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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-19
LITTLETON

LITTLETON. Feb. 1S-Mr$: Jack
Wilson Is visiting relatives IN SISTERS
willie for a few days.
Nix J. S. OFT was u business FlS!lor
in Wheeling Wednesday.
Misses Cleo. May and Hazel "llSon
snent Monday with friends in Hundred
Mr. Ellis kimble was II business WIS.,
itor in Wheeling Wednesday.
Misses Hazel Connolly and Lctta
Resce Of Manuinrtou. visited friends
here Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Eli t'ortncy. OF Fairmnut. visited
friends here Sunday.
Mr.. Lee Dent was business NlSitor
in Hundred Thursday.
Mr.. T. T. NcCann. OF MGMcchen. was
here Sunday.
Mr. W II. powuey was u business VS.
ifor In Weston Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. T. !. ClarkSou was u business
visitor in Hundred Friday.
Mr. Russell Francis left Tuesday TOR
his home in Smithf:"ld after Il short
viSi! here with friends.
Mr.. Charles Robinson. who is employ
eh a, Akron. is visiting his family here
for Il few days.
Miss julia F'laherty left Monday for
h"r home in rlarkShurE after 4 snort
y;Si; wiki her sister. Mrs. Charles no
pert.
Miss Berlin SraCgers. nj ClarksburE
spent Saturday and Sunday here with
friends.
MISS Blanchs Walk has returned to
har ho.ne in MoundSvillc after Il short
viSi; with Miss Helen Riser.
Mr.. Will Meukennellcr. of wheeling.
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IN
FINANCE SOUND
UNCERTAINTIES IN INTERNATIoN-
AL SITUATION A FACTOR.
Mach Private and Corporation Capital
Awaiting Outcome Of Events.

NEW YORK. F.p. 1S.-furih"r am
CcriaintioS III thc international situation.
which rcsultcd in II general freight
blockade. this In turn causing moro or
irS$ disturbance IN many INES al IN
dustry. were among thu more adverse
features of dull week in the stock
market.
IL WAS evident. however. n the very
moderate daily operations that market
nr tc,.lIuirai conditions W"r" sound. "N''h
though Indications OF further liuuiHA-
,irn were NOT altogether iackinT. -
rl!ncS IN number "f high class STOCKS
and bonds TO levels ordinarily attrac-
live 70 bargain hunters or investors
jn.:uccd puly l. small buying movement
Much private and corporation capltAl
is awaiting the outcome OF events HI
WASHINGTON where preparations Tor !"
large government issue are assumed 10
be we'll towards completion. II Is ais"
understood that our bankers nave Ar
ranged tho prclimiuarieS for several hd-
di,ional foreign flo:ations. these to par
take OF renewals Of .oanS 10 Sou'h
America ard additional credits TO
France!
In the main foreign exchange markets.
wrr emore stable. even those OF the
Tcutunic countries. hut remiuahceS I"
London and continental Europe were the
smallest Of any week for several momhs.
mon; on q scale suggestive OF last year
enormous, inflow gave rise /" reports
OF another Entente loan.
In tho stock market representative IN
duStriaiS were again stronger than raiis.
Shares of the various war supply con-
Germs scored irregular advances: partly
as a result OF the publication Of favor
nh,e statements Of earnings and because
Of = likelihood of contracts from Inc
home government.
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No FUEL FOR
STEELMAKERS
sMALL IMPRovEMENT IN THE IN
DUSTRY IS NOW REPORTED.
interest Canters in the Great Activity
Among the American Ship
builders.

