Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 83, 17 February 1917 — Page 11

NEWS OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF WAYNE COUNTY IN THE JUNIOR

THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM WEEKLY SECTION OF THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM

BOYS AND GIRLS WRITE MANY INTERESTING LETTERS TOMUNIOR''

RICHMOND, IND.,

SATURDAY, FEB. 17, 1917

PRIZES OFFERED TOBOY SCOUTS One hundred dollars has been offered to the Boy Scouts of America In prize3. This is issued by the American Humane Education Society for the three best essays on the subject, "Our Animals Their Sufferings What We Owe Them How We May Help Them." The first prize is fifty dollars, the second thirty dollars, and the third twenty dollars. All essays must' reach the Society's offices, 180 Long wood Ave., Boston, Mass., by May first. This is a most worthy cause, besides being an "unusual opportunity for the boys to earn money. Few people realize how much good is done by the societies to protect animals, and how much interest has been aroused by them, especially through the attractively arranged magazine, "Our Dumb Animals." Boy Scouts should prove their loyalty to their third and sixth watch-words, "helpful" and "kind" by taking up this offer with their characteristic enthusiasm.

BOY SCOUT CONVENTION

By Earl Keisker. The scout convention, the first ever held in Richmond was largely attended, February 16th, but on account of the disagreeable weather many of the out of town scouts could not attend; but even at that we had twenty six at the convention. A lady from Indianapolis spoke to us on kindness to animals. Also Mayor Robbing, Mr. Bartlett and several scouts spoke. In the evening we bad a large attendance at the banquet. About thirty boys were present. We were served by Windsor Harris, Ralph Nicholson and Haroid Brown. The menu consisted of pork chops, mashed potatoes, gravey, beans, cocoa, hot rolls, ice cream and cake. After the banquet, Mr. Reynolds or "cookie" told his experiences while In the army, and then Mr.

Kinley, Mr. Brammer and Mr. Brumfield who is the scout-master at Economy, spoke. Mr. Learner also gave a talk and announced that the Boy Scout camp and the Y. M. C. A. camp would be held together. Mr. Brammer announced that there would be a scout hike the next day, that was last Sunday, and aa four Scouts were walking down the street they noticed the roof of a house burning. They ran into the house and after they put the fire out, the fire wagons came. So, kind readers, we come in handy once in a while. (Claude Miller, please copy.)

BOY SCOUTS TO HONOR GEORGE WASHINGTON

Will Have Parade. Kerneth Dellins, Omer Meyers and Gerard Harrington will lead some ei:;ht-year-o!d Boy Scouts, gotten up by Gerard Harrington. He talked it over with Kenneth and of course he said yos. He asked him about having a parade to celebrate good old George Washington's birthday, and Kenneth said all right, so we will have a parade February 22, 1917. We will carry Old Glory and every Boy Scout shall salute cr.r flag. Boys will carry all kinds of banners.' We hope Omer Meyers will be able to help ns a great deal. We are sorry to say that Kenneth Dollins could not be with us. There is a rule when a boy refuses to salute Old Glory he is not much cf a. manly Scout. Hurrah for Old Glory and Ireland. Gerard Harrington, St. Mary's School.

Two Little Girls of Richmond Take Ride with Pres. Lincoln

Since last Monday was Abraham Lincoln's birthday, it seems doubly interesting to us when Mrs. Charles Beverlin tells how she and her sister knew the president when they were little girls. When she wa3 a little girl about seven years old, her father was drafted to be a soldier, and he had to go to war. But ho hadn't been gone very long before he was taken sick, so that as soon as he grew better he was sent to Washington to be cook at a big hospital at the edge of the city, since he was not strong enough to stand the hard marches. There he sent for his wife and little children, and they started on the long journey to the coast. Since there were no other children at the hospital, these little Richmond girls were great pets. President Lincoln, came to th hospital almost every day, and the little girls never missed a chance to be with him. One day he even gave Mrs. Beverlin a shiny new dime, the first she ever had owned, and of course she intended to keep it always, but somehow the bank where she kept it was lost.

