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3. ,,Smarandita" piesa comica
in doua acte de G.. r. Pascu.
PER OA N E L E:

3. ,,Smarandita" piesa comica
in doua acte de G. r. Pascu.
P e R S @ A N E L E:
Smarandita, fata lui mos Tu-
dor, dina Paraschiva Almasan.
Lelea Maria, mama Smarandi-
tel, dina Elena Medesan.
Mos Tudor, fatal Smaranditei,
d-nul George I. Blaga.
Mihai Vilcean, admiratorul
Smaranditei, d-nul loan Cazanu.
Lelea Trina, petitoarea satului,
Maria Florea.
Luca Florcn, notarul comunei
aspirant la nina Smaranditei
d-nul loan Capata.
Voicu Nicoara, preotul satu.
lui, d-nul Toader Zalog.
Zanoga, servitor la primarie
d-nul Constantin Duda.
4. Juramlntul dc amor, cintata
dc d-nul Teodor Zalog 81 dina
Paraschiva Almasan.
5 ,,Tincretc NebuncteF', piesa
teatrala intr'u act.
P e r S O A N f. L E:
Damian, barbatul Floricei, d
loan Folcar.
Florlca, nevasta lui Damian
dina Paraschiva Almasan.
Mariuta, surata Floricei, dina
Marina Rohan.
I'm salasariu, d-nul loan Ca
pata.
Ghita, dragutul Floricei, d-nu
George I. Blaga.
Nicolae, dragutul Mariutci, d
loan Cazan.
6. Tiganul la what, dcclamati
dc d-nul loan Dirlosan.
Z. Tiganul la tlrg de vite, pie
sd teatrala.
p + r IS O A N r L E:
George, romin de la sat, d-nu
Toader Zalog.
Rupica, tigan de ripa, d-nul I
oan Folca.
Pretul de intrarc: clasa /, Z;
cent?, clasa III so cent?.
Muzica nationala de sub con
ducerea d-lui George Boldi dir
Canton, Ohio, va distra onoratu
public asistent Gu cele mai fru
moase arii de dams 81 cintce ma
tionalc.
Bufctul va Fl asOrtat Gu to-
felul de mczeluri gustoase $
bauturi recoritoarc.
Supra solviri sc primesc CT
mare multumita 81 sc vor cuits
pc Gale ziaristica.
Dansul va dura pima la Orelt
3 din noapte.
Deci in speranta ca toti frati
Romini din loc 81 jur ne vor ds
tot sprijinul dior posibil, pin;
la revederc am ramas salutindu
va Gu dragoste frateasca:
Comitetul aranjator.
ono. 5J-50.
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I N v I T A r K.

Societatea romina de. ajutor 81
cultura ,,Cuza Voda" din Massi-
lion, Ohio, are onoare a invita-
pc toate surorile Societati, Gu
'buri 81 Parochii, precum 81 pc
toti fratii Romini din loc 81 jur
a lua parte la Marea Productie
Teatrala, impreunata Gu dams, ca.
re Sc va tinea in Is Martie 1918
In lala Societatii din Col. Ha
ist:
Inceputul la orele Z seara.
Programul teatral:
i. Cuviht de deschidere dir
partea presedintelui aranjatol
d-nul loan FOlea.
2. Trecerea Dunarei, cintata
de diletaifi.
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DE V1NZARE.

proprietate, constatatoare dir
Stor, Restaurant, Hotel 81 Saloon
in conectie & Pool Room, toate
sunt sub un coperis 81 apartir
proprietarului George Forsea
din Newark, Ohio. De prezen,
toate aceste afaceri (busines)
functioneaza 81 afacerile mere
foarte bine. Stunt situate in fats
fabricei THE American Bottle
Co... Pozitia cea mai buna, (first
change). Sc vinde din cauza mu
tarei in statul Florida.
Mary G. Forsea, 1873 lie Roy Str
Newark, Ohio.
ono. | 3 5-6 Ap.).
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I N V I T A r E.

