V s WOMANLY BRAVERY AS SEEN ra t- Wldaws and Mothers Rarely Give Way to Grief The Greater Part of Their Days Are Spent in Charity and Nursing By 'ELLEN ADAIR tfH touring through some of the dcvas- 1m towns and villages of France, I hat learned many new things concern fKar the bravcty of women. Even where the more timid are concerned, they have shown a wonderful courage, all the greater be causo It la contrary to their particular nature. , On the high roadto IMgnl- stationed all along the way. and vrrv few ntonle are to cfce seen except soldiers, who, of course, bound everywhere, I met a ypung -woman rrylng a little two-year-old girl In her I'm. k ' "When the Germans wero here, were -(you not afraid 7" I asked. fit ' Bhe shook her head. ''When one has a Baby to look after. It gives one tho cour 'go Of a lion," she asmrted simply. I hid my baby In a box In the attic, and came down to reason with the soldiers. 'Jihe Is not afraid,' I heard one officer Bay 'courage Is a quality to be admired.' "The Germans did not harm us In any i way, and my baby has grown big and ' strong now." , A,iu wumcii ui i itris mow nunuenu; courage In the trrlnc times thev are going through. One rarely sees them give way to grief-they feel that It would be n confession of weakness to do so. At my hotel there was a beautiful young widow, 11 years of age, whose bus band had been killed In tho war. Sho , La 1I..I. .4... ..!... ..... l-. I.. a(u uh nine MMUfsiucr wcro JCll IJUllO j alone In the world, although well pro- , viaed for from tho financial point of , view. But shit missed her vnunir nff1fA..Kna. i?". draafu"y- Ho had been her dc- ii 11 . . J?lay!:' "'ai"B o ner ; '- 3 ii wa.nU 8h0 ,nad m the "Polled , " M" iiiiciiio, viiu no uuu cun- xinuect me spoiling process. Tt when news of his death came, she RAINY SUNDAY KEEPS ; SHORE CROWD SMALL; BRAVE ONES IN SURF Some Defy Chilly Breakers. Flesh-Colored Stockings Produce Western Bare Leg Effect FAKE CAMERAS IN USE From a Staff Correspondent. ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 30.-The mlnlu- ' ture deluge on Saturday 'night kept tho , crowds Indoors, washed tho Boardwalk as clean as If It had been scrubbed, and up Set all tho calculations of business men for a record-breaking crowd. The last Sunday In August fell below the average. Those who did como enjoyed a day that was coot and pleasant, with gray skies shutting oft the rays of the sun and j "! .-...... uu iui valuing, IIC temperature or tho water was Just right. ', cool enough to moke tho nerves tingle, and the breakers were the highest of the season. STOCKINGS STILL THIN. The ''near-naked" stockings worn by many wonien on the beach yesterday gave many short-time visitors the Im pression that tho Western fashion of bare-legged bathing had found Its way here. The new styles of hosiery are made of sheer material and nre so trans , parent that unless an observer Is keen 1 and detects the wrinkles near the knee " no thinks tho fair bathers' limbs are de void of covering. A few young girls, who bathe every day during the season, have discarded stockings altogether, but tho promised fad for misses and matrons has been conspicuous by its il)n I" Tnufeavy tides of the last two days Savo been ripping up the beach In spots. -.,.,,, vk iD ,iUBe rocKs placed beside i-tho new Jetty at the foot of Tennessee trnue navo oeen swung by tho tides to a point many hundreds of feet distant wm tne spot which they were supposed to protect. l Uluft cameras have been much In evldente on tho beach during the- last : week During the summer the owners of cameras were dally beselged by men and Women, all wanting to be snapped In .' their bathing attire. In most cases these requests were compiled with and then the obliging photographer was compelled to go to a lot of expense for the developing of films and printing of plc ; turea. Becoming tired of this a number n of regulars on the beach banded to gether and agreed to snap every one that 'asked, ,but that the camera was not to M