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5W"WWiWWiiiiiWiilwpiiiiPiiBB(Hl Mexican crisis, gained so firm a foot hold the organization is being ex tended to many seacoast and inland cities of the nation. At first the movement was only for sailors, but soldiers wrote in asking PLAIN AND CLASSY HBNHk Hot Springs, Va. The plainest of Irocks, coats and hats are now worn ty small folk who belong to the group of fashionable people assem bled here. , A good example is this play dress for cool days worn by Virginia Clayton Willys, daughter of John N. Willys of Toledo ad Pasadena. for "mothers" and the women ex tended the movement to include the army. The "sons" write back telling th,ey appreciate the interest their "moth ers" take in them. When they are on leave, their "mothers" await them to see what their letters actually have done. Some of the rules of the Mothers' club are: "Write as though the boy were your own son. "Dori't send money, but encour age him to save. "Get an encyclopedia, select places of interest for him to see and give you a complete description. This will be of educational value and give hint something definite to do. "Make your suggestive influence clean and help, to destroy those of the saloon. The land sharks are the sailor's worst- enemy. He is ours to honor and protect in compensation for his protection of us." ANY WOMAN MAY BE A-'MOTHER' Any woman who has interest in Uncle Sam's soldiers and sailors may join the Mothers' Correspondence club and become a "mother" to some orphan boy in the service. To become a "mother,' write to Mrs. Emma F. Ellist Indianapolis, Ind. She has a list of the boys who need " the comforts of a mother and the blessings of a home. She will send you the name of one of them who will be your "son." I TODAY IN ILLINOIS HISTORY April 24, 1848. Democratic "state convention held in Springfield. o o Manufacturers Record says that the total value of the south's agri cultural products, including animal products, in 1916 was more than $4, 650,000,000, or only 8 per cent less than the total for the U. S. in 1900. The patriot follows the flag.