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Manly symbols fade as cane debate stirs town
In a reflection on gender roles a local column laments the decline of masculine symbols like canes while arguing a revival of manly vigor. The piece references community events at Boyds and local families, and ties the cane debate to broader social shifts affecting women and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brice Selby
Bo le Column
Jack Jones
Hal Borle
Anderly
Rockville
Tillie
Liv- New York
Theodore
Buck Lodge
Ing
Roosevelt
Wilson Ballinger
D'Artagnan
Courtney Wade
Calla Grimes
Mabel
South Hoyle
Russell Bennett
Knoxville
Gussie Pace
Shine
Gaithersburg
Harry Wolstenkomer
Charles Cole
Thornburg
Harp
Samuel MiPer
Ferry
W. Va
Falls Church
Matilda Ellerbush
Emma Lou Sexne
Maris
Johnson
Boyds
Germantown
Sampson
Woman
J. P. Kerr
Women's Association