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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
CENTURY CLUB WOMEN
HEAR TALK ON MUSIC
Its influence i'm Americanization
Work is Discussed by Mrs.
Oberndorfer.

The music committee Of the New Cen
t1lrv Club last evening gave one oil the
most interesting programs of the season,
tba occasion being mn illustrated lecture on
m,,sic bv Mrs. Ann Faulkner Oberndorfer,
Chairman of Music Of the National Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs. Her subject was
characterization Through Music. Add
;ng in interest to the program were the
,n,,sicaI numbers presented during the
nrooram bv Mrs. Charles Griffith at the
MONO and songs by Mrs. Clarence W.
D;cLcy Mrs. Julian Adair, Mrs. Frank
REYNOLDS. Mrs Flov Booth. Mrs. +. G.
Tcgendank Miss Rarbar1 I'Bch and Miss
Madeline PYLE Mrs Leroy Work gave a
vIolin ol,IjQato and Miss Fila Pyle played
McDowcll's prelude and turkey IN
the Straw, :,
Resume of speech made by Anne Faulk-
nor Ohorndorfer. National Music Chair
man. Gereral Federation of Women s
CI,ba before the State Federation at
Nilmir gton Delaware on february !, WI
AT 70 time in the history OF the world,
said the speaker, has any nation faced
such an oppcrtunity for the development
of a ratini II art as that which hes before
American today From every great war
In the mast some one nation has ar1scn
s,,nreme in political and commercial ln'-
nortouce. Then bcgirs the development Of
Ia arts. and. IL we review the pages OF
r,,sical history. We viii find that the great
,st growth in music always follows some
creat war. Today wo fuce the same Sttta-
Ton IA America We Americans have had
he wrong attitude regarding music Tor
sc mary wears that II ia difficult for us TO
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02

grasp quickly the full realization, Of Its
power. As u nation we have treated music
as n thing apart from, instead OF part
of, our daily life. 1t is not so many years
ago that the average business man was
all but ashamed TO acknowledge q love
for music Now change has come. Music
has become q force and not an adjunct
in the life of every American citizen. ne
pre-war status of music in America WIN
never return Confuoius once said: II
You would know if country 10 wen
governed and of good morals, listen 10
It's music The folk music of any land IS It's
most important musical asset, yet 1t mas
only been recently that we III Anerich
have come to realize the wealth OF our
own folk material. We are Just bt glntll
to recognize the marvellous strei Rtn oi
our Indian music just as we are NJ iast
discovering the true worth OF the lndiaa
legends. In the native songs OF the Amen
can Negro are To be found the most N
terestiug and unique expression ever con
tTibuied TO literature and music by pfliiii-
tive folk.
"The General Federation of Women .
Clubs has pledged its support to all good
American music What are we to do about
~ Eirst we must familarize ourselves
with tho music that is being used, N
our homes, our clubs, our schools, or
churches, SUI day schools, theatres NOV
ing pictures houses; and the music TINT
i beinp advertieed in our shops, mag
azines and newspapers. Let us start \
daily music hour in our homes. An ideal
plan for community co-operatlon III
nlrthering a krrowledge of good music IN
yorlr community is the Music Memory
Contest. This should be started ~ every
community Of America by tho women s
clubs Briefly. the plan is 10 Q list the
support Of the clubs Board Of Education
Superintendent Of schools. supervisor
oC music. newspapers and music doafers
4 list of 80 good instrumental compost
tions is made. These selections should be
available on records, player-p1ano roll
ami in simple piano sheet music. which
The children can play themselves lhe
newspapers should publish the lists. an
possi bly a short ANALYSIS oi each number
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02

