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Title: Woman's Home Journal
Description: Official Publication of the National Federation of Women's Clubs of the Philippines
Issue Date: Volume XVII (Issue No.17) January 15, 1947
Publisher: National Federation of Women's Clubs of the Philippines
Year: 1947
Language: English
Subject: Women's periodicals.
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extracted text: SuJbAcJubs jbo ike Saturday Evening News’ Jhi& 9a Jhs Spsaal Qa&w 0$ The EVENING NEWS Which < onifv Out Every Saturday Afternoon There are two important reasons why provincial readers find the SATURDAY EVENING NEWS the best newspaper for their money— It Has A Fourteen-Page News Section Which Gives Them The Latest Developments Along The Local And Foreign News Fronts and It Contains A Thirty-Two Page Magazine Section Which Features Four Pages Of Colored Comics, Fascinating Feature Articles, Interesting Short Stories, Fashion Trends, And Pictures and More Pictures. STUDENTS, BUSINESS MEN, FARMERS, PROFESSION ALS, AND HOUSEWIVES ARE SUBSCRIBING DAILY TO THE SATURDAY EDITION OF THE “EVENING NEWS.” For the relatively small amount of F9.00 you can receive the SATURDAY EVENING NEWS for one year, titty-two issues in all, anywhere in the Philippines. S U B S C R I B E N O W ! Clip this coupon and mail it together with the necessary remittance. The Circulation Department EVENING NEWS. INC. RAMON ROCES BLDG. 1055 Soler. Manila < lentlemcn: Please send the SATURDAY EVENING NEWS to of for the period of payment of which is hereby enclosed in the amount of as per (money order, cashier’s check, or cash by registered mail) ........................ effective immediately. NAME APDKES'S Subscription Kates: I Year P9.00 Six Months P4.80 Three Months . P2.50 (Subscription Rates lor (he United States. Hawaii, and other countries double these rates.) JANUARY 15, 1947 WOMAN’S Home Journal (Official Organ of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs) Board of Editors Trinidad Femandez-Legarda Paz Policarpio-Mendez Geronima T. Pecson Enriqueta R. Benavides Managing Editor Miherva G. Laudico Associate Editor Paciencia Torre-Guzman Advertising Manager F. A. Fuentecilla VOL. XVII, No. 17 Contents January 15, 1947 THIS FORTNIGHT’S ISSUE • ON OUR COVER this fortnight is a photo graph of Mrs. Jose Avelino, wife of the Pres ident of the Senate of the Congress of the Philippines. Very many photographers had a chance to photograph her in this striped terno, but Bob’s portrait was the one which passed the test for our cover. 'jcmai uuna imu.queia is tne picture of the pvneci nosieas. uer new nome on umnoie ave nue nas been Ine bniie of many sumptuous parties. Une 01 me most successful anow-tneI'mnppmes-ueiicr parties which were manuy 1’ iiipmo-Amencan gei-iogethers, was held mere. There is a wide-spreading garden all around the mansion. The cook's maraeting becomes simpli fied with the vegetable garden conveniently grown near the kitchen. Our mouth watered as Doha Enriqueta described the ripe fresh to matoes, crisp green string beans and garden fresh lettuce they have' for the table everyday. We have taken pictures of the interior of the house but we are running them at a later issue. The refurbishing of the Senate President’s man sion can be said as having been undertaken un der great odds. We mean that prices of fur niture, draperies and everything are so high, one can hardly experience any feeling of fulfil ment after spending P20.000 on refurbishing. But as you’ll see in later issues, the home of the Avelinos is a symbol of well-spent money. We must have been very much obsessed with che fund campaign and in our candor called Do na Aurora Quezon the chairman of that cam paign. She is the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Philippine Red Cross. “They Save More Than Money” is another Red Cross article blueprinting (Continued on page 34) This Fortnight ’s Issue.................................................... 3 The Marriage Contract ................................................ 4-5 Isabel Artacho-Ocampo They Gave More Than Money .................................... 6-7 D. Paulo Dizon The Butterfly Was Black ............................................ 8-9 Oscar de Zuniga Harder Than Paper........................................................ 10 Sofronio Castaneda Home To A Dream ........................................................ 11 Jerrold Beim The US-Philippine War Damage Commission............ 13 Friends in America .................................................... 14-15 Woman of The Month: Mrs. Concepcion Felix de Rodriguez ...................................................... 16 Antipication ..................................................................... 17 Pedro C. Joven Prize Winner (Fashion) Household Notes 18-19 20 The Philippines’ Best Dressed Women of 1946 ........ 20 Children’s Clothes From Adult’s Old Ones............... 22 ’Seems To Me Pia Mancia 25 The Cook’s Round-up Of Recipes ......................... 26-27 Club Woman’s Bulletin Board .................................... 28 Happy New Year .......................................................... 29 Consuelo C. Banag Flowers By Radio The “Woman’s Home Journal” is edited and published by the Women’s Publishers, Inc., at 1055 Soler, Ramon Roces Bldg., Manila, Rates: 1 year (24 issues) P6.00; 6 months (12 issues) P3.00{ 2ter at the Manila Post Office on July 10, 1946. Subscription Philippines. Telephone: 8-64-23. Entered as second class mat years (48 issues) P11.00. For foreign countries double these rates. The Marriage Contract By Isabel Artacho—Ocampo THE CONJUGAL PROPERTY BILL WILL BE ONE OF THE MEASURES ',TO BE DECIDED UPON BY THE, CON GRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES WHEN IT CONVENES IN A FEW DAYS. THAT IT WILL ENHANCE MUTUALITY lOF RESPECT BETWEEN THE SPOUSES IS AN ACCEPTED FACT. WILL OUR LE GISLATORS CLOSE THEIR EYES TO THIS? WHEN a man and woman take each other as husband and wife, they unwittingly form a partnership which, to all intents and purposes of the law, is called the “conjugal part nership”. This? last is a term that does not mix into the lang uage of love and romance. How many bedazzled brides and bridegrooms rush to the altar never dreaming that a marriage contract carries with it certain rights and obligations governed by our Civil Code. Ask any bride what provisions the conjugal partnership carry and she will tell you that she has not even heard of any such animal. It is not until years later when things go awry that she Realizes to her heart-break that she has plunged blindly into a venture that leaves her neither here nor there. Too late it dawns upon her that marriage can be truly a “fate wtorse than death”. The remedy to the whole situa- could be shoved her way would tion is in the hands of the Con- be the right to have a say on the gress of the Philippines. Right disposal of what she has helped now, as Congress convenes, one put up or accumulate. of the bills our law-makers will If even an industrial partner tackle will be the Conjugal Pro- who does not put in capital is a perty Bill wherein an amendment recognized entity in any ordinary is sought so that the wife may partnership, why is the wife so have a legal leg to stand on when ignored in this most important of the partnership crumbles and the all partnerships? The injustice husband decides to dispose of all is only too flagrant in a case the worldly goods he and his wife where the husband after spending have accumulated as he well the conjugal wherewithal leaves pleases. the support of the family up to The wife in the conjugal partner, wife. There have been many 3hip is more than industrial part- suc" cases> ner and capitalist put together. In Anglo-Saxon countries, alShe may be as such a wage earn- though there is the conjugal parter or a business executive as her nership much as we have ours, the husband, in which case she puts wife is allowed to have for her in money into the partnership, separate property all her earnings, Her effort as housekeeper is worth rents and profits and income of in money too. She may have in- her paraphernal property. In Engcome from her private properties land there is a movement now and all these go into the conjugal wherein the wife may receive coffers, too. Not to mention the wages for her housekeeping serlove that she lavishes when she vices. We are seeking no such is double-crossed? The least that thing here. We wives just wan* Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lim. "With this ring I thee wed ..." There is no room for any thought on partnerships and conjugal prop, erties. to be consulted and we would like well please. to have a legal voice should things Article 1315 of our Civil Code go wong. Our men, especially provides, “Persons who may be our legislators should not resent joined in matrimony may, before the women’s efforts to amend the celebrating it, execute contracts, law on conjugal partnership be- In the absence of contracts relatcause (1) it is not a challenge to ing to the property, it should be their authority and leadership (2) understood that the marriage has it is not intended for us who have been contracted under the system been fortunate to have an educa- of legal conjugal partnership". . tion and a knowledge of taking Unlike ordinary partnerships, it care of ourselves under handicaps is a limited partnership, in the but for that mass of women who sense that there can be only two toil unselfishly to make a go of members. The husband and wife a partnership in which eventually contribute to the common fund for their husbands maneuver as they the support of the family. ArtPAGE 4 WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL Captain and Mrs. Renato L. Barreto may not need to know the legal aspects of the marriage partnership. May long and hap. py days be theirs. The Hunts look too radiant to be bothered with the sordid de. tails in the provisions of Articles 69 and 4412 of the Civil Code. ic'e 1392 of the Civil Code pro vides "By virtue of the conjugal partnership, the earnings or pro fits obtained by either of the spouses during the marriage shall belong to the husband and wife, share and share alike upon the dis solution of the marriage.” Why, then, can’t the wife have any say on a property that is hers? It is but fair and reasonable that the properties of the conjugal part nership be divided equally between the partners upon its termination as both of them have contributed to said partnership during its existence. Article 1401 of our Civil Code again provides that “To conjugal partnership shall belong: (1) Pro perty acquired for a valuable con sideration during the partnership marriage at the expense of the partnership whether the acquisi tion is made for the partner ship or for one of the spouses only. (2) That obtained by the indus tries, of salaries or work of the spouses or of either of them. (3) The fruits, income, or interest col lected or accrued during the mar riage coming from the partner ship property or from that which belongs to either one of the spouses.” It is apparent that the spouses do not retain the owner ship of the earnings and profits of their separate properties nor those obtained by their industries, sala ries or work. The wife, however, has no legal protection against the husband for the latter can do what he likes with the proper ties of the conjugal partnership; he is empowered by law to dis pose of it in any manner without the consent or even the knowledge of the wife. According to Articles 69 and 1412 of the Civil Code "The hus band is the administrator and the manager of the property of the, conjugal partnership.” Articles 1413 and 1415 provide that in ad dition to his powers as manager, the husband may, for a valuable consideration, alienate and encum ber and even dispose of the pro. perty of the conjugal partnership without the consent of the wife. This civil law theory which de prives the wife of her right in the administration of the conjugal partnership and which makes the husband the sole arbiter in the disposition of the conjugal pro perties makes the wife indifferent to the welfare of said partnership. She has no interest to accumulate wealth because she has no say in its management and this lack of concern destroys the unity in the home. Any privileges enjoyed by the wife is given by the hus band out of courtesy to her, may be because she happens to be the mother of his children, or out of consideration for the many years of sacrifice and devotion for the sake of their conjugal partnership. But when a conflict of interests and rights arise the wife has no legal leg on which to stand, she is left at the mercy of the husband as the courts of justice have to interpret the law as it is written in the statutes and cannot give her any legal aid mottu propio or out of their own volition. What the outcome will be after many years of labor and sacrifice is a matter of luck, if her husband turns out to be a good one or a bad one. If she is not lucky and her husband prefers to philander the conjugal properties, she has no right to stop him from so doing nor seek redress from the courts or from other government agen cies. So she. conjectures: What if after a lifetime of hardships and sacrifice, those earnings and sav ings to which she has contributed with the sweat of her brows and with her private income, should be wasted by the husband in vices and dissipation without any right on her part to interfere. Is it fair, honest or decent for one partner to be the sole dictator and manager of a given partner ship when both contribute in terms of capital and industrial and manual labor? Can it be vin dicated upon any principles of justice or equity? We have come across many cases in which the wife had no legitimate business to interfere in the inefficient management of the conjugal partnership by the hus band or to stop him from wasting away the properties because, she has no legal remedy to seek from the courts, justice or equity. All the written laws are on the side of the husband and any obvious privilege that a married woman seems to enjoy is just given to her out of consideration or court esy. But when a conflict of in terests arise, she has no rights whatsoever regarding the control, management and disposition of the conjugal partnership. It is about time that a law is passed by our Congress to better and improve the lot of our women and lighten their burden and make them happy because by so doing, we believe, that they will not re main indifferent to the national and economic problems confronting the country. We agree that this is still a man’s world but in seek ing the betterment of the loSf’of the women, we do not intend to challenge the authority and leader ship of men. On the contrary, we believe that for the success of the marriage relationship, one of the spouses should be the head of the family and this one must needs be ■the husband or father. In what we object is the concentration of power in the husband to dispose of the properties of the conjugal partnership, without consent or even knowledge of the wife. If in an ordinary partnership, even an industrial partner who has contributed no capital' has a vote and a say in the administration of the partnership, how much more a wife who "has devoted all her time and energies to the at tainment of the common goal? JANUARY 15, 1947 PAGE 6 THE COUNTRY’S GREAT MEN AND WOMEN HAVE TAKEN TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT TO DEVOTE TO THE CAUSE OF THE PHILIPPINE RED CROSS MORE THE RED CROSS stofy is not unknown to the majority of the people everywhere in the world. It is an age-long story told in terms of various forms of assistance to humanity. In a sense the Red Cross is a story of humanity itself based on the idea of humanitarian service, the original gist of which may be boiled down to this: a kindly neighbor extending aid to another neighbor in distress. Any of the thousands of people who has been benefited by any of the assistance extended by the Red Cross will tell you the Red Cross story. In fact, it has been told and retold many times so that by now almost every one know it by heart. That is the reason why people rally behind its good old cause. Which brings us to the story of the thousands of volunteer workers who responded with generous enthusiasm to the recent roll call of the Philippine Red Cross. With Mrs. Aurora Aragon Que- It is indeed very touching to zon, the illustrious widow of the note that the instinct among peogreat exponent of social justice, pie to help the less fotunate, the and at present the chairman of consciousness of the human resthe central executive committee ponsibility towards their sufferin the lead, thousands and thou- ing fellow-men, is not dead after sands