Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-29
TALKS TO WOMEN AND GIRLS.
Mrs. Lila q. English Tells Of Girls
Problems and How to Combat Thorn.

An audience Of about 500 women and
girls gathered at Central Church OF
Christ Tuesday afternoon to hear
lecture given by Mrs. Lila B. English
chautauqua lecturer and soloist OF
Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. English address
was designed for mothers and their
young daughters who are approaching
woma nhood, and she used as her sub
ject, The Young Girl and Her Prob
lens"
Mrs. English is speaker of rare
charm as well as practical good sense,
and her lecture was a hcart-to heart
talk of the vital problems that come
into each girls life AS proof OF her
sincerity she quoted most freely from
experiences that have come into her
own life, and gave a keen analysis OF
the present day conditions that exist
among the boys an dgirls. During the
introduction Mrs. English made plea
that women become more loyal ana
! charitable to one another. and praised
most highly the loyalty that exists
amcng men when they are in trouble
and in need of friends. Mrs John u.
Vail, president of the City Federation
of Woman's Club, under whose auspices
Mrs. English appeared, introduced the
speaker.
One of the speakers greatest desires,
she said, is to help girls prepare
themselves to face the battles ana
temptations of life with courage NO
nation can survive as it should IN hali
ignorance and half culture. The moth
erhood instinct is traceable from Amos
infancy. and the crown of motherhood
she considers the sweetest ana most
eliminating time Of Womans ne.
Nearly every older woman enVles the
Younger girl with her vast opportunl-
ties and possibilities for life full OF
love and happiness. but how often thru
ignorance or carelessness. these Won
derful opportunities are sacrihced:
Mrs English cited many incidents
she had lived thru and worked out IN
life. and spoke of how hard a struggle
it is to bring children up to the fulfill
ment of a mothers Ideals. Mrs. English
is the mother of two sons and one
daughter.
Work Is Our Mental and Physical
Salvation was quoted from Adrian
Newens, and Mrs. English advised the
girls. who are full of abition and hope.
NOT only to dream Of their futures but
TO materialize, to learn to cook. and
sti,dy the food elements and the erect
of foodstuffs on health; to get down TO
the real science Of meals and solve the
food problems.
| Women are often too careless in their
home about their personal looks: they
| ought to make themselves pretty
njcture at work and not be so anxious
| to dust and keep the polished floors
T; shining that they neglect themselves.
! Mrs English said she was old FASH
toned enough to believe that for every
| woman there is in the world man,
and each girl should prepare herself to
! become a model housewife and mother,
| that she should be told from an early
age to look at motherhood with the
! right ideas and told Of love. Each girl
| should demand that the young man she
| marries be of the same high moral
standard that he expects of her. That
! il is merely a matter of time before the
states will require a health certlhcate
! for marriage.
! That real love seldom comes before
90 and the physical that predominates
In the Young and should not be mis-
taken for real love.
Mrs English touched briefly upon
the tobacco and liQ0or question. saying
it was foolish. eXtravagant and harm i
full practice and that the girls could do
much to erase the habit
Mrs. English ended by asking the
girls what they do to deserve the great
love and sacrifices the mother has and
makes for them.
Before the address Mrs. English, ac-
companied by Miss Alice Bristol. gave
three delightful vocal numbers. includ-
ing May Time" "Slumber Sea- and
THE Bonnet" At the close the high
school girls glee CLUB gave The Sun.
shine Song" and "In Old Madrid Mis-;
Maude Wilson played the accompani
ment