Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-09


man ID. A. II. Americsnlsm Com
mittee.
ard children in the newly settled
family quickly fall into community
ways. because they have the out-of-
doors contacts necessary TO under
standing new environment. II is
the women who bear the burden Of
inconsistencies, of missing neighborly
intercourse and who find everything
20 strange.
In thousands Of homes the help
ing hand OF the National Society
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, through its American
ism committee. has been the first
aid to q bewildered housewife. This
committee. Of which Mrs. James H.
Mcdonald. Of Ypsilanti. Mich, is
national chairman. has an organi-
zation through state committees all
over the country. OF course, in
some sections. the population OF for
eign-born residents is compare
lively small. while in other parts Of
the country those from other lands
are found in large colonies. The
Americanism committee In a score
OF activities brings the newcomer a
real understanding Of the United
States and what residence herein
may near.
From 40 states neary 1900 local
d. A. r. chapters report activity
in some form of AmericaniSm work,
and as the new immigration restric-
tions under the quota law lessen the
number Of new arrivals. more time
is given to those already here who
are not yet oriented 70 their new
state.
Our immigrant population is part
and parcel of American life for all
time" says Mrs. Mcdonald. and 1t
must be realized that millions OF
our future Americans will spring
from this stock. Our influence now
will be reflected in the future
UITAMIN has become such a
household by-word that DR.. Ha-
eel f. Munsell has prepared a
series Of nine charts for the bureau
Of home economics of the United
States department Of agriculture
to help the housewife market. DR..
Munsell has experimental on white
rats and guinea pigs which react 70
food similarly 10 human beings.
Her charts contrast laboratory ami
mails that have been fed too many
vitamins. protein. calcium and other
minerals with animals that have
had enough for good development.
A group Of common foods supplying
the needed factor is pictured IN
each chart. The set may be obtain
ed for so cents from the superin-
tendent of documents. Washington.
d. c.
sNHIEF Of Census will be the title
Of twenty-five women who have
been appointed supervisors for
the fifteenth decennial census of
the United States in 1890 by Will
liam NJ. Stewart. director of the
census. Although the women form
only a small minority Of the SIS
district supervisors. they are five
times as many as there were in
1920. The efficient work of the five
pioneers who served in the last CEN
paved the way for the larger
number. according 20 Nj. Stewart.
The position OF census supervisor
requires high executive ability. Each
supervisor is responsible for appoint
ing about 200 enumerators whom
they instruct and direct. They re-
ceivc 81, 800 and an additional 81 for
each 1000 persons counted within
their district and for each 100 farms
therein. Their length OF service
averages about six months, with the
heaviest duties c~entering between
March and July. Women enumer-
ators have acted for the past three
censuSeS.
NERTA Pipin. president Of the
III National Council OF Women in
Riga, Latvia, was recently cleo
ted to the city council.
IN Czechosloyakia there are IA
women in parliament. 10 depu-
ties and four senators. Eight
arc "holdovers" from the preceding
legislature. The best known among
them is Senator Frantiska Plamin-
kova, vice president of the Interna-
tional Alliance Of Women for Suf-
frage and Equal Citizenship.