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Better Babies for Delaware
Reconstruction Committee % Award Prize
Ribbons a Fair.

Warner, George r. Hall, Mrs Ella c.
Emery, Ariey b. Magee. secretary.
The work Of the commission il proving
helpful beyond the greatest expectations
Of it, promulgators The examinations
and advice for mothers and children At
the Child Welfare centres seem such a
necessity now that one wonders how
Wilmington was able to do without at
any time.
The infant death rate here has been cut
one-third during one years work Of the
service, and reports from other places in
the State are cGtTaliy gratifying.
In the schools the commission medlcals
consultant has examined l,066 school
children, while commission nurses have
examined 3. 5s3 school children
The work Of the commission Is sup
ported partly by State money and partly
by private subscription.
At the recent meeting CT the Delaware
League of Women Voters Mrs. James H.
Hughes. chairman for Delaware Of Child
Welfare of the League Of Women Voters,
spoke of the national program which was
adopted at the convention in Chicago.
She spoke of the four bills now pending
before Congress 10 conserve the life and
safety Of the women and children of the
nation, and urged each person present to
personally ask their Senators and Con-
gresham to help the passage of these bills
as quickly as possible.
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Visitors 10 the State Fair will have the
opportunity to see Delaware's finest
babies awarded prize blue ribbons BY the
Reconstruction Commission at the Child
Welfare booth the commission viii main
tain at the fair.
Miss Marie Lockwood VIII be in charge
Of the contest, assisted by the nurses OF
the Child Welfare Service. DIR. Gilbert
:. Osincup. acting as assistant surgeon
for the Z. S. Health Service, Will make
the examination of the children, which
will be an inducement To improved chill
dren for the entire State. for OF course
the prize-winning babies will set the
future standard for Delaware. The
Better Babies contests instituted nine or
ten wears ago have been improved upon
until now there is noticeable general
Improvement in children. At first. when
such contests were put on at the state
Fairs. in many States the women adj
vocating them had hard fight to WIN
over the approval of the State Far di-
rectors who were apt to stress flne stock
rather than fine babies All this is changed
now. and both men and women recognize
the Importance of looking after the teeth,
sight. hearing and general health OF babies
Mrs William II. Laird is chairman OF
the Welfare Commission, whose other
members are Mayor w. s. Taylor, Frank
r. Pool, Mrs John b. Hutton, Mrs. 4. D.
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KITTEN KILLS SNAKE.
Infantile Cat Escapes Coli of Reptile and
Wins 20-M mute Fight.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Sept. l.--Dutchess
county has the prize fighting kitten A
half-grown cat owned by residents IN the
outskirts of this city fought life. and
death battle with black snake, and not
only worsted the snake, but gloated over
it and played with it after 1t was hors de
combat.
The snake, of the black variety, had
been basking in the sun, when the kitten
pounced upon it, The snake immediately
started to coil about the young cat, but
the latter was too wary to fall INTO the
trap and rushed about with open mouth
and outspread claws, slashing at the
snake. The battle kept up for nearly ~
minutes, the snake bleeding proiuseiy
from the long, deep scratches given by the
kittens claws. Finally the cat sank ITS
claws into the reptiles head and pierced
its brain. The snake died, but as the body
kept up the twitching that is usual with a
reptile until shutdown, the kitten kept
guard, alternately biting and scratching,
until the body lay still.
Then a farmer measured the snake,
which was fully hvefeet long, and one oil
the biggest ever found in this section OF
the country.
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American Women Meeting
Their New Political Problem

