Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 226, 5 July 1919 — Page 16

PACE FOUR

RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1919

SOCIETY NEWS

In honor of his seventh birthday anniversary, John Cully entertained several of hi8 friends on Friday afternoon, June 27, at hia home on South West Second street. Games were played in the afternoon, and stories were told. Late in the afternoon, the guests went to the din ing room which was decorated in red, white and blue. These colors were also carried out in the refreshments. A large American flag was at one end of the table, and (and this was John's own suggestion) each guest was asked to salute the flag, and then all stod and gave their pledge of allegiance to the flag, and then all stood and gave table. The little guests sang a little birthday song for their host, at the table and gave a little birthday verse for him. The favors were American flags and sweet peas. Those who were present were: Edna Messick, Martha Woolley, Mary Bills, Betty June Cully, Robert Miller, Warren Niles and John Cully. Thursday evening, James Hibberd entertained a number of his friends with a dinner party at his home, 214 South Sixteenth street. The party was in honor of his elev-1 enth birthday anniversary. After dinner, the evening was spent in playing games. Those enjoying the affair were James Coe, Thaddeus Braffett, William Everett Lemon, Jr., George Toler, William Brady, Claire Evans, Bryce Hayes and James Hibberd. In honor of his ninth birthday anniversary, Charles Druitt entertained with a picnic at the Glen, Thursday afternoon. Games were played during the afternoon, and a picnic supper was served about 5:30 o'clock. The guests were Evelyn Carr, Lestra Hibberd, Kath leen Comstock, Ellen Bartel, Nan cy Jay, Mary Shiveley, Mark Fred, James Carr, John Bland, William McQuinney, Charles Hawekotte, Stuart Mann, Robert Dickinson and Charles Druitt Marion's Dream i By Julia R. Burr. "Mother," called Marion, as she clammed the kitchen door. "Well, what do you want?" asked a voice from upstairs. "Can't guess what I've done, she answered. "O, no telling what you did," said her mother, coming downstairs "Well," began Marion, "l was over at Anna's house and she was sretting ready to go to a club that was just being organized. It was that canning and sewing club that we saw so much about in the pa per. Anne asked me to go with her and join too. So I did. Do you care?" "No, I don't care," said Mrs. Larance, "but I am afraid you will not stay with it long enough. That is the way you always do. First you start one thing and in a few days you leave it and start something else. You'll not get along that way." "But I am going to stick to it," said Marian, enthusiastically. "I hope bo," said Mrs. Larance. "I have to make a middy skirt, a dress, an under garment, and a lot of other things," she said. Marion began that very week to make a dress. It was to be a gingham dress and have a panel in the front and one in the back. Anna was making one just like it. They wondered which one would get through first and which would be the best made. The latter part of the week Marion came in with new news. "What do you think mother," she said. "A new girl has come to our school This morning I got ac quainted with her. Bne is very nice. Her name is Helen Jean. I forget her last name. She asked me to come over to her house tomorrow. She lives in that fine cement bouse on Woodvlno street, I'm go ing over to tell Anna." For the next week and the next all Mrs. Larance heard about was Helen Jean. Then pretty soon Marion began to neglect her sewing. Anna had finished her dress and was making a middy. Mrs. Larance thought she ought to get acquainted with Helen Jean's mother. So Marion took her mother with her the next time she went to see Helen Jean. Mrs. Larance found Helen Jean's mother toj

