The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
Noble Army of Forgetters"

l 661D) EALLY' when you stop to INN think about 1t. you sort of
 - half way believe that Peggy means to do the things that she prom ises to do at the time, but the fact re- mains that she never does them"
 It was good old dependable Nancy who was doing the talking to Miss Lucretia"-herself one of the very best and most reliable people in the world. and so they were quite coEgenial on this subject.
 Peggy belongs to the noble army of forgetters," said the ar !ahie spin ster whom Nancy adored, 'and it's a very large and growing order re- cruited from every walk of life. Most of us are charter members and nearly everybody joins 1t sooner or later; the Initiation fee Is very small and invit- Ing and the dues still smaller"
 You really can't depend upon any thing Peggy tells you" Nancy went on. encouraged by the views aivancei by her adored Miss Lucretia," oA whom she always depended. x or instance, when a bunch of us girls got together to do some charity welfare work, re- gently one of us took the tuberculosis camp, another the Mercy Home, another the Boys Industrial School, and an other the Old Ladies' Home all of Us reported our work completed al the appointed time except Peggy, who had one hundred excuses, but not one sim gle good reason for why she hadn't Gono what she had promised"
 "Of course" Miss I,ucretia said "we have the conscienceless person with us
 always-like the poor-put I don't know after all whether this sort of per son Is as harmful as the one who just plainly forgets. The latter is about the same age as Genesis. Abraham knew him, and so did Isaac and Jacob, and all through the Bible If wo don't see him we hear the wise men and the preachers warning us agains. him. It Is better not to VOW than to vow and not pay. The River past and God forgot ten came from the lips of wise old observer who knew well hls book of human nature. We are all like rhis, In trouble we are willing to VOW Anything to make any promises of sacrifice. and when It's past and It's smooth Jail- ing again, we, too drift in and enlist with the noble army of forgetteis.
 Aren't you rather hard on us asked .ANhnCy. HcI INOubly' /
 No. indeed.' exclaimed Miss Lueretia, Benefits forgot. Why the biggest warehouse might be rented and piled up high to the ceiling-jammed out ta each windew-with the bare list of favors that have been done for people, and which they have forgotten before they turned the corner"
 T didn't know there was such in= gratitude in the world" said Marcy, se- riousiy. t&
 Do you remember the ease of ths great singer--one who is aeard season after season in New York, who was too poor to have her voice cultivated until kind friend came to her rescue and gave her the money to carry on her studies?" said Miss Lueretia, She went to Paris and came back after few years one of the great prima dennas of the world, and what do you suppose7 The story goes that the first thing sne did was to snuh her benefaetress. Ina price she paid for the insult. however, called for a reckoning of many good dollars and oents-but it is onla an in- stance of the noble army of folgetrers."
 Then you agree with the Spanish preverb," suggested Nancy?" which saysi When the broth is eaten the spoon is forgotten De you
 T don't think all eases are as fla