Societatea romina dc ajutor 81
cutura ,,Mihaiu Vitcazul" din
Follansbee, w. Va, invita- pc
toti membrii sal 81 pc toti bunii
frati Romini din loc 81 jur, pre-
cum 81 pc toate slrrorile Socie-
tati, Cluburi 81 Parochii, a lua
parte la petrecerea impreunata
Gu dams, care va avea loc in ziua
de 16 Martie 1918, in hala Sir
beasca din 533 Wells Street, din
Steubenville, Ohio.
Inceputul la orele 6 p. IN. 81
va dura pima la orele IL din
noapte.
Renumita muzica ,,Ardelcana"
din Martins Ferry, Ohio va dis
ira onoratul public Gu cele mai
frumoase arii de dams 81 cintece
rationale.
Supra solviri Sc prilnesc Gu ma
re multumita 81 Sc vor cuita pc
Gale ziaristica.
.Bufetul va ii aSOrtat Gu cele
mai gustOase mezeluri 81 bauturi
rccoritoare.
Fie care frate membru apar.
tinator Societatii noastre, este o.
bligat asi plati tichetul de i'll
trare.
Pretul de intrarc: Domnii sc
cent?, Damele gratis.
Deci in speranta ca toti frati
buni Romini din loo 81 jur he vol
da tot sprijinul dior posibil, pi
ma la revedere raminem salutin
du-ya Gu dragoste frateasca:
In numele Societatii ,,Mihai
Viteazul" din Follansbee, w
Va:
I. N. Butica, presedinte
',7 Dionisie Musc&, secrstaG.
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curtea, de era. mai mare haul.
Vre-o trei zile au urlat ziarele." :"
IA! de ala ma re ochi so vaza
pc madam MoscoviciY Draga ce
tel de femeie Moscovicioaia? 2"
,,E femeie dc treaba. Ce Sc
zlc. b ovreica, dar c la locul Ell.
Din gura eli nu auzi vorba
proasta sau Sc critice pc cineva.
81 foarte amabila 81 draguta.
Au pozitie buna. Barbatsu are
casa de banca 81 face 81 negot dc
grlne. Asa draga. A tirnuit-o o.
vreica de la mers fulgii. Pima
ma VENT dc la bal n mai scos
capul in lume. Era so scarmin
81 eu intel, dar mia spus Iorgu
so las in plata Domnului. M
Ipcntru ca, dar pentru Frunzescu
care c mclul lui Dumnezcu. Pa
cat de omul ala. Are sal manin-
ce capul scorpia. o sd pateasca
saracul intocmai ca socru-sau.
Dupa ce Tau mincat averea acum
Isl bat Joe de cl. Soacra-sa traie-
ste Gu un handranau care lar
putea fl nepot, nu barbat. S'a pre-
vazut scorpia de bani. Traieste
bine 81 barbat-su umbla in zdren-
te, ,flamind, huiduit 81 batut. In
tocmai ca Elena, Sc vezi ca asa O
Sc ajunga 81 bietul Frunzescu la
batrinete.
,,Eu am sd vorbesc Gu Iorgu,
81 cind mai veni la mine Gu vre-
% vorba de undeva, nu-i fac alt
ccva de cit o iau frumos de nina
81 scot afara din casa. Gu O
astfel de femcie iti peril cinstea.
Frunzcscu ar putca avea eli
entela de Zece ori mai mare ca
astazl, daca ar avea o femeic
cum Sc cade. 81 scuza-ma draga,
ca indraznesc sa-ti dau sfaturi,
dar ar fl bine Sc strict prietenia
c uea, caci altfcl sd sc fereasca
lumca 81 de tine"
%, draga Gu mine nu sc joaca
multi. M a rugat sal fac un SER
viciu, pe care sal afli mai tir-
ziu 81 pc data ce il aduc la indie
|plinire, stricam cumetria. tSi in
ca urit de tot, ca Sc alba pcntru
&C ma purta in gura."
,,Te rog draga sd nu spui nj
mic lui Frunzescu din ce tram
spus. S'ar rusina saracul 81 mi-e
mila de ell. Sa ma crezi draga Cd
te socotesc ca o prietena intima
in care am toata increderea."
DE asia poti Fl sigura, 81 al
Sc te convingi mai tirziu, cind
ma vel cunoaste bine ca merit
increderea ce ti-ai pus in mine"
,,Dar unde-i d-nt Ciucurescu?"
,,E in dormitor. S'a simtit cam
obosit. Ma due sal chem" Si
Marioara deschise usa strigindu-
ma pc nume."
Am esit in salon. Era tot asa
de vioaie ca alataieri, cind am
fost pc la eli. Ochii vii 81 rizatori
gura par'ca a Marioarci, Gu bu-
zele rumene 81 carnoase. La corp
cum spusese Elena, erau de fap.
tura, 81 semanau 81 la fata, pare
ar fl fost surori, att ca era ma
trccuta.
( A dat nina GU mine, 81 pima
so sarut ma scuturat tapin. A.
yea muschi sdraveni. Daca si-ar
Fl pus mintca Gu Elena dintr'c
| lovitura facca lata.
| Cind Sc piece Marioara a poi
tito la masa pc Dumineca vii
toare, zicindu-i Sc vina Gu d. ST
mionescu, dircctorul politiei, CT
doamna, vara SSofitei GU care ia
cusem cunostinta cind am fost
la d. Serbanescu.
| Dupa ce plcca Sofita, Marioa
ra zise:
,,Trebue sc ispravesc mai rcpc
de cu Elnea. Aveam de gind sd
las pima pc iarna, dar nu merge
| Ticaloasa ala ma poarta peste
tot GU vorba 81 ma gindesc 81 Ia
| Frunzescu, Ia &c sd mai sufcre a
tIta umilinta de la scorpia ala q
| (Va urma).
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A v l z.

