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The woman's club life Of today has
broadcpcd 50 rapidly That description
Of the ncw Womnn's City Clab Of " aeh-
ington, ~ scen by Wilmington girl, will
be Of interest to many
Nis Heath Jones, tho young daughter
Of Mir. and Mrs. j.. y. Jones Of 1915
Delaware avenue, is = pupil At National
Cathedral School in Washington, and has
enjoyed through her excellent scholarship
IN English many advantages ordinail
closed 10 one 50 young. Mise Jones hae q
decided gift for composition and her
talent is bringing 20 her opportunities TO
enjoy aorne Of the delightful things
Washington offers in club life. Tho
Wornen's City Club is very unusual in its
scopc, as the following description by
this elevcr GIL shows:
The Womcn's City Club Of Washington,
ID. g., 2Z jackson Place:
There stands, facing Lafayette Square,
largo houpe Of rather more tthn passing
interest, both AZ TO it's pnet and pFesent
history. 1t was, at ona time, the Brazilian
Embassy. Later still, while President
Roosevelt VIVA having the White House
rcrnodeled, IL served ne the temporary
executive manson Now II liz the club
house for the Womcns City Club.
The Women's City Club If Washington
should, for two reasons be strongly bound
To the women II Wilmington. Firyt. the
fact that sevcral Wilningtonians are
already enrolled rs nonresident memtcrs.
forms personal link. Secondly, the aim
and purpose Of the club Is one which
should be Of interest 70 every progressive
woman.
TIE GLIB
The club was incorporated last No
vernber, when Il was decided 20 have a
meubership of FIVE thousand. II is
scarcely four months old, and already has
four Thousand members, with applications
constantly received.
The club has not limited its activity 10
a campaign for membership; for the March
bulletin shows diversity Of entertainment
that might well do credit 20 a club Of long
standing and great influence
Tho airn OF the organization is 20 found
city elub-a social and civic tie--between
sil women Of Washington. tAll, in it's
truly literal sense.) For the dues are so
slight as to make IL possible for any
woman In government employ TO join.
IL is truly democratic, but democratic ia
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Y. W. G. A. CALENDAR.

Mondsy--i0 n. m, Board Of Directors
Wollaston Hall; $50 D. M. Friendship
Club: SIS p. m, Glec Club; 0.I5 p. m,
Whose Club; IS p. IN, Sewing Club
open to anyone.
Tuesday-i2.30 p. m, Leusen service.
Speaker, Rev. George Williams. Subject,
Jesus Scale Of Values" 2.30 d. m,
Room Registry Committee; 4 D. M,
Girl Reserve Corps, from School No. s:
4 p. m, Girl Reserve Corps, from School
No "a. p. m, Girl Reserve f.orps,
West End Reading Room: 7 p. m, Gym
nasium Class, High School lower gym.
Wednesday-io.3oa a. m, staff Meeting;
1890 p. m, LenteD Service. Speaker,
Rev. Robert Bell. Subject, THE Place
Of Suffering the Life of a Christian 4
p. m, Girl Reserve Corps; p. M, Map
doliu Class; T.30 p. m, Wapanachki
Camp Fire; p. m, Mandolin Club.
ThIrsday-I0.30 a. m, Gymnasium
Glass for Women, Peuples Settlement;
1890 p. m, Ienten Service. Speaker,
Rev. II. w. Ewing. Subject, Saved
Through Life 7.30 p. m, Industrial
Girl Reserve Corps; 80 p. m, English
Class.
Friday-l2.30 p. m, Lenten Service.
Speaker, Rev. joel s. Gillian. Subject,
Prayer and Action 7.10 p. m, Aloha
Club Meeting p m, Meeting for Girls
Speaker, Mrs. Sherwood ddy.
Saturdays .. m, ODen Party.
Unless otserwise stated u1eetir Is VIII be
asAssociation Build &, sol Market street
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SEEN IN THE SHOPS.

