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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23

day with Robert Splitter and fam
lily.
Nh and Mrs. D. G. Richards and
son Paul attended a party at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Rich.
ards, Saline.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ochs and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Kokas, Dear
born, had pheasant supper vita
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Lathers and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Boyd, Sa
line, spent Sunday with Mrs,
Charles Sanford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Harmon
spent Sunday with Mr. and MIS-.
Walter fowler Whitaker.
Laurence Fleury visited his
aunt and uncle. MIR. and Mrs. Jo.
seph Fleury, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Colby visit
ed at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Throne and family, Sunday
WI. anu wi ,. JbAi ~ llloll bil-l'
, Tecums III, were dinner guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong
and family, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rattray and
Mr.. and Mrs. Torrance Phillips
spent Saturday evening with Mrs.
! Henry Collins.
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Ganong spent
Sunday at the home OF his sister
and family. MIR. End Mrs Wesley
Hendyside, Wayne.
Walter Duthloff and son Ed
ward, Plymouth, had dinner Thurs
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Book and family.
J. II. Richards went to ST. Jo.
seph Hospital Wednesday for an
examination.
Ralph and William Like, George
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23
WAYNE RESTRAINED

Detroit oct SAP The vii.
lase ot Wayne q suburb. was re.
strained hy court order Tuesday
from enforcing its trailer ordin
snce \ housing committee for tho
United Automobile Workers (ClO)
petltioned TO- The order. claiming
that trailer-dVelllng war workers
suffered especially from ordinance
provisions resardinz parking AMI
debating Of tires.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23
SYNOPSIS

Following her mothers death. ~
haired. slim
MARY DEXTER leaves Omaha to take
Job Ia the Nordex Aircraft plant
in California She shares an apart
ment with
FRAN BOND. night club singer and
dancer. Friendship develops between
Mary and
KEN GRANT. young mechanical en-
gineer. also newly employed at Nor
dex Mary has been attracted to
BRUCE MARTIN, Nordex test pilot
over whom a dark cloud seems tc
hover.
YESTERDAY. Mary comes home from
work with Ken and. seeing lights II
the apartment, knows that Fran has
returned home from the hospital
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23

The W. S. c. S. Of stony Creek
are sending 10 Christmas boxes -
the boys Of this community WAC
are in service. Boxes are beias
prepared for Court McDougall. New
York, and Dee Sanderson, Florida.
for their birthdays and are being
sent this month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23
BODY RECOVERED

Marine CITY oct. 23-The BODY
~ Kenneth Miller. %, Goodrich,
Mich. Coast Guard apprentice sea
man. WAS recovered Wednesday.
The youth was drowned Tuesday
night when he fell from patrol
boat IN 81. Clair River
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23

Mr.. and Mss. Guy Splitter and
daughter Rozina and Miss Jean
Clark went TO Fort Custer Satur
day to see Pvt. Robert Splitter.
He returned home with them to
spend the week end.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Dysinger
and son and Mrs. Winnie Beaure.
gard attended the Brotherhood
meeting at Seybert Church, Sun
day afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23

