EVENING LEDGDKr-PHlLADELPHIA, tfHURSDAtf, JUNE 8, 1916.
V6e SON OFTARZAN
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author of the Tarzan Talcs
OIIAPTCIt XXII ContlnnM
OKLT when It became too dark to neo
would ha permit of a halt A doith
times In the afternoon' Baynes had threat
ened the black with Instant dalh when the
tired guide Insisted upon resting.
The fellow was badly frightened. He
could not understand the remarkable change
that had so suddenly come over the white
man who had been afrnld In tho dark the
rtlsht before. He would have deserted this
terrifying master had ho had the opportu
nity; but Baynes guessed that some such
thought might be ln4tho other's mind, and
so gave the fellow none. He kept close to
him by day, and slept touching him at night
In the rude thorn boma they constructed
ts a slight protection against prowling
carnlvora.
That tho Hon. Sforlson could sleep at all
In the midst of the savage Jungle was suf.
flclent Indication that he had changed con
siderably In the last 24 hours, and that he
could lie close beside u none-too-fragrant
black man spoke of possibilities for democ
racy within him yet all undreamed of.
Morning found him stiff and lame and
sore, but none the less determined to push
on In pursuit of Hrtnson a"s rapidly as pos
sible. With his rifle ho brought down a
buck at a ford In a Bmall stream shortly
after they broke camp breakfastlesB. Bo
grudgingly ho permitted a halt while they
cooked nnd nte; and then on again through
the wilderness of trees and vines and under
brush, And In the meantime Korak wandered
slowly westward, coming upon the trail or
Tantor, the elephant, whom ho overtook
browsing In the deep shade of the jungle
Tho apeman, lonely nnd sorrowing, nr
clad of tho companionship of his huge
friend. Affectionately tho sinuous trunk
encircled him, nnd he was swung to the
mighty back whore so often beforo he had
lolled and dreamed tho long afternoons
away.
Far to the north the Big Bwnna and his
black warriors clung tenaciously to the trail
of the fleeing safari that was luring them
further nnd further from tho girl they
sought to save, while back at tho bungalow
the woman who had loved Merlem as
though sho had been hor own waited Im
patiently nnd In sorrow for tho return of
tho rescuing party nnd the girl sho was
positive her Invincible lord and master
would bring back with him.
CHAPTER XXIII
Morlson Squares Accounts
A3 MCR1EM struggled with Malblhn, her
XX hands pinioned to her sldos by his
brawny grip, hope died within her. She
did not utter a sound, for she knew that
thero was none to come to her assistance;
and besides, tho'Junglo training of her
ear'lcr life had taught her the futility of
appeals for succor In the savago world of
her upbringing.
But a she fought to free herself, one
hand camo n rontact with the butt of Mai
blhn's revolver where It rested in tho hol
ster at his 1'lp. Slowly he was dragging
her toward the blankets, and slowly her
fingers encircled tho coveted prize and drew
It from Its resting place.
Then, as Malblhn stood at the edge of
tho disordered pllo of blankets, Merlem sud
denly ceased to draw away from him, and
as quickly hurled her weight against him
with the result that ho was thrown back
ward, his feet stumbled against the bedding
nnd ho was thrown to his back. Instinctively
his hands flew out to save himself and at
tho same Instant Merlem leveled the re
volver at his breast and pulled the trigger.
But tho hammer fell futttely upon an
empty chamber, and Malblhn was again
upon his feet' clutching at her.
For a moment sho eluded him, nnd ran
toward tho entrance to the tent, but at
the very doorway his heavy hand fell upon
her shoulder nnd dragged her back.
Wheeling upon him with tho fury of a
wounded lioness, Merlem grasped the long
revolver by the barrel, swung ft high above
her head nnd crashed It down full In Mal
blhn s face.
With an oath of pain and rage the man
staggered backward, releasing his hold
upon her; nnd then sank unconscious to the
ground. Without a bnckward look Merlem
turned nnd fled Into tho open.
