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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-25
BY MABEL ABBOTT

SAN FRANCISCO. June .s.-The
most exact figures obtalnabie today
show tina, there are 100 women dele
gates and $50 women alternates In
attendance at the democratic nation
al convention.
Unofficial figures. compiled by
myself. after a morning spent AZ the
wornen's headquarters Of the ma
tional committee. indicate that there
are Al least 10000 women reporters
and iso. 900 women lobbyists.
FINDS MANY OTHERS
IN HER CLASS
wanted TO interview some OF the
women delegates. The room VAS fun
Of women. comforting earnestly In
groups
edged up 10 enc OF them.
is this the conference on the
wornen's planksT- / inquired. She
turned an intelligent eye on me.
NO: that was closed conference,
she said. Reporters excluded
-can you tell us now what action
was taken ?" asked.
Il should say not she shifted
TIN a reporter myself
! subsided on a sofa beside an
alert looking lady. She smiled en-
euruxingiy at me ! asked her how
~ women stood on a question
.5FsThaf's just what / want 10 IND
out she cried.
Are you for him or against him,
what's your state Are you a dele
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-17
.jEGION DELEGATES
N CAUCUS TONIGHT
,,ilsdeIphia Representatives in
cantonment to Decide for or
AGAINST County Committee
CEILING TENSE OVER ISSUE

n,.u0tce from the seventy eight
Delcgati, nosts of the American 1Ie-
Phllaue',ho ,ho Allentown conventions are
gion W u IN decide Mt their caucus
called up rho Y. VI. G. A. in Allen
tonlSh' ',,bcthcr they desire strong
town Wcommittcc or prefer to abolish
mo county committee. -. ,.,o,so
thS Tr. ro"I ;sSue has become acute because
liz m,a ossnssmcnt Of % cents per mem
Oh Wv wv, sunnort Of the county organiza-
per 'oi Another factor has been the fall
tioni :, nrovidc in thc by laws that there
ureu ueu " hn rcnrcscntation for the posts in
snarJoncc snan J with the number of paid up
members. sr hoe boen ,omod
rSonnoe Io +. Meehan, chairman OF the
pS ppSLiioJeInhia delegation. to draft and
rh,; rhtn';t ~ thc caucus definitions of the
suV;;n' nIt;ns and authority of the county com
uI.rS .,oo This spccial committee consists
n'iu' n Eugene Hcinc Post 1S3. chair
u 49, Coorrc s. Stewart, Jr., Post 20 !:
,Wu"" W II DuBarry, Post ia; Peter l..
~ ~ Post So: Vincent 4. Carroll. Post
90 10 David Il. Simpson. Post 80, 'and
rr,nt V / G. Dorsey of Post 1873.
Representatives Report
The report will represent the scnti-
uort os il has been reflected through the
voricns ,srIo post representatives. An effort
,riII be made to bring to the support of
tbp ' proposals the votes of Allegheny and
larger interior counties.
That the Philadelphia county commit =
,so in its more elaborate undertakings
has been financed by contributions of
nnblic. spirited citizens is not. gen
srally appreciated by members OF posts
tbr6iIghout the city. The very first
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-17

