Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12


AN ShalS its branch ha9s Int,
" ' CLOWNS mass OF bcaut!
ana color at the biennla
convention next April, many new onc'
will wave proudly from their standards
Indicative OF the growth of the olganiza'
ton IN the Two years that have passes
since the last convention.
Five states have been added to tht
'ros,er of States IN which the league has
.kranches-R Rhode Island, West Virginia
Washington, Nevada and Massachusetts
"-wn,ie many addition branches have
is." formed IN States where the league
s.ss ALREADY organized. The latter In
cu3e two new branches i'll California
Butte County and Sonoma County
bringing the number OF leagues III that
State ND 10 rlne; the reorganization OF
the former State branch In Illinois into
city branch at Chicago: the Central
New York Branch at Syracuse; the
Cleveland Branch, and new branches
in Philadelphia, Pa; Huron, South
Dakota. ana Memphis, Tenn.
tbs new branch in Rhode Island
the FIRST i'll that State. has been organ
izec III Newport. while the new city
branch in Massachusetts, is in Boston
In Washington State the home of the
league is III Seattle. Mrs. Luther E
Gregory. wife OF ',liral Gregory and
State vice president for Washington
State. having been instrumental in the
organization Of this branch. The CEN
ter OF the leagues activities in Nevada
is al Reno. the president being Leola
Lewis Mcdonald. known all over the
West as an editor and feature writer.
Other States in which the league is
represented by one or more branches
are Alabama. Arkansas. California. Col
orado, Connecticut. Florida, Illinois. In
diana, Maryland. Missouri, New Jersey.
New York. North Carolina. Ohio, Penn
sysvania. South Dakota, Tennessee and
Texas, with leagues also in the District
CT Columbia. where the founder"
branch is located, and III Hawaii.
NOME ONE has said that the only
~ thing in America that isn't stand
ard.Zed is the language Inventions
and devices made for convenience. COM
fort or pleasure Americans leave moth.
Ing undone 10 perfect, but not so with
the native tongue.
The General Federation of Women's
Clubs has a better speech committee
whose activities extend into every State
III the Union and from February 10 to
February IS the women's clubs. schools
end kindred organizations will cooper
ste in Better Speech week.
EXaggeratlon and slang come from
an effort TO witty language. TO relieve
it of monotony, yet there is nothing
more monotonous than a constant
repetition Of wornout phrase-a kind
OF conventional slang that has lost its
meaning through Its very repetition. ac-
Cqrding TO Katherine Knowles Robbins
OF Chicago. chairman of this committee
IN the General Federation Mrs Rob-
buns says: Otto Jesperson, noted lin
euist. says he wishes that every one
might create one new word each month.
Language would be enriched thereby.
Here is food for thought. And the
point OF 1t all is. OF course. that so many
or US are impoverishing our vocabu-
iarses By the repeated use of hackneyed
expressions instead of developing and
enriching the language
The general federation In its effort
toward better speech is also concerned
With finer diction. Nasal twang. stri-
ossit tones, slovenly articulation. throat
lnes5, said 10 be characteristic of the
american voice. can all be eliminated
II only the American people can be
mace conscious CT a standard Of perfec.
ton. There is such a standard, and
more and more the well educated Amer
lean Is becoming ashamed OF mediocrity
In language as In everything else He
nlnc: speak vel. Henry James said:
] commend 10 you imitation of formed
and finished utterances wherever that
c:s1sic steals upon your ear"
49,
INDIANS of the United States owe
their Amerlcanization to the General
Federation OF Women's Club, accord
pYAnafSx Pa 70
the Pencbscot tribe OF Maine. who.
white vis!tor al the headquarters OF
the Won1an's Club OF Des Mo.nes. Iowa
rccenfly recalled the convention OF the
general federation held In that city,
and said.
sI snail never forget that meeting. A
man had been sent out from New York
~ address the federation on Americana
zas.oil and / mad been sent out 10 sing
Bat when hiatt man had finished / was
50 angry could not sing, 50 exercised
won1an's privilege talked. And /
tad that man what ! thought about
America nizatIon II was little different
tlDm what ne thought.
But the women seemed 10 agree with
ne. Ter the general federation al once
tJok UP Our cauEe, and 10 months after
that We. the first American citizens,
were AnericaniZed--thank 10 Amer!-
C3I women
Now II Is my hope that education
enc citizenship VIII hasten the day
when rcservation& and guardianship
VIII no longer be necessary for the
"eiisEe 0: the American Indian"
TE the official family OF the General
Federation oi Womens Clubs there
Is 10 more Interesting, gifted or de-
!isDtiul figure than the princess, Mrs
Eugene u Lawson Of Eowata. Okla
Chairman OF the division Of music in
the genera! federation, who has been
nscoEsed by her State for second vice
president ~ The organization
l2fS. Lawson lEn't a "atory-book"
princess. but 3 real princess, her
nsolflef, Emma Journeycake, being the
daughter of the last tYlDa! chief of the
Deiawate Indian who MAS also q Eap-
Isl minister. Rev. Charles Journeycake
Her father vas X Campbell! III No
wa formerly oi Winchester. Va.
Ears Lawson IL tall and straight and
caFfleA herself win true regal grace
70 striking snd coiorfuI is she that
opce seen she Is never !orgot,en
NTE lawson received her early edu.
eS'Dn a. the hands III private tutors
sbc Ia pilYate schD1ls and st Hardin
t%pIIfge. III Eezicc No she maJnred
10 muse undfy Prof e. r. Carlson
EMO tsIf famous Xarvef fcnarwenka
Aia l&|@Jn IL .hs pDsseAayf Of b
hbZU1-DJDfat.I4 Yotce III rich and resp
usnt quality
isiah ms published b',ok of Indian
MUSIC programs which is exceedingly
LtiJl!st witb Yomens clubs. and she IL
tsic ~ D"n the mot complete Ilbfsfy
q! Indian music IN Gkiaiyona i3le il
b Hfnqbey ~ tie board vi regents u
tb@ Ckl&iaGnga CDiiege fpf Women ~
. fTlbkabsg and IL difecbr IN tne
t5Tst Estgns. EGnk ~ HGwata
Practically all ~ The hlgi.fs, offjccA
~ me cl4D life ~ Oklahoma nave bte,t