Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-04-19

l small pay had risked everything foT1 the saving of the property and the lives of others and yet when they were old and unfit for service they wereI turned out without pensions and with- out any provision whatsoever~for theirl declining years.
 Pay After Retirement. | All this has been changed now andl the lifesaving service has been made part of the revenue cutter servicel and the two together are called the| coast guard. The men who dare all to help others can retire after cer-I | tain length of service and then theyI receive retired pay. For years att 1 tempts were made to induce congress- | to render assistance to the servicel which always was ready to give itsI help to others, but every attempt to dol anything for the men who frontedl wave and storm at the call of duty l failed until short time ago, whenI congress finally consented to act.
 If an aero coast guard service isI sanctioned by congress it will mean added dangers for the members of the coast guard. When vessel reportsI by wireless that it is in distress some- where off the coast it is the instant duty of a revenue cutter to put out to the rescue. It frequently happensI that the cutter men cannot quickly lo- cate the distressed ship because wave and wind and tide have changed itsl position It is believed that by the use of aeroplanes of the sea plane typei vessels in distress more quickly can be located and help more quickly ren1 dered
 It is believed also to be a part of the plan to equip some of the iife-savingl stations on the coast with aeroplanes. The thought is that an aeroplane putt ting seaward can pass line over al stranded ship more accurately andl quickly than it can be done by meanA of the mortars on shore which arei now used to throw a projectile withl line attached to ships on the rocks or fast ill the sand.
 The coast guard as it is constituted is Uncle Sam's most recently organ1 ized service. Of course the revenue cutter and the life-saving services as distinct bodies have existed for yearsJ but now they have been welded.
 State, War and Navy Club.
 Officials and employees of the state, war and navy departments have orI ganized a social club which will have membership reaching into the thou sands. The department of the interior set club example two years ago, and it seems likely that it will be followed by all the other departments of govern4 ment. The Home club of MT. Lane's department has been huge success.
 It is said that Washington, in pro- portion to it's population, has moro social clubs than any other city in the Union, but the organizations for instruction and to promote sociabil- ity among the officials and clerks, are departure in club life. Through all the years of Washingtons existence as the nations capital nothing of the kind ever has been tried before, and this is regarded as an amazing fact by those who now see the possibili- ties in the case.
 The organization which the state. war and navy departments have set out to form has not yet been named That it will take a definite name, fol- lowing the example of the interior de- partment's organization, which isi called the Home club, there is noI doubt. The state, war and navy work CTS are determined to put their club on firm basis from the start and to make it club after the manner of university clubs and other organiza- tions which all the big cities contain. Will Erect Building.
 A corporation has been formed, and the employees of the three depart ments have purchased stock at a mod-l est figure. The money will be used to erect and equip a building to bel used as the home of the club, one where the employees can gather for purposes of entertainment and in- struction. The Home club of the in- terior department has leased a fine residence on Lafayette square which formerly was the Persian legation,  formed society to own it's own build ing
 Cabinet officers are much interested in the forming of these social organi- zations in the departments of which they are the chiefs. It is said that the government already has benefit ted, from the fact that the workers in the interior department, through the club life, have become better ac- quainted with one another, and there fore have exchanged views of work ing conditions and concerning means to improve the service
 It has been possible for department employees to join other clubs in the city of Washington, some of which have small initiation fees, small dues, and yet give good returns for the money spent. In these clubs, how ever, membership consists of men and