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fUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24.
WALLACE CASE
IS DISALLOWED
/ .
Erstwhile Catcher Lost Case
Against Augusta Baseball As
sociation, Instead of Winning
As Announced.
Some time ago it was •reported in The
Herald, in fact throughout the Sal lie
League circuit, that Jack Wallace had
won his case against the Augusta Base
ball Association.
The following letter is official and dis
proves the statement:
Auburn, N. Y., Nov. 21st, 1014.
K. G. Kalbfleisch. Prest..
Augusta Baseball Assn’,
Augusta, Ga.
Dear SiV: Tours received. Wallace's
(•'aim foV refund of SIOO fine and sal
ary from July 17th'lo August Ist. was
disallowed. Wallace was alowed two
days pay and the case was dismissed.
Appeal should be addressed to August
Herrmann, Chairman, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Very truly, yours,
(Signed ) J. H. FARRELL. Secy.
The above letter was received by Pres
ident Kalbt'lelsch yesterday. Mr. Kalb
fleisch states that when he read the an
nouncement that Wallace’s claim had
been allowed that he did not believe it.
Saying there must be some mistake. He
therefore wrote to Secretary
thus the correction is made.
CITY BRIEFS
Red Cross "First Aid” Car.—On
November 29 one of the Red Cross
Society’s “first aid” cars will arrive
t Augusta. These cars are touring
s country on an educational cam
ign with the object of instructing
aple in the principles of first aid
to the injured.
Car No. S, which will visit Augusta,
is in charge of Dr. M. J. Shields, who
will lecture three times each day for
the three days he is in the city. The
movement is looked upon as one of
great merit, and much interest is
being elicited in the coming lectures.
Mysterious Legacy.—A letter has
been received by Mr. Wm. Lyon Mar
tin, clerk of council, from Mr. R. R.
Tigner in Louisville, Ky., asking him
to locate a man by the name of James
Rossmore Garrett who, the letter
states, has come into an inheritance
in Louisville. Mr. Tigner writes that
the last he heard of Mr. Garrett he
was living on Greene street In Augus
ta, but tie directory and the tax
books of Augusta do not contain his
name. No information so far has
been obtainable with regard to James
Rossmore Garrett. If any reader of
the Herald knows anything of the
whereabouts of the missing man, it
would be a signal service to him to
notify Mr. Martin thereof.
Railroad Officials Passed Through.
A private train containing eight of
ficials of the Atlantic Coast Line and
Charleston and Western Carolina rail
roads passed through Augusta on
Monday afternoon on the annual tour
of inspection of the two roads. The
train, composed of five private and
two baggage cars, spent two hours in
Augusta, arriving at 3 p. m. from
Florence, S. C., and departing at about
5 o’clock for Anderson. The party
was shown around the city by Mr.
Ernest Williams, general freight and
Jpassenger agent. The gentlemen in
(the party were: Messrs. H. Walters,
'chairman of the board; Michael Jenk
ins and Mr. J. Newcomb, directors;
K. B. Pleasant, chief engineer; J. R.
Kenley, sSfcond vice-president; R. A.
Brand, vice-president; Mr. A. W.
Anderson, general manager, and F. B.
Grier, general counsel.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Genesta Hotel.—D. C. Hally, Atlanta,
Ga.; J. H. Veisseer, Ga.; O. Thacker,
Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. L. Bruce, Charles
ton, S. C.; J. N. Kimbrook, Cap. U. S.
Army; W. D. Cey, Atlanta, Ga.; H. J.
Kesley, Tennessee; W. H. Morgan, Jack
sonville, Hla.; C. S. Bowling. Tennes
see; E. McElmurry, Waynesboro, Ga.; J.
A Webb, Birmingham, Ala.; A. G. Gui
don, Detroit; G. J. Mitchell. Columbia, S.
C.; J. E. Scott, Charleston, S. C.; R.
B. Dunbar, Beach Island. S. C.
Hofbrau Hotel. —S. W. Westbroom,
Ga.; W. D. Hutto, Jr., S. C. H. F. Moon,
Texas; W. T. Pall, S. C.; It. F. Morris,
Texas; C. Williams, Jacksonville, Fla.;
T. J. Mullen, Sandersville, Ga.; J. H.
Stevens. Jr., City; A. P. Clyde, Tho
mas'llle, Ga.; D. D. Doris, Atlanta, Ga
Albion Hotel. —G. S. Hall, Tennessee;
■G. C. McClain, Atlanta, Ga.; A. 11.
