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Evening star., 1919-08-17

Since the creation of the celebrated
order only twenty-eight women have
been decorated with the military cross
of the French Legion of Honor, and
twenty-six Of these during the late
war.
Evening star., 1919-08-17
Joseph v. wyville, democrat. and
Guy NJ. Coale, republican.

Guy NJ. CoaIe, repubIicau.
The county board of education an
nounces that competitive examina-
tion for boys is to be held at the
courthouse here August % to fill the
senatorial scholarship to Washington
College, Chestertown, Md. Appi-
cants will be examined in the follow
ing subjects: Algebra. two grades
plane geometry, English. United
States history and arithmetic.
Arrangements are practically com
pleted for the big tournament and
Evening star., 1919-08-17
Guest of Maryland Society.

A party of the patients of the hos
pital. natives of Maryland, will be
the guests of the Maryland State So
ciety at the Wilson Normal School
September IL. on the occasion of the
celebration of "Old Defenders" day.
The boys will appear in historic war
tableaux. Mrs. p. w. Streeter will be
in charge. Lieut.. William Earl Severe
of Baltimore will direct. The Mary
land senators will be present.
Just now the watermelon feasts are
popular. A party of the boys were
the guests the past week of the girls
of the bureau of engraving and print
Ing to Chesapeake Beach; others are
contest for the most popular corps
man is becoming exciting. SerEt.
tfirst CLASSY Eddie Letendre is in the
lead. The Come Back is Offering a
$40 gold watch for the winner. The
prospect of scrap with Mexico is
interesting the boys. The Rea swim
ming pool is easily the most popular
place at the post just now Harry A.
Breen Of the X. of c. house has re-
signed and gone to his home in Bos-
ton. He will enter the aviation sery-
ice.
A new addition to the official staff
of the administration of the hospital
the past week was Maj Richard X.
thompson. native of Washington
who for the past two years has been
overseas with the A. z. F. He went
overseas with the LIST Division August
j. 1917. His last service was at Tours
in the surgeon generals office. Mai
and Mrs Thompsons home in this
city is at 4s4 Maryland avenue south
west
The regular religious service pro-
gram of the ''YS and Knights of Co
lumbus Will be in order today. The
usual visiting hours, to 4 pm, will
be in force.
Mrs. James G. Brown of 1929 Church
street gave thirty-three colored SOL
diers from Walter Reed Hospital a
drive around the Speedway last week
in automobiles donated by Arthur
Roache. Elias Henson. Edward Jones
cambridge Epps and James G. Brown
Following the drive. refreshments
were served amid decorations con.
sistingo of American flags and flowers
Evening star., 1919-08-17
ESPECIAL FEATURES
At WALTER REED
Woodward & Lothrop GIee
Club and Fort McHenry
Ministries Entertain.

The entertainment and recreational
program at the Walter Reed Army
General Hospital, planned for the
soldier-patients and personnel of the
Intuition by the Red Cross. ~"
knights of Columbus and the Jewish
Welfare Board the past week, has
been notable in two special entertain
ments, under the auspices Of the Red
Cross.
Monday night last the Woodward
& Lathrop Glee Club was the en-
tertainer at the Red Cross house.
furnishing a musical program of the
highest order. which was given gen.
erous manifestation of approval by an
audience that filled the big building.
Following the concert the club en-
tertained its guests with an abund-
ance of refreshments. Again, on
Wednesday night. the Red Cross
management had the Red Cross min
strels from the hospital at Fort
McHenry, Md. and it was an occasion
of real honest-to-goodness fun and
frolic that the boys will not soon
forget. An effort will be made to
have both the Woodward & Lothrop
Glee Club and the Fort McHenry min
trel company come back.
Evening star., 1919-08-17
Will Introduce Features.

