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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
6
A weekly column series from the National Kindergarten school at 8 W. 40th Street New York City outlining activities and programs for mothers and women helping train young children as part of a broader civic education effort.
A midlife writer thanks his parents for happy boyhood and urges fathers to be friends with children. Mothers should avoid harsh discipline. Pets and playmates aid happiness, and social kindergarten helps all children adapt. Work and play balance builds responsibility. stories of farm life show value of both activity and rest.
Coupled with good school advantages, Children’s Matinees at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, under the direction of the National Kindergarten Association and with the assistance of the National Motion Picture League, demonstrate the power of the Screen to entertain wholesomely. The League, at 381 Fourth Ave., publishes these programs of carefully chosen pictures in its weekly bulletin of endorsed films. Send for samples.
Geneva June coverage of Carrie Chapman Catt addressing the International Women's Suffrage Alliance. She argues war boosted women's political emancipation, praises progress in Romania Norway and Turkey, critiques U S denial of rights, and calls for international unity in extending suffrage to both women and men. Also details Biennial Des Moines events and travel/hotel arrangements for delegates.
Jud Tunkins notes one admirable point about gasoline. He says when price rises, the public is spared lengthy explanations that people cannot understand.
A fisherman notes a shoal of herrings can stretch five to six miles in length and two to three miles in breadth, describing its substantial size and extent.
Ostriches are the biggest feathered creatures, with some individuals standing as tall as eight feet and weighing up to 800 pounds, illustrating their remarkable size among birds.
Miss Mae Wehr’s piano pupils performed a lively program at the Columbus Junction Presbyterian Church Saturday evening. The church was filled as students including Elizabeth McWilliams, Virginia Cavin, Ruth Kelley, Evelyn Gipple, and many others presented selections ranging from Polkas to melodies. Also noted was the marriage of Miss Mary Eva Singmaster to Mr. Edward Frank Flander at St James Church with nuptial High Mass, followed by a motor honeymoon to Chicago and the East. Relatives of the Singmasters and Simermans hosted gatherings in their honor in Washington.
A brief quotation from Longfellow echoes the idea that affection once given remains meaningful. The line emphasizes value in care regardless of outcomes, reflecting a timeless sentiment about love and memory.
Local clubs and church groups outline a week of gatherings from June 8 to 15. Officers to be elected at Loyal Sisterhood meeting at the Baptist church, Worth While Girls program, Fortnightly club open meeting, A. M. E. church concert, Pleasant Plains Missionary society all day meeting, Kolah club afternoon visit, and multiple social events including bridge, dances, and picnics hosted by West Chester Methodist, Havre Social club, Rural Women's club, Christian Ladies Aid, and Rebekah club across town.
Buffon wore lace ruffles, Sir Walter Scott favored a shooting jacket from early evening, while Guido Reno painted with pomp and felt at his best when dressed magnificently with pupils silent around him.
The Women s Interchurch Committee started Sunday services at the County Home with plans to rotate leadership every second Sunday. The Presbyterian representation by Mrs G C W Stewart and Mrs D W Harvey led the first program, thanking Mr and Mrs F L Co Heating for home preparations. Rev A R Oates spoke, Miss Marguerite MacGugin and Mrs Walter Johnson sang, Mrs Carl Roberts read, and attendees joined in old time hymn singing.
The longest railway tunnel on the American continent lies in Rogers Pass under Mount Macdonald in the Selkirk range. Five miles long, it was built at a cost exceeding 310 million dollars on the Canadian Pacific Rocky Mountain division.
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