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Red.BIooded Short Stories

Red blood characteristically pulses
through the arteries Of Richard Hard
ing Davis's fiction. And the spirit Of
youth is dominant in 1t. "The Boy
Scout and Other Stories for Boys" col
lected from the most appropriate OF
his tales "for the class of readers de.
fined in the title. is rich in the typical
Davis qualities. The stories were writ
ten over the years of the present cen
fury almost up to the date. of his un-
timely and lamented death. The title
story is one that will be both good read
ing and good influence for every boy
short story writer, Gallagher" the
crisp and spirited yarn of the news
paper copy boy who made good in a
big assignment. is included and Of
fers with all its slanginess and raciness
a fine but unobtrusive moral in the
value of persistency in sticking to a
Job till the job is achieved. Then the
authors justly celebrated. dog story
"The Bar Sinister" is included, as
we'll as two other stories which will ap-
peal to husky young America. Molly
coddles will probably not like these
stories. But they're fine for the great
majority of other American boys. As
Augustus Thomas says in the introduc
tion, they are safe stun to give to 8
young fellow who likes to take off his
hat and dilate his nostrils and feel tho
wind in his face
A dandy lot Of thrilling adventures
Of modern seafarers is contained with
in the covers Of "Ships Across the Sea. -
the newest collection of short stories by
Ralph Dudley Paine, writer who
knows the brine. the old salt and the
modern COB as few writer's know and
feel and appreciate them. They arc
mainly we'll spun yarns of the Ameri
can navy and cover nearly every fea
ture Of it's activity and enterprises dur.
ing the late war, in which its RECORD
was so glorious despite pcttifogginl
| criticisms both in and out of the nav!
concerning its courage. character ant
accomplishments. BY means of cleverly
plotted and absorbing fiction the write,
! has managed to convey deal OF valu
able information concerning the sef
and the navy. authentic information
based on his own observations and ex
pcriences and handled in such wise a
never to impair the thrill of the stories
Paine has written splendid book fo
lads in this.
SHIPS ACROSS THE SEA. BY Ralph y
| Paine. Boston; Houghton Mitfiin Co.
| THE BOY SCOUT AND OTHER STORIE!
| FOR BOYs. BY r. H. Davis. New York
| Charles SCribner's Sons
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A Var Dog

The popularity Of Lad" has led
Albert Payson Terhune to write an
other story about collie. He calls
it Bruce" and it is made up of fact
and fiction. The first part telling oi
the birth and bringing up of the dos
is fact. The second part telling how
he was sent. to France to serve as q
message carrier and how he saved his
regiment from destruction is fiction
but it is fiction based on knowledge oI
what an intelligent collie can 10 sub
stantiated by records Of what dogs die
in the war. Lovers Of dogs will finc
it a moving tale which can with diff
ficulty be read without tears.
BRUCE BY Albert Payson Terhune. New
York: f. p. Dutton & Co. 81.
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sour Nervous Friends"

A beautiful spirit breathes through
these stories. by Doctor Carroll, Of lives
afflicted with nervous disorders. They
nre about men and women. boys and
girls, and throw much light upon many
phases Of the disease. While all are in
tercsting and helpful, the most thrilling
is that Of the young Dave Scott. who
at Chateau -Thierry was one Of the
'immortals who forced the food back
upon the Rhine" and won the victory
over his disease. Stress, too. is laid
on wonderful power of Christian
counsel and ideals" 10 save the afflicted
from n life of hopeless misery. 1t will
be a helpful and encouraging book for
many who are striving to help those
dear to them who are under the mas
terry of nervousness. The aim OF the
book is TO illustrate the vital principles
of the authors work bearing this title.
OUR NERVOUS FRIENDS. illustrating
tho mastery Of nervousness. BY Robert g.
Carroll. u. D. New York: Ths Macmillan
Co az
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A Ne,C England Conscience

