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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-09
''Chulius" Writes ALetter

Morgan City, La, April 9th, 1919.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everybody,
Morgan City, La.
My Dear Friends 50
| am feeling quite we'll, I thank
you. ! hope this letter will find you
feeling just like you were glad about
something-just like you had been
struggling under heavy burden and
someone came along and asked may
| help hope that you are salts
fled; that all the folks are we'll; that
the boy answered the call and that
he is back safe and sound I know
you are glad that the awful scourge
of war did not render your son limb
from body or soul from life and that
you have him in the homeland once
more, and | know furthermore that
your heart went out to the brave
mothers who gave their all for the
good of our country; and | know
you grieve for the sons who lie in
Flanders Fields, on the Alpine Slopes
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-09
M organ City's Fairest
Young Ladies To Head
''Bills" Mammoth
Parade

: Of the many features of the big
parade to be staged by the Elks on
the 9th, one of the outstanding ones,
will be the aides to Grand Marshal
DR.. Bourgeois, which will consist of
Morgan City's beautiful young la
dies.
The aides will be captained by Miss
Bessie Wise who will be assisted by
Misses Leta Prohaska, Hazel and
Winnie Smyly, Ruth Howard, Edna
Gillen, Eunice Terrebonne, Clara
Robbins, Irene Mathers, Halle PIb-
bins Esther Drackett and others
and who will ride on horseback. Mu-
sic galore will be provided for the
pageant, by the Morgan City Ship
yard Band, the Houma Elk Band, and
every effort is being exerted to have
as an added attraction The New Or
leans Champion Elks Band. This
Band at a recent Elks convention car
ried off first honors in competition
with bands from practically every
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-09

and in the Argonne Forest Manv
was the time you wondered will /
ever see him again." Now Honest
lnJun-didn't you? Shure you did |
you are human, and you just cant
help acting like folks, no matter if
you are as rich as Croesus or as
poor as Jobs turkey. You've had an
interest in these world changing
scenes, because your future was at
stake and now you want to pay off !:
You want to pay off in gratitude and
appreciation for a work we'll done.
50, these other Elks, besides my
self, says-"here you!" you 60 ahead
and see if you can't pull off some
thing in line with what the folks
want to hand the BOYS" for how
dye-do.' make it strong; make it SO
strong that when the kids grow up
to have grandchildren they'll all say
to each other Say, wasn't that some
blow out those fellows gave US on
the Fourth Of July after we came
back from that lickin' we gave Ger
Manyw
Listen, Kiddo! We want to make
that Home Coming" on the Fourth
of July" the biggest thing ever. We
are just blazing the trail, and ex-
pect every Religious Body, every
Fraternal Organization. Every Man
ufacturing Enterprise, every Bust
ness Institution, every organization
OF every character; The City of
Morgan City-the Mayor and coun-
cilmen, and every man, woman and
child to make this next Fourth of
July the most wonderful day that
ever has taken place in Morgan City.
We will be the hosts and the BOYS
in uniform will be our guests. Are
you on?
Yours for the BOYS
JULIUS P HEBERT, Chairman.
Elks' Committee
Home Coming.
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literature to boat racing and part
ner-poker. If it was our idea to re-
Icall the many diversions that took
place in the "Old Home" we would
very probably enrich the volumes
that are SO dear to the men who sit
on the end" One Of the most whole
some parts Of the old record reads
as follows Moved by Brother Win
chester that we repair to the market
for lunch-same to be paid for by
the lodge" Although this period was
interspersed with apathy here and
there, the membership continued to
grow to healthy proportion. and with
it the treasury. Upon the election
OF J. Z. Hebert as Exalted Ruler
movement was started to devise WAYS
and means to own our Home, Capt.
/. L. Morse being the first member
to bring this matter officially before
the lodge. Brother Morse was au-
thorized by the Exalted Ruler to Sc
lect suitable site and after very
careful and painstaking negotiation
the present site was purchased by
Brother Morse for the Lodge.
Through the ability of Brothers H.
NJ. Gotten and Chas. L. Wise, as
sisted by other members, the Elks
Home Corporation was organized
and finance. The substantial and
comfortable building that now stands
on Second Street is the result Of the
pntiring members of the lodge and
carries with it all that the term i'm
plies-an Elks' Home.
The Lodge has its "old guard" they
being part Of its social life as we'll
as its very existence-nothing seems
hard or difficult to them when it
possesses merit or worth. If it is |
good for the City, the Country, or
the Lodge, the "old guard" is always
ready to wipe out any apparent apa-
thy and inject the vim and ginger
that makes things go.
Club life and social gathering has
not been the only impulse that ms
pires our membership; during the
war the Lodge Room was dedicated
to the use Of the Morgan City Branch
Of The American Red Cross and our
clul rooms as well were placed at
their disposal Being purely and
truly an American Order the mem
oership Of this lodge never failed to
take any part assigned hem in the
many drives that were advanced for
The winning Of the war, contributing Il
themselves toward the great under
aking Of providing hospitals and re- s
camps for the boys who
lad offered the best they had for the |,
Country. An indication Of the acti-
rites of this lodge in winning the
var will be cleaned from the fact
hat more than ten per cent Of the |:
membership of the lodge were either
'fficers or enlisted men in the SER
ice. Is
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-09

