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The editor cannot be responsible fcr the views of his coriespon-* dents nordoe.: he necessarily endorse them. St. Thomas News. It will, inceed, be very gratifying to the public at-iarge to know, that the Roy- al Mail Stean: Packet Company has onc: azain deeidec to run their boats this way. li king up Jamaica, Porto Rieco, tha Vir- gin Islands and Hayti. The healquar- ters of the Company will .nazurally enoagh be Kingston, Ja. The fine and comfortable steamer “*Balantia”’ will be thefirst vboar put on the route. It is contemplated to iake in the route of the- former Hamburz-American liner '"Praesi- dent.”’—St. Th~mas Maail Notes, Pec. 17th. We' received a visit yesterday morn from Mr. Tot:en, whose arrival.from the States via Porto Rieo, we. chrenicled yesterday. Mr. Totten, whosince bcylood has been kno'vn to us, emigrated many ® years ago to he States, where he now residest He is the Presidedt .of the VirginIslands’ Protective League, an or- ganization of over 8;000 members, all natives of these Ameriean Virgin Islands, with headqu:rters in New York City. As is already well-known, he is accom- panied by Miss Hendriekson, an ardent worker for. tie welfare of the Leuague and all its ten2ts, ore ofthe most impor- tant of which is the affiliation of ail the former inhabitants of&ese islands ‘pow residing in the United™ States, into one solid body politie forthe welfareand bet- terment of things social, economic, noliti- cal ‘and other vise, connecled with ckem. In the cours2 of conversation, Mr. Tot- ten wished it o ‘be distinctly unders:oog that neither h> nor his gompanion, nor ‘the Associatiol they represent, has any intention ner desire whatever, to take < e No. 204 The Brass Bullet. *l sid> with any o‘n.-?‘ person or afiiliation, 1 aguinst, any othe? persen or a.iliation. + ‘““The Virgin Islanys’ Protective League’, | sail he, “‘is for ex %rybody (natives , irre- .l spcetive as ciass, wreed or colour. We are - sent here’’, he coin :»1, "‘to study con- A ditionsg as they ex st un ier the new gov- | ernment] an: 0 :'??L:port same to our Kxe- .| cuiive Board,”” Ke expressed scme irri- . tation that the myission of aimself and .| corapanion shoulg inany way have been | [ on seconstructed, it having been expressed - | | in zertain circles,.and readily taken for | .\ grinted, that they had come¢ in connec- | *tioa with 'certairs local matters.”” By no | means, Sir”’, he reiterated, anl then he . tollof Dr. Weiss and Lawyer Latimer, | "and how the mémbers oif the League | were mostly stuunch Republicans, &e. . &c and many otier things of an equally | int2resting natur?. It is his’ intention, if*he is still here 3n Friday, to give a lec- . ture that evenirgin the New. Apollo of ' which more anoun.—lbid. k- g ? T SUCCESSFUL ‘'BABIES’ SHOW” AT ' : MUNICII,}:AL HOSPITAL - Yesterday affernoon, there was a ‘‘Baby ghow” held at the Municipal . | - Hospital; for bhabies up to one year of age and in which 115 took part. The _parants of those, infanfs that were ab- " gent, will be as'ted to bring their little | ones next week. The babies who were } .of various types, were in fine form, | thaks to the “infants’ Welfare Ohinie,”’ 1 .\ ‘which has been established for some | | tim> nowat the Hospital; and which re- | ‘ceives the babes|for examination® every | Friday morning. | i'""At ghe ‘‘show!’ yesterday afternoon, | the babes were undressed, cxXamined, ! and weighed. Those not in fit condition | werdreturned to their mothers to be re- | ' turned to the I&ospital on Iridav for | further examination; while those in the i “pink of health’” were “'stayed for a |- prige.’’ | . ‘P.aced upon a table, they were care- | | full7 examined, after which they were | returnedto their mothers to be dressed. I* "0 the number showed the following | wera the winners:— | 1. Ernest Milliper, 7 months 22} lbs; | | mother, Artagracia Newton, Prize | ? - sb. 2. Gulda Parrot, 8 months 21 Ibs: moth- ¢r. Juanita Sprauve, Prize $3.00. 3. Edward Kalbfleish, 11 months 21 Ibs, mother (.ouise Daniel. Prize SI.OO 4. Ruth Richards, 7 months, 17 Ibs, mother Adina Richards. Prize SI.OO. inese prizes were furnished by the Loca! Chapter of the Red Cross. These shows will be continued every month, having for their object the rearing of healthier babes, and the incentive to mothers to learn to take better care of their young ones. The next show will come off on .ianuary 20, when besides the mot'ers, all others interested in the care and welfare of infants are cordially invited. The work done by the hospi- tal in this particular care of infants can- not be too highly appreciated when we take into consideration the steadily de- creasing mortality among our young, especially during the present year. At the close of the show, pictures of the infants and their mothers were taken: also one of the prize winners.—St. Thom- as Mail Notes, Dec. 18th. AN Extraordinary General Meeting of The St. Croix Club is hereby called to take place in the Cluh Rooms on SAT- URDAY the 27th. December 1919 at 5 o’clock p. m. All members are urgently requested to attend. Christiansted, St. Croix, December 9th. 1919. . For the Board, ‘ WILH. JENSEN. Secretary. :HE MOST WELC,ME AND POPULAR XMAS PRESENT IS A erman’ Founiain P Waisrman’s ldeal Founiain Pen . to be had from : 5 ; . . Fredertksted Apothecary Hall,