Margaret Delsnd's novelette,, The
Promises of Alice" is the story ot a
New England conscience. Alice is the
daughter Of Vermont clergyman whose
mother was grieved because her father
would not go TO China as a missionary.
When the child is born she dedicates
her to the missionary service. As the
girl grows her father jocularly calls her
Samuel. She promises her mother be-
fore she knows what it means that she
will be a. missionary. but when she gets
big enough to understand the situation
she secretly breads what is before her.
As she has given her word she thinks
she must keep it. Just about when she
Ia ready to start her mother dies. and
she breathes a sigh of relief when she
Is told that she must now remain at
home as long rs her father needs her.
Then n childhood playmate appears: the
two fall in love and finally marry. The
girls cOnsricncc continues 70 trouble her
and she finds no relief until she gives
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eight years old. he went to London as
the junior partner in the firm that had
employed him in Australia. 1t once
more sent him TO that country. After
accomplishing his work there in seven
months. he returned to London, where
he became managing director or chief
consulting engineer of score OF min
ing companies. One of his large un-
dertakings was in the Ural Mountains
in Russia, whcrc the mining company
sustained population of 10 900. The
company was bankrupt. Hoover restored
its solveuCy. aud raised the big popu
latiou from poverty TO comfort. In
Burma he took hold of a deserted mine
in Jungle and made it the foremost
producer of its kind. He had to build
eighty miles Of railroad and organize
at the mine everything needed for its
working. He had 10000 men working
for him during this period. In 1914.
when the war broke out. he and his
associates had in their employment
about 115 900 men. for he had risen
from n mining engineer hired by re-
taincr into au owner of mining enter
rriscs. He has maintained an office
and office staff in London. New York
and San Francisco. and before the war
it was his custom to make frequent Wis
its to these Offices. as we'll as to his Lon.
don office He had house in London.
but his family also frequently came to
America. so that he has not been out of
touch with this country at any time.
Indeed. he is a trustee of Leland Stan Z.
ford University and has given Il course
of lectures there on mining engineering
and repeated the course in Columbia
University in New York. He has long
been widely known among the men OF
his own profession in America.
Mr.. kclloggs book makes it clear
that Mr.. Hoover has not been out of
touch with America. as has sometimes
been asserted, but that he has been
active in American business affairs as
well as in business affairs in other parts
of the world. The views of Mr. Hoover
on various topics are contained in four
appendices.
HERBERT- HOOVER. The Man and Ills
Work. BY Vernon kellogg. New York
u. Appleton & Co. 81.
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HERBERT HOOVER'S
BIG ENTERPRISES
When the Var Broke Ont He and His association Wert
Employing I75,O0O Men-4 Nine O,cner
Well as Engineer

When It is said that Herbert Hoover
is successful mining engineer who
has had charge of large operations out e.
side of the United States and that he
was in charge of the relief OF Belgium,
most of us have exhausted our knowl.
edge of the details of the life of one of
the most conspicuous men in the world
today.
Those who read what Vernon KOl-
logg has written about him in Herbert
Hoover. the Man and His Work. will
enlarge their knowledge of the man
and their appreciation of his abili-
tics.
Mr.. kellogg. who was professor Of
biology in Leland Stanford University
when the war began. aud later was as
sociatcd with Mr.. Hoover in the work
OF Belgian relief writes from init
mate personal knowledge. What he
says can therefore be regarded as au-
thentic.
He tells us that Mr.. Hoover was born
In Iowa of Quaker parents that he was
early left an orphan aud was brought
up by relatives. He worked his way
through Leland Stanford University and
when he was graduated began to work
in a mine in the West After staying
there two years he had learned all there
was to be had and went 10 san Fran
cisco and applied for a position In the
office Of mining engineer. As there
was no other opening. hr began to work
as an operator of a typewriter. He
soon convinced his employer that his
knowledge of mining was too great to
be wasted over typewriter. In the
course of time he was recommended to
a British firm seeking an engineer Ia
take charge of mining operation in
Australia. lie not only made its mine
profitable but he opened for it new
mine which proved TO be very rich.
When the new government in China
sought a director of mines, Hoover was
recommended for the post, and accepted
Il and held II until the Boxer upris
ing. In 1902. When he was twenty
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FICTION OF ALL SORTS
Nouels Craze and Gay to Suit
Readers Moods

