The Washington times., 1922-11-19

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pictures is ridiculous and disheart.
sning to serious writers and pro-
oucers In some States the cen.
sorship forbids a bed TO be shown
IN any way. shape or form. or
Tor any reason. Other States for.
DID the birth OF q child being
even suggested. I think she told
me OF one picture In which the
birth OF a child was depicted only
oy some one entering a room and
announcing TO the grandparent
that II was a son-or daughter; /
forget which-and even that was
not allowed.
The so-called Puritan State of
Massachusetts has Just refused, I
believe. to allow any such strict
censorship rules and II that State
can be so sensible and broad.
minded. surely the others will fol.
low its example. Mrs. Keyes hopes
so' and through her writings and
securing Ii trying to spread the
sensible doctrine Mrs. Keyes has
become In great demand as q leo
turer. calls coming for her from
al parts Of the country.
THROUGH her Letters Of q
Senator's Wife," published
monthly In Good Housekeeping.
Mrs. Keyes has reached the hearts
OF thousands OF women In all parts
OF the country. Mrs. Keves told
the Bethesda women last Tuesday
how she came to write. of the dis
couragement that comes before
success Is achieved. dispelling the
Illusion that many have that
writer may get q thousand dollars
for a first story. She told In a
most interesting and natural way
how she had always wanted to
write but. being the mother of sew
yeral children and buried miles in
the real country. with household
and family duties and cares, she
never had time to do 1t to any ex.
tent and when she did make an at
tempt how she was teased about
her ambitions by her family.
When the opportunity finally
came and she was asked by
her editor what she most
wanted to write, she said
she had always felt she would
like to write something to reach
the woman she had been; the
woman buried in the country with
few interests and no amusements.
She has written to those women
and added much to the pleasure
of their daily existence and helped
to broaden their views and ideas,
but has also given great pleasure
to many Of us city women too.
Mrs. Keyes is out in Columbus now
where she went to talk to a group
Of newspaper women. @ .
OTHER guests Of interest at
the meeting Of the Bethesda
Club Tuesday were Mrs. James Fl.
Jones, Of Rockville, president of
the Montgomery County Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Friz-
xell, president of the District OF
Columbia Federation Of Women's
Clubs and Mrs. Theodore Tiller,
president of the District OF Column
bia League Of American PEN
women. Miss Mona Gill. presi-
dent of the club, presided and Mrs.
Robert F. Griggs. wife Of the nat
uralist, lead a discussion Of cur
rent events. Also a movement
was started toward building a club
house for the club and in q few
minutes over $500 was donated
with more promised after the club
raises a stipulated amount. About
eighty attended Tuesdays meet.
ing, among them being six Of the
first seven founders Of the club;
the seven who attended the first
meeting of the club. Though the
club belongs to Montgomery
county, the members are all
women with Washington connec-
tions and most Of them have lived
IN washington before going to the
,suburbs and some still live In
town In the winter time; are all
IN much washingtonians as they
are county people.