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WAR RELIEF COMMITTEE WORK.
By-an unanimous1 vote; the Kxccutive" Relief •   CommitteeA  also -appropriated  ■
1 ..'nniiiroe'-nf   the . War    Relief ■- Com-, the  money   in /'the  hank. *■This   was  a;>-
•liiltec * decided,' in   a   se-sion■'. held  oh i portioned in. tliis   manner:   A-   Ay -
sundav. -:o  -4'V(-'  the   residents  of   this jZ .'■ $.»■;<» for-relief of the Hclgians.- to he  "
y>immn/.ty 'Ann    opportunity  -to    prove | sua  either. ..to   the. I'.elyian  Relief  Coin- ■
"tlie   spirit   of   Christinas"; in  a '   very; inittee of New A'ork. or to the American j-'
'■•riiVtieai'-way:'-A-:':'.'' ■•-/-.!-'      .//Coiiunittee   iii . Kr. rope..' ..ThisA makes   a,.
.A'Tlii's \\:is'■• done hy authorizing: the j .o:a'.. ;.»f $50-.) given to iiid.the Belgians.
Apiting'of .blank pledges in the.S\varth-]A $-'-'5 to- tiie ..American Red Cross "-
jiiii're 'S'i'ws. which, may he signed/up ;. Society, to he- expended, tor/ the relief':
for .mv amount—ten." twenty-live or -j of civilians in the war-wrecked conn- -'•
.'j'.ft. eent-A or one. two or-, more dollar-, j tiie-—$i-'5 to he - spent wherever the '";'
1, 1-e paidregularly,, every:' two weeks.*.!-Red Cross--Society may iiecni.it most*
■'Tlu>  plan   will   enable  the   people  of f 'needed.- and   §1110 . for- relief   work .in
Palestine . .Ind   ■ the   'southern  .' border •..
countries:     -"•'■.     .-' ~i •" ' . .  •'■ '* y A".
;    It   was   reported  by  the-I\a-v.  (ieorge ■
. .-V . .\larr,   trea-iirer .of   tho   coniniittee,-:
that the total  amount in tal k was $.475.A
This  included   a "contribution    of.$100
'Siv.-uthmore to do much more in bc-
V:tlf of the/starving Helgians and other
srlTerer.-thaii has heen done. It means
tluit eveiv one/whatever their income.
c'sirTielp' to relieve the intense distress.
1\ mean's that any one  wishing to give.
n certain' amount, hiit   finding  the   total.!. from the   Woman's  Club, and  eancella-
pnynu'tit   at'.tmce   to   he    inc-onvenient. j tiiiji   of ■ $75 jworth-  of-  pledges."- ' The
total amount . collected- to .date  is $^-5-
h'cr;'contribution
c:.n. di-trihpte .his. or
.;ut- -e\ Oral /months.   y   y    rt'.'.   -y'
;   Xo; ii.n.ioiin't is tin> small   to give.yatid.
ii.-m-"toij large-    Five cent-will  feed a
'-tnr'ving' Belgian   for aZ(lay.  ' Five dollars will.buy a barrel of  flour.    *
I'he  latest   reports, of   the  .prevailing [ day ivcnigg        -..'■-.-.
distress-in   I'.clgi'uin  and .elsewhere   in-!     The   amount   does   not   include,   how-
d.icatc that the conditions are' far .worse', ever, the ?ttx) sent   by  the   l-riciids  the
than at first. Millions  of  iiieii, women I other Awcck.   'and   various  other   c.oiitri-
awi'children   are   in • dire. ■ need—nuiiiy I hutioris.    '-.•/-'        -A A. '-'.-"-
of thein actually /starving .and '.witli'tnit
• Theie remains ti> be paid about $u:n■ ..
more-. o|>    account    of    pled.nesA     Tlie  .
also   add   tlie. pro-    .
'Mrs. .\lain\varin:-;-s
e. jiiven   next ' Vy\-
nayvrs'■ Cluh   will
ceeds of   die   play.
.Maiiayenieiit.A   to'   1
-iiOiciet.it dotlies  to  withstand, {lie Hi;-.I
or- of winter. •   .
