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ever. there's an element OF originality
about several OF the benefits sched-
uled for the next few weeks and that S
in itself a relief. Take. for instance.
the Fashion Fete." that's being
brought down from New York to be
shown for the benefit OF the Ameri-
cam tish-French-B Belgian Permanent
Blind Relief Everybody. every fem
mime body at all events, Is interested
in spring fashions in spite of war \
alarums. and they do say" that the
fcte is extraordinarily artistic as a
spectacle as well as an authentic and
upto-the-minute presentation OF the
spring modes.
In New York, where the show was
put on" at the Plaza on March and
i. every available space was crowded,
the spectators overlooked onto the
stairway. and over 900 persons were
turned away the first day. Here tue
advance sale" of tickets has been 20
great that the committee had to COM
mandeer the ballroom at 24OO Six
teenth street in lieu of Mrs. Dimock' 5
smaller ball room. The date? Why.
Tuesday. to be sure.
The exhibition will open AZ 3 o'clock
in the afternoon and will be repeated
in the evening. beginning at 9'o'clo"k.
While the mannikins are changing
there'Il be dancing by that elin sprite.
Ponce, n pupil of Helen MolleT. whose
work has interested even blase New
York.
The Fashion Fete is given by Harry
Collins. of New York, and every eN-
pcnse is paid beforehand so that, az
i'm the case Of the ball last week for
the Permanent Blind Relief Fund.
every cent taken in is clear and is
applied directly TO the re-education
work among blind soldiers and sea
men. The ball was a tremendous sue
cess, netting nearly $500. more than
has been cleared at any Washington
hall this winter-or for many win
tcrs for the matter Of that
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Speaking Of balls, I'm reminded
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Wife OF Congressman
Wins state Honor.

Mrs. Charles Bennett Smith. wife OF
Congressman Smith Of New York, has
been named as one OF a group OF women
may he five or six. I'm hazy on that
who have been appointed. or rather ask
ell to serve On the executive board of
the New York State Democratic COM
mittee. You know it's the first time, and
the Democrats have beaten the Re-
publiCanS to IT,"
Mrs Smith is in New Yorl9 to attend
the first mecting-a sort Of get together
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Mrs. Smith II q
Keen Politician.


Mrs. Smith is keen on politics. She
wrote the first platform for the Buffalo
suffrage organization way back there
when 1t was not a bit fashionable or
''the thing" to be a regular working
suffragist. Mr.. Smith. IL you please. was
with his wife Che usually is) then. which
Is something quite worth recalling in
these feministicalfy victorious moments
Maybe he's the only politician who has
this honor-at least from iii oil New
York." which has not been SO almighty
keen on votes for danes.
OF course. Mr.. Smith Is not really a
politician. He never ran for office but
once, and then he landed with one vote
over his opponent-the first Democrat
elected In many a day from that vary
stand pat Republican district. With al
Mrs. Smiths keen wit, her clear insigit
and her lily remarkable grasp OF pub
lie affairs. Mr.. Smith still remains the
sole right and proper Representative in
Congress from the district.
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Have you bought your Liberty
bonds? In Washington not only i:
everybody buying 'em. but half tht
people one knows are busy selling
'em. Particularly is this true OF the
"OAuChs ~ 6pllc VI AhC AdCN AAldN six
is devotion itself to the work as
chairman of the national women's
Liberty loan committee. and goes each
day to her office in the Treasury De
partment. Mrs. McAdoo finds time "a
be keenly and actively interested in
the progress OF the local campaign.
She was present when the drive
opened. and the first bond was auc-
toned by Irene Fenwick in front OF
the headquarters of the local commit
tee. In II street, and almost every
day she drops in to see what she can
do to help the cause along. More
over. Mrs. McAdoo has been speaking
in the interest of the loan almost
every evening. She makes a very
clever and convincing little address,
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The running of the woman's end OF
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Washington Surenders>to to the
Daughters of the American
Revolution Here in Convention