of men and women — and all. Although the people of the even children, at that'— all over Philippines, like the peoples of the country, chose to devote their other countries, are still strug. time, effort, and energy in sup- gling from the destructive effects port of the Red Cross campaign, of the last war, there was noted, Among these thousands of volun- however, the eagerness and the teer leaders and workers were interest to help one another— prominent figures in various through the Philippine Red Cross, fields of endeavour: statesmen, Last year’s fund drive of . the businessmen, industrialists, civic Philippine Red Cross, the first leaders, bureau heads, and other since liberation, which officially professionals. The support of the closed on the last day of 1946, masses, too, can not be under-es- was very well supported. This timated. They, too, had given is owing to the faithful services their full measure of volunteer of the volunteer leaders and work work for the Red Cross cause, ers, and the generous support of They range from city clerks to the public. tenientes del barrio. In other Not long after President Ma words, whatever was achieved nuel Roxas issued the proclamaduring the recent campaign is due tion declaring the period for the to the people in general. national fund campaign of the The Philippine Red Cross, like Philippine Red Cross, chapter all Red Cross organizations, was boards began to be organized, established for the people, and mushrooming, as it were, in almaintained by the people. It most every corner of the Islands, functions along democratic lines. The President of the First RepubBeing an organization of service, lie also called on every citizen those who are in a position to of this country, including foreign serve extend their services to nationals, to “contribute generoUsthose in need of service through ly to this good cause.” the Red Cross. Through their Then leaders of the nation folsupport of the Red Cross cam- lowed suit, and through the press paign, a good number of, say, di- and the radio, raised their voices saster-victims, may be helped out appealing to the people for their of their predicaments. support of the Philippine Red Above, typical of Red Cress celebrations are parades and de monstrations which cannot be gainsaid, considering that the Philippine Red Cross is nobody else’s organization but the Fili, pinos. Doha Aurora A. Quezon, PRC Chairman, accepts a marble, topped table, the first Red Cross donation’in kind, from S. G. Batac, proprietor and general manager of Philippine Tiles. From left 'to right: Mrs. Sofia de Veyra, member of the PRC Central Executive Committee; Mrs. s. G. Batac; Dr. J. H. Yanzon, PRC manager ,and Mr. W. fl. Swett, PRC fund rais ing advisor. PAGE « WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL THAN MONEY By D. Paulo Dizon The PRC national fund campaign received a generous response from all sections of the citizenry. Above picture shows Mrs. Quezon, receiving one of the many donations to the Philippine Red Cross. Placido Mapa (above), well-known business leader, takes time out from his important affairs to help in the PRC national fund campaign. Cross, outlining to the people the stance, was composed of men of significance of this organization, important affairs, leading citi zens of the nation. They contri buted not only in terms of money but also their time and effort. These men held weekly meetings, made contacts with other people, solicited contributions for the campaign, delivered speeches—all in all a considerable amount of job. Mrs. Quezon, who had previous ly intended to retire from public life, who had in fact refused a good number of offers for key po sitions in the government, now In view of the forthcoming in dependence of this organization, the redoubled efforts and a meas ure of sacrifice, too, on the part of the PRC leaders and workers were required. Whether or not the organization could stand on its-own legs, side by side with the other sixty independent Red Cross societies of the world, depended largely upon the success of the national fund campaign; This is a matter of national pride, and a very significant one, too, an ad ded afflatus to make the drive keeps regular office hours at the a success. national headquarters of the PRC, as central executive chairman. Conscious of this significant She is assisted by her daughter responsibility, such busy people Zeneida. Maria Aurora Quezon as Gabriel Daza, Placido Mapa, was chairman of the benefits comErnesto Rufino, Arsenio N. Luz, mittee of the Manila-Rizal chapto mention only a few, took time ter. out of their important affairs to help run the campaign of the All the efforts by the thousands Philippine Red Cross. High rank- of volunteer workers, however, ing officials did not hesitate to would go a long way towards the join volunteer committees in con- amelioration of the welfare of the nection with the drive. The city people. • Whatever they have acfund campaign committee of the complished was committed to a PRC Manila-Rizal chapter, for in. good cause. Dr. J. Horacio Yamzon, Manager of the Philippine Red Cross, steers this humanitarian organization in its various welfare ac tivities. Above, he is shown making a plea for a generous sup port of the PRC. JANUARY 15, 1947 PAGE Z (^HANDING kept thinking of An urge for a drink of cold 11 his wife Angelina, who had water later sent hint through the been ill for weeks. As he walked narrow corridor leading to the towards his office, gruesome water fountain. And again, as if thoughts bothered him. He seem- by course, a black butterfly moed to see his wife lifeless in a mentarily halted him on his track, wooden coffin surrounded by Was it the same butterfly that lighted candles; and their small crossed his path this morning? he house filled with the pungent wondered. smell of withering wreaths. These The sight of it maddened him thoughts frightened him. He was and impulsively he seized the ofincreasingly seized with a desire fice broom lying in the corner and to return home and stay by his swat the pestering insect away, wife’s side. Then someone tapped But he was not equal to its him on the shoulder. swiftness, it flew peacefully out “Nanding, how’s your wife?” of the nearest window. He folIt was Maneng, the watchman of lowed it with his gaze until he their company. saw it enter another window in “I think she will be well in a the opposite building. week or two,” Nanding replied, trying to appear gay before the other man. "I hope she gets well sooner qpVHIS was the first time Nanthan you expect.” Maneng smil- J. ding had an encounter with a ed encouragingly and bade Nan- black butterfly. Something must ding goodbye. be wrong, he told himself, as he But thoughts of his ailing wife tried to cool his lips and parched persisted in Nanding’s mind. He throat with the refreshing water tried to distract himself by walk- from the fountain. Something ing faster, for the habitual fear must be really wrong, he mumbled of being late to work had crept again. in, too. Just as he turned in Nanding remembered that he haste around the corner, a strong had to borrow some cash on acwind blew off his straw hat. He count. He went without hesitafelt annoyed for he had to run tion to the cashier’s booth. But to retrieve it. he was disappointed to see a new The exertion, however, did him circular posted on the left side of some good. Believing he had lit- Hs window. He looked at it, care tie time to spare, with the office ful>y read it over and over, to building within sight, he stopped make sure there was no mistake, at the Chinese store nearby and read: No vales, petty cash, or bought a pack of cigarettes, balance ©*' salary will be drawn in When he came out, a black butter- advance by any employee. He fly crossed his way. He stared rubbed his eyes, looked at the cir. at it as it hovered over his head cuJar once more, then dejectedly for a while, then playfully flut- went back to his place. tered away. He felt a queer feel ing tugging insistently in his was he to get the money heart, as‘his mind wandered once he needed for his wife? How was more to thoughts of his wife. he to take her to the doctor? Slowly, he proceeded on his way, Why--- oh« what was the use! looked back once, twice... for it Questions filled his mind until seemed to him the black butter- his head ached- but he could not fly was following him. find any satisfactory answer to them. Nanding opened with a sudden Thus lost in tangled thoughts jerk the swinging door of his of- Nanding rose like a robot when fice. When he looked up at the the office boy, Catalino, told him clock he was surprised to see that that the manager wanted to see he was twenty minutes late. That him at his office. With a resignmeant undertime. He went direct- ed sigh, he stood up to see what ly to his table. His boss wanted. Well, he thought, the more work the better to help Silently he sat down and be- him forget his worries. But he gan working. He tried to concen- found Alejandro, Nestor and Mar trate on his work. But even the cial already in the manager’s of click of his typewriter keys fail- fice, and that meant another ed to banish thoughts provoked by thing. the black butterfly. He looked The manager, a short man with around as if expecting to see a plump cheeks, was a dwarf in his ghost, and, feeling a bit faint, he big revolving chair. He spoke fished out his tom handkerchief slowly to the four men, informing and wiped his moist face and them about the company’s nonebrow. too-prosperous income, and tried The BUTTERFLY Was BLACK By Oscar de Zuniga A BLACK BUTTERFLY, LIKE A BLACK CAT CAN BE AS OMINOUS AS THE SIGNS PREDICT . . . NOT FOR NANDING AND ANGELINA, HOW EVER to make them understand that wearily elbowed his way through the firm was closing in a month —a beaten man. He didn’t even or so. Being the oldest emplo- know where he was going. He yee, they were being notified kept on walking until somebody ahead of the others, to give them bumped into him and was forced sufficient time to look for an- to raise his eyes. other job. He gave the man a dirty look, “You may have your whole and when he turned his head, his month’s salary now,” the man- eyes rested on a funeral carriage ager spoke kindly, “and in case heading towards him. The sight of you need my help, just drop in it brought his thoughts back to and I’ll do my best for you. I am his wife. He looked around, rather really very sorry, boys...” he dazedly, and found himself still stood up, escorted them to the far from home. He took another door. glance at the slowly moving carBack to his table, Nanding tried riage and without losing another to analyze the sequence of events second, hurried home with nothing that happened to him since the in mind except his wife. time he set eyes on the black but terfly. Then something struck his mind, and his face lighted up with A 'ANGELINA was lying moa smile. “The black butterfly was A tionless on the floor. Nanright,” he told the inquisitive of- ding’s face lost its color at the fice boy. "It gave notice that this sight of her and his lips refused thing would happen.” The puzz- to utter even her name. Rushing led boy merely scratched his to his wife, he gathered her in his hea(j arms. “God...” he whispered Nanding fingered the bills and thankfully as she stirred feebly, loose change in his pocket as he and opened her eyes. descended the stairs of his office. “You are early today, NanHe even forgot about Angelina, ding,” she spoke weakly, struggpre-occupied as he was with the ling to catch her breath. But question of where he could get Nanding said nothing. He simply another job before his money gave tried to smile, and caressingly out. In the crowded street, he touched her wan cheeks. There PAGE 8 WOMAN’S ROME JOURNAL When he came out a black butterfly crossed his way, then flut. tered away. He experienced a queer feeling after that. was a pounding on his temples. her thanks every Friday to the Angelina was suffering from Black Nazarene of Quiapo, as anemia and asthma, the doctor at soon as she was strong enough to the hospital had informed Nan- leave the house. She hinted, too, ding. He had been advised to of a desire for a new dress on her leave his wife in the hospital and birthday, which was barely a since he could not afford the fee, month away, and other things she she had taken her to the free would like to have. . . Nanding wanted to tell his wife ‘In a month or so, she will be that he was out of workt that her on her feet again," the doctor had pians and wishes were impossible said encouragingly. just then. But every time he lookThe following days were spent ed at her, his courage failed him. on job-hunting. Nanding kept the All night, Nanding tossed restbad news from his sick wife, iessly where he lay, wondering whom he never failed to visit what he should do in order to every afternoon on supposed keep up the pretense. He could “after-office" hours. He brought stay away from the house during her fruits she was fond of, fruits working hours, but what would that could do her no harm. He he give her on payday? read stories to her to divert her mind. But he either remained silent or shifted their conversa tion to another topic, whenever Angelina tried to question him about his work or how he was get ting along in the house. The glow of renewed life final ly blushed on Angelina’s cheeks. The day came when she was re leased from the hospital. Nan ding took her home in a taxi, al. tough he could ill afford the extra expense. In silence, he listened to her enthusiastic plans to offer AS usual he left the house ear ly in the morning, and as he slowly descended the stairs, he tried to make up his mind where to go. He had practically gone to every office he could think of, and the answer had been invariably the same—"We are sorry, but there is no opening just now,” or “Please leave your name and ad dress, and we shall notify you when we need your serviees.” He had been walking aimlessly for nearly half an hour, when he planations. “I may as well teif came to a street comer. He you now...” he was beginning to paused to light the cigarette say, when he was interrupted by given to him by a sympathetic the arrival of the mail man, who friend, when his attention was threw a long envelop through their caught by little boys and girls open door, which landed near playing on the public playground. Nanding’s feet. Always, the sight of children de- Nanding stooped to pick up the lighted him, for he was dreaming letter. He could hardly tear it of that day when he would have open, what with his fingers tremone of his own—one with whom bling uncontrollably. Again and he and his wife would play. He again, he ran his eyes over the stood nearby and watched them typewritten lines, as if he could having fun. not believe what he read. Suddenly, like a passing wind, “What’s it, Nanding?" his wife a black butterfly fluttered before touched his arms and peered at him, as if insistently claiming his the letter over his shoulder, undivided attention. He stared at it with hatred, following its move- “Look» Lina!” he Pointed to the ment until finally it disappeared Printed words excitedly. “This among the flower-laden bushes in 1 have 10 reP°rt immediatethe playground. He shivered inwardly, unable to shake off the “What are y°u waiting for, fear of another misfortune await- darling?” Angelina playfully reing him somewhere. It might be marked as she straightened his an accident or something else co^armore harmful... "Nothing,” he whispered, "I’m Angelina was very much sur- so £lad came on time... or else prised to see her husband home we’d have nothing to live on in early. She looked at the clock. a ^ew days.” The hour indicated half past ten. Nanding left his house for the “Has anything happened in the second time that morning, with office?” she inquired anxiously, his wife fondly looking at him Desperately, he mustered the from the side window. Waving to little courage left in him and said, her, he called back, "Lina, the “Yes... it happened that day I black butterfly gave better notice took you to the hospital.” He this time.” paused a while to gather his But of course she did not un breath before going into more ex- derstand what he meant. The Worlds Best Dressed THESE ARE very new names—to Philippine readers at least—? who grace the 1946-47 list of The Best Dressed Women in the WorfiiL The No. 1 Best Dressed Woman in the World was reported to have been delightedly surprised when apprised of her selection. Her first words were: “Most of the judges have never seen me, maybe that’s why they selected me. If they ever saw me running around in my blue jeans and wild shirts they might change their minds.” She is MRS. HOWARD HAWKS, wife of the film producer. The judges were composed of some 150 