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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10

Mr. and Mrs. T.. II. Cloves 0
Gresham Court. entertained WednesAa'
evening In honor of Sergeant Charlie
Brooks Of crawfordsvillc. Ind. nov
with tn" aviation corps. near Rich
nond. who celebrated his twcnty-ScC
urd birthday. ], vas a very attractive
affair In every detail aud y nlr.ocr 0
guests were invited 10 meet Scrsean
BROOKS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing can
disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health. happiness and pros
perity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that
there is something in them.
To look on the sunny side OF every
thing and make your optimism come
true. .
To think only OF the best. to work
only for the best, and to expect only
the best.
To Be just as enthusiastic about
success of others as you are about
your own.
TO forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achieve
ments of the future.
To wear cheerful countenance a
all times and to have smile ready
for every living creature you meet.
To give SO much time to the i'm
proyement of yourself that you have
no time to criticise Others.
To be too large for worry. too no.
bic for anger, too strong for fear, and
too happy to permit the presence Of
trouble.
To think we'll of yourself and tc
porcelain this fact to the world-no1
in loud words. but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the world
is on your side so long as you are
true ITO the best that is in you.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
Save Babies ait Home
Unframed Women Applying for Foreign Service
" Should Take Up Cause of War Waits

little detached war work or knitting.
But why should the lady Stacker
escape when her male counterpart has
been told that he must either work
or fight? And why, in this eventtul
year of lolS-known as the chldrens
year-when we propose to salvage
one-t third of our doomed three hun
bred thousand babies, should not this
work of looking after soldiers chill
dren become nationwide?
The weighing and measuring OF
babies is of little practical beneht II,
when we get them past those trst
difficult seven years, they are allowed
to roam the streets and eat any un-
wholesomeness their pocket money
will buy.
A Great Duty Near Home.
If the dozens of girls and women
who write to me inquirlng how they
may get to France in any capacity
would only give this matter of the
war waits their serious consideration
what miracles of efficiency might be
accomplished?
Whw is it that the duty near at hand
always lacks the magic of the duty
several thousand miles away? France
lures and beckons-a beautiful ad-
venture. We see it in our dreams
sort Of promised land, where we
ride as crusaders. In vain we are.
told that every ounce of food in
France is precious; that she has her
full quota of sympathizing friends,
and unless we are trained workers
the kindest thing we can do for that
valiant country is to remain at home.
Still, they won't take mo" for
an answer; girls of sixteen or wom-
Ell of sixty, with no special training
in any direction, feel they can win
the war if they only get the chance
to stand on French soil and be SYM
pathetic.
Now if these women sympathizers
outside of New York, where this
question seems to be intelligently
dealt with, would only get together
and form some sort of an organiza-
ton for the purpose of caring for war
waits what a magnificent work could
| be accomplished.
No vague faraway adventure of
doubtful benefit to everyone con-
cerned, but something practical and
concrete, the immediate results of
which would concern ourselves. For
we shall be averting the dangers in
Cured when we permit these child
Apaches to roam the streets and be-
come accomplished students of crime
before they have finished cutting
their second teeth. Why not start
society for saving the innocents at
home, instead of furnishing material
for several new volumes OF "The In
nocents Abroad"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
s'Dreannland Adventures
By DADDY-"Jerry the Clown"

