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u' another wedding In the White House.
Jt's awfully human and nice and under
standing in the President to have his niece
0t married there, don't you think?
Even If It Is to be very ulet, owing to
wartimes. It shows the big-hearted Bide
of the man that he can realize what It
will mean to his niece to be able to say
"I was married at the White House," and
It, seems to me' lt'a very generous of the
president and Mrs. Wilson to do 'it, for It
entails a certain amount of trouble, you
know.
Alice Wilson Is the niece In question.
j one is a daughter 01 josepn 11. hiibuh,
p tne brother of the rrcsldef t, ana lives in
W Baltimore. And the bridegroom is the
H ftfnr. Tnnr. SlAn-npl MkRIriv. .tr.. of White
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Sulphur Springs, W. va.
The President and Mrs. Wilson and
yS Margaret Wilson went on to Baltimore
from Washington by motor last Sunday
and spent part of the day with the Joseph
Wilsons and the arrangements for the
wedding were made then.v
It Is to be erv e:u!et. with only the lm-
jv mediate families present, but It will be
,lery pretty, and Alice Wilson will linve1
.. tne distinction or being a "vvnue Mouse
!t' bride." The Hev. I. 8. McKlroy, D. D., of
J' hi.. tlMMLnUJ... PU.I...1. nr Pntnmhllo 11 fi
IIIC 1 IVflllflVlinil rfllUll.ll Wl v,utiiMiuua( ...,
and father of the bridegroom, will perform
4 the ceremony, and the wedding will take
piacc on August i.
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very n
CDS of the Burts and Itlleys were
much shocked at the news of the
death of Jean Burt. No one had heard
the was III, and as she1 was in excellent
health when last heard 'fiom. It was, as r
say, a great blow to her friends. Hnd I
am afraid the details I have to tell of her
death will not be any less shock to them,
as bhe suffered terribly before she. died.
You know she and her sister, Alice Burt
Riley, and the HUey children have been
for some time out on Struthers Burt's
ranch, Bar B. C. Teton, Wyo and have
been having a wonderful life '.here, too.
It appears one of-th.6 men on the ranch
had a nasty accident to his hand about
ten days ago and another man was dis
patched post-haste to the nearest town,
thirty miles away, for bichloride tablets.
Ke brought them b.ick and Miss Burt dis
solved one and herself washed the Injured
hand, which had .been badly cut.
About two days later than that she
awoke In the very early mrrnlng, about
3:30, with a frightful headache, and getting
out of bed felt for an aspirin tablet which
she kept on her bureau In a tablet box.
She took the tablet uml realized theic was
something wrong after she had swallowed
it. She managed to get a light and saw
that she had taken bichloride instead of
aspirin. Of course, she routed the family,
and impossible though it seems In sucfi a
wild country, they had a doctor and a
nurse there In an hour's time and they
worked like mad over her, but could do
nothing, and after untold agony for two
days she died.
Her family are simply heartbroken, but
they did everything on earth for her. Mr.
Riley Is,, here In-Strafford, you know., and
the details were written to him.
1TTHENBVBR wq hear of these dreadful
' accidents we wonder why people are
not more careful, but you know, I think
lt'a a case of feeling "Others must be
careful, but I won't make mistakes." You
feel that way yourself, don't jou?
I remember a young doctor's wife I
knew who remarked at the time that Mr.
Richard TUghman died from the same
mlstako (only' he drank a glass of water
in which the bichloride had been dissolved
In mlstako for plain water Just before
going to bed): "I suppose' I am careless
about it, but It Is so convenient if the
children fall or cut themselves I like to
wash tho place In it at once, so I keep
some dissolved In a tumbler on the bath
room shelf." She really did get a scare
.then, however, und stopped doing it.
Another yuunr. mother had a bad scare
fijom having given oiid of her children
something poisonous, for which, however,
there was 'an Infallible antidote if it 's
used in time, and in this case it was and
i,the baby was saved. She told me that 'ier
Hnr-lnf- h.i'rl tulil lioi- In run n lilanlr-hnmlnrl
or round-headed steel pin through the
cotk or a oottic ur the lop or a box ecu
talnltiir uolson. itnd then there would iiev,r
be the rTSk of picking up the wrqng bottle
j ill the dark. '
It'a safer, however, pin or no pin, to
look before you take, Isn't It? Miss Burt
rtas wonderfully brave nnd never lost her
e, iney .ieu me. out on, wnat a terriJ"
death! I am i.oi sorry for-her family
irienus. one was a lovely woman,
d. , -.