stylists, Fashion editors, and social celebrities. Runner-up in the 1946-47 list is the DUCHESS OF WINDSOR who topped last year’s list. The other best dressed women in the world are here listed in the order of their selection: MRS. CUSHING MORTIMER (former Barbara Cushing, sister of Mrs. Vincent Astor and Mrs. John Hay Whiteney) Mrs. NYRON FOY MRS. THOMAS SHEVLIN MRS. MILLICENT ROGERS MRS. HARRISON WILLIAMS MRS. WILL RHINELANDER STEWART MRS. WILLIAM PALEY MRS CLARE BOOTH LUCE JANUARY 15, 1947 PAGE < HARDER than PAPER By Sofronio Castaneda Treasuring letters and later on tearing them to "pieces is like losing so many friends. HAVE YOU TRIED TEARING UP CHERISHED LETTERS? IF YOU HAVE THEN YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO TEAR SOMETHING HAR DER THAN PAPER IN THREE years I have accumulated hundreds of letters from friends all over the United States. I have kept these letters this long, but today, shortly before leaving, I am destroying them. I dare not even read them, for I know that if I do I shall not have the heart to throw them1 away. It Seems like losing so many friends. Maybe it is. Familiar penmanship, familiar stationery. AH evening yesterday before the hqavy rain, I sat hefe in the corner of my room, tearing them to bits and throwing them away. I found that in some cases I had torn Something harder than paper, and I knew I had torn photographs of friends. It is like the breaking of a heart. I should be ashamed being sentimental. I should be ashamed for many things else irtore serious than sentimentalism. When I leave this country, I shall leave it with a heavy heart. Other’s will feel the same way I do. But I would rather be the one left behind than be the one leaving. It seems less cruel that way. I have other letters, still many letters I have not yet thrown away. I shall peer through some of them and read them with as much casualness as I could mus ter, and I promise I shall not keep any one of them. On with the destruction. Here they have laina for nearly three years, it’s better now that these thoughts are free. Like some witchcraft, I wish to imagine that in thus destroying these letters I am freeing some captive birds of loveliness impri soned somewhere in the memory. . .I’m glad you continue your weekends in New York and will meet me there sometime in De cember or January. That will be fun!” “New York is only a dream once more. As usual it was fascin ating—the rain, snow and sleet notwithstanding..” “Think of this: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. If by the mere familiarity of the sound you and I and all those who take us as friends could live again. Once upon a time I used to live.... the world out side my windows is white—like the pictures on the gift calen dars which we get back home. They say it’s almost Christmas —and so the store windows are pregnant with toys and things and price tags. Green and red are the colors. And tinsels are in season. And I think of mo ney! I am afraid this country has taken away Christmas from me!” “But my head is full of ideas. I get them taking showers, walking along the campus, list ening to someone explain the principles of international law. And those I manage to remem ber as far as my room I want to write down...” “Believe me, you have an un canny way of feeling between the lines. I’m almost afraid of you. Do you really think it is the hopefulness of despair?” “Whenever I begin to ponder over on things, I’m inclined to believe that perhaps this strange way of life, which passes for ‘the American Civilization’, has somehow corrupted my once innocent spirit. You see, I used to be happy wanting so little; now I can only be happy if I have so much. This new kind of happiness is sad, for it is ever beyond my reach. I work hard—or, at least, I try to—and so I neglect the finer things, like answering your letter which I received several weeks ago, or like loafing to enjoy one’s exquisite misery.” “I was just looking at my diary and find that two years ago on this day (Oct. 16) I first met you. Remember, we were both going into Wasserman’s class? You asked me my name and you said, "My name is Reyes too,” and I thought you were kidding. I really regret that I didn’t learn to know you better.... The leaves were falling then as they are now, you were less bald and I was younger—only 20. We used to walk home to gether and quarrel a lot. I won der if we’d still quarrel as much now were we near each other. So many things have happened since then. Pearl Harbor is al most two years ago, and we’ve been dead two years. I feel old er, not a bit wiser, and I’ve lost all my zest and feeling for life. There’s no place for love in my heart at all.. .at all...” “TelPher that from now on she should not record her existence in terms of the calendar, for that’s prosaic. Tell her to count her age in terms of the loves you’ve made in full aban don ... and the joys you have experienced together.” “I’m tired of being poor and I want money and more money. I eat steak only once a month and you know I need it twice or three times a week. I got to live longer than you, if I have to write your biography. Dead ducks don’t write biographies, do they? ........Villa and I went out slumming two Sundays ago. He told me he wrote you a card, but you didn’t answer him. What’s the matter, are you snubbing him now because you got a raise ? He gave me a pic ture of himself with his face wrapped in cellophane. You should see it. He looks like an Easter egg. And his room is now a botanical garden, forest ed with geranium, cactus, fern, and other plants. He just loves plants, don’t you know? He pleaded with me to follow his example. I told him my win dow overlooks a couple of birch (Continued on page 23) PAGE 10 WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL HOME TO A BREAM By Jerrold Beim SHE WAS standing before the ironing board when sparks suddenly skyrocketed from the electric cord, frightening her, and she jumped away. She pulled the plug out and saw that a wire was loose, and her heart sank within her. Somehow it seemed like an omen—that everything would go wrong again in spite of the beautiful new housecoat that lay on the board before her. She had seen the housecoat in a shop window on her way to work that morning and knew she must have it to greet Barry when he came home on furlough tomor row. He had been uncertain in his letter about what time his train would arrive and planned to meet her at the apartment. She could vision herself opening the door for him, the soft flowing chiffon swirling like a white cloud about her slim ankles, her dark hair cascading to the gold em broidery on her shoulders. Bar ry's hand wouuld grip hers as he held her back to feast his eyes. “Lynn, Lynn, you’re the most beautiful girl in the world!” And then he would draw her to him, his lips seeking hers, and she would know that he still loved her. All the panic that had lived in her heart, tortured her since his last visit would ebb away. The housecoat had lain on her desk all day. She worked in a small advertizing agency, a job she had held before marrying Bar ry and to which she had been cordially welcomed back when he went away. The sight of the smart black - and - white-striped box on her desk gave her confid ence; told her that this visit would not be like the last. It had to be different because she could never live through such an ordeal again. She remembered how she had checked the impulse to cry out when she finally saw him off at the station: “Barry, Barry darling, I’m afraid. We seem so far away from each other. We talked and laughed and tried to have fun but something has changed; some thing is missing. Barry, if this can happen to us in so short a time what will we be like when the war is over?” I’VE GOT TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL FOR HIM, LYNN TOLD HERSELF. THEN THE DOOR-BELL RANG AT THE WRONG MOMENT. "Lynn darling, surprised to see me? But I got off earlier, took the first train I could. Horn are you darling?” It wasn’t as if they were a new ly married couple, one of those hasty war marriages where a boy and girl were practically strangers to begin with. They had cele brated their second anniversary just a few weeks before Barry was inducted, and they had been through so much together. Often on those many nights alone in the apartment she would «just sit in a chair and remember some of the things that had happened to them. That first week in this apart ment, for instance. The rent was higher than they could afford, but they were given a concession be cause they agreed to decorate it themselves. “Did you ever decorate an apart ment?” she asked Barry after the lease was signed. “Of course not, darling, have you?” he grinned. The mess and spatter they had made, looking so silly in the long white overalls she had bought for them to wear. But how proud they had been when people admired the finished job, the lovely soft color they had created and called “Concession Blue.” She remembered how hard she had worked getting the apart ment ready, wanting everything to shine beautifully, to look spicand-span for his last visit. She had a million and one things to do for tomorrow too; the most important to fix herself up to look beautiful for him. To look beautiful! In his last letter Barry had written: “I went to a USO dance the other night. Danced with a cute kid, a girl from Charleston. Reminded me of my college days.” Tears had blurred her eyes as she read those words. She had sat before her mirror remember ing when she had gone to college dances with Barry, but the image that faced her was no longer a cute kid. And she would prob ably look older to him each time he came home. Not that she wasn’t attractive, with luminous dark eyes, rich brown hair. In fact, she had look ed quite stunning in the new hat she wore last time Barry had (Continued on page 12) JANUARY 15. 1917 PAGE 11 come home. It was a high-crown ed feathered affair, and for a moment he hadn’t even recognized her among the crowd of women waiting at the station. He had peered at her, grinning wryly, saying, “I guess I’m not up on the new styles.” HOME TO A DREAM lContinued from page if) managed to answer. “I haven’t touched it since.” She could at least get the iron ing board out of the way. She started to fold it, putting the housecoat on a chair, when Barry appeared in the doorway. He had looked different to her too—tanned and more rugged; his shoulders broader in his khaki uniform. She had clung to his arm, crying, “Oh, Barry, we’ll have such fun these few days! We’re going to your folks for din ner tonight.” Barry’s parents lived uptown and they splurged, taking a taxi there. They clung to each other, his lips on hers, but somehow it seemed strajige. Barry’s mother greeted them at the door, a stout, gray-haired woman who had always indulged her only son. She outdid herself for Barry that night, having spent almost the whole week cooking, baking, preparing every delicacy Barry had ever liked. Poor Bar ry had to stuff himself, not want ing to hurt her feelings. And then about ten o’clock the phone rang and it was Connie Stavis. Connie and Dick Stavis were their best friends, the couple they had been most intimate with be fore Barry left. They were with the whole gang, Connie said, and were going to. a night club, and Barry and Lynn must join them. Everyone wanted to see Barry in his uniform. They went, even though they were a bit tired. But she was proud of how Barry looked, and it was only natural for him to feel the same way. Besides, the Per sian Room was exciting; they could never have afforded to go there themselves. But Dick Sta vis had just got a new job and said the party was on him. “Nothing’s too good for our soldier!” Dick cried as he ordered champagne. They didn’t wake up until noon the next day. In the dim reces ses of her mind she knew she had the icebox crowded with the in gredients of a scrumptious break fast but the way they felt they couldn’t think of anything beyond a cup of black coffee. And then she remembered they had accept ed an invitation to a cocktail party that afternoon. It was like riding a merry.goround, that furlough; but she wanted Barry to do all the things, see all the people he missed at camp. There were parties and invitations to shows; such a breathless scramble for fun and excitement, and through it all that panic was slowly rising with in her. It was the last hour of his leave when she began to realize what was happening. That was when everybody dropped into their apartment to say good-by to Barry. The world seemed so full of girls these days, and they were all crowded around Barry, talk ing, laughing and joking with him. She saw his face animated, his eyes shining brightly, and she had the strange sensation that they were just guests at this party too, not husband and wife, but two people who had known each other and then had drifted apart. And a few hours later she was back again in the apartment, Bar ry gone, her memories of .the furlough as confused as the litter in the room. Mechanically she began to empty ash trays, telling herself that he had had a wond erful time. It would be good to remember when he was back in camp. She must see to it that he had an even better time in this fur lough, yet she was afraid to face tomorrow. As she had unpacked the housecoat and pressed the wrinkles out of the skirt she real ized that buying it had been an extravagance, an act of despera tion. She felt pressed at the thought of all she had to do; wor ried about the exciting things she had planned so Barry would en joy himself. She was afraid each leave would find them farther apart and dreaded to think of when he would be sent overseas. There was a sudden ringing of “Gosh, Lynn," he exclaimed, “this is wonderful!” Wonderful! What was he talk ing abdut? She looked up and saw him standing there holding something in one hand. Bread and cheese, she had been making herself a sandwich for a quick supper. He had the screwdriver in the other hand, his tie pulled down, his collar opened at the throat. He stood there, eyes shining, grinning at her. “Gosh, Lynn, you look beautiful,” he said. Beautiful! She was holding the ironing board, and she pushed a strand of hair out of her eyes. He was mad—he didn’t know what he was saying; but then she stared at him and slowly she became aware of the fact that her panic had ebbed away. Her panic had ebbed away, and the room seemed filled with a glow. It was a familiar glow, like an aura around both of them, the glow that had always made this room home to them. This was a moment out of the past. Barry standing there munching a sandwich, she in faded pajamas. Why, this was what they had al most lost, she realized, come back to them! ' The phone suddenly rang. They both knew what it would be. Plans for Barry when he arrived tomorrow. Come to night clubs; eat what we’ve cooked; nothing’s too good for our soldier. The phone finally stopped ring ing, unanswered. “Well, I guess I’ll get this fix ed,” Barry said. He picked up the electric cord and started to hum. Even the song was familiar, an old tune they used to like on the radio. “I think I’ll make myself a sandwich,” she said. She put the housecoat back in the black-andwhite-striped box, and then she went into the kitchenette. Her eyes were shining, her lips curved into a radiant smile; she was humming too. the doorbell and she picked up her purse as she went to answer it, expecting the laundryman. But as she opened the door her eyes widened with mingled joy and horror. Barry — it wasn’t Barry—it couldn’t be he—standing on the threshold! “Lynn darling, surprised to see me? But I got off earlier, took the first train I could. How are you, darling?” Barry — his arms about her, straining her to him. Panic rush ed through her knowing the sight behind her. The apartment un straightened; the ironing board in the middle of the living room; her new housecoat on it. And she in old faded balbriggan paja mas, not even any make-up on her face. “Oh, Barry, it’s wonderful to see you, but I wanted everything to be so nice, and even the iron broke.” “The iron broke?” He walked into the living room, throwing his cap on the chair. She leaned against the door, staring at him. He looked different again. He had put on more weight. He was picking up the ironing cord, his brows furrowed. “Oh, this is easy,” he said. “Wait’ll I get the screwdriver.” She caught a glimpse of her self in the mirror over the couch as he disappeared into the kit chenette. She looked ghastly. Her first impulse was to reach for the housecoat, slip it on, open her purse for lipstick. But what was the use? He had seen her this way, and there wasn’t time. “Where the devil is the screw driver, Lynn?” she heard him call out to her. “It—it’s where you left it," she WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL PAGE 12 The IS Philippine Wai* Damage Commission From the rules and regulations-----of the Philippine War Damage Commission we have secured ex tracts regarding pertinent infor mation which will prove helpful to those who may have claims to be filed with the Commission. FACTS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW We shall likewise continue to publish in question and answer form bulletins on the workings of the War Damage Commission which will include sufficient in formation to clarify the question. In addition to the ten branch of fices that will be organized in the provinces, claimants in the pro. vinces can approach the chapters or sub-chapters of the Philippine Red Cross for information and assistance. The U.S. Philippine War Dam age Commission was created by the Philippine Rehabilitation Act' of 1946 for the purpose of author izing and paying claims for war damage occurring in the Philip pines after December 7, 1941 and before October 1, 1945 as a re sult of certain perils that will be enumerated. Claims are of two types—private and public. Private claims will be received by the Commission after public notice is given. All private claims must be filed within 12 months from the date fixed in the public notice. Claimants must be qual ified persons who had, on Decem ber 7, 1941, and continuously to and including the time of loss or damage an insurable interest as owner, mortgagee, lien holder, or pledgee in the property destroyed or damaged. By the term “insur able interest” is meant that the claimant on December 7, 1941 (Philippine Time), and continuo usly to and including the time of loss or damage, not later than Oc tober 1, 1945, must have been owner, mortgagee, lien holder, or pledgee of the property lost or damaged to an extent that he would have been able to obtain insurance to protect such interest. Claims may be filed for any de ceased person’s interest by heirs, devisees, legatees, distributees, executors, or administrators, if the beneficiaries are qualified per sons. (a) Qualified Persons — A qual ified person is: (1) Any individual who, on December 7, 1941 (Philippine Time), <ind conti nuously to the time of filing claim was a citizen of the United States or of the Republic of the Philippines, or who, being a citizen of a nation not an enemy of the United States, which nation grants reciprocal war damage payments t o American citizens resid ing in such countries, was for five years prior to December 7, 1941, a resident of the Philip pines; (2) Any individual who, at any time subsequent to September 16, 1940, and prior to August 14, 1945, served honorably in the armed forces.of the Unit ed Stages or of the Com monwealth of the Philippines, or honorably per formed "service in the merchant marine”; (3) Any church or other re ligious organizations; (4) Any unincorporated asso ciation, trust, or corpo ration (or upon dissolu tion, its successor), or ganized pursuant to the laws of any of the sever al States or of the United States or of any territo ry or possession thereof (including any other un incorporated association, trust, corporation), but excluding any corpora tion owned by the Com monwealth of the Philip pines. (b) Disqualified Persons — The Commission is prohibited from making payments to: (1) An enemy alien; (2) Any person who, by a civil or military court having jurisdiction has been found guilty of col laborating with the ene my or of any act involv ing disloyalty to the United States or to the Commonwealth of the Philippines; (3) Any person whom the Commission is convinced collaborated with the enemy or committed any act involving disloyalty to the United States or to the Commonwealth of the Philippines; (4) Any unincorporated as sociation, trust, corpora tion, etc., owned or con trolled by any of the per sons specified in (1) and (2) above. Property Included—The Com mission will receive claims for physical loss or destructruction of or damage to pro perty in the Philippines oc curring after December 7, 1941 and before October 1, 1945, as a result of one or more of the following perils: (1) Enemy attack; (2) Action taken by or the request of the military, naval, or air forces of the United States to prevent such property from com ing into the possession of the enemy; (3) Action taken by enemy representatives, civil or military, or by the re presentatives of any gov ernment cooperating with the enemy; (4) Action by the armed for ces of the United States or other forces operating with the armed forces of the United States in op posing, resisting, or ex pelling the enemy from the Philippines; (5) Looting, pillage, or other lawlessness or disorder accompanying the col lapse of civil authority determined by the Com mission to have resulted from any of the other pe rils enumerated in this section or from control by enemy forces. (d) Property Excluded—The Act excludes the following private property from claim or com pensation: (1) Accounts, bills, records, films, plans, drawings, formulas, currency, deeds, evidences of debt, secur ities, money, bullion, furs, jewelry, stamps, precious and semi-pre cious stones, works of art, antiques, stamp and coin collections, manus cripts, books and printed publications more than 50 years old, novels, cu riosities, objects of his torical or scientific inte rest, and pleasure water craft and pleasure air craft: Provided, how ever, that such exclusion shall not apply to such of the foregoing items as may have constituted inventories, supplies, or equipment and carrying on a trade or business within the Philippines. (2) Vessels and watercraft, their cargoes and equip ment, except: (i) Vessels used or in tended to be used exclusively for stor age, housing, manu facturing, or gene rating power; (ii) Vessels while under (Continued on page 21) JANUARY 15, 1947 PAGE 13 vs WE HAVE quite a bit of new; from our friends abroad. Our readers have perhaps noticed that so far our “friends” have been limited to the Legardas and the Escodas. We know we have more but they have not had a chance to write to us or their families to lend us their letters. We start with a letter from Bing Escoda who is in Hewitt Hall, Barnard College, 3001 Broadway, colder—just don’t want to rhink New York 27. She wrote to her about it. The food could be a lot Auntie Puring (Mrs. Lorenzo) and better, too. Considering the fact Uncle Ado: that there has been a truck strike I know I am very bad about and the high price of foodstuffs, writing letters, but you don’t know especially meat, our food has been how busy I am, no kidding. I quite fair. It’s the monotory and have never in my life worked so the hard—nor enjoyed it so much. The work is not hard, but there is so much of it. It’s the quantity that gets me down. Right now it is very late, but I promised my self I would sit down and write a letter, so I’m doing it. Don’t be impressed by the typewriting —it isn’t mine. People here are very nice to me, and I have no trouble at all feel ing like one of them—I mean stu dents, not Americans. They have paid me an honor that surprised them out. There are only two things I complain about besides not being able to get enough sleep and these are the weather and the food. The weather these last few days has been wonderful. They call it In dian summer. been some days when it was so cold I was just miserable. The girls say it will be twenty times But there have prices are not too formidable. Which reminds me—I bought Mi ta’s doll at Altman’s, which is a lovely store on the Avenue which, I am told, had no sign outside for many years because it was so wellknown, and even now has it’s name in very small letters. I went .shopping for that doll with an American girl. We went to Macy’s, but the dolls there even Mita wouldn’t look at. The doll I picked I hope you will like. Lois (the girl I shopped with) said it buy fruit and crackers (which are not available right now) and al though most of my books are se cond and third hand, they all add up to quite a lot. I am doing my best to keep well, and have suc ceeded so far. I have not had a cold in spite of the fact that dur ing three terribly cold days last month most of the girls on my floor had colds. Elvi and I went to the session of the International Assembly of Women at the Waldorf-Astoria to is the kind of doll every little girl hear Mrs. Legarda speak. She was should have once in her life. It the hit of the afternoon. She was cost seventeen dollars, including the best-looking, the most charm postage. The store is mailing it. ing, the most dignified and the If it does not get there, they are most applauded speaker, athough responsible for it and will reim burse me—I’m holding on to the receipt. I looked and am still look ing for an evening dress for you, but don’t think of having it for Christmas unless a miracle hap pens. I think I will be able to get a white one because white hap pens to be the color this winter, tastelessness that gets me. It bothers me so much that I wrote a two-page essay on food and handed it in. had a conference yet English teacher so I do»;’t know what she thinks ,of it New York is really amazing. It’s so big, and so impersonal, and so superficial. Here appearances are everything. The sales-girls in but the stock in the stores is getthe stores look you up and down and decide how much you can pay and whether or not you are worth their time. There is no spirit of American I haven t with my ting in slowly because of all these strikes, and I’m sure you wouldn’t want one that cost about two or three hundred dollars, so let’s wait she was not allowed to really fi nish because time was limited. Last Tuesday I went with Glo ria Litton to see the Hemaez fa mily. We had a marvelous time— I was so excited to see Cecy. I will see them again next week. Tell Lola I don’t have the nerve to write in Ilocano, but I can read it all right and that I enjoy her letters very much. She ought to go into the business and write a book—Shakespeare had nothing on her. Practically everybody in FRIENDS IN AMERICA • the school knows what a nice grandmother I have, and they are _______________ o _ all just as excited as I am when I this city that is supposed to have £et a letter from home.^ everything. There is no Kleenex, C"" kvc tz z"z~'^---, ---a bit. It is simply amazing, the num ber of things you cannot get in live and let live. It is rather the Spirit of “eat or be eaten, kill or be killed.” The competition is ter rific. You’ve got to be strong and ruthless and brainy or you don’t amount to anything. At first I did not like it so much. It’s excit ing and fascinating, and there is something to do all the time. I have been to the Metropolitan Opera twice to see the Original Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. It's says I have good taste and can go simply out of this world—every- to France. I have not bought my thing I have imagined and more, winter underwear and boots and I could write a mittens and my good dressy dress, book on Fifth Avenue—the beau- which, I assure you, ismostnecestiful window displays and the sary, for the simple reason that I beautiful, snooty shopgirls; the have no funds. If all my debts are me very much. They elected me freshman representative to the Executive Committee of Residence Halls’ Council. It is not a high position but it is a mark of con fidence on the part of the girls which touched me deeply. I honestly did not want it because I have no time to devote to extra curricular activities. It involves a certain amount of responsibility but not much work. I just have to sit up front in a cap and gown during house meetings. It is the committee, by the way, that runs And the shops! the activities in the dormitories. I have had quite good luck in having met nice girls. I have not . yet met anyone I positively dis- smart women in magnificent furs paid and the rent is coming in, Washington, D. C. to Mrs. Paz M. like and am getting on quite well who are there to pick and choose please send my allowance with all as far as the girls are concerned. I have made it a habit to go to the library to study every evening because if I stay in my room I cannot study. People drop in all the time and I just cannot throw ................... Give my love to everybody and no *soap, bno meat, and” very few Pass this letter around because dresses worth the price they ask. V°u won’t &et another one for Speaking of clothes—I bought my Quite a while. And tell everybody winter coat. It is beautiful—black, to write. Perhaps I have said this with a trim of persian lamb. One before’ but ? repeat-there is noof my good friends, a French girl, thin? so miserable as an empty mailbox. P. S. What’s the gossip around town? AND now we come to inore let, ters from Mrs. Legarda. We begin with one she wrote from Catolico, acting executive secand the women in cheap clothes possible haste. I assure you that retary of the National Federation who can only look. Sometimes it’s I have not been extravagant. Even very sad. Elvi admits that. It is just that By this time I have picked out woolen clothes are quite expen certain nice stores where the peo- sive and so is school. In order pie are courteous and where the to supplement my diet I have to of Women’s Clubs: Thank you for your very en couraging note. It is nice to feel that one’s efforts are noticed and appreciated. I received only one PAGE 14 WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL little clipping with your letter and none from Miss Rey. Will you please find out what happened ? I think you deserve congratula tions yourself. It seems you are doing wonderful work yourself in reorganizing the clubs in the pro vinces. Keep it up and let us really get these clubs going. There is a great demand here from individual clubs to make di rect contacts with some of our local clubs. Will you please sit down right away and send me a list of the clubs that have, up to this date, already reported to us and whose name and list of offi cers is already on our record? I shall assign them here to different groups who will contact them. Please include the Damas Filipinas as I would like to help them in their Settlement House project. We are guests here of the Gen eral Federation of Women’s Clubs during our brief stay of ten days in Washington. We went to the Children’s Bureau and the WoShown in the above picture are 'the delegates to the Internation al Assembly of Women at South Kortright, New York. These delegates are from different nations of the world. Mrs. Trini dad Legarda and Miss Mercedes Evangelista represented the Philippines in this Assembly. men’s Bureau for observation and interview with the directors, who are both women whom we met at the International Assembly at South Kortright. For the past week, we have been touring North Carolina as a guest of the Women’s Clubs there who have definitely pledged to help us rebuild our club-house, besides giving us the necessary equipment for our office. The chances of Miss E—getting a scholarship are now more or less definite and I hope she can get it so as to inject new ideas and bet ter procedure when she comes back to work for us. Kindly take care of all the clip pings I send back there as they are all that I have. Miss Rey can take care of it for me. En closed are new ones for the Fede ration to use if they care to. Hope everything is well with you and that you can get to Hono lulu as you so ardently desire. With best wishes to everyone in the office and my kindest re gards, I remain. P.S.