The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-07
rr.o-esttnp Tnr relief Session.

Tho .:roup nr ladies VIII" have nc"n
members If tn" t2tE"l IT, VAR rri...'
w:rr,. in evidence in their weekly SOS
sion Yesterday in the ha*"m"nt ~ inc
Cathedral With mercury points r"un.
about The cry recording "tW'Sh j."
and IFS degrees IN" record h"cakrr 81 ~
many summers back aa lhr '"t!"St w
hahitant" can r"AaIl. ii. would seem
probable that III" most enthusiastic 81
n;,tri0ts would not feet conducive w
tedious afternoon of sewing. fut record
b,i.hts of Srlf-Sarrifr" and endurance"
Gnu iiI;cwis,, h. attained. in these DAYS
IF turmoil when "$rlf is III Inc BACK
rround with "A noble cause of world
scope tO The 'front.'. ,,
ThuS tn. women NJ this society 1'i"d
thri: needles with III" sam" "arncSlhr'3
ne yaS thr rul" Of Tie sessions hl inc
llca!; days at tho past winter. Tw" moro
Sis nt vrstn"nlS. including ten chhSU~
blrS hay" h""n STARTED which. Wh'h
completed. will max" Il total al "|r''ch
outfits turned out Ivy The members. !"
addition 10 the money from tn" treasury
nf tho society being used for tn" Pllr-
chase of one. making fifteen III all:
ON Of tn" interesting; stories related
recently which proves IN" appreciation
by the boys "t tn" ",i"rt* "i 'n,S or
sani%ltiun. WAS word from ON" OF the
hamr.. where II large contingent OF lnchi
Inds are stationed. that tho West Nlr-
gina boys nf the Catholic denomination
ara. furnished with religious kits Surri-
inr IN thns" uf other Sctf ions. y dnna-
ton If turly-fivr dollars WAS reported
M this session. Tin" gift "f Miss Emma
E.i,hcr, of Triadclph;L. tn h" devoted 10
ward Il rhalirc and rihnrum. One hun
drr,l and Twenty-Five identification cas-
rs were sent To Camp l.rc the past week.
hy this society. upon the request from
the chapla.n there. Thnsc included IN
yrSlrr,lay'S group nf workers were:
Misses
Conc kilIcru carrie Gumrcrs
Gene rafferty, N"lli" Na%l"
r,l brrirr Farley Mrkc.Sp port. Pa
Ensr Sicily MarcarrI Swcvny.
catherine Ryan MckcrSpurt. Pa.
Mcsdamcs.
W Z, Lear Robert Clark
i,nc.. freeman Vincent Owens
Edward Thallman Nick l'u$ch
Margaret Huye Charles COOK
In yicw Of the present popularity
that il being accorded the Eirdlc. 1t is
interesting Ia not that girdles Of H"ld.
silver, ar precious St"ncS hhFo always
been universal among hrirntal nations
and ARE frequently mentioned in ancient
writings.
ana Queen. of Egypt. nnd the curious
rir.llc Of the Erhod" was one OF the
hclv garments Of tic Hebrew hiEh
priest. JONAH nan CilNF Ms E'tN'
David Ms 4 token of III" covenant 81
Friendship between them. and Joan
would have givrn Il Girdic as reward
tn Tho. murderer uf ahsainm.
In medieval times ;;irdl"S wrrc m I'M
rorlant item in the dress nf hnth mon
and women. and they appear IN All Ihn
rfIli,irs and pictures nf the TIM" IN"
rirdlcs of III" thirteenth century. Al
thnuir.h very rich. w"r" surpassed ~ NJ
sncndnr of the gold and :;ilr"r. Jewclrd
and cuamrlcd. and ruir-hnullli wurk oil
ri.. fourteenth and sixteenth centuries
They still preserve their symbolic ana
,nIisunnl, significance. however. hcE"
medieval rirdI"S were fastened ny Il
buckle. tho plate Of which was richly
nrramrntrtl. while tho end Of TN" graz"
hung down in front. terminating IN :"
rrudant ar tag. winch was also inAdc
lin. subject of elaborate decoration:
Tho belt, winch was allowed /" hhhs
In,srIv round The rips. WAS sometimes
made Of. stamped leather. with "rhh-
Iu.ntx at intervals ard SOMETIMES nl
linked chains. Attached to Ill" ElrhIr
wnx thr purse fashioned Of stamped
Icnihrr velvet ar silk. and often rlchIy
embroidered with pearls and E"rnS.
i;ir1lcs are mentioned in tho jewel m
vcntmry If Edward the Second, ana me
Jewels nf Edward the Third included
many rich grdles Of cnnmcls ana
gems" The inventory Of Henry the