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Evening journal., 1919-03-29
ETTLEMENT AFFAIRS

A well attended and interesting
meeting was held under the auspices
Of the Health Center on Thursday af-
ternon at the Peopes' Settlement.
Among those present were members
OF the senior class at Delaware College
WHO came up from Newark to inspect
tn 5 Health Center; members OF the
Woman's Club OF Peoples Settlement
and mothers fiom among those who
receive milk al the milk station or at
tend the clinics.
Dr. Carolyn G. Williamson spoke on
the subject of Pre- Natal Care" and
Dr. Raby Of Washington on "Venereal
DISEASES" Many questions were asked
and much interest shown by those
present
Afternoon tea and fancy crackers
were served under direction Of Miss
Elizabeth Or me, Miss Hastings and
Mrs. Tucker OF the Health Center.
On Thursday evening a delegation
from the Mems Club. with their wives
the Americanization meeting
at the High School.
Tickets are out for a play 10 be CIV
en- by the Merry Hearts Club OF
tcUlltN CthAlElntIt 0u ADuNaN NNEu-
ing. April :. Rehearsals for this play
have been held fr some time with an
excellent cast, and II is hoped to make
.he evening a g~eat. success The tick /
ITS are selling for IS cents and may
De obtained at this house.
Miss Emma F. Adams, assistant /
lead worker at University Of Chicago /
Chicago. H.. who has been
lss slant 20 Miss Mary Mcdowell FOR
several years VII be the guest OF this
settlement during April Miss Adams .
viii arrive In Wilmington next week.
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Harrington.

