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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02

Tomorrow the people of Birmingham will be asked to buy forget-me-not ot to relieve the Sufferings of Belgian children who Were made orphans by the war.
 Here is photographic evidence of the extreme want of Belgian children. The picture shows an American flour sack neatly made up into a dress being worn by a Belgian girl
 Mrs. Charles Denegre, who is in gem eral charge of forget -me-not day, urges all friends of the Belgian cause to con tribute as liberally as they can tomor- row.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02

Death Of Nc. (. II. Green.

Mr.. Robert III. timsn. aged 63
years. died Thursday oi Lass week
10 d Nashville hospital whsse he
wss carried from bis hume hefr a
day os 81 prsof tor treatment he
had been xiGk Tor sosnstims with n.
fiuenzs- s-ppsabouia For forty eight
Year, Mr. Gre@n had bern n faithful
and etiieirni enpioye oi tina Nash-
vile, Chattanoogs h St. L. Ry.. a
portion of the time as section fore
man on the cenireyil.e Bfaneh. tie
is survived by bis vile and two
Sons, W. NJ. Gteea VI Nashville,
and Robert NJ Green. OF Dickson.
After lrs~ral services al the tome.
IN Richsr't Avenue. Saturday mnr,
ming. conducted by ti~v. T.. |.
Gregory. his remains were gently
laid to rest 10 union cetaeters The
family have the sympathy u The
Herald and theif boss ot isi-nsis in
this their saddest hour oi b~rsaye.
tnrns.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02

On Tuesday aflsfnaG1 the Baby
Tans which IN beins sshiblssd
thrpuston, the state M sthe interest
d the Victory Liberty Loan Honds
was In Dickson and large crowd
was on hand ia s-e II
Lieutenant Dart. N lhs french
array. sho i. touring sh< state ~i,h
ths.lsnk. made .hcr, talk. 10
viii h. pfais q ,hs United states
tor :, part she took Ia the world
war, anI urged the ps1pls 10 buy
Victory l.onis Al tbs conclusion
of hi. talk, County ChAifmsn PHI
Henslee. made lev remarks sud
asked Tor Vic'"fys bond suhscrip-
tions aud several thousand dollars
were subscribed fha tank then
proceeded to the rear III the rail-
fGsti depot whsre IL waspnt through
man manenv.ts 10 he sulo, meni
oi sb- large crowd present.
Miss Eiith Badge. nhsirmsn Of
the Wnmans Department sbJ Mi-.
~ Mary Diamond and Hester
kesle we're honotej With a ride in
tba "cri,'e.'
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02

In connection wi,h our Quarterly
Conference, to be held al Fagan-
Chapel, Charlotte cirpuit. May 3rd.
and i,h there will be an instructive
program rendered. beginning At
1000 a. IN. Speakers from various
parts OF the district are expected TO
be present.
Rev. II l.. Gregory, our former
Presiding Elder. and now pastor os
Dickson congregation. will be pre-
sent al | a m.
There wil BE- lunch served al the
church, int all who will come.
Rsy, h y lsom. our Presiding
Elder. will preach sunday. May
i,h. at ! a. n.. after which the
Hok Connunlon will be saninss
tered. Omar Charles. Z. c.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02

Tbs Woman's Victory Loan Com,
mittee ot Dickson is composed d
the following: Mesdames W. A.
Meadow L. A, Aet:sul. o Y. CLARK,
Lester Rogers. Homer Brown, J \
Watson. W, J Johnson. Homer
Grigsby, A, n. I~a,hsr.. Frank
Henrv, J A. Clement. W. A. Good.
ram, Fred Beasley. W. A. Clement.
J NJ Wynns, Eugene Payne. Iot
B, We-ms. Claude Hooper. Hart.
vel Weaver. n G, Gaeriu. @. G.
Collins. lr.. Clayton Smith. q. l.
BoulG,n, Misses Annie Mai Gregory,
Lorraine Crutchvv snd G.na Patton,
A number oi the districts chair,
man reported cotnslets orgsn'rs
t,ons M'%. Reuish Chandler. char.
msu Of the fourth distric, and Miss
Anp,- Is.sas, ~hsisman .A ,si- d.
teenth dlssric. are efficient workers
and great te-uiis are expected from
their organisations,
Miss Edith Badge, chairman ior
Dickson county, hiss exce'ien, re-.
por. 10 forward 10 lon. hesdaus't
err
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02

