Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 203, 7 July 1917 — Page 7

CAMP FIRE GIRLS TO HELP HOOVER The Camp Fire Girls throughout the United States have been requested by Herbert C. Hoover personally and by the Woman's Auxiliary Committee of the Council of National Defence to help Mr. Hoover to organize the housewives of this country into a great food conservation army. The work of the girls in this connection will be to distribute "household tags," consisting of the national shield surrounded by heads of wheat, to be hung in the windows, and it is hoped to have, the shield displayed In every home in the United States. In addition to this, they are to collect the pledges to take part in this national service and to send them to the Food Administration Division !n Washington. This is particularly appropriate work for the Camp Fire Girls who have for more than two months been preaching r.nd practicing food conservation as the most important part of their war time program. There are nearly one hundred thousand of them in this country, and their food conservation work has been so definite and concrete that President Wilson first endorsed it cordially, and then accepted last week the hoorary presidency of the organization. Word has gone out to all the Camp Fire Guardians the older women who direct the activities of the girls to have, their Camp Fires ready to distribute service pledges on July 1. The Camp Fire Girls will be most efficient lieutenants in this movement, as they have already had intensive training in a definite . food coservation program based on the Government requirements. They will know "whereof they speak, and will be the young Plattsburg officers of the food conservation army of women.

"THE HAUNTED HOUSE" By Mary Conn iff "Mother, may Bobby and I go to the Haunted House tomorrow?" asked nine-year-old Betty. "Yes, if you will be careful; you know it's haunted,", said her mother, who didn't believe it was haunted. Years hpfnro a vnitnir wnmnn hod gone into this house and had been killed while in bed. Now. no one would go into it and it bore the name "The Haunted House." ' In the early morning they fixed a good lunch and were gone. They went all around the house before going in. When they went in they heard noises as if someone was treading around on tiptoe and something was banging together. . -That night they slept in a bed in the house. They soon got used to "the noises and fell asleep. About twelve o'clock, Bobby awoke. Just then something sounded as if glass, wood and tin were smashing together. "Betty. Betty, wake un." he whispered. In the morning they found that a picture had fallen and that was the sound Bobby had heard. On opening the bureau drawer they heard paper rattle. They pulled it out and it was a note. It read as follows: . c ."I. Mrs. Jones, kin to Bobby and Betty Jones; married a man and divorced him. A man fell in love with me and my divorced husband came back to claim me. I came here near my . niece and nephew and killed myself.".-' "Oh, this is awful," said Betty. "Well, it explains one mystery of the haunted house.".After a while they went up to the attic as that was the place frim which came the noises, Bobby opened the door, and there were some little kittens playing. "Well," said Bobby, "we've explained the mystery of the Haunted House, and I m glad." . J 'So am 1," said Betty. They were soon home and told their mother. It was soon pub lished in the newspaper and the town gave them the house. They were also heir and heiress to a large fortune. THE FAIRY NECKLACE A rich little girl once lived in a beautiful house in New York. She had lots of playthings but she wanted a necklace for her birthday. She got it and it was a beautiful one. Every time she wanted anything the necklace would give it to her. She wished for a sister one day. Directly a little girl came along and they gave her a home. They played together and were very happy. Martha Feemster, Cambridge City, lad. : ... i