II is almost cruel To recall the nine
teeDth century wit who offered To solve
the suffrage question. IL would suffice,
he said, 20 permit all women 70 vote
after thirty-the sly inference being that
none would qualify. II the author Of
this merry Jest Is still alive, even he
must find his taunt somewhat faded.
Women in fighting for the vote have
shown a passion of earnestness, per-
sistence, and above all command Of
both tactics and strategy, which have
amazed our master politicians. A new
force has invaded public life and il is
welded by leaders who, whatever their
foibles, perforce admit their three dec
AIDES. word that has hitherto recog-
nized only the power Of feminine youth
and beauty is on it's knees--no lcss-be-
fore the woman Of thirty. What is 20
be the upshot7
It il doubtless true that women will
divide much as men have done among
the several parties There viii be no
solid woman vote" Having individual
opinions and preferences, they will be
individually swayed by them in respect
10 any given political issue or person.
atty But this is only half Of the story.
Even the democratic franchise cannot
quite unsex either men or women. Hither-
10 the distinctively feminine instincts and
aspirations have centred in winning the
right of suffrage; but now that IL is won,
a vast, united force has been let loose. That
political issues and leaders should continue
to be merely man-nade is inconceivable.
II Is a fair guess, and indeed fact
already exempllhed, that one distinctive
interest Of the woman politician will be
IN what liz called welfare legislation
the regulation of the conditions Of life
and Of industry with reference TO the
health and vigor Of the nation, for the
present and especially for future genera
tions. Such issues should rouse an the
powers Of sisterly and notherly instinct
but as yet they have not developed an
intensity, and especially a skill IN leader.
ship, at all comparable ~ that displayed
IN the suffrage campaigns. Perhaps il
Is because the feminine strength was
divided between Albany and Washing.
toa-~ all may be well, now the great
victory is won. Yet there - another pos.
sibility.
Unlike suffrage, questions Of hurrar
welfare can seldom be a0swered BY a
categorical yes or no. II we legislafe
eight-hour Gay for women, we a-s
subject To unexpected ropercussions
I ~ f8biat INDUSTRIES IKE canning .
/ millinery are crippled and their employees
| deprived Of much valued overtime ray
| If we legislate against night work, We
| hear from elevator girls and ticket chop
/ peers, who suffer a serious loss Of employ.
ment. So the women welfare workers are
/ confronted by others Of their sex VINO
/ demaBd'in the rame Of freedom that they
/ be permitted 20 work as they choose. II
/ is not question Of black or white, but
of delicately shaded values and the inter.
play Of q thousand nicely adjusted forces
economic and social. The talents required
are openness 10 evidence, accurate fore
sight and wise tolerance.
Truly, we live in a new day and are
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Confidence in the purity of
milk that comes into our own

Kitchens and nurseries is largely based confidence in
the dealer who furnishes it. The motive of sefnterest
would sufficiently strong induce him to put into
operation effective mechanical device to safeguard
his product through of its preparation for the
market, and it usually is
When it fixed the minds of the public
furnishes the only reliable method of automatically wash
ng rinsing cooling, filling and Gaping milk bottles in
continuous series of operations then the
by the dealer that he this his plant
will bring and hold trade for him, and command conf
dence.
Human hands replaced in the Dairy Unit by a
series OF rubber collars placed in pairs continuous
link belt which brings the firmly held bottles by
sve movements of the mechanism into position to be
acted by the various jets brushes and baths that
ady perform their respective tasks in the
his follows exactly similar lines those of the careful
HOUSEWIFE; FIRST using at the ordinary
for preliminary swishing, then following this up by
jet of water under high pressure, after which
a strong soda solution which can be raised
temperature above that of boiling The pairs of
bottles plunged into this bath bodily that the
plication the outside we'll the inside AS in
the preceding operations, revolving brushes reach all
parts of the interior. While the housewife does the
with the plain water although less thoroughly and read
iy she cannot attempt to follow with the boiling alka
which would scald and scarify the skin.
Rinsings with clean water cooling the proper tenn
perature receive the milkan important point--and
delivery right side up the filling and Gaping mechan
complete the trip of the bottles along the path
purity
The Dairy Unit is the product of the c. and S. Manu-
featuring Company, local corporation, which has de-
nonstratng machine in operation at its Front and Or
machine shop and others in of
struction The office is at Ninth and Orange streets
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CLEOPATRA.

Your eyes have drunk Eternity:
They haunt me in oblivious hours,
And follow me among the flowers
Your eyes hold fast the mystery
Of other memories than ours.
Within your immemorlal eyes
There sits the cruelty of Time
In its indifference sublime;
Empty, and Infinitely wise,
Your eyes outreach the bounds of
Time.
/ gaze into your endless gaze,
/ lose myself as in sea-
! lose myself, content to be
A stream that all its nights and days
Arthur Synlons.
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blessed with new manners. Time was
when il seemed battling fact that the
decade Of the feminine struggle for FREQ
dom was the decade when hobbies bo-
came highest and heels most topping
Now we know; Il was necessary 70 con
vince men that evon in politics women
can still be feminine. With victory as
sured the woman Of thirty il already
dressing more sedately. Once, at the
most intellectual dinner tables, the do
parture Of the ladies was a signal for
the men oduck beneath the mahogany
for things which, like Desdemona's hand
kerchief, were not lost but only misiaid'
That also WIS the prerogativo a the un-
enfrachised, ard IL also a vsnishing
ceremony. Some men still linger over
their cigarsSbut only at dobutante dinners
where the lure il callow youth. In circles
dominated by the woman Of thirty.
cigars are laid ssidehaf smoked and %
men clamOr at the drawingroom DIOR 30
know how soon they may be ADMITTED
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TWINS So KEEP BUSY.
Connecticut Octogenarians Spend Birth
dav Working i'm the Garden.