—Has Mrs. Morales had her new baby yet? Hope she’s all right and the baby too. FROM the Copley Plaza in Bos ton, she wrote to Mrs. Henares: Now I think I can consider my U.S. tour complete after seeing Boston and meeting your son, Larry, as I promised you I would. He is looking fine and making good grades at his school, I under stand. Everybody likes him, for he has a very engaging personal ity. You two can really be proud of your young man. I have just come from Washing ton, D. C., where I stayed, as a guest of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, for two days af ter our visit with North Carolina Women’s Clubs. While at the capital, I was able to have an in terview with Assistant Secretary of War Royal regarding the checks signed by the war prisoners in favor of the Federation. .My in tention is not to collect from the War Department the amounts specified on the checks but to pre sent the checks as affidavits to support our claim of war activitiesthe mortgaging of our clubhouse and the consequent arrest of our beloved, Pepa, for the wonderful work she did among the internees and the war prisoners. Also, many clubs here want to (Continued on page 32) JANUARY J5, 1947 PAGE 15 OMAN of the Month: Mrs. Concepcion Felix MOTHER OF THE FIRST SOCIAL MOVE MENT SPONSORED BY FILIPINO WOMEN, DONA CONCHA HAS SEEN THE BIRTH OF ALL WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES. OF AN IMPORTANT SO CIETY OF WHICH SHE WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT, THE SECRETARY OF WAR TAFT SAID: “I DO NOT KNOW WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT, THE NATIONAL AS SEMBLY OR THE ‘LA GOTA DE LECHE’ ” (fTWERE is no gainsaying the then as now did their share of ciI fact that the National Fede- vic and welfare work capably. The ration of Women’s Clubs in the first social movement was that un Philippines has, since its institu- dertaken in 1905 by the Associa tion, counted on the constituency cion Feminina Filipina when it efof the country’s leading women, fected reforms in the penitentiary, It can be honestly said that the alleviating the lot of women priwarp and woof of which the Fed- soners. This organization of which eration is woven is of the finest she was an executive made possifibers. ble for women prisoners to (1) be One of its present advisers is the separated from the men, (2) not subject of this write-up not so to wear the humiliating tigers unimuch because of the part she plays form, (3) be taught occupational in charting the course of this all- work such as embroidery, weaving important organization as because and the* making of balanggot chishe is one Filipina who saw the nelas, (4) to profit from lectures birth of Filipino women’s organ- by capable teachers, izations, has since been part and parcel of these organizations which This association of women eventhave kept plodding against all ually became reorganized and took odds toward the goal of women’s the name of the Manila Woman's progress. Club, the first and naturally the White-haired; daintily-groomed oldest woman’s club in the PhilDoha Concepcion Felix de Rodri- ippines. This was in 1912. Under guez whose presence makes any the tutelage of an American wowomen leaders confab complete man, Mrs. Karric Chapman Kalt can hold a candle with any femin- this first woman’s club was dediist here and abroad by reason of cated to the suffrage movement her indefatigable activities as a and all its waking hours were woman of liberal ideas, a social spent in planning woman’s pro worker of inherent qualities, a gress. crusader for reforms, a suffragist, a trained educator, a public speak- But five years before the Maer of telling force, a mother and nila Woman’s Club took that name, a wife of exemplary qualities, and the association of “La Gota de Leabove all, a veritable handy-man che” was formed. This much need in the multifarious to-do’s apper- ed “mother” for babies who must taining to women’s endeavors. eat or die go on record as being found on October 17, 1907. Doha As far back as 1899, Dono Con- Concepcion was its first president, cepcion recalls, women’s organiza- The next day the first Philippine tions were as active as they are National Assembly was inauguranow. Under the auspices of the ted. Written in history is what Philippine Red Cross the women Secretary of War Taft said at the de Rodrigues Mrs. Concepcion Feliz.Rodriguez is actually one of the advisers of the National Federation of Women's Clubs in the Philippines. The title is just a drop in the bucket of her ^activities as a woman of progressive and liberal ideas. time, "1 do not know which is more Her silver tongue came in very important, the National Assembly good stead during the hectic years or the Gota de Lcche. The first of campaign for woman’s suffrage, makes laws but the second nur- 1918 marked the beginning of the tures babies into healthy citizens intense campaign. Here the Mani to execute the laws.” la Woman’s Club, the National Fe deration became the backbone of ’Those years wh.m the Filipino the drive. Then as now these orvo.nan was working tooth and nail ganization of which she has always to be heard as well as seen, women been active part were to the wooratirs like Concepcion Felix were men’s projects what a mother is what gave the women a foothold to a home. in their upward climb. As a law student she blazed the trail for the Representative, of the older woman debater. She carried on po- members and components of the lemics in the newspaper with non National Federation, Dona Concha as opponents. One outstanding ora- is a product of the Spanish schools torical achievement she has to her and colleges, but she speaks Encredit was that one she delivered glish quite effectively, one more in 1905 before the first Congess- proof of her versatility and up-toional Mission headed by Secretary dateness. She is a graduate .of the of War Taft. Her piece was “Fi- Asuncionistas and the Instituto de lipino Women during the pre- Mujeres where she later on became Spanish regime, and during the instructor in Mathematics and TaAmerican occupation”. After this galog. she was often referred to as the woman “con la lentrua de Dlata”. (Continued on page 29) PAGE 16 WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL ANTICIPATION By Pedro C. Joven TiHE incessant pattering of rain increased in a crescendo accompanied by blinding flashes of lightning mingling in fury with the thunder that shook hea ven and earth. He sat huddled in a dilapidated chair, viewing his surroundings with dismay in the flickering candle light. The room he was in, composing the barong-barong he had improvised out of wooden planks, was barren save for a heavy trunk safely locked against rats and the like. He gazed uneasily at the dark eerie walls before him as if ex pecting them momentarily to cave in. The water that fell in tor rents from the gaping roof was less disturbing than the shrieking wind that lashed mercilessly at the tiny, fragile house. He was afraid the cruel gale would up root the very foundations of his abode and blow him into kingdomcome. God! he thought, will the storm never cease ? He had suf fered privation, hunger, disease, but this would be the ultimate blow. He loved his Home fana tically, this humble home he had himself built. He prayed fervent ly to God saying, Please, spare me my house, and let me live to see tomorrow come. As if his prayers had reached heaven, the rain ceased suddenly. The mount ing water that for a time threat ened to wash away anything that stood in its path of destruction re ceded gradually until its presence was felt only in the sodden earth. The change of weather worked a magical change in the despon dent man. He jumped out of his cramped position with alacrity, fished out from a dark nook a large empty can and started bail ing out the water that had reach ed ankle high. He was oblivious of time, unmindful of the sweat that clung to his soaked shirt; he was only conscious of a tingling sensation, a youthful exhilaration as he hurled the water outside by the tinful. At last the man paus ed from his work, wiping his damp brow with the back of his massive hand. Then breathing hard but working feverishly he scrubbed the floor with a dry rag until finally he stood up with a gladdened cry marveling at the JOSE DOMINGO WAS A TYPICAL PROVINCIANO WHO CAME TO THE CITY AND DISCOVERED A GREAT MANY DISHEARTENING THINGS neat job he had done. Lord, he finally said, you have spared me all this and I thank Thee with all my heart. There will be no end to my happiness, and tomorrow, yes tomorrow, the cup of my hap piness shall be filled to overflow ing, he murmured. Saying this, he blew out the light of the can. die, lay himself heavily on the still moist floor and closed his weary eyes. In a few minutes he was snoring, dead to the world. Jose Domingo, for this was the man’s name, was a typical provinciano whose one ambition was to come down to the city, revel in its wide asphalted streets, its towering buildings that made a man feel so dwarfed and puny, its wondrous houses of entertain ment where men were men and women were made for love, and tbe eating houses where one could relish fabulous dishes at a mo ment’s bidding for a paltry sum. Way back in the province,- morn ing, noon, and night, Jose had to content himself with the native, inevitable, but still desirable kankong. He had found out though, that sponging on people, whether they be his relations or not be came repulsive after a time, and he had been doing such a beastly thing for the past ten years since the death of his saintly mother. Small wonder that most of his re latives would welcome a stray mongrel rather than open their doors to him. He became an orphan at the age of ten. His mother left him when he knew nothing at all. Jose never knew his father, who was said to have been a dipso maniac who made his wife’s life miserable. When at last Jose’s father’s remains were finally laid in the soft earth he had come from, there were tears in his wife’s eyes not of grief, but of resignation and gratitude. The poor widow had assumed the burden of rearing little Jose both as mother and father until she too succumbed to a life hard er than she could cope with. Jose’s education then, was no thing to brag about, for his up bringing was limited to the lio,“ Jose was afraid the police might link him with the man. He ex cused himself and went to the men’s roerm. When he came back... his mother knew and^taught him. One thing only his mother had possessed — the Faith she had painstakingly taught Jose. She had in life never missed her daily visits to Church with Jose trail ing along in ignorance and stupe faction. Jose’s mother was per. severing. Dumb as JoSe was he nevertheless learned the Bible* from cover to cover. This was a great consolation to her. On her deathbed she smiled bravely, hap py in the knowledge that she had given her son something more de sirable than riches could be. With his mother dead, Jose grew up practically in the streets. One by one, his relations turned (Continued on page 24) JANUARY 15, 1947 PAGE 17 ON THE NIGHT the title of Best-Dressed Manilan of 1946 was awarded to Mrs. Claro M. Recto, she was wearing•this fabulous dream of a gown. White cobwebby mousseline de soie planned along bouffant lineB was inlaid with swathings of white tulle, underlaid by white Jersey. Some half dozen yellow blooms of the giant variety blossomed from bodice to hem. Standing beside her, Mrs. Elvira Baltazar-Rufino provides a contrast in a clinging sheath of a 6kirt with a huge colorful sash that trails down to kiss the hem of the skirt. Note camisa, the simplest ever conceived. M. Recto, she was wearing this ines was inlaid with swathings variety blossomed from bodice ring sheath of a 6kirt with a ilcst ever conceived. Directly at right: the very sHm thi^T^a 7unic that ,caves n°ihTfn-°ube desired the way of embellishments that are echoed in the camisa sleeves A wil’o’wisp cnCarf 1S 0Ver ne<*l>ne like spun sugar.«There is a panuelo, believe it or not, for the vw° far right Like an overskirt, the solid color goes over creamy net fearing front freely bouffant The giant corsage is a must. (ALL PHOTOS BY BOB’S) HOUSEHOLD NOTES ANY SHELF at all in your and encourage your family home can hold first aid kit es- write down and tack up messages sentials against minor accidents or suggestions. Set up the exam-f like cutting one’s fingers with the pie by putting up your memos for paring knife or junior’s burning the cook or servant girl, his hand from playing with fire crackers. Here is a minimum list of items for your kit or shelf: Six one-inch gauze compresses with the bunk, on adhesive Six 3” x 3" sterile gauze presses One 1” roller bandage One 2” roller bandage One triangular bandage Burn ointment—5% tannic acid boards. Make to look like upholjelly stered sofas by day and comfortTincture of iodine able beds by night. Mineral oil for use in the eye (should be sterile) Aromatic spirits of ammonia Peroxide of hydrogen Scissors For the tiny accessoria with no bedroom to speak of, try a way Copy any ship’s cabin and you’ll have a perfect com- bunk. Use attractive print cover of mattresses and draw curtains. For the bedroom-sitting room plan, a must in postwar homes, try the beds with no head or sideHAVE you heard the story of two end tables made from one round table which was badly burned at the center? The round table was sawed off at the midfor die. Legs were fitted in and then Put the two end tables were painted HERE’S a practical idea your kitchen or back hall, up a bulletin board made of a attractively, large piece of plaster board or ----------even the side of packing case IF YOU must soak clothes to which should be edged and paint- loosen dirt, be sure the water is ed attractively. Have a pad of not cold, else the dirt will stick paper and several tacks handy instead. Cold closes up the meshPhiKppiries’ Best Dressed Women Of 1946 REGAL, svelte Mrs. Claro M. Recto cupped the first choice in the local best dressed for 1946. Other winners follow in the order they are listed: Mrs. Chona Recto-YsmacI Miss Conchita Sunico Mrs. Nely Montilla Lovina Mrs. Sonia Lizares-Corominas Other names submitted to the board of judges were: Delia Lacson Mrs. Balbinita Lacson Chito Madrigal Mrs. Lourdes de Leon Mrs. Segundina Noguera Mrs. Thelma Gallego-Villongco Imelda Ongsiako Pacita de los Reyes Mrs. Elvira Baltazar-Rufino Mrs. Mercedes Araneta Baby Pamintuan Mrs. Esperanza Fabella Norma Antonio Pepita Erana Keep on going and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down. A HEMLINE can well-dressed woman’s undoing. Especially with ready-made dres ses, there’s no telling about hem lines. To adjust, rip out hem, press flat on the wrong side. Try on the garment and mark the cor rect length. Turn the edge and baste as for a new hemline. IF YOU live in a place where bringing up the aparadores is out of the question, try this PlaCe mirrored aparador alongside a wall, use curtain valance as shown in illustration above and hang your draperies. When fin ished your sala will not look as if it has an aparador in it. In stead you’ll have what looks like a mirrored doorway. solution: Let the sket. CHES here guide you in making over old dresses. The so lid color dress was ripped apart and the worn fabric discarded. The good material was pressed flat and me asured, and a d'agram made of the good pieces. From the skirt a jerkin was cut. Short sleeves were add ed from the sleeves of the plaid dress. Smart buttons matching one color of the plaid were added to the jerkin. With the plaid skirt this made new dress. The waist of other dress was ped off the skirt a new waist added, made out of the plaid waist. The plaid waist had been ripped and pressed flat and a new blouse pattern was used. REMODELLING OLD DRESSES WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL PAGE 20 THE US-PHILIPPINE WAR DAMAGE COMMISSION (Continued, from page 13) time they are filed. This postal card when returned to claimant will be his notice that the claim has been received. Claims will be construction until delivery by the builder, or sailing on delivery or trial trip, whichever shall first occur; (iii) Watercraft and com mercial vesels of Philippine or Amer ican ownership, in harbors and territo rial and inland wat ers of the Philip pines; (iv) Cargoes and equip ment on vessels and watercraft described in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, except as modified by and sub ject to clauses (1) and (2) of this sec tion. (3) Intangible property. (4) Property diverted to the Philippines by authority of the United States Gov ernment or otherwise, as a result of war condi tions. (5) Property in transit (a) Avhich at the time of loss or damage was insured against war perils, or (b) with respect to which insurance against such perils was available, at the time of loss or dam age either at reasonable commercial rates or from the United States Mari time Commission. (6) Property which at the time of loss or damage was insured against any <>nc or more of the perils specified in the Act, ex cept to the extent that the loss or damage ex ceeds the amount of such insurance, whether or not collectible. (7) Loss or damage to pro perty: (i) For which the War Department or the Navy Department is authorized to make payment, or (ii) For which compensa tion or indemnity is otherwise payable, or has been paid or is authorized to be paid, by the Govern ment of the Common wealth of the Philip pines (Republic of the Philippines), or by the United States Government or by their respective de partments, establish ments or agencies, unless the War De partment, Navy De partment, respective departments, estab lishment, or agen cies concerned have declined to pay com pensation or indemn ity for such loss or damage. Forms for Private Claims—The Commission has prescribed Claim Forms No. 100 and 100-A for use in submitting claims for loss of or damage to private property. Form 100-A is to be used when automobiles or watercraft are in volved and must be attached to and submitted with Claim Form No. 100. Private Claim Forms must be legibly