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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20
NEW ASSOCIATION
of B.y.P.U. ADOPTS
ITS CONSTITUTION

The Friendship Association B. Y. P.
L. which was organized at the general
conference of B. Y. P. U. workers in
Americas last week, has formulated
ard subscribed to the following con-
stitution, which will govern the oper
atoms of the association:
Article Name This organization
shall be known as the Baptist Young
Peoples Union of the Friendship As
sociation.
Article II.-Object. The object shall
be to promote B. Y. p. U. work
throughout the Association, both by
organizing new, and assisting old
Unions, striving to offer the young
Baptists in the Association the oppor-
tunity of training in a modern B. Y.
P. U.
Article ILI-Membership
Section /. Churches. Every church
in the Association shall have the priv,
iIege of membership in this body, and
shall choose its delegates subject to
the approval of the church. Where
there is not B. Y P. U. the church
may choose the delegates in confer
ence. Delegates so elected will have
all the privileges of delegates from b
Y. p. US. except that of holding office
in the Association Union.
Section 8. Visitors. Visitors who
are interested in B. Y. P. U. work may
be invited by the President to take
part in the discussion of the various
questions that may come before the
Union.
Article IV-Oficers.
Section 1. Name and number. First,
President.
Second, one Vice-President for each
of the four districts of the Associa-
ton.
Third, a Junior Leader.
Fourth, a tary-Treasurer.
Section 2. Election When.-The of
ficers shall be elected at the last meet,
ing of the annual session, and shall
serve until their successors are elect
ed and installed.
Section 3.-Qualiications Every
officer must be an active member of a
IS. Y. P. U. in some local church.
Section 4-Duties. The President
shall exercise a general oversight Of
the work of the Associational Union,
preside over its business sessions, and
appoint all committees not otherwise
provided for.
The Vice-Presidents shall have
charge of the work in their districts.
arrange for at least one Rally Day, or
Institute, during the year, preside dur
ing said meeting, and also preside
when the President shall request it.
The Junior Leader shall have charge
Of the Junior work of the Association
The ry-Treasurer shall keep
a fair and correct record of the pro
ceedings of this body, receive and dis
burse, as directed, all money acquired
by the Union and perform all other
duties incidental to the Office.
Section 8. Vacancies How Filled.
Should a vacancy occur in the office
of President, the Vice-President of the
District in which the Union is next to
meet, shall act as President until the
regular election. other vacancies shall
he filled by appointment. The Presi-
dent making such appointments.
Article " Meetings.
Section /. Time and Place. This
organization shall meet with some
church, to which it has been invited.
Said time and place to be selected by
the Executive Committee.
Section 2. Delegates. When, for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20
MRS. LEE HANSFORD HOSTESS
TO GIRLS AUXILIARY TODAY.

Mrs Lee Hansford entertained the
Girls Auxiliary of the First Baptist
church in a delightful way at a social
meeting this morning at her home on
Lee street. The morning passed
pleasantly while the girls sewed, one
member reading from a most in
teresting book, Light refreshments
were served
Those present were Misses Eugenia
Warlick, Mary Sue Chambliss, Agnes
Catewood, Frances Harper, Bonnie
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MOUNTAIN
CHILDREN THROUGH ELLA
WILSON MEMORIAL

