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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20
Grand Idea
Back in 80

Because three distinguished
gentlemen had grand idea
back in 1880, Old Crowd MEM
bers today arc enjoying the 62nd
annual reunion.
In that year. Jeff West. James
B. Eldredge and Edgar Weeks
a Self constituted committee"
if you please-issued invitations
to those "who dwelt in Mount
Clemens all the way from 1850
to $780,"
The committee urged part
les from abroad please signify
their acceptance as early as Au-
gust 10TH" And accept they did
for on Aug. Is, the good ship
"Paulina" steamed up the Clin-
ton carrying the men who form
ed the Old Crowd.
Circuit Judge James E. Spier,
grandson of Mr.. Eldredge, has
long been a member and Bill
Cross, grandson of Mr.. Weeks,
was admitted year ago.
The Old Crowd traditions car
r. on.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20
-THURSDAY-AUGUST 20, 1912
Old Crowd Elected
Woman a Member
Former Sherman House
Owner Honored i'm 1905

The picture above was taken
in front of the old court house
on the morning of the 1900 re-
union. Most of the old-timers
recall that the women were in
vited five years earlier when
the Old Crowd observed its 10th
reunion, but few knew the gals
went along in 1905 until Ullrich
unearthed the fact year ago.
l60 ATTEND
On that historic occasion in
1905, 100 members and guests
sailed up the North Channel TO
Algonac and thence up the St.
Clair River to Tashmoo, aboard
the Mascot.
The year before member
moved that in 1905 mo guest
law" be invoked and instead the
invitations should read, "One
man, one wife or one lady" It's
all in the official record book.
At the 1900 reunion, held Au-
gust Is that year, members and
their ladies boa d ed the
steamer Hattie" at Tucker's
Dock on the Clinton. After fish
ing with indifferent success"
the minutes say the Hattie"
steamed up the St. Clair River
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20

Back in 1905 when the Old
Crowd held its last of two lad
les day outing, the boys broke
by electing a woman
70 membership.
Secretary T. Trufant Shoe
makers official book under date
Of August 7, 1905 makes this
simple notation: Adjournment
vas then taken to the Sherman
House where the last songs were
sung and Mrs. Kate Stewart
elected an honorary member OF
he Old Crowd"
Mrs. Stewart then owned the
Sherman House where the ira
(litional Aud Lang Syne was
sung. She is perhaps best re-
Inembered in late years as Mrs.
e. Duffield Stewart, widow of
he prominent physician, who
lied more than a year ago at
her home, 1853 Market.
RECORDS SEARCHED
A thorough search of the rec
,rds by Historian Frank Ullrich
reveals that no woman has won
membership to the Old Crowd
eoforo or cipcA 1Q0S
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20

father of Duncan B. Hubbard.
At the right is Casper Chick.
now of Detroit and former
member.
KEILS WEARS CAP
Moving toward the right one
finds Lew Miller (gray derby,
William Daley (front, center),
Keils, with cap) Sam Trew,
town marshal at the time, A. T..
Donaldson, Ed. .Tharrett, George
Fletcher. Arthur Van Fps, Will
liam Miller and George Skinner,
then cashier of the Mount Glenn
ems Savings Bank.
At the left can be seen Mrs.
Alice Kelly, who died a year
ago, John Westendorf. father OF
Mayor Donald r. Westendorf
with short tie). James B. Ed
rcdge, father of Robert Eldredge
with long white beard), John
Roskopp, Bob Posner, w. S.
Donaldson, John Kuhn, George
Gale, Henry Kelly, Bill Nc
Sweeney, James Brennan and
Lou Cady.
On the stairs at the right are:
Walt Lee, John Irwin, Lem
Sackett, Ed. Connor, George
Nichols, George Longstaff, Mar
tin Crocker, George Robinson,
Jim Garfield, Alex jacob, Hen
ry Bollenson, James Tucker,
Traugott Lungerhausen, Judson
Farrar, Henry Nunnel ey,
Frank Rubber, Charles Lamb
and Silas Spier.
Mrs. Robert May, then Miss
Winifred Ferrin, is looking from
the right side of the right win
dow, as one faces the camera.
Since 1905 no woman ha.
frightened Cor is it darkened,
an Old Crowd reunion. After all
say the members, there's a time
and place for everything.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20

