12 WDIVIEN TO TAKE PART IH BIG G. A. 11. GAMP Four Allied Organizations Will Take Care of Veterans When They Gather at Washington Washington, D. C. t July —.—Wo men will take a prominent part in the forty-ninth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republio, which will be held iri Washington September 27 to October 2, and at which Harrisburg will be well repre sented. Four organizations of women allied with the Grand Army of the Republic will participate in the encampment. These are the Woman's Relief Corps, the Auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans, the Ladies of the G. A. R., and the Daughters of Veterans. Many thou sands of members of the four organ izations will be in Washington during the encampment and the Grand Re view. which Is to reproduce, as far as possible, the review of union troops in Washington by President Johnson und General Grant fifty years ago at the close of the Civil War. Women Number 167,000 Of the organizations of women con nected with the Grand Army, the largest and most important is the Woman's Relief Corps. The Woman's Relief Corps is auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, and its only auxiliary. The Ladies of the G. A v R. and the Daugh ters of Veterans are independent bodies, auxiliary to no organization. The Women's Relief Corps is the largest organization of women in the world under one eligibility clause, and one motto. It now numbers 167,000 with department organizations in 41 States divided among 2,601 corps, as the local organizations are known. Be sides these there are 37 detached corps, which thrive in 10 Southern and two Western States where there are no department organizations. It Is the greatest philanthropic, charitable and patriotic organization of women In the woHd. Docs Great Work It was organized at Denver, Col., In 1883, in response to the call of the veterans for the organization of wo men that would be auxiliary to them and which would meet with them at national encampments, and assist them in the tremendous work which was becoming burdensome to the Grand Army, that of helping to care for the aged veterans and their dependent widows and children. Pensions were very small at that time, and the hard ships of war were beginning to tell on the veterans who suffered from, •wounds and other disabilities Incurred In the service of the country. At the encampment in Denver, the Woman's Relief Corps, comprised of "loyal wo men who never gave aid or comfort to the enemies of the Union," was organ ized and excepted by the Grand Army which had called it into existence, and gave it the motto of the veteran body, "Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty," with the right to wear a badge with the medallion center of the G. A. R. badge. Furnishes Homes for G. A. R. Since its organization the Woman's Relief Corps has expended in charitable and relief work for vet erans nearly $4,000,000. It built and equipped an army nurses' home in Ohio, where army nurses of the Civil War could be cared for. It has been instrumental in founding State homes in all the Northern States where vet erans and their wives may go together and spend their declining years in comfort. It Instituted a patriotic curri culum in its regular work, and began the inculcation of patriotic teaching in public schools of the country, a work ■which has been taken up by many other patriotic organizations since then. Tere are now more than 8,000 women whose work as "Patriotic In structors' In corps and departments of the Woman's Relief Corps is com manding attention. Secured Old Prisons Besides the great sums spent in re lief work the organization has given the Grand Army of the Republic about $45,000 in cash for its permanent fund. It gives the Grand Army of the Republic SI,OOO annually. In 1896 the Woman's Relief Corps accepted as a gift from the Depart ment of Georgia, G. A. R., the old Andersonville prison stockade grounds near Americus, Ga., and expended thousands of dollars in turning this into a park. Old Providence Spring has been canopied with stone, and itß sweet waters are as refreshing to-day to travelers on the great Dixie high way as they were to the starving pris oners when it broke forth in August, 1864. The park with its neat cottage for war-worn wayfarers, its rose gar den, pecan orchard and other im provements, is now one of the garden spots of that section of Georgia. In its grounds seven great States have erected splendid monuments to their dead of prison days, and the Woman's Relief Corps has just honored Clara Barton by erecting there a handsome monument to the founder of the Am erican National Red Cross, who mark ed all graves in Andersonville. under Government supervision. The Woman's Relief Corps