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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-01

grind of their grown-up life, one might
say that they have completely forgot
ten that they ever were young. Each
year, though, goodly number turn
backward and live again for one brief
day that life of those by-gone days.
Usually they have been able to live up
to their rule of meeting in the home of
some member who has been married
since the last meeting. In spite of the
fact that there still remain two ''un-
claimed blessings" in the crowd, it was
not possible to do so this year. They
claim that they would rather endure
single cussedness to risking the chance
of getting double dose.
In an effort to break the spell which
seemed to be hanging over them,
Thread Lake park was selected as the
place of meeting for this time, and
these children of larger growth"
started for this place last Thursday
morning with well-flled baskets. When
it was thought that all had arrived,
letters were read from Mrs. Arthur
Jones. of N. Tonawanda, N. Y, Mrs.
W. Schofield, of Saginaw, and Mrs. Lee
Russell, of Montrose. Three invita-
tions were received for the meeting
next year in case there was no wedding,
but the matter was left undecided
Lunch was eaten "down by the roll
ing sea-" A cool day and delightful
breeze added much to the reality of the
scene, and making it almost as difficult
to hang on to your hair and your lunch
as if you had really been sitting by the
deep blue sea. One pile of sandwiches
were blown off the table but child like,
they were rescued and saved since no
one had stepped on them, all except
the two that lay next to the cinder
beach.
After due compliments had been paid
to all the lunch baskets, and everyone
had drunk all the lemonade that he
thought he would need for the rest of
the day, the party set out to find other
amusements. They stopped first at
the roll-away pavilion and next at the
merry-go-round. This was patronized
by all except those who had promised
| the authority dL HOIHe tHdL IHty
would Int.
Even the revelations of the laughing
gallery could not convince these usually
staid maids and matrons that they
should be more serious and sedate as
became people of their years.
While watching the bear drink pop
these children Of yesterday remembered
that they had decided earlier in the day
that they would put into circulation
the 65 cents that had been lying idle in
the treasury for couple Of years or
more. 1t was difficult task to divide
so small sum among so many, but it
was at last decided to treat each one
present to the choice of the good things
for sale and then make up the deficiency
by a collection.
In the midst of all this jollity. one
matron suddedly grew very sober and
announced that she had left husband
at home who could eat as much asa
bear at any time and who would be az
ugly as six bears if he didn't have his
supper on time. The company hurried
ly broke up, unanimously agreeing that
this had been in no way behind their
universally annual good times.
Members were present from May
vile, Flint. Clio and Saginaw.
Cor-Sec'y.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-01
The Conqueror

It's easy to laugh when the skies are blue
And the sun is shining bright;
Yes easy to laugh when your friends are true
And there's happiness in sight,
But when hope has fled and the skies gray,
And the friends of the past have turned away
Ah then indeed it's heros feat
To conjure smile in the face of defeat
It's easy to laugh when the storm is Ger
And your ship is safe in port;
Yes easy to laugh when you're on the shore
Secure from the tempest's sport;
But when wild waves wash Ger the storn-swept deck
And your gallant ship is a battered wreck.
Ah that is the time when it's well worth while
To look in the face of defeat with smile
It's easy to laugh when the battles fought
And you know that the victory's won;
Yes easy to laugh when the prize you sought
Is yours when the is rum
But here's to the who can laugh when the blast
Of adversely blows he will conquer at last,
For the hardest man in the world to beat
Is the man who can laugh in the face of defeat.
Emil Carl Aurin
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-01
COUNTY SUMMARY:

Following is the result of the election
in Vienna township, on the county Off
ces with the latest estimated plurality
of the winners;
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-01

In the county Chestnut received 2l20
votes; McKeighan. 2065; Gregg. 1904.
Vette, 1347; Zimmerman, 8sS; Park
hurst, 373; Hanneman, SS7; Mimic, 543;
Chestnut's plurality in the county. 55.
Judge of Probate.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-01

Calling cards neatly printed at The
Messenger Office.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-01

Delegates to County Convention
M. c. Doyle, G. A Lacure, F. M.
Houghton, Glenn Williams, l.. B. Full
er.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-01

BrownelPs plurality in the county,
was 1000.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
CYNWYD Wins over
WILMINGTON AT Tennis