Etee, represented by Brother w. A.
Broussard, has the assurance of near
ly the entire business district that
they will decorate. WE CALL ON
ALL ELKS AND NEAR ELKS
AND ELK WELL WISHERS TO
SHOW THE COLORS ON THAT
DAY.
Early risers have a pleasant sur
prise in store for them these days.
Each morning the young ladies who
gre going to ride in the parade can
be seen exercising their steeds, as
we'll as accustoming themselves to
the saddle.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-09

large city in the country.
The local Elks will appear in full
Elk uniform, of solid white, with
purple ties and hat bands. In addi-
ton, there will be line of hundreds
of visitors representing lodges from
New Orleans to Lake Charles. In
word the parade committee is do
Ing its durndest to follow instruc-
tions of making this parade the most
colossal event ever staged in the his
tory of Morgan City.
The line of march will take out
IN the principal streets of the city
and will form as follows:
Grand Marshal
"His Honor" William Goat
Grand Marshal and Lady Aides
Band
Candidates and Honor Guard
Members Morgan City Lodge1121
Band
Visiting Members
Band
Automobiles
All the merchants of Morgan City
as we'll as the home-owners are earn
estly requested to decoiate their
places on Elks' Day the 9th, with
American colors and the Elk colors
If purple and white. The Commit
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-09
B. p. o. E.

/ No-Miss Mary, Mr.. Ryebiscuits
will not sing in the perade tell your
little sister she mustn't miss the pro-
cesion.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-09
B. p. o. E.

Brother Chas. P. Lynch can tell
you about the telephone booth in the
Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Fred Chapman will give short
talk on calories or how to grow fat.
Brother Will Broussard will recite
"Curfew shall not ring tonight"
big" Gill, will give long reading
on Mississippi's political life, or,
why is Bilbo?"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-09

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-22
The Little Love.cod.

What an all wise parent 1t requires
these days to deal rightly with chill
dren. What heavy responsibility is
placed upon a Judge. Is there anyone
quite big and broad enough to handle
these laughing, irresponsible boys and.
girls? am beginning to wonder. |
visited one of the eighth grades in tho
city this week and particularly took
note of the young ladies and young
gentlemen who occupied most Of the
seats. In the Eighth grade one finds
the little god OF love running about
with his small bow and arrow in the
shape Of wee notes which say II love
you. Do you love meg" Very often
these notes fly mysteriously about
quite without an older person being
aware Of what is going on. know a
little lady who got a note like that
once -many years ago. When her
teacher discovered that she had It.,
she was requested to bring it to the
big desk. Well she knew 1t would be
read to the class and rather than have
that done she did the only obvious
thing she chewed 1t up and swallow
ed it!
|. saw no notes passed on my visit
but sensed that these young people
were already thinking Of love. saw
it in the blushing faces OF several girls
when they turned to look into the
earnest eyes of one or two boys. /
saw 1t in the small courtesies which
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-22
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
CAS- Y g RIA
COAL DUST LODGED
IN MINERS LUNGS
Mr.. Bum tells how his cough wa,
Conquered and health restored.

