Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-06-27
Commencement Exercises OF St. Joseph $
Academy Are Extremely Creditable--
Father Dalton In An Able Address,
Caustically Critiiciizes the Spinster Glass

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good married women and the good un.
married women. To the good unmar. |
ried women he said that "True Citiz. |
cnship Of tho Valiant Christian Won
en- Of Our Land il TO become married
Mt the first opportunity, in order to
bear and raise up children for the
preservation Of the human species, for
the good Of the state, for the sdihca.
ton Of the church, for the salvation OF
their own and their childrcn's souls.
Owing to the exigencies Of the times,
he said, IL il as necessary To have good
Christian fathers and mothers m Il In
that We should have good religious
men and women. Each one is free to
choose his own state Of life. In any
event, we do not want any So.called
az old maids" and spinsters, and only
M few of them az possible amongst the
valiant Christian Catholic women OF
our country! We are tired and dis
gustcd and disappointed with the
"new woman" species Of the twentieth
century! We have been surfeited TO
the point Of nausea with the "wom.
nm sufrragist.' the "club woman the
"nthletic woman tho hail.fellow.
well met woman" and the hundred and
one other classes and cliqucs Of hybrid
women that modern society seems to
breed ~ No many parasites on the
body polite. As n class these NEW
women" are like tho "army mules,
which have very little "pride Of nm
cestry and no hope Of postcrity."
The objects in life Of such women
seem to be thoroughly selfish; they
eliminate, many Of them designedly
! and all of them cfYcctually, whether
Intentionally or not, the most impor
tant duties and obligations Of woman
hood. Of wifehood and motherhood
which would make them useful men,
beers Of society; they neglect in
greater or Less degree the duties o
!, their homes and households, by lcnvinl
! whatever they possibly can TO b
J., done by the mental hands Of others
!. they would rather be secn nursing an
!. fondling and kissing little poodle dog
c than bestowing their wasted aRet
y lions ON their own offspring. II the
b have any.
., In these days of apparent trace su
n eide" with its nauscous and incc'
= sant grinding Of "divorcc mills
becomes necessary for our people
=. go back TO first principles Of mor'
~ rcctitudc In order to stem tho tid'
d wave Of moral obliquity which threa
n, ems to destroy our beloved country.
u After disclaiming any intention I
dccryipg the moderate US" Of al
- lctics. he said:
H. a new woman" ii you desire
ic be, hut be- q sensible, intelligent on
In be- "upto.datc" by moderate mean
hut do not become a virago' a polite
80 Amazon. a social anarchist, or q LOU
lie tipping, cigarctte.smoking. swaggeri'
boon companion. These kinds Of
N. 'ncw woman" and l can inform "
Is. without fear of scandal, that there n
- great many more Of them among
ba tn" upper ten Of high society" TIL
a. you may be prepared TO believe
It, admired by some men and receive q
ny courngcm.nt from them. but they a
Y. when IL comes time for them to scek
ch wife; they arc not 1T women ~
ID come mothers, aud they seldom
'as but when they do. God help the Oh
III drcn, for tho charity Of tho world W
'o' frequently has to take care Of them
IA Now, let mo say n word or two abe
led that much maligned and patient e.
rho turc. the "old maid" Thore are ms
valiant single women In the VOL
mt. who are NO from choice, and who
mo vote their so.callcd estate Of sin
cw blossedness" to good purposcsi
ned priests of the church know many
al. them, who are leading lives Of devo
he. sclf.sacriacc and who are doing
A much good and probably moro !
der good than IL they became married. W
ros. these We have no fault TO find, and
and fervently say "God bless thcm.!"
,ro. But such Of the blowout fen
les. @x' are In the minority. The '
gen- majority of Spinsten "from choi'
Ian are M from selfish and unloving
this tivcs; they are generally misanthro
discontinued and miserable crsatu
into who, having no high aim In life