Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 237, 14 August 1920 — Page 11

THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM WEEKLY SECTION OF RICHMOND PALLADIUM

WHAT GROWS IN YOUR GARDEN? RICHMOND, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUG. 14, 1920 WRITE TO THE JUNIOR ABOUT IT

JAMES COETELLS OF HIS INTERESTING TRIP IN THE EAST

One of the most interesting parts of this country is in the Eastern states, and as far as the United States is concerned, all the most historic incidents began there. During the summer vacation I was invited to stay several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Barnes, formerly of Richmond, but now of Yardley, Penna., which is but a few miles from Philadelphia, and just across Uie Delaware river from Trenton, N. J. This city of Trenton is an historic old place where Washington, after crossing the Delaware river a few miles away, marched and completely surprised the British and Hessians. Just a few miles from Yardley is the spot where Washington crossed the Delaware In order to reach Trenton, on that eventful Christmas eve, 1776. Two great stone monuments have been erected about a block apart on the bank of the river, thus marking the place where Washington took his troops across. On these monuments there are descriptions of the way Washington crossed the river and of the battle that was fought. One beautiful day Mrs. Barnes took me to Philadelphia by boat. We started from Trenton and the trip down to Philadelphia was beautiful. Two of the most interesting buildings in Philadelphia are the city hall and Independence Hall, the latter being the building where the Declaration of Independence was signed and where the Liberty bell still rests. Another time I visited Philadelphia I went to the navy yard and to Hog Island ship yard, where several boats were being made. On this trip I also visited Fort Miflin. We were very lucky to find the man who was able to get us into the old fort, which has a moat, and which we crossed by an old draw bridge. The man with the keys unlocked the great wooden doors letting us enter. We went into some of the small houses inside the fort and then went into the dungeon. The same old wooden beds that British prisoners slept on were lying in the dark prison in confusion. The fort was built in 1798 and was captured by the British in the war of 1812. During one of my trips into Philadelphia I heard the largest pipe organ in the world. It is in Wanamaker's store, and at Willow Grove, a park near Philadelphia, I heard Victor Herbert's orchestra and Creatore's band. I also saw the beautiful electric fountain that was at the Chicago world's fair, spraying different colored waters into the air. After many delightful days in Yardley, I went with my father to New York, which, as you know, is the largest city in the world, so I was not surprised when I saw 30 and 40 story buildings looming up into the very heavens above me. People were crowding, automobiles were honking their horns, elevated and surface cars were rumbling, and everything seemed to be in confusion. We were in New York three days. We went to Coney Island by boat and saw many wonderful sights. We also went out to the Statue of Liberty and went up as far as the elevator carried us. There was a wonderful view of the New York sky line. We took other boat rides in and about New York and also visited the Bronx park, which has one of the largest zoological gardens in the world. The next lap of our journey was to Atlantic City and Washington. Washington is America's most beautiful city, as well as the nation's ranitnl. Th hotel where we stayed was only a block or two from the Capitol buildings, so you can imagine that we made numerous trips there. We had a glimpse of the White House and visited Arlington cemetery, the Congressional library and other buildings. The library was the most beautiful building of them all. We went on a boat down the Potomac river to Mt Vernon, the old home of George Washington, and buw many interesting things. Before reaching Washington we were

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at Atlantic City three days, and I went bathing in the ocean, and also took a ride in a hydroplane. Last, but by no means least, was the trip home. Richmond sure did look good to me, and all of the big cities I had seen did not make Richmond look smaller. James Coe, age 11, 7A grade, Garfield school. DRESS MAKING GLASS FORMED AT MISSION A dressmaking class will be started at the regular meeting of the sewing school at the Fourteenth Street Mission, next Tuesday. The members will be the girls who have come to every meeting of the summer school who have been given, for their regular attendance, pink gingham, which they are to make into a dress. These girls will form a special class. Six girls have been given dolls which they will dress in special class work. The sewing school will end the last of August. During the first week of September, a picnic will probably be held for all members of the sewing class at Thistlethwaite's Falls. It is hoped by Mrs. Propst and other teachers of the school that an exhibit of the work done by the children this summer will be held. "V NEWSETTES Twelve new members are enrolled in the "Y" so far this month. Of thiB number, six have been members ol the Association before. The pool table in the Boys division is being recovered. As it is a very good table, it is thought that interest in this game will be rekindled when the table appears in its new dress of green felt.