Arthur Somers Roche has made an
advance over his previous fictions in
Uneasy Street" which Is a mystery
novel. yet something more than that.
1t is a speedily moving story Of involved
plot and dramatic action and. too. it
is n moving picture Of New York in
one of its environments and phases OF
life. 1t puts into print Broadway--a
broadway that has passed temporarily,
maybe permanently. The situations are
plausible and the characterizations well
done.
Barry Leroy" is the newest his
torical novel from the pen of II. G.
Bailey. whose THE Highwayman" and
"Thc Gamesters" won favor Of the null
titude of readers who like period fic-
ton. The titular hero is an Irish ad-
vcnturcr in the service of France, like
many Of his exilcd countrymen from the
flight of "the wild geese" after English
conquest Of Limerick. ''the city of the
Violated Treaty. up to Napoleonic
times. 1t is this last era that provides
the period for Mr.. Bailey's book. Ma
poleou is n prominent parsonage in the
story and the hero's lack OF fear Of the
Little Corsican brightens the pages.
Admiral Nelson is another prominent
figure. Napoleon's abduction and cx-
ecution Of the Due d'Enghien is part
Of the historical substance Of the mar
rative. With such material, and a
quantity witty. courageously daring
hero and lovely, whimsical, wayward
heroine. it will be small wonder If this
novel is great success.
Outside Inn" by Ethel NJ. Kelley,
is n charming novel of sentiment, ro-
nance and humor for early summer
reading. Somebody has said Of Miss
Kel!ey's book that Outside Inn" is
more than n restaurant, it's an institu-
ton. 4 course of true love that doesn't
run smooth. big money and some ex-
citement are the ingredients. The
writer's touch is light but firm. her
sense of Characterization is keen and her
dialogue is crisp, spirited and often
witty.
Rebels" is a fact story. moro real.
istic. but no less absorbing than fiction,
of an individuals plunge into anarchy
and dash out again. The story is told by
the girl in question, Marie CAM, who
writes it in collaboration with Nat j.
Ferbcr. 1t is dramatic narration Of
life in New York's lower East Side-its
hardships. its actualities, its dreams,
its ideals, its mistakes, its resentments
and its rebellions. The central figure
is such a rebel against the constraints
and unevenesses of society. She became
a Socialist. a labor organizer, an an.
archist. and then restoration to saner
ideals for individual happiness and pub
lie veal. through participation in the
| great war.
RARRY LEROY. BY H c. Bailey. New
York: r. p. Dutton 4 Co.
! REBELS. BY Marie CAM and Nat J. Ferber.
New Work: Dodd Mead Co.
| UNEASY STREET BY Arthur Somers
Roche. New York: Cosmopolitan Book
oUTsPPpE TTPPfTs'I2HN iNN. BY Ethel NJ. Kelley. Indian
| nrolis Robbs Merrill Co.
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to the missionary cause n. beQuest Of
$4,000 that has unexpectedly come to
her from an uncle. As it's income will
90 far toward maintaining a missionary
in her stead she becomes a normal young
woman. and the story ends happily. One
could draw all sorts of morals from the
tale. but they are all so obvious that
it is not necessary to call attention to
them.
THE PROMISES OF ALICE. The romance
OF New England parsonage BY Mar
garet osland. Nuw York Harper Bros.
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Arsene Lupin Again

That Superman of mystery fiction,
Arscno Lupin. rcncws acquaintance with
tho many who admire his nouchalenre,
ingenuity, ingPnuousness and hardi-
hood The temperance is in The Sc
crpt of Sarek," which advances even
the notable prestige OF Maurice Leblanc
for this sort of thing-the out and out
mystery story Of intricate plot, surprise
denouement and much raising OF goose
flesh on the reader. It's no exaggera
tion to say that it will keep the reader
guessing till mathis rings.
THE SECRET OF SAREK. BY Maurice
Leblanc New York: The Macauley CO.
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Hudson With sewiek Pictures

Z. T. Dutton 4 Co. have taker
over from Mitchell Kennerley W. H
Hudson's adventures Among Birds
and are preparing It for early publica
tion in new edition entirely reset
and copiously illustrated in a most in
teresting way with bird pictures re-
produced from that British classic OF
more than n hundred years standing
Bewick's British Birds"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA

''The Heiress," three -act play will
be given by the Greystock Dramatic
Club, this evening in the Parish build
ing of the Church of the Holy Apostles,
Twenty first and Christian streets,
which will be followed by dancing. The
cast is as follows: Miss Margaret ].
Moore, Miss Frances Il. Williams, Miss
Sophie Oberhuber, Miss Elizabeth M.
Wilson, Mr.. Ralph Folwell, Mr.. Robert
H. Davis.> Mr.. Robert r. Moore, Mr..
Andrew Hall, Mr.. David Chapman, Mr..
James Scott. Mr.. James Grier, Jr., Mr..
Thomas e. Taylor. --r
Mr.. James Dowling, of 1882 South
Bancroft street announced the wedding
of his daughter, Miss Margaret NJ.
Bowling, to Mr.. George w. Bayard,
of 240S South Isemihger street. The
ceremony took place in st. Andrew
Roman Catholic Church, New York.
Mrs. Cadwalder Evans Franklin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph j.
Grover, of $3.50 South Fourth street, en- :
tertained the members of the Verbena
Club at her home on Saturday evening.
Her guests included Miss Elizabeth
Renner, Miss Amanda Stranahan, Miss
Bessie II. Harvey, Mrs. Albert ALI
bright, Mrs. Michael Pessalano, Miss
Ethel Kern, Miss Carrie Allen, Miss
Lola Mickey. Miss Rae Gomard and
Miss Louise Harbauer.
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ALONG THE MAIN LINE

Mrs. H. Gordon Smith, Manor
road, Wynnewood, is having a sewing
class at her home every Friday during
Lent for the girls of All Saints Church.
Wynnewood. She will be assisted by
Mrs: Langdon Lea. Mrs. Roscoe II.
anthony, Mrs. William s. Stephenson.
Miss Martha Payne, IS Manor road.
Wynnewood, gave Valentine lunch :
con, followed by cards on Saturday.
Her guests included Miss Elva Nc
lowell, Miss Muvina Holcomb. Miss
Margaret Osborne, Miss Francis Powell.
Miss Louise Williams. Miss Isabelle
Fowell and Miss Dorothy Nebel.
=, Mrs. Raymond s. V. Jones. 2O5
Hrayling avenue, Narberth. will enter
tain her Bridge Club on Wednesday
evening. Her. guests will be DR.. and
Mrs. Edwin G. Town, Mr.. and Mrs
Hunter Mcdowell and DR.. and Mrs.
Harry Hartley.
Mrs. Harold NJ. Treen. % Elmvood
avenue, Narberth, entertained the fol-
loving at bridge on Monday afternoon ::
MRS. Harry Hartley. Mrs. Fred War
ner, Mrs. Horace Moore, Mrs. G. B.
Sefton, Mrs. C. William Close. Mrs
Raymond Jones, Mrs. Hunter Nc
DoWell: Mrs. Thornton Grugan. Mrs.
I. b. kingsbury, Mrs. Hunt and Mrs.
Fannie Atherholt.
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C. P. |. INSTITUTE
HOLDS ANNUAL BALL
Many Handsome Gowns Worn
at PhiIopatrian Ball in Belle
vue-Stratford

The Catholic Philopatrian Literary
Institute held it's annual ball Last last
night at the Bellevue Stratford. The
ballroom was handsomely decorated
with ferns. palms and fresh flowers.
Mrs. Thomas +. McNichol. whose
husband, Judge McNichol, was chair
man of the ball committee, wore
charming gown of white silk embroidered
in gold with crystal lace and shoulder
straps.
Mrs. Frank r. Dunlap chose black
satin gown draped and trimmed in opal
escent headings. Her daughter. Miss
Sara V. Dunlap, wore a gown of 1tal-
ian orchid satin and orchid silk net,
trimmed in silver cloth, and Miss Cath
crime G.. Dunlap appeared in fetching
gown of pink pussywillow taffeta.
Mrs. Henry Bergman, Jr.. wore a
low cut French model gown Of cloth of
silver. veiled with black chiffon and
studded with silver and. emerald beads.
The girdle was low draped and of green
chiffon. She entertained her sister, Miss
Lucy Manor Cowen, who recently re-
turned from Beunos Aires. Miss Cowen
wore a rose colored sequin gown.
Mrs. William f. Moran appeared in
gown of cloth of gold relieved with
rose color and trimmed with ostrich.
Her ornaments were diamonds and
pearls. 49,.
Mrs. w. J. Deany and her two
daughters were another charming group.
Mrs. Delany was charmingly gowned in
heavily beaded heliotrope charmeuse.
Miss Mary Delany wore an attractive
creation of baby blue satin with silver
lace and Miss Agnes Delany wore a
gown of yellow Powered silk chiffon
trimmed with jet. 49,.
Miss Margaret r. Whelen appeared in
Delft panne velvet gown trimmed with
silver ribbon and French flowers. Miss
Agnes T. Hickey wore charming gown
of black net with a satin foundation and
coral ribbon streamers at the waist.
Mrs. II. Bart McHugh wore black
net gown over black satin with a black
jet tunic. Her daughter, Miss Kath-
ryn McHugh, was in gown of tur-
quoise blue taffeta and tulle, trimmed
with silver lace and silver rosebuds
Mrs. John J. McGuirk appeared in a
gown of black satin with a black let
tunic. Miss Helen McGuirk wore a
gown of white charmeuse with a hand
embroidered Russian blouse and an ac-
Gordon plated skirt.
One charming group consisted of Miss
Eleanor Conner. who wore gown of
black jet embroidery over old blue char
ihcISN NhlSo lltltu VINO
was wearing a Nile green changeable
gown with flowers in natural colors in
applique over the satin skirt: Miss
Pauline Dougherty. who wore gown
Of orchid taffeta trimmed with ostrich
tips. and Miss Rose Pound, who wore a
gown of orchid taffeta trimmed with
rosebuds.
Mrs. James l.. Flanagan made a
charming picture in a gown of peach :
colored taffeta with an overdress of
blue net trimmed with French flowers.
Her sister, Miss Dorothy Power, wore
gown of coral colored charmeuse en- :
broidered in sequins
Mrs. Daniel, ]. Kennedy appeared in
a gown of gold beaded material over
pink taffeta and Mrs. II. F. Stein wore
a gown of blue and gold brocade. Miss
Helen M. Feighan wore a gown of white
taffeta and point lace. Miss Alma M
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Miss Marian Miller and Mrs Edwin n
| Maize. ,Jr., of Baltimorn