Inftrfo. ! n,.., tin.. it.... ... took a lot of time to pose In unique Hwltlons, were then seemingly photo- pfanhiul anil ,k.n t... ..!... .. I jMeture on the following day were told fc, that the exposure had been Ill-timed and the negative was a. failure. Th n. If e pi rat or s kept an account of the number persons mat naa been fooled and now The Big i j lwiao miner naa gone on on a fishing O trip and Sue and her mother couldn't go along, Of courso father had explained that fishing trips wero no outings for lit tle girls, and Bue's mother had talked bout the mosquitoes and the camp fare and everything she could think of that was dlsagreeabls about the trip, But still the little airl felt verv riiMrtirf n,h ( her father startttf off without her. ",Never mnd, Sue," called father as the train pulled out of the station, "1 wljl send you the very first thing I catch 1" jf'j(ft. i.tf.J he ieoukf tmd nie fad-jbX iaimjs -,0 cpU0-)( SM M " fcu ie watched the mall pn every )j and wondired what ho would bring. 5 - '. not iong to wait, " f TJ stay fter father left, the par ; '-agoq toppe4 in front of Sue's h(,Ja -- (he cmrrtor brouM 1b a great t. --j ff r!T. IN WAR-RIDDEN FRANCE I rose to the occasion In the most wonder- manner. "Although I Idollred him. nu can never xcei mo some ngain, a nun have my country and my child to live for1" she declared brokenly, "and It l wrong at such a crisis In tha nffalrs of the nation to Rive way to selfish grief. I will pull myself together and hide my sorrow." It was pathetic to watch her attempts at setf-rellance. 8he was n helpless little rrenturo who had never done a thing I for herself In her life but she was deier- mlncd t0 urn ovy J ?w leaf- I Her mornings she devoted to nursing I the wounded In the hospitals, although, I as she Informed me later, ''the sights she saw gave her a shuddering quite in describable." In the afternoons sho drovo with her little girl to different French homes and thera left gifts of clothing and nocessl tics. "They surfer much, the poor souls," she would say, with tears In her pretty eyes, "and I know that 'ho' would like roe to spend my time In this way." When evening came nnd dinner was fin ished, she would slip out to a little church nround tho corner, close to the Hols do uouiogne, and thera pray for the soul of ner husband and the other men who had fallen In bat tle Another young1 French woman, who had lost her father and three brothers In the war, spent all her time In nursing, nnd In dressing dolls. The dolls were sold to various good ladles, and sho gave the proceeds to women left fatherless and husbandless. It Is the same all over franca just now. The women arc Hot unduly op- timlstlc about the war. for tho struggle Is pretty evenly matched at present-but they are all ullke In their wonderful cour age, and their unselfishness In times of trial and stress. give them the lnugh every time they appear on the beach, Although tho ducks and geeso have not )ot started to migrate to Southern climes, there has been a great exodus of humans to various points In Florida during the Inst few days. Cooks, waiters and waitresses, knowing thnt tho season here is an Its last legs, have been purchasing tickets to that State, going by steamship routes which, though slow, aro cheap, hoping to get there early enough to secure winter position before the crowd of "help" gets there. Reports received here by hotelkeepers from tho For West Indicate that tho two Expositions have not been the success anticipated, either In number of visitors or in the amount of money spent. Other senside resorts In New-Jersey aro nlso re ported as falling Lack this year, so At lantic City, with a season that has been fully equal, If not better than last sea son. Is feeling very well satisfied. The month of September, with a number of conventions scheduled, and with hotel bookings for In advnnce of any previous year, will bring the sum total of business In' this city far beyond any previous year. DISCUSS NEW BUILDINGS. Tho character of tho