Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 27, 1918, Page 13

Wedneodas @ each weei. Fl\'E—‘:I!‘!ES EVERY MONTH OF ONE DOLLAR EACH. mardo thed: st Jaturday of each month. ¥ ;q?m. CORNER One Dollar Each . To Ninetts M. Lowater for letter 'Tn Uncle Sam’s Daughter for le Striped Materiale.” To Deliah Deal for letter entitled Wheat." - To To Rye Brock for letter entitied, Rural Delivery for letter eniit SOCIAL CORNER POEMSA # The Ghost of the Past’ar L #wo kept house, the Past] * The Past and I; ¢ jed while it hovered nigh ng me never alone, 1t a spectral housekeepiisi re feli no jarring tone, As nge, as stili a housekedping A Rver has been known. Btk It dwelt with me just as it was, ¥ Just as it was, When first its prospects gave me pause In wayward wanderings, Before fhe vears had torn old troths As they fes sweet things, Before gaunt fs bad torn old troths And dulled old rapturings And then dts form began to fade, Heganto fade Its gentie mehocs r played At eve Than when! look em- brown The lonel The autumn's§ shades em- browned § Nooks th aunted near And so with time Yea, less Makes of that Past my It dwindles in my. o It looms a far-off skeletsn And not n comrade wigh, A fitful far-off skelet Dimming as days draw by —Thomas Hardy. and Nearer Home. Phoebe Cary. SOl 29 4 ;7 ong (of . B One sweetly solemn thought % BT 3 b - N % anter g us i pucomes to me oer and o'er; | yntied (he strints Woony ey oty 'm _nearer my home today me some candy, of wORlA they.eat ft Than I ever have been before; {Tore, my hunsiy eves? I neked th & . what form of payment they wished to Nearer my Father's house, ki 1 Where ‘The maey mone o be; @ make’ for thc bond, whoreupon the Nearer the great white throne; Nearer the crystal sea. Nearer the boung of life, ere we lay our burdens down Nearer leaving the cro: Nearer But the Tm“hg':r ey Bizht sthp e gide Break ’gnanfl‘?( ng‘n. O, if my mortal feet Have almost gainid, the, hrink; It it be I am nearer hbme Even today thang think; ¢ Father, perfect my frlist: Let my spirit feel in death, That her feet are firmly sot On the Rock of a living faith! ~—8ent in by Mary Jane: INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS THE SOCJAY CORNER SISTERS will be sorry to hear Patience ig.a shut-in and alfoc: several months of invidualism bas Had a fall by whi sBo was severely. hort. We she may have'a Epeédy tecor THE EDITOR regrets to learn that Polly Wintergse#ti is @ shat in;- has been serlously sick. There is some im- provement "”& if some of thé B weuld be pieasing isters ‘wbuld remember and .a. Fecelvea — T U THE WRECKAGE: THAT. LITTLE TYRANNIES PRODUCE. Dear Socia! Cerner Friends: It is some time stnce I have.greetqd you. The letters Rava.beed %9 firie that b 1 couid ¥y has tcemed too in- nt to be stven spacs, ... ! I want to thank literested: Reader at this late t:-; the cha;mlns cal- eadar received 80 long. t oeetipies a rq:lmat plade nn‘m‘desk. thought has come to me in con- naction with the world war now in progress. Autocracy and democracy PR auto- God Intended him to fill. Too crats—little kaisers? How many of us are trying to force our will Upon a Bbfother or sister, doing our utmost to y of us, 1 belleve, are ty- a3 her assistant. | She furnighed] better clothes than she had :é¥e; ted her well in ' /EVERY WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY The 8 Wants good nomo letters; good business letters; gooa J fa) letters nMny kind the mind may suggest. They should be in hand: by Verite on but one side of the paper. 15 Addr-ag SOCIAL CONNER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Coust " many ways: but/ARb: “land let live!” is indeed a gbod motto. EVELINE BURR. mistress; | | thy 2: Card received and | A, e | - SOMETHING ABOUT PICTURES, \ “|lection of pictures, Award 7 RO . .5 entitled, “Our Bmpie of the West” - tter antitled, “To ‘Sciéntifically Cut “Barley Flour #as -2 Substitute’ for . s Shirts Basily -Made” led, “Poady to Help.to _m_n.-' e 5 “Hubby the girl's individuaiity’ till’ she made her a ner- vous wreck,. If,.when Marian would come down ‘town, she had on her blue | suit she must t, back “and put on the gray suit’instedd. or vice ver- &, net becauss wfi‘wu not_as ap- brojitiates as “the other,. but that the older woman's Iove of power might be | gratified. 4 It will not requiirt much fmagination on the part of my readefs fof them 10 see how-at the end of eightéen months Marian's nerves were worn to a shred. Since Mrs. Blank's death I haye sat once in.the chureh of which | she was for y ‘merhyer, ;a8 beautiful memo; name. 1 thought y good g es, but I also thought of Mar- |ian whose health Was permanently in- jured by her petty tyrannies, ¥Live THE CANDY BOX.: Dear §otial ner.