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Bisuiaick, N. D., Feb. 24.—That the
Sixteenth legislative assembly has now
carried out the program of measures
projected by Its majority members Is
the claim of Its accredited press rep
resentatives since the conclusion of the
euactments perfected during the past
week. Both the .house and senate
have been busy passing upon the more
important measures messaged across
from the chambers In which they or
iginated, and as a result the entire
"program" so far as the more sig
nificant measures are concerned, is
now up to Governor Frazier in the
form of enacted bills awaiting his
signature.
Recapitulating Program Bills
Chief among the measures to receive
final legislative attention during the
week are the following:
The bill creating an industrial com
mission to have charge of the estab
lishment of proposed^ suite-owned
mills, elevators and other industries,
and the handling of bonds to be is
sued for the establishment of these
industries.
The bill establishing the Bank of
North Dnkota to be operated by the
state without profit for public benefit.
The handling of farm mortgages ai
rates which will take out the
Some League Measures Still Up
While It. is true, as has been said,
that the legislative majority has en
acted the legislation which has been
called its "program," and thereby
holds itself to have fufllled the ad
ministration's promises to its con
stituents, it does not at all follow that
Its purposes are complete or its la
bors ended. There may be said to
be a fair distinction between that
legislation which has been enacted
in response to organized demand and
that which the administration feels
that it would like to enact for the
perfection of It* own methods-of ad
ministration. A measure coming,
probably, under the last mentioned
head Is the so-called "administration"
bill, which is still before the legis
lature for consideration. At the last
of the week it had just passed the
state affairs committee of the senate,
in which body it originated, and was
unanimously recommended for pass
age. This measure Is Senate Bill 134,
and is that hill by which it was or
iginally aimed to place all educational
as well as penal and charitable Insti
tutions of the state In the hands of
a board of three members to be ap
pointed by the governor. As amended
by the senate committee on state af
fairs, however, the bill provides that
the state superintendent of public in
struction and the commissioner of
agriculture and labor shall be ex
officio members of the board. The
measure is one of the most hotly
contested of these which have been
placed before the legislature, strictures
made upon it being that it aims to
diminish the powers of the state sup
erintendent of public instruction. Miss
Minnie Nlelson, by absorbing some of
the functions which have hitherto per
tained to the office to which she has
heen elected, and also that its main
purpose- Is a central control of all the
state's educational affairs, from high
est to lowest, in place ot the
pretoent plan which affords in many
respects a purely local management.
Official Newspaper Bill
A measure which still awaits the
action of the legislature, and lit which
various of the accredited league lead
ers are said to he warmly Interested^
Is the measure by which it Is design'
ed to rednce the number of "official"
newspapers in each county to -one,
and to require that all legal publlca
tlona, ef whatever description, whether
public or private, fchonld be printed
In that paper. As introduced, the
measure provides that the paper to
official for each county shall be
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profits
of commission l»an agents is a promi
nent part of the service which pro
jectors of the measure believe this
bank will perform.
Bills providing for the issuance of
bonds of the Bank of North Dakota,
for a creation of a fund for the hand
ling of real estate mortgage loans and
for the financing of the mill and ele
vator Industries.
The creation of the North Dakota
Mill and Elevator association under
direction of the industrial commission
to construct and operate terminal ele
vators, mills, packing plants and other
industries.
The income tax bill providing for a
gi'Mded scale of income taxes.
Kxemption and classification tax
bills.
other important program bills rec
ently enacted are:
The home hullding bill.
The freight rate bill.
The hail insurance hill.
Workmen's compensation act.
Governor Makes Promise
Considerable interest was attached
to the action of Governor Lynn .T.
Krassier, when he went Defore the sen
ate last Monday and pledged himself
to call a special election for a popu
lar vote on any or all emergency acts
of the legislature for which a refer
endum vote might be asked by us
utauy is 15,000 electors, including
farmers as well qs residents of cities.
Th« significance of this action lies in
the fact that a referendum on bills
to which the emergency clause is at
tached Is not definitely entitled to be
had, under present constitutional pro
vlaions, unless as inany as 30,000 elect
ors petition for such referendum with
ing a period of ninety days following
the adjournment of the legislature.
S. Bl' 84, "which proY|jla* for the
predion of a four-stopy fireproof
building uorth of the present capltol
building passed the senate without a
dissenting vote after Senator McCar
ten had explained its purposes. Sen
ator Ettestad asked for Information as
to what the building was Intended for,
and Senator McCarten stated It was
for the State Historical society to
provide a suitable place to house the
relics and historical records of the
state.