Several of the blacks saw her and tried
to Intercept her flight, but the menace of
the harmless weapon kept them at a dls
tnnce. And so she won beyond the encircling
boma nnd disappeared Into the Jungle to
the south.
Straight Into the branches of a tree she
went, true to the arboreal Instincts of the
little Manganl she had been; and here sho
stripped oft her riding skirt, her shoes nnd
her stockings, for she knew that she had
before her a Journey nnd a flight which
would not brook the burden of these gar
ments. Her riding breeches and Jncket would
have to serve as protection fiwm cold and
thorns, nop would they hamper her over
much; but a skirt and shoes were Impos
sible among tho trees. '
She had not gone fnr before she com
menced to realize how slight were her
hances for survival without means of de
fense or a weapon to bring down meat
Why had she not thought to strip the cart
ridge belt from Malblhn's wnlst beforo she
liad left his tent? With cartridges for tho
revolver she might hope to bag small game
md to protect herself from all but the
noit ferocious of tho enemies that would
besot her way to tho beloved hearthstone
f Bwann nnd My Dear.
With tho thought came determination to
'eturn nnd obtnln the coveted ammunition
She realized that sho was taking great
chances of recapture; but without means
of defense and of obtaining meat she felt
that she could nevor hopo to reach safety,
And so sho turned hor face back toward tho
camp from which she had but Just escaped
She thought Malblhn dead, so terrlflo a
blow had sho dealt him; and stio hoped to
And an opportunity nftei dark to entor tho
camp and search his tent for tho cartridge
belt; but scarcely had she found a hiding
place In n great tree at the edge of tho
boma, where she could watch without dan
ger of being discovered, than he saw the
Swede emerge from his tent, wiping blood
from his face, and hurling a volloy of oaths
and questions nt his terrified followers.
Shortly after tho entire camp set forth
In senrch of her, and when Merlem was
positive that all were gone she descended
from her hiding place and ran quickly
across tho clearing to Malblhn's tent. A
hastv mir"ey of tho Interior rovealod no
ammunition; but In one corner was a box
In which were packed the Swede's personal
belongings that he had sent along by his
hendman to this westerly camp.
Merlem seized upon tho reccptnele as tho
posilblo container of extra ammunition.
Quickly she loosed the cords that held tho
canvns covering about the box, and a mo
mont later had raised the lid and was rum
maging through the heterogeneous accumu
lation of odds and ends within
Thero were letters and papers and cut
tings from old nowspapers, and among other
things the photograph of a little girl upon
the back of which was pasted a clipping
from a Paris dally a clipping that she
had no time to read, yellowed and dim
med by age and hnndllng. But something
about tho photograph of tho little girl,
which was aluo reproduced In the news
paper clipping, held her attention.
Where had she seen that picture before?
And then, quite suddenly, It came to her
that this was a picture of herself, taken
years and years before!
Where had It been taken? How had It
come Into the possession of this mnn? Why
had It been reproduced In a newspaper?
What was tho story that the faded typo
told of It?
Merlem was baffled by the puzzle that
her search for ammunition had revealed.
She stood gazing nt tho faded photograph
for a time and then bethought herself of
tho ammunition for which she had' come.
Turning again to the box, she rummaged
to tho bottom, nnd there in a corner sho
camo Upon a little box of cartridges.
A single glance assured her that they
were Intended for tho weapon she had
thrust lnnldo thif band of her riding
breeches; and slipping them Into her pocket
she turned onco more for an examination
of the baffling likeness of herself that sho
hold In her hand,
As she stood thus In vain endeavor to
fathom'thls Inexplicable mystery the sound
of voices broko upon her cars Instnntly
sho was all alert. They were coming
closer! A second later she recognized tho
lurid profanity of tho Swede Mnlblhn was
roturnlngl
Merlem ran quickly to the opening of tho
tent and looked out It was too latel Sho
was fulrly cornered! The white man nnd
three of his black henchmen were coming
straight across the clearing toward tho tent.
