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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-05
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Flowers in the Churches.

Easter is essentially Christ's day.
And Christ loved beautiful, simple,
reverent things. For that reason, keep
your churches simple, beautiful and
reverent. Christ would not have en-
joyed tight punches of flowers with
their poor little stems all chOked up.
He would have wanted them to be
loosely, gracefully, happily placed.
Christ would not have loved the rare
orchids and the hot-house palms bet
ter than the field daisies and the nod
ding daffodils and the shy arbutus.
Trim your churches with an eye to
color and sense Of grouping, and,
above all, the spirit Of love in your
heart.
And yo1r church home, blessed by
Gods flowers, cannot fail to be beauti-
full and simple and reverent-MaI-
garet q. Sangster, Jr.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-05

DY the wonder things daily
40 from coarse bulbs unfolding
The lives that have slept burst
ing into rare beauty,
And delicate prophets of later
fruit molding,
The cluster, the perfume, tho
staid trees first duty;
The green sweep of earth, where
the brown lately rested,
And gay-bannered branches
but recently nude;
By the free fight of moth, gor-
geous-winged ,blossom-ncsted,
The opening shell of the bird.
mothers brood
By dead hope born anew; by the
song of the spirit,
Though we oft drown its music
in pleasure or care;
By our yearning to conquer the
grave as we near il
And Faiths promise Of peace,
rest, fulfillment, somewhere,
know that Christ is risen.
st. Louis Republican.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-05
American Flag Gains In Ship
Transactions.

According to q report by the
United States bureau of naviga-
ton, between July /, 1914, and
February %, 1917, ships trans
ferred to the American flag from
foreign flags numbered 2O4 Of
664,925 gross tons, and ships
transferred from the American
TO foreign flags numbered 405 Of
1881 gross tons. The Ameri-
can flag made a net gain of $751;.
LA gross tons, and a net loss Of
POI vessels; in other words,
American citizens bought much
larger vessels than they sold.
The bulk of the American gain
in tonnage has been from the
British and German flags, and
the Norwegian, japanese and
French flags have made the larg-
est net. gains.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-05
Walking in Love.

We know what it is to walk in sun
shine, in rain, in fog. If we could
surround ourselves with love as with
our natural element, in which we live
and move and have our being, that
would be living the life. that God wants
us to live, the life to which our prD-
fession entities US and for which It
qualities us. Walk in love, as Christ
hath loved, and leave your success q
him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-05

1t is said that men who never drink.
smoke or stay out late at night live to
a ripe old age. Perhaps that's their
punishment.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-05

"More fuel has been added to the
flames"
What are you talking about?'
"'The social warfare being waged by
Mrs. GrabcOin and Mrs. Dubwaite. 1t
seems that when the GrabcOlns were
in New York they spent twice as much
for theater tickets as the Dubwaites
did"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-05

Weigh for weight, a manila rope
Is Just about as strong as n steel one.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-05
THE LILY IN LEGEND
All Countries Have Woven Stories
Around the Beautiful Easter
Flower.

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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-05

N<oOVOO W W. NJ "@' S"N'
An emergency measure placing
quarter million dollars in the hands OF
Gov. Cox to be used by the Ohio ma
tional guard in case of war, was intro
duced in the house by Liggett of Lo-
gan county. Spanish war veteran.
who served nine years in the Ohio
guard. It was passed under suspension
Of the rules by unanimous vote and
an hour later had passed the senate
without dissenting vote.
The Liggett bill appropriates $780,
900 from the general revenue fund to
be disbursed for the use of the ma
tional guard in case of war.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