Some Amendments Are Made
Modifications were made in a num
ber of enacted measures before they
were given the vote by which they
achieved final passage. One of these
was the income tax bill, in which an
amendment was finally Inserted ex
empting the incomes of life lnsuarnce
companies from the provisions of the
bill. An earlier amendment had also
been made to this bill, exempting
incomes fnom farm mortgages the
^purposes of the two amendments, it is
claimed, being to avoid an artificial
discouragement of investments in
North Dakota along lines which it is
desired should be continued with the
fewest possible haiulic.aps.
Bonding Bill Is Amended
The senate has amended the meas
ure under consideration in reference
to tjie state bonding law, in several
ways.which It is claimed will make
the law more workable. This is the
law under which the state furnishes
surety bonds for public officials and
any of the subdivisions thereof. Under
the terms of the new measure all
public officials shall be bonded, under
the state law automatically without
the Issue of any Individual action by
the commissioner. It is made the duty
of certain officers to notify the state
bonding department of the election
and qualifiation of officers* required
by law to be bonded. Officials who
desire to do so may procure a per
sonal or outside surety bond, but the
cost is not to he paid from public
funds.
Hail Bill Provisions
The hail insurance bill as finally
passed provides that a flat tax of
three cents per acre shall be assessed
Hgainst all tillable land in the state
for the purpose of affording a basis
for the state hail Insurance fund.
Farmers have the option of insuring
or not, and those who insure will pay
a further tax upon the acreage- in
sured. The 3-cent. tax is expected to
psi.v the cost of operation of the de
partment up to an amount not to ex
ceed $50,000 per annum, and all sums
raised in excess of this amount may
be converted into the sinking fund of
the department. The actual indemn
ity cost of the insurance Is to be paid
by taxation upon the cropped land's
benefited.
Rights of Search Eliminated
In H. B. 66, the moonshine bill,
the provision that would give to offi
cers the power to enter homes and
make searches without the issuance
of a warrant, has been eliminated.
Inheritance Tax Amended
An amendment, in the Inheritance
tax bill adopted by the joint taxes
committee exempts from taxation up
to $!.000 moneys going to children
or parents of the deceased.
H. B. 177 Laid to Rest
There was considerable rejoicing
in certain portions of the state when
House Bill Xo. 177, providing a sep
arate status for the taxation of pub
lic utilities, was indefinitely postpon
ed upon recommendation of the joint
committee on taxation. This bill pro
vided for the diversion of all revenues
derived from the taxation of public
utilities from local funds to the re
qulrements of the state. Under Its
provisions the promoters of the meas
ure hoped to raise about four million
dollars a year toward defraying the
expenses of tfie state's administration.
Child Labor Bill Killed
Senate Bill 166, making changes In
"the existing laws of r.ne state as re
lating to child labor iq North Dnkota
was defeated by the upped house after
a hot debate lasting almost an hour.
Several of the members insisted that
the measure as proposed,and amended
did not give the state any better child
labor law. than exists at the present
time, while others argued that the
proposed measure was a stepping
stone to a child labor law that would
be workable and effective.
Foreign Language Bill Is Killed
The house spent three hours Tues
day in a fight over House Bill No.
96, known as the foreign language bill,
and as a result of the debate the
bill was killed. The measure proposed
to eliminate instruction in foreign
languages from public and parochial
schools.
Fight on Cjiiropratlc Bill
H. B. 176, which had been up In
the senate on Wednesday and failed
of passage because of a lack of the
necessary majority vote, was recalled
on motion of Senator McCarten, who,
voted against the measure the flrst
time up. One of the most interesting
debates of the session took place over
this bill and a large number of the
members participated In the discus
sion. On the final roll call theimeas
ure was adopted by a close margin,
there being 28 ayes, 23 nays and pne
absent.