Ernest Gleason has been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ A Gleason in
Browns Neck, near Harrington.
Miss Dslema Radcliffe, OF Bridgeville
who has been visiting Wilmington
friends, has returned home.
Mrs S. p Toadvine, Of this city. IS
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II.
A. Houston, in Mlllboro.
Wilmington friends have been en-
tertained by Mrs. S. Z. Killen OF
Bridgeville.
Mrs. Thomas Postles and son, How
ard, OF Lincoln City. have been visit
ing in Wilm ngton.
Miss Mamie Millman Of Fleatown.
Sussex County. who recently under
went an operation in this city for ap-
pendicitis. has returned homo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Rust have been the
guest Of Georgetown relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Oakes and Ms.
Ralph Nelson have been visiting rela-
tives in Georgetown.
William Hitch has been visiting
friends near Glendale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ingram and child
are visiting relatives and friends In
Glendale.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Williams. of I
Dagsboro have been visiting in VIII
mingtOn.
Ms. Lizzie Furman of Roxana. who
has been visiting in Wilmington, has
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney wllsus have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt in
Reginald Culver OF Wilmington, has
been the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Nelson In Georgetown. ---
II. Bullin George has been visiting
MS father in Georgetown.
Miss Ruthanna Taylor, Miss Eliza
oetn Young, Miss Anna Grubb ana Miss =
Esther Wilson returned last night ,
rom tAs Mary Lyon School at Swarth- !
nore. Iney VII spend the next ten
lays in this city on their spring va ,
,ations
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spending March at Augusta, Ca, ex-
poets TO arrive home tomorrow. Miss
Dunham has been away with a party
Of New York friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Montgomery are
receiving congratulations on the birth
Jf a son.
Herbert Rash. of Brldgeville, has beer
visiting IN jhis city.
Miss Hattie vlnyard. a popular
school teacher near this city. has been
visiting relatives in Houston.
william Beckwth has returned from
visit to Bridgeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs N. J. Baker
in Nassau.
Temple Hynson, Of Bridgeville, has
been visiting n Wilmington.
Mrs. B. w. Conway OF this city, has
been visiting friends In Bridgeville.
Frederick Sears is confined to his
home by gr.p.
Miss Marie Hession is incapacitated
by the grip.
Frederick Whitley OF Claymont, who
has been serving in France with the
26th Engineers, has returned home.
Elmer Williams is visiting in New
York.
EnwoOd souder. sr., is home from
New York.
George Murphy has returned from
a visit to New York City.
William Drew has returned from
John Bailey. Of the 10Th U. S. Engin-
eers. who has been in France, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Charles P. Minors is visiting
relatives in Highland Park, n. j.,
Mis- Helen Casey will spend the week |
end in GEORGETOWN as a guest Of Mrs.
Richmond Hudson.
Arnett DeLong is visiting his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney DeLong
in FELTON,.
Mrs. Ida Macklin and children have
been visiting friends in FELTON,.
Mrs Lawrence Derrickson s spend /
ing few days with her mother. Mrs |
Charles Williams in Milvnle. Sussex
County.
Ira Phillips has been visiting James
II. Phil ps in Long Neck. near Milford.
Mrs. Mary Maui Of Milton and Miss
Lizzie Wyatt Of Georgetown, have been
visiting friends in Wilmington.
Thomas Hudson has been visiting
relatives in Ocean View.
NJ. s. oDsy and daughter. Ida. Of
Chapel have been visiting
friends in this city and Delaware City
Miss Christine Hickman is the guest
" her parents. Alr. and Mrs. George
Hickman at Loves Cross Roads, Sus
ex County.
Ayres ]. Stockley is spending the
week end at Atlantic City.
Oscar Ewing. bookkeeper at the
delaware Trust Company, has returned |
rom a visit to Miss Virginia West, Of
iartinsburg. w. Va.
George G. Stiegler and family are G
pending the week end at Washington, {
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Miss Lillian Irwin and Miss Margaret
L. Rogers are at Atlantic City over the
week end
Scott S. Baker. manager and assist
ant treasurer OF the Delaware Trust
Company, Is stopping at the Iraymore,
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Hewes are
visiting relatives near Conowingo, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Hudson Of this
city, have gone to Ocean City. n. j.,
and are staying at their cottage there.
Mrs John sheldrlck Of Harrington, Is
visiting relatives in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry X. Hyland and
familyNhave returned fran Mlddletown,
where they have been spending a few
days.
John T. Clark spent Friday In Phila-
delphia on business.
Mr.. and Mrs A. T. Thorp have gone
TO Niagara, ~ Y, for a visit.
Miss Margaret Hudson Is giving a
house party TO a number Of her friends
in their cottage at Ocean View, N. ].
Miss Mary johnson is visiting rela-
tives in Newark.
Scott L. Willis. a student at the Ped
lie Institute at H'ghtstown, N. j., Is
spending his spring vacation with his
mother at the College Inn, this city.
Charles L. Medill. paying teller at
he Central National Bank. has been
spending a few days in Philadelphia
Mss Claire Smith will spend the
week end in Doylestown.
Miss Grace Page has been visiting
Ter aunt. Mrs. Susan Hamilton in OK
ord, Md.
Clifford Ellis. who has been visiting
lis mother. Mrs E. Ellis in oxford, I
Id, has returned to Wilmington.
Howard Wiley Of Mcdaniel, Md, |
las been visiting Wilmington friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archer Tunls have
'een visiting in Laurel.
Miss Ethel Smith. Of Laurel. is Wis
ting in this city.
Miss Marguerite Fox is spending the
week end with friends in West Ches-
er.
Miss Laura Nichols has Just return
ID from a visit TO relatives in Newark.
Francis Bradford. student at the
Ninona Military Academy. is spending
his vacation with relatives In this city.
Francis A. Cooch Of the Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Company, was in
lhestertown, Md, yesterday
Jefferson B Foa-d. OF Mddletown !
vas Wilmington visitor yesterday.
Howard Harper is spending the week ,
md with relatives in Church Hill. Md.
Wallace Hopkins of Browns Neck
lear Harrington has been visiting in :
i
Mr.. and Mrs. e G Adams OF Brldze-
lille, have been visiting In this city. I
Mrs. B. C. Tru'tt Of Millsboro. has
cen visiting friends in Wilmington.
Miss Anna Trice and her nephew, I
rice Culver. Of tbs city, have return r
fromsa visit TO their aunt. Mrs. d
Gorge Hughes, in Browns Neck, near c
Evening journal., 1919-03-29
1R i roh ii S

