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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

\ NEW KIND OF EASTERTIDE JOY
HAVING TO DO WITH CHILDREN
George and Marie Fatherless Little Ones Of
4 France, Wait for You to Adopt Them-This
~ Would Give Holiday Pleasure

jumping rope and flying here and there
smallest one is asking questions about
the bunny. The bunny will steal UP
on her pillow on Easter morning. He
is going to leave presents. The next
in size has a new Easter bonnet. Little
girl.llke, she is frankly proud and
can't wait to get TO church on the
morning of mornings to let the other
little girls see 1t.
Things are different in France. Con
trast with the thii.gs going on In your
house this little scene from a French
home outlined in e letter from n war
orphan to his American godparent. II
is reprinted from the Pictorial Re
view:
Please excuse me not IN have
thanked you before, but | have been
ing fifteen days, Since the death of
my dear little papa. heart trouble has
declared itself with me What is
most hard of all is 7 cannot run like
my comrades. as u is forbidden, nor
can I take eXei else The doctor says
to my mother never will be able to
do hard labor. and she must try TO
make me a situation for later so ! am
going to try and do my very. best ~
school so as to he able when ] am old
| enough, to go into an office like my
father was employed. Now. my dear
| protector. I will give you a few de-
tails of my fathers death lie was a
| corporal in 4lst Colonial Infantry and
| was secretary to the commander. but
! In 1915 at the Battle Of Souchez. he
| was killed while going to help his COM
! mander. who was in danger and who
! Is dead of his wounds.
Following the terrible losses of the
war my mother had to go to work.
But at first she was SC sick she could
not do this. Now she is employed
where my father was in fire insur-
ance company. Receive, my dear bene-
factor, my thanks.
ANDRE ODENAL.
A little pathetic, isn't it? the wa
the little ones of Franc, bravely ac
cept the war situation. Grown old be
fore their time, their childhood seem
to be gone.
Think il over. Communications 10
the fatherless children Of France ca
be sent to the American headGuarteri
Address New York city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Hearing the Nice Things
= Editor Of Woma,,'s PGoe.

To the Editor Of Womats PGos:
Dear Madam do want 70 thank YOU SO
plans, for a thrft-stamp party, The menus
We shall probably have is that OF the pine
H nsise al and nuts and and" the he little balls OF cot
tage cheese, Then we shall have the coffee
t With 'Vh the idea idea % Of havns itls horsesbces
or ,swsstikss cut from the vinegar beets.
appetiznS p W dish @ from % thess sS why N think we
shall add that TO the menu. too.
ceent Ees One % sG @ '
nowadays in manning any sort Of social
fSsd"es foeds whieG % arc e S permissiSe' without
twlnse Of the conscienc,s, Or In idlins AVA away
sr0@ Pfsr m s we ar sPo % osdren T en- enough 70 sniov
even though we want TO do our bit BY
minate Ges N ws realiS f' fee ihcash n s With the
idea OF Offering thrift stamps for our prizes.
place. cards. and il observing a. strict a
wartime menu ss possible In yiew, o. pes-
hses Sss we will fSyS Sy. e @ @ Criticism m on i s"o
And in thanking YOU for your Eoodness
os asrS your 5s ASe exehanse R column 50 much and
also your editorials. The latter are SO
thai 4 i. 'aS the Fst thne po turn rs4
evening IT Il my nsw' sUcs II and spGr
tressns times without the. nastiness on.
SneHOs Sne eounrys sSase % war losses % and another
gains, All too soon that part Of Il may be
at our very doors. Mlssj j. A. T.
| It is so nice TO feel that ones efforts
to help are sometimes successful that
cannot resist printing this letter. A
letter such as this makes the hours fly
when the editor OF woman's page is
working hard. and we thank the writer
for II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
FURS WORTH $4,000, 900
WILL GO UNDER HAMMER