THOSE WERE THE HAPPY DAYS

SCOUTS T TROOP KNOWN RICHMOND After putting his scouts through a rigid "pathfinding" test, Monday afternoon at the regular scout meeting, Scoutmaster Wilson, Boys' Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. has become convinced that the scouts know Richmond rather thoroughly. They were asked to locate and give clear directions for locating all the most important buildings and places in town. Later, maps of Richmond will be drawn by the boys as a part of the Pathfinders' test. The meeting was full of spirit The new U. S. flag and scout emblems and badges were voted the property of the troop at thifi meeting. Howard Snyder completed his Tenderfoot test. Perry Botkin, a new scout, was enrolled. At this meeting of the troop, the boys adopted the ruling that any boy who is absent from the troop for two regular meetings, without sufficient reason, automatically expells himself from the troop. A meeting was held Wednesday evening, when a lecture was given in connection with the work for some of the merit badges. On next Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the regular ' meeting of the troop will be held in the swimming pool. After the minutes are read, the color bearer of the troop will be voted upon, and then the rest of the afternoon Scoutmaster Thomas Wilson will demonstrate different strokes and holds and methods of holding the drowning person in connection with the life-saving test Next week Mr. Wilson expects to get one of the Richmond attorneys to talk to the boys on civil government, i Heady money" is probably the kind that is ready t leave your pocket for the cask register of somebody else.

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PERSONAL MENTION

Janet Land, of South Seventh street, is visiting her grandmother in New Castle. Dorothy Winsett, of North Fourteenth street, is in Kokomo, Ind., visiting her aunt She will return August 21. George Hilbert Toler has returned to his home on South Fifteenth street after an automobile trip to Bass Lake, Ind. Miss Verbena Howard has returned to her home near Greensfork, after spending the week with Helen Williams, on Chestnut street Billy Burr and his brother, Charles, of Detroit, Michigan, and his father and mother are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Burr, at their home on South Tenth Street Master John N. Johnson, southwest of the city, is spending two weeks with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel V. Hines, and children, Gertrude and Charles, at their home on the Boston pike. Misses Pauline, Mildred and Beatrice Yontz, with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Yontz, and Miss Dorothy Johnson, southwest of the city, are spending this week in Chicago, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Yontz and son, Gilbert GIRL SCOUT TROOP RESTING DURING MONTH OF AUGUST The regular meetings of Troop 2, of the Girl Scouts have been suspended during the month of August. The regular scout program will be resumed in September. Miss Clara Getz is captain of the troop.

SEMOY LONG HAS CHINESE PLAYMATE

In the Chinese "Mother Goose" rhymes there is a little verse that goes like this: Our Baby. "Mrs. Chang, Mrs.Lee, Mama has a small baby; Stands up firm, Sits up straight, Won't eat milk, But lives on cake." Perhaps this is what Semoy Long will sing to her little baby brother, though he does not do any of these things yet, for he is only two weeks old. Her brother's name is James Theodore Long and a fine little baby he is. Semoy's and James' father is a native Chinaman, and their mother is an American. Both, the children are said to have slanting eyes and other characteristics, of the Chinese. Semoy, the only other child of Mr. and Mrs. Long, is a little girl, four years old. She is very much in love with her little brother and can scarcely wait till he gets home from the hospital, where he is now, so that she can watch him and hold him and play with him. When she first saw him, she wanted to take him home right away. Now, Semoy thought that all babies were little girls and that boys were always boys and never babies at all. She thought this, because where she lived in Dayton, there were five boys in the house, so Bhe thought all boys looked like that, and so when she was told she had a little brother, she asked, "Isn't it a baby?" and was very much relieved to know it really was a baby. Semoy loves babies. One Sunday, when Semoy was visiting at the hospital, the nurse put her cap and cuffs and wrist watch on the little girl. This pleased Semoy very much and she did not want to go home at all. She wanted to stay right there and be a nurse. Sometimes people take Semoy for a boy, she is so strong and so lively; but, oh, woe to them if they do! If they say, "What a nice little boy that is!" she will answer, "I'm not no boy; I'm a lady," and then she will never speak to that person again. Semoy and James Theodore are the only Chinese children in Richmond as far as we know. They have lived here about a month. WINS 2 OF 3 GAMES The second game played last Saurday between the regular Baxter playground team and the second Baxter team passed into the hands of the regulars with a score of 12 to 13. 'This made a victory for each team. Dudley Cartwright starred. 1 He caught for the regulars and Tom Wilson pitched. Handley Frame , pitched and Billy Walls caught for the second team. ! The deciding game was played ! Wednesday afternoon. In this game the second team came but victori-! ous over the regulars with a 10 to 9 score. The game was an exciting j one and a large crowd of "rooters" were present on the Joseph Moore school grounds, where the game was played. The eighth and ninth 1 innings of the game kept them on their feet. The fielders for the second team ( did especially strong work and Miller, for the regulars, played a good game at first base. j These games have been indoor , -baseball, but a "hard ball" game' was scheduled for Saturday after, j npon, Aug. 14. The contesting teams were to be organized by Handley Frame and Bill Gordon.