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INTERESTSofWOMEN
FOREST PROTECTORS
GIRLS ARE LOOKOUTS
WATCH FOR TELI-TALE SMOKE
Tour Girls Stationed on High Peaks
of National Forest Guard
Against Fire
We know of the many kinds of
work hitherto given to the control of
man which are now being taken over
“wholesale'’ by the women. They are
bending over grinding machines, mak
ing bolts, tending steam presses,
grooming engines, picking scrap iron
and working on munitions and aircraft
machinery. From the western sec
tion of the country comes a new call
for women, that of watching for for
est fires from lone stations high in
the national forests.
Four women have been appointed
to do this: They are: Miss Nit a
Vogel, Miss Laurel Canning, Miss Ma
rie Pooler and Miss Martha Andrews.
Of these Miss Canning has the dis
tinction of occupying her lookout sta
tion alone. Tho other three have com
panions. All received their first ap
pointment this season.
Five Peaks in Sight
ifiss Vogel, whose home is at Wv-
Or., is stationed on the pinnacle
# Indian mountain, three miles south
of Wahtum lake. From her 4894-foot
elevation she sweeps the horizon,
scanning the distant ridges and can
yons for the smoke that betrays an
Infant forest fire. With her compan
ion, Miss Ivy Gray. Miss Vogel occu
pies the tiny lookout house from
whose windows one may see not only
a large part of the Oregon national
forest but also the peaks of Mt St
Helens, Rainier, Adams, Hood and
Jefferson. Water has to be carried
from Indian spring, more than a mile
down the mountain side. Miss Vogel
succeeded Luther Elliff. who served
as lookout there for three seasons,
but who is now in military service.
University Girl on Watch
Miss Canning, who is a senior a;
the university of Oregon, is stationed
on Castle rock, in the Cascade nation
al forest. Her home is at Monmouth,
Or. Castle rock is southeast of Eu
gene and the nearest ranger station
is at McKenzie bridge. Accompanied
only by her dog. Jack, Miss Canning
watches over the safety of her vast
kingdom of forest.
Miss Pooler and Miss Andrews oc
cupy lookout stations in the McKen
zb division of the forest. The former
is a high school miss of Cottage Grove
and her 10-years-old brother is with
her for company. Miss Andrews Is
b junior at the university of Oregon.
She resides in Eugene and Miss Vida
Derflinger, a high school girl of that
city, is her companion. Miss Pooler
has charge of Deer Butte lookout. 20
miles from McKenzie bridge, while
Miss Andrews's station is at Horse
Pasture, near Foley Springs.
The lookouts are required to keep
a constant watch over their territory,
.making hourly reports by telephone
to headquarters. They are on duty
only during the fire season.
FRENCH GERLS CHANGING
War Responsibilities Make Them
More Independent and Self-Re
liant
The war is bringing out in the
French girl more and more of the
qualities for which the independent,
self-reliant “American type” has long
been Internationally famous, accord
ing to Miss Marie Schoell of the
(French high commission, who is in
this city to find homes for those of
her country who are coming here to
learn American business methods.
This modern French girl is not the
sheltered young “ingenue” we have
read of, the girl who was reared so
carefully in the letter of obedience,
[whose parents planned every act of
jhers and even decided on the man
[she was to marry. Now all that is
[changed. The girl whose home was
■m northern France or in "gay
Faree.” is no longer carelessly happy
or necessarily dependent, she is self
jreliant. more poised, and has begun
(to think and act for herself-—and
chooses not only her own husband,
but her own profession as well.
"The French girl of to-day is older
than the American girl of the same
*ge,” explained Miss Marie Schoell.
w 6ur girls of 17 look as the American
girls of 20 do.” she continued in her
precise English, which was tinged
»jth just enough accent and hesita
tion to fascinate the hearer. “Of
bourse, these girls who are coming
Shave been through much sorrow,
jtitey are not so light-hearted, and they
Are very serious in their intent and
[desire to get all that is offered to
[them in the school and in the home
flife.” she said.
F "Have the ideas of the French girl
Jfchanged any since the war?” was
ahsked of her. "O. yes, indeed.” she
Vxclaimed expressively, "but I should
Slot say radically so. Thev are he
jfeinning to think and judge for tliem
ieelves to a greater extent than ever
[before, and they recognize the train
ling which they are to get here to he
fpne full of wonderful opportunities.
BRiey are perhaps more self-reliant
E"ian heretofore and,” she commented.
Ith a charming smile, "more like the
merican girls in that respect.”
When questioned concerning the
?«vstom of the French marriage dowry
?Niss Schoell said that the idea was
'rapidly losing Its hold and favor, and
’persisted only to a small extent among
f*hj bourgeois. "Now,” she said,
["the modern girl of France, the girl
born of the war. feels that her ability
(to work and the fact that she has
proved herself capable of doing sorae
j. thing for her country as well as hav
j’lng developed earning capacity, is
{bringing sufficient dowry to her hus
band.”
According to this embassador, if
may tie so called, the French girls
‘wKo are coming here are represents ■
wive of the new women of a warring
band. They are eager to learn Amer
fjean ways, they want to get American
[energy and enthusiasm, to have it be
icome a part of them. They will learn
[American business methods, read
lAmerican books, listen to American
[music, become a part of American
homes and at the end of two years
they will carry all this back to their
own people many times intensified
because It will be coupled with French
warm-heartedness and a certain kind
ness of manner and viewpoint that
Has come of their sufferings and
• losses.
! The idea of giving these girls a
■ chance to study American business
* came through a Capt Paix. who went
C through th* Gilbert & Barker plant in
West Springfield, where he notice 1
the women stenographers and book
keepers. .It impressed him. be
cause, up to war time, there were
no such positions in France open to
girls. Now, however, there are many
schools which have inaugurated com
mercial courses, and they are being
taught in many cities and towns.