‘Bisterd: Thefe are lots of renlcak ‘dn- our f home workers: 3 of the 3 busy. the 'yolng, who are doing work for Uncle Sam—comfort ork for the men at sea and in the “over. there a lift there is in the little $50 bond! - And what eacrifices the men and women of America are counted as_supporters reedotn whit J ! erty A story is told of two girls who ap- ed at thie Tank booth in Boston uy one of these little $50 bonde. seller of bonds tells the story eart Unile T wasmaking-out thy papers jgny . the " girls open candy box was pushed toward me and revealed rows and rows of dimes, the whole $50. " ‘Mother has been .very close with us lately—never had an extra dime for os st the and o}: a week, and a while ago we found she was saving for th! —and it only {ook her n‘;nrg' ® ;i What an offering for.a great cause!.| Compared with_the eight million sub- scription of a Rockefeller, a Carnegie or a Ford, the spirit of this self- sacrificing women 105ks as praisewor~ thy as the widow's mite compared to 4ll other gifts since the Christian era egam, . . ¢ These who would Jet the rich do it are forgetting it is jot the rich who ¢ made’ America but Ametica agh the laborer that hag created riches. The rich are'not the founda- tion of a government, or the presery- ers of character and integrity in goy- ernments. The men and women of brawn and character and purpose are the establishers and preservers and | Perpetuators of governments. __The peoplp defend the state and it is the integfity and valor of the people which lends power and glory to gov- ernment. Self-denial to prey e h{' promote the ‘well 1g of others s of itself greatness. JOE'S BROTHER. MISSING, When 1 went home. fast night Ho looked as (hough she had sheq a tens and was grieved about something, and when she sal soe by The Bugle Pop is reported ‘missing,:” 1 replied: “On, he'll tarn up Ea m;zeggno snb” uidhs . “for there is ing about that word worse than death tomer | T on 18f "l don't see how you get sucham gxaggerated idea of ‘that word” said L~“Lots @re reported missing.” “Yes 'answered Hope, “and sad is the lot of the one missed ‘and all ‘who are relat?d to him. The eoldier who is_missing may be a prisoner, a de« serter or a cadaver. If he doesn't turn up he loses all that belongs to him or to his memory, and his next of kin have lost all that is due them. Why, a missing. man, Hez, may have died a hero, deserving decoration, and mno one knows of his valor, and if‘nhe is not heard from as a prisoner he may be suspecied of cowardice and having deserted! / His wife and childres are debarred/from pensions, for they have no proof that he perished serving his country. That word ‘missing’ s awful ' o me. “Surely, it is a wicked word” said I HBZ HARMONDY. Dear Social Corner” Sisters: I was interested in the letter of Aunt Me- hitable ir which sbe thought letters upon pigtures as well as books would z %ove The Corner’page.. They ly would, : e_Corner stands’ 4 e e PIGRCS, the sams s || stalment plan: e walls Gt the parlor there was not a picture worth | $20, unless it was ) pictures in it, not one have a clear recollection bf; % ample opportunity to | O u:‘:e:a °5'?§’m’:.’d by our:§e: are disl our: lon and association kes often nomn:unplneu scenes very t T 1ike to see on the walls of a home cture of the old homestead, ot the wimming hole, the creek of'boy- ich had in it watercress or lilfes and perch and “turkles.” flower or a 'tadonna, but I draw th liné at coffin’ plates, présérved memo- ‘wreaths, etc, which keep alive grief. ¥ . What kind of picturés do you like best, Sisters? ¢ . SARAH ANN TIGHE. A BOND IN A NUTSHELL, Dear Country Woman: I liked yout Ietter. First and last T have picked up in The Soclal Corner enough informa- tion to feel that The Bulletin like the 'sacred podfish “down below tells us all “}we ought to know.” A fow of the facts in a few words: | 1—A $50 bond is the samé as a $50 Bill, but payable September 15, 1928, inztéad of on demand. 2—Bonds afe issued from $50 up, in- “fterest at 4 1-4 per cent, payable semi. annuslly, March 15, September 15. The interest is the highest paid. on any U. 8 government long term bonds is- sued within 35 years. X © 8&In case of need, bonds ~¢gn be sold: or money can ba herrowed on them; almost any bank will lend up | bag, o within 30 per cent. or more of the faco, value - e o very war bond issusd by, Unele [ 8am- since 1812 has gens above 1 after peace was. declared 3 5-onds are backed by An éstimated national wealth of)$250,000,600,000; our national debt is ogly about 4 per cent. of our national resources; 5——Bonds can' be bought on, & in- ask any bank, Tf you have a bank account your bank will loan you money to buy bonds. 71t owned for at least Si¥ months prior to death, bonds Wil bs.accepted at par and interest for payment of fed« eral nheritance taxes Oh an ostate, 8—Bonds are free from normal tax imposed Ly the federal in% ta: §—Every bond bought srves 1 BLUE JE. | READY TO HELP WIN THE WAR. Dear Socia]l Corner Sfsters: In one of ‘the little Sountry towns in a west- érn state there was a beautiful girl of ninetgen from Norwich teaching a small country school. She was ex- tremely pretty and every young man in the' surrounding country was anxious, for her company, and while they. offered all kinds of inducements she would always say: “Her time was 60 much taken up in téaching a good school to have any beau, of g0 aute- mot¥le riding.” and the mittens she gave out seémed to fit them