Many exciting things, happened while those little Richmond girls were there. One night they all were awakened by the rumble of cannon and the beating of drums, and then there took place one ct the last great battles of the Civil War. The earth trembled wjth the constant firing. Streets were crowded with the marching soldiers. Even women joined in the defense of the city. And then the terrible loads of woinded soldiers began to pour into the hospital, so many that finally they had to use two-wheeled carts, usually trailers, to pile the suffering men upon, just as they would eo many sacks of flour; and when they got into the hospital, it was so over crowded that not enough doctors could be found, and men had to cut off arms and legs where the bones had been splintered by the shells just as butchers. And Mrs. Beverlin said she had seen wheel-barrow loads of amputated fingers, arms, and legs wheeled onto a commons and buried. ; ; After the battle was over, President Lincoln came over to the hospital anI sadly passed up and down the long aisles looking into the

pale drawn faces of the soldiers. Then taking the two little girls in his carriage with him, they drove out onto the battlefield. Where there had been a lovely little woods now were only charred stumps, and everywhere over the bumpy ground were little mounds where a fallen comrade had been, hastily buried. But the most exciting time was just a week after peace had been made. One night when all the city seemed at rest, suddenly whistles began blowing, bells tolling, cannons firing, and in the midst of it all, came the cry, "President Lincoin has been killed." And when those two little gtrla found that he had been shot in the Ford theatre, imagine how they felt, because they had been there just the night before. For days everyone was searching for the murderer. A barn near where the little Richmond girls lived was burned down, because they thought Booth was hiding in it. Then a large brush pile was burned for the same reason. And after it was over, all that those little girls had left was the memory

of their good friend, who always had been kind to them. r

A VISIT TO THE Monday afternoon at recess, the soventh room and our room went to High School to Bee the paintings. . Miss Williams showed ua the exhibit. Mr, Wheeler's picture of a sunrise won the first prize. Mr. Gordon got the second prize. Mr. Baker had a pretty snow scene. Some of the others were Mr. Fry, Miss Kggemeyer, Mr. Bundy, and Miss Williams. Then Miss Williams asked us if we wanted to go and see some of her paintings. All the children said yes. In her room she had a pretty flower painted. She had a squirrel stuffed. . All of the children ought to go and see the Art Gallery. It is very

beautiful and I enjoyed it very much. Nellie Burton and Alfrcda Hadley, 6A grade, Warner School.

Fire Horses Fall on Run Once upon a time there was a fire down by our house." When they were going to the fire, the horses were in a great hurry : to get there. They fell down and skinned their knees. So that's why the fire men don't want fire horses any more. Marguerite Horr, GA grade, age 10, Warner School.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

On the twelfth of February, 1809, a boy was born in a cabin in Kentucky. His name was Abraham

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Girls Hold Conference Next Saturday A convention or conference of all the girls of the city who are interested in forming a Girls' Government League will be held in the High School Auditorium Saturday, February 24, at 2:30 o'clock. Ten girls from every school will be the spokesmen for their friends as to what girls should be nominated for the various offices. All the other girls will be welcome to fill the galleries and hear all that goes on. In the conference next Saturday, all officials will be nominated whether they are to be elected or appointed. We believe that one of the main reasons the boys have lost. interest in Boytown is because so many officials were appointed without anyone except the mayor having anything to do with it, and to make the G. G. L. most worth while we want the girls themselves to nominate good members for all the offices. Then later the appointments and elections will be made from these nominations. Baxter School already had elected the representatives from their school for this convention. They are Alene Hall, Ruth Otte, Glenna Miller, Katheryn Rausch, Maxine Whitely, Thelma Martin, Madeen Bailey, Juanita Folger, Ruth Harlan and Louise Krone.

Boys Like Manual Training On Friday afternoon after recess Mr. Miller rame down to teach us manual training. He gave us the names of different tools. We started a bear. He

had a pasteboard one. He let us j trace around it. We are goiny to i

vui jfc uuu wiui scion buwh. ii is made out of bass wood. We are going to paint it. It goes on wheels. When it is done we may have it for two cents. Philip B. Unthank, Vaile School.

GIRLS WIN PRIZES Gladys'Mervin of Warner School was the first Richmond girl to bring in the right answer to Aunt Molly's age, and so Monday afternoon after school she received her reward in the shape of a chocolate sundae with chocolate ice cream covered by whiDped cream, with a large cherry on top. Also two girls in Creensfork, Freda Snyder and Thelma Stackhouse, after working almost every evening until dark, finally obtained the right answer, and they also obtained a small reward in the form of Hershey's chocolate.

