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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
OPPORTUNITY IS GIVEN
WOMEN FOR EMPL OYMENT
Director of French Section of Ameri-
can Surgical Dressings Commit
tee, Paris, Makes Announcement.

In an appeal made on behalf of the
many destitute persons of devastated
France, Nine. c. X. Austin, director of
the French section of the American
surgical dressings committee, through
Mrs. Belle Armstrong Whitney, its
foreign secretary, informs Americans
that her section has employment for
almost any number of delicate poor
women, many the widows of officers
in its sterlizins and splint-making de-
partments. Such women are not robust
enough for munitions work. she ex-
plains, and yet if provided with pay at
the rate of about so cents a day can
live on that sum and will work cheer
fully early and late.
The section. however. has no funds
with which to make payment except
such come from American contribu-
tors. Its rent is donated and its di-
recting staff are volunteers. Up till
now it has been able to employ about
fifty of these otherwise helpless
French women. many of whom are
from the devastated sections. Now no
funds at all are available. and Nine.
Austin asked for contributions of $40,
50 or even 81. She explains that 81
Will feed for three and one-half days
a woman who is working for the ale
Walton of the wounded. Contribu-
tons should be sent registered to her
at us Rue de la Faisanderie, Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
CONDUIT ROAD CITIZENS
DISCUSS CLEANUP WORK
Will Ask Commissioners to Have
Collected Refuse Removed-Motor
Fire Apparatus Advocated.

Arrangements for inaugurating 4
cleanup week We're discussed at n
meeting of the Conduit Road Citizens
Association last evening in st. David S
Parish Hall. The Commissioners are to
be requested to have wagons sent to
that section of the city to collect ref
use. Just as soon as definite word has
been received by the District authors
ties the campaign VIII begin.
The street car service III that section
of the city came in for good deal of
discussion. 1t was brought out that
owing to the fact that two military
camps are now located near the Con-
duit road it is with great difficulty that
residents there are able to find room
on the cars. The street car company is
to be asked to run additional cars be-
tween Georgetown and the District
line at certain periods so as to relieve
the crowded condition of the cars.
The association also is to ask that
motor-driyen fire apparatus be installed
in the Georgetown engine house in
that section of the city. 1t was
brought out that it was with great
difficulty that horse-driven wagons
climb the steep inclines encountered
there. Seven new members We're elect
ed to membership in the association.
Charles K. Morris, vice president, pre-
sided in the absence of the president,
Charles h. Baker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
SPECIAL HEARING GIVEN
ON STREET IMPROVEMENT
Council of Takoma Park, Md, Con-
siders Arguments on Concre<ing
of Carroll Avenue.

A special hearing was held last night
by the town council of Takoma Park
Md, to hear protests against the con-
creting of Carroll avenue from the Dis
trict line to the Sligo bridge. The
council has granted a franchise to the
Washington Maryland Railway Com
pany to extend its line, to be operated
upon its completion by the Capital
Traction Company, over this portion of
the avenue, a distance of about a mile.
AS soon as the construction work is
completed it is the desire of the coun-
ell to concrete this thoroughfare, the
cost of that portion between the tracks,
about $500, TO be charged against the
railroad company, tWo-thirds of the re-
mainder to be charged against the
abutting property owners on both sides
of the avenue. and the remaining third
to be paid for out of the towns funds.
The cost to each property owner will
be approximately 81 per running foot.
c. T.. Smith, r. d. Rush and Guy Clin-
ton favored the construction of the
thoroughfare with concrete, while ]. l..
McKenny, Arthur r. Colburn and Mrs.
S. NJ. Bushby opposed the proposition.
Several of those present were willing
to pay as high as $3.50 foot, but con-
sidered 81 foot excessive. The coun-
Gil took the matter under adyisement.
on the recommendation of Council
| man II. r. Rogers the council voted the
sum Of $50 to assist in Kidding the town
of rubbish, etc. The present week has
been termed cleanup week" by the
| authorities The meeting was presided
over by Mayor s. w. Williams, with
CounciImen II. F.. Taft. l.. r. Grabill
| Il. b. Jenkins. E. S. La Fetra, and H. f.
Rogers, Town Clerk Ben G.. Davis and
Superintendent of Public Work E. E.
Rlodgett present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
OFFICERS TO DESCRIBE
ALLIED ARMY PROBLEM
British and French Visitors to Lee
ture Before Medical School of
Military Service.