Smith, N. Y.; S. J. Rohr. N. Y.; A. C.
Mumber. Mass.; G. R. Brookshire, At
lanta, Ga.; I. F. Wells, Ga.; S. S. Rlch
. asoon, S. C.; F. B. Grier, S. C.; G. F.
Coyt, Atlanta, Ga. P. T. Samuel, At
lanta, Ga.; Mrs. D. M. Edilds, N. Y.;
* Miss M. C. Morris, Pa.; T. M. Walsh,
S O.; T. H. Williams, Atlanta, Ga.; H.
Griffin, Atlanta, Ga.; E. E. Smyes, At
lanta, Ga.; I-. V. Hatcher, Atlanta, Ga.;
F Nudleman, Chicago, Ills., L. Helk
ouisch N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. D. Sullivan,
Atlanta, Ga.; W. B. Coshart, Atlanta,
(/k; K. E. Food, Columbia, S. C.
Plaza Hotel.—B. Goldman, N. Y.; -V.
F. Ball, N. Y.; C. R. Dobson. N. Y.;
H. C. Strauss, Va. J. Klem, N. Y.; O. E.
Strook. Chicago, 111.; E. It. Carmichael,
Md.; J. D. Taylor, Ga.; R. M. Callo
way, Ind.; M. B. Grossman Md.. C. M.
Austin. Atlanta, Ga.; J. Gump, Md.; A.
R. Johes, Jacksonville, Fla
Melbourne Hotel.
Herman Billet, Birmingham; P.
Beck. Atlanta; O. Hudson, city; J.
Harrel, Atlanta; S. C. Coles. South
Carolina; J. B. Bowen, North Caro
lina; Mr. H. C. Martin, Memphis; J.
H. Hanley, Charleston.
CELeIrATE HOME-COMING
AT ST. LUKE
The St. Duke s Methodist church will
have a Home-coming Thanksgiving serv
ice at the church on Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock. The ladles of the church
have the program In hand and a very
Interesting one Is promised. Refresh
ments will he served and a most en
joyable time is planned by the commit
tee on the entertainment
' All the rhuroh mem ers end friends
ere Invited to be present In order to
make the , *home-comlne” of their paAtor
• pldgsent one A cordial invitation to
•It. No collection
Mr*. Penvish says that Mr. Perfvlsh
j*#d to spend three nights a'week at
he lodge before she found out he was
i member of the Annanlae Club.
SECOND ACADEMY
TEAM IN GAME
Waynesboro High School Lost
to Local Bunch by the Score
of Twenty-Four to Nothing.
The second team of the Academy of
Richmond Academy, in charge of
Coach Danforth, hiked down to Way
nesboro yesterday to play the High
, School representatives of that burg.
and incidentally the local piled up a
scor * ° f J 4 against Waynesboro’s
naught. The local second team, and
not composed of stars by any means,
never allowed their opponents to ap
proach their goal any closer than 30
yards. ,
Waynesboro’s poor showing is prob
ably due to the team just being or
ganized. in fact it was the first game.
However, regardless of this being the
opening contest, a good showing was
made. Coach Cliff Hatcher, one of
the best coaches that Georgia has ev
er turned out, is in charge of the team
and is due a great deal of praise for
instilling a great many of the val
uable assests in his men in so short
a time, as he did, for the “other side”
did show a great deal of knowledge
of the game, for not having been in
the game in a real contest before.
The cadets scored in the first quar
ter after five minutes of play, Miller
carried the ball over on a 12 yard
buck. A few minutes later Phinlzy
brought the ball on a 15 yard ran up
to the goal and Miller pushed that
one over. Phinlzy then claimed his
"lost honor” by falling on the ball
when Sherman blocked a punt.
Simovitz, Oliver and Harnfbnd for
Waynesboro starred, while Miller,
Phinizy, Haynes and Sherman were
the “headliners” for the local outfit,
The Line-Up.
