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Show THE TIMES-NEW- NEPHI, UTAH S, KASS GOT i Suggestions That IMl Help Holiday Shoppers Z Novel Gifts of Ribbon A pretty set of card table numbers, especially when made by the donor, will please every hostess. Here la a set, made of heavy black paper, cut Into three-inc- h squares and having pictures of girls' heads pasted against the .painted numbers. A fine silk cord, supporting a tiny pencil, is fastened through a hole punched In a corner of each card. A large proportion of the gifts that contribute most to Christmas Joys ar small furnishings and personal belong Ings that friends make for one an other. The picture above illustrate a case for a score tablet and a sewing case, both made of ribbon. is favored and a heavy black satin ribbon with sprays of gold wheat Is used for the score tablet case while black moire makes the sewing case. In each, narrow gold braid is used for binding and, plain black satin for lining. The tablet case carries a pencil and may be made to carry cards. si Designs in Silk Bags Detroit Legion Worker Won Trip to National Convention for His Rapid-Fir- e Gifts for a Hostess 9i Black-and-gol- Z Homemade Cloth Toys t!inMniniiiiiinmnjiinmuiuuumn. ,w m handbags. In new or brocaded ribbons, will make their recipients happy .. a m t this Christmas. The envelope bag pictured is made of tapestry ribbon, bordered with black, and the bag below it reveals a richly colored Egyptian design with mock Jewels set along the Scraps of canton flannel, eiderdown, mounting. Both are lined with plain and velvet serve to make many silk, and colors are chosen to suit in- plush little animals, cut by paper patterns, dividual fancy. the parts machine stitched together and stuffed with sawdust or cotton. Glass-headepins or buttons serve for covered wire, colored paper and Mirror and Powder Puff eyes; yarn stitching help In many cases to supply details. handsome Very patterns of figured S V.- f - S j JC ' , d " - Fly-Swatt- er Gift i i piur of long skewers, wound with narrov green rHibon, a small mirror, a fla. powder puff and two double red silk popples will make this pretty pair of toilet requisites. The mirror Is huud with red ribbon, gathered at the edges. After the skewers have been sewed to place, the popples are flattened, placed over them and tacked down about the edges. A Z K Gifts a Girl Will Like The lccirutle Is added to the list of useful things appropriate for Christmas gifts and here it Is, shown with bright red yarn buttonhole stitched about the edge and having a basket of red aud Mack yarn, filled with little flowers and foliage, done In gay colors (In Just above the end of the handle. cros-stltc- z c s fm mm I Card Table Covert v y Hustling. John Kass, a member of the Charles A. Learned post of the American Legion in Detroit, made the Legion national hull of fame recently when he enrolled 85 new members for his post. (Copy iur This Department Supplied by ta As a prize for winning the contest he American Legion News Service.) received a trip to the Legion national In San Francisco with all convention WHY LEGION POSTS PROGRESS transportation expenses paid by the post. Working Hand In Hand With Re. The most formidable rival Kass despective Communities Results in veloped In the contest which lasted Membership Increase. about two and one-hal- f months was "Pete" Kolbe who obtained 65 memAmeriof the the of Progress posts bers. Both of the contestants worked can Legion is founded on the relations hard during the last four of the with the community in which they are ruce. Kolbe obtained 13 duys new memlgfjated, according to findings of the bers, b'.it this record was beaten by national ofliceis of the organization Kass who speeded up the home stretch from a survey of posts showing reguand recruited 36 Legionnaires, or nine lar membership Increase. a day during that period. 