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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
THROUGH FRENCH EYES.
American College Girls as Seen BY Her
Sisters in Europe.

As 8 suacific against any lingering traces
OF the jeaiousies and petty TIvalTlcS which
have been attributed TO the feminine.
Miss Denise Rotiyal the French girl who
Is taking her senior year ~ smith Co.lege.
Northampton, Mass, Il IN exchange
student from. IN, ~orbonne prescribe
college life By college life she means mol
50 much the elected studies but shat
chance 10 play together y we'll aS Woril
together y siie % nalreiv puts r
This American college spirit n she
saS experienced Il Al smith since last
S~eptember has Impressed Miss RotlyaI
strongly. for there i nothing like II jor
university wonen II Francf There they
meet at lectures, but never come together
socially.
When 1000 girls sing together there
If i spiritual elation that takes possession
of ones entire beng Nothing unworthy
can survive It. she says
You accept the stranger here so much
more readily than do the French. | ieel
rs much at home as il had lived here for
years.
a am the only one Of 1ny kind Ia
smith this with an infection Of the
voice oenoting = sense oi humor -"and
the girls ask me many question, but /
like it.
The American girls ] know seem 10
have decided sense of responsibility. b.
cause Of the advantage afforded them,
continued Miss Rotiyal j think the
feeling is general and that il manifests IT.
self in the widespread desire there il
;among Smith girls TO take up teaching or
social work, in preference 10 the more re-
munerative limos which are now OXEN
10 educated women They feel that
these are the two professions where
. woman may pass along most effectively
and III the most direct manner t hat knowl-
lege 70 acquire
Just nov i requires tne nrmes' con-
.-lctions on be part of ! girl to take tip
.ither of these professions becau7e - the
Inadequate compensation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
FRENCH MEDAL FOR
Y. ". CA. SECRET TARIES
Expressing Appreciation Of That
Government for American
Women S Services.

el.ccia. correspondence ot Every E1tnInc
4 bronze medal has bcen presented
by representatives. ol thr leading French
women ORGANIZATIONS tp thirteen y II
q 4 Necretsrie~ y hu have been ,ctIIc
IN The work u the Provisional CognrlI.
established hv the ! " q a. to aid
~ returning theS, organizations b. in
efTcctrvc peace time program The
function 81 5hc Provisional Council has
been 10 facilitate cooperation and 70
prevent duplication N The work 81 such
societicS a. the t'nion Chre,ieInc de
.Ielne Files Los tmice des Jeuncs
Files the Iovers de- Allies hc stu
dent Movement and the National Couu-
Gil OF Women
The medal bears 3 reproduction Of
the painting of SAINT Genevleve hy
Puvis de Chavannes, which hangs in
the Pantheon The inscription on the
back expresses the appreciation uf the
French organizations for the aid Of
the American y W 6. = This medal
Was presented At the final meeting Of
the council. preceding the dissolution
Of the council whose duties are IL be
taken over by i Continuation Com
mittea OF French women The object
ul the American y W G. In com
l1E 10 lll+t sttts 'I tiit-~t Itltf'ti organ
ization> was merely - tide them over
the difficult postwar peuod until they
could resume their regular procedure
and plan q campaign oi even greateI
service for lhc future
Al this farewell meeting N saul
ter ot tht Ioyers de-. S0ldats spoke
mos enthusiastically of rhe sorf oi
he J " G. A especially ii their
thIity - etyc financial assistance with
out the usual tyranny D money
which often detracta from the efee-
tivcuea, oi such assistance
{t tht closing of thc Provisional
Council. tht Ilcads quarters 81 the Alner-
can Young Women Christian 1s~o-
cation ID Paris moved t9tnr American
y omen CluL 4 eiub Wh,ch he y Is
A has established ia the old Hotel
Petpgrad which was i Hostess House
during tn, war peried
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
Y. v. {. A. AIDS
IN EMPLOYMENT
Many Kinds and Classes of Women
Seek Work and All Are Salts
fed i'll the End.

