The Cedarville Herald, Volume 42, Numbers 1-26

mm Mastering English Words tiinffflifTfimiMin[iiiiiNiiiiifflitjijiiNimiiiniiiimi(iimiimifHmiimi!ii[iimtiHiiiiiiiuiiiii}iiiiiiiiniiiiinii!iiim irii i i i llm iiiM Ever a lert to serve you, we are offering ou r stock a t . great reductions, only by seeing the Merchandise can . you realize the Phenomena! value* which we have assembled for quick disposal. . FRENCH FACTORY GIRLS LEA r K CONDUCTED &Y THE Y-W.q.A ENGLISH IN A CLASS * w w in r * w * * * w * * * * * * * j * * a ★ * ★ ★ ★ MESSAGE TO Y.W. Q. A. FROM FRANCE, I must express to you tho very great satisfaction and most sincere gratitude of the French Government for the service ren- ★ dered to tho women working In ★ Government factories through the establishment of V. *W, O. A. Foyers des Alllees (clubrooms for munltlonettes), These foyers have been an ex* celient means for bettering" the physical Conditions and, the mo­ rale of our workers. They have been constantly used by the wo­ men workers, who have fohnd there ne>y■elements, of . dignity and social education, X must thank you for bringing this to pass, and I hope, that V. Wl. G, A, work will not disap­ pear with the war, but will be carried" on in order to develop the principles of social soljdap- it Ity'whlch it has inspired,. Tfc- (Signed) . M. LOUCIIER, ★ Minister of Arms and Munl- ★ tlons Manufacture. •it ★ * ★ * * * * ★ * ■* "Sr- Or ★ * ■* FOYERS JN FRANCE. ^ • k ' k ' k l t i t i c ' k i t ' k i t ' k i t i e k i t - k it i t •NURSES PRODUCE WILD WEST PICTURE SHOW at Entertafrt Roumanian Countess -* American Show Jn France, . ,, Picture shows are being put on In France -without cameras, scenery or any of the necessary properties, ac­ cording to reports reaching the Na­ tional V, W. O. A. from a V. W. 0, A- nurses’ hut ip a Base Hospital, Having -no film or cameha, the purses" a t Base decided to put on a living picture show and invited a -group of purses from a nearby hos­ pital to be the audience, ‘ f t was a real thriller, one of the wild and wool­ ly west variety, .with bucking brou« choes .and Wild rides on broom and mop horses. Imagination "supplied the scenery, with the-exception of placards;" whiclr announced “the sun” when It was sup­ posed to be shining o r “cacti” when the cow- punchers rode" across the desert. Countess Vacaresca -of Itownnnla, who had been talking to the nurses on conditions in tpe German courts a t the time she was lady-in-waltlng”to tl\e "QUeen of Boumanta, was the most np> preclattve of all tho guests. INSIGNIA, CURTAINS, MADE FROM SKIRTS " Blue broadcloth skirts used for or­ ganization Insignia and plaid summer dresses reconstructed into window cur­ tains are after war economies of the pine Y, W. C, A, secretaries in Arch­ angel, Russia. These secretaries have Just succeed­ ed, In the face of food and cloth short­ ages, In opening a X W, 0. A, Hostess House for American troops stationed In Archangel, a town behind the allied lines, f t was necessary to bunt up a voile summer dress which one of tha secretaries bad discarded for heavy winter clothes In order to have cur­ tains a£ the windows/* They live on regulation army rations. Archangel IS the fourth city in Rus­ sia where the Y. W. C. A. has estab­ lished work. Centers were opened first in Betrograd and Moscow and then in Samara, 900 miles- eastward from Moscow. Miss Elizabeth Boles, head of Rus­ sian work and one" of the few Ameri­ cans who 'remained In that country throughout the revolution, is on route to America by way of England to re­ cruit workers for Russia, A second Y. W, 0. A. Hostess House, for Wives and children of soldiers, is soon to be opened a t Castner, Cahu, ' Hawaiian Islands, to care for the over­ flow of women and children from the first house, which opened some months ago id answer to a call from the com­ manding Officer of the camp. During 15 days in November 2,162 visitors were entertained at the house, Including women and children, of the following nationalities; Philippine, Ha­ waiian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Potto Rican, Korean, Japanese" and American, Four departments of the French Government have asked the. American Y. W, 0, A." to open social and recrea­ tion centers for girls employed by them—Finance, Commerce, War and Labor. " Lieutenant Poncet of tlie Ministry of Labor recently requested that this Y- w ; C, A,"work be