NEW YORK. t'ch. IS---S:esl manu-
facturers and dependent industries arc
still suffering from an adequate sup
ply OF fuel and from lack OF other raw
material but the largest interests re-
port some improvement IN he number
OF cars furnished by the railroads TO
distribute finished products and to as
semele raw products.
The railroads are still actively. plaC-
ing orders for motive lower. II" loco
motives having been bought In the last
fow days. fifty Of which are for en-
port.
600 and the mills have been called upon
70 deliver 33.ohn tons OF steel for THIS
construction. Very few cars were or.
dered this week. but over 1900 have
OF February. over :0nno tpns Of rolled
steel have been ordered for cars 10 he
built at railroad shops. The rail mills
have taken orders for I".hnp tons stand
ard SECTIONS for l?lS shipment tncluh-
ing $1,000 tons for roads IN 'he south
west Orders for 1900 tons NJ track
supplies have been placed and li.h"O
tons more are pending.
Interest is largely centered IN tho ur-
gent demand for oc"au-gninG boats. shin
Yards on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
having ~"."rc.: additional contracts for
twelve ships.
Structural work is again active in all
sections Of the country. especially in
the east, where several railroads have
quietly placed orders for their 1917
bridge requirements. amounting to about
10000 tons. The tahr:catinG shops have
taken other contracts t"r @3.hOh tons
Merchant sales 81 pig !"ou this week
amounted to SO.enn tons for domestic
shipment. with prices from 80 cents to
81 per ton higher in the south and east
Wrought iron steel pipe is at 81 and
active and CHER. sales OF $1,000 tons
being attic ID hv some XcitmUt
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Mrs. +. a. Eggars. Of Kane. Ia. havo
returned to their homes after an ely
tended visit with their sister. Mrs. W.
S. Fink.
Miss Florence Crane has returned to
her home IN MnrEantown after Il Shor;
visit, with SiSttrsvillc relatives She
will return next week tn spend the.
spring with her mother and sister.
William uStQn, travelling salesman Tor
the Remington typewriter WAS here on
business Thursday. -.
Mrs. A. t. Wilson entertained the
members Of the Thlmblc club Friday
afternoon ut her home in North Wells
street.
Under the auspices of. the Protective
Home Circle a dance will be given IN
Thistle Hall Monday evening and n
large number Of out-of-town guests are
expected. The program Will Include
both the old and new dances ana card
tables for finch and cuchrc will hc pro-
vided. Refreshments will he served.
Mrs. L. J. McElhose entertained the
members Of the H. Y. Club Friday even
ing 1T her home on the South side
Needle work and music were enjoyed
during the evening and dainty re-
trc Shmcnt course was served To thr l"l-
, luwiur: Mrs Luke TnurSaint, Misses
Helen SIcmakrr. Clara Alder. Edith Nc
MuIlin. Hattie Hin. Fdua Lindsey. TAU :.
line Jones. Ruth Met 'nrmick.. BculaH
Irwin and Dorothy Crane. .
f. ~ R"yman. of TIL" Till"T-ErImah
Iron WnrIl% has returned from a bust
ness trip to Pittsburgh and Wheeling.
MIR. aud Mrs. Walter S. Snyder are
in Lexington. ny. where Mr.. snyder IS
locking after professional business may
tors.
/ Miss Sara Bailey has gone 10 Hark-
"rSburg. whore she will spend 10"
days with friends.
Miss Claire Morgan left yesterday for
rarkershurg, where she spent Inc week
end with Miss Elizabeth Core.
Harry Sleeps and Eaville Lindsey at
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Benwoot, Briefs.
WOODLAND

l. r. Enldi" rrr"iV".l word from his
daughter. Mrs IL. l;Hl1nnc"r. that they
arrived At san Ani"niH. Texas. SUNDAY
and iha; tn" condition "f h"r husband
WIS unchanged.
rr. -. = Nilsson Of M"nnhsrIi!".
r.dt" =. professional call Il, Woodland
LAST SUNDAY. ...
:. T.. Miller. WI" has h"ru confined
I" his hnm" WIFI Ia ;:rip?" * slowly inn
prov ing and NIL" t" h" about again.
l.. W. Miller i"iI Mun|ar mnrnr"
for Cleveland. Ohio. where h" expects
"a find employment.
Miss shirley tnlii"r j. Visiting h"r
sistor Mrs. Warren lIlggS ~ Wheeling.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth HARRISON ri
Wheeling Spou: Saturday and Sunday
with Woodland friends
Mrs. Far! Muld"rn AND daughter. lit
Il" Miss N"rma of MrM"rh"n. sport
- rcw DAYS with Airs. Muldr"n's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. q. N"ho and returned
h"sn" .rhHr:'lay evening
T. -. Wilson ntt' nd"d IN business in
M0uudsrilc. Saturday..
Mrs H. ". RnSt"n sp"ni "Wednesday
with her parents ~ N"w MHrIin&Nill".
Mrs Nnrran Suffer NJ i'l"nha!". spent
Tuesday ~ GrnySvill" ID" guest Of her
daughter. Mrs. VIM. Grey.
w W. Ioho transacted business III
MmIndSI:illc Wednesday.
H. l.. Shrrhrr; Of MUTudSvil". spent
Thursday with friends 1T Woodland
=. T. HARRISON OF Wheeling. spent
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Personnel md Briefs.

