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rfST PFOTTE NiSW. JANUARY 7, 1912 -f- r V - 1 t i 1 ' . : ? - ? i f :4 t ( f t 5 ; -j u i ' . i I .' J 7 f i , .J ..: . .. .' i ' it 1 - ? ; f - : ! ! ' ' ' u M i . - i t ( ' 1 i't 1 M M " r H. V ' i i i I 1 1 'J 1 "4 1 ! .If 1 t i Socza and Personal By MRS. J. P. Aii starts off with a swing and a smile. All starts off with the sun on ine All starts off with .the hope and the cheer Of a glad and a bright and a good new year, All" starts off with a clean white sheet. All starts off with a rose 'neath the feet; And, Lord may it be that we may not know Anywav but the bright, sweet way to Bentztown Bard. An inquirer in the Baltimore Eun asks: "What is materialism? What is its attitude towards Christianity?" -he Sun answers: "Materialism in philosophy i the theory which regards all the facta of the universe as explainable in terms of matter and motion, and in particular explains all psychical processes by pny. sical and chemical changes in the ner- vous system. It Is thus opposed both to natural realism and to idealism. For the natural realist stands upon the common-sense position that minds, ex istence, while the Idealist explains matter b mind and denies that mind can be explained by matter. The Tan- ous forms- into which materialism may be classified correspond to the various causes which induce men to ,take up materialistic views. Naive materialism U due to a cause which still, perhaps, has no smal power, the natural dimcui tv which persons- who have had no philosophic training experience in ob serving and appreciating the import ance of the immaterial facts or con sciousness. The pre-Socratics may be classed-as naive materialists in this sense, though, as at that early period, the contrast between matter and spirit had not been fully realized and matter was, credited with properties that be long to life. It is usual to apply the term hylozism to the earilest stage of Greek metaphysical theory. It i not difficult to discern the influence of naive materialism in Huxley and still more :n Haekel, whose materialism which he chose to term "monism" is evidently conditioned by ignorance of the history and present position of speculation. In anti-religious material ism the motive is hostility to establish ed dogmas which are connected, in the Christian sy&tem especially, with cer tain forms of spiritual doctrine. Such a, motive weighed much with Hobbes and with the French materialists of the 18th century, such, as La Mettrie and d'Holbach. -s NAPOLEON'S MOTTOES. In 1784 Bonaparte, then 15 years old, arived at the Military School of Paris from Brenue, being one ot four tinder the conduct of a minim priest. He mounted 173 steps, carry ing his small calise, and reached, in the attic, the barrack chamber fie was to occupy. This chamber had two beds and a small window opening on the great yard of the school. The young predecessors of Bonaparte had "bescrawled the whitewashed walls with .charcoal and the new comer could read in this little cell these four inscriptions, which we ourselves Tead there 35 years ago: ' An epaulet Is very long to win." !De Montgivray. "The finest day in life is . that of a battle. vicomte de imteniac. . "Life is a prolonged lie." Le Che valier . Adolphe Delmas. "The end of all is six feet of earth." Le Comte de la Villette. " With the trifling substitution of the word "empire" for "epaulet," these four sentences contain the whole des tiny of Bonaparte, and formed a kind ot "Mene, Tekel, Upharsin," , written In advance upon that wall. ' Works of Victor Hugo. MISS VAN NESS LEAVES THIS AFTERNOON . Miss Alwilda Van . Ness returns to Lincolnton to re-enter Faselfern Insti tute this afternoon. She was too un well to return with the bunch of Fassi fern girls the first of the week. MRS. YOUNG LEAVES Mrs. Robt. S. Young, of Concord, returned home yesterday after spend ing a day or so with Dr. Young's moth er, Mrs. Sarah Virginia Young. MR. AND MRS. FOWLER RETURN. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fowler and children have returned from South River, Rowan county, where they went the first of the week to visit Mr. Fowler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Fowler and to attend a re ception given - by the latter to their son. Mr, Foard Fowler and his bride. MRS PORTER HERE ON A VIS4T. Mrs, C. B. Porter, of Raleigh, West Virginia, arrived in the city a few flays ago. to spend some time with her parents, Mr; and Mrs. Alf Welch, of the Newell neighborhood and her sister. Miss Cynthia Welch- ot thi city. , ' MRS. WATT GOES TO TEXAS. , Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Watti al ter epending Christmas in Philadel phia, left, the former for North