Evening star., 1927-04-23
MODERN FLAPPER DEFENDED
BEFORE .. A. R. BY MRS. HOOVER
Declares She Has Greatest Faith In Young
People of Today, "Even for Their
= Sensible Clothes"

The modern f1apper with her adj
vanced ideas and short skirts found
a defender before the Continental Con-
gress of the y. A. r. last night in
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the Sec
retary of Commerce, and honorary
vice president of the Girl Scouts of
America.
II have the greatest faith ana adj
miration for the young people of to-
day, Mrs. Hoover declared in an adj
dress to the congress-" even for their
sensible clothes, which some seem to
think are immodest."
49, Speaking on the Girl Scout move.
ment, Mrs. Hoover told the delegates
that she was amazed" to find that
a majority of the girls enrolled in the
organization are more interested in
the home-making activities than in
any others" The average Girl Scout
has a mind Of her own, their spokes.
man declared, and is finding out that
there is more fun in recreation out
side the jazz dance hall and the
movies.
Appeals for More Leaders.
Mrs. Hoover made an appeal for
more scout leaders as the greatest
need of the scout movement and urged
the Daughters to assist in the move
ment by becoming scout leaders and
inducing others to do the same.
Being a scout leader has much joy
in it," she declared.
Explaining the aims and purposes
Of the movement, Mrs. Hoover de.
clared it was an encouraging sign
that the girls are becoming more and
more interested in the home-making
and recreational activities of the
scouts. "They find that it is more
fun for them to give a play or a
pageant than in going to the movies, .
she said, land that outdoor games
ana walks across country are the best
way to spend the daylight hours"
Representative Edith Nourse Rogers
Of Massachusetts, one of the principal
speakers of the evening, told the dele
gates that duty is imposed upon the
women of the country to exercise
their right of suffrage carefully and
send to Congress the right type OF
legislators to represent them.
Many Poorly Informed.
eff the people don't like their legis
lators," said Mrs. Rogers, "it is their
own fault. They have not taken the
trouble to find out the kind Of people
they are voting for. Some of the peo
pie who complain the most, particu
larly about our Government, are the
ones who don't know who their repre-
sentatives are"
Mrs. Rogers, declaring that many
Of the so-called pacifist societies are
uninformed OF the real needs of the
country, told the Daughters that they
can do a splendid work by explaining
the need of preparedness to these un'
informed agitatOrs for disarmament.
1--WE all want peace" she said but
the majority Of us believe that in or
der to assure peace we must have
preparedness in the Army, Navy and
Industrial centers. 1t is one Of our
most solemn obligations to show the
country the need of protection" Many
of these agitators are perfectly sin
cere in preaching against prepared.
ness, Mrs. Rogers said, but the move.
ment in general is based upon ignor-
ance Of the real facts.
Mrs. Buel Speaks.
Greetings of the National Society
Daughters of Founders and Patriots
Of America to the d. A. r. were voiced
by Mrs. Laidlaw Buel. president of
the society.
Cheap f1ippancies by host of de-
tractors" of the United States were de-