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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-24

affair, were. Mrs. Curtis Pomeroy. OF
GAINESVILLE, Mrs. Norman Brophy, and
Misses Lily Amundson, Helen Welter.
Belle Dredge. Meyer, Banta, HARRISON,
Julia Sharpe. Jeanette Hagen and Edna
Benson. All OF the assistants, q num-
Der Of whom were members of the nor
NAL school faculty, wore the insignia
of the Red Cross.
Pretty favoIs consisted OF typewrit-
ten copies OF The Star Spangled Ban
ner. tied with red. white and blue rib
bon, and all Joined in singing the same,
to an accompaniment by Miss Harriet
Gilbert. Other charming program num-
bers were two songs by Miss Mildrid
Romsdahl, o Lad Of Mine, and Column
bia, the Gem OF the Ocean: two vocal
numbers, America First, and Tenting
on the Old Camp Ground, by Miss Berg
liot Caspary; and q piano selection by
Miss Gilbert. The latter was Miss
Romsdahps accompanist, and Mrs. Ha-
gen played for Miss Caspary.
Red and white were the chosen COL
ors for decorations at the Hagen home.
carnations in those hues being prettily
used on the tea tables and elsewhere
the rooms.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-24
Business Girls
Club is Planning
Very Busy Summer

The Business Girls club of the local
Y. w. c. A. held its regular business
and social session at the association
rooms Monday evening. Il was in the
Jeanette Allen cottage on the shores of
Elbow lake, at Nevis, MINI. This cot
tage was built last summer with funds
raised by the ''Y'' girls, on the beau
citation by Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Allen,
Of this city. 1t was named for Mrs.
Allen, who was present last evening,
and to whom were addressed many ap-
fly expect to go to Nevis the FIRST of
May, having built a cottage for them
selves in the immediate proximity of
the ''Y'' cottage. They will spend the
A committee from the club was ap-
pointed last evening to solicit furnish
ings for the cottage. which will accom-
modate twelve people at one time. The
Bertha schnerle and Hattie cIapp 4
boat will be purchased this year, and
everything will be in readiness for
those seeking rest and recreation, by
periods. The cottage is not quite all
paid for yet, so in order to meet that
expense 1t will be rented this summer
by the week or longer, to anyone
be arranged for the convenience of the
"Ya girls who have already planned
outings at the lake. After this summer
the cottage will be permanently free
to the members OF the ''Y''.
Last evenings session marked the
close of the seasons meetings OF this
club, and to promote thrift and pa
triotisnn during the summer months, it
which to cultivate medicinal herbs.
This work will be begun at once by
the club members, and in addition arr
will be made for classes in
n rh ~ @m.r a.
Of important foodstuffs. The club girls
plan to hold outdoor meetings once a
month during the summer, these to
take the form OF hikes or picnics.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-24
National Service School
For Women Does It's
Work Most Thoroughly