Aducem la cunostinta onorate-
lor Societati Cd adresa Societatii
,,Andrei Murasan" din Bridge
port, Conn, are pc viitor urma-
toare adresa:
"a Danu BE. Carol Bridgeport.
Conn.
mo I6-57)
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(No. $3.50

BISERICA ROMfNA GRECO
ORIENTALA O DIN INDIANA
HARBOR, IND, PAROCH Rev.
SIMEON MIHALTIAN.
Cele trei clopote ale acestei
biserici sunt att de multumitoa-
re, incit D-nul preot Rev. Simeon
Mihaltian recomanda clopotele
,,BLYMYER" Gu cea mai mare
placere tuturor prietenilor Dom
niei sale.
Cereti catalog 81 preturile clo-
potelor ,,BLYMYER". Va pu-
tenn multumi intocmai precum
am multumit pc multi altii, prin
clopotele noastre ,,BLYMYER"
Gu sunet dulce, curat patrunza-
tor la indepartari mari.
THE CINCINNATI, BELL 70.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
America c. ues
$2,385 900 to the
British Red Cross

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-"Our Day.
TO be celebrated thfe ughout Great
b~italn tomorrow by the co lection OF
SUBSCRIPTIONS for the British Red
cross received a start to-day with a
Con rlbution of s2.38a,GOO from the
American Red Cross
Inc contr button was made at a din
ner he d at the St. James Club in
London described in a cabled report
to Red Cross Headquarters here.
Sir Robert Hudson, OF the British
Red Cross presided and others present
were Lieutenant co onel viii lam .Endi-
colt, American Red Cross Commits
sioner for Great prita n; Ear Read
8 Viscount No-thc.iffe. Vice Adm raj
SIMS, NJ AJor General Is ddle, the Duke
of Connaught and the Marquis of Lans-
downe.
A message from Chairman Dawson
of the American Red Cross War Coun-
ci', read at the dinner, said it was
the feeling Of the American people at
this time that at is our duty to dedi-
Gaze our rec ources and al. our
strength to insure that these who have
died shall not have died in vain"
The Duke O, Connau2ht announced
the cablegram said, that King George
had apI roved the appo .ntment of
Co one Endicott as knight of Grace
of the Order O. St. ] hn of Jerus4 EN-.
Colonel Endicott's home is in Boston.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
Granddaughter of
Horace Greeley Weds

