Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
The Clubs
TO THE SOUL OF A TREE

Q vibrant calm, quictudc magnani-
nous. sonorous,
Within the sacred oarth's deep heart
firm rooted underground.
leaves that seem. in ecstasy OF thirst
which knows no bound.
Unsuitable sight. the eye SEARCHING
around and DER US!
o tree, our fatcs arc brutherlike! The
selfsame low complaining
Mourns In thy murmur and my song:
the self-same longing deep
Sdrs In thy sap and In my blood. n
wish that knows no sleep.
Changcless. persistent evcrmorc, the
flight OF time disdaininG.
Oh to be strong and calm like thee.
and yearn towards the unknown
Be bound to life, yet in far quest go
where the birds have nown.
Follow their spirit track. their notes
into the wind upcaught;
Be near the lowly. yet arise with winEs
upsosring proud
Shade to the spring. peace to the child.
smile unto the cloud
And still to be immovable. ma ajestic as a
thought,
By Enrique Gonzalez Martinez.
MUST NOT GROW swEARY
OF WELL DoING- SAYS
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
By MRS. THOMAS G. WINTER
Madam Curie. the greatest scientific
woman the world has ever seen. the
joint discoverer with her husband OF
radium. she who gave her entire
strength as well as her fortune to war
service. has come 10 the country to ask
Tor gram of radium to help her work
on cancer cure a grant 1t seems SO
little. And yet It with cost a hundred
thousand dollars. II is hoped that the
women OF America will give it. As
tribute to one of the greatest OF our
sisters, as help to all to come who arc
mcnaced by the plague OF plaques, the
cancer which attacks women more
than 1t docs men. hope the women
of the Federation will give their share
send 1t to the Marie Curie Radium
Fund. Equitable Trust Building, 81
Wall St, New York. Madame Curie liz
anxious TO sec that supreme wonder of
the United States. the Grand Canyon.
Let her also see the wonder OF gener-
oslty OF American women.
The American Women's Club of Par
is Is doing unique work for stray and
foriorn American friendless in strange
lands. Our Past President, Mrs. De
mics d. T. S. Denison. with my hearth
est approval and cooperation. Is send
ing out personal letter along with N
letter from the club itself, concerning
Its work. Please lend 1t n sympathcic
!
DAILY Phelan. of Washington, has con-
sented TO serve as n committee to han
die gifts that may come to this cause
md to safeguard the money in tho
minds OF club women, II Ia arranged
that such contributions shall be sent to
Mrs Phelan in the care Of our own
HEADQUARTERS, as Maryland Building,
Washington.
The Armenion Fund. the Chinese
Relief the Friends Relief Committee
are still standing with outstrctched
hands.
And at home, also some Of the threat.
ened sections In our own country ask
only fair chance to make good.
Before wo went into the Great War.
we were continually told from over
seas with our friendly services were
meaning. At a time when all Europe
was agoniaing under unspeakAble bru-
talitics. when lust and selfishness and
ambition ovcrshadowed life, here was
one nation whose warm heart and open
hand seemed like demonstration to
suffering millions that there was stu
love and humanity and sanity In the
world. Let us not forget this. II is
beyond the value of every dollar that
America now gives to world still
darkcned by tragedies that threaten to
overwhelm II. The spiritual gift is as
great or greater than the physical
1t Is easy to get bored" by the con-
stant appeals But the need does not
slacken. II we could in our minds.
translate each of the piteous calls for
help into terms of each individual. II
we could see them in our minds eyes
we would not be bored but would find
1T impossible to escape from tho per
sonal obligation. II is still as import