Transportation with the British
army in the field" is to be the topic of
lecture which Col +. X. Puckle, Army
Service Corps of the British army, is to
deliver at the Army Medical School to-
morrow evening at S:15 O'Clock, accord
ing to announcement made today by
Maj. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe. quartermas-
ter general of the army. officers Of the
regular army and Quartermaster Re
serve Corps, together with candidates
for the Quartermaster Reserve Corps,
will attend.
Gen Sharpe also has arranged to have
Capt. Charles Sweeny of the Foreign
Legion of the French Army deliver a
lecture Friday evening on "Observa-
tions of an Infantry officer Of the Quar-
termaster Corps (F'rench army in the
Field
Capt. Will II. Point, Quartermaster
Corps, stationed at Washington bar
racks. viii be the lecturer this evening
at the session OF the Quartermaster Of
iicers' Reserve School. Field Bak-
cries" viii be his topic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
ASKS $4,000 FOR INJURIES.
Robert Mcleod Sizes Contractor for
Interior Department Building.

Robert Mcleod has filed suit in the
Supreme Court of the District Of Co
lumbia against the John II. Parker
Company for $4,000 damages. The
plaintiff states that the defendant was
the contractor for the new Interior De-
partment building and that January -,
1917, while he was engaged as a stone
mason on the building. he was thrown
from a staircase leading from the sec
ond floor to the first floor OF the build
ing, which he claims. was allowed to be
in a dangerous and unlighted condition.
The plaintiff states that he sustained
a broken ankle and other injuries about
the body; that he was confined to the
hospital for four weeks, and alleges
that he is permanently disabled. He is
represented by Attorneys Mark Stear-
man and II. Anton Heitmuller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Sparrows Made Homeless.

When the District built new homes
for the fish dealers who were dispos-
sessed in order to make room for the
construction of the wharf market, nc
calculation was made for taking care
of a number of residents in the old
buildings who were entirely overlook
"a and their homes destroyed. Wher
the roofs We're torn off the old houses
at the wharf market the nests of hun
dreds of English sparrows We're UNI
covered in the ewes of the buildings
Many of the nests had eggs in them, 8
number contained young birds, but il
was all the same to the contractors
who made no provision for taking
care of them. The sparrows did no.
seem to care anyhow, hut could be
seen taking feathers and twigs from
their old homes TO points in the neigh
horhood Of the wharf, where they have
arranged to locate anew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
The Battle Call

When battle steeds are pranc-
ing and brave men are advanc-
ing to knock the foemen silly,
will you be there, Q, Willie !?
Big, strong and double-hsted,
why haven't you enlisted? You
should require no urging; from
craven sloth emerging, you
should, in warlike manner, be
marching meath the banner, a
shotgun on your shoulder, before
you're one day older. Your cheap
and lame excuses aren't worth a
pair Of deuccs. What if a Ger
man kills YOU? What if Prus-
sian drills you2 If you should
be goner Wen bury you with
honor and fire a parting volley
DER one who persisted brawly.
You'll live il song and story, and
have all kinds OF glory, and you'll
look down from Aidenn, with
harps and white wings laden, and
say. I'm glad | persisted. to be
thus praised and cherished" But
ii YOU sink and tremble when
fighting men assemble, and do
some punk explaining while you're
at home remaining, you'll find
that shame is near you-the
world will flout and jeer you. Big,
strong and double-hsted, why
haven't you enlisted?
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Foil Rings Made by Belgians on Sale

Rings made from foil by Belgian pris-
oners Of Camp Zeist, in Holland. are dis
played for sale in the Belgian Studio
1926 Connecticut avenue northwest, to-
day and tomorrow This sale is ar
ranged by Miss Marion Howard, the
Woodward The souvenirs were sent
over by NJ. Oscar Cost, Y. Archambeau
and Arthur Limbosch Other articles
made by soldiers in the trenches viii
also be on sale. The soldiers hope in
this way to be able to get few com
forts and 10 send some money to their
needy familieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
W. Hugh Reynolds Dead

Word has been received here Of the
death in Tucson. Ariz. last Tuesday
of W. Hugh Reynolds. formerly Of this
city. The body was inferred there
with military honors. Mr.. Reynolds,
who was a nephew of Mrs. Powell T
Manning of this city. was a member of
the state militia He went to Arizona
about five wears ago for his health
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
PLANNING TO HELP MEN
Who ENLIST FOR WAR
Directors of Board of Trade Outline
Course for Capital Bust
ness Men.

