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how SINGING HELPS
BY Il. ADDINGTON BRUCE.
Copyright, 1851

| Choral singing is being cultivated in
the American Army as an invaluable aid
in increasing military solidarity and en-
thusiasm, and in keeping the soldiers in
good spirits. 1t will do this. and it will
do much more.
! In fact, singing is helpful in so many
ways that its propagation among civil
| ians no less than among soldiers is a
| thing greatly to be desired.
| The tendency on this side of the Allan
| tic has always been to let few people
do the singing for the many. The many
should themselves be eager and able at
all times to join in patriotic, beautiful
and melodious choruses.
! Physical. as well as mental and spirit
ual benefits flow from singing. AS T. c.
tODonnell. writing in Good Health"
pointed out some time ago:
The singing habit can be made to
! solve some of our problems of breath
ing.
Few of us get enough air into our
lungs during the day. We become alb
sorbed in our work. and after We have
spent hours. probably in a cramped posi-
ton and in thin, shallow breathing, our
lungs cry out for air.
But breathing exercises weary US be-
cause OF their monotony- Singing is the
perfect substitute for breathing exer-
cises-rather, singing is the perfect
breathing exercise
A stanza or two from America or
from any of your favorite ballads, sung
whenever opportunity and time permit,
Will bring oxygen into your lungs.
and breast. and if carried gu. regularly
will add much to your health-and also
to your mental happiness"
Our singing regiments should truly in
spire US to form civic singing organiza-
tfons everywhere. Song should become
a universal and lasting fact in the life
Of American cities, towns and villages.
It viii not bring frivolity into the life
of the nation On the opposite, it will
assist to keener public consciousness of
tho deeper realities in human existence.
It will increase the joy Of Irving 1t
Will help weld the individuals of a com
munity into a more efficient social unit.
And by its good effects on body and
mind, it likewise will increase their in
dividuaI efficiency.
Just as the singing soldier is sure to
fight better for his singing, so through
singing the doctor, the lawyer, the
teacher. the business man, the house
wife, men and women of all callinGs
will find themselves more appreciatiVe
of their responsibilities and better able
10 perform their daily tasks.
When the men who are now teaching
the soldiers to sing finish their work
for the Army, positions ought to be
created for them as teachers of COM
munity singing and leaders of com
nmity choral clubs Communities that
thus employ them will be making an ex-
celIent investment
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War as a Leveler.
From the Detruit FRYE Press.

FTDm the DetEo1t FEpe PrSN.
With parents, limousine, chauffeur. q
new recruit arrived at the training
camp. was registered and assigned
quarters. The chauffeur caught up the
luggage. The officer held up re-
straing hand. "Mr. So-and-So is now
IN the United States service; he will at
tend to his own luggage and find his
own Quartsxs.~ And thus with no
mora aid or ceremony than q brick
layer would have received, the son of a
man who could have bought the camp
and an M aDpurtsuances entered the
American Army. Not wealth, but what
a man proves himself to be, places him
as a soldier. Men start on the same
level save when they have had special
training.
The work of the war in breaking
down class distinctions and occasioninS
the mingling of classes on more demo-
cratic terms has often been noted
abroad. The English assistant has
leaned that Tommy Atkins possesses
those virtues of honor. koyalty. cour-
aga, ch4SaAry supposed to be instructive
through heredity in those of long and
well bred descent The great wind of
the revolution blow a good deal of
fiunkeyism out of France; the war is
removing its vestiges.
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,TCLI4E.

ing that it takes a stern character to
resist the temptation.
The fact that I wanted TO bring out
was the repetition OF materials this
season, and how easy it is to make new
gowns out of old fabrics.
There is 80 much lace that we may
be dressed in it every day from 4
o'clock on. The chantiIly shawl has
come back into fashion, and it is an
easy prophecy that every woman who
owns one will be trying to sell 1t before
this month has turned into April.
All the coIored wooiens. serge, jersey,
Cheruit twill, gabardine. satin. chiffon
and tuile are just where they were last
year.
One of the good French houses brings
back that watered silk, and a novelty
is in the use of the brilliant Pun nian
ribbons used as a border for tunics and
put at the end Of the enveioping Japa-
nese sashes that go with almost every
gown one sees.
The American woman has revived her
interest in coat suits She went on a
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BOYS CLUBS.
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright, 19ls.)

