Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
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Il Knight Of the Confederacy-K Kathleen
Norris Brings Ont Neg0 No0eLOther
Books Published for Spring Reading.

appears to be a substantial one. Therefore,
these authors have herewith submitted to you
ito the patriotic women of the United States of
America"-definite activities, fairly widespread
whose design Is to operate against the youth of
this country for the ultimate purpose of turn
ing youth into active agent of political dis
organization. The young folks of today the
men and women of tomorrow, effective inStru-
mentS of government even of no-government.
Moreover, they are easily reached their minds
unanchored to principles, untaught in the wis
dom of experience. So it is to these that
persuasive dscontents turn, shrewdly, for adj
herents to their cause of Socialism, Communism,
whatnot of political disintegration
The books separates into two parts. The first
part deals with the many agencies operating
within institutions of learning-secondary
schools colleges, universities This is a body
of direct testimony. Not hearsay, not guess
work. Instead, facts drawn from various forms
and agencies of propaganda formally pro-
jected by these forces of disorder, of disunion
even. The second part enters rather more
definitely and effectively into the methods and
means of the various bodies that are, in a
very real sense, of one mind in their ardors for
their cause of liberty"
It seems to me that this is a book for fathers
and mothers to read. Schools, alone, cannot
function adequately in the double role of parent
and teacher. These should know what
agencies, usually of that fascinating secret
cast are working among their children. So
read this little book. 1t will not take you long.
Read it with your neighbors. Talk it with
the teachers. A century and half ago the
fathers for us this great Government.
We-you and I-should not permit it to be
injured, even marred by alien discontents
whose chief gift is that of reckless interference.
Read this book-it's Just little bookl
PASSION FLOWER. BY Kathleen Norris, au-
thor of THE Foolish Virgin" etc. New
York: Doubleday, Doran g. Co.
WRITTEN according to formula of modern
social life. Young heress runs away with
the chauffeur. Left by her family to make
her way with her man. Plucky girl, much
in love- ready to pay the debt to youth and
hasty marriage. So there is work, house
keeping, children WEAKNESS and a letting
down from the tidness and neatneSs of less
burdened days. But the two are, after fash
ion, getting along-and across the yard is a
lovely lady. good neighbor, friendly and
sympathetic toward the young pair Her hus-
band is an old maxwell, rather old Ger
tainly not half so Justify handsome this other
man. Too bad his wife is careless about her
looks. You know how it runs. Well, it runs
just that way here. Then, after much to-do,
there is separation, divorce and a new marrying
between the lovely lady and the disappointed
young husband. I think the old man died
but no matter. I've forgotten. He's out of
the way, at any rate And then gradually the
young man knows the fool he has been. He
really did love his wife He was devoted to
the children. The new one is a sore tax
his endurance with her eternal do you love
me?'-morning, noon and night. woman
ravenous for hattery. furiouSly jealous
woman. That's the story, in the rough. But
it is not in any adequate measure the spirit of
the story. That spirit goes back, thousands of
years. to the eternal male-alWayS little boy,
always in need of care and understanding and
excuSing. Vain beyond belief And this vanity
is. at bottom, the secret of his amatory short
comngS Always the source of it. Not that
"undying love for which 1 would jeopardize my
immortal SOUL and and so on That is
the story. This man is essentially good enough
but, he is only boy The high point of the
story comes with the sturdy bedrock char
acter of the first wife. the girl who ran away
with the chauffeur. With posing, she is
what woman must be toward this loVable
youth. She mothers and understands and
does not talk overmuch. But she Suffers-of
course And the end of the accounting? No
matter. Read it, for here is a fine story whose
foundation Is deep, whose building is a most
competent use of imaginative artistry sum-
moned to serve one of the purposes Of current
life.
THE BEAUTIFUL YEARS BY Henry viii
hanson, author of THE Pathway" ETC. New
York z. P. Dutton g. Co.
lust little boy and his dog and the father
and the world roundabout. Specially the
world roundabout and the boy with his dog.
The father was there, In spots. after the fashion
of the tribe. But lad alone can do quite
job OF being alive and having fairly good
time at 1t If lac and his best friend, padding
along at heel can get out into the open enough.
And this pair could. and did It is with this