Show ahi fie I 1 aw rn a bwy aa TO TELL THE TRUTH 0 tell the truth its difficult T TO to tell the truth even george washington must have found it a trifle difficult to tell it when his father ather sternly inquired who had chopped down the cherry tree but there Is something even more difficult than telling the truth that Is knowing the truth who for instance were our greatest presidents the names of washington and lincoln come unhesitatingly unhesitating i y to our lips at that question but when we come to modern times there are divergences of 0 opinion perhaps it takes sixty or seventy years to learn the truth A case care that illustrates this was a conversation which took place shortly atter after the great war between two well meaning and enthusiastic thusia young men the first came to the second his face ace all ablaze with a cue idea and said 1 I dont believe what I 1 read in the newspapers ill tell you what lets do lets start a newspaper that tells absolutely nothing but the truth r its a grand idea asserted the second warmly lets do ill in our very first editorial well say that wilson was the greatest president we ever had we will nott not replied the first 1 I thought you said we were going to tell nothing but the truth and so the idea ot of a strictly truthful newspaper died one thing all agree on there are millions of 0 citizens in the united states who agree with the first young man and millions also who agree with the second but one thing all agree on Is that it is a pleasant and patriotic thing to give a birthday dinner and keep the memory of 0 our great first president t and his sound traditions warm Was washington Lington was a dignified member of 0 the community who sedulously kept up his state ile he dressed well and shone in soc SOCK I and doubtless had good meals too so lets plan a hang bang up ing tons birthday dinner with plenty of good things to eat how would this do iced ced orange and Grapel grapefruit ruit juice french brench lamb chops Dische sae potatoes peas leas in cream buttered buffered diced dicea beets hot ringer boils ko cucumber and Pint pimiento lo lulal deep dish cherry tarts coffee here are the recipes you doubtless know how to prepare most of 0 these dishes but here are the recipes for the salad and the dessert the ingredients ot of the first are I 1 no 2 can grapefruit I 1 canned pimiento I 1 cucumber drain and chill the grapefruit peel the cucumber cut it in water wafer thin slices and crisp it in ice water drain and arrange the grapefruit and cucumber la in nests of lettuce decorate with strips or cubes of pimiento pour over a very cold french dressing to which a little grapefruit syrup nud and a little chopped green pepper has been added serves e eight abt 0 the ingredients of the dessert ess rt 1 are ja I 1 no 3 2 tan eau red I 1 lasp butter V p arrles 23 cup cherry i k 13 I 1 2 c up l belear syrup 4 t flour drain the cherries and divide them among eight deep individual tart tins or custard cups or rame kins mix the sugar and flour and sprinkle them over the drained cherries put bits of butter on oa tol lop pour over the two thirds cup ot of cherry syrup cut out rounds ot of pie pastry cut slits silts in tops and press over tops of 0 tins or custard i cups or ra bake about thirty minutes having the oven hot degrees at first then reducing it to degrees serves eight the syrup from the grapefruit in the salad Is used in the first course with the orange juice it if desired some ot of the cherry syrup fon the cherries may also be ba added decd to this drink |