Black and white check is very smart
for lining capes.
A lovely roomy bag OF jade silk ID
beautifully lined with printed chiffon
and mounted on tortoise shell fxnmc.
Baby quilts, in the old ninc-pntch pnt-
tern, have the white blocks made gay by
sunbonnet babies or little flower sprays
done in simple outline stitch in bright
colors.
At a gift shop are some very new bridge
table covers Of heavy imported Saline,
in a Copenhagen blue shade, with en-
broidcry and fancy braid trimming.
Like all such covers, they tie Mt the cornors,
but these have decorative beaded cords
! dangling from the corners.
The cunnipgest childs quilt has white
background, on which are appliqued tho
"glngham dog and the calico cal" in the
materials these playthings were made Of
The little verse from Fields charming
poem is embroidered in outline stitch
beneath the animals.
Crisp organdie frocks, in vivid shades
are already shown in the shops. They
are made In simple, youthful styles, with
tticks and plaits. Some extremely pretty
ones, not Mt all elaborate, are marked
S6o75.
Long black silk gloves are shown 10 be
worn with thin sleeved black gowns
Accordion plated skirts are verv high
in fashions favor
4 little old fashioned nosegav, with a
lace paper holder, seen at a gift shop,
il really wholesome and delicious candy
and fruit, each piece wrapped in waved
paper, the soft colors shining through
like flowers They would make adorable
Easter favors They sell for 81 each.
When she has n room all her verv own.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-06
SMITH COLLEGE AND
DELAWARE STUDENTS

When Smith College was founded. in
1875, IL had an enrolment of II students.
Il now has 20I1.
In this very fret class Of Ia girls to
graduate from Smith College in 1870 thes
was girl from Delaware, Miss Molln
Adkins Of Milford, Miss Adkins is now
Mrs i. NJ. Brown and is living this
winter in Pittsburg, doing secretaria
work in the very splendid Y. w. G. A
Of that city. Mrs Brown sent a generous
contribution to the Smith College fund
and in letter TO Mrs. Thomas w vii
son stated that she hoped TO return 10
Delaware in the near future as she saws
Delaware Is becoming very interesting
10 me on account Of the ferment that is
going on there in ideas important 10 tho
good of the State"
Ii was q very great responsibility TO
start college for women IS years ago.
There was much opposition TO tho idea Of
higher education To women. There was
much prejudice against il. IL was sug-
gested that it would make women less
feminine and that IL might undermine
their health. President Sceley. who was
the first President OF Smith College and
is today the dearly beloved president
Emeritus Of the college, can relate many
amusing incidents of the pioneer work Of
college life for women.
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lives to teaching country scbools2
sTgnxyEas ar ruouspT.

lives to teaching country schools?
srznSYEss or THOUGHT.
I'VE should grit fiber into the youns
then, Some sternness Of thought, sorGe
inspiration. We are suffering far more
from illiteracy Of the moral nature nov
thar from not knowing how TO read and
write"
OF this moral iliitgracy she saws:
Some one who would write a simple
textbook on nsorals just To teach the ordi-
nary rudIments of truth, honesty and
personal responsibility viii have done a
service that would be incaiculabIe in its
effects on our civiliza ton.
THE TEXT BOOK.
Just ike any ether textbook, it should
be, with questions, ana it should be In
eorporated in the school curriculum OF
this state Shall God be dealt with in this
textbook on morals2 Not God through
the eye of any sect or dogma II / wire
writing the book | should treat God as an
organ OF the spiritual nature Of man, as
the heart is Of his physical nature.
I'D never stick 20 a creed TO the Al
mighty In the public schools.
I'D put him in whole witl, no sectarian
STRINGS tied TO Him, sir ply as the unalter-
able, inevitable providence OF mani
But | d be sure TO include God in the
textbook. because thst is what is the
matter with all of us. We think we can
turn this trek with laws that we make.
1t can be done. No man is safe under
mere laws. !.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-06
MIDDLETOWN CENTURY CLUB.

At the business meeting of the New
Century Club of Middletown, Tuesday,
it WAS decided to contribute $40 to the
Near East fund, after an appeal from
attend meeting of the Public Health
Association, to be held at the State
House, Dover, on March 10. The execu-
tive board of D. s. f. w. c., in Middle
town, will be held at the Century Club on
Thursday, March 25. Mrs George II.
Kohl viii be chairman of next Tuesday s
program. Mrs. Kohl has secured DIR.
K. W. Cooper for the speaker DR..
Cooper will give talk on literature.
This will be an open meeting.
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LOW OVER THE EYES Is
THE NEW BRIDAL VEIL

In her supreme hour the bride may look
not only Supremacy lovely, but supremely
herself as we'll Ii she be regal OF face and
carriage, eleth Of silver or heavy white
satin, fashioned after court models of a
statelier age and adorned with rich mellow
lace, is what she should choose. If she
be extremely young, or If her loveliness
be OF q simple type, the bride may wear
white Geore.tte chiffon or tulle with full
skirt and round neck, sometimes throat
high.
4 recent French bride of distinction
wore simple frock of tull over chiffon
The neck was round and almost high, and
the tulie sleeves. cut after the bishop model.
were gathered just above the wrist with
narrow white satin ribbons, which were
tied in loops
Al Of this season wells are so fastened
to the couture that the bordering scalop
shades the eyes, or are attached to a
bandeau of pearls, or a ribbon which binds
the brow. One lovely mode swaths the
brides head and chin in snowy tulle, and
wells her satin-clad figure as well in draped
floating strands of the same filmy mesh.
-Harpers Bazaar.
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SUFFRAGE LUNCHEON AT DOVER.