city-wide effort on the part of the To-
gfon was a membership drive, which
cost approximately $1,000. the monev
,helng raised by subscriptions among
friends of the Legion. Prior to tLas
time about the same amount had boon
provided through the efforts of tho
county chairman, George Wontwortb
Carr; A. Nevin DIETRICH and Otto r
Heiligman. the former treasurer. and n
number OF persons interested in the
early development Of the Legion. Nearly
SloOU was raised to stage the memorial
exercises in the Metropolitan Onera
House when the French memorial Ger
tihcates were presented to the next of
kln OF fhliadeiphia' $ soldier dead by the
American Legion. Approximately S15OO
was raised later by popular subscr;ntion
through the efforts of the central cam
paign committee in charge of Thomas
f. Meehan, who directed the recent
membership drive.
Much Money Given
While much discussion has beon nro-
noted as to the amount of money tho
posts have been called upon to ron
tribute toward the Legion in philo =.
delphia the fact is that more than five
times as much has been raised by popu
lar subscription as has reached tho
county treasurer through the assessment
of post members.
In other words. the American To.
gion in Philadelphia county is not nav
ing its own way, but has been dcpend- =
ent very largely upon gifts. There are
no salaried officers in the county or
ganization.
The budget has been open for the
inspection of any member of any post
at any time upon verbal request.
The county committee is composed
of representatives from the posts elected
by the posts, who are authorized ito
speak for the posts.
A steering committee of seven has
been appointed for the Philadelphia
delegation, which consists of Frank w,
Melvin, Post No. 20, first district ;
Marcus B. de Wolf Post No. 315, sec :
ond district; William II. Creamcr.
Post No. 10J, third district: BENJAMIN
NJ. Colder, Post No. 81, fourth dis =
trict; Thomas +. Moore, Post No.
211, fifth district; d. A. Rahilly, Post
No. $40, sixth district, and Peter =.
Zion, Post No. 03, seventh district.
The George F. Baer Post No. 31G
was the guest of n private showing in
the Philadelphia and Reading Y. NJ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-17
KNOTTY PROBLEM SOLVED
"scotty, the Rope King" slips Out
Of Tlght Place

A knotty problem was solved by the
police of the Thirty second street and
Woodland avenue station last night.
A well dressed youth who called
himself "Scotty the Rope King" was
found wandering through the dormi =
tories Of the University Of Pennsylvania
by Special Policeman Nealis. Scotty
said he heard there was to have been
carnival or elbow out" on the
campus and he had come out to enter
tain.
But Neals was suspicious. ""You
can't rope me in," he said, "but you
might try that on the police. The pris
oner told the same tale at the station
house.
"You can't string u.s." said Ser
geant Grim grimly. We'll tie you up
IL you can free yourself from the ropes
you're free from Jail, if you can't then
you will be due for a lower berth at
Moyamcnsing.
"Let's open the show" said Scotty.
The sergeant tied him up tighter than
n package for France and grinncd
Scotty wriggled and twisted, and after
assuming the shape of pretzel and
scissors alternately he freed himself aud
left the station house hurriedly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-17
MUST GET LIQUOR LICENSES
corteIyou May Prosecute Grocers
Selma Malt BEVERAGES

Grocers and other merchants selling
r-beer and other malt liquors with :
out liquor licenses will be prosecuted by
Director of Public Safety Cortelyou If
n ruling issued recently by Judge Bregy,
of the license court, is upheld.
Judge Bregy ruled that no establish =
ment may legally dispose of malt liquors
without a regulation license. Director
Cortelyou says if such is the case he
will take steps at once to protect the
saloonkecpers against encroachment on
their rights by those who pay but a
fraction Of their license fees.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-17

G. A. last evening of Madge Kennedy,
in Dollars and Sense" through the
courtesy Of the Goldwyn Picture Cor
pOration. The mcmbp"e of this most
gave a smoker for members Of the post
and for all service men,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-17
Little Girls Cool Summer
FrOCkS, Now So

Quaint little Empire Dresses, Of
sheer white lawn, trimmed with fine
tucks and beading and dainty lace
edge. Sleeves in three-quarter
length. Sizes to 6 years. Sharply
reduced to-$2.00.
S:rawbridse & Clothler-
Third Floor West
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
LOCAL. OVERFLOW

Born Wednesday, June 80, a daught
or, Virginia Cathryn, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Heaslip of Franklin Lane.
Miss Virginia OBrien, former
bennington girl, who has won success
as prima donna in the Royal Vaga-
bond and during the past season in
'Buddes' is a guest at the home of
Mrs. D. r. Cronin of Depot street.
Miss O'Brien will spend her vacation
in Bennington.
Mrs. Samuel Holt, aged SO years a
well known resident, died Friday at
the Putnam Memorial hospital where
she had been undergoing treatment
for several weeks. The funeral will
be held Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock
from the home of her son, Lafayette
DEMO, Valentine street.
Miss Esther d. Merrill, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Charles f. Merrill OF
! IOld Bennington, accompanied by Miss
Ann Everett, went to New York or
Wednesday where they will join Miss
Everett's sister and others who will
make up a cruising party. The younl
people will be the guests of HNnry w
Putnam, jr, making the cruise in Mr.
Putnam's houseboat and visiting the
famous resorts along the Atlanti,
coasts
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
cLEMENcEAU ON THE FRONT
Memorial is Being chiseIed Out o
Burgundian Stone.