That business men should hold open the
positions of men going to the front. so that
they may resume them on their return.
and that owners of office buildings should
allow men having offices and leaving them
to serve their country TO hold these offices
without rent were objects of movements
begun at a meeting of the board of dl-
rectors of the Washington Board of Trade
yesterday afternoon. A committee con-
ssting of John Joy Edison, William 7.
Galliher. Robert n. Harper, H. Clifford
Bangs and Samuel ]. Prescott was APP
pointed to carry out the plans.
L. c. Brandenburg. president of the
board. brought before the directors the
proposition to allow the use of office
rooms by men having them and going TO
the front. In the case-of young doctors,
lawyers and others, he pointed out,
good will" has been esta blished in many
places. 1t would be necessary for them
to cease payment of rent if they enlisted,
he explained, and if the rooms should
be given up during their absence, he
stated, it would be doubly difficult for
them to re-establish themselves upon
their return. 1t was suggested that such
rooms might be used for temporary quar-
tiers of persons brought here by the war
and that when the war was over the
original occupants might get them back.
Urged to Hold Positions.
Robert N Harper. who made the mo-
ton to carry into effect President Bran
denburg's plans. also urged, and later
put into a motion that the business
houses should retain positions for young
men leaving them to go to the front He
said he was making a practice in such
cases as We're within his control to ap-
point young women to the positions va
Gated by young men, or, where this was
inexpedient, to appoint men who were
not physically fit for military service.
John B. Larner, president of the
Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany. said he had not taken the mat
ter up with the official of the company
in charge of renting in his building,
but that he was certain the company
he represented would be willing to CO.
operate in every possible way.
"As these men are going to protect
our property. and. indeed. our very
existence, the least we can do is to
help as much possible in these
ways" said Mr.. Brandenburg.
Upon recommendation of the member
ship committee, it was decided that in
the case of members enlisting. rneir
dues should be RENTED and their
names be retained on the rolls of the
Board of Trade until their return.
These applicants We're elected to
membership; Edward r. BROMLEY.
George A. Babcox, w. f. Evans, Julian
C. Goolsby. C. A Hofferberth Harry
S Smith. Harry j. Schermerhorn. Dale
5. Venables, Robert f. Greer. Eugene
GofY, Harry Z. Maynard, Wilmot w.
den, r. C. Lyddane, William Conradis,
Harry II. Sherwood G. Percy McGlue,
H. s. Walcott. Ernest C. Bairstow and
Henry Lansburgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

Order Flowers for Mothers Day
now Shaffer ships everywhere. 900 18th.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

Fresh-cut. home grown flowers for all
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KodalS-Enstman Goods and Others.
Columbia Photo Sup. Co. 1434 N. 7. ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Compartment Drawing Room sIeepcrS

Baltimore e Ohio. to New York, opel
10 pm. Leave Union station, Washing
ton, 1925 a.m.-Adyertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

Pedometers; Tell How Far You Walk
Cooper & Finn, Opticians. 90 G NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Special Film Features
Olympic. 1871 4 81. wv.
TODAY EARLE WILLIAMS. In
".Al.SENE IIiPIN."

American, II. I. Ave. d LIST st. NV.
ToDAY-LUCILLE LEE STEWART. in
THE NINETY AND NINE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

Rev. DIR. Abram simon il to deliver
special sermon Friday evening at SIS
O'Clock in the Eighth Street Temple
entitled The French and English Com
rnissiouers at the Tomb of George
Washington" The public will be well
core. il is announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

George Washington University has
just compiled long list of students
recent graduates and faculty members
who are now in war service, exclusive
of the army of nearly l 700 students
who are aiding the government in cler-
teal capacities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

Liberty. North Capitol and r. srs.
roDAY-FR-sSCES NELSON. i'll ONE OF
MANY" Also BTsl4MAS and, BAYNE,
in THE GREAT SECRET" No. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

