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rOfsm, you rejected point-blank. How
often and how persistently did l try
to persuade you that your inability to
appreciate the symbolist poets does
not make them imbeciles or madmen.
You scoffed at those highly refined,
almost ethereal emotions which, in my
Judgment, are the highest achieve
ments Of human spiritual culture. It
would not have hurt me SO much If
you understood what you rejected;
that would have meant meeting me
on the same level. What was exas-
perating was your reputation of just
those things which were beyond your
conception. Talking to you In this
field was Ike talking to q deaf-mute.
As time passed your very fearless
ness began to be . drag upon me.
realized that you were carefree be-
cause you did not know many things.
Let me be frank: I hated your SELF
confidence. Life was too straight IN
your conception. never could recon
cile myself to the fact that one drew
his wisdom. his absolute and anal
guidance from one or two books. Why,
those books became eatechisms 70
you. You Knocked at my religious
fantasies" but was 1t not religious
fanaticism to take a couple Of books
written by mortal men as the 6Aal
gospeif
You see, could never talk freely to
you. You magnifcently waved away
everything that did not at into your
scheme OF thought or life. there
fore had little chance to make myself
clear. You see, ind truth dispersed
everywhere. History, to me. begins
not from certain revolutionary date,
but from times immemorial. Human
ity, In my Judgment, Is not the work
ing class come to power. but all men
and women cropping thru generations
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ment which at the same time il Of
the highest spiritual quality, you sat
like censor called to Judge the So
cial content Of the plot Whenever the
play ill-ftted your sociological eoncep-
tions you cursed under your breath.
1t was not "proletarian" enough for
you. May divulge a secret now?
Theater-going with you was a source
Of continuous irritation. I have never
spent one evening at your side with
out pain.
What was more trying I could not
complain. You would not allow what
you called scenes" You over
whelmed me with good humor, with
words of endearment, as z 1 were a
child. You made up your @and once
and for all that my objections were
emanating from an inferior order of
intelligence. You hardly noticed my
pain. don't blame you: public life
absorbed all your faculties and aaen-
ton.
There was something else. You
ACNCA NA6NCQ AOA DGNAuAg Al lOAl Hi
mediate environment. You could af-
ford to have beautiful, artistic things
in your rooms. We must surround
ourselves with objects Of beauty; we
must let them influence us consciously
and subconsciously, If we want to re-
tain the freshness of our souls. You,
in your position, could have had beau
tiful fabrics, inspiring paintings, a
hundred and one lovely objects which
It is a JOY to behold or touch. You
insisted on making our home as dun
and commonplace as that of any day
laborer. You called this simplicity.
It was hideous, Sasha, hideousl
It would not have been so humiliat-
ing had not known that for the pub
lie, for the "proletariat," you do cher
ish the ideas Of beauty. It took my
breath away to hear you discuss With
SolovyoV all the details of decorating
the club. Confound it, you had in
ventiVeness, you exhibited extraordi-
nary sensitiveness to color schemes
and artistic effects. You gave your
self to your club; you refused to give
one-hundredth of your attention to
the building mp of our own home, our
little private world.
am Inundated, Sasha, Inundated
beyond words. am fond Of yoa
ike to hear your gay laughter. i love
to watch your white teeth glistening
under bps parted in a smile. Bat /
! feel a peculiar estrangement which
grows with time. win confess, /
have met some OF my own Standing
In contact with them, l realize more
than ever what strangers we are you
and l. II took me a long time to de-
eide on this step. It hurt me to know
that you did not even notice my suffer
ings and despair. You lived serenely
in world away from my own. do
not believe you viii miss me much
After all, | am only an offspring of
the bourgeOisie."
Be happy, Alexander, and If you can,
retain a thankful memory Of the
things have tried to give to you. So
shall l.
Goodbye. Yours
Maria.
| n a4tar No Q xvsIl apr,aar mart vveelr
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TO A PIONEER

See, child . j.
sweet, brave little one,
that valley there
where the men and the women,
the lads and girls,
move hand in hand, looking forward
and above?
And every while another falls
as they march up the slopes Of the
mountain;
and see, child of mine,
hoe the flag Is thrown
from thin eager hands to hands
more powerful and young?
how the nag Is slowly relayed
to the summit
Go then, my little comrade,
into the struggle,
for you are one Of us;
you are young blood
TO stir and iIearten the falling ones.
We have need Of you, Pioneer;
My brave Pioneer kIdl
OSCAR RYAN
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18
Farewell Party for Mrs. miller.


