Woman's groups plan tag day for county hospital fund
A meeting of the Woman's Hospital Auxiliary reviewed the new nurses' home furnishings and planned a county wide tag day to raise rent money. The Woman's Relief Corps prepared for a September twenty second Civil War veterans reunion dinner with Mrs. George Brown as general chair. The Ladies' Missionary Society noted a program of piano solos and readings with refreshments. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society reported progress toward the October Branch Annual convention and elected officers led by Mrs. T. F. Barker with Mrs. Homer Stephen succeeding as treasurer.
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Woman's Hospital Auxiliary
Court House
Woman's Relief Corps
Tri-County
George Brown
Floyd Letts
Ladies‘ Missionary Society
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Harry Dye
Letts
China
Belle Davis
Hazel
Bernice Brown
Dorothy Rynearson
Mary Gale Letts
A. J. Lambert
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
E. T. Wickham
T. F. Barker
N. M. Spidell
Cha
How Children Study Best in Paris
A Paris schools study examines whether children learn better from written text or oral lectures. A technical committee of the League of Mental Hygiene tests teaching methods in a boys school to tailor education to hearing or sight preferences and to foster balanced keenness in all pupils.
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Paris
League of Mental Hygiene
Mrs Frank B Gilbreth Made Honorary Engineer Member
Mrs Frank B Gilbreth of Montclair New Jersey has been made an honorary member of the Industrial Engineers.
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Frank B. Gilbreth
Montclair, N. J
The
Industrial Engineers
Community clubs and church notices fill week schedule
Local groups announce meetings at Masovic Mall Mrs Cherry home and the Lutheran church basement. The Fleurs de lis R G Cherry hosts 2 pm Thursday reach. Washington Fez Club elects officers Sept 7 at 8 pm in Masonic Temple. Fortnightly clubs postpone Sept 6 with Australia topic.
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Washington Fez Club
Masonic Temple
Arthur Goodin
Pythian Circle Meeting Time Change Notice
The Pythian Circle will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 30 at the home of Mrs George Maxwell Members please notice change in time of meeting Everybody be present The Loyal Women s S S class of the Baptist church will hold their regular monthly meeting at the church parlors tonight at 7 30 A full attendance is desired The Rural Women s club will not meet this week but will meet next as usual Chapter 1 P EB O will meet with Mrs Edith Lytle Thursday afternoon September 8th at 2 30 p m A full attendance is desired as there will be business of importance
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Ladies of the Christian Church
Harmony Club
James Swift
Wheelan
West Chester Community Llub
Australia
W. M. Keeley
Pythian Circle
George Maxwell
Loyal Women's
S. S
P. EB. O
Edith Lytle Thursdaiy
Loyal Women's Class
the Baptist Church
Lloyd Lytle
P. BK
West Chester
RR. G. Cherry
Fienr de Lis Club
Order of the Eastern Star
F. H. McDowell
Christian Church
Rebekah Club
Ladies Aid Society
First United Presbyterian Church
John
Midicule
Cude
Green Arrow
Palmolive Co
W C T U Plans First Meeting of the Year
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union announces its first regular meeting of the year at the home of Mrs. T H McDowell 721 West Madison Street Devotional topic Solomon's Advice to Young Men with Psalm 1 1 2 and Proverbs 17 12 19 Mrs Dill to lead the devotional urging members to participate and start the year strong 7312
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
T. H. McDowell
W. Madison St
Dill
Woman Welding on Span Breaks Stereotype in Kingston
In Kingston a blonde widow Catherine Nelson of Jersey City works 300 feet above Rondout Creek welding cables on a suspension bridge. She earns 30 dollars daily, has two children, and says she never fears heights or refuses dangerous tasks. She hopes to take her children to Denmark for Christmas.
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Kingston
Catherine Nelson
Jersey City
Denmark
Social Calendar September 6 to 8
Social Calendar outlines church and club meetings September 6 to 8. Events include Loyal Women's Class at Baptist church, Harmony club afternoon, child study department, Pythian Circle, West Chester school reception for teachers, Eastern Star, W C T U, ten cent social, Rebekah club, Ladies Aid, and a Saturday Eastern Star birthday event.
Thankful note for kindness after loss of wife and mother
The Taylor family expresses gratitude for the sympathy shown after the death of their wife and mother. They thank the Rebekah Lodge neighbors and friends who donated automobiles and flowers. W. E. Taylor and family.
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Rebekah* Lodge
W. E. Taylor
Simplicity dominates fashion world says Juvenile Review verdict
New York fashion verdict notes simplicity as the season’s keynote with changes in child’s clothing. Waistlines lower, oval necklines, wider sleeves, black velvet party frocks, and bright colors like citron yellow and red. Crepe and velvet remain for formal wear, wraps show a box-line flare.
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New York
Paris
Women and Welfare Across Nations Highlight Shifts in Power
The article notes New York state women outnumber men by over 10 000 while Canadian women sit in parliament as equals. It cites 917 850 British widows and war orphans, and mentions Irish dramatist Lady Gregory writing at 52. It also reports Berlin University statistics showing 1 300 women among 6 000 students and Chicago to deploy twelve policewomen at Lincoln Park.
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New York State
Understanding Children Through Kindness and Early Training
A reflective piece on childhood misunderstanding and empathy cites a lisp incident and a nurse’s cruelty, praising Dorothy Canfield Fisher's Understood Betsy. It calls for kinder interaction with children and urges establishing kindergartens, noting 225 U.S. child suicides this year and offering guidance from the National Kindergarten Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Betsy
National Kindergarten Association
West 49Th St
New York City
All Soap Laundry Bars and The Price Dilemma
The writer argues ordinary laundry bars contain heavy filler and that women’s purse strings drive demand for larger bars with cheaper content. If makers sold only all soap at under 10 cents, many would go bankrupt, revealing consumer-driven profiteering myths.
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U. S
Simmy
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Fluer de Lis Club
R. G. Cherry
Painters Union
Union Hall
East India
Scotland
Margaret Widdemer
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
New York Sun
Masonic Hall
National Kindergarten Asociation
West 40Th Street
Great Britain
Lady Gregory
University of Berlin
Germany
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Miss Brown
Betty Jdfice
Chiren
Klein Klothing Kompany
Washington
Iowa
Jane Lee
T. Diame
Filer
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