Dear SYS1n: -
The ,,-s-k In wBlcli-falIs April 10.
iiannivers.ary Of thes.Ratfie of4.cxinEton'
tis tradrt oiiIfIV SaTTed 10 the annual con-
.gress Of the Daughters OF the American
'Rcvoiution. This year. although the con
Ventiun opens tomorrow and the meet
.inEs will take Up the greater part OF the
week. therc'll be little OF the excitement
which has led Washington 10 speak OF
the Damned Annual Rumpus,' as there
are na important elections on the car
ret.
NeverthsIess the congress will bring
an influx Of visitors i'll it's wake
;Therc wont be so many as usual. for
travelling has been made too uncom-
Portable far junketing, and quarters
are too hard 10 lind. What's 10 be
idone with !tr6se Who do come remains TO
be seen. fsr. the town is even now crowd
ed as II for an inauguration. and TIE
Lute, acconlIirOdAt .oIiS are at a pre-nlun-
OF course. many OF tine delegates VIII oe
biIleted with friends ana festivities for
these indiyidHaL -.deughtshs Will be
,sAndNiched between The sessions at No
: mortal C0uffneHfsl Ha1f and Official
entertainments. -
The l.. A r. business 10 be laid before
the congress this time is concerned large
IL with tho organizatioh's war work. The
repOr. for the last year Will cover a
fine record Of achievement and the plans
for the future are even more eompre-
honSiNe. Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott. as YOU
doubtless remember. il chairman Of the
national committee, which has the war
work In hand
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meeting. She Is stopping at the AstoI
and yesterday she was guest at the
luncheon given by Charles B. Alexander
for the members OF the group-men and
women. In the evening she was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander at the
Jefferson Day banquet She's expected
back this evening.
Did you ever meet Mrs. Smith when
you were in Washington? II not you
missed a treat. for she's a very interest
Ing and understanding" person. She's a
musician. a violinist. both talented and
cultivated. and Is. maybe. proudest OF all
her career as newspaper writer when
she did" music criticism in Buffalo. a
very advanced musical center. She was
a member OF the woman's board OF the
Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, be
ing not a very old person then. not more
than twenty-five or twenty-thTee.
fancy.
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VIII EHtertHia for
: Wife Of Neir YORK eGorernor.

Somehow J didn't connect the visit Of
Mrs. Whitman, wife Of Governor Whit
man Of New York. with the D. A. r. con-
vention until someone reminded me that
her time. especially her evenings. would
be well taken up with attendance AT
various confGrenceS Nevertheless. she's
finding opportunity 70 take ~ several
pleasant functions-Mrs. Brsdley's luncn-
con on TueSdss. VneJph1 Barrett IS giving
for her on Wednesday and another on
Thursday Vath Mrs James McDofiaid IS
hostess. Therell be dinners in her honor
also. notably. the one the Brazilian Am
basSador and Nine. da Cana. with
whom she is staging Rilf be give on
"Wednesday, when the governor is also
expected to be present
So much for the entertaining OF the
week ushered in today. not forgetting
the fact that the British Ambassador
and Lady Reading will have several
dinners given for them-for a change.
Justice and. Ms. .Mahlon Pitney have
cards out for a dinner in their honor
on Tuesday eyenirg and on Satur-
day they will dine with Mrs. L. H.
G. Slater. There are three interest
ing weddings on the cards, the mar
Pitt Scott tomorrow: Justice Peelle's
marriage to Mrs. Byrne on Tuesday
and on Wednesday the marriage Of
Antoinette Ray and -JosSph West
Montgomery. Last week there wasn't
y single big wedding here. curiously
enough. and only one out of town.
the marriage OF DR.. and Mrs. Frank
Anderson's pretty daughter, Dorothy
Anderson, to Capt. Philips Boilin
Hoge, L. S. y. a, at their country
place near Annapolis.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall. who Share with the Readings
the distinction OF being more wined
no. l mustn't say that, for the Mar
shalls are prohibitionists-and dined
than anybody in Washington society.
were guests on Thursday evening of
Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry,
who had the "smartest" OF companies
TO meet them. Lord and Lady Read
tng were in Chicago most OF the
week, but Congressman and Mrs. Me
dill Mccormick had them for dinner
on Monday evening Immediately be
fore their departure, and they got
back in time to be guests last even
ing of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward y. Hur-
ley.
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Mrs. Mccormick believes that eIab-
crate, formal and expensive enter
tanning in war tfme is contrary to
patriotism and good taste: Fand she
sticks manfully to her colors. Con-
sequently. she was very insistenL
upon the fact that her dinner wa by
The Washington times., 1918-04-14

