Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 89, 23 February 1918 — Page 14

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THE JUNIOR

The Junior Palladium is tho children's section of too Richmond Palladium, founded May G, 1916, and Issued each Saturday afternoon. All boys and girls are Invited to be reporters ml contributors. News J tern, social events, "want" advertisements, stones, local jokes and original poems are acceptable and will bo published. Articles should be written plainly and on one side of the paper, with the author's name i.and ago signed. Aunt Molly is always glad to meet the children personally at) they bring their articles to the Palladium office, or to receive letters addrcsseu Ui tne Junior Editor. This Is your littlo newspaper and we hope each coy and girl will use it thoroughly.

Dear Junior Folks: What Is the twenty-second of February? It's Washington's birthday isn't It? Juniors, just think a minute, do you realize what a really great man George Washington was? How many of you would like to have taken upon yourselves the responsibility of being at the head ' of a laby republic? When Washington tool: the presidency he did not know that It would succeed. It was only a venture. The great powers of Europe were only waiting for our failure so that they could annex us and don't you see Junior Folks, if it hadn't been for the wise judgment of Washington, his statesmanship, and his influence over the people that we must have failed. Washfngton did not take the office because he wanted to be the peoples' idol, he would have rather retired to private life, but he saw that he was needed by his country and he responded as he had done when it was in war. He even desired to serve without a sarly as he had done during the Revolutionary War, but the congress would not alio. that, so the salary was fixed at $25,000 per year. During his administration . Washington did many great things, one of the greatest was to issue . The Proclamation of Neutrality. By issuing that. Juniors, he really preserved his country for the two great, countries of Europe were ." fighting and both were ready to annex us. That doctrine of Washington's was not broken until last April when we declared war on ' Germany.' So.Junlor Folks, when you tliink of George Washington, don't " think of the man who never told a falsehood or of the great general : (though of course those are good things to think about) think of the ' great statesman. Aunt Molly.

APTHORP AND THE KITTEN Back ot the house where Apthorp lived was a Jong and narrow yard. Just like the yard of any city.. Here Apthorp used to. play. In the next yard there lived a little kitten. She used to play too. When she heard Apthorp at play 'in ' his yard she would creep under the fence and run after him thinking to have a frolic. But Apthorp was afraid of the kitten at first and when she saw her coming toward him he would throw down ' his hoe and start for the house as fast as he could run. Not till Mary came out and drove the kitten back under the fence would Apthorp go back to his play. By and by Apthorp got over his fear of the little kitten. His papa told him she would do him no harm. - "If you run away from her, my little boy, said his papa, she think3 you want to play with her and run too. If you turn bravely round and march right at her, she will turn rousd and scamper away as fast as she can go." So Apthorp made up his mind that he would not be'afraid of the kitten any more. He would chase her he said, instead of letting her chase him. And the next time the kitty crept under the fence, all ready for a frolic, Apthorp seized the hoe more tightly than ever, turned square about and ran right at her. He was only in play, but kitty thought he meant to hurt her. ' Quick as a flash, kitty whisked about too, and disappeared through the hole under the fences When she was safe on the other side and as soon as she had her breath and persuaged herself that Apthorp had not crept through the hole after her she said to herself, "What a terrible boy that is! How he frightened me." After this, however, Apthorp and and the kitten became very good friends. She lost all fear of him, and he was very gentle with her, and many a nice play they had together. How much better it was not to be afraid of the kitten and for the kitten not to be afraid of him. Contributed by Clare Longfellow, age 11, Finley School. THRIFT STAMPS I am going to get a Thrift Stamp 60 I will help win the war. 1 have 50 cents. I am going to get two Thrift Stamps. If you get sixteen Thrift Stamps you will get a big War Saving Stamp. Each Thrift Stamp costs twenty-five cents. Myron Lewis, 4A grade, Warner School. Our Thrift Stamps Our room is trying to get the most Thrift Stamps. I have 48 Thrift Stamps and intend to get five more-. We are doing this to show our love to our country Virginia, Wariter School.