Privilege is ugly anywhere, but among
children it is bitter.
The one realm that ought TO be cleaned
from the wretched injustice Of autocracy
is childhood.
From leafiet issued by the Boys Club
Federation | learn that the boys in most
communities may be classified as fol-
lows:
l. Special privileged boys, having
everything that money and influence
can provide-the boy with the silver
spoon in his mouth per cent of the
total number of boys.
. Privileged boys. privileged above
the average. with advantages of higher
education and good environment, haN-
ing well-to-do parents-3o per cent
g. Ender-privileged boys with un-
favorable environment and limited ed
ucation. also laborins under prejudics
of religion and race-66 per cent.
That is to say. 4 per cent of the boys
have a good chance, 80 per cent have
chance and 90 per cent, or two-thirds.
have no chance at all.
An intelligent government would A.
dress itself seriously to the boy prob
lem. BOYS are the stun men are MADE
Of They are the fountain head from
which the human stream continually
pours to fill up the measure of our
manhood.
They ought to be trained in patriot
ism. efficiency and right living.
We have plenty of organizations 50
to train them. more clubs and societies
and lea CUES and things than you can
count. =
In fact, the field secretary of the Fed
eral Council of Churches says:
THE field of teen age boys work is
in grave danger of being hindered by
the great number of ORGANIZATIONS
linz for Low md dom nr m
the boy.
But the trouble is that most. if not
all, of these organizations are for the
privileged and special privileged boys
that is for the one-third and not for
the under-privileged or the two-thirds.
These under-privileged boys. the
larger portion of our coming democ-
racy, are handicapped unfairly. are
of their high fees, restrictive standards
of conduct or social standing and class
distinctions.
The Boys Club Federation champions
this handicapped two-thirds 1t goes
to the crowded and neglected parts OF
cities. Its dues are small usually Or
10 cents a month. and when ii moves
to larger and finer quarters the dues do
The Boys Club aims to develop its
members physically. mentally and
morally. 1t provides a gymnasium.
which is boy heaven. 1t takes the boys
to camp in summer. 1t teaches all
sorts of things. as carpentry, cleo
tricity, drawing. metal work, music.
printing. wood carving and so on
1t promotes thrift, trains in self
government and fosters literary, dra-
matte and science clubs.
Altogether the Boys Club Federation
is trying to get the privileges OF Amer
lea down to the unprivileged. to heal
the hurt of social inequity and to bring
opportunity unto this last
1t ought to be encouraged and sup
ported.
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one-piece frock debauch year ago
and is slowly recovering from it.
Mind you, this style of costume is in
exceedingly high favor. France turns
out an astonishing number of gowns
that are delectable, yet the suit is
shown more consideration than has
been accorded it for two years. In
America it will be more worn than in
France.
The tailors should have enough to do
this spring to keep them from financial
trouble On every side smart women
and others who are engaged in all kinds
of Office and open-air relief work insist
that they need today a slim coat and
skirt of wool. They know they can be
patriotic enough to keep within the
four-and "a -ha1f-yard measurement, as
the new silhouette does not demand
more.
They are eagerly accepting the fash
ion for a checked skirt and a plain
coat. for a satin zouave jacket and
wooden skirt or the other way around.
A vast number are demanding suits
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lace or four yards of jet gaIIoon as d
foundation stone.
This is not fiction, nor is 1t untruth.
1t IS a fact proved by thousands of let
tiers that come to fashion writer's from
women all over the country who desire
to make the best of their appearance.
Well. all those women Will have their
chance this spring. They viii be able
to do that entirely delightful thing.
which is to rest their private inclina-
ton on patriotism. There is nothing in
the world that human nature likes so
much as to have a ma gnificent excuse
for its own foibles
The shops over this continent should
find joy in the fact that the French
gowns are not built of uncommon and
difficult fabrics. What was on the shelf
last spring can be brought out this
spring and sold to the most fastidious
customer. The dressmakers are not in
such good luck. and therefore not in
such high feather.