Capt Bundy, entertainment director
at the hospital for the Red Cross. will
Introduce the coming week new
feature as one of the weekly enter
tainments, of which the Woodward &
Lathrop club was the initial number
He has secured the cooperation of
the arrangements of all the big down
town department stores to assist in
entertaining the sick and wounded
soldier patients with some form of
amusement. Commencing tomorrow
Monday night the Palais Royal de-
partment store employees will be the
entertainers with a varied program,
including refreshments.
The same night the Red Cross Glee
Club of the hospital will entertain
at the new home of the Y. w. c. A.
downtown. This musical organiza-
tion has appeared several times at
the hospital, Camp Meade, Camp
Humphreys and other places, making
clothiers. will be the entertainers. and
they have. it is intimated. surprise
for the boys in the way of big bill and
ice cream AN everything" For Au-
gust %. Thompson of the Keith Theater
circuit will entertain the boys with his
famous trained dogs
Among the activities of the Red
Cross the past week were these Trips
to the American League base ball
game Monday. with supper for the
fans at 5:45; an auto trip to Glen
Echo for 500: practice of the men
learning 1.-The guitar, mandolin. banjo
and ukulele; Keith's vaudeville event:
dance for patients; base ball on the
post diamond; sings in the wards;
auto trip under the auspices Of the
munity Service, Mrs. Zappone direct
ing: community sings, Capt. Bundy
directing; moving pictures and the
regular educational work.
Evening star., 1919-08-17
Frontage Illustration.

''Y." is away on an auto trip to the
seashore and Maine mountains. This
activity has been busy the past week
with its outdoor moving pictures.
moving pictures in the wards. COM
munity sings. tennis and other out
door sports; gym training, education
al classes. the open forum with Chap
lain Wright as the principal speaker;
dance for enlisted men.
The Knights of Columbus, as usual,
promoted a program the past week
filled with interesting things Father
Daily, chaplain of the activity, is
away on an auto trip. This activity
is pushing tennis, hand ball and vol
ley ball as outdoor recreations, and
during the week gave a dance under
. the direction of the reconstruction
aids; moving pictures have been at
tractive features. ~'and auto trips
through Rock Creek Park and other
suburban sections.
The Jewish Welfare Board is look
ing after the distribution of tickets
to the best downtown moving picture
houses. and always has all the ad-
missions needed, furnishing trans
autos number of entertainments
in and out doors have been given by
this organization during the past
week, with an abundance of refresh
ments- Wednesday night was ladies
night, and. as usual, the occasion was
largely attended. Friday the religious
services were held. the entertainment
being by the committee from the
Sixth Street Synagogue. The usual
religious services were held yester-
day. A party Of the boys will be
guests of the Jewish Welfare Board
on am outing this afternoon to Rock
Creek Park. The regular SATURDAY.
night dance at the Young Mems He
brew Association house, 11th street
and Pennsylvania avenue, was largely
attended.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19

member Of the japan society AMI
L.. -llianoe Franchise.
Well, that's about all. You
oughtn't to be bored when talking
to Harry, girls. Aside from dane
ing and the theaters, he is an ar
dent golfer and walker Last sum
mer he went down to Jacksonville,
Fla, where he worked for COM
mission in the quartermaster's de-
partment OF the army. He got
alon famousiy aud vas -e..ted
from getting a commission only BY
a slight operation which he hads-
Gently undergone and which rem
dered him temporarily hors do COM
bat.
Harry is descended directly from
George Stephenson, inventor 81 the
steam locomotive. His father was
financial and commercial editor u
the Baltimore American under
General Felix Agnus.
"Wiil ] ever get married. says
Harry well, you never en- tel.
won't It down ~ knees
any woman-and I'm very busy"
But isn't this getting down on the
knees e5iness Of S nyway,
in this day Of equal rightsl
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19
Rearing Children a Hard
Task, Judge Discovers

Judge George A. Day Of the dis
trict court was giving one Of his
curtain-lectures the other morning
to an estranged husband and wife
who had three children. He des-
canted on the responsibilities and
trials Of the average housewife who
has to care for children without the
means with which to engage help.
81 never realized this so much"
said the judge, until short time
ago when a niece came to visit us.
/ took the little girl out one after
noon to show her the city. / took
her to Riverview park, into the
stores and showed her nearly every
thing / could think of that might
interest her. We returned home
and was so tired out that just
threw myself on a lounge, glad to
have a little rest. had thought
that the niece, too, was tired, but TO
my surprise she rushed over to the
lounge and remarked in childish IN
nocence:
Say, Uncle George, where do we
60 from here?'
$50 I just said to myself, that the
mother who has three children to
care for, must have her time pretty
we'll taken up.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19

judged innumerable track events; is
active IN Ak-9ar-Ben and always a
member Of the Ak-Sar-Ben ball
committees.
Now, Politically vice presi-
dent of the National League Of Re-
publican clubs; a vice president Of
the Young Mems Republican
league; president of the McKii
club; member of the republican cit,
and county central and executive
committees; member Of the .epu
iican state committee and execu-
tive committee; close friend Of
Governor McKelvie and scores Of
other republican statesmen and pol
iticians.
Academic-Studied in four col
leges and universities; travelled ia
Europe for three months, duri'
which tine he was special co
spondent for the New York Even
Post, DaltimC : meriean aud 8al
L ors News; has tai IN special in
tersst in diplomacy, history an
languages, particularly Greek, Latin,
French, Spanish and German; has
travelled all over this country from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and from
Canada to the Gull OF Mexico;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19
Woman Dazed by Striking
Resemblance Of Two Women

