The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-13
Evening Chat

There are NUMBER OF eating clubs
in the city which aJe solving satisfac-
torily the problem of where to go for
good food at reasonable price. The
members which are limited each pay
q capable cook stated sum apiece
each week. The grocery bill at the
end OF every week is ten added and
the sum divided among the members.
Each member pays his share which
does not amount to as much as regular
boarding down town and much better
table is set. One OF the members is
usually chosen to take charge OF the
ordering and paying Of bills for which
he or she receives board free of charge
One of the most popular clubs in the
city, and for which there is always
waiting list, has this year undertaken
to put up fruit for the winters con-
sumption. The members meet certain
nights and help prepare the fruit and
get lot Of fun out OF it besides. AL.
ready numbers of glasses OF jelly, pre-
s'r">" canned goods have been
-"lu months.
Their -
for good boai.
groceries has riSeA. 49,,
take setting table for pro-, .ue
club plan not only guarantees certain
regular salary to the cook but also does
away with waste or bad management
and enables each member to pay Just
what the board has been worth to MIN,
in fact all who nave tried it say they
get far more out OF IL than in any other
way Of eating.
A number of loving mothers were
much amused while visiting the young
girls at the pool yesterday. They had
no idea the slim youngsters were so
adept In the water. 1t was a scream
from start to finish-the cold shower
started things goine-a sudden back.
ward sit-down in the seven ieet end
was nothing at ala run andsa Jump
over head was decidedly fun. Float.
ing, swimming and diving with little
EFFORT, which is the correct way to
swim, was the program. Several
stayed where the water was low but
most Of the girls preferred the DEPTHS
and were perfectly at home there.
They were only allowed to stay in the
water one.half hour SO that long be.
fore they were tired, the whistle blew
and all scrambled to cold shower again
and to the dressing rooms.
Cantaloupes served in the restau
rants OF Fairmont this season as a
whole ran very fine. This is especial.
~ true of those which were served sew.
eral weeks ago. Ono of the stunts that
the restaurant man pulls is to cut the
bottom Of the muskmellon off so that
1t sets on the plate. The majority of
these cantaloupes are imported from
California and they are very luscious
fruit or vegetables as you choose to
class them. Quite few shipments ar
rive here from Cincinnati, o.
Can you picture soldier boy hus.
Ting around the camp like reporter
on live, wide-awake daily newspaper?
Well that is going on at Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va, where a newspaper Is
published daily with the news of the
day. This publication is known "a
The Bayonet" aud some copies of the
sheet have reached Fairmonters, who
have boys at the camp.
By q recent arrangement the United
States government has permitted mail
from the soldier boys in France to come
across the Atlantic without charge to
sender or recipient. Heretofore the
person who had received the letter was
obliged to pg ey up for the discrepancy
N postage ..