all. i - . When war was declaréd she used 'th tell her girl friend she wished sh had been a boy so-she could o and help win the war, and if theré was ever anything she could do she would be_oniy too glad to help in any way. . When the call came to buy war and thrift stamps and Liberty bonds. she at onc¢ began to helv by drawing all the ‘money she had in the bank and purchasing a x’?rm bond, then she spent what Tittle tie she had after school hours and made a house to house can- vass and was very suctessful in selling stamps and bonds. It was on a Saturday afternoon as she was returning to her boarding place from & .long walk selling boads on a lonely road, that, as she cn.mz neat to a sharp curve in the road she heard some one singing “The Star fled Banner.” Her first thought was -could she sell that man a Lib- erty. bond to. help keep “Old Glory” Wwaving, when to her surprise she saw it was a fine looking young ‘man about her own age. / As he came up he said, “Bxcuse me, 1 thought 1 was the only one on the road, and as 1 am pretty happy is how I came to be singing “The Star Spangled Banner.” You see I have beer to town and have just received:some money from the will of my grand. mother with the understanding that T can dv just what T please with it,'and I am_ going to buy me a motorcycle. See her€: 1 have the moned: four hundred dollars! T tell you I will have some fine rides thie summer. I can bardly wait until I can get the ma- chine.” v Now I have told you my fature plans may I -ask you how come you to be out here all alone upon this lonely country road? She gave him a sweet, girlish smile and said: “Why, I am working for Un- cle Sam, selling stamps and Liberty bonds to help win the war! You eee, we must all do our part to save our homes and bring to the world peace. Couig I sell you a bond today? it is a_safe investment and the duty of every man.” Tn thelr short meeting she could see he was very much interested in her—far more than in stamps and bonds. - Finally, he said: “If you will téll me where you live, 4nd let me cail on you, 1 will buy a’bgnd,” and sit- ting down Dy the roadsifle they had a long talk about the war. He asked her if she thought it was his duty to give up buying the motorcyelo and offer himself And his money to help win the war: and she told him she thought it was the duty of everyone to: do all they could, and with her promise that he could call and see her Rs often as he liked, e gave hér the four hundred dollars and took it all in stamps and Liberty bonds, he handed her the money he said: “If you think best I will go “Over there,” if when I return I may find you “Over here” waiting for the fel- low you heard singing “The Star Span- n;:dd Banner” on the lonely country road.? RURAL DELIVERY. THANKS FROM QUEEN ELIZA- X Dear Social Corner Sisters: Thought 1 would write and thank the hostesses of the last meeting in Buckingham Me- moriai for the nice box of cake they sént me while I was in_the hospital, Think they were Merry Widow, Ilykit, Hoosit and Rock Maple. Also want to thank Hoosit for the pictare she sent me. Think it is a fine picture of the children. Oleander: Your-cake was fine. Hope you are feeling better than when I heard from you last. o BLIZABETH. DIANA KNEW THE LADY. - Dear Social Corner Sisters: reading your letters even 1f I ‘have not felt equal to writing one myself, T ‘am feeling some better and am look- and the kitchen, for it must t adl the social life and the nxm spring da: of life therein represented. Our tastes and our hopes and our ideas should illuminate it. ¥ It has been truly said that the room with | heartily for harmony in a fiouqqqocn T am rather tardy in acknowledging and. thanking my kind Corner Sisters,| A reliable woman somewhat along ‘s Easter. ngs. I en-in years was induced to fill the poeition thank you|but must return home at night as the who me . greeti joyed the pretty cards and thinking of me. The Editor, Aunt Mary, Ashford, Conn., and all Sapiing the pogf' By ing sent -« from the treat whith graced thé-ann {m tack over' an old bedquilt. sending the box of goodies. 1 d';i’t;mm 1 have enjoye@ “dressed 2 family portrait,|such a good laugh as 1 had when T|to match each suif read Married e out a fair meal occa- | swell, and had a hat “,'?l!llld she coulé and Happy's last let-{not afford a ten cent m,&:ar,er an i1d borrow onel Ir family. across the haill. Y board and occupied the land a dress and woolen g:rount to be washed, using the sink lates with & small kettle and tee- tle, e, second wesk o woolen shirts well soiled with-oil, hose and towels - were on the list. ing questions and explair/ng at the same time. My brother's name for her was very suitable and fitted her in her ghildhood 1 have for &he is a véry estimable lady. sorry she left befofe you had a chance to know her better. « ‘The warm, pleasant days are slow in coming, but I.think they will put in an appearance before long April 13th my sistex_tcok a sleigh ride into Pwn-mnun‘%gmmce o2 five miles, returning home in the aft- ernoon ,a rather unusual proceling for nearly the middle of April. 