prepared in the English language and submitted in duplicate. All copies must be acknowledged before officers qualified to administer oaths. The Circular of General Information No. 1-1 will be available to ex plain the proper use of the abovementioned private Claim Forms. It will be necessary for persons who believe that they have already submitted their claims to resub mit them on the proper forms af ter the date fixed by public an nouncement. The Commission ap peals to everyone to refrain from sending letters purporting to con tain their claims. It is a waste of the individual’s time and also the Commission’s time. When the Claim Forms’ arrive from the. United States, every effort espe cially, through the public school teachers will be utilized to assure their equitable and free distribu tion throughout the Republic. Filing Claim—All claims must be filed with the Commission at its principal office in Manila or at its established field offices. A postal card which will be provid ed with Claim Form No. 100 must be self-addressed and must ac company private claims at the considered filed when mailed if sent registered, and when received by the Commission if sent by or dinary mail. All claims not legi bly prepared or defective for any other major reasons will not be accepted for filing by the Conlmission and will be returned to the claimant if claimant’s name and address are legible. They will not be considered as filed until the claimant has returned claim forms with necessary correction. Thus, all claims must be filed in person directly at the main of fice in Manila or at the ten field branches which will be announced later. Claims sent by mail should be sent directly to the main of fice in Manila. Penalties—Whoever makes any statement or representation know ing it to be false or whoever will fully and fraudulently overvalue loss of or damage to property, or attempts to influence action by the Commission, for the purpose of obtaining claim benefits, shall forfeit all rights to benefits, and shall further be subject to crim, inal penalties provided by United States or Philippine law. Any person who pays, offers to pay, or promises to pay in excess of 5 per cent of compensation paid by the Commission for services rend ered to claimant in connection with any claim shall forfeit a'l rights to benefits, both he and re ceiver of anv such excess shall further be liable to criminal pe nalties provided by United States or Philippine law. Conditions and Payment of Pri vate Claims—Payment of private claims is subject to the following: (A) Conditions— (1) To the fullest extent pos sible. the Commission will require that the lost or damaged proDerty %be re built, replaced, or repaired before pavments of money are actually made to claim ants. (2) When the lost or damaged property has not been re built. replaced or repaired, the Commission may, at its option, make payment, in whole or in part, of the amount payab’e by replac ing lost, damaged, or des troyed property with pro perty or like or similar kind. (3) If it is impossible for any reason beyond the control of the claimant or impract icable to rebuild, i epiace, or repair the lost or dam aged property, the Commis sion must require that the whole of any payment or partial payment shall be re invested in such manner as will further the rehabilita tion or economic develop ment of the Philippines. (B) Amounts— The Commission may make payment as soon as practicable of so much of any approved claims as does not exceed $50 or 1,000 Philippine pesos. The Commission reserves the right to pay the amount in installments. If the aggregate amount which would be payable to any one claimant exceeds $500, such aggregate amount approved in favor of such claimant must be reduced by 25 per cent of the excess over $500. After the time for filing claims has expired, the Commission will determine the amount of money available for further payment of claims in excess of $500, and such funds shall be applied pro rata for the payment of the unpaid bal ances of the amounts authorized to be paid, subject to ratification of the Executive Agreement re quired by Title VI of the Act. The War Damage Commission is planning to organize ten branch offices in certain cities that they believe will be generally accessi ble to the people in the surround ing areas. They intend to use all available resources to make cer tain that every prospective claim ant has an opportunity to get the necessary forms and they are exerting effort to make sure that no claimant is victimized or made to pay a price for the claim form itself. The claim forms are free to all claimants alike and any at tempt to make a charge for them will not be tolerated. The Act itself and supporting statutes of the Philippines provide that no person may pay or offer to pay more than five per cent of the amount allowed by the Commis sion on a claim for services rend ered in connection with this claim. It provides that no one may re ceive more than this fee for serv ice renderd in connection with a claim. It fixes the maximum pe nalty for violation of these pro visions at a P10,000.00 fine and imprisonment for twelve months. Furthermore, if these provisions are violated, the claimant losses all rights to claim and if any compensation has been paid him, the Commission will take such action as is necessary to recover the payments.. (Continued on page 33) JANUARY 15, 1947 PAGE 21 Children’s Clothes From Adults’ Old Ones MAKE an undershirt for the boy of the family from father’s old one. You will need a pattern, but you can keep it and enlarge bit by bit as the child grows. Cut the small shirt from the center of the worn garment where the fab ric is still good. Bind the edges with tape, or use a bias binding cut from scraps in ydur rummage bag. OUTWORN lingerie can often be remade for smaller members of the family. A young girl will glad ly remake a fine slip which can be cut down to her size. Let her choose her own pattern and have the fun of making it herself. Silk gowns and slip often have enough good material left to make at least one pair of panties. If the seams are in good condition, use them for the center back and front of the panties. Use an old pair to guide you in cutting them out. THERE is a pattern for making men’s suits into small boys’ trous ers. Remodeling father’s and old er brother’s suits is still useful practice. There are even patterns from abroad which are for remo deling men’s suits into women’s suits. The shirt is made from the trousers, and the jacket preserves the most important tailoring de tails of the coat. A COAT may have fashionable lines even though the fabric is fa ded. Examine the wrong side. It may be unfaded and the coat can be turned. At least it can be used to make new garments. If your skirt which harmonizes with the coat material, make a jacket. Or you may need a coat dress to round out your wardrobe. If the skirt of the old coat is in good condition, cut it off at the waistline, try it on, refit the side seams, and attach belting. IF THE shoulders of an other wise serviceable coat are too tight, add a yoke of harmonizing fabric to give additional width at the shoulders. Make muffs to match the yoke. BATHROBES for boys can be made from worn blankets. Use the child’s coat as a guide. Speaking of children’s coats, follow pat terns with straight lines. As the child grows and the hem has to be lengthened, there’s no telltale belt line to spoil the effect of an other wise good garment. Many mothers prefer double-breasted coat for children. They also save a little fabric to make cuffs when the sleeves shoot up, and one mother gives the tip that she not only adds cuffs, but has often stitched a band down the center back and let the garment out in front. MAKE a child’s jumper dress of the heart-shaped style by recutting from a straight adult skill. First decide on the finished length of the skirt and add a hemline. This is the length you will use to cut the skirt. Then decide on the width of the skirt. It should be about three times wider than the hip measure. Now cut the skirt according to these measurements. If the dress you are remaking has a gored skirt, use the widest length that approximaate these measures and gather in as much fullness as you can. Bind the top of the skirt with a straight band of self-fabric to fit the waist. Now cut the hearc-shaped dicky. Bind the edges and sew it to the waistband of the skirt. Make shoulder straps of self-fabric bands and attach them to the top of the dicky, cross them at the back, and fasten them to the belt. MENDING men’s and boys’ shirts should be no trouble if pro per precaution is taken. Worn col lars should be carefully ripped off and turned over, then sewed back Panel insets for bodice for en largement or crosswise band for skirt to lengthen. Growing children need not discard clothes so fast when there are remedies galore. Pinafores and sunsuits can be easily cut from adults’ old clothes. IammoiscLL W OF MANILA fr Sooru djc ia uuvi Shop DRESSES-SHOES * 906 RIZAL AVE. in the original seam. In the case of small-patterned materials or solid colors, new collars can be made without much work. Press the old ones flat and use as pattern for the new ones which can usually be cut from the tail of the shirt without impairing its usefulness. In a strip ed shirt, it is not possible to do this without destroying the shirt. If a new collar or cuff is added make them of a new material whose color matches that of the background of the shirt. If the shirt is not worth preserving as such, it can be made up into ap rons, children’s smocks, rompers, sunsuits, pajamas, slips, and pan ties, etc. PAGE 22 WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL trees and they are enough greens for me. I don’t want my bedbox buried by primordial growths. I got enough snakes in the grass to worry about without making my room re semble a habitat for some more creeping insects.” “Wasn’t it the beloved RLS who wrote that so long as one had a friend one is not lost? And, if memory serves, he also said that finding a friend is better than finding a five-pound note... These were nfy thoughts when I was reading your letter. Per haps the motive is selfish. With our country temporarily inac cessible and so far far away, you and folks such as you have come to personify the Philip pines. Being in touch with you is somewhat like vicariously re turning to our home.” “Next time you repeat to me that I’m fighting for honor and country I’ll scream. What hon or? What country? I like to think of country only as a place where you plant potatoes and get dairy products. The min ute someone tells me that it’s geography, sociology and gov ernment wrapped in red and white and blue and green and yellow, why, I give up.” “You know, there’s something more in this draft business than the fear of getting the war fever. If I go into the Service, it’s not because I want to wear a uniform- and carry a gun and shoot a Jap or a German or an Italian. Nor is it because I am ashamed of the dubious and re proachful glances the pretty girls cast upon my civilian SPEAKING OF ANGELS A little girl was put into an upper berth in a Pullman for the first time. She kept whimpering until her mother told her not to be afraid because the angels would watch her. “Mother, are you there?” she cried plaintively. “Yes, dear.” And a few minutes later: “Daddy are you there?” “Yeah.” A fellow passenger lost all patience at that point and bellow ed: “We’re all here. Your mo ther and daddy and brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles and cousins. All here. Now go to sleep.” There was a pause, then very softly: “Mother?” “Well?” “Was that one of the angels?” HARDER THAN PAPER (Continued, from page 10) clothing. Nor that some day I would hate to tell my children that I just played the bum while the cockeyed world burned. Nor do I want to be a hero. If I go into the Service, it’s because I have nothing really to live for, and if I were going to die, I might just as well die for the benefit of those who believe they have something worth liv ing for such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Some call it fighting for democracy. Others call it fighting for Christian civilization. And the rest call it fighting for love of country. All these are pretty objectives. But these are not really what I’m going in the Service for; for these are ideas and dreams which are beautiful, but do not touch me deep enough to make me hate bitterly those who try to destroy them in me. Rather, I shall call mine dying for greater love, so those who believe in pretty things can continue believing in them un til they die. The stake I have in this global war is the stake my good friends put in it. Re duce this to a principle and I feel like yawning to death. I am bored stiff by patriotic slogans. I don’t want to be a hero. On the other hand I don’t want my lovely friends to look at me as 'though I were zero. True, I hate regimentation, hut greater do I hate the cause that .brings it about. ‘‘Yes, I don’t want to be caught in the draft. If I must have air, I want it to come from the sea. There’s something very clean and fresh about ocean breezes. Squalls, hurricanes, and strong winds—these airs have color and force. Whereas air in army camps is loaded with dust. You know, there is something clean about dying in the ocean; you go deeper than six feet from the surface of the earth. The very thought that my dead body might be eaten by ants and buz zards seems very repulsive to me. I would rather a whale swallow me, for who knows I may come up again as amber gris which might eventually be come part of pretty milady’s perfume. Then it would com fort my soul very much to know that the essence of my body linger upon a beautiful lady’s form. How poetic to die that way, eh, Cassanova?” “We can talk about literature and all the things we didn’t get around to that last sticky sizz ling summer at Columbia U, es pecially the day you saw me on the Broadway streetcar and \ The proved 14-day Palmolive plan. Each time you wash, work up a thick, rich lather with Palmolive Soap and massage it onto your skin for one full minute. Now a quick rinse and pat dry Remember it takes only a minute, but it is that extra 60-second cleansing massage that brings to your skin the full beauti fying effect of Palmolive’s creamy lather. Palmolive offers proof! 