Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-12-14


Last week marked an epoch IN the
general activities Of Amarillo. espec
tally those that ever tend TO the bet
tcrmcnt CT conditions. Mrs Wohl
Curtis. Of Waco. was In the city ful
several days and with the assistanc,
aud cooperation Of a umber Of
Amlrillo's honcyolcn, aud philan'
thropic women. succeeded IN organic
,ng branch Of the Woman's ChiIB
tian Temperance Union. There wer,
twcnly.one ladies prcsen, at the first
meeting and great work was map.
ped oui which viii prove It's worth
IN the lives Of the young people oI
the city.
During the routine Of business nee.
cssary In The organization OF th,
branch chapter Mrs.. y " Twilchcll
Wa elected president Mrs Earl Fu.
qua, corresponding secretary ana
Mrs " s Roberts trcaeurrr There
are other vacancies OF oflisc to De
nllca AZ o later time The lirst res
ulsr meeting was hold Yesterday
az the home Of Mrs w. ~ fuQua
when q much larger attendance wa.
present ma the work Of the organ.
lhtiou wei launched
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A. clipping ron the National TIT
Ouur, Washington. y g.. D. of vet,
srpal interest 10 Tho patriotic WON.
ON. IN ils story ct long-h,ed Devotion
go the cause Vl the Coutcdcmcy Il
BIS given herewith
Mrs MARY ralialerro Thompson.
who died in Sibley Hospital was
laid at rest in Arlington Cemetery.
She was the first woman ever 10 he
buried IN she Confederate section on
the nat.onal burial ground
The services In the Confederate
Memorial Home In Vermont Avenue
wer, attended 10y the officers and
many members OF the District chap.
tcra OF the United Daughters OF the
Conlcdcracy. Mrs Thompson was
the lie president OF "StoneVall"
jackson Chapter OF the organization
and an honorary president OF the no
tiunal organization
Mrs Thompson was buried with
her body wrapped IN Confederate
battle flag, which had been In ser
vice under Gen "Stouewalr' Jack
sou In the shenandoah Valley She
was buried near the monument to
Confederate soldiers. which she vas
instrumental In having erected"
Confederate flags we're In evidence
everywhere while the body lay ~
state aud at the burial at Arlington.
The only United states flag In evil
dence was that which is raised every
day on the flag staff a. Arlington.
10
or the 1000 conspicuous positions
largely Of an administrative charac-
ter, listed in the lgi6.lG Educational
Directory Just issued BY tho Interior
Department through rs bureau Of
Education. $500 arc hclH by women
There are women Who are college
presidents. state supctutendcntB OF
public instruction county supotin'
tcndcnts. dircc,Ora of industrial,
training. head of departments ot ed
ucation ia colleges and universities,
directors Ut schools tor afflicted and
exceptional children. and librarians
Tvcniy-fuur OF the e. college
and uniyCrsl'ic5 listed iu the dircc
TOR, are presided over by women. or
the nearly 5000 county supcriuicnd-
cuts In the country ,US are women.
The toudpucv TO til 'nis position
with vomcn s almost wholly confiu.
90 GO ihc West One state. Montana.
lns mo-, ono man as county .upcrIn-
irndcut Wyomiuc has only 'wo
kcuucky is the only southern state
taa' utll7os women loo iu, ottic'.
tho state has .a women la county
euucuutcudonjs ON 'h, other hand
thor, ere only 90 women city super
utoulcats boo % total OF over ,pun
seventy Installations tur thc blind
are listed boo 'h. directory 90 these
. 40. directed by Tomru Or the
e.. state schools Ton lh' deaf 900 srr.
undo. 'ho leadership o' women and
oi the .e putat. institutions 90 'h'
s,mc character o. hay" women 900
! crIu'rudrut, ut fht a private IN
sttutou. tor the predetermined. 90
are under super, lsiou ul women
Fourteen out OF So directors ct iu.
dusirIal schools are women aud &C.
~ the 200 schools OF art are r
chars, OF women Women have al.
most a monopoly of library positions
out OF 1890 public aud soriety IT,.
brarios given iu the directory women
supervise 1918
The Government Bureau 0i Edj-
cation Itself cNompliues The call f0f
Vcmcu in executive educational posi-
ri rs. D of the aa bureau officials
lIs,cl in the directory are women.
o.
Rry w. n. Phillips aud wife will
ccmmcn,r 90 revival meeting AZ the
Carradinc Yields Mission. corner Sih
and Arthur streets next Wednesday
tho 18th Service viii begin ai go
. 90.
~ aud Mr. Phillips viii devote
part OF their tune "a mo coming year
IN ihc interest Of mission work IN
Nmgrillo. Ne fee congratulated %
securing their tcr'irea as they have
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