A woman who knows, or thought
she knew, Mrs. c. NJ. Wilhelm, di-
rector OF civilian relief work for
Omaha Red Cross chapter, called
at headquarters at the court house
one day last week on business.
Mrs. Wilhelm was busy in the
outer Office, so the woman saun-
tered on into the inner ofics, where
Mrs. Wilhelm usually sits-and
where she was sitting just thenl
The woman reeled back against
the door through which she had just
entered. FROM her point Of vantage
she looked on her right at the wo-
man whom she first took to be Mrs
Wilhelm.
"Sure and it is Mrs. Wilhelmf
but she turned
And there was Mrs. Wilhelm on
herN leftl
The visitor took deep breath and
called Miss Martha Gyger, Mrs.
Wilhelm's secretary, to the rescue.
Miss Gyger, do you, see--is that
Mrs. Wilhelm over there, or am !
seeing doubled" she asked weakly.
why, no, here is Mrs. Wilhelm
on the left. The other is Mrs. Her
bert Wheeler, who is often taken
for Mrs. Wilhelm, the resemblance
is so strong.
The visitor sighed deep sigh Of
relief.
Il thought for the moment l was
losing my mind. / never saw two
such striking resemblances,"
Mrs. Wilhelm, to whom the story
was told, thought it a great joke.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19
Woman Doesn't Waste
Much on Costly Attire
on Hubby's $50 Per

Imbecilities Of certain legal forms
and expressions is the first thing
that excite ones attention in perus-
ing the usual petitions filed in dis
trict court.
Instead Of attempting to
elucidate, lawyers take great pains
in rendering their meaning hopeless.
What they need is good city editor
with trusty blue pencil. Then may
be we wouldn't have to waste so
much valuable time wading through
these petitions to, get what they are
driving al" snorted a peeved re-
porter.
But reading them has its COM
pensations for the humor-loving.
Last week the plaintiff in a d.
vorce. petition alleged that her hus-
band, who was capable of earning
$50 per month, had refused to sup
port her. The wife asserted she was
a hard working woman herself and
had not spent any of the money on
fashionable dress and, costly at
tire"
How much fashionable dress and
costly attire" could be purchased
after the food bills alone had been
paid, in these days of II. c. of L., is
left to the knowledge,
not Imagination.
Yet lawyers will persist in wal
lowing in high-sounding phrases.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19
TWO BARRIERS PLAY FOR
LIBERAL CUSTOMER TO
SEE WHO WOULD LAND.

BARRIERS are human and they have
their weaknesses as well as other
kinds Of people.
Friday morning, in one of the
leading barber shops Of the city,
there entered customer who is al
ways liberal with his tips and whose
bill for "dolling up" helps TO swell
the days receipts very materially.
Another customer, not SO liberal
nor so profitable, was ahead of him.
Two Of the BARRIERS were finishing
up customers, and each of them
Unanswered to catch the liberal
man. It was a slow race between
them as to which would finish up
the customer in the chair last.
Finally one of the BARRIERS, the
fellow who felt the liberal customer
should rightfully fall to him, qui.
his chair and went to his rival har-
Der and asked: Got a gunf"
No. answered the rival Won
deringly, Why
You are such laundering good
soldier" was the reply, Il thought
you had
This offensive won the liberal
customer. for the soldier" promptly
finished up his man and callei
mesa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19
Dugan Turns Down
Touch for Big Loan
on Lone Live Stock

Does you all loan money on
live stock?"
This query was addressed to Bar
ney Dugan Of the McNish Land
& Cattle company,
Barney looked over the counter
to locate the prospective. customer
and saw a little pickaninny, black
as the ace of spades, who had come
into the office shivering with the
cold.
eyes" said Barney, eve do"
II want to borrow two dollars"
said the lad.
What is your security" asked
Barney.
Il got a tawg. He amt very big.
Use feedin' him in NAH back yard
an in dis yeah cold weathah he
ought to have some Gavin. OATS
whit / want the money fob" was
the reply. :.
TOO big a deal for US, I'm sorry"
said Barney, as he dismissed the
young stock raiser.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19
ZERO WEATHER CHILLs
ARDoR OF SOLDIER FOR
LIFE IN OPEN AIR.

