Evening Star Newspaper, June 3, 1926, Page 41

WOMAN™S PAGE. Women Who Have in Governn BY ALICE ROGERS HA( Miss Grace Abbott. Nearly every one can wax sentimen- tal over the needs of the country children and their importance to its future. But it is given to few to put into actual practice the measures that contribute to the welfare of those chil- dren in zeneral; to see with a clear and unpredjud 1 viston that which is necessary, and to have the wit and the wisdom to carry that visien into the realmis of everyday living. There is one woman in the Govern- ment service placed that she is doing this thing. and doing it to the great advantage of the children. She is Girace Abhoii, chief of the Children's Bureau of the Federal Department of Labor, and she is, before all else, a MISS GRACE ARBOTT. farsighted and sane execu- tive. Her hureau is not large as bu reaus go, but covers a great deal of extremely important work, and its personnel is most carefully chosen. M Abbott’s own life story is a notable one. aside from her connection with the Children’s Bureau. which be gan in 1917 as director of the Child hor Division. administering the first Uiabor law was made EVERYDAY feariess DR. S. Answered by eolers are answered daly Parkos Cadp t ol the "3 of Christ pawer in n the DAYTON, Ohio -xplain_the recent Rabhi Wise resulting in from the Relief ma m lestine Wise ahowt Jesus which is not cor 1 knowledge a and non-Christians. 1t tnal 1y existence 1e high ethical qual ity His t s, which the ra emphasized conceded even by those who do not accept Him as Lord NEW YORK 1 lost my mother g circumstances need of comfo said 2 matter of arth L T have just under very distressin am badly Unable nideq her in Bing g0, at B2 vears of os o America and st he margin on my earnin on May 20 next and se Early tention plied in I received next she You ¢ dled before de her auce m provide for g0 back I told her of my in d and which The that Friday ble stating n imagine mv fes She I was able v plan v and co life support her m had I sent u instead of missed 1 venrs saving it, she a havdship. | long letter. | advice and s vou her you infi vou how as provd she your th who could was that ambition by being Air foree duriy iile at the sam gumed with dre killed in h: worthily sented devoted At relieve writ wsferred to me she was con ou should he lous a service. is Ly you as her d les rey vears of age her long v determined to iowhood of all temporal anxie! you tore yourself away from your native land, began &new here. forsook society and saved every possible cent to carry out your scheme. Death has translated your mother bevond the reach of pain and want, and she no longer needs even yvour fond protection But it was blessed for that it was in v both of you * heart to do this thing you mention. od d your mother accept the will r the deed and her more perect knowledize o it enviches her pr ric in you. \ i Her gentle birth :ond refined tran ing. which vou recall to me, were not nearly so valuable to her ax your man MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDRE tnd oy The Three-Minute Glass. ©One mothe: L purch from the 5 s W three-minute glass A 10 and found it to be & great help in training the children When the other necessary pr we try to beat the thre-i When brother gets foo exc 1 have him ¢ lie down on tie conch and watch the ands pass down My Mealms his overiy tem. He Uot huaw long 15 min- utes and a half hor would he by turning the glass when the ‘sand had a&ll dropped down (Oopyright, 1926.) dressing, eating or in | vhnmanm bhi | and | re. | to divulge the | beside | the last | Important Tasks lent bervu-v R chief in August. 1921, Julis Lathrop resigned. But she had ad wide experience in social problems in earlier vears. She comes from Grand Island, Nebr. was graduated at the Grand Island College; took graduate courses at the University of Nebraska, her master's degree in po- Itical science at Chicago, and capped these with law study In the University of Chicago Law School. The followed a perind of teaching at the University of Chicago and the Chicago School of Civies and Philan- thropy. Her interest here centered in the struggles of the immigrants in her city, and she finally gave up teach- ing (o become director of the Immi- grants’ Protective League of Chicago, going to live at Hull House with Jane Addams, so that she might come into closer contact with the men and wom- en she wanted to help. That work carried her farther afield, and she made investigations as executive secre- tary of the State Immigration Com- missions of Illinois and Massa- chusetts. 