Car olina, the latter for Chicago, and from there to New Orleans and on to Houston. Texas, to visit Mr. Watts' brother. Dr. William Watt. A' DAILY THOUGHT. VTia sweet to hear the watch dog's honest bark . Bay deep-mouthed welcome aB we draw near home; . Tls sweet to know there is aa eye will mark . '. Our owning, and look bright- r er when we come. Lord Byron. Zh CALDWELL ST. MONICA'S BRANCH. A very interesting meeting .of St. Monica's Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary bf St. Peter's Episcopal church was held with Mrs. W. 1L Robertson at her home, No. 501 West Foutrh street, Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. , The subject of study for the year is the North American 'Indians. At the meeting Friday Miss Florence Burkheimer was to have read a pa per entitled, 'A Missionary District of New Mexico," but owing to illness she was not able to be present, and Mrs. Mallihckrodt took the subject In hand and handled it very skillfully, telling of the life and customs of the Indians in that part of. the country. It was decided that the society s.hnn!d fve an Indian entertainment before Lent, the funds derived there- from to be sent to an Indian hospital cn the Navajo Reservation A committee, consisting of. the president, vice-president, secretary and Mrs. R. R. Jones, Mrs. W. R Robertson and Miss Bessie Burk heimer was appointed to meet with Mrs. Mallinckrodt on Tuesday next to make definite airangements for the affair. After partaking of delicious re freshments served by the hostess, the society adjourned to meet again on Friday, the 19th inst., at the home of Mrs. R-R.. Jones, No. 2 South Da vidsonslfeet. Year Book. Mrs. Mallinckradt gave each mem ber of the society a year book which she made after her own artistic man ner. The cover has on it the head of an Indian, done in water colors, and the words. "SL Monica's Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary." The pro gram for the year, daintily written, is as follows Program From November 3, 1911, to June 7, 1912. Nov. 3 Reading from the Spirit of Missions Miss Mary Morgan My ers. Nov. 17 Location of Indian Mis sions and 'First Episcopal Missionary sent to the Indians. Miss Ruth Shan nonhouse. Dec. 1 Missionary Hospital of the Scarfs White, gray, brown, tan, Good Shepherd to the Navajos Mrs. Mallinckrodt. Dec. 15 Packing of Christmas box to Bend school at Saluda, N. C. Jan. 5 Missionary District of New Mexico Miss Florence -Burkheimer. Jan. 19 Missionary Districts or Minnesota, Nevada and Idaho Mrs. William Alexander. Feb. 2 Missions among the North Dakota Indians Mrs. William H. Green. And Missions among the Oklahoma Indians Miss Polly Shannonhouse. Feb. 16 Indian Work in Mission ary District or Sacramento Mrs. Freeman-Jones. - --r - , -. March 1 Missionary Work '. in South Dakota Miss Margaret Ker. And Work Among the Indians . in Utah Miss Hannah Constable. March 15 Work Among the Sem inole Indians Miss Mary Morgan Myers. v April 5 Good Friday No meeting. April 19 Work Among the Indains of Wyoming Mrs. William Robert son. May 3 The California Indians "and Missionary District of Los Angeles Miss Goldie Ritcn." May . 17 Work among the Indians of Duluth Miss Bessie Burkheimer. June 7 North Carolina and Virgin: ia Indians; Customs etc. Miss Janie BRIDGE CLUBS. Mrs. . Robert A. ' Mayer - will ' be hostess to the .Tuesday Bridge Club this week. In Mrs. Cameron Morrison's") at tractive home the Wednesday Bridge Club will assemble Wednesday after noon. ' ; : The Friday Morning Bridge will be the guest of Mrs. Frank Purcell. MISS HIRSHINGER'S VISIT.. - ' Miss Edna Hirshinger . leaves . to-night for Fort Myer, Va., to be the guest of Col. Girard and family one of the most distinguished families at the fort. TO VISIT MRS. MASON. Miss Hattie Norris, of Roanoke, Va., will spend a few days with Mrs. R. E. Mason, 500 North Gra ham street. - ..r . CAME TO SEE '.i; JUDGE MONTGOMERY V Mr3. J. H. Witherspoon and son, J. H., J r., of .Lancaster, .are visiting Mrs. E C. Registers Mrs. With erspoon is here to be with her father, Judge W. J. Montgomery, who is at the Sanatorium' '"' -"" " MISS DANIELS LEAVES. Miss Louise. Daniels, who was the guesf of 'Mrs. W. R. Foreman for a fortnight, has returned home. : HIGH HEELS AND HOBBtES. Taken singly, high heels and hobble skirts an sufficient handisap for any woman; taken together, they are more than the sex can sustain in safety. A fter the study of seventy-three cases, covering a period of three months, the Pennsylvania Railroad has reached the conclusion that this - combination of high heels and hobbles is responsible for a large proportion of the injuries by women while getting on and off trains and in mounting or descending station stairways. "Heel caught on step of coach and tore off," and "high heel caught while descending stairs; wore hobble Bkirt," are typical entries in the reports of accidents. Leslie's. MRS. ORR RETURNS ; . 