Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1928, Page 38

_THE SUNDAY' STAR, WASHINGTON, - D. CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION Miss Belle Sherwin Greets League With New Year Message. Legislative Chairmen of General Federation Re- port—Mrs. Busch Greets Pen Women. BY CORINNE FRAZIER. NEW YEAR message express- ing a wish which is near to the heart of every ciubwoman is broadcast by Miss Belle Sherwin, prcsidcm‘ olre r:he Na- League of Women Voters. ti(yg'l‘ megrve of the new vear there are women in all the States of the Tnion who will greet 1929 in the eager hope that there may be written into the law of the land a way to continue €0 meet a familiar and grave necessity,” says Miss Sherwin. “They look for, and will strive for, the assurance of a national provision Which through States, counties and townships will be ghe means of saving babies’ lives. “Under provisions which will end $n June, 1929, an inspiring record has been made of & lessening death rate infants. Examination of the facts makes plain that ways to lower that Tate still further have been found. The comparative rates for this and other countries show the obligation to con- tinue the influence of the lessening actors. i “Thus one hope of the new year rings added responsibility to women Who face those facts. “My wish for the new year is that the facts may become common knowl- edge: that a new vision may grow of the Nation's wealth as sprung from its children’s health, and that there may be steadily widening understand- ing and correction of the reckless wastefulness which is what the annual death rate of mothers and babies in this country means. “I wish that men and women alike would greet this new year with the strength of resolution, mindful of the g;ophecy of old—A little one shall me a great nation.’”, K % fl‘}m Michigan State Normal College League of Women Voters at Ypsil- @nti, of which Miss Evelyn Morris is president, is the winner of the $25 Prize offered by the National League ©f Women Voters for the best 1,000- word report of getting out the student wote of the college in the 1928 election. ‘This award was based on the report submitted by Miss Katherine Meany, the national league has announced. Selection of the prize-winning essay was made by Miss Gertrude Ely of Bryn Mawr, Pa., counselor on new voters for the national league. Four other entries were given honorable mention in the following order: The league at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Wis.; Washington University League, St. Louis; Maryland State Normal School League, Towson, Md.; St. Cloud (Minnesota) State Teachers College League. The contest was open 0 any league organized in a college, university or normal school whose affliation is recognized by the State ague. The winning league obtained a list of all students of voting age, made a personal telephone canvass and checked up, after election, on the actual number who voted. The check-up showed that 71 per cent of the eligible voting stu- | dents participated in the election, most of these through the utilization of facili- ties for absentee voting. The league for 13 days preceding the election conducted an information table for voters in the Administration Build- ing of the Michigan State Normal Col- .lege, one of its members being commis- sioned a notary public in order to facili- tate service to absentee voters., A mest- ing with speakers cn the candidates and platforms of both parties, and pres- entation of a dramatic skit, “A Day at the Polls.” emphasizing 2all the techni- calities of election procedure, were also features, SR o CLUBWOMEN affiliated with the +-# General Federation of Women's Clubs, especially those who head the lJegislative committees of the organiza- tion, are concentrating their thoughts &nd efforts now upon the advancement of the legislative program to be pushed by the federation during the short ses- #lon of the Seventieth Congress, which convened December 3. Foremost among the measures which have been sponsored by the clubwomen re the Kellogg-Briand treaty; the lawes-Cooper bill for regulation of Interstate commerce in prison-made [Ytl)od.s: the Capper-Gibson bill establish- g standard qualifications .for police women and giving legal status to the Police Women's Bureau; the Gillette resolution concerning our entrance to the Permanent Court of International Justice; the Curtis-Reed bill favoring a Federal department of education; the George-Reed vocational education bill and bills concerning uniform marriage and divorce laws; the reuniting of alien families and proposing better operation ©f the merit system in civil service. A report of the status of the most im- ‘ofllnl of these bills has been made by gislative chairmen as follows: The Hawes-Cooper prison labor bill, providing for such regulation of inter- State commerce in prison-made goods that will make these goods subject to the laws of the State into which they come, passed the House by a vote of 803 to 39 in the last session and has now become a law, having passed the Senate and received the President's ©O. K. before Christmas. The passage of this bill {s a big step toward