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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-09-01
FIRST GIRL YoEMAN
ExT0LS NAVY
Proud of Her Uniform and Her Work
and Speaks In High Praise Of the
Morals and Character Of Uncle
Sans BIuejackets.

The following article comes from
the pen of Miss Madeline McLaugh-
lin, frst-class yeoman in the San
Diego naval recruiting station. Miss
Mclaughlin is said to be the first
Catholic girl to join the navy and a
recent magazine article described her
as Uncle Sans most beautiful naval
niece. She is a member of st. Jo-
seph's parish and is girl of accom-
plishments and education. AS news
paper girl she has written many inter-
esting articles that have revealed un-
usual discernment for young girl
who is still in her teens.
| When you read the headline of this
please do not think l am trying to be
noticed or that am one of the type
to be disliked for breaking into pub
licity." am simply acting upon the
suggestion of the editor of The South
ern Cross, who asked me for an ar
ticle, because they tell me am about
the first Catholic girl to wear the uni
form of a first-class petty officer on
Uncle Sans sea forces. Of course,
the "sea" part Of my service will be
recognized as passing pleasantly, for
they do not take girl yeomen to sea.
/ We are just enlisted to help on land,
in Offices and where we may be useful.
[ Ever since attended convent school
back home in. New York, I used to
envy big. boys who had chance to
go out in the world and do things.
Not tomboy, please, but healthy
little girl who loved her country and
wished she were something more than
a mere girl. You can imagine, then,
how immensely proud l was when I
became a real part of Uncle Sans
fighting force-even though it was
only in passive state of activity!
Don't laugh at me when l tell you
about the times l went out in my new
uniform, and how wished folks would
only know l was really and truly a
! sailor-or almost one! I haven't got
over that pride yet, and don't want
to get over it, either. love my uni
form better than love the best party
dress I ever wore. l feel useful in it,
none the less because am a girl at
heart in other ways.
i But you want to know about the
navy and its Catholics, and don't care
anything about the girl who tells you
about it all.
\ It is very easy to tell you that the
American sailor is one of the cleanest,
most wholesome men in any walk of
life. l have found this out, and since
: left the convent have earned my
} own living enough to be something Of
an observer. Let 1t be known, Cath
Ollie mothers, sisters. wives and-yes,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-09-01
CARDINAL GIBBONS PUTS BEL
GUM FIRST.
Sees Pope's Appeal as Giving Ne,
Impulse to Civil Liberty.

; New York, Aug. 27.-Cardinal Glib
bons of Baltimore today gave out the
following statement commenting on
the pope's appeal:
Though it must be evident to every
thinking man that no peace can be
possible after war as great and ter
rible as the present one, without a
spirit of Cancellation and of mutual
willingness to make concessions and
combinations, still think it must be
held that rule applies only to matters
of detail and of secondary Importance.
1 do not believe that anybody will be
disposed to consider the rights of Bel
GUM as a question Of that kind and
not rather as one of the first import
ance, entering into the very heart and
essence of the whole conflict, wherein,
in order to satisfy the conscience Of
humanity, every claim of justice must
be fully met and satisfied.
Further, the clear statement of the
cardinal secretary of state that the
form of government is to be left to the
free choice of every people, marks the
very cornerstone Of civil liberty, and
it is my impression that that strong
confirmation of the holy. see Of the old
American principle will give new
impulse to civil liberty, the whole wide
world over.
(Signed) James Cardinal Gibbons"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-09-01

