Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 128, 9 April 1921 — Page 16

PACE FOUR

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 11)21.

A Letter About Something of Interest to Boys and Girls of Richmond Schools

A LETTER ABOUT SOMETHING It 1 very nice to know what Is going on about you. Is It not? It Is eligible, too, for people, all of ua, and that, of course, Includes the hoys and girls, to know what Is happening and what la being planned for the future or their city or country. You have probably heard soma talk about home rule for Richmond, but perhaps you do not know exactly what that means. Professor Harlow Llndley has kindly agreed to tell us what Is meant by home rule for Richmond as he tells It to his Juniors at home. EU. (See Story) The Letter I have been asked to tell you children something about home rule for cities. Home rule simply v means freedom of the city to manage Its own affairs instead of having to go to the state legislature for the privilege of doing what it wants to do for itself. The privilege of home rule develops In the people of a city, a spirit of community strength and pride . and a feeling of confidence to do things and manage their own affairs In the way best suited to their own needs, just as you boys and girlB do in your student government organizations in your schools. Home rule means that the lty can frame its own system of city

government and direct it in the in-

icrent of progress, economy and

safety always keeping in mind the

general welfare of its people. Under our present state constitution,

not a thine can be done by our

cities without the specific permission given by a law passed by the state legislature. Surely tho good and responsible citizens of Richmond can come nearer telling what they need, than the members of the state legislature, meeting once in two years at Indianapolis. But you must remember that we cannot have real home rule in Indiana until we change our state constitution so as to allow it. What you are learning these days about a change in the form of our city government from a mayor and city council system to a Commission form or Business Manager form is a step in the right direction and goes as far as we can go at present, since the state law now gives cities the right to choose the form of city government they want, and since these two plans provide a city government more responsible to the people than what we now have, it is a step toward home rule. HARLOW LINDLEY.

SOCIETY

Charming Indeed was the children's party given at the Country club Saturday afternoon, April 2, from 3 to 6 o'clock, for the children of the club members. Games were played for an hour after the guests arrived. After four o'clock ihe pu pils in dancing of Miss Elizabeth Kolp together with Miss Marjory Robinson, elocutionist, entertained the guests for about an hour in a delightful manner. Marjorie Robinson, dressed in a fluffy dress of white organdie with pink ribbons, gave a recitation, "Hush!" in a very pleasing manner. Louise and Margaret Jenkins, Louise, a canary bird, dressed in yellow with feathers around her head and at her wrists, and Margaret, a blackbird In a suit similar to her sister's

CHILDREN PRESENT FAIRY PLAY IN LONDON HIPPODROME "Aladdin" the ever popular fairy story ws given in pantomime by English children recently in the Lonivi Hippodrome with great success, Chinese was spoken not always easily understood, it is reported and all the important parts from the little emperor down to the most important slaves were taken by children. Only the most subordinate parts were taken bv grown ups in this performance. A regular adult company has given several performances of "Aladdin" recently in the Hippodrome. All the actors mostly actresses though enjoyed their parts thoroughly. After the show, the children, wearing the fine costumes which had been made for them, sft't down to a lavish banquet on the Mage,

'IThe performance will be repeated

STORIES OF OLD RICHMOND TOLD IN STORY HOUR Saturday afternoon, April 2, a large crowd of children appeared at the library to hear stories the never-told-too-often kind of . King Arthur and his knights. Joseph Moore school acted as host. Pictures of these knights and their adventures and guests as. they appeared to be in the fancy or imagination of different artists were shown to the junior listeners. Mrs. Mary Qirty told the stories, taking the pla.p of Miu Caroline Girty, who was announced earlier as the story teller for that day. Mrs. Glrty also will tell the stories Saturday, April 9. instead of Mxs. Orosvenor, as announced. The rubject will be Richmond stories, and St. Andrew's school will be the hot'... Saturday, April 16, Mrs. Helen Griffis will tell the egends of the fowers. The children of Joseph Moore who were the hosts for the Kins Arthur story hour were: Emma RIckels, Roma Mabey, Alice Moelk, Eloise Cloud and Catherine RIckels.

of black tarleton. danced an in

terpretlve dance, "The Dance of the soon mi tne money given to some

Birds." This represented the biros

flying to the pool, drinking and then flying away again. This was danced.to the music of Sparklet by W. B. Mills. "The New Easter Bonnet," an interpretive dance, was given by Bettie Taylor, who appeared with her new Easter hat in a large bandbox, Into which she disappeared at the end of her dance. She was dressed in pink with slippers and stockings to match and danced to the music of "A Musette," by Francisco D'Orso. Dress ed in yellow crepe de chine and wearing wreaths of spring flowers and with her hands full of flowers, Martha Ann Gennett danced "Spring Flowers." The music for this was, "A Love Song" by A. Hen selt. Polka Caprice, the last number, was danced by Jean Grottendick and Ellen Eartel, who wore dresses, one of blue, and one of pink tarletan, and wreaths of flowers. This beautiful dance was accompanied by the music of "The Turtle Dove," by Franz Behr. Although no individual encores could be given because of the lack of time, each little dancer gracefully bowed to the people in the audience in appreciation of. their applause, and then all of the dancers tripped out together and danced a final little dance around Martha Ann Gennett. After this program, dancing and games were enjoyed and then the children were served with 'ice cream and cake. Favors of caps, balloon whistles, serpentines and balls of confetti were given the guests, i About sixty Ave children were present.

charitable enterprise.