WOMEN RESPONDING
Thousands Heed Call to Take
Places of Men—More Stable
Labor Conditions
Women by the thousands are re
sponding to the appeal of employers
to take the place of men entering
the army and to fill new positions cre
ated by industrial expansion, accord
ing to the monthly business review
of the federal reserve board. From
all parts of the country come reports
that women are helping—in factories,
offices, stores, warehouses, street cars
and on tile farms where harvesting
created an immense demand for work
ers.
The rate of increase of women’s
employment now is much greater
than two months ago and some in
dications are that in a few more
months the number of women entering
industry will be greater than the num
ber of men withdrawing for military
service.
The review as made public Mon
day shows that women are spending
much of their new earnings for cloth
ing. Retail dealers in ail cities where
many women recently have left their
homes to work elsewhere report boom
ing business. This is contrary to
the policies of economy and self-denial
urged by ali government agencies as
a war measure.
Owing to a recent government su
pervision of employment agents, in
dustries now' report much more stable
labor conditions, but there is a contin
ued demand for more workers than
can be supplied. Many anticipate a
greater shortage this month with the
return to school of thousands of
teachers and children, who have been
working during the summer.
Eastern federal reserve banks report
that a tendency is apparent among
manufacturers and distributers to
await full assurance of government
price regulations before determining
trade policies. Industries generally ore
active and the less-essential enter
prises are rapidly being curtailed or
converted into essential production.
Wholesalers now are beginning to
market materials for sale next spring
at higher prices and retailers show
some uncertainty as to how higher
prices will be taken bv the public
for clothing and other articles. This
causes some hesitation in certain
lines.
A TEACHER OF AMERICANISM
While Her Relatives Fight Mary
Dailydaite Helps Her Country
men Here
For four years Mary Dailydaite,
Lithuanian, has not heard a word
from her relatives in her war-ridden
country. But you’d never guess it.
Mary Dailydaite, a small parcel of
cheer, is a secretary of the Voung.
Women's Christian association in
Lewiston, Me., and her work is
among the peoples of her own coun
try of whom there are a great num
ber* in Lewiston.
Helping those who do not under
stand English to comprehend the
rules and regulations governing the
draft laws and appending to the
soldier’s insurance is a part of her
work among her countrymen and
women. Miss Dailydaite's work ;s
done in connection with the interna
tional institute of Lewiston, which is
one of the many international insti
tutes of the national Young Women's
Christian association. located in cities
of this country, the work of which is
that of Americanizing the foreign
population.
CAW MAKE AW EWTIRE SHELL
English Women Have Mastered Forg
ing
Women in England now undertake
every process in the making of a
shell, including even the forging of
the billets in the foundry, according
to Tv. K. Yates, who in his booklet on
“The Woman’s Part,” says:—
"It was the urgent need of a great
ly increased output of shells in 1915
which led to the widespread intro
duction into the engineering shops of
female labor, and the women have
repaid this unique opportunity bv
their unqualified success. So rapid
and so marked has been their prog
ress in shell Jiroduction that by the
spring of 1917 the official announce
ment was justified that by March 31
of that year government contracts for
shells of certain dimensions would be
given only where SO per cent of the
employes were women.
"At first women were mainly en
gaged in simple machine operations,
such as boring, drilling and turning,
or in filling shells. They are. at pres
ent. working hydraulic presses, .guid
ing huge overhead cranes, 'tonging.'
or fitting the molten billets, "setting,"
or fitting the tools in the machines,
inspecting and gauging, painting the
finished shell cases, making the boxes
for dispatch of the finished product,
and trucking these when finally
screwed up and ready for exit from
the factory to the. front.”
HELEN FRASER GOES BACK
English Writer WIU Tell Her Country
women of America’s War Spirit
After a long speaking tour, in
which she has delivered 232 lectures in
228 days on the work of English wom
en in the war, Miss Helen Fraser has
returned to her native land to tell her
English sisters what American women
are doing for the cause of the allies.
"A great change has come over the
people of the United States, and over
the American women in the six
months or so that 1 have been here,”
she said before sailing for home. She
told of the great interest and enthu
siasm women have manifested in the
Liberty loan and Red Cross campaigns
and how through care in food conser
vation they have left available food
for Belgium and France.
She declared that few persons out
side the munitions factories had any
idea of the great number of American
women who have taken up that work.
Many of them are women who had
never worked before, but they are de
voting their entire energies to this
service, she said.
The tendencies of the times, she de
clared. are bringing women into the
full responsibilities of citizenship.
FARMERETB CATCH THE WORM
Wellesley Tillers of the Field Waken
the Natives, But Sell Their Produce
The Wellesley farmerets believe in
the ancient adage of the bird and the
worm, for they are right there with
their fresh produce when it is time
for the Boston markets to open up
for the days business. According to
one of the Boston papers, the natives
of the quiet college village have been
roused earlier than was their wont or
THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1918
pleasure by the clattering by of theso
lively tillers of the soil, who always
travel on noisy motor trucks to the
accompaniment of barking dogs and
crowing cocks. A sleep in the mid
afternoon makes up for their early
jaunt, and perhaps the inhabitants
have also found it expedient to choose
the same hour for their siesta.
WOMEN TO HELP WOMEN PIAY
Recreational Courses Will Plan In
tensive Program for War Workers
The training course in organiza
tion and leadership of recreational and
patriotic activities for women work
ers to be given at Columbia univer
sity. by the national league of women
workers, opened last week.
From F. C. Butler, in charge of the
community organization branch, in
dustrial service section of the ordnance
department. Washington, comes the
following illuminating comment on
the need of such a course: 'The com
munity conditions surrounding muni
tion workers in some 500 cities and
about 30 government reservations are
in charge of this branch. There is
almost no end to the work to be done
to see that the living conditions of
our war workers are made as con
venient and comfortable as possible.”
