CALL ISSUED FOR
FIREMEN'S CONVENTION
Ttilrt)--cftitl Annua) ( 'onvpntloo of
Matf Volunteer Firemen' Assoc la
tl.m At Frrtnont Neat Month
O
E. A. .Miller, secretary of tho
gtate Volunteer Flremen't Assoc la
tlon, at Kearney, has laaued a rail to
(h annual convention to be held at
Fremont in January. John W. Outta
rip of Alliance la president of the
tele association.
The Alliance department waa aa.
a ire! nt the araoker Friday nig'U by
Lv but.mtF men ". ut that the
stecla committee anu ini"l to rnlre
fun i l titan, tr'-un. n an ! Karper
for the purpose of Rending the Al
liance department band to the con
vention, will be successful in their
effortH and Mm, Alliance be on
the map not only all the time at the
convention but alao going and re
turning. Alliance may decide to asK
for the convention to be held in Jan
uary, 1920.
Secretary Miller'a call reada aa fol
lowa: The Thlrty.aeventh Annual Con
vention of -the Nebraska State Volun
teer Flremen'a Aaaociatlon will be
held In the city of Fremont, January
11, 22 and 23 1919. The first ses
sion will be held at 7:30 p. m. on
Tuesday, January 21at.
All duly elected delegates of pre
vious conventions remain members
Of the Association and are entitled to
all the privileges of the meeiing upon
the payment of the annual dues of
$1.00 in advance, which must be paid
to the Secretary before January lat,
or a penalty of $1.00 will be addel.
This is the Law and, therefore, will
be strictly enforced All such members
need no credentials.
Each department that Is a member
of this Association is entitled to be
represented by the Chief on the pay
ment of the annual duee of $2.00.
which muat be paid before January
1st, or the penalty will be added.
Each Company that is a member
la entitled to a bow delegate, and y
should see to it that your company
elects a delegate and that his creden
tala and the annual duea of $2.00 are
sent to the Secretary before January
1st, or the penalty of 9100 wil.
added.
Chiefs often hold their offices for
everal yeara, but remember that
your department paya annual dues of
$2.00 and the chief Is the represen
tative just aa long aa he holda the of
fice. When he retires as chief he can
retain his membership by paying the
annual duea of $1.00
In sending in the duea always give
the name of the Chief and the name
of the delegate elect, and the name
of the Company the delegate is to re.
resent, so that 1 can get their names
on the list of members.
In case that you do not intend to
end a delegate but you want to pay
the daea so as to keep your Company
in good standing, fast aay when you
remit that there will be no delegate,
then I can give your Company proper
credit and make the note that there
will be no delegate.
I would appeal to the Departments
and Companies, pay your dues
whether you send a delegate or not,
but I would urge you to at least send
the chitf or one delegate, for the
benefit of your department.
I would urge that the Chief, or
some member of the department col
lect Ihe dues and send all at one
Itme; giving a twpewrltten list of the
naes and what Company they belong
to, as I like to have every person's
name correct. I hope that all will
comply with this request as far as
possible, for It will be a great help In
having that report ready at the Con
vention. Remember that the time for pay
ing dues has been changed to Jan-
uary 1st. This means Departments
and Companies as well as member.
Call a special meeting dating Decern.
ber, if necessary, and elect your dele
gate, so you can remit before the pen
alty goes Into effect.
President Guthrie suggests that we
call It the "Peace Convention," good
enough, "Peace Convention" it is, let
every member possible attend and
help make It the banner Convention
ever held.
The Fremont Fire Department and
receives this letter with blank Chief's
with our meeting with them last year
and invited us back again thin year
and we accepted, so let every member
go and show the Fremont people the
time of their lives.
Co the Chief or other person that
receives tris letter with blank Chief's
reort and blank Credentials, you
will notice that one blank is for the
Chief, and the otherB are for the New
Delegates elected from th Campanles.
Please see that they get into prop;
person's hands.
HEADQUARTERS wllf be at the
Pathfinder Hotel. Any further infor.
mat ion will be cheerfully given.
Cause efApee4ei(y.
Despite the fact that medical met
look upon apoplexy as nine-tenths pre
disposition, the courts and laity have
t timet regarded it as almo
traumatic In Its nature. The physl
dan thinks In terms of the blood press
ure. hypertrophy of the heart and vas
cular degeneration, and to a much less
extent to ncusculnr effort and emotion
al stress, for these factors only pre
rlpltated nn Inevitable accident. An
exciting ?aase mny he minimal, a sud
den exposure to cold, or absent alto
gether. Medical Record.