1285 women and 36 doc tors have tested Palmolive’s 60-second massage. Their reports prove conclusively that it can bring lovelier complexions in just 14 days. Bathe daily with Palmolive. It will do for your body what it does for your face. were too absorbed to talk to me. I know how much we both hope you won’t have to stay in this ‘■ountry longer, but as long as the bad luck continues, we might as well make the best of it.” These are some passages from these letters that I have to de stroy. I am in a hurry, and I must have missed a lot of lovely things, but then perhaps I must have also missed a number of things enough to sour a whole life’s sweetness JANUARY 15, 1947 f AGE 23 him out of their hearths. Yet — Jose had one great asset. He had somehow inherited from his good mother a virtue of perseverance and as his hobby was tinkering with engines he never stopped fingering all sorts of mechanical gadgets until he became an ex pert mechanic. On his twentieth birthday, he decided to try his luck in Manila. ANTICIPATION (Continued from page 17) fer l<> lavish his money on the food, rich, beautiful food. Saturday afternoon came and Jose was in an ecstatic mood. It was pay-day and he longed to grasp with his nervous fingers the new crispy bills he had work ed for so vigorously. His body twitched with excitement as the hour approached the knock-off. At last the bell rang. Jose wash ed his hands that shook so he could hardly rub his with the soap he held. 1 washing his hands seemed to Jo se a ritual, a great ordeal, for he was greatly excited. It was the first time he would get hold of some money he could boast was He wiped his hands with the dry towel he carried On his first day in the city he found a job to his liking. He buckled down to it with bucolic fervor, working Ijke a dynamo until late hours of the night. His colleagues started calling him “pasikatero”, but Jose turned deaf ears to their taunting remarks. He minded his own business and worked with more gusto than ever. As a mechanic in the auto repair shop, his pay was small and the little “baon” he had beer given by his “endearing” relations in the province was slowly dwind ling away. He had been fortunate rea y 1S’ to find this job, but he had no roof he could call his own. C.. his second day in the city his boss had sent him to an errand near Quezon City. — ----o........saw vacant lots which had just been r-------- --------- — Army. To add more to this now j much arms Today, on his face, they were all part of him, of his happiness. Upon reaching the barong-barong, he took out a key and led himself inside. It was dark? He struck a matchstick against the wall and lighted the candle over his trunk. Then he felt himself shiver as the wind struck against the house „„ with relentless force. The walls On him and stood in line with vibrated at the impact. Was this the end? He looked heavenwards and started praying, please God, spare my house, have mercy on me... Came the dawn. Jose stirred his co-workers until his name was called. He stood out and extendLU an cnanu ucai ... To his delight he ed a hu^e Paw- He was handed a white envelope which he hand(11411L 1UVS> VY141U11 nau juol / . recently vacated by the ed Sin5er'y f°F fear he might nmiy xu auu nivic w *. .. ^ear money it contained. Ht, found have^Tie” encountered "a stePPed out of the shoP feelinZ junk-pile full of massive wooden llke a millionaire. Jose strolled planks. Then and there he had homewards nonchalantly, his resolved to come back in the heart singing, rubbing elbows afternoon and build his own house. with his co-pedestrians, unmindHis wishes came true when rhe ™ of the sweltering rays of the following day after a night of sun that descended unrestrained ceaseless hammering and sawing upon the throngs of people that and cutting there stood a barong- jammed the already burdened barong awkward but strongly traffic. His pace was regular, built notwithstanding. That never faltering in rhythmic camorning he went to work tired dence with the crowd, his eyes and spent, but feeling buoyant gazing far but unseeing, his and happy inside. thoughts elsewhere. He present ly looked about him and lost himHe was indeed contented for self in a fog blinding dust. Inhe had a steady job, a house he stinctively he covered his nostrils could proudly call his Home. But with one band and waved at a there was still one wish that had jitney with the other. The vehinot come true. He had spent c]e carne to a stop and Jose frugally, pinching pennies day jumped jn> in a few minutes Jo. in and day out, eating twenty se bad buried himself in refleccentavos of Mami at Chiquito’s tions. Now, he had the whereplace at lunchtime, skipping witbal to satiate his hunger for breakfast at times and going to tbe food for which he had so per bed without supper. He had been sjstently longed. Tomorrow saving all week so he would re- WOy]d be ideal to celebrate and ceive his pay intact. He wanted mabe merry and receive the good to treat himself to the real thing, graces be merited, including the proverbial “lechon”. There was that gleam in Jose’s Suddenly without warning the eyes as the days glided on, not of rains came full blast beating _a intelligence but of anticipation, steady tattoo He smacked his lips with relish pavements. T1 the while he contemplated the and it gathered momentum dainty morsels he would savor, car speeded up the incline. He even extended his imagination became panicky, his face a sickly to a show of entertainment, a ci- color. What if his house had not nema, or even a night club. But withstood the storm, the potent on second thought he would pre- gale? At last they reached the -o on the The wind was fierce as the Jose steps towards Escolta but final ly decided to retract them. He knew the elite of society would entirely ignore him. Turning a narrow street he glanced upwards. Na Warn Panciteria, the sign said. Yes, this was the right place, only the com mon tao frequented these places, he thought. He stepped inside the place with a swagger. He beckoned to a waiter impe riously and raised a finger. The summit. Jose fumbled in his pockets for a twenty centavo coin, tossed it nervously at the ever alert conductor, scrambled for the exit and ran towards his house. He breathed a sigh of re.... , , ° riuusiy anu raiseu a linger, me lief when he saw it still standing Chinaman led Jose thru a corri. straight and forlorn like a rigid dor and gave him a lone table. sentinel on guard. Now he really Jose heaved a si h of satisfac. felt good. The sweet smell of the tion and glanced at the w of °Lrai" fare‘ Susmariosep, making a sign cross, |jut the prJces here were preposterous. This was in deed black market. How could he eat like he envisioned with the prices so high. But he was starv ing, he had to eat something or other. Besides this da...d Chink was already eyeing him askance. Well, he thought, I can still skip off lunch tomorrow. He gave his order finally after a careful deliberation of his finances. It was such a small one the wait er spat in disgust. vmc ^ft alone the poor Jose startfrom"a peaceful" slumbe^ flutter- ed countin& his money. Jesus ed his lids, took a long deep Christ- why he would have to fast breath and stretched his limbs. to last tiH Pay day for two daysChrist, why he would have to fast He stood up briskly and made for Just another customer came the door. Outside he washed his ............ face from a drum of rain water. His morning ablutions over, Jose in and1 espying a vacant chair at Jose’s table sat on it. The man v>v uwov. ^ooked over the menu card and donned”his'onl?Sunday7u7t teck- started cursin? in a suppressed ed away neatly in his padlocked V01cetrunk. Taking a last satisfied The man looked at Jose and in glimpse from a pocket mirror, he a hurt tone said, “Panero, how strode out of the barong-barong could one live nowadays on the whistling gaily. He made a bee- little that he earns. Laborers are line for the little chapel on the being paid far below a living hills. He never forgot the teach- wage they could hardly make ings of his mother and inside the both ends meet. Why these pro church he was by far the most prietors, these big shots, they are fervent of the multitude. '' ‘ *' ”” After mass, Jose took the bus downtown, not that there were no jitneys. He preferred the bus because the twenty centavos he could save would eventually serve him in good stead. Jose beamed at his co-passengers, at the pedes trians, at the whole world. My! but he was feeling famished. He glanced at somebody’s wist watch. Ten o’clock! No wonder that portion of his anatomy was adamant. Soon he knew he would fill that apparent void, for did he Jose’s glass of water and order concrete not have the money? In no time ed two bottles of beer. “Why,” they had reached the heart of the the man continued, “this is where city and the bus had pulled to an the Huks come in, and do .you abrupt stop. The people started think their opinions are respected ? going down, but Jose still lingered No, a thousand times no. Instead until every one had alighted. He the poor Huk is hunted like an wanted to be sure no one would outlaw dead or alive. Confidenfilch his wallet. He directed his tially my friend, T am one and the worst profiteers. They should be prosecuted, and look who suf fers—the people, the common tao. Yes, my friend, it’s the poor man who shoulders all. He works all day long and for what? Every centavo he saves by the sweat of his brow only goes to his employ er, who pockets the proceeds. So what does the laborer do, why, he goes berserk, no?” To all this Jose nodded his head in assent. The man had ideas, he thought. The man drunk PAGE 24 WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL ’Seems to Me liy Pio Mancia SEEMS to me that this is as good a time as any to make resolu tions that will “take”. Let’s not call them resolutions if the term sounds childish; let’s call the process a taking stock of our assets and liabilities—a weighing of one against the other and of deciding to develop the former, diminish the latter. In other words, a progressive inventory. For instance, in the case of our country. We are independent, but with the privilege of independence have come incumbent duties and responsibilities. Independence has given us added dignity and a cognizance of our value as a people. Witness, for example, how violently we fought and are fighting race discrimination. But in dependence has also given * us the problems of grown-up nation. We are facing huge problems of rehabilitation. The govern ment is gearing itself to face these, with America helping all she can. In this connection^ I recall reading in Elliot Roosevelt’s book, As He Saw It, how, in the conference of Winston Churchill and the late President Roosevelt preparatory to the promulgation of the At lantic Charter, the latter reminded the former that post-war policy had to rid itself of any idea of exploitation. These were his words addressed to The Prime Minister of England: “Whichever of your ministers recommends a policy which takes wealth in raw materials out of a colonial country, but which returns nothing to the people of that country in consideration, is employing eighteenth.century methods of colonization. Twentieth century me thods include increasing the wealth of a people by increasing their standard of living, by educating them, by bringing them sanitaties —by making sure that they get a return for the raw wealth of their community.” That is what President Roosevelt felt America did, would be doing, for the Philippines. And speaking of trade, President Roosevelt had said: “The peace cannot include any continued despotism. The structure of the peace demands and will get equality of peoples. Equality of peo ples involves the utmost freedom of competitive trade. Will any one suggest that Germany’s attempt to dominate trade in central Europe was not a major contributing factor to war?” Yet, in spite of the provisions of the Atlantic Charter, war still rages on in India, in Indo-China, in China and in Palestine. The big powers are not ready to' abide in toto to the post-war ideals of the charter. President Truman’s New Year.’s eve an nouncement came therefore as a welcome surprise, namely that of relinquishing the U. S. government’s jealously cherished war powers —an action which means .$1,500,000,000 tax cut and the scrapping of the nation’s biggest strike control weapon. It is significant both as an indication of the national and international policy of demo cracy of the U. S. To go back to the Philippines, in the process of big-scale in dustrialization, no stone is being left unturned by the administra tion. The guiding idea is to work towards self-sufficiency. In the meantime cultural reconstruction is not being neglectedFour million pesos have just been set aside for this purpose, and music, art and letters will be taken care of. It will be recalled in this connection that last year the State Department in Washington gave scholarships to twelve deserving students who were to study along their diferent lines of interest. The Philippines has been represented in different art and cultural conferences of the world and has shown up creditably beside other nations. Here with us the upsurge in music is noteworthy. The move to bring the sym phony to the people by giving concerts at nominal prices is being undertaken by various entities, notably the Filipino Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Manila Symphony Orchestra. Incidentally the latter is giving a concert at the Santo Tomas Gymnasium on Sun day, January 5, at 3:00 P.M., which will be conducted by KZRH’s Stephen Markhan, known by radio—music audiences as the man who gives beautiful music to people. He arranges the Music-forall-of-Us hour, and has proven what Deems Taylor has said, namely, “music is written for our enjoyment, and only incidentally for our edification.” This Sunday’s program will include Excerpts from Tschaikowsky’s Nutcracker Suite, Debussy’s Clair de Lune, and Beethoven’s 7tb Symphony. The proceeds of the concert are to go towards maintaining, adequately supported, musical scholars abroad. The problems of our veterans and their dependents are being eased up little by little as solutions for them are offered. At least there is active, vigorous interest to help them not only here but also in America. For instance, there is a new legislation being sought by U. S. congress designed to entitle P. I. veterans to the same benefits the United States now provide for eligible veterans of World War 11. The resolution has directed the Legion’s National Legislative Committee and the National Rehabilitation Committee t< take any and all steps necessary for such a measure to be enacted into a law. It also points out that at the time the Filipino veterans rendered said service and received their honorable discharge or were separated form the service, the Commonwealth of the Philip pines was under the sovereignty of the United States. Because of this fact, said veterans held and owed allegiance to the United States and therefore the providing of said benefits is only just. It is also badly needed by, and will assist greatly in, the rehabili tation both of the Filipino veterans, and their dependents, and of the economy of the Philippines, and will serve the welfare of the United States in the Philippines and the Pacific. It is hoped that the legislation will go through. In this weighing of assets and liabilities, it seems to me that our women should get into the picture. Here, as abroad, their voices are being heard more and more. In a recent party given by womenleaders to the visiting couple, Mr. and Mrs. Winter, who are in tending to publicize the Philippines in America, Mr. Winter had (Continued on page 31) right now the authorities are moving heaven and earth search ing for me.” Jose looked at the man stupe fied. He could hardly breathe, the police might link him with the man. The bottles, of beer came at the propitious moment and the man poured them in two empty glasses expertly. The stranger offered one glass to Jose and with the other in his hand offered a toast. “Here’s to the Iluks.” Jose could hardly sip his beer, he was scared to death. Beads of perspiration started tricking dow his spine. Just then Jose’s order arrived. The man sniffed at it and said that it look ed good. He gave a double or der of it. Jose felt bad, he want ed to vomit. He excused himself and went to the men’s room. When he came back the table was empty of food and man. Only a piece of paper was there and it said, “Thanks pal you have done a lot for the cause.” The order of the man was laid in front of him. He could hardly look at it. He had lost his appe tite. PHILIPPINE NET & BRAID MFC. CO., Inc. 1236 AZCARRAGA Corner MAGDALENA. MANILA January is, iw PAGE 28 kilo ficsh miki 1’? cups shrimp cakes tokua bunch kinchay hard-boiled eggs onions Calamansi, pepper, pal is seasoning 1 cup powdered chicharron cup pork, boiled then diced head garlic 1 bunch green onions Flesh of 10 tinapa PANCIT LOGLOG J ha, fook’ A. etasTO make the sauce: To 3 cups shrimp juice which has been pre viously extracted from the heads of the shrimps, add 5 tablespoons flour or starch. Color with a bit of achuete. REC 12 fresh squids for , , Blanch and peel shrimps, then /V-J cut lengthwise. Set aside heads. Prepare tokua, kinchay onions as , for Pancit Guisado. Remove bones, scales from tinapa. Saute garlic. Boil squids separately with vinegar, salt and pepper ad ded to the water. Mince onions. W Jf.iF Fry tokua along with garlic, add shrimp, pork, onions. Season with patis and pepper, color with a little achuete. Blanch miki, drain, set aside. Arrange on plat ter. Garnish with cooked mixture, J top with slices of hard-boiled GO1LLORIA 2 cups flour % teaspoon salt 1 beaten egg 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 tablespoons milk 4 tablespoons shortening Sift flour once, measure and add baking powder. Sift again into the bowl. Cut in shortening. When flour is mealy add beaten egg with milk of just the right amount to dampen. Knead slight ly, then toss on floured board and roll to 1|2 inch thick. Cut into strips about half an inch wide and cut again into small pieces. Roll and curl on tongs of a fork. Fry in deep hot fat until golden brown. Make syrup of 1-112 cups sugar with 1|2 cup w’ater. Cook syrup to thread stage. Toss in gollorias, toss well until well coated with syrup. When dry, they are ready to serve. The lightest cakes, cookies and pastries for the success of wed dings, birthdays, and parties. Fruit Cakes Wedding Cakes Birthday Cakes a Cookies I Pastries Pies—etc. Frisco Bakery And Groceries-Quality Products 1828-1880 Azcarraga. Manila Free Home Delivery POLVORON 4 cups flour toasted Vi pound butter 1 cup powdered milk % cups sugar Toast flour to light brown. Pow der sugar with rolling pin or pound in mortar. Sift toasted flour and sugar together. Add butter, milk and mix well. Mold the mixture. FLUFFY GRIDDLE CAKE IV2 cups flour 3V- teaspoons baking powder 1 egg 4 tablespoons sugar % cup milk 3 tablespoons melted butter Beat the egg until lemon color ed. Mix in milk. Add flour sifted with baking powder, salt and sug ar. Mix, taking care to make dough just