The national league of women work
ers, which has been organizing even
ing recreational clubs for self-sup
porting women for 30 years, has
planned this course to meet the spe
cial war-time needs of recreation
among women employed on govern
ment orders.
Lectures, field work, interviews and
round table discussions on sensible
recreation by practical and experienced
workers will be covered in the brief
intensive course. Students will be
ready to take positions October 15.
The national league points out that
those who tako this course may help
in winning the war by helping the
women who make the means of wag
ing war. At the same time they will
contribute to the permanent work oi
making American communities more
pleasant places in which to live by
providing recreation on a broad scale.
THREE MEALS A DAY
[Menus and Recipes Prepared hr Virginia
tarter Lee for the Sunday Republican.].
Sunday
Breakfast—Cantaloupe, fried pan* flsh
corn pone, coffee. 1
Luncheon or snpper-Cheese sandwiches
ginger ale cup apple whip, spice cake.
Dinner—Chicken pie. green corn, riced
potatoes, lettuce and tomato salad, peach
ice-cream. *
Monday
Breakfnst— Grapes, hominy waffles,
maple sirup, coffee.
Luncheon — Potato chowder, barlev
crackers, baked apples, cookies.
Dinner—Clear tomato soup, chicken
hash with green peppers, on toast (left
over), baked potatoes, fried eggplant
compote of fruit.
Tuesday
Breakfast—Stewed quinces, uncooked
cereal, French toast, simp, coffee.
Luncheon—Baked tomatoes with mush
rooms. rye bread, grape marmalade.
Dinner—China chilo deft over lambs),
baked potatoes, cucumber and lettuce
salad, apple whip.
Wednesday
Breakfast—Grapes, uncooked cereal,
creamed eggs, panned potato cakes, cof
fee.
Luncheon—Scotch broth (with barley),
oatmeal crackers, peach betty.
Dinner—Bouillon in cups,* green pep
pers stuffed with fish, corn pudding, po
tato bails, tomato salad, currant fritters.
Thursday
Breakfast—Baked apples, browned veg
etable hash, rice gems, coffee.
Luncheon—Oysters poached in the
shells, corn broad, cabbage salad.
Dinner —Tomato soup. beef loaf:
browned potatoes, succotash, vegetable
salad, grapes.
Friday
Breakfast—Stewed erahappies, grilled
tomatoes, fried corn meal mush, coffee.
Luncheon—Eggs a la golden rod In the
chafing dish, buttered toast, peach tapi
oca .
Dinner—Vegetable soup, boiled cod,
parsley sauce, potato puff, stuffed pep
pers. cabbage and apple salad, quince jelly
tarts.
Saturday
Breakfast—Cooked cereal with raisins,
coddled eggs, watercress, potato roils,
coffee.
Luncheon—Fish salad, olives, Brookline
biscuits, apple sance.
Dinner—Cream of corn soup, deviled
kidneys, Brussel sprouts, mashed pota
toes, fruit salad.
Baked Tomatoes With Mushrooms
Remove a small slice from rbe end of
six tomatoes and scoop out the seed por
tions. Season inside with salt and pap
rika. Peel one small cnpfui of mushroom
caps, break in hits and saute in a little
melted oleo. Add three-quarters of a cup
ful of seasoned white sauce; add a little
chopped parsley and fill into the toma
toes. Arrange in a baking pan. cover the
tops with crushed cracker crumbs mixed
with a very little grated cheese, and bake
about 15 minutes.
China Chllo
This is a delicious dish when properly
cocked. Cut the remnants of lamb Into
small pieces. Add one large cupful of
shelled lima beans, one minced onion,
half a head of lettuce, cut In shreds, and
boiling water to cover. Simmer slowly
until the l>enns are tender, and season
with salt and paprika after the first lo
minutes. Thicken the liquor with a tea
spoonful of cornstarch moistened with a
little cold water, and stir until very
smooth.
Brookline biscuits—Work one-quarter of
a cupful of almond paste into one cupful
of boiled water that has been cooled to
tepid heat: adil one tahleS|>oonful of but
ter. one tablespoonful of sugar, half a
teaspoonful of salt, one cake of com
pressed yeast dissolved in one-quarter of
a cupful of lukewarm water and about
3% cupfuls of mixed rice and wheat flour
(2r, per cent wheat and 75 per cent rice).
Blend and knead to a smooth dough and
set aside until thev have doubled hi bulk.
Shape Into oval rolls and when they have
risen to twice the original size, brush
over with ntilk and bake in a hot oven.
f'heese sandwiches—Butter thin slices
of any of the dark war breads and spread
with very fresh cheese that has been
mashed to a paste with a fork and niois
toned with chili sauce until of the con
sistency of a rarebit.
GIVES HAIR TO RED CROSS
One of the most unique gifts yet
received by the Red Cross, to he sold
for its relief fund, was the beautiful
Jong hair of a Los Angeles high
school girl. She refused to give her
name, and was accompanied by her
mother only. There, was no expres
sion of regret on the part of either the
mother or the daughter when the wavy
tresses fell from the sure clip of the
scissors of the perhaps not heartless
barber. Both appeared to feel satis
fied in the knowledge that something
worth while had been sacrificed for
their country.
PORTO RICAN WOMEN AND WAR
"Tenemos que hacer nuestra parte,”
which translated literally means “We
must do our bit,” and it is said with
all the necessary torce and sincerity
by the women of Porto Rico. Special
Agent F. C. Roberts has been regis
tering these women who are anxious
to aid directly in helping to win the
war, and there are a large number of
them wait! g and willing. He will find
occupations tor them that will relieve
men for active war service.
Mrs Clementina Fessenden, 70,
originator of Empire day, celebrated
throughout the British empire, died at
Hamilton, Ont., Saturday, she was
the mother of Prof A. R. Fessenden
of Boston, who gained distinction in
wireless telegraphy.