Senate Passed Inspection Bill
H. B. 42. A bill for an act desig
nating the state Inspector of grades,
weights and measures, sealer and in
spector of weights and measures pre
scribing his powers and duties de
fining the standard of weights and
measures prescribing penalties and
repealing section 2098 of the compiled
laws for the "year 1913 renting to
the inspection and sealing of weights
fixing fees, .authorizing the appoint
ment of deputies and providing for
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The following matte* i|
J. Kopriva, Bowbells, N.
(Fargo Courier-News)
Disclaiming any intention of de
fending the Nonpartisan league or
President Townley, but vigorously
asserting that the farmers who are
members of the League constitute
"much-of the best citizenship of the
state," Dr. D.. T. Robertson, pastor
of the First P»esbyterian church of
Fargo, yesterday gave out a state
1 ment in answer to the sermon of
the Rev. F. Halsey Ambrose,. of the
First Precbyterian church of :Grand
Forks, as printed in Friday'a Cour
ier-News. Dr. Robertson declared
he could not understand why the
former member8 of Mr. Ambrose's
audience "allowed such words to
pass."
Dr. Robertson's statement fol
lows:
"Oh, judgment thou are fled to
brutish beastB and men have lost
their reason."
The pastor of one of the leading
churches of this state has seen fit
to take a large part of our state cit
izenship to task. His audacity in
doing so is only surpassed by his
ignorance of the class he attacks.
Had the pastor shown a little
more of the disposition of love as
shown in the life of his Mastor 'he
might have saved himseif and the
people who sit under his ministra
tions a vast iimount of embarras
ment.
Against Farmers of State
His statements- are not issued
against the leader of the league but
against the farmers of the state.
When he Says:
"When Townley wants to win the
farmers, he mixes a little Chinese,
Japanese and several other lang
uages and it succeeds." That is a
statement of hate and a' direct 1
thrust at the farmers of his own i
audience., of whom he has .^inany.
He continues:
"Townley herds the farmers like
a sheep herder 'herds his sheep." 1
Is not that a nice remark to make?
Does that hit Townley? Such a
statement should be resented by ev
ery decent citi^srt In the hearing of
the voice that .spoke the words.
That statement can only result in
driving men against one another.
"I could get any farmer in 15
minutes in a condition where he
would eat out of my hand." Anoth
er of his unthot-out statements.
Why not try it, Mr. Ambrose? We
carry no grief for the farmer but
think we are fortunate in having
had the privilege of working on the
farm with them,-of being pastor to
them for some years and having a
realization that they are men of like
passions as ourselves.
.411 Parties Hold Caucuses
"Who ever heard of a, caucus, in.
a legislature?", asks the reverend.
We ask in return, Who ever heard
of a legislature without one? The
democrats caucus, the republicans
caucus, and if there be any othei
party strong enough to make it
worth while to get together on a
legislative program they caucus.
The Anti-Saloon league and all oth
er organizations who have a repre
sentation call caucuses during leg
islative session, of those of like
mind and map out their program.
"The farmers always select wrong
NIOBE NIBLETS
(From staff correspondent)
The Aron Erikson, Hedlln and
Granlund families, David Ostergren,
Esther Strans and Anna 'Flnke were
entertained at the Matt Erickson
hohie Sunday night.
The ladles aid of the Lutheran
church mte at the Andrew Gran
lund home Thursday afternoon.
Ted Strand, Harry, Walter and
Dello Hennlx, attended the young
peoples meeting at Jorgen Hansons
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ruth Ogorden was a passen
ger to Lignite Friday evening, re
turning Monday,
Per Norberg was a passenger to
Bowbells last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Erickson,
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Erickson visited
at Gust Albertsons Friday night.
David Ostergren returned Satur
day. from the great Lakes Naval
training station where he hag been
in service for some time having re
ceived his honorable discharge.
Miss- Rosella Lee boarded the
train Monday evening for Noonan
where she Is teaching, after spend
ing a few. days at her home at Big
Spring.
Mrs. Gust Hennix and Mrs. A.
Granlund called at Heglunds Friday
afternoon to see Mrs. Heglund who
has been sick for some time.
Friday night a number of young
people of this vicinity enjoyed •«,
people of this vicinity enoy^d a
attended the dance. Yes, judging
by the time they got home we are
inclined to think5 they attended
several dances.
There will be a ''Community
Sing" at Niobe town hall on Friday
the 28th of February at eight o'eloc
in the evening- (mountain
Everybody welcome.
Hferold Erickson, Ingrld Thies
and Frank Caroline were entertain
ed to one o'clock dinner at the Jor
gen Hanson home Sunday.
Helga and Chris Jessen entertain
ed a number, of friends a.*.
home Saturday night.
^ijna Finke spent Saturday and
Sunday at the Granlund homo.
Mr. and Mrs. L: Jeaseu an.ll Mar
tin of Kenmare spent Sunday on:
the' farm.
