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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
HIS RETURN
BY EDITH r. THERRIEN.

All the buildings Of the town were
gaily decorated with bunting and flags.
Open house was to be kept at the
armory, where the soldiers could find
food, reading matter, tobacco and, best
of all, the society Of their old friends,
SO long denied them. The girls Of the
town had arranged q series of dances,
card parties and entertainments.
A band stand had been erected in the
public square and the people felt they
were prepared to welcome fttingly
their returning heroes. A few had al
ready arrived, the remainder were ex-
pected in three days, aid their well
come was to be most hearty, with
speeches, music, parades and b~anquets.
AS Marcia Meade helped in these
preparations, her heart was heavy.
Must she give up her position as pri-
waite secretary to Mr.. Merton2 1t had
belonged to Don Redell, now Lieut.. Re-
dell, and Mr.. Merton had told her when
she was promoted to the place that
when Don returned he was to have his
old position. But she had made good,
and she did so enjoy the work.
Couldn't Don find another equally
good position7
She could not get up courage to ask
Mr.. Merton to keep her, He was In
tensely patriotic and had told each of
his employees that his place would be
given him when he returned, with no
loss Of wages. Now Don had been
gassed and wounded, and although he
wrote home that he had recovered, he
would seem more of a hero than ever
to Mr.. Merton. He had been the first
man in town to enlist, and Mr.. Merton
had been very proud Of his youthful
secretary. who was now returning with
decorations for bravery.
How could she breach the subject to
Mr.. Merton? She must be looking for
another situation, she supposed, for her
former one had been filed, Of course.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
Personals

The Misses Florence and Anna Bo-
dine and Miss Betty Horowitz, of this
city, are spending their vacation at
Camp Beacon, N. Y.
Miss Anna Beck, of 423 Compton
avenue, who was operated on at the
City Hospital. is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ". Conner, of Lewis
street, are spending two weeks In
Stanford, N. Y.
Mrs. Aavano Marshall, of rs Gem
tire street, is enjoying a six weeks
vacation at her summer home in Mar
~tensville, Maine.
Miss Agnes Cavanaugh and Miss
Rae Clark, of Waterbury Conn, spent
last week with Miss Nora Burke. in
Division street.
Miss Lottie Peterson and her bro
Their Oscar. of Penn street, are spend
ing a two weeks vacation with rela-
tives in Auburn. N. Y.
Miss Isabelle Colquohon, of
Chrome, is visiting Mrs. William
Wood, of Elm street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Smith, of
Brooklyn, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. McKelvey, of New Bruins
wick avenue, over the weekend.
Mrs. Wilfred Butler and family, of
State street, are spending two weeks
in Philadelphia.
Alderman and Mrs. Christian An
derson, Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Anderson
and Marinus Anderson, Of Sayre
yesterday and visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayland Britton.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bash, of Water
street, motored to Avon-by-the-Sea
yesterday where they are building a
summer home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18

tricky and has so many limitations.
Jim whizzed in today about ten
minutes after l had made up my mind
to marry him. The glamour of my
mood held, Inc 1 felt SO exalted that
L proposed a walk in the park like a
simple factory girl. We sat on a Sc
cluded bench in the "Ramble" and 1
began to feel that delicious sense of
belonging to someone and being taken
care of, when annie suddenly turned
and swept me into his arms.
oh, Dolly darling, you're going to
marry me aren't you-aren't you? Say
you love me, Dolly-say it-say it,"
"Jimmie-don'ti" 1 struggled up
right and tried to be casual But my
nerves are paying for what I've been
through-that work for Capt. Wallis
and the drop from hope to dismay,
and that awful de Caller with his in
~vitation to glittering sin, and my
fight from h beach and Jimmie. And
now this. Is it. wonder I am all wig
gly and jumpy?
Forgive me, dearest-in-the-world,' -
said Jim in a voice so kind that it was
the one thing needed to finish. me. I'm
ashamed to tell you, Joan, but I put
my head straight down on Jimmie's
coat lapel and bawled.
He put his arms around me and
oOLlAy RabtCd III Abi Will ii5 y
laid against it. But Joan-it was like
crying on Your brother. No thrill at
all. Like a flash it anne to me what
a wicked thing I was doing both to
Jim and to myself. A quick revul-
sion came over me.
"Ic-can.t do it, Jimmie!" I gasp
ed, sitting up.
Cant what?"
Marry you. Oh, take me home
please. Jim, won't you2"
'aThis way out" he laughed. bowling
me toward the path in his old merry
way, though T knew his heart wa:
lead. "WaIk-don't run-to the
exit, ladies and gentlemen. There is
no danger"
What a brick Jim Ross is. Joan. But
what a sin it would be for me to
marry him.
DOROTHY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18