beautiful birthday cake.
Miss Pearl Armstrong, Bramp-
ton, Canada is spending a week
with her brother and family. M.
and Mrs. Robert Armstrong.
Mr.. and MIS-. Harry Day had as
dinner guests Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Mack, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Mack, Dexter: Mrs. Pau
line Hobbs, Lansing; Mr. Melon.
aid, Detroit. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray Day and family.
Joseph Mueller and his sister
Ann visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Armstrong. Sun.
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gunder
Dundee Sunday visited at tn
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Don NJ
Crone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong
ard family attended the Pleasure
Club supper and dance at Rawson.
vile Hall, Friday night The
music for the evening was fur.
nished by James Westfall. piano
and Eugene Armstrong, traps and
drums.
Mrs Floyd Ganony attended Z
birthday party at the home If
Grace Holcomh, Milan, Thursday.
William Reidenburg. Dayton. O.,
was a dinner guest of Joseph Book
and family
Mr.. and Mrs Ora Heath were
Ann Arbor visitors Thursday.
Leon Richards and son Donald
| Npsilalti, were Sunday Dime
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Rich
ards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buell. Cline, Napo.
leon, O., spent the week end at
the home OF Mr. and Mrs Miles
Latin. Mrs. Amelia Latin return.
ed home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gable, Lima, o.
were week end guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Don Hannor.
Arthur Coe and Mrs Henry Col
Inns spent Sunday with Mrs. Rex
Gooding, New Hudson.
| WI = NObFll IiOuEtS, Ann ATDOS
spent Saturday with Mrs. Bessie
| Richards
Mrs. Catherine Baxter and Mss
Ruth Granger entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Granger and son How
ard, Onaway. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon johnson. Detroit, Sunday
evening.
Pvt. Howard Sylvester. Califor,
MIA, spent some OF his furlough IA
the Otto Newman home.
c. A stephen and Mr.. Van Wee
Detroit, spent Thursday at the
Don McCrone home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmer Schrader
Saline, and Harley Dysinge-
spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs
Floyd Dysinger
Harold Beauregard spent Sundd,
with his mother, Mrs. Winnie Beau
! regard.
Earl Ford. Ypsianti. spent Sun
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23

Mrs Winnie Beauregard and Mr.
and Mrs. Harley Dysinger, Whit
taker. were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Rex Talladay. Friday evening. in
celebration of their daughter, Doris
Anne's second birthday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23
birthday Supper

Miss Rozina Splitter was a Mon
day night supper guest of Mis-
Jean Clark, Merritt Rd., in cele-
bration Of Joan's birthday ann.
Nersary.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23
underaces Operation

Charles Faust was taken sud
denly in with an attack OF ap-
pendicitis and was rushed to st.
Joseph's Hospital. Ann Arbo.
where he underwent an operation
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23

Friday little Edward Book was
burned very painfully when he ac-
cidently put his foot into a pail
Of boiling Water He was rush
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23
Dinner Guests

Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Torrey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Sweet We 9
o'clock dinner guests OF Mr. and
Mrs. James Miller, Azalia, sun
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23
Celebrate Rirthdav

Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Hamm 1n
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Georgo
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23
Attend Convention

Mrs. Edna Mae Meyers is in Bay
City attending a Rebekah conyen
ton.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23
Stony Creek NetUs

Goldsmith in celebration Of Mrs
Goldsmith's birthday anniversary
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23

ed TO the hospital where Il was
dressed after which he returned
TO his home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23
undernoes operatlon

Mrs. Earnest Sehroen underwent
a major operation Saturday at tho
ST. Joseph's Hospital. Ann Arbor
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23

uugs and ur.cu amliy ana peace
He died IN 1921 As successor
he named his eldest grandson
Shoghi EnouIi. Who was TO carry
ON as first Guardian or tn Bahia
faith. preaching the faith that
America is destined 10 become the
world leader IN achievement OF
Universal Peace.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-23
Celebrate Birthday

Mr.. and Mrs Rex Talladay en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W Ta.-
laday. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Talladay
and MI and Mrs. Edward Wasem,
for Sunday dinner in honor Of lit
tie Doris Anue's second birthday.
The dinner was climaXed with a
beautiful birthday cake.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Club
Lays Plans for
Busy Months
Summer Heat and
Lack of Gasoline
Not to Stop Work
By Gretchen Smith