The casual observer, looking over the
French display. may say that gowns
have changed so little that women need
not put their hands in their purses,
But the dresSmakers and the report
ers know that is is not so. Paris has
changed everything sufficiently to lure
women into renewing their wardrobes.
The shops should reap an abundant
harvest from this move in Paris. The
minor dressmakers should make a great
deal of money. AS to the exceedingly
high-priced dressm who
begin at $3.50 for gown-they are still
nervous.
No wonder Even the rich are cur
failing their expenses in most drastic
manner. The middle classes are buying
as well as ever, and what is known as
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HE new French fashions give US
pause. They have a sudden and
peculiar interest for US that we
q did not expect.
There * a Grecian revival Of impor-
4succ. There is the revival of the fash
t,- which was once made so common
mace i'm TINS country that il became a
nike: The long. straight. corslet frocil
- tic knees. with the pleated lounce
loaded by wide sash tied in the back.
There are Chinese clothes galore.
Chinese embroideries. sleeves. tassels.
-zlloons and tunics flicker all through
the first fashions.
All that We have prophesied in this
country concerning the cut-to-the- bone
Silhouette came true. Paris not only
.-nnserves wool but evidently considers
il necessary 10 conserve all other ma
te-iaIs.
There is nothing novel in fabrics, ex-
cept the Egyptian tissues. the use of
exceedingly soft patent leather and
new material that has a Roman stripe
in it.
II is not surprising that the weavers
went to Italy for some of their color
effects. ard especially drew from Rome
and Naples that striped loneliness Of
color that has always been symbolic OF
the dress o. those two cities
The French revolution is represented
IN the broad. striped silks and other
fabrics Black and white stripes are
-1at as much used as beige and blue. red
ard blue az gold and cream
Two months ago it was rumored that
satin was commonplace this spring and
not t. ne included in the best clothes
Either TIE rurnor had foundation at the
me T-H-Jh is probable. or il had no
fcunGa.-1 and was given to us in
America rom Paris without thought as
to VIZ Il would mean in this country
We were all told TO discard our SATIN
sent the i1ea through the channels Of
comrcer.'e.
As : Eanpens satin is the chief fabric
used n Paris for the new gowns. dis
putting the place with georgette crepe,
chantiHy lace and several weaves Of
silk ret, plain and embroidered
Possibly, the fact of first Importance
IN the frocks that Paris sends to this
country IS the revival of the kind of
froeIss which were worn by women in
the earlier ages of the world. We say
carrier ages ! ignorant way hen
we refer TO Greece and Rome, as Prof.
OSbcF2e might remind US. but those
ages are far enough back for lis of the
twentieth century TO be lost in the mist
Of myth and fable.
The var is carrying US back into some
Fort of recognition that a tremendous
civilization existed SO many thousand
years ago that we have forgotten it if
We ever recognized il. and the British
parade through Palestine. while il re-
minds Us Of our biblical lessons in Sun
Gay school days. takes the students of
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The following list, arranged by sub
5ects. includes some of the latest addi-
tons TO the Public Library
The lists which appear in this column
each Sunday are reprinted. at the end
of the month. in the librarys monthly
bulletin Copies OF thissrnay be obtained
free at the library, or will be sent by
mail for Is cents year
Biography.
Fiske Mrs NJ NJ Views on Actors. Acting
and the Problems of Production. EP54s4.
Gordy. w F. Abraham Lincoln. E-I6sgo.
Humphreys. F. l. Life and Times of David
Humphreys. ~. EHsssh.
Lincoln, Abraham. President q. s. uneoIected
Morley. John Recollections ~. E-Msa5e
Newmark. Harris. Sixty Years in Southern
California. 1916. E-N467.
Ravage, NJ. E. An American in the Making.
smith. E. h. To MEXICO With Scott. E-Sm56
Wilson. Sir C. r. Chapters From Ny Official
Life. 1916. Ewes.
History.
Allen. W. F. Short History of the Roman
Hazen, q p: Alsace- Lorraine Under German
Hursronje, c. s. The Revolt in Arabia. Fse-
Keen. Edith. Seven Years at the Prussian
Court. 1916. FF772-K2os.
Mangano. Antonio. Sons of Italy. FsS9sItM31
Quinn. John The Irish Home-ruie Convention
F425-Q46.
Resseguicr. Il. NJ. H. B., Graf. Francis 10
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WA.
Beek Mrs; r. W.. E. T. The City Beautiful.
