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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
The story Of a Social Climber Has a
Lesson for the Reporter Who Would
Know Society as II Really Is
by SARAH ID. LOWRIE

COME of us were discussing a new novel
~ the other day. The situation about
which the plot centers Is a possible one In
any country, but perhaps Of more frequent
occurrence in this country, because In this
country we have no caste system as In older
and more organized civilizations. so that 1t
is not unusual for children to belong or
to wish TO belong at all events to n differ
cnt stratum of society from that of their
parents.
1t happens just as often that they wish
to drop from their parents dull, conven-
tional layer to somewhat more lively or
easy going group, as that they wish to climb
into better and more Intelligent group. IL
the novel the girl in the family wished to
climb and the son wished to drop. The
parents were willing to sacrifice everything.
even honor to help the climber, and
naturally resented the boys seeking lower
level.
Tn this country, of all countries the desire
l. to better oneself should be recognized uS
natural and laudablc. To better oneself
financially and not socially is also quite
generally recognized as very stupid stop
ping short of the best. II good food and
good clothes and good books and good houses
and good travel and good pictures and good
shows are worth working for, good. intelli-
gent group Of friends is even better worth
seeking and finding. And, generally speaking,
the most public minded interesting, sub
stantial, well organized, for work or play,
group of men and women and young per-
sons Is to be found in what in general
way is called society.
Being responsible, being substantial and
being persons of the same general tastes
aS to the comforts and necessities of living
and most of the embellishments and having,
to a larger or smaller degree the means of
carrying on that life, they naturally form
a group.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31

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lizard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
SHORT CUTS

General Humidity had high old tim.
| HeSterdnY -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31

WHAT we were discussing about the new
w book was, whether he had made 1t plain
why, with all her struggles and sacrifices
and all her parents struggles and sacri-
fees, the girl had failed to obtain what she
desired-a recognized place in the group
called society. 1t seemed to some of us
that another such girl as she reading the
book--and there will be many such girls and
such mothers who will read the book--miglt
miss the point and never know why she
was such n failure. They might even sup
pose that she was failure because she
wanted to climb, whereas she was only n
failure because she did not understand the
group she was desirous of climbing into.
And it very often happens that men and
women, but especially women, do take a
great deal Of trouble TO be one Of n group
of persons whom they do not understand
and whose intrinsic qualities they very
much underrate. So that If they fail 20
associate themselves with these men and
women they are apt to take it out in calling
the group n snobbish one or selfshly eX-
elusive one, whereas-n this country at least
the best society is neither snobbish nor
exclusive. Any one with similar tastes can
be one of it. and no one with dissimilar
tastes can find comfortable or lasting foot
ing in 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31

Tn THE novel the girl and her mother
L failed to comprehend what those tastes
were.
1t was like playing a game of truth and
getting high marks for just the wrong
qualities. 1t was like telling q story that
you meant to entertain Il crowd with and
offending the important persons in the
crowd by the things you thought were funny
and they thought were cruel or lies or
broad" or irrevercnt.
The persons discussing the novel thought
that it was n very we'll observed episode and
an almost cruelty true picture of one side Of
American life, but with the moral blue
penciled out.
After all there is no use looking at
cruel picture of failure unless it is plain IT,
every one at what point it could have been
made success and above all why it was n
failure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31