begun for girls in his offices after seeing tile social and recreation centers which had been opened at- the request of the Ministry of War. Sixteen centers of this kind are operated In six cities In France,. Three of them are In Paris. * The last "of these Foyers des Alllees Is for girls who are working In the X>e- partment of Labor.. It Is far down tho Seine, under tho shadow of the Eiffel Tower, and overlooks Jhe Qua! d’OfSay, Tho rooms are bright 1md cheerful, with chintz hangings" and cushions, comfortable chairs, reading and writ­ ing tables ahd a fireplace. A kitchen has equipment so that girls can pre­ pare meals for themselves. They go to the foyer for their two hour lunch­ eon timo",* for social evenings and for classes In English. 400,000 YANKS ARE Y- W . C. A . VISITORS *Four hundred thousand persons and more served in the cafeteria In one .year. Is "the record of the Y. "W, C. A. Hostess House at .Camp Lewis, Amer­ ican Lake, "Wash. The majority' of the 400,000 diners were mothers,’wives, sweethearts and friends Who went to the camp to visit their soldiers. The remainder were soldiers themsely.es who broke the mo­ notony of “chow” with home cooked meats. In addition to all these guests, 25.000 little children were cared for In tho nursery and the rest room served 70.000 tired wives and mothers, Thp workers at the information desk received and answered. 07,000 questions varying from bow to get the •best connections to a destination clear across the continent, the rates of sol­ diers’ Insurance and the kind of cre­ tonne a girl bridfe should have in her living room now that Private John la coming home from France. JEIeven. thousand of these queries required tel­ ephone conversations with various company commanders relative to hunt­ ing up a soldier whose parents had ar­ rived unexpectedly. Y. W. C. A . CAFETERIA IN PORTO RICO Porto Rico has a cafeteria. It Is the first one established on the Island, and when it was opened In tho Y. W. 0* A. Hostess House at Camp Las Casas the natives'crowded, around, much amused a t the Innovation. They Insisted upon having American dishes. The house became very well known In a short time, and Agroup of women from San Juan volunteered to go out every week to mend socks and sew on buttons for the soldiers. RUSSIAN PRINCESSES LEARN TO TRIM HATS Y» W, C. A, Saves Wife of General From Becoming Charwoman, When the war work of the Y. W, C. A. in . Russia has all been told one of the nloat Interesting stories will lie in the establishment of the first Women’s Co-operative Association at Moscow. There day after day princesses work side by side with peasant girls, wives of high Russian officials make dresses or trim hats at long tables with simple, Unlettered women, and the money is used for self support of these prin­ cesses and notable women as well as for the peasant classes, The need and suffering throughout all Russia was so great a t the time the Association was established that It was a problem to find where the money would help the greatest num­ ber of people. It was thought best to expend it to help capitalize organiza­ tions for giving work and permanent opportunities to families and Indivldu-' ala to earn their own living, , The women bring their handiwork to the Association for sale or take or­ ders to do dressmaking, millinery, etc., in the rooms of the Society or a t home, Suitable work was found just In time not long ago to keep the wife of one pf Russia's greale;st general# from going out ns a charwoman to earn bread for her husband, who was ill. K I L V T H S C O U G H A y C U R E T M U J H C S i KINGS scovntvi 033 5 0 . A . 8 N O V & U O . ■* "1- A-.iJir iW «*« „ ,ife jA V rm» do-icr, fi. A. Radical Reductions in Force on Women’s and Children’s COATS and SUITS WOMEN'S PLUSH COATS In Stouts up to size 50 and Regular Sizes $2500 Plush C.oats ,$35.00 Plush Coats $50.00 Plush Coats $55.00 Velour Coats CLOTH .COATS $16.50 Cloth Coats $27.50 Cloth Coats $37,50 Cloth Coats $39.50 Cloth. Coats *$42,50 Cloth Coats $65.00 Cloth" Coats $ t5 ,00 $19.75 $35.00 $35,00 $9.95 $14.95 $19.75 $24.75 $29.75 $45.00 CHILDREN'S .COATS Colored W inter Coats in Cloth, Pom Poms Velvets and Corduroy, sizes 4 40 14 years HALF PRICE S U I T S $69.75 Fur Trimmed Suits „ ; . . $32.50 $3^,00 Tailored S u i t s ......... .... . ,$19.75 $39.75 Tailored S u i t s ................... $24.75 $50.00 Tailored S u i t s . .............. .