M1LSON ME- MUhAAL
In this moment of our country's
crisis. when we need well-fitted boys
and girls in every community in every
state, whether in the mountainous re
gions or the lowlands, it is gratifying
to know that this year 16 boys and
girls living in the high mountainous
regions in the Central South will have
school advantages through scholar
ships to be given this year by the Ell
len Wilson Memorial Endowment fund
At a meeting held by the trustees o.
the fund and by members of the state
divisions, with the administrative
chairman. Mrs. w. S. Elkin, Friday, a
report was made which made it posi-
BILE for the trustees to give 16 scholar
ships this year. The money for the
scholarships is the interest on the en-
dowment fund, which is increased
each year by individuals appreciative
o. this opportunity to give deserving
boys and girls chance to obtain an
education.
In discussing the annual reports of
the various chairmen of the memomrial
endowment, Mrs. w. S. Elkin, chair
man, spoke appreciatively of the. gen
eral recognition being given the work
of the memorial and the generous con
tributions this year to the fund. Shs
said:
Our policy to give scholarships to
schools already organized enables US
to follow up the record of the boys
and girls who get them, and at the
meeting Friday reports were most en-
couraging, letters bearing testimony of
the work of the pupils, coming from
the heads of the school; also from the
chaildren themselves.
"Since the outbreak of the war, when
the boys of this section, in common
with those of the nation, are being
drafted for war duty, the need becomes
vital for the training and preparation
Of boys still under age, who must,
while they wait for war duty, be the
soldiers at home. Upon them, while
they are under age, will come the duty
of tilling the soil. planting and rails
ing the crops. In all of the mountain
schools to which they are so far given
scholarships, there is the practical in
struction being given the boys in ag'
riculture and in manual training, so
that while the mind is being trained
aid they are given the general acad-
emic course, they are at the same
time being fitted for actual work while
THE same program in training is
pursued in these schools for the girls.
Together with their regular cooking,
dairying poultry raising, and in sew
eral of the schools they are given an
elementary course that will enable
them to become themselves practical
farmers and efficient housewives.
while doing the relief work and
the general preparedness for actual
war, We cannot forget the prepared
ness in the lives of our boys and girls
to whom we look for our future citiz-
ems and homemakers. We must keep
up our schools and keep them up to
the standard. There is no more prac-
teal way to aid in maintaining them
than through scholarships. which en-
able deserving boys and girls to get to
school. Atlanta Constitution
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20
CALLED MEETING OF
MTSIC Study CLUB.

There will be called meeting of the
Music Study club on Thursday morn
ing at 1920 o'clock at the Carnegie
Library for the purpose OF
discussing a contribution to the Red
Cross fund. All members are especial
ly ur3ed to be present at this meet
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20
ALLIES REBUILD
SECTION PASSED
OVER BY TtUTONS

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD.-Whole towns erased
by dynamite, or orchards sheared off
at the ground and towering rows OF
roadside trees methodically felled =
these scenes of merciless destruction
illustrate why the British soldier wants
retribution against the Boche.
Tommy goes ahead repairing the
roads and clearing the debris from
village streets, admitting that it was
military good sense for the enemy to
obstruct the lines of pursuit.
But the Germans said they did these
things to prevent the eoncealment Of
troops. And the soldier reasons ir
this way: The Boche aeroplanes new
er get over anyway to observe whers
the troops are massing. So what diff
ference could it make whether they
have concealment? Also, the Boche
was careful to ruin orchards, but he
left many acres of dense but unpro-
ductive woods.
What's the answer? Strafe EN-.
Peronne Cathedral refutes the plea
OF military necessity, Dynamite blew
out the east wall and two sides and
brought the dome crashing amid the
PROSTATE stone columns. Today the
interior is a mountain of hopeless
wreckage. On it's sag2ing balcony the
pine organ sings the ghost of peace
time anthem as the June breeze goes
soughing through the valves. The pipes
iangle as a brick is dislodged and
tumbIes to the floor. Far away the
guns boom.
The British never shelled the church
The remaining west wall is not scar
red by shell fragments. 1t was left
standing to hamper British observa-
ion
At the outskirts of the town lies
Perrone cemetery where the Boche
dug in among the dead Corpses were
thrown into bonfires and the vaults
occupied by German officers as dug
outs. Two trench lines run straight
through the cemetery.
Military necessity made the enemy
smash the door of French family
where six dead had slept for many
years. The collins remained exposed
Two English guard regiments with
little feud between them went into tn
cemetery on the heels of the Boche
The first arrivals found one coffin
toared by a machine-gun bullet from
the direction of their advance This
message was on the whitewashed
wall:
1.-THE Boche may have had dug-outs
here but he didn't shoot the holein the
far-off coffin"
To which the late-comers scrubbed
this reply:
Neither did they write on the walls,
you blackguards.'
Strewn with the fragments of head
stones and battlefield junk are count
less bead-work wreaths, placed by
mourners in days of peace. "A Notre
Chere Grandmere," said the inscrip-
ticn on one. Grandmere's grave may
be one of those pried open.
At the edge of the cemetery was a
very little grave, carpeted blue with
forget-me-nots. The headstone said
Madelaine was only four years old.
The Boche had not touched it. Nearby,
row of wooden from Dresses" each
inscribed "Under Kamerade," gave
proof that the German cadever factory
lost some raw material through senti-
ment
At Arras the Cathedral and the Ho'
tel de Vile are smashed beyond pos
sibilitys of restoration. Only small!
corner of the hotel survives as a menu
ory of that grand specimen of Spanish
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20
RED CROSS DANCE TONIGHT
AT THE BELL STUDIO