TNIIIS autumn, for instance, the society
J. reporters will have Il great deal to say
about the entrance into society Ot ;he girls
who are called the year 'dcbutantes.' They
will catalogue the teas and the dinner
dances and the bulls that are given for these
young girls and try to get lists "f Their
fellow guests and their prospective huNtH for
the public to read over. But this form IT
entertaining is in reality of the least i'm
pOrtaut that society does and lIltr the most
stupid and pcrfunCtory, and only very young
girls and boys and fcW immature older
men could endure it five nights in succession,
let alone for Whole scdslH
The really important thing for those
youngsters just out Of school is rtat they
should begin to be responsible members Cf
the group as hOstesscS prHcticing hospitality,
as leaders initiating various actiYs les. civic,
religious, philanthropiC, cultural or athletic.
They have to see how things are done in
a large way and in public way, for many
of them, perhaps most, Will have eventually
to work in the public eye.
The balls and teas and dinners are sup
posed to give them an idea how hospitality
is uracticrd on large scale and the ut
homes and the unchcons and small informal
things are supposed to show them how 1t is
practiCcd on Il more intimate scale.
But the other part Of their training. how
to become responsible citizens and Churct
members and phlanthropic workers, has to
come next and Is actually more important.
lnCN iCel IL SO themselves anu nave hCtuullS
invented Il kind of coming out party" into
that part Of life which they call the Society
Of tie Junior League. Branches of the
Junior League are to be found in many
great ccnters of society and the league
branches are run by persons who have them
selves been recent dcbutantes and, therefore,
understand the girls and their needs.
NTOW if the clever society reporter should
~ take this side Of girls coming out and
study that league with care and emphasiH"
what it makes important to its members, the
publc who read the illustrated Sunday sup
| Elements would have quite another and much
| trucr idea Of what are the essentials to the
group that is called society than whnt gen
! orally comes under the heading Of Society
Day by Day" or "'Thr Doings Of Vanity
| Fair" or "'rhc Smart Set.
Onc of two things would inevitably folio v
for girls Of the type in the novel: she would
either comprehend the real doings of society
! and Gcspisc the fake ones or she would be
| bored at the real dOingS and prefer to stay
| where she was In any case she would know
taking would neither get one there nor keep
| one there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
Chairman Underwood
Tells Of Great Need In
Near East

ATLANTA, Jan. Amy family
pr any individual that can entertain
an automobile, even in the most con-
|Servatlve manner, can afford to en-
pertain an invisible guest" a starry
ing child of Europe according to a
computation may by E. Marvin I'm
Ederwood, state chairman for Geor-
=gia of the campaign to furnish food
10 100000 boys and girls across
f q water who will die of starvation
!. SIS America bridges them over I'M
next harvest.
sA west operating cost have
ever heard mentioned" said Chair
Nnan Underwood today, in regard to
AN automobile, 'was from $40 to SIS
a month. Any automobile being OPP
grated that cheaply is necessarily a
email car operated without chauf-
IL eur. The money expended in the
operation of small car, without a
chauffeur employed principally in
-aking the family to ride, would if
pet aside for one month save the life
sp ia starving child in Europe. The
European Relief Council is not fur
nlshing the children three meals a
pay. 1t is furnishing them only the
margin between what they have and
what they are obliged to eat if they
pre- to live. Their own countries are
Sioing the utmost to save them, but
their resources are so limited that
Hhey cannot possibly supply a COM
plete living ration for these pathet-
&c and pitiful war orghans. .
State Chairman Underwood has
made some other very interesting
computations for the purpose Of
Showing that people of moderate
means can contribute enough to save
hundreds of children.
For example
A salaried man is in the habit Of
spending fifty cents day for his
Yuneh downtown. By substituting a
package of peanut sandwiches, a
glass Of milk and a piece of milk
chocolate, all of which would cost
klim twenty cents or less, he could
save the thirty cents a day for six
slays in the week, or twenty-four days
An the month, amounting to $7.20,
as contribution to the relief Of
The starving. children Of Europe. And
every contribution of $40 will save
.he life of one child. And the man
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
UrTuEsDAY, IA, barry 4 1szr.sa.
FEED A SPOTS M ..1 n YOU'D J:
- .,s NJ ordinary fifty cent lunch
HOrs much n .,li...