1 hope the siok Sisters and thelr fam- ilies are all reeling better, and suppose that those who are able, are busy house cleaning. ‘Wishing you all a happy summer, J will say adien for now. DIANA. N. . - THE WAY TO ECONOMIZE. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: These pleasant days of Spring an. nounce the annual house-cleaning, and Wwé are prone to discard many things to simply get rid of them. But there are some things that can be utiiized over again which do not take up much room and are worth saving, if one de- sires to carry out items in economy. Theré are many zarments which are worn out, and their destiny is the rag but’ how about those buittons, can't they be used again? Only a few minutes needed to remove them, and drop them into a button-bag ingtead) |ahd #hen another suppiy is wanted for a-new garment, or perchance an oll@ button is sought for to replace a 108t one on, garments that are inevery ¥ wear, here they are without de- iy, ahd the price of new buttons are There ata many pieces of cloth which find thelr svdy into the ragbag, whiclyl couldsbe made excellent use of in many fr it _old. dress skirts, if Tadedsand if the fabrie'is mot too thin, they can further uved for petticoats, ete., cut it up in wide strips. and with .other pleces of same: guality, give them a doge of Diamond Dye. With a_good comhination, you have a nice covering Don't #upply the rag-bag with any- thing you can use for a dustcloth dishwiper, or stove rag. Ol pleces of white cotton cloth, al- so_flannel pleces, are of excellent ser. vite, in sicknesé or accident, if they «re ofily spared from the ragbag. ‘e should ever be remindful that a penny saved is worth two that are eurned: and no better way to exem- PIfY this than to give the “ragbag” the cold shoulder, I thank: Co-Bar for a handsome Eas- ter.card. 1 JENNIE. A MATTER OF THE HEART. Dear:Bocial Corner Folks: Will you et i1 a spinster with few real folks of her own You aré guch a friendly company 1 feel sure of a welcome. < Now T am not a sentimental spin ster,, rather the opposite, but I am stirred up about thie dreadful war, Like 80 many women in America 1 have felt so optimistic, so safe.- Tha war was 80 far-uwway, my work was not interfered with. Mother taught me housekeeping as Connectiout country women learned if in Civil War days. To 6bey Mr. Hoov- &, not ben nard. T have hefped tho | led Cross, and knitted. I have tried that ehe had never atténded a ing before, where each one home ag she expressed it, Wjth each other, Corner had doné mor anything else, with her lot. hearing, and never cared to g0 away from home, uatil the starting of The Sotial Cornet. We missed vou. to_core next time. tried. ies, cake, bread of pie crust. Are we acquainted? Try, to come our next meeting. acting on the old adage: yeu don’t succeed. try, try, again to, start the ball rolling. large circle and surely we might be adle to buy a fifty dollar bond, and perhaps a larger one. many lives for so little in comparison to what they are doing May 4 t the Social Corner of The Bulletin is not. lacking in patriotism. - The fit came ‘» ot at right, shirt ~ was week “a’ nephew lc’ouen a tub, heating water on two ghs Then the housekeeper folded her apron and remarked she was . going home, and had finished her work. g!rly leaves along the way of lifea est. wishes to all. et BLANCHE. THE NEXT MEETING OF CLUB No. 3 Cornier Bisters: Papa's S Dear Social Boy wrote a good ‘description of ouf meeting neld April 1ith, 1 don't think any more could day was perfect and the crowd jolly. 1 wish more could have atténded. have been said. The 1 had-a lady say to me the next day ather- et at ‘ 3 Another lady =aid that the Soeial for her than to make her content (She is very hard of 1 thank each lady who helped to make our meeting a_succoss. Olga, Lonesome Pine, and others: Hope you'll be able Bugenia, Yankee Girl, Chef's Sister, Guylena and Narragansett will be the Hostesses for May 15th. Members om_other ‘clubs will be welcome. Poliy Wintergreen and others who are sick, I hope will soon be on the; recovery. How many of the Sisters use barley as a substitute for wheat flour? T use in preference to any other that I've 1t makes good molasses cook- North Star: Welcome to the Corner, 10 Great Grandma's birthday is May 16. Let us all send her a card. Mirandy: Hope you and your daughters reached Scotland safely. Come agaif. Best wishes to all. PEGGY ANNE. A PATRIOTIC PROPOSITION. Dear Social Corner Sisters: “It at I am ¢ I made a proposition some time ago to try and do some good in the Social Corner. val, but I It did not meet with appro- am not discouraged, so here am with another suggestion: Whs GGSTowe s & clab Fuy & Libetts tona mu Would mean o little for eac =0 much all together. ? Many feel that they can't do ch individually: but -n tigs way it one, but Other clubs are helping this way. iet ug hot have it said that our club only Let's do more than sénd in rules for saving and conservation. cares for their own good times. 