John Amos Comenius, a native of the but recently made independent country of Czecho-Slovakia, made what is thought to be the first pic lure book for children.

OVER IN ENGLAND In England there were, some children who were poor and did not have enough bread to eat. One day there was a man brought-some bread. When the children heard that the man was in town, they all went running down to get some bread. All of them got near the biggest loaf of bread but one little girl who took the smallest loaf of all. Then she went home to her mother. When supper was over, the two sat down to eat. The mother went to cut the bread when a gold coin dropped out. "That is not us," said the mother, "you must take it back to the man." But the man said it was all right. She kept this up till her mother and she had lots of money. ELIZABETH HOLT.

NOTICE TO SCOUTS OF TROOP NO. 6 All scouts of Troop 5 are asked by Scoutmaster Wifson to bring their money or their unsold fceeda

to the regular scout meeting, Monday evening, April 11.

By last Monday evening, April 4, 427 packages of seeds had been

sold by the scouts.

SOME TIMEPIECE Once a farmer hung his vest on the fence which contained a watch. A' calf came along and chewed up

the vest

A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY

Twenty-three years ap;o a piece

of iron ore lay ou the desk of

Henre Becquerel, a French Kcient 1st.

One day ho saw that the light from the radium had affected a photograph plate. This discovery,

thrilled the whole world. A scient 1st began to try to take this un known elsraent from the ore.

Two years later Mme. Curie, a

French woman and her husband

succeeded in doing so. To get be

tween 5 and 7 milligrams of radium from a ton of ore, we have to com

bine thirty tons of water and 6

tons of chemicals and then it has

to go through seven hundred to

nine hundred processes. If I wanted to carry 20 or 30 grams I would put them into a lead

container. This container is over

12 inches in diameter and weighs

48 pounds. It has a leather cover

and there is a circle of small holes in the center, in which they put the tube of radium. They put radium on watches and you could have a room ten by nine painted by radium paint for $400 and it will last ten years. They use the radium to cure cancers. If they could get all the strength from one gram of radium at one time it would raise the Woolworth build

ing in New York, 100 feet in the air. There "are in the world today, three ounces of radium and it takes a thousand milligrams to make a gram and 28 grams to make an ounce. It is valued at $3,260,00 an ounce and the next most valuable mineral costs only $150 an ounce. LEWIS WILSON. Grade B, Joseph Moore School.

The pledge of allegiance to the

In later years when the I American flag, -which all school

good old cow was butchered, the i children know was written bv Mr.

watch was found lodged between , James B. Upham, a member of the the lungs. When she would ! Perry Mason company, publishers breathe the movement of the lungs of the Youths' Companion. This would turn the winder and there- pledge was was first officially em-

fore wind the watch. The faithful old watch never lost but tour minutes' time in seven years. FREDERICK T. SHERA Grade A.

ployed on October 21, 1892, when

the public schools all over theft

country celebrated the four hun dredth annversary of the landing of Columbus.

Virginia, Formerly of Richmond, Writes Letter From Texas ' Tark Place, Texas. Dear Aunt Polly: I formerly lived in Richmond but I have moved to Texas. While in Richmond I always love dto read tho "Junior Palladium" and I thought that you would like to get a letter from me. This is a wonderful state. The weather is fine and there are birds of every kind making their nests around here. We have the red bird, black bird, quail, wren, blue bird, mocking bird and many other kinds for our daily visitors. We also have beautiful flowers of every kind. The prairie is covered with "Texas Stars" and the roadside is pink with primroses. These flowers have come out within the last month but we have had beautiful cultivated flowers bloom.ing outside all winter. I have my own little garden spot, and we have been eating fresh vegetables from it. We are getting big, red, juicy strawberries from our patch. My grandmother is baking large, juicy pies from the dew-berries which I gather daily. From my savings I have bought thirteen fruit trees. Among them are peaches, pecan, lemon, orange, plum, fig, pears and comquats. My plum and lemon trees are blooming. Tho lemon tree is a Ponarosa and the lemons weigh two and three pounds apiece. Well, Aunt Polly, I guess you are tired of reading my letter. Now if you think your little readers would enjoy this letter I would be glad for you to publish it. If you would like to hear from me again, drop a line to your admiring little friend VIRGINIA BOMELL, Houston, Texas.

TWO BOYS BUILD HOUSE OUT OF SCRAP LUMBER A house from scrap lumber every detail just like they had laid out in their plans before hand! Oscar D. Willis, 10, and his brother, Bobby, 8, have a right to be proud of what they have done. They drew up the plans, cut the lumber, and did all the carpenter work themselves. Bobby Willis has made his playmates envious by making chairs, too. He takes box boards and builds real chairs so solid and substantial that they are really useful.' Oscar and Bobby are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Willis, 14th street, Huntington, Indiana.

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