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It's the Land Army now!

It's the Land Army now!
In World War No. women
were farmerettes; but, whatever
their name today, they are an
effective and well-trained corps
Of workers. taking over the mems
Jobs on the farms-freeing the
manpower for war work.
To this end the agricultural
section of the American. Wom-
ems Voluntary Services, under
the able craftsmanship of Mrs.
Dean Acheson, is working
through the numerous classes,
many of them well underway,
which are sponsored through
this organization.
Mrs. Acheson. who takes her
work so seriously that she is at
her office early and is still work.
ing through the late afternoon
and many an evening, has had
some practical experience in the
workings of a farm. She and her
husband, who is Assistant Sec
rotary of State and formerly held
similar post in the Treasury
=. Department, have charming old
place in nearby Maryland, which
is a successful farm on a small
scale. However, she always finds
something constructive and of
much interest to her when she
takes time out to inspect the
various classes which have been
organized at the University of
Maryland for the AWVS.
Started over a year ago, the
"army" keeps marching on.
Glasses at the University of
Maryland in 1912 were so sue
cessful that DR.. Thomas B. Sy-
mons, dean Of the agriculture
department, again is cooperating
with AWVS leaders in training
women in various phases of farm
activities.
At present there is a class held
twice a week in AWVS head
quarters at 2l7O Florida avenue,
where University Of Maryland
specialists in their particular
fields lecture to earnest workers
who plan to go out on farms this
spring and summer to help the
farmers. The class was so crowd
ed, SO many were turned away,
that another night class for day
time workers was organized. The
United States Chamber of Com
merce loaned its small auditor
ium, and there the classes are
held.
In addition, for those who can
go out to the university there are
daytime classes. And. still an
other group will start training
March % when 20 women are to
be given an intensive three weeks
course at the university, promis-
ing, in return, to work three
months on a farm when they
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frill about the neck and the cuffs
Of the three quarter length
sleeves.
Brig. w. L. r. Blood, chief OF
British engineers in this coun-
try, and Gen. D. H. Pratt, chief
OF the Armored Forces. were
among the British guests and
oficers of the United States
Army included the chief of staff,
Gen. George c. Marshall and
Mrs. Marshall; the commanding
general Of the Services Of Supply,
1t. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell,
and Mrs. Somervell. and the chief
engineer of the Army Air Forces,
Maj. Gen. Eugene Reybold and
Mrs. Reybold.
The delegate of the French
National Committee. M. Adrien
P. Tixier. who is the personal
representative OF Gen. de Gaulle,
with his charming wife, gave
the first OF several late after
noon parties yesterday. Enter
tanning not more than $50 guests
they received in the drawing
room OF their attractive home on
Magill Terrace and others on
the stan Of M. Tixier with their
wives were about the rooms see
(See PARTIES. Page D-6.)
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Miss Hutton and the other At
tendants were costumed IN melon
pink taf1eta and marquisette.
the dresses being made with
fitted basques and circular pep
lulIlS ~ tic WA18tHu6 OYeE Voly
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IN the dairy building farm man.
Agement- this includes the
feeding and handling of dairy
herds Il being taught.
This year the shortage of farm
labor and the rather stringent
rationing Of food has given an
impetus to the work Of the Land
Army. in which women from va
rious walks Of life are serving
under the direction of Mrs.
Nowinsh. Demands from county
agents and the United States Em-
ployment Service are pouring
in to the AWvs, which is CO..
operating with them as far as
the supply allows.
In blue jeans and warm plaid
jackets the women do their prac-
tical work in classes supervised
by Dean Symons. They are
women who are eager to learn
farming from q practical stand
point. women who plan to put
this knowledge to work when the
demand for labor comes this
spring and summer. Some of
the women are housewives, eager
to do their part in the war effort.
Others have small plots OF land
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By the Way In Nations Capital

command the destroyers In the
Atlantic. and she and the two
pretty Badger daughters went to
live At the Portland County
Club in Portland, Me. They
adored Maine and found the.
Maine people hospitable and
charming. eve rather suspect
that people almost anywhere
would be hospitable and charm
ing to three such attractive ladies
as Mrs. Badger and her two
daughters.)
When Admiral Badger was or
dered back to Washington, after
his sea duty, Mrs. Badger re-
sumed her war work, the family
settled down In an apartment ct
the Highlands and Isabel, the
elder daughter. again took up her
job with the British Purchasing
Commission. CHER family recently
has announced her engagement
to 1t. John Schroeder Of the
Navyo Jane, the younger daugh-
ter, took job with Federal Hous-
ing In preference to a college de-
gree-so the whole family is
pretty busy.
Both Jane and Isabel are splen-
did athletes. A small, old-fash-
Toned cabinet In the Badger
apartment is Allied with ribbons
and trophies and cups won by
Jane in horse shows and Isabel
did almost as well at winning ten
mis- prizes. Jane twhose full
name is Jane Austin Badger
writes, too-prose and poetry
which both show considerable
(aee ny THE WAY. Paee D.l(1.l
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British 5x6ss2 Lifts Social Ban for Wedding Reception
Dinah Brand, Niece Of Lady Astor;
And 1t. LyttIeton For Are Married