Mrs. Katharine Miller of S1S Elev-
enth street, who leaves Wednesday for
Los Angeles, Calf, sailing from there
on Saturday for Honolulu, Hawaiian
Islands, was honor guest at a fare
we'll party Wednesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Barney Hart, 712 Elev-.
enth street. -
The affair was given in compliment
to Mrs. Miller by her co-workers at
the Mountain States Telephone COM
pany, where she has been chief ope
rator for nearly six years. Mrs. Mil
Ter resigned recently in order to join
her husband, Ben Miller, who has been
in Honolulu for the past two years.
All the girls of the telephone compa-
ny, together with a few relatives and
close friends, gathered at the Hart
home Wednesday evening to bid her
bon voyage.
The guests were entertained at pro-
I'gressive bunco, the prizes being.
awarded to Miss Gertrude Wright, E.
S. Mason, Miss May Rose AFFORD and
Roy Rubeck. The guest prize, an cleo
trio toaster, was presented to Mrs.
Miller as token of esteem from her
girls at the telephone company.
Those gathered at the Hart home
were her sister, Mrs. Fred Anderson,
Mr. Anderson and their daughter.
Ruth; Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Walker, Mrs.
Gibbons and her daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs Roy Rubeck, Mrs. A. A. Sundin
and young daughter LaVerne, Miss
Doris Daley, Miss May Rose AFFORD,
| Miss Mary Lee league Miss Vina
Wright Miss Gertrude Wright, Mrs.
Bertha French and daughters, Naomi,
| Doris and Elaine, Miss Virginia AK
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18
Business and Professional Womens
Clubs Will Hold State Convention
In Miami, on May 60; Miami Aids

Fhe sixth annual state convention of
the Arizona Federation of Business
and Professional Women's clubs will
be held in Globe on May g. T. 8 and 8,
and the Globe club assisted by the
members of the Miami, Ariz., club is
making elaborate preparations for the
largest convention ever held by this
organization
Mrs. Marion K. Bowles OF Joliet, ILL.,,
second national vice president, is the
most prominent speaker on the pro-
gram Mrs. Bowles has always been
active in club work, is charming
woman and an entertaining speaker
1t is said of Mrs. Bowles that she
likes to get acquainted with the
world, and takes a long trip each
summer when she gets acquainted
with some portion of it, which will be
Arizona this year. She also enjoys a
season of grand opera in New York
city each year. DR.. Bowles' philoso-
plry of life is:
"That he who gets work in this
world, gets the best of all, but that
it must be balanced with plenty of
fun That laziness doesn't exist, but
that which we call lazness is a de-
feet Of mental or physical health, that
it is our duty to be fit, if the race is
to be strong That women's greatest
handicap is lack of faith in herself"
and as the Business and Professional
Womens club is a most valuable fac
tor in removing that obstacle, 1T is
her newest and keenest interest"
Mrs Sharlot Hall, Arizona poet, will
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18

probably be another prominent speak
er present 1t was Sharlot Hall who
carried Arizona's vote to washington
last year She has published num-
Der of volumes of excellent poetry, one
of her most noted volumes being Gao
tus and Pine"
Dean Anna M. Cooper of the Univer-
sity of Arizona and one of the finest
women speakers in the west has been
invited to attend, as she has done for
the past two years. She also is prom
inent member of the Tucson club.
The national vice president Mrs. AL
lie Dickerman, postmistress of Tucson,
will be a speaker, as well as Miss c..
Louise Boehringer of Phoenix, editor
of "The Arizona Teacher
At the vocational luncheon on Fri
day, noted women in all lines of busi-
ness and professions will respond to
toasts symbolical of their lines of
work Friday evening will be devot-
ed to big1 breakfast, when each club
of the state will present a mirth- pro-
voking number.
At the nationa federation banquet
on Saturday evening, Judge c. G. Faires
of the Gila county superior court, and
DR.. John Bacon will be the principal
speakers, assisted by DR.. Bowles of
the national federation.
1t is expected that a large number
of Douglas club members will attend
the state sessions, accompanying Mrs.
E. w. Brown of this city, who is the
state president, and will preside at
the conference.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18
Country Club to Be Music-Lovers
Mecca This Afternoon During the
Musicale I ca; Mrs. Wynn Will Sing

