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Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-12-21
LOOK WITH HOPE.

Despite the many war demands
and other difficulties, the annual re-
port shows that st. Lawrence Insti-
tute for Working Boys has held its
own during the past year, meeting
all expenses but accommodating no
surplus. The faithful Brothers and
boys of that institution are looking
forward ito the usual Christmas do
nations with great anticipation, and
it is to be hoped that the good peo-
pie of Louisville will kindly remem-
Der these deserving homeless boys
on Christmas day.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-12-21
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.

Miss Eva c. Doherty, thirty-four
years old. died Friday morning of in
fiuenza at st. Edwards Hospital.
New Albany, twentv-four hours after
her mother. Mrs. Margaret Doherty.
widow of J. E. Doherty, died OF the
same disease. The funeral OF Mrs.
Doherty. which had been announced
to be held Friday afternoon. was
postponed until Saturday morning.
when double funeral Of mother
and daughter was held at Holy
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-12-21
DEDICATED.

Dedicated to the Queen of Peace,
the new chapel at Hog Island, the
great shipbuilding plant of the
Federal Government and center Of
war activity, near Philadelphia,
was solemnly blessed by Archbishop
Dougherty.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-12-21
NOT CONFIRMED YET.

An unconfirmed press dispatch
from Rome to the press of last Sum
day contains the following, which
will be OF interest to the Catholic
world:
AThat Pope Benedict is prepared
to abandon a custom Of nearly half
a century and no longer consider
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-12-21
RED CROSS BENEFIT.

The pupils of Presentation Acad-
envy will entertain with musical
programme tomorrow and Monday
evening and the proceeds will be
given to the RED Cross fund.
Tickets of admission twenty-five
cents.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-12-21

Trinity church. Mrs. Doherty and
her two daughters, Misses Estelle
and Eva Doherty, lived at 1919
East Spring street. They were all
taken i'll with influenza ten days
before.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-12-21
IRELAND'S CLAIMS.
Cardinal
Audience at Madisoa Square Garden, New York


Aim. Be Complete the Green
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SOLDIERS FAMILIES
TO HAVE VACATIONS
Home Service Department of Red
Cross Appeals for Aid in
Project

A call for holiday week in the country
comes from the Red Cross, a depart
ment of which is providing recreational pleas
ure for soldiers families.
Miss A. p. Hutchinson, as chairman of the
committee on vacations for families of SOL
diers. plans to send at least 1000 families
to the country for a week or more during
the hottest part of summer
romp over green fields, the smell of hay
and clover and an occasional tree to climb
are inCdentals of a summer outing desired
by the normal youngster.
The home service department of the Red
Cross. in the capacity of second mother to
the soldiers and their dependents, will give
aid in this as we'll in the more material
but not less needful details of life.
The Country Week Association has been
generous in the offer to care for many famil-
les Institutions that are unable to offer
hospitality quite free of cost are taking
women and children at a small charge, paid
by the Red Cross. The committee, on which
are Miss A. 7. Hutchinson Miss *. Hutchin-
son and Mrs. r. \. Hartung, hopes to have
other country places at its disposal when
the need becomes more generally known
Especially do we need places to which
TO send Catholic women declared Mrs
Hartung We have had few offers of homes
to which to take well women and children
of the Catholic faith.
In providing for nvalids we have had
better luck. Any one who can offer vaca-
llOn outing lot NatHOllc IdInllleS can uplllN
me at 1907 Chestnut street"
Beginning next week, the Country Week
Association will give outings to thirty-lVe
Gentle and fifteen Jewish children every
week.
This morning ten children went to Port
Kennedy. sent by the St Vincent de Paul
Society for a week. Boys and girls, ten in
number, will alternate guests every week
during the hot months. Sellersville Holiday
| House, connected with Holy Trinity Church,
| agrees to take two three families weekly.
! The Jewish Seaside Home for Invalid Women
| has been offered TO the home service de-
partment also as a haven for vacation out
| ings of sick women.
At moderate cost Mercer Memorial and the
| Chldren's Seaside Home will be used in
| this work, as well Holiday House, which
| is to be open to Kings Daughters three
| families each week, on payment of a nomi-
| nal sum by the Red Cross
| Monday morning twenty-five foreign boys,
| who are of soldiers, will &C to Unver-
| sity Camp, in the Green Hills thirty miles
| away, to stay twelve happy days This is
| one of the series of such outings planned
and carried out through efforts of Miss
| Hutchinson and her committee. They need
more homes for outings. One thousand fam
| lilies must be given recreation before autumn
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LANOR-GODDARD