Cynwyd defeated Wilmington with
the greatest case in Tristaie Tennis
League meet at Cynwyd on Saturday
by eight matches 10 one. None of the
singles lasted three sets and the ouly
one that was close was that betw cen
Kcpley Miller. Of Wilmington and
Young Carl Fisher The first set was
extremely hard fought and eighteen
games were played before Miller OBJ
tanned the verdict. 1913. In the sec
ord set Fisher again played up game
" but Miller proved a little bit too
strong for him and won, Ga.
The hest matches were seen in the
doubles Wallace r. Johnson aud Paul
". Gibbons dropped tho first set of
their match with w p. Johnston and
H. A. dc CazenOve, G-S, but got going
better in the next two sets and won.
6-1. Ga. r. c. Stiteler and j. Raincs
had 10 do some tall hustling 10 win
the first set from H. b. Coy and Keep
ley Miller. 81 and then dropped the
second. l6. After four-all had been
called in the third set, Stneler and
Haines captured the next two games
and the set. Summaries:
SINGLES.
Walter r. Johnson, Cynwyd. defeat
ed l.. A. deCazenove, Wilmington. 6 2.
So
p s. Osborne. Cynwyd defeated i
W Harris. Wilmington GO. 6-3.
r. Haiucs. Cynwyd. defeated W. p.
Johnston. Wilmington. Ga. ell
c. \. Beard. Cynwyd defeated p
Wright Wilmington, 6-3. 6-3
W. NJ. Wood Cynwyd. defeated T.
~ Coy, Wilmington. c-3 ca.
Kepley Miller. Wilmington. defeated
Carl Fisher Cynwyd, 1913, Ga
DOUBLES
W. T. Johnson and p. W. Gibbons.
'Cynwyd defeated W. b. Johnston and
l.. \. de Cazcnove. Wilmington 6-S.
Isl. Ga.
p. s Osborne and IT. II Donovan.
cynwyd, defeated p. Wright and f.
W Harris Wilmington. Ga, Ga.
r. C.. Stteler and T. lIaines, Gym
'vd defeated e. b, Coy and Kopley
Miller. Wilmington. 81. 1-6. Ga.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
Jess Willard, Heavyweight Champ,
Is Now Ready 10 Fight Somebody

Jess Willard. having spent the sum-
mer showing what 2 great cowboy he
is. has announced that he wants
some one 20 offer another fortune for
his services as a heavyweight cham
pion. He wants to fight. That is. he
says he wants 20 fight and. as Tom
Jones also says Willard wants to en-
gage in fsticuffs for the benefit Of a
public which has been deprived OF
Wizards presence since he walloped
all the aspiration out OF Frank Mo-
ran, it must be admitted the state
ment carries some weight.
Willard made his rash statement on
the far on Pacific Coast, and the we'll
known Jones admitted he had been
deluged with an offer of $4,000 for
Wizards services. The offer. he said.
came from a syndicate at Everett.
Wash.
Jones didn make known tho name
OF the boxer Willard prefers TO meet
in his second bout since he wr, Sod
he crown from the kinky locks of
Jack Johnson. But just the same
it's an even bet he didn't mention the
name of Jack Dillon.
Matching Willard with a fsher
who has chance of nicking of the
heavyweight crown is more thar an
everyday task. The fighters in
these United States. the ONLY place
where there are any fighters to
speak Of. arc sorry lot. OF the whole
bunch there is scarcely one Nbo can
claim he mas right to challenge
Willard
Little Jack Dillon appears to 1e the
logical opponent for the big West
erner. but Jacks size is against him.
lie has whipped nearly every heavy
weight who claimed chance with tho
lowering champion. but when promo
ters are sounded on the possibility OF
a match between Willard and Dillon,
they shy.
Dillon is so small he would have
little opportunity of finding a vulner-
able spot in the huge champion. TIE
match would be laughable from that
standpoint Yet. DillOn's record shows
he has whipped some might big men.
and no one can say he wouldn't have
at least a charce at the crown.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
COTNTRY CLI.R GNLF.

William S Prickett won the handi-
cap medal play at the Wilmington
~ountry Club Saturday afternoon with
he low net score of So. J. p. Arm
strong turned i'm the low gross score
20 Scores.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
RECORD oF HE WEEK

The weeks record in each league
Of games played. won and lost, with
runs. hits, errors, men left on bases
and runs scored by opponents. in
Guiding the games Of Saturday, Sep
tember 30. is as follows:
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
1900 MEN SHOT At
124,SOO TARGETS
Philadelphia TrapShooterS'
League Led the Country
in I9l5-I6 Season
TIMELY DATA
ABOUT THE TEAMS