Il contracted bad cough in Novem.
her. 1916. I was working in coal
mine and the doctors said the coal
dust had settled in my lungs. ! kept
getting worse couldn't lie down on my
right side. coughed so hard the blood
would spurt out of my nose. ] soon
lost 30 pounds Finally the doctors
had me change climate and went to
the Cumberland Mountains and lived
out doors. but didn't improve.
Then Ilcame back home and started
on Milks Emulsion. Thank God i did.
as 1T did me a lot of good right from
the start, loosening up the coal dust
that had filled my right lung. In a
lew weeks my lungs were free from
coal dust. | could sleep at night like
a baby, had an excellent appetite and
my cough left me entirely. l gained
back 80 pounds in weight and went
0ba fk to work IN fhe mines completely
rf fored to Health. "a IA working
'eesdfy day md fs1J as g6od as ever
did n my life &c. N Bdnn, 9th Ave.
y 81. 18th ST. Teri Haute, Ind.
II puf hnda OF victims Of dust filled
air, b mini nd factories, develop
the 8 mA e1bie t,at Mr.. Bum had
Milks En- lsion cbsts nothing to try,
SO Wig Mt at lest try IT? It is Ger.
tain p n q hep, and II may do as
much Tot you q it did for Mr. Bum.
Mills Emult Hon is a pleasant nutri-
tive fRdd ana q corrective medicine.
u restpfes healthy, natural bowel ac-
ton, ding away with all need OF
pills and physics. It promotes appe-
ute and quickly puts the digestive
organs in shape to assimilate food.
AS q builder of flesh and strength.
Mtlks Emulsion is strongly recon-
mended to rundown nervous people.
and It has produced amazing results
in many cases Of tub sctilosis Of the
lungs Chronic stop ch trouble and
constipation are pf6mptly relieved
usually in one \ay. 1t works like
magic on cough and colds
\ This is IL only solid emulsion
mAde. and g palatable that 1t is eat
en- WITH 9 Spoon like ice cream. A
.Asuly hderful medicine, Hor weak,
sickly c'1llren
No natter how severe your case,
you re urged - try Milks Emulsion
iunder this guard Atee.T Take six bot
tlo home with you use 1t according
" directions and IL not satisfied with
The results, your money will be
promptly refunded Price 6Oc and
81 90 per bottle. The Milks Emulsion
Co, Terre Haute. Ind Sold and guar
anteed by w r. Crane Drug Co.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-22
INSTRUCTED .Enerqy.

One Of the biggest problems in the
entire world is that Of changing the
hell.bent propensities OF youngsters.
a At a certain age these qualities
break out in nearly all normal boys
and girls. Where the brain which Il
child is born with is defective, little
can be done. About the only good
which can be done for this birth weak.
ened personality is to place him in an
institution where he cannot harm 9th,
ers, giving. him the benefit Of simple
lessons in general cleanliness and in
how to use his hands toward creating
something which will satisfy that God
given instinct which is stronger than
anything on earth. The majority OF
children have fairly good reasoning
powers, however, and II guided past
the dangerous age can be started on
the road toward satisfactory accom-.
plishment and clean morals. The mis-.
take parents make is in not recogniz.
ing the necessity for directing young
energy into safe channels. Misdirect,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-22

|of the wheel, the machine went off
the road and crashed into the orchard
that lined the highway.
A tree branch swept Nina from the
seat and she lay on her back and gazsd
lat the sky urinjured but very decided
ly stunned.
How loag she lay there she did moi
know but dusk was setting when she
came to n realization Of where she
was and how she happened to GO.
there. Hcr bead was aching duly, bu;
she was relieved to find that no bones
had been broken.
Some ilstarce away she could see
the outlines or Ebenezer, but She did
not trouble to investigate the ccnit.
ton of the automobile. So it stood
there in silence, neglected, while its
erstwhile driver brushed her clothes
and mads her way to the road.
Some one was coming along the
read from Tie direction of town, sing.
ing. The Noofbents Of a gal,op;ng
horse kept time for the music. Nina
paused till she heared the horse turn
into the lane that led to the Perkins
dwelling. Then she scampered out on
the road pnG buried toward her own
home.
Her younger brother had arrived
from the field where he had been!
working al! Gay and was busy prepar
ing supper She told him of her ey-
oerience, and pledged him to secrecy.
Then she changed her clothes ana
took over tho job Of preparing the
meal.
Nina was reading book after sup.
per had been disposed of, when u
knock sounded on the door, and Jay
was ushered into the room, bringing
some letters. She greeted him with a
nod and pretended to resume her read,
ing.
Funny thing" remarked Jay, ad-
dressing Nina's brother. 81 happened
to be down in the orchard just little
while ago and found that some one
had smashed up one Of the cherry
trees so it won't be Of any use. | won
der who 1t could have been?"
Nina could feel his eyes on her, and
she looked up to meet his quizzical
grin. She smiled somewhat ruefully
and watched his eyes wander to the
bookcase and rest on the "Life Of
George Washington.
Its like this" she said. "Eben-
ezer smashed down that cherry tree,
but-but-well, l was driving Eben-
ezer-or trying to-when it happened.
Can you forgive me-for cutting down
that tree. but more especially for the
things l said today?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-22
Evening Chat
Juvenile Court Reception.