HEN you're fifteen nnd hae Just
started working at the only Job you
r had (here are a good many things
t get you worried. For Instance, making
right train In the morning Instead of
one after It and coming back to the
ce after lunch instead of well, for in
stance, going to the movies. So far the
working "man" I have In mind hasn't
missed his train once and has been getting
bac.k In awfully good time ufter lunch,
and although he hasn't said much about It.
I think he really quite likes being busy nil
the time, However, It's awfully nice when
6:30 comes and he can close the door and
(hoot across the Public Buildings to Broad
street, fend ride out to home and a cool
bkthtub'ln Clfestnut Hill. So -the other
day, before this blessed rain, when he uss
o hot he could hardly wait until closing
time, 'It finally came and he hustled oyer
to the station. The train was In something
of a hurry Jo start and he gpt aboard Just
before tho platform was nimhoi in,..n
. Settling himself by an open window, he
v got' ready to enduro the necessarv thinv
'' jrilnutes'of travel,' when a hot, bored con-
L . dlicfor strolled ihrniieh thn train ...
?,i marked casually, "Express to Paoll first
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Social Activities
L J Mr., and Mrs. J, Bertrupi r.lpplncott have
I,, i cios jneir nouse at uethayres and opened
if,ihlr cottage In Jamestown, II I., where they
' llrs. William O. Rowland (s visiting; Mrs. C.
Ck'.KB-rltsh In Northeast-Harbor. Me. and will
U -nn Mrs. jsngusn until about-August
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ABOUT PEOPLE
Say About Many Persons' and
to be the guest of Mrs. Thomas Krlsnt until
the middle of September.
Miss Mariana J. Steel, of dermantown, has
gone to Ijike Placid Club In the Adlrondacks.
She will return about August 20.
The Rev. Pioyd W. Tomklns and Mrs. Tom
kins, of Nineteenth and Walnut streets, have
gone to Drake House, Rye Beach, N. H., to
remain several weeks.
Miss Kmlly Wilbur has gone to Granville,
N. Y for the greater part of tho summer.
Miss Anna W. Fisher Is at the Clarcmont,
Southwest Harbor, Me., and will stay there
Into the month of October.
Mrs. Carroll Hodge and her children have
gone to Keene Valley Inn, Keene Valley, In
tho Adlrondacks, to remain until November.
Gustae Heckscher, of Strafford, will spend
the week-end at Cape May ns the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Church.
Mrs. J. Marechal Brown, Jr., who Is spend
ing the summer with her. parents, Mr. and
Mrs. 1OuIh Rodman Page, at their home In
Bryn Mawr, has gone to New York for sev
eral days.
Mr. and Mr?. H. Ashton Little, Miss Mary
Little and Miss Nancy Little, of Strafford,
will leave August 1G for their cottage at
Seagate to remain secral weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. R. ISmott Hare, of Strafford,
are spending several weeks In Sugar Hill, In
the White Mountains. Mrs. Kcmblo Yarrow
and her small son will spend August thero
wltn them. Mrs. Yarrow was Miss I'nyius
Hare, tne youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Hare.
Mr. and Mrs. Kdwnrd M. Schmucker are
at Brcukuater Couit, lvenncbunkport, Me.,
and will stay until tho middle of August.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert O. Hctherlngton, of
Twentieth and Chestnut streets, li.uc gone to
Lake Placid Club in the Adlrondacks until
September 181,
Colonel Samuel D. Lit Is spending the'
summer nt Barker, Me. He will return to
this city about September 18.
Mr. Joseph Moore, Jr., has gone to Loon
Lake, N. Y., to remain until September 18.
Mrs. A. M. Ketterolf. of this city, has gone
to Vernon, in New York State, for a stay of
two months.
Mr. Aithur Simpson will spend part of
August and September at Sunset Hill House,
Sugar Hill, In the White Mountains, N. H.
Mrs. George P. Buck has gone to North
Brookfleld, Mass., where she will be the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Loell.
Mr. Paul Lodcr Is In Chicago nt present,
and will remain there until the mldddlo of
October.
Mrs. W. J. Nlcolls has gone to Buzzard
Bay, Mass.,- for a stay of six Hecks.
Miss Iidith C. Clarke, of 5120 North Fif
teenth street, gave a Fie Hundred and miscel
laneous shower last etenlng for Miss Lillian
Anna Hitchcock, daughter of Mr. and Mis.