Mr. and Mrs |. II. shaw gave a
3 o clock dinner Monday y, m. In
honor II Mr and Mrs Joe sitTawi.
who just recently married Those
present, were Mr.. aud Mrs. l.. A,
Mason, u Evansville lud Mr., and
Mira J /. Shawl aud daughter O.
Robbins Tsnn Mr., Thomas Gary,
~ Decatur Ala, Mr. and Mira,
Charles Eldvidge snd daughters,
Mortlls and Mabel Nr- Lee Sha~l
M,ssss Wilma and Ella shawl pi
Dickson: Mrs. A. G. Shawl and
children u T-eswsl Tenn. All
pts 4sns enjoyed the dinner very
much ard reported a nice time
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02

We learn The frost l.s, ~ee Kill.
ed sonia tomato plsr: ln ~ hs go
ordered rsw lot NJ se.d aud ~ili
give seed tn snynne grow'og TENS.
sss~> 'ss the eannas,r,. factory
" you hsss Bnt maaN entries, l,y
rAising toms,o@s. sni wifh 10 Al "A
rome snd W.. us
su1fsie.' rn,ns Fscsory
PITT HES>I.FE
NATHAN BAKER
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02
RfKngN. GERMANY.

Dear Brother Patton; FROM tAia
quaint cid German town. usssliag
amorg spsuce-clad hiils. | sepd
ssss,inss ihsoasA sea To ~ eseshs
vn. p~shaps II wsll ias<sest you
10 xmas ,i.at this sown In rampossd
III ssin gray done building. thai
frown III os.s another scrMe nawuw
stfv~ts.
In tbs isrssulas ,aars al hnasss
that make up the tn~n. the schonl
houss 10 the most nedeTa oi ,issm
all, II 10 well equipped With all
the necessary articles 1s~d b. pTcs.
snt.day edacAtoss. Ia this build
ing the post ehoal oi ths First
Battalion. ThiFty.nialh iniantry. h
held every aksuooa IRON three u
ioarsAaty and .. alsht from sis
to ssyen-shiuy. nm principsl VI
this sehaAl and tsach advanced
English. French. aud sesnish In
the afternoon and supervise the
~ost oi the elementary dsesftmsnt,
a, night. 10 THE pest school are
soms ninety msn In The elsmsntary
subjects and ,wers..s eight taking
advanced wofk.
In addition TO The school uosa, |
ata serving ~ chaplain ias this bat.
talon. | hold . service every san
day nsernine II tan o'oloch. hssiae
4 good ~asaSaasses. and mases4
interest In shown. Az chaplAsn |
am required 10 suggest 10 the bat.
talon eommsndss tueh things -
arr needed 10 secure the utmnsl
good and contsEsment lof .hs Hsn.
With such dssiss my dsys are Ssll
filed.
Aud nov IN. me rsvsst TO Tho
past. During tho ssesseu ne Coo.
isrsncs wa Ia the bois de Sept.
safss under shsll 6fs. hslpias 10
cars ios our wounded. There In
tlis awiu! din oi . terrific barase,
. veritable roaring. vhti-kins Inles.
30, minl.tsrins To NV suii.rias com.
rsdss on sunday mofnin9 ! go
Continued on page eight.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02
TO THE PATRIOTIC PEOPLE
OF DICKSON COUNTY.

pieksea Coanty's allotment In
the Victory Liberty Bond CampaisE
.s $22l 5000. This amount IL
about ihree-lounh. oi wha, the al
lotmens ~as Tor the Foaah Cam.
psign. The present allotment iii.
vitsd among the various d.strirN III
ths County Ia psopaHloa 10 th.
taxable valus VI zach district
;s..=sss each districts quota - iol.
inws
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02
" ater Valley.

