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ladies' parlor of the Tutwiler Thurs day at 8 p. m. Those who wish to join are invited. All members are asked to attend, as there will be important business.
 The Eleanor Hord club will meet on Tuesday with Mrs. Claude Cunningham at 2:30 p. m., 4500 Sixth avenue, south. Main 2S6-W.
 The Graded union will meet Wednes- day in the Sunday school room of the First Methodist church at 10 a. m.
 The active and advisory board of the Mercy Home will hold their bi-monthly meeting at the home Tuesday, March 25, at 10 80 a. m.
 The College club will meet Tuesday at 3 p. n., at the Blue Triangle club room. Mrs. John A. Miller will talk on the Psychology of the Homeless Man." There will be a call meeting of the Central Woman's Christian Tenn perance union for Tuesday at head quarters.
 The anniversary celebration of the Ensley Community house will be held Wednesday, March 26, at 3 D. m. All Methodist auxiliaries please take mo- tice. ...,
 Circle meetings of the Woman's Mis- sionary society of the First Baptist church will be as follows:
 Circle No. 2 will meet Tuesday at 2:30 p. m., with Mrs. J. B. Ingram, 1900 Fifteenth street, south.
 Circle NO 2 will r,aat T,uasdor ot 9 p. m., with Mrs. J. B. Ingram, 2152 Sixteenth avenue, south.
 Circle No. will meet Monday at 8 p. m. with Mrs. R. E. Robertson, in the beginners department at the church.
 Circle No. 2 will meet Tuesday at 6:15 p. m. in the basement of the church. Dinner will be served and cars provided otake the ladies home.
 Circle No. 8 will meet Wednesday at 3 p. m. at the church.
 The Senior G. As will meet Tuesday at 2 80 ?. m. with Sara Dewberry at her home on Norwood boulevard.
 Mrs. J. H. Ray, city chairman for the Wesleyan Drive, announces q ban quet at the Southern Thursday evening at ' o'clock. T
 Those interested whether alumnus OF not are invited to attend. Reservations may be made by calling Mrs. J. H. Raw. Main 6596.
 The Woman's Republican League will meet at the Axis club, 1919 EiRbth avenue, north, Thursday at 3 o'clock. Republican men and women are in vited to this meeting.
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UT what'll I say to him." anx-

AK D iously asked the young man, who was afraid of her father That is, of course. I know what I want to ask him, but I am not at all well ac- quainted with him and maybe you can give me some pointers on methods of approach
 II shouldn't dream of advising you, Dudley" responsibility said the daugh. ter of the gentleman under discussion. T have always thought it was a mis- take to tell man how to do something he knows so much more about than l do"
 T hope" broke in the young man a trifle haughtily, you are not suggesting that I am accustomed to doing this sort of thing?'
 Now. Dudley" protested the very pretty girl. You are getting peevish because you are nervous and"
 Nervous? I nervous!" cried the young man, who was afraid of her father, in great indignation. "Td like to know what there is to be nervous about! earn a good salary and never was hanged for a horsethief and none of my relatives is in jail, so 1 don t see what have to be afraid of!
 "Of course" he continued, Y know that I am not good enough for you but there is nobody else who is either {! I'll agree with him when he springs that. Why, every man, when some body wants to marry his daughter always pounds the air awhile, stating that the somebody isn't good enough"
 II don't see how you know so much about it," unused the pretty girl, wrinkling her brows. Unless you've done it before! Did you ever-'
 "Would I be asking you for pointers if I had!" pointed out the young man. .I'd know how, wouldn't I? Your father always seems so stern and, we'll, unimpressed, just as though he realized that I was there, but it didn't make much difference in his life. The idea of telling him that I am a permanent fixture on his horizon doesn't seem so good"
 Maybe you'd like to call the whole thing off" sweetly suggested the very pretty girl.
 Don't be frivolous" gloomed the young man, getting up and pacing the floor. ''Does he fall for respectful awe or mas he a sneaking fondness for the brash youth who sails in as though he owned the earth? Is he the sort who.