Miss Gabrielle Clendenin. daughter
Of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. F. NJ. Cendenin
and a granddaughter of the late
Horace Greeley. was married 20 Cap
tain Edward Canning Stahl. U. S A, on
TnesdNv at the home of her parents,
the old Greeley honest ad at Chappa-
qua, N. Y. The Rev. DR. Ericsson. rec
tor of st. Johns Church. Yonkers.
officiated
The bride is a member of the
Woman's Motor Corps Her mother ia
the only living child of the late
Horace Greeley. CAPITA Stahl is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Stahl.
of this city. He was in command Of
Fort Tt den. but recently rece we'd or
ders to report at Fort Hamilton,
Brooklyn, For cmbarkation for France.
On this account the wedding was hue-
ried
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
Miss Tschirky Bride
OF Leon E. Chambers

Miss Lulu Glover Tschirky, daugh-
te4 M. u.ld MIS-. Oscar sch.rKy, Of
Lob Lexington Avenue and New Paltz,
n. Y, wa, marrleu 20 Leon Il. Cham
bers of Kings on, N. T., at noon yes
te4day in the Naluolt apa4t tIn:. OF
he WaldorfAstora. the ceremony
was performed py The Rev. /. II. barag
wanath, OF the Me .houist episcopal
Church, before d EN-. ary altar of
raAms, white chrysanthem and
autumn leaves. Just before the cere-
mony, Nine. Schumann-Heink sang the
Ave Maila,' by Gounod, with vlohn
cbl cato.
The bride, who was given away by
her father. wore gown of deep purple
velvet with a collier of ermine and
LA of purple velvet. She wore a small
bouquet OF lilies of-the valley at her
corsage. Mrs. Bert Oh mbers was the
matlon Of honor, and Miss Ruth Cab Ill
he maid of honor. They wore cos
tunes of pale yellow taifeta combined
WI h Copenhagen blue satin, ana hats
Of BLACK velvet. They carried bouquets
of sunset roses. Miss Alice Jansen
was the no,, er girl
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24

100000. despite the enormous extern
sion Of The activities of ne Darochial
achoo. system. and the act that
through l.ss of imm. gration there are
fewer children OF school age in the city
to day than there wore FIVE years aga.
81 his phenomenal increase in ne ex-
per ses of this department must be at
.riDuted TO ehe perfect teachers organ
zatlon, which, by INC ud.ng all the
teachers and forming tn m into a ose
poll icaI union, has enabled them so
dominate the schools and o unduiy
influence bo,h the state and the local
egisiative b dies That th.s oreaniza-
ton is detrimental both to the schools
themselves and to the ely IS beyond
question.
Against School Lunches
although there were in last Sum
more than one hundred columns Of
Help Wanted" advertisements and.
ath ugh the wage for unskillcd labor
rs S4 4 day. an appropriation Of
Soo,OOO is made for SC ool lunches. The
reas n for this is said t be he great
nur Der of poorly nourished children
in the schools. AS there are no po5e
people n the city among the so called
lab ring asses, except those wns are
PiiS SiSd'iy VI HnSHtdlty q 'SdDieI, Lnero
Is no need for this appro0r alton as an
act Of charity. and for the Community
to feed school children as a matter Of
right ard not as a matter of charity is
to establish precedent extremely dan
gerous TO the future wei being of this
city. There is no reason why If he
immunity feeds ill-nourished Children
in certa n sections Of the city. children
in every section of the c tv shou 1t
also be fed. aid if children are fed,
WHY rot adu IS ?''
"The Real Estate Board feels that
the growing lcv of recent " ad-
etrations TO teach people that t%cy
sh 'u'd rot be thrift and self liant,
trt should expect the comm, ty to
provide for almost every emerg .ncy, is
policy 50 darger US that its final re-
suit can scarcely be imagined.
he budg't as now proposed. and
which viii without douNt be adopted.
"; mean a tax rate in 1919 Of about
02195 for Manhattan O2525 f-r The
Bro.x. .o2525 for KiDes .02525 for
Queens and .025S5 for Richmond"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
5000 Tons Of Toys Arrive