Academy. Waynesboro.
Mell Benton Blount, Chandler
Left end.
Sherman, E . . Scott
Left tackle.
Philpot, O’Brien Sperling
Left guard.
Rigsby Skinner
Center.
Davis Walters, J.
Right guard.
Jones .. Barton
Right tackle.
| Sherman, J Lassitef
Right end.
Morris Walters, W.
Quarterback.
Phinizy Harmon
Left halfback.
Baynes Oliver
Right halfback.
Miller Simovitl
Fullback.
Quarters, 10 and 11 minutes. Ref
eree, Hatcher (Georgia). Umpire,
(University of Wisconsin.)
ASS’D CHARITIES
MEET! TUESDAY
Fate of the Organization in
Augusta Being Decided. Say-
Directors Won’t Cooperate.
The destiny of the Associated Chari
ties of Augusta Is being worked out
Tuesday afternoon.
A vitally Important meeting of the
directors of the Associated Charities
was called at 4:30 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon for the purpose of ascer
taining whether the necessary funds
could be obtained to place the organi
zation on its feet, financially.
There is great need of the associa
tion here, especially at the present
time and in the immediate future. The
association has no money on which to
run. and, besides, It Is stated, is some
thing like S6OO in debt. The presi
dent, Mr. S. A. Fortson, takes the po
sition that it would be inadvisable to
continue operation of the Associated
Charities here without funds and in
debt.
It is claimed that there is not the
proper co-operation between the offi
cers of the association and the direc
tors, it having been impossible in the
past to get more than four or five of
the directors to the meetings.
AT THE BIJOU
Bljouttes and theatergoers in gen
eral are pronouncing the current of
fering at the Bijou one the greatest
programs yet seen at popular prices,
and Managers Sparks and Schrameck
are being congratulated at presenting
such a talented aggregation of play
ers in the big musical sensation, "The
Widow Green,” at the regular admis
sion fee of ten and twenty cents —and
local amusement seekers, who enjoy a
meritorious performance, are crowd
ing the Bijou this week to such an
extent that extra shows are being
contemplated, as the offerings of the
Southern Beauties Musical Comedy
Company are far above the average
and excel anything of its kirtd ever
seen here.
Pretty girls and funny comedians
are conspicuous at each performance,
and each and every member has gain
ed much prominence In the theatrical
world, which adds no little in making
the Southern Beauties Musical Com
edy Company an all-star aggregation.
"Up in a Kerris Wheel” will be the
offering tomorrow and Thursday, and
"The Bogus Bishop" Friday and Sat
urday, with a complete change of pic
tures for each show, always giving
three reels to the show.
The management is to be congratu
lated for having secured the popular
Andonegui orchestra. It Is conspicu
ously delightful part of the entertain
ment.
Remember the new policy of the
Bijou —a continuous show from 2:30
to 5:00 and 7:30 to 10:00.
AUGUSTA TENNIS TEAM
BACK; ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
A very enthusiastic bunch of tennLs
players. Augusta's representatives in
the city match held in Savannah, ar
rived in this city yesterday. All were
very Joyful, naturally over their vic
tory
They stated that they were royally
entertained by the Savannah repre
sentatives, in fact so well, that It was
a shame to beat them. _ t
ABOUT TOE 3
NEW PASTORS
Who the Three Ministers That
Have Been Sent to Augusta
by North Georgia Conference
Are and Where They Have
Been Located.
Augustans generally, and particular
ly the Methodists of this community, I
will be interested in knowing some
thing about the three new Methodist
ministers that have been sent to Au
gusta churches.
Rev. W. T. Hamby, whom Augus
tans are delighted to know has return
ed as presiding elder, gives interest
ing information concerning the new
ministers.
Rev. M. R. Cunningham, who goes
to Broadway, has been pastor of the
Methodist church at Dahlonega for four
years. He has preached to the boys
of the North Georgia Military College
throughout his tenure of service, many
of whom alter.d"d his services each
Sunday. He is a highly educated man
and a splendid preacher.
Rev. G. W. Barrett, the new pastor
at Asbury. is a graduate of Young
Harris College and is described as be
ing one of the most promising young
ministers in the North Georgia Con
ference. He is a highly successful
pastor. This year he was at Union
Point.