gave Andersonville to the United States, and it is now a Government Park. These are but a few of the achieve ments of the Woman's Relief Cops, which will, next to the O. A. R.. be the important factor at the coming National Encampment. The Ladies of the G. A. R. work along the same lines as the W. R. C. to some extent. Their membership is about 5 0,000, the eligibility clause de pending upon lineal descent from vet erans of the Civil War. It is esti mated at all National Encampments that the attendance of the members of these organizations of women bring to the Encampment as many women as men. Helped Tubercular Toward United States Citizenship In order to help Steve Stanovltch to gain admission to the State tubercu losis sanatorium at Hamburg the Dau phin County Poor Board advanced Steve $2 with which to take out his preliminary naturalization papers. The State won't admit an unnatural ized foreigner unless he has already taken preliminary steps to become a citizen of Uncle Sam. The man had been in the tubercular ward at the county almshouse and it was believed he had a chance of recovery if he could be treated at one of the State institutions. Another foreigner, Ivan Mictlc, wa.4 taken to Chicago to-day by his brother after having undergone treatment at the county almshouse tubercular ward for th° last two years. Ivan is well on the way toward recovery. MILLS FORCED TO REFUSE ORDERS FOR TONS OF BARS The steel market continued active and Arm yesterday. There was a con tinued heavy demand for steel billets and bars, but the sold up condition of mills is such that they have been forced to refuse contracts calling for delivery in the current year. The shortage is becoming acute. Foreign manufacturers have been finding great difficulty In securing steel rounds. There are estimated to be before the market at present inquiries for about 100,000 tons of bars. Mill operations Increasing steadily and production 'oae to 9o per cent, of capacity. SATURDAY "EVENING, Polish Peasants Greet Germans With Tears! By Astaciated Prtjt Berlin, Aug. 7, via London, 3 p. m. —The German troops were welcomed to undamaged Warsaw as liberators, according to the report forwarded to Berlin by Kurt Aram, a special cor respondent of the Lokal Anzelger. Telegraphing under date of August 6, Aram places emphasis on the state ment that the city was not evacuated without a conflict. The forts were protected by barbed wirq, trenches, pitfalls and mines against Infantry at tacks. The city is not mentioned as having been damaged. The Inhabitants of the Polish capi tal, the correspondent says, filled the streets and welcomed the in-marchlng troops with every sign of real enthus iasm and rejoicing. The streets were richly beflagged. The Polish peasants who long had been restrained in the city, began leaving in the early morn ing for their farms, driving their live stock and conveying their household effects. They greeted the Germans with tears. Orphans' Day at Hershey Will Be Popular Event The motor car owners are showing their usual liberal spirit of co-oper ation in tendering the use of their cars for Orphans' Day outing at Hershey Park. So far about fifty-five cars have been registered with J. Clyde Myton and about fifteen more are needed to accommodate the happy little youngsters who are looking for ward to a day of fun and feasting. A real automobile joy ride, a good din ner, a free show and the privilege of the amusement facilities of this splen did park. And no doubt some local merchants will contribute suitable; souvenirs in the way of flags, balloons | or horns to add to the gaiety of the | day's outing. Many motor car owners are looking forward to the day with as j much pleasure as the children. Some say they wouldn't miss the treat of seeing how happy a crowd of children can be, and even though the drivers of the cars may return home until it is time to call tor the children again toward evening, many prefer to stay and watch the children from the charitable Institutions of the olty have their exceptional (lay of Joy and frolic. Family Gardeners Awarded Prizes For Summer's Work Following a baseball game this aft ernoon between the Giants and the Monarchs, two colored nines of note, the prizes for the best appearing fam ily gardens provided by the Harris burg Benevolent Association at the Twelfth and Calder street plots were awarded. The game was oalled at 3 o'clock and It was expected that the prizes would be distributed between 4 and 5 o'clock. Spencer F. Barber, steward at the county almshouse and a practical farmer, judged and award ed the prizes. These amount to about $26 in rash. All told there were 237 family gar dens provided, which proved a direct | benefit to 237 families who otherwise i would have no