EVERYWOMAN'S MAGAZINE
VOL. 1 RALEIGH N. C, AUGUST, 1917 No. 10
EDITORIALS
THE AMERICAN LADY
Old customs, old meanings of words,
have come back to us in these times of
war and sorrow. It is not strange now to
hear so often quotations from the Bible.
It does not seem strange now to find our¬
selves turning to that Book of all Books
for comfort. We pray fervently these
days, and are not ashamed to pray. God,
we realize fully, is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in time of trouble.
Words, too, are going back to their old
meanings. One word we have abused
most of all, and that is, lady. We have
made it common, made it cheap, and de¬
stroyed its real meaning. Truly, it would
be a fine thing if we could bring the word
back to its first significance. We Ameri¬
can women hold it in our hands to change
the old word back to its ancient meaning.
For lady, you know, means loaf-giver,
from the Saxon word hlaf.
And we have become the loaf-givers
of the world. To us does Europe turn
for its bread. American women can save
the day for American and Ally arms. We
can use wheat substitutes a great deal and
send flour abroad. It has become chiefly
a question of food supply. He who eats
best these days fights best, and it is said
Mrs. Zoe Kincaid Brockman, of Gastonia, N. C.
Assistant Editor
that whatever else the soldier may do with¬
out, he must have bread — and we must
send as much flour as we can. Every-
woman in America must do her part.
WOMEN ON SCHOOL
COMMITTEES
A certain town we know has a
The old word lady — with its first fine
meaning. Here’s to the American Lady!
Her economy, her sacrifices will send
bread to our armies in Europe.
SOB LETTERS
There is a conservation of emotion to
be observed also. The French woman
sends her loved one off gaily. The
American woman is inclined to weep on
his shoulder. Don’t do it. Do not write
doleful letters, either. Officers say that
one of the worst things they have to con¬
tend with are the sad letters from home.
It takes the spirit out of the men, and
often for days after receiving such a letter,
a soldier will be despondent.
“They also serve who only stand and
wait.” They serve best who know how to
keep discouragement to themselves. No
sob letters, please — brave letters, cheery
letters, helpful, newsy, home letters, putting
spirit and fire into the soldier.
NORTH CAROLINA PRESS AS¬
SOCIATION AND WOMEN
JOURNALISTS
Newspaper work has not always been
open to woman, but in recent years she has
made great progress in the profession. If
you will notice, on another page of this
issue, the program of the North Caro¬
lina Press Association you will see what
a prominent part the president of the as¬
sociation, Mr. E. E. Britton, formerly edi¬
tor of the Raleigh Netvs and Observer,
gave to the women journalists of the State.
Representing a paper that has stood be¬
hind the women of North Carolina in
every good work, Mr. Britton did well to
give women a prominent place, and is to
be congratulated on the progressive spirit
shown.
school committee, the members of which
are composed of men not one of whom
has a child in school. Why is it not pos¬
sible in every town to have at least one
woman on the school board? Crowded
insanitary school buildings would not be
tolerated so patiently if women had more
authority in such matters. That is what
we think, anyhow.
Official Uniform. Food Conservation Section
of Food Conservation Department