TrapshOOting leagues are being or
ganized in all parts Of the United
states and Canada, and, unlike
leagues in other sporting activities
trapshOoting leagues never go 10 She
wall. Trapshooiers discovered as Tho
baseball magnates found out, that
there is more interest in league com
petition than in independent contests
hence the continued formation of
leagues.
One OF these leagues. however
stands out above all the others. This
is tho Philadelphia Trapshooters'
League. The name is a misnOmer. for
there is really only one Philadelphia
club i'm the organization. The league
has just chosen officers for its thir-
teenth season William A. Joslyn. OF
the Wilmington Trapshooting Aeso-
citation, vice president for the last two
years, is the new president Charles
II. SlmmOnds. of the Meadow Springs
Club, is vice president. and W. L. Rob
inson, OF the S. S. Whites. is the score.
tary. Robinson has a life job
The report OF Mr.. Robinson proved
the worth Of the league II showed
that more targets were thrown than
in any other league in existence and
that there were more competitors --
2496 shooters, men and women. par
ticipated in the league shoots. and
fired at i24.S0O targets In tho final
match Of the year 127 trapshooters
faced the traps On ten occasions
more than 100 shooters participated.
and on one occasion the dupont team
was composed Of iO5 shooters.
The Wilmington Trapshooting As.
sociation will supplant the dupont
Trapshooting Club in the l91G-19l7
season. The other clubs will he tho
same as last year. The 5. S White
five times champion Of the league, had
more shooters out than any other
club. and. therefore, fired at the
greatest number Of targets. The ap
pended list shows the Number that
turned out for each club and the tar
gets thrown:
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
TRAP SHOOTING
>-,->->,-,>e~>~~,~e~~-~s-~>~------
-
GENERAL SPORT

Eliminating Dillon, there isn't
man WHO stands out as a possible
conqucror OF Willard Fred Fulton has
the size. and he's been lighting we'll.
But that doesn't prove he's in VII
lqrd's class. His record isn't long
enough.
Efforts have been made to bring
Fulton and Willard together. and at
one time it appeared likely the match
would he made but it fell through
In spite Of the fact that Fulton mas
only slight claim to a match it IS
probable he will get first CAL. But
at the same time there is no reason
to believe Willard. fat as must be, VIII
get into action before Januar- !.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
Club Standing.
layout Tor Today,

Boston at Philadelphia e eames)
New York at Brooklyn.
Other clubs not scheduled.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Cleveland .; Chicago. 0 DIST game).
Chicago. s: Cleveland. end game)
St. Louis. 6; Detroit, 3.
other clubs not scheduled
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
BOSTON RED son CLINCH
AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT

Chicago's defeat on the opening
game at Cleveland yesterday
clinched The American League
pennant for Boston. The final
standing Of Chicago is 80 won and
50 lost. percentage Of .''fO2-
Boston has won 30 and lost 81.
and even by losing all three OF
it's remaining games with the
Athletics would finish BEYOND the
chance even Of q tie. The Boston
percentage is .596OS.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
BROWNsON FIRST LOSFS,

Conshohocken football team had no
difficulty defeating Brownson on Sat
urday afternoon, 80 to 0. The lineup:
NConshohocken. Brownson.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
hEWCONB Skaters
sc 96 IN LEAGUE Shoot
Philadelphia Star Spells
Hopes Of Crothers by
Winning by a Target
WILMINGTONIANS
AMONG WINNERS.