story-teIling % be conducted through ttc
month Of February by Mre fioy y
pootb. will be held Mr.. Booth WI
Heal With the accumulatiye mode oi
efpreason. and other phases oi the story
The next b the series ~ book tabs being
given bv Robert 81 Mcrghon ior thf
WcIlealey serni-Centeuniai Fund ~ thn
New Ce1,tlry Club viii taj.e glae' ~
morrow nftorroop ~ 8 o.clDck. The fi
probably br thc fnogt interesting. in e.
valnable series given by NJ Mef ln.
asit win deal gith book COLLECTION, ati1
viii be breezy, chaity diso"nra' ~
everything pertaining - that Art 'lf
Mershon talks have be"u rnFf .l' '
to those book lovers who hn
his lecture Its seldom - u'fH ~ n'.
knowledge Of any one subject o. -.
in an afternoon 0r evening" talk a. ~
Mershon gives llis visit has cstab' 20
II new era lor bo3< rcaI ~ HIm'
ard "a this serse. he haa acc'fnp
much whle the f0rfIf.4tc Yuca '.
new Acquaiutance hcre value "
highly the contact with fho lecturer
dcllghtiul interesting p.r.pnaitY
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
LETTERS OF TESSlE AND JOE

Dear Joe:
/ approve of your idea of exposing
the baby to music while he is very
young and thus getting his ear accli-
matized before it becomes callous. /
agree with you that my singing voice
isn't accurate enough To be much help
to him. but IIilma the new Finnish
maid has been singing some Finnish
songs to him and of course they're
just as serviceable as English songs
would be. considering the fact that the
baby don't know one language from
another and is consequently as much
at home in one as the other.
But / think the best plan will be to
buy a phonograph and in that way the
baby will become so hardened to music
that finally he will carry a tune all by
his little self. first inwardly and then
aloud. Maybe some day for all we
know he will become great composer
like Michael Angelo or John Philip
Sousa. or else compose wonderful oper-
attic selections that will be as easy as
pie for him to think up and almost
impossible for ordinary people TO play.
| went into the phonograph store to
price a few and they're pretty expen-
sive Joe. but the man told me that as a
special favor he would let me have a
500 machine for practically a mere
song namely SO a month for . months.
l don't think he was trying to nirt or
| anything either Joe. I think he really
meant II. ! imagine It must be very
! educational to work in one Of those
| phonograph stores and hear all tho lat
est records till you're sick Of them.
! The baby is asleep now in spite OF tho
| noise Hilmn is making dropping dishes
J as she dries them. Just because she
/ don't speak English that's no excuse for
! her 20 constantly drop SO many dishes is
1 II joe Maybe she's trying to speak
/ broken China Haw haw. do you sec
/ the poiut'Joc2 It's wonderful how much
n baby can sleep and still continue TO
| enjoy It. Wen Joe SO long and love
Tcssie
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
RELATES STORY TO
PLANT JUICE MAN
Wawaset Street, Wilmington,
Lady Claims Plant Juice
Restored Her Health.

The new stomach medicine Plaut lfuce
Is designed to assist mature and il IS
q remedy that put the stouacl II. pe. tet
condition thus acting directly ot I
blood. liver and Kidneys \nt aat
passes but what people cab Is tie head.
quarters of The Plant JtIcc MAJ. II the
Miller Drug Store 4al-4nb Nia~@es
street and give glowing accesu.t>I,. si24c4
statements Of how They have beer re-
stored to health hv Plant Incc
Only recently the following statement
was received from Mrs Susan + BendInc
a popular Wilmington lady. residing at
No l0l6 Nawaet street who has
wide circle Of fricuds here She saws
Il gratefully admit that | have been
rest arcd to health by your famous Plant
JWcc alter had given EIp al! hope | was
all riu down in health had no npt,t u
whatever and WAS IT, constant pam iron.
the gas n my system. | was constructed
also and ny kidneys and bladder troubled
me good deal had terrible pans il. Ilv
back. ! could not sleep AT I.ght on &C.
count 81 the pam | suffered | hs.d black
spots before nv ewes so that | could
hardly SEE anything Paut ,luice was
recommended q mc it- i friend and since
! havC taken 10 Tear honestly say that I
have 10 nore pans or achc- sleep the 1T
night and my liver and kidneys do not
bother me at ali My whole system Is
built up and strengthened and | have
fine appetite for my meals am not con
stipated any more and feel ia the best of
health and spirit full of ambition and
energy. cannot SAY too much for Plant
JWoetor hat r accomplished III my case
The Plant luic, Maa is at The Miller
Drug store 40i-4l5 Market street where
be IS daily meeting the local public ard
introducing and explaining the merits Of
this remedy Ere. samplc- given
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
URGE LEGISLATION
Continued from page 0