New York. March IS --- More than
S3.0o0,oo0 worth OF furs will be sold
at the annual spring auction of the New
York Fur Auction Sales Corporation.
which opens in the Masonic Temple in
this city April s.
The offerings will he as follows
Eleven thousand badger, 1850 bear,
Sb polar bear. $500 beaver, 1000 civet
cat 10000 house cat, 5000 ringtail ca
$4,000 wild cat, 1000 leopard, 25 chin
chilla, 1880 Chinese weasel, $4,000
ermine, 600 fisher, 1900 Australian fox,
175 blue fox, 900 cross fox, $500 gray
fox. 500 kit fox, $500 sundry fox. 1900
red fox, 500 silver fox. 1850 white fox,
$4,000 kolinsky, $50 leopard. 1900 lynx,
$4,000 marmot. 300 marten, 1925 Jap
marten, 10 stone marten, 200 baum mar
ten. $4,000 mink, 10000 Jap mink, 425..
900 brown muskrat, 1880 black musk
rat. $4,000 mole, $4,000 nutria. lac ,00C
American opossum. $4,000 Australian
opossum, 1850 Tasmanian opossum IL,
500 ringtail opossum. 1900 otter, $4,000
raccoon. $50 Russian sable. 1850 hair
seal, 10000 squirrel. $4,000 skunk. "a
600 wolf, $50 wolverine and long list
Of various sundries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Now Annie's in Jail

II you lived in England and were
caught boarding you would pay your tne
and lose your hoard.
The following story Ia taken from an
English news release:
"Annie Robson. Of Cargo Fleet. Eng
land. is in Jail. She has been sentenced
to serve three months. Annie's daugh-
ter was a grocer's assistant. She had
access to foods that could be sneaked
home without the knowledge of the min
istry of food. Among other things she
had taken home, and of which her
mother was found guilty of boarding.
were forty-two pounds of sugar and
small quantities of condensed milk and
tea. Annie violated food law wher
she boarded the sugar, and now she is
being made to pay the penalty"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Ask Him Up

To the Editor Of Womor's Page:
Dear Madam - have enjoyed reading
your columns and I now come to YOU for
advice. I am girl OF seventeen and ex-
pect to have q young man call to take no
out April o, We are in business, so. there
fore. have no parlor or sitting room DOWN
stairs These rooms are on the second floor,
Now what | want to ask Is. do you think
that ought 10 be downstairs when he calls
for me and invite him upstairs into the
parlor, or DO YOU think I ought TO wait up-
stairs for him and have one OF the mem
bers of the family invite him upstairs? ]
will be ever SO much Obliged for your ad-
vice. Il, 5.
II you are accustomed to going to the
door yourself do SO by all means and
invite him into the parlor Ask your
mother to come in and meet him. or II
the family are there already introduce
him to them.
II another person usually opens the
door. have him or her do SO and ask the
young man upstairs. Be ready to go
out all but your coat. and go in to talk
with him few minutes introducing him
to your mother. who you will have asked
to come In while you are putting your
coat on. When he brings you home do
not ask him in unless II Is still early In
the evening: before $3.50. that is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
That Very First Baby;
A Word TO His Mother

The mother of the frst-born Ia apt
to do too much. not too little. says DR..
Roger II. bennett in the Woman's Home
Companion. She hovers over her little
while he sleeps she holds him In her
arms and tends him constantly while
he wakes. She calls the doctor fos
every sneeze and for every imagined
has not the time to- do all these things,
and am fully convinced that the skin
or seventh baby is the gamer thereby
The first baby actually, inspires fear "a,
being fearful lest they are not doing
the right thing at every turn then they
fear that baty is sick whenever he cries
even though II is fit OF temper, and
as the baby grows older they fear that
they cannot please his Majesty and can
not make him happy all the time. They
are fearful that IL he cries he Will be-
come ruptpred or lose his breath. In In
baby's will instead of realizing that the
adult in his wisdom has a right to i'm
pose his will upon the baby, until the
age of wisdom Is reached.
have actually known tables who
have almost starved TO death, and l
have known many babies who were made
i'll, for the reason that the mother could
not make them eat. The mother was
afraid TO make II cry, and she was afraid
that IL II did not eat 1t would starve to
DEATH So baby goes merrily On. having
its own way, choosing its own food per.
haps the Eottle or some one article OF
| diet for which a taste has been acquired
and refusing the proper food that is
needed to build up the bone and muscle
recall one case where a child a year
old had become so. thin and pale and
weak from lack of food that the mother
was at last persuaded to call in n trained
nurse. "A baby expert" This mother
was surprised. and at the same time
| mortified when she found that the nurse
could make her child eat anything that
was good for him. and could subdue the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Washable Closets

Dresses hung in even the most modern
city closets are not clean after hanging
more than week. The newest is a closet
within a closet.
II hangs from the wall or ceiling and
Is made of beautiful cretonne. which Is
really washable. II contains dustproof
compartments for hats, shoes. lingerie,
waists and dresses.
When the cretonne covers become
soiled or dusty they are unclamped from
their frames, washed and ironed, and put
back again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Shakespeare and Income Tax