Neutrality-suspicious. man in the navy is
something better and nothing worse
because he is there.
The American navy man is healthy.
He is chiyalrous. He is honest. He
is trained to be exemplified in the fin
est attributes of sterling manhood.
And l sincerely believe your United
States navy man--be he of highest
rank or lowliest grade-knows the re-
spect due to womanhood as he re-
spects his sister, loves his mother and
reveres their sex.
My own experience in the service has
revealed traits of fine manhood and
respect to my sex that will never be
effaced. Its officers are disciplinary
and firm, yet respectful to my sex,
and the last Joined recruit is equally
the gentleman in his own cruder way.
The experience leaves me to love the
American sailor as a fine exemplary
type of American man. If had dozen
brothers l would like every one of
them to be as the men of the navy
whom have met in line of duty. And
l would tell my own mother that l
would like to see brother of mine in
the naval service.
The Southern Cross has said more
than SO per cent of the men in the
navy are Catholics. l have no way of
knowing exactly, but this would seem
to be fair proportion. Possibly it is
under the real figures. OF course,
some of the boys have drifted away
from the Mother Church-more is the
pity for them. But there are hun
dreds-yes, thousands-of fine boys in
the navy who are good, practical Cath
olics, and l do know of many, many
good Catholic boys in the service who
are as loyal to their Church as they
are to their flag and country.
If there is one thing that an en-
listed manor woman-in the navy
resents it is the look of feeling of
compassion that outsiders show. When
went in some of my friends seemed
to think l had done something dread
ful-not quite disgraceful, you know,
but something that made me differ
ent." And that is the way they feel
about the boys that join. Take the
young fellow who works in a store or
office. His fellows continue to wear
white collars and stick at "15 per-"
while the more adventurous and loyal
young man goes forth to get, from the
very start, more actual value from the
navy in wages and allowances than
the dude boys he leaves behind to pity
him. And when that young man stays
in for awhile, he is getting equal,
sometimes, to what his own boss used
to get, when all the advantages are
figured out. Take my own case-I
figure 1 am getting what is equal to
at least 500 a month Other ranks
among the men are the same in pro-
portion. Go and inquire at the recruit
ing Office if you doubt it.
Now, let me be brief and say some
thing to Catholic mothers and sisters
and others. If that boy wants to go
into the navy, let him go. 1t may be
the best thing in the world that could
happen to him. AS one of your own
sex, let me say this is the truth. He
will be more of man, no less a good
Catholic, and greatly an improvement
upon his former self if he does his bit
in serving his country in Uncle Sans
navy.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-09-01
furious and brutal power of the I'M

furious and brutal power of the I'M
perlal German government ought to be
repaired, but not at the expense of the
sovereignty of any people-rather a
yfndication of the sovereignty both of
those that are weak and of those that
are strong. Punitive damages, the dis
memberment of empires, the estab.
lishment of selfish and exclusive eco
nomic leagues we deem inexpedient
and in the end worse than futile, no
proper basis for a peace of any kind,
least of all for an enduring peace.
That must be based upon justice and
fairness and the common rights of
mankind
1--WE cannot take the word of the
present rulers of Germany as guar
antee of anything that is to endure,
unless explicitly supported by such
conclusive evidence of the will and
purpose of the German people them
selves as the other peoples of the
world would be justified in accepting.
Without such guarantees treaties of
settlement, agreements for disarma.
ment, covenants to set up arbitration
in the place of force, territorial ad-
justments, reconstitutions of small ma
tions, if made with the German gov
eminent, no man, no nation could now
depend on. We must await some new
evidence of the purposes of the great
peoples of the Central Powers. God
grant it may be given soon and in a
way to restore the confidence of all
peoples everywhere in the faith of ma
tons and the possibility of a cove
nanted peace.
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State of the United
States of America"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-09-01
lions into war. That is not true of
Italy or of France.