Bert Geiser. formerly we'll
known cigar salesman, was dis
charged from the army a few weeks
age.
He came out Of the service a reg
ular guy, as hard as nails and deh-
ant of the weather.
eNo more of the mollycoddle in
door life for me-" he said. "Me for
the open air and mans job"
He got a position as switchman
for the NJ. & o: and reveled in the
fresh breezes that blew from the
frosty Missouri river bottoms.
He suffered Thursday and on Fri
day, with the thermometer al lS
below, got a cinder in his eye while
at work. ~
He came UP town to have the
cinder removed and as he Rugged
a steam radiator he looked out on
a cherries, world and remarked.
Gee, that cinder was a piece OF
good luck on a day like this"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19

that some woman does not lose her
black muff"
Instructions on Transfers.
In order to assist persons who
have lost articles on their cars, the
company is having printed on the
backs Of all transfer slips instruc-
tons as to the course to follow to
regain their possessions. They
should call Tyler 800 and tell the
operator what car line they were on
when they lost the article they de-
sire to recover, and the operator
will advise what car house they
should call to find out whether the
object of their search was picked up.
The company is anxious to see
that all articles lost on their cars are
returned to the proper parties. and
carry each day an advertisement in
the daily papers with INSPECTIONS
as to the proper method TO follow
in looking for anything that has
been left on the cars.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19
Just Think Of It Girls!
He's Still Running Loose
He Likes Dances and The
aters, Too - Oh, \
Boy! What a
Chance!

Editors Note: This is the first Of a
series OF stories OF eligible Omaha bach
elors which will run on this page each
Sunday. Some day they'll not be bach
By A. R. GRoH.
Harry Stephenson Byrne has been
usher or best man at IS weddings.
Among the IS were his two broth
ers, one two years older and the
other II years younger than him
self.
And he is still bachelor.
Il can't conquer, won't worship
and haven't time to WOO" says
Harry in explanation. "The couples
whom / have helped to launch are
now living happily, in various places
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Marriage seems Ito have worked
well in every case.
Harry is an adnlirer of ladies. He
likes to take EN- to dances and the
theater. He's member of the eX-
eeutive committee of the Winter
Dancing club.
And particularly he likes musical
comedies and "vodvil."
The girls say he's mighty good
company with an interesting line Of
talk about his travels and the wide
range of activities in which he has
been engaged,
This is Harry in Brief.
Briefly, this is the history of
Harry:
Born in Baltimore, Nd, June 90.
1873. Studied in several schools
ending with Johns Hopkins univer-
sity where he took his A. b degree.
He was president Of his class there
and was also chosen as student
delegate to attend the 450th amir
versary of the founding of Glasgow
university. On that occasion in
Glasgow, Scotland he addressed
the delegates from all over the
world.
He secured the degree Of IL. B.
after coming to Omaha and passed
the examinations for admission to
the bar at the head of the class.
Securing admission to the bar was
merely a pastime with him as he
was already engaged in the iBsur-
ance business in which he is still a
shining light, as resident manager of
the Fidelity and Deposit company
Of Maryland.
His interests aside from business
are so broad that it's hard to tell
them all. But we may group them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19
Liquor and Charities
Are Sundries Which
Increase During War

The germ had been killed in Ger
many and the Beast Of Berlin had
gone down to a signihcancy con
tenptable to contemplate. But the
high cost of living still was a soar
ing enemy in the midst of the good
people of the earth. Millions Of
hungry mouths were crying for
bread, while Mr.. Hoover was max
ing heroic efforts to prevail on mill
lions of other mouths to abstain
from eating cake,
Two men in the corner grocery
were discussing the problem, which
both agreed shortly was destined to
become the paramount international
issue.
There will have to be some limit
somewhere" opined one. IF there
is not, the necessities of life will
climb out of reach of all money"
Fluently figures were quoted to
show the cost Of living had in
creased 20 per cent between July,
1914, and November, 1917. Food in
creased IS per cent. he commended,
while shelter, clothing, fuel, light
and sundries mounted the scale
proportionately.
The attentive one grew inquisi-
tive.
But these sundries--I wish you
would explain more about them"
Well, it is just like this. By
sundries we mean tobacco and liz
nor, church and charity, and every
thing along that line.
The questioner offered a solution.
I'VE will charge up the liquor to
the police and the church to the
deacon. The police will eliminate
the liquor evil, and the deacon can.
DO double duty in passing the bas-
ket Charity begins at home and a
little tobacco is good to keep the
moth out of any. mans clothes"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19
BIZ DITTO