Can't be a school teacher2 Very well,
how about being "a waitress? IL makes no
difference
Old-time servants have gone into in
dustrlal work
Industrial workers want clerical posi-
tions
Stcnographcrs want to become execu-
tives
What do the executives want?
The other day there strolled into the
office Of the employment department ot
the Y. W c. A., AZ Eighteenth and Arch
streets. three middlc-a aged women from
Nantucket They bad heard that Penn
svlvania had a teacher shortage, AND they
wanted to- teach school provided they
could all he placed together. \ little eN-
animation by the office showed that they
could not qualify MS teachers, SO they
signed up for Jobs as mattresses.
There seems to bc constant flow IN the
employment situation for women, agents
OF the department say Servants have all
gone into industrial work But no sooner
do they enter industrial plants, IT IL said,
than they want to leave for office work,
where their hours are just rs good and
conditions of work are sometimes pleasant
Cr
,Iustrial work. and Tor that type Of work
only. insist on lcaving the factory Tor
the office, where frequently their oppor
tunitics for advancement are almost MI.
Another development IN the employ
mcnt situation j. that stenographcrs want
only those positions that will lead IL
executive work within couple Of wears.
Then again it seems the employer stll
needs education i'm tho matter of salaries.
The employment agencies arr bcsought by
EMPLOYERS who think that il Is the duty ol
the agency to keep salaries down instead
Of providing the most lucrative positions
possible for their applicants
Tho employment department ot the
y W G J. makes q special study Of each
applicant and tries 70 steer the woman INTO
the field best suited to Tier qualifications
Miss Dorothy Morgan is the head ot
tho crnplo, mcnt department and Miss
Vera A Bailey and Or Anne Earson como
ii direct contact with the employers and
employees
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
CLUB WOMEN POINTERS
FOR CIVIC RETIREMENT
Atlanta Federation Makes Sug
gestions for Improvement OF
Conditions in City.

rs chairman Of the civics committee of
the Atlanta Federation Of Women q
Clubs. Mrs " | Pcil ha7 presented -
the organization for consideration. II
points rs follows
Whereas. the assstaIice and eo-opera-
ton Of the women of Atlanta are solicited
In alInosf every undertaking ai man, and
Whereas. MANY If the Worihest enter
priscs IN the CITY arr sustained almost
wholly by then efforts. and
Whereas. hcing made If rlb q stand
az Inc side Of man and net # hts head or
his feet. hc II
Resolved, hv the committee 81 clvles
of the Citv Federation IL Glnl3s. that We
hereby pledge ourselves to give MI onr
Influence and al or enthusiasm towards
assisting IN making greater Nlanta and
that wc respectfully call attention II The
powers that ~ tn the following ! points
rs heing those ior which ~ shall work ~
addition To those already 'mder eansldcras
tlon
Election ot good mon II ntiIes
burning of old charter
I Preservation II hc e4cIofafHt. nc
cording to law ami honor
Extending the lrHlts II Greater
Atlanta Ia include the county If Fulton
> Numbering hc streets
Hospital and pafis Ter Negfoe4
Building restrictions to protect the
weak from tire strong
) Motor car restrictions a. prevent the
puhIic streets from belnR used garages.
Q Building of BlsekIeY plaza
Tltf Att tpf
0ne hsls only to wall, through Af Pouch
tree kreadr to realize the great financial
benefit which would return profit j nun
dredfold. hs.sldes giving 4 core o Greater
atlanta. from Whleh everything could
radlato
10 Every householder 70 clean be
middle of the street every morning as IS
customary III most cities, thcreby adding
to the revenue III the cIty
H. AboIition of grade crossings.
L. ANNUAL bond ISSUE.
Is Adequate school baldings
H. Better pay for teachers.
III addition to these resolutions the
following resolution was also unanimously
passed
Whereas. Atlanta, city OF more than 4
quarter Of million oi inhabitants, known
rs the metropolis Of tic South. las no
market facilities Of any description. be It
Resolved That the City Federation.
composed Of 10000 women. Will eoncen-
trata all OF is efforts - AID the Atlanta
Woman cIuh IN is e1srts 8 secure
market worthy of Tie needs and demands
0f our great growing city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
DELAWARE'S INTEREST
IN ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
Mrs. Henry Ridgely, Chairman for
State, Received Statement of
Aims and Purposes.

