South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-28
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.

A missionary. returning from congo. brings with
him the story OF punishment melted ont 10 a wife
no deserted hut.
These savages in the Congo have some very de-
cded ideas upon the question OF ownership II not
a. morals and when this wife. attracted by DIFF
ferent part OF the jungle. the tribe captured her.
ted her In the path of the driver ant and left her
The woman was eaten alive by these carniverous
insects IL you believe the missionary and there is
reason not to do
This incident Is commended to those who are
saying much these days about the unftness OF
women 10 occupy places in congress or in the sen
ate. They should appreciate the incident. which
Is in line with the foundation Of their philosophy
These Congo residents believe that should
be kept in their paces-even II they do not happen
10 ike those places
The dark brethren have sentimental non
sense about woman rights her ability. They
DO know that the driver ant is terrible creature
and that fear is a powerful emotion.
The men. and there some women who
will echo their doIeful warning. might contrast
the picture Of this Congo victim OF ants.
with the 500 women who Will hold exposition
in New York in September showing the place OF
woman in industry. Incidentally, the 500 members
Of the organization giving this show have COM
bined earning power OF a million and quarter
dollars year.
Let Mrs Elizabeth Sears president Of the league.
tell OF It's plans:
Among our exhibitors will be rnanufac-
turers OF paints varnishes and floor compositions,
confectionery, machinery and radio condensers We
shall have women coffee and tea brokers, leather
firms landscape gardeners cutlery workers, pur-
chasing agents. credit managers. A unit will be
devoted TO women in banking; another women
IN insurance; third TO women in advertising. on
the railroads there ticket agents claim
agents chiefs Of yard work 1 know woman who
Is managing a big lumber company; another who
Is head OF a box factory; third who manufactures
ball bearing machinery.
But our show merely going show the
things women have accomplished. II will indicate
how they can accomplish still more. one of the
things for which our league always has stood is
he Importance Of training. 1t isn't enough for
every girl TO go after job every girl must be
trained for And this important constructive
side OF each OF our exhibits will be the emphasis
placed on training. The league wants to make such
an exhibition Of womens work that after any girl
has spent an afternoon examining it, will go
away knowing definitely what job she wants and
just what she do qualify herself for it.
I'VE shall have wives and mothers unit. We
shall show just how every young woman should
be trained for her Job wife and mother-the
biggest job Of all. estimated that.
real competence in this position, woman must
know forty-seven trades Among them cook.
nurse laundress paper hanger carpet layer,
painter. mender, dressmaker. educator"
The tortured woman in the Congo represents the
submerged woman still regarded inferior and
unfit stn held as property The exposition is put
by who is recognized as an equal with
equal opportunity, with equal responsibility and
with merit and fitness the only test for service
matter what that service may be. Take your
choice.