Mrs g. T.. D'ItL is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. W. Clayton. in Fair
mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. ~. ". Burt have re-
turned after $cve.I days visit in Pitts
burSh.
:!rt Arch CorIn has returned homo
after. a visit WITH relatives in Ohio.
Mrs. c. l.. .Cntr:3l and guest. Atrs. Jack
Moore are visiting friends in Morgan
town. -.
Miss Fay Mad is the guest OF
friends in Moundiytlle for few days
V f.. Smith WI leave 1his week for
the Kansas oil hclds. where he will
locate.
l.. y. Beatty his returned after SOW
eral days husinSss visit in Johnston.
Pa.
w. G. Eymcr vas 4 business visitor
in Fairmont. -:
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was Il business visitor here Thursday
and Friday.
Mr.. Bert Henderson was Il business
visitor III Wheeling "Wednesday.
Mr.. Erwin Riser. Of Wheeling. iTHiS-
iting his parents here for Il few days
Mr.. \. Walk, OF Moundsvllc, spent
Sunday here with friends.
Mrs. Grant Fulton, of Akron. is VS.
iting frtcndS here for Il few days.
Mrs. =. y. Riser has returned nome
after 4 few days visit with friends III
Wheeling.
Mrs. Charles Garrison is visiting with
friends in McMechen.
Mr. Nelson Pike has returned nome
after L business trip 70 MhcellnS.
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Rebate Checks Received.


Tho PATRONS ~; tho Manufacturers
Light x U.a, Company received rebate
checks as Il result OF n" refund order
issued by rhe United S:?tcS ""Irt cf the
~orthsrn district az West Virginia for
two cents OF! each Thousand cubic fest
Of gas pa:d for hctwrHu July l. 1911.
and October. 1915.
Briefs.
Mr. Hugh EuIl. Of Clinton. has hr.n
tho guest this wr"E; ~ t',,vl'l Wavt.
Mrs. \. !. NJ>r'nli"ch spout this week
in Wheeling.
Mrs Harry r'r',ni,:c. nf Shnr, rrc"E.
has h.rn visiting relatives; mere.
7. {. Wad'l.ll WAS = N'u""ling visitor
Wednesdays
Miss Margaret EU!l. .! ''ii:s:"u. Su"ut
"Wednesday auG Thursday ;:gh; here.
Mrs. Gardner. WHO has been on the
sick list. il improved
The citizens "t West T.Ih"rty apnr"-
ciate rho prorrtnESS with which th" gas
company. rspaiy:d the break in the line
Bon TO- Mr.. and Hrs. Frank Dorsey.
OF West Alexander. a hoy. Mr.. aud Mrs
Dorsey were toru.r residents of IVES:
Liberty.
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SLASHES STOMACH;
CUTS HIS THROAT
RENWoop ITALIAN TEARS LOOSE
AT HIMSELF WITHOUT CIV
ING REASONS.
Despite Terrible Wounds 10 Will Like
~ Recover-Benwood News
Of Interest.