Mrs Henry Ridgciy, Of Dover, char
man for Delaware, for the Woman s
Roosevelt Memorial Association, has just
received from Mrs John Henry Hammond.
president Of the association, the following
statement outlining ITS aims and purposes
The Womans Roosevelt Memorial
Association is a national organization at
American women which is 90 restore the
birthplace Of Theodore Roosevelt IN New
York City The association was started
almost immediately after Colonel Roose-
vclts death with a permanent object IN
view Later the Roosevelt Memorial
Association was formed. hut ~ no timc
has il been connected in any way with orr
association. Unfortunately there has t*rn
some confusion IN the mind ot the public
owing To the similarity oi the names 81
the two organizations NhIlc both aySo-
citations sire, ain surr entirely sym
pathetic with the purposes a each other,
il is important for hc public ~ know they
are entirely separate and instinct
The Woman Roosevelt Memorial
Association had from the first 4 definite
plan. namely. the restoration ~ Theodore
Rooscvclts : birthplace The site oi his
birthplace and the adjoining property on
Hast Twentieth street. have been pur-
chased and completely paid for IN ar
rhitcct has been selected and tic work os
rebuilding and rcflrnishng the structures
~ they originally stood will T. carrlCd "a
actively this wear II i for thlS definite
purpose thar the Womans Roosevelt
Memorial Assoclation independent u
any other organization. pian, 4" ask the
American people. especially thc women ~
the country, for funds ~ complete this
work and "a provide sufficient endowment
for it's lipkccp ana operation ~ shrine "
tncricaniSm which people from hc entire
country Will yis! II increasing numl@rs IS
the wears 20 on
",I,ist III the women Nj America re-
stored Mount Vernon and assisted IN the
restoration of Iincoiu5 birthplace at
Hodgcnylic Kentucky, thcy have now set
out npon thus definite plan Til order,
therefore, that this work might always be
connected with tho women oi America,
our association was Incorporated as the
Woman Roosevelt Memorial Associa-
tIon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
HOUSEWIVES PLAN
ATTACK ON H. {. |.
Systematic Program 20 BRING
Down Necessities. lnaugu
rated by ST. Louis Women.

ST Lotus. Mo Ian ~ he very class
81 women whom the Housewives League
of 81 LOUIS includes in it, membership
members IL the WomcnS Chamber of
Commerce and ether club women. DO not
need to hc taught the necessity for
restricting their purchasers while the
prlc,s ara 50 high With that IN nand q
Is honcd 10 reach large class q business
yoIng women who viii be asked 10 attend
a mass meeting. 10 lie held At the Odcon
nj 5 clock on the afternoon Of January u
II which matters III connection with
the high cost ri living vii he considered.
In platform ISSUED bv thls organIza-
tion as prescribed hy the uaUonal com
mittcc. il is stated that hgh pHce
are tbs, first outcome ot the inequality
of supply and demand and this csen bc
made more nearly equal by either IL
crcaslng supply Or decreasing demand
Il WiH take several wears for produc-
+lon 10 catch up with the demand on
account uf the decreased production ot
goods during tie war ard the present
unstable conditions uf lahor Then, II
the supply oi goods cannot bc increased
rs.pidiz ~ must oquailze supp'1 ard
demand uorc nc;rlN hy decreasing tho
demand i- 90 lar r,ift q the MONEY
spent for food and elo'hltg ls e>pcuded
hv the women it Aouid seem that fic
women a-c powerful factor ~ sowing
the problem Throughout tie country
there j, u rockies expenditure al money
Ihoughtful people feel that this eondi-
ton cannot 70 on without dir results
We consider, the document says
~ ~ patriotic nov 20 be conservative
in the Expenditure of money aS It was
during the war To not lear the result
ON business. IS tho demand for goods
Is far greater than the supply and Will
be greater for several years. II We
do not demand the luxures the atten-
tlou of the merchants will be turned 70
the necessities and the supply OF neces-
s!ties will be increased The factories
make that for which there IS 4 demand
Fac1 one Of us can control the demand
During the war the factories found no
hardship IN changing over from making
luxufies 10 making necessities.
1t IS sound economies to urge agaInst
extravaganza We will not continually
complain Of tho high prices and then
g Isght On paying them without At
least irving 10 help the situation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
STOP PRoFlTEERING IN BLOOD.
Six Women Students Volunteer II Free
for Operations.

New ork. lat. 10 HE high eost of
blood reached such u poinl Yesterday
thai Flower Hospital Whieh - almost
withol. funa> - cife Tor Tree patents III
is Warls found / could nol max r4as-
fa-ion- ~ tia pr,{ aIina utfhef rate
ioeerllInei> Nj ! Ism 0iea lediIea=
and i've other Vomei. neelafl students
II the hospital declared taslf readae>s
- SuDpls thG- uete~~Itt II lfe free Prices
feel. and prohtecrne WIS eliminated
! few wears ago blood donors strong
ieaItli1 men with an abundance of red
corpuseies, charged n he rate al So for
500 cubic centlmetcr- It's tpiautita
which i approximately one pm Of one
thirteenth Of the amount required bX a
normal human body. IS enough 10 save a
hfc
The price jumped 10 SD and remained
there some time Two weeks ago Il vas
boosted 10 $40
Yesterday there vas an uitmatan
Twenty five dollars for the first 200 cut5e
centimetcrs and SO for every hundred
thereafter or 10 blood 1t would cost
500 to save life, when bur ), short Whli.
ago the charge VAS only S25 Since the
war the price a. blood has gone up NJ
marked Dr. Marion Bingham. House
Surgeon at Flower Hospital
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
WELL-KNOWN SINGER.
Emma Roberts American Born Artist TO
Appear Here i'm Recital.

