New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

Generally l can cuss louder than
most folks about these here German
atrocities" says Uncle Abimelech Bo-
gardus, of Preakness, n. j., "and I see
by the papers that the Kaiser is max
ing flock of Russian dukes and
dukesses do their own wash and eat
ordinary food. | set for an hour after
that, but somehow / couldn't raise
single hearty cuss."
There are five Liberty bond honor
flags in the front window of the home
OF Leonard Ruoff for the gossips of
Ozone Park, Queens, to talk about
IN fact, they have received q special in
vitation to discuss them, for above
them is this placard:
For the benefit OF town gossips"
All of which means that Mr.. RuofF
has become tired of the rumor that he
isn't patriotic because he didn't an
nounce to the world in the first place
that he had bought Liberty bonds, but
buy their wares.
Some people don't believe you're
patriotic unless you yell it out all the
time" said Mr.. Ruoff. $50 I'm going
to yell, just to please them"
There is a great future in the adver-
tising field for some budding genius in
the dramatic society of Erasmus Hall
High School. The annual play of this
organization is about to be produced
but, somehow, interest in it Jagged at
the school.
The other morning students at the
assembly were surprised 20 find them
selves witnessing the first act of "Mon-
sieur Beaucaire." The action ran along
smoothly, interest was at its height,
when all at once the players stopped.
IF you want to know what happens
next, come to the show" announced
one of them loudly before they all re-
tired. The dramatic society is about
to hang out an S. r. O." sign as the
result.
There are six Germans to the yard
on the greater part of the Franco-Bel-
gian 'front.' l read from The Tribune
yesterday to my friend Gilhooley,"
writes John Morgan, of Brooklyn.
we can bury them, one on top of the
other.'"
New York. that self-centred COM
munity, an. E. NJ" rises to point out.
is so wrapped up in its own feeble hap
penlngs that it remains deaf and blind
to events that transpire on its very
doorstep-that is all of it except that
M. E. NJ" subhits that the great
doln's in New Rochelle, when Miss
Katherine Herman left her Job in the
City Hall to come to New York, passed
without mention in the metropolitan
press. Thus. the New Rochelle "Star''
obtained "bcat" on the press of the
entire nation.
Miss Kiernan, the "Star" explains.
was one of the flowers of the Office
and they hated to lose her" The ac-
count of her departure then plunges
rapidly on to this climax.
Mayor Waldorf pressed the little button
summoning Miss Herman into his office for
dlctation. She walked unsuspectinely into
the door, and was about to run out but the
door was shut tight. She walked forward for
sentence, and the Mayor said, in part: we
nave all heard the sad news of you leaving
US, and you have made many friends in your
years here. and we are sd upon losing you.
this comfort kit
Miss Herman gasped, but the Mayor
hastened. And now that you are in Federal
service, you may use it, and no doubt YOU
VIII get chicken four times week. and per-
haps some watermelon, too The room
roared with laughter.
Not, until three cheers had been given did
Miss Herman and the party leave the ROOM
and she was also given three and a half
books OF W. s.. S. which was bought with
the remains of the contribution"
TO which we can only add: "Welcome
to our midst, Miss Kiernan!"