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TODAY',S SHORT STORY
The Hat That Mary Bought

M ISS HOY was the only person
 A Mary knew in the city, the per son, indeed, who had promised to look out for her if she came and who had done 50 to the extent of finding her a good boarding place and a job. Miss Hoy said, "Davern's." Mary went to Davern's with her ameagerly- filled purse clutched tightly in her hand. In Binn's Corners. where she came from, there was still great and gen eral horror of pickpockets.
 The instant Mary entered the shop she knew that it was the wrong place for her. Not only was it different from anything she had ever seen in stores, the air was different. the shop pers different. Most of them looked as if they had stepped out of one of the fashion magazines, which Miss Dodge, the dressmaker, at home, swore by, but could not, for all her pains. initiate the frocks Illustrated. On ev- cry side mirrors gave back the con trast between those gay ladies and meek, sombre little Mary with her bright skin, wealth of rippling burnt : gold hair and shabby Binn's Corners clothes.
 Of course, she had known without Miss Hoy telling her--Miss Hoy had once been a Binn's Corners girl her self, although now she was high up in the business world--that she needed new clothes for even $20 a-week etenographer must be appropriately clad. And Mary, before her great ven ture in to the unknown. had saved q few hundred from her Binn's Corners position in Miller's hardware. A few hundreds seemed q fortune in Bim's Corners, but even with third of it here her purse felt very poor indeed. For the beautiful beaded and velvet bags and monogrammed purses of these cage less shoppers must hold the riches of Midas to say the least-riches. which Mary opined with little sinking of the heart were needed in places like Davern's.
 However. she had come to buy a good winter coat and hat and it was her one afternoon of all the week free for shopping. So she asked directions of a floorwalker--who looked as if he might have been millionaire's son or first cousin, to say the least---and he told her to take the elevator to the second floor. In the elevator was a cnnningly, designed lady with jingly harnessed little dog, both of whom, one could see, had come in limousine such as waited outside. and before Mary had got a good look at her she was where she wished to be.
 Millinery and cloak departments, ' recited the elevator man. and Mary followed out the lady with the jingly dog. One smiling saleswoman possessed herself of the dog lady and another took Mary in two. Hats? Oh, yes A quiet dark brown? Certainly" !"
 Mary sat down before a great mir. TOT and delft fingers removed her hat and set another in it's stead. Quiet and brown, this, with it's velvet surface and glycerined plumesi Under it Mary's hair burnt like glorious sun set and her face glowed like an ar- butus star. What had the hat done to
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her? She started, wondering if 50 much magic could be wicked. And in her arose a longing, a hunger for the first really beautiful hat she had ever had on her head.
 She knew even before she was told that the price was impossible; that fl she bought it she would have nothing left. for her coat or new skirt and blouse. But the saleswoman was pre- pared to sooth away just such doubts and when she got through with Mary Mary had the hat. Delivered? No She would take it with her. And she walked out of the store with 1t, her depleted purse in one hand and the paper bag in the other.
 She felt very queer, as a person must who has swallowed poison in g particularly delectable form. The ides of her buying such a hat and paying for it enough to buy ten hats IL would take all the money she had in the world to buy coat and gown and other things to go with 1t, but she had mind enough to stop right there. She would not dare tell Mise Hoy about it, and she could not wear il not with what she had to go with it Well, she, was fool and she must suffer like one.
 But when she got to her room ana took that hat out of the bag. she dit not somewhow fell so badly after all It seemed to be worth all she had paiG for it. She put 1t on her head ant was bewitched away from every regrel and thought of foolish doing.
 She did not wear the hat to work And she did not show it to Miss Hoy who came the following Saturday afternoon to see how she was getting along.
 Didn't you get you new coat?' asked Miss Hoy? Mary blushed and shook her head. Well, of course you can get along. still" Mary knew what she menat by that. Tt doesn't pay not to dress as well as you can offord to-" said Miss Hoy. If l were you I believe I'd get me hat at least."
 Mary's face was crimson.
 'Will-wili you go with me" sht pleaded.
 Why, certainly, dear. Now, if you say so."
 live only got $50" faitered Mary. She brought the wisp of bills from secret place and they set out Mary gasped as she found they were headed for Davern's. But Davern's with Miss Hoy was quite a different place from Davern's without her. Miss Hoy had a middleaged and command. ing way. Within forty minutes she had helped Mary pick out a charming little dark brown hat and coat, sen. sible and warm. and skirt and blouse that might be worn anywhere.
