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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18
NEW WAY TO SAVE MONEY
Thrift stamp and War Certificate Are
Taking Place Of child's
Savings Bank.

The Thrift Card and War, Sayings.
Certificates are taking the place of
the coin savings bank.
From the manufacturers records, 1t
10 estimated there are 100000 chill
dren's coin boxes in American homes.
They cost the purchasers from 25
cents to 81 each, an average Of 81, or
a total OF $10,o0O,000, whereas the
thrift cards may be had for the ask
ing.
II the cost OF these coin boxes
ST. 0O0, 000-had been deposited In saw
ings banks to the credit Of children, at
the rate of per cent. it would be earn
ing 100000 per annum.
1t is estimated that on an average
there is SO in each Of the 100000
coin boxes. totaling $3o,00o,00o.
This 100000 on basis of the
regular discount, would purchase over
100000 worth Of War Savings
Stamps, which will be worth their face
value in gold five years hence. In 9TH
err words, every $4.12 invested in a
War Savings stamp ls WORKING at Inc
rate Of per cent interest, compound
ed quarterly.
One of the salient features of the
thrift propaganda is to get the people
| to realize the importance OF putting
savings and hoardings into circulation
through the medium Of War Savings
Stamps and Liberty bonds. The wal
savings plan enables the Garner Of
small wages and limited means tc
save a part of his earnings and thus
aid his country, he himself becoming
the beneficiary two-fold-first, by aid
Ing In the fight for democracy, and
second, by cultivating the habit o.
thrift and establishing savings &C
tount. with interest at 4 per cent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18
Boy Scout Department

free. Of charge. other publications
listed on the back of such card.
A plan is also being worked out
whereby Boy Scouts can assist in
the buying of War Certificates but
| have not yet received the litera-
ture or instructions pertaining to
such work.
And now a word to you Boy
Scouts. In the winter months when
you have your school work, in ad
ditiOn to the regular work most of
you have, there is little time for
play or even regular Scout meet
ines, hikes. etc. so what time We
can spare from such duties let us
put in those hours working for our
Country when She needs, so much.
every possible effort that can lie
done FIR Her. Do you know that
the greater part Of the hundred
million people of these United
States are vieying with each other
in what they can do for our Coun.
try in time of war? Well, do you
want to do your biz
Do you recollect the good times
we had last summer, camping. hik-
ing, swimming, the trip to Mark
Twains' cave and many other good
times You have not forgotten I'm
sure Now next summer we are
going to have just as much, oil
maybe more fun and Scout work
than we had last but so you car
enjoy those times that loom ul
ahead of us. / want you to be ar
enthusiastic Booster for America
from the 10th OF January on to thu
end of the war-and after.
Robert o. Cranston,
Scout Master.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WAYS OF HELPING AND HOW
TO DO IT.
Following Simple Directions Will En-
able Each Man, Woman and Child
70 Help In Winning the War.

@. want to begin to save on the
war savings plan. What is the first
thing to dot
A. Take S4.13 to the postoYfice OF q
bank or any other agent, buy q War
Savings Stamp and ask for War Saw
ings Certificate.
@. What Ia a War Savings Csrtifi-
cater
A. It Is 4 Docket-sized folder con
tanning 20 spaces upon which to affix
War Savings Btamps.
Q. Is the War Savings Certificate q
government obligationf
A. It becomes an obligation as soon
as one or more War Savings Stamps
are affixed to II.
@. Can get War Savings Certifi-
cate without buying a stampf
A. No.
Q. Does the War Savings Certifi-
cate cost anything?
A. No. The agent from whom you
purchase the stamps will write your
name and address on the certificate
and will furnish you an envelope in
which to keep 1t.
@. What do do after that?
A. Affix the War Savings Stamp on
your certificate in space No. and
take good care Of It.
Q. What do / do next7
A. You have now become q wal
saver. Continue to buy War Savings
Stamps every week or month and put
them on your certificate until you
have filled all Of the 20 spaces. When
this Is done you can buy another Wal
Savings Stamp and you will receive
free of cost, another certificate, tC
which you can attach new stamps as
you buy them.
Q. When I have filled the 20 spaces
on my certificate what do do with It
A. Keep the certificate until Jan. 1
1928, and the government will pay vol
800 for 1t.
Q. How many War Savings Certifi
Gates can I fiji
A. Ten. The law allows each per
son to own $1,000 worth Of War Saw
ings Certificates.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18
A Good Woman Gone.

