Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 191, 22 June 1918 — Page 12

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RICHMOND PALLADIUM. JUNK 22. 191S

THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

Th Junior Palladium Is the children's section of the Richmond Palladium, founded May 6, 1916. and issued each Saturday afternoon, i

All boys and girls are invited to be reporters nd contributors. News Ik-ma, social events, "want" advertisements, stories, local jokes and original poems are acceptable and wiil be published. Articles should be written plainly and on one side of the paper, with the author's name

and age signed. Aunt Molly is always glad to meet the children personally a: they bring their articles to the Palladium office, or to receive

letters addresseu to the Junior Editor. This Is your little newspaper

ana we nope each ooy and girl wui use It thoroughly.

CHLDREN LEFT HOMELESS

Junior Canning Clubs It is a fact to be seriously regretted that not enough girls

attended the meeting held at the high school last Tuesday morning so that Junior Canning clubs could be organized in! Richmond. Miss Grace King of Purdue University, assistant state junior club leader, was here to organize the Junior Canning clubs, and she had extended an invitation to every girl in Richmond between the ages of 10 and 18 years to attend this organization rrfeeting. ' ; Junior Canning clubs are to be organized to stimulate food production, and such clubs have been endorsed by the United States government through National, State and County Councils of Defense ; through the United States Food Administration, and the Department of Agriculture. Is this not enough to show us the patriotic motive 8f these canning clubs ? ; , We must hot think that bullets and bombs are the principal munitions of war fare. America will win this war with food, and while our Junior girls cannot, of course, perform any actual service in the fields, they can do 'their share at home. - . " ' - Everv erirl between the aces of . 10 and 18 vears should

remember that it is not merely for your own knowledge and training for the future that you should take part in the Junior Canning clubs, but that it is your patriotic duty to do so. r WoUl you shirk your duty when you knew that some little effort on your part would help the American cause? Another meeting to organize Junior Canning clubs in Richmond will be held soon, and the exact i date will be published in the Palladium. Watch for this date and the hour of the meeting, and see to it that you arrange your affairs in such a way that you will be able to attend the meeting. In another part of the Junior Palladium today' you will find the complete rules of f the Junior Canning club printed in full, and a blank pledging yourself to join in this work. Remember it does not cost you anything to join the clubs, and such membership will not only prove of great benefit to you, but you are really doing your "bit" to, help win the war. Fill out this blank carefully with your name and "address and your age, and return it at once to Aunt Molly in care of the Junior Palladium. Next week we are going to publish in these columns the . namp nf pvprv o-irl whn returns nna nf thpp nlpHatoc rlnlv filler!

out., This id an honor roll and if your name appears thereon it will show that you are doing your duty that you are doing something, at least, to help America in this critical period. See to it that your name goes on the honor roll. AUNT MOLLY.

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This Italian woman, with her children, is. standing before her ruined home ia the Italian town of Padua the town that has been beloved of artists and celebrated in song and story for many centuries. Padua by moonlight has a new significance in history now. It is on such nights that the Austrian aviators spill destruction. One of the bombs which fell near the headquarters of the American Red Cross left a crater between 30 and 40 feet in diameter and 12 to 15 feet deep. Another one fell on the home of the Little Sisters ofthe Poor, killing sveral aged people. American Red Cross men have been active in the relief work of these raided Italian towns.

JUNIOR CANNING CLUBS TO BE ORGANIZED IN RICHMOND-EVERY PATRIOTIC GIRL SHOULD JOIN

Under the general supervision of

HELP WIN THE WAR FILL OUT THIS PLEDGE! If you want to do something to help win the war, fill out this pledge to Join one of the Junior Canning clubs, and return it to Aunt Molly, In care of the Janior Palladium at once. The name of every girl who signs this pledge will be published in the Junior Palladium Honor Roll next Saturday. It (s your patriotic duty to join in this great work your name Bhould certainly appear on the Junior Honor Roll. Fill this out now and send it in before you forget about it. JUNIOR CANNING CLUBS J

I I hereby agree to join the Junior Canning ciuds to be organized in Richmond, and will attend the organization meeting to be held at the Richmond high school next Wednesday morning. I

. win coniorm 10 an oi tne rules ot tne junior canning emus to I the best ot my ability. I I Name...........'. I Address '