RELIGIOUS
APPLAUSE IN CHURCH
New York Sedateness Gets a Jolt
From Western Visitors
How ideas of the fitness of things
differ in different sections and be
tween people in the same section is
shown by a story from the metropolis
where it is popularly supposed that
almost anything is allowable.
Western and southern people, visit
ing New York city this season for
summer vacations. have aftendea
public religious worship on Sunday
;n the Fifth-avenue Presbyterian
church and there indulged in hand-
clapping applause of the patriotic
points made by the preaciier. Grow
ing especially enthusiastic over some
of the sentiments expressed, they
have laughed and cheered after tho
manner of a political rally. The
preacher. Rev Mark A. Matthews of
Seattle, has delivered his points in
such a way as rather to encourage
vigorous expressions from the pews.
Old-tin.e Presbyterians present have
expressed astonishment at sucli dem
o?istra:ions, but have taken no pub
lic notice. They have inquired as
to tha occupants of the pews, and say
that they have found almost all of
them to be strangers in New York,
and fur the most part visitors from
the middle West and Pacific coast.
Long ind oft-repeated cheering in
such on historic place has created
talk over the whole city.
The Fifth-avenue church is noted
for the pastorate of the famous Rev
John Hall, and more recently for
that of Rev John Henry Jowett. It
is held to be the greatest of Ameri
can Presbyterian churches, and never
before l as hand clapping and other
expression of stump approval been
luard lrom the pews. An elder of
another New York church said after
the second of the hand-clapping serv
ices that not an elder or deacon of
the Fifth-avenue church itself was
present, all being on vacations. Claim
ing to know the Fifth-avenue congre
gation fairly welk he stated that he
saw :io familiar face that afternoon.
One man from one middle West city,
when he learned that cheering in
Presby’erian churches in New York
is an innovation, said that it is com
mon jo his city—and that New York
will come to it.
In this connection the custom of
the Second Congregational church of
Holyoke may be cited as an illustra
tion of the extreme conservative
view. At a week-day convention of
:he churches of the state a few years
ago, the request was made that dele
gates refrain from applause because
of the dignity inherent in a house of
worship. The delegates didn’t always
remember, but the moderator tried
to.
Disciples to Consolidate Boards
Disciples of Christ, the large reli
gious body of the middle West, also
known as the Christian church, have
virtually determined to put their three
great missionary societies together.
These three are the foreign, the home
and the women. Some efforts have
been made to center the headquarters
of all three, and of Disciples in gen
eral. in New York, but it is said now
to be probable that Indianapolis will
be made the headquarters, with a sec
ond and growing national center in
New York. The present benevolences
of the Disciples denomination reach
about $2,000,000 a year through the
societies named, hut a proposition is
now put forth to double the amount,
and to ask the 1,500.00)0 Disciples
regularly to give $4,000,000 a year.
The final acts of consolidation will be
taken at the general convention, to be
held this fall in St Louis.
The men and millions movement of
this body, inaugurated some few years
ago to raise $0,300,000, and given sl,-
000.000 as a starter by one Kansas
City layman, has completed its task
with $7,000,000 to its credit. During
April. May and June of this year it
secured some $2,000,000. Now the
movement, given a new name, is to
become the business end of the great
benevolences of the Disciples, and, ‘f
the way be clear, to give much at
tention to the financial management
of churches, especially of those in
small towns. The Disciples general
convention, which for many years was
a mass-meeting, and attended by num
bers reaching up to 15,000. is now a
delegate body, and this fall, owing to
transportation problems, will be a
comparatively small body and will
make its proceedings as brief as pos
sible. Also to an extent never be
fore possible in Disciples affairs, it
will make real laws for government
and administration.
The Minister’s Wife in the Pnlpit
In several local instances when a
pastor has felt and heeded the call
of the war. it has been reported that
his work would be carried on with
out interruption by the mistress of
the manse. Up the river at Hadley
Rev S. R. Mayer-Oakes handed over
his work to Mrs Mayer-Oakes more
than 16 months ago. and she was im
mediately ordained and has proved
herself a competent substitute, as not
only her own congregation will tes
tify. but also the Congregationallsts
of the state who have heard her at
two state meetings.
Very recently announcement was
made that Rev F. L. Briggs of Indian
Orchard was to leave for war work,
and Mrs Briggs, who studied theology
in the same seminary with her future
husband, is to carry on his church
activities. As she is already doing a
good bit of the pastoral work, the
only difference will be that she does
the preaching also. Another similar
case is that in the family of Rev F.
K. Brown of Bethany church. Worces
ter, formerly of Southwick and bet
ter known by his pen name. "Al Prid
dy,” whose wife is to fill his pulpit
during his absence in uniform. These
are all Congregational churches, but
probably other denominations could
tel! a similar story.
SONG OF THE LAND ARMY
[Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon in the Wom
an Citizen.]
The smell of rich earth, plow up
turn'd. the Vain from soft, hut
persisting skies.
The starting wheat in its velvet green,
the sounding wind that the
damp earth dries,
The white-tall’d lark with its liquid
note, the bursting buds and the
streams afloat.
Give me Thv passionate love of these,
Lord, till I die! t
The golden grain to the harvest
white, the whirring fall of the
firm-bound wheat.
The burning sun* in the azure skies,
the pee-wee's morn-call wild
and sweet.
The black clouds rent by the light
ning pale, the daisies whiten
ing every dale.
Give me Thy passionate love of these,
Lord, till I die!
The des'late winds on the browning
wastes, the red full weight of
the apple trees,
The bracing air of steely dawns, the
yellow leaves in a twinkling
breeze,
The cornfields brown and the bold
chipmunks, the far triangle of
wild duck honks.
Give me Thv passionate love ol these.
