Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
68TH YEAR
SO c / e T Y

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Women in Richmond. women in vir-
sinia. women throughout the length and
breadth OF the land are interested in
new movement known as the .Mo,h-
crs Of Democracy" There is scarcely
nook or Granny Of this little old
world to-day that is not interested in
some soldier. some soldiers mother.
his family. his sweetheart and his
friends. SO you can easily SEQ that
such an organization makes a big
appeal. Representatives from all cities
and nearby counties of this State
have been asked 10 como to Richmond
Tuesday to hear Mrs Taylor Alder
slice speak on what she has accom-.
plished and to help us organize. and
every man and woman's organization
Is urged to be present and hear thc
subject discussed.
The meeting is hastily-arranEed
one. but it's subject is of tho greatest
Importance. Mrs. AlldcrsIicc will be
accompanied by Sergeant Kingsley.
who went over with the Canadian
forces In 1914. and he will speak. AZ
will Colonel L. g. Worriiow. OF the
Three Hundred and Eighteenth Infdn !
try. Other prominent speakers Will
be on the program for Tuesday even
ing. and the meeting. which promises
held at o'clock in tho hall Of The
House of Representatives. at the Cap |
itol.
Those who purpose to mako national
this organization arc interested in
keeping the line OF homo communi-
cations" free from trouble of any kind. !
and are organizing into band the
women nearest to each man In the
separate companies. which for the
prescnt Is to be called the Mothers .
OF Democracy. 1t Is now being broush,
up for ConErcs: to pass on. In the
effort to make II 4 national orsani=a-
lion, whereby onlcial touch may he
obtained with and to our men at the
front and their needs supplied on
rcqucs, from their captain b. the WON
en- OF the company who stand for
that company here.
They VIII also hold once month /
mothers remembrance night" which /
will be n sort OF chccr-un meeting. .
Messages can be read from various let,
ters and official reports from The front.
IT is to help save tho nerves and lives
OF the women at home. X Is 50 hard
TO turn the brave and smiling face
10 the world. SO many do not under I
stand that their sons are dedicated"
not sacrificed. TO the great cause f.r
which they fight. it Is for the great
strong souls TO reach out to those
IN the dark seas OF despair. IT makes
all the difference in tho world when
the sun comes smiling around the big
black cloud over your !tte. So the
Mothers OF Democracy are going to
help the women OF the men left be-
hind to understand some OF the gen
timely cheering facts about the whole
thing. Across the seas the officers will
give the men at least half an hour
to hold much the same sort OF service.
II is a dreadful fact that some OF the
boys don't get many letters. They
utand until the last name is called
when the mail ba. is opened. and b"
cause somebody at home forgot TO
write. they have that queer little for
saken feeling that does not add 20 n
roldicrs morale. The meetings will
help the women at home TO sec :hc
Importance OF letters and the !i;tlc
[ home messages sen, SO far. They may
seem trivial at home, but they make
sunshine in the mud and rain OF
| France.
One soldier wrote back: The little
! hyacinth in your letter cot here very
Nat, but still pink ard it makes mo
| KNOW that spring has come 4; hom..'
The organization is another oac o:
those beautiful things that the war
| has developed. You who are strong
and brave and courageous must reach /.
out with never-failins hands 10 steady /
those who cannot look UP and sec the
light.
Some OF the most prominent officers |
Of the country have already Endorsed I
the Mothers OF Democracy. 1t is really
very simple thing, after all! 1t is
only to make the men a the front
realize that they have not lost touch
witli home--that home which seems all /
at once the most sacred and haliowcG I
spot in the world-and 20 help the
women a home TO stand fast and be
OF good courage until the boys come |
marching homo. For surely they will
/ come marching home and in the mean !
time remember tho message Of the
j bells:
Keep a good heart. Toby Week Toby
! Week" BRENT WITT.
Weekend House Party mt Kernciine.
Mrs. John w. Kern who has been
spending the winter and early spring
. months in Lexington, has opened her
country place. "kcrncliffe," near li?l
Inns. and is entertaining charming
! house party there over the week end.
Mrs. Kern's guests include several girls
from Hoilins College and n number of
students from Washington and Lee
4 University.
Mrs. Kern has spent her summer in
! Virginia with her family at their coun-
| try home for a number OF years past.
Concerning Mr.. Cnbcll.
Literary circles in Richmond arc
mnch interested in an article by Will
son Follett. one of the foremost critics
! OF the day. which has appeared IN n
recent number Of The Dial. entitled
IA Gossip on James Branch Cabci"
1t is quite 4 lengthy and interesting
comment upon Mr.. Cabell as a writer.
and pays just tribute to his ability
as genius. as distinguished from
other authors of his day. Wilson Fol
!ett says, in part:
"Thc reality OF Mr.. Cahcll is jon
Gleur trickster--ToyM Maker as he has