The second encampment supervised
6y the National Service school OF the
woman's section of the Navy league
ogeHsdM IpesS sea u MsssingtcH' p
United States marine corps. q AIinneap-
oils man. now stationed in washington.
addressed the campers. At the opening
ESQ young women. representing forty
Miss Lucy Derwent, of Rockford. Ill,
niece Of Mrs. James T. Norris, OF this
city. is On the oficial personnel OF the
of FIRST lieutenant. The purposes of the
camp are the training OF young women
For national service. especially in case
of war. Mrs. Barnett wife OF General
Barnett, was one OF the women con-
Quoting the nag raising ceremonies at
| the opening OF the encampment. She
il acting commissary general and the
ed after the menus OF the marine corps
men. Mrs. Barnes has the title of
honorary commandant OF the personnel
of the Organization.
The campsite Is on a government res
srvation OF twenty acres The women
live and work under absolute military
rules. Military discipline is enforced
from the moment reveills Is sounded,
doctors. nurses and others efaeient in
military service. from the ranks OF the
army. navy and marine corps, give the
Tents are all on high ground, placed
in military fashion, with streets run
ming north and south. The women wear
khaki suits. There are tents for wire
less. telegraphy signaling. indoor drills
as well as for hospital ana general
Red Cross work.
The red, white and blue system, 30
popular at Plattsburg. has been intro
duced this year. Women who attended
only one course at the National Serv-
ice school last year will wear red and
white service stripes, while those who
attended two courses will be entitled
to wear the coveted red, while and blue
service stripes.
The courses, in addition to every sort
Of Red Cross work, include military
calisthenics and drills under the direc-
ton OF nonconmtssioned officers OF the
army, navy and marine corps: setting
up exercises and Infantry foot move
ments in squad, company and battalion
formation, plain telegraphy and wire
less. radio work taught by experts Of
the United States radio service, teleg-
raphy taught by skilled professionals,
etc.
Society Circles Interested.
Young society natrons and girls of
the twin cities are proposing q Min
nesota camp. preliminary to work in
the Washington encampment school as
one feature of national service work.
Hemstitehin1, pIeotIna, pinI<ina, and
pIeatinc. Mrs. A. Anderson, 617 Third
Ave. No. Phone fs67.W.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-24
SOCIAL NOTES

About 200 dancers participated in
the social affair that followed the reg
ular drill of Co. B, Monday evening. the
informal dancing party peine neIo IN
by the ladies of Co. B auxiliary for the
enjoyment of the local and other mem
bers of various military organizations
and their ladies. and was in every way
also present during the early part of
the evening. Very pleasing music for
the dancing was furnished by an eight
piece Anderson's orchestra, which was
Mrs McLaren and Mrs. Hubertz, of the
auxiliary, presided at the table from
which frappe was served. Definite ar
f for the next social affsiT to BE- given
regarding it will be made later.
The Daughters Of isabella of Fargo
will celebrate their second anniversary
on Wednesday evening of this week,
April 26, at the Knights OF Columbus
hall. A program of both vocal and in
strumental music. together with short
talks by various members, has been ar
ranged for this celebration, and light
refreshments will be served.
Mrs. Lorne wide was delightfully."-
surprised at her new home, 1924 Sew
enth street south, Monday afternoon,
by the other members of the ]. F. F.,
an afternoon bridge club that only re-
Gently concluded its meetings for this
season. Last Sunday was Mrs. ,Wilde's
birthday anniversary. and the affair
was arranged in celebration of that
date. The ladies had prepared an elab-
crate luncheon, which was served at
o'clock, and the hours following were
enjoyed with bridge as the diversion,
there being three tables at cards. Mrs.
Wilde was presented with gift OF
silver trimmed creamer and sugar set.
Misses Mary Seller and Agnes Cor
man, of Moorhead, entertained Monday
shower for Miss Lovita Engle. OF Moor
head, who is to become the bride of
Clarence Coleman, of Fargo, about May
i. sixteen young ladies' were guests
az hs h M asc c aS sn aHS uneS
Decorations were all in the red, white
and blue. Miss Engle received mum
Der CT pretty and useful gifts. Mr..
Coleman is assistant shipping clerk at
the Manchester Biscuit Co.
There were three tables at cards at
the meeting of the South Side Bridge
r. Holderman, of Eighth street south,
was, hostess. Meetings are held every
two weeks by this club.
on wednesday evening Of this week,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. AxeI Lar
son, 70s Seventh street north, will take
place the annual reunion OF those Far
go and Moorhead singers who were
broad in 1914, in attendance at the
sangerfest held in Chris
tiania, Norway. A very delightful eve
ming is anticipated.
10
Mrs. Seth Wright, OF Eighth street
south, will be hostess this evening at
a s'pot luck" supper. to the other ladies
OF the Red Garter club, we'll known
social organization Of this city.
The Pipe Organ group of the. Fine
Arts club met Monday afternoon at the
home OF Miss Clara Pollock, on Ninth
street south, the program being in
charge OF Miss Pollock and Miss Flor
snce Gormley. II consisted Of the read
ing OF several interesting articles on
the lives of several composers, together
with stories 81 their work. Part OF the
program was the article entitled Music
As An Expression OF Religious Feel
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-24
A Simple Way To
Remove Dandruf