Members of the Woman'S Club OF
Arlington, Va, have arranged an
ambitious program for summer
months, designed to defy the dis
comforts of both gasoline curtail-
ment and heat.
Headed by their new president,
Mrs. Leonie M. Gilbert, the women
plan to carry on their salvage pro-
gram, already well organized and
proven successful: to participate
in Red Gross work, and to continue
assisting the Arlington Recreation
Center for servicemen.
No matter how high the temper
ature may rise, the Arlington wom-
ems patriotism will not be wilted
and twice a week members will meet
to knit and sew and roll bandages
for the Red Cross under the direc-
tion of Mrs. S. c. Dinan and Mrs.
George Collier. Mrs. John Hoffer-
bert, assisted by her zone lieuten-
ants, will continue the turnover of
salvage material and proceeds from
sales will buy more War bonds.
One Of the most popular club prof.
ects is the victory garden, with
practically every member now an
enthusiastic gardener, cultivating
vegetables in her "own back yard"
Mrs. Paul Hines, chairman of agri-
culture and gardens, is planning a
sale and exhibit of home-canned,
homegrown garden products at
the first regular meeting in Octo-
ber.
A party for Army and Navy men
will be sponsored by the club at the
Recreation Center this month, di-
rected by Mrs. j. B. Lowell, house
mother, and Mrs. R. E. Royal, as
sociate house mother.
A physical recreation program has
been arranged, with Mrs. Glenn
Splitter as director In chief.
Horseshoe pitching, badminton,
croquet and tennis are among the
favorite backyard sports. Due to
transportation difficulties for "A"
card holders, neighborhood groups
have been formed for weekly
games. Once a month the cham
pions Of each group will meet to
participate in q sports contest when
War stamps will be awarded the
winners as prizes.
The final business meeting Of the
year was held during the past week,
with breakfast served on the spa
cious grounds Of Mrs. Milton Payne's
home. New members were honored
in a special ceremony arranged by
Mrs. James Head, past president.
Mrs. G. H. Hieronymus, first vice
president, reported on her trip to
the State convention Of the Vir-
ginia Federation of Women's Clubs
and Mrs. Royal, chairman Of ways
and means, supervised a merchan-
disc sale for the purpose Of buying
more War bonds for the club. The
experiment was so successful that
Mrs. Royal reported complete
sell-out.
The meeting concluded with a
luncheon served under the trees
and organization of different teams
for the summer sports.
Evening star., 1942-06-07

Cross unit. 24So Sixteenth street
NV.
Phi Delta Gamma. Beta Chapter
Today, 3 pm. with Miss Clara
Hitler. Speaker, r. F. Camalier.
THE District Of Columbia on
Capitol Hill"
League of Women Shoppers-Tues-
day, 1915 pm, Fairfax Hotel.
Speaker, Willis S. Macleod,
Quality Standards in Consumer
Goods"
Study Guild Catholic Library
Tuesday, 8:15 pm, 1725 Rhode
Island avenue NV. Speaker, DR..
Tiber Kerekes, Basis for a Per-
manent Peace"
Hadassah-Tuesday. annual spring
luncheon, Shoreham Hotel.
Speaker, Mrs. Eugene Meyer.
Ladies Auxiliary Hebrew Home for
the Aged-Tomorrow, 1890 pm,
annual spring luncheon and fes-
tival, 1125 Spring road NV.
Stephens College Club of Washing
ton-Today, 1890 pm, breakfast.
Iron Gate Inn, 1874 N street NV.
Election of officers.
Hollins Club of Washington-To-
morrow, 8 pm, with Mrs. George
w. Oiutt, Sd, 2421 Fort Scott
drive, Arlington, Va.
Junior Alliance-Tomorrow, pm,
with Mrs. Albert Wendell Davis,
3808 Argyle terrace NV.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Writer'S Group
Plan Informal
Dinner Meeting

An informal dinner meeting will
be held by the Professional Writers
Club at $50 pm. tomorrow, the last
gathering of the group this season.
Prizes will be awarded to winners
OF the clubs annual contest for the
best published and unpublished
work.
Writing experience will be dis
cussed by different members. Those
who will talk briefly are Miss Myrta
Ethel Cawood. honorary president,
whose subject will be Anecdotes;
Miss c. Virginia Diedel, past presi-
dent, Selling Editors; Mrs Flor
ence Dieterich, ideas for Poems:
Mrs. Winifred Houghton, Humorous
Dramatic Sketch: Mrs. Blanche
Morgan Foote, Humorous Expert
ences'; Mrs. Evelyn Nelson, Sources
of Ideas and Salesmanship": Mrs.
Helene Potts, Script Writing for
Style Shows" and Miss Gene
Renouf, Writing a Play"
Miss Mary Burnett, music secre-
tary of the YWCA, will entertain
with several vocal selections.
The annual picnic Of the writer's
groups of the city, given by Mrs.
Leila Marshall, will be held June 27
at her home. 37o3 Bangor road Sc
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Engagement Pad