there, much less dance. The act was
going to be spoiled, after ALL"
But just then there was whirr in
the air, and above her was a flock OF
the strongest fliers among the Birds.
They were holding large circus
hoop toward her.
Catch holdp screamed General
Swallow. Peggy seized the hoop, and
the Birds swung her to the back OF
Balky Sam. There, held up by the
Birds, she rode easily and safely:
Soon she grew more confident and
rose to her feet Gradually she began
to dance. This was fun, rollicking,
Jolly fun, and Peggy danced as she
had never danced before. CHANGING
to glance out into the audience, she
caught the shining eyes of Countess
Alice and Jerry the Clown fixed upon
Iher. With them was a handsome SOL
der boy.
"Out of the ring tore Balky Sam,
and then around the whole hippo
drome track to the exit, while the
crowd shouted and shouted. The act
was over. .,4., ,
1T was the hit of the show"
brayed Circus Mike, rushing out. But
I can't understand why. You were
just having a lot OF fun--not working
at all" -. =,
That's why it was a hit. If you
and Nanny Goat and Boston Bull
would just have a jolly good time
YOUR act would always be a winner
and YOU would always be happy" de-
clared Peggy. c
well try that, brayed Circus
Mike. you've showed US some
thing" ~
Il told you would" brayed Balky
Sam.
Out of the main tent came running
Terry the Clown, Countess Alice and
the soldier boy, -
you've saved us" cried Jerry the
Clown. 81 never saw an act make
bigger hit"
i ct will always be hit if you pu,
enthusiasm and fun into it" advisee
Peggy. you'll find your animal:
ready to act after this, but you've go'
to quit being doleful Crouch
Dad has been worrying over me
| That's why he has been cross ant
cranky spoke up Soldier Bob. Blu
he knows now that I'm happy serving
NV country. and after this he will de-
his full bit keeping America cheerful
so il can back us up with smiles ant
pep. instead of discouraging US witt
tears and wailings."
And we're going to get more
, money for our act. The manage
said so. And he said jenkins woulo
/ have to let himself be butted at ever,
show-he was so comical," crie'
, Countess Alice. \
"Hee-haw! / told you I'd be you
. fairy and grant your three wishes
brayed Balky SAM, and away h.
: whisked Peggy to the top of the hill
where she presently found herself al
: alone.
/ That evening Peggy's father re
i turned earlier than he had expected
I He took Peggy to the circus. Their
she saw Jerry the Clown, Counties
Alice. Circus Mike. Nanny Goat AM
: Boston Bull. They were having tn
: iolliest kind of time in their ac'
r and the crowd roared its approval
ii Good! Goodp cried Peggy. "
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
PERSONALS

Misses Grace and Carrie Morris OF
Charlton, Ia. are the guests of Miss
Anna Cohen.
Mr.. aud Mrs. {. w. Hamilton and
Miss Marian will not return from
Atlantic City until late in the fall.
Miss Eta Pickering, general secre-
tary of the Young Women's Christian
association, returned Friday morning
from a months vacation spent at her
old home in Lancaster, o.
Mrs. +. l.. Burke will not return
from Ephraim, Wis. until the last of
September. Miss Emily Burke will
not return home, but will go direct to
Nassar college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Keogh will re-
turn Saturday morning from Cohas-
set, Mass, where they have spent the
last two months.
Mrs. Charles c. Rosewater will
spend the month of September in
Omaha. At present Mrs. Rosewater
is the guest of Major and Mrs. Scott
in Fort Crook. Miss Charlotte Rose
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

During one of the hottest days OF
the last hot spell in Washington a
woman noticed little girl select a
shady patch of the ssvement and be-
gin to eat her lunch.
The lunch consisted of a large
green pickle with two ice cream
cones, and the little girl regarded the
feast with the eye of a connoisseur.
The lady, having children OF her
own who got sick sometimes. even
on the most vigorously approved ra-
tons, tried to dissuade the reckless
young epicure from what appeared to
be sudden death. But her arguments,
like those of every reformer. were
coldly received.
The humane lady then asked if
the little girl wouldn't like to visit
her in the country and drink all the
nice milk she wanted. The young
epicure considered obviously for a
moment or two, then said Nope; l
don't think much o milk less it's
in shakes, n then l like sodas and
cones better
Did an Amount of Thinking.
SO the lady went back to her place
in the country where her carefully
supervised children awaited her and
did an amount of thinking. Here was
a waif whose father was fighting,
whose mother worked, and who ran
the streets and ate pickles and ice
cream cones meantime.
And yet, why should such condi-
tons be tolerated? The war waif
who races the streets and dimes on
pickles and doubtful ice cream to-
day, is tomorrow's citizen, soldier, or
mother of family. And how much
loyalty and good citizenship do you
think a child brings to maturity when
the state has proved to be such a
casual stepmother::
In our headlong desire to win the
war we have modified about every
thing that the country has produced
everything but the idle rich women
who salve their conscences with a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07