What was she to do?
She thrust tho photograph Into her waist
Quickly sho slipped a cartrldgo Into each
of the chnmbers of tho revolver Then sho
backed toward the end of the tont, keeping
tho entrnnco covered by her weapon
Tho mon stopped outside, nnd Merlem
could henr Malblhn profanely Issuing In
structions. Ho was a long time about It,
and while ho tnlked In his bellowlsh, brutish
voice, tho girl ' Bought some avonno of
oscape.
Stooping, she raised the bottom of tho
canvas and looked beneath and beyond.
There wns no one In sight upon that side.
Throwing herself upon her stomach, she
wormod benenth tho tont wall, just as Mal
blhn, with a final word to his men, entered
tho tent.
Merlem heard him cross tho floor, and
then sho rose nnd, stooping low, ran to a
native hut directly behind Once Inside this,
she turned and glanced back. There was no
one In sight Sho had not been seen
And now from Malblhn's tent sho heard
a great cursing. The Swede had discovered
the rifling of his box. Ho was shouting
to his men, and as alio heard then) reply
Merlem darted from the hut and ran to
ward tho edgo of tho boma furthest from
Malblhn's tont.
Overhanging tho boma at this point was
a tree that had boon too largo. In tho eyes
of the rest-loving blacks, to cut down. So
they had terminated the boma Just short
of It
Merlem was thankful for whatever clr
cumstnnco had resulted In tho leaving of
that particular treo where It was, since It
gave her tho much-needed avenue of escapo
which sho might not othcrwlso have had.
From her hiding placo sho caw Malblhn
onter tho Jungle ngaln, this time loavlng a
guard of three of his boys In tho camp. He
went toward the south, and after he had
disappeared Merlem skirted tho outside of
tho Inclosuro nnd made her way to the
river.
Here lay tho canoes that had been used
In bringing tho party from tho opposite
shore. They were unwieldy things for a
lone girl to handle ; but there was no other
way, and she must cross tho river.
Tho landing place was In full view of the
guard at tho camp. To risk the crossing
under their eyes would have meant un
doubted capture, Her only hope lay in
waiting until darkness had fallen, unlpss
some fortuitous circumstance should arise
before.
For an hour she lay watching the guard,
one of whom seemed always In a position
where he would discover hor should sho
attempt to launch ono of the canoes.
Presently Malblhn appeared, coming out
of tho Jungle, "hot and pufllng. Ho ran Im
mediately to tho river where tho canoes
FARMER SMITHS
RAINBOW CLUB
WHAT DOES HE THINK ABOUT?
Dear Children In a hospital not many miles from where you are this very
minute there lies a little boy. There are other little boys in the hospital, but
this boy wo are talking about HASN'T ANY FEET!
After you have read this far look at your own two feet. TVill you take
ten dollars for them ? w
NO!
Will you take a thousand dollars for your feet? ,
NO!
Thoy aro priceless, for what would even a million dollars bo to you without
your feet!
The little boy who lies thero in the hospital, thinking, thinking, thinking,
onco had a pair of skates.
Ono day ho put on his skates and started down the street. He was not
satisfied to go slowly, carefully, cautiously he wanted to HURRY. Without
thinking (as our members are taught to do), he took hold of a trolley car.
All went well until something happened. Those precious feet of his went
under the car, and
He is sorry now sorry he did not STOP AND THINK.
Never again will ho run after the ball never again will ho put on those
skates of his.
Please send me' some postcards, some books boys love to read, or some
flowers for him. Write him o letter, if you will. This' will help you remember
to STOP AND THINK.
Put on your letter, "pase Number Three, Farmer Smith's Rainbow Club,
the Evenino Ledgeh, Philadelphia, Pa."
How happy I would be if I could take him one hundred letters and postals!