Rev. George D. Stone, the new pas
tor at Woodlawn, has just completed
four years at Payne Memorial church
in Atlanta. He is a successful pas
tor and church builder and a fine busi
ness man. Also he is one of the best
revialists in the entire conference.
Rev. S. P. Wiggins of St. John. Rev.
W. B. Dillard of St. James, and Rev.
J. F. Roberts of St. Luke return here
for another year.
Rev. A. D. Echols, pastor at Asbury
for four years, and a man who en
deared himself to all Augustans who
knew him, goes to South Broad Church
at Rome.
Rev. C. M. Verdel, pastor of Broad
way this year, goes to Prendergast
and Lebanon near Gainesville.
Rev. J. O. Brand goes from Wood
lawn to the Martha Brown Memorial,
Atlanta
SYLVESTER’S’ELEVATOR
BOY HURT BY ELEVATOR
William Was Working in Bot
tom of Shaft When Car Waa
Lowered. Hip Dislocated.
William Butler, the colored elevator
operator at Sylvester's clothing store,
758 Broad street, had his hip dislo
cated Tuesday morning by being acci
dentally mashed by the car while he
was in the bottom of the shaft clean
ing out trash, etc.
He was attended by Dr .Tom Wright
and Tuesday afternoon was resting at
his home as well as could be expected.
The injuries are said not to be seri
ous.
Butler is said to have been leaning
over the edge of the shaft on the first
floor, his feet down In the shaft. The
boy operating the elevator at the time
of the accident Is said to have been
unaware of the presence of anyone in
the bottom of the shaft. As soon as
the body was touched by the car, it is
understood ,the current was reversed
and the pressure relieved.
‘ ‘PINK” SMITH" ALLEGED
MURDERER, IS IN JAIL
Charged With Cutting a Negro
to Death on Cotton Row in
Augusta. Charley Taylor is
Also Caught.
John, alias Pink, Smith, a negro who
was wanted for murder for the stab
bing to death of another negro on
Cotton Row last summer, was appre
hended and brought back from Barn
well, S. C. Monday. Sheriff Plunkett
got information that the fugitive was
work in a saw mill In Barnwell and
sent David Mack as a special deputy
to bring him hack. Smith, when ar
rested, did not atempt to deny his
Identity.
Charley Taylor, a negro charged
with cheating and swindling on the
grounds that he decamped with a
sewing machine for which he had not
finished paying, was brought back to
Augusta from Millen, Ga., on Mon
day.
MASKED BALL IN ARMORY
ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT
Masqueraders to Have a Gay
Time on Skates Thursday
Evening at the Rink.
There will be a masked ball Thanks
giving night at tho Skating Rink In
the Armory, which is attracting con
siderable Interest. Preparations are
being made to receive a record-break
ing crowd, and already wagon-loads of
decorations may be seen threading
their way along Campbell street. A
prize which the management Is of
fering for the best costume adds a
stimulus to invention and a number
of striking disguises will he seen in
the aaaenlbly Thursday night. The
skating will be, as usual, between the
hours of 8 and 8:30, after which. If
the crowd shows the inclination, there
will be dancing. A prize Is also of
fered by the management for the most
graceful couple among the skaters.
THAT CRAFTY BEA.
Middle—The sea is very treacher
ous today.
Hlddie —Yes; full of craft, isn't It?
—-Harvard Lampoon.
At the low rates charged
for electricity ir Auguete, no
femily cen efford to be with
Cut electric service.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
TWO AUGUSTANS SHAKE HANDS ON
BOARD THE RICHMOND IN SAVANNAH
Successful Launching of New River Craft With But Two Au
gustans Present. Rev. Howard T. Cree and R. E. Ander
son ‘‘On Board.”
The Richmond, first of the two
barges for the Savannah river traffic
between Augusta an A Savannah, was
launched yesterday at noon with but
two of Augusta’s citizens present. R.
E. Anderson, manager of the new line
and Rev. Howard T. Cree, who is
holding a series of revival services in
that city, saw the splendid new boat
which is to revolutionize the river
traffic, slip Tom the ways and slide
into the stream with her nose point
ing toward Augusta.