Miss Marian Miller and Mrs. Edwin r
Maize, Jr., Of Baltimore.
Mrs. Edwin r.. Maize. Jr.. who was
Miss Marian Gill is coming up from
Baltimore for the entertainment of tbe
High School Club and with Mr.. Mat,
will spend the week end with Mrs
Maise's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Gill. They will entertain at cards on
Saturday evening with the following
guests, Miss Edith Comfy Miss Anna
Kimball, Miss Marian Croft, Mr.,
Stewart Unlsles, MIR. Clifford Reese and
Mr.. Louis Van Thuyne.
Mrs. Ella Shaw will entertain the
following at bridge this afternoon, Mrs.
Jacob Schreiber, Mrs. Louis Weber,
Mrs. Franklin Hoover. Mrs. Edwin
Lloyd. Mrs. Alexander Reinecke. Mrs
Ira G. Keller and Mrs. George Miller.
Mrs. William f. Duke, 451S North
Carlisle street, entertained n number oi
her friends at st. Valentines caro-
party Saturday evening. The proceeds
OF which will be used for the benefit oi
the Logan Post No. 3I6, American
Legion.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Hamilton, Of Nort(
Fifteenth street, are spending few
weeks in Lakewood.
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DELAWARE COUNTY

Mr.. j. Frank Black, of Chester, will
leave in a few days for Florida, where
he will join Mr.. William B. Broomall
who is'spending month there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Hershey, of
Wallingford entertained the Fort :
nightly Club at dinner on Saturday
evening.
Friends of Mr.. J. Lord Rigby. of
Media, will be glad to know that he has
recovered from his recent illness.
The New Century Club. of Chester,
had Burns program this week in honor
OF Robert Burns's birthday. DR.. John
Dennis Mahoney, principal of the West
Philadelphia High School for Girls.
made an address on "The Songs OF
Burns"
The Mems Club, of Media, will give
card party and dance on Saturday
evening. Mr.. Frederick Fairlamb, Mr..
Arthur w. Warner and Mr.. Howard
k. jackson comprise the committee in
charge of the affair.
The Woman's Club, of Ridley Park.
will entertain Mr.. A. Hunt Vautier at
their meeting today. who will give a
talk on Current Events" In the
evening there will be community
meeting at which Miss Florence NJ
Dibert. the president of the State Fed
Grafton of Pennsylvania. and Miss c.
,Iessica Donnelly, the women's commit
tee secretary, will talk on Prices"
Mrs. Bernard Taylor has returned
to Fort Worth. Tex. having been called
here on account of the illness of her
father, Mr.. Samuel Heyse, of West
Amosland avenue, Norwood. Mr..
Heyse's condition is improving.
Miss Caroline Lewis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Lewis, of West Wi
mona avenue, Norwood, will spend the
week end at Oyster Bay, L. I.
The Junior Century Club. of Glen
olden, will hold a dance at the Crafts
man S Club, Drexel Hill, on Saturday
evening.