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are made for its privileges and com
forts The place Is crowded conttnu-
ally. nearly ten thousand men enjoy
ing its hospitality each month. This
club can accommodate as many rs 400
men a night A bed. a shower. the use
of reading and writing rooms and
cafeteria cost IS cents a night.
The Philadelphia Club.
In speaking oil, this club house, Mrs.
Schoff said There are 12.ooe men
In the Philadelphia Navy Yard and
the enlisted men have shore leave,
which is sometimes "a and at other
times as hours. The club keeps them
from a desire for unwhoiesome pleas
ures. Admiral Wood told me that 1t
was the best work that was being
done anywhere for the Navy boys. A
general rule in our service clubs is,
BE a gentleman. and to be that one
must be courteous aud considerate Of
others. We place the club under your
direction Use it and enjoy It as IL
1t were yozr home" A splendid fea-
ture of this club house IS the provi-
sion 1t makes for visiting mothers.
Small sitting rooms AFFORD meeting
places for mothers and sons. and even
sleeping quarters for relatives are pro-
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to put down the disorder. While
there are many people in ireland to-
day who still believe that the Sinn
Feiners were right in their demands
for the freedom OF Ireland and they
are none the less loyal 70 England as
against Germany and thousands OF
Irishmen nave died in Engiand's de-
Tense. Dublin, 1reiand's most charm
ing city. lost many of hts beauties
during the battle which ragged through
her streets and many OF the splendid
buildings were ruined. To those who
visited the Irish capital before the
rebellion It now presents a sad sight.
To be sure, many of the houses have
the fascinating old landmarks have
gone forever. sackville street suffered
severely. Faith. and II looks as If
the Germans had been here" said
young Irish officer, who arrived from
the front just after the rebellion had
been put down. Sure, our men are
giving the Huns 8 taste OF this Just
now on the western front"
The traveller is no longer permitted
TO wander over Ireland with a cam
era, unless he has a permit from the
Government Even bits OF scenery
must not be pictured without the
permit. The ways Of the spy are nu-
nerous and Great Britain Is taking no
chances. All the pictures published
shn'-1vw ruins in Dublin were CEN
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plucked sprays from the tree to soil
to tourists and both were buried Ax
months later. No amount of money
Will tempt the residents to pluck even
so much as a leaf from shs tree.
The Gap of Dunloa. pass tArenxA
the mountains. rs favoxsts hor~s-
back Journey for II leads pass tAs
famous Serpent Lake. where %. Fat
rick had the Last snake I'm Trseand
pia ced inside an iron chest. AFHSr d.
Patrick had persuaded TIE seepAo.
to enter the chest he told ths reside
that he would release hfrn On TIA
morrow, but each day n wm& e@new~ew
and the serpent finally died I'm TIE
lake,
The Vale OF Awooa-
The Vale OF Avoca- which has been
described by Tom Moore In his pretty
ballad, The Meeting of the wassxy"
the Rivers Avonbeg and Avonnnore
is one OF the beauty spots OF Ireland
and g. favorite haunt OF American.
who love TO picnic in the shady groves
along the river. In ancient t4rnes It
was meeting place OF the Drusds
Their affairs and seats of Judgment
remain and you can see the hurlirx
stone OF the great Finn MeCool.
which is fourteen feet long, ten feet
wide and seven feet thick, but this
giant was 30 strong, according to ths
legend, that he tossed it about No cns
No ight baseball.
Nearby are the Woods of shfYfeaxxn
which gave their name to the tyadi-
tional weapon OF offense and defense
at one time carried by every Irish.
man. You may purchase these from
curio shops--a black thorn stick
about eighteen inches long. from an
inch to an inch and a half In thick
ness with knot on the end Of 1t.
The Irish peasant is q particularly
happy individual and IL you happen
to visit one of the fairs you will find
both young and old enjoying tho
Kerry dancing. The people of IRE
land. as well az the land, are a Yeal
10Y TO the traveller, 50 wherever you
go. whether among the thrift and
hustle OF the industries or among che
care free and easy going less for
tunate inhabitants or whether you
wander through the valleys or sail
on the bosom of the lakes or walk
along it's rocky coast there In some
thing out OF the ordinary 10 be seen
and one has Just that experiences
which makes ireland unique IN many
respects and a land to which one IS
always glad TO return.