There is one sure way that has
never failed to remove dandruf at
once. and that il TO dissolve IL, then
you destroy II entirely. TO do this,
Just get about four ounces Of plain,
common liquid arvon from any drug
store (thts is all you will need, apply
1t at night when retiring; use enough
to moieten the scalp and rub 1t in
gently with the finger tips.
BY morning, most IL not all, OF your
dandrun will be gone and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace Of IL, no matter
how much dandrun you may have.
You will And all itching and digging
OF the scalp win stop instantly. and
your hair will be auffy luetrous,
glossy silky and soft. and look and
feel a hundred times better.--Ady.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-24
Annual Crittenton
Home Meeting Friday

All friends Of the work are cordially
invited to attend the annual meeting
Of the Florence CFittenton home in this
city, which will be held on next Friday
evening, April 81. at the home, I'll
Thirteenth street south. The meeting
will be called to order at o'clock, and
will be featured by many interesting
reports.
The general election of directors OF
the Crittenton Home association will
also be held at this meeting.
Machine hsmstitching and pieotina,
pIeatina and buttons. Mrs. Kennedy,
Kennedy hotel, Front Sc. Phone 1871.
-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-24

inY. 81 george Withheld Andrews, and
the work of Albert Reinnenschneloer
was also discussed.
The regular meeting OF the local war
Relief association will be held Wed-
nesday afternoon at the 7: w: 2. a
gymnasium, and large attenoanee Us
Mrs. II. w. Gearey, secretary, from
Miss Carita Spencer, secretary and vice
chairman OF the National surgical
Dre;sings committss New s TSfs Sisg
that there is no delay in forwarding
s aSsRisati Miss Spencer wrote that
. recent shipment nsa gone ajnhtasn
DAYS, q record-breaking time: Last
week alone, the committee with head
quarters in New York, shipped abroad
over 100000 dressings OF various KINDS
An especially good meeting OF the
Roosevelt Neighoorhood cino WIN pc
building, with Miss Hartney as chair
man. will have charge OF the program.
and will also act az hostessee. The
club will hold only two more meetings
before the adjournment for the sum-
mer vacation.
Announcements have been received
here Of the birth on April 10 Of w Z son,
Reed. to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Reed. OF 237
West Seventy-fourth street New York
city. Mrs. Reed was formerly Miss
Adele Smith, and is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs j. w. Smith, OF this city,
where she is well known. Mrs. Smith
has been with her daughter for some
time.
%
Prof. A. II. PARROT, registrar at the
North Dakota Agricultural college. left
Monday night for Lexington, KY, to
attend the annual meeting OF the Ma
tional Association of Registrars, which
will be held there Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. Professor Parrott viii
return TO Fargo early next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
London After the Trenches

From Defeat story by Jonn Gals
 worthy, in Scribner's
 This young man, captain in a certain regiment, and discharged from hospital at o'clock that evening, had entered Queens Hall at 7:30. Still rather brittle and sore from his wound, he had treated himself to a seat in the Grand Circle, and there had sat, very still, and dreamy. tho whole concert through It had been like eating after a long fast-something of the sensation Polar explorers must experience when they return to their first full meal For he was of the new army, and before the war had actually peiieved in music art, and all that sort of thing With a months leave before him, he could af- ford to feel that life was extraordinarily joyful, his own experiences particularly wonderful and, coming out into the moonlight he had taken what can only be described as a great gulp of it. for he was a young man with sense of beauty When one has been long in the trenches, lain out wounded in a shell-hole 24 hours, and spent three months in hos pital beauty has such edge of nov city, such a sharp sweetness that it all most gives pain And London at night ii very beautiful He strolled slowly to ward the Circus, still drawing the moon light deep into his lungs. his cap title up little on his forehead i'll that mo ment of unmilitary abandonment; and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
BATHS PREPARED FOR MEN AT FRONT Ingenious Plans Evolved to Insure Cleanliness WATER OFTEN SCARCE Problem of Bathing in Egypt and Mesopotamia Has Been Espe-
 cially Complicated by
 Waters Impurity
WATER OFTEN SCARCE
By F. J. SHEATH

