ones most frequently asked are, "What is
the purpose of the Woman's Clubs? What
do they accomplish?” The clubs exist
for the purpose of making good citizens
and the training for citizenship. The
clubs are agencies to improve the in-
dustrial and social conditions and they
attempt to solve the questions of proper
housing; the securing of legislation which
shall grant to every child the rights of
childhood, and to insist that laws already
secured shall be enforced. They have
been the instruments of reform in public
education; reformatory schools; female
labor; domestic economy; dishonesty in
public life; health and food sanitation
and in organizing Juvenile courts.
The birth of the club movement dates
back to 1866 and to-day the membership
numbers more than one million.
The earliest form was the exclusive
Study Clubs composed of congenial wom-
en who met regularly to discuss questions
of art and literature. Later these women
began to ask in what way this knowledge
could be put to practical use—and the
Study Club proved to be the stepping
stone to something broader and greater,
especially along scientific and philan-
thropic lines. Very many lines of work
were introduced and carried to success.
In a few years club houses were erected;
public libraries; hospitals; intelligence
offices; guilds for working girls; literary
institutes; free kindergartens; and pub-
lic play grounds were established, co-
operation of teachers and parents in
moral instruction is a leading feature.
Health protective leagues were formed;
cemeteries cared for, rest rooms were
opened in convenient places for women
and children from country districts, and
receptacles for refuse in public streets
and parks were all provided for. More
women are on school boards; efforts are
made to educate children in patriotism;
and to legislate for defective and unfortu-
nate children. General activity in con-
servation of home life, forests and water
supply is shown. Women throughout the
country are studying civic conditions;
civic beauty; civic cleanliness; civic
sanitation; civic government and civic
welfare,
Great as has been the value of the club
movement, the greater value, perhaps,
has been the influence upon woman her-
self. She is a better homemaker, a bet-
ter mother, is broader in her sympathies
and understanding and does not figure in
divorce courts. Women of all classes and
creeds work together, the chief desire
being to make the world better because
they live in it, and to do the greatest
good to the greatest number of people.
The Woman's Club of Bellefonte is an
infant of two years, but its short life has
been one of usefulness. It is divided into
three departments,—civic, educational
and charitable. Competent chairmen are
appointed but the members choose for
themselves in which they will serve.
- Through the efforts of these departments
and their sub-divisions, the following re-
sults have been obtained.
The establishment of a safe and sane
Fourth and clean up week. The paved
streets are to be flushed during the sum-
mer and men are employed to carry away
all unsightly and unhealthy accumula-
tions from streets and alleys. Council
has been interviewed with regard to the
getting rid of the street walkers and en-
forcing the Sunday laws. Rubbish cans,
purchased by the club, stand in different
places on the principal streets. Letters
of protest against the use of Brigham
Young's picture on the silver service for
the battleship Utah were sent. A senti-
ment favoring the protection and plant-
ing of trees is encouraged. Clothing and
food and maternity boxes have been given
to our needy ones. A large box of cloth-
ing was sent to the Austin sufferers.
Through the success of the Charity
ball and the sale of newspapers and
magazines, a neat sum of money was
raised for the hospital.
The splendid sewing school which
eventually will lead to a full course in
Domestic Science and Manual Training
is composed of 150 girls under instruc-
tion once a week. Ten prizes of fifty
cents each were given for the greatest
The good work done by the two wom-
en school directors shows that their elec-
tion was not a mistake.
The of summer gardens was
under consideration but the requirements
being too great to accomplish much this
of Carlisle; Mrs. Pond, Mrs. and
Dr. Baker, of State College; Mr. Witter,
Mrs. Anderson, of Pit y
Keller and Wagner, of and
Mr. McFarland, of Harrisburg. Interest-
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BELLEFONTE’'S FOURTH.— Bellefonte had
a safe and sane Fourth of July celebra-
tion and just as much patriotism instilled
in the hearts of young America as there
would have been by a continuous roar of
fireworks and frequent calls for tetanus
anti-toxin. At ten o'clock in the morn-
ing the children of the town were given
their annual automobile ride by the vari-
ous car owners in town and so great was
the outpour that notwithstanding the
fact that over twenty machines were
volunteered for service, and many of
them made two and three trips, a few of
the children were disappointed and failed
in getting a ride.