1 would be glad to zive five dollars We are a Our boys have given up homes, and comforts, are sacrificing their ‘Whatever we do, it is <! for us. The e expires so let's hustle and show -t these three yvears. vo previous Libgsty loa were called for, 1 said: “Jane, .you fust cannot. There are Subscriptions could be sent to The Social Corner Editor with the donors’ names, and each one could reach all rs by mail or telephone, so that ht help in the sood work. ns. those three months when you have no money. You ought to have new eur- tains, you need shoes, you must have a suit You help some other way.” “And 1 settled back calmly and com- forted my soul with knitting and plast. interested. Willimantie, Conn. I should be glad to Hear from all Address 123 Valley street, n, PRACTICAL POLLY. ered my consciente with thrift stam and clothes for Belgian babies, thought how righteous I was. Now you Cornerites, Liberty have stirred me all up again. and Bell, Rowen, Aunt Prudence and the rest,| A SOCIAL CORNER GOOD TIME. DS gl I am a little late, but I want to tell the Sisters of Club No. 2 how much we enjoyed the day with them at their last gathering at the Buckingham Me- Dear Social Corner Friends: 1 know I think of thoss men fighting “with there backs to the wall,” needing heln and needing it -quickly. T eannot go Willimantic on the 8.25 car morial. About fourteen of Club- N 1 left as_we and I have no one h help with my money; precious little. Eastern Connectiont women have gracious and precious heritage. though it ctloak. or the Norwich woman who sei 4 soliet’in her place in the Civil wa Can. we be trie to tradition even, we are not willing to sacrifice? U fortable word “bit” to “all”’? self, have been understanding — wi your mfnds, but not your hearts? T have bought a bond. Probably send, but I can Can you forget, Madam Trumbull and her less we change that well-meant com- Won't you think about it, you, who like my- knew the day would be none too long it we made an early start. We were sorty not to have Tidy Addley with us, but as we passed her house she gave us a “send-off” by waving two flags, the Stars and Stripes, for Uncle Sam, a ntland a yeliow banner, for the Social r? | Corner. if| The jolly crowd made the time seem n- |short until we reached the hall, Wwhere we were given a cordial welcome. Some time was spentlooking through the large rooms with thefr Dbeautiful paintings and interesting curios. Then came the dinner in the spacious dining hall, which was all that could be de- th § shall have to walk extra fast past the shop_windaws for some time to come, but 1 can do it. There are only a few days more of this Liberty 1an campaign. Won't you a sired both in qualil ¢ and quantity: We finished the day with music and social time and all felt they were glad to be there. Club No. 2 is very fortunate, and wake up, too? Then when our brave men come much credit is due my twin Sister home, as pleags God many of them may, we shall be able to look them in the face and say: “I helped vou fight. JANE ANN, THANKS FROM TH E- HOSTESSES. Dear Social Corner: Sisters: The hostenses of Club No. § wish to thank all 'who s6 K‘ndly helned make _the| meeting a_ suocess. Especially those Wha furnished the music. We werp pleased to haye so many friends with us who do not belong to The Social Corner, and hope that they will soon become members, Aunty No. 1: You have my sympa- thy in having so much sickness 4n yoar famity. T hope:all the sick ones will 1 Scottie in securing such fine rooms. Some of the readers who do not visit our gatherings may wonder why call Scottie my twil and I in the state of New York, we find our birthdays are the same year, month, and day,.and there is such a strong resemblance in looks, color of hair, taken for dressed as Scottie many times by those Wl must be somewhat similar, too, as we are both so fond of the Social Cor- per. etc, that we sisters. are constantly I have been ad- ho do not know us well. Our tastes They say everyone has a double. T remember when a girl of hearing my brother sing a song which run like thie: the chorus of s00n be restored to health. pretty calendar. Some time ago one of the Siste asked for a recipe for sour erea used in our family for many years: Sour Cream ‘as soft dough as can be handled. May meeting. DORINDA. MAKING AN APPEARANCE. Dear Soelal Corner Sisters: There 4n old saying that to learn a person's cliatacter you must summer and win- ter tharn. ‘There 8 a way that compares wi njoy | modern times of hurry and bdustle th: solves the question in certain depart- ments in a fow days, Mrs. Blank is an_ambitious woman ing forward to the beautiful warm |and has studied with zeal becoming a professional in her line of work and must needs have a housekeeper, tenement consisted of two rooms. se! have. leisure I thank Inteersted Reader for the cookies, so send one that has been Caokies: One cup Sugar. one-third cup butter, one-third cup of sour cream, one esg. two tablespoons soda, salt and nutmeg. flour to make Hoping to meet all the Sisters at the | g0 to the movies or sisewhers in the atternoon, and they lived plain and pa- triotie: so economical that the