to Joe Bedore's.
A. T. Donaldson was president
that year and Tom Shoemaker,
father of Trufant, acted as sec
rotary in place of Fred East
man. On the executive commit
tee were jim Brennan, Bill Dali
ey, Jeff West, George Robinson
and Charlie Lamb.
After Daley responded on be-
half of the membership, Mrs. ST.
las Spier replied for the ladies.
The men frequently sang,
"The Old Crowd Girls" an orig
inal song written by Tony Keils
and Jeff West and dedicated "to
the wives and sweetheartS of the
Old Crowd"
"OLD CROWD GIRLS"
The first verse went like this:
Not country girls With rosy cheek,
Nor city girls 50 fair,
n other girls houerer sleek,
With old Cro,cd girls compare
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20

And the chorus:
IAN that they tell US o. their
charms,
All rcry true mdV be.
There's nothing Ike the old Crolrd
Cir
The old CroWd' girls for me,
One girl. old girl, she's a pearl,
Nothing Ike an old CroWd girl.
TWO STILL LIVE
Incidentally, Keils, who wrote
the lyrics 10 the song, and Spen-
Ger J. Daily, are the only pres
ent Old Crowd embers pictur-
ed above who are still living.
The picture, the property OF
Treasurer Art Donaldson, shows
the following members and their
ladies: At the extreme left,
front, with the white beard, is
Henry Connor, prominent oil
man of that day.
At the center, CARRIED in a
black derby is Berton Hubbard,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20

neau. William F. Collins, Maui
rice II. Daily, Karl Krause,
Harold Lindsay, Harry Newton,
Arnold Rockenseuss. Walt r
Stewart, Hugh Walter. Jr., and
Fred E. Williams.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20
Is New Members
Join Old Crowd

The Old Crowd today well
comes Is new members to its
fellowship.
They are: Frank J. Bauman,
John Bannow, Jr., Thomas Bar
ney, William T. Cross, Clarence
Charbeneau, Roland c h arbe-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20
WINNER By ExTORTION

At the Olympic Games of q
A. D., Nero proclaimed htmson
victor in music and returned -
Rome with 1900 prizes which ~
had extorted from the judges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
MHe Mv/zmf@Me Home hmH Mo/

of ,oa planes do relieve critical shortage
So armnded has the U. S. Army become about
separate branch its Air Force has been up-the
Transport Command special insignia has been designed for this
service identify its planes including those being operated
by EASTERN AIR and from "SHANGRLIA." On the
useage of each camouAaged sVERLINER that has
vered CARCOINER painted the design as shown
above featuring conventionzed plane wingng globe
certainly insignia that ymboze the of
precious element of Time itself carrying urgently needed
matere over far-Aung lines of supply
The other airborne rademark" LOGsTICS already known
to travellers FLEET-bu it's insignia
that has and greater meaning for you Flying regular
schedules "a hours day. emblazoned with
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-24

wANTED-is eolored girls for pin settlers.
Mrs Lee, Temple 2-2i25. 3st7 Brush.
Apt. g.
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-24

GENERAL HoUsEwoRK; no cooking. no.
nights or sundays. 1884 LaSale- Uni-i
-Versity 2-6961
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-23
Military Kibitzers

A sad tale from the land of Egypt
concerns the plaintive walls of two
high-ranking Italian officers picked
up in daze on the desert. you
can't do this to us!" they moaned.
1--WE were -combatants-we were
just looking. It's positively illegal"
Their British captors were unim-
pressed; Italians have so little heart
in the war that it is often difficult to
tell whether they are fighting or Just
surrendering.
The moral, If any, is that the
kititzer should be prepared for any
thing, and not complain about il
legality. The jurist Blackstone may
sustain his right to peep, but the
hard-boiled layman may deny it. 1t
is understood to be illegal to step on
the corns of a member of the species
who reads newspapers over the pub
lies shoulders, but it would be wiser
for him to wear heavy shoes, just in
case. There is, possibly, a dividing
line between the mere onlooker in
uniform and the professional mill
tary kibitzer, but the heat of second
front is neither the time nor the
place to search for it. The officers
should not take their fate too hard,
however, for their mission was to
see something significant for Italy.
They certainly got an eyeful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-23