1t was about this time that she wrote her book, called ““The Im- migrant and the Community.” Hetween the time of her first dgirec- torship in the Children’s Bureau and her present position, the first child Ja- or law was declared unconstitutional. She turned to the post of adviser of the War Labor Policies Board, and to the secretaryship of the child welfare con- ferences concluding children’s year, {und of the Chiliren's Commission of the Kirst International Labor Con ference, Ax chief of the bureau, she has had the direction of the problems of ma ternal and child hygiene, child lubor, juvenile delinquency, dependency and deficiency: and particularly since the passage of the Sheppard-Towner hill, called the Federal maternity and in fancy act, of its administration. In this connection she has secured the co-operation of 43 State: Recognition of the character of her ability has come to her in no limited degree. In 1923 she was made presi- dent of the National Conference of Bocial Work, the fifth time only in 30 vears that this honor had been given a woman. And the vear before, in the Fall of 1922, she received appoint- ment from the President of the United States as a consultative representative to the advisory committee on the traf- fic in women and children of the League of Nations. This appointment was renewed in 1925, and in May of the present vear she attended the meetings in Geneva 'QUESTIONS PARKES when Miss CADMAN {1y wrestling with hard circumstances {0 make a break in her gray life. | The break has come, though not as [ vou would have had it come. Yet no | kravness need rest either upon her bliss or upon vour sorrow. Nor can she he all to vou which she should be in “mystic sweet com- munfon” until you put away despair and believe that she is still and for ever vours | Be of good cheer' You her again. When gripped | 2rief think of her unfadingly life_and its divine unfoldir Then anticipate the conclusive tri- ‘ ‘Hmph and serene result of it all in | that reunion which no words can tell. | You have crossed an ocean for your | mother's sake. You will, 1 am con- | | fident, face with courage and antici- pation the narrow divide of death, and when your hour comes onward g0 to her and crown her waiting joy. ATI. Ohio. of that loyal <hall see | by vour radiant | CINCT | 1s the friendship though trying type of friend whom vou recently descrihed ever fully re | stored after its soul has heen pierced [ by the cruel sword of intentional nes- sk If so. how? Answer—The restoration can take e, hut it is not an easy process. does friendship have quite the same spiritual quality after it has | heen wounded without cause. | Suppress vour natural resentment: {show that loyalty which can survive ‘lhu shock of e rtion followed by open contempi. Find in vow own frailties an apol- | oRY for the faithless one who has ig- | nored your heart’'s best gifts, | ¢irhe man who wantonly deserts his | friend is infinitely poorer than he | suspects. View your situation from | is standppint. Think of vour false friend’s loss as well as of his hase ne: If vou forgive him and he «till undeserving of vour forgiveness you have at least enriched us all by vour conduct. rou had realized | Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Words often misused: sewed the buttons Say ‘‘on the dress.” Often mispronounced: (noun.) Pronounce r: as in “ray,” u as in last syllable. Often misspelled: Attorneys: eys Synonyms: Amblguons. “indistinet, obscure,” questionable. dubious. doubt ful, indefinite, uncertain. i Word study: “Use a word three times | and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabular; astering one word h day word: Derision: licule: scorn; contempt. Fvery state- | ent he made was held in derision. 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And some- times she wishes that boys and girls could read the letters that kome pouring in—so that they all might come to understand each other better, hecause most of the froubles of young people seem to arise through misunderstandings. You all get to hurt over incom prehensible actfons on the part of those you love best. And what you don't understand, you suspect. You jump to the worst possible con- clusion, and break up happy romances just through lack of understanding. Jerry is terrifically hurt because Mary, who's been sweet to him all Winter, has suddenly shown him coldness. He assumes that she's fallen for some one elwe; that after playing with his heart for a few months. she's thrown it away as not worthy of note He's very sentimental and vight- eously Indignant about the whole thing. He's through with women. Never for an instant does he give her the benefit of the doulw. Never does he try to understand her point of view; to fathom the mystery surrounding her actions. Mary may very well he angry at something he's done. Something of which he’s not aware may have come between them. For Marys all over the country| 5 write In to suy: “T was simply furfous at the way Jerry ed me 1he other night. He has a habit of disappear- | ing into the billavd room with one of the hovs and never coming near me tll it's time to go home. Well, when he pulled this for the fourteenth time I got really sore and decided 1'd | just freeze him out for a few and let him apologize for his actions. But the minute I showed him 1 was!26. Meeting place. angry, he just drifted away. Now I|2€ Afrian mountain range. realize that he could never have loved | 50. Kind of puzzle. me, or he weuld not have allowed |31, Cook. my change of manner to drive him |34 Street car. away." 37. Consort of the sun god. And Mary is down on all men. The first man. Whereas, {f all the Marys and Jerrvs Claw. would try to get wise to each other, Welghing device. instead of running away in a temper. |43, Refore the Christian era (abbr.) there'’d be fewer lovelorn maidens |44, Elderly lady. and men in the world today. . Concerning. Girls are constantly on the defen- Put back in position. sive. They expect to he deserted any Saltpeter. minute. They suspect boys of cheat- Small valleys, ing. no matter how slight the grounds A snake. for misgivings. And boys lac prehend their moods. They Across. 