The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-05
CAL Black 611
sor Society Editor.

Gail Black 61o
FOR Society Editor.
MOTHERS ALMANAC.
~ you when it comes to dates,
w., w., mothers just the boss!
.olls me all l want to know
euT rhout ever gettin' CROSS.
-.,a think she'd get mixed up some.
school 1 know / do
,aout hui Washington and Plymouth Rock,
And 1872
ppt mother says: The war with
w.s spaug fought in 'es.
,,a y. wear YOU all had chicken pox,
n Exceptin' Sister Kate.
.r,a Roer war in Africa
Mat was a dreadful thing
Began in '99 know,
For lack was born that spring.
I'm ss the Spanish ships
We're sunk in Cuba channels.
rwas summer, for you children had
Inst Inst changed your winter flannels.
rn 1904, my dear,
The Russians fought the Japs.
THAT year was very cold, and you
Had chilblains and the chaps"
7here's six of us, and we'er mixed up
With hist'ry just that way.
sonetimes its measles, Group or
mumps,
put there's no date that ever stumps
Nv mother, night or day.
-dppincott's Magazine.
3. U. Meeting Today.
The Benevolent Union met this
morning at ten o'clock at the home
n the president Mrs. D. A. Collier,
no presided. Mrs. J. N. d. Dickin-
IN served as secretary and the
1hancial report was made by Mrs. B.
Il Jones. Mrs. J. B. We'll reported
n the executive committee that sew.
nl application for admission to the
Aome had been made and that on
Monday one new member would be
sded to the household. Mrs. c.. F.
NcFarland of the house committee,
nported that the walls of some of
:se rooms had been redecorated and
hat some painting had been done in
rnnection with spring houseclean-
ng. Mrs. J. J. Chapman of the
ipcial committee reported that the
Narch social afternoon at the home
lad been one of unusual pleasure to
ste old ladies' of the home and that
be hostesses were Mesdames Mandt,
NcGowan and Kraft.
The religious work committee re.
ported that an Easter service will be
kld next Sunday afternoon at the
home, with the Rev. J. C. Hughes as
Seaker.
The copy for the new year book
Ms presented by the printing com.
sirse and approved. The constitu.
tbn was put irto a more parliament
|Ary form, some OF the sections re.
numbered, but no radical changes
we're made in the laws governing the
society or in the management of the
hme
It is planned to plant a large gar.
| den this year In an effort to combat
the soaring prices OF food stuffs.
MIS-. Charles Pond was made chair
man Of a committee having this in
charge.
number OF new mem bers were
added to the roll The president
named the following standing com.
nlttees for the year..
Executive committee-Mrs. ]. B.
We'll, Mrs. D. A, Collier. Mrs. John
|W. Collier, Mrs. L. A. Hamill, Mrs.
John H. Cole, Mrs. c. S. Pond, Mrs.
Alois Weber. Miss Dora Younker.
House committee-Mrs. c. F. Nc.
Farland, Miss Anne 3. Davis. Mrs.
J. L. S. Scadding. Mrs. N. T. Wilcox,
Mrs. W. G. Blood, Miss Cora Par.
sons, Mrs. ]. c. Hayner, Mrs. Eugene
5, Baker, Mrs. J. j. Ayres.
Religious work committee-Mrs.
Harry ]. Reeves, Miss Julia Drake.
Mrs R. L. Reid. -
Social committee-Mrs. J. J. Chap
man, Mrs. Earl Y. Wills, Mrs. c. j.
Kirch
Membership committee-Mrs. A. G.
Decker. Miss Elizabeth Collier, Mrs.
IL M. Phillips, Mrs. o. s. Starbro.
mrs. John E. Craig. Mrs. William
wilson, Mrs. o. G. Mandt, Mrs. G.. r.
.Amentrout.
Soliciting committee-Mrs. John n.
cole, Mrs. E. S. Baker, Mrs. j. J.
chapman, Mrs. d. A. Collier, Mrs. c.
Z, Mcfarland. Mrs. G. S. Pond, Mrs.
1, B. Well, Mrs. ]. N. d. Dickinson.
PRINTING committee-Mrs. B. F.
zones, Mrs. H. ]. Reeves.
Inc directors are very appreciative
VI the aid given by J. N. D. Dickin-
son who audited the books and ac-
counts this year as he has done for
ne M past three or four years. He is
,ne one man holding office in the
4, of the affairs Of the
'enevoient Union home.
Volunteers to Meet.
~. Inc Scoville Volunteers will meet
r. cas evening at Z o'clock in the Y. W.