Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12

creation Of President Hoover's White
House conference on child health and
protection.
She was one Of the committee
who met In washington recently
10 formulate plans Of work. The
conference is a working one for a
years study Of the problems Of
health and protection OF children
up to 10 years Of age. At Mr.. Hoo
ver's request 1t will include care Of
dependent children, clinics and
children. teaching Of health in
schools. Fairgrounds and recreation
child labor and other allied subjects.
Miss Gates. who became health
director last year. Is from Scranton.
Pa. She has studied fundamental
gymnastics under Nils Bukh, in
Denmark. and prepared for her
work in England as well as in Amer
lea. AS visiting health director for
Y. W. G. A. centers in eight coun-
tries. Miss Gates spent several years
in Europe.
From 1921 TO 1928 she was In
France and Belgium in physical
education work. She also served in
a similar capacity for the Y. w. G.
A. in Cleveland.
ONE Of the eight women now In
congress plans TO retire from
public life at the end OF her
present term. She is Mrs. Pearl Pc
den Oldfield OF Arkansas. widow OF
the late Congressman William A
Oldfield. Democratic whip in the
house before his death in November.
1928.
Mrs. Oldfield was elected to I'LL
her husbands unexpired term and
the two-year term following. She Is
the first congresswoman from Ar
kansas.
There are so many other things
a woman can do that a man can't"
Mrs. Oldfield said recently. Why
not do them and let the men do
what they can?
After all, man still dominates
government. / hope he will continue
to aeo so 100 years from now"
Mrs. Oldfield will retire TO her
old home. BateSville. Ark, with her
aged mother.
HEASTER Louis Richard Wernecke
Il ten-year-old Chicago schoolboy
has been chosen by the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union as the average Amer
team boy born IN the first prohibi-
ton decade.
The organization is using his por-
trait in millions OF victory day"
leaflets which are being distributed
broadcast all over the United States,
as a part Of the victory day celebra-
ton January 10. which is the tenth
anniversary OF the passing OF the
18th amendment.
This lad is one Of about twenty
five million children born since the
18th amendment became effective, "
said Mrs. Margaret c. Munns. Of
Evanston, Ill. treasurer of the Ma
tional w. G. T. u. -. 80. 49,. -.
He is typical OF the first genera
ton OF American boys and girls to
whom the once common sight of
the depravity and misery caused by
the drink traffic will not be an or
binary accepted incident. Dick is
typical OF those for whom the 18th
amendment makes 1t possible never
TO know the wreck OF alcohol in
themselves. or their families or their
friends. This lad and his generation
will never see the number Of drum
kards that his fathers generation
saw
uKRS. winifred w. Yates Is the
new mayor OF C~annelville, Mus
~ gingum county. o. Mrs. Yates
holds the distinction Of being one OF
the few women mayors in Ohio, and
took office January ] last.
She won the mayoralty contest
over IL men by is votes. The town
is in the center of a new oil boom.
Mrs. Yates is the daughter Of an
attorney, and has made a study Of
politics. She declares the law should
be enforced to the extent that GRIM
inals fear the severity Of being PEN
allied, and insists that there must
b. many changes In the prohibit
tioly laws before they are effective.