A special from Savannah to the
Herald says that as at high tide when
the new boat gently glided down Into
the water, Mr. Anderson was on board
and in a moment was joined by Dr.
Cree who came up In a tug, having
witnessed the launching from mid
stream. Dr. Cree says the boat seems
to fulfill every promise made for her
and expressed himself as more than
pleased with her appearance.
"It was simply wonderful to
see such a large boat ease off
her ways,” says the minister,
"and take to the water with the grace
of a big bird or waterfowl. I have
Football Came Saturday Between
Academy-Benedictine in Tabloid
Below is given, in tabular form, the results in Saturday's game between
the locals and Benedictine College. The numbers in table represent vards;
”R” is for Richmond Acndecy; ’’BC" for Benedictine College, the (toman
numerals for the quarters:
I. 11. 111. IV. Total
It. BC. It. BC. It. BC. It. BC. It. BC.
Kick-off 54 0 48 » o —4l 0 0 102 41
Line Plays 48 47 1 1 —22 ‘ 8-ft7 18 2# fts 112
Ends runs 30 0 21— 0 1— 0 0- 26 52 26
Forward passes 17- 0 (1— 0 0— 0 28—ft 45 «
Punts 0 J 2 ft—tr, 74—83 44 0 118— 80
Return on pnts 2 0 0— 0 14—33 o—ll 16— 44
Return on kick-off o—l 2 ft- 6 14 — ft ft ft 14— 18
Thrown for loss 3ft 6—ll 0 — 7 1— ft 8— 18
Penalties 6 -io ft 5 5—30 10 -10 20— 55
First down, Richmond 11; Benedictine 6. Fumbles, Richmond 2; Bene
dictine 2. Forward pusses attempted. Richmond 10; Benedictine 2. Forward
passes succeeding. Richmond 4: Benedictine 0. Total number of yards of ad
vancing ball, O’Connor (BC) 98; Bryan <R) 72; Philpot (U) 58; Davis (It) 37.
Russell Lennon and Helene V eola in Arthur Hammerstein’s
Big Musical Jollity, ‘‘High Ji nks,” at The Grand Tonight.
vfflF Vim I - \
JfoWn . * v i 4A;.’
Geo. Primrose, famous dancer, with Primrose and Wilson
Minstrels, at Grand Saturday Matinee and Evening.
lived on a river most all of my life
but the Richmond is something new to
me in the way of boat construction.
While I can not say she is a thing of
beauty, I am convinced she will
achieve the thing for which she was
made. Her steel hull and frame make
her practically fire proof and her
light draft will enable her to run at
a very low water. I am convinced
further that, when she pulls up at the
Augusta wharf under her own power
she will be an unoswerable argument
as to the safety of river transporta
tion for all kinds of freight, to all
our citizens."
It was a regret to the members of
the Rotary Club during their recent
visit to the city by the sea that the
new boat could not be launched then,
but the Herald rejoices that two of
our citizens were there to join hands
on her deck as she found her homo
in the element for which she was
born.
As soon ns the machinery is Installed
the boat, now at the Wilkinson wharf,
will make her maiden voyage to Au
gusta.
Mrs. Annulett Andrews Ohl Writes With Feeling.
Personal Knowledge of the Belgian Situation
In a letter to The Herald, Mrs. Ohl
says.
“I am writing to you, my people of
the South. I want to ask you to help
Belgium and the Red Cross. I know
many of you are helping and I know
many others have it in their hearts to
help if they an*; not doing so already. If
I. through mis letter, oau be an influ
ence for more heip I shall be vtvy happy
indeed.
"I have heard, several times of late,
two questions asked as reasons why we.
in this country, should not Help, and
first, I want to reply to them. Sorno
persons have said: 'Why should we help
take care of the wounded In Europe
when each army Is expected to have its
own sufficient hospital corps?' Some
Southerners have asked: 'Why should
we be helping tHo Belgians when, in our
whV, the Europeans did not send suc
cor to tiie South?
"The answer to tHe first question is
that never before, as we all know, in
tiie history of civilization has there
been such a war, so many dead and
wounded. Such far-reaching misery and
want. It is constantly stated in the
war reports, and there can be no ques
tioning their tvuth, that but for the
great Red Gross thousands of soldiers
would be left to die on the battlefield.