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Oct 2s.-A
consignment of toys made in Germany
md ordered and pa d COR by importers
in Americ9 bofora the United States
got into the war was brought to tn $
p9rt to -dav hv tho Holland America
'iner N'euv Ams.e rdam They occu-
ried 600 tons cubic cargo space and
y" ""' on G q - n~hont the
United States as soon as they can PASS
Us 80. q oe snlpped
to pTrts of destination.
The toys, which are valund--or at
least wore valued-at $1CO 600 It the
me of purchase, were recently re-
leased by this )vernmcnt after they
had been held in warehouses; Of Rot
tordHns by the British for nearly two
yearssA
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
Plays and Players

The vacancy in the cast of "The
Ideal Husband" caused by Julian
LEstrange's dea is being iled by
Edward Hayes, who is row playing the
part of Lord GoIing. The play is going
on as usual,
A special preliminary performance
of "Peter's Mo.her' the romantic
comedy by Mrs. Henry de la Pasture.
II be gwen for the frst time next
Sunday night at the Playhouse TO men
in uniform. This has been arr !need
by Grace George in behalf of the Stage
Moman's War Relief.
"The Canary" the musical comedy
production of which Jul a Sanierson
and Joseph Cawlhorn are the stars,
viii be given its first performance at
the Globe Theatre on Monday night,
November 4th
The new Wnchell Smith and John
L. Golden production will open next
Thursday, October 81, at the Crter on
Theatre. The title has been chan red
from Three Wise NJ en" to "Three Wise
Fools"
"The Passing Show of 1918" is now
in its last three weeks at the Winter
q rden. 1t closes on Saturday even
ing, November 9th, gong on to Ph4la-
delphia.
"Peter's Mother, by Mrs. Henry de
la Pasture, will begin at the Play house
on Tuesday night, October %. The
play is produced oy William A Brady,
L d.
Mary Nash and Jose Ruben were
married last Saturday afternoon at
the Church of the Blessed S crament.
Mary Nash VIII play the leading role
in The Big Chance which opens next
Monday night at ne Forty -eigh h
Street Theatre. Mr. kuben was w..h
the Washington Square Players and
has appeared as leading man with Mrs.
Fiske and Laurette Taylor.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
WILLIAM MAIN

William Main, eng neer. chemist and
Inn'elt-', d.ed Friday at his home in
re- mt A. Y. H WAS born IN Sill
ver Lake. Penn. February 10, 1S45, and
Vas Mas ~.aouAOed from ,he University of
renns} " MIA and the Folytechnc C Col
tege Of Pennsylvania. For four years
1e was professor of chemistry and aeol-
I'm. 90
, During the Civil War he served with
spencer MiIler's battery of light artil-
.erS. attached to the Army OF the Po-
soh'ac. Lur ng the present war he had
oeen engaged upon des rms for mount
mlE and sighting aeropiane anti-sub
marine gun, and deve.oping proc, sses
-oI the production of potash salts.
ne was the inventor of >he lead-z nc
S'olaga battery and one of the first to
apply such batteries to the propulsion
ol rs aud boats. He was a charter
member of the Amer.ca Socicty of
:n Gu. ,..'icai tn@ .naer, nd of he Amer
lcan Electro Chemical Society.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
Sufragists Watch
Vote in Louisiana.
First Test in South
Women Are Anxious to
Break Solid Opposition
of Referendum
--------
Wilson Is Quoted d
President and Gov. Pleasant
Are Leading Figures in
Warm Campaign