GREFSFIELD--To Mr.. and Mrs wa,t>~
Greenfield, Of Ihirty-hfth and Marpst
streets, at the Physicians and surceors
Hospital. on March 27. daughter.
EARLf-To Mr.. and Mrs william Earl,.
&c. a daughter
SHARP-To Mr.. and Mrs. charlss 10
Sharp, OF No; 10 South Broome street. or
March rs, daughter. 10
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Y. W C A. CALENDAR.

Wv C A. CALENDAR.
Sunday, y. m
.Frlendly Hour" Wollaston Hall.
Monday s p m.
Business Girls Club, club rooms.
Tuesday.
stan meeting, club rooms.
3p. m.
Holiday House committee, club rooms.
as p. m.
Metro Club. club rooms.
Wednesday. 10 30 a. m.
Repairs and Equ 'pmant Committee.
club rooms.
p. m.
Religious Work Committee, club rooms
730 p. IN.
Wapanachki Camp Fire. club rooms.
Thursday, 10 a m.
Cafeteria Committee. Ninth and Shipley.
Friday m.
High School Girls. club rooms.
Saturday, S y. M
Open Party. club rooms.
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CHILDREN GIVE TO SUFFERFRs

CHILDREN GIVE TO SUFFERERS.
School No. 20 is an auxiliary branch
of the Junior Red Cross. In response
70 the call for help. in the Near East
Campaign. pupils. parents and teach
ers Of the school have brought to the
school one hundred bundles OF cloth
ing many pairs 5f shoes and forty
eight overcoats. The pupils also sent
In their Red Cross contribution Of
Si63i.
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severai VEN walker. who has been in for
sSveral weeks, has gone ~ vua =. io'
Ville' Pa, TO recuperate "erners-
Evening journal., 1919-03-29

Mrs S. p Toadvine, Of this city, is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
A. Houston, in Millboro.
Evening journal., 1919-03-29

marry Darlington, formerly Of this
min, min nov low. Of Philadelphia, visited Viii
Evening journal., 1919-03-29

moving pictures OF ,ha .n.,
lay viii be shown "a rassion
-ohuren parish house on Am ni'ililsnuei Il
lnese pictures were psn 80 Z, ana
~sne sra ss fllm Company in Fra France ny , inc
IRE SHOWN in natural colors ''H0e' and
lhere VIII be two performa,cs.
evening, and also on the af,ernos fos eacn
hprii . and 9. AS a special featnre 40 oi
ing the program, a number os MI,
mington musicians viii sing and inss,,, III
mental music will be played.
During the next few days attraet,v
posters will be seen around the civ
describing the pictures and il will h
announced later where tickets may b
purnnASed for any OF the performances
Evening journal., 1919-03-29

Miss Delema Radcliffe, Of Bridgeville
who has been visiting Wilmington
friends, has returned home.
Evening journal., 1919-03-29

Wilmington friends have been en-
tertaned by Mrs. S. Z. Killen OF
Bridgeville.
Evening journal., 1919-03-29

Ernest Gleason has been visiting his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. VI. A Gleason In
Browns Neck, near Harrington.
Evening journal., 1919-03-29