There has been a good deal of feeling
feeling about childre1 who have been
brought into Delaware from outside and
'fplaced" or "boarded The children'B
bureau has drafted bill transferring the
rpgponsibiIity for such children from the
State Board of Education 70 the state
Board of Charities, where its prov sion
should more readily be enforced.
Children placed 10 this State under this
lay shall he governed by he rules of the
State Board Of Cnsrities pertaining to
education, health. maintenance, etc
Another bill Of the chidren's bureau
provides that no court, organization, m
stitution, individual, or corporation,
may bind any minor TO any orga naton,
institution, individual. or corporation in
any manner whatsoever
In order T. bring pressure 70 bear me
first thing IL to 20 oftcr" the chairman 81
the committees which are considering the
bills The next IL 10 let your own Senator
and representatives feel that You are
aware Gf the pirport Of the bills and want
~ SOC them passed The third d to
spread the information you yourself poe
.a.ss ms widely as possible and make an
endless chain Of Interested people.
One of the important legislative nea-
qtire4 explained bY Mrs du Ppnt dealt
gith the appropriation the state IL asked
10 give for the purchase Of the Children s
Detention Home at 8i4 Washington
street. which has been supported by
private funds mp u tho present time
1fis the hope df the Wilmington JmVemlf
Court and Probation Association that The
appropriation will be made. and thr
oH,ros of tnatr0n and assistant matrpI
created r. Paul du Pont Is president ot
tho + association Miss Katherine Pyle
Graf vjce-preeldont Harry 4 Dpblcr
treasurer If the Delaware Trust 60, 81
Treasurer. J Paul Green Il chief proba
tlon officer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
THE GIRL ON THE JOB.
p0o SUSPICIOUS.
BY Jessie Roberts.
Copyright, 1920. by Wheeler Syndicate me

Don1 suspect the new girl at the
office OF schemes for stepping into your
shoes. or of doing you a mean trick IN
some other way.
She may not be snake IN the grass,
Give her chance.
Usually she is only too glad 20 have
cot the position she is holding. ana
only too anxious ot he friendly with the
force OF course she tries 20 do we'll.
She is new. you know Maybe she IL
rood TO look at, and you rather believe
she is trying TO vaInp tho boss, and SO
get an advantage over you VINO may
not have quite her dash or style or
blonde hair But many girls who are
mighty good 10 look at are not Valnpt
at all. but nice. attractive things whom
YOU would enjoy having as friends
She might be just the girl you are lock
ing for for chum.
II is so easy to be suspicious. and 70
give the most harmless act or word a
significance it was never meant 70
have
If YOU haven't grown too careless
with your work. there is no reason
1xhx- the boss should prefer a new
conner TO you Yet many girls appear
II think that the one thing business
man Graves is change in his office force.
He hates ii, as a rule. and would rather
put I'D with poor work than so 10 the
trouble Of finding another girl who
might do better but who would To-
new.
DO vour work well. and you need not
fear any newcomer. however spF%hlF
and lovely and up-to-dafe DO your
work badly. and your harassed en-
clover will perhaps, after long suffer
ing get someone else in your place,
But he wont want 10.
suspicion is a disagreeable feeling
not calculated 70 make You feel happy
not likely 10 improve your work, and
usually il Is unfounded. II the gin
really is trying to get your Job away
from YOU. she can't 40 ii unless you
helm her-by doing il SO poorly that
you don't deserve 10 have IL
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02