The parade took place at 11:30 o'clock
with Dr. M. J. Locke as chief marshall
and J. Will Conley, Thomas Beaver and
R. A. Beck as aids. It was made up of the
Millheim band, the Logan and Undine fire
companies, a company of comedy artists
led by Misses Catharine Allison, Martha
Shoemaker and Philip Shoemaker on
horseback, a delegation of comedians
from Pleasant Gap and two hundred
school children. Following the parade
the band gave a concert in the Diamond.
At four o'clock in the afternoon a pub-
lic meeting was held on the High school
grounds at which addresses were
made by Dr. Schmidt, Rev. George E.
Hawes, Rev. John Hewitt and others.
Then there were songs, flag drills and
dances by the children, after which each
little one was given an ice cream cone
and a sandwich. The celebration
was gotten up and carried through
by the ladies of the town and they
deserve a lot of commendation for the
success of the undertaking.
We admire so much the spirit of the
men who marshalled the parade, as well
as that of the boys of the Logan and
Undine Engine Co's who turned out, that
we take this opportunity of contrasting
it with the selfish, sordid dispositions of
those who would do nothing. Such af-
fairs are matters of public concern and
‘if we are to teach coming generations
patriotism as well as love for a whole-
some, moral holiday occasion we should
all enthuse to the same degree that we
desire them to. Big and little, everybody
that participated in the celebration here
did so well that they have reason to be
proud of it and the WATCHMAN congratu-
lates them one and all.
Some of the children’s costumes were
fine, notably the Shoemaker children
little Mary Cruse and Emma Fisher. And
the way some of the tiniest waifs cavort-
ed along the line of parade was enough
to show that they were having thetime
of theis lives.
The Bellefonte Lodge of Moose held
their annual picnic at Hecla park on the
Fourth, which was fairly well attended,
although the crowd was not as large as
last year.
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Court DEecisions.—The cases involving
the right and title to the limestone and
properties oi the late W. H. Coldren and
John Herman, near Pleasant Gap, weie
disposed of by the Supreme court last
week in which the contention of the ap-
pellants, (Thomas A. Shoemaker, Rem-
brandt Peale, et al.,) were affirmed with
some modifications. Just what the
modifications are is not known as the
records have not yet been received in
Bellefonte. This decision is against the
American Lime and Stone company.
In the Centre county court Judge Orvis
recently handed down a decision in the
case of C. T. Fryberger vs. William F.
Rockey, setting aside the findings of the
master and directing that judgment be
entered for the defendant, thus disposing
of a case which has been in litigation for
eighteen years. The action was original-
ly brought against Mr. Rockey by Geo.
Campbell, who sued for commissions he
alleged were due him for sales made as
an agent. Before Mr. Campbell's death
he assigned the claim to Mr. Fryberger.
The trespass case of T. H. Harter, of
Loganton, against Nathan, Emeline, Ray
and Elmer Haugh was decided in favor of
the plaintiff and the jury's award of $244
doubled by the court.
In the case of J. H. Johnstonbaugh vs.
M. S. and Gabriel Betz, an appeal by
the defendants from the finding of the
jury, the appeal was dismissed.
—Mr. R. M. Courtney, a representa-
tive of the State Department of Health, is
in Centre county examining the various
water sheds and looking for all kinds of
pollution of the public streams.
In Memoriam.
In memory of Mrs. Mary Green, wife of G.
Dorsey Green, the Ladies Aid wishes to remem-
ber her kindness as a member to the Buffalo Run
Presbyterian church. Though for years past she
was unable to attend her heart and prayers were
missed in the church and her home.
Also, the ladies wish to bear testimony to the
goodness and earnestness in church work of the
late Mrs. Craig Hunter. She will also be greatly
missed in her home, the church and the Ladies
Tue Lapies Am.
SPRING MILLS.
Last week J. C. Condo sold his high spirited
gray horse to a party in Harrisburg.
S. B. Smith, of Philadelphia, was here last week
Yiiting velatives and fsicads, a gues: SF Dy. 4-G:
Mrs. Wm. Musser, of Columbia, formerly of
this place, is here on a visit, a guest of Mrs. A.
