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clearly defined.
5. The music should be in strict
sympathy with the poem for which
it is written.
6. The range should not exceed
the interval of a tenth. (FrOm first
line C to fourth space in treble staff
is a good range for most voices, es-
pecially adults.)
T. Form-Simple, so that it is
easily learned and remembered by
audiences. Poetic, rather than
poguiar.)
3. All presidents of clubs and
publicity committees will please as
si5t in every way possible toward CIV
ing this information to all Georgians.
9. Five copies of the completed
song must be sent to Miss Ella M.
Polk, 327 Jackson ST., Americas,
Ga, by August Is, 1922, for the
use of the judges. (Note change of
date.)
10, Five competent judges from
different parts of the state will
select the three best songs from
those submitted.
IL. All manuscripts must be in
ink, and should the sender wish
them returned, sufficient postage
must be enclosed.
1t is very necessary inconducting
this contest fairly that no name or
address of any kind appear on the
manuscripts entered. This rule was
embodied in the regular rules for
the poem contest, but having been
overlooked by so many of the con-
testants, l thought best to give an
additional information, thereby
making it clearer and more forceful
chat the name and address should not
appear on any manuscript, but in a
sealed envelope accompanying it.
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Society
RULES FOR STATE SONG
MUSIC ANNOUNCED
Miss Genie Terrell, of Lumpkin, is
the winner of the state song poem
contest recently conducted by the
State Federation of Woman's clubs.
1t is gwen below.
my GEORGIA LAND"
Oh, Georgia Land, Ny Georgia Land
With pride upon thy shores / stand 4;
The wonder of thy hills survey
And catch thy song birds roundelay.
| watch the ripple Of tiny rills,
My heart with love and pleasure
thrills;
A, glorious heritage is mine,
A loyal native child of thine.
Chorus
Oh, Georgia Land! Fair Georgia
Land!
To thee pledge my heart and hand
My life, my all at thy command,
My own, dear, native Georgia Land
Thou sovereign state, Of thee | sing,
Ny highest tribute to thee bring,
For thee my fevent prayers ascend,
That God thy every need attend,
Some rarer glory doth appear
y To bless thee with each changing
year
The fairest page in history,
The one that tells thy fame to me.
For God and right thou e'er hath
stood,
Thy creed Christly brotherhood.
The world has learned to know thy
fame,
And hearts rejoice at thy dear name.
Thy loyal children e'er shall raise
Their voices clear, to sing thy praise,
In word and deed to honor thee
Thou mother Of the brave and free.
A contest for music for these
words is now announced under the
following rules:
/. The composer must be native
born Georgian, or have lived ana
been identified as such for at least
10 years.
2. Correct harmony (soul-stirr-
ing)
8. Melody must he good style,
tuneful, striking, pathetic, express
i've, and folceful. Simple, that is,
without technical difficulties.)
a. Rhythm, martial, regular and
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The judges in the poem contest
were Mrs. Oscar Mckenzie, of Mon
tezuma, state chairman of institu-
tions, Georgia Federation; Miss
Rosa Woodberry, of Atlanta, parlia-
meptarian for the Georgia Fedora
ton, and Mr.. Harry Stillwell Ed
wards, of Macon, q noted writer.
ELLA. M. POLK,
Music Chairman, Ga. Federation.
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home industries and put Georgia on
the map as a rival to California,
Texas, Florida and other great states
where home products and home in
dustries pay off the far mortgages
and enable the youth to secure the
higher education necessary to great
achievements.
MRS. B. C. KEISTER.
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today by an official of one of the in-
dependent steel companies involved
in the projected merger, that the
consolidation would be effected only
after consultation with the depart
ment of justice.
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We are open all day Sunday.
Drive by in your car and get brick
of ice cream for dinner any day in
the week or Sunday or phone GAS.
We deliver anywhere in the city.
Americas Ice Cream Co., 215 Cotton
Ave.-(s)
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LITTLE MAID-IN-uEORCIA.
THE little Maid-in-Georgia

NE little Malu-lH-Georgla
o, she has the brightest eyes,
They are clear as Georgia sunshine,
They are blue as Georgia skies,
And her roses, they are borrowed
From the Georgia sun, no doubt,
o, the little Maid-in-Georgia
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

And sprinkle in the foot-bath AL
LENS FOOT-EASE, the antiseptic,
healing powder for Painful, Swollen,
Smarting Feet. 1t prevents blisters
and sore spots and takes the sting out
of corns and bunions Always use
Aliens Foot-Ease to break in new
shoes and enjoy the bliss of feet
without an ache. adv
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Is a winsome little scout!
The little Maid-in- Georgia