guest of her daughter Mrs Victor han
son.
Mrs. Griffin Lampkin and little son
are spending the month OF August at
Lake Chautauqua, N. T.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Martin
will be glad to learn that their young
son is Improving following his recent
illness.
Miss Kate Earl Terrell is the guest
of Mrs. Lucy Roberts and family al
Blount Springs.
{ Mrs. Wilbur Kelley has returned from
a visit to New. York.
Miss Katherine Earle and Master ROD
ert Hidden, Jr., left yesterday for Line
vile, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Scruggs are visit
ing relatives in Guntersville.
Miss Mable Plosser has returned from
a visit of several days in Montgomery
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Badham and Mrs.
Walker Percy have returned from Co
den.
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Wynn and chill
dren have returned from visit to
Macon and Eatonton, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Milan and two
children have returned from visit to
relatives in Tennessee.
Mrs Lewis Morris, who is spending
the summer in Virginia, Is in the city
for a few days
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Throckmorton, who
have spent the past few weeks at Fort
ress Monroe, Va, have returned home.
| Miss Lydia Eustis. who has been with
her sister, Mrs Jack Lucas. In Iron
ton, O., is now in Mentone. the guest o.
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RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. Crawford Johnson and two sons,
Crawford, Jr., and Allen. will leave this
week for Atlantic City to spend the re-
mainder of the summer.
Mrs. Gentry Hillman left Tuesday for
visit to relatives in Tennessee.
Mrs. w. N. Malone has returned from
a visit to her son, Mr. Robert Malone, at
Old Point where he is member of the
officers training camp.
Mrs. w. H. Kettig returned this week
from visit of several weeks to Ashe-
Vile, N. c.
Miss Jewel Camp, who has been the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. E. P. Stovall, has
returned to her home in Memphis.
Mr.. Hudson Strobe, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs B. F. Wilkerson
and Mr.. Richard Wilkerson. left few
days ago for Syracuse, N. Y, where he
will spend several weeks before returning
to his home in Tuscaloosa.
Mrs. Walter Session and family will re-
turn home this week after spending the
past two months in Atlanta.
Miss Elise Parrish of Montgomery Is
the guest of Miss Mable Plosser.
Mrs. S. E. White of Uniontown is the
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680T is perfectly logical that a
woman should occupy the posi-
@ ton of food inspector in the
health department of city because
women are natural born housekeepers,
and food inspection is nothing more than
municipal housekeeping, yet with the ex-
ception of one other city (Memphis),
Birmingham is the only place 1 know
which employs a woman in this ca
pacity."
Mrs NJ. H. Willis, who has so ably
and capably filled the position of food
inspector for Birmingham during the past
year summed up the situation yesterday
when 1 was schatting with her about her
work in the above terse sentence.
Mrs. Willis has made quite an enviable
record for herself in civic work by her
excellent and judicious management of
the health departments division of food
inspection, and while she looks more like
she'd be at home in a setting of music
and flowers and pretty things rather
than anything so prosaic and common
place as markets and grocery shops and
bakeries, yet with her splendid determi-
nation to prove her ability that a woman
should and could fill such a position,
she has gone bravely to work and
Cleaned up the city's shops and placed
their owners on their metal as to
"standards' insanitation, cleanliness and
good order.
"Of course. we do not want to con-
stitute ourselves female police de-
partment," Mrs. Willis said in speaking
os the work." but we do want to make
our ability manifest in the management
of civic affairs, because it pleases all of
us to know that we can do our bit to-
ward making health more universal by
posting the people of Birmingham as to
the best places to purchase their food
stuffs."
Our work has not been so much in
the public eye this summer as it was
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Miss Edith Orr at the orr's summer
home.
Mr.. and Mrs winston Thompson of
south Alabama are spending few days
in the city as the guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Thompson.
Mrs Frank Y Anderson will remain
at her summer home at Valley Head for
the remainder of the summer
Mrs. Hubert Moore is the guest Of her
mother, Mrs Laura Blair in Eufaula.
=
| Miss Mildred Dublin. who has been the
guest of friends in the city, is the guest
Eof her brother. Mr.. S. III. Dublin. in AL
| bany, before returning to her home in
Madison
Miss Kathleen Leeper is the guest Of
Miss Lucille Patterson in Albany.
|
! Mrs. M. A. Dinsmore, who has been
visiting relatives in the city, has re-
| turned to her home in Decatur.
| Mrs W. E. Seamans, who has been
J visiting relatives in Atlanta and Bir-
mingham, has returned to her home in
| Albany.
| Mrs. w. ]. Bennett is the guest Of her
sister. Mrs. Walter Yarbrough, and Mrs.
Dawson in Huntsville.
| Miss Jean Abrahams is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nose Sabel in Montgom-
| cry.
| Mrs Lyman F. Ryan and Mrs. ]. B.
| Stern have returned to their homes in
| Montgomery, having spent a few days
| in the city as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry White at Ensley.
| Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Val Nesbit
| will be glad to learn that their little
their summer home near Blacksburg,
Va, Is improving. Mr.. Nesbit wko was
called to Virginia on account Of her ILL
ness. has returned to Birmingham.
Mr.. and Mrs Everett N. Bowron will
leave today for Washington. Atlantic
City and Boston. They will make the
return trip by water, sailing from New
York to Savannah.
Mrs. Ross Bulmer of Washington is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Bar
rett at their summer home. Bracewood.
Mrs. Bulmer is the wife of Commander
Ross Bulmer of the United States navy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Krpalek will leave
today for Savannah, Ga, and thence by
steamship for the north. Mrs. Krpalel
will visit with her mother in New York
CITY, remaining until fall. Mr.. Krpalek
will return to Birmingham after an alb
sence of 10 days.
Mr.. T. M. Byron is improving at the
Birmingham infirmary, following an op-
Grafton.
Mr.. Sam F. Clabaugh, postmaster Of
Tuscaloosa and formerly one of Birming-
! hams best known young men, Is visit
ing the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben We'll have returned
|, from a trip of several weeks to points
in Wisconsin, Michigan and trip or
the lakes.
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Health Conditions in Birmingham Show Fine Reports
Food Inspection Has Played Says Mrs M. H. Willis

