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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1925
Page
5
Alvah Meyer Warren writes a lush poem praising spring. The piece notes Mrs. David M. Warren placed first in Circle Magazine for May and graced the front page as the lead poem in a periodical showcasing leading poetry of the day.
A district meeting of the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs drew many Amarillo club women to Canyon. Departing this morning were Mrs. G. S. McLellan president of the Potter County Federation of Women, Mrs. J. M. Delzell delegate from the Pierlan Club, and Mrs. Frank Clowe delegate from the...
20th Century Club and Mrs J L Scott serve as alternates for the Potter County Federation of Women with Mrs G T Vineyard, Mrs John McKnight, Mrs Floyd Cooper named among district officers and numerous others listed.
The Round Dozen Club will not meet this afternoon and has been postponed to a later date.
The Esther McCrory Chapter meets this afternoon at 3 o clock with Mrs Tom Currie at 2018 Van Buren Street. Mrs Lloyd Fletcher assists as hostess.
A baby girl was born Saturday at 2:30 PM to Mr and Mrs O W Floyd of Glenwood. Weighing three pounds at birth, she initially puzzled physicians but at Northwest Texas Hospital latest reports say she is improving with nourishment given by syringe.
The Parent Teacher Club of Mc Kinley School will meet at 8 oclock this evening at the school. All parents of the children are urged to be present.
The Beginners' Department invites mothers to a Mothers Day program this afternoon at 4 in the department rooms of the church. Mothers with children in this department are urged to attend.
The American creed committee expands with help from old and large U S organizations and citizens. Creed headquarters in Washington Baltimore and New York receive many human interest stories about its reception. Congressmen who backed the creed in April visited Europe in August and found it displayed at fronts. The French interest in a translation grows as the Interior Department supports parallel versions in the United States.
The article recounts Henry Sterling Chapin of New York proposing a nationwide creed contest in 1916 to express American political faith. It details the process, the awards tied to Baltimore and Francis Scott Key, the committees, selection of William Tyler Page as author, and the Creed's public debut on April 8 1918. It notes rapid adoption in Baltimore schools and wider patriotic recitations nationwide.
A Pennsylvania town story sent to the Creed Committee tells of a young man who dodged a draft summons but was swayed by The American’s Creed. He finally confronted the draft board, admitted his error, and declared his readiness to serve his country. The creed shaped his understanding of government, freedom, and citizen duty against enemies.
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