The little Maid-in-Georgia
She wears dresses to her knees,
But her stockings they are silken,
Made-in-Georgia, if you please,
o, she is jolly lassie,
She can ride and She can dance
She wears dainty frocks of cotton
That her youthful charms enhance
&C. B. S.
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STEEL MERGER FIRST
WILL ASK FEDERAL. 0. K.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-Attor-
ney General Daugherty was informed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-09

In our great grandparents time,
divorce was a thing that almost never
took place in our best families. When a
couple did separate, both were disgraccd
and ostracired, no matter what their
justification for parting; no matter what
wrongs they had endured. The dl-
vorced man or woman was a parlah in
society.
In our grandparents time, divorce
was a trlfe moro common, though still
rare, and stigma still attached TO II,
and people whispered the scandal
behind their hands A woman who wns
divorced was felt somehow to have be-
drahbled skirts. and people poor
dear d" her for having been married 60 n
brute who beat and kicked her until
she could bear her spfferlngs no longer,
but they only asked her to their second
best parties.
In our time, divorce is SO common
that marriage licenses might almost as
well have return coupon attached to
them. We don't blame people who get
divorces. We don't even criticize them
for it. We are only sorry for them be-
cause they made mistake, and because
divorce means so many broken hopes
and lost illusions And so far from tho
| divorced being parsona non grata. IN
society, there isn't one Of US who doesn I
number half dozen divorced people il
our circle.
A great many people affect to find thu
state of affairs great marvel, and arr
continually asking: Why is this great
increase in divorce2 Is not humor
nature the same as ever? Do not mer
and women fall in love and mate a'
they have done since the beginning oi
time? Are not the mon of today tn,
same as the men of Yesterday Are not
women as lovable as their great grand
mothers? Why then should the marriage
bond now be made pack thread insteaC
of the steel cable it was of yore?
The answer is that men are the same
but women have changed Men still try
TO play the matrimonial game by the ole
established Adamite rules, but womel
have called for fresh shuttle and new
deal. That is the whole explanation o
the increase III divorce.
Let me illustrate il by the case of tn,
Blanks, who have just been granted
their decree absolute. There never was
more honest, honorable, upright maj
than John Blank. There never was
sweeter finer, more ~womanly woman
than Mary Blank. They were WILDLY
in love when they married. They had |
beautiful home and started out unde
every augury of success. Yet they made
shipwreck of their marriage, and Johr
will never know why, because he va
Just the same sort Of husband that al
his ancestors had been, and there wa
never divorce in the Blank family
before.
You sec, Johns great grandfather wa
one of the men who believed that MAJ
is Little tin god in his home, and that al
that his wife can ask is the privilege o
burning incense before him. So ole
Mr.. Blank was tryrant on the hearth
stone, and his wife was his head slave
She ministered TO his comfort, and Dor,
him children and went when he said go
and stayed when he said stay, and b,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-09

would I've homeless and pennless, md
so she stayed married, but she did not
bear her cross in mcekncss, and humble
ness ard silence as had her foremothers.
She fought back, tooth and nail, with
the fury of the impotcnt and her home
was battle-ground through all the years
uf her married life
John married Mary He began treat
ing her just rs he had seen his father
and his grandfather ircpt his mother
and his granddaughter but Mary belonged
TO the new generation Of women who
demand 2 square deal And when Johr
refused IT, she put on her hat, md beat
il 10 the divorce court She did not
have 20 stand tyranny and nigVard-
illness because che wns perfectly capable
Of supporting herself. and she knew that
everybody would have more respect foi
her for getting divorce than they would
for Der for living with p man who hac
killed her love md respect.
Women stood mean husbands wher
they had 20. Now they don't have
to stand them
And that's TINT about divorce.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-09
Efficient Housekeeping
By Laura A. kirkman