The Niobe hand met for rafceair
aai th« K Smith rome Friday
as advertising upon the ordfer of C.
leaders and are wrongly lead," says
Mr. Ambrose.1 We can brand that
statement as but one thing a de
liberate lioel on the people who, in
every state, have stood as the back
I bone of every reform movement in
I this country. Were it not -for. the
farmer voter we would not see pro
hibition in this country in a thou
sand years. The farmer has alwayB
I backed the city voter, who believed
I in decency, in carrying out a pro
gram of reform. Why have the li
quor men always opposed the coun
ty option? Fear of the farmer vote,
Mr. Ambrose, before making the
following statement, should have
gone to the newspaper offices of
Grand Forks and found out the
truth of what he was to state.
"He (the farmer) rarely has ac
cess to the facts printed in the daily
papers. His only paper is usually
a weekly paper devoted principally
to telling him how he is robbed, etc.
Resent Denunciation of Farmers
As "we said above'we carry, no
grief for the farmer. We are op
posed to many of the measures
which have been introduced and
passed .in the legislature. In our
judgment some serious mistake,,
have been made, but we resent such
wholesale denunciation of so splen
did a class of citizens as the farmers
of North Dakota. We cannot un
derstand why farmer members °f
the audience allowed such' words to
pass.
We believe in the farmer in poli
tics because we believe all of our
people should be interested in. the
things which. are taking place for
the benefit of the whole
1
people.
We believe ,the pulpit should give
forth no uncertain sound relative
to the principles of the kingdom of
our Lord Jesus Christ and the pro
per application of those principles
to state,Tnational and world affairs.
But a tirade such as that above re
ferred to can have no justification.
It can tend to but one thing—mak
ing wider the gulf which separates
us as a people. The church must
do her part to bridge that chasm.
Such advertised subjects, will cer
tainly fill the pews. Any subject
announced witli a view or ripping
the hide from the back, of any class
in the community will do that.
We write this because be believe
in fairness. Wo cannot sit back
and allow much of the best citizen
ship of our state to be libeled in
such a grossly unfair and unmanly
manner. That service should have
been thrown open for a discussion
of the question. It was a forum
problem and not a sermon or church
service in/the proper sense.
Before closing we must resent
the implication of as editorial in
The Courier-News of Thursday that
the reason the workers, etc., do not
attend church can be found in/Rev.
Ambrose's sermon. There are as
many workers attending church as
any other class of the community.
We do not like to have the hun
dreds of churches of North Dakota
"held responsible for the statement
of one pastor in the state.
D. T. Robertson, Ph. D.,
Pastor First Presbyterian Church,
Fargo, N. D.
CLAYTON
(From staff correspondent)
(Feb. 21)
-Mrs. Jim Uglum returned Satur
day after a two weeks visit /with
Mr. Uglum at Bismarck." Mr. Ug
lum ^xpects to return in a few
weeks.
Seymor Hanson visited the fore
part of the week at the Knute
Christ home.
John Bogus returned Sunday af
ter spending the fore part of the
winter in Minneapolis,
John Bryan went to Kenmare
Friday and had 14 teeth, pulled.
The Misses Rbth Bryan arid. Cora
Clark spent Saturday and Sunday at
home.
Francis Bogus and Floyd Bryan
drove to Bowbells last Wednesday
to meet Frank McAIpine of Brom
head, Sask.
Seymor Hanson visited Sunday
at the ,J. S. 'Bryan home.
Mr. and Mrs\ Francis Bogus spent
Monday night and Tuesday at the,
J. D. Beard home
Franjt McAIpine returned to
Bowbells Wednesday after a weeks
visit with Mr. and Mrs: Francis
Bogus and his sister, Mrs. J. D.
Beard.
W. B. White and Alva Mitchell
spent Tuesday evening playing
cards at the Bogus home.
Louis Gosecky, who had. been
staying with. Francis Bogus the
past month returned to hie home
last Thursday.
'Oscar Mathlson had the misfor
tune to los.e a good horse Saturday
night with the flu.
Mr. and' Mrs. C. E. Bryan and
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. White spent
Sunday at C. P. Christensons. ..
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clark spent
Sunday at [Donald- Stewarts, near
Woburn.
AJt}ert Beard came .down to th$
Bogus home Saturday evening to
&o to -the dance fit Woburn with
Francis.