How happy HE will be, and and I know it will make you happy, too
will you do it? FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
PLAYING MOTHER
By Farmer Smith
Dranch Club News
HOSES I That's jus( the word we said
the other afternoon when we opened a
box, which said "From Lily Altman, Wood
bUie, N, J a member; of the Italnbow
Carnations," and which was filled wth
HOSES! Then for a moment we forgot
tho office with the typewriters and tho desk
and our mind went a-vlslting where small
forms lie helpless In small white beds. In
a flash we had decided a couple of roses
for "ourself on our desk, to give us beau
tiful thoughts and the rest for the hospital
children. Bo that's where he roses went.
Lily Altman. Thank you and--Qod bless
ypul
A FLOWER GARDEN I That's, what
jrrew In a second when we opened another
box marked "From Zelda RabinovlU and
the Rainbow Roses. Woqdblne, N. J,". It
was filled wth pink roses, white ones and
yellow ones, and here and there were dear
little etarllke flowers that smelled very
Bweet It made us forget everything but
the fact that a little girl and her friends
had sent a very sweet tribute to a great
big friend of theirs! No, we didn't for
get quite everything we remembered our
hospital little ones! So, that's where tho
flower garden" made its Jovely visit.
Right beside the beds of two little girls
In a children's ward! Thank you, Zelda,
-.. uuu. mesa you, roqi
IK
PARMER BIHTJI.
Care of the Evenincj Ledoir.
X wish to become a member of your
Rainbow piub. Pleaso send me a beau
tiful Rainbow Button iree. I acre U
DO A WTO-H KINDNESS EACH AND
EVERY DAY ,-. SPREAD A. LITTLE
SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE) WAY.
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Our Postofllce Box
John Marshall Is a happy young Rain
bow, who playa baseball In all his spare
tlrpe, John Is at his best when, pitching, and
he knows all about
"(nshoots" and "out
shoots." (The little
girls don't know what
we ore talking about,
boys, so we'd best keep
away from this fasci
nating subject). Here
Is something that wU
Interest our Bisters:
pieanor Kooiufhas a
collection of 800 post
age stamps. She also
has a collection of
mopograms from sta
tionery. If any one
would like to send her
aorpe pretty rnono-
BmSH
U
TBHMMBTr
JOHN MARSHALL
grams' she -would be happy to receive them.
Address them In care of the Evbnwo
Lspqan. Collecting things Is lots and lots
of fun, and we would like to hear about
other collections. Maybe we can help YOU
with YOURS.
Myrtle Wasdless thinks the "Rainbow"
l going to spread a great big lot all
through the coming month. We hope so,
Myrtle1, and when It spreads we want it to
stay "spread." That means that children
must not join the club today and forget tt
tomorrow. They must work for It, remem.
per t and LOVE It EVERY day.
Wo learned something- from Betty Tat
nail, pf Wayne, Pa, Jt' a aecreVr-even
Betty doesn't know I Harry Campbe.U and
Robert McCusker. of Cedar avenue, have
very artistic writing paper It l gray with
a pretty red and black picture at the top.
We would like these young; men to-tell us
JX they have ever vUHed the town which U
pictured on tb,e paper Ton might a well
know it, RatnbQwfc tha club Ukea geography
4 travel tetters and any that ou may
maA wilt P ftraJgfetway publish! so that
Jt of uc may read. then. Let us ttMb e-uh.
One day Maudle and Mattle Mouse crept
softly upstairs and helped themselves to
their mother's clothes
Now, Maudle and Mattle knew that they
were doing wrong, but they did so want
to play mother, and they wanted long
dresses.
They got out of the house and down Into
the meadow without any ono seeing them.
There they put on the long dresses and
the nice new hats.
"Now. I'll play I'm going to market." said
Mattle, and away she went, trailing her
dress behind her, t
"Hurry back I" yelled Maudle after her,
"because I'll soon have dinner ready."
Maudle bustled around and made mud
pies and leaf salad and cooked some stone
eggs. Then when dinner was all ready
and the 'table set she sat down and watted
for Mattle.