At the end Of six weeks or two months,
these 90 good compositions will be known
by every child and in every home in
your community. Then the contests
should be held, with preliminary con
tests in each school. Eight or ten Of the
compositions should be played, without
programs, the children writing down Tia,
name of the composition, composer, and
possibly when and where he lived, ard
the meaning Of the Selection The 25 best
papers should constitute the school team
and then the final contest Of teafne should
be held in big hall-under the auspices
of the cmmunity musical interests. which
the wonen's clubs have gathered to-
gethcr"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
WHY ?
wby is February End known as
aGroupdhog Day?-
Copyright. 1920. by
Wheeler syndicate. Inc.


p,oh,,,a,,- 9nd. Candlemas Day, mas
,,,o heen associated with a hummer ol
,agands and superstitions. some ot
49,, connected with Christmas. ana
.or,e with various proBnostcauoiis
co,carnina, the weather. ON CandieilitS
Eva for example, ii was formerly oe
,,a,-ed that all Christmas greens must
ba taken down, under penalty OF Nlsi'S
from, COLLINS which would mater llaii~e
from, each branch or green, whlie ''io
y,,Iatida candle had to be hGhteo on
.t{s dav and allowed to burn unul sun
set. l,.,.,,,,,,a c.
ord the grounding. however. Is 10
h. found in the Teutonlc iolhloi <
where there is the proVerp' ihe
,,..,5,,c, naeps out of his hole on
condemns Day, and when he mus
snow walks abroad: but If he sees SUI,
shining. he draws back into his hoie'
The Germans brought with th'i'' -
A,,,orica. the superstition about the
h.deor but as this animal IS htl'e
l,no,,, east of the Mississippi. the re-
,,,orsfbility for the weat ther predltuoh
bas heen transferred from its shoulders
. tbet of the woodchuck or ground
hog Farmers maintain mat me ~"
con for this is that the wooochucN
co,,es 10 look out for his shadow ana
:, ~. Co.'S II ssruttles back into his hoie'
,.,op,inr fhat il is only a temporary
meteorological change which VIII :
sDeadily followed 10y a renewal ~
u,,nter But if the day be cloudy ana
,,,,arcast then the grounding IS eX-
,,i,op4 for his winter = nap is at an
end and he feels that spring IS near
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
BENEVOLENT PIONEERS.
Class of 80 Candidates for Membership
Initiated.

The Benevolent Pioneer Literary Asso-
citation 10 its meeting on Monday eve
ring inductcd into full membership 50
mon tho largest class T candidates SINCE
the cluh orgarizatlolt. 40 wears ago This
Hounshing organization IS fast emerging
from IT'S dormarcy Of aftcr-war days and
present indications augur we'll for sue
CesSful year
The entertainment committee has about
completed auar gcucuts with officers of
the South Sidc-Fiep Athletic Club for
the second annual Tournament 70 defeud
the large silver cup Won from that club
last Year
The chaplain Of tho Piorccrs Rev
John J Connolly, agrce'.bly surprised
tho members by announcing the glt uf
two very valuable prizcs for the euchtr
"a he held tomorrow evening. They c.I.r
from the Eternal City and are splendid
specimens Of the Roman arts
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02