She wondered IL Don would be eager
to get back to his old work, or would
prefer to rest at home for q while.
Was Mr.. Merton waiting for her to re-
sign gracefully rather than tell her
that she had only three more days7
These troubled thoughts kept pace
with her hands as she worked, and she
hated herself that she could not feel
more Joy in the Homecoming Of the
soldiers.
T. When the day came, she went with
the rest of the town to view the pa
rade, cheering with the crowd, that
was simply wild with pride and en-
thusiasm. She was quick to see how
fine Lieutenant Redell looked, with his
erect military carriage, his brown face
and steady eyes. Why, what had the
war done to DOM He had gone away
a brilliant, lovable, %fun-lovlng boy; he
had come back a stern-faced a
Marcia's heart glowed with a warmth
1t had never felt before. She and Don
had been good friends In their school
days but they had drifted apart. She
had written to him often, because he
had begged her to when he enlisted.
But her letters mad been almost like
reporters items-news of the office
force and town happenings. She
wished now she had put more of her
personality, more friendly spirit, into
them.
She went to the armory, where she
was to be one Of the hostesses for the
afternoon. She hoped that Don would
come there so that she could tell him
that his old place In the Office was
waiting for him. She had decided that
as soon as she saw him step from the
train,
She had wearied of the crowd and
stolen quietly away to a corner to rest.
AS he came to her the old boyish smile
frightened the grave face. He held her
hand so long, with such a friendly
grasp, that a blush spread over her
usually pale cheeks.
marcia, you were a prick to write
to me so often. You haven't the slight
est idea of what letters meant to us
fellows. Yours were such fine, newsy
ones; always full Of encouragement,
too just the kind to cheer a man up"
II am glad to have done even that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
First Oben-AT Dance
Of Girls Club Success

The Girls Club held their first
dance Friday evening in the new
open-air Pavilion at Hayes Park. uu-
DER the auspices of the Girls Division
OF the War Camp Community Service.
guests were twenty-five soldiers
from Colonia Hospital.
Mrs. w. w. Oliver, assisted by Cap
tain Seguine of the Motor Corps and
Mrs. Frank Dorsey, c~haperoned. I'm
fortunately it began to rain early in
n evening but the girls, at the invi-
tatlon of Mrs. Oliver, moved the whole
party to Mrs. divers home on CataI-
pa avenue. The outdoor
which had been planned for enter
talnment during the evening had to be
abandoned, but i~mpromptu r~ecitations
from Mrs Dorsey, Miss Doris Will
sey. and Miss Helen Bechtel, with
singing and dancing for the guests
made a very enjoyable evening. The
guests were transported to and from
the hospital by William Griswold,
George Sharp and Mr.. Watson, of
Perth Amboy, and Howard Bagley of
the Chevrolet Motor Co., in their own
cars, and an additional car furnished
by Mrs. Adrian Lyon, all under the
direction of the Red Cross Motor
Corps. Miss Helen Bechtel and Miss
Katherine Herbert drove the Motor
Corps a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
John r. Larsen GiUen
Welcome Home Pdrtu

A welcome home surprise party was
rendered John Richard Larsen yester-
day afternoon and last night al his
home in Howard street, Hopelawn. He
received his discharge last week upon
his return from overseas.
The BUS was decorated with red,
white and blue streamers, American
flags and flowers. The decorating was
done by the guests upon their arrival,
everyone pitching in" and making a
game Of it. During the day vocal Sc
lectionS were rendered by MI. and
Mrs. NJ. Nielsen Floth and r. Mad
sen, Mrs. w. Thompson and Anton
Clausen. Candy and cake were serv-
ed during the afternoon and a sup
per was served at 8 o'clock.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Thompson, and son Christian,
of Tottenvile and the following local
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lar
sen, Mr.. and Mrs. Marinus Stocked,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Madsen, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. Nielsen Froth, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Larsen, Mr.. and Mrs. Anton CIau-
sen, Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Christensen,
Mr.. n Mrs. Fred Larsen and the
Misses Gladys Clausen, Margaret Mel
sen, Sophia Stocked, nez Larsen,
Clara Stocked, Florence Larsen. lima
Stocked. Bessie Wilson, Amanda Lar
sen, Eva Wilson,, Evelyn Nielsen, Myr-
tie Larsen, Lillian Wilson, Anna
Christensen and Frances Wilson and
Messers. John Richard Larsen, Ber-
thel Petersen, Julius Larsen, George
Larsen, Otto Larsen, Herman Larsen,
Robert Larsen, Hans Clausen, Carl
Clausen, Howard Stocked, Andrew
Stocked, Eugene Larsen, Harry d.
Larsen. Leon Larson, Herman r. Lar
sen, William Larsen George J.. Larsen
and Edward Larsen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18