Winsted Conn, Sept l.-Philo and
Milo Cleaveland. probably the oldest
twins IN Connecticut, celebrated their
eighty-second birthday anniversary yester-
day by toilipg in their respective gardens.
Milo, who lives in Plymouth has the
best looking garden IN that town ac-
cording to Plymouth people. Philo lives
in Futeville town of Litchfield and
WAS married only three years ago. He is
a veteran of the civil war.
The twins attended the annual re-
union of the Cleaveland- Barker families
in Plymouth Saturday which was ar
ranged in commemoration of their birth
day A feature of the reunion was a
reading of a geneology of the Cleaveland
family compiled by Roger Cleaveland of
Long Mea dow, Mass. The line was
traced back to the early part of the
seventeenth century.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-01

To be Held by the Delaware Division OF
the Sunshine Society.

The lawn fete 20 he given this afternoon
and evening and TOMORROW, by the Della
aware Division of tho international Sun
shine Society at Sunshine Hall, 1aOa
Delaware avenue, is exciting great deal q
interest. Particularly interested in the
delightful chicken and waffle dinner To be
furnished for moderate sum, o number
Of people are expecting 10 have guests
for the occasion MIR and Mrs. William
J. Webster will have ten friends with
them, and Mrs. Garrett jefferson Hart
will have guests. Mrs, Hart Is chairman
Of the cake table and has had 60 beautiful
cakes donated for the evening sales. She
has arranged some very attractive and
novel plans In this connection, including
the sale Of French pastries by three charm
ing young girls of Nawaset Park, Miss
Billie BrIner, whose home is IN Louisville,
Nv, and who is visiting relatives here;
Miss Greta Byrne the daughter of MIR.
and Mrs Frank Byrnc, and Miss Mary
Jefferis, daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Victor
JefTeris. who recently bought home in
Wawaset Park. These girls viii wear
white and yellow costumes and be as
charming little maids rs could be found.
Mrs. William AlacSparen, Mrs. William
Stevenson, Mrs. Annie Hackett will give
Mrs. Hart assistance at her table.
This afternoon at $50 the presentation
of flag will take place on the lava of
Sunshine Hail. and the various attractions
arranged will be in full swing. Tonight
and tomorrow night there viii be dancing,
with excellent music from good orches-
ira.
Mrs Wilmer Jester is chairman of
amusements and dancing, Miss Jean
Mcdonald viii be in charge of the
fortune-telling. Mrs. William Robin
son is chairman of the orange tree and
fish pond Mrs Mabel Brown is head
of the ice cream committee. Mrs.
Lester Hopkins is chairman of tables.
Decorations are in charge of Mrs. Ada
]. Cummings and Mrs. Lennon.
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STATE WOMEN IN POLITICS.
Miss Lena Evans, offered Committee
Membership, Attends Meeting Here.

The presence Of Miss Lena Evans n
Newark in the city Yesterday, VS.
significant, in that Miss Evans presence
az the meeting Of the Democratic County
Committee members held YESTERDAY
would imply that Miss Evans IL giving
active aid 70 the Democratic party m
organizing the Democratic women n the
State, though she refuses tO definitely
accept the national committee nnernher-
ship rendered her through Senator VOL
cJtt, feeling ne she says that such an
honor should 20 n q woman more IN line
with public affairs in Delaware Niss
Evans viii continue her organization
work in her part Of the State, however
and IS counted a most efficient aid BY
both men and women who know her
talents for making and holding friends.
AZ an example Of the type Of woman now
entering the political field, Miss Evans
is an attractive exponent u social grsces
and public ability combined in appear
ance she is blue eyed and fair-haired, with
a distinctive manner which appeals
through its graceful femininity. Mis-
Evans, when seen by a representative .
. Every Evening, expressed herself AZ hone
ful that the women Of Delaware would not
neglect registration. She believes that
present indications show q pronounced
desire on the part Of the majority Of the
women in the State, 70 exercise the right,
Of the franchise. As a member q the
Delaware League Of Woman Voters she
is hopeful Of continuance Of that frat
ernization spirit among the women Of the
State, which viii enable them 70 stand
az a united body for any emergency aris-
ing from the new political situation
/ brought about through the entrance q
the women into politics.
Miss Evans viii suggest q number Of
district women workers 20 the State
Democratic committee and has in mind
many suggestions helpful 70 Democratic
organization work
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spending the summer at South Farley,
Vermont.