buildings to bo erected on the site of the fire on Penn sylvania avenue Is being decided today at n conference being held by the owner with a number of capitalists. It Is be lieved thnt a row of stores, with their roofs occupied as a solarium by the Strand Hotel, will be decided on, and If this Is arranged work will be started at once, PHILADELPHIANS AT SHORE. Among the Phlladelphlans hero arc: Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Littleton, Miss Frances Leaf, Miss Eleanor Vogcls, Rich ard Ehret, Miss Lola Meredith, Mr. Max AVclr.mann, Miss Virginia Cramp, Mr. and Mrs. John Uetz Taylor. Miss Frances Mary Bctz, the Rev. J. J. Moaklcy. Miss Kdlth W. Simon. Miss Besslo Mcsslck. Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Wltherspoon, Mr. and Mrs. Levis Moore. Miss Constanco Moore, W. V. Foulkrod, Jr., Miss Gladys English, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin II. Hoof, the Misses Helen, Elizabeth and Ethel Mat thleu, 'William Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Georgo W. Kendrlck, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Wood, Captain and Mrs. Robert Price. Miss Bessie Trlnkcl, Mr. William Klnsol, Mr. G, B. Oatcs, Mr. nnd Mrs. Cyrus W. Pastorlus, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Loo?, Mr. Charles Hltschler, Miss Elsie Cunningham, AIUs Knthryn Balrd, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hauser, Mr. Fred erick Dleck. Mr. Frank Nlrdllnger and ilnught-T, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Anger, Mr, and Mrs. Julian Rose, Mr. C. E. Custer and family. Mr. Walter Plncus and fam ily. Mr. FJorian Pincus, Mr. and Mrs. William Kerford. Miss Ethel Shearer, Miss A. McCarnell, Mrs. Carrie Krleger, Miss M. Sherllff, Mr. and Mrs. I H. Farrell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Heyer, Mrs. E. O. Hepburn, Mr. and Mrs. Alex ander Shepard, Miss Josephine Lochart, Mrs. H. E. Gable, MIsb Florence A. Gable, Mrs. Thomas H. Ashton, Miss Kathryn V. Ashton, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer D. Smyth, Mrs. Charles Glmbel, Mr. and Mrs. N. McLean Hpabrease, Mr. and Mrs. Ephralm Lederer, Mrs. Joseph Tiers, Miss Carrlo Goodfellow. Mrs. M. B. Watt, Miss Mar Jorle Gordon Watt, Mrs. Samuel Evans, Miss Dorothy Evans, Dr. and Mrs. J, W. Wallace, Mrs. J. J. McKenna. Mrs. C. Frederick Rau, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Jack son and Mr. and Mrs. Horace C. Ster ling. Turtle What In the world!" exclaimed Sue's mother as she saw the box. "Has he sent us an aquarlumT I told him to have the flsn dressed before ho shipped them!" Wonderlngly she tore the lid off the box and cautiously she peered Inside. And what do you suppose sho saw? Yes, sir! A great, big, fat turtle! thatT "Father said he would send me tho first thing he caught and he has!" cried Sue as she danced around happily. "He certainly has." agreeJ mother and what are wo going to do with ItT" ' C.C0,iI'8 .-omethlng had to bo done. :?. ViT' T.urtl "u,d", "ty l that bo all the time. So everybody helped and n an hour's tlmo Mr. Turtle was settled In his new home, A tub In which a few atones were scattered was placed In the back yard in a spot where he could get ? JV "!? d aSd "un durtnK tl course of tho day. Some crackers were crum "'. UP In the water In the tub apd every body watched to -ee Mr, Turtle eat. But Mr. Turtle didn't eat. At least not when anybody could notice Jilra. And. moreover, he visibly pined away. Ho got sleepy and thin, and u so plainly homesick that mother was at her wlta end to know what to do with Mm. At last father came home. Of course ho offered advice at once. He made Sow.b-Uyin d";rtpt 1 he put mln nows nnd files In the water, but attll Mr Turtle pined and pined. ' w ' Bo there was nothing to do but set him $" After an early d!nne one evening went with him over to th city park When they reached the lagoon, father Jet the basket down on the tlpy beach? llfUd KfiJ" ,uAX t11. the. furt Y blinked laxllyi then he stretched hie neck toward the water) then, In a quick walk ha -waddled Into the lake! ' pB And that t thf tru story of how a BBBBJB7BV1BWCpB"B1VSjBjqiJBflBWIP,Pl'l HlFiy ibhbihjhiw '" !' !" -'" - WJB JBJVI "" " ' ijth T- -tw -- EVENING T.TnnTnn-PTTTT.ADTgTiPgtA. MdyDAY, AUGUST IN BABY PARADE AT ALEXANDER' lB Wrm HMP ! m yEsfl a 4 ct&vx assns&s. warn. y ? ;vai My rtwm-r. bsZspss bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbW VV 'bbw, ..saB WOMEN JOBHOLDER? ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO DEMOCRATS' FUND Federal Employes in State Be sieged by Committee Collect ing Money for Political Purposes SUFFRAGISTS FLATTERED Federal ofllccholdcrs throughout tho State ate being besieged by appeals from various Dcmocrntlc committees for money to assuro the election of men who nlll give an "honest and efficient admin istration." The suffragists here are greatly plenscd by tho committees including tho women In the employ of the Govornment In the class that "can always be relied upon to aid In any organized effort to glvo our citizens an honest and elllclent admin istration of our government affairs, bo they national, State or municipal." They nre comforted by tho fact that even tho old-line political committees ndmlt women have always proved a beneficial force In public affairs, especially when they are granted tho ballot. Tho Jobholders are paying little atten tion to the appeals of tho committees for contributions, for solicitation of this kind is a llagrnnt violation of tho Fed eral civil service law. The Progressive Democratic Organization Committee of Philadelphia is bundling the work In this city ntiil has established Itself nt tho Democratic Club, where Roland S. Mor ris, Democratic State Chairman, who de posed W. Horace Hosklna in a bitter stiugglo last spring, is now tho leader. Tho olllcers of tho committee aro James Gillespie, chairman; Harry D. Wcscott, JofcpH T Klngsley nnd John W. Glover. Glover Is Assistant Deputy Internal Revenue Collector for this district, but his otllcinl position does not Interfere With nctlve duties to a distinctly politi cal organization. Glllcsplo was formerly with the biparti san Deniocrnts In the 15th Ward, but was captured by the Palmer-McCormlck fac tion of the Democratic party last year with the offer of tho chairmanship of tho Pulmer-McCormick Campaign Committee. Ho smoothed out many differences Do tween the Ryan aonerents and the Mc Cormlck followers, and his knowledgo of practical politics Is believed to have been PLUM COLOR IS A FAVORITE ON CLOAKS FROM PARIS t Tfcjft yfitiBVRSnBBBBnHBVi .4jrvi& f JBBBBBBBBllMBBH!fllEBBBBBBK VBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBr f XBBBBbkBIbBhBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB AN ADVANCE fkUt WA jrajxrryav. S lS' IBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBM 'tN 9V 4fttt tor tile main reason for what success tho committee achieved, Wcscott, son of Judgo Wrscott, of New Jersey, ono of tho original Wilson men In thnt State, and Kinsley are officials of the Demo cratic Club. Tho letter sent out to Jobholders in this city follows In part: "Wo beg to advise you that wo find our work materially retarded, as the fast-ap-proachlng fall campaign confronts us, by the absence of funds necessary to an or ganized effort to have not only our party ote, but also every Independent voter In our city come to the polls and register, that lie may be qualified to vote at tho election In November next. "With tho knowledge of your earnest interest In the policies and administration of President Wilson and In order that tho abovo object (that of an honest and elllclent administration) may be achieved, we have no hesitation In requesting of you a contribution to the treasury of tho Progressive Democratic Organization Committee, that they may carry this work to a successful conclusion." MRS. C. E. SMITH AIDS POOR Widow of Former Postmaster General Helps East Side Girls Mrs. Charles Emory Smith, widow of Charles Hmory Smith, of this city, for mer Postmaster General