Miss Annie Harris. al Uarpes I
creek, visited her sister. Mrs. Blu.
lord Bowen, lsst week,
Miss Daisy Rowvn IL spending
this wets al home
|, is reported that |. b, HARDY
oi this neishhorhord. has a esse o'
the measles
Mr.. II, u. Wake, and vile and
daughter. little Mlss Weda visite<!
Mr. Henderson Baker ssd family
Sunday.
] l.. Baker and family u~se en-.
teyssin@si by 4 cso~d oi young peo'
pie SATURDAY night and sunday
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02
Recital at Vanderbilt,

Miss kloiss Grain ss7e a naos,
enjoyable ard artistic recital at
Vanderbilt University School II
Expression. tuesday ot .ass week
tisr program consisted u group
NJ short readings then her main
fes,urr, Christmas a, the Trim.
ole. " She showed csrstui train.
ias. ,sl4n, and skill 10 her various
namhprs ard with voice under
pe-fec; control held hes audience
perfectly rom stsf, - anlsh. Miss
Grain hA. away teen PRIME
.ayogl,s wlta niexsoa suissocs AMI
hes many admirers reio,es that soc
ss oac- nss~ lH oas ni3ss. 4s::s
q number from here veni 90 to
hear Mss Grain in hes graduating
recital.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02

Nashville prssbytery met in
Rroad~ay church April -. The
recent sesion II the presbytsty OF
tire L = y church Which psi In
Sh~ihyyiIis vas given by the Rev,
IF. Sesulon who showed The puf.
pu-+ n the resolutions 10 regard 10
church unsoa- His hearty and stir.
r,ps sreech in favor al comhinias
th< t~o ehurctes reused gr~ai en.
thuslssm sud Es7sbsthsy by unsn,
imous vote took sc'isn tsvuslsg
otssnlc union The is.ue will b.
ury.d 10 both assemblies.
Rev. psrt Taylor and Eide, "
j Baird Gill re9sssen, ,ho preshy.
ter, In III. general assembly which
meet. IN - Louis Nav la
Seuvre- in this church 90 Ma,
4th will include the sabbath school
ss a&5 sns! Christian kndesvor a,
. ID
At ~, PsuI the pastor sal psssch
at la IA and at sp tn saf1bssh
Sch,sai At 10 clock
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02
Those Who Subscribed
'' - "~f'' = a-.-a as,.
For Bonds Last Saturday j

The siesasy Liberty Loan meet.
las AZ oakn,ent Scaooi last saIss.
day in Dickson Was a great sne.
cess. There was 3I3s ,eAlO sub.
serihed. Coagfsssasn paaset, and
Col Lake s4sa wss~ ihs eAisi ~peak-
ere. ksesy sra, in ths balding was
occnpi~d, Meeting was called Ia
order by County Chaismaa. fss,
HenSi~e, aEa ps.yss was offered by
nr. III. A God. The following sub
scribed for hoads:
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02

10 each OF tho iouf iormrf Bond
camps!sn. the patriotic n~n. 60
msn aud children oi Dickson Coau,
ty have bought mosa than The
County quota. In other sas work
Dickson County mas gone over the
top, and il 10 earnestly hoped ,hss
the people will moi iail sn do their
duty 10 t4s government In the last
battle. The presan, Victory iiber
II Eoan viii bs Tile lssss ';5'oottsf issie
the government wiil mak~. and the
Victory Bonds has more attractive
features from an investment stand.
pom. than any previous United
States Bonds.
The Victory Liberty Bonds arsw
the largest rate ot interest aud ma.
turr In the shortest time of any
government hondg These bonds
drss I PEI cent, arr payable 10
four years. interest payable each
4ix monihs, and are exempt from
all State, County sDd MDnie!pai
,axes IL Is confidently predicted
hy all sank3 that these bonds will
te At Il premium within three
from their issue.
The Vistoty Liberty Bond Cam.
psisn closes May lthh.
PITT HFNsi.EE,
County Chairman.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02
Public Drinking Fountain