little for you, Don. I have been keep
ing your place for you with Mr.. Mer-
too, SO that no other man would have
1t when you returned" she told him IN
most friendly fashion, without a quiz
err now at the loss Of her fine salary
and congenial work.
ooh, you can keep that q while long
err. I am planning to run Uncle VIII
liam's farm this summer. I'm SO ac-
customed to outdoor life now that an
office In warm weather has nc allure
mert for me-" ~
Marcia stified a tiny sigh OF relfef.
She would have sacrificed anything for
this fine soldier, but she could but re-
joice that her sacrifice was not neces-
sary.
Marcia" the soldiers voice went on,
though In lower tones, you keep the
office for me through the summer and
after Uncle Williams crops are all
harvested ] should like to take up Mr..
Merton's work again. and a roguish
twinkle shone In his eyes as he saw
her face fall.
"All right, Don," she agreed, SUBJ
missively.
"By that time, dear, won't you be
ready to give up office work and make
a home for me-the home I dreamed of
over there7 1 didn't intend to ask you
until l had become strong and husky
again, but 1 find l can't wait another
minute"
THAT will suit me perfectly, my lieu
tenant" she told him, with a glad lit
in her voice for as dearly as she loved
her work, she lad discovered to her in
tense establishment that she loved this
soldier more.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News-
paper Syndicate.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
|IGmhfhiii
still at Old 45-ThursdAy

ONAA 81 0A0 to-1AuISudy
Dearest Joan:
At four this afternoon 1 was still
determined to marry Jimmy Ross
and be rid of him. After all, what
q rare thing love isl A girl likes a
man, is tired working, has an eye to
mis- a envelope, admfres the way his
coat fits across the shoulders-and is
sure she loves him.
AS a matter of fact any nice man
would have done as well unless he
was bald and crosseyed and wheezed
as he proposed. Why,-I almost thought
Il wasein love with that violinist, what
with my mood and the moonlight and
everything. I could have been, in just
another minute. But when I learned
of the wife, I felt only rage on her
account n humiliation on my own.
(which shows how all sorts of emo
tons masquerade as love. We believe
them love, we call them love, and
marry in he best good faith, not
dreaming they lave tricked us.
L made UP my mind hat the liking
have for Jim, the respect he inspires,
ms Cleanliness and kindness and honest
love for me were enough to marry on.
s L got myself into the right mood. I
recalled Jennie Orson and hat movie
hero who ran off with her. Remem-
Der the snapshots she sent us of their
bungalow in Hollywood, with roses
Elnothering it and a sunken garden be-
hind-exactly like views of Paradise?
If he and Jen didn't marry for love,
who did? And now look at theml
And Ben Foster and Lisa Ellis, who
waited nine years for each other-and
how don't speaki
On the other hand there was Trudy
Connorsa and that chap her mother
made her marry. Everybody groaned
and gave them six months to live
together. Married eleven years SO far,
and still going strong! Can you beat
ut, dear? Look at the darling old
Brewsters, who married in their six
ties; and the happiest couple in Bents-
willie. Respect, affection, companion
ship-that is what they married on
mo love- about it. I'm not SO sure
hut. those feelings are better than the
real article-which7 is SO scarce, so
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18

