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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
PAY HIGH TRIBUTE
To LATE MRS. TAYLOR

The Equal Suffrage League Of
Richmond ut its meeting yesterday
adopted this resolution and a tribute
TO tbn work OF Mrs. Taylor vas paid
by Mrs Charles G.. Boscber. prcai-
dent OF the league, From 1918 to
1911 . Mrs. Taylor voluntarily gave her
services to the etatc league, as c&e-
cutiyo secrotar,'. establishing in this
: peoriod The office at HEADQUARTERS,
and placing II on . business basis
uer marked ability AZ writer was
q great asset to the csugc. ard a con-
slant contribution within even very
recent date Members OF tho league
realize that hor place among them
cannot be flied, and that tho in'u-
ercc OF her life Of sc rvice must ever
remain All Inspiration.
our friend and cn-wor. cr--Al!cc
, OTerbey Taylor-haNing entered into
( eternal LIE. we wish 10 express how
over 'nadequateiy.. our. gratitude for
the Inspiration Of hor work among
US and the example or bcr ever read.
love and ~vmps h. iu the cau~n ~
! human bsttermcrt
Gifted with tho soul ~ q noat
and the brilliant mlnd af jozi-
clan. she never lost AT opportuntty
10 pix her per Of 4 rcadv writer %
verse and prose it, support OF tbe
principle FOR hich She stood IN
! Der passing OF. our cause thus 'otcS
/ one 81 it's most ,siued wor'scr-
J While it was net prcu'tttcd 70 ber
( 10 see on earth the triumphs 81 hes
deals we feel that she uth othre
/ ardent workers IN our caust 9tli re
3 s.Nt~ ..1ss
/ whicn the. did 80 much to bring
about The spirit u eternal won7sp'
hood a. typihed br these workers, cat
never died
/ We mourn Nth thr family of ou
friend their los7 Witch IT, IL nug
: privilege 10 share Ne bare. VIII
-
beautiful lite spent 10 serl tcc IA tcl
4 low beings,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
EXPECT BIG YEAR
FOR MARINE CORPS

Tn@ rear 3uSt past bag been big
year for marine corps recruiting and
never before IN the time OF peace hzv
so many nen enlisted In this branch
OF the service. The great record made
BY the marines during the world " ar
ouo the fact that before The VA the
marine CORPS was little lenown TO The
people away from the seacoast and the
great publicity given this nranch glnce
the war stzrte6 hae made tas marines
known the world over and is at the
present time bringing some Of this finest
young man Into this sarvtcG-
t.zr--1sgsss- E-l-tl
pi& ming 4 big drive for recruits dur
tEr the 6rst six months Of the coming
year and the particulars In regard TO
thts will be published later. In the
Christmas number of the Racruiters'
Punatia there are endoyserne from
the governors Of more thar half the
Principal states Of the union advt-in 2
Young men IN their respective states.
who ara contemplating enIiuting 10 the
military service. to 3otn tbs marine
ct-rE
The local marine corps recruiting
station At Seventh and Broad streets
has a prosperous year behind them and
has been running neck and uscg with
PittFburg and Baltimore. trc OF the
eldest recruiting districts II the East
etr recruiting division. This district.
under command Of CAPTAIN 8 = How
ard viii branch our On large ecsle
in the nesr future. oHeuins Some new
offices throughout the district and
holding big drive for recruits A
large nunbar 81 applicants are now
b..ins accepted and lhs officer II
charge wishes 81 rcn Interested, 70
call at the station
Through the courtesy OF ire 1Tr1 OF
Never GrsentreA. SEVENTH and B-oad
streets. tire local marine corps recru t.
Ing station have large window display
p-iicn Is attracting 4 large amount OF
attention
> During Tire wA~ a large uGEr Der IT
tno most pra9a ineni men Of V5~gt-is en-
listed xvith the marines and ron tsu.e
and glory IN the natties cid. The calls
* men srllsttrg 81 the present tine ~
Of tne best The marine corrs OFFERS
r1arv advantages III the cSuca 8erai
line ard many men are eu1istinS r.
t5ke the a1vantase Of military train
tux. travel ard educator r'hich ets
t1,,-n for the future career
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
MAURY HOTEL Constants
IN FREDERICKSBURG