journalist and legislator. He was
president Of the Municipal Council OF
Guayaquil, then President OF the
Senate before assuming the Office
which he now holds. The Ecua-
dorian Congress has granted him
exceptional powers which he in turn
has pledged to the service of freedom
in the western half of the globe. A
clue to his attitude of mind may be
discovered in the fact that he has
requested soldiers in his army to
study the English language-not
German, Italian or japanese.
DR.. Arroyo is doubly welcome to
the Capital Of the United States. He
merits a cordial reception as the
delegate of the people of Ecuador
and, in his own private person, as
distinguished scholar and man of
affairs. The bonds of mutual in
terest which he is helping to forge
in time Of universal war, it may be
hoped. will be strengthened and pre-
served during the era of peace which
prOvidentially will follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-23
A Good Citizen

When Mrs. William Kittle was ap-
pointed to the Districts revived
Minimum Wage Board in 1897, as
representative Of the public, she al
ready had established herself as a
valuable member Of the community.
And since that time, most Of which
has been spent as chairman of the
enlarged Minimum Wage and In
dustrial Safety Board, she has con-
tinued to demonstrate the wisdom
OF the Commissioners original choice.
BY the nature of its work, the board
deals with elements which under less
skillful handling might be conducive
to continued controversy. But Mrs.
Kittle's sound judgment, pleasing
personality and her real knowledge,
gained from experience in the ad-
justment Of hours of work and wages
for women, have contributed largely
to the excellent and frictionless func-
tioning of this board in Washington.
Her resignation, to make a new home
In Minnesota, loses to Washington q
citizen who has made real contri-
button to the welfare and the better
ment OF this community. She carries
with her the affection and the re-
spect of the friends she has made
here and their good wishes for her
enjoyment Of the more leisurely
years that lie ahead. One may be
sure that they will not be idle years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-23

tant quarters Of the globe In con-
nection with his administrative
duties.
1t should be remembered in rela-
ton to his new responsibilities that
Mr.. Lehman has had wide expert
ence in philanthropic and humani-
tartan service. He has been treas
urer OF the Child Welfare Commit
tee Of America, vice chairman of the
American Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee and of the Palestine Eco
nomic Corporation, and trustee of
the Hebrew sheltering Guardian So
ciety, the New York Foundation, the
Welfare Council of New York and the
Bureau of Jewish Social Research.
During the First World War he
earned Distinguished Service Medal
as assistant director of purchase,
storage and traffic in the War De-
partment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-23
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. TrdceUeH.

Then there should be the correct vita
minis, and the correct minerals.
Such things as bulk have their place.
So certain functions Of the body cannot
be carried on with just plain nutritious
food alone-there must be fiber as well.
Akk
Such matters as these seem very tech
nical to the person who has never studied
them. or even considered them as
newspaper or magazine reader.
There has been q great increase In the
number of popular books on nutritional
science for the layman.
Most Of them give the facts, but some
Of them fail to put the accent on the
right places. Therefore 1t is easy for
the layman to fail to realize the sig
nificance Of certain essentials, such as
the proteins.
They are super-essential, however, In
reducing.
1t is realized now that the failure of
many diets" was due to failure to in
corporate the necessary amount of pro-
TEN.
The big fat men," as we'll as the "styl-
ish stouts' among the ladies cannot
rush into dieting without proper super
vision.
They will run into trouble If they do.
Not only that, but they may do them
selves irreparable harm in ways they
never suspect. One Of these is the hair.
The hair grows in layer of fat beneath
the scalp, and real dieting diminishes
this layer. From then on, the scalp and
hair suffer.
1t Is helpful in wartime to know that
we can get along on less food than we
may have eaten in the past.
1t relieves us of one Of our many fears,
that Of starving.
A feeling Of wanting more is not starv-
ing.
Most of this feeling, at least part Of it.,
Is simply due to habit, which has a
powerful hold on the stomach as well as
on the mind.
The stomach which is used to being
filled to certain point at each meal
likes the feeling, and actually resents
any less.
In time, with less food, the stomach
really shrinks, and is filled up" with
far less food.
This is good thing to keep in mind,
either when one reduces, or decides to
eat less as useful bit of patriotism
In either case, the surety at the be-
ginning that the stomach will get used to
it, in time, eases the mind, and soothes
the disposition
Here is last piece of advice:
Never talk about being on diet. You
will regret it thousand ways, if you do.
Keep your secret, and keep happy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-23
Too Much Government?