 When you shop" said Miss Hoy you want to know how"
 T see that" murmured Mary.
 Monday morning Mary went to work in her demure new clothes. She felt that she had achieved a business.like air. No longer was she distinguishablt by her difference from the throngs of workers. The little girl from Binn's Corners was made over into the prevail ing city type.
 And that doubtless was what Doug
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las Hurd thought when in company with his aunt, Miss Hoy, he came face to face with Mary as she was about to enter restaurant for lunch. Doug las was one of those fine, keen, clean young fellows who aren't seen every where, He had come to the city, just as Mary had, to better himself, and with Miss Hoy's help he was doing it. Miss Hoy, rather than Douglas, told Mary about it as they went to lunch together.
 Somehow thoughts of Douglas Hurd were all tangled up with the business of Mary's afternoon. And she was not in impressionable girl, either. But she was wise enough to see that Doug las would never give her a thought after she departed from his sight. He had been nice to her but indifferent. Girls, it was plain to be seen, had not as yet loomed large on his horizon. He had other things to think about. i His job was very new and full of com polling interest which made everything else seem very trival.
 Mary was used to appointments and she foresaw that Douglas was go- ing to mean the biggest one she had ever known unless she put him out of her life It once, so she tried bravely but ineffectivally. It would all have been very well if she had only had to see him that once, but they met every day at a certain corner, face to face, where two streams of business going folk brushed each other. He al- ways recognized her, but his eyes never lit for her.
 Then one night Mss Hoy phoned to say that Douglas was going to take her to see a certain play and would Mary go too? Mary, who hadn't seen play since she came to the city, jumped at the chance. Douglas and Miss Hoy would come for her at 5. And at when they rang the door bell she appeared to them wearing the wonderful Davern hat. She thought she might as well innitate it. A great occasion like this demanded her best' and she gave it. Miss Hoy gasped.
 "Why, Mary! Where in the world did you get that?" she demanded. And Mary told her. She couldnt keep anything back from Miss Hoy when she asked.
 ''Oh, you poor child" said the older woman. But it's beautiful hat and it becomes you. l don't know put that--the end justifies the means.
 It was during that wonderful evening that Mary noticed that Douglas eyes had lit for her. Whether 1t was the hat or whether 1t was because he vas just finding out how dear and Iovab!e she was, who knows? But at least ms eyes had lit with the light that never dies. And Miss Hoy, who loved both Douglas and Mary, seemed to DC glao'
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SOCIAL CALENDAR

The Graymont Civic association will hold a special meeting at the Gray mont school building this evening, March 25, at 2 :30 p. n. A full at- tendance is requested.
 The woman's auxiliary of the Edge wood Community church will hold a delicatessen sale at the Manse on Sat- urday, March 9, beginning at 10 80.
 The Psychology Study club will meet this morning at Il o'clock at the South ern club with Mrs. T. S. Basore hos tess.
 The League of Women Voters will have their meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the ballroom of the Tut wiler. The three candidates for cir cult judge will speak;
 The executive board of the League of Women Voters will meet this after noon at 1 80 at the HiIlman hotel. There will be no luncheon.
 The Birmingham Writers club will meet Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Hillman hotel.
 The Woods High school Parent. Teachers association win hold their regular meeting at 2 :30 Tuesday at the Woodlawn High school. All parents and teachers are asked to attend. I'm portant business meeting.
 The regular monthly business meet ing of the City Mission board will be held Tuesday at 10 a. m., in the Sun day school building of the First Meth odist church.
 The auxiliary of the American Le- zion of the Birmingham post, No. 1, vill hold their business meeting in the
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sad sigh, but 1 do not know how to talk!"
 Its funny that you cannot talk, tool" the grocery boy laughed as he patted the puppy dogs head. Maybe you will learn how to talk very soon "
 T am afraid | never shall learn! v Rags puppy dog said.
 Did your mama send you for gro- ceries?" the grocery boy asked Rag gedy Ann. Then Raggedy Ann told him all about the mean, old Witch Wiggins and what. they would like to do.