At the Front in France, August l9- Special Correspondence.)-Th British soldier has always had a reputation for personal cleanliness His conduct in the war has considerably enhanced that repu- ton. Nor is this merely d personal trait. It is also a well established principle in army routine. Long ago the British mill tary authorities realized the intimate re- lationship betweenahealth and cleanliness, and for years the bathing parade had been a regular feature in every regimen tai parade sheet.
 The experience of the past three years has fully justified the importance which the authorities attached to the ques- tion. The inevitable dirtiness incurred in the trenches, with it's constant plague of vernlin, called for ample provision in the way of abolition facilities. The re- sulting application and extension of al- ready existing schemes must be added 10 the long list of triumphs which the royal army medical corps has won in the field of sanitary service.
 The question of bathing arrangements is closely bound up with that of water supply. The purest water available is naturally the most desirable but cir cumstances often compel the recognition of water which is unfit for human con- sumption yet fit for ablution purposes Many a brimming shellhole or flooded pool have thus been utilized as bathing ponds. Such water, however, is always labeled with the purpose for which it is to be used. Sometimes such natural sources are too contaminated to be en- ployed with safety even for this end The canals of Egypt and Mesopotamia have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
NEW PAPER STARTED
 HIN PARIS WILL BE CLOSELY WATCHED

Paris. August 4,-(Correspondence ot the Associated Press. )-War time would not appear favorable to the launching of new newspapers, as it has always had a disastrous effect upon those already es- tablished and the present war, unplece- dented in history in every way, has caused such d crisis in the supply of paper that the French government IS being Iofce'' to take special measures i'll the nope ot ensuring the existence of the press, Nevertheless at least q dozen new news papers have appeared in Paris since the war, some weekly and some daily The weekly publications are devoted to gos- sip, literature, art and the theatre, ana, with one exception, their united circula- tions do not make extravagant demands on the paper supply
 The most important addition to the French morning press appeared some two months ago, being a 1-cent paper launched with what in France was con sidered a tremendous advertising cam paign Posters in color were freely dis tributed. all over the country and con siderable amount of advertising was done in many newspapers and periodicals; IT fact everything seemed to show that the new daily had plenty of capital behind it
 When it appeared, it was found to pre- sent one peeuliarity No name of owner uIEeCJOT, BQllOI OI OlIcI ISSPOLSlbIC pCl son appeared in it. although Frencf papers always give these particulars The only name given was that of tht manager" printed obscrely on the lasl page, as under Freneli law this name, al least must be given.
 Another less important peculiarity soor appeared The new paper. being 1-ceni paper, ought only to appear on two pages Ca single sheet), twice week, but it ignored this regulation and kept of appearing as a four-page paper until tho other 1-cent papers induced the authori. ties to force 1t to submit to the same restrictions as they voluntarily endured
 A few weeks after its appearance, thu new paper was violently attacked 1T Gustave Herve's paper, La Victoire, al being intended to undermine Frenci morale and bring about a premature peace. Much emphasis was laid upon tht fact that no responsible names were given in the paper. and it was challenged to state who were it's supporters and di. rectors, challenge which the paper re fused to take up.
 One result of this incident has beer that bill has been introduced into tht Chamber by several deputies, amons them Maurice Barres, which propose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