Lord, till I diet
OBITUARIES
REV GEORGE W. ANDREWS
DIES AT DALTON PARSONAGE
Had Held Many Church and Fra
ternal Offices and Was Prom
inent in State Congrega
tional Circles
Rev Dr George Wakeman Andrews,
67, pastor of toe Dalton First Con
gregational church, died at the Con
gregational parsonage in that town
Saturday morning at 7 o’clock. Ten
days ago he was stricken with a par
aluytic. shock, which caused death. He
was the fourth oldest Congregational
minister in the state in point of serv
ice at one church, and was a son-in
law of Gen Rathbone, founder of the
Knights of Pythias.
Mr Andrews was born in New York
city June IS, ISSI. His parents were
George Andrews, born in Hamden. N.
J.. and Marie G. Adamson of New
York city. His father was a descend
ant of Francis Andrews and Samuel
Wakeman. settlers of Hartford and
Fairfield, Ct.. and of John Andrews,
pioneer of Stamford, N. Y. His moth
er was the daughter of John Adamson
of Argyle. Scot., and Elizabeth Lou
don of New York city. Mr Andrews
was twice married. In November,
1882. lie married Anna S. Kawe of
Williamstown. She died September
13. 1599. The children by this wife
were Ethel Maria (dead); Llewellyn
H. Andrews, master of the Nichols
school at Buffalo, N. Y.; Ruth, in the
Young Men's Christian association
canteen service in France: Francis 1,..
Ist lieutenant in the ordnance depart
ment at Washington. D. C., and Mari
an A., a senior at Wheaton college at
Norton. His second marriage was to
Sara Dwight Rathbone on June 25,
1903. One child was born to them,
liUcetta Rathbone, who lives at home.
Mr Andrews was educated in the
public schools of New York, known as
the free academy, but now called the
college of the city of New York, and
also at the Walton (N. Y.) academy.
He was in the class of 1.579 at Will
iams college, where he received the
degree of bachelor of arts and master
of arts. He attended Hartford theo
logical seminary, from which he grad
uated in 1882. He took a course in
general history, covering five years, at
Illinois and Wesleyan universities and
obtained master of arts and doctor of
philosophy degrees in 1902.
He became pastor at Orleans June
I, 1883, and remained there until Oc
tober 1. ISS3. He was ordained at Or
leans June 7. ISB2. The ordination
sermon was preached bv Llewellyn
Pratt at Hartford. Ct.. Mr Andrews
went to Dalton October 1. 1883. and
had been the pastor of the First Con
gregational church there ever since.
During this time he has seen the so
ciety grow and prosper from a wood
en-framed edifice at Dalton Center to
the present handsome graystone
church on Main street that occupies
one of the pleasantest spots in Dal
ton. He has been a successful preach
er. an ardent worker and his efforts
have been crowned with loving grati
tude by ali.
He was a trustee of the J. S. Green
college, now Piedmont college, Ga.;
trustee of the Massachusetts Bible so
ciety. director of the Massachusetts
hoard of ministerial relief, member of
executive committee of the Massachu
setts home missionary society for five
years* trustee and vice-president of
Berkshire and Columbia county mis
sionary societies, dire’etor of Massa
chusetts total abstinence society, pres
ident of the Berkshire Congregational
club from 1914 to 1916. trustee of the
American International college of
Springfield and moderator of the Mas
sdchusetts conference of Congrega
tional churches in 1916 and 1917.
Mr Andrews was public-spirited and
was thoroughly interested in Dalton
and its affairs and the town, regard
less of creed, mourns his loss.
JOSEPH C. S. BLACKBURN
BEATEN BY BYT.AN IN 1896
Death of Former United States
Senator From Kentucky—Vet
eran Democratic Leader
Joseph C. S. Blackburn, former
senator from Kentucky and in recent
years resident commissioner of the
Lincoln memorial commission, died
Thursday at his home in Washing
ton. He was almost 80 years old and
served throughout the civil war with
the Confederate army. Resuming law
practice m Kentucky after the war,
he was elected to the Legislature and
later to Congress. He represented
Kentucky in the Senate from 1885 to
1897 and again from 1901 to 1907.
As a member of the Isthmian canal
commission he had charge of the.
civil administration of the canal zone
more than 2% years from 1007,
In 1871 ho was elected a member of
the House of Representatives at
Washington and remained a member
of that body for 11 years, presiding
as speaker pro tem over the greater
part of the sessions of the 44th Con
gress. In 1896 his name was presented
to the democratic national convention
as Kentucky's choice for president,
hut William J. Bryan was nominated.
He was a delegate in the national
democratic conventions from 1880
to 1904, and took active part in the
campaigns.
As a member of the United States
Senate for three administrations and
as chairman of the Senate democratic
caucus in 100(5 and, consequently,
leader of the party in the Senate, Mr
Blackburn for many years occupied a
i prominent position in national politics.
He took a conspicuous part in the
memorable fight for free silver in the
national democratic convention of
1800 and was one of the leaders of
the free silver wing of the democratic
party. After his retirement from the
Senate in 1000. President Roosevelt
appointed Mr Blackburn a member of
the reorganized Isthmian canal com
mission and civil governor of the
canal zone, a position embracing the
administration of courts. schools,
public works and all civil organiza
tions.
In 1000 after resigning from the
Isthmian canal commission. Mr Black
burn returned to his home in Ken
tucky. Congress passed a Joint resolu
tion in 1014 making him snecial resi
dent commissioner on the board
charged with the erection of the na
tional memorial to Abraham Ulncoln
| in Washington and in 101." he laid the
corner-stone of tills monument.
MRS MIRON T. HERRICK HEAT*
Never Recovered From Illness Brought
on by Overwork In Paris During
First Rays of German Invasion
Mrs Myron T. Herrick, wife of the
United States embassador to France In
1914. died at Bar Harbor, Me., Sun
day after a lingering Illness, the
result of overwork in Paris during the
days of tho first German invasion.