r. edaricksburg. Va, Dec Sac A.
Abbey and Capt r.. G. Vance, owners
os the Hotel F,redertcks property. which
has been used for school purposes Tor
the past year and half. have agrcad
- sell the property To . g~oup Of local
men composing company which Will
Na called the Marry Hotel Cor1 p1ny
arc win ruq al up~to-dsts hotel at
that sfte
4 charter cas- been applied for and
the tern pora-y officers are Capt K G.
Vance. president; Joseph III Gold
~rnith. rasaaurer 4 - Brnlsv secro-
tawy.
Twelve prominent rasr are interested
"a the new concern and they plan 70
spend $4,000 On improvements after
which the hotal will be opered for bus
iueas TIE work will be started as
soon SIS practicable
rho new aotai WIFI be Eeaded ao~
quiNnon-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
AND CALL
TELL OF THEIR FIRST
REAL PAYING JOBS

very large gathering OF Eotaria AS
Yesterday at noon enjoyed the week
~ luncheon at the Business Mems
club. and were well repaid for their
time Doctor Z. n C,alisch, who has
just returned from Baltimore. spoke
enthusiastically and instructive,y
upon the Ten Comma drncnts and
the New Year resolutions which ali
good Rotsrians arc expected to max o
and hold.
President Mahr. az the Uans-iie
chanper OF commerce, spoke briefly
OF the good things that mon should
az row and not wait TO have peonIe
gay good things about them which did
mot occur
Ralph Etnswantcr told the bunch
now to make MONEY out OF glass and
John Bagby told thcr7 how wealthy
ne IS getting dealing N dirt
Tom Falmstary ha1jne won the
1rts nrfze, donated by Rotarisn Nor.
ton, was ask ed to tell Of his frs.
Job, and soiennnly responded that
vas that OF chasing aparrows out
OF Chin borazo PARK
Norman Call said his first lob was
that OF making Wooden TASKS AZ
TASKS have gone gu; OF fashion. Il
s''as' HItF "ohceCco t1st Norma u
"a5 lucky IN changing his vocation
AVN Smith reported that the
/ Greensboro com 11ttec was making
snienoio progress toward tho trip In
March, and vouchsafed the trfortna
non that the entire club would be in
on the trip He 80 ID that he had re
cet"cd inside information to ths scfect
that the local Eotariaus were ex
ceiling anything ever attempted ir
the shape OF Entertainment Tor the
visitors he urges ali member "a
Me thep applications for places on
| the train AT once.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
AIMS or LEAGUE 70 ]
IMPROVE CONDITION.

We DO not pror1tae that the womnMs
vote shall bring about the milieniufns
said Mas Josephine Miller of AYkanax
spea king Yesterday afternoon ae1
suffrage headquarters, but we know
that Il is a step In the right directi0n@
and QUO 10 which every man and wo4S
man should give serious considerations
Arkansas being onc- party state, thu
primary suffrage which the women.
gained 10 1914 amounts prncticxily
70 full sufln't And, what arc Ne
doing with II
THE FIRST thing we did wac TO in1~s
press upon tho women the ncccssft5ts
of paying their pom tax % per cent
OF which goes automatically into thu
educational fund OF the state. An
women arc Interested In raising the
educa tional standards Of their STATE
aud This appealed to the women ufs
Arkansas They nor only paid Their
poll taa but they demanded cjtizenshtu
schools for the purpose OF Fecomtn3
Intelligent otera
Tho aim OF the Arkansas League 60
Women Voters Is to sleyate the tony
Of American citizenship. I Rave skAN@
ctttzensl1Ip conferred upou foreignernsl
and thev naked into a room, took an
oath and ralked out, perhaps never
hecon7lrg @ufHcirutis interested 10 TAXI
ftut HMFrlt+i 't''
~ hays seen citizenship conferred
upon no -s,.tt-.-an lpdisnA 'rilcy
appeared tu All tho regatta Of theif
feathcrs. painf and hlankcta. and tbs
ceremo1y raa moEt impressive.
thtnk Nc need more impressive ceres
r9,nv N coUferri1x citizenship. s
aCfher 4irns ~ onr League of Wcs
men Eu'"rs arc ~ i'm urovcr1ent oil
rditions for women IN Industry, child
we1fsr. e.',. tu.ts d reform 10 otherG
pensions. -,i1lrun' rage IAN and the
light 70 practice la~ All these set
tsve brought about by using our vcte
IS q lever And with these ain1G And
the conferences Of the chairmen o.
! committees Of 7~ornen from all tina
states. vc shall bring about that won.
17eTFUT vTyyr7F rTrg5-7.. IT wUuTcu
welfare OF the race
/ Mr.. Tudora Ramsey Eichsrdaon
! az chairman OF the afternoon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
Soutfside