The city officials have this week
hsd a sanitary drinking fountain
installed on Main street. In front
oi the Dickson Mercantile store.
This IA some,hing the town II
-tseksau sss 4 aeegs a~sssI!sa s@ss s.sme,
time and the Mayor and Board oi
Aldermen are Ia he rnm mendsd ior
ha lhs same put IN. >..
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02

eDlchson County . sllo tmept In
S2l $50. This leaves wn Couptv
short in buying its sllotn~n, xs7-
0a, The people n Die ssoe Coup-
W have subscribed ios the countys .
allotment In each pryious Bond
Campaign. and Il In sincerely hon.
nj by every patriotic citizen N IN.
County that our peor'e will no, fall
down 10 the last battle
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02

FOR SAI.E-Larfs hsgss npls.
IL ye.s old. 10 good eoodiison
will cell or sxap for yoans cstils.
D. T. Ysnksstcn, Dicksoo.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02
T',aI

The iallosiug are the District
Chaumen and Chsiswomen for
Dickson County
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-02
lnttfsstinx Letter From Rev.
pB. freezuxn In Germany

The iallowias lstts ho@ Rss.
Percy Il. ftssmsn. son oa ~ sad
Ar, J. N, frssnaa. Al tAis place.
10 sals0 isem sAs Midland Msthod.
10, ei Apsii sth, and viii no deset
be rad With mueA iatsssst ey bio
many irssnds:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-19

Hatch, l. ". Parent. Thomson, Az
erI- Clifford. t1irn. Hunt, Part
ridge. Woodbury.. Dahlg-en, Slater.
paviau. Kennedy. keaney, Kemp,
Staples.
Quarter Milers: Cleaves, ". H.
Smith. Goodwin. Hatch, Ball, Hunt.
Partridge. Brown. Palmer, Parent,
Young.
Ore and TWO Miiers: Avery. Cup
I'll. Dagse.,. Goodwin, Hatch.
Heeney, Warren. Tow!e, Page, COL
burn. Fitzmorris. Jacob. Palmer.
Stackhouse. Ren:e-, I'a-ney.
Half Mi!ers: Cleaves Guotiii,
Goodwin. Hatch. Heeney, Lowell.
Ryder. Ball. Hunt Partridge, Towle,
CoIbUrn. Palmer.
Hurdiers: l. H Moses, Z. ".
Parent. Perkins. Thomson. P. U.
Clark. Kemp. Phi!brook. Staples.
Weight Men: Films, Hagserty
Look. Peacock. P. Smith. Sprasne,
Dudscor. Perkins. Schlonland. put
nam. Dah'gren. D. S. E,dridge. c. A.
Bison. Brewster. Albert, Davis.
Sheesley. Tootell
Pole Eaulters: Leighton. S. Cook.
Bison, Kennedy. Libby. Ma!le,.,
Mason. FhNbrock. Sw!7slehucst.
High Jumpers: Dostie. L. W.
Parent. Thomsol. Drake. Fish. Tar
box. BADGER, P. L. Clark, Kemp,
Libby. Philhrcok.
Broad Jumpers: Dostie. Leighton.
Peacock. s. Cock. L W. Parent,
Thomson. Averil. Drake. Woodbury.,
Tarbox. Dahlgren. Libby, Slater,
Fish, BISON. Badger, Kennedy,
keaney, Kemp. Phiibrook.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-19
OAKLAND