Tlie call fpr food and clothin.tr is a-
iiri;eiit as it is imperative. . These niil-
lioiis tieed food antl clothing, and need
it nt once. This is not the time to
withhold^-to wait aiul sec if they will
•actually-tarve or freeze.    •/
If any One   desires  to  make   a   con-1
trihutioti  without  siiminiya. ple'djje eer- .
tilicate. it will be received by any liiein-
hiT of tlie coiiunittee or Sir.Marr, the
treasurer,   or . Mr.  ZWehster.   cashier Zof;
the  Swarthmore   Xational   Hank.  ..       ;';'
ihirgess  /Perry   .presidedover    the.;
hZxeciitive Cnuuiiittee session last/Sun
day'.'. .These . nieiiibers- were    present
DR.  NORMAN,PLASS
'   .Dr.' . XornVan... I'las-    lias. Ainnr   to"
• zSw.'iithniore . :1s ' iitVice .'liiimaUer   of   the Z
■ Chahtauqua   Association.     [ U-  uhis   with •,
I the   Association a part  t»f. the   suninier
'':.*-  superintendent..   Dr. 1-las- vvas presir •
'(knt, of    Wash'h'nnie   Collejie. . 'l'opeka;
i Kansas,   for  seven; years  and   ha-   lust;:-
■ returri.ed , froni    four   years   in ■■' Kurope. .-
He '•? a-'iiniduatv of .Williams and  Vale .
.   anil     has     received' .honorary." degrees
; fi'oiu ..Williams   and-, Cohunbia;' ■ -.'.-,
News Notes
ITALIAN PATHEP. AND  CHILD
BEYOND THE TOY BELT
• Tcssy's new baby limtlny-a1 little bam-
■■ ■ rt—-—'-."- •   '/--''---■ hiiio tiiihtly  bound:Tessy  is   proud, as.
' T.o stand outside the magic. Christmas j po-->THte  and   as- fi>ijd   as   if  she   would
circle   in' a. .toyless   woihl, 'with - sonie- l.nnt'.havc  to  break  her  small  hack". lug-
.; l)on't.turh a deaf ear  to this appeal ' Rx-Rurgess   Carroll'/ Thaver.   the/Rev.
hecati-e you Only have ten cents to give | William .M. Woodtin. chairiiiaii of  the
•'— fiive /the   ten   cents.     I>oii't .measure : h'iiiance    Committee:     Harlan    Jessup,
•what youi'.Vniu'lit to give;'.hy. what   some ' 'Charles A. Sinith.A/Nlr. Marr and Louis
X  i-ives—give generously.     /       VSeaber. ' Meetings    of    the./ committee, j skirts/ making  the/insinuating remarks.? .-pid a.vis it  paid.. to' i»oor
addition   to   .devising A \vaysAand ■! will he held; frequently as  long as .tlie'coniiiion  to  childiiooii   the  world   over, jlma.    who* has    lost   oiie
Art;  .;'■;'■'■■ -   '. jaV to.what I Ulight get- them for Christ
tiling like three' liuiidred. aii.d V Iif ty small jgiug .him. around, within   another  year.- \
.! children  nietapluirically  clinjiing'.tV) liiyj-   Jo-epeira's gla--es are.to be iiisjiectcth A,.;..
■ me: el
In.
hit-ans
for -continuing its vvork. tho. War f war coutinues.
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MAKE A REAL   CHRISTMAS GIFT /
—Help the /War. Relief Work—   .'-/';■ yd
///   I'lhl.OUT THIS COCPOXAND SKXl) IT IN .   /
•'Z.Vmi can give what you choose, and' pay ' it in semi-ino'ntlily instalments, for as many -months as yoii. please—one., two. three or. four
month;-.- Send, in the attached coupoii and pay' the. money every two
week- to Mr, Marr, . 14^ Park Aveniie. or Mr. Webster/ at the Bank,
oi. If you say so, a Boy Seoul will call, for it <mi tlie first and.fit-.
.teeiith of each, niontli. '-.-• '-. A • ;' '   ..:       '-""",'-'"• ■'-"'":
:/-■'•". '/•-'■/'   A—COUl'O.N—; 'rtyrt    ' XAirt'-rtrt [y'rtirt'.'.'i
.'War Relief Committee of Swarth more:
In aid .of  war'.': relief  work   abroad.   I . herehy-   agree  to   contrilnite ■
-/.'..cents  (or)  dollars oil the first, and fifteenth of eacli nionth for
next . /A.;.:...  months,beginning: ■■ December   15'.-.. '• "'.'-"'-..
.'.'•/•; '.;■/-      •' .Name. :,.'./..... .X...... /...*..'/.-..... ....... .
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HOME  AND SCHOOL  PLANS AN-
. OTHER  INTERESTING EVENT
* T'L"'":di it will have a very practical
vdivat'i..iiM. value, the nieeting of the
Mvme .and School Association next
Monday evening-will be an interesting
'iitirtainmcnt as well.   • "'"-:''.-. -.'■"--.
