Evening star., 1939-08-20

urer, and June Brice, reporter of the
clubs activities.
Meetings are held throughout the
year at Washington society head
quarters, 11l6 Vermont avenue NV
AS soon as Mr.. Pernecky, who is
away on vacation, returns to Wash
ington, an invitation will be sent to
the Philadelphia Young People s
Group to visit here and exchange
views with the local organization
The Philadelphia society became
deeply interested in the work of the
Washington younger group when IL
members of the latter organization
attended the South Atlantic Zone
Conference, held in Philadelphia last
May. At that time Miss Phelps gave
a short talk at the young people s
luncheon and Mr.. Pernecky spoke
on the work of the local group in
one of the outstanding talks at the
session.
Among the entertainments planned
for the visitors from Quaker Town
are a weiner roast in Rock Creek
Park and a tea at the home of Miss
Phelps.
Everywhere League
Provides Information.
In addition to the present stated
objectives of the 'Yuppies" all the
members are interested in the work
of the Everywhere League, a corre-
spondence club which spreads in
formation about lip reading, reliable
hearing aids and fake cures for deaf
ness to be avoided to members living
in practically every part of the
world.
The league is divided into groups
which circulate round-robin letters
among the members.
Mrs. Stovell is director of the
league, which was started in 1921 by
Winlfred Washburn, a Wellesley
College girl, who was hard of hear
ing and therefore knew the handi-
caps and heartaches of others so
afflicted
No one could better supervise and
encourage the work of both the
Young Peoples Group and of the
Everywhere League than Mrs. Sto-
veil, who lost her hearing after her
marriage and was told at that time
that she would eventually become
totally deal.
The doctor did not realize he had
passed worse than a death sentence
upon me-" said Mrs. Stovell. THE
instantaneous reaction to his words
was I would rather be dead
L venture to say that all who
become deaf or acquire defective
hearing have the same reaction as
did she continued IF only
they can realize there are thousands
afflicted just as they have been and
that there are enough things left in
the world for them to do without
dropping out of it,
The letters which are circulated
to isolated members of the Every
where League have brought cheer
and encouragement to thousands,
she said.
Isolated Ones Urged
To Meet Others.
There are ten million hard of
hearing persons in the United
States" Mrs Stovell added. TT is
our aim to reach the isolated ones
and to introduce them into q friend
ly organization which has broken
through dull silence"
An attempt by feminine members
OF the "Yuppies" to form a girls
club has as yet proven unsuccessful
but it is planned to make another
attempt early in the season. Lunch
cons, outings and many other kinds
of gatherings would be regular fea-
lures of the club.
Bearing in mind the spontaneous
success which followed the organ
ization of the Young Peoples Group,
sponsors of the girls club believe
there is sufficient place for such a
group. which would in no way inter-
rupt the program of the "Yuppies,
but on the contrary. would prove an
interesting and helpful auxiliary to
the older organization.