Many people will attend the Red
Cross benefit dance given tonight at
the Bell studio by Misses Mclaughlin
and Rees. Twenty-Five cents admis-
sion will be charged and the entire
proceeds will be given to the Red
Cross fund This is most worthy
cause and will doubtless be we'll pat
ronized.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20

Sargent, Lucy Simons and Mamie
Bragg.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-24

Alaskan Indians watched the eclipse
observers in 1869 with great uneasi.
ness, and how, when the face of the
sun was practically obscured, they ex-
postulated, assuring the observers
that they had seen enough and that
they feared the consequences II the
thing went farther.
When the eclipse began to pass
away, they were convinced that the
astronomers were as skillful in re-
moving as they were in producing so
startling a spectacle.
The solar eclipse occurring on De-
ccember IA will be seen as partial
eclipse on the lower coast of South
America and Australia.
The lunar eclipse will occur on De.
cember 2S, will be total and will be
visible in whole or in part in North
and South America, throughout the
Pacific Ocean, in Asia and Australia.
Clearwater Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-24
TWO EcLIPsEs ARE
SCHEDULED IN DECEMBER

When the two eclipses scheduled
for December shall have occurred,
this year will present remarkable
record for these notable events.
There are, accordingto astronom-
ers and past records. never more than
seven eclipses nor less than two with
in one years time.
| The two in December will make
seven for this year, which is the first
time since the year 1905 that so many
have occurred within twelve
months period.
The ability to predict the time and
various circumstances of an eclipse
I appeals to ones Inauguration, and Is a
little mysterious to some even today
The effect of eclipses upon ignorant
or superstitious people is illustrated
by the familiar story of how Christie
pher Columbus made practical use OF
prediction of lunar eclipse.
On the island of Jamaica the ma
tiyes had refused to give him or his
men any food He told them that II
they did not bring him food he would
take the light of the moon from them
that very night,
When they saw the earth's shadow
obliterating the moonlight, they very
quickly brought the food and begged
him to restore the moon to them.
Frederick w. Seward tells how the
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-24

With all the good intention in the
world hundreds of women are max
ing much trouble for the long suffer
ing workers of the Red Cross by
turning in knitted garments that can
not possibly be used. A call for ex-
pert knitters was sent out by local
Red Cross headquarters the other
day and the busy knitters who were
summoned wondered where the asso-
citation had suddenly procufed lot
OF thrice precious wool-so very diff
cult to get now. When one of the
knitters presented herself at Red
Cross headquarters she was handed
three khaki wool sweaters with the
request: please rip these up and re-
knit; they are absolutely unusuable
as they are" One Of the sweaters
would have been tight fit for a
small boy scout; another was so long
and thin that only Don Quixote
could have worn it; the third was
proportioned for prize fighters
shoulders-and in length would have
reached just over his diaphragm! On
the shelves of closet in the Red
Cross room were fifty-six sweaters
that could only be used if ripped up
and re-knit in proper shape.
This does seem lamentable waste
of time and energy does it not? With
wool SO scarce and so high priced,
and the boys in camp and at the
front so sadly in need of warm gar
ments, to think of fifty-six perfectly
useless sweaters at one Red Cross
headquarters! And reports are COM
ing in from other headquarters all
over the country that the khaki and
navy and gray sweaters are being re-
ceived in all sorts of grotesque and
impossible proportions. The trouble
SENS to be that some women will not
take time to regard the official direc-
tions for knitting war garments. They
are in too much of hurry" to turn
the shoulder; or having put on 70
stitches instead of 80 to start, they
guess it will be all right"-ten
stitches more or less could not make
much difference! The woman who
cannot-or will not-knit according
to directions would do much better
to contribute money for wool and let
some more conscientious worker
WELD the knitting needles.
But if you really can knit and will
follow instructions faithfully. a
sweater. or even helmet will not
be so very hard to make. And any
body can knit muffler. Most WON
en- begin with the mufiler then take
up a sweater, and last of all nego
tiate the helmet which does present
a few difficulties to an inexperI
worker Socks require deal o.
skill. much patience and good eye
sight, for they are done on fine stee
needles, and the four needles arr
troublesome to manage. And turn
. ling the heel is no tyro's job!
II you have difficulty in procurinl
woodland everybody has just now
take one of the badly knit. unwear
4 able sweaters which the Red Cros
will probably be glad to turn over Il
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-24
Knit For Our Soldier Boys

