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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1920
Page
6
A note on the National Kindergarten Association at W 40th Street New York City announcing the third series of Training Little Citizens articles appearing weekly in these pages.
Several local gatherings are described including Mrs C. Woodford hosting a five o'clock luncheon for twelve with pink and white décor. Mr and Mrs Charles Parkin and Miss Anna Henderson attended a six o’clock dinner party. Mrs M L Orris hosted a family dinner for relatives from Marion Iowa. Mrs W R McCready entertained Highland Park Sewing Circle with guests from Ainsworth Washington and Pennsylvania. Miss Arline Spessard hosted a shower for Mrs Raymond Cox of Washington. Young people from First United Presbyterian church held a wense roast with eight carloads traveling to Red Brick echoe for an outdoor repast ending early.
A hungry boy named Jack learns bread comes from many hands. He travels from baker to miller to farmer, each providing wheat flour to bake bread, after his mother runs out of bread and sugar. The story ends with Jack appreciating the labor behind his meal and a note to promote kindergartens through the National Kindergarten Association.
A small book titled The Iowa Handbook for Citizenship Study is issued by the legislative committee of the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs, chaired by Mrs. W. H. McHenry. It outlines ten lessons on state government with after lesson questions and covers topics from Constitution to women and children's laws. Free leaflets on citizenship are also offered by The Woman's Home Companion through editor Mrs. Anna Steele Richardson.
A brief civic education item discusses topics like Good Citizenship Made Easy How to Register and Primaries and Why They are Important to You. The prose outlines voter registration basics and the purpose of primaries in selecting party nominees.
A vivid description of easy to make summer lingerie hats. Small round toques feature lace frills around net puffing and tiny decorative buds with pink bows for added charm. The piece emphasizes adaptable styling and decorative touches.
An excerpt praising Charles Dickens as the era’s greatest social reformer and writer, noting his insight into the harsh living conditions of London workers and the broader national context, with a nod to Viscount Burnham.
The author notes diverse opinions on minor points but agrees history divides into three eras: from Christ’s birth to Constantine, from Constantine to the Reformation, and from the Reformation to the present. The framing reflects a general scholarly consensus on sequential developmental phases.
The English walnut arrived on the Pacific coast in 1867 when Joseph Sexton of Santa Barbara California brought a sack of nuts from Chile. He planted 1000 trees at Goleta, marking a key early step in the crop's spread.
Community notices list events from July 14 to July 20 including church socials. The Worth While Girls regular program meets at the Baptist church this evening. Multiple clubs plan afternoon and evening gatherings at homes and churches with members invited to attend and participate.
National convention of Business and Professional Women's clubs in St Paul Minnesota runs July 27 to 30. It marks the first birthday party of the national organization formed in St Louis last July with over 200 delegates and expected attendance near double. The structure includes voting delegates from states clubs and international groups, with a national executive committee led by Gail Laughlin and Florence Spencer among others.
A Sumatra custom uses a foot long wood piece adorned with straw and a knife as a visiting card. An old belief claims a woman who reads the entire marriage service before her wedding will die a spinster.
The second division of the Ladies' Aid issues unique invitations to a Hard Time Social at the 1st U. P. Church at 8 o clock on Friday evening July 16. Come in hard time dress or fine a quarter. All ages invited to join the dress parade and bring a silver offering for the Treasury of the Ladies' Aid.
The Mothers' club meets Wednesday at 2 30 pm with Mrs F L Belknap. The Loyal Sons and Daughters of Christian church gathers at Lena Haney's Thursday night. Rain delays the dance at Letts farm near Columbus Junction. The Women's Missionary society of the Presbyterian church meets Friday afternoon July 15 with Mrs S H Forman. The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church holds a Friday 2 30 pm social in the church parlors led by Mrs W M Keeley and Mrs Howard McCleery with helpers. cordial invitation to all.
The shellac story explains insects about 1.25 inches long and bright red that feed on plant juices. They excrete resin that encases the insect, and when swarms emerge the resin is scraped from branches, ground, washed, mixed with colophony and orpiment, cooked slowly and drawn into thin sheets.
The article notes that within this country private concerns provide employment for about 800,000 women in scientific or professional fields. It emphasizes women's participation in specialized occupations and highlights ongoing workforce involvement.
Mrs. Arthur Hamilton, first woman to swim the Solent, prepares to attempt the English Channel crossing in August. She is prominent in English society as the wife of a senior army officer and the daughter of a baronet, and is descended from the Duchess of Gordon who raised a battalion of the Gordon Highlanders by offering to kiss every enlistee.
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