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could attend, except the missionary schools. Today there are 

 hundreds of them and sixty newspapers are managed by women. 



The ambassador from Greece said that for 500 years his 

 country had been under Turkish government, and the continual 

 wars have taken their best men and the boys are leaving for 

 America as fast as possible, so only the women are left to till 

 the soil and care for the children. He lioped to be able to take 

 back something to them that would be helpful and inspiring. 



Dr. Edna Jackson Carver of Denver, Col., spoke of keeping 

 the right mental attitude and said, "It is a great thing to earn 

 a living, but it is a greater thing to live a life." 



Miss Fannie Clement spoke of the Red Cross rural nurses 

 and said there should be better methods for raising babies as 

 well as better methods for agriculture. 



Miss Jessie Field very interestingly told of her experiences 

 as county school superintendent in Iowa and her work in the 

 rural schools and homes. 



Miss Anna Taft of New York City spoke of the church 

 for farm boys and girls and the importance of the Bible being 

 taught in the schools. She said the first country movement 

 was when the children of Israel went up to possess a better land. 



Our own Mrs. Marie T. Harvey of Kirksville, Mo., told 

 of the possibilities of the one-room schoolhouse. Her lecture 

 was illustrated and showed the wonderful work she is doing. 



Many other interesting subjects were presented and dis- 

 cussed, but we will not have space to tell of them here. The 

 whole congress was rich with inspiration and uplift, and surely 

 better homes and better farming must be the result. 



Mrs. McCreevy of Carmen, Okla., gave a banquet to the 

 governors' appointees to the Women's Congress, some of the 

 foreign delegates and Mrs. Harbert and Hon. W. R. Mother- 

 well. This was a delightful affair which we enjoyed very much. 

 Following it was a reception given in honor of Governor Cruce, 

 and it was attended by more than 2,000 persons. 



Dr. H. J. Waters, president of the Kansas Agricultural 

 College, was elected president of the Dry Farming Congress, 

 and next year the meeting of the International Dry Farming 

 Congress and the International Congress of Farm Women will 

 be held at Wichita, Kan. 