1. Comes to a standstill. Prophetic. Less wild. Buffalo. . Siberfan river. Having a flow of words, Rehold. . 8hort metal Mistake. 21, Commotion. da\ll"". Cut short, | 240 Classify bolt. the intuition to com. Down. girl friends’ sudden philosophically shrug their shoulders, decide gloomily that there’s another man on the horizon, and trot off to look for new playmates. You girls think vou have all the worst of it—that vou've always got to worry and stew and fret about the men: that they never have a second’s worry over you Rut you're all wrong. Th lot of men scratching their to know just wrong with them—why they make a hit with the right why their sweethearts treat them so Which shows that there's a great need of sympathy and | understanding hetween you. Instead of letting vou hurt pride | and wounded vanity send vou away |43 { from the man vou love. try to get |3l his point of view first and mavhe j that will smeoth out the whole Outer garment. Morning (abbr.). Lifting_ device. Gait of a horse, . Competent. Rows . Exist Tint, Part of the body. LA swelling. A direction. at. 0. Haliway under Confidential. Break. Distant. Encountered. Perfume. Pertalning to the ear. Mohammedan prince. Went rapidly. An object in Pungent Small tree of the oak family. 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Giving you that caressing, benign lather that leaves you feeling more dchutely cared for, moreexquisite! Instant lather—even where water is hard! Lever Bros. Co., Cambridge, Mass. LLUX TOILET FORM 10f l QUIC'( Qua ker ! gmo 2. Dispatch. P. U, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1926. Your Baby and Mine 1920.) BY MYRTLE MEYEK ELDRED, fii:flg\lring Birthmarks. It is a matter for gre: marred by a disfiguring She feels herself in some that them. long ago convinced her fright is responsible for know now her baby's growth und that marks are merely due formation of the tiny vi laries in the skin, which = inconspicuous. When it is the cage of a tiny ever noticed how frequently marks appear and no other place, and to let them alone. They may pear of themselves or else gRrow out of sight into the hair line. ing these marks on the bab; legs and wonder what should about them. Unless they in cauge discomfort and protrude the sKin, they are hest left alone. e not noticeable und so need not tampered with. When the marks are on the is right that, If possible, they be removed, any Thed such marks, but the particular continent (abbr.). pographical engineer (abbr.). delegated 1o remove thein. use the electric needle or ¢ e . - | oxide snow, both of Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle, | 00 Shess Bl O [Plole M A[cT [slR[o]®] | [O[R[ARMMIAIRIEJEAL L] l. mother which sees in them any RIT] (01U} (TlolE QML IVIRIARME [VIE] | intiarce 1o soimet o amed ™" rhon [ we are certain—It ix only imagination and superstition of Beet Fritters. the volks of four eggs beaten three tablespoonfuls of cream two tablespoonfuls of flour. a | nutmeg, and sugar to taste. Mix a shape Into fritters. Fry in |and serve with a garnish .preserved fruit, such apples. of as cherries w when a mother finds her bany's perfect skin red mark. ¥ to blume for these marks, superstition having some We that the thoughts of the mother have no influence whatever on these some mal or capil- Auses them to unite and thus form a solid red sur- face, rather than being separated and | red mark or head or face (and have vou these on the head and face especially right at the base of a skull?), it i hest | sap- Some mothers are distressed at find arms or be done | way | above They e face, should s they cause the grow ing child sorrow and embarrassment s are various ways of removing way should be chosen by the doctor who fx He oy which have been At present there is no known cause these red marks, but of one thing the active the Magh five heets to a pulp and add with grated rind of a lemon, some grated bhutter | | nd | Add the nd tart ‘ I FEATURES. Ugly Finger Nails, finger nails cannot for every time they are manicured their shupe can he im proved. The ldeal finger nail Is long {and slender, showing quite w Lit of the | pearly-white “moon” at the top, and curving deeply at each side. The cuti- | cle around the nail is smooth and the actual tip of the nail is a clear white where it projects from the skin. No matter how ugly the nails are naturally, this “ideal” is possible for every one. The nails can be made longer by fil- them to a moderately long pointed 1. They can be made still longer by pressing back the cuticle each day | with a blunt orangeweod stick. If you will do this you will