/ lions into war; That is not true of
Italy or of France.
AS regards Germany, it had before
the war broke out, a Lodge Goethe"
carrying on it's business in the Ger
man language in Paris.
AS international" has now been
held and has established "lui meme
terms on which peace is to be ar
ranged and kept forever in mason
organized Europe.
1t gives Alsace and Lorraine back
to France; it gives Poland liberty and
independence; it makes Bohemia, too,
an independent state-and for the
rest, Belgium, Armenia, Palestine and
Syria, Montenegro, Serbia, Trent and
Trieste, the Adriatic, the various ma
tionalities now subject to the Haps-
burg monarchy are to determine by a
plebiscite to whom they will belong.
And freemasonry will prance through
Europe thus reorganized waving it's
| flag, white flag spotted with golden
stars and an orange-colored sun. For
are not the Papal colors gold and
white?
And the Italian papers are asking
in chorus, What about Italy?" What
of her unredeemed peoples; of the
safety of her frontiers on the Alps
and the Adriatic? What of her flu
ture position in the world? For, be-
sides the impulse which urged the
Italian people in this struggle, Italy
is also fighting for those specific OBJ,
jects. And what, above all were Ma
than and Ferrari doing at the mason,
ic congress which forgot Italy-Na.
than in the uniform of an officer of
the Italian army, service in which is
incompatible with membership of the
secret society, and the Regulations of
which society forbid any officer in
uniform taking part in such gather.
ing? One paper sarcastically asks
Nathan to bring himself and his
white flag onto the Carso, and see
what happens to him there. Free
masonry has some success in spread.
ing secretly lying insinuations against
the Church, but when it comes out
into the open, when true patriots and
honest men are given the opportunity
of studying it's propaganda and look.
ing into the history of it's leaders,
such as M. Labey, who presided over
the Paris gathering-then it fails. In
France particularly there has been OF
late a good deal of financial, journal
istic and international activity which
has put good Frenchmen on their
guard. A fine French Catholic, sena
tor, M. Lamarzele, warned the French
government the other day. Let Ma
than's latest "gaffe" warn Italians
For they do not want their country
sold just that freemasons may attack
the Church.
Ettore Ferrari has come back from
Paris and tries to explain away the
untoward event. The Italian press is
not convinced. what the congress
has shown" it says, "is that Italian
freemasons are freemasons first and
Italians afterwards if they have the
time and patriotic Italians had bet
ter beware of this international" or
ganization.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
LADIES! SECRET TO
 DARKEN GRAY HAIR Bring back color, sloss and youthfuls ness with 0randma's recipe Of
 Sage and Sulphur.

Common garden sage brewed into Q heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol added. will turn gray, Btreaked ana faded hair beautifully dark and luzur- iant. Mixing the Sage Tea and bui- phur recipe at home, though, 10 trQuy bIesome. An easier way is to got the ready use preparation improved by the addition of other ingredients, cost ing about 50 cents large bottle, at drug stores, known as "Wyeth's sage and Sulphur Compound" thus avoid7, ing a lot of muss.
 While gray, faded hair is not sinful. we all desire to retain our youthful appearance and attractiyenesa' By darkening your hair with Wyeth'5 Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one can tell, because it does 1t so naturally, SO evenly. You just dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair. taking one gnau strand at a time; by morning all gray hairs have disappeared. After another duplication or two your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft and luxe urfant and you appear years younger. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is a delightful toilet requigibe. le % not intended for the cure, mitigation or prevention of disease.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
PRESIDENT MAcLAUREN's.
Head of Massachusetts Tech. Tets of
 Millions Invested in Education.

The principal speaker at the ban quet was Richard Cockburn Maclau ren. president of Massachusetts Iasti- ute of Technology. In introdIci President Maclauren, Westminster Sel- den paid an eloquent tribute to the work this world famous educator has and is doing. As he arose from his seat President Maclauren was greeted with a thunderous burst of applause.
 President Wilson is perhaps too fla cile writer to be always fortunate in his phraseo1ogy. At the outbreak of the war in his famous proclamation of neutrality, he told us to be neutral be- cause the war was no affair of ours and was something in the issue of which we had no concern: More re- gently when he turned his attention to the ending of the war, he recog- nized the error of his earlier state ment and gave as his reason for in which deeply concerned this nation. Of course it concerns us deeply, far more deeply indeed than anything else that has happened or is likely to happen in our day and generation. However much we may keep out of entangling alliances we can not escape from the net of international trade. We must be affected and vitally affected by revolutions in social and industrial conditions that change the face of a large part of the world. So it comes about that by far our greatest prob lem today is to forecast the future as
 
 pare for it adequately. Every think ing person sees that there is going to be a tremendous international con f1ict after the war, and every thinking American must recognize that the ad- vantages of the conflict are far from being all on our side. Indeed, there is much to be said in favor of the vieW that on the whole the advantages are against us. We are experiencing a period of prosperity that is so intense as to be almost feverish. Prosperity is certainly not g. bad thing in itself, but it has evil consequences, especially when 1t is not merited. and the pros perity of America today is not due to any merit of ours but to circumstanc over which we have little or no con tro1. Unfortunately for us this pros perity encourages rather than checks our national habit of extravagance and wastefulness and this will be enormously against us in the stren- uous times ahead. We shall have to compete in industry with peoples that have gone through very different ex- perience, the stern but effective dis ciplfne of hardship which has already produced 1p EaTope more changes in
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
CITY COURT MATTERS.
Many Cases Disposed of By Judge
 John Fl. Barnes.

