors were completely demolished BY
the invading army Of Americans in
the dining room, while music fioated
out from the parlor to the strains Of
the Star-Spangled Banner. The pic
lures of Martha and George Wash
ington were draped in the colors of
our flag and were much in evidence.
The next meeting will be held at
Mrs. Lester Patterson's March 20.