sadness should not be the result.
The mind is a great crucfble which
receives and transfusess in some FASH
ion impressions from all the objects
and facts of life. The will Is the mas
ter which determines what the trans
fusion shall be. A man can let his will
relax or he can keep 1t active, regard
less Of age. He can make of his ex-
istence a heaven or a hell, whether he
be old or young. rich or poor. in a
favored spot of the earth, on desert
soil or fallen on evil days.
Exercise of the win cannot at last
stave of death, and it may not induce
prolonged health or material welfare.
But it can aid in all these things, and
entirely regardless of its material &C
compfishments, the will that Is kept
properly on the alert can lead him in
hope.
"Oh, well for him whose will Is
strong.",.
For him whose will Is weak, or rath-
er allowed to become weak, there Is
Joy neither in a sunset nor a sunrise.
And even the bright light of monday
will only dazzle and bewilder, rather
than encourage and inspire.
The strong will Q e~ndlessly, "be-
yond the sunset and the paths Of all
the western stars" 1t strengthens a
nan in hope and leads him to see I'M
limited possibilities as the years pass.
- -. -
characterize age.-Kansas City Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
Price of

No man can be happy when he de-
spises his own acts. when he has any
consciousness of wrong, whether of
motive or act. No man can be happy
when he harbors thoughts Of revenge,
jealousy, envy or hatred. He must
have a clean heart and a clean con-
science, or no amount of money VI
excitement can make him happy
Exchange.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
aoinn to Look Him Up.

"That fellow Clipping called me
odd Silenus,'" remarked Mr.. Jagsby.
HE seemed to thins 1t a great joke
"What are you going to do about
it?"
81 haven't decided yet. I hive for
gotten about all I ever knew about ST.
Ienus, but / have an idea that he was
neither a pillar in the church nor an
ornament to society."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
Girl Scouts Plan for
Event at H1ues Park

Troop No. 2 Girl Scouts held their
weekly meeting at the home of the
scout captain, Miss Sara Blatt, and 1t
was decided to use the money from the
festival for Haversack and the canteen.
Several extracts from the scout girls
book We're read. The scouts will hold
an affair at Hayes Park August 26.
Following the meeting dancing was
enjoyed. The next meeting will be
held Friday evening in the w. C. CT S.
club rooms.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
Nj n 5. o. c L A

M II 8. o. C l.
20a New Bruassvick Ave. Tel 1897 M
Formerly Beauty Parlors, IS Smith st.
Combings made up into Switches
Transformations OF any st.ie made
right here in parlor.
Human hair goods. our spe ialty.
Switches from $3.50 rp
Appointments made by telephone
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
Gi1lS' Guild To Meet

A meeting of the Girls Guild. of
the Grace English Lutheran church
will be held tomorrow night at 1880
O'Clock in the basement of the
church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18

AUTOMOBILE SPRINGS
We carry a full line of springs for
kll cars.
ANNOY GARAGE co.
Don't wait until 1t comes. We have IL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
Daily Thought.

Honest bread Is very weii-it's the
butter that makes the temptation.
Douglas Jerrold.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18

Optimistic Thought.
Taste Is pursued at a less expense
than fashion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-16
Brought Great
 Worry to Brazil

Rio De Janeiro, Nov. 15.-One of the most serious internal problems with which the Brazilian government has to deal is that of relieving the population Of three states in north eastern Brazil from the effects of periodic droughts. These states Ceara, Parahyba and Rio Grande de Norte-haye a combined area of 91,- 250 square miles and population of approximately 2,000,000. 1t is off cially estimated that, since 1877. more than 100000 persons and an untold number of livestock have died from hunger and disease as 8 result of these droughts.
 In message to the Brazilian con- gress President Pessoa has called at- seption to the situation He asked authorization for the government to arrange loans, either domestic or for e:gn, amounting to about s10.000,0ce year for a period of not more than five years, for the purpose of con- structing reservoirs and irrigation canals in affected region, and for supplementary projects.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-16
Lavish Buying of LuXurieS Is Noted
 in Nations Trade

Chicago, Nov. 15.-Business con- tinues to reflect the greatly increas- ed buying power growing out of the abnormal wage distribution and ag- ricultural prosperity of the last three years" according to the last report of the federal reserve bank of Chi cago concerning the seventh federal reserve district. About the only ten dency toward conservatism observ- able, according to the report, Is among the merchants, who, despite the lavish buying of luxuries and other merchandise" are carrying comparatively small volumes of stocks. This is attributed partly to limited supplies of raw material and continued high prices, causing them to hesitate to stock up "in the face of an inevitable readjustment to a lower level"
 "A growing tendency to expand manufacturing plant capacity instead of increasing present plant efficiency to care for the present demand is noted and the banks report heavy borrowing through the middle west Both agricultural and manufacturing interests "call for a use of credit equal to, if not greater than year ago when we were at war; the re- port says.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-16
American Relief
 Train at Warsaw