4 most pfeasar, occasion was 'he re-
cept'on rendered Mr.. and Mrs George
S. BeCson Tu.sday evening in the Post
rccTs in homo CT their snta wedding
arn+-ersa-,-. TIE sre'r. wh'ch was a
corHic;e sunrise ID Nr anG II 5 Ben
scr. vas unGe- the dire ton CT the
la6iss o. the FRS. Fap;;s; church and
Wnre-'s Falie- Co-Ts. with Ms. John
II dsdon as cha r-aan. Mr. ard Mrs
Fens"n were invited 10 a neiEhho-'s
no 50 to na~s che evening. bct instead
Of g irg thee were taken in an auto
lille 10 the Pest rooms where they
<ou-d that a large number Of their
frien1s and members Of the G. A. r.
rad al cad" as embed. The rooms
wee rrettily 'e-orated WITH Evergreen
a-d chrysan:hemrms. and the receiv-
x lire wrioh was comrosed - George
Ci-uid'nv. Mr.. ard Mrs George
-srn. Miss Lrui.e Beneon an! Mr..
Mrs. E. c. Benson, were escorted
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-19

In by the color bearers Of the women
Relief Corps, consisting OF Mrs- Rus
sell Taylor. Mrs. Mary Damren. Mrs.
Charles Bartlett, and Mrs Harry Pat
ten. After the reception refreshments
OF punch and fancy crackers we5e
served and the following program under
the direction Of George ". Gouioins
was carried out: Music by the orches-
TIA; N sic by. the male quartet consist
ing OF Fred Leech. Frank Anderson
Dean E. Wheeler and Harry Patten: re-
marks by George II. Bryant: poem
written by Mrs. Frank Hersom was
read: an original poem was read by
Edward Wing. Appropriate remarks.
were made by Rev. W. p. Holman. pas
tor of the Methodist church and by re-
quest of the committee Rev. Mr.. Hoi-
man performed = part OF the marriage
ceremony and Mr. ans Mrs. Benson re-
newed the vows made 80 year ago. An
cr;-ina, poem, Was read by Miss May
Tailor ana letters cf greetings from
Few. P. A. A. KHAN. Mr.. Hinckiey an1
Mrs Bea-drran. who wee unaaie to BE-
present. were also read. Remarks werc
rnsae BY George ". Gou'd:ns. who IN
hehaH OF their .rienes. c-enbers OF the
G. A. R and wor,en's Relief Corps
presented Mr.. ans Mrs. Benson with $s.
i- gid. Mr.. Eensca responded. ex-
pres .ng their thanks and appreciation
Of ,he gift. The program closed with
sngi-g America" Mr.. and M-s. Ben-
son were married % years a;o in Wat
ervf,,e at the residence # Jane p Hill
ard have iivei practically all heir lives
n Wafer lille and Oakland. Mrs. Ben
SuSa- Pollard. Nj and Mrs Benson
"a e two children. Ms. Her ert l.
Ult u of Ner B-stoa Mas ard Kiss
Lcuise Benson. who makes her home
viii her parents; and gra7ccfi'dren,
Hud o.. john, FL - betI and BENJAMIN
% New Eos'on. Nr. Benson IL a car
riase maker by trade ani fsr some
tire was in rar'ne- ship WITH 'is broth
er The late Herbert Benson, ard later
cord, cted a t,si..e7s Of his own. He
held TIE position of postmaster for the
L w for SIX :ears. Mr. B nson has
teen p-cr;rent ir TIE Mascni orders OF
the tcwn and Is member cf Messa-
i'rs%ee Lcdge F. and A NJ. having
beer three tin,"s mas er OF tat lodge,
an. ia also rnen1Ee- OF DR. mrnoai
R9-a' Arch Cg'aPter. He is PAST COM
Ea der CT he G. A. r p S. ar6 was !,
nem'er OF Co. G. third Maine Resi-
men he war cf the rebellion. se-viag 9
cae year ana ni-e mcn ntes W en- re was
i-vali ed home. He was in the frs,
la, ie OF B II Run, the tie Of
Williamsburg, the seven day's HgAt
before RichMo-d. the battle OF NAL
ZEN His. the Cd battle Of Bull
Ru" and the battle CT Chanti'ly,
" ere third OF the men in his COM
pany were killed Mr.. Ee- so- escaping
wi hut injury. Mr.. Re-son has one
brother. E. c. Peason OF Oakl- I'd. and
two eis.ers. Mrs Martha Sawte,ie Of
FIR ebur. AMI Mrs. Cha-'es H Ren;a-
min CT West Lafayette. md. Mrs Een-
son is a member CT the FRS Baptis.
church and o. the Wcneas Rei'e:
Cops. in which she has held an elac-
tie oTce for many years. Th= ccurIe
reeve, many cars. letters ard teie-
srans o. greetings from out-ot-.own
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-19
Law COURT
Final Cases Argue d
Thursday

