Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-23
Former Marine Joins Ex-
plorer on Expedition to
Far North

On his way to UNEMPLOYED regions
of the Far North, there is one top
sergeant Of the Marine Corps Reserve
who is not going TO be carried aS
A. w. o. L. at Washington Tor the
next year or two If the Article K. +.
D. mail carriers get snowbopnd.
Frederick William Maurcr, Of New
Philadelphia, Ohio, is now at the
Golden Cate Hotel in Nome, and
ready to shove off as member OF
the Stefansson Arctic Expedition.
From that out post Of the SHOWS ne
notified Major General LeJeune IN a
letter mailed on September 7, not to
expect the monthly reports required
of the sea soldier reserviSts Until he
returned to civilization and the high
cost of living.
Maurer was a member CT the for
mer Stefansson expedition, and the
ure Of the Arctic proved stronger
tain the rewards of craftsmanship II
Ohio soon after he was PLACID on
the inactive list. is old ounkies rest
content with the idea that Maurer
will tell it for the Marines in a land
where disarmament is an accomplish
ed fact, and they point TO him as
the. latest proof CT the Marine Corps
boast that Marines go everywhere
and see everything" Maurer's en-
listment, by the way, will expire on
Washington's Birthday, 1922, some>
where in the vicinity of the North
Pole.
y "AMERICA AT CROSS ROADS
!, OF DESTINY" SAYS MRS. CAL
. HOUN.
> "America today stands at
the cross roads Of her dcs-
tiny" writes Mrs. Calhoun. THE war
and its devastation left sadly torn:
unstable, and unhappy world in its
wake, In common with other nations,
America is in dangerous state OF
unrest. Irrevercnce, loss Of faith,
selfishncss, grow more rampant day
by day. All nations, and our
country in particular, need 4 stabi-
lizing force that shall bring co1ivin-
cingly once more to the minds OF
men and women the homely virtues
that lay in the simple old standards
of our forcfathcrs, the brave men
and women of old who builded a
mighty nation on these shores to.
serve as haven Of refuge and lib
crty for the oppressed hcrdes OF the
older civilizations. q ~
"We have wandetcd far from the
examples set by oup! sturdy ancestors
who dared the toll. hunger, pain, and
disappointment in a new land ITO
carve out a nationi that men should
call great. Many Of our beloved in
stitutions are becoming less fevcred,
and some are actually scorned.
FRANCHISE BROUGHT NEW RE-
SPONSIBILITIES FOR WOMEN.
*With the franchise there have
come new responsibilities for Amcri-
can women; new burdens they must
bear with wisdom ahd with strength.
At the very time when they are
most needed, with',thcir great gifts
of sympathy and intuition and thier
passion for caring for others, wo-
men enter American life in its fullest
sense as citizens; when their influ-
ence may be the vital force that
hall stem the tides of unrest and
.urn the public mind and the public
conscience back to the realization of
what their true allegiance to their
country properly demands.
: "This is the basic thought back of
this Foundation. The thought that
women mus give of their best in the
new safe Of national life into which
it has pleased God to call them; and
further, to create point Of centra-
lization for all thinking women who
have a love in their hearts for the
higher things. Women who would
rather die than have the sanctuary
of the home besnlirchcd and who
are willing as volunteer soldiers TO
do their utmost for, the preservation
of the highest in our civilization"
THE PRACTICAL AIMS OF THE
!, FOUNDATION
y Such are the ideals Of the Woman's
National Foundation. Turning to it's
practical side. it intends to promote
the education Of women in civic
knowledge and rights; the teaching
of Americanism by restoring the old
simple standards; the holding of ref
ercndum on questions Of national i'm
portancc through its local centcrs in
every part of the country and thus
registering the will of the women of
America; the fostering of music,
drama, and the other arts and the
furthcring Of all efforts making for
the welfare Of women and children
and to afford the women of America
q national club home IN the capital
of the country-an acropolis Of wom-
ans Observation-Disclosures the prob
lens of women shall receive the
thought and the study that sh2li lead
to their solution. 4 bureau OF in
formation will be maintained at the
Washington headquarters where ques
tions concerning the nations bust
ness work in the departments, and
legislation will be accurately and
quickly answered. II word. it
will be clearing house Of woman's
activities not interfering with the
aims of other organizations. but uni
flying and solidifyng the progress Of
American women only possible, in
an organization in the capital of the
country. free from sectionaliSm and
|, partisanship. \ Capital for Wo-
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