the abolition of the prison-con- tract system which has been opposed for many years by the general federa- tion. Tt is believed that the three-year period before the law becomes operative will give time for such adjustment of prison industries as will enable prisons to supply their goods to tax-supported fostitutions in quantities sufficient to &eep the prisoners employed. For years the federation has sup- ported “the principles of the Capper- Gibson bill, which would establish standard qualifications for police- | Jomen and give legal status to the | Yureau here in Washington headed by Mrs. Mina Van Winkle. This bill was I Wed December 23 MRS. WILLIAM SULLENGER, Paughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert An- |lution suggests to the President the | studied laughter of 'pm(-)mms. that youth should be started on the calendar of both houses when Congress adjourned last Spring and should be taken up in the short ses- sion. Already passéd by the Senate, the George-Reed bill making equal appro- priation for vocational education in both agriculture and home economics, needs only the approval of the Lower House and the signature of the Presi- dent to make it a law. The princi- ples of this bill were supported in the Fess amendment of previous Con- gresses. Committees of both House and Sen- ate are considering the Curtis-Reed measure for a Federal department of | education with a secretary in the President’s cabinet. The Gillette reso- advisability of further exchange of | views with the signatory States upon the Senate reservations to its consent to the adherence of the United States to the Permanent Court of Interna- tional Justice. The committee last May voted to postpone consideration of the resolution until this session. * ok ok % ITH the exception of the Woodrow ‘Wilson memorial dinner held on Thursday night activities at the Wom- an’s National Democratic Club head- quarters have been suspended during the holiday season. but will be re- sumed this week with the usual Thurs- day open-house dinner at the club- house. No program luncheon will be held tomorrow and none was held this past Monday but one is being planned for Monday, January 7, at 12:30 o'clock. The features of the program will be announced later. * kK K ¢ A 'S there is a calendar of time, so, too, there is a calendar of litera- ture, marching hand in hand with his- tory down through the centuries. We of the pen, pencil and brush look back with wonder and interest on its dawn and on those feminine stars who first appeared in the literary firmament.” writes Mrs. Bonnie Busch, national president of the National League of Pen Women in her New Year message to this organization. In retrospective mood, Mrs. Busch runs through the list of names from the past. selecting for mention, Sappho, | 5f the King of Navarre, and George Sand. {of literature by one of the San Fran- sunny hills of Greece, of the beauty of the world, and of great love, now deli- cately, now passionately, tuning the golden strings of the lyre to her moods * * = center of a brilliant soclety, a school of poetry”; Miriam, sister of Moses, singing praises to her God; Saint Hilda, of the seventh century, a Saxon lady, “whose name is intimately associated with the early English liter- ture”; Anne Radcliffe, whose mnovel, The Romance of the Forest,” Mrs Busch considers “of iis kind, unsurs passed in English literature”; Jane Austen, “a demure little English woman, who wrote tranquil, Wity stories of the life she knew, simple English country life”; the great Eng- lish contemporaries—Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the most distinguished poet of her sex that England has produced; Charlotte Bronte and George Eliot; the French writers, whose works illumined the literature of their day, Mme. de Stael, Mme. de Sevigne, Marguerite d'Angoul- eme, sister of Francis the First and wife of whom Mrs. Busch says: “Her early picturesque life influenced and lent charm to her writing and gave it that merriment, pathos and undercurrent of deep feeling which the sophistication of her later life could not dispel.” Holding these names up like flaming torches and referring also to the achievements of the woman of today in the field of novel writing and of poetry, Mrs. Busch sends out a ringing New Year challenge: “We Pen Women must write something of worth upon this year's literary calendar, some song un- sung that will echo ever after, some verse unwritten that will never die, something memorable etched on the pages of our history.” The entire league is sharing with the San Francisco branch its thrill of pride in the contribution made to the cause cisco branch members, Mrs. Willlam Beckman, who has recently presented to the University of California $100,000 for a chair of English literature. Mrs. Beckman is known throughout Cali- fornia for her salon des-artists where distinguished artists, writers and mu- siclans gather, and during the past vear she has been poet laureate of the Allied Arts Club of San Francisco. She is the author of several books of travel whom she pictures as singing “of the travel close together. You can't judge Time by that funereal scythe