Thomas 11. Hitchcock, of 3403 North Fif
teenth street, whose marriage to Mr. George
Sutton will take plare In the autumn. Among
other guests were Miss Margaret Lilly, Miss
Mary Gorman, Miss Kdna Marian Lindner,
Mrs. Aaron Lesxlg Henricks, Mlsy. Florence
M. Hitchcock, Miss Allison Ranck and Mrs.
Carl Landls.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Meyer and their
son, Harry M. Meyer, Jr., of 3146 North
Seventeenth street, hae gone to Atlantic
City for the remainder of the summer.
Friends of Lieutenant Charles A. Rahter
will be glad to hear of his safe arrhal oer
ceas. FORMER PHILADELPHIAN
MARRIED HERE TODAY
Miss Olivia Hardy Bride of Mr.
George Beis, of Camp
Meade
Tho marriage of Miss OlMa Hardy,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Francis
Hardy, of Sandusky, O, formei'y of this
clly, and Sergeant George Andrew Bels, of
Camp Meadf, son of ex-Judge George Chris
tlan Bels, and Mrs. Bels, also of Sandusky,
was solemnized ery quietly at h'gh noon
today In St James's Church, Thirty-eighth
and Chestnut streets. The ceremony was
performed by the Riv. Father Monaghan.
The bride, who was attended by Miss Mar
garet Lukes and Miss Kthel Bonsor, wore
white georgette crepe with a white georgette
crepe hat, and carried orchids and Ulies-of-the-
alley. Miss Lukes wore a plnlt georgette
crepo dress nnd hat, nnd Miss Bonsor was
gowned In bluo satin with n hat to match,
and both carried Sweetheart roses.
The wedding was followed by a small
breakfast at the Bellevue-Stratford.
KENT SNVDKR
The marriage of Miss Blizabeth Snjder,
a graduate nurse of tho Southern Hospital,
at 937 South Broad street, and Sergeant
Wilfred Kent U. S. M. f. of Trenton. N. J.,
took plaie this morning at tho home of Mrs.
Craig, 92:: Corinthian uxenue, with whom
tho hr'de has made her home since graduat
ing finm tho hospital. Chaplain Dlcltlus,
of the navy yard, performed tho ceremony.
The bride was attended by Miss Edna Fin
ney, of this clt). as maid of lionor. and Ser
geant Read. V. S. M. C stationed nt League
Island. waH best man. The bride wore a
lovely gown of pale pink georjrette crepe
and her maid of Jionor was flocked In
white. After the ceremony Sergeant and
Mrs. Kent left on a shorty wedding trip.
Sergeant Kent has sercd with the, ma
rine coips for eight jcais and saw service
In Mexico. He re-enlisted for tho duration
of the present war.
KOFOL'D BCHEUERLE
The wedding of Miss Lillian Irene
Scheuerle, daughter of Mrs. Ida Scheuerle, of
1534 Wllllngton street, and Mr. William H.
Kofoed, of 5738 Germantown atenue, took
place yesterday afternoon ,at the home of
the Rev. J. M. S. Isenberg. pastor of the
Trinity Reformed Church, who performed the
ceremony. The bride wore a, gow n of flesh
colored georgette crepe embroidered with
beads and a hat of georgette crepe o'f the
name shade. She carried a shower of pale
pink sweet peas. Mrs. Charles Kraft, the
bride's sister, was matron of honor. Her
gown nnd hat were of pale blue georgette
crepe, nnd she carried a shower of deep pink
sweet peas.
Mr, Kraft was the bes-t.nian. Mr. Kofoed
and his bride will spend the remainder of
the summer in the Adirondack Mountains,
and will be at home after September 15
ut 2738 Germantown avenue,
TO CONDUCT "SING" TONIGHT
Sherwood Entertainers ,lo. Hrjid Event at
59th Street and Willows Avenue
The Sherwood Liberty Singers will con
duct another sing at Fifty-ninth street and
Willows avenue tonight. Miss Doris Williams
and Llewellyn Roberts will be soloists.
The singing will be led by Arthur E. Sey
mour, who will be assisted by Arthur Weems
and Nelson Keller, Mlsa Vera Bernlce Ches
ley will be the accompanist, It Is expected a
detachment of sailors' from the navy yarl
wlU be present. Louis A. Berry will deliver
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JQ - PUBLIC Tl&DGER-raM
TWO RECENT BRIDES
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PROPER CARE IS VITAL
TO BABY IN SUMMER
Thousands of Mothers Neglect
Hot Weather Precautions,
Says Miss Jean Phillips
Hot Weather Rules for Baby
Rathe the baby morning and evening
and on hot das in tho middle of the
day.