Crockett, W. H. Vermont HEs4s.cs7.
Bvsns, H. A. Castles Of Engand and Wales.
Fryer, E. NJ The Hill towns of France. Gsa
F94sh.
Hanscom. Z. D.. ed. The Heart of the Puri-
Loftie. W. j. Westminster Abbey. 1914.
G45LLscfw.
Lynn. shel, The Adventures Of Woman
o'saushmessy; Mrs. E. L C. Diplomatic
Peary, r E. Secrets Of Polar Travail, G14.
I3I5s.
speer.. r. f. Unity or the Americas. 1915.
stiles. Pauiine New Footprints ia Old Places.
Street +. l. american Adventures. Cssssss.
Wan: N, $; The Old worid Through oid
Wray: ": F; Across franco in War TIM.
zaim. ]. A. Ihe--ouest OF RI Dor.d,. Gss-
zi4q.
Social and Political Science.
Athea,n ". S. Religious Education and Amer
lean Democracy. IKR-At43r.
Bercovic. Konrad. Crimes Of Charity. 1855
frisenden. P. r. The Launching of the Indus
trial Workers of the World. HG-BJ7Sl
Calhoun. A. W. A Social History OF the Amer
lean Family From Coiouial Times 10 the Present
v. 1. H83-125s.
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Classics. IKC-C78.
Corvin. 2. g. The Presidents Control of For
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Eseher. Franklin. Foreign Exchange Explained.
HMDEs16f.
States. HG-Hs54t.
Kemerer. E. W. Postal Savings IJ-K3l6
Keikhofer. W. H. An Outline of the Elements
Of Economies. HC-K544o.
MarburE. Theodore. League Of Nations. 10
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Mefkle. Wilma. Towards a Sane Feminisn
1916. KWW-Mi75t.
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civilization thousands of years back be-
7 fore the birth of Christ.
| To US the revival of Grecian gowns is
! going very far back into history in
! deed To the historian it is a mere
scoopinS backward with outstretched
hands to get what lies almost behind
/
! The designers i'm France who went
back to Greece took the gowns with
I which We are most familiar and repro
duccd them for our everyday usage.
The most conspicuous OF these show
the antique lines to perfection. There
is the loose decolICtage at the top,
caught on the shoulders with buck les
sometimes there is the drapery falling
backward from the arms: there is the
gold line at the edge of the flowing
tunic and the narrow, limp skirt that is
longer than most of the others offered
for our choice.
We do not think of Crecian costumery
in colors; we always visualize II in
dead white and gold But a few of the
French designers have used the idea
and departed SO far from white that
one sees mixtures of green and gold
and golden embroidery; also that curl
Gus gray-green that is called Tanagra
and here and there touches of exceed
Ing well cut jet.
One of the minor Inspirations from
the Greek is the constant use of slender
gold girdles. and going back further
into history there is the twisted cord
slightly above the curve of the waist
line serving as a belt. 1t has no ends.
it is merely twisted into a loose loop at
the side
Even the designers who go back into
antiquity for their models do not sac
rifice the fashionable silhouette. which
is simmer than ever. \ few gowns and
suits seem to have been cut by the
same master hand. or directed by the
in idea and they will probably be
turned out as uniforms in this country.
otherwise there is much novelty in
the frockS. and the combination of ma
terials which the conservation of wool
demands brings about an appearance
of novelty that sometimes does not
really exist
The young generation has grown up
made of the same material. and there
fore whatever deviat ties in fashion from
that accepted principle is looked upon
as a dangerous experiment or as some
thing unique to be instantly accepted.
There is no doubt that the one-piece
costume is no longer necessary to fash
ion or good taste. Danger lies in these
piecemeal gowns, of which all writers
have warned the public. Yet the fash
ion is here and must be reckoned with.
Not only do the designers advance it,
but for curious psychological reason
women have always liked it. Il gives
them a sense of cleverness and economy
10 CONT ine into costume all the left
II saves them money. Very frequently
they do not know that 1t shrieks aloud
its ugliness to the world
There are thousands of women who
still believe that ii is good economy to
have an entire gown with two yards of
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OF twill. gabardine and serge which are
made on severe lines, and this return to
the early American fashion of man.
nish costume for the open air should
be encouraged by every powerful
means.
In all the suits, no matter what the
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Wanted a Rest.