Died. Saturday. January IL, 1918
at $50 p. m. at her residence, 307
Catherine Street, Monroe City. Mo,
Mrs j. W. Stream, wife of John w.
Stream.
Deceased was formerly Miss Viz
ginia Catherine Stream. of Moberly,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
Stream of that city. She was born
in Madison, Mo-, February 81. 1855.
May II, 1875, she was married to
Jno. W. Stream and a few months
later they moved to Monroe City
where they have resided ever,
since. Three children were born
to them-Miss Daisy Stream, Harry
E. Stream and Mrs. WI. Lonemire
all living and residents of Monroe
City.
Besides these children she leaves
to mourn her departure a husband.
two brothers. S. D, Stream, of Kan
sas City and John W. Stream. of ST.
Louis, and one sister-Mrs. Laura
Quincy, of Denver. Colorado.
She united with the Episcopal
church early in life and always iiv-
ed up to her religion, Funeral
services were conducted from the
Episcopal church at ESQ Monday
afternoon, January ID, 1918, Rev.
Edwards. of Macon City, officiating.
Her influence was always for
good, ever lending helping hand
and cheering word in time of need
and distress, always quiet and un-
ostentatious, ever effacine seltut0
help others. a loving wife and in
duleent mother. we would do we'll
to emulate such life, thereby fit
ting ourselves to meet her on the
other shore.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18

Beginning with the week of jan
uary 20 and lasting the rest of the
war, the Boy Scouts of the United
States will be busy, as they have
been appointed as aides to the
Committee on Public Information
to serve as dispatch bearers for
the United States. Their work will
be to make a house.to house can
vas (no street cOnvassing will be
allOwed) and distribute phamplets
and government literature to
influential and intellectual citi.
zens WHO will 10 turn promise to
read these messages and further
diss" innate the tidines they bear
to their friends and neighbors.
In this war we profit by the sue.
cesses or failures made by other
nations In this instance we are
going to benefit our Country by the
success of our arch enemy, Ger
many 1t is a we'll known fact
that the present condition of affairs
on the Russian front and the recent
reverses on the Italian front we're
caused by German propaganda In
order to combat this President
Wilson made a Committee on Pub
lie Information whose duty it is to
try to reach every American Citi-
zen with all kinds of information
relating to our present war. Presi.
don't Wilson. being aware of the
possibilities of the Boy Scouts tC
serve as a medium for the distribu
ton of these messages, has asked
the president of the Boy Scouts t
cooperate with him,
The first of these MESSAGES fol
distribution is a copy of Presiden
Wilson's Flag Day Address. giveI
last June. This has been pronounc
ed one of the most effective publ
cations answering natural questions
as to why our Nation entered tn
war. Other messages will follow a
intervals and I earnestly reques
that every person to whom one o
these publications is handed by
Boy Scout read it and then Talk
Talk. Talk it and pass it on to SOM
one who is without one.
Enclosed in these phamplets viii
be found a franked card which ma,
be used by the recipient to orde
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18
WOOdmen Installation.

Monroe City Camp No. 2236,
Modern Woodmen of America. will
install the following officers at their
regular meeting tonieht-Friday:
L. A Tuley. Consul.
D E. Vowel, Adviser.
j j. Brown. Clerk,
o. w Wilson. Banker
J N Southern, G. Physician.
C W Fogelson, Escort.
OILS Webb, Watchman.
FIN. Rohr. Sentry.
A. Grimm, Trustee, 8 years.
D j RYAN, Trustee, l year.
All officers and members who
have not paid their assessments
will be expelled,
Mrs Lucille Nicholson, left Mon
day for Kansas City. for a weeks.
visit with relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18
New Draft Rule.