he carries over his shoulder, seeing that he is likewise responsible for Christmas trees and toys and engage- ment rings and wedding veils, as well as shrouds. He is undoubtedly the one who “taketh away,” but, also, he creates, for if it were not SANTA CLAUS and Father Time for the babies he sponsors into the world, there would be mno Christmas frolics, no rich, un- youth, no romances and not even shrouds—s i n ¢ e there would be no one to wear them. For Time gives as well as takes. Santa, being a jolly soul, all chuckles and “givings,” accepts relationship with his gray brother, though he keeps the secret under his potty red jacket, for well he knows that when Christmas has dawned into the day after, he, also, will have passed on to that road that leads to some inscrutable place we only know as “Wher ‘When next Tuesday midnight comes around, if you are not where bands are jazzing or radios shouting out hosannas to the baby year, it may be that your Father Time. in compensation for a loneliness that he may have caused you by his duty to his scythe, will let you hear, in the midnight silence the faltering steps of the poor Old Yea™ dragging into the black unknown—and if there is moonlight outside of your open window, you will glimpse all the old years waiting to receive him, headed by Year One. And the poor old fellow who has just lost his throne will whimper to the others: “The world is welcoming that new baby to its breast, as they welcomed me a little 12 months ago—and they. have shoved me off the ear “They did the same to m Year One. “And to me—and to me"—echo the others. And then you notice—maybe—that Father Time—eternally young and kingly, with a scepter, instead of a scythe—will place a hand on the bowed head of the decrepit yerr. You cannot hear his words, but, at sound of his voice, the old year straightens into the erectness of youth, and his mourning garment falls from him like the rags of the beggar who became a saint when he died. And you hear the rhythm of happy, onward steps that fit in at last with the silence that makes no sound— which lets you know what Father Time does to all the old years, but: “Where, do you suppose, all the past Christmases go?" * observes * *i% USINESS is business, all right, and it may be, as that efficient man early along some line of trade—but: If Mother Nature takes individual note of her earth children, she must have given a sigh in behalf of one small subject of work-beginnings— though sighing seems out of place on Christmas eve. A half-grown boy was selling = AROUND THE CITY BY NANNIE LANCASTER. and fiction as well as poetry. notice of the goings on of her children —especially when they still have baby gold in their hair. And if Mother Nature took no notice, well—There were others, o 3k ok ok 'HERE is a barber in this town whose sense of beauty and fitness of things counts for something that money cannot buy. One young woman—well, not such an extra young woman, either—went in his shop to have her hair bobbed. It was bronze-brown hair that waved below her waist; not curly, like that Queen of Ethiopia who registered “a hundred thousands rings,” nor yet the sort that twists into long. sleek tubings like everybody’s dear grandma used to wear a-hanging down her back. It was just iny ripples such as you see on a mmer pond. 8 The barber backed away from the job and held up protesting hands: “I could not touch scissors to that hair, madam, it would be sacrilegious.” He held to his purpose and the young woman went away, but whether she had her wonder-hair cut, after a tribute like that, would be another story. Just to add a bit to this yarn, here is Ia_numer little something along the same ine: A Washington woman went to a near- by town to see an old friend who had arranged the date and hour, Little case where a feller wants a friend, don't you know. Unexpectedly, she took an earlier train and with an hour to wait strolled around a bit to see what the place looked like. On one street of shops she came to a “beauty parlor"—agilt letters on the windowglass—and while pausing to look at the layout in the showcase, a foreign gentleman came to the door and said to the woman, as the spider said to the fly: “Come into my parlor, madam, and let me show you some of the marvelous beauties I have made of ugly women. In one hour I can make you so lovely | Ulfll; your best friend wouldn't know | you!” And the fly said unto the spider: “I am about to meet a friend I have not seen for years, and it would be dreadful if she were not to know me.” Then she Strolled away. And on her face was humorous philosophy, and in her heart was the sort of something you might call a homesickness for radiant youth—a something all women know about when they come to the turn of the Great Road where Father Time halts them to make little marks near their eyes——: Crowfeet! PAIL COSTS $10. Empty garbage pails are not generally regarded as objects of temptation, but for William Roby, 800 block of Sixth street, they seem to hold an frresistible appeal. Policeman Rodgers of the eighth pre- cinct yesterday saw Roby first kick a pail owned by George Brenner, Seventh street merchant; and then pick