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of soldiers all over the country. en-
deavoring to enlist their services In
the interest of the boys.
In speaking OF thts phase OF tbs
work Mrs. schofY said: Every week
we invite over thousand Phnadel'
phia mothers of enlisted men to meet
our committee at the United Service
club house. tell them the reasons
for the war, what 1t means, and give
them the messages that have coma
to me from the various Government
officials as to the duties OF the women.
The women are often uniformed In
these matters. and are ready and eag'
err TO ask questions
The National Congress OF Mothers
was founded IN Washington twenty
one years ago by the late Mrs. Theo-
dore w. Birney. a woman whose heart
overlooked with tenderness for an the
children in Christendom. she was
ably supported by Mrs. Phoebe A.
Hearst, who carried the financial bur
den of the organization for the drst
three years of its existence and h hon
ored as one of Its founderA
Mrs. Birney was first president OF
the National Congress Of Methers and
guided its affairs for three years. when
she was succeeded by Mrs. Frederic
Schoff, of Philadelphia. who has stood
at the helm for the past eighteen
years, directing its course with ability
and discretion. Other national of1eers
include Mrs Arthur A BtFney, cor
responding secretary. and Mrs. Hu0ert
N. Rowell, treasurer. Among tn ma
tional vice-presidents are Mrs David
o. Mears. OF New York: Mrs. Fred
Dick, of Columbus. Ohio: MIA Phil
ander p. Ciaxton. OF Washtnkton. D.
C. Among its honorary vace-prssf
dents are Mrs. william r, Carter. Mrs.
Joseph p Mumford and MrA Robert
r. Cotton.
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vided at a nominal gum.
The Washington United Service
club house is new acquisition of the
Natiopal Congress of Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Associations. The
house is a handsome one situated on
Lafayette Square within a hundred
yards OF the White House. Mrs.
Arthur A. Birney. Corresponding Sec
rotary of the Congress. Is chairman
of tho committee having this club
house IN charge. A Washington
woman, with three sons of her own
serving in the Army, Mrs. Birney will
make every effort to make this club
house for the enlisted men of the
Army and Navy a true home
Great Need For Clubs. t
'"The need for clubs In the vicinity
of camps, where the men are off duty
at night is great said Mrs. Schofy.
"As the Congress of Mothers only be-
gan it's work in May 1t has not yet
been able TO cover the entire field.
but the work Is proceeding satisfac-
torily. Mrs Kate Waller Barrett. ma
tionai chairman of camp activities.
has visited and carefully investigated
the conditions In camps between
Washington and Alabama. taking in
Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois. I
have personally visited all those in
Texas. Des Moines. Louisville. Camp
Meade and the camps in New Jersey.
and in that way have learned the con-
ditions and needs. The persona, In
terest or good women IN the boys has
marked influence for good"
The National Congress of Mothers
and Parent-Teacher Associations, be-
side its efforts for the boys. Is doing
splendid war work for their mothers.
in many cases accomplishing a work
in Americanixation of great value. II
Is organizing the mothers and wives
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Patrick. the grand good man. who
drove the snakes out OF Ireland, and
who was also responsible for the
shamrock. No person can be long
among the Irish before he is i'm
pressed with the venerauon OF the
people for everything which pertains
to the life OF the saint, for they have
shrtnes, towns, cathedrals, wells.
streets. bridges ana even hotels
named In his honor. Relics OF all
kinds concerning his life are preserved
and his day is celebrated with great
pomp throughout the land. The
legend of St Patrick and the sham
rock is dear TO the heart OF every
lrishman. 1t seems that st. Patrick
reached the Rock of Cashel about
$50. A, D. and was trying to convert
Aengus MacNatfraich, the ruling king
who lived In the great castle there
One day while he was preaching to
the king he started to explain the
idea OF the Trinity and found II diff
cult to make his meaning clear. Sud
denly his eyes fell upon a trefoil
growing at his feet. He stopped and
plucked 1t and used it's three petals
growing on one stem as symbol OF
the Three in One. This simple H.