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HERE'S A Miss Eleanor"" Putski, of Wash-, ington, age 17 years, has won the Golden Eaglet, the highest honor a girl scout can win. It was pinned upon her by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Miss Putski has been a member of BRAVO A band of negroes in blue calico with red bandanna handkerchiefs tied about their heads and burdened with cargffs of turkeys, potatoes, canaries, tomatoes; calves, beef, donkies, ponies and many other things too numerous to mention, selling their goois as they passed along. They passed by volcanoes, chased by tornadoes, fought buffaloes and mosquitoes wherever they landed. But they made merry with banjoes, ukalcas and sang songs of plantation days. Near the wharves of a little town near Chile and Peru they found grottos full of rubies and topazes: But the harbor was full of torpedoes so they sailed away. - When they came the valleys of the monarchs of the west they found many desperadoes. They made the valley ring with their shots. Aftei two grand victories they went home. Everett Lady. "BIG SHOW" Boys and girls there Is going to be a big show at 213 N. 19th street, Friday, July 13, at 2:00 p. m.. We want you all to come and have a good time. Four cents takes you clear through w:hich includes refreshments, two side shows and. big show and many other things. Believe me you will have a good time. I hope to see you all there. I am sorry but no one over 10 years can come. It will be in a nice, cool garage which is well ventilated and clean. . We have practiced for two weeks on this show and have it down pat If you do not want to come to all, it is a penny for eats, 1 penny for each side show and 1 penny for big show. There will be nice seats too. I. will close, hoping to see you there Earl King and William Mendenhall. GIVES BOOK Little Sarah M. Poinier who lives at 230 Southwest Fourth street brought me the dearest little story book the other day which she wants me to send to the little French girl who has a birthday in July... Sarah says s!ie had read the story several times and although she lovea it she is going to let some one else share the pleasure. Don't you think it is good of Sarah to make some one else happy?

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RICHMOND PALLADIUM, JULY 7.

GIRL SCOUT the scouts for four years and in that time has never missed a meeting. She has twenty-five merit badges and also possesses a certifi cate for having passed the Red Cross examination in dietetics. VISITED HER COUSIN Last Sunday I went to my cous in's to spend the day. My cousin and I went to church in the morning and Oh, I forgot to tell you where they live. It is just two miles away from Fairview. So when you get off of the car at the end of the line you have to walk two miles be fore you can get to my cousin's house. So we went to church and when it came time for the collection I had three pennies to put in and a nickle for my car fare. I guess I was excited because when I looked in my pocketbook again there was on ly three pennies in it. So I had to borrow a nickle from one of the Sunday school teachers. We were just two blocks from the church when my cousin said, "Where Is Your Pocketbook?" I had to run back to the church and get it. Grace Simcoke. A SUCCESS W. Mendenhall and E. King gave a show at 130S Main and took in 32 cents. The show was very good. I am one of the actresses so I know. This show company recommends the M. K. show which is here Friday. July 13, 214 N. 19th street, 2:00 p. m. The show Friday is not given by us, but by some good actors. WATCH THEM AND SEE Do you children know that there are some babies who do not close their eyes like you and I. Well. I saw some the other day and they were the cutest, little fluffiest things I ever saw. Now can you guess? Baby chickens of course. Well, I took one up in my hand and watched it go to sleep and its eyelids close from below instead of above as all real ' babies' eyes do. Watch them and see for yourselves. Where Are the Stories? You Junior folk are surely neglecting the new Junior Editor and if you don't help me out just a lit tle better I am afiaid there won't be any Junior. Now somebody write a perfectly grand Fairy story or any other kind of a story and let me have it for nrxt week's Junior

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HELEN AND PAUL'S VISIT IN THE CITY Helen and Paul awoke the next morning with a surprised look on their faces. They remembered in a few minutes what had happened the night before. Helen slept in a little white bedroom with Frances and Paul and John slept in a room right next to the girls. They dressed hurriedly ran down to breakfast. After breakfast Fran ces and John's daddy took them all sight seeing. They took a short nap In the afternoon. Later they all went in the machine to the beach where they donned bathing suits and jumped into the, water. Whenever the children got their mouths full of water or lost control of their arms or feet Daddy jumped in and got them out. About 5 o'clock that evening, Mother helped Frances and Helen get dressed again, while daddy, helped Paul and John. After they were dressed and in the machine daddy told them that they were going to have supper in the country and for proof they might look in the bottom of the auto and sure enough there was a hamper full of good things to eat. As soon as they arrived mother spread the supper and they began to eat for it was getting dark. They had potato salad, sandwiches, cake, oranges, bananas and even ice-cream. After, they had eaten their supper mother put them into the machine and tucked robes in around them as it was evening and was getting chilly. They went to sleep on the way home and so did not know anything until the next morning when they were told they were going to a park to spend the day. The girls put on pretty white frocks and half hose and sandals and the boys' had on their white suits. The park had a "merry, goround, teetor-totter, slides, swings and hammocks. The children had a good time. The next day, Helen and Paul were to go home and Frances and John were to go back with them to. spend a week. Next week the Helen and Paul story will be all about the fine time they had in the country. Grace Simcoke. ;vK':v:-a Corine Stella Dubovitch, six-year-old pianiste of Chicago already has gathered fame at the piano that students of many times her years have sought in vain.' She made her public debut Sunday at the Red Cross benefit given at the Lyon & Healy recital hall and has been asked to appear in a niTmber of concerts in the future as a result of her remarkable performance. According to her teacher, Florence R. Brail, the youngest already has accomplished difficult classics and is on the road to world fame. There is only one difficulty her instructor has when Corinne "acts up" .her instructor does not know whether it's just child miachievousness or the much-heralded temperament of the artist .

