The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-25
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FRONT ROW
,rApilNERs TONIGHT.

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Musical Comedy.
Hippodtome .s.,.....4sun Sunshine Girls
photoplays.
Grand .s........l....... The Crisis
Nelsohs .,....... . The Losing Winner
Princess. ..........., The Mortal Sin
Dixie ..... Builders Of Castles
HE'S just slip Of girl-a hun:
bred pounds, or Whereabouts OF
~ exquisite feminity. All logged
ont IN regulation khaki, like real sol
diet boys weat-hat, puttees and all.
Ana heart as brave as the brayest.
one has to talk to Miss Dora Rod
fi66es at least five minutes to pene-
tfate the role assumed by this trim lit
liz mfg OF less than twenty. Her
eafb. soldiery bearing, (though only
BOY Scout in siSe) completely disarms
her interviewer and when talking SOL
der business you feel in the presence
of well.seasoned recruiting officer.
But when she learns that you are still
Ia the deck and with the prospects that
Uncle Sam will have good hand to
bet ON without drawing the "over thir-
ty.onesn from the pack, or should 1t be
made apparent to her that you are all
ready IN the discard for physical rea-
sons or some other, and she has time
70 chat you find her a charming little
woman and aspleasing conversational
list.
II was during lull in her very busy
day at the Nelson yesterday that Miss
Rodridues found time to tell us Of the
service she Is rendering to the recruit
hi arm Of Uncle Sans rapidly increas-
ing army and navy.
Her efforts were inspired by purely
patriotic motives. 1t was her own
idea that Uncle Sam needed a little
Advertising Of an unique sort. So arm
ing herself with stacks Of pamphlets,
etc, descriptive of the life Of a SOL
dior. MILDLY and marine she shook the
dust Of old Broadway in one shake,
abandoned the finery and nuffery IN
which she had been wrapped all her
tff6 and dressed herself in soldier
clcthes Then she remembered that
the Universal Film Company had just
completed q double reel picture Of the
very subject she had chosen as a field
Of endeaVor. The film corporation
nearly broke its neck In its haste to
erant Miss Doras polite hint Of what
She wished. 1t had been her original
idea to do her "bit" in door.to-door
canvass from town to town. but now,
having in her possession a picture that
a1iy movie house manager would be
glad to show on his screen bigger
field was opened to her with the posi-
billy Of greater results.
She left New York last month and
has visited many Of the Eastern cities
with varying successes, but never
taunted. Just now there's a slump.
Baltimore was the best city for results.
washington, d. c., and Philadelphia
next best, but the smaller towns in the
state Of Maryland, those in the upper
ind Of Virginia and the portion Of this
state Hhe has so far visited were less
responsive proportionstely, though she
cheerfully remarked that she expected
10 corral at least fifteen Of Fairmonts
eltgibles aud turn them over to the re.
crniting officer at Camp Cornwell
She Is q veritable Bureau Of Infoma
ton In war matters, and has conYinc.
Ing way of disseminating 1t to anyone
Interested. She is we'll supplied with
Authentic literature and stock of pa
tri6tism that is infectious.
Her destination is the Pacific Coast.
Hiking" is her chosen mode of travel,
but she sometimes finds it necessary
70 resort to more expeditions methods
- order to live up to her schedule.
However 1t is only when absolutely
necessary that she forsakes the pTimi-
tive way. Miss RodriQues has fine
words for the newspapers and says that
only in one instance has she been un-
fairiy treated, and that she believes
was unintentional. According to her
view she just happened to get in the
range Of an EDITORS fire who had meant
to throw bTOadside into the opposi-
tion sheet in the town She has for
given her assailant, she says, and will
soon forget the incident.
Miss Rodriques is pleased with the
cooperation she is receiving here
from the guardsmen Of Camp Corn.
we'll and Will remain at the Nelson all
u Eodhy, leaving tomorrow for Union.
town 20. She is due to arrive in PITTS
butgh on June 4.