TO THE BOYS OF BOYTOWN

Say Boys: , I think you're thinking wrong about the G. G. especially I want to speak to Herschel B. Dafler. We girls can do all the things that you' say we can't. Everything that you boys say that we girls can't do we are just going to do it. Do you understand? I tell you our G. G. L. Is going to turn out just fine. You just wait and see. We don't care how much you tease us we are going to do our duty and show boys that we can make our own laws and carry them out. We don't need your help or advice. JULIA R. BURR.

GIRLS ENJOY THE COOKING LESSONS Last Friday we girls of Warner school went to cooking, at high school. Miss Kelsey was our teacher. The first thing we did after we took our things off, was to wash and clean our finger nails. Then we went to our cooking tables. Miss Kelsey told us we were going to make a Junket Custard. We copied our recipe. Then we took the things we -needed from our drawers. We used milk, cinnimon or nutmeg, a junket tablet, and a few other things. After we had it all made, we left it to cool, but something happened and it did not get cool enough but it was good. We got out at 3:30. I made some on Saturday and I had a good time, it was very good. Gladys Merwin. Before coming home Friday afternoon, we stopped and saw the girls play basket ball. Dorothy, Louise Marguerite and I stuyed till half past five. The boys were march-

; fng around the halls. They were i : i.AwnM .1...

piajlflK uvi us, uiuiii9 auu iimco. We had a very Rood time there. Helen Meyers, Warner School.

A GIRL'S VIEW

I am much interested in the Girls' Government League and" I hope it will "go through." I think it would do the boys good to have the girls show them that they aren't the only "pebbles on the beach.'' - . Several articles by the boys in the last Junior said the girls would tell what happens in the Councils secret session (the girls thank them for their warning as it may be of future use to them). Boys, you still have something to learn if you think girls cannot keep secrets. There has been a Boytown now for over a year. What ha3 it done? Please tell us, boys? You have not even created enough interest among the boys to get the officers of Boytown to attend your meetings. What do you think inspired the girls to take up this work? First a desire to know about the laws and city government, for we know, and you ought to know, that in a very short- time women will be voting in Indiana as in many other states. You say that we cannot pass laws that can be enforced. to any extent. How do you know? We haven't had a trial yet, so we do not even know, and how could you? You evidently do not want a G. G. L. because you know if the girls start something they are going to make good. You. say the girls want to get in public offices and be in the limelight, "some people judge others by themselves." We would never have undertaken the Girls' Government League had we not felt assured that it would be a greater success than Boytown has been. Boys, the smart thing for you to have done would have been to have gotten the girls' interest and co-operating in your Boytown, for all yotir lives you wU have to co-operate with women and the sooner you learn the better. Fare thee well. G. G. L. Helen Robinson.

Maelstrom is a celebrated w Milpool off the coast of Norway.

Lincoln. When Abe was a few years

old his father decided to move west, hoping for better times, so he loaded all 'his worldly goods on a wagpn and started through, the forest.. - - - - In Indiana he stopped and built a house, if house it could be called. Aho clcinf in a lrtft and i& f1ilTlh41

up on pegs driven in the walls. Down stairs there was one- bed

of the log , wall and forked .sticks driven in the earth ' floor, across which were laid ' boards covered with skins. When Abe was nine years old, his mother was taken ill. One day Mrs. Lincoln called her children to her bedside. "Be good to each other, my children," she said. "Lovo your kin and your God." The year after his, mother's death was the saddest Abe ever had known, but before the next December a new mother came. Sarah and Abraham were glad to welcome cherry bright-faced : woman, . who had brought six good chairs besides other pieces of furniture with her. She made warm clothes for the children, as their own mother. When Abraham was twenty-one

J1U UVtfU ill JlllJJUlO. V xxc w slaves bought and sold he said, "If I ever get a chance, I'll hit that thing and hit it hard." In May, I860, Lincoln was voted president.

: Abraham Lincoln's Death ' Not quite 52 years ago this country wa3 in deep grief. It was on April 14, 1865, that Wilki3 Booth fired the shot that ended the life of our president." He was witnessing "Our American Cousin," and it was at the end of the third act that Booth fired the shot, after which he dashed out of the theatre.

mounted a horse and rode off fnto the night; his leg being broken. Booth was discovered hiding in a barn in Virginia which was fired, the assassin refusing to yield. As Booth made a final effort to escape Sergent Boston Corbet fired a shot through a hole in the wall of the barn, which penetrated Booth's neck, and he died two hours later, Vardnie Russell, B grade, Yaile School.