An interesting wedding took place this
afternoon in the Park Congregational Church.
Thirty-SeCond street and Montgomery avenue.
when Miss Margaret Goddard, daughter OF
Major H. Claude Goddard and Mrs Goddard.
was married to Mr.. Harold A. Lamor. of
zoos North Thirty-seCond street. Major
Goddard returned from Camp Perry. Ohio,
to give his daughter in marriage. and the
ceremony was performed at A:3o O'Clock
by the Rev. c. V. Adams, pastor of the
church. The bride wore an afternoon
frock of Copenhagen blue gcorCette crepe
beaded in white, with a large white georgette
crepe hat. She carried a Colonial bouquet
of orchids and white roses. Miss Eleanor
Goddard, the maid of honor, was her sis
ters only attendant and wore Il flesh
colored beaded georgette crepe gown and II
hat of Copenhagen blue georgette crepe. A
Colonial bouquet of tea roses was carried
Mr.. Wallace Sproul the best man
The service was followed by dinner
for the two families at the home of the
brides parents. 1911 North Thirty-third
street. Mr.. Lamor and his bride left
for trip to Buffalo. Niagara and Canada.
and will spend the remainder of the summer
in Ocean City. On
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FRENCH ACE TO BE
HONORED IN WEST
Reception Will Be Given in Chi.
cago for Lieutenants Flachaire
and Fare

Chicago. ILL.,. July s.--An interesting event
on the Chicago calendar is a reception to be
held at the Art Institute on the afternoon of
July 10. Lieutenant Georges F1achaire. ace
of aces in the French flying corps, and Lieu
tenant Henri Fare, aviator and artist, who
are due Friday, will be the guests of honor.
The shows in the galleries and the exhibit
widely diversant from anything seen hereto
fore. In addition there will be aerial movies
in Fullerton Hall -t-s
Mrs. Russell Tyson, chairman Of the
American fund for French wounded, will re-
ceive the guests, aided by a corps of mothers
whose sons. as aviators, are in the fight for
democracy W
Miss Doris Russell has charge of the tickets
for the first showing of the pictures on the
evening of July II.
Assisting her are Miss Margaret Pullman
Miss Gladys High. Miss Janet Pauling and
Miss Elizabeth Seeley
Clubs near Chicago are making urgent ref
quests for exhibition flights by Lieutenant
Flachaire. Among them are Onwentsia, tbs
South Shore Country Club and Saddle and
Cycle. :
ConCident with numerous affairs to b9
given for the two Frenchmen Is large din
ner party at the Saddle and Cycle. with Mrs
Russell Tyson as hostess
The children of French aviators whose
fathers have lost their lives in this war and
the American fund for French wounded
will share alike in the proceeds.
Included in the committee for the exhibi-
tons are Mrs Keith Spading. Mrs Benja-
min Carpenter. Mrs. Kellogg Fairbank Miss
Naomi Donnelley, Mr.. Arthur Adds. Mr. Rob-
ert Durham. Mr.. Howard G. Gillette. Mr..
Samuel insult and Mr.. John II. Winter
bOtham.
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NEW SONG TO BE SUNG AT
OYSTER BAY AVIATION FETE
Vaudeville Show Between Exhibition Flights
of Government and Allied Planes
and Prize Fights


The national aeronautic committee is In
charge of an aviation fete to be held on the
Mortimer l.. Schiff estate at oyster Bay to-
day Brigadier General w. l.. kenly, chief
of the division of military aetonautics of the
United States army, will be the guest Of
honor.
George NJ. Conan has written new war
gong. which will he sung for the first time
by George MacFarlane It is expected that
this song will achieve popularity equal to
that of over There" Its title is When
You Come Back II You Come Back the
Whole Worlds Waiting fer You"
Artists who are to take part in the vaude
vile, which Is to be a feature between the
spectacular aviation and military events, In
clude Irving Berlin, Donald Brian, Jane and
Katherine Lee. Nat Leipzig. the Dooleys. Tor
othy Jardon and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
kuryle in Russian dances.
The striking features of course, will be
twenty Government and Allied fighting planes
in battle formation. combats with the bayonet
and Benny Leonard in boxing exhibitions.
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BENEFIT IN WASHINGTON, d. c..
Rumanian War Orphans to Have Proceeds
Of Affair on Tuesday
Washington. July 6.