Judge Vincent held a reception
again last evening for his juvenile de-
linquents and IA turned up. The pen.
atty for not arriving at seven sharp is
a sudden trip to Pruntytown or Salem
with little time for packing. The
youngsters are usually sitting straight
up in a row some few moments before
the Judge arrives and when questions
are put to them regarding their prog
ress mental and moral during the past
week, they answer quite satisfactor-
lily However, their sins Of commits.
sion and omission are nearly all re-.
corded before the young people appear
so that 1t does very little good for a
boy or girl to misrepresent himself.
A young French girl last evening
when asked where che had been on
"a certain night recently, replied AT
home all evening" When a witness
was produced who had seen her on.
the street with an Objectionable char.
acter she had another story to tell.
Some small boys in muddy, wrinkled
clothes, testified that they had missed
school one day, one child because the
clock had stopped and another lust
didn't get up in time
A visitor to this juvenile court ses.
sion held each Friday at seven, might
easily mistake some OF the youngsters
for his own-as far as general human
appearances are concerned. Most Of
them have good faces which IL kept
clean and framed above clean, pressed
whole clothes would never in the
world disclose the fact that their
morals, residing somewhere behind
the entire makeup, were anything but
nerfect.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-22
PEACE PAcrs.

Wife Crying to think of The Hague)
Let's see, what is the name of that
place where so much was done to.
ward promoting peace in the world?
Hub-Reno. my dear. Boston Tran.
script.
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CHAPTER 1e2.
Romance eee.-su. Come. Again Ia Ny escape.