fsent they would get for the
ordinary fifty lunch. s'
"We have been hearing a good deal
of talk ab6dt depression said
Chairman Underwood today, 'sbut
not many people are going hungry.
We still lhave enough to eat three
meals a day, wear good clothes, ride
in automobiles, and otherwise enjoy
the comforts of life. Nobody is ask
ed to put himself on hunger ration
to help the starving children of Eu-
rope. We are asked merely to give
a little out of our abundance that
they may live, No man or woman
would sit down and eat meal with
a starving child on the other side
of the table without dividing. All of
us. | believe, would give the starry.
ing child the major portion of what
we had. We do not see or hear the
misery of those starving millions
across the sea, but we know they are
starving. Let us divide with them. ="
- In reply to scores of inquiries,
Chairman Underwood requests that
contributions be sent either to him,
as chairman, or to Joseph A. McCord
as treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04


to the form of government, bat ra-
ti1er is accounted for on the ground
that here has been developed nleas-
ure Of cooperation between sthe@citi-
IONS and the officials that is unique.
In meelng the burdensonle and
complex difficulties .crea1ed by the
rapid shrinkage in the purchasing
power of the dollars, the commits
sieners of Birmingham solicited and
received the cordial cooperation of
Birmingham citizens. In other
words, as one official expressed it,
eve have here the results of the
commission Hlan shade pe9iect. by
the cooperative plan"
'sThe cooperative spirit that has
beef developed in Birmingham by
this policy Of letting the people know
what is going on at all times and by
soliciting their cooperation in all
important matters. has made possible
some great forward movements that
otherwise would have been jmpossi-
ble," said Dr. N. A. Barrett, presi-
dent OF the commission. ''For in
stance, the people have voted in ia
vGr OF 5 mills additional tax for
schools and other municipal purpos-
es; thereby offering a permanent
solution for some very trying prob
lens. This increased revenue be-
comes available this year.
For New Schools.
The people have also voted 81
100000 of bonds for new schools and
other public buildings, thus demon
strating that once they understand
the needs Of their city they are ready
to respond. Without this intimate
knowledge Of their own government
al affairs, the remarkable co-opera-
ton the governing body has receiv-
ed would have been. impossible, |
am convinced that the best thing we
have done has been to take the people
into our confidence at all times, and
it is to the spirit of cooperation
that this policy has brought about
that I attribute such success as we
have enjoyed in meeting extraordi-
nary problems under unusually try
ing conditions"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
CITY DEBT-FREED
BY COMMISSION
Modern Form Proves It's
Worth In War inc
Test

BIRMINGHAM, Jan. 4. - With
the dawn of the New Year the City
of Birmingham announced that i.
had closed three strenuous years with
a balance on the right side of the
ledger and with a record of having
wiped out debts amounting to $207,-
600; this in spite. of unprecedented
increases in the cost of labor and
materials and demands upon the re-
sources OF the licipality.
In accomplisi these things We
have hung up a cord we believe to
be unequaled among American cit
les" said H. S. Ryall, clerk of The
city commission, and he challenges
other cities for a show down.
The financial showing made by
Birmingham is claimed to be all the
more remarkable because the tax
rate has baen the lowest among
American cit'es, being only 81 on the
500 of assessed values, and only
SO cents Of this 81 being available
for general municipal purposes. OF
the remainder, 80 cents goes to
schools and 20 cents into a sinking
fund.
The amount "to the good" with
which Birmingham closed each "war
year" as follows: 1918, $4,000, II;
1919, $130,905.24; 1920,$40,588.46.
AS explained by the commission
ers these results were obtained by
strict adherence to the policy of MAX
ing the public dollars go just as far
as the skillfully managed private dol
lar. Every unnecessary expendi-
ture was eliminated, and every re-
source of the city was placed where
it would do the most good. EXpend}
lures for fire protection, for the pro-
lection of the public health and for
educational purposes, were increased
generously, while appropriations for
things net SO essential were held
down to the minimum.
The Test Applied.
The test applied to every appro-
priation was this:
'Is this investment necessary to
the proper functioning of the gov
ernment?" If the proposal could not
stand this test, it was not made.
While the claim is made that Bir-
mingham has the most efficient form
Of government yet advised, the five
commissioners plan, full credit for
what has been achieved is not given
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
'SLEUTHS RAPED
BY GRAND JURY
Atlanta Detective De-
partment Comes In For
Sweeping Charges