Before the war. Lieutenant Fare
was 4 portrait painter in BuenOS
Ayres. He STUDIED at tho BeaUN Arts
and with MoreaU and exhibited At the
Salon every year sine" 1896. once ro-
ceiving a gold medal When the war
broke out he az once offered his SerV-
ices to the French government and
was appaontcd official air painter. He
has received the croiN de guerre and
other distinctions. and was in the
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Guynemer. the greatest fighting flyer
OF them all, bringing down an enemy
biplane. the particular incident COM
memorated being a capture effected
when the young French ace hadn't
single bullet left in his machine
gun, and brought his opponent down
by means OF a fine exhibition of
bluff. There are other scenes OF
Guynemer's exploits. and the deeds of
numerous knights OF the air only less
famous are COMMUNICATED. The Sc
ries shows the conflict between a
Spad and a German AlbatrOss, the lat
ter falling in flames and leaving a
flaming trail behind 1t. Lieutenant
Fare was in the air when he saw
and sketched this scene.
He has also scanned the sea for its
hydroplanes. and is showing numer-
Gus spirited paintings OF the exploits
OF seaplanes witnessed from the air.
One shows a submarine being de-
stroyed by bomb dropped from
above. There is a picture OF a voisin
above the lines at Nerdun. the burst
ing shells about it having the effect
OF falling stars and flares Of colOred
lights losing themselves in the smoke
high in the air. One sees the pecu-
liar "chaplet." a chain OF ten lumin-
ous flares. which. because OF their
peculiar motion. are called caterpil'
| lars. They are dangerous to air
planes. which they may set on fire.
From the purely artistic point of
view one OF the most beautiful paint
ings for its light effects combina-
tion of searchlights and moonlight
is the return OF a night bnmbardment
machine. 81 NpOwerfu! searchliEhts
illuminat" the ground upon which
. nj IL
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Lieutenant Fare. who served for
months as a 'Observateur bombar-
dicI' to get his local color. shows
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The running of the woman's end of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20
NEED OF ENLISTED MEN TOLD
BY EDITOR.SOLDIER AT MIAMI

Miami, April 90 For the purpose
Of enlisting men, white and colored,
Tor all branches of both regular and
national armies, Frank l.. Huffaker
who recently resigned the editorship
of the Tampa Daily Times in order
to enlist as a private in the regular
army is spending several days in the
city as a guest of the Biscayne. He
states that there is an increasing de-
mand in the service for men Of Is
to q and 81 to Al years, and that en-
listments have been greatly stimulat-
ed by the fact that American troops
are now supporting the valiant Brit
ish and French veterans in their
stand against the Hun hordes.
FLORIDA has eclipsed many states
of much larger population in Offering
volunteers, but the number of enlist
ed men is being added to daily" said
Mr.. Huffaker. "At no time has the
army offered equal advantages to en-
listed men, who are being advanced
rapidly in rank and pay. The great
benefits derived from the training
given at the various camps is evident
from the appearance of the men who
return home on furloughs, and 1t is
pleasing to note that the private sol
dier is held in the highest degree OF
esteem and given every opportunity
to better his condition while in the
service. Man-sized men are being
made of seeming weaklings and thou
sands will end their term Of service
thankful that they enlisted or were
drafted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20
WASHINGTON TO HAVE A
HOSTEL FOR MAYNARD GIRLS

A hostel that will accommodate
about 20 delinquent girls whose cas-
es are pending investigation Is short
ly to be opened under the auspices
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in Washington, d. c., in connection
with the work of the Prisoners Aid
Association.
Mrs David r. Covell, wife of the
rector Of Christ Church and working
director Of the Prisoners Aid Asso-
cation in speaking Of the need for
this house, said: "The great increase
in the number Of cases Of delinquen-
cy and wavwardness coming under
official notice is directly due to the
war Many of the girls are enticed
to Washington either by the presence
of the camps and barracks or by tales
of the high salaries paid for Govern
ment work. Their money is soon
gone, and the next step is easy. BY
means of this house it is hoped to
sift those who are up for first Of
Tense from the more hardened cases
and to give the girls chance to re-
trieve this one false step"
Mrs. Covell is also anxious to find
some means of caring for the cases
of similar kind among colored girls.
She is now looking for capable col
ored woman who will take them into
her house and to whom their well
fare may be intrusted
The hostel will be in no sense
denominatlonal affair 1t will be of
fered to the Committee on Training
Camp Activities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20
LAST STATE JOINS
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
MOVEMENT