Woman's City Club-Thursday. 8
pm, clubhouse garden, auction"
party. Hostess, Miss Elizabeth
Trump.
Arts Club-Today, to $50 p m, tea
and exhibit. Tuesday, pm, din
ner.
League Of Republican Women
Friday, garden card party, resi-
dence Of Senator James j. Davis,
3012 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Park View Woman's Clnb-Tues-
day, 6:45 pm, Hotel Continental,
annual banquet.
Woman's Club of Bethesda-Tues-
day, 1 pm, executive board meet
ing; 2 pm, club meeting.
Silver Spring Woman's Club-wed-
nesday, 1:30 pm, Jessup Blair
Community House, final meeting.
Kenilworth Ladies' Guild-Wednes-
day, noon, annual picnic with Mrs.
J. w. Hinkel, 1902 Minnesota ave-
nue. NE.
Woman's Single Tax Club-Today,
31st annual picnic, with Mrs. Jes-
sic Lane Keeley, Riverdale, Md.
Beta Sigma Phi-Today, 8 pm,
Lambda Chapter, ITO Fourteenth
street NV. Tuesday, 8 pm,
Gamma, Zeta Mu and Nu Chap
ters, ITO Fourteenth street NV.
Thursday, pm, Epsilon Chap
ter, ITO Fourteenth street NV:
8 pm, Delta Chapter and Red
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Republican Women
Plan Garden
And Card Party

Increasing interest in the garden
and card party to be held by the
League of Republican Women Fri
day afternoon is manifested by a
large number of reservations.
Among those planning to attend
are Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Mrs.
William r. Castle, Mrs. Chandler
Hale, Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong
Mrs. Strickland Gilliland, Mrs.
Jerome K. WILDER, Mrs. James G.
Wentz. Mrs. Maud Whitman, Mrs.
George Logan, Mrs. Luther H.
Richelderfer, Miss Flora Hendley
and Mrs. Barron p. Du Bois.
The annual affair will be held at
the residence of Senator James j.
Davis, 3012 Massachusetts, avenue
NV.
Mrs. Edward E. Gam Is presi-
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Petworth Group
Holds Annual
afin.American
Theme Stressed
Throughout

Paying its respects to the good
neighbor" policy, the Petworth
Woman's Club featured a Latin
American theme at its annual lunch
con, held yesterday at the Broad
moor Hotel, with more than 100
guests attending.
Guest speaker was Miss Minerva
Bernardino of the Dominican Re-
public and vice chairman of the
Inter-American Commission of
Women, who discussed Women in
Latin America"
Honor guests included Mrs. Ar
thur c. Watkins, president Of the
District Federation of Women's
Clubs; Mrs. Ellis Logan, dean of
past presidents Of the District fed
Grafton; Miss Charlotte Clark, L.
brarian of the Petworth Library;
DR.. A. G. Scard of Norway, Miss
Ethel Redelstein of Takoma Park,
Miss Helen S. johnson. secretary of
the OAR Museum, and Mrs. Car
men B. de Lozada, Bolivian member
of the Inter-American Commission
of Women.
Flags of the American republics
were maSsed before a mirror behind
the speakers table, while the place
cards were decorated with flags
and seals of the various countries.
South American composers were
featured in the musical program,
which included accordian selections
by Robert Thomas and vocal solo
by Mrs. G. M. Scates.
Mrs. Frank j. MacMaugh, preSi-
dent of the club, served as toast
mistress, while the invocation was
offered by Mrs. Henry J. Smith.
In her talk Miss Bernardino
traced the political progress of
women of the various American
republics, pointing out that in her
own country three women recently
were elected to the national con-
gress.
Mexico was the first Latin Amer
lean country to appoint woman as
minister to a foreign country, she
continued, although others have
since had women serving at diplo-
matte and consular posts.
Mrs. Fred B. Brown was general
chairman of the luncheon, with Mrs
E. B. johnson and Mrs A. E. PriDtz
as co-chairmen. Mrs. H. w. Parsley
headed the Decorations Committee;
Mrs. R. K. Bailey, program; Mrs.
Scates, music, and Mrs. Sue Rich
wine, tickets.
Mrs. L. E. label headed the Hos
pitality Committee.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Annual Reunion
Of NOtre Dame
Alumnae Unit
Session to Be Held
At Mayfower
Hotel June Is