Pretty soon she heard Mattle coming. Just
as fast as she could come
"Run up tho tree, quick, Maudle !" yelled
Mattle, "and get In that little hole."
Maudle Mouse didn't stop to ask any
questions, but up the tree they went and
Into tho hole they popped.
None too soon, for thero came Cat Waf
fles' big paw right in the hole after them,
with Mattle's skirt around his leg
"Get out!" said Mattle to Waffles. "You
can't get us here."
"It WnS all thA fflllU tt th,( Inn- -1,1.... ,(
said Mattle. ' "I was coming back from
market when I heard a soft tread back of
me. I looked around, and my heart jumped
into my mouth. There was Waffles. I
didn't know what to do. I couldn't run with
that long skirt tripping me. He reached
out and grabbed hold of me,
"Oh, oh, oh!" cried Maudle,
"Yes." continued Kfnltlu "hut k. ..
caught hold of my skirt and I puled as
hard as I could, and he pulled, and the
skirt came right oft in his paw, and I was
free. Maybe I didn't scoot I"
"I'm afraid that was punishment for tak
ing our mamma's clothes without asking for
them," said Maudle, .
"I know It must be," tatfl Mattle. "Mam
ma says we are always punished for doing
wrong."
"Let's never 'do It again," said Maudle,
."and, let's go and tell our mamma Just
as soon as Waffles goes away,"
"AH right, let's." said Mattle.
Things to Know and Do
L Tommy Seldom-fed came to my house
th other day and said:
"I wish I had some dust In my eyes."
I asked. "Why?". Ha said, "You must ask.
what kind of dustT" What kind of dust
did Tommy Seldom-fed mean?
t. Take three or more of these letters
T W. H, A. E and (I) Tell what we must
do In order to live. 0ri Word. (I) Tell
what we must have in winter. One word.
(3) Put all the letters together and make
a gfaln. One word,
tf Johnny-Pull-the-BeU calls the people
to church every Sunday and he says he Is
the, heaviest man In town. Why?
Baseball Score
Hillside JurUors s
American Juniors o
Manager WUsMe, Juniors Cbarle Br
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THE CHEERFUL CttERW
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We. dorvt krov quite wtat
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on ike wtre.1 pkne. tWgk
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lay nnd counted them. It was evident that
It had suddenly occurred to him that the
girl must crosi hero If she wished to return
to her protectors. Tho expression of relief
on hi- faco when ho found that nono of
the canoes was gone was ample evldenco
of what was pnsslng In his mind He turn
ed nnd spoke hurriedly to tho hendman
who had followed him out of the Junglo,
nnd with whom were several other blacks.
Following Mnlbfhn's Instructions, they
launched nil tho canoes but one Malblhn
called to tho gunrds In tho camp, nnd n
moment later the entire party had entered
tho bonts nnd wns pnddllng upstream.
Merlem watched them un'll n bend In tho
river directly aboe tno camp hid them
from her sight Thoy were gone! Eho was
nlono, and they hnd left n ennoo In which
lay a paddle1 She could scarco bellovo tho
good fortune that had como to her To delay
now would bo suicidal to her hopes.
Quickly sho ran from her hiding place
nnd dropped to the ground. A dozen yards
lav between her nnd tho ennoe.
Upstream, beyond tho bend, Malblhn or
dered his canoes In to shore. Ho lnnded
with hh headman nnd crossed tho little
polpt slowly In search of n spot where ho
might watch tho ennoo he had loft at tho
lnadlng placo. He wns smiling In anticipa
tion of the nlmost certain success of his
Btrntngem sooner or later tho girl would
como back and attempt to crosi tho river
In ono of their canoes
It might bu that tho Idea would not occur
to her for somo time. They might havo to
wait a day, or two days ; but that she would
como If sho lived or wns not captured by
tho men hA hnd scouting tho Junglo for
her, Malblhn wns sure.