Keep It out of doors as much as pos
sible, but avoid sun on hot days.
It needs little clothing in t hot
weather.
Shun "soothing syrups" of all varie
ties. If baby is sick tall a physician.
Nurse baby if possible. Keep files
nway from Its food.
Do not feed baby nt night. Its stom
ach needs rest as well qs jours.
'if baby has diairhca, stop food Im
mediately; give It cooled bollcu water
and consult phjsician.
Uaby should sleep in separate bed.
It should not be allowed to cry.
Of course. It Is easy enough to tell moth
ers how to take care of their children," de
clared Miss Jean Phlllipj.W tho Philadelphia
committee, Pennsjlvanla Society for tho
Prevention of Tuberculosis, who Is beading
the committee's drive In the baby-saving
campaign now under way. ,
"And most mothers are happy to have ad
vice," she continued. "Hut thero arc thou
sands who just can't take all the precau
tions they should In hot weather. Tho con
gested districts of the tlty present some real
problems. There, It seems to me, the big
things should bo fresh air, clean clothing
and proper food.
"Clothing in hot weather bhould be light.
In fact, a cotton shirt, band and diaper are
sufficient. Iong dresses and skirts should
bo shunned. I'm alwas glad to sec the city
parks crowded with children. The parks, to
most of the3e city-bound folk, represent the
only 'fresh air available. Tho baby should
be taken out early In the moVnlng and In
the late afternoon and early evening, but not
when the sun Is hottest.
"Summer complaint, convulsions, rickets
and tuberculosis arc the results of Improper
feeding," declared Miss Phillips. "Of course,
jou know out of every 100 bottle-fed babies
an average of thirty die the flrst year. Only
about seven cut of every 100 breast-fed
babies die the flrst year. A mother should
never wean her baby without flrst consult
ing a physician."
Photo by J, Mitchell Elliot.
MISS ELEANOR VERNER
Miss Eleanor Verner, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William R. Verner, of Wayne,
who, with her sister, Mrs. Channins;
Daaiel, leavea today to spend a monlli
. . at Ketwekutiknort, Me.
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Mrs. Harris before lier marriage to Lieutenant Harris last month was Miss Anna
Law, daughter of Mr. and Mr.-. William A. Law, of Germantown, and Mrs. Rile
Hop) will be remembered as Ms Pauline Sweeten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank U. Sweeten, of 517 Clapier street, Germantown
FOURPHILADELPHIANS
GIVEN COMMISSIONS
Appointments to Officers' Reserve
and National Army An-
nouncctl
Pcnnsylvnnlans who have been awarded
commissions In the ofllcers' reserve corps and
the National Army were announced today
by the Adjutant General's ofllce as follows:
To be first lieutenant, engineers James
F. Leonard, Sew ickley. Pa.
To bo chaplain, llrst lieutenant John A
Morning, Klghtccnth and Thompson strceto.
Philadelphia.
To be second lieutenant, ordnance Irvln
F. Deardoff, 35 L'ast North street, Waynes
boro, Pa.
To bo first lieutenant, medical Melained
Benjamin Bernard, 1431 S street, Philadel
phia ; John Francis Gorman, ,2:123 West Al
legheny avenue, Philadelphia; Thomas Hud
son Hartcr, Kast Brady,'-Pa.
To be second lieutenant, adjutant gener
al's department Wlll'am Uoorgo l.:unm.
103 Huttonwood street. Heading, Pa,
To be second lieutenant, cava'rj William
H. Lewis. Lancaster, I'a
To bo second lieutenant, quartermaster
corps Walter Maurlco Steppjcher. 140 N B
street, Philadelphia.
To bo seebnd lieutenant, nlr service
George Lehner Alexander, Kverctt, l'a ;
George AnHhony Bllstaln, 21fl North street,
Mqadvllle, Pa ; William Nell i:ogan, 2C
Lincoln avenue, Grafton. Pa.; Howard
Klrscli Ihrlg, 110 Margaret street. McKees
Rocks, Pa.; Dean Wright Wbltehlll, Hooks
town. Pa. j Llod Oscar Yost, Myerstown,
Pa.
