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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

At about 2 years of age baby begins
to make use of the word mo" Hav-
ing heard it constantly from the day
he began walking around the house, he
discovers that if he says mo" the word
is as good as gunshot. His negative
always causes his mother extreme irri-
tation and indignation. She considers
it a personal affront.
Why shouldn't the baby say MOP He
finds that this new word has lot of
power and meaning Naturally, he
makes use of it. We must realize that
the baby's natural development will
bring him to the point where he will
dare to question our authority over
him. His mother may say, "Give me
your hand, darling" Baby has decided
that he neither wants hand nor needs
a hand; why should it make his mother
furious when he pulls away and says,
mo" walking of Independently?
There is a period in childhood called
the negativistic period because the baby
has discovered the use of mo" He
might never discover it If he were will
ing forever to carry out his mothers
commands. Obviously he isn't. He is
growing up and beginning to have lots
of ideas of his own. He knows when
he doesn't want to stop his play, when
he doesn't want to be washed, when
he doesn't want to go to bed He also
knows that when his mother doesn't
and expects him to heed It. So he says
mo" and, poor dear, expects the same
result. He soon learns that while he
can greatly upset his mother, he does
not always succeed In having his own
way.
Of course, we do not want to stunt
the child's developing personality any
more than we would want to hinder his
physical growth. We want him to devel-
op evenly and happily as whole. His
differences of opinion are indications of
his developing thoughts. so We want to
foster them and still not lose our au-
thoritative hold over him. Consequent
ly, we give him all the opportunities
we can to show his initiative, we ask
him how he wants to go to bed, we
ask him If he would like to wheel his
doggy to the table and keep it beside
him when he eats, we ask him If he
wiz wiring out his washcloth while we
wipe his face and If he will hand us
his own comb 80 we may. comb his hair:
Thus the child loses sight of the vital
situation about which there simply
can be no question because his atten-
ton is centered happily on doing this
thing In his own way. His choice of
the way, or the how, or the when of
doing a thing gives him chance to
exercise his own individuality. The
doing goes unuuestioned.
Then he has no real use for mo"
If he says no" his mother ignores it
and carries out what has TO be done,
tactfully substituting some other part
of the situation which the child HIM
self can order and command. That is
the desirable way to manage this mega
tivistic period.
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y
haired snowy-bearded Gen. Keifer.
Though he left his seat in the House
sorne 81 wears ago, after serving in seven
CONGRESSES, the memory of this grand
old man of Ohio" fingers on the HUI.
His ninety-flfth birthday rolled AROUND
this January 80. And despite the fact
that the House was working at top
speed, it paused long enough TO honor
his memory and instruct the present
Speaker to send him congratulations.
The "General"-for so he was called
by every one on the hill-served IA years
in Congress Is a Representative from
Ohio. He was Speaker during the forty
seventh session, from 1881 to 1883.
There still are a few members OF the
House who remember this Civil War
soldier when he sat alongside them.
For it was as the soldier that he was
best known.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he
enlisted as a private in the Union
army, was advanced from grade to
grade until, In 1864, he was made a
brigadier general. The following year,
after being wounded four times in bat
tie, he was promoted to the rank OF
major general
Then followed four terms In Con-
gress, one Of which he served as Speak
er. He was defeated when he offered
for a fifth term But 20 years later he
came back to Washington to serve three
more terms In the House.
Although he was 81 when the Span
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Your Expense Account.
Among travelling saleswomen 1t

Among travellng SalesWomeh IL -
customary to refer jokingly to ones
expense account as the "swindle sheet"
However, the making out OF ones ex-
pense account is "a serious item IN any
travelling saleswoman's life. On 1t de-
ponds her reputation for honesty. re-
suonsibility and other factors Wnlcn
NAV decide her future promotion or
relations with her firm.
Nothing impreSSes a sales manager s
mind more than absolute accuracy In
the making out of an expense account.
Fares that are about" so much, and
incidentals without name, invariably
leave one open to suspicion. AS every
one knows, it Is dificult to keep q per-
feet list of every cent expended during
the day. If the major items are noted
one is doing reasonably well.
Before setting out, most women are
given their routes" or itineraries. It
is an easy matter to calculate In adj
vance what railroad fares will amount
to. Apart from these one should have
small notebook with a page for each
day. Whenever baggage is paid for, or
one requests her room bill, or res
taurant check Is received, 1t will help
UNNECESSARILY to have that little book
handy for an entry.
Some firms have a definite limit on
travelling expenses. This limit will vary
with the mileage one must cover, the
manner in which one must travel, al
we'll as other like determining factors
A woman is expected usually to Day
more for her rooms than men, ana a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
Short Notes i'm Letter Writing
By LYDIA LIZ BARON WALKER.