For the first time in the history of
ment is 10 be D esented at the DO Is,
when on November the voters of
Lou siana will decide the question of
full suifra~e for the women OF that
state. lnasmuch as the "Sohd South"
has always been solid Y aati-suffraee.
and no other attempt in any Southern
state has ever before reached the ref
erendum stage. suif agists all over the
country are watching Louisiana with
nrch ir+eroe+.
Bached ty President Wilson, TO who's =,
eifor,s Lou 81 ma suYrag.sts rite much
credit for the passage of the amend
ment bv the Assembly,, and by Gov
ernor Pleasant the t-vo sutfra q or
ganizat ons in the state are max ng a
Clean cNt political is ue o it, Psesi-
dent Wilson sent ( written appeal to
the Assembly last year and tn, result
was to vote in favor of the reso-
lU ion. AT the same tima. Governor
Pleasant in his address to the Legis-
'ature dec ared the time had come for
the en- reimbursement of women in
Louis ana.
SAFE Rights Is Stressed
States ri~hts,' another point dear to
Democrats, is presented to the voters in
The suffrage sampairn. Louisiana now
has the pr.v ege of anting the vote
TO her women without the ass stance
Of the Federal amendment, it arrued.
but if suffrage is denied now the risk
is run Of having the vote come later
thr ugh the Federal chHNael.
The two sufr sc bodies-the Wom-
ans Sufra@e party and The Lou siana
State Suffrage Ass1ciation-ar en-
gared in circulating a pet tion calling
upon Governor Pleasant to urre by
pr0c'o~ on the adoption of the
amendment.
Wart Governor to Act
The petition bears 2 lon~ list of
names of the women and reads as fol-
lo
Whereas, national honor, the plat
f'r 50. Den.ucs.tic rattv, and JUS
tice II the women &C Loui lam ca |
for the separation OF women from the
undeserved and uNoenerous c'assfica-
tion now accorded them by the state
cors.'tution ard
"Whereas, the General Assembly Of
1918 has submitted to the vote'i S SUI
rage amendmert Granting women full
citi7 Hnship rights;
I'VE. the and assigned women Of
Louisiara. 20 he eby petition His Ex-
cnllency. the Governor to u~~e bv proc
In alton the aGop ion os thi' amend
met IN tho best interests of the state
and the nation"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24

come in our national life an element
or permanent value.
AT Christmas time we sh,ll ask the
wholc American people to answer the
ked Cross roll call. 1t will constitute
unique appeal to every man and
women end ch Id in this g .eat and of
ours to become enrolled in our army Of
m lcy. 1t is the nope Of the war coun-
cil that this Christmas membership roll
call shall constitute rec IN ecration
OIL the wi ole American people. an in
spirlng reassertion to mnnkind that in
thls hour of wor d tragedy not to con-
ouer Dut to serve is Americas supreme
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
Music

Miss Grace Hofhelmer, young
pianist who possesses On evident talent
md sound musicianship, gave a re-
cItal YESTERDAY afternoon at Aro:an
Hall. She l. casod a small audience by
Fer sincerity. her strsig ightforward, un
affected readings, her incisive sense
Of rhythm. her crsD firm touch and
her warm tone. Hon feeling for the
classic style was apparent in the Mozart
sonata Tor two rianos, which she gave
with Andre kenoist, and she played the
Bach List prelude and lugua N A
N nor with an admirable sense IF line.
Other numbers were a group of Schu-
mann, a pre- uGe and ORIENTAL bv
Ab."iz and Spalding's Negro Rhap-
snJia
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
Woman Land Army
Plans to Cooperate
With Government
Praise by President Read
at Meeting Here of
State Chairmen
$50 Units Are at Work
$4,000 Helped Till Soil Dur
ing the Summer, Re-
ports Show