SIaShIug himself across the stomach
and cutting his throat. Tony Gaita. IS
years old. an Italian cmplnyc 81 INC
by Brnwnnh polio" hr. ore hr had killed
himself ut the "IarIlr$hir." McMccheu
and Fifth streets. and rushed 1" the
North Wheeling Hospital. where. At waS
stated last night. he may live.
With blood pouring from his mouth
and every occupant ni the Italian
boarding house cN,.It"d nothing was
learned except that Il mau took II upon
himself to make the house live UP I"
It's name.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-19
DENIED sBY MILNER.

PETRUGRAD. cy!a London. Feb. IS.
6:25 p. m.-Fiscbunt Miner. minister
without portfolia.. and mem bcT OF the
l:ritish war couT.hl. took occasion 1T a
reception held hiEu today in honor OF
the delegates II; the Entente Allied
conference. to dizzy allegations printed
in German and ...Austrian newspapers
that the prolonGef sojourn Of the. dele
gates in Russia WIS due to a divergence
of views among them.
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the weekend with his family at Wood
lard.
Spencer EiddIe IS confined TO his homo
on the hin with Il severe cold.
f. H. Coo tf Farmnnt. spent Sat
urday and SunLay with his family on
Eurch Ridge.
YIN. cam or ISurch Ridge. was a
Wheeling visitor Thursday.
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Another Italian Cut.

Joe Eubnr. u Bcnw""d Italian. was
admitted to the North Wheeling Hos
pital yesterday with cuts and bruises
about tn" face whirh 1t" S;ud II" "hialhcd
i'm a fight Investigations lay the police
drpa rtmrnt failed In reveal Il tight pi
any nrmpOrtinmS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-19
Y ST LIBERTY

WEST LIBERTY. Feb. lS.-Mr. Ellie
Johnson. carc;aker Of the Williams
farm. fell from his sled and Spralned his
ankle so had that he ill he confined
70 his home for some Tin.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-19
N, Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

WHEELING. W. Va, Feb. Is. l9lI.
Furnished The Intclligcncer by a. T.
Mastcn e. Co. members New FORK Stock
Exchange, National Bank OF West VIZ
gInia building Wheeling, ". Va. Louis
T. Brand. hnanaEer
- lSatlrclnv's Qmotat IONS
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VllAntino Dance.

\ very pheasant evening wAs Snrnt
az n dane. Friday evening. February ii
III I'll" Friendship Hall. given Ivy the
Younger ST.. the G"Cnraii ions and fay
nrs were i'll keeping with the season and
ut Il soaSonablc hour rcpast was
::crNrd.
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Peculiar Situation.

THE local situation tx very nerpicH-
ing" said Il railroad official last night
You see" lots of idle men in R"nw"nd
these DAYS vet We can't get enough 10
work on our lines and several Of. the
big mills arc making this same conf
plaint."
lie accounted for the shortage Of labor
by the fact that the south WAS bcConl-
ing more prosperous and employing all
The help which Il few months ago mt
grated to these regions.
"'rhc men YOU Sec idle nowadays arc
only so temporarily" h: said MOSTLY
out because Of ShnrtaE" of gas which
has shut down their mill for i rev
days"
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Mrs. Joseph Seep Dead.
Mrs Katherine" Serp. Il very nromin-
Cnt woman Of TituSvillc. Pa. and wife
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of the OH man; Joseph Soep. pur.
chasing agent fGr; the Standard on Co;
and widely Sr;o;i;.; throughout the Oil
country. diod at be Sccp home IN Titus
vile. Pa.
vaie1tine Party.
Mrs. Dora Waiver and Mrs. 81. J.
Mathews ..ntcriGSrcd In. members Of
The Non-dn-ScrIFt Club at Valentine
party Thursday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs Matthew'S
The aficrn"1Rt was spent in fancy
work and 1T its ;taloSc a delicious lunch
was served CosI.rS wcr" lad for ten.
the table dccor;l IONS and lunch were
IN keeping with S:le season.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-19
New Officer on Job.