Perhaps you have never given the
question Of your dish drain any serious
thought. Perhaps YOU have just taken
the drain and If If it Of wood this sliding
used il without thinking that il might
be better or pondering If It was per
fectIy sanitary
However a dish drain is just one OF
the many little things about the kitch-
en- that may add 10 your work If il is
not properly constructed. II may mar
or make the perfect sanitary conditions
under which you wash your dishes.
Authorities say that the ideal dish
drain is made of porcelain. and that
wooden dish drains may in time become
water soaked and eventually absorb
grease or otherwise become unclean-
However the fact remains that . Iror-
celain dish drain beside the sink Is a
very easy place for dishes to break. The
slippery dishes are apt 70 slide about on
the drain and il Is Of wood this sliding
about does not result IN breaking. Your
wooden drain VIII do very we'll il you
see that i is protected against the ac-
ton Of water by Waterproof paint or
xarnish Of some sort. II you renew this
hard surface every three or four months
and this can be done At triding ex-
3ense, you can keep the wood ever
from becoming water soaked.
In putting Up q dish drain beside the
sink ii should always be inclined slight
" toward the sink. enough TO make
sure that p water drains OFF TO the
sink. but not enough to cause the dish
IS 10 slide of. The presence Of grooves
helps the water to drain of quickly.
Some authorities on household sci
ence say the drain should be 70 the left
Of the sink. leaving the right hand for
the soiled dishes. However you may
agree with others VINO perfer to have
II TO the right Of the sink
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
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DOROTHY s DIARY

Tuesday, Fob.I 1927 Nyroom
looks.so pretty chat . must tr -
ken of hereafter ae uy hnIdo
The nov, deck H tpo pretty inr arf
thnE
Mother I-d .ut-,. lir.r rr'i.rr
thr ,haffs vr .rrt.I h.
two or tiior t.Ir
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
H1s Mnthnd.

why do you encourage your hoy 70
send his verses 10 the magazines do
YOU want him to bc a poet
No; merely want him 10 get the CON
ceit knocked out of him. that's ALI
Boston Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
LENTEN SPEAKERS.
Many bishops Among Speakers for St
Andrews Church


Continuing each Tuesday. Wpdnes-
day. Thursday aud Friday throughout
the Lenten seasoIi. inter -douominational
noon-day meetings for men In ct. An
drew'a Episcopal Church. Eighth and
shipley streets, will be conducted Ash :"
wednesday. February Q. They will be
held from 12.30 to 12.55 o'clock
Speakers viii include bishop Philip
Cook. Wilmington; Bishop w. r. Nc
DoweI, Washington. D. G.: Bishop
Theodore p Thurstou. oklahoma f.
Bishop Robert G. lett. Virginia: Bishop
Luther - Wilson, New York Or. A. r..
fllnaalving. Baltimore. Md; Rev.
George q. Foley -. -. Philadelphia,
pa Rev Clarence r. Mccartney, PhiIa-
slefphia. Pa, Rey. Wyatt Brown. Bal
fiInore. Nd Rov 4, r Mutch. y y.
Bren Mawr. IA. Prof. Isaac =. Mat
thcWa. Chester Pa. Ikev. LicwslIyn y
Galley. Oak Lane ia. Rev T. Wroth
u u. Baltimore. Md. Prof f.. Nice
scr. n. -. Chester. Pm: Rey. Louis G.
Waahhnrn. Philadelphia and Rcv- Alex
anelet Allison. Jr.. bridgeport
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
If YOUR EARS RING
WITH HEAD NOISES

II YOU have roaring buzzing
noises ia your ears. are getting hard
of hearing and fear Catarrhal Deaf
ness 20 TO your druggist and get ]
ounce of Parmint double strength.
and ia u il pint 81 hot water
and q little granulaled sugar Take
] tablespoonful four times a day
This viii often bring quick relief
from the distressing head noises
Clogged nostrils should open.
breathing become easy and the
mucus stop dropping into the throat.
It rs easy to prepare, costs little and
Is pleasant to take Anyone who
has Catarrhal trouble Of the ears. j.
hard Of hearing OF has head noises
should give tins prescription trial.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02

There are 1000 900 Negroes In the United
s tatcs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR.
WHERE YOUR DISHES DRAIN

Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New York city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02

The Ganges is constantly changing its
channel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02

Tomorrow afternoon ~ the New Cen
tury Club the first of the CLASSES y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02

Il q q -.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
HOME ECONOMICS.
BY MRS. ELIZABETH KENT.
The Effect Of Cooking.

