San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
GIRLS RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS FOR
HOME TRAINING
Prominent Speakers Ad-
dress Graduation
Exercises.
LUNCHEON AT NOON
Certificates Given Which
Are Good for COL
lege Credits.
LUNCHEON AT NOON

Training in home betterment is the
most important of all education. ac-
cordiHg TO speakers who addressed the
assembly of rs Bexar county girls
who were presented with their certi-
ficates in home demonstration work,
Saturday morning in the San Antonio
Chamber OF Commerce buildi IL. Judge
Augustus MrclJskey distributed the
certificates, following a brief talk
praisiny the work that mei'i-cd ihe
recognition given Bexar county young
women in import. Mt community wc.-
fare service.
The traiIlrg that te iohes the
young women of our cou1rry, parti-
culariy the rural girls. how 10 make
better homes ard communities, is the
most iniportant service conducted III
America by educators" Charles il.
Alvord, county agricultural agent
from the San Antonio Chamber of,
Commerce. stated in his talk on
Moving Forward" I'm order to
progress in any line of endeayor, We
must first Lave better homes and
more educated, more progressive moth
ers. Young women who have learned
the best and most scientific as well as
practical methods of conducting the
household. will play no little part in
the upbuiiding Of this couhtUy."
For FutUre Happiness.
Mr.. Alvorl described the nlaL1er
in which industrial and educational
workers throughout the Unitel States
are trying 20 carry the message of
progress:S entss 20 the young women
of the oountcy, and commended this
work as The finest thing thar every
day workers are doing for the general
bctterment of the nation.
G. 3. YGIdeil, general manager
of the San An;Cnio Chamber OF Com
merce, was one of the principal speak
ers for the morning meeting. Mr..
Yandell congratulated the young
women on completing this particular
type of training in better home SER
vice. and said that he hoped by next
year the chamber or the business men
of San Antonio would make it worth
while" for Bexar county girls TO re-
ceiye their certificates in home demon
stration work.
Miss Bonnie Campbell, district home
demonstration supervisor from A. x
Nj. College, said in her address to
the girls that the work they have
done will serve as a firm foundation
for future happiness and better liv-
ing. and that it will enable them to
take their places in progressive civil
lzation more easily than they could
had this training been denied them.
Are Shown the City.
Mrs. +. W. McAllister extended a
hearty Greeting to Our Girls" on
behalf Of the city and county council
of parents and teachers, saying that
San Antonio and its women are proud
to acknowledge the work completed
by its home demonstration students
who had assembled to receive their re-
ward.
Judge McCloskey said that he
would not take time to tell how very
proud he was to award certificates
10 1.-THE finest young women in Bexar
county" because Saturday had been
designated as the "day off" for the
girls, and he intended to see that they
"saw the town" and had the best time
@of their lives" Seventy-eight certi-
ficates were awarded by the judge to
as many rural girls.
Mrs. George c. Wuzbach presided
nj the morning meeting, introducing
the speakers.
At noon the city and county parents
and teachers association entertained
the young women with a Mexican
luncheon at the Original, where dec
orations of red. white and blue had
been artistically arranged under the
direction of Mrs. Alfred o. Evans.
Mrs. It. A. Cavanaugh, president of
the city and county council. acted as
toastmistress. and informal talks were
made by a number of guests from city
civic organizations.
y ride about the city has been
planned for the girls after the morn.
ing session, and following the ride.
there will be several talks and an
afternoon service at the chamber of
commerce building.