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LIGNITE PUBLIC SCHOOLB I
O O
(rroin stuff «orresponl«nW
Oscar Iee entered. high school
last week*"
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The gymnasium it a busy' place
*.1L. 4*4 aa*1t inali WiA
days, Wednesdays and Fridays, and
tne giPfs tifaetlee on"
Thursdays and Saturdays.
'A': dozen girls have taken paigt in
basket ball practice "so far. The
members of tho first team will be
picked soon.
On Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
the whole school gathered in the
gymnasium for the purpose of hear
ing a program given in honor of
Washington's birthday. The most
interesting feature of the program
was the jaddress by Mr. Tillman
Hanson, who recently received his
honorable discharge from military
service. He told the pupils about
army-, life and about the home of
Washington. Mr. Hanson was sta
tioned at Humphreys, Va., a place
near Mount Vernon, during the
summer so that he waB well pre
pared to, talk on the topic which he
chose. Following is -the complete
program:
Song, America .... .' .... School
Reading, Life of Washitigto-n ...
Alta Vesey
Maxims and Tributes ...........
i S o o 9 I I a
S o n I n e e i a e a e i s
Reading, The Stara and Stripes.
Pearl Ahre
Recitation, Which General
Milton Bull
Song, Red, White and Blue, School
Address Mr. Tillman HanBon
Song, Star Spangled Banner, School
The visitors who were present at
Friday's program were Mrs. C. B.
Hanson, Mr£. C^ M. Remington,
Mrs. M. H. Clinton, and Mr. C. S.
Hanson.
Mr. Tillman Hanson visited the
high school and third and fourth
grades last Wednesday.
On Friday, six cheerful boys, es
corted by Mr. Gilbertsorf, left on
the evening train for Crosby to play
their first game of basket ball. On
reaching Crosby, the boys were tak
en immediately to the skating rink
where the game waB called. Our
boys played a good clean sports
manlike game, and are to be con
gratulated upon their showing.
Even though the score W&B 29 to 7
in favor of Crosby, our boys were
in the' best of. spirits. Each one
felt that he had had a good time.
A return game will be played on the
home floor on Friday, 1 March 7.
We believe that things mill be more
favorable "for our boys af that time.
The following boys composed the
team: Center, Oscar Lea guards,
Harry Grina and Odin Ogorden
forwards, Stanley Christensen and
Melvln Lep substitute, Leonard
Dahl. Oscar Lee and Stanley Chris
tensen changed places for the sec
ond half.
The following people from Lig
nite attended the game at Crosby
last Friday: Mrs. Bell, Miss Carr,
Mr. Pashoff and Gilmore Grlna.
A thrift Btamp and war savings
stamp drive has been started in
school this week. The stamps are,
on sale at the superintendent's of
fice. Each society iB given credit
according to the amount of pur
chases. The following war savings
societies are in operation:
Department Name of Society
High School Wilson
7 & 8 grades ..... 7 & 8 Grades
5 & 6 Grades Pershing
3 & 4 Grades Patriot
1 & 2 Grades Wide Awalce
The Live Wire Literary Society
will give a public program in the
school gymnasium on Saturday,
March 8, for the purpose of raising
money for the school piano fund.
An admissoin fee of 25c and 10c
will be^ charged. The following
program will be rendered:
Song 1 Dy High School
Address by Stanley
Christensen, Pre3. of the Society
e i a i o n O n y a a
cJudrum Grove
Quartette ...
v
Olga
Finkenhagen, Mildred Hatle^
lid, Hazel P.auleon, Lucy .Clinton
Dialogue, Trip to California ...
.... by Eunice Bagllen, Melvln
Lee, Susie Strubbe, Odin Ogorden
Reading, Engineer. Connor'8 Son
by Einor Amundson
Vocal Solo /Mrs. C. M. Hanson
Recitation, Miss Edith Helps
Things along ....... Irene Ahre
Recitation, Sound Advice
a u i e a s e y
Instrumental Duet ...... .....
Miss Grunnet, Hazel Paulson
Reading, Grandma Keller
Blanche Haines
Remarks Rev. C. .1. Sauer
High School Song
GRIMM ALFALFA
New reportg of the hardinesp of
Grimm alfalfa aire being continual
ly received by the riorth Dakota
Experiment Station. The Grimm,
alfalfa evten if it dtfes cost more for
seed than other varieties is cheaper
in the end, as the chances are that
the other variety will freese out
some winter, and then comes the
task of starting over- This is not
only expensive, hut it causes a loss
of a crop and usually upsets sooxe
plans. In North Dakota a seed
cfrop can be secured from the second
growth of alfalfa. If it Is Grimm,
it will bring a larger price. Ex
tension Div., N. D. Agr. College.