Paris, July Clemenceau is
shown at the front, standing at the
edge Of trench, with his friends,
the French poilus, below and about
him, in the monument to be erected in
his native country the Vendee, early
next year. .ss
Francois Sicard, the sculptor. is
chiselling the group work out Of hard
Burgundian stone Unfinished, the
work is already said to visualize with
great character, the scene so often
pictured of the old tiger mentally
and almost physically fighting for
France.
The premiers figure stands eight
feet high. He is, as always in the war
days, wearing the long, loose overcoat
and the soft, slouchily crumpled hat,
leaning on a cane His face is toward
the enemy, his eyes watching the hor
lion, following indications given him
by seated officer with maps, beside
him On his right are grouped sol
oilers and in the trench below are
more Of the men in the ranks, looking
with mingled astonishment and ad
mration at their minister of war.
| The scene is said by critics to be
vividly natural, rough and muddy but
heroic and full cf the color and char
acter of war days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
SOUTHAMPTON CLAIMS HONOR
Plymouth Not the Only Place from
Whence Pilgrims Sailed.

Southampton, July plymouth is
not the only port connected with the
sailing of the Pilgrim fathers, says
Mayor S, G. Kimber of this city, in
a Letter to the newspapers,
1T was from the ancient pert of
Southampton that the famous May
flower set sail on Aug. 10, 1920, in
company with a smaller vessel the
Speedwell," he says.
Owing to accidents the voyage
was delayed by temporary stoppages,
first at Dartmouth and then at Ply
mouth and it was from the latter port
that the Mayfower resumed her voy-
age alone.
This gives Plymouth real claim
70 the honor in Connection with the
event but this claim should not be
allowed to obscure the historic fact
that it was Southampton which the
Pilgrim fathers chose as their port of
departure, tha. it was at Southampton
that they made all preparations for
the voyage and that it was from
Southampton that they actually SET
sail fer ;he new world
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
eoxMAKER FoRTY-FlVE YEARS
Miss Gregg, Employee Of Bennington
Box Factory, Retres.

Mss Clarinda Gregg, who for the
past forty-fye years has been employ.
ed as boxmaker by the Bennington
Paper Box company. resigned Friday
and will retire from active work.
Miss Gregg has probably been employ
ed in the same line of work for the
longer number of years than anyone
in Bennington. She is greatly admired
by her work mates and the employees
of the factory rendered her a purse
of gold as she was leaving Friday
Miss Gregg frs began work as box
maker when the Bennington Box shop
was run by the late Henry f. Dewey
and was located in what is commonly
known as the Cooper mill, above the
Cooper bridge. The business was af-
terward purchased by Henry S. Bing-
ham who moved the stock from the
Cooper mill to Bradfords S mill, farther
up Main street. Mr., Bingham after a
few years, again changed the shop TO
the present location on Main street
below the Cooper Bridge. On April,
1909 Mr.. Bingham scld out the shop to
Harry B. North, the present owner.
Miss Gregg has experienced all these
changes in the business and can relate
an interesting history of its progress,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
FRIENDS PREDICTING
McADOO NOMZNA TON
ERE SUN GOES DOWN
READY FOR CELEBRATION
Program for Exercises Here on Nor
day Now Completed.