4 Look out or you'll spill the top of
your kindling wood" was guard
comment. "Shall help fix it?"
She's hold. | learned to make a
truck hold up . mountain over there,
you know" said Tommy. ] perceived
that the boast was made to reassure
me, not the guards.
The asylum was long distance be-
hind us before Tommy stopped the
truck at a deserted suburban corner
and got down. Then Q policeman
turned up and offered him some good
advice. Tommy pretended to readjust
crate, then on we moved again. !.
Next time Tommy stopped, although
! was stuff with cold and cramp, /
dropped to the ground in an instant.
and then climbed into the seat next
the driver A chiffon drapery had
caught somewhere. and as disentan-
'gled it, Tommy saw that / wore a
scanty dinner dress.
Good Lord!' he exclaimed. And
he produced a rain coat from q corner
OF the car. and wrapped 1t around me.
giggled-laughed! And Tommy
laughed with me. We laughed like
two silly children who have pulled off
a smart" stunt. ] grew hysterical
and Tommy grew nervous with laugh
ing, He pulled himself together first
and spoke:
Shake hands, ma'am. Believe me!
I'm glad to see you, ma'am!"
We shook hands.
What are your orders, ma'am?"
asked my rescuer.
First, put on your cap, Tommy.
Second, call me 'Mademoiselle Wander.
lyn' until further notice"
Sure, mann! learned how to
mind orders l didn't understand in the
army. Now will drive to the Lari.
mers'?"
mot there-no! Some time I'll
tell"
Excuse me, ma'am, for interrupting.
but Id like to say that about twenty
asylum guards will be rounding US up.
pretty soon"
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boys at this age are just discovering
exist. hear it over the telephone
when these girls are called by these
same boys. who called you?" asked
mother. oh that was Willie,"
said the 10 year old daughter. HE
works down town and makes lots Of
money. He just wanted to know how
/ was!" Mercy me-can you believe
it? He just wanted to know how I
was! At thirteen! So you see what
parents are for these days-and judg-
es, and many others who have the
hearts Of the young people fast within
their own, and who work that young
energy may be rightfully directed.
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surrendered myself to the mans
mad kiss only SO could l end our ar
gument. then pushed him away from
me with, Tomorrow, Tony! Tomor.
row!' At that he would have caught
me to him again but l shook my head
and smiled and pointed to the door.
He bowed and was gone. Perhaps /
sighed as he closed the door Ro.
nance is so rare--what woman would
not cherish "the little that happens to
come her way?
Then | reviewed the situation on
the other side Of that closed door:
The nurse would be at her dinner. My
own place at table awaited me. / was
glad that dining is such an absorbing
occupation for humans.
found warm wrap and opened
the window from which could see the
driveway. And behold! Tommy had
built up another huge pile OF boxes and
barrels and cartons and crates. Evil
IDENTIFY he was bent on finishing an i'm
portant job in spite Of the gathering
darkness. The load on his truck
seemed almost too high-a casual OBJ.
server might have commented. 1t
reached up to within jumping dis
lance OF my window sill!
"Who would have thought that
Tommy could be SO clever!" | said to
myself as slipped through the win
dow, and balanced myself on it's broad
ledge. Then dropped my cloak into
a shallow box below me.
Apparently Tommy didn't see me
at all. He was fussing with his en-.
gine. gathered all my courage. to
cling from the window sill, and drop!
j hoped from the bottom Of my heart
that Tommy had anchored his load
securely. He had. laid me down in
the box--it was long and narrow like
coffin and / wrapped my cloak
around me like shroud.
And barely had the mass of lumber
stopped shaking, when Tommy leaped
to his place behind the wheel and we
moved with slow dignity toward the
asylum gates.
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ed energy is responsible for most of
the trouble young people get into and
it is almost heart-breaking to watch
their immature, undeveloped selve..
as they stand puzzled before the Judge
while he is endeavoring to decide bet
ter futures for them.
There Is something certainly to be
said for the boys and girls who come
smiling to court with little under.
standing OF the gravity Of their Of.
fences. They have simply obeyed
something within them which wanted
the thing they want after whether it
was stolen. prnperty-or a hunger OF
the body. With no knowledge OF life
with little comprehension of the
words "The destruction of sin is suf.
fering," they simply rush madly along
with the current, and are only brought
UP hard against a wall when the in.
evitable punishment forces them to
stop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-02

Beware of small expenses. Stop
them with War Savings Stamps.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-02
FRECKlE-FACE
sun and Wind Dring Out Ugly Spots.
( How to Removc Easily.

Here's chance. Miss F'rechle-face.
to try "a remedy for freckles with tho
guarantee OF reliable concern that
1t will not cost you q penny unless Il
removes the freckles: while If IL doef
give YOU a clear complexion the ex-
pense 1t trifllng.
Simply get an ounce of othine--
double strength--from any druggist
and "a few applications should show
You how easy it is to rid yourself OF
the homely freclSles and get a heautl-
full complexion. Rarely IL more than
one ounce needed for the worst case.
BE sure to ask the druggist for tho
double strength othine AS this strength
is sold under guarantee of money
back IL II fails to remove freclles.
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PERSHING SENT
HONOR ROLL ON
III CHRISTY POSTER
More Nationalities Among
Americas Dead Than at :
Peace Conference.

Americans All" the Howard Chan
dler Christy Victory Liberty Loan
poster caused folks to pause and study
the names on the roll of&honor,
Oh, yes, several noticed the Christy
girl, too. but the names were taken
from actual casualty lists sent from
the battlefields by General Pershing;
Du Bois. plainly a French name;
Smith, who in this case was an Eng
lishman: o'Brien. nun ced"; Ce1ka,
Bohemian; Haucke, a somewhat DIFF.
ferent German; Pappandrikopolous,
Greek, of course: Andrassi. of Hun
gary :,villotte. of sunny Italy; Levy. OF
one of thousands of Jews who were
with the A. f. F.; Turovich, Jugo-
Siay: Kowalski, Pole: Chriczanevicz.
of Russian origin; Knutson. Scan
dinavian, and Gonzales, OF the blood OF
the Dons.
Americans all. are these. even il all
first did see the light OF day from
skies, that frightened the lands of their
nativitles.
Subscribe for them.