At the request of the war depart
ment Tuesday Chairman Chamber
lain of the senate military committee
introduced a bill for the registration
for military duty of all men who
have become ri years old since
June S, 1916, when the draft law
went into effect,
Another bill which Senator Cham
berlain introduced at the request OF
the administration provides for fur
Laughing national army men for
harvesting crops and other agricul.
tural duty
Another bill would put the quota
of the states on the basis of avail-
able men in the first class. instead
of on population.
In determining upon the registra-
ton of men who have become, II
since the draft law was enacted. the
war department has rejected any.
plans to raise the age limit of the
draft to take in men more than 81.
Registration of men who- have
become of age since the draft law
was enacted was referred in the
recent report of Provost Marshal
General Crowder as one of the
means by which supply of men
for the national army might be as
sured, without taking those who
might have others dependent ON
them. 1t could be done also, the
provost marshal general pointed
out, by extending the age limit
above the present line of 81.
The war department has adopted
the first suggestion.
1t is estimated it will add about
100000 men to the draft available
each year. Coner. ssmen have been
advised that further legislation
would be necessary to perfect and
carry on the draft and the passage
of Senator Chamberlain's bill. with
administration support. is expected
promptly in both houses.
| Another bill introduced by Sena-
tor Chamberlain would provide
] distinctive badge or button for ex-
empted men.
The bill to permit troops to 60 to
agricultural work would merely au-
thorize the secretary of war to fur
Tough men for civilian duty. Ii is
known, however. that the war de-
partment intends to use the author
ity principally to provide men for
harvest time and other agricultural
work. vital to the food supply.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18

This office desires very much to
examine, for certain data, a copy of
The Lost Cause" by Pollard. Any
one in this neiehborhood knowing
where we could see this work, will
confer favor by notifying this
Office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18

Frank Kemna, sixteen years old,
living near Laddonia. accidently
shot his brother while rabbit hunt,
ing TUESDAY,. The wounded boy
was taken 10 the hospital in Mexico
and il is thought he will recover.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18

A. negro barber of Palmyra, Sam
P. Clark. was found frozen in a
snow drift near the County Infirm-
airy, of which institution he was a
new recruit. Sunday He was near
ly 70 years old.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18
For Quick Sale.

One of the best growing business
in Monroe City. Must have cash.
P, O Box 1913, Monroe Citv. Mo
The Washington herald., 1918-03-03
sENoRITA ANGELINA ALFAU,
OF the Dominican Republic.

the auditorium+n the front rows 20
be sure-with their feet In the saw
dust, and seemed divided between
arnazement and amusement. When the
trail hitting began, and men and
women surging up the aisle began
kicking up the sawdust the diplomatic
party took its departure. I'd love to
hear Lord Reading, or Lady Reading
either for that matter, for she IL a.
apt at description as he, tell some OF
their English friends OF that expert
ence. America is the only place where
they would zee such a gathering.
Wednesday. the day Of the Lanes
dinner for the Readings, was dis
tinctly society's busy day. The Span
ish Ambassador and Nine. de Riano
had q dinner that same night in honor
Of the Chilean Ambassador and Mime.
Alduna. Mrs. John B. Henderson had
a danner for the new Minister Of the
Netherland and Mrs. August Phillips.
She is one OF Washingtons best lit
tie dinner givers. Her dinners are al
ways notable, and always interesting
II only because she is a convinced
vegetarian, and It is interesting 70
see what remarkable menus she can
arrange. without transgressing her
principles. also how thoroughly some
OF her vegetable dishes are camou-
flaged until the verest epicure would
not believe that he was not having
meats.
Wednesday. too. saw two rather no
table weddings-that OF pretty Laura
Graves. daughter Of Col. and Mrs.
John Temple Graves, and Lieut. Fred
erick Tomkins. of the Aviation Corps;
and that OF Harris Hammond. young
er son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. and Mrs. Elise Douglas
Horsey OF New York Laura Grave.
made her debut her two or three yearl
| ago and has been one Of the all.
around popular girls ever since. There
had been a great deal OF entertaining
for her, but the wedding ceremony was
in the presence OF only relative.
and a few intimate friends.
Indeed any oae reading the social
calendar on Wednesday would nevel
haev suspected that it was the LenteT
season. The Minister of Norway anC
Nine. Bryn had q large company 4
dine with them Wednesday. Repre-
sentative Joseph Cannon, his daughtel
and nieces gave a small dinner tha
evening. followed by a theater party
They have asked a few friends for te,
this afternoon to meet their guest
Miss Hegeler. Mrs. Delos Blodgett en-
tertained Wednesday for Gen. an
Mrs. Willie" Nicholson. Gen. Nlchol
son. who IL in command o.
the 157th Brigade at Camp Meade
was in charge Of the Who'll,
Seventy-ninth Division during Gen
KuSn's absence in Europe. Mrs
Nicholson has an apartment a
the Altamont. Senator and Mrs. How
ard Sutherland had a small Dime
for their daughter. Virginia, and he
guest, Miss Ruth Merritt. Of Chicago
They entertained at dinner again las
night at the club before the week.!
dance, as did Representative and Mrs
Peters. Mrs. Thomas B. Dunn, Repre-
sentative Dunn's wife, had luncheon
guests on Wednesday to meet Mrs
Joseph Osler. Of New York, and ther,
were just no end Of parties. Saturda,
was a busy day, too. There wer,
three weddings. that OF Elizabeth
The Washington herald., 1918-03-03
Safe eFat Reduction