you. and rip it apart. Win the wool
loosely around a chairback. making
big. muff-like mass of crinkled wor-
sted. Place this in a colander over
a pot of boiling water and let the
steam permeate through the wool
which should be turned occasionally
in the cilander. Take the damp wool
and rewind it rather tightly into sew
eral balls, and then put 1t aside for
q day to dry thoroughly. 1t will be
flrm and straight, without crinkles.
and ready for knitting.
For the muffier: Cast on so stitch
es and knit until you have 6S inches
This will make the muffler q yard
and 80 inches long-almost two
yards!
For the sweater: Cast on so stitch
es. Knit two and purle two until
you have four inches of purling.
Then knit plain until you have 25
inches altogether. And right here is
where many would-be knitters fail;
they are simply too impatient to turn
the shoulder and, since the back and
front must measure an equal length,
the finished sweater is several inches
too short. Be sure you have your full
25 inches before you begin to turn the
shoulder. Knit 2S stitches toward
the CENTER then bind off "a stitches
for the edge of the neck opening.
Knit 2s stitches again on opposite
side. There are to be five ridges on
each shoulder and the stitches on the
side where you are not working may
be taken off on hairpin. Then cast
on "a stitches at center for front of
neck and continue down 'front.' knit
ting plain until you have twenty-one
inches. Now you are almost fin
the bottom. Purl two and knit two
the bottom. Purl tw oand knit two
until you have four inches of purling
Sew up the sides of the sweater using
an over and over stitch with a nee.
dleful of the worsted. And leave
nine inches open for an arm hole
Put two rows of single crochet
} around the neck opening and one row
around the armholes.
The helmet is commenced at the
: bottom and is plain knitting up to
. the neck. Then comes purling, with
an opening for the face. The shap-
ing of the top offers most difficulty
but even this can be managed If di-
/ rections are carefully followed. 1t
/ will be best to get these directions
: from the Red Cross, and to secure
: the help of some one who has fin
, ished a helmet successfully. One
: young woman l know made her he'll
met with only two needles, by knit
ting back and front sections separate
I ly and joining them at the sides; but
: of course the helmet made on three
l needles is the regulation sort. The
. two needle helmet will probably be
!. much appreciated by the soldier boy
to whom you give it as personal
: gift and he will not be likely to exam
: inc 1t critically for the seams al
: either side; but II you knit helmets
8 for the Red Cross you must follow
o the official directions.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-24

When five prominent women of
Waco, Texas, offered to serve as po-
lecwomen during the 1917 Cotton
States Palace Carnival, the offer was
gladly accepted by the chief If pc
lice.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-24
Mrs. Jennings Address At The Opening
Session of The Florida Federation