Charles II. Newcomb. with 90 breaks
out Of his 100 targets, captured the
high honors in the opening tourna
ment Of the Philadelphia Trapshoot
ers League. held Saturday afternoon
on the grounds of the Meadow Sprlns
Gun Club. al Springfield, Pa. The WIN
no, inst missed being ineligible 10
shoot. arriving at the grounds rev
minutes before the entries closed
A q5 had ruled the day, and as most
Of the contestants were through shoot
lnr The appeararcc OF the champion
created quite sensation. lie allowed
but single clay TO fall whole on ea'u
of his first two stands. Not a clay
ESCAPED his deadly aim the third TIME
he went Ia the traps. His final enort
nroved his worst. when two targets
cot away from him. The spectators
uayc him q great hand when nc
finished smashing his last clay
Moro than 200 marksmen. the cream
ri shooters In the league. faced me
trans. and Il was long after sunset
before the winners in the five classes
were decided. 80 numerous we're lne
lies. TO the home club goes 'he
hnnor of having the most members
% In attendance The ;. ,. WINES
on Holmesburg. had the second pest
rrowd. eight less than the leaders
For a long time s. NJ. Crothers looH.
,d to be a winner with his 90. ana
here were many on the ground back
N that mark TO win. but NowcombS
norformauce shattered their hopes.
rrothers euualed the winner in all on
.on, his final string The last time
ihc Hiehland star faced the traps he
allowed three birds TO get away from
him.
Harry b. Fisher OF ClearvieW' ana
Il Harper. Of the $. 5. Whites each
missed half-dozen OF their century
A half dozen gunner tied for the
riass r trophies. G. T. Martin, OF
Wilmington. and l.. L. Swarl1' OIL
ransdale. had the hest luck in the
1raw for the trophies. Seven tied II
class c. One Of the prizes went t'
rausdale. through VI. Human, and IN,
other stayed at Clearviow when Z
shuster pulled the winning slip.
Competition in Glass d proved III
closest OF the DAY Ten men with q
each were on even terms for the I'VE
trophies. They went 20 Vic dupont
m Wilmington. and A. c. Stubbe. o
Wilmington. A trio scored "a in =
Class. The winners were T. clark OF
Chester and Joe Snow.
The trophy for the visitor with the
best score was carried home by IL
n. Briest. who broke 20. Mrs. Albion
Moulton had no competition for the
prize offered the best woman shot
TIE Cedar Park representative shat
tered So clays, beating out her hus'
hand by single target.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
BROWNSON SFCOND WINS

Umpire Unam. Time OF quarters
10 and minutes.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
NEW CASTLE AGAIN LOSES.

Snecial 10 THE EVENING JOUKNAL.
MIDDLETOWN. Dol. Oc! .. - The
local baseball club Won the second OF
The New Castle Middletown, series on
Saturday. G to 3.
lHoffccker. the little southpaw. gave
Finn one Of the graudcst battles ever
staged on the local diamond
rifIo ooo,.o-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02

Brownson second team got an aus
picious start Saturday by heating
Pennsgrove High School, 10 TO Z.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02

Score nv Innings.

New Castle $50 0O1200 O-3
Middletown 100 900 0132 x-e
Hits-Off Finn 5. off Spence /: off
Hoffecker 2. Earned runs Middle
town 5. New Castle I. Two-base hits
Dunbar. Struck out-By Finn by
Spence $, by Hohecker 10. Double
plays-Gallagher to Sterlith. Left on
bases-Middletown 3, New Castle Z.
Stolen Bases-Cobb, Proud. Dunbar.
3. Vinyard Sacrifice hits-Hance
Cobb. Sacrifice flies-Sloniker. Hit
by pitched Mcdaniel. r. Vinyard
Base on Hoffecker 1. wild
pitches-Spence, Hoffecker Number
Of innings pitched-By Finn 6, by
Spence 3. by Hoffecker .. Time Of
game-1.45. Umpires - Moore and
ROthrock.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Cincinnati, 4; Pittsburgh, O.
St Louis. 8: Chicago. o.
Other clubs not scheduled.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
club Standing.
Layout for Today.

Athletics at Boston
Washington at New York.
Other clubs not scheduled.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-20
POUR IN DOLLARS
FOR PLAY GROUNDS
CONTINUED From Page One)

factories, and the homes of the city
were all opened to the solicitors today
and men with the badge of the play
ground movement on their coats were
welcomed everywhere. There was lot
of support given to the movement A
lot of men who could not give large
sums in money gave much in boosting
the proposition. William J. Threinen,
president Of the board of education,
was one Of the warmest supporters
of the movement.
eve are proud of the City club for
Threinen, etand we want it under
stood that the board of education,
from the president down, is right in
the van guard of this movement. It's
splendid thing for the city that we
have women who are interested in big
public questions such as the welfare
of the boys and girls. We feel GER
tain that the efforts of the members
Of the City club and the efforts Of the
men who have volunteered to help
raise this fund will develop a healthy
sentiment among the people that will
make certain the support from the
movement when the question is sub
mitted to the voters in the spring.
The members Of the board of educa-
ton believe in the playground move
ment. They believe in the social cen
ter movement. I am certain that the
people Of the city will respond liberal
~ and give the assurance of support
necessary
The board of park commissioners
were just as strongly supporting the
movement today. These men favor
the playground and they see a great
chance for the development of the
playground movement in the new
parks. Members of the board were
among the largest contributors.
There is a message to the men and
women of the city and this is 9'Don It
be Overlooked Perhaps the solici-
tors will not find you when they come
for you today, but if they fail just
write a check and put it in an en-
velope and send it to Mrs. Virginia
Barnes, the chairman Of the recrea-
ton committee Of the City club. At
any rate don't fail to get in on the
good movement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-20
McGovERN SAYS YES.
Former Governor and Defeated Candi-
date for Senator is Accused Of
''Spilling the Beans

