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

This is a new and specially posed
tudy Of Miss Olaya.
a brilliant social function in
~ase.ngton, d. c., will be the first
normal showing to official life and
the public OF Constitution Hall. new
headquarters OF the d. A. r. or
January 20. The occasion will be
marked by a reception arranged by
Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, pre-
Sident general. as a compliment TO
the Women's Patriotic Conference
on National Defense. The national
presidents Of the forty women's So
c~ieties, who compose the conference,
VII receive with Mrs. Hobart. as
viii also the five honorary presi-
dents general and the nine national
officers Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution.
More than eight hundred women
delegates to the conference from all
over the nation, will comprise part
OF the notable gathering.
Princess Chichibu. wife OF the
heir to the throne of Japan. was
the guest OF the Young Women's
Christian Association recently IN
Toxic. The imperial visitor was re-
ceived by Miss Kato and Miss En-
ma Kaufman of Kitchner. On
tario, and now honorary-secretary
there. Swimming and gymnastic
feats were arranged in her honor,
while the typewriting classes gave
a drill to music. The princess also
expressed interest in the cafeteria
and cooking classes.
Miss Esther Roberts OF Delta,
Colo, now with the Toxic aSSocla-
ton, writes: In Japan one never
looks down upon royalty from a
position above. Thus she sat in the
balcony, rather than on the main
floors, and everyone must bow their
heads when she passes. Our in
structionS were TO be very quiet and
formal. The princess IS only 20
years old. very demure and lovely.
and of purse our girls admired her
tremendously and were thrilled over
the visit
According 10 Miss Clara Westropp
Cleveland. secretary for the Wom-
ems Savings and Loan Co, women
are naturally thrifty. Says she:
Statistics tell us that IS per cent
OF the savings accounts in the
United States are opened and con-
trolled Jointly by women. And ike
wise. they contribute almost as great
a percentage Of the purchasing
power for our homes.
AN executive Of one OF our
great railroad corporations stated
recently that 40 per cent OF the
stock Of their organization was own
al By women. Their officers and
directors very much favored women
investors. because they were eau
tious. careful before they bought,
and then. as a class, were more
permanent investors. As the RAIL
read executive paraphrased II. The
women investors stayed put and
were not buying and selling at
every turn OF the road
Some 80 odd negro Spirituals.
both words and music, have been
written and preserved by Mrs. Ly-
man B. Kendall. well known in
social circles Of Washington d. C..
- Betty Kendall. The musical
settings and piano accompanimentS
have been written by Mrs. Mildred
Kolb Schultze, also Of Washington
A l7-veek course in advertising
j. offered for the third consecutive
year by the Philadelphia Club of
Advertising Women. 1t viii be given
nj the Central Y. w. G. A. in Phila-
delphia, and the class membership
will be limited TO so. The speakers
are women who r actively en-
gagged in the phases OF advertising
which they will discuss.
The New York Association for
the Blind has embarked on a CAM
paign 70 educate" the mothers OF
blind children. How a mother should
act in the presence OF a blind child:
what she should teach IL and how;
wha' she should talk about In the
child's p-esence-these are some Of
the dos and "dont's" that are 10
be taught to mothers.
Education" of mothers was de-
cided upon after ii was found that
the unwise home treatment Of a
blind child frequently undid or re-
tarded all p-,.~ress that had been
made In the school classes. Over
cuddling of a blind child. and re-
fusal Of a parent to let It do any
thing for itself. were found to be the
most frequent errors OF mothers.
Some parents. not knowing what TO
do. have been found to ignore a
blind child. unwittingly teaching It
the habit OF fdleness.