structor in the music department of
the State Teachers college of New
Mexico, she was also active as music
chairman in the New Mexico Federation
of Womens clubs in two districts, So
soloist for the grand chapter, of the
Order of Eastern Star, second vice
president of the New Mexico Fedora
ton of Music clubs, and chairman of
the music extension work and public
school music committee. She was also
choir director and solofst of the
Church of the Good Shepherd in Silver
City and was local and state chairman
of National Music week activities.
The program arranged for her is as
follows:
String sextette.
(a) Meeting and Parting" (Mendels-
sohn).
ob) "Maiden's Wish" .(Chopin).
Violinst-lsadore Kline, Leslie Far
ber, Charles Nichols, Lee Bodenahmer
and Harry Lusk
Cello-Harry Lusk.
arranged by A. J. Pickering)
2-Soprano.
(a) Life" (Curran).
(b) Romance" (De Bussy)
(cC Tears of Love" (FrimD.
Mrs. Frederick Winn.
3-String Sextette.
(a) ''Neapolitan Serenade" (d'Al-
CD Thuringian Folk Song.
David Farber at the Piano.
4-Soprano. 4t
(a) "Ah Love, But Day" (Beach).
OBJ "Vissi D. Arte" (Puccini).
Mrs Frederick Winn.
A. j. Pickering, Accompanist.
The affair is for Country club mem
bers and their guests and it is hoped
that large number will avail them.
selves of this opportunity to hear Mrs.
Winn
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18
nclegates nnd Guests Entertalned.


Mrs. Gerald Sherman of 910 e ave-
nle opened her home to the executive
cc,rmittee Of the Douglas Music club
and the Woman's club Saturday aft
ernoon for a reception and tea honor
ing the visiting delegates and guests
who attended the Arizona State Fed
GRAFTON of Music clubs, held during
the past three days in Bisbee, 1t is es-
.timated that more than SO delegates
and guests attended between the hours
of and O'Clock,
In the receiving line to welcome the
guests were the hostess, Mrs. Sher-
man, and Mrs John r. Newcomer,
president of the Music club; Mrs. H. A.
Mrs. j ohm Kranawitter, who will sue
sceed Mrs. Sherman as president of the
Douglas Woman's club next year; Mrs.
A. B. Murchison, the newly elected
president of teh Music club; Mrs. H. A.
Wimberley, who served on the nomi-
mating committee for the state Off
GERS in Bisbee during the convention;
Mrs. J.. A.. Vestry, who has long been
active in the work of the Woman
club here, and Miss Kate Goodrich,
who, with Mrs. Shelton Dowell, particl-
pated in the all states program dur
ing the convention.
A bank of purple iris centered the
tea table, which was presided over by
Mrs. A. A. Sundin and Mrs. George
Dave.
The affair was held from to 6
o'clock and was given by the execu-
tive committee of both the local clubs.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18
Mrs. Townsend Charming Hostess.

Mrs. Townsend Charming Hostess.
Mrs C. B. Townsend of Camp Harry
j. Jones was hostess to the largest
group Of friends at the Country club
luncheop Friday, entertaining S5
guests. Mrs. L. r. Budrow and Mrs
Charles A. Nichols each entertained
four guests
Mrs. Townsend's table was made
most attractive with gold baskets Of
snapdragon, carnations and roses in
terspersed with baby breath and
ferns. Rose favors marked the places
fo1 her guests.
Her invitation list included Mrs.
plewhite, Mrs. James L. Hastings,
Mrs A. Guy Crouch, Mrs. G. G. Nc
Bride, Mrs. R. e. Souers, and her
mother, Mrs. Margaret Aiken, Mrs. r.
c. Robinson, Mrs. Hobert Hoyal Mrs.
E. j. Huxtable and her mother, Mrs
White, Mrs. G. B. Jones, Mrs. Richard
Jones, Mrs. A. T. Wilson, Mrs. ]. p.
Ferguson, Mrs. P. P. Butler, Mrs. Ralph
S. Williams, Mrs. A. II. Key, Mrs s..
A. Gardanier, Mrs. B. A Packard, Mrs.
G. w. Patterson Mrs H. A. Wimber-
ley, Mrs. Albert Stacey, Mrs. John
Cook, Mrs. Price, Mrs. S. F. Mcguire.
Mrs. Caleb Rice, Mrs. William Mckee,
Mrs. E. H. Randle, Mrs. Carl G. Weav~
er, Mrs. Jean Luce and Mrs. Mary
Calisher.
Mrs James S. Douglas and Mrs. p.
r. Collins were unable to attend the
luncheon but came later to join the
other guests at bridge.
Mrs Burrows guests were Mrs. Ash
ley Packard, Mrs. Carl Cole and Mrs.
E. w. Graves, while at Mrs. Nichols
table were Mrs NJ L. Downs, Mrs. j..
Moore Samuel and Mrs. J.. T. Hood.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18


