Santa Fe Fiesta Draws Sightseers and Researchers
Mrs H E Tanner and daughter Edna Dart toured Santa Fe and the San Domingo Indians fiesta held August 4 at the pueblo south of the city. They witnessed the corn dance with Catholic blends, heard tom toms and bells, and noted the green dominant colors with scarlet and yellow. They visited Puye cliff dwellings, a turquoise mine, and the Palace of the Governors now a museum. The archaeological school at the palace runs through July and August, led by Ralph E Twitchell. Local residents Miss Anna Cockins, Miss Nellie Barnes, Chancellor and Mrs E H Lindley were among visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
H. E. Tanner
Louisiana Street
Edna Dart
San Domingo
Ralph E. Twitchell
Old Lawrence
Anna Cockins
W. E. Tenney
Nellie Barnes
E. H. Lindley
Tanner
Women's convention endorses education, labor reforms
The convention endorsed the child labor amendment in principle and urged states to ratify it. It backed a national department of education with a cabinet secretary and opposed the income tax bill. An amendment to the Smith Hughes act and a public health coordination bill were endorsed. Two women named as the era’s most valuable: Judge Florence Allen and Edna Browning Ruby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tional Federation
Curtis Reed
Department of Education
Smith- Hughes
America
Florence Allen
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Edna Browning Ruby
Lafayette
Ind
Europe
New York Women’s Activities Association
Judge Allen
Yosemite Park
Arroyo Grande
Calif
Lawrence
Convention details and highway planting plan described
Miss Emma Wagner reports the ninth annual Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs convention in Oakland July 17 26. Kansas led delegations with 68 travelers, ~1300 delegates registered, visits to Catalina Island and Mary Pickford studios, and a large costume ball closing the event. Discussions covered child labor, women’s protective legislation, and education. A related note highlights Maryland Virginia highway flower planting, Iris urged by the Lawrence Flower Club with free iris plants to foster roadside beautification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood Studios
Catalina Island
The
Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Club
Oakland
Calif
Emma Wagner
School of Business
Lawrence
Kansas
Colorado
Springs
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Grand Canyon
Los Angeles
Moving Picture
Lois
Wilson
Conrad Nagel
Kan
Sas
Idaho
Department of Education
Washington
Lawrence Flower Club
Farm Bureau
Bess Rowe
Farmer's Wife
Maryland
Virginia
Flower Club
Former Lawrence Girl Elizabeth O'Brien Gains Musical Honors
Elizabeth O'Brien, former Lawrence resident and St John’s choir director, earned her 1922 voice degree from the school of fine arts. Now in Middleton Ohio, she teaches there and studies with John Huffman of Cincinnati. She debuted with Middleton’s Armee band performing Caro Nome from Rigoletto to enthusiastic applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Elizabeth O'Brien
School of Fine Arts
William O'Brien
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Middleton
Miss O'Brien
Armee Band
Thousand Island Dressings Compete In Regular Contest
Readers submit multiple Thousand Island dressing recipes with variations using ingredients like pimentos olives beets peppers onions and mayonnaise. Notable contributors include Mrs J W Dyche Ellen Lackey and Mrs F H Kieffer with methods ranging from whipped cream to citrus juice and herbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thousand Island
Ieland
Ellen Lackey
Vermont St
F. H. Kieffer
New York St
City Library Aids Vacation Planners With Travel Guides
The city library offers a summer vacation desk in the reading room with a display of travel folders and booklets. Patrons can compare destinations from Kentucky caves to Norway and Spain, check rates and itineraries, and plan trips on site or take folders home for later planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Library
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Canada
Evangeline
Florida
California
New England
Wisconsin
Land o'Lakes
Great West
Norway
Germany
Spain
Spanish Senoritas Learn Dances of Gypsies From Roman
In Madrid 3000 young senoritas train at Roman the Gypsy academy near Madrid University. For six months each pupil learns fandanguillos and gypsy dances, producing a large repertory. Roman, billed as The King of the Bolero, earns about 40,000 pesetas yearly and funds lavish Andalucian meals for his trainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Roman
Madrid University
Minerva
Amparita Medina
Custodia Romero
Venus
Paris
Desirable garden vines for walls and ground covers
The article surveys vines suitable for edging walls and ground cover. It highlights evergreen vines like Euonymus and Bittersweet, Radicans, Kewensis, English ivy, and honeysuckles for fragrance and resilience, with notes on sun needs and winter tolerance. It also mentions Lonicera Halliana, Lycium Barbarum, Polygonum Silver Lace Vine, and Pueraria for rapid effect, detailing growth habits and attractive flowers and berries.