much longer to pen and is no more
appropriate, but good form demands
a note.
When, family is bereaved by the
loss of one of its members, just a line
written across ones calling card and
mailed promptly is enough to let the
especial friend in the family realize
that your thoughts are with her in
the sorrow. Be sure, to all but formal
acquaintance, to cross of the Miss
or Mrs. and write above 1t your first
name. Thus the formality is eradi-
Gated. If you prefer to send written
line, let it be short, not gushing. ana,
above ALL expressing sincerity. When
one is in trouble few words Of gen.
uine sympathy are cherished.
When a friend is i'll, send a cheerful
note Stress the thought Of quick re-
covery while saying enough about the
illness for her to realize you do not
underestimate it. Strange as 1t Is, per-
sons dislike to be considered healthier
than they believe they arel
When a friend receives some honor
or has done some work worthy Of rec
ignition, send an appreciative line 70
her So often such notes are never
sent, although the intention Is to DO
it. It is sweet to realize in ones good
fortunes, no less than in times of Sor-
row and trouble, that one has the
kindly thoughts Of ones friends. A
note can bring such cheer.
Every one has the ability to asSuage
grief to some degree by notes of sym
pathy. The ability to cheer hours of
sickness is within the power of every
one also And the JOY Of increasing the
happiness of those to whom the wheel
of fortune has brought good things is
also in the hands Of the person who
writes a short note expressing pleasure.
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LITTLE BENNY

Pop was smoking to himself in his
private chair, and ma sed, Willyum
when that baby grows up think per-
haps he better study medicine, he shows
unmistakible sines of being naturel
doctor.
Meening my sister Gladdises baby
and pop sed Whats he been doing, try
ing to write his name in latin?
1t was a case for RELY quick think
ing in an emergency, ma sed. Poppa-
Witz sprang leek in his foot, she sed
Yee gods, who? pop sed, and ma sed
Poppawitz, that's the name of his teddy
bear. Anyway, the Sawdust was run
ming out like water, and little Willy
held it and looked at it with q little
expression on his little face for all the
werld like doctor deciding what action
to take, and what do you Suppose he
finely did? ma sed.
He tore up Gladdises most expensive
hankerchiff to bind the wound, pop sed
and ma sed Not at all, nuthing SO
obvious, he got hold of Gladdises sciz-
GERS and punkSured hole in Poppa-
Wits neck.
But for Peet sake, that was ony max
ing another leek, pop sed, and ma sed
That's just it, he figured that he could
divert the flow of blud. or sawdust, as
the case may be, from one wound to the
other.
But the result was that he had
flows of whatever the case may be, poI
sed, and ma sed, OF corSe, that's the
point. Doctors are always making mis-
takes Of that sort, aren't they? she sed
Not always, let US hope, pop sed
Anyway, statistics show that wher
5000 soldiers chosen at random from
10 diffrent armies were asked whether
they would rather be shot in the foot
or the neck, 1899 Of them ansered un-
hesitatingly that they would rather be
shot in the foot, he sed.
o, your too critical, you seem to for.
get the child is ony 10 munths old anc
small for his age. ma sed
And she started to darn holes Out
of stockings, mostly mine.
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time. she mates
detail. She's very poor at saving money
but good at making it.
Well, the answer was simple. why
don't you 60 back to work." asked her
why don't /? Wouldn't / just love
to! But can't. My husband won't
let me-
You mean he forces you to stay at
home, great big strong girl like your
Geraldine laughed you know what
I mean. He'd hate it II I went back to
work. He thinks it shows he can't
support me. I don't want to hurt his
feelings"
That was natural enough. She loves
him and she was willing to be bored
and dreary just to please him. She was
willing even to be bad wife to please
him. Because that's what he wanted
her to be. A bad wife running house
stupidity and doing poor cooking.
People are that way-silly. She
wanted to find way to become a good
wife without hurting his feelings. She
wanted way to go back to work and
yet save his pride.
This is the way she worked it out.
Whenever she got a chance she told
her friends what a nice home she had.
how good her husband was, and how
they were saving money. She m$de
sure her husband heard her saying all
this. Then after a pause she began to
talk about how tired she was Of her
four walls and being bad housekeeper.
She would say, Nov If Ed was rich
man could go back to work"
What do you mean?" Some one would
be bound to ask. well, If Ed were rich
and went back to work, everybody
would know that I was doing it to please
myself. Now can't go back to work for
fear some of you might think needed
the money"
1t worked out just as she expected.
After she had done this few times it
became a sort of joke. One day q
friend said, well Ed. are you still tco
poor to let your wife go back to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
Straight Talks to Women About Money
By MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