In recent address on employer
employe relations, Robert J. Watt,
international representative Of the
American Federation of Labor, indi-
Gated that thoughtful leaders Of
labor, no less than those in industry,
are becoming increasingly disturbed
at the trend toward more and more
governmental regulation OF the Ma
TONS economic life.
Mr.. Watt was quite outspoken in
his comments on what he has seen
in official Washington. "Too many
people appointed to carry out the
administrations policies" he said,
ARE either befuddled theological
folks, or are boys just out of college
who are quite overwhelmed with
their own Importance. - Most of
our real problems have been man.
handled by group of well-meaning
people, most Of whom never had any
sense OF direction in the first place.
= All this twaddle about putting
some one into Government depart
ment because he wrote a book, and
expecting him to solve our problems
simply by overlooking him with re-
sponsibility is as radical as it is rash.
I'VE must decentralize to the limit.
Washington is wonderland of
starry-eyed people who are so earn
estly trying to cure the world that
they have very remote contact with
reality. Some unity Of policy is de-
sirable and some assurance that the
policy will be effectuated evenly
throughout the country is necessary.
BY and large though, the task is to
get the authority for action away
from the theology and propaganda
boys and into the hands of those
who can act, and act when and how
local circumstances necessitate."
This expression, coming from
prominent labor leader, is interest
ing, and possibly significant. We
have lived too long in the belief that
the ultimate solution of all our prob
lens lies in an appeal to some Gov
eminent agency or bureaucrat.
Gradually, as people come to lean
upon their Government for support,
they lose the capacity to act and
think for themselves. In this coun-
try, the time has come to reverse a
dangerous trend in that direction.
AS Mr.. Watt expressed it, Eve need
to become democratic Nation again,
imbued with the zest and determina-
ton of pioneers" There is no reason
why industry and labor, which is
strong enough to stand alone, cannot
solve their own problems, assuming
an earnest desire to do so on the part
of both. At the least it is worth a
trial, for it has become clear enough
that the steady encroachment OF
bureaucracy Is as inimical to the one
as to the other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-23
Collision Comino

All present indications point to a
head-on collision one week from to-
morrow between Rubber Director
William M. LETTERS and strong con-
gressional bloc from the Western
States which is fighting his national
gasoline rationing plan.
Mr.. LETTERS has stated fatty that
there will be no postponement OF
the rationing program, which is
scheduled to go into effect on De-
cember /, and he means what he
says. In his opinion-and he is sup
ported by the recommendations Of
the Baruch report-national gasoline
rationing is an absolutely essential
phase of the rubber conservation
program, and, being convinced that
what he proposes to do is right, Mr..
LETTERS Is not the type of man to be
swayed by any form Of political
pressure.
At the same time, however, it Is
necessary to recognize that the oppo-
sition which he faces seems to
be formidable in character, even
though based on a misconception of
what he is trying to do. For ex-
ample, Representative Boren of Ok
lahoma. member of the dissenting
House group, says that the people
of his district are willing to give up
their tires, or even their cars, to the
Government If necessary to win the
war, but that they cannot see why
rationing is necessary in places
where gasoline is as abundant as the
air they breathe" And Governor
Jones of Louisiana, in a telegram to
Speaker Rayburn, says that the atti-
tude of the people in his State is
almost universal in opposition to
the rationing plan because it in
wolves mo element of rubber con-
servation."
1t is almost incredible that there
could be so little comprehension of
the fact that the purpose Of ration
ing gasoline is to conserve rubber
But if the expressions from Mr..
Boren and Governor Jones accu-
rately reflect sentiment in areas
where gasoline is plentiful, no gift
of prophecy is required to predict
that the rationing program is going
to have very hard going, and may
lead to widespread violations.
This is not to suggest that the
program ought to be abandoned, for
the stretching of our rubber reserve,
which is on the wheels of the coun-
try's automobiles, over into 1914,
when synthetic rubber is expected to
become available. is wholly essential
to the winning Of the war. 1t does
indicate, however, that the rationing
program, and the real reasons UNI
DERIVING it, may not have been ade-
quately "sold" to the people. This is
a matter which should be given
thoughtful consideration by the ra-
tioning authorities, and they ought
to receive the whole hearted CO.
operation of those members of Con-
gress who understand the urgency
of the need for rubber conservation,
but who apparently have done little
to carry the true story home to their
constituents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-23

