Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-04

reasonable men are. But It's my
mother who made everything thnts
| worthwhile in men. She was Il true
Christian character, and she had
the greatest love for cducation-she
didn't get much Of 1t. for she didn't
! have 'imc-how could She with clcv-
en- children? But she had the great
est imagination. and all the educa-
ton have. ! got from her and from
Miss Jennie Elicit. Southern women
have peculiar quality-a tremen-
cous unselfishncss, wonderful ira
clifton. and an innate modes;y. I'm
not saying this to fiatter Every
| body viii tell you that I don't do
that, but the reverse. EVERYWHERE
go they tell me Don't say this In
BOSTON,, and You can't say that in
New York. and IL l said what they
say. would be as big n bore as thcv
| are.
speaks OF Struggle After Wnr.
but the time has passed when any
man or woman can get on without Cd
ucation. Some people won't take II.
hut IL is terrible thing to see any
ono striving for 1t. and no. get,inx II.
here I'm the South after the war. there
whs such a struggle that there wasn't
| much time to think about education.
y lot Of people believed in fathers
, argument. He used TO say, It's nil
damn nonsense. See how we'll I did
without IT,. hut he was cXcnptIonal
and things have changed However,
mere are still men in the South who
'hink That way. The thing for YOU
| 10 do IL TO give the extra bit of
money to this work--for every one
has an extra bit OF money. And
| every man has more money than he
lets his wife know. I've got II good
husband. but ! never have known
what his income Is, and l never eX-
peel To. But ] can say one thing, !
have never appealed TO him for any
southern relation. that he asked me
| single question about It.
Il don't believe in mere charity. 1t
gives one SNUG feeling. But this
organization isn't that kind. And II
We don't give our boys and girls n
nance. We won't necessarily go down,
but we VIII make the struggle up
ward much harder.
Hns Not Sacrificed Homo.
! We must all make some sncrifce
for the thing VIC believe ina sac
1ifce OF time and effort I haven't
really sacrificed my home. but ] have
given "D society. But I am not sor-
ry. for II takes ten minutes 10 get
into society and ten years TO get out.
And I'm afraid my present views are
enough TO put me out Of any smart
circle. We must ali help the Educa-
tional Alliance to assist our less for
tunate sisters. Don't give Just
money they need TINT, hrst, of
coursc-hut that isn't enough. Give
yourselves and rouse others.
The men are helping us some 100,
ana they ought TO, for they are 20
highly cducntcd. Blu, they wouldn't
be patch on US. lf we got educated.
We need education 10 show us how
10 think. as we'll as what to think
! the kind that Will build MP character
II have heard Mr.. Baifour say that
the only way 10 end speech is to
get 70 tho end OF GRAMMATICAL SEN
iencc and sit down. But ] don't see
how I'm ever going to sit down. for
! don't believe ] have made a gram
matical sentence this whole evening
But in Introducing my husband.
want TO say that if all men were as
! iair to women as this miserable,
wrctched Yankee that have married
we wouldn't have any trouble. But
please show him e little of the kind
ness that every orc has shown me-
/ because he IS such an educated gem
! tlcmRn."
| Impressed With Attitude Here.
Lord Astor said that he did not
! know whether his wife, who had left
| by the time NE commenced speaking
| had said that he would give views or
news about the Genoa conference, but
| that he was Impressed everywhere he
! went In America hy the attitude to-
ward UNIVERSAL peace. and the inter-
est In the conference. After point-
! ing out that the recent war had
/ proved that the civilization OF today
was built on the inter relation and
dependence OF the nations OF the
world. he spoke in glowing terms OF
the work % Lloyd George in attempt
ing 10 bring together the seemingly
utterly irreconcilablc forces at Ge-
noa. He had great hopes. he said, for
its ultimate success. for to publish
before the pcopcl the fears and sus-
picions and ambitions Of every ma
tion. was the only way TO make
countries. as well ms sections under
stand each other littls bit better.
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson ended
the program with n charming little
! address In which she said that she
had been thrilled Yesterday morning
al The meeting of the alliance. After
referring to the ritful letters that
she, as chairman. had received from
country girls. terribly eager for an
education. She admitted that II
seemed to he that the North had gone
a little ahead of US In this matter,
and urged that every one help the
Southern Woman's Educational Al
lance.
Or. Oric L. Hatcher introduced Lady
Aston.
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