woman Il more likely to ind her en-
ployefs lenient.
However, no woman should feel that
because she is spending her employers
money she has a right to spend more
freely than she would with her own.
Nor has she the right to spend money
without advantage to her firm. Per-
sonal entertainment and purchases Of
articles for personal use are not rightly
entered on ones expense account.
Where ones limit is exceeded, a list
of all expenses incurred should be sub
mitted to justify the overcharge. At the
same time an imposed limit does not
mean that one must spend up to that
limit. why bother With all Of these
scruples?" some hardened travellers are
certain to ask. Because irrespo1siblility
about ones travelling accounts creates
an impression and reputation that no
amount of successful sales may live
down. Every woman hopes for the day
when she may retire from the road
and hold down an ofice job. Honesty,
responsibility and strict accounting will
helm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

ish-American War broke out, he was
again commissioned a major general.
It was always a source of great pride
to him that in this war he fought
shoulder to shoulder with Gen. Joe
Wheeler and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, those
great leaders of the Confederacy.
There is another incident in his life
which touched him deeply. It occurred
when he was in washington as q MEM
Der Of Congress.
During the Civil War his command
had been stationed for q long while
In the little town of winchester, Va, a
short distance below washington. As
q Union officer he engaged in many of
the bloody battles In that section. But
he so conducted himself that he won
the hearts of the citizens of Winches-
ter.
These people sent him an invitation
when he was in Congress to visit them
again that they might show their APP
probation. He went, and the reception
accorded him always has remained one
of his cherished memories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
Bacon and Egg Omelet.

Serving six-6 slices bacon, 6 egg
yolks, II teaspoon salt, Il teaspoon pa
prika, 4 teaspoon celery salt, u cup
milk and 6 egg whites beaten. Cut the
bacon in small pieces and heat in a
frying pan. Beat egg yolks, add the
seasonings and milk Beat two min
utes. Fold in the beaten egg whites.
Pour into the hot bacon. Cover and
cook slowly. Turn half over and bake
10 minutes in slow oven. Carefully turn
onto q hot platter.
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SERVES s PORTIONS.

Make a sauce by blending but
ter and flour together, adding
milk, mustard and pepper. Cook
until thickened. Add onion juice
and grated cheese. When sauce
is we'll blended remove from fire
and put into a shallow baking
dish and carefully drop in the
eggs. Bake in slow oven CTS de-
greeS F.) until eggs are set, about
Is or 20 minutes.
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Meat Vegetable Soup.

Serving six (using left-overs)~-1 cup
chopped cooked meat, cups cooked
navy beans. e cup cooked peas, ~ cup
diced celery, tablespoons chopped
onions, 8 cups water. 112 teaspoons salt,
"a teaspoon paprika and tablespoons
butter. Mix all ingredients, excepting
the butter. Cover and cook slowly one
hour. Add the butter and serve in hot
cups.
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tried to keep house
and cook and hat
ed it. She is a poor
housekeeper and a
worse cook. The
very qualities that
make her q good
saleSwoman make
her a poor house,
k e eper. She Is
sociable. She likes
to meet new people.
She likes to change
her work all the
time Cha hates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
DAILY DIET RECIPE
BAKED EGGS.