find in a few {months that the nails actually are longer. The difference is the merest fraction of an inch, but the improve- ment in appearance is enormous. This constant use of the orangewnod stick to press back the cuticle will give the |slze of the nails that deep-set lonk | which 1s o fashionable, Well cared for possibly be ugly, |in up My Neighbor Says: When a cake of soap b put all the small pieces in a small cloth b . When wushing dishes this bag may be used in ad of new cuke of soup he 1% then no danger of the soup sticking to the dishes. I ink Is spilled on a carpet or rug run for the salt bag and put on salt, renewing it as fast ase the ink is absorbed by ft Where th 1 done promptly and plenty of fresh sult is used it is fre cntly w0 effective that no whate remains, cleaned remoy- first e it | di- nk spot Upholstery may be and freshened without ing it from the chairs hy removing all the dirt that has accumulated in it, then apply- ing a lather of pure white soap and warm water, and finally go- ing the surface with a strong solution of alum water, made by dissolving alum in bolling water, which i conled Lefore using. In sewing on buttons if the knot is placed on the right side of the cloth, directly under the hutton, the thread will he less likely to break and hecome loosened and the button will re main on longer re- | by | i | or BEAUTY CHATS W mmJ. BY EDNA KENT FORBES. If the nalls are very fragile and h»lllll» this daily treatment and dally polishing with u chamois buffer wil | make them much stronger. 1f they are ridged or fluted they should be rubbed with oil or cold cream | The tollowing fornu S heen sent 'lnr as a cure for ride and fluted “mlh‘ Powdered resin, 2 grains: table salt. 25 grains; powdered alum, 25 grain white wax, 75 grains; almond |oll. half an ounce. To make it vou | melt the resin and wax into the ofi, then add the salt and alum, stir it all together and keep in a tiny c¢oid eream | jar A little should be rubbed well into the nails e other or every day if they are i condition, Do not worry aheut white spots on the nafla. They are probahly caused by slight bruiges and they are not a disfigurement as many people think. A dzily manicure is good for these as for all other nail troubles. X. Y. Z—Braces worn only during the night time could have no effect upon your knees in changing their shape. Braces if helpful at all would need to he worn at times when knees were hefng used so as to train them. After adult vears the hones are not | 50 plastic. and s person who is knock Kneed is not apt to get over it u there s ation to stand properly to correct the fault. It vou ave sufficiently determinel about it, vou will correct the condition without es, for vou will nev |selt 1o stand so that your Hin the wrong position Questioner— I do not think there any dangerous resuits from twee the eyebrows, hut there is no re | for doinz it any more unless it is just 110 pluck out a hair here and there use they are se much out with vour br knees are re Tomatoes, Cheese Stuffiing. Cut the centers aut of large ripe t0- matoes. Prepare the stuffing a< fol lows: To each tomato allow twa hard | hisenits put through the meat grinder and soaked in just enongh sweet milk to make them quite soft. one fourth | teaspoanful of salt. ane dessertspao ful of chopped green pepper, one | «poonful of chopped onfon, one-fourth | teaspaonful of leaf sage ruhhed to a powder, and one-half an ounce of | American cheese cut in small bits. I Mix well. adding more sweet milk | necessarv. " Stuft the tomatoes with the mixture and bake in a hot oven for 20 minutes in an earthen baking I dish or in a casserole. Ezperts select the ingredients. and direct the mizing, raising and baking of this fine bread What do you _know about Bread ~ ‘REALLY? HAT is behind the loaf of bread that your grocer’s boy leaves at your door daily? ! What kind of ingredients have gone into it?> How has it been mixed, raised, baked? How handled in every step of its way to you? You don’t know. And you couldn’t know —Dbecause, as bread is made today, only an expert is fitted to pass an opinion on its quality. You have to take somebody’s word for it —and you do. Like every modern house- wife, you buy your bread as you buy all the other supplies for your home —by a reliable brand name. On the wrapper of every loaf of Rice’s bread, you will find the The weal of the City Bak- ing Institute is your guar- antee of fine quality in 5 bread Copyright, 1926, The City Baking Company round red seal of the City Baking Institute. This seal is your guarantee of quality in bread. When you see it on a bread wrapper, you can feel sure that the loaf inside has been made of the very best ingredients obtainable d and baked with that it has been mixed, rais the greatest care and skill. H HEN you buy Rice’s bread, you can be sure of its quality—just a you buy any guaranteed “make.” ou are when And whether you market in the morning or afternoon you always get bread fresh from the ovens, because Rice’s loaves are baked twice daily and rushed to your grocer. Begin today to give your family this tested and guaranteed bread.