Need, for Schools, of Politeness.
Many ,people laughed when they
readythat the London county council
was rutming a "school of politeness"
for waiters. As a matter of fact, it
wouldJ be an admirable $hlng if aa
soon as the war "is over, everybody
who is still of teachable age were sent
for a term to a'school of politeness.
fcw people can doubt that tlje
standard of manners has fallen during
the war: Cpupon systems, food short
ages, overcrowded basses and. trams,
and various otlier circumstances have
added to the irritations of life, to say
nothing of the necessarily strained at
mosphere In a nation at war.—London
-Daily News.
Same Thing.
"Didn't you tell me your flanti* Jfaft
an official in the food ciputojrvawQ
service?"
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Y. W. C. A. OPENS
WORK IN ITALY
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Tea and Club Rooms Opened for
American Women.
MIm Charlotte Nlven, Director of Ital
ian Work, Prepareu for Influx of
American Woman Students,
Italy is now Included In the war
work of the American Y. W. C. A.
Miss Mabel Warner of Salina, Kan,,
and Chicago left Paris a few days ago
for Rome, where she will be in charge
of a Hostess House for American girls
employed there by the American Red
Cross, the Embassy and the new Tu
berculosis Commission. Miss Warner
has been director of the Y. W. C. A.
Hostess House at Brest, France.
Miss Warner will open a tea room
and club rooms where the American
women can gather for social times.
Rome Is harboring a refuge population
of about 40,000 and accommodations
are difficult to find. •.
The work in Rome was started ad a
direct result of the appeal of Miss
Charlotte Nlven, one of the National
Y. W. 0. A. secretaries of Italy, who Is
spending a few months In France
advisor In the French work.
Miss Nlven's dreams of Y. W. C. A.
work in Italy Include the maintenance
of a residence for non-Italian women,
who, she feels, will come to Italy in
great numbers after the war to study
music and art.
"I believe at this time such a project
is particularly important because wo
men from other countries should be
encouraged to come to Italy to replace
the great numbers of German women
who flooded Italy in the past, many of
thcin paid agents of their govern
ment," Miss Nlven said In discussing
her plans.
Miss Nlven has asked the American
Y. W. C. A. to aid the Italian Associa
tion In establishing a center, perhaps
at Genoa, vf 1th two American secreta
ries, with physical and recreational
training, to act as a training school for
Italian women. In connection with it
her plan would Include a Hostess House
for girls passing through the city or,
employed there. Such a center would
become eventualy the center for all
Y. W. C. A. work In Italy, both Italian
and foreign,
In her formal appeal for help for the
Unlone Crlstiana Delle Glovanl (the
Italian name for Young Women's
Christian Association) Miss Nlven has
emphasized two facts, the poverty of
the Italian Association on the one hand
and the need and opportunity on the
other for an American program tn
Italy at the present.time.
Miss Nlven's favorite way of illus
trating the friendliness of the Italian
woman to America Is by telling the
story, of the Italian mother who said
she had taken down the picture of the
Madonna which had hung for many
years over her bed nd was putting in
its place one of President Wilson.
"In our work in the Unione we have
lacked trained leadership as well as
the material resources to give such
training. We have had no means, to
buy modern equipment Consequently
we have not the visible results of
American and British work.
"Feeble as our work may be. It is
not useless. Many girls In all parts dt
Italy have told us how much^ the
Unione meant In their lives. Italian
girls are touchlngly grateful for the
smallest efforts. They respond eagerly
to friendliness.
"There is no other agency .doing In
Italy what the association.Is trying to
do."
Miss Nlven has spent the past seven
years in work with the Italian women,
starting as director of a hostel, or.'
boarding home for Italian women stu
dents, at Florence. She Is an Amerl
can from New York, where she rtaa
onetime head of the Ghriatadora Set
tlement House.
Mistaken identities.
MWe
had to stop our little girl an­
swering the front-door calls." "Why?"
"The other 'day when Ensign Jones
came to call on our, eldest daughter he
was drased in his white uniform,,and
when the little one opened the door
and saw him she immediately called
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who refused to invest even his smail
change in Liberty bondpf
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