James gallagher. the new policeman.
first showed his progressive miagiStr-
rial instincts when he arrested a speed
or on saturday. The fast person was
said 10 hr touring out Marshall street
at about fifty miles per. Local FOL
lowers Of the police news were graft
fled To hear that IL spccdcr was ar,
rrstrd il is said Charles Craig. of
Wheeling. the spr"d"r, WAS fired s..
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LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. W. Va. Feb. u. 1917.
Daily quotation list Of tho Wheeling Stock En-
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ul--Transfsr Im"lS close Feb. 81 for , per cent
rash dividend payable March !.
IaI--Tran,T-r bUnkS close Ian. p for yer cent
rash Dividend ayab.c Feb. l. Transfer books close
March fot an rItTa -. Per cent cash Dividend
I.yaIIe Match IT,
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At Large.
,s" who robbed ~

'Thc dips who robbed David Hin
kiuS. railroad rrarhinIst Of so cents
Will" walking .ihrough tho yards Oh Sat
urrlay. hav" no, h"cr located. They
overlooked gold watch in his shirt
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Il Man Receivers.

Th" Polish fellow found frozen aud
sleeping mn papers IN hoNCaf last sat
urIav i recovering, il WAS reported last
night. lie has not related his expert
cnTC vet.
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Ronds Forfeited.

Because they failed To appear IN CIR
cult court. Euh Anderson and Bvn Whit
akrr, indicted for grand larceny. viii
have their bonds Of $5nn each forfeited.
II. was announced that the forfeiture
Of the bond of William Hurley, indicted
for Y"St law violation. will Il" resisted.
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Today in Court.
Picnic Car.

.Inru Pnrt"r. Of Pittsburgh. former
" Of Ernwund. arrived last night to
begin rnH"hiuG ,i'"' Fourth and Firm
ward fir"mrn'S play. Porter Will Use
his mechanical ability in Il local machine
shop while here
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-22
PURCHASING AGENTS
DISCUSS PROFITS

The Indiana and Michigan branch
uf the National Purchasing Agents
association held its regular meeting
az the oliver hotel Wednesday
night. '"The Buyers Interest in
Profits" was the subject of general
discussion, which was led by ". l..
Chandler of the Dodge Mfg. Co.
Qualities OF Raw Materials and
How 10 Tree 'alesmen.' The dis
cussion OF both these subjects arous-
I'd much interest. The meeting.
which began az o'clock, followed
a dinner which was attended by a
number Of the purchasing agents
and which began at $50
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-22
SHOWS PROFITS IN
TRUCK FARMING
Michigan Man Speaks at
Farmers School on Value
of Celery, Etc.

That farmers in many parts OF
the county are missing a splendid
chance 10 make money through
their failure to do more truck
growing, was brought out at the
farmers school meeting at Crums-
town Wednesday. r. L. Ecker berg
Ell of Decatur, Mich, told of the
large profits being made by the
farmers of his section by raising
celery and rotating celery, onions
and mint crops. Some farmers in
that section. he said, have netted as
much as S2,2OO an acre out of eel
cry and there are 1900 acres
grown there, Decatur being the
center of the largest celery growing
district in the country. 1t was
pointed out at the meeting that
while st. Joseph county has here
of the soil of the county is splen-
didly adapted 10 cultivating this
product and To truck growing in
general To promote truck farming
in that section it was announced
at the meeting that the Grand
Trunk railroad would soon build a
switch out from Crumstown which
will save many farmers of the sec
ton from two TO four miles in haul
ing their produce to market.
The farmers school will be held
at New Carlisle for three DAYS, be-
ginning today. The next meeting at
CrumstOwn will be March 4.
County Farm Expert John S.
Bordner has received a cOmmuni-
cation from the agricultural depart
ment of Purdue university express
ing a willingness TO cooperate with
the local farm bureau i'm establish
ing a demonstration orchard in the
county. There will be a meeting at
North Liberty March 26 and p TO
take up the matter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-22
DROPS MATCH IN DRAWER
Firemen Called to Extinguish Burn
ing Clothes.