What does cooking food do to it?
Really. the greatest change is taking
water out of 1T, although its struc-
ture is also affected. Cooked meat
of given weight. for instance, does
not differ very greatly from >raw
meat of equal weight in nutritive
value, but it is changed in structure
and water content. There are three
kinds of change brought about by
cooking-chemical, physical and bac-
THEOLOGICAL. A chemical change is a
change in makeup. rearrangement
of molecules in relation to one an
other. like a change of partners in
an old-fashioned square dance. A
physical change is a change of me-
chanical structure. Raw foods are
formed in cellular structures, in tiny
compartments, and these cells are
broken by cooking.
. Psychological change is perhaps
the most important and complex of
stood, All raw food contains the
tiny invisible plant growths we call
bacteria. Even water under the
microscope is: seen to be full of them
Heat kills these organisms-that is,
temperature of $50 degrees Fahren-
kills them. Food is called sterilized
when it's bacterial content is COM
pletely destroyed. 1t must be re-
membered that. steriliZed foods are
easily reinoculated with new bac-
terra by mere exposure to air more
readily than fresh foods. because
they are disintegrated.
Not all bacteria in food are harm
full to man; many are helpful. indeed,
essential. Only food known. or with
good reason feared, to be infected
with disease bacteria. such as typhoid
or tuberculosis or dysentery germs,
of sterilization. Foods to be pre-
served for months must also be
sterilized, for bacterial growth
causes decay, eventually.
downright 1871
Evening star., 1921-11-28
Things You'll Like
to Make
HoA Sta


Stationary hat-stands will be found
wonderfully convenient. Get two
unfinished small hat-stands. the kind
used for displaying millinery. II you
are at all handy with tools, you car
readily make pair yourself. q
shows the design.) The top Is a six
inch square: the bottom a nine-inch
square; each is one inch thick. The
stem is about sixteen inches tail and
two inches wide and two inches
thick. The top and bottom arc
screwed to the stem. Enamel or
paint the stands the predominating
color of your room, or white or gray.
Decorate them with sprays OF tiny
flowers. Then screw them on to th-
shelf in your wardrobe. You viii
find it easier to keep your hats al
ways looking spic-and- span and you
closet neat if you have a pair
stationary hat-stands. FLORA
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-11-28
Makes a Family Supply
of Cough Remedy
Really better than feady.made
cough syrups, and saves
about $2-Easily and
Quickly Prepared.

If you combined the curative prop.
critics of every known "ready-made"
cough remedy, you probably could
not get as much real curative power
as there is in this simple homemade
cough syrup, which is easily pre-
pared in q few minutes.
Get from any druggist III ounces
of Pinex, pour 1t into q pint bottle
and fill the bottle with syrup, using
either plain granulated sugar syrup,
clarified molasses, honey or corn
syrup, as desired. The result Is a
full pint OF really better cough syrup
than you could buy ready-made for
three times the money. Tastes
pleasant and never spoils.
This Pinex and Syrup preparation
gets right at the cause of q cough
and gives almost immediate relief.
It loosens the phlegm, stops the
nasty throat tickle and heals the
sore, irritated membranes SO gently
and easily that it is really astonish.
ing.
A days use will usually overcome
the ordinary cough, and for br0n.
chitis, Group, h0arseness and bron.
chiaf asthma there is nothing better.
Plaex is 4 most valuable concen.
trated compound of genuine Nor.
way pine extract and has been used
for generations ITO break severe
coughs. @
To avoid disappointment, ask your
druggist for 321h ounces of Pinex"
with full directions, and don't accept
anything else. Guaranteed to give
absolute satisfaction or m oney
promptly refunded. The Pinex Co.
sf't. Wsyne, Ind, -