Justices Will Msst in Consultation
This Morning, and December Term
Will Probably es Finally Ad'
journsd Sometime Today
The argument Of cases was com
ple,ed At the Thursday session OF the
law court. cases from washington
and York counties and especially
assiSned cases from Androscoggin,
Aroossook and Knox counties beinS
beard during the day. The justices
ytil meat In consultation this morn
ing, and u u expected that the De-
gambler term viii Be finally adjourned
sometime today.
The drst case argued was from
Washington county-that OF John e.
Tibbetts ct ais VS.. Samuel II. Holway
ct al. an action to recover a tract Of
,imberland containing about 500 acres
situated in the town Of Wesley. aiso
for the value Of the trees cut from
said land by the defendant The
Judgment Of the court below vas for
the defendants. and the case Is be-
fore the law court on exceptions by
the plaintiffs II was argued by c.
B. Donworth for the plaintiffs and
". r. Pattangall for the defendants
Next was heard the York COUNTY
case Samuel B. Shepard vs. Frank L.
Mason, an action for personal injur-
les by reason thrown from a wagoH
in tire highway. caused by the ailegei
negligent operation CT an automobile.
The verdict Of the jury. in the court
below. was for the plaintiff for slsSo.
and the case is before the law cou:.
on motion for new trial by the de-
fendant. George L. Emery Of Bidde-
ford argued for the plaintiff. and the
defendant submitted on brief.
The Androscoggin county case, j.
". White Co. VS. Mary ]. Wood. was
then heard. this being an action -
recover sIl74s5 for materials. labor,
etc. used in repairs on buildings
owned by the defendant in Lewiston.
The Judgment OF the court below was
for the defendant. and the case is be-
fore the law court on exceptions by
the p'a;ntif P ". Crockett of Lew
is,on argued for the plaintiff. and
Dana s. Williams of Lewiston FOR
the defendant
Next was presented the Aroostoos
county case. Ruby May Farrell vs..
Maria 2 Farrell and Elbr;dge g.
Farrell. an action to recover damages
for alleged alienation Of affections OF
her husband, John Harold Farrell o.
Caribou, son of the defendants
The case IS before the law court or
exceptions by the plaintiff. and was
argued by r ". Shaw of Houl.on foy
the plaintiff. and ". r Pattangau OF
Augusta for the defendants
The final case of the term was tbs
Knox county case. in re Rockpor.
Iron Bridge. This is an appeal from
the decision Of the Public Cti,itie:
commission as to bridge in the tow,
Of Rockport. 1t was argued by H I.
Withee Of Rockport for .Rockport
and Hon. A. 8. Litlefeld of Rock.
land for the Knox County Electric
Co.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-19

Folks who work in this city and
sleep" in Winthrop. for it takes some
time. coming and going on the elec-
tries, say that the old mercury went
down to 20 degrees below zero Thurs
day morning. One optimistic young
lady greeted her friends. as she
boarded the car. with the query.
Doesn't seem so cold this morning.
does it?' The news that it was real
ly colder surprised her. After all.
the condition of the mind has a lot
to Go with the effects Of the cold
weather.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-19
Lunch in School
Has Big Profits

