The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-12

can follow them and arrange for the entertainment of his friends in the long rainy day times or at special festival seasons There is party for every day in the year, with all manner of appropriate games for each special hol- iday, such as New Years and Valen- tines and Washington's birthday and Thanksgiving.
 The book is an encyclopedia of fun. It meets a wide demand for simple ideas that entertain groups of children. It is very practical, very easy to fol- low and fully as interesting as it's pred eceSsorS
 THE CHILDREN OF FRANCE AND THE RED CROSS" By June Richardson Lucas (Mrs. Will liam Palmer Lucas). Introduction by Henry P. Davison. Frederick A. Stokes company, publishers, New York city.
 June Richardson Lucas (Mrs Will liam Palmer Lucas), the author of "The Children of France and the Red Cross" 1 accompanied her husband when he went | to France as chief of the American Red Cross children's bureau and worked with him for 10 months mainly in saving the children who had been in captivity in Germany and had been returned through Switzerland Of the purpose and merits of the book Henry P. Davison, chairman of the Red Cross war council, says in an "In troduction" the following: "This book, made up of the daily journal letters written by Mrs. Lucas during those 10 months, has unique value for the American people. It is an intimate, tender picture of the way in which our great national relief or ganization meets, with warm per sonal touch, the most poignant tragedy in France today the devastated lives of brave women and little children" No American can afford to miss Mrs. Lucas book, for it tells of thousands of small French heroes. back from in- vaded territory and from terrible suf- fering at the hands of the Germans, who have been made to smile again by the power of the good old American dollar.
 The book deals beautifully and ef- fectually with the children of France, especially those returned from cap tivity. It gives cheering comfort in telling of the great work done by the American Red Cross in bringing these children back from bondage in Ger many, making them we'll, feeding them, loving them and finding their parents or friends if possible. From the midst of a busy life of personal service for the children on the French border, the author tells the things she could not help telling-the pathetic. inspir- ing stories of human love and courage and suffering and sacrifice brought to her in her daily work
 A most delightful part of the book is the account of Mrs Lucas experiences with American troops and her tales of the splendid attitude of our soldiers toward the French soldiers fallen in the war, and becoming responsible for their maintenance and education.
 PROPHETS, PRIESTS AND KINGS"
 THE WAR LORDS" AND PILLARS
 OF SOCIETY"
 By A. c. Gardiner C'The Wayfarers Lii
 brary') F.. P. Dutton & Co, 6S1 Fifth
 avenue, New York city.
 A group of three books bound tastefully. and bearing the editions name of The Wayfarers' Library" is from the pen of A. c. Gardiner of The London Daily News, one of the most brilliant writers and authors in all English literature to- day.
 These three little books are entitled, Prophets, Priests and Kings" The War Lords," and Pillars of Society," and cover a wide scope of illustrious men and women of today who have had their part in the making of the worlds his tory. .s
 In the first place a word must be said of the edition known as "The Way ,rarers Library" The volumes are small and beautifully bound in soft colored cloth, slender and light, easily handled, and the print is !egible and good. In fact, The Wayfarers' Library" is a joy to the book lover who likes convenient and com fortable books to read instead of great. numbering, awkward volumes. Many of the modern classics are published in '',rhe Wayfarers' Library series, among which one will find new and readable ones in- stead of the old ones-Bernard Shaw, George Gissing. F. Ansley. w. Clark Rus cell, VI. B. Marriott Watson, Thomas Hardy, Hugh Walpole. Bishop Gore. Hil- laire Belloc, Austin Dobson and others.
 Mir. Gardiner brilliantly and cleverly de- liEeates the life and characteristics of such men as King Edward VIII: .The