In connection with'a discussion of ohl
ind  new • school   methods   of   teaching
. wnsic, .a program of musical numhers
''as   been   arranged.    This,   considered.
.'-.as an entertainment, will he quite out
A the. ordinary.   ■/
•■'■Mr-'.- Wilbur S. Fricke will discuss
tl'.f old methods. To illustrate, vari-
'"i> old favorites will he sung accord-
"t.R.to   the  now  out-of-fashion   meth
ods,  and  the   singers will  be  costumed
to rejireseht  a  by-gone period. . .--
' - iji.s's  Klizaheth   Reber, of the faculty
o*
sent  the   newer   way  of teaching   sing
ing.    In  prt>of. of  jhc results .obtained,
pupils o'f the  various grades  will sing.
■-■.-■■ 1 on me
The numbers \vill include several i>rr>]»
erly  popular songs:'.'-    -
mas,  is. an • experience, startling ' new   to
nie. . .'...'■■-
When one actually live-Ait the 'Sct-
lieineht. and comes to'.-.know the children ih their- liome-.as well'. as i.n the
institution; they lecoine not just -"poor-
children" whom we wish to benefit out
of a general wish to he religious "or
jdiilanthropic, lint individuals so dear .
that the tug on one's, heart is ipiite.as
real as if' their habitation:- were not
so near the gutter, ami their natural
i kinship were a bit closer. -Z'   "■■'•,•'..
. 1 low fuh .of -them one's • mind and
heart becomes J Kindergarten (ierson,
: lying ' in - his . little ' -white bed in the
scrupulously . clean rooiu that * -eryes
the family for bed room aiid--dining
room, ail ice cap on his head, his sweet
little ".face fever-lhishe'd . from' , pneumonia, liis hand grasping ii tiny block
—his only- plaything. ._■-.
.And Marigold court! / The choicest
experience—a \-isit -..'tn*.Marigold court!
It houses half/niy kindergarten and
many children more. They/greet .me
literally with, open arms; they 'enter
gaily into the fun of the. occasion whe.il
I Soberly divide niy hands among theni.
so that each finger is grasped by a dif-
ittle   I't'.scpiar
eye   through
filthy   neglect   <>f   a   had   case   of; "pink
eye.'.'     She -would'   have   lost   the   other
also   had   kindergarten  -'begun Aa'-   Week
laU-rA  . Then    josie's   linger—a    fearful
sure—'liuist   he   attended   to.  . We .arc
flirty  in/Marigold court, but our moth- i
crs struggle again-t tlie tilth.    We have i
few    clothes ' iuid.   inconvenient   Water,
supply, and the niouient  we -tep out
Ihe 'crowded   house we  are iii  the gutter/where  runs   surface drainage.    The
city is-not -o careful to keep • »iir street
s\\ ept.   as   the   streets   where   live. folk
with •.'niore   plentiful '•■■'wardrobes.     We
are.'.-o ttny.ai'd.'we   fall over .so easily
:—o'.ne-   of .11-—that   'we- really, do' get
(ihi-teivd-•'frnin  head   to  foot. A.
But   we  are   wonderfully  loyahjc   for i terian church
ah that, and .when   far,  nidth-eaten lit-.' 8.E. M,
EVENTS FOFv THE COMING WEEK
SATURDAY,   DECEMBER   12—
.-.-'  -8 P. M.:' / -A
,     Recital   hy/-M.i">-   Jeannette   Kling   at
the   Swarthniore   Preparatory- School.
SUNDAY,  DECEMBER  13—
■    ilA, M. :  "'■-•■•'././; ''.-
Services in 'lr.i'dty, Methodist and
Presbyterian Churches..; ■':..■- '.':'■■ .'.-'
■;'.     11!30 A. M. :        //     ./
I'riend-A Meeting. ■'•'.'
MONDAY.   DECEMBER   14— :
'/    8 P. M.:    .: /."'.* :'■■'■"■ /'■';' ./= A.-;..
Nieeting   iiflfome  .ind   School
ition.     . -',' '  ;•
TUESDAY.   DECEMBER  15-r-
/■   is P.   M.:/Z.'-;-':/-A/;./-/ZA
/Meeting   of' tlu-- Mothers'   Section
! the W'ojnairs  (Tub. .-.".
:/-■• A"8 P^ M :      A   Z />;.-./-.; '
\ '-, Musical at  the Woinan's C.ltih: House,'
;''auspices   ni   the   Music   Section.of   the
Woman's Club. '   ." '
WEDNESDAY.-. DECEMBER   16— Art
c..:./   '10 A. M.:    A -".-A,;../ A •"'
1     Music    Study    Club.; .   Schubert- pr<>^
gram, conducted by  .\liss  Rich. ;'■■
THURSDAY, DECEMBER .17—■  \
Play.  by -.-' the    Wastika    Caihp    hire
liirls;  •' Scenes   fniiii . Mary/  Cary."'-"A.