T.ic College Equal Suffrage League
is t. give = cara I,arsy for the benefit
of the central garden committee Fri
day evering At n'clpsl. at the suffrage
headquarters, 1876 Rhode Island ave-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
4 xerdict Cor s5.ooo damage. hus

"Aauntic ln~ccts' is to he the subject
of an illustrated lecture. by Or. J.. o.
Howard AZ a meeting Of the Aquarium
Society of Washington. TO be held
Thursday evening at o'clock in the
geological laboratory Of George Wash
inGton University, 2o25 G street north
west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

alton of the National University Law
School last night. Representative c. c.
Carlin of Virginia said there were
80, 600 trained Prussian soldiers in Chi
cago before the Teuton invasion of Bel
GUM. and that there were 100000 SOL
diers of the kaiser in the United States
at the same time. Representative Ad-
olson T. Smith. Justice Frederick L.
Siddons of the District Supreme Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

A reception in honor of Mrs. Fredcr-
ick r Bagley of Boston and Miss Mary
Mcdowell of Chicago is to he held at
the headquarters of the National Amer
lean Woman Suffrage Association this
afternoon, Mrs. Lyman b. Swormstedt
being the hostess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

.Christ and the World War. is to be
the theme Of an address by Or. James
Shera Montgomery, pastor of Calvary
NJ. b. Church. tomorrow evening at the
Christian Endeavor mass meeting TO he
held at Vermont Avenue Christian
Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

". II. Wells, chief engineer OF con-
struction of the Southern railway, yes
terday was the recipient of gold
watch and chain, diamond stud and
stickpin. gifts of his fellow workers,
in recognition of his birthday anniver-
sary and his work for the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

A program of poems Is to be given
by Miss Alice Hutchins Drake tomor-
row evening at the booklovers' hour at
the Y W. C. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08

fruxton Theater. ". Cap. a. Fla. Ave.
TODAY-HENlsY wALTHALL and MARY
; CHARLESoN. in LITTLE Shoes
THURSDAY-"iDLE WIVES"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
" filinm NJ. MeCombs. former chat

William VI. McCombs. former chair
man of the democratic national com
mittee. stopped off in Washington yes
terday while en- route to Cumberland
GAP. Tenn. where he is to deliver the
annual address before the graduating
class OF Lincoln Memorial University
and where he also Will receive the de-
gree Of doctor of laws from the univer-
sity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11

wondering remorsefully how l could
have had the temerity to answer as
did.
1t is supposabfe, is it not, that a
young man of twenty-four might en-
tertain an honest passion for a widow
three times his age? Why, then,
should l have been so ruthlessly
skeptical?
And why, because a girl cherishes
an innocent fondness for onions,
should l have proposed against her
reprisal worthy of the Hun?
Words fifty spoken are like apples
or gold in pictures of silver; but YOU
want to be sure the apples are ripe.
else another case of Little Johnny
Jones and his Sister Sue may be laid
at your door.
No wonder, with such a continual
strain upon their conSciences, the
Sibyl and the Oracle at Delphos and
all that old-time crew have retired
from business.
But all Jesting aside. l have re-
ceived letter from a highly intelli-
gent young woman in which she
brings up a subject which would
serve as food for argument for a
thousand years. She says:
There is a problem which con-
fronts hundreds of young men and
women to-day even as it ever has
done; and that is the question of in
termarriage between people of differ
ent religious beliefs. 1 realize that
this is question to be solved by the
individual, and that religious matters
are hest left alone. or in the hands of
the ministry. But l am sure many
will be glad to hear from you about it.
Let me tell you something of my
own experience; l have several
friends in the same boat. For the
past eight years 1 have known a
gentleman, a Catholic. He is a fine
type of manhood in every respect,
and in many ways we were we'll
suited to each other. And I know
from what he has said that I could
have made him happy. l never en-
couraged him to love me. but have
told him again and again that l did
not approve of fntermarriafe.' 1
urged him to be a good Catholic, for
1 believe that we all need religion,
and that much we learn at mothers
knee becomes a part of us.
Il myself am a Jewess of the
conservative variety: My fathers
branch of the family has been in
America for over a hundred years,
and my mothers branch almost as
long. On my mothers side the past
four generations have been famous
for their culture intelligence and
charm. l am proud of my ancestry,
and 1 ask you, would I be justified in
renouncing Israel and the faith of
my fathers to satisfy my own selfish
desires for happiness?
Il guess 1 am too much of an
idealist for this age; but my idea of
marriage is complete oneness And
don't believe it can exist where a
couple are of different creeds. L
wouldn't renounce my religion and 1
wouldn't ask man TO give up his.
l have not permitted myself to care
for this man, thinking I would save
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11