Butter, 8 tablespoons.
Flour, 8 tablespoons.
Milk, ga cups.
Dry mustard, Il teaspoon.
Pepper, IA teaspoon.
Onion Juice, IL teaspoons.
Grated cheese, 81 cup.
Salt, IL teaspoons.
Eggs, 6.
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Jour men who once presided ever
4 the two houses of Congress - two
over the House of Representatives, two
over the Senate-are alive today.
OF the two former presidents of the
Senate, Charles G. Dawes Is now
American Ambassador to Great Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13

The short note is something that
women, should learn to write. Most
women, when they sit down at their
desks, are inclined to write letters,
when notes would do just as well and
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Her Husband Objects.

Geraldine came to me a few months
ago and sked me what she should do.
She had been a very good saleswoman
until she married Since then she had
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work." Then Ed gave in and Geraldine
went back to her old work.
A middle-aged woman, widow, does
their housework. She needs the Job
and she does 1t beautifully.
You can solve more problems BY Joe.
ing than you can by arguing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13

Inc Ot1l6I, Ad4f1Ll
Coolidge, Is living
qute thy at the
Beeches, In Norths
ampton.
OF the two for
mer Speakers OF
the House, Fred
erick H. 6illett' is
preparing to quit
public life and re-
tire from the Unit
ed States Senate
next month. The
other, Joseph w.
Keifer, now e5
years old, lives in
Springfield, Ohio.
A cclorful mem
Der of this quartet
- = - :. - -
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DIET NOTE,

Recipe furnishes protein as well
as q little starch and fat. If
mustard and pepper were omitted
could be given to children 10
years and ever. Can be eaten by
normal adults Of average or under
weight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13

Textile mills in Peru are renewing
operations on a four-day basis.
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copyright. 1891.

Girls having problems in connection with
heir work may write to Miss woodward. in
are OF this paper, for her personal advice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
The Woman Who Makes Good
BY HELEN WOODWARD.

By HELEN WOODWARD
Who started frightened
the highest paid business Women in America
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the world is the who takes
who tries to live their ideal of what
ster two seldom meet in real Me
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Although he was So when the Span
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with thing the matter Of clothes
really thinks OF the
brains that women the they dress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
St Georges Day
 We'll Observed
Daughters and Sons to Number of l5O Enjoy
 Event