Program for Exercises Here on Mon.
day Now Completed.
Plans for the garnd celebration on
July 5th on Welfare Fall grounds are
practically complete and the aggre-
gate as outlined in the large advertise
ment in this issue, indicates a day
packed with splendid entertainment.
Professional vaudeville performers
will form a conspicuous part of the
Afternoon program and include De
Arma, iuggler whose feats are the
wonder of all who behold them; and
Kit Carson, wild west artist Of the
| Itirst water.
Before the exhibition of fireworks in
the evening varied program of
music, dances and stunts will be stag.
ed. Shooting Star Dance in which the
following young ladies take part, will
iittingly lead up to the display of fire
works: Rhoda Southall, Edith Bar
rett, Cecile Jackson, Agnes Jackson,
Valda Lyons, Harriet Harwood, Lillian
Cantor Doris Harbour and Helen Raj
lferty. Another number that will be
welcomed by everyone who saw the
fine vaudeville given by the Young
Women's Club some weeks ago is the
song and dance entitled "All the Boys
Love Mary" with the following girls
taking part: Elsa Wshlquist, Mildred
Pratt, Beatrict Bixby, Irene Lassor,
Veronica Enright, Claudia Maynard,
Mary Meagher, Martha Noyes, Eliza
Stewart and Helen Pratt.
Through the generous donations of
many of the manufacturers and mer-
chants an exceptionally fine exhibit
ion of fireworks has been made pos.
sible, and this unusual pyrotechnic
display will make a splendid c1ose to
a day full of pleasures of all kinds.
Entry blanks for the athletic events
may be secured Of Mr., Lilienstein,
physical director at the Y. NJ. C. A.
The events are as follows:
For boys under 10 years-1O0 yard
dash; running broad jump; bag race;
relay race.
For young men over 15 years--100
yard dash; running broad jump; IL
pound shotput; relay race (Y. NJ. C. A.
against any entrant).
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
by They have
MISS HAZEL E. HAGER DEAD
Former North Bennington Girl Died
in Pittofield.

III flLllllSIU.
Hazel E. Hager, Oldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs William e. Hager of
Pittsfield, died at her home there Fri
day after long illness. She suffered
from infuneza, and pneumonia last
year and later was compelled to un-
dergo an operation for appendicitis,
and her constitution became so weak
ened that she did not regain her
health.
Miss Hager was born in North Ben.
nington Is years ago and lived there
until the family moved to Pittstield in
1917. She is survived by her parents
and two sisters Alice and Gladys. She
was a granddaughter of the late An
thony Tager of Woodford.
The deceased was a student in the
Pittsfleld high school until her i'll.
ness and was a member of the First
Baptist church of Pitsfield. She was
girl of many fine qualities and was
loved and esteemed by all who knew
her.
The body will be brought to Ben
nlngton and the funeral will be held
Monday afternoon at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Buffum Of Silver street.
Mrs Buffum is an aunt of the deceas.
ed. Rev. Mr.. Levy, her pastor in Pitts
field will ofticiate and the burial will
be in Park Lawn cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
FIREWORKS CONTRIBUTION
Welfare Association Raising Fund for
Celebration.

OclCpTdLlOI.
The manufacturers, merchants and
public spirited citizens OF Bennington
have made splinded response to the
opportunity given them TO contribute
to the fireworks fund for the July 5th
celebration. Those who have in othec
years prepared floats or other forms
of representation for the pardde have
given gladly to this fund, and others
nave given in order to makea fine dis
play of fireworks possible. Willard
Lghthall has had charge Of the col
lecting the fund and any manufa ctur-
er, merchant or private citizen who
has not already contributed and
wishes to do so, may send their remit
tance either to Mr.. Lighthall or to
Miss Ethel Mcdonald, executive sec
.retary of the Welfare Association
1t is purposed that If the sum do.
mated exceeds the amount required for
the fireworks, it will be turned in 10
general fund OF the celebration, which
is used to carry on the work of he
association. Both the celebration and
the work Of the association are pure.
lily community affairs so that what.
ever is done to assist either is done
for the community in general. There
are some who had indicated their de-
sire to give whom Mr.. Lighthall was
mot able to see. and as the tine ii
short, he asks that the contributions
be sent in to himself or Miss McDon.
aid
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
BIDDING ON FEDERAL ROAD
Contracts Must Await Signature Q
Governor Clement