22 This survey was made in states, The two successful membership principally those of agricultural regions, and represented reports from 640 posts in towns with an average population of 11,193 persons. Each of these posts has shown membership increase over that of the preceding year. Membership growth of these posts has not been sporadic. It has been Steady and sure. Of the 300 posts formed ia 1919, an average of 36 members tfas shown. In 1920 this average for 357 posts had dropped to 28. The next year 394 pos'g added one more to thd average. In 1922, the average for 600 posts Jumped to 58 and thus far the 640 posts show an average of 62 members. Reasons assigned for this growth are primarily due to Interest In civic affairs. A majority of post officers say that membership has grown because "they have sold the Legion to the community!" Such posts have encountered little opposition In their five-yeprogress in Legion activity. Actunl accomplishments of the Legion show a multiplicity of move-- r John Kass. and a keen observance by the "getters" obtained some valuable Inveterans of the needs of the communities. The questionnaires show that formation during the contest. One of posts have built tourist parks and the surprising bits of Information was camping grounds ; they have caused that the reason why many veterans city parks to be opened ; some build have not Joined the Legion Is because and maintain baseball parks and they have never been asked to enter clubs; others build community bathing the organization. Legion officials cite pools ; a large number of posts have this fact as a demonstration of the caused playgrounds to be opened; necessity for a more active canvass many have erected public memorials ; of former service men. Both Kass and Kolbe signed up a few provide free band concerts by Legion musical organizations; some scores of veterans for the Legion In plant trees as a part of a conservation previous membership contests. program and for memorial purposes; MAY ADMIT FORMER ENEMIES others maintain burial plots for de men; roost Legion ceased posts make efforts to obtain employ Owsley Favors Permitting Germans, ment for former service men; they Austrlans and Russians to Enter direct boy scout movements and Veterans' Federation. sponsor troops; they participate In afford and Americanization of aliens, Alvln Owsley, national commander instruction In citizenship for boys and of the American Legion, created a sengirls; and the majority perform serv sation In veterans' circles when he ice work for disabled men, through the asked allied veterans to dismiss pasposts and In the hospitals. Other ac- sion and hatred from their hearts and tivities assigned as the regular lot of plan to admit German, Austrian and Legion organizations Include the legls Russian v0rld war fighters Into the Interallied Veterans' Federation. latlve accomplishments for the veterans. Service work for the disabled In "Surely there must be some way in compensation, participation In local which we can spenk to the men we fetes, pageants, athletics, and other fought and make them realize there la a better way of living among nations movements developing community In than continuing battling one another," terest. Commander Owsley declared at the reLEGION HAS GREAT GROWTH cent convention of the federation In Brussels. "How can we wish to deal with our former enemies If we haven't Ports of Veterans' Organization In the moral courage to get together in Seventeen Foreign Countries; peace? Maybe there has been no New York Leads In U. 8. change of heart among our former enemies. Perhaps there never will be The sun never sets upon the Amerunless we are men enough to underican Legion. Veterans of the World take to carry to them our peace mescorners of war, scattered to the four sage. France and Belgium positively the world, have Joined other comrades are entitled to reparations, but hoardIn forming posts of the veterans' assoing and keeping in our heart ancient ciation. The annual report of the prejudices win not bring the peace we Legion's national treasurer shows that earned by our victory." the Legion has chartered posts In Charles Bertram!, president of the seventeen foreign countries and la federation, representing the views of five territorial possessions of the France and Belgium, Indicated that United States, In addition to the 48 he would favor admittance of the men from the enemy countries as soon at states and District of Columbia. The Mexico department leads all they evinced a desire to pay repara In membership. tlons. foreign countries Posts have been established In the following nations: Argentine, Brazil, AUXILIARY IS TO HAVE HOME British Isles, Canada, Chile, China. Cuba, France, Oermany, Cftiatemali, Alma (Kan.) Organization, With Only India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Twenty.flve Members In Small