row of % nat, 5 orange, 2S nat, ! row
Of 3 nat, II blue. 3 nat. orange and
reverse from .. ! row Of 4 nat, 3 blne.
10 nat, 3 blue, 3 nat, orange, J
black and reverse from = ! row OF 3
nat, 3 blue, mt, 3 blue, 3 nat, q
orange, % black and reverse from
row OF G nat, blue, 8 nat, 3 blue, q
nat. orange, 8 black aud reverse
from ! row OF rat, 3 blue, nat,
3 blue, 3 nat, orange ., Z black and
reverse from .; | row Of \ nat, blue,
5 nat, 3 blue, 8 nat, 4 orange :, black
and reverse from .; row. of 8 nat, Z
blue, 3 nat, blue, nat, 4 orange >, .
black and and reverse from J row oi
10 nat, 3 blue. 1 nat, 3 blue, 9 nat, =
orange .. black and reverse from '
row Of II nat, blue, / nat, orange
| | nat, blue, III nat; row OF ~ nat
3 blue, I3 nat, 3 orange, l3 nat, 3 blue
| IL nat, 1 row Of l3 nat, blue, 10 nat
3 orange, l5 nat, blue, IL mt.
With natural color work ] row q
| c in each c; 2 rows Of black,
row Of green; ! row 0f nat. | row o
green. rows Of brown, rows of gold
2 rows Of orange, rows Of nat = ont
IL rows OF wine. Reverse pattern from
last ..
Fringe. Wind enough vino colo
around card four inches long, and ii
3 strands in every other ST.
When this rug is finished, the entir
center part is wine color and at eithe
end Is p border consisting Of severa
stripes, the broadest stripe (the natura
color one) having two triangles and
square on II.
Etiquette at o Forms
Dinner.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-09
My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrisons New Phase OF
Revelations Of a Wife
Copyright 1921. BY Newspaper Featres ssrvics. Ina
Adele Garrison's New Phase o.


memorandum she has stolen. But she
must be thoroughly frightened first, 30
that she will know no other will but
ours. Personally, do not believe she
acted from any other motive than in
tense fear Of the person who had played
upon her supe rstitions.
Lillian looked up from the reading and
walked toward the fireplace with the
paper.
MAY II" she asked.
NV father bowed his acknowledgment,
and she put the paper in the blaze and
watched carefully until il was certain
that no telltale scrap remained. Then
she walked back to my father and held
out her hand
"Will YOU forgive me for cluttering up
the earth?" she asked contritely. II
might have known"
Allcn Drake was beside her, looking
at my father with very much the. cx-
preston of shamfaccd schoolboy
caught in discreditablc act.
IF you'd find any satisfaction in boot
ing me around the premises, Chief he
said, go to it. I'd lie out of 1t and
swear on stack of Bibles | never
thought anything, but there's no use
trying to fool you"
My father smiled.
IL can't blame either Of you for your
| thought" he said, bit sadly. om
getting old, you know"
"Yes, the past few minutes prove
that indispu,ably," Lillian drawlcd.
Don't rub it in, Chief" Allen Drake
said ruefully.
A Janpling Of Bells.
Every well, we'll proceed with ou'
little DRAMA" my father returned III q
low voice, then in louder tone he be-
gan to give us an ingeniously con-
structed variation of the revelation he
had just made us, one couched in the
simplest terms, which movie-traineo
soul like Katie's could comprehend but
one in which there lay no grain OF truth
OF information of any value to any one
And as he talked, realized what hi
last little by-plsy Of words with LilliaI
and Allen Drake had meant, and
realized it with a passionate resentment
against them for wounding him as the,
had, even though inadvertently.
For they had betrayed their belief tina
he, veteran of the secret diplomats
service, would on account of his age anC
declining powers, have placed his mo
mentous secret in an uuguarded room
| thrilled with pride at his vindcatiol
and then there came from outside th'
room the swift, sharp jangling of bells
(To be contmued.)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-09
A Spotlight on Divorce
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Most Highly Paid Woman Writer
Copyright 1922 bythe Wheeler Syndicate, Ir-. N Y.

doled out to her whatever money he
thought shc needed.
Beng AN intelligent, and high spirited
woman, she was miserable enough, aud
no doubt there were times when her
fettcrs cut 90 the quick, but Hhe also
belonged 20 her generation, and Its
pcssimistic philosophy wes that woman
was made 20 weep. and that she must
| suffer and be strong. Besides there was
no refuge for her. II she left her husband,
she was n dlsrracCd woman, with no
where 10 so, and no way To make her
living, so she had to stay married, no
matter how she loathed it,
Johns grandfather was exactly the
same type of man, and he treated his
wife as he had seen his father treat
his mother His father was ovcrhearing,
and despotic in his home, He was selfish.
/ and stingy. lie never showed his wife
any tenderness or consideration, because
he honestly believed that he had con-
ferred such an inostimablc honor upon
her by marrying her that she ought to
spend the balance Of her life on bei
knees before him,
Johns mother was also an intelligent
and high spirited woman, with about
twice as much brains as his father had
She writhed hercely under the iRnominN
of being nothing but bond woman
She resented bitterly having TO cork
screw every penny for the family eX
! penses out Of her husband 1t makes hei
sick with disgust To have to wheedl,
and fatter, and cajole him, and use the
methods of evil women to get alons
with him.
But his mother belonged, too, TO hcl
generation. and it turned its thumbs
down on the divorced woman, The law
had given her husband nil of her money
when she married, end if she LEFT him she
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-09
THE REASON LILLIAN AM
ALLEN DRAKE BEGGED
PARDON"