MSS Marion nunham who has been
The Washington times., 1919-10-08

bacon, and Archibald is probably
the kind of husband who howls
like a wolf every time the wife
hands him a grocery bill.
Some Were Suspicious.
Some held of because they were
suspicious. They remembered that
during the Spanish-American war
the army meat was tainted. The
fact that there was never a word
about tainted meat during this
war made no difference to them.
Army meat and ptomaine poison
ing are inextricably and forever
associated in their minds.
But none Of these reasons was
the main reason why the food did
not sell through the postoffices.
The main reason was that people
are not used to buying in that
way, and they do not feel strongly
enough about the cost of living to
break the bonds of habit. They
are used to trotting around to the
corner grocery store and being
soaked, and they would rather
continue to do so than take a little
trouble and avoid the soaking.
The War Department, having
duly recognized this fact, aban-
doned the pOstoffice plan of selling
and decided to open retail stores
of its own. 1t also started to sell
It's food through regular retail
stores and rolling stores" Both
OF these processes have recently
been going on here in New York.
The chicken sold through regular
butchers has been largely taken
because it came to the public in
the usual way.
But the Government retail store
The Washington times., 1919-10-08

80 the Editor % THE TINES:
In this afternoons Times noticed
q letter written by ''EX-PFivate, First
Class" IN which he complains about
his seven months OF he'll at Camp
Eeade," and also says that he Is due
some more money from the Govern
Hlent in the form Of a bonus and the
sooner the Government gets busy and
makes 90 available, the better.
am not wishing +. p. +. c. any
lard luck, but hope the Government
does not agree with him on the addi-
tional bonus question. ] wonder 81
be can't bring himself 20 look at Il as
Secretary Glass does, that IL the Gov
eminent does grant an additional
bonus he viii help pay for a.; also his
father and mother, brothers and sis
ters.
Then after he gets it and blows Il
"a I guess he viii continue to criticise
the Government and its contemplate
shave tails" and ''hard-boiled nom
coma." And as for his seven months
of hell at Camp Meade" all that ] can
nguHe out Is that he must have been
tac crumb of the company and gotten
TIE rotten end OF every deal, which
Wae hif own fault for being such.
For z. 2. y. C.'s iuformation, was
also in 3 mans 0ut6t, tie United States
Marine CorDs; vas only in nine
The Washington times., 1919-10-08
General Headquarters For
American Business
By EARL GOODWIN.
20 Be - D De e % Washlngioa.

The Chamber Of Commerce Of the United States win
build one OF the most beautiful structures in America
the site Of the historic old CorcOran House. on the north
side OF Lafayette Park As building it wiz doubt be
an addition to America treasures but the headquarters
for American business it viii rank in Importance with the
Capitol Building ITSELF There viii be times no doubt when
it viii Overshadow the great white DOME for in the last
analysis the American Business Mantle merchant the
banker the manufacturer the great pioneer in merchandise
lis the man on whom rests the fate of the nation.
The fact that the organized business men of the nation
have chosen Washington for their central home is gn
can't 1t shows that Washington has niche Of its own not
In competition with any other city on EARTH and that It is
impossible to deal with the things concerning the national
life without taking Washington into consideration Wash
ngton is the center of life Of America and America is the
most important nation earth The Capital Of the United
States is virtually the most important city in the world
Those who look upon WashingOn future development "a
the ordinary normal development Of ordinary city are
likely be left in the cold Washington through its very
importance, will have abnormal and wonderful develop
ment. Watch it.
In the Nations Business the paper edited by Merle
Thorpe and published by the Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States an article by Harry A. Wheeler formerly
president of the organization tells in fOrcefu language
WHY the chamber is building beautiful and permanent
home here. Mr.. Wheeler says:
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NEW YORK, Oct. Sit has
N been cOnclusively shown
that the public will buy
dear-almost incredibly dear. It
buys just as much at high prices
as it used to buy at low prices.
It cheerfully pays a dime for a
one cent apple, provided there is
a fruit stand man to polish it on
a somewhat dirty apron and put 1t
in a paper bag. It will pay a
weeks wages for a pair Of shoes,
provided there is an accommodate
ing clerk with whom to discuss
the idiosypcracies Of its feet, and
a delivery service to carry the
shoes home for it.
But will the public buy cheap?
That is, will it take any trouble or
fOrego any convenience to get the
necessities Of life for less money?
Is It enough in earnest about re-
ducing the cost of living to make
a personal effort to reduce it?
Or does it really enjoy its own
extravaganza, admire the astute
profiteers who fleece it, and howl
about the high cost Of living
merely from an ingrained habit
Of bowling
These may sound like foolish
questions, but consider the sale Of
army food. The attempt to sell
food through the PostOfice De-
partment for about so per cent
less than it could be bought in
the retail stores, was, as every
one knows, a failure. After sew
eral weeks Of persistent advertise
ment, most Of the food in most Of
the cities remained unsold. Various
reasons were assigned for the
failure. Perhaps the most plausible
was that the food was in relatively
large quantities, while most
people have only a little money
TO spend at a time on food. The
average workman spends his
wages every Saturday for a weeks
supply Of food. He cannot buy
six pounds of bacon because, If
he did, he could buy no bread.
But it was widely suggested
that families club tOgether 70 buy
In quantities.
"Oh, yes; we never thought Of
that" some assented feebly. A
few went so far as to act upon the
suggestion. But it was not acted
upon generally. Most Of the army
food still remained Unsold.
Various other reasons were
given why the army food was not
taken. Some housewives said it
was not Of good enough quality for
their fastidious spOuses.
Archibald simply won't eat that
army bacon?" said one young mar
ried woman. "He likes the kind
that comes all sliced up in a little
glass jar" ~
And yet the army bacon is good
The Washington times., 1919-10-08
Will THE PUBLIC BUY CHEAP
By FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN

Is the really interesting expert
ment. Here is one more chance
for the public to buy cheap. II
this store prospers (theFe is only
one in New York at the time this
is written) others will be added;
according to Col. J. N. Carson, Of
the Quartermaster Corps, who has
charge Of the selling of army food
in this zone.
No Menace Here.
Colonel Carson is not primarily
interested in reducing the cost Of
living, but merely in getting rid
of surplus supplies. He does not
expect his operations to lower
prices generally. He says he has
tried to assure the retail merchants
that his operations will not AFFECT
theirs in any way. The retail mer-
chants have shown that they are
not afraid Of his operations by
Offering him their cooperation in
getting his store going. In fact
his operations are about as serious
a menace to the retail business as
a flea is to an elephant
But Colonel Carson admits that
his enterprise will grow II the pub
lie Enthusiastically demands its
growth. He is selling at the time
this is written, only underwear,
socks blankets, Overshoes. and a
few other such articles. He will
greatly increase both the size and
the variety of this stock If the pub
lie demands 1t. He will sell food
as we'll as dTy-goOds. There are
still great quantities OF stun to be
sold.
How is the public taking this
opportunity to buy cheap, which
The Washington times., 1919-10-08

aGOVeFnment has lt8 housing and
equlpment, 80 has practically sVeFy
ether social and economic inGtFuUen-
tally. .AmeFieuu business mugt haVe
q woEkshop or place q business On
VEashlngton. HeFetofOFe we have ha1
q BOFt of eaFpetbag representation,
and new this greatest % an factors
IN our national lie must BE housed
eredltnbly and permanently tn .
building that win be the physlenl eml-
bodiment % q great national interest.
sUutll this first step ls neeompliah-
ed ne IastIng coalition between GoV-
eFnment and bushes can be eEpeeteas
soThere q another logieal reason fer
erecting this WoFl<Hhop.
aAmsFieEh business and American
business men have blIyed q grent
mart IN the war. Never On the hlgt0Fy
81 eur country, nor perhaps im the
history of the world, ha8 there been
80 thorough q unity and willingness
e sacrifice beth DeFsonal and bush
ness interests nB has been eEhiblfea
during the period OF the participates
Of the United states tn the European
war.
sBuulnesH men who turned aside
frsrl their affairs and j0lnsd the Ellli-
tnFy egtnblIshment 81 the county No
matter On what department win have
the record % their paFtielDlfiol Pre-.
served permanently On the archives q
the Government, bat unless the rec
ord Of the participation % American
business On the war apart GFom the
military establlahment, i1 quickly
prepared and made permanent At VIII
Boon become Only q fading mem0FyS
and will BE swallowed up IN the hurry
o. events and thu8 lest eOnlteteAy a.
q nnf4nr nf nerEannent EeeoE1.
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THE HASKIN LETTER