vespers and music Easter sunrise SER
vice, and cooperation with other or
ganizations.. Several p E. P girls
sang a number of camp songs as the
&C. G. G. S."
A report from Mrs r. G. Arthur
showed the responsibility of the house
committee for the hospitality side of
teh association and the convenience
and help to both strangers and COM
munity women that the Y. w. C. A.
offers. A monologue, Fifteen Min
utes at the Y. w. c. A." based on facts,
aroused much merriment.
Girls work, Including Girl Reserves
junior and P. E. p, and other younger
girl work was reported on by Mrs. w.
E. wallace. The membership of the
girls averages 1875 and the total at
tendance of all meetings was 1886 for
the year. Through work, recreation.
fellowship and worship, a Girl Reserve
stores up those qualities which help
her to live Christ's way of love at
home, at school, in her church, and in
her community" Mrs. Wallace stated.
Growth in health, knowledge, service
and spirit has been the all-round pur-
pose of club programs, varied in type
and topics. World fellowship, thrift,
music, flag lore, art, vocations, ideals,
citizenship, health, books, have been
some of the topics of this year.
The meeting closed with the mes
sage of the president, which followed
a brief talk defining membership in
the Y. w. C. A. and it's responsibilities
given by the general secretary, Miss
f. Marjorie Williams.
'Following the custom of many 9TH
er Christian organizations, member
ship is not dependent upon paying of
a fee but of sympathy with and inter-
est in the purposd Of the Y. W. G. A., "
Miss Williams said. =" The responsible
tiy of a member included financial
support, service, and loyal backing as
well as a personal attempt to live
according to the association purpose
Mrs. Arthur w. Cotton discussed
briefly the place of the Douglas asso-
citation in relation to thd NATIONAL and
world Y. w. G. A, and the general
program of the local Y. w. G. A. in
carrying out the motto of the Y. w.
- n, clIinS' NAi9S Nl'N0 heo' NJ " =
to Douglas people as one who dream
ed" for the Y. w. c. A, Mrs. Cotton
by saying: May not we,
too, dream, and formulate our ideas
into plans and our plans into actions
for the upbuilding of a great Douglas
association-the only organization in
the community which is open daily
for service to girls anG women and
the stranger within our gates'%
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18
Surprise Birthday Party

Mrs. j. Douglas Cooper, of 1415
Ninth street, entertained informally
at her home Tuesday afternoon from
2 to 4 O'Clock at a surprise birthday
party in honor of her mother, Mrs.
w. L. Smith, of this city.
Among those who gathered at Mrs.
Cooper's home in compliment to her
mother were Mrs. Lewis r. Brown,
Mrs A. L. Massey, Mrs. Carmen GOOD,
Mrs. Anna Temple, Mrs. Ellen Har-
sell, Mrs. Jesse Wood, Mrs William
Alberts, Mrs. Emma Adamson, Mrs.
Henry Elvey, Mrs. Andy Struthers,
Mrs. Robert Thompson, Mrs. Lillian
Young, Mrs. A. T. Ash and Mrs. Fred
Wiemers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18

ford Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Johnson and
son, Harvey, Jr., E. s., Mason, Barney
Hart and daughters, Mary Ruth and
Betty Joe, Miss Evelyn Conery, Mrs.
Jennie Williams and Miss lone John
son.
Mrs. Miller sails on Saturday on the
"City of Los Angeles and expects to
land in Honolulu the following Friday.
Her position as chief operator will be
taken over by Miss May Eose AFFORD,
who has been with the Mountain
States Telephone company for the past
year sas 3.I
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18
Joint Hostesses to Society

\ Joint HOstesses to Society
Mrs. Margaret Light and Mrs. G. F,
Davis were joint hostesses to the
Woman's Missionary society of the
First Presbyteria nchurch Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Light,
1912 Tenth street.
Various phases of church work
were discussed. and plans were made
for toureen supper to be held in
the church annex on May 10. The
Woman's society also planned to en-
tertain the members of the West
minister guild of the church at a date
to be announced later in the month.
Among the members present were
Mrs. w w. Welcome, who led the
missionary program, assisted by Mrs.
A. B. Joss, Mrs. c. V. Manatt, Mrs.
Harry w. Churchyard, Mrs. William
Pugh, Mrs. c. F. McCord, Mrs. G. B.
Doubleday, Mrs Edward E. Young,
Mrs. Harry Watson and Miss Harriet
Shedd.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18
woman,s Club Meeting Monday

The Douglas Woman's club will
meet Monday afternoon at 2:SQ o'clock
at the Gadsden hotel, at which time
Mrs. John Kranawitter, newly elected
president of the club, will give her
official report of the recent state
conference held in Phoenix last week.
The convention goes on record as
being the largest ever held by the
Woman's club in the state, and an
interesting report of the sessions
will be given by Mrs. Kranawitter
Mrs Gerald Sherman, president, will
preside at the meeting.
All members of the club and others
interested are cordially invited to at
tend.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18