Vines to beautify a yard with rapid growth and charm
The article highlights many vines including kudzu, riverbank grape, and American native Wisteria species. It describes rapid growth, potential shading, and ornamental features such as the Gloryvine from Japan, Vitis Bicolor, and Wistaria varieties. Other vines like canari bird vine Cypress vine and gourds are noted for rapid height, fragrance, and kid-friendly interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Japan
China
North America
Caspar Wister
Honors and meetings for Camp Fire girls week plan
Weather and end of term notes urge renewed effort toward local honors. Last list includes Home Make eleven tasks, Health, Camp, Hand skills, Nature, Business, Citizenship. Forty three girls swam. hour moved to 3 30. Marenpo Cane Fire group held a meeting with six girls and a guest. Helen Wilson led. plan swimming party and picnic. knot tying practiced. meeting adjourned to Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Guardian
Helen Wilson
Mary Elizabeth Edie
Boney
Duex
Dorothy
Arnold
Dorothy Stewart
Camp Fire Girls Hostess in Southpark Virginia
Sterling will host the Gabeshewin Camp Fire girls at 8 o'clock in Southpark Virginia with Miss Wismer as guardian. They organized hospital sewings, a tea-towel project, overnight hike, swimming party, and a water carnival tied to a story run through the events. Strong local color and upcoming public event at the Chamber of Commerce pool on September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southpark
Virginia
Sterling
Gabeshewin
Miss Wismer
Mercy Hospital
Camp Fire Cottage
Lakeview
Frog Prince
Prince
Se Pond
Chamber of Commerce
al Mies Jose Stapleton
Elizabeth Walker
Crowder Family Reunion and Visiting Friends
Crowder and family members attended a reunion at L. Hodson's Lake View home. Several visitors and relatives from Lakely Lawrence Riverside Oakland Barker and Barker area called or visited over the period. Names include Mr and Mrs Clarence Hodson John Bradley Elmer Shiekds Theotore Satrone M D Taylor Glenn Usord Armstrong Louie Bevermann Himer Athey and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Horlon
Betty
Billie
Lawrence Vernon ‘Hodson
L. Hodson
Lake View
John Bradley
Mary
Cleta
Virgil
Lakely
Julius Byerermann
Elmer Shiekds
Winter
Henry Colins
Wards May Mercer
Lawrence
J. M. Crowder
Louie Bevermann
Riverside
Orid Westcott
Ray Mitchell
W. I. Collins
Himer Athey
Pearl, Paul
Ruby
Barker
Julius Beuermann
Snd
Famiy
Bundey
Clarence Deskin
Oon
bJack
Grimes’ Land
Mere
Harry
Harry Jr
Margaret
Elizabeth
Edit Winter
Hare Arm‘strong
A. R. Cole
Missouri
Alf Robers
Genie
Thomas
Oklahoma
Lionel
Rog- Lers
Churchill
Helen
Allen Morris
Eugene
Jack Collins
J.J. M
J. Collins
Jesse Chambers
Hartford
Kansas
A. B. Cole
Waldo
Lewis ‘Hodson
Take View
Alf Rogers
Thomas, Okla
H. A. Rogers
Lionel An
Winter community club hosts August meeting note
Winter community notes detail social visits and errands across Lawrence and surrounding areas. Families such as Armstrong, Crowder, Collins, and Schroyer figure in gatherings, travel to Topeka and Denver, and plans unfold for school, work, and a business college opening September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Business College
Lawrence National Bank
Robert Schroyer
Newt Hamlin
Frank “St. Clair
Springfield
Guy McKeever
Kansas City
Robert Schrorer
Ross Cole
Denver
Robert
Schroyer
Ros
Cole
Topeka
Ella Hamlin
Dorothy Bearman
Sopha Egies
Ethie Banks
Miva Leila Banks
Ave
R. C. Schroyer
Will Hass
Lawrence
Blanche ‘Shelley
Leila Banks
Shelley
Yarnold
Mattie
Fragmentary note from Barker residence records
Fragmentary OCR item mentions individuals including Barker, W. Collins, and Leigi Reso. The text is incomplete, with scattered names and a Wednesday afternoon reference, offering minimal readable context about a meeting or call.
Also Mentioned on This Page
White House
Business Women's Convention
J. W._Dyche
Oklahoma City
Okla
Senora Eduayrdod Centeno
Mme. de Pueyrredon
Washington, D. C
Laka
Marjorie Roper
Marjoriq
Irls
Ion
Fred
Ge Florenci
Nimek Grimes
Leigi Reso
Uusal
Bos Mans
F. H
Roberts
Heater & Roberts
Cftometrist and Jeweler
Baers
Lawrene Business College
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