$3^.50 SILK DRESSES $16.50 Silk Dresses . . . . u ......... $9.95 $25.00 • •>, i ........................... ,$14;95 $29.75 Silk Dresses ............ .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,75 $I5 ;00 Serge Dresses ...................... . $9.95 $19.75 Serge Dresses $14,95 $27.50 Serge Dresses ............................................... $19.75 $35.00 Serge Dresses . ............... *$24.75 1 Dress Skirts of Silk and Wool $5.95 Striped Satin Skirts............ $19.75 Satin S k i r t s___ .*............ $16.50 Satin S k i r t s .............. $10.00 Satin S k i r t s ..................... $8.00 Satin Skirts . . . . . . . . . $15.00 Poplin Skirts ............ $6.50 Poplin S k i r t s .. , . . . . $3.95 Plaid Wool Skirts . . . . $4.95 Plaid Wool Sk irts........ $7.50 Plaid Wool Skirts . . . . * t * » . *$4.95 ................... ,*$14.95 ■ • ***•’*• * $1: j 2>.75 .9 * r:.•- V 1 * $7*95 *•.•*■*: «.*fa* ***«$5*95 * «»•*« .$12*50 * ■#■.* . *'■ !■« -i- „■*( m? *$5.45 ..$2 .95 . *$3*95 . . . » . $5*95 ’* • . #■ • ST. ’< WHITE GOODS 36 ihch fancy voiles in plaids and stripe effects, values up to 59c, sale price . . ......... 29c 27 inch Mercerized Poplin in .all colors, 59c values, price44c HANDKERCHIEF SPECIAL 25c value with colored emhroi dery corner slightly soiled,, -X t. * sale price, . . . ................ 15c 50c Handkerchiefs, slightly sioled, price ............ 25c 75c Handkerchiefs, s ligh tly .. soiled, p r ic e ,. . . . . . . . . .35c FURS MUFFS BLOUSES O f every description which cannot be dup­ licated a t these prices. $3.50 White Georgette Blouses a t $5.00 Dark 1 Georgette Blouses a t $5.00 NeW Georgette Blouses at $5.00 New Crepe de Chine Blouses $5.95 New Crepe de Chine Blouses $3.95 New Tub Silk W a is ts .. . . . $1.00 White Voile W a i s t s ............ $1.95 White Voile Wa i s t s . . . . . . . . $2.50 Middies, best quality . . . . . . $1.95 $3.95 $4.49 $4.49 $5.35 $3.49 . 89c $1.49 $1,95 CLEARANCE OF MILLINERY Scores o f becoming winter hats a t a small pa rt o f their former prices. Women's Trimmed Hats, ¥Values up to ~$7.50. Sale prices $1.95 and $2.95 Velvet trimmed hats values up to $.5 at95c Misses trrmmed velvets, $3.50 values,95c Childrens/ trnnmed hats,' $3.95 values, 69c Feather, Flowers, Ostrich and Ornaments marked a t half price. BETTER SHOES . . Many of the shoes on sale are the same as the cut shown a t ......................................... .. .a t $3.95 and $5.95 One lot Brown lace boots, broken sizes, values up to $10 sale price ................................ .. ................ .. $6.95 One lot all gray and all Field Mouse Kid Lace Boots, $ 10 values, sale p r i c e .................. ...................................$6.95 One lot Pearl Grey Kid Lace boots, $ 10 Value sale $5.95 One lot all Gray Buckskin Lace Boots, $11 v a lu e .$6.95 One lot Patent and Dull Button Boots, $5 va l u e . «.2. 95 One lot Gray Buckskin Lace Boots, $11 value price 6.95 BETTER FITTED All Gray Kid and Field Mouse Kid, Pearl Grey Kid and Black kid a t ................................................ $6.95 and $7.65 CHILDREN’S SHOES Misses Patent Kid top Button Cloth Top Button, Misses Calf, Lace Hi-top $3,30 values, sale p r i c e . . . . . . $2>95 Children's Paten t Dull'and cloth top button, Children’s* calf lace shoes, $3.00 values, sale price 2.45 One lot children’s Vici Kid Button Patet turn sole, sizes 5 1-2 to 8 sale p r i c e .................................................... $1.75 EMBROIDERY .SPECIAL ♦ n 25c and 35c Organdie Edges, Sale Pr i c e . . . . . . . . . . 15c 25c and 35c Embroidery Insertion, Sale pr i ce . » . . 15c 10c and 15c Embroidery Insertion, Sale price . . . . . . 5c SILK .PETTICOATS $5.00 Silk Petticoats, all new c o l o r s . . $4. 49 $3,95 Silk Petticoats . j ............... ................. ...... *. $3.49 K I M O N A S $7.95 Silk Kimonas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5.95 $6.00 Silk Kimonas . *♦. . . . . . . . . . . $4,95 LINENS REDUCED O ut Pattern Cloths were purchased before the advance in price and they are marked according to the old price Standards. .You will find REAL SAVINGS in our linen department. . 60 inch Mercerized. Damask, special! 50c DOMESTICS AT CLEARANCE PRICES 35c Plaid Dress Ginghams 25 $1.50 Light percale apron 1.19 $ 1.79 percale a p ro n s .. $1.39 15c Bl. Sebago towling. ? 