Reduce, reduce. reduce, IL the slo-
gan of all fat people. Get thin, be
slim. is the cry OF fashion and So
ciety. And the overfat wiring their
hands in modification and helpless
ness; revolving at nauseating drugs.
afraid OF violent exercise, dreading
the unWelcofne and unsatisfying
diet, until they hit upon the harm
less Marmola Prescription and learn
through 1t that they may safely
reduce two, three or four pounds
a week without one change IN their
mode OF life. but harmlessly.
secretly, and quickly reaching their
ideal Of figure, with a smoother
skin, better appetite and health
than they have ever known. And
now comes Marmola Prescription
Tablets from the same famously
harmless formula as the Marmola
Prescription. 7 1t behooves you TO
earn the satisfactory. beneficial
effects of this great. safe fat re-
ducer by giving to your druggist
&c for q generous-sised case. or
sending q like amount TO the Mar
mola Co, S64 Woodward Ave. De-
troit, Mich. with q request that
Marmola Prescription Tablets
AQY.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-03

CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-03

orary president; Mrs. Lansing a very
faithful and hard-working secretary
how she must miss Miss Helen
Hughes, daughter of former Justice
Hughes, who. when her father was
on the Supreme Court bench. used to
put in most OF her mornings helping
Mrs. Lansing with the Y. w. =. A.
correspondence-and Mrs. Daniels Is
one Of the vice president, and has
been in several missionary trips in
the South this winter, organizing
branches. raising funds and Encreas-
ing the membership of the assocja-
ton. A person as important as Mrs.
Daniels just hasn't any right to get
sick.
Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Lansing
were both in line at that reception.
both looking their charming best,
and both. as always, unfailingly
friendly and gracious. Mrs. Lam
sings mourning attire-for her
father. Gen. Foster, who died in No.
vember-is very attractive and most
becoming. 1t is. as her wardrobe
always has been, smart, on entirely
simple beautifully tailored black,
with a fluffy black fox skin around
her shoulders, and a rather wide
brimmed black hat on sailor" lines,
making a splendid frame for her
silvery hair and fresh. youthful
complexion. 1t is curious how that
hair and that complexion seems to
run in the family. Mr.. Lansing has
it. and both of his sisters, especially
perhaps Miss Katherine. who, before
they went abroad to help run the
canteen, were constantly with the
Secretary of State and his wife
have that same white hair framing
fresh. young coloring. which bellies
ii. Mrs. Lansing is decidedly the
grand dame of the Cabinet.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-03

One wonders how the dinner
givers are getting along without
the Marshalls. who started last
Monday for Florida 1t seems to me
that for the last two months half
the dinners have been 'In honor Of
the Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall" There were three OF them
last week.-Mrs.. Marshall Fields on
Monday, Mrs. Dimocks on Wednes-
day, and Senator and Mrs. William
Alden Smiths on Saturday.
One wonders, too, how the ladies
Of TIE Senate" the organization OF
"senatorials" for war work. is get
| ting on without Mrs. Marshall. who
organized 1t and as its president de-
votes much OF her time to 1t. She
told only last Friday that she was
perfectly satisfied that she was leav-
ing them in good hands. for Mrs.
Cummins, wife OF Senator Cummins,
of Iowa, you know. will run it while
am away. She's my first vice presi-
dent, and as interested and enthu-
siastic as I am" And poor Mrs.
Cummins died suddenly on Tuesday. OF
pneumonia after only two days ILL
ness. before most of her friends knew
that she was even indisposed. It was
like a blow in the face, that news.
Mrs. Cummins has been a prominent
and popular figure here for the last
ten years and had hosts OF friends in
all walks of life.
Another death that brought a pang
OF regret, sentimental where it was
not personal, was that of young
Phir' Sheridan last week. Maj, Philip
| Sheridan he was when he died. and
most of US who have been in Wash
ington for the last dozen years re-
member him as one OF the rather
picturesque group of aides that Roose-
welt gathered around him at the
! White House. One realizes how T. r
The Washington herald., 1918-03-03
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
Orat0rlo Section.

