Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 18 January 1932 — Page 5

fcEft NEWS HL- Tucsd'iy in Mrs. " ere Mr a: " mH., Rogktonl ~...{ I'M Shaadt p home <■ on..Him Springer called i , Thursday B". i Curt Moser of De- ' McClure M’ M \ of the V. B. church ■H . || ;ili ., Ifowen Thursr p . wife spent several .. Columbus on . j eompanieil |v dT Hull and Al- ■ visited in the Rev. ■ home. x spent Tties|M, f- " eek ,he ; lihait I . r guests t ile • were Mr. , -isiioifoi il and son J.ickson and K|| .ioml daughter j,,. Mrs. Wai|K. o.iiditers Helen and | Mr amt Mrs. Art Jack-| K.. . -■>■' Mu'-illler of the birth-t Vi Frank on and is I" ing cared for in the , ~f u Mrs. Win. I J £*,. 11 S spent Tuesday ; g in the Frank Sandiford ■ B i > in Wert. • I'imm.is has returned j ■to Mr home in Van Wert after H. Stewart.

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1931 —Year of Triumph For Progressive Women * * * * * * Though the Old Year Died Unmourned, It Brought Many Honors to the Banner of Feminism. I — — F” ■ Sfeu_. i , > ' aßr v W" > k fBeShK &, Jr < Hattie Caraway Ayer. Barnes i " Kwkfc.-afeJ „«r M Jane Ado ams Dr Annie Julep Cannon: i$ The year to which we recently hade an unregretful adieu had its faults, from a business viewpoint, but it will be remembered affectionately by women as the ye*r when the world began to show its recognition of her equality with men in the many fields of endeavor. Among the honors showered on womanhood in 1931, was the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Jane Addams, beloved social worker and founder of Hull House, Chicago; the appointment of Miss Mary Wooley, of Mount Holyoke College, to be a delegate to the Disarmament Conference at Geneva—the only woman ever to be entrusted with such an important international role. In literature, the award of the coveted Pulitzer Prize to Margaret Ayer Barnes for her novel “Years of Grace,” added more laurels to feminine achievement, as did the bestowal of the Henry Draper Medal to Dr. Anne Julep Cannon, for her astronomical investigations at Harvard University. Then among the 35 women appointed by President Hoover to serve on 26 commissions, Ada Louise Comstock stands out as the only woman member of the famous Wickersham Commission. In the political arena, Mrs. Hattie Caraway brought glory to her sex, in that she is the only woman member of the United States Senate, having been appointed to fill the unexpired term of her late husband. Senator Thaddeus Caraway of Arkansas. So though we may consider 1931 “well gone, ’ it can be looked back upon by women as a banner year.

Washington, I). C. —The year to which we have just waved a not-too regret til goodbye might have had , its faults, but it was a banner year for womesi.nl lon.>rs were piled high upon womanhood in 19"! no less than 35 being named by President , Hoover as meinOiers of -26 comnris- ! sions. That apart form the laurels ] won by women in other fields of eu- ! deavor. lit took years of work to break I dawn the barriers of sex prejudice,! hut woman is just beginning to reap ! the lew aid of her never-say-dfe spirit. She is just hitting her stride 1 now and the lordly male is finding i his supeeriority in many fields be- ‘ ing stiffly challenged. Ada Louise Comstock, famous educator and president of Radcliffe j College brought laurels to the ‘ banner of feminism in 1331 by be- i ing the only woman representive on i the celebrated Wick" shaft Com-; mission on National Law enforcement. W hat's more she refused to ■ be cowed by the male prepunder- i ance on the commission and fear- ‘ lessly stated her own opinion, being f one of the menrbers that advocated I an immediate change in the dry I laws. Another college president signally honored by the Chief Executive I in 1931 is Dr. Mary E. Wooley, of i Mont Holyoke college Mass., who was appointed the only woman dele- i gate to the Geneva Disarmament C inference, scheduled to take place ' in Eelbruary. As Dr. Wooley lias always been an active member of or- | ganizations io the promotion of ] world peace, her views on disarmament are sure to prove interesting. I This is the lirst time that a w nan ! has ’ f. eeivod an Intel national a; point merit of such grave importance : In a winding a share of the Noble] Peace Prize to Jane Addaips. beloved social worker and angel of Hull | House in Chicago, th'- Nobel c anmlttve of the Norwegian Parliament I paid Another tribute to womanhood, i Miss Addanw. who shared the a I ward w ith Dr. Nicholas Murray Bill-] IP of Ojlumbhi University, New i Y 0»... has. been’one of the most' ardent, unsfeifish and tireless work- I irs fU the cause of international peace’l'ne woidjl has' ever known. Sciente, too, figuratively look its I list off til the onward march of fem-' LEARN Beauty Culture I —the Betty Jean Way and r be successful. A $20.00 Het of tools given I with our .complete <burse I without charge if you enroll I this month. ‘Write K I I Jelly Jean School of Beauty Culture. Port Wayne Indiana g

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inism when it awarded the Henry Draper Medal to Dr. Anne Julep . Cannon, curator of astronomical . photography at Harvard. The medal i had previously l>een awarded to ' famous men scientists for notable , investigation in astronomical phyI scs, hut Dr. Cannon's service to astronomy is regarded by experts to 1 be a foundation o fsystematic stu- - dies o fsJars. which she has elas- ] sified according to their spectresj copie reco d's in a "fool-proof system. In the field of letters. Margaret Ayer Barnes came to the fore to 1 win the coveted Pulitzer Prize witli ! her novel "Years of Grace," adjndgi ed by the awa.ding committee as ' the best novel of the year. j Women's achievements in the ' field ms sports are legion and would I require many times the space aI vailable her to enumerate. But this ; brief summary would not be com- ! plete without mention c f Mrs. Ilat- ■ tie Cai away, widow of the late Thudeus H. Caraway. Senator from Arkj ansas. Mrs. Caraway is the only I woman memiber of the United States Senate, having been unanimously nominated by the Arkansas I Democratic State Central Committee and chosen by the Governor to fill the unexpired term of her hiisi band. M:s. Caraway has been a student of politics and Government I ever since 1320 when her husband 1 first ran for the Senate. She acted j as his advisor on many occasions ] and is well acquainted with the I intricacies of the game of politics. So though we may consider the passing of 1331 as good riddance, |it at least drove.heme the point that. ! feminist leaders have been aiming at to yi ars “There is no field of ! endeavor in which a man can make i good that a woman cannot do likewise.” — —o Drop In Exchange Causes Canadian to Buy at Home WINDSOR. Ont. (U.R) Mer- ; chants here are reporting a favorable result from Ihe sharp de- ; dine of the Canadian dollar since Great Britain left the gold standI at d. The rate of exchange on United i States currency is roughly 2H per i cent at present, and, despite some , very unfavorable reactions among residents of Canada as regards .| faith in their own currency, off!I; rials have expressed belief that i the entire situation bus been fall voraldc rather than unfavorable. I Prior to the decline. Windsor L residents made many of their pur- ' chases in Detroit - just iicross the i river and it is that trade that lias L been most affected. Many Detroit stores still ucepted "Canadian L money al pur, even while the ex II change rule dis "minted it a few r cents on the dollar, but almost universally they demanded a peril eentage discount.

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