An unusual story was heard yester-
day morning IN police court Part II
by Justice Maurice. when Whlie
keyes. twenty Ave year old, faced the
court on the charge of being a desert
err from the United States navy. Dur
Ing the trial it was learned that keyes
according to his own story was to
have been married today. however.
he was held q prisoner OF the law and
Justice Maurice ordered that he be
turned over TO the local naval au-
thoritics
As a result OF drinking too much
extract Of lemon, J. r. Skinner was
arrested on the charge Of being drunk
and was dned $40 and costs, by JUS
tice Maurice yesterday IN police
court. Part II. SINNERS condition
was such that the city ambulance had
10 be summoned when no reached
the station house
The marriage of Miss Louise
Bourne, OF 1872 Hull :, street and
George " Rust, Of Kansas City,
No, was quietly celebrated Monday
night at o'clock IN the naansa OF
the Porter Street Presbyterian church
with Rev. W. A. Hall ~ the cels-
brant- Mr.. and Mra Rust left at
once for their home In the West
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Hinton have
returned from visit 70 relatives Il,
Danytlle and AltAvlGtA-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
PLENTY Of RABBITS
PRICES ARE LOWER

reek Of good hunting weatnef
has hooded the market WITH saoo.lA'
bringing III. price, down To twenty
ave ,>er,ts the low water rnarke for
the SEASON. Poultry In the con1ln's-
son district continues scarce anu
higher. Dressed turkeys are 50 Genus
per round, with live birds At 90 ~ -
81 cents Live chickens sold tor :"
cents. dressed at from s5 To 30 oen"'
Prices OH othar poultry we're prac-
tirallv th, same Fresh eggs wern
higher, selling for 70 cents par dozen.
storage egs were stfli being sofa AT
from SO TO 81 cents and com mission
men predicted decrease in the tresAl
article saying the difference n prie9
vas unreasonable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
WATCHN|GH1 SERVICES

There will be watchntght ser~lcee
at Centenary Methodist church At
1i:i5~ tonight The chimes will be
RING ar O'Clock and the congre-
cation Ttli assemble for worship at
lists.
ranged. consisting Of hymns. Scrip
ture lessons and prayer The ten
commandments WILL b. read it, Unison.
by the people and the choir wilt sing
RESPONSES of the hyulnal Other spo-
clal music viii be rendered by The
choir
4 I've minute address .will b made
by the pastor and the congregation
will be called to PRAYER as the old
year closes and The new year begins.
The public l. cordially invited to at
tend.
At II O'Clock touigh: there w1li 30
held IN Pa-t Fiare Methodist church
~-atchnight service The service
viii DC conducted BY the pastor Rev
Roscoe ~. u hite There will he spe~
cia' music rondared by the church
Guartette
onion watchnIsht services Will be
held in Grace Episcopai church to-
night at 1913 Many OF the conSre-
ga tons OF the Episcopal church will
take part in the service. Bishop
Brown VIII make an address
Other churches that will hold ser
Wees will nc Grace Methodist. where
the meeting vtll begin At 1880
O'clock. and Laurei-Street Methodist
where tho members ~til gather at
1e:45 O'Clock The pastor. the Rev.
Ia mes Riddick La ugton, will speak.
| Tho t,pvorth league Of tho church
viii have part IL the service
New Years DAY VIII be usr erred to
BY e special entertainment at the
Toung Mems Christian assocta ton
Beginning st i o'clock tonight there
will be service at the "Y' lobby.
piti music and rictures. Preceding
this games will be played and there
viii be athletic exhibitors In the
yvmns siun The Old Soutb quartet
will sing New Years day the hoys
ard their girl friends will be enter
tanned al o'clock. and st $50
o'clock tho Older mem eefs and their
friends will celebrate
81 Ashury Meth odist church the
vatchnight eeryices w7fl begin az 8
O'Clock ard continue to MID night
There will DC three special SERVICES.
tacIudtng appropriate r-ustc. The
pastor. Rov Mr. Carson rill conduct
the services, 70 vhjcl, all are invited
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
THE nAINRow GIRL