chance to tide them selves over the summer. They raised the vegetables themselves. HOW TO MASSAGE A FLOWER STALK Flower arrangement is one of the choice aesthetic pursuits of the wo men of Japan. It is a study of lines of balanced parts, of grouping and, of course, of colors. It will perhaps be new to American ladies that the flower artists of Japan are able to turn the stem of a blossom In any desired di rection. A writer says: "The method may be readily applied to all plants with succulent stems, such as hyacinths, tulips, narcissi, and llllles in general. We may think of a vase full of tulips, ln which one or two of the blooms have grown so awk wardly that, however they are placed, they do not seem to fit into the plan. Nothing in the way of forcing should be attempted. The only plan is by very gentle rubbing and bending to turn the stalks In the desired direc tion. Always rub up to the flower head, and divide the massage into two or three periods of a few minutes. At the end of this time the stalk will have taken on the desired turn, and the whole appearance of the flower will be entirely natural. Bends and twists in the stem may often be taken away by massage, although if the deformi ties are bad more time must be al lotted. "In the cast of flowers with woody or fibrous stalks we must take up a different method. A very ingenious method of keeping the flowers in the desired position is tying them with pieces of cotton. Thus a wayward stalk may be drawn towards another, and the cotton will never show, pro viding it is colored to match the pre vailing tint. Anyone who has not tried this plan will be delighted with the ease with which the Individual blooms may be fixed ln their right position." WANTS 200 AIRSHIPS CAPTAIN MARK L. BKlfcjTOL Captain Mark L. Bristol, chief of the United States Navy's aeronautical bureau, is the man who some time ago presented to the House naval affairs committee the need for increas ing the navy's aerial fleet to 200 air craft. Now his recommendation has been adopted by the Navy General Board and Secretary Daniels and it will be presented to the next Congress with an excellent chance of going through. The TTrJted States Navy now has a fleet of only fourteen alr ciaft, while the European nations have hundreds. An appropriation of $2,200,000 is necessary to bring the aeronautical branch of the navy up to its proper standard, is the statement of Captain Bristol, and this is the amount to be asked for when Congress convenes. JEFFERY FOUR NOW SELLS AT sl,Ol Larger Than Last Year, Lighter in Weight and More Power, With Chesterfield Body The spectacular feature of the 1916 plans announced to-day by the Thomas B. Jeftery Company of this city is the new Jeftery Four with enlarged seven passenger capacity body at $1,035 — without the auxiliary seats, SI,OOO. Thiß car is represented here by the Bentz-L&ndls Auto Company at 1808 Logan street The Jeftery company also announces the Jeftery Six at $1,360 with the same specifications as the Jeftery Chester field Six which sold Ln large volume during the past year at $1,660. The silent worm drive, Lanchester canti lever springs and other notable fea tures which have made the Chester field a leader among light sixes will be continued ln the new Six in addition to certain refinements, making for even smoother, quieter operation. The chief emphasis, however, of the Jeftery company will be placed on the new Four. In discussing the Jeftery plans for the coming year, E. S. Jor dan, general sales manager and sec retary of the company, said: "In of fering the Jeftery Four to the Amer ican public at a SI,OOO price it is not the purpose of the Jeffery company to meet temporary price conditions nor to compromise with an imagined desire on the part of dealers and the public for cheapness. On the contrary, it is the aim and determination of the Jef fery company to establish the Jeffery Four as a standard car at a stand ard price. "The new price is the direct result of the continued popularity and con stantly Increasing demand for the Jef fery Four. This has brought about large scale production with its conse quent economies. We have reduced selling expense and overhead. We have cut the margin of profit. We have in troduced certain advanced methods of construction which save money and we are now able to give the "public more car at $1,035 than has hereto fore been possible to give at the origi nal price of $1,550. "We have refused to go below the SI,OOO price because we have found it impossible to produce a quality car at less than SI,OOO. We are not charg ing more than $1,085 because we have perfected a car which in quality, ease, comfort, efficiency and conomy will satisfy the most critical buyer, not only at the time of purchase, but