Zealand. Poland and Turkey as well Town, Sets Example. as In the territorial possessions of Alaska, Canal Zone, Hawaii, PhilipA memorial home, for use by "ill pine Islands and Porto Itlco. Is the objective of a townspeople New York Is the largest home deunit of the American Legion Auxiliary partment of the Legion. Its 57.417 In Alma, Kan. The building, which members gives tht state a representathe women workers of the organization of 63 delegates to the national tion propose to erect, win contain an Pennsylvania, Illinois, convention, auditorium, a gymnasium, and a servIowa and Ohio following In relative ice kitchen. On the second floor, quarorder. ter for the Legion and for the Auxiliary will be established. While the erection of such a home Is not unSANITARIUM TO BE ENLARGED usual In auxiliary circles, it Is an exLegion Auxiliary of South Dakota Is traordinary undertaking In the case of thla unit, which has a membership of Breaking Ground for Soldiers' 25, In a town of only 789 Inhabitant. Wing to Institution. The women own a site for the proIn the heart of the Plack Mils, posed home purchased at a cost of where the air Is stimulating and pure, $000. and plan early erection of the the American Legion auxiliary of community memorial. South Dakota is breaking ground for A La Carte. the erection of soldiers' wing to the annttartum for tuberculosis at Snn-tor- . We had anarrel1 st our !!nnr. Though I orderd quite g ft' ihrt woman does th paying." Here the men who contract"! the Sh annpne'1. "whi all la anid." dreaded white plague In the service Then 1 tnswil the check right at hef And 1 Wt her In a ir.r, will have an opportunity to fleht ihplr "ltar your war." I aadly annrted, with the advanwy back to healthclimate "Here's on time the woman pays." and mi tages of the bet American Legion Weekly. facilities In the stste. Th cost will addition $:.Ofio. The Maaaeif Bands at Convention. r.nitarlum Is located In a natural park MnMcrl bnnds from elg'it Onto of 150 acres entirely surrounded by cities furnished music St a "peclnl forests of Black hills yellow pine. The Vronrert at the annual cftivctit'on of auxiliary expects to complete the ffce American legion held In Sprlnir-flfS-structure next spring and next mm-aae- r More than 350 muslclsne par will see 48 veterans In the ward. i ticketed ir(l. HostPS.'8 are enthusiastic over the new card table covers, made o.' black - On a new-styl- e rlbbou snsh, lotoa aten line, gnyly decorated with blossoms andjfsves are nppliqued, of flowers cut from celored bits narrow meta'fjlged ribbon In two col- .f silk o' cotton fabrics. 8Ilk flnss W of yellow organdie, outlines the flowers, and black braid ors, and a I. ! anyly embroidered or Hbhfin provides the Ilea for the dged with co row with red dut f ' ". e 0 85 NEW MEMBERS , 1 - j The Wise Pumpkin j ! ' I lis LEFT alone," the pumpkin aald. Bat rrat nla dlaappolntmeat grew T7M I when to the cellar deep "the other oaea are srone. Shall I let bo and roll away, or Down In the dark the? carried him and left lilm ther to aleep. Juat keep grunlus on 7" th. pnmpkln, thla la qneer. rronlnc ,.ld Mother Vino. Wel,'",,M Bere "" bf om "the pumpkin who la wlao dark and cioomr, and there Hope alwara to be bl enough to make It'a very are bo plea to aike." a lot of plea." Bo bolstered np hla aplrlta, though, by The pumpkin kept on awelllaaT until a thoughts of Mother Vine, arolden ball. And kept hla coat all free from apecka, All awaet and ripe and Arm ha Inj, the hla Inalde aweet and fine. blsrareat of them all. And when Thanksgiving- - day drew near And then with ahouta of laughter car he bad a glad aurpiiae. the children claimed the prlae He crowned the feast and made at Ieaat And bore him home, much marvellna; two doren golden plea. Grace Strickler Dawaon. upon hla mammoth else. "Keep Jeason to the gentleman, "that they resided at PInely Hall." "So they did until 'bout a year back ; 'cause, you see, PInely Hall belongs to a great friend of theirn a young feller that was brought up in furrin' parts, an' only come over here, visltln' He was engaged to occasionally. marry Miss Edith, folks said, but I don't know how true the report was. "Wall, about twelve months ago a letter come over, tellin' how the young man was drowned while he was out boatin' on some o' tliem lakes with the outlandish names. Of course, the propa sort erty went to the distant cousin, and