under President McKlnlcy and Ambassador to Rutsla, while preparing to tako her vows as a nun. has placed funds and her cottage nt Eiberon, N. J at tho disposal ot tho Barat House Settlement for tho use of girls of the Now York East Side. Mrs. Smith entered tho Institute of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine at 173 Cherry street 18 months ago. From a dozen to 15 little girls from Chrystie street or Cherry Btreet are sent each week to tho cottago for a week's outing. TVTODELS from the Pari- fashion show aro arriving at tho New York shops slowly, but their die tinctlon of line and originality of concep tlon make them well worth waiting for. Jenny, DrecolIF ,Fanuln, Fayrlland and Doeull let are uniquely repre sented by a series of gowns, wraps, tallleura and negligees which would tempt the suscep tibilities' of the staunch est Made-ln-Amerlca advocate. Our Amer ican designers, how ever, have taken these "hlnt," so to speak, from yie other side, and developed them In their ,own ways, giving us Just as artlstlo and original a conception of the modes as we could possibly demand. In fact, it is safe to say that the Parisian styles will be few and far between, chUfly favored by those who havo formed the habit of saying they have so many Parisian gowns In their wardrobes sim ply because they hap. pen to be extravagantly Inclined. Charmeuse la the ma terial used on the frag He evening or after noon wrap shown In todaya Illustration, it Is a seeming contra'dlo tlon, this truly Parisian manner of using light weight, perishable silk with deep bands of heavy fur as a trim "'"'; But, one must admit the charming ef fect of the samo. This cloak 1b made of the new shade of plum, ?iAort Rl 'y-mauvi tint, with a sto of aoft skunk fur for th col Jr, closely fastened to nt snugly at the throat. Xh coat hangs loosely from the kimono cut should., with hand mad buttonholes and Jet button as the only uiiHnifif, A bana of fur serves as a weight at mo Douom or th. cioag, -which has, iice il the season's most successful styles, a. Hffct stars, ' HENRY SCHOOL THE DAILY STORY A Proxy Sweetheart "I don't see why you won't go with him." Madellno said doubtfully. "He's awfully anxious to havo you. Carter told me ho said last night If you wouldn't Be with him he'd stay ashore." "lie's changed a lot since the day we all went on tho Davis yacht, hasn't he?" Ueth threw plehty of scorn into her tone. 8he leaned her wilful chin on her knuckles, and looked off ht tho ever- changlng blues and grccnB of the sen "Maybe he thinks I don't rcmomberwhat he said, but I do. I can't swim well and I don't llko to duck under, and he t4d mo i was a uttlo quitter." "That wasn't anything." said Madeline calmly. "He's In lovo with you now." "Rut ho told somo of tho other girls ho thought I was silly to be afraid, and that's Just ns bad as saying I was a coward, I don't .want to go out alono with him In his old yncht. He's been herd every day for a week sitting out on tho veranda, comforting Aunt Laura and telling father about how things nre down In tho Canal Zone." "Where were you?" "Playing tennis' with Dlllle." Beth dimpled demurely nt her elder sister. "You're a perfect little goose." said Madeline flatly. "He's Senator Potter's only son " "I can't bear only sons. They're al ways Just reflections of somebody else's glory. Blllle's got seven brothers." "Ulllio'a rushed every good-looking girl nt the beach this summer. He's tho sea shoro widower. Ralph Potter " "Why don't you go with him your self?" asked Berth, stuck with the happy thought. "Good old Maddle, go on. I'll lend you my whlto sweator. You mustn't wear that old aergo coat." Madellno flushed, and Just as she turned away Potter came up tho steps of tho veranda. "They're ready to start, girls. There are six bonts going out of the Ashing hanks and come around by the North Light. Going, Berth?" Beth shook her head. "I'm afraid." she eald. mlchlcvously. "I might tum ble overboard and duck my head under. Take Madellno with you as