Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-26
Gardens Century Club.


the life Of Roosevelt wss read ny Mrs
Charles a Cant
As you ell know. Roosevelt. she
said, was born and reared In NeW forK
CITY amid c,lrroun1lngs OF wealth His
father was a man NJ means, and was
able 20 give his son every 76"a ntage
Of travel and educatiau And the home
life seems ~ have beeu ideal. IN MS
youth Roosevelt wss very d~iioste--s1f
faring erea tly from asthma His sister
nov Mrs PoblnsonD writes of him,
NV earliest irnprerrfons of my brother.
Theodore. arc of rather small patient.
punerlng little child Who. IN spite - bic
s1lfTertrga was he acknowledge head
Of the nursery lie toid endlesa BTorlos
of strange and marvellous aninsi ad
ventures in which he animals were
/ personalities quite a. vivid as Kiping
f rave 70 the world a generation later
+ IN his Jungle Book In his biography
/ he writes that his father once said 70
/ him. You have brairg but you have
i a sickly body. IN order - make your
brains bring you what they ought, you
rnuet build up your body II depends
Ipon you And, evidently his father
sound advice took effect FOR iu la'er
life he was ne picture of strength arf
Ms brains brought him good dea
when Roosevelt vaz ten hiv fatrfr
took he family abroad While there
Poosoveif kept diary J Will zi-e t-..
entrfas parie Sa- q IN the even
Mamma showed ne ne portrait
Edlth Carow and her face stirred p
ln me honealcknaev and longings f.-
tre Daat Edith Carcw was = .lr
raate ~ his sister and iater n eo..rFo
became his wife" Paris NOV
staycd in she house III la VARYING 're
day With brushing rny hair, rasnirg
my hands and thinking n f7e' harirE
a gery dun firoe
Even At nat tardcr age H. v.-
writing ard thinking
think the strongest rha-7c'ari r.e
which IL expressed IN hts tot'ers fo c's
children j. love 1--we for hls rife ais
children and hia home with AIT II 's
connections
n one letter re- speaka = H-a
r,oo4atul+ ~ bfz laar 4-vee-reart ar1
row beautif1i .he lool5ed ard hav
had ovelr waltz tv1fh ae- m .ar
tain Thaax xeRfrinR tr re white House
Yr = letter " ris Sis+er he saws .ha
children simply adore their mother ara
shev should FOR che II he most f"ta
mother r. The world
Nr and Mrs ROOSEVELT -as'e-
seem III nave beer dehgh'suilt alike
Tho rode together aI-s3 -oZethe-
wert rowing togeth.r a.d lad .hr
most pleasure IL aaea #tEg- 7of.afr
III describing AZ afternoon. ne writes
Mother and roved DIT to he end Z
IIoyd's Neck There we took our
lanch ard spent couple ri hours wrh
our books. reading 4 .irtIe and noainE
out over the Iea1ttfu. sound W
rowad hack through strange sh-n-
r.erIag sunset
.Ir writing 3s H.s eatter 2cose a.r
said ~ athrr was RI best mar
ever knew he eansalnel strength and
courage a-sa e.r.eu-s~. --rterness
anu great Inseldsnnezs tIe Touid a.
tolerate in - ,nI.drer SeIdsnness er
cruelty. ldIeueas or cowardice ri -a-
rrgthfulrass. IS sge grew der a-
made IS understand nat rr- Sam
standard ~ lean tIvt1g vas 1erla nti-'.
for the boys : for -1e gl-i~.
His k-en sense n r4mor -luv {.
rs many Il ~ .et,ers 5ie ai~ay=
wrote -n- -uaaE incidents S Hsr
everyday fr r. .ae aoSs e"at 4
school one Say ~ N,e> tn
said, Il only nad ArcaieS dIspos.tioa
ard my head. wog.dn [ he i rEert-I
Another time he writes Il ~I.e--
TN and MS Suakes. He mad been .r--
sented with three SNAKES. ana. IL
thought Roosevelt vas ha.laE an m
portant conference a, the ,Ime. Queu-
tin rushed into the room ana threN .he
snakes in has fathers ,ap. This rath,.
interrupted The conference. 80 to se-
ria Of the excitement. Eooset 81 sen,
Quentin and The snakes .uto the -sI-
IN fsrfr vs f-
we're awaiting an interview
BUSINESS 4<D PROFESSIONAL W0AiEN.
At 5he mo1thly meeting of the Business
and Professional Women Club. Thurs
day evening, a letter MAS read from he
General Committee 80 secure q new rhsr-
Ter Tor Nllmington asking ne members q
The club o i0Ia the Citizens COMMITTEE
S and Slga d petition Tor ne passage a he
new city charter Although ne rluh aad
!, already placed Itself on record As tavoring
the proposed charter. > second resolution
. was passed IudoTsIRg the h.N aS form.
lated BY he Bipartisan Commliyee Ate.
!, hearing a letter from the Delsw3go SsfetN
Council, the club endorsed the two bill
/ now before the Legislature which ~,
endeavoring TO make more stringent Law
about the securing Of automobile licenses
D and the driving Of machines
Ii WAS announced that the week q
$ April | to Is would bc National Fedora
ton Week and every affiliated club woul,
be asked to plan some activity 70 raiS,
= money for the National Federation q
Professional and Business Women Clubs
Miss RoSsel and Miss Hawkins wen
appointed informally rs committee Z,
make suggestions 70 the club.
Plans for a childrens party Oh M,
, evening of Thursday, March 5, have bee;
perfected The party VIII he held n III,
rest room Of the du Pont building snC
every club member IS asked 70 com,
? dressed as child OF any age Guests ar
also welcome Miss Helen Hart Will diFer
the games
The open house ia Mashlue lu
Birthday was q delightful occasion. b
elub room was taStefully decorated Ht
Jonqnls and pusSy-wlloWS Abou' .
a- members and guests enjoNed es. whc
was served By the hosteSSeS Nirs " q
r Lawson, Mrs J. B Morrow Mrs Hev
Iegaw and Miss Dettliug During a
afternoon a musical program Was ren
| dcred including the singing q America
the Beautiful II the evening Sever
4 tables Of bridge were made up and puuci
and waters were served
The first club luncheon WAS held Eli d
Betsy Montgomery Coffee House o
Wednesday, February 23 The secon