The recently organized Washington branch
of the American committee for the relief of
the Rumanian war orphans will give a bene-
fit at the Belasco Theatre on Tuesday at
O'Clock. Marguerite Sylvia, of the Metropol-
tan Opera Company. and Mr.. Paul Bleyden
are amcng those who will contribute their
talent. The honorary president of the or
ganzation is the Crown Prince of Rumania
Prince Carol. Miss Margaret Wilson is the
patroness for this country and the officers
are Mrs Theodore " Boynton, chairman;
Princess Ghika and Mrs John A.Ian Dough-
erty, honorary secretaries and Mr.. Charles
ColfaX Long. treasurer. The Washington
members OF the committee are Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones Mrs. Gordon Bell Mrs. Delos
a. Blodgett. Mrs Charles S. Bromwell, Miss
Mildred Bromwell. Mrs. II. A. Ccman, Mrs.
Alfred Church. Mrs. John Dix, Miss Alice
Drake. Mr.. william p. Emo. Miss Meta
Evans, Mrs. c. V. Ehle, Mrs Cary Grayson,
Mrs. Arthur G. Glasgow. Mrs. Herbert
Hoover. Miss Hitchcock, Mrs. Charles Colfax
Long. Miss Bessie Kibbey. Mrs. Colin Liv-
ingston. Mr.. Colin Livingston, Mrs. John L.
Morehead, Mrs. Randolph II. McKim. Mrs
Walter Penfield. Mrs Charles r. Sheppard,
Mrs Charles S. wallace and Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood.
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MORRIS-PHILLIPS

The marriage of Miss Christine Marie
Phillips daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Phillips. of Tioga. and Mr.. James A. Nor
ris. son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ James Morris
also of Tioga. took place on Thursday at 5
o'clock in St. Veronica's Church. Toga
The ceremony performed by the Rev
Father Walsh, rector of the church The
wedding was attended by the immediate
families only. as Mr.. Morris has been called
to military duty to report on Monday at
Camp Gordon. Ga. The bride attended
by her cousin, Miss Benedict l.. Phillips
as maid of honor, and the best man was
Mr.. r. Francis Norris. brother of the bride
groom. The bride wore gown of georgette
crepe, with train of satin, and a tule
veil. She carried white rosebuds with an
American flag in the center of the bouquet
The maid of honor wore pink satin veiled
in pink silk net with a Leghorn hat with
marine streamers. She carried pink rose
buds, and her bouquet also finished with
a small American flag. The wedding was
followed by a reception at the home of the
brides parents.
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slightly heaps of brick and mortar, with here
and there a ragged wall standing.
A few miles back Of the front line the
Americans left the box cars and began on
foot the last stage of the journey to the
trenches.
The country grew more desolate as they
advanced. our boys saw hundreds of graves
marked by little wooden crosses and there
were old, ruined dugouts and trenches which
the French had taken from the Germans.
There huge shell craters and the
ground was scattered with rusty infantry
equipment. The Americans saw long lines
of munition and supply trains creeping for
ward and now the noise of the big guns
became deafening.
II was dusk when tho Yankees arrived
at the trenches Orders came 70 stop smok
ing and talk only in whispers as they entered
a communicating trench to go to the first
line Silently and in single file the Yanks
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WEEDS LIEUTENANT
TODAY IN ST. DAVIDS
Marriage of Miss Leta Sullivan
and Lieutenant Albert Hoff.
man Solemnized at Noon