The kaiser got obstreperous-
sort O put a crimp in sports, SO
Sports took a hitch in his belt
and took the kaiser on for a few
rounds-got a toe-hold on him,
biffed him one in the uppers-
made "A ten strickland famed
him out; nine down with four to
go. Do you get me? He
skuhked him, walloped him to a
frazzle-made him take the
count, Anyway, the kaiser as
sumes that nomeclature at pres
ent-and there you arel
The war has taught us. many
things. The board fence around
the ball park, with nary a knot
hole. will hold no views from
Jimmy, with his home made
periscope. The coolies have
given our wrestiers some good
pointers when it comes to the
catch-as-catch-can game My
friend Cholly says that the
only distinction between
a eootie and a louise is that the
cootie has military training.
The old glories of the spit-ball
and in-shoot will fade before the
mysteries of the hand-grenade
gyrations. Digging trenches
will have added to the efficiency
Of the golfer with a penchant
for bunker proclivities. il
horse racing, though one comes
in under the wire, thank Peter,
it isn't barbed wire.
For sports the coming year is
going to be the best ever. We
may surely look forward to air
plane races. Well have to call
a spad a spad. Just imagine
the Start off-from the top of
the City National, the Wow
building for the second leg and
the phone building for the third.
Then straight up to 5000 feet
with anose dive, the roof of the
Bee building for goal Penalties
and forfeits for all flag poles
knocked over and anyone
dropping monkey-wrench will
be called down. ASiators viii
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19

The company's books show that
from a dozen to fifteen articles are
left on the cars by passengers every
day, and as many Bibles and sacred
song books are turned in at the
car houses each Sunday, declared
Mr.. Palm.
Bibles Found on Sundays.
This speaks eloquently of the re-
Iigious spirit of our city" he con-
tinued. "As far as can. be shown BY
our books, to say the least Of it,
Omaha. sets aside one day in seven
for devotional duties, if anything IS
indicated BY our lost and found rec
ords. Four-hfths Of the articles
turned in Sundays at the car houses
are either Bibles or works on relig-
ion."
Who Lost Sool
Among the articles turned in on
week days are tooth brushes and
suit cases, various kinds of clothing
and pocket books containing large
sums and small sums. Recently a,
roll containing 500 was found on one
Of the cars and turned into the gem
eral office by the conductor. The
money was kept for three, months,
and when no one called for it, it was
given to the conductor. 1t is the
company's rule that ordinarily when
is found on the street cars
by the conductor, it is turned in at
one of the car houses and If not
called for in 80 days, the conductor
is allowed to take it.
IS Umbrellas and Baby Found.
On rainy days. Mr.. Palm de-
slared that passengers never leave
less than from IL to IS umbrellas:
One day the lost and found report |
that IS umbrellas and one
1aby had been left on the cars. The
conductor on whose car the child |
was left was on the way into the car
rouse when it occurred TO the
mother that she had lost her baby. |
She called at the car house just as
he conductor was making room for
he child in the room reserved for
ost articles.
School children frequently leave
heir school books on the street
,ars, it was said, and three-fourths
# the articles lost are forgotten and
eft by women.
Have you got my black muff?" is
he most frequent inquiry that
zones over the telephone, said Mr..
Palm. There is never a day passes !
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19

association with the big drink.
Hang it ALL There are so
many and varied sports, it's
hard to include all Of 'ern. OF
course we can look forward to
some good net results at tennis,
and, sh-h-hl-we understand
the doughboys will insist. that
craps be substituted for clay
pigeons when it comes to shoot
ing. Ho-hum! Young America
will have to tackle the business
world, but his military training
will have certainly given him an
appreciation of the upkeep of
the American constitution.
The sports have it'll