The annual reunion and banquet
OF Notre Dame de Namur Alumnae
Association will be held at the May
flower Hotel at 7 pm, June 16.
Eighty-eight graduates who will
receive their diplomas from Notre
Dame Academy next Sunday will be
welcomed into the alumnae group
by Miss Kathryn Creveling, presi-
dent of the association.
. The Very Rev. Arthur A. OIeary,
s. j.. president of Georgetown Uni
versity, will be the principal speaker.
Mrs. Nicholas Callahan will be the
toastmistress and members of the
graduating class who belong to the
Glee Club will entertain with sew
eral selections.
The invocation will be given by
the Rev. Henri Wiesel, s. j., rector of
Gonzaga College High School and
the benediction will be offered by
the Rev Edward A. Fuller, S. j., of
st. Aloysius Church.
A toast to Our Sisters" will be
given by Mrs. James F. Hartnett,
president of the International Fed
Grafton of Notre Dame de Namur
alumnae, and a member of the local
alumnae. The toast will include not
only sisters who have taught at
the academy, but all those who are
members of the Alumnae Associa-
ton and those who are interned in
Japan and the invaded countries
of Europe.
Graduates OF out-of- town Notre
Dame Academies as well as moth
ers of graduates now in Washing
ton are invited to attend the re-
union.
Miss Eloise Haley is general chair
man Of arrangements, assisted by
Miss Lydia Hartnett, reception; Miss
Peggy Lemerise. publicity; Miss
Emma Byrnes, decorations; Miss
Ann Wolfe, door; Miss Marjorie
Brennan, printing, and Miss Cath
crime Donohue, hotel.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Park View Women
To Hold Annual
Banquet Tuesday

The Park View Woman's Club
will hold its annual banquet at Gas
pm. Tuesday at the Hotel CONT
mental.
Honor guests will include Mrs.
Arthur Charles Watkins, president
of the District Federation Of
Women's Clubs: Mrs. Edward T.
Perkins, founder and honorary
member of the Park View Club; Mrs.
G. Ellis Logan, organizer and hon.
orary member of the Park View
Club, and Mrs. LIE Verne Beales.
Mrs. w. o. Gale, president, will pre-
side.
The Banquet Committee includes
Mrs. George F. Dalwick, Mrs. A..
Blondell Howe, Mrs. Lawrence E.
Murray, Mrs. James B. Wilkinson
and the president, ex of1cio.
Mrs. T. H. Naylor Is In charge of
the musical program.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Priscilla A. Wood
Engaged to Wed
Robert E. Ronayne

The engagement Of Miss Priscilla
Adams Wood to Mr.. Robert Earle
Ronayne of Worcester, Mass, Is an
nounced by her parents. Col. and
Mrs. Charles Adams Wood Of Boston
and York Cliff, Me. Miss Wood Is
the granddaughter of Mrs. Benja-
min F. Pilson of this city.
The bride-elect attended the
Beaver Country Day School at
Chestnut Hill, Mass, and Holton-
Arms School in this city.
Mr.. Ronayne is the son OF Mrs.
Roger Norton and the late Mr.. James
Ronayne of Worcester, Mass.
Evening star., 1942-06-07