A TRAVELLER IN WAR TINE. BY Wins
ton Churchill. The Macmillan Company.
$125.
The author, who has recently re-
turned from abroad, here tells the
story of France and England in war
time. He has many interesting
things to say as to conditions in the
warning countries in the third year OF
the great conflict. He writes of fam
Gus battlehelds which he visited. OF
distinguished people with whom he
conversed and of the spirit and temper
of the times.
THE EMMA GEES. BY Captain Herbert
W. Mcbride. Bobbs Merrill Company
$3.50.
This is a fighting mans story-told
with the trained soldiers love of &C
curacy and lack Of sentiment. The
captain gives the details of our dis
positions at Messines Ridge; he ex-
plains the salient features Of the diff
ferent machine guns and says never
before has it been of such vital im-
portance to train the individual SOL
der so that he can carry on without
the direction of an officer"
HIGH AFFAIRS BY John Oxenham
George H. Doran Company. 50 Cents
This is a series of prose narratives
and impressions of what the author
saw on his recent visit to the battle
fields of France and Flanders, inter-
spersed with poems inspired by these
scenes.
PRACTICAL FLYING. BY Flight Com
mander W. G. McMnnies. r. N. George
H. Doran Company. $3.50.
This is an Institutional manual on
flying for the use of pupils entering
the flying services. and all others in
terested in the fascinating subject of
mechanical fight. 1t is both written
and illustrated by experienced flying
officers, who are themselves instruc-
tors. and the most recently adopted
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
Ql:,lQG7W &ook6pe5lQQ

methods of tuition arc dealt with
The theory and pl actice CT flight, tech
meal details OF the machine and its
engine, the working and explanation
of principles Of the instruments, and
all stages of flying, from elementary
aerodrome work and cross-country
flights to stunts" and advanced fly.
ing, are dealt with very fully.
A HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR. BY
Sly Arthur Conan Doyle. George H. Doras
Company. 81.
This third volume of Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle's monumental history is
the first detailed account of the Battle
of the Somme. 1t presents the heart
ening story of the first year of at
tack and advance by a mammoth
army, like our own, moulded out OF
hand.
Harriet Bradley Phi. D.. Columbia Uni
versity. Longmans, Green & Co., Agents
This volume contains chapters on
"The Price of Wool" "The Fertility
of the Common Fields" "The Disin-
tegration g fhe Open Fields" and
foreclosures for Sheep Pasture"
SOCIAL AND PRIVATE LIFE AT ROME
IN THE TIME OF PLAUTUS AND TER.
ENCE. By Georgia Williams Letting
we'll. Phi D., Columbia University. Long
mans, Green & Co.. agents.
The purpose of this study is to as
semble as far as possible the source OF
evidence on social and private life at
Rome during the first half of the Sec
ond century B. c.. and from this evil
dence to draw certain conclusions
which will give a clearer understand
ing of the habits of thought and the
feelings of the average citizen of the
time.
FROM TURKISH TOLLS. BY Mrs Esther
Mugerditchisn. George H. Doran Co.
10 cents.
The narrative of an Armenian fani.
Tvs escape,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
Better Than Rsveille.

A silent alarm wrist watch has been de-
signed with the object In view Of waking a
person without annoying the neighbors.
A current-heated wire about the wrist Is
supposed to scorch the sleeper sufficiently to
make him open the switch, and he usually
does so without wasting time in dreamland.
The necessary current is supplied by a
miniature battery, also worn on the wrist,
and small switch lever Is inserted in a
space beneath the watch crystal opposite the
predetermined hour. When the hour hand
has reached the proper point it closes the
switch and scorches the victim prone to
| over-sleeping.
This wrist watch will prove Invaluable
at the battle front which demands heroic
remedies for sleepiness.-Popular Science.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07

A pompous old gentleman, upon reaching
home IN the afternoon, found the street
blockaded and a heap of earth piled against
his doorstep. Observing a workman welding
his shovel in a nearby ditch, he accosted q
passing policeman and complained that the
laborer was trespassing upon private prop
erty.
what do yez mean byNthrowing dirt or
tn gentleman's steps?" demanded the of
ficer.
There's no other place { throw 1T. re-
piled the workman, indifferently.
well, thin. in that case, yeg had better
dig another hole an throw it in there"-
Pittsburgh Telegraph.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07