1 Mrs. H. H. Orr returned yesterday from New York where she has been spending a ' week. , . WOMAN'S CLUB COLUMN The Department of Household Eco nimics will meet on Thursday with Mrs. Brevard Nixon at her beautiful home on South Tryon street. The sub jects handled by the Department this season have been: "House," "Home," "Pure Food." - The subject for Thursday is "Chil dren." The program: v v. Prenatal - Influences Mrs. John R. Purser. Five Minute Talks f Parental Influence Mrs. E. P. Tingley Cleanliness Mrs. O .W Loving Fresh Air Mrs. E. L. Mason Simplicity of Diet.-. . ! Mrs. Hugh A. Murrill Use of Drugs ..Mrs. W. T. McCoy TREBLE CLEF . Next Wednesday afternoon, .lan. 10th at Hanna Hall, Mrs. A. D. Glas cock will give under the Treble Clef auspices a .lecture and recital on Richard Wagner's opera, Tannhauser. A preliminary talk will be given on Wagner and his music dramas up to the time that the opera Tannhauser was written, and his method, of com posing. , . The opera itself will then betaken up with its various motifs and. themes as each act progresses. Mrs. J. W. La- tham. soDrano and pianist, and Mr. Walter Scott, baritone, will assist Mrs. Glascock in giving the following pro gram: f 1. Venusberg Music. 2. Pilgrim's Chorus. 3. Tannhauser March. 4. Elizabeth's Prayer. 5. The Aria of Elizabeth. 6. Aria "and Recitative. 7. O Thou Sublime Sweet Evening Star. ' ' ' . An invitation is extended to the general public to attend. Rallying the Lady Soldiers. 'Twas the year 2011 and the intrepid general was rallying her wavering fe male troops. "Women," she cried, "will you give way to manly . fears?" - A timid murmur ran through the ranks. "Shall it be sard"' that we are clothed in mail armor?" shrieked the leader; The murmur grew more confused. "Will you," came the taunting cry from their gallant general, "show the white feather at this time of the yead, when feathers are out of fashion?" The effect was wonderful, astound ing, marvelous! "Never!" roared the noble follow ers, "Never!" And, forming themselves rapidly in to battle array, they once more hurled themselves relentlessly upon the ene my. New York Call. The Feminist Movement The feminist movement that is what they call it now instead of suf fragette movement. Speaking of this movement, a writer in the Baltimore Sun 6ays: "Nothing attracts quite so much at tention these days as the feminist movement. It matters not by what name one cals it or whether one sym pathizes with it or not, there it is at our very doors, and now that the ladies have begun to take such an active part in the affairs of the world one is obliged to note what they are doing. A short time ago we had a visit from Mrs. Pankhurs-a,' who. is, perhaps, the most famous English-speaking wom an of the movement. "She is a very militant person, In deed, and, like a bird of ill-omen, seems to delight in making things un pleasant for all with whom she comes into direct opposition. The .papers have been full of the tiings that she and her. followers have done in Eng land by their most virile methods of procedure. . 'In absolute contradistinction to the lively Mrs. Pankhurst is quite as dis tinguished a disciple of the cause, Miss Alice Maude Royden, who is- al ways spoken of as t'he ' peaceful suf fragette of England." She is entire ly opposed to the more militant meth ods of some of her sisters and fails to see what has been acompli&hed by all the rioting and unfortunate encoun ters that have marked the progress of "the cause" in Great Britain, where women have been thrown into prison and through violence have made their appeal to the interested world at large. . " Miss Royden has always been inter- ested in her less fortunate sisters.' Essentially a humanitarion, she has devoted the best part of her maturer years to the study of conditions among the poor. She was at one time known far and wide in London for the very active, interest she took in university settlement work. "She ' is a daughter of Sir Thomas Bland Royden, who was mayor of Liv erpool in 1879 and who Was the son k)f the late Thomas Royden, who mar ried in 1865 Alice Elizabeth, daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Dowdall. Miss Alice Maude's brothers are Thomas and Ernest Bland Royden;; The Roy den seat, by the way, is Frankby Hall, at. Birkenhead. , MR. NASH GIVES OYSTER ROAST Around a big fire built in a hole in the ground and with; a big old-fashioned pot swinging on a tri-pod, after the fashion of Gypsies, over thejjlaze, and full of steamed oysters, a merry com pany, guests of Mr. T. "P. Nash. Jr., gathered Friday night in Dr. Myers Hunter's garage, at his home on East avenue and had a uniquely charming evening. Beside the cordiality and assiduity of the host, the'eharm of the affair was its' novelty". It was delight fully unconvential-a regular, mid-winter picnic, or down-east roast. . . - Besides the -big pot of steamed "oys ters there was coffee (and repartee) sandwiches,' pop corn and roasted ap ples. - Mr. Nash's guests were: Miss Susie Hutchison with .Mr. Frank Drane. . . - - Miss -Marie Thomas with Mr. Jack Waters. , ' ;. ' " Miss Sadie Thomas witn Mr. Robin Brem. : -.