Crowded Washington still manages to
get laugh out Of things.
Every seat was taken In the vehicle,
with the exception OF one near . very
small girl.
A very large man got on, and started
toward the back.
Here's a seat for you, big fat man."
piped up the child.
She was utterly unconscious Of being
rude.
The big fat man smiled wryly.
The mother pretended she hadn't
heard a word.
Big fat men" really have time of 1t,
these days.
From now on 1t is going to be pa
triotic to reduce.
But 1t will remain equally dangerous.
Reducing, both for men and women,
Is not something to be rushed into with
out medical aid.
There are scores Of persons willing
to tell you just how to do It, but they
seldom say at the same time that much
danger Is attached to it.
~ ~
There can be little question that a
great many people have the surprise OF
their life coming to them in rationing.
They will discover, maybe for the first
time In a long life, that q human being
can get along on much less food than
customarily eaten.
The mind plays part here, too.
Just how much habit plays in eating is
not always realized, until something like
a world war comes along to call atten-
ton to it.
Then 1t will be discovered that we too
often eat what we want not what we
should.
The Government has taken cognizance
OF this. Plans for proper eating have
been drawn up, and are available In
many forms.
They are such plans as have been
known to nutritionists for a good while,
but not to the general public. This
famous general public" has been 30
busy eating as 1t pleased that 1t had no
time for rules.
1t all goes back to, the days when
mothers said to theft children, Eat
what is placed before you, and say no
more about it."
1t Is this very more about it" which
makes up the science of correct eating.
Now we know that not only must we
have-or at least ought to have-the
proper sorts of proteins, but that these
very proteins must have the right num-
Der Of amino acids in them.
These are the veritable building blocks
of the human body.
They are basic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-23
Mr.. Lehmon's Appointment

The terms Of Governor Herbert H.
Lehman's appointment to be Director
of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation
Operations, as announced at the
White House on Saturday, stipulate
that he will undertake the work of
organizing American participation
In the activities of the United Ma
tions in furnishing relief and other
assistance to the victims of war in
areas reoccupied by the forces of the
United Nations" and that this is
step in the Presidents program of
mobilizing the available resources of
this country in food, clothing, med
ical supplies and other necessities,
80 that it may make an immediate
and effective contribution to Joint
efforts Of the United Nations in the
field of relief and rehabilitation"
Certainly, these definitions are as
explicit as they well could be under
such conditions as now prevail in
the world. Mr.. Lehman, in phrase,
is to manage all that aspect Of the
war effort of the United States which
relates to aid to civilians abroad. 1t
already has been made clear again
and again that the American people
intend to help their friends wherever
they may be. Abundant precedent
exists for such a determination. 1t
is good neighborliness in practice,
and it likewise is good strategy. The
victory for which the United Nations
are striving can be won In various
ways, including the constructive use
Of economic power.
Mr.. Lehman, then, will have
charge of enterprises of immediate
value and significance. When the
fighting finally stops he Is to assist
in the rehabilitation of countries
which have been in Axis control.
The first assignment to which he will
be expected to give attention prob
ably will be the North African col
onies Of France, recently taken over
by American troops. He is to work
In close cooperation with the Lend
Lease Administration and the Board
Of Economic Warfare, developing his
own organization for that purpose
and expanding It's program as occa-
sion demands. There have been In
6ications that he viii travel to dis