II ALKY SAM was making as
Is much of an uproar as a raging
- lion, and Peggy could see cir
Gus employees arming themselves with
clubs and running toward him. She
lodged his heels and jumped to his
head.
"Stop! she cried. you're ruin
ing the act! But Balky Sam only
kicked and tore around the harder,
Then Peggy had a bright idea.
''Haltp she screamed. Attention!
Remember you're an army muller
Instantly BalkyN Sam stopped his
frenzied gyrations and stood tremb-
ling and shivering before her.
That's like a soldier" cried Peg
gy. Now, tell us what the matter"
"My backp brayed Balky Sam.
"It's on FIRE! Something's eating into
itw
Billy Belgium leaped to Balky
Sans side, and in an instant had
loosened the belt he wore. There Oh
the inner side, digging into him, wa:
mass of sand-burrs, They hat
cruelty tortured Balky Sam. Nc
wonder he threatened to run away.
The crowd thought that this was
part of the act, and roared with
laughter.
Jenkins, the ringmaster turned
quickly away as he saw his plot fail
and pretended to be looking at some
thing at the far end of the arena.
Billy Belgium stepped behind Jen
| kins and stuck the bunch of sand
burrs on his coat tails. Then he hel'
up a tin sign on which was rampan
goat. Billy Goat saw the sign ant
went for it. Bang! He hit the sigl
and Jenkins at the same time. Ih'
blow knocked the ringmaster sprawl
ing and drove. the sand-burrs int
him. He let out yell of pain. Bang
Billy Goat charged again, and Their
was the sound OF breaking glass. I
bottle in Jenkins coat tail pocket ha
gone smash.
The crowd roared and roared an
/ TOdtCQ dS jShhilS Sot W iiis 49, 49,
limped away, picking pieces o
broken bottle from his pocket an
sand-burrs from his back.
| From that minute the act went wit
whirl Balky Sam forgot his sor
back and put whole lot of pep an
sparkle into his work, and Billy Goa
and Johnny Bull were right with hin
They played ball, gave a soldier drill
charged on the Huns. and did LOT c
things that kept the crowd laughing
Billy Belgium made the jolliesh kin
OF clown. and Peggy entered mel
rily into the fun.
/ "Hee-haw! That amt acting
| that's play" brayed Circus Mike froI
the side lines, where he and Bosto
Bull and Nanny Goat were laughin
as hard as any one.
I But now came Peggy's hardest me
ment. Balky Sam began tearin
around the ring, and she was sur
posed to dance on his back. He
heart sank. She could never get u
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
Gypsy Maiden Dances So
She Nav Get an Education

A gypsy maiden in a red ruff1ed
skirt on a snow-white burro named
Hermes has been interesting Madi-
son, Wis. Her own name is lamar,
and she is riding through the state
with tambourine and castanets-all
to get college education. During
her first three years at the Univer-
sity of Chicago she specialized in
Latin and Greek, but it became neces-
sary for her to earn more funds be-
fore she could go on to her degree.
So she is dancing and telling for
tunes this summer. and she hopes in
year or two to enter the School of
Medicine at the University of Wis
consin. She has written several ma
gazine articles. Tamar's mother was
the daughter of Spanish professor
who acted as interpreter at the Mex
lean court in the days of Macmillan.
Her father died while she was in
Egypt with him, and since then she
has had to take care of herself Il
am travelling alone because | enjoy
it," she explains.-New York Post.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
SOCIETY.
ROUND a aower-laden lunch

A ROUND a Aower-laden lunch
II con table alumnae OF Dana
~ Hall, Wellesley, Mass, organ
ICED a college club at the Blackstone,
THURSDAY, Mrs. ]. Z. Davidson was
elected president and Miss Resina,
Connell, secretary and treasurer OF
the association and plans for the iu'
ture we're discussed. Once a month
the members will have'a little alter
noon tea together at the different
homes and at Christmas time wheh
the Dana Hall girls are at home, an
other luncheon will be given in their
honor and also one during the vaca-
ton months. Twenty-one member;
are now enrolled in the circle and
they will keep alive the spirit OF their
Alma Mater even though many miles
stretch between this hall OF learning
and their western homes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
Dinner and Theater Party.