both of us many heartaches; but he
still reproaches me.
Have l been fair to him and to
myself In relinquishing him because
of religion? We might have been
! happy. This is q serious problem
with many to-day. and you ought to
help those who are weighing the
question in the balance"
But, my dear girl, | can't. Don't
you see in the very nature of things
that ! can't? l am neither a Cath
olic nor Jew, and l have neither
the traditions nor the training which
count so heavily in this matter.
1t seems to me that you have not
only stated the problem, but have
answered it yourself for yourself 1t
Is absolutely as you say. an indi-
vidual matter. Everyone has known
cases of these intermarriages, which
have been happy. Everyone has
known cases which have been OBJ
viously unhappy.
1t is depends upon the persons
who contract them. People who are
capable of maintaining happy rela-
tions in marriage will maintain them
under any circumstances. Those who
are bound to disagree will find their
differing religions the handiest slap
sticks in the world.
sui, III u universe Wnefe you can
have everything: observation would
seem to prove that it is possible for
people who are intensely congenial
and devoted to each other to ignore
their differences of creed and know a
fair measure of happiness.
Disraeli's marriage to a Church of
England wife is always cited as ideal.
Nevertheless, looking at it from
an entirely detached point of view,
and without any religious bias in the
matter, one must admit that it's q
more or less dangerous experiment.
No matter how far a man or woman
may seem to get away from early
training, tradition and emotion, these
are almost sure to assert themselves
in the big crises of life. Then the
impulse is to turn to ones own
people. They will understand; they
alone will know how to comfort and
assuage.
My correspondent is wasting her
time in regret. Regardless of how
another might feel, she took the only
course open to one of her very def
mite views and emotions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11

Are Discussed
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW


IF love were all! If love were
ALL"
But, alas! in marriage as it exists
to-day love is not all. There are
economic considerations to be reck-
oned with, social considerations,
ethical ones, and the whole question
is so Clouded by the moot authority
of Church and State, by custom, SEN
timent and the circumstances of each
individual case that to lay down any
hard and fast aXioms about it would
tax the ingenuity of the traditional
Philadelphia lawyer.
Even ST. Paul, when it came to a
discussion of marriage. had to con-
feSs that revelation failed him. He
made some trenchant comments, it is
true, but he was careful to explain
that he did so on his own authority.
But l speak this by permission, and
not of commandment" he said 1T
is l speaking and not the Lord"
1t may seem a superfluous admis-
sion to state that l am neither
st. Paul nor a Philadelphia lawyer.
Yet l am constantly appealed to to
discuss this or that phase of the mar
riage question. OF the letters 1 re-
ceive. egiht out of ten touch upon
the problem of matrimony.
l do my best to hedge. I suggest
like the walrus that the time has
come to talk of many things, of shoes
and ships and sealing wax, of cab
bages and kings" And the next
batch of letters comes in and holds
me strictly to this most difficult and
complicated of all subjects.
After all, it is probably the Lost
important step that each of us takes
in the course of his existence, and
with the most far-reaching conse-
quences; so it is not surprising that
those who are contemplating it
should be ever seeking more light on
the path.
Dear Mrs. Woodrow" I am i'm
plored, do you think I could abe
happy with a girl who eats onions,
myself not caring for the aroma of
the vegetable?" and, Dear Mrs.
Woodrow, would you advise a widow
of fortune aged seventy-two, al
though all my friends say l do not
look fifty, to marry a young man of
twenty-four who is out of employ
ment. but whose devotion to me is
boundless? ?"
There are very few of us who can
resist the temptation to play oracle,
especially in affairs of the heart. Yet
when l have suggested to the onion
phobe. that he cultivate a taste for
cheese as a counter irri-
tant, and have given the obvious re-
ply to coy and timorous seventy-two.
am sure to pass sleepless night,