J. Shook.
B.R. Kelly, of Lock Haven, was very agreeably
entertained on Sunday last by Miss Laura
Schlegel.
H.W. Campbell, Mrs. J. A. Hoover and Ray.
mond Ratering, of Mifflinburg, were guests of
Miss Ida Condo on the Fourth of July.
Our farmers are very busy housing their hay
crop. The wheat fields here give great promise,
but the corn is a little off and will be late.
H. H. Rachau is very busy making tomb stones
of cement and having them handsomely emboss”
ed. He also manufactures porch, field and hitch’
ing posts quite largely.
Our Sunday schools are commencing to talk of
a picnic, why not have a umion outing of all the
schools? We had one a few years ago and it
proved a delightful occasion.
Of course we missed the WATCHMAN last week.
It being about the only live and thoroughly Dem-
ocratic journal containing all the news published
in the county, it could not be otherwise.
‘The torrid wave in this valley for the last sev.
eral days has been of a scorching character, and
the nights about to the melting point. In fact, it
was reported that on one or two mornings some
folks were taken out of bed with a spoon, but |
guess that is hardly correct.
The Democrats in this valley are highly pleas.
ed with the nomination of Gov. Wilson—justthe
candidate they wanted, and were also pleased
that at the convention Mr Bryan was informed in
plain words that he couldn't play the Bull Moose
there, and that he wasn't as he supposed, the
entire Democratic party.
Frank Richardson, of near Philadelphia, for
merly of this place, while working at the rafters
of the barn, one day last week, one of the rafters
broke throwing him violently to the floor break"
ing both arms. One of his arms was subsequent’
ly amputated but blood poison following he died
on last Thursday. His remains were brought
here and buried in the Spring Mills cemetery on
Saturday last. |
Merchant H. F. Rossman and our genial post
master, C. A. Krape, have introduced the King
Light Co. system of lighting in their respective
establishments. Mr. Rossman has also intro-
duced it into his private residence. The machine
makes a beautiful white and perfectly steady
light, the illumination is equal and in some re,
spects superior to electricity, and less expensive,
At Mr. Rossman'’s store and the post office it now
makes no difference to them if we have day
light or not.
The celebration of the Fourth of July here was
perfectly safe and sane, remarkably so; even the
chickens were quiet all day. Flags and the Na. |
tional colors were displayed all over town, of |
course, but otherwise it was like Sunday in the
middle of the week. A few of our folks spent
theday at Hecla park. In the evening the young
folks had what they called a moonlight picnic at
the Sand Springs, minus the moon, but as a sub-
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THE J. B. REIST & SONS
stitute the had huge bonfires. It was quite
largely attended.
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PINE GROVE MENTION.
The hay crop is about all housed, and it was a |
shortone. Some wheat is on the shock. i
Wm. Ward, a former Pine Grove Mills boy,
came over from Philipsburg and spent last week
with old friends.
«Lieut. Adam Burchfield, of Gen. Beaver's'oid
command, is visiting friends hereabouts, is still
quite hale and hearty.
Dr. Grant Bailey and wife autoed up from Mil
ton and spent several days with his mother and
friends at State College. '
During Tuesday's storm Ross Louder, of Oak
Hall, was struck by lightning and rendered un”
conscious, in which condition he lingered several
hours.
Chas. Fleck has been a busy man the past ten
days, setting up hay loaders and binders. He
was formerly of the Sucker State but for several
years has been a resident of Pennsvalley.
RUNVILLE RIPPLINGS.
Miss Edna Rodgers spent the past week with
W. M. Poorman, of State College.
Rev. George College spent several days this
week at his home in South Williamsport.
A number of our young people spent the Fourth
at Hecla park and all report a good time.
Master Clair Poorman, of Rock, spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Poor-
man,
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Freil took in the ith of
July celebration at Lakemont park, Altoona, and
also spent several days with relatives at Bell.
Ray Rodgers and wife are spending several
days with Mr. Rodger's grandfather, Charles
Misses Minnie and Nora Walker, of Bellefonte,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Walker.
“Movies” to Show American Beauty.
For the benefit of Europeans unable
to come to the United States to see the
natural beauties it boasts, this scenery
is to be taken to them. It will be
shown in the form of moving pictures,
now being taken in Yellowstone, Yose
mite, Mount Ranier and other national
parks of the west.
