The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-28


whore Tor rermaueut work without
FIRST making an investigation as TO the
practicsbility OF tie enterprise, Mrs.
Clarke because OF her experience as
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 country
may be. 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 characteris-
tic Latin courtesy. In every country
she was struck with the immense
wealth and culture OF the higher class
es. a universal eagerness for the pro-
gressive methods OF North America.
universal desire for social and welfare
work among women, and with II all
she marveled at the vast resources OF
the country-forests OF mahogany I'M
touched by the ar and territory visited
by no commercial enterprise except
packers.
Social work among girls and women
Is as undeveloped as many OF the
natural resources OF the country she
said, and the much-abused packers
are doing in some places for their girl
and women employees Y. w. c. A.
work not In the name OF the Y. w.
c A.. 70 be sure. for there is no or
ranization there: but the heads OF
packing industries are trying TO meet
some OF the needs the Y. w. C. A.
meets with employed girls in the Unit
ed States. The Y w c. A., she said,
Is also doing as far as il can Y. w c.
4. work because there is so much need
OF work for women
The efforts Of the men to provide
OPPORTUNITIES for girls such as they
have in North America were humor-
ously illustrated by an enterprise
undertaken in Brazil A young Presi-
dent of one OF the States OF Brazil
visited the United States and was
greatly impressed with advantages az
forded girls here. Like regular Ad
Cubber or Rotarian, he went back 10
his home city, interested all the other
progressive young business men and
they built a school for girls. 1t was
deliberately equipped for teaching do
nestle science. thinking that first OF
all girls should be trained TO be home
makers. Courses were announced for
graduate wifehood and motherhood"
The school, plenty OF money to con-
duct II. pupils everything but teach
ers we're found. Again they turned to
the United States and got faculty OF
young women about 81 years of age to
teach wifehood and motherhood. The
school Is now closed and the faculty"
have sought more suitable vocations.
At Rio Janiero a city OF ] .000,0
population, she said were 10000 en-
ployed women and not building
where such woman might have lunch,
while every third door Is a coffee
house for men When eating in your
scientific cafeterias and in the lunch
rooms provided by factories and de
partment stores for women empDnyes.
think OF the girls of Rio Janiero eat
ing sandwich and a banana where
ever they can find spot to stand or
sit
The one thing the matter with the
woman movement in South America"
Mrs. Clarke said, rs that II has no
self.starter
III were free TO do 50. | should
70 10 South America tomorrow TO help
do the social and welfare work among
girls aud women that all classes of
women are asking for"
Attending the conference we're rep
resentatiye women from Texas, Okla
homa aud New Mexico. Much interestc
was manifested in the conditions asst
described by Mrs. Clarke and the APP.
peal made to extend the work of the
Young Women's Christian Association
IN South America. Members OF the
Association and other intere sted wo-
men in the Southwest will cooperate
with the National Y. W. c. A. in send
ing Y. w. c. A. secretaries to estab-
fish permanent work in new ceniers
In the Southern Continent