Evening star., 1936-08-23

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editor report her gorgeous appearance
at prominent functions in full detail.
And when, in a description of great
social event her Paris frock was over
looked, she went straight to the man
aging editor of the paper with her
complaints. Miss S. E. with a wicked
twinkle in her eye went on: Il was
called in to apologize for my oversight.
Then the lady gave me detailed
picture of her gown. demanding that
I publish it right soon. And did.
For three years straight everywhere
that woman appeared she was de-
scribed in those pink and purple
fiounces. And our readers enjoyed
them as much as I did"
NINE. DENVER loves to reminisce
" about the grand old days when
the newspapers published colorful ac-
counts of the wild rivalries among the
socialites In entertaining the great.
Marieis visit here. Her majesty was
dining at the mountain-top home of
a Denver social mentor And this
hostess, to show the Queen that wealth
and culture are part Of the Denver
tradition. had a rich red velvet carpet
spread for her majesty on the rugged
mountain path leading to the entrance
of the house.
Today you find madame's craving
for culture expressing itself through
many channels, for the women of
Denver have gone intellectual. They
demand that the educational facilities
offered by the city should rank among
the foremost in the country. They are
part of the great progressive school
movement. One Of Denver's educa-
tional developments in public educa-
ton brought international fame to the
city. This is the opportunity school
Offering free vocational training with
out entrance requirements or age re-
quirements in daily afternoon and eve
ming classes. Mothers have recently
had added to the school curriculum
pre-school study groups in which they
participate. There are nine centers
specializing in this activity. and about
900 mothers and more than 1000
children study the needs and problems
of pre-school children The city also
has a fine group of school buildings.
They are architecturally handsome
beautifully Handicapped and contain
many open-air class rooms.
While Denver women have accom-
plished much in their city. they be-
wall the inadeQuacy Of the educational
standards throughout the State and
are making a drive to obtain compul-
sorry State education For the de-
preston closed many Colorado schools
and brought before the women that
these schools are not under State Su-
pervision, since education is district
function in the State. Attempting to
rectify this condition they learned that
while a State act forces the children
to 60 to school until IA years OF age,
the constitution of the State nullifieS
it. According to the constitution OF
Colorado a child need spend only
three years between the ages of to l8
provided the period is consecutive dur
ing the length of the school term, in
school. Denver women are striving to
have the constitution amended and
blame the State political machine for
their failure to date.
DENVER women are doing an out
~ standing job in creating com
munity symphony musical programs
according to the many women musi-
clans in the city. They have raised
the money and awakened public inter-
est in the three orchestras. which give
outstanding musical performances in
the municipal auditorium of Denvers
magnificent civic center. The Give
Symphony has both amateurs ano
professionals participating, the Den
yer Symphony is solely professiona
and the Junior Symphony, eStao'
ushed last year, forms link between
the music of the many schools and the
community.
The theater also plays an important
part in the Denver woman's cultura
interests. Mothers encourage theil
children to participate in theatricals
For many generations now Glitch Gar
dens has been the great training
ground in stock companies for hons
talent. You find local girl and boy
making good on Broadway and II
HOLLYWOOD. Spring Byington, Harolo
LLOYD, Douglas Fairbanks. Paul White
man and many others come home Il
Denver.
Denver also claims they have th'
largest number of women scenario
and magazine writer's making a hvinl
in their profession. It must be so. To-
the place is filled with writer's club
and writer's courses. I have come u
the conclusion that while there ma!
not be a chicken in every Denver
housewives pot, madame has the be
ginnings of the great American novel
| tucked away in her dresser drawer
But it appears to be desire to ex
press the old Western frontier spiri
| that drives the women toward tn
| creative struggle. Mothers with small
children find time to write the mos
lurid tales for the pulp trade.
Housewives and business girls toi
alike over tales of ranch life an
mining stories. The women boas
that the editor of q western" pub
lished N New York City made tn
statement that II the Denver mai
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