At a session of the city court Mon day morning. Judge John H. Barnes disposed of many cases. There were four men fined for intoxication. four for fighting, six for failing to pay their personal tax and three for calling a policeman names. Ida King, prorrie- tor of a rooming house on Franklin Square was fined $15 and costs for keeping disorderly house and the six frequenters were discharged.
 William Dresser was fined for vio- lating the liquor law. MT. Dresser was chairman of the dance given by the German societies in the FroehlichlSelt hall Friday night. The case of the state vs. Benjamin Levine was called up and Levine who was accused of failing to support his family was dis charged.
 At a session of the city court the latter part of last week, Judge Barnes fined w. J. Farrell $100 and costs for violating liquor laws. MT. Farrell paid the sum of s125.13. James Kilkenny employed by D. J. Morrisey was fined $50 for violating the liquor. law and the cases against H. B. Davenport and Eugene McCarty were continued until January 27.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23

winsted, president of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. MT. Jonos spoke in part as follows:
 It gives me pleasure to be here this evening and present the congratula- tions and felicitations of the Connecti- cut Chamber of Commerce and greet ings of the Chamber of Commerce Of the United States.
 The Connecticut Chamber of Com- merce congratulates you upon the good work yeai are doing and wishes you joy and success in the work of the future. Besides this, 1 wish to ex- press my personal pleasure at being invited to be present and meet the business men of Norwich. > The state chamber appreciates not only the good work you are doing but the expressions of loyalty and good wishes it receives from your associa- tions.
 What State Chamber is Doing.
 Naturally I should like to tell you something about the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, but this is no place to talk shop. Last week at tended a banquet where the toast master arose and said: Ladies and gentlemen, am not going to bore you with speech; we have brought man all the way from New York to do
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23

that.'' I feel. however. that as you are so interested in the state work and your president is the honored vice president of the state chamber, that 1t not tell you a little regarding the work we are doing just at the present time.
 One committee of IT able men, rep resenting 10 lines of business and ' public utilities and the stats grange, have been studying the subject of tax afion and state finance for six months. They have raised and expended from three to five thousand dollars in re- search work. They ahve obtained the fundamental facts and figures for an intelligent recommendation regarding t-e subject of state taxation.
 A committee of three leading edu- cators, three military and three busi- ness men have been studying the sub- ject of physical training in the public schools and compulsory military train ing for all youth between the age of -S and IS.
 A third committee is studying the last year spent $17,000 for the protec- ton of the wild birds; through the cattle committee $25,000 for the protec- tion of it's cattle, and through the state ?,oard of health $24, GOO for the protec- tion of it's people. Lives worth some $S,000,000, figured at the estimate of $1.700 each, died from preventable diseases last year that would not have
 
 bette rhealth regulations are in force.
 All these committees will report to a meeting of the state directors to be held in Hartford tomorrow. Besides self like a sleeping giant and hopes that it may be able in the near future to attempt a larger. broader work than it has ever done in the past.
 The business men of the United States have had no national organiza- ton until the formation of the United States Chamber of Commerce four years ago.
 Vision and Ability.
 The success of the Eastern Connec- very largely on the vision and ability of you men who are here tonight. Free academies, the same as you have in Norwich, successful colleges for women and million dollar piers, the same as you have in New London, do not spring up out of the ground or rise to the surface of the water until after there has been a mental picture form ed in the gray matter of some mans brain.
 We have all read of the French peasant who bought IS cents worth of canvass-stretched it on a crude frame which he made himself applied paints of different colors, the whole thing probably costing him less than 25 cents, and he had the famous Angelus for which John Wanamaker paid over 5000 900. That was his product. What is yours? I will tell you. The product of the Norwich chamber is Norwich. The product of the Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce is New London and Norwich and Willi- mantle and Putnam and Danielson and Webster.
 It is a great thing to be able to make two dollars grow where one grew before. but it is an infinitely greater thing to be able to assist in the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
PERSONALS