OF international notice was the
wedding yesterday afternoon of
Miss Dinah Brand, daughter of
the Honorable Robert H. Brand
OF Northampshire, England, to 1t.
Lyttleton Fox, U. S. N. R., son of
Mrs. Lyttleton Fox of New York
and the late Mr., Fox.
The bride Is the niece of Lady
Aston, ner late mother being of
the famed Langhorne family Of
Virginia, and a sister of the dis
tinguished American-bo woman
member OF the British Parlia-
ment. She came to this country
a little more than a year ago
with her father. who now is head
Of the British Food Mission.
The wedding of the daughter
Of the prominent official of Eng
land, a friend of long standing
Of the British Ambassador and
Lady Halifax, temporarily lifted
the, ban on strictly social affairs
1T His Britannia Majesty's EN-
baSsy-for 1t was yesterday in
the magnificent building, where
their Majesties. King George and
Queen Elizabeth. gave their ia
nous garden party in 1899, that
. reception was held following
Miss Brands wedding to the
young American naval officer.
Not only was the affair the first
large social function to be given
at the Embassy on Massachusetts,
avenue since the war, it also was
the first wedding reception ever
10 be held there. The Embassy
was completed in 1880 and many
brilliant parties have been given
there. The first occupants were
Sir Ronald Lindsay and Lady
Lindsay. Since the beginning of
the war numerous benefits for
British War Relief have taken
place in the spacious gardens and
an outstanding event held In the
building was the benefit concert,
with famous opera stars giving
their services.
Yesterdays bride and BRIDE
groom received alone, but greet
ing the guests informally were
the Ambassador and Lady Hail.
fax. Mrs. Fox came from New
York for her sons wedding and
With her were her two daughters,
Mrs. William Barclay Harding
and Mrs. Quincy S. Cabot. Mr..
Morgan ]. OBrien. of New York,
uncle Of the bridegroom, also was
. wedding guest. Members Of
the brides family present were
her aunts, Mrs. Charles Dana
Gibson Of New York and Mrs.
Maurice Flynn Of Tyron. N. G.
There was q definite atmos-
phere Of springtime at the EN-
bassy for this outstanding social
event. About the beautifully
furnished rooms were quantities
OF blossoms that forecast the
coming season. There Nere xrace-
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otUNSkQWS 1JkOLOs
dramatic work for them, put on
plays, worked In recreation camps
with servicemen (both Navy and
Army all over the country. She
feels as does every other Navy
wife, that the Navy Relief Society
is very near and dear to her
heart. AS a Navy wife she has
travelled a great deal too. For
while the Badgers lived In China,
then in the Philippines and then
they did short tour in Japan.
When they returned to Wash
ington, Mrs. Badger again took
up her Red Gross work. But she
had to go on the inactive list
from June to December last year
when her husband was ordered to
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POULTRY 1ANC1ERS.
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The ratsing of poultry and
knotcledge Of the barn gard
are Included u the teaching
OF the Land Army for the
iAWVS, and Mrs. Paul LIe1pel-
Ign and Mrs. Jouett Sb0uss
are shos0n holding Hve objects
OF their study.
DRYING FRUITS.
fLett.)
A part Of tie study u tire
drying Of foods, and Mrs.
Augustus, W Lee, Mrs. May-
ndTd Barnes and Mrs. Ronald
Cor shofo sAtH h drying april
cots.
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where he received both his A 3
and the Masters degree in law His
earlier education was obtained at
Tuskegee Institute, where he was
graduated. and from the Kansas
State Agricultural College. where
fol- time he studied with view
to becoming an agricultural agent.
Augustus" as the general office
staff call him, has lived in New
York for % years, coming here
from his home in Flatonia, Texas.
where he met and married Lucille
Clemmons Of Washington. D. C.
They live at 1900 Seventh Avenue,
Manhattan. and are the parents of
two sons: Augustus. Jr.. age %.
corporal in the U s. Army with an
ordnance battalion. and Harold G..
soldier In the $50 Anti.Aircraft
regiment
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SPRINGFIELD