Both the embassador and his wife
worked incessantly for Americans, as
well as subjects of other countries.
Mrs Herrick was 00 years old. Mr
Herrick, who was with her at the end,
will take tlie body to their home in
Cleveland, 0.. for burial.
NOTED ARTIST DEAD
Frederick Crowninshield, Dong a
Summer Resident of Stockbridge.
Passes Away in Europe
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Naples announces the death at
the Islo of Capri in Italy of Fred
erick Crowninshield, who died there
on Saturday of last week of pneu
monia. He was born in Boston, No
vember 27, 1843, was graduated from
Harvard university the year of 1866.
Ho studied in France, in Italy and
Paris, also studied under several cele
brated painters at the Ecole des Beaux
Arts. He studied in England and in
Rome. Upon his return to Boston
among his illustrious pupils were Ed
ward C. Tarbell and Frank W. Ben
son. He was instructor in drawing
and painting at the museum of
fine arts in Boston. and was
director of the American academy
in Rome for two years beginning in
1909. He began mural decoration in the
early 80 s. He was president for nine
years of the federation of fine arts in
New York. He was noted for his
landscapes both in oil and water color,
was a member of the national as
sociation of mural painters and an
honorary member of the architectural
league. He was also a writer of poetry.
In 1567 he was married to Miss
Helen S. Fairbanks of Boston. As
Ihe result of his classical education,
his literary habits, his artistic ten
dencies and his public spiritedness,
he had been a conspicuous figure in
the life of Stockbridge for more than
30 years, going there about ISSS. and
he had owned a summer residence
situated on the Ice Glen road. About
seven ye&rs ago he completed there
his new residence, Konkapog cottage.
He was a vice-president of the Laurel
Hill association and was president of
the Stockbridge casino company. He
had been socially connected with the
annual Stockbridge exhibition of paint
ing and sculpture, being a member of
the committee since the beginning of
these exhibitions some 10 years ago.
At the exhibition this year he was
one of the largest exhibitors and at
which exhibition six of his pictures
were sold. Ho is survived by
his widow, by a daughter. Mrs C.
A. de Gersdorff. and by two sons,
Francis W. Crowinshield and Edward
A. Crowninshield.
WILSON R. HODGDON DEAD
Formerly Teller in the Chicopee
National Bank
Wilson Rider Hodgdon. 50. of 82
Piney woods avenue, died at the Chapin
memorial hospital Sunday afternoon
at 4.15 o’clock after a long illness. Mr
Hodgdon was for many years con
nected with the Chicopee national
bank and in more recent years served
as teller pf the institution. He was
prominent in the social and civic
activities of the community.
Mr Hodgdon was born in Provi
dence. R. 1., March 15, IS6B, the son
of Sewell and Mary Young Hodgdon.
He removed with his parents to this
city when quite young and was edu
cated in the local schools. He was a
graduate of the high school, class of
ISBB. Soon after he left high school
he entered the Chicopee national bank.
He held various positions in the hank,
working his way gradually to the po
sition of teller. He resigned his po
sition about a year ago on account of
illness.
For a time it was thought that Mr
Hodgdon would recover his health,
but about two months ago he began
to decline. He gradually failed until
death resulted. He was married to
Miss Rena Granger, daughter of Mr
and Mrs T. M. Granger of Dartmouth
street, who died in 1911. In June, 1915,
he was married to Mrs Lona Guild
True, who survives him.
Mr Hodgdon was clerk and vestry
man in Christ Episcopal church. He
was also a member of Hampden lodge
of Masons, the Connecticut valley his
torical society and the Springfield
canoe association. He was president
of the Springfield canoe club and a
member of the Springfield automobile
club. Besides his widow, he leaves a
step-son, Lloyd Lewis True, and a
brother, Arthur Hodgdon of Gan
ton, O.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD
Herman H. Shaw Passes Away
After 10-Days’ Illness
Herman H. Shaw, 77, of 81 West
Housatonic street, civil war veteran,
who was In a rebel prison four months
in 1862, died at the House of Mercy
in Pittsfield Sunday. He had been
ill at the hospital 10 days. Mr Shaw
was born in Cummington. his ances
tors being among the early settlers of
the town. His grandfather. Abed
Shaw, was a Revolutionary soldier,
enlisting from Cummington.
When 14 years of age Herman Shaw
went to Pittsfield and had since lived
there. He was a lather by trade and
had worked on many of the important
buildings of Pittsfield. Early in the
civil war he enlisted in Co A. 20th
Massachusetts regiment of volunteers.
Mr Shaw joined the South Congre
gational church in 1867, seven years
after it was organized, and was the
oldest member. In 1867 he was mar
ried to Miss Sarah E. Booth of Pitts
field. She died June 26, 1913. His sur
vivors are two daughters, Mrs Charles
S. Meigs of 81 West Housatonic street,
with whom he had lived for a num
ber of years; Mrs Charles E. Dorr of
Syracuse, N. Y.; one son, Arthur D.
Shaw of Pittsfield; a granddaughter,
Fslher Louise Dorr, and one sister,
Mrs E. A. Bryant of New Lebanon
N. Y., who was in Pittsfield at the
time of her brother's death.
MRS ELISHA MORGAN
Well-Known Springfield Woman
Dies at Her Summer Home in
Ashfield
Mrs Sara Grant Morgan. 81. widow
of Elisha Morgan, president of the
Morgan envelope company of this city,
died at her summer home in Ashfield
Friday night She was horn in Ovid,
N. Y.i hut since her marriage on Jan
uary 16. 1861. she.had-always made
her home in Springfield where, for a
number of years, she lived in the
house on State street just east of the
high school which was later sold *o
W. F. Young. -She was graduated
from Mount Holyoke college and
taught for a few years In New Haven
and Hartford. Ct. During her resi
dence here, she was a prominent mem
ber of the First church.