The Florida Federation of Women,s
Clubs met in Tampa last night Mrs
". s. jennings and Mrs. T. V. Moore
presiding.
Mrs. Jennings address was as fol-
lows:
Madam Chairman and Friends:
Ever since the last convention
when Tampa's invitation was accept
ed. we have been planning what we
dared to hope would prove the great.
est convention ever held by the Flor.
ida Federation o: Women's Clubs. al
least decidedly different, as it is
practically a conference to plan TO,
State and national service. Since a
meeting with the four representa-,
tives Of the hostess clubs, the Won
an Club. the Civic Association, Stu
dents Art League, and the Yves.
Tampa Woman's Club, early in
March, plans have been gradually
taking definite shape and it is a
pleasure to present them for your an.
proval, and let us trust your enjoy,
ment. Your president de es to givs
expression to her deep appreciation
Of Mrs. w. F. Miller, the vice presi-
dent Of Section One, VINO is local
chairman of the convention arrange
ments, representing our hostess clubs
aud her able corps of chairmen and
committee members for their ever
ready response to her slightest sug-
gcstion and their loyal spirit Of co.
operation.
Dear Tampa, your words Of well
come warm our hearts and will abide
long with us. The face of each CUES.
will register and reflect their pleas
ure and appreciation as each day un-
folds the thoughtful, courteous hos
pltality so wonderfully arranged fol
thei! entertainment, and as each
hour discloses added evidence bring
ing proof of the genuineness of the
warmth and sincerity of your greet
ines.
THIS. the third program which il
has been my privilege to arrange for
your convention, was worked out
with the earnest desire Of present,
ing for your consideration the vota1
questions Of the day. Questions that
lie heavy on our hearts at present
The question of ways and means o,
serving our country the most eff.
ciently and effectually with dispatch
There are many serious phases of thl
present situation which confront us
in the war, for which we are striv
ing to find the best solutions-that
is. the doing of the right thing Al
the right time, in the most accept
able manner, yielding the best re
suits for the effort and energy ex
pended. The speakers who are ex
rerts along their different lines Of
work, in which, know, your club
are most interested, will be Of helr
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-24

In planning your Grub activities fo,
The coming year. For this reason ,n-
presidents annual address has
y!eided both place and time and this
o7ief message will suffice.
This is the twenty. third annual
convention of the organization of the
federation. which bears evidence
mat those who came before us
puilded better than they knew"
Durihg the three years Of this admin
istrat1on the number of clubs of the
Federation have been more than dou
Died and there have been added %
the ranks S,774 new members, but
~ mas taken all of the twenty-three
years of organization to attain the
Splendid membership of STA. Be-
cause of the size, strength and per-
fnanency of our organization. the
feceratlon is wonderfully attractive,
and naturally every new movement
that Is inaugurated wishes to use /,
10 surther its work Mrs. Josiah Ey
ans CoWles, our General Federation
president, has admonished us t.
guard our organizations, and would
add my word of warning to hers We
should not permit our organization,
TO tecome auxiliary to any other
Never in the history of the world
has the organized effort of women
meant SO much to our country's serv
ICE as now, consequently we should
add the name of every eligible won
an possible to our club rolls
strengthening our organization II
every way Readjusting the routine
Q! our activities to fit present da,
leeds. Not permitting new move
ments and new demands to ABSORB
the entire time and attention of oul
clubs, but making sacrifice OF oul
pleasure, providing extra time. t.
care for the ever increasing demands
OF Cur county-yes, our country
both in war and peace, with a splen
did citizenship that must be held in
tact to meet the need of the future
Ideals and institutions to guard.
Women have received signal reoos
nitiCn from our national government
and have been permitted to share il
this great world task, and the flu
ture holds no fear that our wome,
will not measure up to the highes
standard in response to every de
mand.
We are not permitted to choosc ou
tasks. The women of our Federatio:
rust present solid phalanx stand
Ing ready-to serve and sacrifice
: Ont of the twilight of the past, w
move to a diviner light,
For nothing that is wrong can las,
Nothing's immortal but the right"
uevn vnu al TIM IuaurnnoA y0
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-24

In an opinion rendered by the at
tcrney general of South Carolina,
the governor has the right to award
scholarships to women as well as to
men to the State Medical college.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-24

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