after he has driven the car for a number of seasons. "One of the most important things which we have accomplished is the solution of the depreciation problem. Automobile owners can now buy this car at $1,035 and drive it for a num ber of seasons without suffering the marked depreciation which has been such an unfortunate feature of the automobile business. The price is a standard price—the car Is a standard car. We offer the Jeffery Four this year as the standard American auto mobile at a standard SI,OOO price." The new car, it is further stated at the Jeffery factory, Is not a com promise In any sense of the word. It has been built to maintain and In crease the reputation of the original Jeffery Four. This was the car, it will be remembered, which introduced the high speed type of motor in-this country. Its remarkable road perform ance In the hands of th<* thousands of owners during the past 2"A years has given It an enviable place "among the high grade Fours. Its price was $1,550 when it was announoed 2 % years ago last Spring, with a greatly increased volume of business, the price was re duced to $1,275, and the orders poured in at such a rate that within ten days of the announcement the factory was 1,500 cars behind and was'compelled to work 24 hours a day in three 8-hour shifts seven days in the week all Spring long in order to keep up with the demand. It will be seen from tris that there Is nothing experimental about the new Jeffery Four. The only mechanical changes are matters of simplification, making for les weight and greater ac cessibility. The new car weighs but 1.750 pounds—2oo pounds lighter than last year. The motor is essentially the same, but develops more power on the hills than last year. The unit power plant makes for greater sim plicity and accessibility. The starting and lighting system is the famous Bijur, the same as used by Packard. The Stromberg Model KR2 carburetor has proved out a wonder fully economical gas user and a great developer of power and speed. The clutch is of the dry disc type. The rear axle is Jeffery-built, of the same type used by Pierce-Arrow. The rear springs are extra length—2 inches longer than on the original Jefferv Four —giving an ease of riding at high speeds over country roads not found elsewhere except in the highest priced cars. It is said that the new Jeffery Four is even smoother, quieter and more powerful than the original car. Those who have ridden in it are enthusiastic over its freedom from vibration at high speeds and its ability to hold the road and maintain high average mileage on cross country trips. In building the new Jefferv Four it has eebn the aim of Jeffery engi neers to produce a car which' would even excel the original Jeffery Four in tire and gasoline economy—at the same time offering the public an auto mobile of standard seven-passenger capacity, so that the average owner who insists on quality and who fre quently wants to take out more than five passengers could satisfy these needs without paying a high price to start with and without footing big gasoline and tire bills each season. Figures gathered from Jeffery Four owners on tire mileage, gasoline con sumption, repairs and replacements covering a period of years come as a revelation to the average automobile owner whether he has been driving a low-priced care or a high-priced car. For example, on the Jeffery Four the average owner's cost for parts in the past 2'/4 years has been but $5.09. One of the chief reasons why such excellent results have been attained is said by Jeffery officials to be the fact that the Jeffery is 93 per cent, built in the Jeffery plant. Practically every operation is under the direct control of Jeffery inspection. Jeffery standards are insisted on throughout. The Jeffery company is not dependent upon parts makers and is directly re sponsible to the public for the qual ity of its automobiles. The body of the new Four is of the distinctive Chesterfield type—combin ing grace of line with comfort and roominess. It has an individuality which appeals to people looking for a car that will stand out from the ordi nary. With these two automobiles, the Four and the Six, combined with the famous Jeffery Quad, the truck that drives, brakes and steers on all four wheels, the Jeffery company is look ing forward to a year of unexampled prosperity. JOHN C. DEMMY DIES Following a short illness, John C. Demmy, 1226 Bailey street, aged 71, died this morning. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and two sons. No arrangements have been made tor the funeral. PARRISBURG TELEGRAPH The Days of Real Sport .... b,briggs ■ PLOCK- ' l NOTICE© M H HA You «SwjUM« ,Icl AT r H C BALL YOU HOO vVEt . ~ 1 —V Qm COME BACK ujitm AT makcs US r y V