 "I'll be glad to do it." the nice gro cery boy said. "She is indeed a very mean witch" So the nice grocery boy wrapped Raggedy Ann up in nice clean paper and Raggedy Andy in nice clean white paper and the little puppy dog in clean white paper so that they looked like two loaves of bread and a pound of butter. Then he took them to the tree in which old Witch Wig gins lived and rang little bell. When Witch Wiggins saw the grocery boy, she said, 'Oh, goodie!" The grocery boy has brought me some groceries" " And she let down the basket and pull
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pound oI butter! Lon you see' nag gdey Ann?"
 "Oh, yes!' Raggedy Ann laughed. That will be good way to surprise the old Witch Wiggins! Then when she unwraps us, we will all shout, boo ever so loud and take the two magic books away from her and jump from the tree!'
 So laughing softly to themselves, Raggdey Ann and Raggedy Andy and the little rag puppy dog ran through the woods until they came to cum ming little grocery where the grocery boy lived all alone
 "Hello!" the nice grocery boy cried, when he saw the Raggedys and the little rag puppy dog, ''Who are youY
 T am Raggedy Ann and this is Raggedy Andy and this is Rag, our little rag puppy dog!" Raggedy Ann said.
 "Ha! never heard of rag dolls talking before!" the grocery boy said, as he gave the Raggedys and the little rag dog each a cookie.
 The Raggedys can talk very well,' the little puppy dog said with deep
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ed the Raggedys- and the little rag puppy dog up to her window. won der what it can be-" the old witch said to herself. Ut looks like two loaves of bread and pound of but ter" And the Raggedys inside the packages chuckled softly to themselves at the joke they intenoed playing urOs oIu Witch Wiggins. %
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The Raggedys were very anxious to get up to the top of the great oak tree; for old Witch wiggins lived up there and she had taken the large red magic book and the little green magic book and these belonged to Raggedy Ann.
 II have noticed one thing" Raggedy Ann said. "The old Witch Wiggins lets down her basket whenever the grocery boy comes through the woods {! Maybe she thinks that he will put some groceries in her bas- ket !"
 Then that is our c h a n c c, Raggedy Ann !" Raggedy Andy said.
 What do you mean, Raggedy An dy ?' Ragedy Ann asked.
 Why '" Raggedy Andy laughingly re- piled, ''We will get the grocery boy to bundle us up. You, the little rag puppy dog and myself! We will look like two ioaves of bread and q
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Hence, varlet! Well, I've got to break the news, so here goes w %
 Dudley" the very pretty girl called him back just as he went through the door. Maybe I'd better tell you that I told him all about it yesterday, so he's sort of got used to it now !"%
 "Well, I don't know whether yafl ought to be kissed or slapped!, said the young man as he departed in the direction of the sun room, with a great deal more of assurance in his bearings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-24
Relationship Between,
Color and Your Income

When you make your decision upon
what is ''your COLOR observes writ.
er in the Kansas City Star. undoubt-
eddy you, consider your eyes. your
hair, your skin, and perhaps even the
psychological effects the color has on
your moods. But do you consider
your income?
If you do not, not only are you like
Iy to have depleted bank balance and
a worried expression. but the very
colors you choose as yours" are like
ly, by some malicious magic, to be-
come both unsuitable and unbecoming.
Suppose, for instance, 1t is some
bright shade which you have select
ed as pre-eminently suited to your
looks and personality. Now. If your
income is such that you cannot afford
plenty of other and milder-colored
clothes, to Offset the ones of the
favored loud" color. your friends are
going to tire Of that color quickly :
and the chances are that. after time.
you will even cease to appear attrac-
tive in it-at least to those who see
you wear 1t daily.
Prominent stripes. plaids and checks
come in the same class of conspicuous
clothing as do striking colors You
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-24

can appear attractive season after
season in conservatively-toned gown.
say of blue. black, brown or dark
green. where you would soon become
a firing object to the eye if you APP
peared throughout a single season in
a bright red, or brilliant green
checkered sports suit.