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MY PET DOG I used to liave a pet dog. His name was York. There wa3 a baseball ground across the street from us and one day a little mouse ran across the street and York ran after it. The mouse ran around the baseball ground and York ran after it." They ran and ran until York caught the mouse and ate it up. Catherine Fulghum, 4B grade, Joseph Moore school. LINCOLN STORY One day when Lincoln was in his store, a woman came to buy some tea. He didn't give her quite enough tea for the amount of money she gave him. That evening when he closed the store he went to the woman's house and gave her the rest of the tea. Paul Turner, age eight, Economy. A Big War Meeting We had a big war meeting here Tuesday. All the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades went in the morning wbere Senator Proctor from Elkhart spoke. All afternoon and evening the meetings were held. Dr. Wilber. from the Leland Stanford school in California spoke. They told how to save food and about the war in France, England, Holland and Germany. Jean Trembley, 7B, Columbia City. THE OWL One day on the girl's side, at school there was an owl. The girls came in from playing and said that there was an owl out on their play ground. The children asked if they could go out and see it. The teacher said we could see it when we came from dinner. I thought it was getting bigger, but I guess it wasn't We stayed there until it flew away. Dudley Cartwright, a grade Joseph Moore School. WHERE THE BIRDS SING Where the birds sing in the trees, And the bees hum in the field, That's where my little chum and I like to be. Where the fish swim in the brook, While my chum's baiting the hook. I sit under the shade tree reading a book. That's where my little chum and I like to be. Contributed, Raymond Thomas Warner School. Thrift Stamp Story Once there -was a little girl six years old. One day she heard her mother and father talking about Thrift Stamps a,nd when her mother came in, the little girl Bald: "Mother may I buy a Thrift Stamp" and her mother said: "Why, yes!" The little girl bought many stamps and kept them until five years had gone by and then she went to the bank and got five dollars. Yourg truly, Lcatha Lamb.

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John Fi CHICAGO, Feb. 23 "I guess I don t suffer so much from what I hear of the boys in the trenches over in France," says John Flnnegan, eleven-yearold cripple straplied to a ted in the Home for Destitute Crippled Children here. And his face lights up with a Finnogan smile as his knitting needles click along on a sweater for Sammy. All day long those needles click and that smile beams down on his work. What Uncle Sam's . Children Can Do We are going to win the war aren't we? How can we children help win this war? Do you know? I will tell you. We children can get War Saving Stamps and Thrift Stamps. You can get them at the postoffice or from the postman. We can get them at our school. John Smith, 10 years old, Warner School, 4B. THRIFT STAMPS I am going to save my money that I get to spend for candy and buy a Thrift Stamp to help win this war. If we buy sixteen Thrift Stamps then you take it to the post office and they will give you a War Savings Certificate and in five years you will get five dollars. I am going to buy a Thrift Stamp just as son as I get twenty-five cents. Wilson Morgan, Warner School. MV PET PONY One day my father asked me If I would like to have a pony. I said I would like to have a pony very much. One time when I came home from playing my father safd for me to go down into the chicken yard and see if I could see something new. When I laid my eyes on the pany I -was bo glad that I jumped up and down. My pony will do tricks. He will get up on a big rock and shake hands. GEORGE WASHINGTON George Washington was a very great man. He also proved to be a good American, He saved the land, With his little band, And chased tho British oat of the land, By Richard Ziegler.