Mrs. I. c. Holmes of Boston is visit ing her former home on Oneco street this week.
 Norris Ryiey of Norwich has re- turned, after spending the week end at his home in Mystic.
 Mrs. David Pierce of Quaker Hill, who has been patient at New London hospital. has returned home.
 Rev. T. M. Crowley, DID,. pastor of St. Mary's Star of the Sea church, New London. will leave "Wednesday for a trip to Jamaica for a brief va cation. In his absence Rev. Charles Biglin, formerly of New London, will assist the priests at St. Mary's. F'a- ther Biglin has been engaged in mis- sionary work in British Columbia.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
Increase Capital Stock.

The following concerns have in creased their capital stock:
 Mystic Woolen Co.,, Stonington, s110,oe to $220,000; HOO shares par $100.
 Palmer Bros, Inc, New London. $500,o00 to $2,50O,O0o; par $100.
 Joseph Hall & Son, Inc, of Norwich, 1,250 shares subscribed for, on which have been paid. President and treas urer, Joseph Hall 1,024 shares; vice presirent, Raymond L.. Hall. 1 share; secretary, Joseph H. Hall, .225 shares.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23

a community.
 My object in coming to Norwich this evening was not for the purpose of meeting you men and enjoying this banquet, much as that pleasure is. came to Norwich in the hopes that might help you get little clearer vision Of the possibilities of the fu- ture and becoming perhaps a little more inspired with the work of the Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Com merce. For I know that if you catch the vision and feel the inspiration it will lead to results that will be very beneficial not only to the five towns represented here tonight but to the entire state of Connecticut.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
NOTED SPEAKERS AT BANQUET

Richard Cockbun MacLamen of Massachusetts Tech Heard by Business Men of Eastern Connecticut Annual Ban quet Monday Evenng-Edward P. Jones, President of State Chamber Joseph T. Cruttenden and Captain F. C. Billiard Also SpeaLers' List-Welcome Extended by Mayor Allyn L. Brown and President C. V. James of Local Chamber.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
Close Watch For Undersea Boat.

No surmises as to the probable date of the arrival of a German submersible were forthcoming at the offices of the Eastern Forwarding Co. at the state steamship terminal in New London Monday. According to officials there one guess is as good as another, News paper and camera men from New York and elsewhere are there and are main taining a. close watch for the com
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
no of tbe undersea. freiEhter.

ing of the undersea freighter.
 According to a dispatch from New York passengers arriving there Sat urday from Germany on the Bargens- ford said that two merchant supLnA- London trade and would leave Bremen together on Jan. 24 They are named the Koeniksberg and the Hamburg. A third one nearing completion ts to Do called the Bremerhavens it was said.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23

Another Check for Firenhen's Fund. In appreciation for the excellent Ber- vice rendered by the hremen at hi4 home on Broadway Jan. 3, s. B. MeeeH stanton to be deposited to the account of the firemen's fund.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
Rabbi Rossnbera spoke.

Rabbi Joseph Rosenberg was one of the speakers at the mass meeting held Sunday night in the west Side Syn agogue under the auspices of the Young Mems Hebrew Association.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
The United Workers

The Annual Meeting of the United Workers of Norwich win be held in the pariors of Broadway Church Tues day Even1ng, Jan. 2sd. at 7.so. The only incorporatOr of the organization now living will give some reminis- cences. A collection wilI Dc talren rho public are earnestly urged to bs prsa- ent and learn of the work or the 1o- etsty. iahapa
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
Incidents In Society

Russell welles spent the weekend in Winchendon, Mass.
 Miss Alice Mckinney of Merlden ia the guest of Mrs. Dwight H. Hensh'
 Mir. and Mrs. William Russell Baird have been spending a few days ius Stamford and New York.
 Miss Annie Ruggles has returned from a stay of several weeks at Pride's Crossing, Mass, and i< New York.