-. ; Miss Emily Holt with -Mr. George Wilson. . . - Miss Sarah Wilson with Mr. Charles Tillett, Jr. Miss Margaret Reese with Dr. Parks King. -.,.'. . . . Dr. Myers Hunter, and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hunter. Old friends and new reckonings. French. , There never was a worse use made of a man than hanging him.' Curran. . D. A. R. COLUMN. The first D. A. R. meetings of 15)12 will be held ' this week Thursday. The advent of new -year is always tended with special interest as -it marks a change, of- dynasty, as it were.: . . . . - ,. -- . . . , . . Charjotte ; Chapter. ". Charlotte Chapter,, the oldest local daughter of ' Mecklenburg Chapter Elizabeth r Steele Chapter of -Salisbury,, being the very oldest, -being the second chapter organized in the states will see its new officers in ducted into office Thursday r Regent Miss Laura" Orr. ' ' Vice-Regent Mrs. I. W: Faison. . Recording Secretary Mrs. Bran don Smith. . - Corresponding Secretary Mrs. H. M. Wade. ' r Treasurer Mrs. H. S". DOdenhoff. Historian Mrs. Gordon Finger. The literary program will consist of a paper by Mrs. L. W. 'Sanders on Nathaniel Hale. The ' Declaration of Independence (Philadelphia) is also to be read. The chapter meets - in the American Trust Co.'s building Liberty Hall. Mrs. C. W. Tillett and Mrs. Thorn as T. Allison wiU be hostesses to the chapter at the residence of Mrs. Til lett. Two papers will be read: One on "Revolutiona'ry Battles In North Carolina" Miss Daisy Cuthbertson; the other, "Revolutionary Generals in North Carolina." Mrs. J. G. Simp son. The chapter has decided to have Chapter Day The date has not been determined upon, but , it will be the latter part of January. Mrs. C. C. Hook is chairman of the Chapter Day. committee. The chapter elects officers in February. Mecklenburg Chapter. The mother cnapter begins the year reading art, "The 'Beginning of Art in America," - beipg the .subject of the paper to be; read at the meet ing Thursday. The paper will be writ ten by Mrs. John Van Landingham. Miss Julia Robertson -will be -host, ess. Thomas Polk. . The chapter bearing a name of which Mecklenburg is justly proud, is to be the guest of Miss Robin son, of the Elizabeth College facul ty, Thursday. The regent, Mrs. John P. Elliott, will preside. Two papers will be read ,one on "Betsy Ross," by the regent; the other, "The Queen's College,", by Miss Louise Parks. - State Executive Board. " Mrs. A.' K Smith, vice-regent of the state executive board, D. A JL re" turned yesterday from Winston, where she attended a meeting of the board. Mrs. William Reynolds, state regent, presided at the meeting. A number of matters which will engage the attention and interest of the chapters of the state during the year. Returning from Winston Mrs. Smith stopped . in Davidson to visit Mrs. Alfred young and family. BOOK CLUBS. Miss Helen Brem is the first Jan uary hostess of the Pro Re Nata Book . Club. The meeting is on Fri day, the 12th. The program Is as fol lows: v ... Titan . (Tiziano Vecelli (1477 1576); his style: of painting; his e ligious picturesMiss Allda Oliver. Tintoretto (Jacopso Robust! (1518- 1594); the great master of light and shade; his religious, pictures Miss Edith Ward. Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) Mrs. J. CPatton. The next, hostess will be Mrs. Ern est Ellison: ? Cranford. Miss Sallie Bethune will be the first hostess of the year to the. Lay dies of Cranford." The club meets with her this week. : C- : Sorosls. " Mrs. H. A. Murrill will entertain Sorosis, Tuesday at her delightful home on East Morehead a home ex pressive in many ways of the winter study art. The old masters are being considered. r - - Virginia Dare. "The Suez Canal," and "Modern Alexandria," will be the subjects of papers to be read at the meeting of the cliib this week. Miss Margaret Rankin has the former paper; Mrs. Rena Roach the " latter. Current events will also also be discussed. Mrs. J. C. Neely will be hostess. Chelidon. Mrs. Harvey Lambeth will be the next hostess ot this industrious and delightful club. DUTCH APRON ARE NOW IN FASHION. No longer does the white apron of transparent - materials, trimmed. -.