That she would como so soon, however,
ho hnd not guessed, and so whon ho topped
tho point nnd camo ngnln within sight of
the river ho saw that which drew an nngry
oath from his lips his quarry nlready wns
half way across tho river!
Turning, ho ran rapidly back to liTs-boata,
tho headman nt his heels. Throwing them
selves In, Mnlblhn urged bis paddlcrs to
tholr most powerful efforts. Tho canoes
Bhot out Into tho Btrcnm nnd down with
the current toward the fleeting quarry. Sho
had nlmost completed tho crossing when
they camo In Bight of her.
At the same Instant sho saw them, and
redoubled her efforts to reach tfte opposlto
shore before they should overtnko her.
Two minutes start of them was all
Merlem cared for. Onco In tho trees sho
know that sho could outdistance nnd elude
them.
Her hopes wcro high they could not
overtnko her now sho had had too good n
start of them!
Malblhn, urging his men onwnrd with n
stream of hideous oaths nnd blows from
v,i nf rmllzcil thnt the girl was ngnln
slipping from his clutches. The leading
canoe, In tho bow of which ho stood, wns
yet a hundred yards behind tho lleelng
Merlem when she ran tho point of her craft
beneath the overhanging trees on the shoro
of safety.
Malblhn screamed to her to halt. He
seemed to havo gono ,mad with rago at tho
realization that he could not overtako her;
and then ho throw his rlflo to his shoulder,
aimed carefully at tho slim figure scramb
ling Into the trcos, nnd fired.
Mnlblhn wns an excellent shot. His
misses at so short a distance wero virtu
ally Nonexistent, nor would ho havo
missed this time but for nn accident oc
curring nt the very Instant that his finger
tightened upon tho trigger an accident to
which Merlem owed her life tho provi
dential presence of a water-logged treo
trunk, one ona or wmen was emucuueu in
the mud of tho rhcr bottom, the other end
floating Just beneath the surface whore tho
prow of Malblhn's canoe ran upon It as ho
"red.
Tho slight deviation of tho boat's direc
tion wns sufficient to throw the muzzle of
the rifle out of nllgnment. Tho bullet
whizzed harmlessly by Merlcm's head, and
an Instant later sho had disappeared Into
tho foliage of the treo
Thero was a smile on her lips as Bho
dropped to the ground to cross a llttlo
clearing where onco had stood a native vil
lage surrounded by Its fields. The ruined
huts still stood In crumbling decay. Tho
rank vegetation of tho Jungle overgrew tho
cultivated ground. Smnll trees already had
sprung up In what had beon the village
street! but desolation and loneliness hung
like a pall above tho scene
To Merlem, however. It presented but a
place dc.nuded of large trees which Bhe
must cross quickly to regain tho jungle
upon the opposlto side beforo Malblhn
should have landed.
The deserted huts were, to her, all tho
better because they were deserted. She
did not see the keen eyes watching her
from a dozen points, from tumbling door
ways, from behind tottering granaries. In
utter unconsciousness of Impending danger
she started up the village street because It
offered the clearest pathway to the Jungle.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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WOMEN'S CLUBS HAVE
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SPIRIT OF THEIR WORK
Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowlcs, New
Head of National Federation,
Defines Purpose of Organ-
ization
USEFUL ACHIEVEMENTS
Ask nny woman whnt sho regards ns tho
greatest rival for her husband's Affections,
nnd ten to one she'll nnswer unhesltntlngly:
"His club."
Recently the tables were turned. Thou
sands of women from all over tho United
States Journeyed to New York to attend
the biennial convention of tho National
Federation of Woman's Clubs. In nlmost
every enso their husbands remained behind
to champ their bits and bite their lips and
spend tholr eparo tlmo wondering what the
world In general, nnd womnn In particular,
Is coming to.
Hut tho woman's club Is on a far higher
plane than tho mnn's. The history of tho
womnn's club movement In the last 60
years bIiows It to bo Its own justification.
Ilend the records of their achievement, nnd
If you no been one of the dissenters, for
ever hold your peace.