When Mrs. Agnes Atvas. 1918 W.
Colfax av.. went into the bedroom
to look for something last night
about s O'Clock she lit a match and
accidentally dropped it in a drawer
setting fire 10 several articles Of
clothing Hose Co. No. and the
central departments answer the still
alarm. About SIS damage was caus-
ed 20 the contents OF the drawer.
Sparks from a chimney set fire TO
the roof OF the old Colony building
at the corner OF Lafayette and JEFF
f. son blvds. Wednesday afternoon
al ut 2:45 O'Clock and caused dam
age OF about SIS Central companies
extinguished the blaze.
A chimney burning out caused
central companies 10 make a run 10
the home Of ID. NJ. Carter. 213 :.
Taylor st. at S:35 o'clock last night.
No damage resulted. Box No. 212
was pulled.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-22

John Condor, Walter James Ducey.
Herbert Barrett Kelly, William Grim
O'Brien.
NJ. E.-Royal Henry Bosshard.
Lawrence John Cleary, Harold
James Cleray, Emmett David Han
non. Francis David Jones, Edgar
Francis Moran, Padre Dominica Ma
tallana. Leonard John Swift, Leo
Irwin VOgel
E M.-Leo John McGahan. Ed
mund Dibreu Waters.
Ch. George William Shana-
han.
b. S. A.-John Bernard Campbell.
Matthew Eugene Trudelle.
b. S. A. E.-Raymond John Gra-
ham.
b. S. in Chem-Richard Howard
Tyner
b. S.-Robert Joseph Daugherty.
Leo Day O'Donnen, Jack Spaulding
Young.
Phi. CIV. $. Johnson, o. T.
Kuhle, J. r. Walsh.
Ii. B.-Droate Amador, Emilio
Aranas, Henry Joseph Brosnahan,
John Theodore Baczenas, Charles
William Bachman, Daniel Carr Cur
It's. John Edward Cassidy, John Pat
rick Doyle, Joseph Emery Dorais,
Joseph Francis Flynn, George Alex
ander FrantZ, Samuel Reiwell, VIII
liam James Hynes, Gilbert Hand.
James Dawson Hayes, Thomas Vim
cent Holland, Vernon Reuben Hell
men, Arthur John Hughes. Level
lyn David James, Albert John
Kranz, Harry Francis Kelly, EN-
NETT George Lehman, Frederick
Leo Mahaffey, Sherman May,
Thomas Joseph McManus. Elmer
Joseph NOLAN, Eugene Francis Nc
Entry, Stephen Francis McGonigle,
Hugh O'Neill, Bryan Sylvester
Odem, Daniel Joseph Quinlan,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-22
PLAN AID FOR THOSE WHO
ARE STRANGERS HERE
Florence CrittentOn Circle to Post
Cards With Information in
Waiting stations.

Provisions for aiding strangers
passing through the city were made
Wednesday afternoon by the Flor
ence Crittenton circle ut its regular
meeting held at the home Of Mrs.
Albert Myers, All :. Main st. The
circle has voted TO assist the Travel
ers' Aid association and will place
framed cards in waiting stations
with directions To transients in
doubt as TO directions and accom-
modations. The recent experience
OF ] . year old girl in the city was
cited as an example of the need of
such an organization here. The girl
had expected TO meet her mother in
the interurban station. but owing 10
a misunderstanding the latter did
not appear. and the little girl not
knowing how TO find her. was UNI
able TO leave the station. When the
relief committee OF the circle took
her in charge she was about 10 be
sent TO the police station. The COM
mittee is composed of Mrs. Emil
Reyer. Mrs. +. W. Keller and Mrs.
Robert Elbel
Rev. G.. +. Watkins of Muncie adj
dressed the circle members on The
present problem of educating the
young.
Mrs. L. 5. Fickenscher. president
of the Woman's Franchise league of
the city. gave a short talk. urging
the members of the circle 10 aid the
league in their plea 10 the house OF
representatives that the Kinder suf-
frage bill be passed without amend
ment An informal hour with re-
freshments completed the after
noon. The circle viii meet March
21 with Mrs. J. W. Woodward. Mar
quette av.