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L'xpericnced auto mechanics over the draft
age will have an oppoitunlty of qualifying
tor commissions In the oidnance department
In the next week. Commissions of captains
and flrst and second lieutenants await men
who have had sufliclent 'experience to pass
tho verbal examination to which all appli
cants will be subjected.
Applicants arc asked to advise the ofllce
of the Military Training Camps Association,
In the Commercial Trust building, where the
necessary blanks can be procured.
SUGAR HOARDER IS FINED
His Store Closed Afler Agents Find 5600
Pounds Hidden Away
Louis Heuber, of 2930 Kensington avenue,
was given a' hearing before the food adminis
tration on a charge that ho had more than
B60U liounds of sugar hidden. His store was
ordered closed for thirty days and In addition
he agreed to pay $100 to the American Red
Cross. He is a confectioner. '
About 2800 pounds of sugar were concealed
in a storeroom on the second floor of the
adjoining property, the sugar being covered
with household utensils. It had been there
for about six weeks, but none had been
touched, Heuber supplying his needs from the
3000 pounds which he had In his Kensington
avenue store.
In addition to paying the Red Cross 100
and being without a store for thirty days,
Heuber was ordered to return 2800 pounds of
sugar to the company from which he had
purchased It. v,
Camden Inspectors confiscated thirty-two
pounds of sugar at the home of Mrs. lCmma
Miller, of 332 NortKgJhlrty-seventh street,
and turned ' 1 '';s Cooper Hospital,
-si j,rr twjipis. . i- r-t.- m
tA," THTOSDAY, '"AUGUST 1,
' SALE FOR DURYEA RELIEF
Hcid of War Relief Fund Present at Benefit
Held In Lenox, Miss.
Lennx, Mum., Aug. 1. In the Casino In
Storkbrldge this week there wns a rum
mngo sale for the benefit of the Duryea
war lellef fund, of Paris. Mrs. Nina Larrc
Puryea, head of the fund and who Is a guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Chester French, was
present.
Among those who contributed to the sale
were Mrs. Henry W. Famam, Mrs Oscar
laslgl, Mrs William II Doan.. Mrs WIlllRm
H Carpenter, Mrs lldward II. Owens, Mrs.
J. Woodward Haven, Mrs. Alexander Sedg
wick, Mrs French. Miss Lydla Field Emmet,
Miss Caroline T Lawrence, Miss Kmlly
Tuckermnn, Miss Helen C. Butler nnd Miss
Virginia Duller. The articles were arranged
by Mis French and Mrs. Sedgwick.
Mrs. Carl A. de Oersdorff furnished many
flowers. Mrs. William O. Pnvlll, of Heaton
Hall, Providence, the material for a fish
pond and grab bag. Miss Margaret French
was cashier nnd the oung saleswomen were
Miss Christine P Sedgwick, Miss M
Symphorosa, Miss Grace Brlsted nnd Miss
Alma de Oersdorff.
RELIEF WORK IN ITALY
BY RED CROSS DESCRIBED
In Single Month, 318,200 Needy
Families of Soldiers in 2000
'Villages Visited
What the American Red Cross Society is
doing in Italy Is Interestingly told In a state
ment Issued today at Red Cross headquarters
here.
"For six months before the great Italian
victory on the I'lave," bas the statement,
"American Red Cross workers in every
Lommuno and practically every village In
Italy had been carrying out special relief
measures designed to help maintain Italian
morale. In Sicily nnd Sardinia, as well as on
the main land, the Red Cross workers, at
many points far removed from the front, were
busy helping the families of soldiers who
were In need of aid of any kind Tho object
wasto relievo the Individual Italian soldier
of worry about Ills family, while canteen
workers near the fiont supplied food and
e'omforts that would make his own life in
the trenches as conifoi table as possible.
"In a single month 318,200 needy families
of soldiers in 2000 villages were visited and
aided, and their Improved condition made
known promptly to father or brother at the
front to help maintain his vle-tory spirit
Forty-one Red Cross kitchens are suppllng
120,163 rations weekly, and more are being
constructed. Forty-three workrooms give
emplojment to 300Q women, who produced
60,802 garments in thirty days. This cloth
ing is supplied to needy refugees or sold at
nominal prices to members of soldiers'
families
"Fourteen lace, shoe and carpentry shops
offer refugees, uprooted from their home vil
lages, an opportunity to continue their former
trades. Three food shops, with others to
come, sell dry food at nominal prices to the
deserving in the big cities. Ten rest stations
and canteens for soldiers feed thousands of
passing troops dally, while rolling canteens
at the front supp'y hot coffee and jam and
tobacco from America to many thousands of
wearied men every time there is a relief in
the front trenches.