spending the summer at South Farley,
Vermont.
This week ut Rehoboth the Sigma Phi
of Delaware College will have house
party ut the Frank Grier cottage. num-
Der of Wilmington girls viii go down
for the gathering, which will last from
Tuesday until Labor Day.
Walter Butler will return from Mt.
Kineo, Maine, by Labor Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Barry, Miss
Eleanor Barry and Miss Helen Barry re-
turned on Sunday night from Rehoboth,
where they spent several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ID. Murphy of the
Belvedere have returned from Atlantic
City, where they spent the summer ut the
Traymore.
Mrs. Emma Wood and Miss Frances A.
Matlack Of 905 Delaware avenue are
spending two weeks at Atlanta, Ga.
DR.. Henry Spruance, Mrs. Spruance
and Miss Isabel Simpsou, who have been
spending the summer at Rehoboth, will
return on September /.
Mrs. Robert Smith, who has been SPEND
ing some time in Wilmington, will return
to Rehoboth for the fall months.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis +. Rumford and
son, Frank, spent Sunday at the Navy
Yard in Philadelphia with their son, Jason
ID. Rumford.
Harry Eisler and family of s31 West
Fourth street have returned from Atlantic
City.
Miss Marian Barnett, 24o9 West
Eighteenth street, is visiting relatives III
Bethlehem, Pa.
Misses Alice l.. Roop, Nellie Nj. Camp
bell, and Nellie ID. Blair are visiting Miss
Bernice Hastings at Laurel, Misses
Hastings. Campbell and Roop We're
graduated this June from the Women
College of Delaware, where Miss Blair
Is a Sophomore.
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ELLA THATCHER UNION
BOOTH AT STATE FAIR

Last year at the State Fair hundreds of
hungry people were made happy by the
splendid sandwiches and coffee served by
Ella Thatcher Union of the w c. L. u.
This year the women will repeat the plan,
at the same place, with the same kind Of
wholesome food. In addition to the
sandwiches, ice cream, candy and milk
will be sold all of the best quality.
Friends of the Union are expecting to eat
with the members, and it is hoped even
more money will be made than last year
when over $500 was cleared.
Won try an Every Evening want adv
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Dame fashion expresses herself in
quaint but practical effect in both
OF the frocks illustrated. The first is
in satin striped wolfe, with gathered
Skirt and long blouse. Tucks trim
the blouse ON either side Of the front.
A band Of taffeta in the color Of the
stripes is stitched about the low
er edge of the blouse and finishes the
short sleeves. There is a dainty en-
broidered collar for the V-shaped
neck. Medium size requires 8 yards
S6-inch striped and " yard 36inch
plain material
For the second design, medium
size requires yards 36inch plaid
and VI yard 3s-inch plain material
The lines ~ dress are straight
anS IA the material used
1lnbination OF taffeta and
4..n. Bingham and organdy or serge
and taffeta.
First Model: Pictorial Review Dress
No 1894. Sizes, "a to 48 inches bust.
Price, 35 cents.
Second Model: Dress No. 9Ol6. SdS.
q. "a to 48 inches bust. Price. 3Sc.
Crosby & Hill Company are sole agency
Of Pretoria Review Patterns. Whining
tons leading store for silk, wash goods
and wooden dress goods. 605-07-90 Market
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Meetings at Asbury Church.

The Ladies Aid Society of Asbury NJ
Z. Church will meet at theparsonage Sep
TENDER 8. The Woman's Home Mission
AIRY Society will meet at the parsonage on
September IA.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Z. Hamilton and
son, Stephen, Jr., who have just returned
from spending the summer at Atlantic
City, will leave today for New York TO
join their daughter, Mary, who has been
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-01

Miss katherine Robertson viii go TO
Rehoboth on Saturday for the Sigma Phi
house party over the weekend.
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Mr.. and Mrs. H +. du Point are re-
turning to Winterthur this week. after
being at Southampton, L. l., for the sum-
mer.
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Miss Marian Barnett, 24o9 West
Eighteenth street, is visiting relatives III
Bethlehem, Pa.
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II paws 70 read classified ada.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-01

Harry Eisler and family of s3l West
Fourth street have returned from Atlantic
City.
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Mr. and Mrs. Francis +. Rumford and
son, Frank, spent Sunday at the Navy
Yard in Philadelphia with their son, Jason
ID. Rumford.
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Mr.. and Mrs Charles Latrobe have re-
turned from Cape May.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-07
SARATOGA RESULTS.

