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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1922
Page
6
A dense list of afternoon and evening gatherings across Portnightly clubs. Masquerade, church meetings, ladies societies, sewing circles, and officer elections fill a week of social events led by Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs. Minick, Mrs. Gallagher, Mrs. Roecht, and many others at various homes and halls.
The Fortnightly club schedules three key April events. On April 7 at Second United Presbyterian Mrs Grace Wilmot will speak on Home Furnishings under the art department with Mrs F B Appleby presiding. April 14 offers a general meeting at Mrs Frank J Wilsons with officer elections and by law reminders. April 21 features a joint recital at the Graham opera house by violinist Josef Kohne tny with soprano Esther Lash and Thelma Marty.
Mme Lila Singh, a leading feminist ally of Mahatma Gandhi, mobilizes hundreds of women for noncooperation against British rule in India. She and her husband Dip Narayan Singh have pledged their wealth to Gandhi's cause for India's educational progress as she travels globally studying feminist issues.
Vir and Mrs Charles Hays hosted eight guests at a dinner. Mrs Walter Graves was an out of town guest. Mrs W 8 Elton entertained at a lunch and bridge for the Monday Afternoon Bridge club. An April Fool social at the Baptist Sunday school drew over forty attendees with games and refreshments. Bible department meetings featured a discussion on the tabernacle and a memorial for Mrs AL RR Dewey. Music department hosted by Mrs H H McCleery with a quiz and Bach Gavotte performance.
Mrs Hedges sang The Japanese Maiden with Mrs Hammeier on piano while Mrs Dewey read a list of musical events. Mrs McCleery with daughter Carolyn offered The Leaves and the Wind. Guests enjoyed picture charades and laughter. Plans for an April twenty first artists recital with violinist Kenesny were discussed.
Miss Nellie L. Tripp as treasurer reports Fortnightly club contributions totaling 102.70 to relief headquarters for Russian famine sufferers. Donations came without a formal campaign, with some members already giving through other channels. Departmental gifts include Art 8.00 and Household Economies 11.00. totals by department are listed.
Jackie Coogan performs a playful shimmy in the film My Boy at Fox Theatre for a two day engagement. A monkey’s tricks inspire his dancing and crowd reaction, though a note of mischief follows as Cap steals crowd money before escaping.
Household tips cover cleaning varnish stains and wood alcohol uses while preserving delicate colors with chloroform odor removal. Advice includes sun preserving berries in glass dishes, sugar syrup steps, and sun thickening. Also notes on washing, ammonia treatments, and salt usage for potatoes and root vegetables.
A report notes that one fourth of General Motors Company stockholders are women, highlighting gender representation among investors. The detail underscores evolving participation by women in corporate ownership.
The National Kindergarten Association based in New York City issues weekly home training guidance at 8 West 40th Street. The columns promote child development practices for families and caregivers.
The Rainy Day Box, a Christmas gift to a Boston mother, contains six numbered parcels each with inexpensive items for self expression. Parcels suggest art, writing, and craft activities to channel energy for children ages five to ten, with ideas for mothers to guide convalescent or summer activities.
A collage of facts shows women in Paris bread distribution, mantilla traditions in Spain, and shifts in Kentucky’s female workforce from 1916 to 1920. It notes Florence Mornberger as deputy sheriff of Erie County New York at age 22, and Mrs. Melberitie Glover’s 1200 mile horseback journey from Atoka Oklahoma to Clovis California. Dr Elizabeth Thelberg praises healthier women graduates at Vassar, while Sue Baker of Omaha, the U S champion horseshoe pitcher, teaches the sport in Palm Beach Florida to society women. Horseshoe pitching grows as a popular pastime.
Dr Kate Brousseau of Mills College California received the Medaille Commemora tive Francaise de la Grande Guerre from the French minister of war for a year of wartime service. She aided a French surgeon studying women pressed into service and worked with the French army of occupation helping veterans and civilians in ruined areas in 1919.
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