The marriage of Miss Leta Sullivan. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs James Francis Suli
van. and Lieutenant Albert Lincoln Hof-
man. T. s. A., of New York took place today
at noon in st. Kathernes r. e. Church, st.
Davids. The bride who was given in mar
riage by her father. had Mrs feter
Goelet Gerry. of Washington. as matron Of
honor. and her sister, Miss Frances sullivan.
as maid of honor. The bridesmaids were
Mime. Ferdinand de Mohrenschcidt, OF Wash
ingtin Miss Gladys Hinckley, also of Wash
ington Mrs. !. ogden Hoffman, Mrs
William Paul O'Neill, Miss Margaret
Berwind, Miss Mary Brown Warburton, Miss
Gretchen Clay and Miss Elaine Sullivan. a
sister of the bride Miss Leta Clews the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Il, 'lews
| of New York. a cousin of Miss Sullivan. was
| flower girl The best man was Captain
| William W. Hoffman, brother of the bride
| groom, and the ushers were Captain Bircr
| Helms. Captain Thomas Cook. Lieutenant
| Murray Hoffman, brother of the bride
| groom: Lieutenant William Grosvenor. Mr.
| Percy Il. Pyne. I'd. Mr.. George r. Wagstaf
| of New York and Lieutenant Livingston sui
| livan. L. S. A.. brother of the bride.
| The wedding was followed by n large re-
ception at the Woods the summer home of the
brides parents in Radnor
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mantown. spent the Fourth with their son.
tLieutenant 7. Bromley Flood. at Camp
Meade.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond j. CoghaT are
spending the weekend as the guests of Mrs.
John p. Coghlan, of the Earl-Spear Apart
ments, Wildwood, n. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Finnegan and their
family, of 4519 Locust street are occupying
their house at 4405 Atlantic avenue, Chelsea.
Professor John b. Alker and. Mrs. Alker.
of 213 Forest avenue, Narberth announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Rhoda
Lightcap AlSer, and Private Alfred LOCK-
wood Cults, of Camp Meade, in Baltimore,
Md on Tuesday by the Rev. Francis Mccoy,
d. D.. pastor of the Baltimore Street Metbo
dist Episcopal Church Mrs. Cults will live
with her parents until Mr.. Cults returns from
France.
The marriage of Miss Freda l.. ~Falken-
stein daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Falkenstein. to Mr.. Ernest c. Stahl will take
place on Wednesday afternoon, July 10. IN
the Tabor Lutheran Church, Mascher street
and the Boulevard The bride Will be at
tended by her sister, Miss Kathryn Falken-
stein. Mr. William Stahl will be his brothers
best man.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hagh, of North
Warnock street. have returned from> a trip
to the coast of Africa.
Sergeant Joseph n. Ambrogi. L. S. a., and
Mrs. Ambrogi are spending their honeymoon
at the Kittatinny House. Delaware Water
Gap They were married on Tuesday in the
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, over
brook. Mrs. Ambrogi will be remembered as
Miss Helen Margaret McCloskey, daughter
of Mr.. and MIS-. Matthew H. McCloskey. OF
ga North Sixty-fourth street, Overlook.
Mr. and Mrs Ziv of 1892 South Galloway
street. are receiving congratulations upon
the birth of a son on Wednesday,
A delightful little entertainment was given
at the Eaglevlle Sanatorium. Eaglevile, Pa.
on Independence Day for the patients. Miss
Eva Rosenfed sang various songs, accom-
panied by Miss Fannie LiRett, who also
| played number of pans solos, The older
patients entertained their friends with a
| sketch about the sanatorium and the children
patients sang and recited.
Mr. and Mrs. John Henry William DE
Bary-Kerston, of the Cresheim Valley Apart
ments Chestnut HILL are receiving congratu-
| lations on the birth of son on July g. The
| little boy will be named John Henry William
| De Bary-Kerston, 9th.
| Friends of Mr.. Charles Eneu johnson, I'd
| son or MI ana Mrs' ftehiy T. johnson, OF
| Overbrook, will be glad to know that word
| has been received of his safe arrival over
| Lieutenant Henry l.. Tisdale has returned
| to the southern camp. where he Is stationed
| after spending a ten-day furlough with his
| wife and daughter Mrs Tisdale Is at pres
! >ent living with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Mccarthy. at their home, Ingeside
| Ridley Park.
| Mr. and Mrs. oliver d. Johnson, of 1914
| South Corlies street, who have been enter
| tanning Mr.. Johnson's parents from Mobile
| Ala, for the last week. have closed theii
| town house and have gone to Atlantic City
to remain for some time.
| Mrs. Harold Marsdon, of Germantown, ha.
opened her cottage in Ventnor for the sum
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pushed forward in the winding traverse until
they reached the frst-ine trench where they
greeted enthusia sticay by the French
troops they We're to relieve.
The French, clad in their blue-gray uni
forms and tin hats kissed and hugged their
new American allies after the French custom.
Before the French filed away to their rest
station they assured the Americans that the
sector the quietest on the whole front
line. Because of this they said it had
been called the peace sector
But ! guess the sheing our battery had
given the enemy in the carly morning had
changed his disposition. for bedam broke
loose soon after the French departed.
Maybe a spy had carried word to the Ger
mans that Americans had taken over the
sector.
Stars and stripes In the Breeze
Be that it may, the Ianks had no rest
that night. The Huns rained shells our
line and one American was killed. The she'll
ing became more violent when morning
dawned and the boches saw the Stars and
Stripes huttering proudly to the breeze over
the sector. The sight of that glorious banne
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Notes on Women's York
in Var activities Here