Puy Is var. the leading laugh
rTalssr IN "rhe Rainbow Girl" which lie
t. DC at The Strand Monday night.
rlays the part of a travelling actor
who iS pursued BY a cote~te OF wives
for unpaid alimony, IN order to esca re
them he appears In several DISCUSSES.
n ss9uerading during most of the en-
tertainmeut in the person of bishop
AS the Dish" he is uncarenoni ouaiv in
trcauced In the home OF the EnSfish no
Sility. and 1t Is here that his troubles
begin. for he has to make good
knowing much about acting. and
very little about the church. he is much
distressed when he 10 presented to two
sTiuster sisters Of the household as the
t,ishop OF New Zealand.
The sr,nster sisters, who are II, ade UP
tw dressed alike, played by Jane
Frrhy and Margaret Merrinau. iusnle.
d a.ely take the -hish" under their wiz 6
ard interrogate him regarding his do
cesc They grow SO large. says the
"hish.' and the Fun begins. As one o.
The apinsters is deaf. and as there is nc
way TO distinguish the one from, the
other. Van, Ia hts dual personality
OF the actor-chrrchnan. is prectpitate sd
from one dilemma to another.
This situation Is one of the big fun
w'rners of the evening. 1t lasts ten or
rfteen minutes when the audience
years itself out with laughter. One
amusing line follows another. the ulau.
ner of their delivery and the situstion
having the movements of high comedy
with II all the Dish" has great din;
Gully in explaining that his wifo--~he
has hve--is 'scattere6' and That nc
does not like milk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
70 sTAhDARD|lE
CITY EMPLOYEES PAY

with the knotty problem OF sal
aries almost solved, Mayor Ainshe
and the advisory board expect 70 nave
their budget lahors completed WITHIN
the next few days The Mayor theu
will be able quickly TO compile th ,;
suggestions for appropriations ne Will
make 10 the city council
Practically all the efforts OF tne
BOARD have directed since the puusse
conferences began toward standard
tzinr the salaries and wages paid city
arnrIoves. II Vi understood that
raises Sgul be given whenever II u
necs. ~xary to insure compensation
commensurate With the high cost OF
living.
The budget Of the city school o"af q
probably will he taken up next
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
SANTA CLAJS MAKES
HIS ANIMAL CALL

SAINTS Claus called a, Monu naent
Methodist church last night An m
ferestirg program, arran<esd unoer me
direction Of Mrs. Nanny Da lfon' "aS
.ar~iad out
The annual Cs1rietr~ as entertain
renr of Randolph Street RaptiSt
.l,urch sunday schcol was held a.
s'cloyF LIST Eight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
yetav~p Clerk .Tsetrrv11~ tn DESK.

Major Charles O Savtlle, veteran
clerk Ct The chancerv court, YESTERDAY
reported for dut~, after an oaerce NJ
tro weske He was corNrod to ms
-oorn with = severe cold. when nnr
ysres closely uror pneumonia The
v1ad hand was handed hins ny city
rail- attaches from the eaFsua"nf 70
Srs tower
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
IEeaters
SEIt, o,BRIES MrssTpI7Ls.