10 the Editor OF Womdh's Page:
,!3s Pear study of ss-S to maxi just
.ss s yga Ssf ssass s s sf hest what
are the books best to be read to be-, be con, ~,
gs the S s? Vs
Income for the wear. and what Is the tax tsx
T.: What oIs the SPT5sSs gE0
ThanEins you kindly for your SplpTIhs
The way to study Shakespeare TO the
Shakespeare as they are. Begin with
the ones that are best known, such as
ssHamlet" '"The Merchant OF Venice,
Macbeth" "As You Like IT. and so on.
known. The ,Rolfe edition, which you
can get In the Public Library at Thir-
teeuth and Locust streets. has good ex-
planatory notes, and IL you read these
as you 20 along II will help you. Mrs.
A. Jamieson has written an interesting
commentary on shakespeare women.
you will find other interesting books on
the works of Shakespeare. Do not read
quickly. Try 10 understand what you
are reading Stop and rtsdns, think Il roonr oNgr
of the public library the librarian viii
ret for you Lubbock's list of 100 best
books. Read those that appeal to you
as' the best nia books. asp and md il person reads
them all presume she would be con-
gfdered well Informed.
In order to give the Government an
account OF your income go to Room 206,
Postoffice Building, Ninth and Market
streets. and get blank on which you
make out your report You must file
this report before April or pay fine
One Of the Internal Revenue officials
fhere will help you to fill out the blank
< Il Il rather complicated. The tax IT,
self must then be paid before June
5; me tax is based on your income from
january 1. 1917. to January l. 1918
Th0 tax on an income of $500 for one
Who has no dependents is 2 per cent OF
K tax $40.
Pronouncs chiropodist ki-rop-o-dist
with the accept on the second syllable
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

I. Leftsyer bread. dried and Er9und in q
coffee grinder. may be used FOR part
or oil OF the -four in gingerbread,
cookies, pancakes or biscuits.
.. It takes longer to bring the contents Of
pan to the boiling point II a spoon y
left in II because the spoon carries OF
the heat and delays the cooking.
8. when ironing n lingerie waist. press the
thipnest part first. then the part which
will ,puss least easily while tho rest
Of the ironing IL being DONE. and.
finally. the fussy part, where wrinkles
are most likely TO show.
4. Mrs. sarah vaIandre; nm Indian woman;
for rapid knitting of a soldiers sweater
having started one at o'clock IN the
afternoon and finished II at 1880 the
same evening.
5. The date Of Easter Sunday is determined
by the date Of the first full moon which
happens after March Ell. Easter In this
first Sunday after that. and ~ the fui
moon occurs on Sunday, Easter Is the
sunday following.
9. Tan and beige will he tho most populaI
colors In Jersey dresses this year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

4. What green vegetable can he grown N
the house. and how is II grown:
3. How should this vegetable be prepared
Tor the tables
3. why should table knives be held In the
hand when they are washed?
q. What simple and appropriate decorations
are to be had for the Easter table:
3. Why arc candy Easter eggs smaller and
more expensive than in former years?
What three causes have contributed to
the rise In price Of candy Easter EGGS
j, How IL the popular sleeveless sweater OF
last season to be replaced this year:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

yxTHEN Eastertime comes tripping
iVv over the hills sweet with flowers
and the rest OF the lovcliness Of
epring, It's time to turn mental somer.
sRults. Sunshine freshens the whole
earth. Even war cannot dim the glory
OF II.
And yet somehow or other little
verse has been running through my
head of late. II runs like this:
What Is there wanting in the spring ,
n The air Is soft as yesteryear
The happy nested green is here,
And half the world Is on the wing.
The morning beckCns and like balm
Are westward waters blue and calm.
Yet something's wanting In the spring.
And a picture. entirely unrelated,
goes with the verse. There are two
little French repatriates sitting on a
pile OF burlap bags In a city square In
one of the devastated towns in France
They sit so still and listless--little pale
children of France. This is what is
marring the Eastertime and the
spfingtime. The little Georges and
Maries who have forgotten how to play
The little Georges and Maries whose
land the Hun is fiendishly hacking
this moment
rs 1T bad time to ttlk about the
i little fatherless children of France
when the Joy of Easter H. in the air
There are two kinds OF joy. One II
the JOY of giving. The two little re-
patriates sitting on the bags OF burlaI
are two of 400. 900 children in Franc,
under fourteen years of age whos'
fathers have been killed In the war
To give $3.50 would mean to adop
one of them for a year. Adoptinl
does not in any sense indicate lega
responsibility, but merely provldln,
for one of these little orphans for
year. The name of the child Is fur
rished to the "godparent" so there ma.
be the personal touch between tn
two. Do you know OF any way to pu
Q better kind of JOY into the Easte
season than by taking a little father
less one into your heart? I can thinl
of no way of spending $3.50 tha
could give greater pleasure to tn
spender. Three dollars itself will kee
the small one well fed for a month
This amount, too. is acceptable.
CPRING and the Eastertime In
~ large sense belong to the children
Over here now ours are outdoor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