Warsaw, Nov. 15.-A special train of nineteen cars of American Red Cross relief supplies, urgently needed in the desolated parts Of Poland, ha. just arrived ln Warsaw. The train was on the way from Paris for nearly a month. It came through Italy, Austria and Czecho-Sloyakia, and was composed of surrendered Ger. man freight cars, formerly part of a munition train on the Argonne front. Delays were encountered throughout the journey, which con- sumed four times as much as the schedule.
 This is the eighth train to reach the American Red Cross Commission to Poland in four months from Paris. The cargo is made up principally Of refugee clothing and hospital bed- ding. It is estimated that only half of the Poles who were forced to flee from the country during the war, have as yet returned, and the Amer ican Red Cross is making energetic preparations for furnishing needed clothing for the ragged refugees who will return during the coming win ter.
 Several cars of hospital supplies which came On this train vii be for warded at once to the Commissions Southern Field headquarters at Lem- berg. for the new Polish hospitals n Gallcia. Tremendous demands are being made on these hospitals by the present typhus wave that is sweep ing into Gaiicia from the east.
 In spite of the great transporta- tion difficulties that lie between Pol and and the source Of supplies on the Atlantic coast, the Red Cross has an. nounced that it's program for keeping a steady stream of food, clothing and other relief supplies coming into Po- land will continue throughout the winter
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-16
Red Cross Works Under Difficulty
 in Old SileSia

Grodzieg, Poland, Nov. 15.-Down here in former German Silesia, where Poland and Germany are en- gagged in bitter controversy on boundary questions, American Rel Cross workers have been delivering their supplies under the unfriendly supervision of a long line of German observation balloons. These supplies unloaded on the Polish side of the frontier, were for Polish refugees who have passed and are still pass ing into Poland from Silesia.
 When the boundary question first became acute, Germany started to make warlike show along the from tier. There were German troops en- gagged in military manoeuvres just across the river from Grodziec; there were many trainloads of field artil. lery ostentatiously brought to the frontier and planted in hidden en- placements behind the hills; there were scores of airplanes and obser- yation balloons, the latter on display every morning, bobbing at their slen- der strings. By night also there was a continual hustle on the German side or the Gne-signalling and night ma oeuvres. The frontier which here lies along the little river Brynies, brisr- led with armed guards and picketz. It was the show-windo wof wars pre- .iminaries, designed to impress the people across the border with Ger many's power and earnestness.
 The Polish authorities estimate that 35,000 Polish refugees have fled across from German occupied Silesia since August IS. At first the Ger mans made no objection to this wholesale exodus; rather, they fae- ored 1t. But now they have strength ened their guard at the frontier and shoot on sight anyone attempting 10 cross the line in either direction. Yet from 800 to TOO refugees are cross ing the border into Poland every twenty-four hours, mostly at night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-16
DenOunces Film
 Depicting Kaiser

Berlin, Nov. 15. Pan-German newspapers have been denouncing the Prussian ministry of the interior for forbidding the production of a motion picture film intended to pre- sent the former Emperor William in favorable way. The film was SUD- pressed on the ground of lack of taste and that it was unartistic.
 The newspapers point out that the Prussian government is inconsistent in banning the film concerning the Emperor while at the same time as- serting that it is unable to suppress the explanatory" or "enlighten- ment" films which have been widely criticized as an undesirable feature of German life since the revolution. The papers declare that suppression Of the Kaiser William film" shows that the government is able to- SUD-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-16

press the explanatory" film but. does not desire to do so.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-16
Invaluable Relics Discovered Through
 Army Excavations

Saloniki, Nov. 15.-Invaluable rel ics were brought to light by excava- tions made in Greek Macedonia for military reasons by the allied armies in the East.
 The collection includes neolithic ,n- s:ruments, vases of all forms known in ancient Greece, as we'll as jewels, bronze, silver and gold of great his torical value. Tombs dating from the fifth and sixth centuries before Christ were also discovered. The ob- jects unearthed establish the ident;- ty of the ancient civilization of Mace donia with that of the rest of ancient Greece. They have been taken over by the Greek curator of antiquities.