Germany's Oldest Railroad.
The oldest railroad to Germany Is
one of the shortest In the world. The
Ludwlg railway, connecting the cities
of Fnrth and Nurenburg, Is Just three
and three-quarters miles long, and has
never been extended. It wor conceived
by Johannes Seharrer, a wealthy hop
merchant, the Philadelphia Inquirer
tells us. The plnn was first published
In 1832, and as King Ludwlg favored
Its construction It was named after
him. There are about 90 employees.
The rnllroud crfrrles about 4,000,000
passengers a yenr.
Original WMIIam fell Sermon.
Still another version of "Wllllan
Tell" comes from Denmark. The self
same story Is told In the Danish le
gends, two centuries before It crops
out In the Swiss narrative, and furth
er Investigation shows, according to o
Danish historian, that It was borrowed
by Danes, the original apple hnring
been shot from the original child's
head by a German bowman named
Elgll, when King Nldiing sought to tesl
the man's skill and nerve. In that re
mote story It is related that Eigll con
cealed another arrow In his bosom
with which to kill the king If he In
jured hlR hlld.
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The Old Home Paper The Herald.
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Can't Be Done.
If tbere should be found a way to
Inoculate the milkman's voice with
this new anesthetic, nlkalgln, sleep
might not drop so many stitches In
her pleasing occupation of knitting up
the raveled sleeve of care. Seuttli
Post-Intelligencer.
t The race is not al
ways to the swift
but most always.
That hare and tortoise
race would hardly be
classed as a sporting
event now.
II It is the man who
delivers the goods
who has the blue
ribbon pinned on him
in this year of our
Lord.
I If you are running a
square race young
man, and the race
goes to the tortoise,
what you need is
another job.
J Try the warit ad way.
KEEPING HOME FIRES BURNING
UNTIL THE SOLDIER RETURNS
The Red Cross hns for years been
associated with hospitals, doctOta, sol
diers, sailors. baiUei disasters ; but it
Is only within the last few months
that those who do not come under
any of these classes have come to real
lee the Importance of the assistance
rendered in the Red fjima
Soldiers and sailors must b$ encour
aged to "carry ou." Their morale
must he upheld. The sailor or soldier
who Is Worrying about the welfure of
his family Is got nhle to put his mind
on the business before him. For this
reason the Home Sen Ire Section of
the American Red Cross has been or
ganized, and to the folks at home It
means iielgliborlluess, counsel and aid
the nation's assurance to the enlist
ed man that his family shall suffer for
no essential thing that Is within its
power to give.
' In practically every large city of the
Tnlled States there is already a claas
j for raining the workers ef the Home
Service section, so that they may be
able to efficiently deal with the very
real problems that ore before them,
ft Is not the policy of the section to
force upon families the aid of the Red
Cross nor to burden them with inter
ference. No family ahould be ap
proached unless some member of the
family or some person capable of
peaking for them haa asked for the
service. Because It la the desire of
the Committee on Civilian Relief, un
der whose direction this work comes,;
to keep the service of the bureau
etrlctly confidential, the wearing of
any uniform by the Home Service!
workers has been discouraged. They
rail simply as friends and try to cell .
Immediately when requested
Tn no Instance (s a visitor permit
ted to pry into the secrets of the fam
ily. Help Is always ready, and the call
usually comes from the man In the
ervtce himself. Through the work
ers tn the camp or at the front he
learna that bis family may be assisted,
nd If he does not hear regularly or
encouragingly he la quite apt to talk
ever with the Red Cross man or wo
man the affairs of his home when he
learns of the friendly Interest, and
thus send local workers to his family.
The school teachers alao are often the
Informant, lor they know through the
children of tlo needs at koine aad are
glad to a the family's problem
aval veil.
LMng is more dlttlcult for every one
in war ..a. and the mothers are lone-
ltd '. .-.aged, and this brings
hardship on the heads of I lie little
children. Sometimes the wife and
inothef Is worrying over financial proh
lems, and here the Home Service bu
reau Is always helpful, for It tactfully
assists her In properly managing her
affairs. In planning ber Income and.
of course, seeing that she Is receiving
sufficient allotment, and this regularly,
and then If It becomes necessary the
Red Cross Is always ready to supple
ment the Income. Where medical cure
or operations for the welfare of the
children are necessary the Home Serv
ice Is ready to assist, to secure proper
care for the children needing It and to
ease the mind of the mother.