State chairmen Of the Women's Land
Army from all over the United States
held an a)l-dav conference yesterday
ut the Cosmopolitan Club. The gov
"rnment p an, by which it is proposed
to secure the fu lest cooperation be-
'ween the government and the farm
rettes, was discussed and accepted
without d dissenting vote. State chair
men unable to be present owing to the
epidemic sent their rec concentrations.
so that the Federal Labor Departments
programme was accepted by majority
OF the state DIV sions
Mrs. Margaretta Ncale assistant di-
~ector general Of the woman's division
If the United States Empl oyment Ser
ice, explained the plan. She said that
ecause of the good wcrk already done
~ the land army the Secretary of La
bor has asked that the volunteer asso-
cation have voice and place IN the
department.
Wilson Sends Letter
Mrs. Nrale read the following letter
from The President to Mrs. Henry Wade
Rogers, chairman os the executive COM
mittec Of the w. l.. A. A.
81 am graf fed to hear Of the plan
Of the Woman's Land Army to help
increase the food supply of bur coun-
try and the A lies through enrolling
active and patriotic young women in
SO sustaining groups or units to aid
in cultivating crops where the farmers
have need of them. trust that our
farmers, Ike tie farmers of Great
Britain and Canada wi avail them
selves Of this aid to the fullest extent
practicable ard that the response of
our loyal young women to this need,
wherever it exists, will be generous
and comp,
English Woman Talks.
The delegates were guests at
luncheon of Mrs. William dams
Brown. Miss Sophia Carey, a pre-
sentative Of Sthe London Council,
urged the increase of food pl 5duc-
ton. Other speakers at luncheo !
were Mrs Nathaniel ThQyer. chair
man of The Woman's or m tta Of the
ouncil Of National Defence for Mas
sachuset.s. and Mrs. Howard Hewitt.
chairman IF the Agricultural Comm t.
tee for .he American Committee for
Devastated France.
It was announced that this year the
Land Army placed on the land 1870
units bes dHs many part-time emer-
goncy pr urs A. on-' y OnN U.s..
have served their country on the soil.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
Women for Surrender
Want Allies on German Sol
Before Peace Discussion

Women Republ lean leaders held a
meeting yesterday afternoon at lO5
West Fortieth Street Representatives
from every district were present. A
icso u:ion was passed upho ding "un-
c I'd tional surrender" with terms die
tatcd by the United States and her
q lies on German soil as the on v
means Of ending the war. TIE women
oiso re- 0 we'd to see to it that & Re-
publican Congressman from each New
York district is put in office at the
reXt e nctioa.
President Samuel F. Koenig of the
New York County Committee was pres
ent and took part in a discussion of
the e.ection law.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
Obituary
Chester Peter Stems,
Railroad Builder, Dies

Chester Peter seims chairman of the
oiems-Carey Railway and Canal Com
pany and head of allied concerns which
Fave undertaken many iarge railroad
ana .. canal .construc ion enterpr ses in
St Si ana OF er countries includ ng
thlna' died at his home here today
alter a br.cf illness.
-, Mr Stems was born at st. Paul,
M nm, and was in his thirty fourth
year tie is survived by widow and
thsee children. On his graduation
rom Yale in 1907 Mr.. Stems entered
the S engineering department of the
HpoHane Portland & Seattle Railroad.
WI Slems's home was at 563 Park
New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
City Employees Get Awards

The Central Mercantile Association
yesterday awarded is annual prizes to
employees of the Street Cleaning. Park
and Public Works departments. Be
sides the medals awarded a diamond
suckpn was given to John Pore, a
superintendent OF the Street CT aning
Departments cuff links to A. L. Newiger
Of the Public Works Department.; a
watch fob to John K. Mccarthy. O. the
Par ner"rt' o. '.A fcr -, ~on
to Foreman f. j. Hurton, of the Park
l.pDal m