"For the children of Italian fighters and
refugees, the Red Cross has thirty-eight
homes or schools caring for 2258 children, a
number of nurseries and creches, nnd ten hos
pitals and dispensaries. This summer It is
operating also many children's health camps
at seashore and the mountains. In co-opeia-lion
with the Italian authorities the American
Red Cross has assisted thousands of families
driven from their homes to re-estahllsh them
selves elsewhere American homes are
maintained for their temporary care In three
cities. A Red Cross village for 2000 people
shortly will be completed near Pisa. For
such refugees community gardens have been
established and soon opportunity to farm will
be provided for many,
"In the war zone, the American Red Cross
has had four ambulance sections and seven of
its ambulatory kitchens or rolling canteens
which even under shell lire help to get warm
food to the Italian troops fighting in the
plains or high in the mountains. The Amer
icans In charge of these services have estab
lished unusual comradeship with the men
and their officers, with resultant confidence In
America's position in the war.
"Another department supplies drugs,
bandages, instruments and other equipment
to more than BOO hospitals. To handle sup.
piles for hospitals or civilian relief a system
of great Red Cross warehouses has been
established at ports and .important railroad
points. In addition the Red Cross Is co
operating with and assisting financially many
Italian agencies for relief and education."
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MOVE TO CHANGE
OFFICERS' OATH
Covenanters Oppose Affirming
Constitution Which
Ignores Deity -
A movement has been stnr'"d by the
Reformed Presbyterian Church of the United
States, better known ns the Covcnnnters, to
have tho young men of that denomination
who may qualify for commissions In the
army take tho oath now administered to
privates. Instead of the oath at present taken
by every ofllcer who Is sworn Into Uncle
Sam's army.
The only difference between the two Is that
tho officers. In addition to swearing to up
hold tho Government of the United States
and obey the President nnd their superior
officers, also swear to uphold tho Constitu
tion of the United States
The private soldiers for some reason, the
origin of which Is lost In the mists of the
past, arc not required to commit themselves
ns to their attitude toward the Constitution.
IlofHn! Iternirnlzr Constitution
The Reformed Priabjterlnn Church does
not recognize the Constitution, because that
document contains no refirence to God nnd
makes no acknowledgment of Him ns tho
source of nil nuthoilty In civil government
Members of the Covenanters refuse to vote
In national elections nnd will not vote in tin
Stnte elections of any Commonwealth tho
constitution of which tloes not contain what
they consider a fitting recognition of Gods
supreme authority
This Is the firm belief of, the devout
members of tho denomination, hut they being
most earnest nnd sincere patriots and very
nnxlous to Lack up the Government with
every means In their power nnd, furthermore,
being far from having any pacifist tendencies,
many of their young men sought to bo of
ficers In the National Army. Many qualified.
But there was a hitch when It came to taking
the oath.
For, while the oung men In their patriotic
enthusiasm, felt that the form of the oath
mattered little, their elders felt that It mat
tered a great deal, the Covenanters having
died by the thousands in Scotland for much
the same principle that Is agitating them
now.
So they have asked Congress to pass a law
making It possible for a man holding
religious convictions like or similar to their
own to become an ofllcer of the American
army without swearing to uphold the Con
stitution. An Independent Sert
The eastern headquarters of the Cove
nanters Is Pittsburgh nnd the sect has about
75,000 members nil told, scattered through
Pennsylvania and several western States It
has three churches In this city Since leav
ing Scotland and establishing Itself in tho
United States, the Reformed Presb.vtcrlan
Church (Covenanters) has had no connec
tion with the old-lino Presbyterian Church.
When the Covenanters came to getting
their measure thiough Congress they met
little encouragement, understanding or sym
pathy, either from their Representatives or
Senators. The Impression got abroad that
they wanted the present officers' oath abol
ished for every one and the present oath for
privates substituted Such a suggestion was
resented by the War Department.
The bill urged by the Covenanters was
presented by Congressman Guy F Campbell,
of Allegheny Countv (the Pittsburgh dis
trict), who said he did so "by reoiiest " When
n Congressman or Senator states that lie puts
III a bill "by request" it Is nn understood
thing that he docs not stand sponsor for the
measure.