it up and start to carry it away. When ques- tioned, Roby claimed he was merely playing a joke on Brenner, the officer testified before Judge Ralph Given in Police Court yesterday. When Brenner, however, said he never saw the man before, Judge Given imposed a fine of $10. Christmas tree to a couple—not a big tree, as the man had to take it with him. The trees stood in a jungly row !against the wall of a corner store that { was doing such a rushing trade that the proprietor had to let his young son do the selling on the outside. Stand- ing-alongside, watching the boy and his customer, stood another boy—about 7— who was so afraid that big brother would miss full results from the trade in hand that he volunteered helpful ness, as the man was making out the change. “Mist got weafs inside.” he customer did not want a wreath, but he thanked the small Loy with a Christnassy kindliness that inspired him to make another tiy: “Don’ you wanna hire a Sanny Claus?—Nice red clos2 an' whiskers that can't get on fire— " “Why, listen at ‘that baby—-" the the man. “Why, don’t you know that Santa has to come down a chimaey— all the way from the North Pole in a . don’ you wanna buy a weaf? | inter:uption came from the woman with cAvignone E Freres 1777 Columbia Road at 18th Street New Year’s Day & Dinner Tuesday, From 1 to 8 P. M. $1.50 Per Cover Unexcelled Service Every Day Table d'llate or a la carte in our delightful new sleigh pulled by reindecr— honey? The tiny boy gmiled business alert- ess “That's jus' & story—Ain't any real Sanny Claus—jus’ ma'b'leve.” Oh, let up!"-—admonishment from |big brother—'And give me a paper | bag.” The small boy darted to a pile of brown bags, and the elder brother slipped it over the base of the tree to make it easier for the man's hands. And that was all there was to it. derson, and before her marriage this ponth she was Miss Louise on But to hear such sophistication from a mouth of milk-teeth—most of them Ander- | gone—would have made dear old Moth- Mezzanine Restaurant Luncheon, 12 to 2:30 P. M. Dinner, 5:30 to 8 P. M., $1.25 Sunday Dinner, 1 to 8 P.M,, $1.50 Pastries | Sweetmeats | Ice Creams made by us in our own kitchens and of a delectable attractiveness unsurpassed. | —{hncflns*ham. er Nature weep—provided she takes GUEST OF GRANDPARENTS MISS ELIZABETH THURSTON LAURSON, Passing the holidays with her grandparents, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Samuel War- ren Miller of 1661 Crescent place. —Harris-Ewing Photo, Parent-Teacher Activities All material for this column must be sent to the State office, room 101, Burlington Hotel, by the Wednesday preceding the Sunday on which publi- cation is desired. The new editor of the Bullatin is the State president, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. With the consent and co-opera- tion of Dr. Ballou, superintendent of schools, the: -allotment for each local Parent-Teacher Association is sent di- rectly from the printer's to the school bullding, where the copies are dis- tributed to the members at their monthly meeting. ‘William Knowles Cooper will speak on “The Youth of Today” at the Park View Platoon School Association meet- ing, January 4 at 8 p.m,, in the school auditorium. ‘The next meeting of the Wheatley School Association will be held January 3. Miss Mellichampe, seventh grade teacher, will give a demonstration of visual education with the lamp pre- sented by the association. Mr. Burton, director of Boy Scouts, will explain ac- tivities of his organization, and Mrs. Eppa L. Norris, director of the Singing Mothers, will lead in singing the parent- teacher association songs. Members and friends contributing prizes and cards for the card party, January 5, are requested to bring prizes and cards to the next regular meeting. ‘The monthly meeting of the Blow Association was held December 11. The following delegates were appointed: Parent-Teacher convention, Mrs. Mar- tin; Juvenile Protective, Mrs, Martin, The attendance banner was awarded to Miss Parks’ fourth grade. ‘The Macfarland Junior High School Association met December 21 in the school auditorium. Dr. Frank W. Bal- lou, superintendent of the District of Columbia schools, spoke on ‘“Home ‘Work.” N ‘The Macfarland Glee Club presented a program of Christmas music. Piano selections, Mrs. Helen Bellman; viclin, Miss Evelyn Scott; duet, Mrs. Ruth Morgan, soprano, and Mrs, Lawrence Satterlee, contralto. ‘The Bryan Association met in the school December 20. The Schick test was given to over 300 children in the school. Miss Shea, principal, was com- mended for the efficient manner in which she handled the children during the test. A motion was made to give the chil- dren candy canes for Christmas. A picture was shown on “The Milk We Drink.” Daniel Bevinson entertained with violin solos, accompanied by Miss Margaret Moore. An announcement was made of the retirement of Miss Shea, the principal. The association made her an hon- orary member for life. Christmas carols were sung, Miss Moore playing the accompaniments, Rev. J. Homer Councilor, assistant pas- tor of Calvary Baptist Church, spoke on “The Christmas Spirit.” Children in the receiving home