She leaves two sons, Daniel H. Mor
gan of New York city and Col Roger
Morgan, two daughters, Mrs Frank
L. Worthy of West Springfield and
Mrs Alfred Leeds of this city, and two
sisters. Mrs Charles R. Allen of Brook
lyn and Mrs A. W. Wilson of Colorado.
DEATH OF ALLEN WEBSTER
Former Springfield Attorney Suc
cumbs to Pneumonia in Boston
Allen Webster, formerly a well
known patent attorney in this city,
died Friday at Boston, after a three
days’ illness of pneumonia. While hero.
Mr Webster was once a member of
tho law firm of Webster, Taft & Til
ley. but the partnership was later
dissolved. He had been in Boston only
a short time.
ANTHONY WESTON DJMOCK
Anthony Weston Dimock, 76, finan
cier, explorer, chemist and author,
died last week Wednesday at his home
in the Catskills. He was accepted as
a member of the New York stock ex
change before his 21st birthday, and
had accumulated a fortune of more
than $1,009,000 before he was 30. Then
he organized a line of steamships be
tween New York and the West Indies,
which had a short career. Real estate
next attracted his attention and he
bought a large tract of land on the
outskirts of Elizabeth. N. J., which he
developed. His most recent book,
‘‘Wall Street and the Wilds," was pub
lished two years ago. He also wrote
"Florida Enchantments,” and many
juvenile works.
REV JENKIN LLOYD JONES
Death of Chicago Clergyman Who
Was a Member of the Ford Peace
Party
Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Chicago,
who was a member of Henry Ford's
peace party, died Thursday at Tower
Hill. Wis. Death was due to shock
following an operation.
DIES AT CUMMINGTON
Mrs Rachel Morey. 81, widow of
William C. Morey, died Saturday aft
ernoon at the home of her son, Will
iam H. Morey, in Cummington. She
is survived by two sons, William H.
and Dennison C. Morey, both of Cum
rrington; a daughter. Mrs Frank M.
Gibbs of Biandford, and 12 grandchil
dren.
REV JOEL HAWKINS DEAD
Rev Joel Hawkins, 81, the oldest
member of the southern New England
Methodist conference in active serv
ice, died at East Greenwich, R. I. He
was born in 'Wrentham, and had
served various churches in Rhode Isl
and, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Death of Mrs Charles H. Babb
Eliza Whitney Babb, wife of Charles
H. Babb, died last week Tuesday in
North Biandford. She was born in
Otis. December 12, IS3O, the daughter
of Silas and Anne Fay Whitney. Mrs
Babb attended the Otis schools and
enjoyed the privilege rarely granted to
girls in those days of instruction un
der the minister together with boys
preparing for Williams college. Later
she attended school in Hartford. Mrs
Babb taught in Biandford and Otis
schools for two years. She was mar
ried in 1849. Her married life has
been spent in Otis and Biandford with
the exception of a few years in Hart
ford. Mrs Babb was a devoted mother
and her home was the scene of much
hospitality, no amount of work being
too much if it gave her girls and boys
pleasure. She had a keen active mind
and was very fond of reading and up
to the last few weeks has followed
with much interest the progress of
the war. Many interesting stories of
the old days of ox-team travel and of
school committee examinations were
related by her to the many young
visiters who loved to listen to
Grandma Babb and with her going
there passes away a fine type of New
England wife and mother. Of 10 chil
dren all are, living except Lucius who
died at 18. The sons are Henry of
Fitchburg, James of Bridgeport. Ct.,
Edward and Volney of Winsted, Ct.,
Lester of West Springfield and Will
iam of Chester. The daughters are
Mrs Frances Reid of New Haven, Mrs
Jennie Higgins of Springfield and
Mrs Frank Mann of 'Westfield. She
leaves 17 grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Miss Esther Fuller
Miss Esther. Fuller of 56 Florence
street died at her home Monday
mornning. Miss Fuller was a member
of the First Congregational church,
C E. Brown’s class, and a member
of tile calling committee of the
church. She was born in Athol and
lived there the earlier part of her
life, but had made her residence m
this city for the past 23 years. She
leaves two sisters. Mrs Sarah W.
Flint, with whom she lived, and Mrs
W. W. Newton of Springfield, and two
nieces. Mrs A. J. Robb and Miss
Gladys Newton.
Death of an Old Papermaker
Williain Parker died at his home in
Danbury, Ct., Sept. 8. He was born
in Manchester, Eng., March 15, 1837,
his parents being David and Ann Par
ker, who brought him to this country
when he was two years old. So fat
as known he was the last survivor o f
their eight children. He followed the
trade of his father and was a paper
maker. working 26 years for the Ca
rew mills in South Hadley Falls. In
July, 1866, he married Cordelia Ful
ler of Chicopee, who died 10 years ago.
In 1883 Mr and Mrs Parker moved to
Danbury and that city was their home
for the remainder of their lives. There
were no children.
Philip Walch
Philip Walch. 78, probably one of
the oldest lithograph engravers in the
city, died at his home, 42 Grenada
terrace, Sunday afternoon after a
short illness. He had been a resident
of the citv for the past 48 years. Mr
Walch finished his apprenticeship as
a lithograph engraver 50 years ago.
He became connected with local lith
ographing establishments and alter he
had been here eight years became em
ployed with the J. C. Lutz lithograph
ing company. He was in the service
of this company for 40 years. Ho
had been a member of Hampden lodge
of Masons since 1875. He leaves, be
sides his widow, two daughters, Mrs
Alfred H, Thieme and Miss Lottie
Walch, and a son. Frederick, of Tor
rington, Ct.