ATLANTA. Jan. A declara-
ticn that the removal Of the three
of; rs at the head of the detective
dora tment IS imperative, based IN
tie i.elief of grand jurors that. these
otiicsar ate incompetent, or guilty Of
COMFY nee With criminals; plea
that the Atlanta police force be in
vestigated from top to bottom"
looking to the establishment of a
new police system and the intima-
ton that Floyd Woodward, declared
to be the brains" of the big wire
tappers syndicate, enjoyed police inn
munity, are startling features of pre-
sentiments just returned by the grand
jury that has had under way the
sweeping probe of the wire-tappers,
gamblers and bunco men.
A. Med. Wilson, Atlanta business
man, was foreman of the grand
jury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
Of Crooks
AT Work Barred

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Motion pic
lures portraying criminals at work
have been barred in Chicago, it be-
came known today. Chief Fitzmor-
ris' announced that three weeks ago
he issued orders to movie censors not
to issue permits for any photo-play
that showed crime committed, al
though the end of a picture might
show criminal in a cell. The order
became public when three youthful
robbers, following their arrest, said
their crimes had been inspired by
"crook" moving pictures. "
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
Health Report Wins
Bond Commentator

DR.. B. +. Bond, county commits
sioner Of helath, is feeling rattle elat-
ed at letter received Tuesday
morning from Atlanta as follows:
Georgia State Board Of Health. Of
flee ofSecretary,
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. s, 1921.
CDR. B. F. Bond, Commissioner of
Health; Americas, Ga.
Dear DR.. Bond Il have your an
nuaI report for the year 1920, and
deeply appreciate the promHsness
with which you responded at my re-
quest.
81 like your report very much. 1t
is short. but nevertheless tell the
story of what has been accomplished.
You have given me facts instead of
1ancies, and when we consider the
small budget and big territory with
which you were furnished. l feel
that you have submitted very splen-
did report for the past year.
II hope that even greater things
may be yours during the year 1921.
Yours very truly.
an. F. HAYGOOD,
Director, Division of County Health
Work"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
(.'1u1rcflNetas
MID WEEK PRAYER SERVICE
TO BE HELD TONIGHT.

.
The mid-week prayer service Of
the First Baptist church will be held
in that church this evening at Z
O'Clock instead OF Thursday night,
the regular evening for holding these
services.
1t is urged upon every member to
be present, especially noting the
change of nights, as it is the first
prayer service of the new year and
every one should begin the year
Alright.
A song service will be given, fol-
lowed by the usual devotianl exer-
cises.
There are 100000 girls between
the agC Of II and Is in the Girls
Reserve corps of the Y. M. G. A. in
the United States and Honolulu.
Chemists. have discovered that
high grade adhesive can be obtained
from corn cobs, besides almost pur,
celhilose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
Acid Stomach
For 10 Years
Now a Different Woman
sfFvPraisesE aforie

"My wife was great sufferer from
acie stomach for 10 years." writes
H. D. Crippen, "but is different
woman since taking Eatonic."
Sufferers frpm acid stomach = let
Eatonic help you also. 1t quickly
takes up and carries out the excess
acidity and gases and makes the
stomach cool and comfortable. You
digest easily, get the full strength
from your food, feel we'll and strong,
free from bloating, belching, food
repeating, etc. Big box costs only q
triae with your druggists guarantee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
Commission Form
Spreads I'm Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. A.
Changirl, over from the aldermanic
form of government to the more con-
crete and businessike comission
plan, such as Tampa VIII have after
today, is becoming the rule in Flori-
da cities and towns. Whereas there
were no commission form govern
ment cities in Florida a few years
ago, the list today is imposing, in
GLIDING Jacksonville, Pensacola, Tai
lahassee, st. Petersburg, Lakeland,
st. Augustine and Orlando, while
Tampa gets into that class today,
and other towns are preparing to fol-
low. AIMING those who are taking
stock of themselves and preparing
to follow Tampa's example are Mi
ami, Wauchula and Fort Myers.
In India, China and New Zealand
to crawl under "a briar shaped like
an arch is considered sure cure for
rheumatism, boils. whooping cough or
other ailments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04