proxy." A dull tlngo of color reddened Potter's face and bared neck at the delicate thrust, but he took tho challenge, and Up on the shaded veranda Ralph lay out stretched on a couc with Madeline beside him. Ave minutes later when the Aloha slipped out of the harbor shelter after her mates Madeline sat In the little cockpit, her old blue serge Jacket over her whlto linen dress, and the wind blowing back her hair recklessly. It was 14 miles out to the fishing banks. The six boats were scattered like ad venturous ducks, tho Aloha last, of alt After they struck the open sea Potter let his boy tako the little pilot wheel and came back to Madeline. She smiled at him. but did not speak. It was a gorgeous trip, but one does not like to be Just a proxy, not when one Is 24. Looks aa If we'd run Into a purf of wind out yonder," Ralph said after a while. "Do you mind?" imiiJnJil "I?,. Wa,cr'" ald Madellns ,g,Wn?ly' lm never a'rold of It." Whales out yonder sometimes," put In tho skipper boy, gravely. "p0p an' me alghted some ono day." Ralph led him on tn tniir tr. .,,... i?,t0 , 'fit In Madeline's eyes, the sudflen glint of amusement nV III preclatlon. She hnri lt.ni .... ih vnn... . T :. " " irom h. ..i ...V. - r --' "'" unu ...v wu,fm,t:i tiuwn nil ,,... , .. ..-... .., out, wa. a sana times more Interesting Beth, he thought. There wm thou than cour- mm u-ierminauon In the uplift mouth nnil u ner neao, tne lines of chip, me steaay, keen glance of her h-nuwvr ..".. ,"...war out to the 7;:"" .:. '" vv,in w untn he ""' "v "o was merely Beth's .. ti Rounding the North T.i,t u ft,Ta,!;M U f u camo "u okly that Madeline did not realize the danger until the onrush of wind caught the littu alnack as If It had been a wUp of dIds, Ralph had leaped to the assistance oi the boy. but before they could reef the Madeline and the boy were both thrown BiygR BTKAMBOATa THOMAS CLYDE Family Excursten Steamer to AUGUSTINE BEACH 1M MHs-W CtwU t.'JgU,'iT. ArH4ta j.taw!--..- -A..- All .a'.T ' wk4 v&. i.'s:;aLB,j a .. M A.sk W WlSf s'JsUS- 0fh V'$F !$''" ' - '' --- 30, 1915.. free. Roth wero good wlmmer and cam up beside' the. keel. . 'If you get up and hang on to the eentcrboard. you'll bo all right, he shouted to her "I'm Itoln to dive aftor him," . ,. h... Then Madeline understood. As the boat had gone over. Ralph had been jwept under with It, caught It om of tho rigging, nnd he hnd not come up. Tne boy dived gamely. Her wet skirt clung to her. She had managed to kick off her white canvas sllppors and get free from her Jacket , , Now the boy camo up, blowing '"" young porpoise. . .!...., "Ho's-he's there. Rope'- twisted round his legs. Get tho knife outer my pocket, enn you?" . , . , . 8h found It. nnd opened the big blade, her faco white with drend. The minutes scorned years. When the boy went under this time, sho followed him, freeing her self first from the dlnRlng weight of the linen skirt, nnd between them thy lnnn thn rrinnlno' hold Of tllO rUpC that held Potior fast. Vp to the surfM they boro him, nnd sho helped t!f Hal pull ttu limp fprm to where they couM. Itnl.l II nn din tlfv.l. WfK "Just .. . late as riding a whale," thj boy snld, straddling the ccnterrpara "Hist hlra a bit higher, ma'am, pui wind's going over us now, nnd some, of 'em will sec us." nut It wim hours beforo help came, Thp squall passed,, driving tho other boats nrqund tho point oj lona at mo .norm I.laht. while tho Aloha drifted with tho tide MndollneWyed tho boy's instruc tions, helping to turn Rnlpn race down ward on tho keel, rubbing his hands, working his arms up nnd down, until at Inst ho opened his eyes nna wns con sclous. "Pop's coming after us," called the boy happily. "I knew ho'd miss mo pretty quick when the other bonts showed up." Two days later Both stopped her gamo In tho tennis court to look over on tho Potter veranda. Mrs. Potter and tho Srnntor wcio Just leaving In their big touring car for Providence. Up on tho shaded vcrnndn Ralph lay outstretched on a couch, with Madeline beside him, and