The Douglas Country club promises
afternoon when Mrs Frederick Winn,
Instructor of voice at the University of
Arizona, is appearing on the program
of the musicale-tea, in two groups of
songs. Mrs. Winn will sing twice in
Douglas today first at the II o'clock
service at st. stephens Episcopal
church, and in the afternoon at 4
o'clock at the Country club.
Mrs A. Guy Crouch and Mrs. c. c..
Mcbride will be social hostesses for
the afternoon at the clubhouse. Mrs
George Dave and Mrs. John r. New
conner will assist them by welcoming
the guests at the door. Mrs. &C.. E.
Townsend and Mrs. G. 3. Jones will
pour from A to o'clock, being re-
lieved at that hour by Mrs. Samuel p
Applewhite and Mrs. James L. Has
o'clock.
This musicale-tea was arranged by
Douglas friends of the noted singer
so that Country club members and their
guests would have an opportunity to
hear her in concert. Mrs. Winn came
to Douglas last evening from Bisbee
where she was one of the judges of
voice in the state convention of Fed
GRATED Music clubs. Mr.. Winn joined
her here and they are the house guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Crowell.
Mrs. Winn has the reputation of be-
ing true musician and has. a beau
Il ct
Paris for several years, working with
Badelli. Later her voice training in
cluded study under May Calender of
New York. Max Obendorfer, Robert
Mac Donald and coaching in opera
with Puccini.
During her several years as an in
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18
Annual Reports Of Y. w. c. A.

Annual Reports of Y. w. G. A.
The 13O interested women and girls
present at the Y. w. c. A. annual sup
per Tuesday evening received enthu-
siastically the reports presented at
that time showing the work accom-
plished during the year by the various
committees of the Y. w. G. A.
OF particular interest was the re-
port of the service committee present.
ed by Mrs. A. L. Massey, chairman.
By use of plain figures, actual facts,
the work done by this committee was
shown to be of tremendous impor-
tance. One hundred and fifty eight
girls and women were placed in posi-
tions, largely domestic, and 60 found
rooms through tie Y. W. c. A. lists.
Personal calls amounting to. $50 where
car was used were made and 200 phone
calls to carry out this work, aside
from those made from the Y. w. c. A.
building.
The hospitality house at the Coup-
ty Fair provided by Kiwanis club anad
furnished and hostessed by the Y. w.
C. A. accommodated $500 in the house
and nursery The number of meetings
held was found to be $50 with 1870 of
these of organizations not connected
with the association. Equipment loan
ed included tables, rugs, dishes, cur
tains, chairs, books, SCISSORS, posters,
Indian clubs, etc; according to the
record 200 loans were made.
The monthly use of the building is
estimated at .1,10O-with $4,000 as the
yearly use-a figure showing the wide
use of the building. Mrs' Massey con-
cluded her report by saying that
"there is not a committee on the Y.
W.. c. A. board that feels the need for
a Y. w. C.. A. more keenly than the
service committee"
Reports from the treasurer and fl
nance chairman showed a total of $3,-
O34.63 had been raised during the re-
cent finance drive, an amount falling
considerably short of the actual
amount imperative to the continuance
Of the Y. w. C. A. in 1926. An anus.
ing skit was presented by the Recre-
alton club, That's Where Our Money
Goes" depicting the problem.
Mrs. j. 2. Sexton, reporting for the
camp committee, mentioned the amount
of help that had been received from
various men and women in the com
munity in making the Cave creel
camp a permanent one with equip
ment to care for 60 campers. The dat'
! for this years camp for girls will b.
May 1929 with the weekend of Me
mortal Day kept for families and WON
en- and the camp open the rest of th'
year to members of the community
The education committee, under Mrs
W. T.. Miescher showed some fine worl
under it's four heads of health, civic
religious and art education, 1ncludin!
| the direction of the Recreation club
provision of programs for Christmas
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-18
Mrs. Mefser Hostess

The Tuesday Bridge club was en-
tertained this past week at the home
of Mrs L. J. Meiser, Jr., S45 Ninth
street Two tables were played with
Mrs. p. A. Griffith holding the high
est score.
Mrs. Meiser had as her guests Mrs.
William Eichbaum, Mrs. L. Mayo
Alexander, Mrs. L. A. Herring, Mrs.
George Dave, Mrs. George Gmahling,
Mrs. p A. Griffith and Mrs. John
Peterson.
Mrs. Alexander will be hostess to
the club at it's next meeting.