The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-20
MAKING A LIBERTY
BOND do DOUBLE DUTY.

the woman's committee Of the Council
of National Defense, is making the
younger generation, through the thrift
campaign, feel the war responsibility
. Her undertaking includes not only the
adoption of French baby. but also
,aavs mo account unique use of Lib
erty loan possibilities and juvenile pa
triotism.
Instead of giving Christmas presents
this year, DR.. Shaw Is putting her
Christmas money into the adoption OF
little French orphan. She is not un-
dertaking this venture unaided. Her
grandnieces and grandnephews are
helping her by contributing to the sup
port of their little ally
The funds contributed by the children
are furnished by the coupons from Lib
erty bonds, which DR.. Shaw has re-
Gently presented to each of her seven
grandnieces and grandnephews. With
the present of the bonds, she wrote let
ters explaining the Importance of saw
ing money, especially during this war.
The children are most enthusiastic over
their share in war work.
DR.. Shaw is anxious that the health,
education and normal life of American
children should be interfered with by
war as little as possible, but she does
feel that the children should be made
to realize the tremendous Importance of
saving money, and should be given the
opportunity of helping in war measures
TROOPS HEAR AMERICAN WOMEN.
Mrs August Belmont of New York
won the applause of several hundred
soldiers who crowded the Y. NJ. c. A.
building in the American field headquar'
ters town to hear her relate her ex-
periences while visiting the-soldiers near
the British and French fronts. She
urged soldiers TO carry the American
fighting spirit throughout the war.
The automobile in which Mrs. Bel
mont was travelling was several hours
behind in schedule in arriving at head
quarters. Instead of stopping for din
ner Mrs. Belmont went directly to the
building where the soldiers had been
waiting patiently. She was given
rousing cheer when she quoted this line
from a play in which she appeared
when she was Eleanor Robson.
IF things are not cheerful, folks
must be-
POinsettia Popular at Christmas Time.
Probably the most popular of all
Christmas plants is the poinsettia, often
called the Christmas rose. This is
priced for its dazzling rosette of scar
let leaves which grow high up above
the equally bea utiful dark green foliage.
These scarlet leaves, which measure
from four inches to a foot across, are
usually referred to as the flowers. but
correctly speaking, they are not flow
ers When these great heads of scar
let leaves are fully grown they will
remain i'm this condition from ten TO
twelve weeks. The poinsettia is very
easily cultivated. 1t grows in any good
sandy soil and delights in warm at
mosphere. The flowers will be much
larger and finer If the plant Is given
a little stimulation in the form of
liquid manure for few weeks previous
to it's blooming. After IL has stopped
flowering-about the middle OF Feo-
ruary-it should be dried off and turned
on it's side in a warm place until May.
The cellar is suitable IL there is fur
mace; il not select an upstairs closet.
The plant will become like dried stick,
but will be alive nevertheless. When
fine spring weather comes put the pot
outside and water it well. II is sur
prising how quickly ii Will start TO
grow, but before it has made much
growth cut IL back to the stump. Next
shake off about twothirds Of the old
soil. replacing il with fresh soil com
posed of good garden loan and sand.
When cut the number Of shoots will in
crease and each shoot means head OF
bloom.
Immediately after the blooming sea
son is the proper time TO propagate the
poinsettia, which anyone can easily do.
After cutting the plant back to the
stump and allowing il to rest as first
described, take the canes or branches
which have first been removed, and cut
them in lengths of about six inches.
BE careful in making the cuttings TO
keep the tops all one way. as they are
now only dry stems. Fill four or hve-
inch flower pot with loose sand and stick
the cuttings in this bottom down. to
the depth of about two inches. After
are in place. tap the bottom
of the pot on the table sharply several
times to settle the sand. Now water
and place in sunny win
dow. Afterward water slightly, just
enough TO keep the sand damp. The
cuttings will soon begin TO show signs
Of growth. When sure they are rooted
(which should take about six weeksl
transplant them into separate pots.
using the soil first mentioned They |
will grow In these pots during the fol- |
lowing summer. Always keep, them in
the sun and there will be little .difi- |
rulty in growing them. sa