The Oratorio Section of Washing
ton has a membership Of s4s singers
up to the third rehearsal, February 20;
Mr.. Wrightson, the musical director,
announces that no more sopranos will
be accepted after next Wednesday
evening. March 6.
The greatest need in the other ranks
Of singers is tenors. Contraltos and
basses will be accepted up to the last
rehearsal In March, which will be
Wednesday. March q, and then no new
members will be accepted.
The sohoists for the Elijah, which
will be given in the middle of May
by this society. are announced as fol-
lows: Miss Meta Craig, soprano;
Miss Mary Jacobs, contralto; Richard
p. Backing. tenor, and Charles Trow-
bridge Tittman, bass.
Harvey Murray will be at the organ
and Claude Robson at the piano. The
performance will be given in the Gem
trail High School Auditorium, the ten
tative date, subject to change, being
Monday. May 13.
In addition to the regular solos the
quartets, trios and double uuartets,
will be sustained by the following
singers: Mrs. Jewell Downs, soprano;
Mrs. H. E. Bolton; Mrs. Lenore Fuller,
Mrs. Zell Weaver Jayne. contraltos;
Henry Kruger, tenor, and Wheeler
Wilson and Fred East, basses.
At the Church Of the Covenant this
afternoon the music will be given by
the triple quartet and in the evening
by the Evening Choir Of 100 voices
with double quartet. both services be-
ing under the direction Of Mr.. Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson with Harvey Murray
at the organ. The following are the
musical numbers:
Afternoon-"Praise the LORD (Ran.
degger); tenor solo. "oh Was There
Ever a Loneliness Like This?" COliyet
to Calvary" (Maunder), Mr.. Backing,
Blessed Jesus, Fount of Mercy (Sta-
bat Mater) DvorakJ; Through the
Day Thy Love Has Spared US" NAY.
lori. Incidental solo, Mrs. Downs,)
Evening-Organ prelude. Cantilena
(GrisoD; pleasant Are Thy Courts
CHenrich), Incidental solos, Miss
Craig and Mr.. Wilson,; soprano solo
Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect
Peace (Speaks), Miss Craig; "Sav.
iour, Now the Day Is Ending
(Birch). Incidental solos, Mrs. Downs
Miss Jacobs; "Sun of My Soul
(Newton). Incidental solos, Miss ia.
cobs and Mr.. wilson,: organ post
lude in D QIoret).
The Washington herald., 1918-03-03
National Quartet.

A spirited rendering OF a quartet
arrangement of the aria "Salut a la
France" from Donizetn's La File
du Regiment" by the National Quar-
tet, thrilling the vast audience which
packed the Sunday" tabernacle. was
one of the features of the Washing
tons Birthday celebration held under
the joint auspices of the National So
ciety Daughters Of the American
Revolution. the Sons Of the Revolu-
tion in the District Of Columbia, and
the District Of Columbia Society Sons
of the American Revolution, on Feb
ruary %.
When the French Ambassador was
introduced to deliver his address, at
the request of the committee, he was
greeted by the quartet with this aria.
As another feature number of the
program the quartet sang de Koven's s
arrangement of Kipling's "Reces-
sional"
The National Quartet Is composed
Of Elizabeth S. Maxwell, soprano
Lillian Chenoweth, contralto; W. E.
Braithwaite. tenor; Harry NJ. Forker
basso; with Ethel Garrett Johnston,
pianist. On account of the illness OF
Mr.. Braithwaite. Walter Sorrell, the
tenor of Epiphany Church choir, sub
stituted for him for this engagement.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-03
Society Of the Fine Arts.

The last of a series Of FIVE popular
concerts given by the Washington So
ciety of the Fine Arts this winter in
an effort to put very good music with
in the reach of the majority of Wash
ington residents, will be held on
Monday evening. March 4, at Sis
o'clock in the auditorium of the Cen
tral High School 1t will be a song
recital by Miss Lorraine Wyman of
New York-Old French and Old Eng
lish folk songs in costume.
Miss Wyman with Mr.. Brockway
gave the second of this series Of con-
certs in December, presenting at that
time Kentucky mountain balladry.
She returns to Washington at the re-
quest of the Washington Society of
Fine Arts to fill an engagement made
with Francis Rogers, the wen-known
barytone, who has been giving con-
certs in the camps of the American
expeditionary forces in France for the
past three months under the auspices
Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, and whose return to America
was unavoidably postponed.
Miss Wyman Is a pupil OF Yvette
Guilbert, and has made for herself an
enviable reputation by these French
and English costume recitps.