every day we see fine results from our
| work." Mrs. Willis said, for many
housekeepers now buy only from markets
and vegetable stands which register up to
the standard All the dealers have been
very responsive to the work, and instead
of being resentful they have co-operated
with us in every way, many of them
closing their stores, and having them re-
built and refurnished and put in SAM
tary condition.
last summer when I took my vaca-
ton" Mrs Willis said, Il visited the
health departments of the various plaesa
{ I went to. including Cincinnati, Detroit,
Washington and other important cities,
and found that our work compares ia
vorably with that of other places which
had installed a food inspector long before
we had Now we receive almost daily let
tiers from other cities asking our methods
and plans and complimenting Birming-
ham upon the strides she has made In this
work"
1--WE have under our jurisdiction now"
Mrs. Willis said, about $500 places-every
place, in fact where foodstuffs and drinks
are sold-from Wylam to East Lake. and
our grading is done by first, second and
third classes. Most of our attention Is
paid to the third grade places, trying to
bring them up to the standard OF the Ilrst
and second. Reports are published In the
that the grading may be given to the pub
lie. The milk department does not come
under our jurisdiction, but I must tell
you of an amusing experience that
friend of mine told me about with ner
milk man. She remarked to him after
published rating of the diaries of Biz
mingham that she was sorry she would
have to leave him and buy milk from
some one else, because she'd noticed IN
the published list that his name stood
very low. The dairyman replied, I hope
you don't pay any attention to those
cranks down at the city hall, do your
Which she did, decidedly
1--WE emphasize especially cleanliness
about the premises of the shopkeeper,'
Mrs. willis said. "and that there shall be
no flies; sanitary conditions must be as
near perfect as they can possibly be. In
other words, the grocerymen, vegetanle
man meat men and others must keep
their shops just as we keep our homes
neat clean and orderly"
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.eTheir mothers teach them clean living.
They go about like any other boys ana
girls-dance, ride, swim and make merry.
But our church is very strict as regards
moral laws They drink nothing alco-
holic We do not even allow tea or
coffee on our tables We keep normal
hours, too.
And let me tell you something. There
is not a night when my boys and girls
have been out that they do not come TO
me on their return to bid me good night
and tell me about their party!
UNCLE WAS RIGHT
''I would like to tell you more of our
rellgion-how practical 1t is, how help
full, how far-reaching, now catholic How
we care for our people. How we con-
duct our business affairs. But JOCK
about for yourself. Ask. And if you
regard US without prejudice you will
sec we are a people who try to be hons
est, true, chaste, benevolent toward all.
malicious toward none, a people who
believe all things and hope all things.
who have endured many things and hope
for strength to endure all things and to
SEEK after. that, that which is honorable
and praiseworthy.'
ethical soundness of the saints by the
likableness of Mamma Smith alone, al
though her motherly pats and simple sin
cerity had me all but roped tied and
branded. / poked round. l asked non
Mormon things. I went to delightful
Mormon amusement places. I quizzed
newspaper people. I shopped at lions
Coop. And barring the litter of in
consequential rites and dogmatic doings
such as clutter all religions, incline
strongly to uncle's belief that there's
nothing different about the Mormons
except that they're little better be-
haved than most Of US!
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SATURDAY NIGHT
NOLONCER FEARED;
!. CAL 0TAbS A Joy
Delightful Liver Cleansing
Without the Slightest I'm
pleasantness or d a n G err.
New Calomel Tablet a Won
der.