No one army can take care of its wound
ed. The Invaded countries of Europe
are also burned and pillaged and im
poverished countries, and their near
neighbors are laden, not only with the
burden of wounded combatants, but fill
ed to overflowing wltii penniless and
starving people We all know tills and
we know that wo are one of the few
neutral nations, as yet spared from
want ourselves, and able to help those
abroad.
"The case of stricken Belgium and
that of our own stricken tiouth arc*
parallel in many respects but not in
Belgium's cry to other nations for suc
cor. We, for instance, might not fed
called upon to help if Russia and Poland
were engaged in a civil war, or if Eng
land and Australia wertv lighting; but
Belgium is different. Never before lias
civilization lunl to witness. in three
months time, the utter demolition of a
country and its people—a country at
tacked through dishonor, filched through
greed and envy, maimed and ruined
through barbaric cruelty! There must
be an Intense, sentient sympathy for
this glorious and valiant little country
in the hearts of Southern pv»ople, for
uur country fought valiantly, our coun
try was Invaded and our people reduced
to poverty.
"Never so poignantly have 1 felt what
the South suffered years ago as in this
invasion of Belgium. Memories come
flooding over me of the 'reconstruction’
days when 1 was a tiny girl of the sor
rowful mid broken pcop*e, of the fear
of the fedeVal troops; the stories told
amid tears by the women of my family
of the death of their men; and again
ai 1 again us 1 read of Louvain and
Liege and Tennonde my mother's oft
repeated cry came to me down the years
‘Oh! my child, you do not know what
the terrors are of an invaded country.
"Holland and England are near neigh
bors of Belgium and nobly and generous
ly are they responding to tiie needs of
her stricken people, but, wh h It comes
to fellow feeling, to an understanding
of the poverty and insulted pride of Bel
gium, the South Is her nearest neigh
bor In all the world; for mdghborllness
lies, not in geographical nearness, but in
the souls of those who have known aim
ilav sorrows.
"1 was in Belgium in 1912, only one
little year, ago, when we landed at Ant
werp on a gentle April day on our way
home from China. I took many little
Journeys through Belgium to Ghent,
Bruges, Ostend. Such a beautiful lit
tle country- -full of present pe ace and
past poetry and tradition; a quaint "Id
time fairy country of castles and cathe
dral spires and phantasmal lombwdy
poplars limned against the blue sky; a
land of good gentle people, wholesome
Inhistrious, content. My visit to Bruges
1 have marked with a white stone In
my memory and I have little pictures of
the city that 1 look at now find call my
Fairy i'rlncess among the cities of all
the world. 1 think of her b uty now
as that of a fair maid attacked and trod
den beneath the heels of ogres. Beautiful
Bruges with her Jewels of architecture,
with the precious little house in which
Betefr the Great, who loved little houses,
stayed for many weeks, with tin* en
chanting house of Memling in which h«
lived and died, with the hospital full of
paintings of his so fine, so marvelous
in color and drawing and religious ten
derness. Then there Is the exquisite
facade of the Hotel de Ville, there is
Groot House, with its old Flemish
kitchen, Its treasures of historic lice
and porcelains, Itw quaint carved wooden
bust of Charles the Second of England
with the wooden hat that can be lifted
off. There ate the dainty lace makers
convent nearly, weaving their
lovely cobwebs of beauty for all the fair
women of the world.
"Ah! what German ‘kultur' could re
pay humanity for the destruction of this
fair, unsullied chatelaine of cities!
"And now Bruges is mined like Brus
sels and Ghent and Ostend, ready, to be
blown up, should the Germans he Ufcve.il
out of Belgium!
"Little did I dream as I stood silent,
and awed before Rubens' great paint
ing of the Descent from the Cross in the j
Cathedral at Antwerp that soon that
Innocent country would itself bo cruci
fied. Now as I read of the unholy
massacre of an Innocent people I sc.’
ever that Cruiclflod Christ on the cross.
The blood flowing lTorn Ills wounds
afresh a stream of accusing scarlet
through the ravished land!
"But so full of peace and gentle con
tent was that lovely Belgium In the
spring of a year ago that 1 never dream* !