Al my hvS,crical little appeal 20 my
father, both Allen Drake and Lii
Ian Underwood moved toward me
swiftly.
Lillian bent over me reassurlngly and
put her hand carcssingly upon my fare.
Allen Drake did no; touch me, but
when under Lllhans caress, and the
mute tenderness of my fathers arms, |
rcgained my composurc and CHANGED 10
glance at him, l found him regarding
imc with compassionate, tensely tender
lCszc. 80 unlike his usual expression OF
cynical, hali-patroninlng amusement,
that for the second forgot the. I'M
iper,ance of the revelation | had just
heard in the surprise his look gave me.
"Daugh,cr DaughterW my father
was rnurmuring in shocked surprise. I'll
| had dreamed YOU would feel tins way
about it, | would have told you at once
that"
Please Lillian interrupted ruthless
". while | saw fash as OF relief cross
her composed face. Write what you
arc going 10 saw. | have fancy that
Allen and | will bc mighty glad to reao
il too. Time enough for talking few
minutes later"
There was n meaning in her tone hid
den from me, but which ! saw both
Allen Drake and my father understood
In the ewes of the brilliant government
agent there was the came oddily-relieveS
expression which Lillian's had mirrored
But nv fathers ewes held, or so ! fan
cied, n reproachiul surprise as he gazet
steadily at Lillian.
so YOU thought" he began, thcr
he checked himself abruptly, drew {
small pad of paper and pencil from
his pocket, wrote rapidly upon it, tor
of the sheet and passed il TO me whei
nc had finished. read it with o suddei
bound of my spirits and passed 1t on t
Lillian and Allen Drake. But its word
were indelibly fiyed in my memory.
Don't Rub II In"
"No harm had been done. Katie ha
the memorandum, no doubt, but 1t j
worthless. placed il in the book pur
posclv. because | WAS very sure tha
attempts would he made TO get 1t. NJ,
real secret is safegusrded almost he
vond human power 90 reach II. But /
rui,s me that the people searching for j
should imagine for while that the,
hive succeeded. For that reason | wisl
Katie TO be aided TO deliver TO them. tn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-09
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK.
BY Lee Pape

The re- was n meeting ~ the ] ytnTs
Of Clcopattern in our parlcr las rli'e,
and every time lady rang the 600!
bell ma vent 20 the door berseil ann
the lady bad TO whisper the phss weff
20 ma before ma would leeye her ~
even II she knew her or not, and Pop
c1mc down and looked on the hsil
rack for his hat, saying, Benny, did
you notice ware I put my hst wen
came inl
think you put il in the psrIer,. |
sed, and pop sed, Help, aid siidker, I've
got 20 70 out and I've got 20 have that
hat, but ! wouldent 10 IN thdt parler
after II for kings rsnsirnss
Do you wunt ms 20 get it Tor you,
pop2 ! scd, and pop sed, Was com
fort il is 10 have children. Meening
he wunted me 70, and tried the parler
door and il was still locked, and lady
inside opened il crack, saying, Wat
is Il. wat do YOU wunt, don't you know
| this is a striokly secret moetjng2
Is mnns hat in there2 sed
/ haven't noticed eny, the lady sed.
| And she locked the door sgen and pop
sed, Yee gods, I'm late now, its fine
state OF affairs wen a man cant get his
| own Nhb ih uin bHn HDuSt, ~ thihss
get eny verse I'm going 70 Move out
OF the intire country.
Well III 20 Ground 20 the bsek
windo end see if can see ma, sed,
and pop sed, Well shake a leg Wich
| did, going out in the yard and mock
ing on the back parler windo and say
ing, Hay, hay ma, ma. Wich all Of a
suddin ma quick opened .he windo
saying, Go away, wat kind of carryings
on is this? and sed, Is there hst in
there, ma? and she sed, How dare you
bother me ybout your hat ct sueth a
time? And she banged the windo down
and | sed, its pops hat. Ony she dident
heer me on account Of me saying il TOO
late, and Jest then | remembered some
thing and ! went back in the hell agen
and pop was wawking up and down
like somebody in q fearse hurry, me
saying, Hay pop, G, remember now,
you dident put il in the psrler, you
put IL up in the setting room.
Wat he'd, in ivory there r. strength,
pop sed. And he ran up stairs and
! got his hat himself and quick went out
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-09
HOW TO CROCHET A TwINE
PORCH RUG