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nr.cran. Were John older and were he not confined to his bed he miht be "over there," too, if that wee little note of longing in his voice were properly translated. "I guess I wasn't picked out to be a hero," he says wistfully when you talk of the boys who will wear his sweaters. But he is more than a hero. He is an inspiration to the men in the ranks over there who have heard of his patriotic work. Story About Thrift Stamps I am a Thrift Stamp. I cost twenty-five cents, and you can buy me at the post office or at the school house and if you buy me you will be helping win the war. You can earn your money by running errands or washing dishes, When you fill the bank with Thrift Stamps, you can take it and get a War Saving Stamp which costs $5. Marguerite Atkinson, 4A Warner School. AN ORPHAN STORY Once there was a little girl who was poor and had no mother or father. Her father had been killed in the war. She had no one to take care of her or clean her up and keep her washed and dressed. She had to beg for food and clothes. When she got older she worked to -make her living. She lived happy ever after. Sarg Fulton. Buy a Thrift Stamp Buy a Thrift Stamp And be wiser, Help Uncle Sam to beat the Kaiser. Millions of Thrift Stamps, We will buy, We will help Uncle Sam, by and bye. By Estle Florence Dunn, 409 South 12lh street Dear Aunt Molly: I went to the Coliseum Monday night to hear their patriotic program. Did you go to the Coliseum? I liked It fine. They had music under direction of Mr. Leo B. Nusbaum and a talk by Julius Lincoln. The one I liked the best was Dr. Lyman Powell of Ifobart college, New York, I could hear him talk all night, I believe. He talked about tho war and that ia what I like to hear. -Elsie Baker, Finley School, , A'Mm.i'mMmii: , . ' .

WHAT CAMP FIRE GIRLS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A Partiotie Rally of more than 100,000 Camp Fire Girls in towns and cities all over the United Stales will be held the middle of. next month on the sktli anniversary of the founding of the Camp Fire movement. There will be Patriotic IV.ntomines and songs at all those centers, and tho Camp Fire Girls will wear their ceremonial gowns. They will show symbolically a record of achievement which caused President Wilson, Honorary President of the organization, to write when it was laid before him : "Your letter interests me very much indeed. It cheers mo to hear of the unusual success of the Camp Fire Girls, and I hope that you will convey to those directing their efforts, as well as the members of the organization Itself, my sincere congratulations. I wish I knew of some useful advice to give, as you suggest, but. apparently they do not stand in need of advice to be efficient ' The if cord which elicited this cordial endorsement from our very busy President showed that 08,471 Camp Fire Girls practiced rigorous food conservation during the past year; that 70,448 planted and cultivated truck gardens; that 83.35G contributed money and cooperated with the Red Cross; that 37,090 girls released their mothers for important work in connection with the food conservation campaign by caring for the younger children; and that E8.558 carried out the approved health programme of the Minute Girls. Reduced to concrete figures, these general statements become even more significant. The girla made a fine record working for the second Liberty Loan. In 101berton, Ga., alone a Camp Fire group sold $12,000 worth of bonds. The organization has not only supported itself, but has contributed mote than $40,000 to the Red Cross and pledged over $10,000 for a War Chest of its own to carry on its war work. No one. can begrudge these patriotic gir's their birthday celebration of their successful work. It is one of the first principles of the organization to grant "honors," rank and privileges only for definite woik actually accomplished, but the above record speaks for itself. President Wilson's letter will be thrown upon a screen at all the raliies all over the country for 100.000 Camp Fire Girls to read. The celebration in New York City where Camp Fire Headquarters are situated, will be held in the Seventy-First Regiment Armory on March 10. The New York. Newark, Jersey City, Brooklyn and Pawling, N. Y. Camp Fires will be responsible for the details of the programme which is outlined in "Wohelo," the Camp Fire Magazine this month. Approximately 200 girls will be present at this rally, and song leaders are actually being trained now by Mrs. Henrietta Baker Low, chairman of the National Conference of Music Supervisors. The Edna White trumpet quartet of women will play In unison with the singing. The Patriotic Pantomine will depict the waw in which the girls are responding to the call of Uncle Sam, and some of the movements In which the girls have taken so active a part will be symbolically dramatized. Then 100,000 Camp Fire Girls will start on the seventh year of the movement determined to deserve the President's praise again by doing twice as much for their country next year.

JACK FROST Friday night Jack Frose came to visit us and I 6uspect he did you too. On one window he painted a Christmas tree with Santa Claus putting the toys on it. On another window he painted valleys, rivers and pine trees. But the prettiest thing was the manger babe. There was a big star right over the manger and there were two big pine trees on both sides. Marie Mackey Warner School, 3B grade. How To Get Thrift Stamps I earn money by helping mamma get dinner, washing the dishes, sweeping the kitchen floor, making the beds and washing the clothing. I save money and buy Thrift Stamps. That helps win the war. Stella Shores. 4A grade, Joseph Moore School.