Emma Roberts, mezzo-contralto, Will
appear in a recital in the ball room of the
Hotel du Pont next Thursday afternoon.
! She WAS born i'll Henderson, ky. She re-
ceived her education ut Randolph College,
Henderson, ny, where she completed
her four-year course in three years She
afterward removed to New York, and
there devoted herself entirely to the study
of singing working with Miss Calender.
She went to Europe i'll 1912, after having
been soloist with the New York Sym
phony Orchestra. She remained abroad
for two years, coaching her operate roles
in Paris, Berlin and Munich. She was
engaged to sing at the operas in koenlgs..
berg, Riga and Tilsit during the season OF
1914-15 and for the Royal Opera OF
Munich the year following, but returned to
America on account of the war. On her re-
turn she was heard with the New York
symphony and Philadelphia Orchestras
and in recital in Boston and Chicago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
WOMAN WILL TAKE TEST
AS RURAL MAIL CARRIER

Nolnaas INVASION ot the realms .or-
merlv taboo 10 the fs1r seN will he demou-
strated again on January -, When =
woman will take the examination al Rich
mand. Ia. for rural m4.l carrier Tor
Henrleo county aud Highland Springs,
among number Of ualc competitors
Although her name has not been
revealed. Postmaster Hay t Thorn
ton has been queried on the matter
and declared that il was proper for
the woman 10 take the examination and
quality il possible
In fact one woman has already been
appointed rural carrier. and Tor about
enc year served aitldully unal Cupid
interfered and she rendered her reSigna-
ton to accept The position d housewife.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
BELL GROCERY STORE
MAY LOCATE HERE
Representative of Philadelphia
Chain Concern Looking Over
Sites in Wilmington

Il " Wood representing fred =.
Bpli. owner If cham Of grocery stores m
Philadelphia, Was here yesterday at the
request of City Councilman Abrabans,
looking INTO the adysability Of establish
ing store u Wilmington Mr. Abrahams
Il acting ii the matter AZ chairman Of
the mayor committee on high cost Of
living
The Bell stores claim to sell al com
mod.tcs it 10 per cent above cost pay
ny all expenses out Of the 10 per cent.
They minimize expenses by requiring
buyers to carry their purchases with them.
Mr. Wood, according to Mr. Bbra-
hams, said he considered Wilmington q
good field lie looked over several sites
u the heart Of the city and has one under
consideration, awaiting information Us to
the rent that would be chargcd When be
receives this Information he expects 70 60
into the matter further
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
MISS HELEN WOOD HEADS
TRAINING school. NURSES

Mss Helen Wood of Boston, Mae
has been appointed superintendent If
nurses of tho Washington niyerslty
Training School, Barnes Hospital, lc-
cocdlng Miss Edith / Cox, who held
that office for six months THIS was
tho position wicb Nss Julia Stirn on,
81 Iyouis greatest war heroine. gave
up IN May. 1917, ID become chief uursc
81 Base Hospital limit M y American
Rod Cross
Miss Wood was acting uirerintnucers
If the Massachusetts, General IosDital
for two vaar. during Tho ~ar Ms
Cox will return 10 Boston
Nise Siums1n, who received her rain
ing IN 81 ingIs, a now artng super
lntendcnt af tho Army Nur7es' Corps.
having charge Of the nurses IN all Unit
cd States army hospitals ~he vas
decorated fnr her war rork vith thc
Distinguished Service Medal the Brit-
jsh Royal Rod Cto.= nd received 4
British rifation from General Haig
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
SERIES OF TALKS BY MISS TAFT.
Daughter of Former President Will Speak
for Endowment.

