Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-02

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Miss Philips ma group
ust. will visit several countries and
Join the other two IN Geneva. where
the first international meeting OF
business and professional women
OF the United States and Europe
viii be held. The meeting is the
result Of the expanding interna-
tional relations program OF the Fed
Grafton.
Mrs. Franklin Mott Gunther is
the wife OF the United States am
bassador to Egypt. Before her mar
riage she was Louisa Bronson Hun
newell Of Wellesley, Mass.
Mr.. Gunther has had q long and
varied diplomatic career. His ap-
pointment to his present post was
made by President Coolidge in 1923.
Miss Patricia Leet Of New York
was selected as the typical model
nfrom a large number OF girls from
different cities at an annual style
)show In Chicago.
Mrs. Miriam Finn Scott, New
york, educator, is organizing classes
Tor the training Of nursemaids. She
: is convinced that II the person near
est 70 a child during its formative
years, has an intelligent under
standing Of the child's point OF
view and q keen and sympathetic
appreciation OF its mental and emo
tional reactions, most OF the COM
plExities that develop among chill
dren and cause them to give them
selves over to tantrums. to be I'M
responsive. vain, or what not, could
be avoided.
Miss Betty Russell, Is year old
San Francisco girl, won her airplane
she received her papers as q COM
mercial pilot.
Miss Russell Is one OF the young
est commercial airplane pilots in
the United States. She received her
instruction from Lieut.. William II.
Brown, hero Of eight official VIC
tories during the World war.
Miss Russell has had so hours OF
solo flying.
In q slack employment period
there are always two types OF wo-
men workers most difficult to place,
says Miss Emma Phinney OF New
York, national employment secre-
tary for the Y. w. G. A.
"One is the typist with no stenog-
rapy or other skills to increase her
value in an office" she says. The
other is the older woman with a
great deal &c offer in the way OF
experience and ability. but with
some personality popularity. Al
though this older woman may have
been valuable TO her former en-
ployer, TO a new employer she may
seem a hazardous chance or to have
a popularity that makes 1t diff
ficult for her to compete with youth.
IL any unemployment period we
find that II Is these two types OF
workers that Gr1 the first to suf-
fer and who are the most difficult
to place"
The Emperor OF Japan recently
bestowed a silver cup upon Miss
Enssna r. Kaufman OF Kitshener,
Ontario. of the Y. w. G. A. in Tokyo.
|. The gift was in recognition OF her
work for the young women Of that
J city.
Two noted women flyers recent
" attended the formal opening OF
a motor salon In Beverly Hills. Cal.
Tfey were Miss Amelia Earhart,
the first woman II make a success
full flight sron America TO Europe,
and Mira anne Morrow Lindbergh,
wife Of the country's hero, Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh, and herself
a. flyer ami the first woman 70
Eeceiye a glider pilots license in the
United States.
Al Washington, =. C., judge re-
ycently rendered q decision that a
husband was not responsible for a
debt of his wife TO a retail store
because the wife bad a weekly al
lowanoe for her sseg sonal needs. II
is said that several husbands have
already endeavored TO take ad-
vantage Of this ruling.
At a recent meeting OF credit mer
held at Elmira. ". Y. Supreme
Court Justice David Heller. OF
Esmira. laid down the legal sum-
mary OF q husbands responsibility
as follows:
i. The primary obligation rest:
upon the husband to furnish to hi:
wife and family such things thai
are necessary for their maintenance
and support according to his station
and situation Ii lis.
"2. A husband Is NJ liable where
goods are sold to the wife upon hel
own credit.
g. In the ahe nee OF authority
d wife may change a husband witt
the price Of necessaries purchasec
BY her when he fails to supply the
same or where the husband ha:
deserted the wife or has by hi:
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