Dinner and Theater Party.
A bridal dinner, followed by the
after the party at the Orpheum, was
given Friday evening at Omaha cluD
bv Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Reed n honor
OF their daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Reed, and her france, 1t; Isaac Car
penter, jr. The dinner will follow the
wedding rehearsal which took place
late this afternoon at Trinity ca
thcdral. A mound of brides roses
will decorate the table and the guests
will include Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Daugherty, Misses Gertrude Metz,
Regina Council, Peggy Reed, Erna
Reed and Josephine Congdon; Its
Charles Powell. Nelson Ramsay
Keller and Cadet George Peacock.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
ks|sS,!gqBsS

Civilian relief department has made
an appeal for clothing for boy of Is
and q larger assortment for a family
OF six children.
The knitting department of Oma-
ha chapter is now established in its
new quarters in the Keeline build
ing, Seventeenth and Harvey streets,
where yarn will be given out and I'm
ished garments received.
Turner Park auxiliary will not re
sumo work until further notice.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07

Taps,
Slow and beautiful,
Sounding family through distant
corridors,
Nearer, now, the last long note
Directly over my cot
Echoes, trembling, vibrating
Against the stone walls of the dis
tant drill shed.
The lights 60 out
With low cursings from late
man
Making his bed up in the dark.
Bantering, noisy cries,
Get under, Macp
Or, THAT will keep, won't it"
Someone singing,
shes the lass for me.
She is, yes she is, she's the lass for
mew
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
CHAPTER vi.
The Rinrmaster ia Punished,

peggy. Billy Belgium. Balky Sam. Billy
Goat and Johnny Bull take the place OF n
circus act SO that the clown can Walt his
soldier son. who is departing for France.
A rascally ringmaster tries to spoil the act
by in1uring Baiky SAM
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
For School Set.

For School Set.
Miss Peggy Reed was hostess at a
very pretty luncheon at the Country
club Friday, when the honor guests
were: Miss Esther Jeralds and Miss
Elizabeth Gilman, the guests OF
Misses Mary and Margaret Wattles.
The late garden flowers formed all at
tractiyc centerpiece and covers were
laid for 10 of the school set.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07

Among those who are taking a
special course in agriculture at the
Ontario Agricultural college are more
than twenty-five sisters from the var
ious Catholic converts in Western
Ontario
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
cNsEGAxSseH

knew you'd win if you'd only try in
the right spirit" And her father Won
dered what she was talking about.
(Next week Peggy will venture into the
realm Of old King Crow, where she will help
Brownie Owl fight his war;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07

water has gone east and will visit
classmate in Pittsburgh and Miss
Dorothy AFTER of Omaha at Cape Cod
for a short while before the opening
OF Wellesley college, where she at
tends school.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07

Conducted by Ella Freshman
when the Lights Go Out

Laughter, the ranle of a mess kit.
And then tired bodies relaxing
With heavy breathing.
Exhaustion after ten miles OF
cross-country, .
The slow pacing of the guard, .
And the sound of doors closing in.
distant rooms. .
But always over all,
Over all, .
The thought of you
Lighting the candles in our room
And the bright reflection that the.
stars make
In your lonely eyes ..
As you lean across the window sill.
To gaze upon the starlit SUBMITS
of the distant mountains. =.
Harold Cook in The Forum. .
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
Club Notes
Church Society Elects.

Church Society Elects.
Mrs. ]. L. Corbaley was elected
president of the Benson Methodist
Ladies' Aid society "Wednesday. Mrs.
G. w. Roth, who had been president
for the three years past, will act as
FIRST vice president. The other new
officers are Mrs. w. H. Justin, treas
urer and Mrs. ]. w. Thompson as Sec
retary. Plans were made to substi-
tute Red Gross work for regular
meetings this year.