Evening star., 1924-08-10
AROUND THE CITY
BY Mamie Lancaster.

| things-especially If you are watch
| er who knows the loneliness that
Ecomes from being left in the dark
EWhile others dance in the spotlight
which is the why the little movie
| picture seemed to vision the oldtime
| ballad:
"One sang with joy on the mountain
And one sighed in the valley below"
MRS. ISABEL wORRELL BALL.
A'A who has about the whole coun-
try backing her for the national
presidency OF the Woman's Relief
Corps at the election to be held to-
morrow, in Boston.'win bring to that
high post the patriotism that dis
tinguished her father. gallant Off
Ger of the Union, together with a re-
spect for the Lost Cause character
istic of every soldier of the North
following the surrender. This was
made humoously evident some time
ago, when, in the course of her max
ing and presenting flags to schools
that had none. she offered to supply Il
country primary" in Virginia with
u much eeded banner
Her gift was accepted by the
teacher in the name of her pupils,
.htiu oi 'he udS OF presentation Mrs.
Ball. accompanied by II members Of
the corps, was received with enthu-
siasm at f1ower-decke school
house, in front of which a pole had
been erected for the flying of the
stars and Stripes. 1t was a happy
made her little address, in which she
told the children what the flag stood
for. and the youngsters had sung
Just Before the Battle. Mother" and
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp they ask ed
If they might sing one of their own
songs The request was graciously
accorded, and somewhat to the aston
ishment of the is ladies, those chill
dren piped out Dixie"
Following this joyously sponta-
the first fluteerings of the Star
| Spangled Banner, from the pole top.
with America" and when the pro-
gram was over the little teacher. her
SELF. south h-reared. led the guests to
| a dinner table set under the trees and
with her children futtering around
her in happy excitement of the big
| dolngs on, spoke with the gracious
| cordiality that Is a big, fine asset of
| the Old Dominion:
ITO show you how grateful we are
| to you for the gift of your beautiful
| nag. we want to show you our flag
| and she pointed to the table, its white
cloth crossed with red to symbol the
| STARS ana Bars.
Did this loyal woman, who has
spent her entire womanhood working
| for all the Union holds dear. walk
her seventeen ladies away from that
table in scorn? No, sir. she did not.
She gave them a look, and to the last
one. they acted as Gen. Grant would
| have acted-or any other vet that
came back from the war, safe and
sound, or lmping around in pieces.
On that beautiful day, in that beau
| tiful country. with teacher and chill
| dren wanting to please their guests
and without the faintest idea of what
it might mean to a true-blue Yank to
| eat from a Confederate flag-she
| could no more have hurt the feelings
of her hostesses than she could have
done any other mean little thing. So
The seventeen loyal ladies followed
| their leader and praised the prettily
decorated table. and, moreover. en-
joyed their little dn-din.
Also what was more and better.
Mrs. Ball, in her little speech of
appreciation of the hospitality con-
ferred, made no mention whatever
to the discredit of that Confederate
flag. Being wise. as well as patriotic.
she knew that each growing child
would come to love The Star
Spangle Banner" as fact in life to
live by, and that the flag of their
South would dim into a memory, to
be laid away, after the fashion of
lavender and old lace.