Friends and backers of the mensure have
not et been able to make 'clear to Congress
the exact object of the hill, and their failure
to do so has probably killed it. for tills Con
gress at any rate. They have showered
petitions on individual members of Congress,
but only In printed form, without any ex
planation of tho motives back of their desire
to have It passed. ,
Referred to Committee
Both the bill Itself nnd the petitions have
been referred to the House Mllltnry Affairs
Committee. Tho preamble of the bill states
that. "Whereas, the Constitution of the
United States contains no acknowledgment
of Almighty God as the source of all au.
thorlty In civil government, nor of the Lord
Jesus Christ ns the saviour nnd ruler of
nations, nor of His revealed will ns the su
preme standard for deciding moral questions
in national life." going on to state that the
Covenanters have always held that the prin
ciples outlined above ore of such importance
that they have refused to support any con
stitution that did not contain them, but that
they aro loval to the United Stftes and w illlng
to make all sacrifices for tnc'.r country's wel
fare, so the)' beg Congress will enact that
"During the present war the President be
authorized to issue commissions for the
military and naval service of the United
States to those who may qualify, but who
dissent from tho Constitution of the United
States solely on account of Its omission of
religious acknowledgments, upon their taking
the oath now prescribed for enlisted men,
and, second, that the same option shall bo
allowed for the samo reason In cases where
the oath is required as a test of loyalty"
VETERAN TO AVENGE KIN
Alfred Roberts Re-enlists Afler Recovery
From Shell Shock 1
Already a veteran of two great battles of
the present war. In which bo received In
juries which e-aused his discharge from the
army, Alfred 11 Roberts, twenty-six years
old. enlisted todav In the Royal Innlskllllng
Dragoons of the British army at the offices
of the British recruiting mission lieie. In the
hope that he might be able to avenge tho
death of bis two brothers, recently killed In
action
Roberts who Is n subject of Great Britain,
went to the front earl In the war with tho
London Rifle Brigade, and served through
tho battles of Ypres and Armentlerer. In
the latter engagement lie was so badly shell
shocked that he was considered unfit for
fuither service nnd was Invalided home.
Roberts Is a nephew of Brigadier General
Slee, of the British arm). He has been in
this country seven months
Captain Frederick Roberts, a brother of
tho young Englishman, was killed while serv
ing with the Rojnl Flying Corps In France,
and another bsutlier. Lieutenant Charles
Roberts, lost his life when the destroer he
commanded was torpedoed and sunk.
WAR CRIPPLES CLASSIFIED
System for Training Disabled Soldiers An
, pounced by Gorgas
Wftkhlnitlon, Aug. 1. Completed plans
for reconstruction nnd vocational education
of disabled soldiers In the general military
hospitals, announced by Surgeon Gen
eral Gorgas, contemplate treatment of men
disabled In service according to three clas
sifications. Those who can be restored to
full military duty, those who can be fitted
for limited military service and those whose
disability necessitates vocational education
for re-entry Into civil life.
Provisions for the third class have been
worked out In close to-operatlon with the
Federal Board of Vocational Education,
which will continue the vocational education
of disabled soldiers after their discharge
from the army and navy.
Auxiliary Elects Officers
At the recent annual meeting of Red Cross
Auxiliary No. 247, In Gaston Church, Mrs.
Nathaniel Peacock was elected chairman,
Mrs. W. Rltter, vice chairman; Miss Irene
McBrlde, secretary; Miss Mar; Campbell,
corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Charles
Paul, treasurer. A large amount of work
has been accomplished. fi
The members have made 6349 surgical
dressings, compresses, bandages, wipes,
oakum pads, gauze strips and gauze rolls;
103E knitted garments, 165 sewed garments,
comfort kits and Christmas kits, property
bags and shot bags; have paid (595 dues to
headquarters and have spent 089.02 for
materials. . ,
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SCHWAB SCORES i
AT WILLOW ffltOWl
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muusiinns L.ncer as "Hi
Shipbuilder" Tells Thm
Their Duty to Country
"t would rather be a poor byv,lsi;Ht'
irpnriiefl. Harm mr !. 4 'M
--.-. -"n uava w
liulli-ln, (Imn a millionaire bankrr-AMI
to do my utmost for my rommttr.
CHARLKS Jf. SCHWAB. Director. deWit.
Kmergency Fleet Corporation. 'ta
Thousands of persons assembled InMSgl
hnml eViA.l n i,i,i n - - ,. . tjV
- ".-" k ,nu,v uiumj i-arK cncerea a
shouted when "the nation's shlobtilfo
made this patriotic statement last nfghtis
tno inauguration of the "Liberty Slng;
ns a national Inntltntlnn ' "Vi
,rat.
