Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-03
Books and Authors

McPherson Hun inter tells the bea sGISf
Old Bible stories TO children. with
unique and modern twist which will
please the child or this advanced age
and generation.
"Edgewater People" is the title OF a
new book by Mary L. wilkins Free.
man to be published Immediately by
the Harpcrs. Mrs. Freeman here gives
Villages Those villages sprang UP out
o. one and branched into new commu.
mites which were still ruled by the
archni way-though to all appearances
each was Independent of the other. The
characters range from the Edgcwaters.
rich IN this worlds goods. 70 tho old
man VINO mad for his only pride won
derful towering bush.
Sergeant Preston Gibson. author Of
Battcrins the Bochc." has won COM
mission as lieutenant. Lieutenant Glib
son was one OF the Arst Americans 10
was twice cited for bravery and re-
ceived the French Cross OF War lie
re1urned to this country. refused 4
enlisted as private in the marine,
corps He was assigned to recruiting
auty and broke all records. gaining
800 volunteers in. thirteen days. lie
nephew OF Chief Justice White. A"N
The children OF America have eagerly
gone their part In aiding the war suf-
terers. They have given their pennies
dollars. And now they want to know
something about the wonderful or
g gan zion. they have been aiding;
TO the Little Colonel" TO be, published
shortly by the Page Company, Boston.
Tax s me reader to Switzerland. where
INC INC i iI"i,ny, was originated. Mrs. An:
tho other famous Little Colonel"
books. tells the story OF the develop
ment Of the organization and the great
please the little tots and mako them
Eiad Tor the sacrifices they have made
in the as4 of humanity.
Mrs. Lucy Fitch Perkins, author of
. ane ids ranat new children's story.
be correct in her historical details as to
be entertaining in her NARRATIVES. over
a a, minor point as to the exact time of
me Germans entrance Into Rheims she
spent great deal of time and palms
after writing a chapter in which she
dealt with this Incident, She felt UNI
o &C thn "a as to the hour OF the arrival
TO let the point go. and so she engaged
In vigorous correspondence with army
Inhih.. endeavoring to ascertain
, wnet ar t., the e, enemy arrived In the even
me or IN the morning. After a long
search colonel Azan, of the French
army author of the newly published
nook, Wnrfarc Of To-Day" was able
70 give Mrs. Perkins information TO
me effect that the Germans arrived in
Rnelfns little after 0 o'clock in the
morning: In order to correct her state
Ineht mat their arrival occurred the
nlsnt petore. Mrs Perkins reconstruct.
cd whole chapter.
=, the reconstruction of our CONNER
ciai lie Will have, as one of it's i'm
into eh nv factors. an endeavor to draw
mo cioser relations, commercial. social.
eaucaiional and financial. with the
co. ouht MES or Central and South Amer
i iGa inc administration Is already TAX
,nS steps toward series of uniform
.acaties regarding our conmarciai
sn", aeaGrs ana their samples with the
nurNeral nations to the south of ms
wnose purpose is to make easier the
MoIh or the salesman Also Hooking
;; u, me goal OF better undersiamd
LIZ ana closer commercial mnion
tinr ,r Terrilrs Forthcoming book. Get
r mn,Sn ~; j.. Dutton C Co. viii have
n 10y within n week or two. will he
~ ~; much immediate Interest ami aerv-
,ra,,,i. me author spent many months
~ ''i,hs through Latin America for
r'r nuI pose or finding out why COM
cicial relations with Latin America
n"NH not been better and how thcv
.oaiI PC improved, and his boo,> viii
,;nn ,orth tho results OF his obscrva.