will grow If they demand that it
grow?
The store opened at one o'clock
and stayed open until nine on the
first day There was a great rush
ct the opening. People had been
gathering before the door since
early morning. When the dOori
opened there was a crush and a
woman tainted.
But after about two hours the
cru-h was over, after four hours
the crowd was gone, and in the
evening, after working hours when
everyone was free to buy, there
was so little business that the
matter Of closing the store earlier
han the appointed time was seri-
Ously considered.
A Mad Rush.
Out Of this city of six million
people, the army actually got
about nine thousand cash sales
that first day, totaling about
$4,000. The next day the great
crush was repeated, several toes
were seriously stepped on, the
crowd again faded away after a
few hours, and evening again
found many of the clerks idle. The
cash sales this day were a thou
sand dollars less, and the number
Of customers nearly two thousand
less.
In other words, the tendency Of
the business is to diminish rather
than to increase. And the public
persistently refuses to understand
the nature of the enterprise. Here
again it pathetically reveals its
helpless devotion to habit.
So the public refuses to regard
the army sale as anything but a
passing opportunity to buy goods
cheap at the expense in time and
energy and oxygen which such oD-
portunitles have always entailed
before. That part Of the public
which is accustomed TO improving
such opportunities comes once, and
then regards it as all over. One
third Of these do not buy, accord
ing to Captain Peterson, manager
Of the store. They either have no
money or want nothing. They
merely come because they are in
the habit Of attending bargain
sales, and perhaps because they
regard them as an indoor sport.
The bulk of the public seems to
pay no attention to the army sales
at all.
Needed: Some one to teach the
public that extravaganza is not a
virtue; that it is not a disgrace to
go to the store and carry your
packages home; that the cost OF
living will never come down unless
we really want it to come down
badly enough to make some effort
to that end-in a word, badly
enough to buy cheap.
The Washington times., 1919-10-08

however. in such countries as England and
Germany.
o.-What was the largest popular vote
ever received by President Of the United
states? j. NJ p
A.-The largest popular vote was that
received by Woodrow Wilson in 1916
amounting 70 a little over 5000. 600. -Four
years earlier Wilson had received about
seven and half million while TAFT, in
1908. received a little over six and a quar-
ter million. The increase is due to the
growth in population and the admission OF
women TO suffrage.
What Is the MRtterhnrn? E.R. T.
A.-This 10 one OF the principal peaks IN
the Alps and therefore one OF the natural
wonders OF the world visited By tourists
The Bureau cannot give advice on
legal, medical. and financial matters.
II does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles, nor TO undertake exhaust
sue research on any subject.
The Washington times., 1919-10-08

Q.-what is the idea Of a hope chest %
E.. +.
A-Hops chests are often kept by young
women in anticipation Of the time when
they will be married. Into these chests
90 linens, lingeries and other particularly
nice articles such as would BE- priced by
a bride. Hope chests are usually made Of
cedar and are often artistiCally attractive.
o.--who wrote ''Under the Greenwood
Tree" T. v.
A.-Thonas Hardy, the British novelist,
Is the author OF this book. lie was born
in DevonshiTe In 1870.
Q.-Where does Iodine come from7
F r
A.-The principal source OF iodine iE sea
weed. Il iE refined from that plant chiefly
on the coasts Of Ireland. France and Spain.
Q.--I6 the United States taking any
measure toward penGionins old folkE'
T. u. y.
A-Fhig proposal has never progressed
beyond the discussion stage IN the United
stetoG - has lnRg been an actuahty,