The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-11-15
WOMAN SPEAKER
TELLS OF CONDITIONS
n SOUTH AMERICA
MRS. IDA CLYDE CLARKE. rRAv-
ELER OF WIDE ExPERirNcE.
FINDS EXCEPTIONAL FIELD
ron WORK AMONG WOMEN.
By Mary Corner Raymond


Clyde Clarke. newspaper woman. tfave-
Ter. magazine writer. author and con
trlbnting editor 10 Pictorial Review.
held delighted audience In smiles
and wrapi attention at tho evening
session Of the Southwestern field con
ference Of the Y. W. c. A. at Dallas
while she related her experiences and
observations during a six months trip
In South America. Her subject was
THE Challenge Of South America TO
the Y W. c. A."
True TO her newspaper training and
the Characteristic temperament OF the
newspaper writer-ready for any emer.
genoy, from a FIRE to a sudden trip Va
South America Mrs Clarke picked
up her hat and handbags on short
notice and vent 10 South America last
January with a commission Of three
other women sent by the national
board OF the Y W. C. A. 10 study tho
conditions and needs OF women and
girls in the Southern continent, Many
appeals had come to the national board
10 send Y W. c. A. workers 10 South
America As II Ia the policy Of the
association neve workers any.
where for permanent work without
arst making an investigations as 10 the
practlcability OF the enterprise. Mrs.
Clarke. because Of her experience A.
. traveller. was asked to be a member
Of this survey commission.
On the principal that a newspaper
woman may go anywhere or do any
thing within the law. no matter what
the traditions or customs Of a country
may IN Mrs Clarke met presidents
and diplomats. women Of high and low
degrees made trips into countries
where she was told women travellers
never went alone. and everywhere she
said, she was treated with characterls-
tlc Latin courtesy In every country
she was struck with the immense
wealth and culture Of the higher class.
as, a universal easernoss for the pro
gressiye methods Of North America. a
universal desire FOR social and welfare
work among women. and with II all
she maryeled at the vast resources Of
the country forests Of mahogany I'm.
,o,cbod nv tho n, and isrritorv vlsl,ed
BY no commercial enterprise except
packers
socisi vork amorr GIRLS and women
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are doing IN sons places lor 'he' WI
and women employees y W G. 4
work not In the name OF the Y. ".
r. A. 10 be sure. for there Is no or
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packing industries are 'TylnE 70 meet
some N the needs tho Y W G A.
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is also doing as iar rs u can 7 W. u
A. work because there Is 10 much need
n, wort FOR women
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ou'lF Illustrated ny an eh'eIprlHa
undertaken in Brazil a young Presi'
don't NJ ono Of the States Of Brazil
visited Tho United states and was
yreatiy impresred with ADVANTAGES AZ
t,rbsa giris hare Tike a r.rul,r "A
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el'Oora'e'y equipped Ior lea'hlng 90
nestle science ihlnNIng that hrst or
an Elrls 'honla ne 'fl'hou 70 ne mono
makers courses were announced ior
kraduale NHehooa ana motherhood.
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