Montpelier, July Bids were open
ed Thursday by the Safe highway
commissioner relative to the federal
air road projects. seven in number,
but the awarding of the contracts can
not take place until oyernor Clement
signs them.
Apparently none of the contractors
cared TO tackle the St. Adams job, fer
not a single bid was made. while only
one was made on the New Haven.
Wal,ham job, 1t was by John ArborC
of New Haven, Conn.
On the South Burlington job w T
Thayer, Chateaugay, N. Y, bid S119,
696,75 against John Arboric, S132,153
80. Pascal Riccio of Rutland was low
bidder on the Dcrset-Mt Holy Dandy
job, 13 miles long, for $2S6,0O0, Nit
chell Rapton Of Rochester was the
other bidder,
G. l.. Gregoire Of Barre was low
man on the East Montpelier jol
against the Arbor'o company, Har'
ford, Conn Perini & Sons cf Ash
land was low on the Barnet jol
against Walter e. Dix, Springfield
The Fallikiel Construction company
of Poughkeepsie, ~ Y, was low
against Walter f. Dix Perrin, anC
| Alec Construction company on DUN
merston Job,
Bids on Dcrset, New HayeA ant
Barnet rejected. New bids Will b,
advertised, including S Adams.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
AIDED BY GRAHAM FUND
Forty Children Cared for Since Early
Spring.


Montpelier, July 3.-Early in the
spring w. H. Jeffrey, as secretary of
the Board of Charities and Probation,
sent to the teachers in the several
schools letters asking them to recon-
mend the names of children, who
needed medical atten ion to improve
their health. The result was that
some 40 children were selected and
of that number about 90 are now un-
der the care and have gone to hospi-
tails for treatment or for operations,
The payment of these expenses is
met by funds which come from wha.
is known as the Governor Graham
fund because he origlnaed the idea
and helped START it. One of the inter
esting things about this fund is that
at times it has been belaw S. with
considerable amount bills for opera.
tions or treatment to be met with in
few days and il is very surprising
to note that each time money has
been forthcoming to meet these re
quirements without solicitation, Some
who have been following the work
have already made their third gift
These range from small sums to hun
dreds of dollars, A report Of how the
money was spent goes to each contrib
utor and in cases where, say $50, is
sent in, and the donor wants an in
diy:dual report of where the money
went, that is given him, showing just
what was done for each child.
This work has nothing 10 do with
the money which the Sta,e provides
and is entirely outside t. regular
work as set forth in the provisions OF
the statutes,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
The Only People That Die 2
WILLIAM COSTELLO DEAD
WelIknown and Highly Respected
Resident Passed Away Friday Morning

WellknoWn and Highly Respected
Resident Passed Away Friday Morning
The death OF William Costello, aged
Ga years, occurred at his home on Mill
street at 7 o'clock Friday morning,
Mr.. Costello had enjoyed the best of
health until about the first Of March
last when he was taken suddenly i'll
aud never fully recovered.
The deceased was born in the coun
Ity Tipperary, Ireland He came to
this country in 1873 and had since
made his home in Bennington For
the past AZ years he had been employ
ed at the Holden, Leonard mill. At
the time he began work there the mill
was owned by Fischer Brothers Mr.,
Costello was well known in the COM
munity and was a highly respected
citizen. He was a member of the st.
Francis de Sales church and of the
Holy Name society.
Surviving are nine children, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ward Of New York, Misses
Mary, Anna and Nora of Bennington,
Miss Bridget Costello of Springfield,
Richard of Lawrence, Mass, Patrick
of Troy and John and Michael cf Ben
nington. Mrs. Costello passed away
two years ago. He is also survived
by a sister, Mrs, Michael Maher of
Bennington and three brothers, John
of Bennington, Joseph and Michael
of North Adams, and one grandchild,
Ruth Costello of Troy.
The funeral will be held from the
ST Francis de Sales church Monday
morning a. o'cl.ck. lnterment will
be in the new Catholic cemetery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
KILLED BY BEAR.
Woodsman Dies of Wounds Inflicted
In Clash.

Prince Rupert, B, c. June 30
Clarence Thompson, logger on Chi.
cago Island, died recently from
wounds inflicted by large brown
hear. Terribly lacerated, Thompson
was found by a searching party, to
whom he gave connected account of
his experience before he died.
Unexpectedly he came upon the bear
while it was feeding on the carcass of
deer 1t rushed at him and he shot
once before the huge paw landed with
smashing force on his face. The ami
NAL knocked and buffeted him about
for time and then walked away
When found Thompson had not a
stitch of clothing on his body and he
had suffered terribly from cold and
! loss of blood,