In addition very little water is used, and consequently the drainage problem occa- sions no difficulty
 The bathing stations also act as centres for the distribution and collection ot clothes which are handed out to be washed by the women of the district em- ployed on this work. As a result bath time is taken advantage of to supply the men with a change of clean under clothing Sometimes the clothing IS dls- infected and handed back to the owners. Steam disinfectors are generally used for this purpose and each division is supplied with one Perhaps the most common and the most useful is the Yoden disinfector, an apparatus mounted on a troley, anu thus capable of being moved about read fly. The men always look forward to bathing parade. Apart from it's other advantages the freedom from vermin which results from it, at least for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

time being, is blessing of the first magnitude
 In looking through ths records of the various army services one recognizes that the dominant note throughout is that or unremitting care for the welfare ot the men. The best brains of the service nave been directed to this one end. Untold labor and wealth has been spent in it's attainment. Never before were the sol diers so well cared for. In the light or the sanitary regulation the army looks more like a wisely ordered family than mere body of fighting men. The bath- ing organization is only one example or this. The same thing holds true in every phase of the soldiers career. War brings many horrors and disasters. But what 1t takes with one hand it gives back with the other. Many thousands of lives have been destroyed. But the knowledge of the means of saving life has been in- creased Of greater importance still for the healthy life of our race after the war is the spread of sound sanitary ideas which service in the field has impressed on the minds of so many of our soldier citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
4OOO WOMEN OF FRANCE EMPLOYED
 IN WORK OF ARMY

Headquarters of Women Army Aux 1 Hilary Corps, Behind British Lines in | France, August 10.-(Correspondence of | the Associated Press)-Up to April of 1 this year the employment Of women with l the British army has been solely con l fined to England. Today 4000 women are employed in France on army work At the beginning of the year a promi- nent staff officer was sent to France to report generally on questions of labor supply for the army and on economizing man power. in order to weed out the largest possible number of able-b bodied men for the fighting line. One of his recommendations was the employment of women. Tn prefacing his general remarks on this recommendation he paid the fol- lowing tribute to the work which wom- en had already done for the army on home soil.
 ''In the last year the employment of women in England has developed to an immense extent and has been attended with remarkable success. Women have | taken up various forms of male enl- ployment, which by many had been deemed impossible for the sex. They 1 have found their way into work in all | branches of life, and have proved their capacity for it.
 | Tn the army at home the success of l woman labor has been conspicuous, and women are to be found in numerous of-
 fees and cooking in many of the home ! military establishments Results have shown that the sex difficulty has not 1 been anything like what some had pre- | dicted. The women have worked hard and the men have respected them, and | experience at home has been almost unanimous in this respect.
 1 In accordance with his recommends l tion the employment of women lab or was approved in the following capacities: Ambulance and motor car drivers, clerks and typists, storewomen check CTS, teegraphers, telephone operators, postal employees orderlies, cooks and do- nestle servants Later additions to the
 lists of women workers include tailors, | bakers shoemakers messengers and
 technical women, the latter category
 including printers, gardeners (for gravesl,
 grooms and a number or minor occu-
 pations.
 The various employments are officially divided into four departments with fixed rates of pay Cooks and those engaged in domestic service receive $1o0 to $l3t a year; the other three departments mechanical, clerical and miscellaneous, Y show rates of pay varying from $5 to $l0 per week. Women engaged in domestic
 service get free board ana lodging; those in the other departments have deduc-
 ton of $3.5O per week for board and lodging if they live in government hotels I Higher rates of pay are allowed for
 forewomen and women ranking as non
 commissioned officers. Every woman join ing the corps signs an agreement to serve
 for 'one year or the duration of the
 war" whichever is the greater Snerioas
 Annual grants are made for uniforms.
 In the substitution of women for man labor the British army rule is to sub-
 stitute roughly four women for three
 men. It is, of course. a basic regulation
 that women in France are employed only
 at bases and places of sarety far from ] the fighting line.