Evening star., 1919-11-27
CARE Of FEET |SA|M
OF Y. v. c. A. DRIVE
"Foot Week" Will Include
Campaign for Better Shoes
and "Sense."

The Importance to all persons. an6
TO women especially, of correct walk.
ing and of being correctly shod is tc
be be- empha 7, sized by special foo,
the Young Momen's Christian Associ.
alton, 1888 F. street.
This educational campaign. which
is intended to benefit not only the en-.
tire membership of the Y. w. c. A.
but also every other Washington
woman who wishes to take advantage
thereof, will be conducted under the
auspices of the physical department.
Its aims are expressed in the
phrase better feet. better shoes and
better sense" according to Miss
Norma Schwendener physical di-
rector. who has unusual opportunities
of Judging as to how greatly incor-
rect walking and improper footwear
and pedal defects-the consequences
of both-interfere with the physica
powers of woman or girl. AND
when physical powers are hampered.
points out the director. "the capacity
for the best mental work is auto
matically limited
Has Conducted Foot Clinic.
The association has for some time
past been conducting a sort of foot
clinic" in quiet way as an adjunct
to its physical department and from
a physical viewpoint only. About a
quested it have had a foot examina-
tion, for which there has been no
charge whatever. The successful re-
suits and the numbers of remedial BILE
or avoidable defects discovered. nave
impelled the organization to broaden
the scope of its efforts along this line
1t has scheduled special foot talks
by men and women eminently quan-
fled to discuss the matter for Mon
day, Wednesday. Thursday and FRI
day of next week at 7:45 pm. Among
these are Miss Katherine Mckenzie
with DR.. A. r. Stands. bone spe-
ciaiist, and DIR. j. A. Talbot. an
orthopedic specialist. These lectures
are open to the entire membership
to the "Y.' and also to all other
women interested. The examinations.
so far conducted on small scale,
We're not made with any special at
tention to cornS, bunionS. fallen
arches and similar defects, nor were
the examinations intended to be
remedial. except in SO far as change
to suitable and sane shoes and to
natural and easy walking was likely
to prove beneficial. The more ex-
tended activities of the coming week
will be along the same lines and
are intended to help women help
themselves.
Thorough Study OF Shoes.
Our department has made pretty
thorough study of shoes" says Miss
Schwendener, land has found that by
no means do all concerns purporting
to sell shoes which aid rather than
interfere with nature actually/do SO.
Such shoes. however-combina of
good looks and good sense-are pro-
durable, and we intend to interest
as many people as possible in pro-
curing them. Some people, more
over, have proper shoes, but don't
know how to walk in them properly,
and we're to try to instruct them,
also"
This ght-and-wrong-feet" propa-
ganda has evidently been undertaken
successfully by the association else
where. as is shown by a recent hap
pening in New York. Mrs. Josephus
Daniels. in visiting metropolitan
shoe store, was told with pride by the
clerk who waited on her. but who
had no idea of her identity, that the
shoes he was showing her were
recommended by the Young Women's
Christian Association"