Washington County WCTU reports on Iowa state convention
Members of the Washington County WCTU publish the Dubuque state convention report. The first part details conferences with county presidents, leadership struggles, film censorship, and plans to boost membership, with notes on hostess city Dubuque and leaders including Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. McMonigal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Dubuque
W Cc. T. UW
James Alderson
Ida B. Wise Smith
Supt. Harris
McMonigal
Pres
Demonstration Recipes From Fortnightly Club Meetings
Recipes from the last meetings of three home economics departments are shared. Mrs Kerr presents Chicken Royal and Ham Royal Scallop style dishes with layered gravy and eggs, plus a sample white sauce method. Mrs Meek offers Escalloped Chicken with chopped chicken, milk, butter, shredded wheat crumbs, parsley, and eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economica
G. 8. Kerr
Miss Ann Houdek
Harvey Meek
Women and Girls Vocational Training and Notable Women
Mary Anderson urges vocational training in machine shops and metal and wood factories as essential for women. Senora Sandeval, a Mexican lawyer, declined U S citizenship to practice at home. Betsy Edwards logged thousands of miles and speeches in a three week political drive. Aileen Riggen won diving gold in Belgium, youngest Olympian. Mrs. A Dy Colby, a successful southern broker, started with £38 and now earns about $5,000 yearly. Included are recipes for chicken with egg yolk, plum pudding steps, and hard sauce instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anderson
Women’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
A. Dy Colby
Savannah
F. L. Wilson
Fortnightly club and community notices span week
A November schedule lists Fortnightly club chapters meeting with Mrs. F K Wilson and Mrs Ab Anderson and other afternoon entertainments by Mrs Ray Martin Mrs A B Schmoeller and more One item notes aviatrix Laura Bromwell planning an Atlantic crossing while another reports women entering Grand Chartreuse and Singaporean Chinese war service accolade Atlantic News Telegraph quotes political cowardice affecting trade profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civics
F. K. Wilson
Ab Anderson
A. BR. Dewey
Just Us
John Chadwick
Ray Martin
Harmony Club
A. B. Schmoeller
Mothers’ Club
Charles W. McLaughlin
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Normal Training Club Discusses Standard School Concepts
The Normal Training club met Friday afternoon in room 106 to discuss standardization in schools. Beatrice Knox and Mabel Wallace spoke on grounds and outbuildings and schoolhouse standards while Mildred Benson addressed the teacher pupil relation and Hazel Brown covered community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Sehulty
Iowa
Beatrice Knox
Mabel Wallace
Mildred Benson
Hazel Brown
Women talk on prohibition and league aims at global level
The speech notes how twenty two governments watch American efforts to enforce prohibition and notes a $3,000,000 Chinese brewery built by an American firm. It mentions women as skilled workers in mending and child welfare as key in league work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Holland
America
Europe
China
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Washington County
Patterson
Sioux City
London
Black Hawk
Des Moines
Mahoney
Price
Pergeists
H. F. Price
Prohibition
Federal
Ruth van Clark
Loyal Temperance Legion
Watson
Shadie
Washington
Jones
Wisa
Wayhinger
Thay
Congress
Indiana
House
Senate
Senora Sandéval
Portia
McKinley
United States
Betsy Edwards
Republican National Committee
Flying Squadron
Aileen Riggen
Brooklyn
N. Y
King Albert
Belgium
Miss Riegen
P. KB. O
Carl Keck
Chas. Kerr
Cedar Community Club
PF. L. Wilson
Gibson
Laura Bromwell
Cincinnati
Atlantic Ocean
Grand Chartreuse Monastery
Italy
Lee. Cheen Guan
Singapore
Red Cross
Qur Boys
Klein Klothing Kompany
Washington ,Iowa
Richard
Marion Ave
Rey
Washington,Iowa
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