On Tuesday, March 9, at D. M. a
large suffrage luncheon will be given at
the Hotel Richardson, at Dover. A num-
Der of representative snffragists will be
present to hear Mrs Albert Mcmahon
and Miss Winifred Morris, delegate to
the convention in Chicago, explain the
program for the Citizenship Institutes
and the legislative program adopted by
the convention of the League of Women
Voters.
Dean Winifred Robinson OF the
Woman's College, chairman of the con,-
mittee on education, will speak on the
completed plars for the institutes for
criticism and suggestion Several of
the leading suhragists OF Wilmington viii
probably attend.
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SEWING FOR THE ORIENT.

Here 10 Wilmington there is group Of
devoted women who are sewing steadily
for the far-away hospitals Of the Orient.
This group Is the Dorcas Society Of tho
Second BAPTIST Church, who meet every
two weeks 70 rnske bandages, gowns and
other garments needed IN the Baptist
hospitals OF the Orient. Mrs Joseph r.
Weraeld, Jr., il president Of the society.
The society me: with Mrs. William Black
this week.
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DAUGHTER OBJECTS.

The little girl was feeling upset. Daddy
had spoken TO her rather severely con-
corning some misdemeanor, and she didn' I
like it.
-"Mother, was father the first man who
asked you TO marry him?' she asked.
why, yes, my dear; but why doyou
put such question:"
ooh, nothing" with a sniff; II was
just thinking If you mightn't have done
better if you'd shopped bit more first. .
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The New Colcrs.

Some OF the new color names for spring
are butterscotch brown Titan red, citron,
serpent green, Sahara, which is bright
sand color; Egypt, a gorgeous red; Spanish
leather and pumpkin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-06

Last evening AT the home of .Tr. and
Mrs. Frank Morton Jones, the Delaware
Association of College Women held o
meeting. Mr.. Jones gave veryIntenest-
ing talk on Celebration of Insects"
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You try an Every Evening want adv,
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To date total. ....... 1851 .25
Included in the Wilmington New Cen
turp Club contribution is the adoption Of
two orphans, one of whom in the name
Of the Delaware State Federation of
Women S Clubs and it is anticipated there
will be other adoptions of orphans
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Of the Woinnn's Missionary Society under
whose auspices the class is being held.
Miss Mary Mather gave an interesting
paper yesterday afternoon.
The meetings OF the Mortified League
class on Monday evenings are very
inspiring, DIR. Chas. w. Clarch being an
eloquent leader.
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You try an Every Evening want adv.
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DELAWARE CLUBS AND
NEAR EAST RELIEF

Mrs. A. d. Warner, president Of the
Delaware Federation of Women's Clubs
reports the following amounts contributed
IN the Near Fast Relief.
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The Fine Arts Exhibition to be held at
the Hotel du Pont on April II, IL and II,
IS creating great deal of interest among
artists and art lovers generally. The hang
ing committee for the exhibition has just
been named and is composed of Clifford
W. Ashley, Miss Nina Ward, Mrs. Thomas
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-06

Mrs. Alexander +. Crichton and Miss
Florence Criehton are spending several
DAYS in New York
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At Westminster Presbyterian Church
the women of the church are meeting on
Fridays for papers and study. Mrs.
William G. Meudinhall is president
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Miss Sarah Chichester went to Sandy
Springs, Maryland, today, for a visit.
Last week Miss Chichester, Richard and
Alice du Pont spent several days at
Atlantic City.
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L.R. Beardslee of the du Pont company
has been transferred to General Motors
with headquarters in New York, and will
leave soon for that city. Mrs. Beardslee
and the children viii retain their home on
Broomc street perhaps until the school
session closes, when they will join Mr..
Beardslee.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-23
Houston Gets Next Meet
Of Medical Association

