Putnam patriot., 1928-01-12
OPEN MEETING OF
LOCAL CHAPTER
Miss Pardeey State Recording
Secretary, Talks Interest
ingIy Of Japan Trip
Hostesses Serve Ice Cream. Cookies
And Candy


Monday afternoon. II WAS the open
meeting of the year when members
are allowed TO bring a friend. There
were 200 in attendance.
Led by Page Jenkins. A. c. A. R..
carrying silk flag, the officers march
ed in and up the center aisle to their
places. The march was played by
Mrs. George S. Bradley.
Miss Sarah Crosby, Regent, deliv-
cred an address of welcome and took
the opportunity to emphasize the
many projects carried on by national,
state, and local chapters. She an
nounced a whist and minstrel show to
be given in the near future. The
meeting was then turned over to Mrs.
Charles F. Hopkins, who arranged the
program.
Miss Josephine Louise Leonard,
violinist, accompanied by Miss Grace
Register, both Of Providence, played
a group of selections, following which
the speaker, Miss Mary Louise Par
dee, State Recording Secretary, was
introduced. Miss Pardee holds a ma
tional office, having charge OF the
manual, and the first part Of her re-
marks concerned this publication.
Miss Pardee then invited her audi
ence to sit still and take a trip half
way round the world" To Japan.
Through Golden Gate
The start was made through the
Golden Gate, with a short stop at
Hawaii, where the population is forty
two per cent Japanese. From there
q Gf&x... T.
customs and tradition a whole world
lies within this short distance. There
were classes in the Japanese language
aboard ship every day. The import
ance of being able to bargain with the
Japanese, who take bargaining as a
matter of course, was stressed. The
beginners are taught TO say. How
much? Too much. Much too fine for
me-" whereupon the merchant will
produce the same materials with price
greatly reduced The japanese think
of wealth in terms Of rice and there
fore call the United States the Rice
Country.
In learning to use the English Ian
guage the Japs find it almost impos-
sible to say the letter 81" so instead
user" in It's place therefore glass is
racquer, etc. They also omit the letter
W when words begin with it, thus max
ing wood as God and 80 on. These are
most noticeable as their eurios are of
wood and lacquer, mainly.
The wooden shoes for street wear
are always left outside the doors, there
fore inside the houses the floors are
kept very beautiful. If tourists do not
remove their shoes upon entering,
they are given soft overshoes 10 pull
on so as not to injure the beautiful
floors. In case there are not enough,
the polite tourists remove their shoes
and go about in their stockings. The
men tourists seem TO object TO this
Japanese custum of sdoing in Japan
what the japanese do" more than the
women do.
Mandarin Coat
In Miss Pardee's varied collection
of curios the most beautiful piece was
mandarin coat used as an evening
wrap, and most deliberately embroid-
cred. Many of their coats and XII
monos are reversible, and beautiful on
both sides. She talked a great deal
of the beautiful and picturesque seem
cry, the principal and most lovely sec
ton being the Fujiyama Mountains
and volcano. The temples were most
interesting and beautiful also, some of
which were shown in small gold mod
els. The foods are very interesting,
and delicious as well, particularly the
cake made of sweet potatoes and can
dy made of baked beans.
Mav,xt a.nrofsar ossoo ara
such as the following: Ladies furs
made from their own skins" When
the guides told the party that they
were about TO see the Empress they
expected to see her in Royal japanese
equipage, but instead she rolled along
in q beautiful automobile.
The children are always happy in
Japan, and the older ones go about at
their work or play with their baby
brothers and sisters strapped TO their
backs. II is said that the Japanese
population is increasing so rapidly
that this is done to keep them off the
ground, TO give the adults more room
After Miss Pardee's very excellent
lecture the audience was served, by
twenty-five hostesses, with Mrs. Ell
vira A. Barber, chairman. ice cream,
cookies and candy. Everyone pro-
nounce the meeting very great sue
cess.
Miss Sarah c. Crosby, Regent, and
Mrs. Mary NJ. Bishop, treasurer, also
State Registrar, attended very in
teresting all-day meeting In Hartford
Friday, January 6, for regents and
treasurers. A very fine meeting is
reported.