From the St. louis Globe Democrat.
Teacher-This makes four times I've
had to punish you this week, Bobbie.
What have you to sa to that?
Bobbie-Tm clad it's Fridaa5 teacher.
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One Drawback.

From the Baltimore American.
Are all your family observing the
meatless day now?"
Eyes, all except Carlo. We can't make
him realize that he mustn't bite
strangers on Tuesday"
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Sanders TIE. Saving and Investing Money.
IH-Sa54s.
Talbot. Winthrop. comp. Amercanizatiou. Ref
ereuce. JrS3- TAB.
Wallace. D. d. The Government of England.
Jy45-WI5E.
W.13l.
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material or the choice of color or COM
bined colors, the skirt is narrow. al
though it need not be tucked in at the
hem, and the JACKET is short 1t reaches
the top of the high girdle. it just es-
capes the curve of the hips or it rests
on the bone of the hips.
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don Is the Keynote of New Fashions Sponsored by France
FASHIONS THAT PARIS OFFERS
TO AMERICA FOR THE SPRING

-HER materials Gabardne serge twill
d tin. voiea and checked
jackets and shorter zouave jackets
Many neefa the eckan wider a
of
in nee wca
The
skir
gpanels Of separate
Colds uscdi n
lire from shoulder
the bacla II onze ree ar
i
the materials
hem,
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Safe.

From the lamb
Black want to put my money into
something safe.
: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vault
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BY ANNE RITTENHoUSE.

1HE new French fashions give US
pause They have a sudden and
peculiar interest for US that We
Is did not 5Npcct
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Reviews of New Books

you will take up the book and read it
aloud to him. The first story, TOO, the
longest and most complex Of these in
ventions. is mastery thing-but such
are all OF the seven
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THE Return OF THE SOLDIER. BY
RebecHa West. illustrations by Nor
man Price. New York: The Century
Company.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-06
A. B. COOK FAvORS CO.
OPERATIVE ELEVATOR

A. B. Cook of Owosso was in the
city Saturday. He came expecting to
attend the farmers meeting, but
found that he had mistaken the date
and arrived too late. The meeting
had already been held. Mr.. Cook
was a little disappointed as he very
much desired an opportunity of assist
ing in the work of organizing the CO.
operative elevator company.
Mr. Cook stated that he would have
been pleased to have met the farmers
and talked to them and also to the
business men of the city relative to
the advantages of such an organiza-
ton.
Mr. Cook is a practical farmer and
has been interested for some time in
the cooperative plan such as is pro-
posed here and thinks both the farm
er and business man should join hands
in the measure and not let the oppor-
tunity slip of securing it. The system
and plan has been tried out in num-
Der Of places he says and it works
most satisfactorily. The cooperative
plan with it's elevator and shipping
facilities appeals to the farmer who
has stock in the enterprise and the
dividend feature is an incentive to
him to increase production both in
quantity and quality.
Mr.. Cook says he hopes to see an
organization effected here with many
farmers and business men, as share
holders.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-06
UNION CAUCUS FOR
REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS IS PLAN
CITIZENS PARTY WILL ALSO
PLACE CANDIDATES IN
THE FIELD

Some interest is being shown in
local politics. The posting of notices
calling the voters of the several pre-
cincts into caucus has caused lead
ers to discuss possible timber for the
various Offices. To promote har-
mony between the two old parties the
members of the Republican and Dem
ocratic city committees held a meet
ing Monday night and decided to hold
a union caucus. The ticket to be plac-
ed in the field will be called the Union
ticket. Candidates will be chosen
without regard to party affiliations.
Another party will enter the field
for political favor. This party will
name candidates on the Citizens ticket.
Ward and city caucus meetings will
be held on next Monday evening for
both parties. Those in the wards will
be held at seven and seven-thirty. The
Union caucus will be held at the city
hall at eight o'clock and the Citizens
caucus at nine o'clock.
Nothing definite regarding the cam
didates can be given at this time 9TH
er than the fact that f. 4. Conant and
w. +. Fisher will be candidates for
City Clerk and, City Treasurer re-
spectively. +. II. Totten may con-
sent to become a candidate for alder
man in the first ward. Clyde Knapp
may allow his name on the ticket for
mayor.
Rumor has it that w. r. Olds may
be placed as a candidate to oppose
Knapp. Other possible men have not
been talked yet.