Illustration served it's purpose and
thereafter he always used 1t to Illus
trate the Trinity The Irish word
"seamrog" means trefoil and has since
been converted into shamrock, the
most sacred plant to the Irish heart
The grave of St Patrick. the most
Dovnpatrick. II IL a curious mound
OF earth surrounded by a ditch and
has 20 be continually repienished with
earth due to the fact that pilgrims
carry 1t away believing the ground to
be 81 cred. 4 Cathedral named IN
honor OF the saint, rises nearby and
is one of the most imposing IN the
country.
Naturally the most beautiful seen
cry in Ireland is around the famous
lakes Of Killarney nestled amid the
flower covered hills. Muekross Abbey.
dating back to the fifteenth century,
stands on its shores a wonderful old
ruin with graceful arches and a fine
cloister In the middle Of the court is
an old ysw tree which spreads It's
branches from wall to wall 1t is en-
circled by a barbed wire railing "to
protect the visitor 30 the story goes,
for there is legend that whosoever
plucks a spray OF this tree dies within
twelve months. The old keeper tells
r story os how two irish women
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Around the top of the tower is a
series of openings through which, in
the old days, the besieged dropped
stones and poured molten lead and
red hot ashes on their assailants and
1t Is in the siil of one OF these open
ings that the famous Barney stone is
fixed. Legend has it that once upon
time when the waters were running
high. Cormac Mccarthy was returning
home through the darkness OF the
night and when his horse reached the
last ford he thought he would be swept
away by the current His horse man
aged to keep its feet and Just as II
was scrambling out upon the farther
bank, Mccarthy heard a scream from
the darkness behind him, and then a
woman's voice crying for help, SO he
dashed back into the stream and
dragged the woman to safety at the
risk OF his life. In the dim light Nc
Carthy saw that she was old and bag
gard. but her eyes cleaned through
the darkness like those OF cat. She
called down blessings upon him for
his noble act and then ba De him go
home and kiss g. certain stone on the
battieTn emit, the location OF which she
described. After this speech she van
ished and Mccarthy knew that he had
rescued a witch. Next morning he
went out upon the battiement, found
the stone and kissed it, and thereafter
was endowed with an eloauence so
sweet and persuasive that no man or
woman could resist ii. And ever since
then troops Of pilgrims have sought
Biarney Castle TO kiss the magic stone.
The Shamrock Legend.
10 write up of Ireland would be
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formed near the camps and canton
ments. which have been OF great
service to. the soldiers. The first of
these service clubs was formed In
Philadelphia, the second was organ
ized in Waukeegan, H.; the third IN
Cape May, New Jersey: the fourth in
Baltimore. and the fifth in Washing
ton. Besides these clubs the mothers
near every camp and cantonment are
doing all they can to extend home In
fiuence and hospitality 20 the boys.
Their motto Is, do fer these boys
what you wish some other mother to
do for your boys"
The club In Philadelphia was estab-
iished several months ago and is now
self-supporting, as moderate charges
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-17
Although the Emerald
Isle Has GivenManyMen
lnEngland's Defense and
Suffered Much from In
ternal Strife, 1t Still Re-
tains Its Charm for the
Tourist.
Copyright, 1sFs, BY the International
Syndicate.

Copyright, 1sEs, BY the International
Syndicate
w IRELAND, ALL THE wxy from
III The Giants s;supsevray to Cork.
IS whether cue goes down the east
w coast or down The west coast or
:hrough tho central part of the coun-
nv. IL frI OF interest. Nearly every
variety OF scenery is encountered and
the fertile fields os the country around
Belfast and Cork haveN their contrasts
N the sterile rocky lands in the ives.
and central parts of che Emerald Isle.
of Killarney 20 Be found nowhere else
in TIE world, and added TO this the
TrkSh have woven the most enchanting
legends about those lakes and have
such n fascinating way Of relating
them that one never tires of listening
Ireland Is rich in ruined castles and
one might spend months wandering
through these reminders Of the days
Of the Irish kings The folk lore Of
the Emerald Isle is remarkable in
many respects for In no other land
has 1t baen so perfectly preserved and
so firmly believed.
Prey To England's Enemies.