Beth knew that somehow out qf tho danger it tho sailing accident and cour age of her proxy nil tho Joy of love nnd llfo had como to them. Copyright, 1014, by tho McClure Newspaper Syndicate. BABY SHOW AT SCHOOL MEET Vnricd Progrnm Marks Athletic Meet in Frankford, Which Includes Parade A baby show was the centre of nt- , "-'tlnn nt tho athletic meet nnd carnival held today between tho pupils of the Kiimnii'i schools of tho John Marshall and Alexander Henry Public Schools In tho latter's schoolyard at Paul nnd Unity streets. More than 100 babies, brothers nnd sstcrs of tho pupils were entered In tho contest. Tho meet started at 1:30, when the children lined tip In the senonbniu for n parade through tho surrounding streets. A dodgo ball contest between teams from each school, composed of six girls and six boys featured the athletic exer cises. A handspmo sliver cup was provided by tho Frankford Trust Com pnny for tho winning team. Tho program Included running races, potato nnd shuttle races nnd numerous other games. Miss Mary A. Wilkinson, principal of the Henry Summer School, and Miss May Kennedy, principal of the Marshall Sum mer School, assisted by Henry Kramer, aro In charge of the carnival. Tho Judges of the baby contest are George W. Henry, president of the Frank ford Board of Trade; Charles H. Button, Louis Hub, Will S. Gibson, Ira Ale, J. Harry Schumackcr and J. A. Freeh, all Frankford business men. WOMEN URGE PREPAREDNESS Philadelphians to Attend Meeting of Navy League Auxiliary in Wash ington in November Several prominent Philadelphia women are on a commiteo of tho woman's section of tho Navy League, which is planning' a national defense conference to be held In Washington about November 15. Tho gathering, which will bo the first of Its kind, will assemble in Memorial Continental Hall, headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, to dlsctsa woman's part in the agitation for an adequate army and ravy. The Phlladelphlans whoso names appear on the commltee are: Mrs. George D. Wldener. Mrs. Craig Blddlc, Mrs. James Potter, Mrs. Gardner Cassatt nnd Mrs. Moncure Robinson. In accepting her appointment, Mrs. Robinson wrote tho projectors as follows; "I do not need a new pledge, as I have been preaching against our foolish un rrcparcdness for many years. I am glad that women aTe at last awake to its menace and hope they will now help to undo the grent harln they havo caused by their short-sighted pcaca propaganda In tho past." - , Morning-Glories What riotous magic bewilders our sight As Dawn In the grace of her witchery glows? Lavender, blue and snowy white, Purple and scariot and faintest rose. Wlsardy is It? Or delicate dreams, Blown from the pages of fairy atorles7 Ah, nol these beauties unfold whero the beams Of Dawn touch the buds .of the Morn-Ing-Glorlcs. v;n'C.0gaI,7ne.BnEWflTEn " Sou" THE PERMANENT WAVE Atlantic City Store WE WAVED -,-jkjt lionrtlvrnlk Now Open JP .fJIt HAIR GOODS GOLDMAN' S HAIR DRESSING .o t;Ht.aTNUT STREET. Philadelphia II : , HUMMKIt ItKgOHTIi ' . . . HUMMmh HKHORTS -w, ,, W, HADDON HEIGHTS INN OPEN ALL YEAIt. SPECIAL PAI.r. v, t.. jtiv miles from Phlldlnh a. Ttilnct,..,' nut t frryi troll.y or ., If i0,.?.""1" Cimden. etna tor booklet, "" A.M. TOUNQ. Proi WILllWOOU fOBTH. N J, WILDWOOD SANITARIUM " PENNSYLVANIA AVR AT MTH N. WILDWOOD, n!7 Opn for staton. MAROAHbT MAOB u. D. WILDWOOD. EDGETON INN Sftj wu.riC rr. Bath Hou... "ft flyffifaft". The Wade SJV"0 V""1 i rsrru H1VKHTGN. v. J. "" "" LAWN HOUSE RjSSZTof Exc.lltnt table, artt.lVn w?.'"'. . rts for Btmtar. 