Francis E. McGovcrn of Milwaukee,
former governor and candidate for
United States senator at the last gen.
eral election, announced on Tuesday
afternoon that he would be candi-
date for governor. simultaneously
with his, announcement came a wall
from all over the state that "McGov-
ern was spilling the beans" Tt is de-
clared that the so-called Progressives
had agreed to unite on the candidacy
of Senator Otto Bosshard which was
announced on Monday. Now McGov-
ern and Bosshard are both out after
the nomination. It is certain that the
two being in the race will divide the
support of the Progressives. The an
nouncement of Mr.. McGovern did not
intimate that he would take it back
later and the offer of the La Crosse
senator of his services as state execu-
tive does not seem to be subject to the
recall. It looks as if history was 60
ing to repeat itself and that there
would be a number of candidates fight
ing for the Office. It is said that
former Speaker Merlin Hull may come
out as candidate later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-20
An Optimist's Creed.

[ would rather be an optimist, seek
ing the star that pierces the night of
gloom, or looking for the silver lining
of the sable cloud, than be a pessimist,
searching for fuel to heap upon the
smoldering fires of despair.
would rather snatch the sunbeam
and weave it into song and laughter,
than take the shadow and transform
it into the mutterings of discomfort.
| would rather take the prattle of
innocent childhood and make it the
guiding star of my pilgrimage than
take the wall of the disconsolate, and
make it the siren toward which my
ba1que should forever sail
l would rather take the dimple from
the rosy cheek of babyhood and en-
deavor to transplant it in perennial
setting upon my own brow, than take
the wrinkle from the face Of the hope
less and make it part of my own
visage.
1 would rather take the notes of ma
lures song birds and make them con-
sonant with the melodies Of my own
soul than take the croakings of the
toad and arrange them into Earring dis
cords that should forever greet my ear.
would rather take the rose painted
by the hand of the eternal artist in
tines Of celestial beauty, and pin it on
my breast, than take the scared leaf,
blighted by the breath of the frost king
md use it as a badge to portray my
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-20
DEATH OF MRS. ALVIN MARSH.
Prominent Young Matron Of the Town
of Bristol Died at the Kenosha
HOSPITAL This Morning.

Mrs. Maude Myrtle Marsh, aged
thirty years, wife of Alvin Marsh, and
one of the best known of the younger
matrons of the town of Bristol, died
at the Kenosha hospital just after six
o'clock this morning. Mrs. Marsh was
brought to the hospital last Monday
for an operation for appendicitis.
Complications set in following the OPP
GRAFTON and these resulted in her death
this morning. Mrs. Marsh was a
daughter of Frank J. Smith, one of
the best known men of the town of
Salem and she was born in that town
December 26, 1885. Since her marri-
age she had lived at the old Marsh
homestead in the town of Bristol. A
young woman of beautiful character
she had a wide circle of friends to
whom the announcement of her death
will come as a personal sorrow. She
is survived by her husband and four
children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-20

somber feeling.
would rather chase the rainbow
that spans the brow of evenings, in
quest of the tabled bag of gold than
seek assurance from sorrow by plung-
inc into the murky waves from London
bridge.
I would rather watch the eagle, in
his spiral course to the vaulted blue,
than watch the Shiny snake as he makes
his crooked trail through the slush and
mud.
/ would rather be Christian with
faith in an omnipotent God, and with
the star of hope ever drawing me to
a better world, than be a pagan with
no beacon light to beckon me beyond
the confines of my earthly existence
Manufacturers Record.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-20
WOODMEN INSTALL OFFICERS.

Louis J. Behrens, past council COM
mander acted as installing officer last
night at the annual installation of off,
GERS Of the Woodme1 of the World il
Gronquist hall. The officers installed
were: Henry E. Herzog, counsel COM
mander; Henry G. Bohle, advisor lieu
tenant; Gladeius Wyman, clerk; Lorain
Robinson, escort; Ernest Stein, guard;
Edgar Tanck, sentinel; David Carlson,
Walter Bohanan, Boyd Watkins, man
ayers for three, two and one year.
Following the installation ceremonies
Miss Lucille Wyman recited, Miss Con-
stance Bohle and Cortland Bohle sang
a duet, Miss Esther Arneson recited
and Miss Inez Turkelson sang, accom-
panied by Miss Esther Turkelson.