First E.ee-FIun. no u. CsIlsh.rl. 10
I, TO s. . 10 5: Cuhznits. ITO tRicrl. 10
s. to ): Bit Of Green. ITO ULSkel, even.
Time. 90 Jessie Gornsn. Gsliot, Divu 10
Pay. CelivS and Kate Frslsy also rsu-
Second Kaoe-Rosert Oliver, l<5 (hrooEsl.
Is TO %, 10 T. out: Dorcris, lSs (AerIleri'
s to 5, out; Jay Bird. l5S tO'Copnorl. ost-
Time. 4:25. Bra I'd also
Third Race - Wedding Cake. 1iS ticsr-
son). Z 10 S. 70 =, ] 10 s; Red Red B"~e.
III (Riecl, g to !. 10 =: Busy SirnEl l2A
u3ykel. l 10 4. Tine. 1:li IS Dunctts.
Gloris France, Lady BrumDel and Thelns =.
also ran.
Fourth E.cs-T,iIor Maid. % toolriIettiN.
10 to /. 20 . even: Lectures, 10
to'Brienl, TO 4, oct; CbdeT Fire, ss tWu-
sonl. . TO 5. Time. Ss IS. Asris nss,
Royce Rolls and Fiser also rsh.
Fifth Esoe-Pebelore. III Mooney. re
], 5 to l. 6 to S; Smart Guy, i0l tWeinerl
4 to 5. 10 3; Tsttie. 1i6 tColhlettil. :
to S. Time, 30 Is. Rslco, Pocs tsllo, The
Lamb and Convoy also rsn.
Sixth nace-IeonSroo II, lo7 tSchutttn-
rerl. to 10. l TO s, ] 10 g; Hildur, ioI
Css ndel, . to l, even: Well Finder, lo4 tCol-
tiletti1. even. Time, g IS. Leonardo "
and John Paul Jones NcSleuaBo entry. tn,
Ally, Bsywccd, Golden Dreams. Irish Ses
Psshssks. General Nenoosl. John Paul Jones,
knight Of the Heather. Bruns-ick, Killsb
Niele Fool and Psyfellov also nan.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-07
New Workers Fling Murder
Gus Attack in Both
Contests.

New York, Aug. s.-Behind the
pitching of Benton and Douglas the
Giants this afternoon flung a MUIR
derous attack which hoored the
Chicago Cubs in both games of the
double header, to and 6 to 2.
Eighteen thousand fans were highly
edited by the performanc and the
figure wizards doped out that the
Giants took another bound toward
the top as the Dodgers lay rain
bound in Flatbush.
Hefty hitting by George Burns
featured the second encounter.
George led with a triple, double and
single. Bancroft aided in both vic
tories with his bet and by some of
the most remarkable fielding seen
here this year. He spiked two Cub
rallies.
BY winning both of todays games
the Giants made it eleven out of
their last twelve games, a pace far
greater than that of any other Ma
tional League team.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-07
|K.OF G. WILL
ENTER SERIES
Committee Named to Rep.
resent League at Next
Meeting.

Ar a meeting of the knights OF
Columbus baseball league last even
ing at sos Z street three delegates
were appointed to represent tne
learue al the next meeting OF the
District championship committees
at the Railroad Terminal next
Monday evening. They are John j.
Reid Thomas H. Gardiner and Leo
Jndge., In the absence of Maj. Ed
wards. president of the league, Vice
President Mandiboe presided, and
ordered the postponed game be-
tween washington and Potomac
councils to be played Monday after
noon at the Catholic University
grounds. provided that Spaulding is
defeated in their game with Carroll
this afternoon at the same grounds,
as Spauldlng, by winning, mas
mathematical chance OF uelng up
Potomac for the pennant in the hrst
series. A defeat will give the
championship to Potomac.
A second series Of the X OF c.
league is to start Tuesday after
noon. and games will be played on
tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days, the midweek games being
PLAYED at the Monument Grounds
and the Saturday games double
headers) on the Georgetown UNI
yersity grounds, in Georgetown.