house- “Oh, wouldn't I like to catch him, whoever he may be, wouldn't I punch his pumpkin head, that feliow that looks like me.” That sounds rather pugilistie. T really hope Scottie has no such de- signs.on me. 1 want to thank Interested Reader for the pretly calendar that ‘came some time ago. The calendars are symbolic of what all are hoping and praying for, the first, The Red Cross Nurse, /plays such a winning game, and the second one of Liberty. PRACTICAL POLLY. AN INQUIRY. Be:u' Friends of the Social Corner: In looking over household hifits from Fthelyn and other writers I have been gopmg to find eome suggestion as 0 leaching faded window draperics. I have some with green stripes which have faded and which I have boiied ‘n strong washing powder water for gov- eral hours. The green stripe turned to a faded brown and insiets upon remaining that color. The draperies are not worn and would be still very , | useful if they were white. Deliah Deal: Perhaps you have had experlence n.\(::nx the bieaching line. I fancy I could easily guess your real name, as your pen name Suggests it .| quite conspicuously to an acquaintance although at first 1 pronounced Deliah to] Deliah. Isn't it Dellah” Diana: Do not give up hope for an answer to your interesting letter which T recsived so lopz ago. Per- rs m 1s th at Detail of Insertion of Towel, HESE usetul towel motifs ate o maks. Follow the inaf for both the insertion For the twelve open m 86, Make 5 rows of open the beginning and at the end 6th row the beginning and at the end. 6th row leave 2 open meshes, filling the inter- wvening 8 with treble crochet. Make ¢ rows, then § moOre Yows Of oper meshes; repeat fof desired center of 6 Tows of trebls dlue flochet., Two colors, (pihk green) are very effective, Detall of Edge of Bath Towel, 1st Row—Fill entiré edge of towel with d. o. for foundation. 20d Row—Chein 5, kip 2, 1 tr, in 8rd st., ch. 2, 1 tr.in next st., ch. 2, sk. 2,1 tr, ch. 2, 1tr, repeat entire length, turn, 8rd Row—Ch. 5, 2 trl on'ch. of 2, ch. 3, 2 tr. on same ch. of 2, repeat. 4th Row—Ch. 3, 12 tr. ih oh. of 3, fasten by sli. st. in top of next shell, each scallop the entire length. Bift. 5 RTH repeat entire length, 12 tr. in every other shell, tufn. Using colot used 1813 tr. in top of tr, making French knots in iasertion de., 1p., 2 de, 1p,2de, 1 p, 2de, in Bath Towel_Medallions of hen;l Knots Connectad with Lawy Daisy Stitches. 2 ASY to make and with the edg- iag will make a most beautiful Metail of work. Begianing in center knots. Connéct Tings, and finish each end of towel with lazy \‘!,uay stitches. con- m:::hmimmdmydmy. Detail of Edges on Bath Towel, 1t lends completed beauty to this at- of towel] for foundation. . 2nd Row—Ch. 8, skip 2 de, 1 tr. fn 8rd de., ¢h. 2, 1 tr. in next 3rd de., fe- 8rd Row—Ck. 8, 2 tr. over Iast ¢h. 2, mésh, Al next mesh and repeat to end. 4th Row—Chain 3, 2 double tr. in first open mesh, ¢h. 2 double tr. in same mesh, fasten by 5. st. in center of 4 treble in preceding row; repeat to end of work. 5th Bow—Using some colot, 2 de. 1 p. 2 dc., 1 p, 2 de; 1 p. 2 de. in each shell of precediagfrow. haps I can explain my long delay soon. Olga: Where were you on April L4th I rode past your house about 3 p. m. and could not catch a glimpse of any living creature ahout the prem- ses. _ Kind regards to all. LUCILLE. BETTER BUY A BOND THAN BE IN BONDAGE. Dear Sbeial Corner Sisters:. I, like Aunt_Prudence, am a poor woman, but I feel that at last the greatest opportunity of my life has come to me, the privilege to “carry on” for my country and its allies. Already thou- sands Of our boys are overseas and more and more will shortly follow. Soon there will be searce a home in our country that cannot feel its glow of patriotic pride in having furnished its quota to our nation’s defenders, be they soldiers, sailors or aviators, Al- ready these boys have proved them- selves, as evef, “true blue,” to such an extent as to win the respect and ad- miration not only of our nation and its allies but of our enemy as well, But tie end is by no means yet, and we must make sacrifice upon sacrifice to ensure the welfare and gafety of our armies and our fleets. Uncle Sam, realizing that, as the old song says, 'tis only by a strong pull and a long puil and an all pull together that this war can be won, offers us the chance of our lives, the opportuni- ty to do our bit for the U. S. A. and its allies: He says “Buy a Liberty bond.” Do you know what If means to buy a Liberty bond? Of course, we are all ready to give, ang to give until it hurts, but this is not giving. When you buy a Liberty bohd you are lending Uncle Sam the money he must have to carry on his share of the war. He will pay you back, every' cent, and with interest, 4 1-4 per cent. interest. Isn’t that good business? And when with 2ood business we combine the glory of helplng Unele Sam win the war, why hesitate? Think what a Liberty bond can de. Every $50 Liberty bond will buy one rifle and furnish 400 bullets to speed against the Huns, of it will safeguard 16 American boys by providing them with gas masks. i Every $100 Liberty bond will buy inch shells or 189 hand gre- iberty bond will keep well shod, or provide 467 boys with leggings against the mug of the trenches. Such supplies our boys must have, and the government must pay for them. The government looks to us, as patriotic women, to doour utmost to help along this great task. Uncle Sam-offers us for our loans a higher rate of interest than the banks allow. If we do not heed this oppor- tunity, he warns us heavy taxes wiil be levied to pay for these material I, for one, am “carrying on, ing with full strength, and wish that many of you might feel with me the pride and inspiration that it gives to wear the Liberty Bell buttqn. Tet's all lend a hand and buy Liberty bonds, Again. 