Everybody is looking better. feeling
better and doing better since Calotabs'
the demonstrated calomel tablet, has
come into general use. For biliousness.
constipation and indigestion the. new
calomel tablet is a wonder-not the
slightest unpleasantness yet all Of the
liver cleansing virtues of the old-style
calomel.
Calotabs is the easiest and most
pleasant of all medicines to take. One
tablet on the tongue at bedtime. and a
swallow of water-that's all. No taste,
no nausea or npleasantness. You wake
up in the morning feeling fine and with
a hearty appetite. Eat what you please
no danger.
Calotabs are sold only in original
packages, sealed, never in bulk. Price
thirty-five cents for twenty doses. So
good and sure that your druggist Is au-
thorized to refund the price II you are
not thoroughly delighted with Calotabs'
Adv.
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News of Society and
Activities of Women

, ron. Miss Beverly Leake and Miss SUSIE
Green.
Miss Katherine Herren entertained al 9
luncheon yesterday at her home on Soutf
Eleventh avenue, complimenting her tive
guests Miss Jack Wright and Miss Mary
Allen Oliver of Dadeville, and Miss Lou
Use Hooper of Selma, the guest of Miss
Emma Lee. The guests were limited tC
few intimate friends.
Mrs w G. Matthias entertained at g
luncheon yesterday at the Country club
Her guests were Mrs. Hollis Bush, Mrs
, bert Harris, Mrs. Massey Mrs. Rodgers
Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. Morrison Schotield oil
Wisconsin, Miss Helen Armstrong anc
Miss Carrie Kent.
Among those entertaining at the Coun-
try club yesterday was Mrs. G. B. Nc
Cormack. Covers were laid for eight.
One of the delightful informal affairs
of the week was the tea yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs B. L. Guice,
given by the ladies of the Second Pres
byterian church, complimenting DR.. and
Mrs, Walton and their daughter, Miss
Walton, who are leaving for their home
in Florida During the summer DR.. Wal
ION mas ulleu IHS pulpit OF the second
Presbyterian church and the affair was
given in the nature of a farewell and
to show their appreciation of his splendid
work here.
The following invitations have been re-
ceived:
You are cordially invited to be present
az the opening of the new annex of the
Birmingham infirmary Wednesday even
ing August is, at 8 o'clock Birmingham m,
Ala Linen shower"
There was a meeting of the Girl Scouts
of West End Tuesday afternoon when
two scouts were initiated and contests
were decided to be held between two
patrols, starting Tuesday, August IA and
lasting until September IS. Final arrange
ments were made for the all night hike"
The next meeting will be held Tuesday
August H. after which the scouts will
adjourn to West park to enjoy a ball
same between two patrols Signed, Marie
Hickman, scribe.
The eastern district of the City Bap-
fist Young Peoples Union has planned
to have a social on Friday evening, in
the annex of Fifty-sixth Street Baptist
church at o'clock. The unions in this
district are Avondale, West Woodlawn
Sixty sixth Street, Ruhama and Fifty
sixth street Baptist churches. Every
member of these unions is urgently re-
quested to be present and make this So
cial a success. Each union will furnish
some. musical entertainment. Refresh
ments will be served.
Mrs. Florence Earle Buck entertained
n few friends yesterday at the Country
club in honor of Mrs. j. Kirk Jackson
of Montgomery, the guest of Mrs. j. M.
Hillman.
The Mother Goose club will give a So
cal this afternoon at the home of Mrs.
o. B. Persoll, on Avenue l. A discus
sion will be held on the work to be done
for the exhibit to be placed at the Ala
bama State Fair this fall.
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YaSSun1