fits Of temper to which he wa. 49,
and she was also distressed 10 tbtsnve tsvel2cE
she had allowed her baby to hna,nnk hn,nk III
~ from sheer lack Of force on home hsnm q
When she realized this, she irnmsssd, nsd !pa!( "A
that have known. and her sasnsr pl hsri41l
was 2 model infant from the thnd s,,tns nse|
was born. Wv tme
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
For the Musical Girl

One OF the greatest trials OF the mu-
sician who has any considerable amount
Of music in her collection is torn sheets
anG lost ones and a generally mixed-up
condition of her music cabinet. If she
is methodical soul-not many musi-
clans with true genius are-she will cat
alogue and arrange her music with as
much care as librarian arranges books
on the shelves
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Poppies Grow on Hats

Poppies grow on hats as well as In
the fields and quite as gracefully
face. One lsere hat that boasted Of
poppies was lined with georgette. It
came in poke shape and was demure
enough even for our scarlet friends OF
the garden.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Wartime Ginger Snaps

One cupful molasses, 1-3 cupful short.
ening boil these together for two min
utes. Three cups -four. cinnamon. gin
ger and salt to taste. one level teaspoon
soda beat the dry mixture into the wet
Chill this; then roll as thin as possible
and bake.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

10 M Ndtfof o5 WonuHs Toge'
8 Dear Madsm---wl you kindly print In
T1or colnnn. some time soon some names
~ rniso funds for the Red Cross. but the
&ana6 muaf be one that viii do after the
W&r. Ihs xirlr range from thirtean 70 six
~ xosrn. AlsD II you know Of any per-
~ y arm thst wsnts work tyPEsEEESlps1EsRR yEEEpER al
Tcu znisht cali yourselves the Girls
S1c1 CIub" or Girls Service society"
&1{6r ~ war you will probably try
40 yourselves useful in various
The "carry-On Club" would be
<nt1o1o even aztec tho war. Carry
~ Xt@vor term now which has grown
ISocp on going. no matter what
You might also cali your.
~Indoor and outdoor Club"
allow for hiking In the SUM
|V1nE parties IN the winter
= 631no X YOU insepd 10 % ID
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

Paper Doors
when children in far quaint Japan
(The Kind you sec upon fam.
90 out to play they gently slide
A paper door and step outside.
Then quietly they slide the door
Back TO the place IL tcus before,
And 90 out uHdcr cherry trees,
And play as gdyy as you please.
They chase cdrh other through the
glen
TiN mother slides the door again,
And tells them Come inside TO tea
And be as quiet as con be"
And then they oil 90 In the door
And slide II tChere 10 tcns ;efore
And have their pleasant ercnin1
bread.
And say their prayers and 90 TO
bed.
They do not fear the harm CT
night,
Although their paper door is light,
A poper door Is strong as tcood
when people arc upright and good.
Maize Munro, in the New York Eve
ming Sun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Street FrOck of NdUy-Blue Serge

This street frock has been
developed in that prime
staple among fabrics-navy-
blue serge. The collar,
cuffs and vestee are of red
and white checked silk ging-
ham. Black ribbon makes
the tie.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

CPR1NG and the Eastertime In a
~ large sense belong to the children.
Over here now ours are outdoors
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-04
STRONG ATTACK IS
MADE BY GERMANS