un- der the care of the Board of Public Welfare were given a party under the direction of ‘the District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers Christmas day. Mrs. Glenn Leach, State chairman of the juvenile protective committee, made the preliminary arrangements, and the State president, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, directed the party. E.S. Arnold, super- intendent of the home, co-operated with Mrs. Leach. ‘There was a large Christmas tree, and through the generosity of Mrs. Alfred Tolson and other members of the District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers there was a stocking filled with “goodies” for each child. Shirley Arnold, daughter of the superintendent, acted as Santa Claus and distributed games, books and gin- gerbread men to the children. Messrs. Reeves and Rawlings gave musical selections. E. H. Daniel sent ice cream for the party and the ginger cookies were the gift of Mrs. H. S. Rawdon of the West School P.-T. A. Mrs. Morgan Otterback of the Brent- Dent Association arranged the program for the party and assisted the State president. Mrs. M. F. Ludwig from the Henry-Polk Association also assisted. Dr. Howard B. Wilson, national direc~ tor of the Junior American Red Cross, will give an address on “Modern School Problems” at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase meeting to be held at 8 o'clock Wed- nesday evening. The teachers will be “at home” in their classrooms the half hour before the meeting opens in order that the parents may meet and discuss individual problems with them. Pupils attending the Carbery School brought toys, food and “goodies” in such abundance that the four families to whom the Carbery Association played Santa Claus were given several baskets apiece. The members of the assoclation con- tributed clothing for the baskets, and they also sent a candy cane and an orange to each of the forty pupils of the school who were absent because of illness. All parents whose children are of adolescent age and especially those whose children have not reached that important period in their physical, mental and moral development are re- quested to hear Dr. T. W. Galloway, who will be in Washington from Jan- uary 6 to February 6. He will speak on ‘social hygiene to small groups in different school centers. The following buildings have been selected so that members from several associations can arrange to attend in the nearest building: John Burroughs School, Macfarland Junior High School, West School and Hine Junior High School. The mnext rehearsal of the Singing Mothers will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Burlington Hotel January 7. Send all information and interesting news items for the February issue of the .District of Columbia Parent- Teacher Bulletin to the State office, room 101, Burlington Hotel, by Janu- ary 15, ‘The Congress Heights Association will meet at the school next Thursday at 2 o'clock. Soviet Launches Two Freighters. LENINGRAD (#).—The Soviet gov- ernment has just launched two of its biggest freight boats, Sacco and Van- | zettl. Each ship displaces 5,340 tons and is designed for the timber trade. 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May we turn you out smartly for your New Year's eve party? 50 Furred Coats, %110 Regularly $125 to $145 Ask any dozen women their color preferences in coats! The majority will want black and tan! That's what we have been selling most of. So we went into the market and got the most-in-demand coats at great price reductions! And all glorious furred . . . standing, shawl, bolster collars . . . deep cuffs, spiral cuffs of fine furs . ... some with fur borders or panel trimmings! And this is what you'll find .. ... ? FASHION INSTITUTION Washington NewYork 4 Parie —Black with black fox —Black with grey kit fox —Black with black lynx —Tan with beaver —Black with Jap fox —Tan with brown fox —Tan with fitch —Black with fitch —Tan with Jap mink All smart straightline styles! Lovely coats, everyone that vou will be delighted to own and wear! Get vour coat to wear to New Year parties! Why not have it foday! Womenw's Coat Shops—Third Floor Lt . smart all vlack coat —the fur 100 Women’s Dresses $1875 that were $25 and $29.50 All kinds of frocks here! A gown for tomorrow night’s dance and a frock to wear throughout the Spring . . . a dress for the business hours of the day and a mode for the play hours of the evening! One piece . . . two piece . . . coat styles . . . surplice models . . . femi- nine, flowing frocks . . . uneven hemlines, scarfs, rip- pling flares, tiers! Chiffon Georgette oy §v Tweed Novelty Woolens Even transparent velvet And plenty of high colors, pastels, navy, brown, and black ... no complete size range in any mode but plenty of 36 to 44 sizes in the collection. Women's Frock Shop—Second Floor Women’s Daytime Dresses $28.75 —marked down from $39.50 and $49.50! Invitations to tea ... open houses . .. informal dinner with friends home for the holidays . . . of course vou want new clothes . .. and you can buy them to great advantage at Jel- left’s tomorrow! 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