Again, the color considerations of
the women whose income is limited
should concern lightness, as well as
brightness, of shade. 1t Is obvious
that, since light clothing appears
soiled much more quickly than dark
clothing does, too mucn Of it in the
wardrobe of the average woman Is an
unwarranted expense, as it entails
constant cleaners bills.
Only If you have enough money to
keep light. easily soiled clothes con-
tinually at the cleaners, and to dis
card clothes of which you or your
friends have become tired. you can
disregard the otherwise important re-
lationship between color and your In.
come.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-24
MORE SLEEP FOR SCHOOL
CHILDREN

DEN FRANKLIN wrote his Poor
~ Richards Almanac over one hun
bred and fifty years. ago. One OF the
most frequently quoted sayings in 1t
was the one about "early to bed and
early to rise" How many people this
advice has made wealthy and wise, no
one can tell. Certainly every one who
has gone to bed early has been made
healthier thereby. It used to be no
hardship for the boy or girl to go to
bed. There wasn't anything else to do.
But now the movies and the radio are
a strong temptation, especially for
school children.
In Sioux City, Iowa, the teachers
found that the children were not get
ting enough sleep. so they started a
"more sleep" campaign. They ar
ranged to have the school physician
and the superintendent talk to the par
ents on the need Of more sleep for the
children and the effect of too little
sleep on the health, growth and school
work Of the children. A pledge was
drawn up In which parents agreed to
have their children in bed not later
than $50 for grade pupils and nine
o'clock for junior high pupils, FIVE
nights week during the school year.
A house-to-house canvass was made;
the superintendent offered a prize to
the school which would secure the
highest percentage of parents sigma
lures. Celluloid buttons, showing a
clock face with the hands pointing to
8 80, were given to the children whose
parents had signed the early-to-bed
pledge.
Awful lot of bother, you say. to get
children to go to bed early. Very
true. but it is apparently necessary to
make game out of anything you
want children to do. But the method
didn't matter. It's the results tina.
count. What were the results in Sioux
City? Healthier and more alert chill
dren. better lessons at school, better
natured children at home.
The growing child needs plenty Of
sleep. The child that stays up half
the night is tired, cross and dull the
next day. See that your child gets
plenty of sleep every night.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-24
Waistless Gowns Mode
for Paris This Winter

A sheath gown and d smile-that's
what the Parlsienne is going to wear
this winter. according to the leaders
of fashion in the Rue lie da Paix.
There won't be any waistline. The
dressmakers have given up as bad
Job the task of trying to decide wheth-
err it should be close to the knee or
close to the northern frontier.
But winter is going to be cold.
Therefore. before you can see the
gown, you can admire cloak of vel
vet or silk with furs as accessories.
above and below. Fur coats will be
as popular as ever. of course. but they
are getting more and more expen-
sive. The best the woman of mod
est means can do is to have fur col
lar, but it must be so high that moth
ing shows but her eyes.
Fur also will be utilized as trim
mings at the bottom of the gown. and
under that one can see "hand sewn"
stockings of silk or Isle with lace. sill
yer or gold embroidery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-24
Novelty Features
Late Paris Gowns
Many Interesting Touches
Brought Out by Promi-
nent Designers.

Premet's winter collection shows
great cleverness and ingenuity in in
Producing touches of novelty into
gowns that retain I'LL the well-known
traditions of this house, says fashion
writer in the New York Herald-Trib-
une. There are Jokes to the base of
the shoulder line on most of the
dresses. The center-back is defined by
seam. plat. a strap. and often
fdllness is given by group Of in
verified knife-plaits at the foot, both
center-back and front. The waist
line Is slightly higher, but this Is ar
ranged In such subtle manner as to
be scarcely perceptible. for the belt
less fashion still remains feature of
this house. There is slight fitting
at the normal waistline in some in
stances. In others the buttons Of
doublebreasted cont are placed higher
than they would have been last year.
A touch OF. embroidery or a ribbon
cravat is brought through slot In
the dress at higher level than In,
the last collection.
The blouses worn with three-piece
suits are as long as the coats and
often quite straight. They are gen.
orally of georgette crepe. which may
be plated or embroidered
Plaid is much used in this collec-
ton and so Is fine silk faille called
grain de poudre which resembles Of
toman. There is a material that
looks like interviewer bands nearly