ANCHESTER WOMAN’S CLUB 
HEARS MISS BOARDMAN 
ON JAPAN 
The first meeting this year of the 
anchester Woman’s club was held 
the Congregational chapel ‘ues- 
y afternoon. Mrs, D. T. Beaton, 
s president, opened the meeting 
th a few well chosen words of 
ting to the many old members as 
as the thirteen new ones. 
iss Bella Porter rendered God- 
ds “Berceuse Jocelyn” on the vio- 
1, accompanied by Rev. Mr. Hatch. 
Miss Mabel Boardman of Manches- 
ter and Washington, the only honorary 
ember of the club, was the speaker 
the afternoon. She talked interest- 
gly of her trip to Japan with Mr. 
aft’s party eight years ago last July. 
er the long voyage from Hawaii, 
said, they were met in the harbor 
of Yokohama by officials in small tugs, 
great display of day fire-works and 
| the dock many Japanese women of 
e Red Cross. When they left San 
Tancisco the party was given a royal 
id off by members of the American 
ed Cross and to be met by members 
f the same association was, indeed, 
of the breadth of this great 
The court-chamberlain, Mr. Naga- 
aki, and his wife met the party and 
onducted them to the train for 
‘okio. Along the track at all the 
owns and villages were hundreds of 
, women and children giving wel- 
e to the Americans. This wel- 
sme was more enthusiastic than 
er Queen Victoria’s Jubilee or 
e Bismark’s retirement from 
lin. The scenery was much after 
order of that found on Japanese 
s and in Japanese pictures,—the 
and women working in rice 
; miniature trees and gardens 
nd the queer boats and houses. 
The first evening the party dined 
1 one of the palaces very much like 
European palace, with tables set 
decorated in the same manner. 
er dinner they were shown the 
part of the palace which was all 
anese with old and beautiful em- 
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broidies, lacquers and bronzes, 
The next day the Emperor gave 
audience at which the ladies were re- 
quested to wear high collars and 
hats, but not white. While the men 
were presented to the Emperor the 
ladies met the Crown Princess. After 
this the ladies were lined according 
to rank to meet the Emperor, and 
Mr. Nagasaki introduced each one 
very carefully giving the prefixes of 
either Mrs. or Miss. The Emperor 
would then repeat the name without 
the prefix. In their honor the royal 
gardens were opened for the first 
time to a foreigner. 
At the Maple club, a Japanese 
country club, where all wore their 
Japanese costumes, the party were 
requested to remove their shoes and 
were given white linen slippers to 
wear. ‘Then they sat on their knees 
and heels to eat the luncheon served 
by little rose-bud maids of twelve or 
fourteen. .The food was served on 
small trays of lacquer and consisted 
of soup, raw fish, small birds, rice im 
several forms, wine and tea. 
On Friday the Minister of War, 
General Teranchi, gave a lunch in a 
pavilion after which the champion 
wrestler performed. 
All Friday night on the way to 
Nagoya men and women stood beside 
the track in silent respect to the 
Americans. At Nagoya the old pal- 
aces and temples were visited. 
Throughout the trip the four char- 
acteristics shown by the people of all 
classes were courtesy, obedience, con- 
centration and patriotism. 
As the first view of Japan with the 
rising of a fire-red sun was symbolic 
of the new spirit of young Japan, so 
the last view of the sacred moun- 
tain Fusi Yama was a volcanic sym- 
bol of old Japan. 
The social hour was enjoyed by all 
with Mrs. W. J. Boardman as hostess. 
Men’s London Boot Shop Shoes in 
Tan and Black. Very classy, at Bell’s, 
Beach St. 7 
Fish Market, Tel. 163. a 
Timbro Comfort Shoes at Walt 
Bell’s, Central Sq. * 
Announcement 
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i I BEG to announce the opening of new dressmaking parlors 
. at my home, 15 Desmond Avenue, Manchester, Mass., 
where I am prepared to do dressmaking in the latest modes 
| and styles. Suggestions and original ideas cheerfully given. 
MISS MARY BARRY 
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HARMONY GUILD, MANCHES- 
TER, HEARS “HOW THE 
OTHER HALF LIVES” 
Harmony Guild of Manchester was 
fortunate in securing Mrs, lda Vose 
Woodbury of Boston as speaker at 
the regular meeting, at the Congre- 
gational chapel, wonday evening. 
Mrs. Woodbury, who has some ac- 
quaintance with Manchester people 
through an engagement witn the 
Woman’s club here three years ago, 
1s a prominent figure in missionary 
work, especially in those branches of 
1t connected with the Congregational 
churches. she spoke Monuay even- 
ing on “How the Other Halt Lives,” 
her remarks being based upon her 
own personal experiences in her tray- 
els about the country in her chosen 
work, 
At the outset Mrs, Woodbury im- 
pressed upon her audience the fact 
that the examples of poverty, ignor- 
ance and shame” of which she was to 
speak were only half of what she 
could tell if she dared, that she would 
tell only as much as the audience 
could believe lest its credulity be 
strained and she herself fail in her 
purpose, 
The Sioux Indians of the middle 
West were the first subjects of Mrs. 
Woodbury’s remarks. She told brief- 
ly something of their missions, their 
schools and their life. These primi- 
tive people are becoming rapidly 
Christianized and civilized, They 
eyen have their missionary societies 
which contribute aprons, patch-work 
quilts, et cetera to their church fairs 
much the same as in New England. 
Mrs. Woodbury gave an amusing in- 
cident of her own experience there 
when she was invited to lead these 
Sioux missionaries in prayer— 
through an interpreter, which she 
said put her quite in sympathy with 
a iriend who mentioned talking 
through a “interrupter.” That well 
known hymn, “lhe Morning Light is 
Breaking” is also a favorite with the 
Sioux and Mrs. Woodbury sang it de- 
lightfully in their musical language. 
One of her most impressive points 
was concerning the contribution of a 
certain small Sioux mission for mis- 
sionary purposes, which averaged 
over $9.00 each and the contributions 
of the Congregational churches 
throughout the country which aver- 
aged $2.55 for each member, It 
would appear that we could learn 
something from the Indian about giv- 
ing our “all.” ; 
We New Englanders have a way of 
looking at the negro problem as a 
thing apart from our lives and inter- 
ests. Mrs. Woodbury recalled to us 