Mrs William A. Newell
Mrs Alta tPerkins) Newell, wife of
William A. Newell, formerly of Shel
burne Falls, died Wednesday at
j Fitchburg. She was born and spent
' most of her life at Shelburne Falls,
going to Fitchburg a few years ago.
She had been in poor health for sev
eral years but the end came sudden
ly, as the result o' a severe attack
of pneumonia. She is survived by
her husband and one daughter. Mrs
Frederick Handel of Fitchburg: also
a, slate”. Mrs Hattie Perkins, of Chi
cago. 111., and three liotherv, George
M, Perkins of Chicago, and Charles
E„ and Frederick of Shelburne Fall*.
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SCHOOL andCOLLEGE
READY TO MEET WAR NEEDS
Columbia University Readjusting
Its Courses for the S. A. T. C.
The very large amount of detailed
work required to enable Columbia uni
versity to readjust itself so a* to meet
fully the new conditions imposed by
the establishment there of a student
army training corps under the direc
tion of the war department are going
forward very rapidly under the direc
tion of the several committees, ap
pointed by President But'.er. These
committees are in substantially con
tinuous session, meeting both day and
night, in order that the new plan may
be started with the utmost smoothness
and dispatch.
In response to inquiries as to wheth
er the usual conditions of college en
trance would be enforced for admis
sion to tho student army training
corps. President Butler stated that
preference would be given to those
students who had already met, or who
should meet, the usual entrance con
ditions, but that if when all these had
been provided for, it was still possible
for the university to accept additional
candidates, the usual admission re
quirements would be waived in whole
or in part when a given candidate
would present to the director of uni
versity admissions evidence of pre
vious education and personal fitness,
which would in the Judgment of the
director of admissions justify his ac
ceptance as a member of the student
army training corps. This will apply
to such students as are ordinarily ac
cepted as special or nonmatriculated
students. Men already registered un
der the selective service act, who have
not been called by their local hoards,
and men over 31 may enter the uni
versity through the department of ad
missions in such classes as they are
qualified to enter.
Self-Directing Institution
The organization and work of the
student army training corps will be a
self-contained and seif-directed insti
tution within the university institu
tion. Apart from the student army
training corps the work of the uni
versity will go forward as usual under
tho direction of the various faculties
and administrative boards. The new
conditions will require many changes
in detail of the courses and assign
ments already announced by the uni
versity, but students, whether men or
women, who are not members of the
student army training corps will be of
fered instruction, both undergraduate
and professional, along tne usual lines.
The department of extension teaching
will carry on its work as heretofore
and will make particular provision by
means of coufses soon to be announced
for those who wish to undertake some
form of nonmilitary war service. The
summer session of 1919 will be planned
for along similar lines.
The university has heretofore main
tained winter, spring and summer ses
sions, and has been in recess from the
second Wednesday of June until the
first Wednesday of July and from the
third Thursday of August to the
fourth Thursday of September, or
about eight weeks in all LTnder war
conditions the university will remain
in continuous session from October 1,
1918, the courses of instruction being
adapted in length and in content to a
schedule of four sessions of three
months each. The fees and credits of
students going forward to degrees will
be adjusted to meet the new condi
tions with respect to the equities in
each particular case.
Instruction to members of the stu
dent army training corps in academic
subjects will be given exclusively by
members of the Columbia university
teaching staff, assigned by the presi
dent to the purpose. It is likely that
some of these teachers will themselves
become members of the army and be
in uniform by reason of the draft law
and the action of the war department.
WILL TRAIN AT HAMPTON
Rev James E. Gregg, President of
Institute, Authorizes Units of
Students’ Army Training Corps
Dr James E. Gregg, principal of
Hampton institute at Hampton. Va
lias telegraphed to Maj Allen Wash
ington. the school’s commandant,
that Hampton institute will authorize
units of the students' army training
corps on October I. for students 18
years of age and over who pass the
physical qualifications. Board and
clothing will be free. Tuition and $1
a day will be given each member.
“TECH” PLANS STUDENT ARMY
To Be a Year-Aronnd College
The Massachusetts institute of
technology has received the plans of
the war department and the registrar
has issued a circular on the proposed
work. The war department has an
nounced its intention of establishing
at Technology a unit of the student
army training corps. Students 18
years of age or older, who fulfil the
physical requirements of the array
may be voluntarily inducted. This in
duction will take its place after regis
tration in the draft, but its date has
not yet been announced.
Beginning October 1. 1918, the in
stitute will be practically a year
round college for the duration of :he
war Various changes in the courses
will he made and the calendar modi
fied to suit the conditions of war.
FIRST WOMAN’S COLLEGE
Established In Japan With 81 Pupils
The first attempt at higher educa
tion for women in Japan has been
taken in the opening of the woman’s
Christian college “of Japan. Through
the co-operation of six mission boards
—one Canadian and five American —
this institution has been established
in the suburbs of Tokio.
In the opening ceremonies, on April
30, there was a large gathering of
Japanese, showing the interest they
are taking in the new movement. The
American embassador, Roland S. Mor
ris, was among the speakers. The
college has S 4 students.
THE YOUTH MEDITATES
Beauty too high to reach.
Wisdom too flue for speech;
Spirit that would fly free.
Heart that seeks earth for fee:
Earth Is so rich ami sweet,
Earth has so much to give.
Were It not wise and meet
Just to live while 1 live?
Spirit to follow. 1 fall;
Body’s delight I crave;
Shall It not then avail
Fruit of the moment to save?
Fruit of the earth to ga.'n!
But. when earth's shuffled off
What mny soul hope to attain
As the garb of Time I doiT?
Spirit and flesh must port.
Choice must he made betlme,
Spirit must master heart,
Here in my body’s prime.
What is the best of earth?
Not to the void 'tin cast:
Beauty and wisdom and worth
Belong not to earth's past:
Tilings of the spirit’s birth.
_ Eternally thy las:.
CHARLES GOODRICH WLUi*«.
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