Something better and diTereut each
year IS the motto Of Oscar r. Hodge,
-rhc will present the Net OErien min
st-els at rho Strand tonight and Thurs
day ard ThursdaX ntatinee
In this years produCtiou there VIII
not be found single state or obsolete
feature and the performance will be
new from 6rst part to Gral curtain. Mr..
Q Brten is too well known as = writer
And producer Of negro comedy acts to
need comment. and IL goes without say
iE@ that the program will be tull Of
pep and have daeh that only M.
OBrten car succeed III giving 20 q
minstrel Performance. There wili be
song and dance number IN which Mr..
O'brien has succeeded n breaking away
from this beaten paths and Il will hc
found dieereu; from AIRY ye. written
or presented By this organization.
Gert swor. the gloom destroyer and
sy1lle producer. will have q uew line of
songs Sad Jokes aut will keep laugh
tsf at q hilarious pitch with his unique
nasthnd OF funplakinG.
There will he q parade At roor and
hand concert IN front OF the theater
Before each perforn nance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31

Motion fer Judgment TO the sum
81 $50 1as made Yesterday In the
city circuit court by the 0sceola MI
and Elevator cou1pany against the
Ma nchester Nills, Inc. The motion
eas docisetcd,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
NOTICE

To the Stockholders OF the NaIo
Lime Con- pany. Incorporated, you arc
hereby notified that q meeting of the
stockholders Of the Vaflo Lime Com
pany, Incorporated. is called TO be
held at the office of the Company. oe7
American National Bank BuiidinG
Richmond Virginia. or the 18th day of
January, 1920, at II so O'Clock A. Al.
tc take actor upon 4 resolution
adopted by the Board OF Directors to
dissolve the conpanT
l.. II. DREW
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
no EYu School vacapctek

Existing vacancies in two sch ool
districts will be Allied when the state
board Of education meets here on jan
uary 90. The resignation OF J. NJ.
Willis left vacancy in the district
OF Elizabeth City and Hampton and
the district of Charles City and New
Kent has had no superintendent
since the transferral Of n. c. Cooper
10 len-icu.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
g
LAST NIGHT Of YEAR .
AT CENTRAL 7. N. c. 4,

Among tte places OF interest -
activity today and tomorrow VIII -
tho Central Z. II G. =. where thu
old year viii be uahered out In = Mt
ting way. open house all day to
members and visttots. The formal
program for tho day Is as follows.
san r Mig lobby: Old South
quartet, Southern melodies. GYM.
na&iur1--Ganies stunts, ATHLETIC
work, basketball
II y. M.--Lobbs. Seeing tho Old
out and the Nep' In. mueic. Pic
lures watch meeting.
0u New Tears day at 4.5o r. ~.
there viii be III entertainment tor
| boy members and their boy And Eirl
friends. and at $50 p. M. for senior
members ard their lady and gentie~
men friends
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
Meeting POSTPONED

The annual meeting of tho Second
Baptist church scheduled for tonight
has been postponed until Sunday
afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
Charles Hcnicin.

/ The funeral Of Charles Hoinlefn.
who died suddenly Sunday, took
place yesterday morning at / o'clock
from his sons residence. 31l6 West
Cary Street Burial was in Holly
wood He leaves his wife, Louisa
Heinlain, aud two children, Charles
aeinlein and Mrs. Dora L.edley; one
/ slater Mrs. Eva Molt-; six grand
children. eight great-grand children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
nv. Caiisrh Return

DIR. Iaiisch Returns.
Rev. DIR. r. n Caiisch. who hae
been attending q chautaqua In Bali
tnove. has returned. and win foccupx
the pulpit at Beth Ahabah thia week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
Colonel John Wood

Funeral services for Colonel John
Early wood. rs years old, widely
known Confederate veteran, who died
Monday afternoon in hts home at
Eou Air. will be conducted in Nor
folk. He had been living at Bon Air
sine. the death of his wife five years
ago.
Colonel Wood lived IN Fluvanns
county before moving to Now YORK
many years ago. His wife vaS Miss
Mar Briggs, of Norfolk. He Is sur
viyed by two daughters, Miss jamie
wood. of Bon Air, and Mrs Oscar
williams. and one SON. John Early
Wood. Jr., OF New York
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
Obituary
W. q. WMthcn.