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June
2S-st. Johns church choir,
Hortense Phrams Higginsbot-
ham, director, gave their an
nual musical patronized by a
large number. Solo performers
were Inez Evans, organist; Luz
Gle Chaffin, pianist; Stella
Thomas, VioliniSt; Luna Ban-
cock, pianist; Ralph Ward,
cellist; Hortense Phrame KEEL
ley and Carol somerviile, vocal
seleltions-Mr. David E. Jones
of 201 Walnut street died June
Is. He leaves three daughters,
Mrs. Laura Pervis, Miss Hattie
Jones and Mrs. Mildred How
ard; a son, Fred Jones, all Of
this city, and a sister, Mrs.
Edna Banks Of AgaWarl, Mass.
Miss Evelyn M. Gray, daugh-
ter Of Mr., and Mrs. John w.
Gray of COL Union street died
June o. Besides her parents
she leaves a brother, John w,
Jr., Of this city.-The Masonic
Lodge and the Household of
Ruth were guests at Bethel
AME church, morning and eve
ming Sunday with the pastor,
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intermediate and Senior De-
partments. Meantime, officers
and teachers will meet to plan
the work of the year. On July
20, at the superintendent
home, the first meeting will be
held. - Also the boys of the
school have formed a baseball
team and are : busy raising
money to buy uniforms and
equipment. The entire com
munity should support these
boys. The girls want a Softball
team and should likewise be
encouraged. Keep the young
sters off the streets'-The Pew
Rally was a great success. Be-
fore a large congregation Rev.
Perry, pastor Of Columbus ave.
A, NJ. E. Zion Church of Bos-
ton, preached a very inspiring
and eloquent sermon. The clerk
announced a total amount Of
$132.50. The pew captains were
Miss Estelle Coleman, Mrs.
Florence Lovelace, Miss Hor-
tense Lassiter, Mrs. George
Bailey and Rev. j. F. Bailey.
There were many visitors from
Boston and neighboringoon---
B o S t o n and neighboring
churches. During the next
two months the Junior Choir
will not function. Guest SOLO
lists will appear each Sunday
morning. - Proofs Of the pic
lures of the Sunday School
we're exhibited last Sunday and
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Cambridge

Children from the ages of a.
II years are enrolled. Super
vised play and work will be con-
Quoted from 9-5 o'clock five
days a week. Working mothers
may make application for a
supervised lunch period for
their children at the Center
with milk provided at cost.
A group Of boys and girls be-
tween the ages Of II and IA
years under the leadership Of
william Hoyt, Center neighbor,
have already started a Victory
Garden on the playground.
About 10 children will be sent
to four summer camps, Breezy
Meadows at Holliston, Nippin-
icket at Bridgewater, Whisper
ing willows at Canton and
the Boy Scouts camp, Camp
Quinatopoxet at New Hamp-
shire.
Special parties and trips will
be arranged for children over
IA years of age. Members of the
hostess club at the Center will
continue their open house for
service men Thursday evening
of each week.
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the pictures at SOC apiece will
be available probably July 2.
Put your order in at once as
the supply may have to be ra-
toned due to war conditions
The following are on the sick
list: Sgt. Arthur Lassiter in the
Army Hospital. in New York
suffering from appendicitis;
Mrs. Fannie KoodS Of Jerome
st. very seriously i'll; Mr.. Ham
met Puryear Of Bower st very
i'll; Mrs Cecilia Neale of Arl-
ington st and Mrs. Ellen BroogS
of Harvard ave still confined
Among many visitors are: Mrs.
Mabe Colura, guest of Mrs.
Elizabeth D. Oliver Of Jerome
st, her cousin. Mrs. Colum is
the wife of the prominent
dental surgeon, DR.. H. F Colum
and Mrs Gillard of New York
City, guest Of her sister, Mrs.
E. Antoine Of jamestown, R I
Asst Supt Frederick Brown
and brother John will spend
the holiday weekend in New
York.-By the way, we just
caught a glimpse of young 1t.
Sherwood, who evidently is
home ON furlough. why
doesn't someone tell us these
things?"- Send your news to
SO Harvard ave by Monday
a m Tt must reach Guardian
never later than Tuesday, first
mail.
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MAIDEN
UNION BAPTIST CHURCH