-.with frivolous ribbons and many lace frills, reign supreme as- a skirt protector at chafing dish parties, notes - an' ex change. For the nonce the Dutch ap ron is in possession of the tabiier field, and every girl who can not afford one of the - imported specimens made of dark blue, green, yellow, or red sateen, with a printed border in a contrasting dull hue, that is half the depth of the entire -accessory, does the : next ; best thing and makes her apron of whatev er material she has at hand. The bord er, printed Holland sateen, is about 24 inches; wide, and has the decoration along one. edge so that the work of making one of these aprons consists of narrowly hemming the two sides-, turn ing over the top edge and' shirring it three times across, thus forming a half inch frill and two half-inch 'deep puffs against the front of the waist. - - -; The Dutch apron has no strings, but is secured to the belt by fancy pins, preferably of Dutch silver, and haridi workl But materials- other than import ed Holland sateen are used and many girls prefer the transparent tabliers of dark-hud . chiffon or mousseline de soie with a wide printed border; while other apron makers are applying the borders of foulards to plain colored surah or China silks, The main thing is to have the foundation of the apron never longer than .20, inches when fin ishedof a dark and dull shade and the border of a decided pattern, and an entirely different color.. . ; .v A clean mouth and an honest hand Will take a man through any land.. ' J. German. CONFEDERATE COLUMN. Stonewall-' Jackson Chapter U. D. ,' had Its first meeting for the year yesterday,, afternoon in the American 1 Trust Compah.'s building. Miss JUlia Alexander acting presi dent, presided.. "..'.-.:Z" .. The attendance was large, and the discussions and .business more than ordinarily interesting; Four new members were elected ; . : Mi s Christion Hawley, Miss 'Lilly Caldwell, Mrs. Lonsdale and Mrs. "Bbmer. ' Lee-Jackson Day January 19 was arranged for. A committee consist irig of Mrs. ' Latta Johnston, chair man; Mrs. H. A. Londoh and Dr. Annie Alexander, was appointed on music. ' As : announced ... . in The News several days ago, Rev. Plato Durham is to be- the . orator this year.; The annual - dinner to the vet erans will be given after the exer cises at Hanna Hall. Mrs. C. N. G-. Butt was yesterday appointed chair man of the committee on hall. Her assistants -will be Mrs. E.-R. Preston, Mrs. Henry .Thdmas, Miss Violet Alexander..- : ' Mrs. E. C. -Register is chairman of the large committee on veterans' din ner. ' , ' '"'.'-: ' ' Children Of Confederacy. Mrs. - A. - M. Hastings, the new leader of Julia Jackson Chapter, Chil dren - of the Confederacy, was - pres ent at the ) meeting,' also Miss Mary 4 Allison one of the chapter members Miss Allison made a Teport from the chapter and told of plans for the winter. Veterans' HalL . Mrs. I. W.' Faison was made chair man of the committee to assist the veterans in fixing up their new hall -44n the city hall. ' - Thinking of the old poem, "Rock Me to Sleep," there comes to mind a story that the veterans used to tell on Capt. Al Hathaway, 'who commanded a company in the first regiment that Kentucky sent South. It shows how hardship and danger did not dull the sense of humor in the boys in grey how they could joke in the face of death. It was at the close of the bloody but indecisive first day's fight at Murf reesboro. ' Bragg's army held its position along' the bank of Stone's River. Rosecrah's - line lay like a big bird with a broken wing across the turbulent little stream, but in temper it was a wounded tiger at bay. The canon roared, sullen and dogged, and the rifle of the sharpshooter snapped viciously from the thickets of ceda. The Confederates, v half ' victorious, were yet crouched for their lives be hind stump and stone. Somebody, prone In the dirt, was moved to quote: "Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight, - " v. ' Make me a child again, just for to night!" ' " "' V And Capt. Hathaway, huddled in a knot behind a sloping rock,-added as though he meant it, "Yes, and a gal baby at that." " ' Nashville, Banner. : - deformity : - mon. OF FASH- Occasiohally a man v reaches the end" of his days who had devoted his life from childhood to such frivolous purposes and trifling vanities that the only creditable : thing that may be said of him when the end comes is that at least he was nevej tattooed. It is the only folly that escaped him, and this one folly less gives him little nost mortem -lustre lor tne reason that the tatoo man is