London.--oermany has struck her
first strong blow on the western front
since the heralding Of a great often.
Eive and the British have held II In
check. The attack which resulted in
heavy fighting, was made on short
front on the southern end OF the sail
cnt before Cambria.
The attackers gained a foothold In
British trenches but later we're elected
In part by counter attacks The Ger.
man thrust was on front of more
than two miles between Marcoing and
La vaquerie. and against positions
which the British have held since the
retirement after General Byng's sue.
cessful blow.
Tho Germans also have been active
AZ other points along the front, but
their local attack In the Ypres sector
and their raids northeast Of verdun
brought no successes These efforts
follow upon heav.' German fire in
these three sectors. Csmbrsi Ypres
and verdun, and may be forerunners
Of determined attacks.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-04
Small Millers Protected

W. l.. Robbins is in receipt of IL
letter from l.. Freeman Little. pres
idcnt of the Anglo.American Mill
Co. of 0wcnsboro. KY. saying that
small millcrs will he protected
from rcbating and discrimination
on the part Of the large mills, MIR.
Little writes:
"Mr. Hoover recognizes the nee
cssity Of the small mill; that il Is
a community builder and that some
of the best interests of the country
are served by it. And he Is person
ally looking after the interests Of
small millcrs to sec that they get n
fair deal.
Right now he is preparing To
put out "A new ruling to the large
mills which will prevent their dis
eliminating, as many have done in
the past, against any trade or any
district. In other words, 10 pre-.
vent a mill selling cheaper in one
market than in another"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-04
BREvlTE!S

Jack Citizens was in town Sunda,
from Walla Walla, where he is en-
ployed in a garage.
J. A. McRae was in town Satur
day from Walla Walla, enjoying
metropolitan sights and scenes.
Will King was conveyed to Pen,
dleton the first of the week for
treatment at the Sisters hospital.
Mrs. Artie Beathe and daughter
Susie spent the holidays visiting
with friends and relatives at Mil
ton and Walla Walla.
Miss Mabel Blomgren, who has
been attending business college at
Boise, Idaho, is visiting at her faith
er's home near Weston.
George Purdy's new log-sawing
machine is in active operation at
the Alick johnson place, where pine
trees are being converted into fuel.
NJ. c. Eagleton and family have
returned to Weston after residing
for several years at Long Branch,
Wash, and are at the farm of Mrs.
Blackman.
Mrs. J. C. Walker of Douglas,
Neb., and Mrs. H. T. Connell of
Caldwell, Idaho, were guests dur
ing the week of their sister, Mrs.
L. B. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will NorDean of
Wallace, Idaho, are visiting in
Weston. Mr.. NorDean is gaining
in strength, after the very serious
operation which he sustained last
October in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Snider of
Dayton, Wash, were visiting in
Weston last week at the home of
Mr.. Snider's brother, ]. F. Snider.
Mr.. Snider is an extensive farmer
of the Dayton neighborhood.
Merle, the ten year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Dickenson, was
badly burned at his aunt's home
near Athena Wednesday by the ex-
pIosion of kerosene which his older
cousin was using to light fire.
The monthly business meeting of
he Woman's Missionary Society
will be held at the Methodist church
January 0, 1918, at 2:30 y. M.
there will be installation of officers,
md devotional service in accord
With the union revival meeting be-
ng held this week.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-04
Upland News Notes

Miss Mary Lansdale will return
Wednesday from down on the Co.
lumbia river. where she has been
visiting her mother.
Mrs. Chas. l.. May entertained
the young people at Il birthday
party for Harry May. January 2.
it being ihs tenth birthday. Games
were played and a dainty lunch
was served at four o'clock, when
the children departed. wishing
Harry many happy returns Of the
day. Those present were: Helen
and Jean Rayborn, Rucamy Dowd.
Naomi McCarty, Paul and Jean
Schneider, Max and Wayne Comp
ton, Granville Cannon. Dorothy
Twccdy; Irma. Harold and Earl
Gould; Lee Crawford, Jacunita
Crawford, Harry and Irma May.
Mrs. Will Rayborn is quite Sc.
riously i'll. DR.. Thomas Of Milton
is attending her.
Mrs. l.. n. DOwd is expected
home Saturday from McMinnyille,
where she spent Christmas week
with the children, who are attend
ing school there.
Everyone is pIowing here. Lit
tie different from three feet Of
snow at this time last year.
Robert Grant Twccdy Of Mare
Island Navy Yard and Rena Mary
Quinn of San Francisco were united
in marriage at San Francisco De-
cember 4, 1917.
ROLAND NJ. Tweedy and most Of
the troop have been transferred
from Troop l. of Cavalry, Fort Ri
ey, Kansas, to Battery F, Seventy
ninth Field Artillery. Camp Logan.
Texas. They are expected soon to
Dc in France.