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be real nice and industrious. As they were talking about cooking and sewing Helen Jean's said: mother "Yes. I think it's real nice to know how to cook and sew. My mother taught me when I was eight years old. At the age of thirteen I made my father a shirt. Now am in circumstances where do not have to cook or sew, but I do it just the same. I don't like Helen Jean to be dressed in bought clothes. They are not made well nor do they 100k as nice, and it is foolish to pay a dressmaker for making them. The same way with cooking. It is useless to pay a cook when you can cook yourself. Then besides the cook may be a careless cook and get dirt and oth er things in the vituals. I am goin to teach Helen Jean to sew and cook soon. She idles too much "I think you are right, Mrs. Sax on, said Airs. .Larance, ana u you want to find a real industrious lit tle girl you let Marion bring Anna her pard over sometime. "Yes, I will," said Mrs. Saxon. "She can bring her tomorrow." A11 right," said Mrs. Larance, as she stood up to go. "Come on, Marion, we must go. I am glad 1 have made your acquaintance, Mrs. Saxon, and I want you to come and see me. inank you, Mrs. larance," she answered. "I'm sure I'm glad I've made your acquaint ance, too. You must come again. Good-bye." "Good-bye," answered Mrs. Larance as she departed. That night as Marion crawled into bed her mother said to her: "Marion, when are you going to finish your sewing? You haven't sewed for two weeks. You are neglecting it badly." "I'll do that next week," she answered. Her mother talked to her for a good while, but she said she didn't have any time to sew and that she could "catch up." Her mother left her and she soon feil asleep. Next thing it seemed Hko morning. She got up and went downstairs for breakfast. Her mother was reading a book and there was no trace of her mother's breakfast

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Her mother looked book and said: "You can eat some cookies breakfast" "Why, mother," said the astonished Marion, "Where's my oatmeal?" "I'm too tired to cook anything," she Teplied. Marion went over to Helen Jean's house. There things were in the same fix as over at Marion's house. Then two astonished little girls went over to Anna's house. And it was the same there. Even Anna was not sewing as she usually was. Then the two little girls began a tour around the neighborhood. And they found it the same there and everywhere else they went. For dinner they had what was in the cupboard to eat Since no one could explain this sudden change the two little girls decided to look in the evening paper to see if it could explain it. An hour before supper time the paper came. And the front page had a big headline reading: "Big Change in Country." There has been a great change m the country today. The industrious women of United States have suddenly become lazy. No one is doing any cooking or sew ing. Everyone is eating canned foods or foods that need no cook ing. The dry goods stores do not sell much goods. Men think it is a "household strike." They hope it will not last long and besides if it does it will bring the country to ruin. "Well, what do you think of that?" asked Marion. "I don't know what to think," said Helen Jean. "But come on let's go down cellar and get somo sweet pickles." The next thing she knew she was falling dowrr cellar. She opened her eyes and found that she had fallen out of bed instead of down cellar. Then she concluded that she must have been dreaming. She laughed to herself. "But what if such a thing should happen? Then it would be worse than a dream. "I guess I will make me somo wresses and sew more than I be

been," she said. might happen." Just then her mother called her and told her to hurry because her oatmeal was getting cold. She hurried downstairs and was glad it was not a dream about her oatmeal. It seemed unusually good this morning, sho thought After breakfast she said to her mother: "Mother, do you suppose Helen Jean would like to learn to sew? I want her to join the sewing club and Anna and she and I can all sew together." "Yes" replied mother, "I think sho would. I know her mother wants her to learn. You can go over and ask her." And in a minute she was gone and in five minutes she was back. "O mother," 6he exclaimed, "nelen Jean can join the club, and she says she can hardly wait to go. She is going to make a dross like, mine, too. I went over to Anna's, and she said we could sew together like a little club and that maybe we could have a little sewing club of just us three. We could have the same rules as our big club. Of course we won't leave the big club. This little club means just for us to sew together every day. Where's my sewing? O, I remember now, I put it in the dresser. I'm going to begin now. This time I'm going to stay with it for sure." Mrs. Larance smiled as she heard the noise of the sewing machine a little lat?r with Marion's voice singing louder than the machine. The End. Joys Of Summertime WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR OLD FISHING POLE A CAN OF WORMS, AND SOME OF MOTHER'S SANDWICHES, AND GO WHISTLING TO THE OLD FISHING POND THAT GOES WINDING THROUGH THE WOODS AND AS YOU LISTEN TO THE BIRDS SING AND BEE NATURE IN ITS ORIGINAL )' BEAUTY THAT'S : j : THE LOTS I ; ; j .

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