New-York tribune., 1919-10-05


and we'll educated children rests per-
haps prominently with women. But
little enough may be expected of
them if they are shut off from all in
struction in the real issues Of life.
And from the ignorance of women.
as we'll as the passions of men, arises
that blot Of all ivilization-prosti
tuition, with its inevitable accompani-
ment of venereal disease"
The Women
Who Saw
Among The women who planned
the conference as a forward looking
beginning to the campaign for good
health and better children are Mrs.
Josephus Daniels, wife of the Sec
retary of the Navy; Mrs. Robert
Speer, of Pottstown, Penn; DR..
Katharine Bement Davis, DR.. Anna
Brown, DR.. Eliza Butler, Miss Helen
Davis, Miss Mabel Crafty and Mrs.
Frances De Lacy Hyde, Of New
York. Mrs. Daniels was an active
worker for the Y. w. c. A. during
the war. Her wholehearted SYM
pathy with girls, although she is the
mother of several boys and has no
daughters, gave her great force in
the organization.
The programme of the conference
was laid out by the following women
physicians: Anna Brown, Kristine
Mann, Augusta Rucker, Alberta S.
3. Guibord, Josephine Hemenwav
Kenyon, Katharine Bcment Davis.
Sarah Sweet Windsor, Lenna r.
Meanes, Eleanor Bertine and Edith
Hale Swift. The original pro-
gramme has been followed, but addi-
tons are being made whenever
some new line related to the con-
ference is timely and speakers are
on hand.
10 popularize the valuable techni-
cal conclusions and discussions of
the women physicians, the Y. w. is
sending out catchy little booklets
upon some of the matters taken up
Intelligent Living" tells the girls
IN general that they cannot be in
harmony with the universe unless
their minds and bodies are WORKING
together and tuned in the same KEY
Mental habits are as necessary
for making a song out of life as
good physical habits"
develop concentration"
Learn to observe closely"
"Never be so busy that you can't
SIT down some time during the day
and just mediate and let your
soul grow"
Care of the food tract and physi
cal habits are set forth in simple,
conversational style.
Inspiration and genius are related
to health, according to another
pamphlet for the consumption Of
ambitious girls.
10 be a great actress, a great
prlma donna, famous athlete, the
doctors insist that all women should
aim at these attainments:
"First of all, you must have
healthy, free, virile body. To this
add a live, alert mind, as much
spiritual quality as you can hold.
faith IN yourself and others, cour
age to face life, patience to work
and wait for success, and love for
people.
"Then, Miss Sixteen, or Miss
Three-and- Twenty, whether you are
training for a teacher. an opera
singer, or an Office worker, you can't
be a failure or a nonentity. What
ever you do for a living, you'll
count over and above your occupa-
ton as a real person.
"Why and How ard What and
When to Eat; that is a compound
question which it behooves some one
to answer for business women and
school girls and working girls and
women at home.
Building Foods, Fuel Foods.
Minerals and Water" are anaIvzed
relative to the kinds of lives TINT
require them.
Clothes and the woman have also
been discussed. High heels have
been berated and almost put out
of business, it would seem. from the
things said Of them. Still, few Of
the French doctors wear their OK
treme French high heels right
through the translations of how in
furious they are without the tap
ping of a toe.
Clothes and the beauty of clothes
are not ignored by the physicians.