rarely met. Had he stood begin a. counter in a men's clothing store and handed out a hrieht - assortment of tattoo der signs with ties and gloves; ; had he lain in wait for public baths ready, to tattoo a man's breast with a picture of -s sweetheart while he waits, not so many men could claim even this one distinction ' v For this reason, perhaps, -men should have more charity for the wo man who puts on a veil that gives her face a fashionable tattoo design The beguiling, clerk who sells veils is met a dozen times; a week and the woman being tempted so often, falls. The beguiling clerk points out that thes pider design is the latest fashion or that madame would look well with a crocodile across her nose, and madame, buys,' puts on .the veil, and walks the streets a signi to make strong men quail and children-scream.- ' - . : Occulists havep; rotested that veils with, big polka, dota and; blotches, with insects obstructing the vision, are a menace to the. eyesight, . and the people .who are compelled to: sit opposite- this fashionable xorm or re fined tattoo in street cars protest that such deformities have, injurious ef ffnt on - their , eves and nerves and sense of harmony, but the woman who has a veil with a pattern of cat erpillars puts it oh, , taking pride, in her appearance, .and.-has no tnougni of what her grief and suffering would be if the Lork . marked her. face, that way.f - -v ; jV,.-; .1 ,. : -. She puts on .her. veil in such. a fash ion that her eyes are hidden by the head and Stall of a snake with its body bridging her jiose; or it may be that she didn't like the shake design, and when she opens her mouth to laugh, the .horrified . observers notice a big spider across.-her teeth.' Some times there Vis va strong of bees fil ing out of one ear ' across her face and into-, the other ear, giving her head the appearance of a bee hive, and often she looks as if the tattoo mansj had done butterflies in black ink all oyer ' her, countenance. It: will come to pass some day that some near-sighted man will give a woman a heavy slap on the cheek; and his defense will be that he saw a venomous spider there, and when the wise statisticians have reached this deformity of : fashion, which . has so far escaped them, they will discov er that a certain' percentage ,of de lirium tremens Is caused by. men whose nervous systems are wrecked by- seeing bugs and, fiahworms and al ligators crawling across their wives faces. -. "' ' . " . "' . ". The woman who". wears such' a veil cannot, sniff, with scorn at the man who it tattooed. He, at least, doesh't wear this- token of - a weak intel lect on his face. Frances T. Gar- side in the News-Leader. i LIBRARY NOTES. (By the Librarian.) With the beginning of the V new year, a change in the rules of the -li brary has been put into -effect; It has been the rule that a person wish ing to borrow books from the libra ry should secure the signature of - a resident of Charlotte on his applica tion blank, for the purpose of Identi fication. It . has been - decided to abol ish this ' regulation, : k provided the name of the applicant ia in the city directory or in the telephone direc tory. All ,. that is necessary now is that the person should fill .out the ap plications blank.' His borrower's card will be given him at once Formerly, one day was required before the ap plicant could take " out bookst. lt is expected that this will meet with gen eral favor, as It . will greatly facilitate matters for thep ublic. Another change in the rules is the requirement of re-registration of all members whose cards are five , years old. All borrowers who joined up to December $1, 1907, .will be asked to sign 9l new application biank,' and they will be assigned hew numbers. This is ' done for the purpose of as certaining the number of active bor rowers of the library. : . 1 7' : j Miss 318, by Rupert Hughes, For Yardley, by Ralph Henry Barbour, and Just Patty, by Jean Webster, are among the new books added to the library during the past week. - The ninth annual meeting Of the board of trustees will be held Thurs day night. The annual report of the librarian will be presented as well as the report of the treasurer; . and the various committees. " : A novel tribute to the genius of .O. Henry is about to be paid by the let ter's publishers, who are announcing what they call a manuscript x edition of this much-loved story -teller's works. It will really be an edition de luxe, in twelve volumes, limited - to one hundred sets, printed -with wide margins, and bound in boards and silk.' The novel feature of the edition s that into each volume' will : be tip ped a page of r original O. rHenry manuscript, making a total of 1,600 