Mrs. Josiah Evnna Cowlcs, tho newly
elected president of tho federation, Is re
sponsible for this defonso of woman's clubs
If nny defonso can be said to bo needed,
Hundreds of thousands of woman nil over
tho country nlmost 60,000 In Pcnniyl
anln nlono will look to her for guldnnco
In tho nccompllphment of the tremendous
work laid down for them at tho recent con
vention. In her flower-embowered npnrtment at
tho Astor Hotel In Now York, Mrs, Cowles
doferrcd tho pressing business of a national
club president nnd shoved nslde the bushel
or more of congratulatory telegrams that
cluttered her desk In order to glvo a few
minutes of her precious tlmo to chat about
women's clubs and nlso men's
unn husband's rnoToartAPH.
And what do you think was tho most
dominant article In that room, If we elimi
nate Mrs. Cowlcs herself? Tho American
Bcnutles stnndlng wnlst high on their tall
stems? Tho perpctunlly tinkling telephone?
Tho telegrams? No. Guess again and miss
It; for you surely will. It was a plcturo of
Josiah Jvans Cowles, eminent physician
and surgeon, nnd tho lndy-club-prcsldent's
husbnnd. A photograph Is not so real as n
husband, but when you'ro thousands of
miles nway from him it's mighty comfort
ing At any rate, that's tho wny Mrs.
Cowlcs looks nt It
"A woman's club Is nlways a moro
serious organization than a mnn's," sho
said. "You'll find thnt men usually belong
to this or that club becnuso of tho social
features It offers. Golf, chess, tennis, cards,
social prestige With n woman's nssoclatlon
It Is different. Organized women nro always
doing something nlong cultural and other
wise helpful lines. Their purpose Is usually
for some educational, moral, sociological or
civic good.
"Tho motto of ono of tho clubs that I
belong to In San Frnnclsoo Is 'Ich Dion,'
which, translated, means, 'I scre. Tho
spirit of tbat motto, I nm sure, nctuntes
most other women's clubs. Wo servo. All
of our alms and ambitions nro townrd serv
ice. Virtually every topic thnt was dis
cussed at those wonderful meetings of tho
convontlon had to do with ways and means
of serving How could wo, tho organized
women of tho country, help with tho serv
nnt problcrn, tho matter of peace, suffrage,
chlld'labor, cducatlonnl nnd Industrial tan
gles generally?
"A man goes to his club to play; n woman
to hers to work. Our clubs do not nllcnuto
us from our husbands. That old chestnut
Is comparablo to tho mother-in-law Joke.
Fow women's clubs havo any meetings at
t t. JsB'-T-uBnHeSBiagflsflTS .
MRS. JOSIAH E. COWLES
night. Wo gather together In tho morn
ings or afternoons, when our husbands aro
nt business.
"Tho club hns dono wonders for tho
woman who has arrlvod nt that period of
Ufa usually known as tho mlddlo-ngcd
period. Tlmo was when n women who had
roared hor family and wntched them marry
and prepare to rear families of their own
had to tako to her knitting nnd the chimney
corner for wnnt of something better to do.
Now eho studies French or Sanskrit or psy
chology at her club nnd travels If sho has
tho monoy. If sho hasn't sho travels vicari
ously at hor club through tho medium of
lectures and classes. I know of ono woman
who becamo n proficient French scholar
aftor she hnd passed the ago of 60. If tho
womnn's club had dono nothing olso but
provldo an Interest for tho mlddlo-agcd
woman It would havo Justified Itself."
Mrs. Cowles Is n tall, well-built woman
with a kindly, earnest faco. For 25 years,
over since sho married and went from In
diana to California to live, sho has been a
clubwoman. Beforo her election as presi
dent sho wns chnirman of tho Pcaco Com
mlttco of tho National Federation.