Mr. Schwab was Introduced to ttjfjj
iiumcnce oy K. T Stotcsbury ns 'the-tTlv
est man In the UnPri uini.a . i trai
.!... 1.ll - -. Jx'ifilf"
"rNl ""son. en nis speech Mr. senwa;
sain : Itt :
"The duty of nil mankind ntXthia time e"?
gaged In a war for democracy andSemocr
Ideals Is to educate themselves ItLk
themselves In song, as song Is mi
than words In cxnresslnir the feeli
emotions of n nation. This Is not ti
for rich man or poor man or artist or
san or any class distinction. It Is the tl
for everybody to get together. ? ,
"I would rather bo a poor boy In thW.l
. . . . . yl
ircncnes, Daring my breast to German M)r7
onets, than a millionaire banker falllnr ia do fl
my utmost for my country. This Is the ojrV:
of democracy, nnd' the aristocracy1 of th fe
future will bo no aristocracy of lrthgrc
wealth, but tho aristocracy of men wholtcVjLJ
compllsh things for their country. A TS'3?1
"What n great thing It Is to say, 'I am',ail
American citizen. Let no activities XfA
ou In any direction not In furtherance of our.!;
success in winning the war. Le;t us be URi J
people of ono mind, one soul, one thought1! 1
of country. . 'i'-V3
"Community singing win do more to eW-S
compllsh a bringing -about of our InttaUJij
mlndedners bringing our souls together JfA
man unyiimig cise. mere is no emotion inuj5
song cannot express, and when the bojr;.l
now 'over there' return with the laurt,S"j
wreaths of victory let us greet them WU
song -.e':"
"We must nil say to ourselves, 'Let mj
aqldo everything else now nnd take Ufl
battle of mankind.' Our flag has never1 1
Into an unjust war and never will. ," I
never seen defeat and never will. We .l
see this war through to the end. and the?
1 a
I ahl
L
can be no question when terms of peace arer iX
discussed what our position will be. for the!
Is only one way for us, the way of, comrr.U
decency and hun anlty.
"We are spending huge sums to wage t
war huge sums only to build ships. But U
purchase price of democracy, my friends, W1IF1
lie cheap, no matter what the price," -.
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SAILOR
S TOKENS REPLACED?
Dudd Company Trench Club Sentli-,'!
Charles Ketncr Compass and Flat VV
A jeweled compass and a small allied
American flair have been sent hv thft Treiie!l.kl
f Mill, finvltlin v nf ll, IT II Tliifl,! XfnnllfAeilir-il
Ing Company, to the postmnster at New YorK.&
10 lie lorwariieu to unancs Keiner, rormenjr..
of 1203 Atlantic street, who was a sailer;.
.ibrnad the United Stolen Cruiser San DlMMk
when that vessel was sunk by a U-boatirtri
cently. The compass Is engraved with 'the
name of the recipient. Jx'&
Ketuer Is ono of 035 former empfoyeajot a 1
the lludd Company s plant, at Twenty-BftB'
street and Hunting Park avenue, who arai
now In the service of the nation. WhenlAfl
joined the navy he automatically became ,'
member of the Budd Trench Club, and.'M-il
corcungiy, receivea a compass anu a nmM u
gifts from tho auxiliary. itv&li
lu a letter to his brother, who now Ilvas.'l
at 1CZ3 Wingohocklng street, he revealed t;.
Hint hntli InVretis liml been Inst when th,trar-J
ship went down. In fact, he wrotjKjhe lost'
everything but his underwear. Hnr trrtety J
regret, he saiu, was the loss or tne Keepsattee.Vi 1
nrAaonlil 1,1m liv lila farmer nnnnelnte IWraVrl
Ketner turned the letter over to the 'trench
club nuxlllary and flag and compass werevjsjj
uuinicaicu in uuue. rtlu?m
Kctner'a brother, Thomas. Is a iriember'ip
of the Fifteenth Cavalry and a Blster-ln-lawlM
is a war worker at tho Budd plant . .!
What's Doing Tonight ,
"Liberty Sing." Willow drove Park; en
ducted by me snerwooa singers.
Knterlnlninent and danre, Kinlnxton eml
plues of vvestlnghouse company, Moose HaJI
1311 .North Broad street, s:ao p ni.
MunUlpul band concert. Tabor road !
Water street. c.p
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