The last State TO join the compul-
sorry education procession is Missis.
sippi the United States Bureau of
Education anounces. The movement
for compulsory education, which
women have led during the past 10
years, is now especially important,
according to the bureau.
Mississippi completes the chain of
States that have passed compulsory
school attendance laws. Practically
no foreign countries are without such
laws except Turkey, Russia and
Spain. Mr.. r.. Hood, Legislative
reference clerk in the Bureau of Ed
says:
"The cause of compulsory school
attendance is surely and continually
advancing. Beginning with its adop'
tiCn by Massachusetts in 1852, it has
spread from coast to coast and from
the Great Lakes to the Gulf. In the
South, where opposition has been
most stubborn, it has at last made
its way into every State"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20

Atlanta, Ga, April l9-Liberty Loan
special relic train No. 2, now touring
the states of Mississippi and Louis
lana, was inspected during its stop
at Jackson, Miss, by Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo. The commander
in chief OF the Liberty Loan forces
was well pleased with the excellent
showing made by the exhibits and
congratulated Tram Manager ].
Bowling Charles on the work that was
being accomplished in the interests of
the big drive.
The secretary ana the train both
arrived in Mississipp's capital on the
same day, and both were accorded a
rousing reception. A remarkable dis =
play of enthusiasm has followed the
progress of the special train all the
way down through the state with
crowds from the country districts
coming for many miles.
Liberty bonds are being sold to the
country districts which have never
been reached through any other med
Iium. Crowds at every station have
far out-numbered the population of
the towns, showing that news Of the
relics has spread into all parts of the
country districts Where men have
never thought of purchasing bonds,
they have been convinced of the ne
cessity after an inspection of the ex-
Eibits, and have gladly entered their
subscriptions on the spot.
About 5000 visitors inspected the
train at Laurel, Miss; Bay Springs
turned out $500; Newton $500. For
rest, 1000; Yazoo City, $500; Brook
haven, 5000; and other towns IN pro-
portion All future bond campaigns
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20
TOMORROW is LIBERTY
LOAN SUNDAY

Atlanta, Ga, April Secretary
McAdoo has designated April 21st as
Liberty Loan Sunday for the third
campaign Special requests have
been sent to 400 ministers by the
treasury department to preach spe-
cial loan sermons on that day and do
all in their power to awaken their
congregations to a full realization of
the crisis that Is now at hand,
The ministers have already accord
ed the government a very liberal
measure of cooperation in previous
campaigns, but they will be asked to
make this even stronger in the fu-
ture Every force which Is now
wording for the betterment of hu
manity must be employed in secur-
ing the maximum cooperation in
this fight that is being waged against
the Hun.
From reports which are reaching
Sixth District headquarters, large
proportion of the ministers are ar
ranging special services as asked for,
and it is expected there will not be
Il single church in the entire Sixth
District will not hold patriotic SER
vice Oh April 2lst
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20
BOVAY TO STUDY PRICE OF
CATTLE THROUGH FLORIDA

A. G. Bovay, assistant in marketing
live stock and meats in the United
States Bureau of Markets, Washing
ton, d. G., was a caller yesterday at
the office of the State Marketing Bu-
reau.
Mr.. Bovay is here to look over the
field with a view of opening branch
office to study and report prices of
cattle, hogs, sheep, meats, etc, Gov
ering Florida, for use in the genera!
daily reports gotten out by the Wash
ington office.
He said Jacksonville was already
attention as Il live stock
market. At the stock yards he was
given some surprising facts as to the
increase in the number and quality
of Florida meat animals In his opin-
,ion when the tick is eradicated, and
that is only a question of time, and
the time is near, If farmers and grow
ers will cooperate to the fullest ex-
tent with the State Live Stock SAM
tary Board and with Drs. Neigbert,
Logan and other representatives OF
the United States Bureau of Animal
Industry, who are in the State to as
sist In eradicating and controlling dis
eases which have had much to do with
keeping down in this State one OF the
most important industries OF farm
life. Get rid of the tick and control
hog cholera" he said, "and Florida
will become rich. All natural condi-
tions favor the growing Of live stock.
Native grasses and forage plants,
with introduced varieties, can be
made to supply plenty of feed, while
in the advantage of good water this
State has no superior in any equal
area of the Union. Besides, there are
no long spells of cold weather to test
and reduce animal vitality"
He expressed surprise at the Ca
pacity and facilities of the yards and
packing plant developed here in such
q short time, and predicted continued
growth. 1t 1t keeps ON growing it is
only a question of time when Florida
will be able to supply itself with home
produced meat, and be sending ii
profitably north to the short season
States, where it is necessary to feed
stock for six months in the year from
feed gathered in the other half of the
year,
This is Mr.. Bovay's first visit to
Florida and he remarked in passing
that it is only necessary to see at first
hand something of what is going or
to reach an opinion that Florida has
resources and possibilities which un.
der development will make il one Of
the foremost in the whole country
1.-THE doubter," he remarked, has on.
ly to come and see and be con
yineed"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20
SPECIAL TRAIN COMING
BEARING WAR RELICS