Big profits are returned in chill
dren's health and in the quality of
their school work. by serving hot
lunch is what one teacher. Miss Mil
dred Ellis at ReadfelG. who works
under the directions and suggestion
of the Farm Bureau. has discovered.
Miss Helen Lyman. county demon
strator who is located at the Augusta
Office Of the kenne! &c Farm Bureau,
has recently received from Miss Ellis
most Interesting account Of her en-
deavors aiorg that line.
In telling oS the hot lunch served
in her school Miss Ellis writes &c
Miss Lyman as follows:
'Readaeld, Maine.
Ny Dear Miss Lyman:
We started our hot noon lunch,
November 4. and I shall be only too
glad to tell you what we have done
50 fa-.
We had a meeting Of few Of the
mothers. the Afternoon you and Miss
Carver were here. We found the
sentiment Of the parents was strong
ly IN favor OF the hot dish. perhaps
Ro@ Is SCN0bSC VIC sldu DSSI
it over considerably with the pupils
previously. Also think the parents
saw how monotonous a lunch must
seem to a child, when nearly the
same cold materials must be used
week after week, month after
month. and year after year.
The week before we began having
the hot noon lunch. I received per.
mission from the town 70 spend fre
dollars for whatever cooking utensils
1 considered most necessary. was
able to buy large gra nite dishlan, !,
heavy wire dish drainer. a large stew
pan with a cover. a wire strainer. n
four-cuart boiler (granite), and a
mixing spoon. tablespoon. two tea
spoons and a ladie, Besides this. /
was able to buy two linen dish tow
els and two dish cloths. and still
leave thirty cents unspent.
My pupils tend :, the miv:nr an,
cooking Of the materials alnoa: ~
tirely. OF course know pretty =,
what is being done, to avoid -
serious mistakes, but more and 10
hey are taking the fuE respors
ity.
For the serving. we have a y
with an oilcloth cover. on whsc'
re dishes needed 70 that rrea:
placed To avoid confusion. all O.
pupils take their :, till the %
are filed. This also gives cha
10 be sure that there is an a~.
amount in each dish. When .he ~
is finished. the dishes are piled M
the same table. for washing
pupils day (boys as well as =
are assigned this task. one for :,
washing and one for the w.n,.,
When each group has helped onc.
We start with the first eronn ap.i,
The dishes which We have fop,S -
be favorites 50 far are cocoa. boi,e5
potatoes. macaroni and cheese
chocolate cornstarch pudding fse-ve1
only OCCASIONALLY. mashed potatoes
cream Of tomato so p, cresned no,.
toes. hot apple sauce and mea, an,
potato stew. Later We shan h.,a
other soups. more vegetables. ana
possibly scrambled eggs.
Sincerely,
(Signe6 MILDRED ErI,ys~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-19
Bowdoin Program
Track Athletics

Brunswick. Me, Dec. lS-The win
ter program Of track athletics at
Bowdoin College is now well under
way and under the direction Of
Coach John J. Magee the members
Of the track squad have been divided
into classes in order that they may
train for the events for which they
are best fitted. During the coming
three months these men will be care
fully coached in their respective
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-19

events so that when the time comes
for the annual midwinter indoor
games these will be in the best pos
s.bla condition for effective work
The complete list of candidates for
the track team and the events 10
which they have been assigned is as
follows:
Relay: Cleaves, Dostie, n. H
Smith, Goodwin, Hatch. l. ". Par
ent. Thomson. Averill. Ball, Hunt,
Palmer, Partridge, Woodbury.. Slater,
Young.
Sprinters: ". II. Cook. Dostie
Leighton. L H. Moses. II. H. Smith,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-19

Mr.. and Mrs E. C. CARL left on
Thursday morning for Portland for
a short stay. While there they at
tended with others the conference of
trustees and executive officers Of the
Social Welfare institutions of the
State The party visited the school
Tor boys in the afternoon and dined
together later in the day.