JO fit
in j
Milk for Sick Babisa.
Everywhere In the wur zone there
are sick babies and babies needing
milk. The American Red Cr:ss is es
tablishing milk stations, and the bablea
of Italian soldiers ore beginning to
thrive already under tha competent
care of the nurses, soma of whom were
Infant Welfare nuraea In our owu
country tie fore going overseas. At
Children of the Crusade
By JEANNE JUDSON. v
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Frightened and pitiful, they walk apart.
Through the familiar village street, grown strange.
Hand clasped in hand, they hear weird echoes start
From ruined homes. Fear dumbs each small, child heart
No tears rain down like dew to ease their woe ;
Horror has dried the wells from which they sprang.
Like wee crusaders of the long ago,
Their phantom banners in the breezes brow.
If one should call out "Follow!" they would run.
Grime of the highway on their tiny feet,
Heedless alike of dust and blazing sun,
Forget, as dreams, the horrors that were done.
None calls; weary they rest within the shade,
The ruined church, where once they learned to pray.
Long years before the war had come, and laid
Their homes in ruins, made their hearts afraid.
Before the Holy Mother low they bow,
Perhaps she hears and soon will bring them aid.
It must be she whose voice is calling now,
For see the cross is shining on her brow 1
The light around her head, a nimbus gleams,
A Red Cross worker, not from Heaven, they know.
Yel .uary heard and sent her here it seems.
To I ad them home to shelter and to dr
wet
Substantial
Christmas
Gifts
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This store has alwayR been noted for its excellent and com
plete line of substantial Christmas ffifts. This year our selection
is large and varied, made with care from our knowledge and ex
perience gained by many. years of catering to the people of Alli
ance and vicinity. We give below a few suggestions!
THE HALLMARK LINE
P -utt Link., $10.00
f 0&&r pwunonS
1 Brooch. $15.00
V Pin with
Tourmaline
h I Engraved Pin
;Setiuig.$5.00
This it
A Selection of
Nationally
Advertised
Holiday Gifts
for Sale only
in Our Store.
Every article
in this adver
tisement is a
Hallmark
special, pro
duced co-operatively
by
the hundreds
of Hallmark
jewelers in
quantities of
many thou
sand 7"
Quality is" not
sacrificed, but
quantity produc
tion means natu
rally lower prices.
if ScerlinTTag
UH Knife inUid witHlR j s
M &oid, 13.00 n m i
I (Bukle, complete A
I II Tee mal i nijVy ' J
! I Spoon. SI. 00 U
i ' I vB 3&Jd'7 Dutch 1 1 J t
B 12 Cold Filled like cut
1 6.50
B 13
Seme
14k
SoUd
Cold
42b SO
CoUFaMCuSLiaks
Em
im r r couniud m
I Lingerie
BIbss
Plain. Roman
ajpss as
I Ctcn Finiah
11'
I 1 1 eaKy BroocH
I II one Amethyat and two
Feada.$l.0O
Sterling Silver Cuff
I Luikvoi a new deaica
i n i
jjl j flg Trftl INff
!5BM Engraved. Gold FillerTTl
CarVgJ Af -r WllM lilt, rut 193 5n
xjGtSHSafcS Ttiete model, in gold BWJLJsSS-'a&fiN
ATX (ljr filled or I4K aolid gold at MjfgsSggSg-r
AmW SZ& e range in prke from $l6.50toV).00.jJwjgLNRN
The illuetratione enow the watehee in actual aixe.. 5SSSj y
same in every tw.Npkin j
Hallmark store ' 7
in the United j J !
States. J It XI i
Sterling I
1 Tatting Shut- I
cleaitfn hammered jljl
Two Knitrmg NeJlea
in Sterling Silver HoU II
der that protect, the III
pomU . . . $1.00 I
IT Sterling Silver I i
It is to your ad
vantage to shop
early because
when our present
stock of these
specials is ex
hausted,they can
not be duplicated.
We will be glad
to give you a forty-eight
page cat
alog illustrating
Hallmark wares
and prices.
A postcard, or a re
quest by telephoae
brings a to you.
HALLMARK5
HOLSTEN'S
The Rexall Store
SSle. hammered I 111 r
wo Knitting Needlca ; 2
ihtr.lmg Silver flol- II f
er that protect, the II I Z
otate . . . $1.00 I I t
SteW Silver ill
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