A fiaC raising and rally is planned by the
West Philadelphia branch Of the National
League Tor Women's Service for July on
Lancaster avenue. One hundred and twenty
four boys leaving under orders of the forfy-.
sixth draft board for camp will De furnishod
with sweaters. kits and socks by the WAT
Philadelphia branch which has been oar6>,
cially active all year in providing for -
parting soldiers ~
The National League for women's ServI6o
announced today that il has lately had the
pleasure of sending through the services of
a long-standing and efficient records ana
games committee, talking machines and rec
ords to Camp Colt, Gettysburg Pa. Any one
needing the services of this COMMITTEES may
find it established in headquarters, goa South
sixteenth street where It has been doing lan
excellent work all season
Cnabated prosperity is reported from the
Emergency Aid shop at Fifteenth and Chest
nut streets. where a collection of attracllrr
triles. of wearing apparel. decorations nnf
household linens and odds and ends ara go
to help the soldiers Of Allied counfrie~ SD
visit TO the shop is well worth whiie ~
many interesting things are on view ~
ers. bags, scarfs made by the hapds ~
French. soldiers. TO be converted intc
and the cash returned TO France "a
these men; beautiful and rare Iinar<
laces from Italy and the work of Arr
British and Beigians are altke ~
and have their enthusiastic p~fFer
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CHAPTER VIII Continued

nNE afternoon a wood-Cutting detail IN
" charge of Sergeant Marsh was charged
by a wild boar and all members Of the detail
climbed to the tree tops in a hurry. The
boar kept them treed there all night, and the
next day a squad was sent in search OF the
missing soldiers The boar charged the
squad. and these soldiers we're also obliged
to adjourn to the branches. Finally one of
the new arrivals killed the animal with
well-direCted shot behind the ear.
The infantrymcn had daily reminders that
they were right the edge of the war
crater The boom Of big guns reached their
ears constantly and enemy arplanes were
continually flying over the American bar
racks in an effort to collect data on the
strength Of the first detachment of General
iershings forces. Frequently the Huns
exhibited their kultur by bombing hospitals
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Pershings forCes-tool positions in favorable
spots along the sector, and watched their
chances with keen Yankee eyes. And every
time the smallest part of a Huns anatornys
showed on the other side crack would 70 An
American rife. The bullets that sped over
No Mans Land rarely missed their mark.
The snipers estimated they bagged seven
Germans that day, which was fair retribu.
ton of the killing of one clean, honest God
fearing American soldier. sf N
But right away the boches employed trick
cry to get even with the Americans. In
some manner they smugged machine gum
ner out into No Mans Land. From his con-
cealed position this gunner was able to rnkf
section of the American trench at WILL ON
boys we're obliged to duck into their dugOu1l
or lay fiat on their stomachs in the treu6|
to keep from getting killed or wounded. 1Q1
situation was desperate, for there Is nothl1@
that so disturbs the morale of fighters a. ~
Vaccinations of an unseen sniper. Tho X
in which the Yanks dealt with the situ4J
showed they were more than match 3q}
Germans in resourcefulness and cunnin0.
CONTINUED MONDAY / f{4
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To SING ITALIAN ANTHEMS
Entertainment Tomorrow Night at oh'l
and Tent Club

Italian national anthems and songs VIII DC
sung bv Italian vocalsts at the sailors sun
d,v sing tomorrow evening at o'clock at the
Shin and Tent club, Twenty-third and
Christian streets.
The choir of LIImmanuelo Episcopal
Church and the symphony Club chorus, under
the direction of y. Herbert Galley. and Prof.
Arturo Andreoni will conduct musical pro-
gram. w A.,
The sailors concert will be under the
auspices of the Church of the Holy Apostles,
which is conducting the work at the Snip
and Tent Club,