Evening star., 1922-07-23
ON FOREIGN MISSION.
Local Girl to Study Europe S
Young People.

Because there is so much criticism
| of young girls at present. many people
are losing sight OF the important lact
4 that many girls have high ambitions
and serious purposes and are already
making themselves felt as a definite in
| fuence in the serious affairs of life.
These are the young girls who realize
that they are the women of tomorrow.
on whose shoulders more burdens viii
rest than have ever rested on womenS
shoulders through all history These
women Will not only have the prob
lens of witehood and motherhood. but
also be called upon to help solve many
civic an1 even national problems OF
their country.
The National Woman's Party con-
siders what is jokingly referred To as
the "farprr contingent one OF the
most important divisions of the work.
1t is wonderfully inspiring to the
, women who are pioneers in this organi-
zation 10 find that young girls all over
| the country are really interested in the
! responShili Of suffrage which they
| will have to assume in few years
and are trying to prepare themselves
so that they can handle these RESPONSE
blitieS with intelligence.
/ The Younger women's branches of
women's clubs. well as debating
teams in all the large colleges. are con-
stantly writing in for material to help
them study the problem SO that they
derstanding point of view.
One of the most striking examples
of such interest which the woman's
party has recently encountered is that
evinced by group of young women
enga Ced in industrial work who are at
tending the summer school at Bryn
Mawr College! Among those in the
group who have shown unusual inter-
est in the work carried on by the wom
ans party are Catherine Mohr. Ger
trude J. Bethlehem. Mary e Burnette.
; June Penland and Lucille Jeanette.
One little girl from Pueblo. Col.
who is only sixteen years old, has
shown decided interest in the work
of the society and is carrying her in
terest to other girls in her city. She
says: Il am longing to be of age. so
that in the near future I may also aid
you in your undertaking" She wrote
a long and very sincere poem in mem
| ory of the pioneers of this work,
which she sent to Miss Alice Paul.
Prominent in the group of young
girls Of Washington who organized
| to make this branch of the woman's
party work success and who had
an important part in the dedication
! ceremonies in April is Miss Alice
! Haines. daughter of AIr. and Mrs.
, Lynn Haines. 1926 Riggs place north
! west Miss Baines first became inter-
, ested when engaged in compiling mate
; rial for a debate on this subject given
! at Central High School. from which
school she graduated this June. She
| is only eighteen years old. She sail
| ed for Europe on the S. S. Lapland
the middle of June with three of the
| famous leaders among women in
! Europe who were in Washington in
| the interest of world peace. They
are Mrs. Robinson of England. Mile.
I Pottechere of France and Fraulein
Baer of Germany.
| Miss Haines. who will spend fifteen
| or sixteen months in Europe. is now
attending the famous International
School at Lauenstein. Germany, to
which five delegates from twentysix
different countries have been sent.
, AT the end of this course, the school
| closing in about two weeks. Miss
| Hsines will study German literature
| and history in that country and ac-
| quaint herself thoroughly with the
young people of the country. She
| will later go to France and study
along similar lines there. She spe-
| cialized in French and German while
| In high school. Her main purpose is
/ to meet and know these young people
| of other countries on their own soil
! and come to know them and their
| ideals and customs to an extent that
/ is impossible otherwise. Miss HaineS.
/ young as she is. has recognized the
! fact that II is impossible to talk or
think world peace intelligently with
out actually knowing those with
, whom we desire peace
Upon her return to the United
| States Miss Haines will probably
| take up course of study at some
| American college or university Her
mother. Mrs. Haines says Alice has
| been considering the profession of
| medicine as her life work. but it is
/ possible that her interests devel-
| oped by this unique and practerial
study abroad may prove decisive in
| turning her energies permanently
| ipto other channels. AT any rate
| Miss Haines will have much to tell
American girls that will interest
F! them upon her return to the United
States.