98 American b pull- CARRY ON. BOX MEASURES, sl / Dear Soclal Corner Friends: How do_vou iike the beautiful spring weather? The grass begins to look green and the birds to sing in their lofty nests. I am glad to £ec 56 many new writ- ers for The Social Corner, also the old writers ‘once more in the list of con- tributors for this page. Sizes of Bexes For Different Measures. A box 4 feet long, 3 feet 5 faches Wide and 2 feet § inches deep, Will oon- tain 1 ton of coal A box 4 inches by 4 Inches square and 4 1-5 inches deep will confain 1 quart. + A bex 7 inches by 4 inches square and 5 3-5 inches deep will contain a haif gation. A box § inches by 8 inches square and 4 1-5 inches deep Wwill contain_ 1 gallon. » A hox 8 inches by'$ 2-5 inches wide and § inches deep will contain 1 peck. A box 16 inches by § 2.5 inches wide and 7 inches deep will contain 1.2 buehel. 5 2 A box 18 inches square and 8 2-5 inshes deep will contain one busisel. A box 24 inches long by 16 inchee wide and 14 inches deep will contain 1-2 bushel. A Dbox 24 inches long by 16 inches wide and 82 inches deep will contain 1 barrel. \ DELEOTHY. SOMETHING ABOUT FLOWERS, Dear Social Corner “Sisters: \T love the lilac. It never seems that spring has come until my lilacs are in bloom. I do love the perfume drifting through the_house. Did you ever try transplanting the treasures of woods and fields to you a wild flow: en? . { Thero is the 1 think it a pret- ty fiower: a species of Lobelia- 'nals is the handsomest, although some of” the blue variétiés are very pretty. The maidenhair fern and the goldenrod dry; brown. them glossy. a good namg for you. be relatéd to Uncle Sam. not come amiss: or fats can get at them. retiring for the pight, stove that will cateh lire. look pretty. in the hothe garden. ‘When the leaves of my palms be- come dty after starting before reach- ing any size, I sét them in water un- til they ate thoroughly soaked; wet them with tea (place tea leaves around them on the earth ifi the pot and pour the tea.over) and, by de- grees they regained their former color but the withéred fronds I had to cut. You must not allow the roots to get the ends |of the fronds will turn If you wash the fronds once a week with milk, the underside also, they will respond well and it keeps If burning wood on a windy day, be sure the damper in the pipe is closed. Don't leave a lamp burning when you leave the room, if therg’are Ema.) children; doge or cats in the room. Don't leave matches wiers children then Uncle Sam's Daughter: I think that Anyone who can make gold lace out of white must Dear Sccial Corner Sisters: As it is easier to prevent a fire than putting one out, perhaps these few hints may en leaving the house, or betore be sur dampers of the stove are all e ang that there is nothing near e the buy bonds until they Who eall oui DbPathers and sons and eWweethearts “beef.” and who call their own sons and lovers and husbands “beet” have no place in God's free world; and have no fetreat except through the gateway of a better kingdom than a Kingdom paved with skulls. o 1 do not often speak, but when I speak I must speak from my heart. Buy a bond! . i STRAIGHT ROAD. CLUB NO. 28 MAY DAY PICNIC. hot a great deal to write, as I am so busy, it being very near, to Fridar, and at 1030 of that day oné of sy nearest and dearest boy frishds leaves RYE BROCK. lo serve aur country, ahd as 1 | T carried him in my arms When & wee HOUSEHOLD ~ HINTS WORTH | boy, and have aliays lived next door KNOWING. to him éver since, it seems almost as hard for me to see hitn go ag it is for his own family. ‘Will just announce the hostesses for next meeting, May 1st, at Buckingham Memorial, and I sincerely hope there will he 2 good number present. Those' to serve are Annette, May, Fair, Scot- tie, Belle, Calla Lily, Joan] Auntie No. 1 and Oleander. If anyone is in doubt as to what to bring, pléase call 'phone 1061. 1 must close and hurry on my kait- ting. Will try and write a letter at my next attempt. With best Wishes to all’ Sisters, and wishing again that they will all try and be present at the ch. 2, skip 1 open ~ Deat Social Corner Sisters: Have Never fiil lamps or lanterns while they are lighted. Don't leave wood in the aven, if there is a fire in the stove, ¢r close they oven door. Club No. 2 May day_picnie. 