manuscript' pages issued in this one publication. . . - . ... The report of the librarian of the Carnegie library of Atlantargives the circulation for 1611 as over .200,001), showing a good increase over that jin the Dromancy of Tubers " while one Of 1910. As many as 1,500 - books were issued in one day - A" reading list On the commission form of municipal government has been compiled by -the library in re sponse to requests for material by debaters. Copies of charters, end ad dresses Oh the subject were secured from the Economic Club of Boston Des Moines, Iowa; Erie, Pa.; Peoria, 111.; Topeka, Kan.; and other cities The reading list includes besides these pamphlet, many magazine ar ticles, and several books. . -The list of books is given below: : 353 BradfordCommission ' govern ment in American cities. 352 Childs-Short ballot principles. 352--Hamilton ity government by commission: . - ' , ; - . . , r R028 Pearson Intercollegiate de bates. ; . . - - .; R352: RObbins Selected , articles on the commission plan. 352 Woodruff Commission t plan of municipal government. MISS ORR VISITED SISTER Miss.JLaura Orr has returned, from Greenville, S. C.,. where, she spent the holidays with her sister, Mrs. Blanche Orr Hammond, and niece Mrs. Inmann Bell. The latter is delightfully re membered as the beautiful Miss Elea nor Hammond. - . . MRS. ADAMS HOSTESS. Mrs. H. L. Adams was Informally at home yesterday afternoon in com pliment . to Mrs. Norman Cocke, Miss Christie Dulaney, Miss Marie Koiner and Misses Ruth and Laura" Reilly. During the reception hours throngs of friends met in Mrs. .Adams love ly home. In the dining room pink car nations " vefe used. : ' , Mrs. Adams received in a gown of black marquisette ; over satin. Mrs COcke in white satin and lace; Miss Dulaney in blue messaime, -Miss Koiner in pink silk, Miss Ruth "Reil ly n light blue. Assiting in receiving were, .Mrs, J. M. Harry in blue chiffon over silk, Miss Mary Palmer, white batiste and lace. ' , ... -.. . ; Misses Dulaneyi' Koiner and Reilly wore big black picture hats. : : ' . Dr. Cook in lhe ; : Hands of Friends ; When Dr. Coolvi comes to town-r4 Boh Phillips, of Greensboro, .will make the introductory address - Cowan, of Wilmington, will respond in-,- Esquimaux dialect. His subject will be "Climatic conditions in .the Polar Regions." " ' Jess Clarfe7 of Raleigh, , will carry gum drops. " : .Bodker, of Greenville, S. with be in Charge of "the blubber can. -; ; Cain, of A&heville, will lead the chorus, "Every little round gets near er and nearer" (to the pole.) Brown, of Salisbury, will . be official checker of meridians. .- - -. I-took-a-shoe and the sleds will be looked after by Billie Corwith, of the Greater Charlotte Club, assisted by "Booster Kooster." These gentlemen will , also give welcome to "our little city," - - . ' . . , Joe Patton, ' of :The Charlotte "Noozd", will act as official door keeper and Master of Exchequeor. . i .Durham Firm Gets Contract for in- v.; terurban Depots. - Special to The News. - Durham, Jan. 6. The Wilkerspn Moffit Construction Company , of . this city,; has been awarded- the contract for the erection ef ; six depots on the line of the interurban electric line be twen Charlotte and Gastonia. The depots are to be constructed at small stations on the interurban, and are to cost about ? 8,000 each. The, contract was awarded to . the Durham concern in competition with a large number' of other contracting firms in this state Scientists Hold Important Meeting . (By RODERICK CLIFFORD.) t' Washington, Jan. 6. Totalling th sum of human knowledge in advanced science, five thousand devotees of tbrt and test tube, of microscope lunar lens, in fact of every science practical , or mentally and physical abstruse, have just completed a serie's of meetings here. They are members of the thirty-one societies affiliated ua der the title of the American Assoi elation for the Advancement of Sci ence. - ; , . '".,- To' the layman or practical man n, -"-j ui yiauucai man nt business, the work of tw orT,.01 is ro rr.