~(! of her as a fighting country. If uny
one had told rne she hud a serious and
capable army 1 would have laughed; for
bad I not watched the little Belgian sol
diers In Peking peacefully playing ten-.
pins 7 There w«*« eighteen of them,
and I always celled them my little tin
soldiers, because they looked Just like
tiie tin soldiers Santa Claus used to
bring American children years ago.
When the German* made their march on
J. the papers were full of the fight
ing quality of the Walloons and f
thought of my little Belgian tin soldiers
in Peking and It sounded all a Joke. But
now--dear God! how those Belgian sol
diers have fougtit and how splendid tfcey
have been! Belgium Is tiie gory of
ttils war. From my Fairy Queen of
countries what splendid knights have
arisen to spill their blood In her cause.
What a reuse!
Honor—it’s quite a mediaeval word,
Isn’t It? We had almost dropped it into
desuetude amid our feverish life, our
trusts, our tangoes and sift skirts and
motor smoke and generally feverish sel
fish, pamp*fred existence. Rut the young
Belgian King stands today as he will
kt/md in the history of ag«*s us the hu
man symbol of Honor. But for that
honor to his word he would have saved
his country ami his crown. But for that
honor the Germans would have been
1n Paris In August before ttie French
arm could get reinforcements. To Ills
Majesty’s gveat spirit the nations owe
the greatest debt of gratitude ever ac
cepted by tho world from on<«hero. Much
courage! such splendid cheerfulness- the
soul of tho ewiftdor till* young Icing
knight of Belgium! It -was In keeping
with this ohl-fnlry-story country that
such a king should come f« Ui In Its de
fense
And his generals and the women and
even the young lads of the land what
wonderful uUfclen of daring and patriot-'
Is rnthere are to tell from the lh»st to
the greatest General Leman, finally
taken ut Liege after a shell had felled
him s&ylng sfterwards, ‘Please let my
people know I was taken unconscious;'
and the lad shooting von Bulow and put
ting on the deed German general’s uni
form and escaping.
"Think of the terrible taxes put upon
these people. Now Antwerp, the last
city to hold food and shelter for the
Belgian people has been filched of its
flour and grain to feed the soldiers of
’the invader. All of these horrors visit
ed upon an Innocent and helpless people
while Germany at home boasts that it
Is well fed and that Us treasury is full
of gold.
"Of course Germany ought to feed the
Belgians but the world cannot make
Germany do this. We must settle with
Germany later on this score and many
others. Meanwhile the cry of Belgium
is a far cry encircling all the world, and
I pray that tl may he heedel by every
individual- man, woman and child—in
the South who can give to that stricken
country.
"The Belgian relief committee in New
York states that while food supplies
have been sent and are being sent,
more food still Is needed to prevent the
stricken people Prom starving to death.
Moreover clothes are needed; all the
warm clothes that can be spared by
families in the South will be welcome
to the Belgian people, many of whom
have scarcely a garment to cover them
Clothes of every description can be sent
things of tho very best and finest
quality provided they are warm enough
to be serviceable, foV many gentle folks
among the Belgians -persons who have
hnd their motor cars, their servants,
their beautiful frocks and hats frog|
Baris- are without homes or clothes or
food this winter except that v/1. h 1g
provided f<fr them by strangers.
"Recently the employes of the Patent
Office gave to the Belgian Relief Com
mittee one thousand gaira of good,
serviceable American shoes. Many more
good shoes are needed. I believe every
well-to-do American housewife can find
good shoes In her family that are no
longer being used and would be of
service to those needy people. It is a
fact all of us women know that men
have a passion for buying slices; they
hoard them as carefully as women do
their pins and halvpins. I remember
the story of a charitable wife who had
begged iier husband winter after winter
to let her give away to needy people
some of his hoarded shoes but without
avail; so one day the gentleman, when
he c;ime down stairs, found a pair of
his shoes placed reproachfully on every
step -and .hero were thiVty steps to
that old Southern stairway.