11c 25c White Lily crash . . . . 1.9c 29c Hand drown crash . , . 23c 29c O ld Erin bl, Crash . . 23c 29c No.9110 Br. Crash . . 23c 29c Outing Flannel, light 19c 35c Outing Flannel Dark 25c iywy taagazises ;'batter a r tlu-ap* eteewbere, r a m Toll Rat ■' Ai Jus t a glance a t these striking reductions will cause you to realize this is our greatest vaule-giving event. $25.00 Hudson Seal S c a r f f .................................. $12.75 $37.50 Hudson Seal Stole ................ ... $24.75 $75 .00Taupe Fox S e t . ..................... .. . . . .$49.50 $35.00 Black Fox S c a r f f ..........................................$22.50 $19;75 Wolf S c a r f ....................................... .. . . . .$11.50 $15.00 Poiret Wolf S c a r f ,.................. ........... . .$9.95 $12.50 Black C r e p e .............. ......................... ^ . $9*95 $12.50 Black C r e p e .................................................. I$9:95 We have beer, new toll rate eh' ernment since ti graph lines ha\ the government meat of that at tidan, A. S, Bu General, who ha Charges for e ■Vice will not be . Orders will bt munication betv I f you put in < he cannot be fo cents is made. The same wh refuses to talk, from the city. Toll messages cents. 6 to 12 m miles when the ? than 40 miles to up to 56 miles 4 al 8 miles or fri New schedule for mesenger ra sages sent after Reports have would have a to service over the is not the case, are subject to ti mesdges out of vice different tl previous to the $25.00 Hudson Seal Muffs in Melon and Canteen$ 14.95 $35.00 Genuine Mple Melon Muffs . . . . . i . . . .$19.75 $19.75 Black Lynx M u f f .......................................... $9,75 $19.50 Racoon M u f fs .............. ...............................$12.75 $20.00 Taupe-Wolf Muffs ............$9.95 $6.50 Black Coney Muffs ................................... .... .$5.95 $5.95 Black Coniey Muffs . . . . ................................$3,95 PROPOSED ci TH Reprcaentatii has introueded .to' designate Ti Thanksgiving 1 day the amrsth posed to make thanksgiving, lution will hay Ohio legislatur will take simil e you n t. >12.75 >24.75 $49.50 $22.50' $11.50 .$9.95 $9.95 $9.,95 WANTS cha : PRES Representati county has int) islature seekin school law bj superintendent superintenedn' ties having m >14.95 >19.75' $9.75' 112.75 $9.95 $5.95 $3.95, WILL TRY Y ,r *,*: suf ; There will 1 question of w olution offerd becomes a lav in 1920 and ii tive January . THE 1* P BLANKETS $2.95 Plain Cotton B lan k e ts .................. .. . , .$1 .89 $3.75 'Plain Cotton Blankets .............. ... .$3.19 $4.00 Plain Cotton B la n k e ts ....................... .. $3.49 $8,00 Plain Wool Finish B la n k e ts ....................... . $6.79 $5,50 Plain Wool Finish Blankets ..........................$4.89 $10.00 White Wool B la n k e ts ................................. $8.89 $10.95 Wool White B la n k e ts .................. .. $9.19 $8.00 White Wool Finish Blankets .................. .. ,$7»19 $2.26 Comforts Sale price , $2.19 CHILDRENS WOOL DRESSES-HALF PRICE i Marked at a price that fite every purse and that insures quality. . $3.95 Children's Dresses . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . . . .$1 ,99 $5.95 Children s Dresses ........................... . . . . . .$2 ,98 Knight Mac(| baritone, is to day evening .J numbe of the be assisted by in a program “The Wee Ho< and the “oLnj songs .Mr. Me ate the great , der. While in P MacGregor w Lauder and v usoripts of fc .....—I,... . songs, with them. The pi in& from the i j _ j lighter vein. d a n d from grand o’ $ 7 .6 5 semi-popular MacGregor nonce was in M when he carr Misses-" the baritone ^2 95 SHEEP B lid re nV 2 45 The county* _ a splendid pi\ s iz e s sheep and wi $ 1 .7 5 January 25tt ^ J. F. Waik^ ........ Sheep and Yi will speak of wools and 0 ^ ^ j g g Plumb of tlu All sheep m>. $ 3 ,1 9 urged to be . $ 3 .4 9 $ 6 .7 9 WILL T ." ass. A. T. Fim six acres of his seed fro was found t crop. A n farmers ha> several sea; the results. $4.89 $8.89 $9.19 $749 $2.19 NO ADIHT Vi nsures Jobe Brothers Company XENIA, OHIO .............................................................................................................. .. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim n iiin ii(in iim m n ||||[n |[ [j[m m m ju n j|m j^ j|u jm m m |||^ |» .|. 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