Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
Reviews Of New Books

"Oh. Virginia" Nv Helen Sherman Grif
fth. llustrat. 4 hy Wuanita Smith.
Philadelphia. Pa The Penn Publish
ing Co, 025 fiFoort street Price,
xl.25, net.
Virginia was IA well-mcaning, loving and
impusve little girl. who wanted to do
good. but lacked capable self-dircction, 40
that her hclpir plans occasionally result
ed disastrously to herself and others. Sho
was sadly misunderstood and the bare OF
her cxistorcc was when she was addressed
ooh, Virginia by mother
or govcrness, when her good schemes turn
cd out badly She much preferred the
nickname bestowed upon her by loVine
PLAYMATE, which was "Jinks.
In time Virginia fell under tho influence
of kindly and appicc'ftlvc woman VINO
loved and helped her, and then thu W
wore different and far more pIomisit &
\ fire and helpful story throughout
Received of the publishers.
"a Little Maid Of Old Maine" by Ahoe
Turner Curtis. Illustrated by Ellza-
beth Pilsbly phlladrlphia, Pa The
Penn Publishing Co. p25 fhhcrt
street. Price, 81 30. not
This is delightful and most interesting
story of folks who llvTd nj the little settle
mont of Mnchias, Maine at the "pouirg" :"
tho American Revolution. They wore ir'i"
patriots. with the exec ption of on" iainiiN
Two little girls, Rehncca and Anna Yes
ton, figure promIr entity, and h"pcc'a
was led into tho fatal error by her RIf'
friend of the disloyal family, by cutting
loose and setting adrift tho liberty pole.
hocauso they feared it's defiant erection
would brlnu on AN attack by the British
Bir ahe brnvclv retrieved tins error by
taking "A lot civ and dangerous Iourheyl
with her sister. to distant settlrm"nt anh
bringing back the powder a Il sh"t WITH lh'
aid of which the brave men oi MhchiHA'
under tho load of Captain oi'rnn, not
ONLY repcllcd the ltItlsh attack, but cap.
tIred the British wnr sloop. tn" hrS' f"ai
naval orgag gem. ~ ot tho Revolution
RcceIvod Of the publishers
"A Yankee Girl nj Fort Sumter" liy
Alice Truman Curtis Illustrated ~
Isabel " Galley Philadelphia, Pa
The Penn Publishing Co, "25 fIlhert
street Price. 81 so, net
This story tells the interesting ex-
pcricncc$ Of Sylvia FELTON,. little gIri oi
Boston. who was III Charleston south
Carolina. where her father was engaged IN
business. the winter and spring before the
breaking ont Of tho great Civil War y
was not pleasant for northern people
therc IN account of the bitterness Of
sectional feeling but Sylvia cafnc out very
weIl Sho made three visits to Fort SUM
tor M time when that place WAS closely
watched bv south Carolina, and at her
4
.be commander Of the fort, the bravo
Neior Anderson And she witnessed tho
hombardnent Of Sumter that started
hoRtiltics
SYLVIA and her parents. hv the KIND
Offices of good friends got away safely
before the war became general. hut her cN-
pcricuccs in thia centre of secession Fenti-
mont AZ told in this book. were unusually
interesting
Received Of tho publishers
"Chatterbo. for I92t." The only genuine
''Chatterbox Boston, Mass he
Pagr Co, ~ Beacon street Price,
81 rs, net
"Chattcrbox Is perennial In ov-
oellencc Il il unrivA'led Succeeding
annual issues but add ~ is justly deserved
reputation.
or "Chattrrbox' for 1921 4 IS only
necessary "a SAY that u has the same
splendid features of IFS predecessors. r1ch
Illustrations, timely, pertinent ana ap
propriats contents. including stories that
will both amusc and instruct the little
ones and many things IN which maturor
minds will find pleasure and information
And everything IS new, nothing from the
provious issue IS reproduced or even
rehashcd. Il is altog, thcr delightful
This annual grows in popular favor
yearly and maintains its onvlahe position
as the best Juvenile published.
Received Of the publishers.
.sThe Story Of the American Red Cross in
taly." Ry Charles NJ Bakcwcll. Illus
tratcd from photographs New York
CITY The Macmillan 90. Price, -,
net
When the Red Cross took up its war
work in Italy its permanent commission
reaching Rome December 20, 1917, y
found an appalling amount OF suffering
70 combat ltalv had hcSltated long I've
fore deciding to cast her fortune with
those Of the Allies. and her initial war
operations were very animated, also very
successful The armies of Austria were
beaten continuously and driven back
until the victorious Italian forces were a.
the Pave. with fond hopes Of pushing on
10 Vienna Then came the terrible reverse,
with thousands killed and taken prisoners,
with enormous loss of war material, with
terrible impoverishment Of the war coun-
try. and with thousands of civilian
refugees. men, women and children, who
fed before the invading German hosts,
taki,.g nothing with them. and thereby
becoming 50 poverty-strlcken that they
had to depend upon relief agencies Tor
their living
Previous 10 this disaster American war
relief work in Italy had been performed
under the auspices Of Americans living ~
that country, who promptly organized for
service under the leadership of American
Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page. For
nearly two wears the activities of this
organization comprised the only organized
American relief work IN Italy The Red
Cross sent over an agent TO make an IN
vestigation, but that took time and also
II took more time for him To return to
home headquarters and make report
Thus il was that the Red Cross Permanent
Commission was not III position To take
nm active work until December 1917.
But grandly il did It's work, and most
successfully considering the vast amount
Of labor that had to be performed. The
details Of this work are interestingly set
forth in this book by Mr. Blackwell, not IN
statistical form and data, but IN we'll
constructed, consistent story which brings
out the telling features Of the work, is
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