'aS?!.' ,S1 OCEAN CITY. N. J. G1DE0NBTHE GOBLIN OF SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO "PLAY TRUANT' Chief of Bureau of Compulsory Education a Peace-loving Man, but Not So to Minds of tho "Kiddies" HIS MANY "ATROCITIES" "Don't bother 'bout the goblins," Th bn)rf nd -Irln now shout: tint Oldeon'll g-t you, If you don't natch out. Henry J. Gideon, chlof of tho Bureau of Conjpulsory Education, Is a normal peace-loving man. He doesn't carry eun or wear a disguise. He talk. i mild and modorato voice, and the aver. nge Individual who meets him finds him to be a likable, gentle-mannered, whftle souled person. , But to tho nvcrago school child he it the very personification of all that It severe nnd terrifying In human nature Ho Is tho man who chases boys and girls who "bag" school. And It Is believed In tho world of childhood thnt there Is ho means to which this Gideon person will not resort In his efforts to enforce the law. To tho average youngster ho la a com. blnatlon ot n detective and tho cross, old schoolmaster of tho 10th century tyre. The majority of Philadelphia's little folk havo never hnd occasion to meet him being respectable, law-abiding citizens. GIDBON'S "WATCHFULNESS." It Is for that reason that they accept the distorted, uncomplimentary picture pnlnted of him by pupils with whom Mr Gideon la ncccssnrlly -trlct. Tales are told of how ho lurks In moving-picture partors waiting to selzo tho first boy whom he sees buying a ticket. At th circus, It la said, his superhuman eye ex tends from the entrance to the point at tho other end of the tent whero the el. phiints turn somersaults. You can't "bag" school, even once, they say, without tho ubiquitous. Inevitable Gideon following at your heels. And he has a hundred whips In his office on Cherry street nbovo 18th, Ho Is using them oil tho tlmo On somebody. If you cry when he gets you ho sneers. If you laugh, ho growls and swears to throw you out of the window or perform some other equally awkward act with your cringing person. "Gideon never laufths," tho children whisper. "Ho for gets thnt he was n boy once, nnd he Is a Sj-.feat1.1. Ataal lji.lt.l -.A . ivmuik.-, uviiui, uuiriuie, leniui man." Witches and their like have no terror for the modern boy nnd girl. The silly, unfounded stories that opo hears about "Jaek the Giant Killer" nnd "The Three Rears" have no effect, other than that of entertainment, upon their youthful minds. It's not the goblins that they fear -It's Gideon. GIDEON IN NIGHTMARES. When they aro conscience-stricken, be cause of some unlawful act committed during the day. they dream of Gideon at night. When they want to describe some human being, more terrible than ths policeman, they select Gideon as their basis of comparison. But they don't know him as he really Is. The man who presides over the Bu reau ot Compulsory Education and Is paid $1600 a year for his work Is as kindly a Santa Claus himself. Ho knows the fall ings of childhood. He once was a truant himself. Ho "bagged" school, he says, when In- -stead of being taken Into a Juvenile court before a bla.ck-robed Judge he was sum moned to the woodshed. Remedial meth ods applied there wero far more violent mun inose in voguo toaay. Mr. Gideon inmKS, nowever, that they were far lm effective apd cites statistics to prove tnjt ' fewer youngstora play truant now than was tho case a quarter century ago. Tho new school year begins September 8. Fresh from a long vacation, Mr. Gideon will begin his work anew. He li a. kindly and reasonable man, and he never goea to extremes, but he Is never too lenient. So Charles and Jennie may ns well report on time and avoid trouble. DR. ZIEGLER WARNS PARENTS School Children Should Bo Examined, Director Says Parents of all school children are urged to havo them examined by physicians beforo tho opening of the school term. In this week's health bulletin. Issued by Di rector S. Lewis Zlcgler, of the Department of Public Health and Charities. "Ono of tho most Important ailments to bo attended to among school children Is defective vision," ,says the Director. "Medical Inspection lias shown the fact that at least 25 per cent, of the pupils have eye trouble. "Good hearing Is also a very Important asset to tho child, and especially so during the period of schooling. The supervision and correction of tho condition of the teeth are also of extremo importance." ESTABLISHED 1800 MRS. A. 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