Niua V. Short, home demonstration agent for Wayne county. Junior Canning clubs are to be organized in Richmond. Every girl between the ages of 10 and 18 years will be expected to join in this work, and to attend the organization meeting to be held at the Richmond high school Wednesday morning. July 3. This peeling will begin at 3:30 o'clock and will be held in the domestic science room at the high school. . Miss Grace King of Purdue VnU versity, assistant state junior club leader, will be here to effect the initial organization. Later on similar Junior Canning clubs will be organized throughout Wayne county, and Miss Short will be assisted in this work in both city and county by Miss Bertha Larsh and Miss Electa Henley, domestic science teachers in the Garfield school. All girls between the ages of 10 and 18 jtars are expected to attend the meeting next Wednesday,

j whether or not they have already

signea up 10 lane pan in me ciud work. The purpose of the clubs, and what is . to . be accomplished during the coming summer and fall will be explained at this meeting. Junior Canning clubs have been endorsed by the United States government as a patriotic move to help win the war through the conservation and preservation of food, and surely there is no Richmond girl who would not be willing to devote her every effort to such a worthy move. Rules of the Club. Each girl who becomes a member of the Junior Canning clubs will be, in reality, a contestant, as a spirit of friendly, rivalry will prevail among the members to see who can do the best work in the canning of fruits and vegetables this year. There is to be a county and city exhtbit later this summer or fall at which each contestant will enter several cans of fruit And prizes

are to be awarded the winners. ; Following are the rules that will govern the Junior Canning clubs organized in Richmond and Wayne county: 1. Contestants shall be from 10 to 18 years of age, inclusive. 2. Contestants from 10 to 14 years, In elusive, shall agree to can by the one period cold pack process, at least 36 quarts of fruits and vegetables 20 of these must be vegetables. 3. Contestants from 15 to 18 years, inclusive,-shall agree to can by the one period cold pack process, at least CO quarts of fruits and vegetables 30 of these must be vegetables. '. 4. Bach contestant shall agree to do all the work without any ootside help except that assistance may be given in heavy lifting. 5. Each contestant shall agree to exhibit at the annual show, 5 quarts of fruits and 5 quarts of vegetables, making a total of 10 quarts. 6. Each contestant shall agree to keep a complete record of date, time spent, amount canned, cost, value of product, and profit. In addition each contestant shall write a story of not less than 400 words covering the points listed in the canning record book. Awards are to be made on the following Lasis: - a. Quality of exhibit 35 b. Quality of canned products.. .30 c. Variety of canned products.. .10 d. Record and story 25

SOCIETY. Leota and Howard Hosbrook will leav soon for a permanent residence in Dayton, Ohio. Master Ralph Anderson Is the guest of Miss Lulu Mae Ashinger at her home in Butler, Penn. Children's Day will be observed at the Grace M. B. church Sunday, June 23. Master Dale Anderson will leave soon tor Ft, Wayne. Miss Frances Pratt is visiting her grandmother and grandfather at Newark, Ohio.

Fffst Year of the War What the United States has Accomplished. War was declared on April C. 1917. By April 6, what seems an almost impossible amount of work has been accomplished. Soon after war was declared, congress passed the draft law. This made all men between the ages of 21 and thirtyone liable to military service. By the use of this system, millions of men have been put into the army. As a result the nation's army has been increased. Also an army was put in France by this law. Up to this time America has about onehalf million men in France. The drafted men were arranged in classes to determine when they should be called. Single men were put in the first class and the married men with dependants were put in the last classes. Exemption could be secured if the grounds for such were good enough. With the draft law came the question of housing and training the mep. When war was declared there were only a few camps in the United States and these could not house and train all of the men needed. Congress immediately made large appropriations and soon great bodies of men were at work on the new camps. Great speed was developed in building the camps. As an example of this the aviation field at Dayton is a good one. The ground was laid off, houses and hangers were built and soon men were there training for aviators. This and many other things shows the efliciency and speed with which the American government works. The training of the men who were drafted is another thing that' requires attention. The men were " taken to the camps, given a uniform and necessary articles and started training. It took about -six months to get the first soldiers trained and ready for France. The -vt . r . . i l i m I .

umieu oiaws oy uer eiuuienuy pui twice as many men in France as England in half the time. With the sending of troops the United States was confronted by another problem. She did not have enough ships to send her troops across the ocean. Congress made appropriations and ' soon the ship yards were booming and a great number of ships were turned out. ' The fcod and coal supply of the United States had to be watched and conserved, so the President appointed Mr. Garfield as coal administrator and Mr. Hoover as food administrator. In order to conserve food, meatless and wheatless days were inaugurated. These days permitted foods that would have been eaten here to be sent across the ocean to our soldiers and allies. Then Garfield introduced heatless days and lightless nights. There was a lack of coal due to congested railroads, and a great deal of suffering was caused. Garfield then closed all the shops and schools oacfr tf jha 1VT iac'.ccfnrVl fnt alal.t

days. .

THE WONDERFUL RING. Once, a long time ago; there lived a poor father, mother and tittle girl. The father's name was Joe, the mother's, ' Mary, and the little girl's name was Sara Jane. They lived in an old ruined castle. It was terrible. The roof of the castle had fallen in and the doors were hanging on one hinge apiece. The father made brooms for a living. One day as Sara Jane was coming in from the woods she saw a beaut'.ful sparkling thing in the grass. She said, "Little sparkling thing, come nearer to me." It came and dropped at her feet. She then knew that it was magic. She called to her mother and father to see the ring. In the meantime the little girl had grown into a beautiful young woman. She asked the ring to make tier parents beautiful too. It did as she asked and it also made them vtry wealthy. They lived happy ever after. Leota Hosbrook. - Finley school.

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