last" Mrs. Willis continued. because
then it was a novelty, an innovation, and
besides the health of Birmingham this
summer Is far better than it was last
I hope that this is due to a large ex-
tent to the improved condition of the
markets, soda fountains, vegetable
stands. grocery stores, bottling works
and other housekeeping accessories. OF
course, our work is strictly educational
and we are beginning to see the first
fruits of the seed sown last summer.
The work has broadened so much that
the health department now granted me
two assistants; formerly I spoke of the
division of food inspection with poetic
license as we but now in reality I can
refer to 1t that way, for we three COM
posing the board are occupied all the
time"
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ing-I believe it is a Fifth East street
is now used as hotel.
When I mentioned this to Julina
Smith, she did not laugh as I should
have in her place, for the whole thing
seems wildly ludicrous
'tIt is simply that we were not under
Stood" she explained gravely. "By the
marriage rite of the Latter Day Saints
a man and woman are Joined for time
and eternity" not merely until death
parts them. They are very rarely d.
vorced, divorces being granted only on
the most serious grounds. We had to
bow to the federal law. But we would
not bow to the command of desertion.
The penitentiary was preferable, and our
men cheerfully accepted punishment"
All the time I sat in the plain, homely
prior of the Smith home listening to
this comfortable, wholesome, CHEEKY
woman, who is doubtless pitied by many
"single" wives, kept thinking of my
little Connecticut uncle's assertion that
1.-The only difference between Mormons
and other people is that the Mormons
are better behaved"
A MODEL HOUSEHOLD
Julina Smith seemed very well be-
haved. Her household appeared we'll be-
haved 1 could hear the family moving
about in the dining room, where the tin
gle of silver and glass proclaimed a
meal hour. Carusos golden voice was
singing plaintively from a Victrola
somewhere. A young woman was hum
ming in accompa niment, and the in
termittent crow of a baby trickled
from a distant room. Small Marjorie,
the adopted daughter of the Smiths,
came in with message, and mother"
bid her not to wait lunch, that she'd
be along soon. 1t did not seem a house
hold built upon pernicious faiths and
practices. 1t seemed mighty comfort
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sorry not to see father Smith, but he
was at a protracted conference in the
temple.
GLOW do you regard the modern wom-
amp I asked Julina Smith, who gives
you an impression of comfortable old
fashionedness.
81 hope" she answered. promptly
that my girls are modern in the best
sense. That is, intelligent, we'll edu-
Gated, thoughtful, industrious, healthy.
clean minded and happy. Mormon
women are extremely progressive. We
are voting women, you know, In Utah.
We are all trained to take part in the
business of our church-executive, philan-
thropic, social, educational.
my girls are brought up to do USE
full things. Those not yet married have
hand in the care of this house. They
can all buy and cook and manage and
spend and save. Girls and boys alike are
taught self-reliance from babyhood.
Many of our girls are in business Most
Of them marry, but by no means all.
BELIEVES IN POLYGAMY
others Many young women prefer in
dependence and the single life to an
unsatisfactory marriage. I personally
believe in marriage. I strongly believe
in the wisdom of polygamy. 1t is better
TO be one of the wives OF an honorable,
honest, clean, upright man than the only
wife of a-wel, we'll say an ordinary
pan.
TN all my long life I have seen very
little unhappiness among our women.
Can you say as much for your married
women?"
i shook my head in mournful hon.
esty.
What makes your young people
usually turn out so well?'' I asked
Their upbringing,' said Mrs. Smith.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

wives league this afternoon at o'clock
at the Woman's Christian Temperance
union headquarters on North Twenty
sContInucd On Page EigAty
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Ole Miss, er heap Nv Folks
dat Boasts Nv KNOWN
Deyselves," might well be
Ashamed NV de Friendship!
Yassuml
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

4l2 G street southeast-Annie NJ.
stoetzer. ct vir. Louis F., to Robert
Wolff, lot % and part lot 81. square
S22, $40.
1908 Seventeenth street northwest
Frederick 5. Ogle to William F.
OgIe, lot 81. block 6. Meridian Hill.
$40.
Pleasant Plains-Joseph W. Cox. ct
ux,, TO Jesse NJ. Shreve, lot 429. $40.
2 Jesse NJ. Shreve conveys same prop
erty to Harry and Sue C. Burlin-
game, $40.
1920 Eleventh street northwest-P. j.
Walshe and Henry ]. Quinn. trustees
to Leonard Butt. lot rs. square 3l2.
S2.70O. Leonard Butt conveys same
property to VinzenZo and Josephine
Campanella, $40.
Mt Pleasant and Pleasant Plains and
Columbia Heights-Bates Warren.
trustee to John A. Schaefer. lot 1913,
block 16. Mt Pleasant and Pleas
ant Plains. and block % Column
bia Heights. now square 1850. $1,000.
Brookland-Mary L. Howard. ct vir.
John D.. to Robert Jackson, lots
sol and 500. square 4Ol2. }25.