Ireland has always been a prey TO
Jhe enemies of England and from time
10 time they have tried to turn the
1rishman against British rule OF a
deeply religious nature. the Desmond
rebellion was easily started. but soon
queHed Again, century later when
King James II was driven out by his
subjects, II was 20 Ireland that the
French King despatched an army 10
assist him IN his attempt at restora-
ten and many pitched battles and
sleges had TO be undertaken before
the exiled king was again sent on his
travels and william of Orange seated
securely on the throne. Even more
threatening were the attentions be-
arowed on Ireland by the Directory
during the French revolutionary war
With Great Britain towards the close
o. the eighteenth century. Stirred by
She example OF France and by prom
SEES Of French assistance Wolfe Tome
md his society OF United Irishmen
lined. as che Sim Feiners did in
Npiu. 1919, at an independent Irish
republic and on no less than four
osea sions French ships Of war were
se'e 10 reach the irish Coast. when
me war against Germany began the
GERMAN strategis.s saw in Ireland a
weak spot IN the British aefenses 4ust
~ Garnet. Hoche and Bonaparte did
uiare than a century earlier and In
each case the foreign enemy found IN
domestic conspiracy a weapon fitted
@ his hand
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80 HE TERM organized mother
A. love" might be used appropri-
ID ately In connection with the or
N% der known as the National Con-
gress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher
Associations. which is the largest child
Welfare organization IN the world, and
which follows the belief of one of
It's notices, which says: zone entire
generation of all the world OF chill
dren, understood as they should be.
would more than begin the millen-
alum"
The aim OF this nationwide body of
mothers and teachers is to aid the
eh.ld in every step of its life, from
infancy to manhood and womanhood,
and authorities in child welfare give II
as their opinion that 1t has done more
for the betterment of the conditions
of child life in America than has been
accomplished thus far by any similar
society In any other country.
The extent to which the efforts OF
the Mothers Congress exert their in
iiuen, was evidenced when war came
TO this country. IT not only intensi-
fled it's efforts in the way Of raising
the standards of home life. of giving
The child fair start in life by sur
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sored by the Government.
Labor Conditions


The one blot on ireland are the
labor conditions. They are fur from
ideal especially In Belfast. where man
utacturers have amassed great wealth
The results OF small wages. bad hous-
ing and undertaking can be seen In
the factory districts Yet even under
these unhappy conditions the Irish
girl has q smile and a bit Of barney
Tor the traveller who greets her. To
De sure she has none OF the rosy
healthy beauty Of the Irish peasant,
but her tired wan face takes on
smile at a kindly word.
Every ruin has its own particular
legend and even in wartime the
traveller will find some rrishman near
az hand to relate II in true Irish
fashion.
Blarney Stone.
or course. no visitor to Ireland fails
TO visit Blarney Castle. although few
succeed in kissing the famous stone.
which is SO set in the wall that only
one accomplished in acrobaucs can
conveniently reach the stone with his
llrs, 1t IS however. a beautiful old
49," NAN' q PAStef tS4us setting OF
trees, massive dungeon tower set on
81 cliff. its walls rising more than one
hundred feet The lower and more
ornamental fragment OF the castle
was at one time the strongest in all
Munster. The legend of the castle as
told by a man who lives nearby Is
that IL was erected by Cormac Nc
Carthy in the fifteenth century 10 be
used as a defense against the English,
and was held by the Irish until Crom-
wells army besieged ard captured H..
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In every direction.
Work At Cantonments.

The Mothers Congress took the in
itiative last April, Immediately after
the proclamation OF war. in organic
ing the mothers for service in the
vicinity OF the camps and canton
ments. the board authorizing the Pres
ident to organize Mothers Army and
Navy Camp Committee to work In
connection with every camp. In this
work it has the cooperation of both
the Army and Navy and Of the Y. NJ.
C. A.. In its establishment of these
homes in cities near the big camps.
The work has been carried on with
signal success, and United Service
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rounding It with every possible n.y.
gienic safeguard, by encouraging its
physical and mental development first
through the home and then through
the school. but it looked to the inter-
ests of the soldier boys. and 1t has
done its part to make their lot more
comfortable and more happy in the
camps and environments throughout
this country and In the foreign field,
1t has also reached out to the mothers
of soldiers and il helping them to
understand the reason and purpose for
their sacrifice.