"1 am sure many good shoes could he
found today among many Southern
households and that the men in the
family could he separated also from ex
cellent overcoats, trousers, and other
articles of clothing that are retained
merely as matteVs of sentiment. It is
wonderful what treasures a woman can
find to give away In her husband’s
wardrobe If she goes about it In earn
est. 1 believe our men folks would
part with these hoarded treasures more
willingly for the Belgians than for any
other cause In the world. Belgium must
make a strong appeal to men for, in that
country men are doing dauntless deeds
In defense of tlieir stricken land. It
must appeal to all women for the homes
of that country hawe been burned and
many of Its women and children maimed
and desecrated.
•1 have dwelt upon clothing for men
but of course clothing for women and
children Is especially needed. Everything
In the way of gnvments can he sent to
ilie Belgian Consulate, 2f> Madison Ave.,
New York. Each parcel should ha
marked on the outside ‘Clothing for Bel
gians The name of the donor should
be enclosed in each parcel.
"Mrs. Elizabeth Hlsland Wet more,
whose address Is Utile l.avender. West
10 fleet. .Surrey. England—receives con
tributions of garments for Belgian needy
now In England, and, as slie knows of
many Belgian families who IVom luxury
have been reduced to want—women and
young girls and children who had to flee
from their homes with only the clothes
Kiev were wearing It might be well to
send any especially nice garments to her
address. Also hats. As the Belgian
peasant women do not wear hats for
them shawls arid good heavy simple win
ter clothing should tie sent.
"There Is much that can be done In
sewing societies In every small commtt
nltv In the Mouth for the American lied
Cross whose v.-ork Is proving such a
help to the Red Cross organisations of
nil the other nations.
"11l addition to the regular hospital
corps attached to each army, each na
tion has Its Red Cross. But, even with
these and with the assistance of our
own Red Cross the poor stricken people
are crying for more and more. We on
this side of the world cannot do too
much In help In both supplies and money.
The American Red Croßs publishes a
pamphlet Celling Just what It needs for
Its work vn the way of garments and
hospital supplies. This will ho sent to
any one who applies and l hope with
all my heart that during the long win
ter much comfort will come to the
wounded and the needy In Europe
through the generous work of our
sweet women and Kiris In the South
women and girls whose mothers and
grandmothers knew In their time the
terrors of a country Invaded, Its sorrows
of death and destruction, Its aftermath
of poverty and struggle. Contributions
for the Red Cross should he sent to the
heid'imiTtcrs In Washington addressed
In Miss Mabel Boardman, Red Cross
lleadituartOTH Washington. The Red
Cross assures lls workers that their con
tributions of garments, surgical supplies
and MO forth will go to the nations des
ignated hy the donors. All that Is nec
essary Is to express a reference if you
have one. The Red Cross Is working for
the stricken of all nations.
I hope with all my heart that this lit
tle appeal from a Southern woman to
her own people may hrlng still more help
to the wounded and stricken victims of
this horrible war.
"ANNt’l-KT ANDREWS OHL. •
"1801 K St.. Washington, D. C"
SPEAKING OF SHELLB.
The tall man was saying:
"I never h»w anything like It in all
my life. Shells to the right of ua, and
shells In the left of us." '
An Interested listener broke Into the
conversation.
••From the scat of war,’ ha ven
tured.
“You’re wrong,” the tall man re
filled, ”we were talking of the peanut
gallery of the opera house” —Younga-
town Telegram.
Superfluous Hair Killed
Without Electricity
Mme. Chamlnade'e Advice
“At last I can recomrifend a new and
simple prescription ttiut never (alia to
remove all signs of superfluous hair
completely and painlessly and without
Injury," says Mme. Chainlrtade in Mi
lady’s Houdolr. It is CHlod “Mrs. Os-
KiKid’H Wonder” after a well-known so
ciety woman who found it entirely
eradicated her own distressing growth ot
hair on face and arms. Hilo has never
suffered n return of Its singe. In fact,
II H so successful that I caution my
readers not to apply It to hair that they
do not wish totally destroyed.
"Mrs. Osgood's Wonder’’ 1s quite In
expensive You can obtain it from T.
rj. Howard's Drug Htores or any up-to
date druggist. Signed Money-Back Qtier
iintee cornea with every package.
Tomorrow will be ironing
day, but it will have no ter
rors for tho houeewift who
livoe in an eleetrio.home and
uses an electric flatiron, *
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