Destructive Hail In North Dakota.
Hail and wind storms swept over
northeast North Dakota, doing great
damage to growing crops. One storm
swept clean a distance of three miles
wide and eight miles long north of
Grand Forks. Hail was banked along
the roadsides a foot deep.
Civil Service For Navy Yard Mechanics
Ten thousand navy yard mechanics
will pass under the protection of the
civil service law when President Taft
signs the executive order now being
prepared by the navy department offi-
clals in conjunction with the civil ser
vice commissioners.
Wedded Seven Months; Drowns.
George Schumaker, a young laborer,
who was married seven months ago,
was drowned below Trenton, N. J,
while swimming in the Delaware irver,
It is believed he succumbed to cramps.
The body was recovered.
Big Explosion at Dupont's.
Several hundred pounds of powder
exploded in one of the Dupont Powder
company’s mills along the upper
Brandywine, near Wilmington, Del. No
one was in the mill at the time.
Grain and Seed
Grader and Cleaner
This up-to-date Machine is now
being demonstrated in front of
The Court House, Bellefonte
It is strictly a Grading Machine.
You are invited to call any time
within the next two or three
weeks with a sample of your
Grain and
TEST IT OUT
The Machine Has the Approval
of Many Prominent Grain and
Seed Growers.
Hardware.
woBLL....
Progressive
Farmers...
QUALITY GOODS
Wyoming Dockash Ranges,
Leather and Canvas Belting,
Atlas Portland Cement,
Crown Wall Plaster,
Extension Ladders,
Ruktber Roofings,
Alaska Freezers,
Woven Fencing,
Beaver Board,
Everything in Hardware.
OLEWINE’S
Hardware Store,
57-25tf BELLEFONTE, PA
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New Buggies
and Carriages
Forrest L. Bullock, the Water
street dealer, has just receiv-
ed a carload of fine New Rub-
Forrest L. Bullock.
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Collins, late of the oF poildonte in the
Comes. he nderngned, a Bad
by the said Orphans’ of county
den ar Kiel executor fund he
will and testament n said Collins, de-
entitled will attend to the duties
ppotniment atl in Temple court, in the
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SALE.—A .
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ANTED.—A first class cook or a good
second girl at the Fraternity
Apply to Mrs. JAMES R. HUG
Bellefonte,
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SALE.—Nice ten room home, 2 he
from rd. Address
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Still at the Old Stand
Furnishing the Good Work.
Penfisylvania Railroad.
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Pennsylvania R.R.
Personally-Conducted Excursions
Niagara Falls
July 18, August 1, 15, 29, September
12, 26, October 10, 1912.
$7.10 ROUND-TRIP
FROM BELLEFONTE.
fRECIAL of Pullman Parlor Cars,
Dining Car, and Coaches, running via the
Picturesque Susquehanna Valley Route
Tickets good on Special Train and con-
necting trains, on regular
Cape
$6.00 Round Trip
Via Delaware River Bridge
From Be
on.
ATLANTIC CITY
Wildwood, Ocean City, Anglesea, Sea Isle City, Holly Beach,
a Stone Harbor,
NEW JERSEY
THURSDAYS, JULY 11, 25, AUGUST 8, 22
Ilefonte.
THURSDAY TICKETS GOOD FOR TEN DAYS
Stop-Over Allowed at Philadelphia
Fi full information concerning lea time of trains, consult small hand
57-26-7t oy or nearest
PENNSYLVANIA
May
$5.75 Round. Trip
Via Market Street Whi
'RAKLROAD.
PAYING BY CHECK
It adds to the credit of any man to be
able to write his check in settlement of
an account, payment of a debt or for the
purchase of anything, no matter how
small, and insures a receipt and record of
the transaction that may save trouble later
The First National Bank,
Bellefonte, Pa.
Strength and
The Centre County Banking Company.
Conservatism
are the banking qualities demanded by careful
depositors. With forty vears of banking ex-
perience we invite you to become a depositor,
assuring you of every courtesy and attention.
We pay 3 per cent interest on savings and
cheerfully give you any information at our
command concerning investments you may
desire to make.
The Centre County Banking Co.
Bellefonte, Pa.