Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
MISS CORTEZ BRINGS
MESSAGE FROM SOUTH
AMERICAN Y. w. c. A


English Miss Elisa Cortez Of Buenos
Aires last might exhorted the young
women who heard her address at the
Y. W. c. A. to watch their step" and
be careful what they do, because just
az the yes of the political South
american nation are upon our country,
the eyes OF the South American wom-
en- are upon their sisters of this coun-
try.
Miss Cortez feels that after the war
North and South America will be one
big united continent, and she feels, too,
that 1t is the duty of the American
women to begin now to stretch out
the hand Of fellowship and to help
spread h gospel Of freedom and in
~telligent helpfulness in the world, that
we of this country have known and
enjoyed for SO long. :.
Miss Cortez, secretary Of the z. w.
G. A al Buenos Aires, whose work
lies entirely among the Argentine
Spanish Speaking) girls, has been in
the South American city since 1911,
when h organized this branch of the
associations activities. Previous to
this time the association had worked
only among the English-speaking
women. 81
There is but one branch Of the as
ISOLATION in South America, the one
from which Miss Cortez comes, and
Sue TSSdruS II aS q matter OIL great
regret thatSin a continent of s 5,000,0 900
Of people, and In a city Of over a mill
lion and a half, there should be but
one branch Of the great Christian as
ISOLATION.
The association, though still work.
ring in a small and unpretentlous way,
is meeting a great need, according to
Miss Cortez. Young women Of that
country, the customs Of which do not
permit them to go about in public UNI
ch~aperoned, now have the security Of
the associations building and atmos-
phere upon which to depend, and
{ many Of them are entering business
and taking up new activities with the
Y. w. C.. A. to shield them from the
unpleasantness of public censure that
would otherwise be granted them In
generous measure.
, Miss Cortez is very keenly sensible
of the big work that is to be done
in the Argentine, and h Is bringing
to the women of this country, with
whom she is coming in contact, a very
vital and inspiring message of how
womanhood Of the sister country.
A number of interesting exhibits
of work done by Argentine girls, and
groups Of pictures depicting life and
scenes in Buenos Aires and other parte
OF South America, were in the gym
: nasium, where Miss Cortez talked
5 There was an informal reception afte,
: were given an opportunity to meet
. this exceedingly interesting young
woman.
4 Members ,.of the local Votes fol
Women's league at the meeting Sat.
: urday afternoon with Mrs. w. n. Bod.
: enstab in Mandan avenue. made pre-.
liminary plans for the nnua conven.
ton which will be held here Tuesday
and wednesday, September 2b-26. A
committee composed Of Mrs. .Boden.
stab, chairman; Mrs. Victor J. LaRose
and Miss AIdyth Ward, was appointed
to take charge OF the local plans. L
is planned to hold a dinner at the Ho.
tel Mckenzie Tuesday evening to bt
followed by big meeting in the
Grand theater. Mrs. Simpson, wife O,
Judge Simpson of Minneapolis, will
address the Tuesday evening meeting
Other meetings will be held in the
parlors Of the Observation-Disclosures
ITrtbune.)
Mrs. B. H. Wylie OF, Bowesmont
will come to the city today to spend i
day with her sister, Mrs. II. Tisdale
of Dakota Mrs. Wylie, who
ts state corresponding secretary Of ths
W. G. 7. o., is en- route to Vale,
convention which begins a five days
session there on Thursday.
&S r " y e
Arthur Sayre has returned from 1
stay on the Pacific coast, and mex
week he is to be Joined by Mrs. Sayrs
who has been spending the summei
with her mother in st. Paul. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sayre will move into q residence
on North Third street
y " y
Stephen Himple OF Ht. Louis. Miss.
who enlisted in the field artillery o
the regular army yesterday at the 10
cal station left this morning for Du,
iuth. M
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The Ladies Aid Aociety$ OF the Ewed
ish Lutheran church will meet in til,
church parlors on Wednesday after
noon. Mrs Oscar Brudeen VIII b