In observance of St. Georges day the Daughters and Sons of St. George held their annual banquet, enter tainment and dance at the Central Y. M. c. A. which was attended by more than 15O people. The enter tainment consisted of songs by Mrs. Marie Birch. step dances by Alice Thomas of Naugatuck and a mono logue by Mrs. John Bunting.
 The committee in charge of the dinner and dance consisted of George Budge, William Onions, John w. Bunting, A. A. Tassell, Alfred Stroud, Mrs. Mabel Uydgiger, Mrs. Sarah Thomas, Mrs. Jennie Carey. Mrs. Marie Birch and Miss Daphne Farr.
 Those in attendance at the din- ner were: MT. and Mrs. Frank Carey, MT. and Mrs. William F. Harvey, MT. and Mrs. John w. Bunting, Herbert and Barbara Bunting, Joe Kay of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., MT. and Mrs. William Bowers, MT and Mrs Fred Nydigger, MT. and Mrs. William AL bon, MT. and Mrs. Alfred Albon, Vim cent and W. A. Bower, MT. and Mrs. George Budge, Mrs. John Brown. Mrs. Marie Birch, Miss Ethel Balch. John Birch, Miss Jennie Booth, Will liam Brabie, MT. and Mrs A. B. Clegg. Clifford Conrad, Miss Carey, Mrs. M. Daniels, MT. and Mrs. John Davis, MT. and Mrs. John Dallywater. John Dallywater, Jr., Miss Daphne Farr, MT. and Mrs. P. Ferguson, Mrs. John A. Ferguson. Miss Emma Fer guson, George A. Ferguson. MT. and Mrs. $. Hole, Miss Alice Hole, Albert Hole, MT and Mrs. William Hodg- kinson, MT. and Mrs. E. Hogg, MT. and Mrs. W. D. Haskings, Samuel James of New Jersey, MT. and Mrs. F. Jackson, MT. and Mrs. John Lar melt, Miss Ruth Larmett, Stacy Lar met, Clifford Larment, Walter Lil- liott, Mrs. Lethridge, MT. and Mrs. c. Middletown of Brockton, Mass, MT. and Mrs. Harry Matthews, Walter Matthews, Edna Matthews. A. Mat theWs, MT. and Mrs. Robert Mont gomery. MT. and Mrs. George H. Mitchell, Dr. George Mitchell, MT. and Mrs. A. Mitchell, M. A. Mitchell, Albert Mitchell, James. Arthur and Hilda Lee, Beatrice and Eileen Mof- fat, Mrs. Mills, MT. and Mrs. Will liam Onions, Marie Onions, F. Pay tonfi Miss Bessie Payton. Miss Anna Payton, Mrs. Edith Bedding, Mrs. M. Payton, MT. and Mrs. Alex Robert son, MT. and Mrs Sanderson, MT. and Mrs. Abner Schofield. Alfred Stroud, MT. and Mrs. l.. w. Slack, Mrs. Flor ence Turner, Mrs c. Trotzowenl Alice Thomas of Naugatuck, Mrs. Sarah Thomas, A. A. Tassell. MT. and Mrs. J. Williams, Miss Evelyn Wall liss, l.. Wells. MT. and Mrs. A. War ren, MT. and Mrs. William Winde- bank. Fred, Marie and Dorothy Win debank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
THE WEST HAVEN
 SCHOOL CONTRACT
Injunction Granted Against Allowing Board to GO
 Ahead With the Job
COURTS TO DECIDE CASE

| West Haven is having trouble over the contract awarded for an eight
 room addition to the Forest school.
 The contract was awarded to Frank
 J. Sullivan, but it appears that he | was not the lowest bidder and on a
 complaint of o. H. Vincent, a citizen 1 of that town. a temporary injunc- tion was asked restraining the school board from going ahead with the work. Judge Foster has granted the petition, and now it remains to be seen whether MT Sullivan was the lowest responsible bidder, and if not, had the school board a right to reject all the other proposals.
 make some changes in the specified tions and then give the job to other than the lowest competitor.
 This is quite an interesting case
 As a rule, advertisements state that the board reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. In such cases the question often arises has a board a right to reject the bids of such concerns as it does not want to do business with and let the contract to another bidder regardless as to whether it was the highest or low est proposal. In this case 1t is. claimed that MT Sullivan was not only not the lowest bidder but the highest. Such questions frequently crop up in awarding contracts. Sup posing the difference between four or five proposals did not amount to over a few dollars and a firm with the reputation of doing good work is not the lowest, what then? Can you reject the ones you do not want and accept the one that suits you. In most such cases boards usually re- ject all bids and advertise again, sometimes with the same result It would be a matter of much infor- nation to public officials to know that. having stated in the advertise ment that the board reserves the right to reject any and all proposals can a contract be awarded legally to other than the lowest bidder
 Watch the outcome of the West Haven case.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
JOURNEYMEN BARRIERS WIN POINT
Shops Agree To
 Earlier Closing
 In Summer Months
With Exception of Saturday Evening, TonsOriaists Will Close at O'CIOck-Final Details to Be Drawn Up at Meeting Monday Night

An amicable agreement has been effected between the Journeymen Barbers Union. No 732 and the Mas ter Barbers. whereby the closing hours of the shops has been set for o'clock every evening excepting Saturdays for the summer months starting on June 1. On Saturday evenings. the closing hour will be o'clock.
 There will be session of the bar bers with a committee of the Master Barbers present next Monday even ing at Garden hall for the purpose of completing details on this agree ment relative to the closing hour.
 It is said that the barbers desire a little time in the summer when they can enjoy the outdoors while there is still light.
 There was no opposition to the idea of closing at o'clock when