A special train bearing french anu
German war relics is scheduled 10
be in Barlow on Monday, April 2znd'
and will, no doubt, attract one OF tue
largest crowds ever visiting the city
From here the train goes to Lake
land and will stop there from lO'3o
tn 100 D. m. These are the only
noints in the county at which the
train will stop for display Of the I'M
nlements gathered on the battlefelds
of war.torn France. Belgium and
other unfortunate sections which
have come under the oppressive on
s,.npbt of the war-crazed German
militrists.
The train, which consists of sew
aroI carloads of relics and imple-
mants Of the battlefelds, will arrive
IN partow at s a. m. and will remain
boro two hours, leaving at 10 a. m
for Lakeland. =,
The exhibition was furnished by
tho French government, and was
shipped to America for the special
nnrnosa Of showing citizens Of the
United States the weapons NUM-
ttons and mechanical methods en-
Moved in this greatest Of all world
conaiets-Bartow Record
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20
gAN SOLDIERS KEEN
i FOR GOOD MUSIC

american soldiers are as
good music as for ragtime Is
''lon of DR.. Walter Damrosch,
Il the New York Symphony
IA which gave a concert re-
Quantico, where United
Hlartnes are in camp.
there should be no at
I force on them a higher or
AluSie or drama than they are
uigest, on the other hand, l
Pnd' in my 3S years of work
lean communities, that the
ior good music is almost uni
|nnu 1t is as easy to accus-
Fng America, in uniform or
really good music as to the
forms Of ragtime."
Pheert given at Quantico en-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20
Good Pay Offered

"The pay given the soldiers, includ-
ing privates and non-commissioned
officers, is liberal" Mr.. Huffaker con-
tinued, "and each man Is given work
which is best suited to his training
and talents. In addition the govern
ment provides as much as $50 a
month for the support of dependents
of men in service and also insures
these men for a maximum of $4,000
at nominal rate Men are needed
for the infantry cavalry, field and
coast artillery, engineer and quarter
master corps, medical department and
the stevedore regiments"
Mr.. Huffaker stated that hundreds
of colored men have responded to
the call. 1.-THE negro" he said, "has
demonstrated his patriotism since the
Revolutionary days, when he fought
side by side with his master, and has
made a fine showing in all wars that
have been fought since. Members OF
the race are needed particularly in
the quartermaster corps and steve
dore regiments. and those who enlist
NAV rest assured that they will re-
ceive the best of treatment
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20
BEWARE OF SPIES

D. G. Gillett, of the Buckeye Nurs
cries, who has large contract to
grow castor beans for the govern
ment, sounds the following warning
to farmers: German spies are lurk-
ing everywhere, and you do not know
but what one may be in your midst
right now. If they could cause a fail
ure Of the castor bean production of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20
my Has
Zen Repulsed
In All Attacks
EXPECTED ANOTHER DRIVE
| BE MADE NEAR ARRAS,
WILL GAIN TEUTONS MOTH.
AS ALLIES HAVE STTUA.
|WELL IN HAND
|By Associated Press.)

IBy Associated Press.)
|ritish took the aggressive last
the southern side of the Lys
Font with quick decisive re-
they compelled the Germans
|up small bits Of ground in
y-Festubert sector which
The enemy had to show for the
|all-day attacks Thursday.
a possible significance in the
operations carried out by the
blong the line below Scarpe-
theast of Arras. Apparently
J feeling out operation to de-
hat forces the Germans have
br attack in this region. 1t
fobable the enemy will again
|drive around Arras, although
! ( signally there in the early
4 the battle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-20

this country 1t would be the equiv
alent Of destroying $4,000 airplanes,
for without oil they are useless. Do
not permit strangers to enter your
castor bean fields. Take advice from
no one regarding cultural methods
unless party can show his credentials
and is either an authorized represen-
tative Of the government or Buckeye
Nurseries. All Of our field men carry
letters showing their authority"