- v.r -uusts pj - wcc. I CL III ft lnfllir,,s on our practical evfirvdav w4 8 which will result from these meeS here, cannot : be estimated. Th. J? The ie. lihrHnn nt v, ... . lasted more than three days. Thiru- ' 7" " "4 LU aesuciaiion "lasted meetings were 1 held simultanAnci;. each day. Almost every delegate tn the convention had a small mite of newly discovered knowledge to oon tribute. In considering the importance o' such a meeting, the least that can b said is .that the reports of the sciec tists represent the life work of thou?, ands of educated, intelligent humans who have pursued the elusive unknown through years of experiment, disap pointment and sometimes self-sacrifice The , most interesting phases of the meeting from the standpoint of a lay man, stands out in some of the sub. jects whichwere treated by the mem bers of these organizations to emphasize-the scope-and magnitude of the scientific world , today. It was a strange sight to witness a .great body of men, each of whom can at least write "Ph.D" after his name and many of whom are recognized as the foremost authorities on matters scientific, listening to a technical dis cussion on the "gases in Swiss cheese" and "personal performances in hops." To the unlearned, what possible or remote- .bearing such subjects might have on the welfare of humanity, mav not be clear, but the fact remains that men of brains and intelligence have spent years of their lives in delrine into such research. Among the : unusual papers read at. the - sessions ; were: "Feeding Young Pups on the Anterior lope of the Pitui tary Gland," "Studies on the Flavor of Green Mould Cheese;" "Metabolism scientist called his contribution "An explanation of tmy remarks of last year". Another paper was contributed on "Heredity in Swine." One of .the features of the big con ference, was that during the sessions more than 500 women registered in at tendance. T-While'. many of these wo men are wives and daughters of the scientists, the majority are prominent ly identified with the colleges of the country in pedagogical capacities, and have made themselves known in the field of biological, chemical and physi cal research. Their presence at the conference was taken as an indication of the invasion: of the scientific field by women. Among the women scientists was Dr. Mary K. ! Smith, of the Oswego, New York; Normal School. . Dr. Smith is widely known as a psychologist. The idea that the social fabric ol tie future will find a place for men in the arts ahd pursuits where muscle ana en durance are necessary, and that the women of the future will naturally drift into-command of government, and into the lead in the science, was ad vanced unofficially -. during the ses sions. This prophecy found support ers among some of the scientists, who . pointed to. the. -progressing emancipa tion of the woman along political lines and her; interest in governmental mu nicipal and eugenic fields, as a sure sign that a readjustment of work among men and women is to come. "There is little doubt that such a state of affairs will be the natural out come, and the logical result of the next few decades", declared one of tha most prominent 'of the women dele gates, herself a student of psychology. "Women will never reach her high est sphere "until she ceases to be the household drudge. I do not make this statement in the language of the unsex ed Agitator for so-called woman's rights butsconsider it along logical and prob able lines. , - "fiio nvrA housewife of today. while perhaps equipped with a mental ity Which can quickly grasp and b rent, holds a nlace in the social scale which calls for scarcely less atual pby cioai effort than that occupied oy men in some of the lighter branches of skilled labor. On the other hand, the head or tdc family, the strong-muscled man, tiie being fitted physically for the hard work., which calls for endurance ana .trn oVi ia licnnllv the nccuDant of an office chair, and -pursues some one or the "clean-handed" occupations. "The time will come . when the men will nflfnrnllv sravitate into the fields of labor, while, women will step into tha nlaree wherp SOVPrnmellt is 80- ministered, .and where brains and not brawn-will count. " " There were 'more than thirty socie ties -in meeting here during the par ent organization's session, and at eat of " these societies an average or papers,? on as many scientific suojeevs, were read. Thusthe scope of conven tion' embraced about- 1,500 separate subjects of interest to science. Ar the one comprehensive review possible' of the strides taken by re search during the past year, this meet ing of the American Association foi the Advancement . of Science forms one of the epochs in the history of world knowledge. TO ATTEND WEDDING. . v - Miss Sadie Davis leaves this wee for Atlanta where she will attend tne wedding of a friend. MISS SCOTT'S GUEST Miss fjouise Norvell. of Blowm Rock, is the guest of Miss Julia Baxtei Scott, the attractive daughter of Mi and Mrs. Jno. M. Scott. Miss Norvei returns home this week. ; Gee; but it's tough to have to tell a bright, pretty, attractive, fascinatm girl, the fervor of whose propo& shows how undying her affection is. that yoU can only, be a brother to her! Bos-ton Globe. Give me a seat and I will make room to lie down. Spanish. 7 ana 'South -Carolina. - '-' -
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