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M!iiniiiKi lOGIETY iifiifiuiiiiiiiiiiii.iiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiJiiitttiiiii'iiiiiiiiw Little Miss Ruth Ellen Sheffer is spending the week with her cousin, Miss - Vera Kinert. Little Miss Sheffer is not quite three years old. The porch party given by Jane Carpenter last week was a pretty affair and all the girls had such a good time. HAVING FUN. Dear Boys and Girls: I want to tell you about the pretty picture I saw the other afternoon. No. .it wasn't one like mother and father have hanging on the walls in your home, but it was even prettier to me than any of those. I was out riding and we stopped at a house on the Middieboro. pike, just about two miles from Richmond to get a drink and this is what I saw. The father was up in the big cherry tree picking cherries and th mother was sitting under the trees trying to seed them just as fast as father picked them and what do you think the brother and sister were doing?. They ' were mowing the pretty lawn to the north of the farmhouse and now I must tell you why ' they were having , ' such fun even though .they were hard at work. . You. see " they had a rope fastened to the lawn . mower and part, of the, time the boy played horse and part of the time the girl took her turn.;. They made pretty straight rows, cutting down the tall grass and all the time they were pretending as if they were plowing a broad field just like their father did in the early . spring. I think there was a collie dog too frisking about and having just as much fun as the children Junior Editor. ; A DOG STORY. The other day I went to my aunt's. They have a-dog called Brownie. ' I romped with him awhile and then I went in the house and when I came out again it looked as if the dog had been cry ing because I went into the house and left him alone. - I began playing with him again and really he almost smiled. Grace Simcoke.' EXCHANGE COLUMN Open to All Boys and , Girls. These Ads Cost You . Nothing; Send in Your "Wants" to The Palladium Junior. LOST A friendship bracelet with six links, on south side of Main street, June 18. Finder please return to Merle Thistlethwaite, 443 Chestnut street or phone 4604; reward. ; WANTEDr-People to come to the M. K. show. There will be refreshments, 2. 6ide shows and 1 big show. Four cents takes you to all. All come at 213 N. 19th street, 2:00 p. m.,'Frlday, July. 13. FOR SALE No. 1 Brownie camera; also a two-wheel cart. Har- , old Hanson, 1618 Main street. . FOR SALE An air rifle, single shot Call Prul Clevenger. 118 Randolph street. . ; 1 ; FOR SALE Pet banties that are laying. 25 cents each. : 'Phone Number 3234. . ' WANTED A job in a store. Can do almost anything. John Lady, 1529 North A street. FOR SALE Two white .Pigeons, will eat out -of your hand. 25c each. Phone No. 5136-B. WANTED A place to work in the country. by a boy who is used to working in gardens. Age 13. Call at 121 School street: . FOR SALE Pair , boys' rubber boots, in good condition, outgrown them. $1.50.. Roy Osborne, .101 Chestnut St. i I; FOR SALE A child's automobile. ( Cheap. : Inquire 203 South 10. j FOR SALE Persian Hare rabbits. 339 South W. 3rd St