Comforts For The Boys In France.
Tho National Congress of Mothers
and Parent-Teacher Associations has
stretched out It's hand to give active
relief at home and abroad. All of its
organizations are performing definite
war work in the many lines laid down
by the Government. while many OF
them are extending their help to the
orphans in France and Belgium. and
q number are furnishing dehcacies for
the base hospitals in this country. and
comforts for the boys in Europe.
Early In the war the society APP
pointed Food Conservation commit
tee. which has been pushing It's lines
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Grin-AidS

Ills horse went dead and his mule
went lame,
And he lost his COW In a poker game;
Then a cyclone came on a summers
day
And blew the house where he lived
away;
Then an earthqquaqlze came, and when
that was gone,
And swallowed the ground that the
house stood on,
Then the Tax Collector came around
And charged him up with the hole In
the ground.
LOS Angeles Times.
The day after the second draft quota
had reached Camp Devens rookie
strolled into camp after dark AS he
was going past a sentry, no was chal-
lenEed.
Who goes there ~
Machine Gun 301," answered the
rookie
ADVANCED to be recognized"
''Ah. yod don't know me I've only
BEEN here a coupla days."
We
De
spise
r'lies
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Man PotDer

We read much OF man power these
days; human power is a better term,
because II emphasizes the fact that the
women and children also constitute q
great factor in this war. In the final
victory every man, woman. and child
in America can and should have a part,
In comparing the man power Of Ger
many with that the United States it
must be borne In mind that much
larger proportion OF the manual labor
of the man power OF the nation is per-
formed. is exerted by the German
women than by tho women Of America.
1t Is aaia that In peace times, the
women constitute ~ per cent Of tho
agricultural and industrial labor Of
Germany. They work in tho fields, in
: - aA-.sa..leE in the mines, at the very
haHasat and most laborIoUs TasKs. duz
in9 the work only done by men in this
ceuatry With a great proportion of
fhe German men in tho army, It Ia not
Improbable that women now constitute
sss fSr the larger half Of German man
ual labor.
the women Of the United States are
noAly, unselfisnly, manfully, one may
say, bearing their share Of The burdens
81 war. BY the grace OF God and the
power and courage OF America the fate
OF the German women Ia not and VIII
never be theirs But il win be with
their assistance and cooperation and
their full assumption OF the burdens
ana duties cf the day that the United
States is to exert its full power in
ridaing the World Of that intolerahle
German ASultUf which makes brute sol-
dscTs Of the men and slaves Of the
women
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"TENSTON''
Wigz0agS From the Signal Corps

Private Grips has purchased a very
new and black necktie Each even
ing after mess he is seen 'gumshoe-
ing" down the pike in search OF an
bound jitney (Quarterl wear
ing the black tie. Conf,deuuauy. we
believe there is a woman IN the case
1t is hoped that his destination is not
Campbell ana Broad.
When Private Cawley found a but
ton in his corn during the noon mess
he reported it to Mess Sergeant Freed,
Shh, speak softly whispered the
SIT III III .-azz=.2 let the other boys
hear You. They will all want buttons
and ] haven't enough t. 20 around
The orange and whites hilSed eight
miles last Friday morning. Say this
quick and it doesn't sound so bad
After we had right dressed. the good
lieutenant announced that the per-
Torrance could be listed as success
ful.@ At least we all got back
Uncle Joe, who does our laundry at
tempted to put Private Penrod into
Private Priests pants, but it was no
fit Priest is now wearing his own
pants.
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BUILDING 232

The following program has been
scheduled for the week beginning July
10th;
Wednesday. July 1oth--Movies.
"Werd Today"
Thursday Religious services: Or.
John H. Strong. Of Baltimore, viii be
the speaker.
Friday--SNdes on the Land OF India
saturday S;l5 y. nl---MovieS.
Sunday--Repimental services At
$3.50 a. m, and open forum AT S so p.
M.
Every man. whatever creed. Is cor
daily invited 20 participate IN the
above activities.
Monday July 18th. Will be letter.
writing night and on Tuesday evening.
July 10Th. all interested IN the pugilis-
tic game should gather round the ring
az ~" esq