The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
State journals Mew York Letter
BY LUCY JEANNE PRICE

York idea or the 1920 idea, or some
thing similar has taken close hold OF
Ralph MARGARINE He is only 70
years old for one thing, which prob
ably makes him more susceptible to
environment. Anyhow, the other day,
his wife, Helen, aged %, had him up
! in police court, charged with striking
I her several times because she wouldn' t
/ when she went out This is too much
| for me to decide offhand," said Mag
/ istrate Iiota. Most husbands try to
get their wives to leave off rouge and
! cases'' An investigation was ordered.
Leaving the courtroom. Margarine
was heard to remark that a. girl
/ who doesn't know enough to doll up
ought to get her face punched"
Because of the acute and vital prob
lens facing this generation, particu-
larly perhaps, its women and girls,
the biennial convention of the Young
Women's Christian association, to be
held in Hot Springs. Arkansas, April
2O-27. will be one of the most impor-
tant national gatherings of the decade
National board headquarters here in
New York are teeming with plans for
making it as productive Of tangible
results as the average convention is of
fluent conversation one of the prin-
cipal features of the convention will
be a discussion of the methods of eff
Iecr1nE a world peace based on the
findings of the conference of the
worlds committee. Y. W. c. A held
in Champrey, Switzerland, in 1920
The Champrey resolutions will be in
troduced by Miss Charlotte Niven OF
England, executive secretary of the
worlds committee. a. Maude Roy
den, England's noted woman preacher
and leader of women. Countess Helene
Goblet D'Alviella, of Belgium, Anne
Lamb. who has done such great work
India NJ Tudra E'1nTanra -
OF Cleveland. the first woman judge
of a court of common pleas in this
country, will be among the principal
speakers. Miss Mabel Crafty gem
eral secretary, in the opening address. /
Facing the Present" will outline the
place of the Y. w c. A. in modern
community life. There are three
groups within the convention; the /
National Student Assembly. the In
dustrial Assembly and the World !
Service Council, which will hold sec 7
tional meetings to discuss specific I
lines of work.
Women will scorn the one-tfme en- /
WED Mrs" and cling to their maiden /
names if debates mean anything
which of course they don't. Haywood !
Broun won the debate with Arthur ,
Somers Roche. novelist, the other 1
night. Mr.. Broun, whose wife is Miss 4
Ruth Hale" cOntending that such was /
the proper way, and Mr.. Roche insist 1
ing that Mrs. Arthur Somers Roche !
has the only right idea The debate /
was staged by the Lucy Stone League.
which is organized to do away with 1
the sign of woman's bondage.
- A copy of the first compiled laws of
New York, printed in 1894 was sold /
the other day al auction here for So
600, thus proving the most valuable
Of the rare assemblage of acts and
laws of the thirteen original states,
the personal collection of Supreme !
Court Justice Russell Benedict, of {
A good many people would
be willing to make a pool to buy our
present laws for considerable more if
that would dispose of them.
Even missions are yielding to the
publicity craze of modern days. Com
missioner Coler of the public welfare
department has declared that certain
Of them in this city are making con-
tracts with sightseeing bus COM
panies. L am informed" he says,
that some of the missions are en-
by these companies to keep
heir places looking interesting and
hey even substitute fake bread lines"
One such place is charged with hir-
ng down-and-o to testify to
heir past wickedness and the saving
work of the mission
Life would be dull indeed. If it
stuck to consistency There is some
hing amusing in the fashionable
promenade produced by one of our
;martest dressmakers where society
iebutantes as well as professional
models are displaying the newest and
most elaborate costumes for the bene-
1T of the girl scouts. an organization
dedicated to sense, simplicity ana
lardihood-in uniformsl
The transit commission, in further
,ffort to lessen traffic congestion dur
ng the rush hours has sent letters to
100 women's organizations. appealing
o local shoppers to travel at times ]
when business men and women are
Tot travelling back and forth.
They are at last plucking gold from ,
he air-and right here on Manhattan
sIand. 1t sounds like the dream of !
N alchemist. but it is just another ,
natter of fact thing like smoke-con- ,
lensing which seems too bad after ,
UGH an interesting sounding an !
The New York assay !
,ffice is doing it In spite of the ,
reatest Of care, minute particles of
himneys Of the assay plant and have |
,een lost forever. so far as the United |
states government is concerned, at I
east. New Frederick G. Gottrell for ,
ner director of mines. has discovered /
process by which these particles are ]
-rabbed back from the chimney
umes. and they are putting it to {
york.
Running a beauty parlor seems to
e the latest fad in both society and ,
tage CIRCLES. Now the story is that !
Kitty Gordon. the Hon. Mrs. Henry !
Seresford, sister-in-law of Lord 7