5 ROCK MAPLE. PLANNING FOR SUMMER SEWING pot_water handy. or set them in a draught. Always have the ladders and pails Never put hot ashes that nave red coals in them in a wooden receptacie, Dear Social Corner Sisters: Noy that spring is hefe a number of us will be planning summer sewing. terns a fair trial will agree that for sewing at home there is no better or \ Now Every one who has given paper pat:' A chimney fire can be extinguished in a short time by taking a package of soda (saleratus) and throwing it down the chimney. A plece of zinc rolled up ard put in the stove on the fire with 1le demp- atl quicker method of getting a_good fit! ting garment, especially for the found-! fon, that is, the waist and skirt lin- ings, both for women and children. Once a good pattern is obtained it ers wide open will sooa put it and thrown down th good. Twice Twenty ceive the Ietter v with a P. 8, added by you. the next letter im your I chunnay mail is who PN T this summer, Last Rose of Summer, for the pretty Easter card. good ti Club No. 3. Salt thtown on the fire in the s instead of taking it o Providenc Vou see, I have found out *wi I wis plersad to re- iien by your hubby Just drop Hope it will be 80 we can attend some of the Social Corner gatherings ZIAH DOOLITTLE. SHE ENJOYED THE MEETING, Dear Social Corner Sisters: What e everyone had, myself in- cluded, at the Social Corper picnic of One guest satd she had ove also can be utilized in many ways. To pre-: serva the pattern plice every portion! on a cotton cloth back, that ls, get some eommon cambric at about five cents a yatd and pastesthe pattern fip- on it, then cut it out, not allowing for. seams. If a seam allowance is left! on the pattern it soon becomes rugyi ged from ghe use of the tracing, which/ bo “used to trace the lines for! zeams. There 1 usually a very denf’ pattern on _the goods. However, & word | of precaution will do no harm. Be Thank you i | sure ty get the pack of a waist across the shoulder and the frout-acfoss the| chest, the sleeve around the upper/ mfeele, 2nd around the hips in the| skirt, on the straight grain of the! o0ode, that is, the wool thread running' a straight line. MOU! TAIN LAUREL. descrintion as to the placing of thel~ pever attended any gathering where everyone enjoyed themselves so ‘much, PORK AND EGGS IN BATTER Qur hostesses were ideal. Hustler: ter would like to try them corn meal, butter, sal Eugeni me from “Over there” when home. two tablespoons or where everyone was so sociable. I made some of the rye gems after the recipe You Eave me at the Red Cross last week _and g they were delicious "Maybe some other sis- Rye Gems: One egg, one-half cup of sugar, one cup of.our milk, one tea- €poon soda, one cup rye flour, one cup melted I had a letter waiting for got HARRIETTA. Dear Social Corner Folks: many of you use salt pork? I slices even rather thin, put in spider of cold water, boll slowly ten minutes, | pour oft water. Fry light brown both | wides, drain,_ dip in egg batter two| eggs, one-half cup milk, flour or oat- i meal or barley flour, or ¥ou can use just macaroni ground fine in meat cutter; more milk, one egg, dip twice, | fry just enough, first @ip to stick bat- | ter, then dip again and fry brown. ' Left-over batter drod by spoon, fry, | llave a. big kettle bolled mealy pota- | toes, some rye muffins, and it will be good for what ails you. I am going out now to try my new | verails. i THANKS FROM AUNT SARAH. | OVRHLI) e spouts! Lets hoar oth- (¥ Dear Social Cornen Sisters: Here I| ™ 3 come. am in The Corner once more. 1 wieh to thank all that helped to make .our first meeting a success. It was a jovely day. We missed the Franklin Sisters; also Creat Grandma and pothers. §orry they could not We are all trying to “do our bit.” We take up a collection of ten cents from each one, and, after paying expenses, the balance is given to the Free Wool Fund. In this way we are having a 00d time and helping Uncid S8am, too. Rememben Me: T think of you ofte Best wishes to all AUNT SARAH. e BUY A BOND. Dear Sisters of the Soclal Cornér: I have heard u lot of talk about Lib- erty bonds being the safest investment on earth, interest at four and a quar- ter per cent.. and each hond warrant- ed secure. This fg true enough, but there is something else to say. Y For us it is either bonds or breas ‘Bither bonds or our brothers. either liberty and our homes; a wooden cross in France, a wooden cross for the hopes of all of us, and a wooden cross for Humanity, done-to-death by the Hun. We have eounted all men as kin, but the lead- ers of men whom we have treated as kin stand today over the hellish pits which they have digged for the man- lieod ‘of our iand, and believing that their victory over us is easy jeer at us, saying Americans are too squeam- ish to “throw in the heef Tty us Union, Conn. bR ROLL OF HONOR 8ons of Social Corner Writers Walter F. Moran, of Norwich. Richard C. Moran, of Norwich, ‘ Allen Williams Hovey Sterry, ‘i Earl L. Sparks, of Norwich. Arthur T. Knowles, of Wethersfieid, Cos . ; Floyd Mitchell, of Central Village, Conn. Willard A, Madley of Lebanon. b