Dallas, Tex.-Selection of Houston
as the meeting place of next year and
the annual election of officers featured
the final session of the Texas Eclectic
Medical Associations annual conven-
ton Thursday. motion to select
Dallas for the next meeting place was
voted down. The dates for the next
convention will be announced later.
The newly elected president OF the
association is DR.. G. \. Taylor OF
Bette. Drs. H. Ii. Hrdson o. Nc
Gregor and G. Fl. Stagner OF Waco
were chosen. as first and secOn1 vice
presidents. respectively. Dr. H. II.
Blanhmeyer of Arkansas Pass was
elected secretary and treasurer for the
fourteenth consecutive terms. These
officers were installed by Or. G. w
Johnson. acting for The ,IeSideut.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-23
CLEVELAND Wins
WORLDS SERIES
Takes Five Out of Seven
Games From Brooklyn
Team.

Cleveland, Ohio" Baseball champ
lon of the world" The Cleveland
American League club won that SUI
preme title at Cleveland Tuesday
when the Indians defeated the Brook
lyn Nationals in the seventh and de-
Gliding game OF the 1920 series by
score of 3 to 0.
The Indians won four straight
games from Brooklyn after getting
away to an Indifferent start, Cleveland
winning the first, and Brooklyn win
ming the second and third games play
ed
The new world champions Outbatted
their rivals for the seven-game series
PA to 200. The Indians got 50 hits
to BroOklyn's AZ The American
Leaguers had eight men batting 300
or better while the Nationals had only
three
Nunamaker, at bat twice during the
series, cracked out one hit and fin
ished with 500. Steve O'Neill, who
caught the entire series excepting ore
inning. had big margin over the rival
backstops. being credited with seven
hits in y times at bat. Two of his
hits were doubles He was tied with
Jameson and Bagby, teammates. and
Wheat and Mitchell of Brooklyn. with
an average of 1873. Wheat was easily
the best Brooklyn batter
Speaker led in total bases with -.
the result of eight hits. which included
two doubles and triple Wheat was
close behind with eleven bases. com
piled on nine hits. which included a
brace of doubles.
Only two home runs were made in
the series, and these by Bagby and
Elmer Smith in one game. Cleveland
knocked eight doubles to Brooklyn
five, and the Indians were credited
with two triples to their rivals one.
AS team Cleveland had the edge in
the total bases with II compared to
"a for Brooklyn. Batting honors be-
tween the johnston brothers went to
W. Johnston. He finished with an
average of l273. compared with PA
by his bre5f Jimmie.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-23
POLES AND SOVIETS
AGREE ON ARMISTICE
Hostilities to Cease at Mid
night on October lS.
WrangIe Not Included.

Riga preliminary peace treaty
and armistice was signed by the Pol
ish and Russian soviet peace delegates
at Riga at 40 O'Clock Thursday
night
The armistice becoming effective at
midnight October IS. Announcement
that PEACE was to be signed brought
crowds to the square surrounding the
Black Head House. VI. JOffe and the
bOlshevik delegation entered first, and
were followed by NJ DOmbski and the
Polish delegation About two hun
dred persons crowded into the small
room
Tired by more than five days and
nights Of almost constant work, NJ.
Joffe looked pale, but his voice show
ed no nervousness when he announced
the treaty had been completed and be
gan reading the Russian text
The head OF the soviet delegation
described the peace as "a peace with
out victory and without vanquished"
in an address before the signature of
the treaty. That describes the Riga
agreement accurately as it appeared
to onlookers. 1t was peace of give
and take, which many fear will not be
very popular either with the bolshevi-
XII or the Poles.
The Riga armistice will put the
bOlsheviki at peace with all their Bait
ic neiEhbOrs leaving the Wrangel
movement as the only great military
operation against the soviet
NJ. Joffe called attention 10 the
many difficulties encountered in ar
ranging the armistice and also to the
harmonious manner in which the dele
cations carried out the negotiations.
He also expressed the belief that the
foundation has been laid for a per.
mauent peace.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-23
Texas Wins 6O,000-Acre
Panhandle Land Suit