Caste and customs of india forbid
women being attended by a male ply
sician.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-19
The Committee Appointed

We had the pleasure last week
of calling the attention of our
readers to The Royal Theatre, a
movie house, III this city con-
Quoted by whites exclusively for
the exclusive patronage OF Me-
groes. This Theatre for some
time has been tee topic of dis.
cussion among our people be-
cause of the little recognition
given those who patronize it, ex-
cept to come in great and still
greater numbers to patronlze it.
This the Negroes Of Columbia
are tired DONG and have really
resolved not to do so much long
er. For that reason we had 4
little say last week and suggest
ed that before the leading minis-
ters and business men Of the city
took any steps to satisfy the dis
satisfied public. that the minis
1ers who have the ears Of the
people appoint committee to
wait on the owner and manager
and lay bare the desires of the
reoole and if a deaf ear is given
this committee then take such
steps as the leading minds think
best.
We gladly say that in keeping
with our suggestion the Inter
denominational Ministers Union
mas appointed that committee
and the same is at work. We
hoping that this committee will
he able to make favorable re-
port back to the Union next Tues
day.
Just what the demands are
that this committee will make
we do not know but we do know
that with the men of experience
and ability among US to manage
and operate the theatre in ever,
branch they certainly should be
given positions and that the
theatre should be conducted on
high ordar. Nothing less than
this should satisfy, nothing less
than this should be granted.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-19

Let us take time and count our
human aids which are rightly to be
depended upon in their contribution to
the development OF religious growth.
We have the home, church, schools,
colleges, universities young men and
women's associations temperance
unions, hospitals and many other like
agents which are unknown to us. II
these are playing their real part in
advancing the one thing upon which
the destiny of the whole world de.
pends, why do we go mourning before
death strikes its last and final blow
But since this suggestive statement,
in the prayer referred to above, meets
the assent OF the large majority OF
those listeners it is undoubtedly some.
thing fitting about this development
Some Of these departments are evi.
IDENTIFY falling short. Upon which shall
this fault be placed? Surely the homes
are not at fault. These are the bed
rock Of any nations civilization. Here
in Is the father, priest, prince and
king, and the mother veritable queen.
The children honor those in whose
faces they first looked, above all other
as the Embodiment of purity and love.
They believe in their parents re.
ligion and every thing else until they
are deceived, then all respect and con-
fldence take the wings of doubt and
lnbelief and light upon cliff in an
Unknown region.
More anon. H. M. M.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-19

Another step toward for Co
Iumbia's colored citizenry is the
formulated llan for a large
Building and Loan Association to
help the masses. From first
hand information, this OrRaniza-
ton is a certainty and is only a
matter of time to properly or
ganize which will be done next
Thursday night. February 24th,
at Zion Baptist Church. The
capital s ock is $500 at $50 90
per share. Many have already
subscribed for shares and many
more will subscribe. This is as
it should be 1t is high time
that our people in Columbia shorld
cooperate and combine their fol.
ces if We would get the coR..i-
tion desired
The Indicator would urge every
colored man and woman to sub
scribe to the capital stock of this
new concern and help to put it
INTO operation AT once and here
after when we need money to
buy a home or pay for what we
have let's go to our own.
Let's meet at Zion next Thurs
day night.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-19

one to prohibit our women from
"grining" In the faces Of white
mon: one to prohibit white
drug stores from selling Negroes
anything. These &nd 4 few 9th.
ers. Such bills providing ample
time for the Negross to prepare
to meet THE emergency would
nc doubt bring the Negroes to-
gether ono for ell ways and make
them place the real value on
their dollars: for it seems that
they will only do what white
folks" force them to do even for
their very best interest % 4 race.
So let the bills come white
folks"