Miss Helen Taft, daughter Of the for
mer President, acting president Of Bryn
Mawr College, will arrive IN st. Ious
tomorrow and deliver several addresses
there in the interest of tho endowment
fund Of that institution She will be the
guest of Mrs Cecil Gregg of Brentwood
Miss Taft, in speaking of the cndow-
mcnt Of the college, viii also refer to
the endowment of the char established
in honor Of DR. Anna Shaw.
Her opening address tomorrow will be
at clock before the League of Women
Voters at Hotel Statler. She viii make
an address Mt Mary Institute on January
q, and will speak Mt the College Club on
january 25 1t is possible she will also
deliver an address at the Missouri Ath-
letic Club Several other organizations
have asked her 10 appear
Miss Taft recently returned from a
tour of Europe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
Are You Fat ?
Just Try This

Thousands Of overfat people have be-
come slim by following tho advice of doe
tors who recommend Marmola ire~cnp-
ion Tablets those harmless little fat re-
ducers that simplify the dose of the famous
Marnola Prescription
advice Go now u your druggist or WRIT
10 tie Marmula Co. SG4 Woodward Ave.
Detroit Mich and for 81 procure lArg,
casc oi these tablet,
They reduce two, three oy .olr pounds "A
seek without exercise dieting u any uu-
pleasant effect whatever Il t"n faf try
thi. today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
a Wartime Recipe
For Gray Hair

Gray. trcakrd gr faded hair ran b.
Immediately rnaLe black, br1rgn 1r
hght nr5~u. whichever shsde you dc
sire, ~ The 3ec - hc following remedy
that sou ran mako af home:
Neuly got q box - Orlcy powder
- any drug store h coets very little
and ~ ztray n buy Dissolve q in Z "
nf distilled Or rain water and comb i
through the hair. FBi directions for 1Ee
and SlO0 10 gold bond o1me II earh toT
guaranteeing tho uscr that DylrT pCw8r-
dnog not contain silver, iaad zi1c. s1l
phuv rnrrcuTy 7niiinec, o@itay Drc'iuet'
or thcir dcr'vatiyes
r .fc doea not nh ~ r rof ~ti-k~
ar glIrnny and leaves Tho hair A1Fv n
vii make gray-halred pergo1 M event
yrar7 younger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
GENERAL FEDERATION
Fifteenth Biennial Session of Women's
Clubs 20 Meet in Des M0ines Iowa
in June

The fifteenth biennial session of d.
General Federation ~, Woincns fluba
will ~ held IN Des Aoluc "a Juno
lG-Z3, 1920 This H1il b" Dnr Of 10
most important sessions ever bcld ls.
Tho federation, sinor all UoFnens aork
Il fsing rcnodelcl ~ ~ ihs pet
var construction porod 1nd also to
rnort ihc uc-v polliirai dofoande pm
women
Women are peculiarly httod after
thirty ycars of organization f. meet the
probIcns left ~ thcra as 3 berfago from
thc var, and tbc coming prrgram T.
hcraldcd as particularly vitoi ~ 70
entire thinking Norld
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
Swiss Women Demand Vote.

President Motta of Switzerland has
received petitions demanding equal rights
and thc vote for women from $50 Women's
socittlc- Ihc President has promised
hat steps n thls direction vii he taken
before ir- n.xt aIectiuu
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
Entertains Sunday school pupils

Miss Salle Boyce entertained number
of sunday school pupils al her home
1870 Pine street last Thursday evening
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22

MoAlester, Okla, i probably the only
city IN the United States Iu which the
Federal ccnsns has been taken vbolly by
women
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN IN AFFAIRS OF THE WORLD
ANA ? r.crr
TO MAJ addrcss
Afiernotv r.

ohm J. pear IN the
.t~Bird," at Iilc ray boss-e tomorrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
The WOmdn,S
Exchange
For a Sick. .Ahed Person

TO fhc Editor Of womdr's Page:
Dear Madam--Would you be 40 kind
as to suggest few. Christmas gifts
that could send my husband?
ne 10 III In bed In tuberculosis hos
pital In Arizona. MRS. II. w. !.
II would he a splend ID idea to send
something to your husband which. he
can open at different times, instead Of
All AZ once. Such thing would be a
mating. and the succession of small
surprises which II contains are bound
TO give him a good deal Of pleasure.
Inc bag Is filled with a number Of
smaller bags which can be made out
or scraps Of cretonne or muslin. FIJI
them with book, a jiR-saw puzzle. a
tablet and pencil a magazine, several
round steel rings Joined together which
he can work over till he separates them.
or something which you know he will be
able to eat Each bag should be marked
TO be opened at such and such a time
on Christmas Day" and II would be
fun II you could have one for each
hour.
Besides the ones have suggested, you
can think up some small and ineXpen-
a!ve things. Make him laugh with queer
lttle clown or stuffed dog with q
ridiculous face, little book made Of
Jokes and pictures cut out of the papers.
Oh. these things will all please him
enormously, for time probably passes
rather slowly for him. and then, too, he
VIII enjoy the idea that you yourself
have selected them and are making this
gay. ! Know that your gifts are going
to brighten his Christmas, and that your
own VIII be frightened by having given
them