Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-16
Golden Links In
Harvest Festival
Mrs. Tyler, In Her Address Lameh'eu
Influx OF irresponsible Cubans
ard Mexicans.

An event of great inerest and en-
iovment to the members of the Gold
en- Links Missionary Society oil the
M. f. church South was their Har-
vest Day meeting held Monday even
inc, November 18th in the Young
People's Building. The purpose OF
the meeting was the yearly garner
ing in of dues and pledges and the oc-
casion was made a most festive one,
with autumn leaves, yellow chrys-
anthemums and shaded lights fur
nishing an attractive background Tor
company of perhaps fifty young
people. all filled with the spirit OF
happiness and good cheer and enthusl-
astic about the work of their organ
i2ation, that of sending the Gospel TO
the four quarters OF the GLOBE OF
making brighter the dark places OF
the earth.
The principle event of the evening
was a talk given by Mrs. John Paul
TYLER of Washington, D. c.. Her sub
ject was, THE Centinary, It's Value
and Achievements, and in a simple,
vet graphic way she told of the
great needs of people in different sec
tions of the earth and Of the way IN
which these needs were being met by
the Centinary,-a contribution OF
100000 by Christian people for
the evangelization Of the world.
She spoke of the influx OF Cubans
and MeXicans into our southern states
where, unrestricted by the habits and
customs of their native countries, they
lead irresponsible lives and are
detriment rather than an asset to the
community in which they live. BY
means of the Centinary, funds have
been provided, in a measure, to take
care of this situation and in Settle
ment Houses the mission workers are
teaching and training these foreign
ers in the duties of citizenship and
right living.
The coal mines of West Va, pre-
sent another needy field. There thou
sands are without access to a church
and in many communities the chill
dren grow up in ignorance because
of the lack of schools. Mission work
ers instruct the mothers in the care
of their homes and, as far as possible
teach the children the elementary
branches.
In the foreign field. a new branch
Of work has been opened up in the es-
tablishmcnt of Social Centers for the
benefit of the women. A difficult
problem has arisen because Of the
fact that the women of Japan, China,
etc, after centuries of seclusion, rare
~ being allowed to go beyond their
own gardens have suddenly been al
lowed much greater freedom. The
Oriental, adopting the custom of his
western brother, the American, now
permits his women to go on the
streets and even allows them to par
ticipate in parades and civic celebra-
tions. The women are totally unpre-
pared for this new freedom They
have no basis upon which to meet the
situations presented and often dlsas
trous results occur. Social Centers
have been established by the mission
aries to teach these ignorant, neglect
ed women to do something worth
while, to give them an idea of what
a lift, we'll spent, can mean, to enable
them to measure up to our modern
standards in deed and in truth.
The brief resume given above will
give an idea of the achievements
made possible by the Centinary. Mrs.
TAYLOR concluded her talk by saying
that there could be no more worthy
object in life for any woman, then
10 make the world in which she lives
her home. her community, her coun-
try. and as far out as her influence
extends brighter, better and more
in accord with the standards of the
Great Teacher.