PREPAREDNESS FOR PEACH
"But, of course, I bellovo In prepared
ness,", sho said In discussing this llvo Issue,
"preparedness of the IndUldual to meet
every contingency that llfo offers as well
as nn ndequato army nnd navy. Pcaco
through preparedness but, of course," she
broke off, "that Is only my Individual
opinion "
Voting Is nn old Btory to tho California
woman who has had flvo years of it, and
according to Mrs. Cowles politics Is not
tho dominant topic of women's clubs nn It
Is so npt to bo of men's,
"You women of tho East will soon find
out for, of course, you will have the vote
presently that after you havo got the hnng
of politics you will not And It necessary to
bo nbsorbed or to have tho affairs of your
club absorbed by It. Women have a way
of making up their minds ns to tho mnn
best for tho community and voting for him,
regardless of party afllllatlons. It takes
very llttlo tlmo really."
MUSIC AMIMCANIZES
ALIEN RACES, DECLARES
SETTLEMENT WORKER
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Nationalizing Influence Broad
and t)eep in Fusion of Immi
grants, Says Miss Eliza
beth Palno
OPENS ART TO POOREST
The nationalizing1 of the people who have
gathered In the big cities ot the Untied
States and the holding together of tha
Immigrant generation with Its American
fledgtngs, are results of the common tova
of muslo dovetoped by the muslo settlements
of the United States.
So Miss Elizabeth Paine, head resident of
the Music School Settlement of New York
and at ono time resident at the College
Settlement of Philadelphia, defined the effect
of the muslo settlement throughout tha
country.
'Tho primary object of the muslo settle
ment," said Miss Paine, who was ona of
tho delegates to tho convention of tha
National Association of Muslo School
Soclotlcs held here this week, "is to glvo to
the poorest an opportunity to learn to sing,
to dance and to play on the Instrument ha
or she loves best.
"But through our common lova of muslo.
of tho workers In tho settlement and tha
children nnd adults who coma to It, we,
tho workers, havo found how much deeper
and wider the Influence of muslo is tri tha
homes of tha working man than wa
expected.
BINDS OLD AND NEW.
"Muslo binds together the older genera
tion with the new. That Is ona good result
So much In America tends to separata the
old and the new. New customs, different
conditions, and at times a different languago
separate parents and children. But tha
lovo of tho old folk songs the immigrant
brings with him from the old country. The
children Inherit nn appreciation for tho
finest In music; this common taste Is a bond
between the two generations and we, tha
music settlement, aro helping them to
find it"
Tho weekly attendance of the Muslo
Settlement In Now York averages BOO
pupils, adults and children. The peoplo
of 20 nations, tho majority of which aro at
war with each other, meet In the settlement
The Idea of a music settlement was the
thought of a woman. Miss Amelia. Wagner
camo from tho South, her fiddle under her
nrm, determined to give to any ona who
wanted It a chance to learn how to play.
Today, In tho New York settlement thera
are ninety teachers conducting clases In
piano, violin, singing, harmony, theory and
rhthymlc dancing. A community orchestra
nnd community chorus are also conducted
by tho settlement
TOILERS NEED MUSIC.
Tha rest of the world sometimes does
not realize that the average worklngman
and woman Is too tired to concentrate on a
lecture. What he wants and needs is
music. And ho Is not satisfied with listen
ing to the best, he wants to do something
himself. Our evening classes aro composed
almost entirely of men and women who
aro employed during tha day," explained
Miss Palno.
Miss Paine told of tha young" girls, who,
wfth llttlo or no material advantages of
life, wero willing to do with less In order
to keep up with their muslo lessons.
" 'Honest, Miss Paine,' said one to me,
'I don't really need anything. I Just don't
need any more clothes or anything better
than what I have, but I Just got to havo
my muslo lessons.'
"And," added Miss Paine, "aha was a
working girl, helping to support her family
on about 6 a week.
"But the main object of tha settlement
Is to glvo music to those who love It for
Itself alone. The results follow almost
automatically. Such is the power of muslo
over those who lovo It"
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