W. o. Wnrthfn-
The funeral OF WILLIAM, O Wartneu
who died here Monday will take place
from his slate residence II Sou tn
Harrison greet at 500 p. 81. this
afternoon Servjces will be conducted
by Doctor McFaden OF the First
Presbyterian church The ballbear-
ers viii be: Hcno,ary-John D.
Potts. ". A BrAunstein. ]. A. Kan
cock. Y. l. CabeIl, J. p. Nelson. W.
L. Booth. l. D Lacy. c. O. Alley. Il
s Calcutt
Active--F. w Curd. r. IL Quincy,
webb Rains, ]. l.. Shines, .. N. Spain
T. e Smith. j c. Wet @, L,
Thompson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

Are you loyal
country? Are you prepared
persons; share home duties?
to women, children and old
weak or helpless? Would
you take pay for being help
full? Would you kill or hurt
any living creature need
lessly? Are you obedient,
cheerful? Do you grumble,
destroy property? H ave
you courage to face danger?
Are you clean in mind and
body and speech?" And to
each of these questions Dick
would square his shoulders
and say yes" or mo" &C
cording to whichever was
the right answer.
One afternoon, on his way
home from school, he noticed
a man sitting on a stoop.
His head was bowed, his
clothes were worn and he
looked as if he hadn't
friend in the world. People
passed him by without pay
ing any attention to him.
He might have been a
bundle of rags.
Dick watched him for a
minute and then touched
him gently on the shoulder.
Can help you?" he asked.
The man raised his head and
Dick saw that he was blind.
the man, I'm all right, jus
down beside him. why don
he asked. The mans face
WEAKNESS. "I'll get home so
Dick ran into a nearby {
man out here who's too ii
hasn't any money. Will you
it to you tomorrow.
Dicks CHEEKY voice had
drug clerk, for his face b
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
A Boy Scout at Heart

AXE this and much obliged to
with curiosity. "Why do you
Because I was just thinking
world and along you come and
n worth something after all"
laughed. you're all right"
morrow" "Never mind" said
fly on that kind action and
u're President of the United
aughingly as he ran out and
Come" he said and he in
duced the man to get up
and "tap-tap" down the
street.
Dick told him a lot of
funny things that happened
in school to cheer him up
till they came to a little
restaurant and opening the
door Dick helped him up the
step. "Where are we going,
SOM" asked the blind man.
you're my guest" said
Dick, "and we're going to
have a cup of tea" "All
right, Fairy Godfather" said
the blind man, and they sat
down at a little table.
The waiter spoke to them
rather roughly, for he
thought they might just be
begging. "What d'y' want?"
said he with a scowl. Hurry
up, l can't wait here all day"
Dick took the waiter aside
and explained that he had
only a quarter and had to
keep out enough for car
fare, but he wanted cup
of tea. The walters face
softened as Dick put the
situation so honestly and
and I'll bring whatever you
ffty-hfty with you, so the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
BY GEORGE MITCHELL

n IRENE was one thing in life that little
Dick Turner wanted it was to be a Boy
Scout, but he was only eleven years old
and had to wait full year before he could
wear the coveted uniform and badge.
Every day he would go through the
form of scout law. "Dick," he would say
to himself, "have you told a lie to-day?
Are you loyal to your home, parents and
e you prepared to save life; help injured
e home duties? Are you polite, especially
lildren and old people and those who are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

he said: "Sit down, son, and I'll bring whateve
want. only 1 want to go ffty-ffty with you,
checks on me-" Dick laughed and told him abo
drug clerk. II tell you what l do, thought sa
I'LL split it one-third three ways" Cali right, kid
the waiter and went away and brought tea and
for both of them and paid the check out of hi
pocket. When they had finished they left the resta
got and at last reached the blind mans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

/TyHE Scouts of the Silvern,ine story gve auay to
the Boy Scouts of America for this Ueek,
wh,ch has been set aside by the President of