our record, she writes.
A part of the record" reported
by Mrs. Findlay lists $40, 900 collected
to buy materials for production
work, such as knitting, surgical
dressings, layettes and hospital gar
ments.
Two shipments of knitted articles
have been sent to American service
men in Iceland, though the bulk of
finished work has been turned over
to the British Ladies' Committee for
shipment to England.
With thought for a day which it
hopes will never come, the unit is
now reserving for possible emergency
use in Cuba supplies such as surgical
dressings and hospital garments.
Mrs. Coert du Bois, whose hus-
band was consul general in Havana
before his transfer to the State
Department here, served as a CO.
chairman of the unit for time and
allowed members to use a part Of
her own home for work headquar-
ters. On her departure, the Hotel
Nacional invited the group to oc-
cupy quarters there-and its "help"
is even running errands for the
unit.
Sewing machines, typewriters,
multigraphing services and an elec-
trio refrigerator for the benefit OF
members who bring luncheons to
all-day meetings are among other
donations.
Because British women obtained
funds for similar work through
public benefits, the American wo-
men decided not to invade that
field of money raising, but to work
on basis Of up-to-a-dollar month
membership dues, with voluntary
contributions in any amount CRATE
fully accepted"
AS a starter" however, several
friends gave benefit parties, and
one of the members, with fine
collection of land and sea shells,
staged an exhibit, turning proceeds
over to the unit.
Mrs. Findlay adds that "a nice
check is sent each month by a
group of American men who lunch
daily at the American Club"
Ending on a philosophical note,
Mrs Findlay says that during the
months of working side by side,
mot only have we Americans been
drawn closer together, but we have
been finding so many good and
helpful friends among the Cubans
and have been proving a lesson
learned long ago, that service to
others gives the greatest real hap
piness to be had, and does some
thing quite definite to our self
respect"
Evening star., 1942-06-07

This is one OF O. series OF tOeekLy
sketches about 1Dorlen 1Dho played
influential roles in the Nations
groWth. The articles are supplied
bu the research department OF
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
ANY person who exerts a note
worthy influence upon the Nation
may be said to have won earthly
Immortality. If that person is
woman, and particularly a woman
born to a humble home more than
a century ago, the achievement Is
doubly outstanding. Such a woman
and such an achievement form the
story Of Mary Lyon.
Mary Lyon was the prophet and
pioneer of higher education for
women in the United States. She
was born Feb. %, 1897, on a wild,
romantic little farm" nestled among
the hills near Buckland, Mass.
Early in life Mary felt the rough
edges of adversely. Her father died
before she was and the rock-rlooed
farm offered scanty sustenance to
his widow and seven small children.
The blessings of adversely may De
sweet, however, and Mary learned
to make the most of simple pleasures
such as outdoor life and stimulating
work.
Ideals Her Luxury.
As soon as she could toddle a mile,
Marv attended the district school,
soaking up information like a
sponge. In keeping with the high
seriousness that held New England,
she spent little time at play. Ideals
were her only luxury, and duty was
her passion.
She soon exhausted the educa-
tional opportunities of her home
and nearby towns. Then she began
to teach, continuing to study part
time at Ashfeld, Amherst and By
field. Her success as teacher and
administrator brought her fame.
With this as foundation, she deter
mined to establish an arts college
exclusively for women.
Basing her claim upon women's
value to the Nation as teachers and
mothers, she began with magnifi-
cent audacity to raise funds for the
proposed institution. From house
to house she went, pouring out a
Joyous explanation.
The money was raised by 1885, and
o site was selected near the village
of South Hadley In 1887 Mount
Holyoke Female Seminary opened,
with Miss Lyons as principal.
For the next IL years Mary Lyon
labored increasingly to develop the
school and to perfect the lives of its
students. Mount Holyoke soon was
SO widely known that requests came
from many foreign lands for its
graduates, its educational theories,
and even for the floor plans Of its
buildings.
In 1849 one of the seniors con-
Eacted erysipelas, and Mary Lyon