Austin, Tex-Judgment for the
state in its suit to recover $4,000 acres
of land from the Capitol League Synili-
cate. Mas lendered -EEidax- -hxs{us3ge
George Calhoun in the 53rd district
court of Travis County. The state al
legged this land was in excess of the
100000 acres which the state in 1884
gave the syndicate in payment for the
construction of the Texas capitol.
OF the 3.060.000 acres originally
held by the syndicate, 100000 acres
rena n, all the land being in the Pan
handle section.
According to the judgment the state
is to recover 10000 acres in one body.
to be taken from 900. 900 acres now
owned by the syndicate.
The value of the land at this time
is estimated to be at least 500 an acre.
OF a total OF 81 200 900 for 90 900 acres.
At the time the state gave the land
to the syndicate the lands were valued
at - per acre.
Suit TO recover excess land was
brought by the attorney general
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-23
MONROE GROWERS
HOLD OUT COTTON
VERY LITTLE BEING GINNEO
PENDING BETTER PRICES
DECISION EXPECTED SOON.
CROP BEST KNOWN IN YEARS
Reports From Many Parishes Indicate
That No Serious Hardships Are
Entailed Because of Movement
To Hold Cotton.

Monroe. Monroe and West Mon
roe compress and warehouse com
panies report that little cotton is be-
ing ginned now. as the farmers OF
Ouachita parish for the most part are
holding cotton until a reasonable
price may be obtained. The com
panies report that cotton brought
here by the growers is less than one
half the amount OF that for the CORE
spending period last year.
Reports from West Carroll Madi-
son. Morehouse. Union and other par
ishes inthis part of the state Indicate
that the movement initiated by the
American Cotton Association 10 meet
UNUSUAL conditions in the cotton mar
ket, the results being much more Of
feCtivs than was believed TO be posi-
BILE. The farmers generally these re-
ports indicate, win hold their cotton
for possibly two months then market
gradually Leaders in the American
Cotton Association in northeastern
Louisiana are satisfied with the way
the growers are holding back cotton.
Reports from many parishes in this
part ofthe state are to the effect that
no serious hardships are entailed by
the farmers because of the movement
to hold cotton. Crops Throughout
north Louisiana the last season we're
the best ever known.
The traffic department of the Mon
roe Chamber Of Commerce. through
II. J. Fernandez. counsel, has submit
ted an interviewing petition in the
case of the Fort Smith traffic bureau
VS.. the Arkansas Central Railroad
Company to obtain freight rate reduc-
tons on cotton-piece goods to points
in Louisiana and Arkansas on parity
with rate reductions asked by Fort
Smith and Little Rock. Mr.. Fernan-
DEE recently submitted the petition on
behalf of Monroe jobbers to the Inter
ington.
The Armour Packing Company OF
louisiana, Ltd, will begin work the
latter part of November on the con-
strutcion OF one of the most modern
packing plants ever established in this
part of the state. The company pro-
posed to build structure which.
with the machinery installed, will
cost from $3.50 900 to 100000. The
plant will be two stories high with
basement of brick and reinforced con-
crete and will be erected on Jefferson
and Sixth streets. Architects have pre-
pared plans for the new structure.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-23
GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH SKIN WHITE
Make Lemon Lotion to Double Beauty
Of Your Skin.

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces OF
Orchard White which can be had at
any drug store. shake well and you
have a quarter pint OF harmless and
delightful lemon bleach for few cents
Massage this Sweetly fragrant lotion
into the face. neck. arms and hands
each day. then shortly note the beauty
OF your skin.
Famous stage beauties use lemon
juice to bleach and bring thar soft.
clear, rosy-white complexion. Lemons
have always beer used as freckle,
sunburn and tan remover. Make this
up and try it.-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-23
so WEAK
LIFE A MISERY
Florida Lady Would Have Aching
Pains in Side, Back and Shoul-
derS.-Took Cardui and
Soon Noted Great
Improvement.

Odessa, Fla.-"AbOut two years ago"
writes Mrs. ]. u. Powell, of this place,
Il took several bottles Of Cardui as
tonic, for | was rundown in health.
in fact. 1 could hardly do anything
at all; could only drag around and
couldn't do my work.
Life was miserable to me, and
knew / must have some relief, as ]
was so very weak. l would suffer from
aching pains in my right side back
and shoulders. I would have such
terrible nervous spells. which would
come on me and l would fall down
wherever l was standing E.
MY friends recommended that try
Cardui e. I began using it and soon
saw and felt a great Improvement .
Ny appetite became good .. I could
rest well at night, and l got so could
do all my houSewOrk in a short time.
-. praise Cardui to all my friends s.
If you suffer from ailments peculiar
to women, it would be we'll for you
to give Cardui trial. For more than
forty years it has proven beneficial 10
thousands of suffering women. and
what it has done for others, it should
do for you.
Take Cardui, the Woman's Tonic
today. Your druggist keeps it.-Ad.