UNION BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. willard L. Clayton, Pastor
MAIDEN, Mass, June 20
Rev, Clayton occupied his pull
pit on Sunday. He gave interest
ing highlightS of the Virginia
Baptist State Convention which
h eattended at Lynchburg. Miss
Shirley Hodges was the soloi st
at this service, - A party was
rendered the Junior choir at
the home of Mrs. L A Mason
on Jun %. An enjoy
able evening was spent in
games arranged by the organist,
Mrs. Elmer L. Valentine. Re-
freshments were served by the
music committee, Mesdames
Mason, Bailey and Helen Hin
ton. - A beautiful bouquet of
roses was given by Mr.. Thomas
V. jackson in memory of his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Blanche v.
Jackson, on June goth. The
summer schedule of services
will commence July 4. Commun-
ion will follow the morning
service. There will be no evening
service during the summer
Sunday School will be held at
the regular hour, 1890. - Miss
Frances E. Thompson of Nash
vile, Tenn, arrived on Sunday
to attend Harvard Summer
School. While here she will be
TIE guest of Mrs. Elmer L. Val
entine. - Miss Arlease Smith
of Washington is home on a
short visit to her mother and
sister of Greenwood. - Deacon
Jesse L. Taylor WHO has been
i'll at Chester, Pa, arrived home
or riday, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Everett West.
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MASSACRE DAY BILL
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
D tle Year one Thousana SINE Hundrsa ma Thlrt NV

In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirtywo
An Act relative to the annual Observance of the Anniversary
OF the Boston Massacre and Of the Heroic Deaths of Girls
pus Attucks Samuel Maverick James Caldwell Samuel
Maverick, James Caldwell Samuel Gray and Patrick
Carr.
Be it enacted by the Senate House of Represents
atives in General Court assembled by the authority
of the same, follows
Chapter six of the General Laws hereby amended by
inserting after section c. chapter
hundred and fifty three of the acts of the year. the
following sectiOnA-
Section I'D The governor shall annually issue a proc
amattiOn calling for proper observance March fifth Of
the anniversary of the Boston wherein Crpus At
tueks, American of African
leg James Caldwell Samuel Gray and Patrick Carr met her
oc deaths the first martyrs in the of American in
dependence.
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are beginning to call us Jazz
bands again. / would like to
play som eof my better known
numbers in semi-syn1phonic
form taking Minnie the Mooch-
err st. James nf1rmary Blues
Smoky Joe and 'Jumpin' 1--WE
and use a large orchestra and
choral group. But I'm in no
hurry
Cab escaped a legal career.
Sister Blanche saw to that. She
interested him in dance music
and finally he haunted the
spots in Chicago. He came to
New York with his Missourians.
Once he engaged to open the
extravaganza Plantation Club II
Harlem but rival gangsters held
a war on the premises and
Galloway was out of work.
Glowing with his voice at the
Parody Club was lucky. 1t was
the beginning of the upsurge
that sent him to the uptown
Cotton Club.
He is proud Of another thing:
the bomber in North Africa
named Minnie The Moocher."
It has been cited many times
and he has adopted the bomb
er crew. "Theyre making a big
woman out of my Minnie, e." he
says. Cab Galloway loves his
iitterbugs. Author of much CT
the lexicon of 1--WE, he thanks
the faithful who have followed
him from the smoky little dens
to the pinnacle Of swingdom.
You can take it from there.
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Cabs Minnie
II Years Old