FRIDAY,  DEGEMBER  1JB—X.'A .
2^30 P. M.: .
Missionary    meeting   at   the A Pre-hv-
Asso-
ol
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in i
Plav
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dollar) javspices
tie   Jerry, (his   hair   has   fallen -out
patches .larger   than .' a . silve
stagger- acr«>-s the. court t<> give nie a
h.i'i'a'na.   his Z siiiile   would   glorify   any ,     ...    ;.*,  ;' ~~./ A 'X~'X~~     /•'
gift, tlioiieli   id-  small   person   i-  jdenti- ,'A'es,- Aunt   Ihlinda iuade' that   mat, ■
at   the ; CluA   ll.oii-'e   under   the
of ■ the   Players'   Cluh.   "Mr-.
Nianageineht." ..-•'-■'       /
fully ' smeared   with ■ nn-cientilically   devoured lollyypop.   A;
■   At   the mouth nf   tlie alley  we -shake
hands   all    round—usually    twice   over,
.-. .,      e       .1 t     1 -ii 1 ferent-   child,   and    we   move  ■ happily
t   the   Swarthmore   schools,   will, pre- i ,      .:■ .*.-*::    .   • .   ,,
.-..-'. ,...,-.      ...._.:' from   house   to   house, -surrounded   by
jan ever increasing halo of older broth-
l.ers and sisters.' 'Die mothers beani np-
1 oii me because I love their b:ibie-.. '.:   •
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•A The' crowd   waits . out-ide ..while   I
i mount a dark windiiig stair, with steps
an
j upper room, where  lie  Jo-ie andMil-
ing promises to he one of the most de- ; lit —Millie, our kindergarten major geh-
lightful   musical   events of   the  season. ■ ^j    aj,t.(i   live,   with   more   plans   and
Parents and all other interested in  the I   ,lits co„cealed about  her -tuMed little I
schools are invited.// . A-/     A rperson than   :;Teaeh".   (-Teacher)   could
•As  usual,  the. iirogram   will  conclude I hatch in a year, but now
In; addition,  there will he  sonic pro-; so namnv   (hat  I. feeb all   feet,   to
fessional singing.    Altogether, the even- ]
so still!
with a social half hour.    Refreshments [luother must lie persuaded toA-vu'i
will   he    served,    and   the    o|>portunity j to
given   for   nieeting all  one's  neighbors./
Her
her
a  hospital—a trip they nil drea<l. ;■ ,.
Then.!; rejoin1 the   crowd'and   si-it
( Continued   »n   fagi"' ■(•"our.)
Just   u by, • I   coiihln't   -ay :. •
I'ut   I'm  pot   worried about, that,  ;
/■ Its -fine to give away.' ...    : y -'.
Tliere'- 1 lint green lieZwc 'laughed about-.
■That   awful collar, too;—  -
My Ch.ri-'tma-   li-t   is most   made
.I'm  thankful, truly  true.:
out.
Public    Performance
the Player's Club
•The   Player-'   Club   of . Swarthmore ;
present.-   John    Redhead   I'rooiue's   play
iii three acts. "Nhs. John  Mainwaring's
Management..",    at- its   public 'perform-;
aiice.   Friday-   evening.    DecemberA 18th,
ioij.  at  eight  o'clock, at-the  Woman's
Club' I louse. •■■'   ' '' '■ '■'    ■'■
Proceeds   to   he   given   to   the   Relief
Coiiunittee   iii  Swarthniore  for the war.
sufferers.'■' ■- /' ■/• "• -.;
.Admission.  50.cent-.    Reserved scats,
7- cents.     -.*.- ■ ■'■':'■ ■'■"-■
Mis;   Pratt   ami   Mr:   W.   P,A l'.arnes
have ■ returned from.. Marlboro, : Mass.,
where 'th<y have '! ecu sojourning- for
the ■ la-t Yew .nionth-.'. Tli'ej. . will be
home   for- the   winter.
Mi-s   I'.n'nna--Seal  eijtertajned   a .h"ive
Hundred  jiart>. on-Tuesday   night./    A .
Mr.   T.
Markham.
P..   I.ow nes   has
Pa.' '  ■..."■".".-
removed    to
A'-suffrage-nieeting- wa-
y.h of thi- nionth at the
I >r.  and   Mrs.   Holme-.  ■■•'
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