The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-29
|OCA| N|0MAN WRITES Of GREAT
. CONVENTION Of WOMEN'S CLUBS

NoWlNg to stand by the constitution VA
the United States and help TO see that
every amendment was enforced. II
means that vast influence has gone
| forth for Americanization.
| After the hard work OF Wednesday
and Thursday. the great federation
rested by a little comedy most art!s-
tically given by a drama club from
| SewiCkly. one OF Moliere's comedies.
! On Friday. June Gard. the press and
| publicity representatives held the plat
, form and the conferences. and L was
| positively inspiring to meet with the
editors or repre- sen tatives OF the various
magazines which have place In every
house Good Housekeeping, Harpcrs
Bazar. Woman's Home Companion, De-
! lineator. Pictorial Review. Bookman
and Review OF Reviews. all represented
by truly v;vac!ous and surprisingly
youthful speakers whose wit kept us
merry as they related how to write
facts. news when rs news. any how =
! escape tho editorial waste bas kct.
More Educated Needed
None os us will ever forget the re-
ports on education. Every state had
cause tn blush COR the appalling iGnor-
ance maie evident In the cold truth OF
mere statistics. Tho remedy is light
and moro light. IN dark places. through
the lamp Of education Our foreigners
can only be made good Americans by
knowledge.
Nor shall Nc ever forget National
Commando iot the American Leginn)
Hanford McNider'< appeal FOR the for
eignerS Of America who went SO gladly
with him 30 hGh' fer their adopted
America. The federation showed IN its
: Il inn low n
stand by the America Legion. 20 help
them in every way 20 repay those who
went forth 10 fight. that the world
might be made safe for democracy.
On no subject IL the federation so
intensely in earnest as that Of never
another war" while the women OF
America have n voice TO speak and
vote - win cvc~ enduring peace. While
Il Is true that the federation Is mostly
composed OF women who are No longer
in their youth. there Is reason Tor
this These earnest women have raised
their children. and freed from the cares
OF housekeeping. they now have time
10 work for the lettering of humanity,
and their experience OF life have
shown them how life can be improved
Cor those travelling HES hard roadway
so child bettermeut. mothers. education,
every phase OF l'lc NI'N AC'hH " ''N'P
ing hand. is their worke.
Youth was not forgotten. for two
interesting. very young representatives
from New Jersey. came forth 10 show
what Is being done ny the organization
called Tho Junior City" which teaches
the BOYS and girls not only love Tor
law. but how 10 administer II by nctu-
ally doing tho work Of Officers OF
city. from the position OF MAYOR on
down 70 that of Janitor. One or these
Youthful representatives belonged 10
the revenue department OF her city,
and she was an enthusiastic supporter
OF this method OF teaching good citizen
shin 10 the young: learn TO do by
doing "a their motto.
From Hamilton F. Macarthur Of Glen
Ridge. New Jersey. one may obtain
literature on this subject. which would
be good addition 10 teaching Amerl-
can!zat.on IN any city.
iowa Convention Pct
Saturday evening June 24th. found
none of US too weary to listen to our
president. Mrs. Winter, as she gave
most thxillnG history OF her service Mt
tha Armistice conference. Her delnea-
ton OF each character In that confer
ence ~ long waiting DEVELOPMENTS. the
amazed expression on the faces or the
foreEn representatives IN that confer
ence when they found through the nd
dress Of Secretary Hughes, that Amer
lea was willing TO give. and asked
nothing in return. was one or the many
illustrations OF Mrs. Winters expert
ence as one Of the three women OF that
conference.
Iowa Is decidedly the pet" Of the
federation If Iowa were not peonied
IL frNr - n
east, we would imagine some unusual
magic Influenced that state. Once
dav. and very often twice. the delegates
from Iowa rise in a body 70 greet some
prominent speaker from the land
where the tall corn grows National
Comma nder Hanford MacNider OF the
American Legion is from Iowa. and he
with A host ~ other fine speakers has
claimed daily demonstrations from
Iowa delegates IA the West Virginia
delegates sit directly hack OF them. we
have learned the little rhyme with
which they greet all Iowa participants
IN the great b!enniaE
We're from Iowa iowa.
We're happy band.
Rest in all the land.
Were from Iowa. Iowa.
There's where the tall corn grows,
I-O-Waaaaa,
The delegates from West Virginia
know that some day our state. TO which
We are not less loyal. will come 10 the
front. and that We. too. shall welcome
with our song OF The West Virginia
Hills" a representative from the Swift
erland OF America.
The greeting from the Women's clubs
OF Canada brought 4 wonderful ovation
and the mutual agreement tina; there
never could he any trouble between
two peoples so united as Canada and
America.
It was a delight 70 hear from DR..
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