NEW YORK (Calvin's News
Service Since the Cab moved
into the Strand, he and the
Galloway boys have been
swarmed by reporters. The fol-
lowing is an interview secured
for the New York Post by Ted
Hay and since it is especially
cute, it is reprinted here in
full:
The Duke of "hi-de-ho" sat
on his bunk in the dressing
room back-stage at the Strand
Theatre. Minnie is IL years
old Thursday" he said. We're
giving her a birthday party"
The Duke of "hi-de-ho is
Cab Galloway and his Minnie"
is the global-known song Min
ME the Moocher." He talked
about Minnie" Just as he would
discuss a real person. There
will be a replica Of Minnie" at
the party-"tall, skinny and
sexy," he said.
Whatever Minnie" looks like
she sends the iitterbugs into
spasms at the Strand where Cal
loway and his band have been
for four weeks and will stay an
other two weeks. He said he
opens and closes the show four
times a day with Minnie the
Moocher." "She'S kicked the gong
around for me over 100000
times" he said.
Other swing and jazz songs
have been important, however
Cab jumped out of smoky den'
into the Cotton Club with hIl
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Rev. H. L. Moore, delivering
the sermon.-Friends of James
Sticky" Ward, formerly sta
toned at Camp Upton, have
had mail from him from Camp
Croft.-MrS. Lorraine Brown
of New York City, after a visit
with her father at Worcester
and sister, Mildred Walker,
has returned home.-Mr. and
Mrs, J. Carroll Johnson of 6l3
Union street, visited Mr.. john
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
James r. johnson Of N. Carey
street, Baltimore, Md. Mrs.
James Johnson recently Nsuff VI
ed a broken hip and her
daughter-in-l will remain
with her for some time.-The
Harrison Wright Post, Am.
Legion, has elected John w,
Croker delegate to attend
the State Convention held az
Boston August 21-22. Com
rade I. Sinclair is alternate
Leroy williams of State Col
lege, N. c., is now employed in
war work at Bennington, Conn.
On week-endS he visits his
relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Williams of Richelieu st. -
RoStel Wheeler, an instructor
in aviation at Tuskeegee In
stitute, recently visited his
parents here and his business,
RoStells Phono Village on
Dwight street - Music pu-
pills of Mrs. Mimic Brogue
of Lebanon st presented in re-
cital at st. Johns Church were
AdrienSe Kennedy, Eleanor
Henderson, Louise Henderson,
Marion Hall, Jean Hall, Bruna
Gienetti, Lucille Chaffin, Mat
tie Chaffin, Barbara Jones
and Constance Kennedy. - At
the Elks New England Stats
convention at New Haven,
Conn, of the For Get Me Not
Temple, Daughter Margaret
Goldman, I'd Trustee, and
Daughter Sadie Goldman,
Past President for faithful ser
vices were honored.
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WEST NEWTON
MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH

MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
Req. J. H. Dennis, Pastor
Here we are in this beauti-
full world with all that the
heart wishes, brains conceive
and hands contrive and yet we
are worrying. Stop and live
one day at a time. Live today!
Yesterday has gone, tomorrow
has not come So worry for
three days brings us to the
same place like merry-go-
round. With all our science,
inventions and explorations,
we still are at the same place.
Distress, trouble, privation
and starvation continue in
some sections of this rich and
wise world, There is something
left out. and what? you ask,
Be at Mt. Zion Sunday, July 4,
10:45 A. M. Sermon; BE
Ready" S. S. 1915 M. 7:45
IP. M Sermon: THE Upper
Room" Speaker, Rev. Dennis.
Sunday, June 81, was a great
day at Mt. Zion. A few laymen
were ON hand to learn of the
faith and work going on in the
field outside the church, The
Centurian was not a good lay
man, yet his interest, faith
and activity gave him leading
in Israel--a real proof that
faith without works is dead.
The evening subject, Three
Women" who staked their lives
for a good cause-Lydia, Deb
orah and Esther. Both sermons
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CHELSEA

PEOPLES BAPTIST Church
1865 Pearl Street
Revs. Virgis Hill, Samuel H.
Bullock, Drs. r. T. Reed and
]. E. Jeltz, Pulpit Committee in
Charge.
The service at the Peoples
Baptist church, Chelsea, will
be as follows: Morning service
Sunday 10;45, DR.. r. T.
Reed in charge and will preach.
Sunday schol 1890 p m, Mrs.
Levina Milliken in charge. Ho-
ly Communion every first Sum
day evening at 7.
Week Day Services
Prayer and praise service
every Friday evening at 7 with
DR.. r. T. Reed in charge. Choir
rehearsal every Tuesday even
ing at 7. Rev. Virgiss Hill,
public is cordially invited,
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0N June 7. The Appellate Division
Oof the Supreme Court Of the
State of New York. with fitting
ceremonies. admitted a class OF
eighty-one new attorneys to the
practice Of law Many women, a
dozen or more. were among those
sworn in as members of the bar.
There were also siA Negroes in the
class. one of them. Augustus Simms,
an employee of the ESQ Marketers
at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New
York, He is shown above receiv.
ing congratulations and two gifts
a War Bond and a brief case from
F. w Pierce. a director of the
Standard Oil Company IN. J).
Mr.. Simms. age 81, and for more
than twenty years an employee OF
the ESQ Marketers. completed his
education at New York University,
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swinging of "Ain't Misbehavin' >
and the "St. Louis Blues" In the
1--WE set his Smoky joe"
"Geeche joe" "Jumpin' 1--WE, -
and "st. James Infirmary Blues"
really send the faithful.
Asked about the difference
between "jazz" and swing" he
smiled. When he smiles his pen
cil-thin mouStache disappears.
There is no difference. The
other day I listened to some re-
cordings Of mine made over 10
years ago. The rhythm was the
same. AS a matter of fact they