The newest rage" in handiwork is
the porch rug crorhcted with twine
Any twinc not too ,hick 20 90 through
a keyhole easily, may be used, but he
regular colored "jute" twipe is oftenest
used. II you cannot buy this colored
twine in local store, send nc q stamped, f,
self.addressed envelope and | win send
you the address of firm that sells
II by mail
TO CROCHET AN OBLONG,
FRlNGED pORCr RUG; Abbrevia-
ton: "ch' for chain; "s ST. for slip
stitch; "s c" ior single crochet; I'd c.
for double crochet. st for stitch,
nat for natural color; and for
repetition)
The pattern is n Navajo Indian one
Its colors change frequently, md the
method Of changing them is az follows.
Keep two loops of first color on hook
as usual; then draw loop Of now color
through the two loops on hook, work
ms many stitches of the second color a'
may be necessary over the strand oI
main color, drop second color and pro
cecd in the same way with next color
Let the thread Of colored motif hang il
front Of the work. Work over the enc
from new color in the next few stitches
Buy six balls Of wine color, thre,
balls Of natural color and one ball each
of the following colors orange, darl
blue, green, brown, gold and black Us'
a,twine crochet hook, wood or bone.
First Row: With wine color ch 62
skip 2 from hook, 1 in each Of 81
chs working on thread back OF ch, q
inches across; turn at end of cacl
row
Second Row tup to Ninth Row; CI
2 for the first e., 2 C in ench s Z
taking up both threads. Repeat secon
row until there are six rows Of wine
Work three rows of nat color
Tenth Row 29nat, 3 orange, % nat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-09

from the .kv one night" said one Of
the fairies, "and for this she will now
lose her power to ride along the sky.
Until We found the stars this could
not he done. because we moon taines
can only work at night, and we hoped
to catch the Witch some night when
she was riding through the sky.
The stars she took to her cave and
threw over them her magic SPELL and
the only way the charm could he
broken was for mortal TO touch
them, and OF course no mortal ever
went TO her cave.
but one dav her son, big black
bat-hke creature, saw the seven stars
and wanted them for buttons, and his
mother changed him into an Ogre
that he might wear coat with the
seven gold buttons on it.
Then every night she took him IN
the form of bat for q ride that he
might be sure the stars were safe, for
every night they had to pass along
the sky to keep their brightness: and
rs YOU know, one was lost and YOU
found it. This we learned from oul
friends, the ground fairies, and sc
we cane here tonight hoping that
something would happen that would
give us back the seven bright stars
which belong in the sky.
Just then Zatilo saw the little dwaris
running out of the cave so fast they look
ed like flies. Run" they cried; 'tht
water is coming and the Ogre is see
monster with two heads"
Zatilo felt himself being carried
up toward the sky. The faries hae
touched him with their wands anC
he sailed along with them over The
treetops, but he did not forget TO ash
what would become of the little men
'Oh, they are free and will return
to their home under the cave" said
fairy. and there goes Witch Mum
bo. She can never fly higher than tn,
mountain tops; never again can sh'
reach the sky"
What did the dwarfs mean by say
ing the Ogre was sea monster?" askct
Zatilo.
Oh, he had 10 he something, tn
fairy explained, "and | suppose h
chose TO be the monster His mothe
was so angry she would not have hin
flying about her cave, and, as he hat
lost the seven gold buttons, perhap
he did not care about being an Ogre.
"But here we are by your home
and now you must make wish, 70
the Queen told us to reward you fo
helping us TO recover our beautiful
bright stars"
"I would like to be able to help m,
father and mother and make then
comfortable the rest of their days.
said Zatilo.
Without saying if his wish wa
granted the fairies disappeared anC
though Zatilo thought he had beet
gone q long time when he entered hi
home, no one seemed to have notices
that he had not just returned from
chopping wood i'll the forest.
The next day while Zatilo was dig
ging in the garden he found a ches
Of gold enough to make his famil.
rich for the rest of their lives, bu
though be told his parents and Rober
all the things that had happened
they only laughed, and said he hac
dreamed it, and that the chest Of golc
must have been hidden by pirates
years ago.
So Zatilo said no more, but he knew
that the gold was placed there by thu
fairies, as a reward for the help h
gave in finding the seven big brigb
: stars, and when he loo kei up in th,
sky he knew they once had heen worn OF
the coat Of the Ogre as seven golc
buttons.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-09

Try-an Every Evening want adv.