the poor ladles were turned, bag and baggage, out of the Hall, to provide for themselves the best way they could." heir-at-la- have a .reg'lar Thanksgiving din ner," said lanuer Wheaton. Mrs. Wheaton shook her head dubiously, with a re-a r k concerning "taxes" and "hard times." "Oh, pshaw 1" said the farmer. "We've been pretall the year, and I guess ty we're about as able to pay taxes as Dther folks." "I don't care," assented Mrs. Wheaton, rather ungraciously; "but I was to sell the turkeys they'll bring sixty cents a pound." "Let's ask Miss Manners and her mother to come to dinner. There ain't do prettier gal in the country, and she don't get sewln' enough to do to keep the breath of life in her body, hardly! I'll stop this evenln as I go by and ask 'em to come shall I?" "Moses Wheaton, you're the strangest man I ever saw In all my blessed life I" began Mrs. Wheaton, querul"I can't be bothered with ously. ET'S m well-to-d- "The brutel" Involuntarily o company." "Guess we'll have a sharp frost tonight If the wind goes down." soliloquized Moses, as he chirruped to Dolly, the sleek brown horse. "Won der how Mrs. Manners a nd Kdlth are off fer wood I I'll send over a little tomorrow. Hallo, mister 1" he shouted to a leisurely pedestrian, upon whom his eyes fell at that moment, "which way you goln'7 Want a lift?" The was stranger tall and lender, appar- ently about twen or twentyseven years of age, with dark wavy hair, and cheeks bronzed by the sun of some foreign ty-si- x clime. "Thank you," snld the gentleman, good humoredly. "I have been walking some distance, and should be very glad to ride." "Welkin' some distance, eh?" said the vacant eat at his side. "Where might you be goln'. If It's a fair question, slrT "Perfectly fair," returned the gentleman, smiling. "I am going to visit some friends In this neighborhood." "Oh!" returned the baffled Moses. "Then you're, acquainted 'round here." "I used to be." "Don't want to go no further 'n the rroaaroads. do you? 'Cnuae I've got to stop there. I'm csrryin' a basket of things to Miss Kdlth Mnnners and her other, that live Just this side o' there." "To whom?" said the stranger. "Miss Kdlth Manners and her Moses as the stranger took another." "1 thought I understood," exclaimed e the "A n d stranger. he make them no allowance ?" "Not a cent. He Is a brute, there's no dewy in' it; and all the neighbors allow he's a hard man. I've been wuntin' to buy a nice bit o' land from the Hull property that Jlnea to mine. See that ax' basket, mister!" "Yes." "Well, that holds a little Thanksglr-i-n' dinner I'm down to 'em from uiy place. I can't do much to help 'em, but I try my best. I sent down a load o' wood last month, and I culculate to send another tomorrow, for Hallo, what you squeezln' my hand for in that way?" "Vou are a noble fellow," said the gentleman, enthusiastically, "and I honor you more than I can express." "What In thunder for?" exclaimed the amazed Moses. "I hain't done n more than another feller would that I hud a heart blgger'u a poppy-see- d Goln' to get out here, sir?" "I must I have business with this Hadley fellow I But if we live I shall see you again, my friend I" does Jolnt-crackl- e e e e The Thanksgiving dinner was smoking on Mrs. Wheatun's table, the kitchen door swung open, and Moses entered, Ids face beaming with suppressed exultation. "I hain't "Hallo 1" he ejaculated. late, be 1? Guess I am by your face! Here's something to sweeten It," and he flung a folded purchtnent toward his wife. "A deed o' gift o' them three acres belonging to the Hall property." "Who on arth gave 'em to you?" shrieked Mrs. Wheaton, her mouth apart, and her eyes open wide in astonishment. "The gentleman ho owns the Hal!, and who's goln' to be married to Miss Edith Manners, and settle down here." "Now Moses, t hut's all nonsense-- Mr. Iladley's married a'ready!" "I see you tiHln't heerd the news!" said Moses, plunging his carving knife Into the brptist of the huge turkey. "Why. it's all over the vlllHge! Ths young squire wasn't drowned, although lie come pretty near It and he was 111 for months of a fever that follered the accident. In Italy, and now be' i come home and claimed his own, and old Iladley's turned out, neck and heels sarves blm right. I ssy." "Gracious tael" Interjected the brestbless matron. 1 wish I'd asked Miss Edith and her mother to dii here today." Ejchaag. |