Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-16


worth. Ralph Miller Bob McAllister
Albert Newcomer, william Bacon
paul Mnhn. Louis McClurken, Austin
rushmnn, George Doolittle, FRANK Ne
her and Lloyd Kellnm.
zee
Rather unexpected was the re-
My Of "a Mrs Tommy Atkins to
gentleman who inquired II her
husband was at the front.
''Yns," she said, an 'ope Ell
serve the Germans as e served
nle.".--Boston Transcript
MISS oIESoN ENTEtTAINs.
Miss sadie 0les0n was hostess
Thursday afternoon al "A card party
al her home on Forester avenue
FIVE hundred w0s the game played,
and a most delightful entertainment
il proved 10 those present.
Miss Oleson's guests we're Miss Mer-
tle Baier Miss Evelyn Wagner, Miss
Matlde Watson. Miss Louise Watson,
Mas Vernlce Bowers, Miss Laura Me-
Column, Miss Pearl Wolking. Mrs.
George Lawler, Mrs. B'auikenhurg and.
Mrs Farrand, Of Kelly, n. NJ.
ASH
Borleigh Some men you know
are born great. some achieve
gre1tneSs-
Miss Keen Exactly And some
Just Crate upon you.r-Buifalo
Courier
AT THE PUBLIC Library.
No predatory statement Is needed TO
Disclose that "A Man of Iron was
written before the war hesali' III u
100 big IN size. too big In theme too
we'll written and too competent IN
historical detail to have been hnf.
rledly conceived and hastily written, II
stands pre-emlnent among recent ms
torieal novels, forcefully and artist
oaIly threads entertaining love story
through Incidents and events OF the
Franco prussian war; BISMARCK, tne
man OF iron, dominates the DOOR,
though T.. G. iireagh, nm irish iree-
lance correspondent IL the character
about whom the situations revoive'
The p0rtrainire OF Bismarck " viva,
ranlisttc md accurate. The bigness
OF the man Is in the book ~ ms an
ners on the battlefield, combating de-
bullying the emperor or testing with
field marahals. We feel his overshad-
owing, indomltable personality, Won
Moltka, though OF less importance 70
The story IN presented With equal skill
Brongh, without 4 commission strikes
for Germany at the signs OF war.
Chance permits bismarck to save ms
life, and the plot Is SGT In motion on
that pivot. hreagh herds with camp
followers and goes 70 war-~it Is rear
war thai he secs, too. Then the story,
working out of deep complications en-
failing the acts of dishonorapie
mother, spies, plot and counterplot,
bringe Brengh In touch with q french
girl he once offended. Together they
are swlrlea and tossed about by the.
prussians advance on Paris and dnf-.
ing the bumhardment, In the house.
that bismarck occupies all things are
settled with finaiity, The character
nf every Important figure IN tho story
A distinctive and mdividuallzed, and
While the author has her C'lsichard
Dchan" tx a Wonan) constructive abll-
ity taxed to bring bismarck. a French
girl aud her mothen as we'll as a
free-lance correspondent, into a con-
giAtent and realistic story, the result
has heen admirable. So far as we are
able to Judge. II is the best historical
novel that has appeared in many
years.
"Woman's Work in Municipalities.
BY Mary H. Beard, Is a volume specl..
iSlnR the efforts and achievements Of
women IN various cities throughout
the United states during the past few
years, There are IN It no sweeping
plishments of women In fact there
are FEW general statements and none
at which even a IA lsogyntst could we'll
taxi exception In the authors own
words the method followed has been
dominated IN the four-told purpose:
To give something Ike an adequate
uution of the extent and variety Of
wamen's irters sta ana activities. 10 in-
dieatc. in their own words, something
OF the spirit With which womon have
approached the problem, to show the
Interpretation Of each particular effort
With larger social problems. TO re-
fleet the general tendency Of modern
social work under the guidance OF
men and women. IL Is shawn how
women HAYS heen foremost in the
work toward preserving the public
health. In taking precautionary tneas-
ures against tuberculosis. ID abolish-
Ing the drinking cup and institutingi
public fountains, in gaining recogni-.
tion tor the district nurse, In prevent
ing infant mortality. In regulating
laiIndrics aud ahating the smoke nui-I
aanee and other disagreeahle and
DANGEROUS features OF city life. Wom-i
ans wnrk against the social evil is
given special aud lengthy attention.
and the Efforts made 10 establish
plaSgruundA public danees and other
means ~ wholesome recreation are
fully described.
Ten days nom the Pacific coast and
iva weeks from New York, and there
arc The Japanese with whom HamiI-.
ton WrlgM Alahle vl.itRd ! few Years