damp enough. Add melted butter and cook in hot greased pan. Serve with syrup. RIBBON CHEESE SANDWICH Grate cheese, add chopped red pimiento, chopped pickles and cream. Add enough cream to make consistency just right to spread. Make your rainbows by putting right filling in between three deckers of bread. HAM CHICKEN’ SANDWICH Sliced ham Chicken Pickles Mayonnaise Bread Lettuce Spread mayonnaise on bread and line with lettuce, ham and pickles. Cover with bread, then spread another layer of chicken, tomotoes, etc. SAUTEED SPAGHETTI 1 package spaghetti 1 can tomato sauce 1 onion 1 big slice ham Face 2G WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL Round, Up GQ, IPES 1 chorizo de Bilbao 2 cloves garlic 5 tablespoons grated cheese Lard for sauteing Break spaghetti into desired lengths. Drop in salted boiling water and cook till done. Mince onions, pound garlic and dice sau sage. Dice ham. Saute in enough shortening garlic, onions, ham and sausage. Add tomato sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Wash cooked spaghetti in cold water, drain. Saute along with the rest of the ingredients. Add' grated cheese, stir. Arrange on plat ter. Garnish with the rest of cheese. EMBOTUX) 2 kilos chopped lean pork 1 big can Vienna sausage, chopped ’/2 cup chopped pickles 1 or 2 chorizos de Bilbao 1 big onion, chopped Salt and pepper 4 raw eggs cup flour 3 hard-boiled eggs Chop pork, add chopped pickles, onions, Vienne sausage. Leave some of the sausage whole. Add chopped ham and chorizo. Mix all together thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper. Add toyo, % teaspoon sugar. Mix well and add raw eggs one at a time. Add flour. Set aside. Prepare “untosin.sal” or leaf lard. Cut leaf lard into pieces the size of a type writing paper. Lay piece flat on a clean board. Lay ingredients on this as follows: spread of layer of chopped mixture, putting at the center hard boiled eggs sausage which were left whole and pickles. Cover this with an other layer of chopped meat and then roll. Wrap in cheese cloth. Tie both ends. Steam at low tem perature, adding enough water to cover. When done, cool, then freeze in ice box. To serve, cut into slices, garnish with greens. Serve with gravy. GRAVY: Brown 4 tablespoons flour in pork lard. Add toyo, sugar, pepper and the broth from the embotido. SLKIYAKI A few sprigs Baguio onion 1 can bamboo shoots White meat of one chicken 1 cup cabbage cut to pieces 1 cup chicken broth J/2 kilo beef (piema corta) 1 cup mushroom cut to pieces Yz cup saki wine % cup toyo 1 tablespoon sugar 1 cup sotanghon 1 can apulid 2 onions cut into wheels Dress and clean chicken. Save chicken fat for sauteing. Dice white meat, pound lightly. Slice beef, pound. Soak sotanghon in hot water and cut in long pieces. Drain, wash in cold water. Ex tract lard from chicken fat. Add Dr. Gavino C. Panem DENTIST X Ray Facilities Room 214 2nd Floor Monte de Piedad Bldg. < Corner of Ptaaa Sta. Cruz & Ongpin | Dr. Nemesio G. Garcia * 'OPTOMETRIST-OPTICIA N’ ’ Central Hotel Bldg. Corner Rizal Avenue & Azcarraga. Street cabbage, onions, beef, chicken, mushroom and toyo. When almost done add saki and sugar. Add chicken broth. Just before serv ing, add sotanghon and cook two more minutes. CHICKEN CHOP SOEY 3 cups diced cabbage 1 can apulid (wheels) 1 patola, sliced 1 cup blanched shrimp, sliced lengthwise Yz cup boiled pork Pepper, flour 1 cup liver, sliced thin Yz cup ham, diced 1 cup chicken stock 3 hard-boiled eggs 3 tablespoons toyo 2 cloves garlic 2 tablespoons sugar Saute onion, garlic, pork, ham, shrimp, chicken, apulid, cabbage, patola, kinchay, celery. Season with toyo, sugar, and pepper. Add a little flour dissolved in Yz Yz cup chicken meat, diced ’/a cup kinchay cup shrimp juice. Cook till done. Serve hot, garnish with hardboiled egg. or any DAY of the Week... lLYour marketing can be so Sitnple When you SHOP with us Our shelves are stocked up with all your needs... canned goods, groce ries of all kinds, fresh produce like butter, ham, chicken, cheese and sausages, and internationaly famous brand of wines and liquors. Remem ber—for convenience in Shopping— go to ST. GEORGE GROCERY & COLDSTORES, INC. 242-248 Quezon Blvd. cor. Globo de Oro JANUARY 15. 1947 PAGE 27 nyjTRS. Clarita F. Ochoa, pres1V.L ident of the Binangonan Woman’s Club, Rizal reported that through the initiative of their club, the puericulture center was organized and this is the in strumental factor in improving the health of the mothers of the community. The credit for the success of this project is due to the entire efforts of the officers of the club. Two nursery classes were organized and also a cam paign for funds for disabled vete rans conducted. The other offi cers of the club are: Mrs. Severina Celerian, vice-president; Dr. Agapita Femchineo, secretary; Teodora Arcilia, assistant secret ary; Dionisia Manusong, treasur er; and Africeta Antaso, assistant treasurer. TSE acting secretary of the Batangas Woman’s Club, Mrs. Juana Condez-Lira wrote that af ter the reorganization of their club, they had one cine benefit and two benefit balls to raise funds. After the inauguration of the Republic, a delegation from the club came to Malacanan to pay their respects to the First Lady of the Land. Soon after the reorganization of the club, a puericulture center was opened but because of the absence of a consulting physician the center was temporarily closed. However, a visiting midwife goes around ang gives pre- and post-natal care to indigent mothers. The club assumes the responsibility of paying the monthly salary of this midwife. Soon the construction of the building intended for the puericulture center and the mat ernity house will be started. Al most all the materials to be used have been donated by business, men of the locality. For two months during the harvesting season the clubwomen of Macatok, Naujan, Mindoro were so busy that they could not even have a meeting. However, they have resumed their work and they hope to have a full program of activities soon. This is in ac cordance with the report of Mrs. Miguela N. Colorado, president of the club. The other officers are: Felisa Alminiana, vice-president; Soledad Garcia, secretary; Espe ranza Gadong, assistant secret ary; Petra Colorado, treasurer; and Juliana Garcia, assistant treasurer. AT ONE of the meetings of the Morong Woman’s Club over 250 members were present including representatives from the barrios of San Guillermo, Lagundi, Maybangcal, and Bombongan. The Morong High School orchestra were in attendance and furnished the music which made the meeting lively. According to the report of the president, the cjub operates the Morong Pueri culture Center and employs a physician, Dr. Mauro Atendido and a nurse, Miss Juana Francis co. They make periodical visits to indigent patients, particularly nursing mothers, including those residing in remote barrios. Two nursery classes were opened and additional classes will be opened as soon as necessary facilities be come available. More than 100 subscribers to the Woman’s Home Journal has been reported by the president of the club, Mrs. Amparo Francisco. Voluntary con tributions were given to the war veterans fund and the woman’s club contributed to the Morong High School for the purchase of musical instruments for the high school band and orchestra. This report was sent in to the National Headquarters by Mrs. Gregoria Patag, secretary of the club. Miss Paz Biglete, president of the Junior Woman’s Club of the Alaminos High School, Alaminos Laguna, wrote that after reading so much about the Woman’s Home Journal and the National Federation of Women’s Clubs, the director of the high school, Atty. E. Madrigal Dalagan, Miss Efigenia Almendrala, principal, and Miss Iluminada Fule, adviser and dean of girls, decided to organize the Junior Women’s Club. They were inspired by the accomplish ments of Mrs. Legarda and they believe that in one way or an other they will be able to help in uplifting Filipino womanhood and promote social justice among the masses. We wish the Junior Wo man’s Club much success and we hope to hear more from them. A6 USUAL the Bautista Wo man’s Club of Pangasinan under the able leadership of its president, Miss Maxima S. Fran cisco, led the clubs in the selec tion of the most outstanding mo thers. The club decided to select one in every district of the town so seven outstanding mothers were selected representing each district. They are: Mrs. Rosa rio A. Sison, Poblacion; Mrs. Pe tronila R. Diaz, Nibalero; Mrs. Maria de Guzman, Ice Plant; Mrs. Tarcila de Galsim, Nandacan; Mrs. Maria de Cacapit, Cacandungan; Mrs. Eustaquia de Paningbatan, Batuyot; and Mrs. Ines M. Salonga, Station. Mrs. Rosario Acosta Sison, one of the most outstanding mothers, is the present treasurer of the Club and was formerly vice-pres ident. She is the widow of Dr. Pio Sison of Tabora and had 15 children, 13 of whom are alive. Of these 13 children, Mrs. Car men Sison Almario is a pharma cist and the wife of Dr. Ricardo Almario. Jose is an industrial engineer and was a lieutenant in the Philippine Army. One is a priest, Rev. Father Jesus Sison. Angel, another son, is one of those who took the last bar examina tions. Concepcion is a graduate of the Sta. Catalina College and has just entered the nunnery. An tonio is taking a course in mecha nics. Manuel is in the pre-medic of the Sto. Tomas University. Te resita and Pacita are in the Sta. emulsion What you most want to know: (foodii UmmeditMw YOU buf " There are a number of medicines that have become famous. They have become famous because they are good medicines. They have been tried by millions of people all over the world and found to be really helpful in get ting people well. That is why so many millions of bottles of such medicines are sold. Scott’s Emulsion is one of these re markably successful medicines. Mil lions of children helped to grow up with it. Millions of people helped to avoid chest and lung troubles at their early stages. Life made sweet for millions of old people who needed a good, reliable tonic. You can trust Scott’s Emulsion. Well worth the price because care fully made, with the very best cod liver oil, in just the right proportionto benefit you. Refuse substitutes. Demand the original and genuine, good-tasting Scott’s Emulsion. Scott’s Emulsion FORMULACod Liver Oil. 29.032%: Glycerine 12.097%: 1% Solution of Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda 56.937% ; Excipient, 1.796% : Flavoring, .138%. Approved and Registered by the Boar^^Pharmacy^^ Catalina College while Juanchito and Luis are in Letran College. Rafaelito and Dominguito are in the Bautista Elementary School. Mrs. Sison is herself a pharma cist. Mrs. Petronila Ramos Diaz, an other of the outstanding mothers, has eight living children. The eldest is a lady doctor, four sons were Bataan veterans and three are now in the high school. During the ceremony proclaim ing the outstanding mothers, all of them were escorted by one of their sons. In addition to this and all the other activities pre viously reported by the club, Miss Francisco further reported that she was chairman of the munici pality fund campaign of the Phil ippine Red Cross and oversub scribed the quota given to them. 16-2 WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL PAGE 2R Happy Hew yeai-f Listen, dear one, to the glad refrain Of joyous bells tonight That ring the New Year in at last To everyone’s delight. Happy New Year! Happy New Year And gladness forever mot’c! May there be songs of peace and joy Resounding from shore to shore! New hopes, new faith, and greater love And greater courage, too! A happy heart a stronger1 will In all the things we do! Happy New Year, my dearest friends, No matter where you are — May you find Heart’s Ease, my dears, And the Wondrous shining star? —Consuelo C. Banag WOMAN OF THE MONTH: MRS. CONCEPCION FELIX RODRIGUEZ (Continued from page 16) is the widow of the Lawyer Calderon whose name ranks among the Philippine’s Best. She married after years of widow hood Domingo Rodriguez. She has held, besides executive posts in the Manila Women’s Club and the Na tional Federation which will re main always her first loves, posi tions as member (the first woman member) of the Playground Com mittee of Manila, as well as mem ber of the Manila School Board, and Member of the Preparatory Committee for the 33rd Interna tional Eucharistic Congress. She believes that the women now can do much to help in the re habilitation. They can elevate mo rals, preserve old traditions while adopting international ways to Philippine ways, and definitely do something about the very evident poor cohesion in the Filipino homes today. She believes in religious instruction especially for the children. Clubwomen, she believes, should not only lecture but set the exam ple as well, on what constitutes good morals, on why one should know more his duties than his pri vileges. Clubwomen in the provin ces especially have much to do in the way of banding together and accomplishing much even as a small sewing circle where old clo thes can be made to render more wear, where they can cook, or or ganize children’s classes and play rooms, where they can read and discuss things intelligently. She en visions a very bright field open for women’s organizations to cul tivate. “Have brighter light for less money in your homes use only” UNION CARBIDE Exclusive Distributor Pacific Merchandising Corp. ROD. J. MANZANO Vrovinrit! Manngrr MANILA—CEBU—ILOILO—LEGASPI JANUARY 15. 1947 PAGE 2D FLOWERS BY RADIO AT A GLANCE, it would seem that flower shops are frivo lous fripperies, and that florists are in the business for their health or for want of something better to do. Vases of cut blos soms, baskets and bouquets, boxes of corsages bloom perennially in these shops with lush arrogance while a hungry world passes by, sniffing cautiously at their highpriced fragrance. A dozen zin nias are easily the equivalent of a couple of gantas of rice; and, between zinnias and rice, which do you think a hungry man would rather have? But it is interesting to note that these flowers do not beg to be bought. The florist smiles the superior smile of one who knows the selling power of his stock, one who is doubly sure that he is not there because he wants to enjoy the company of beautiful flowers all day. He knows that flowers are the sweet diplomacy that may FLOWERS MAY NO FROM ANY PART abort a war when threats and weapons might fail. And he cap italizes on this knowledge. A flowership on Taft Avenue, in front of the Philippine General Hospital, makes it its business to s'-'nd flowers to the four corners of the world. To date, this little shop has radioed flowers worth over ten thousand to Shanghai, Australia, France, Switzerland and the United States. Captain Jesus Villamor is one hero who has faith in flowers. To Los Angeles, where his wife awaits his return from Manila, he sends flowers very frequently. Su san Magalona-Ledesma, now in New York, has been receiving corsages and bouquets from WEE SENT TO AND ' OF THE WORLD friends and loved ones in the city. Rosie Osmena is another girl who receives flower messages from the Philippines. Cecilia Lichauco, niece of Marcial Lichauco as well as Clara Maria Arevalo, daugh ter of the Santa Clara Lumber magnate, are two other girls abroad who have no cause to com plain that the folks at home are all so “abominably negligent.” Flowers fly Manila-ward, too, through the same little shop in front of the PGH. During the hour we spent there asking ques tions, no less than six orders for flowers arrived by radiogram. One came from Dick in ' Chicago to Betty Arnalot, of 1334 Tuberias, Quiapo. Typical of its kind, it read: DELIVER CUT FLOW ERS TO BETTY ARNALOT, 1334 TUBERIAS, QUIAPO. TO BETTY, MOM AND SIS MER RY CHRISTMAS FROM DICK. This tender thought came on the morning after Christmas Day to stretch yuletide hours for Betty, Mom and Sis. Sorrowing mothers in the Unit ed States whose sons died here and whose remains now lie in military cemeteries are great flower senders. The cost of sending flowers abroad is not too unreasonable. You can place a minimum order for five dollars plus radio gram costs, that’s about all. A wire of twenty five words costs P4.34; one fabulous Cattleya, the highest-priced flower, about P50. While orders generally don’t spe cify the kind of flowers, roses are sure to be clearly indicated when ever the sender wants roses and PAGE 30 WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL 'Seems to Me (Continued from page 25) occasion to mention the fact that the women are taking their right ful place in the affairs of the world. The concluding statement of his speech was that tiie world needed this cooperation of women and would not mind even their rqle, if need be. Seems to me that it is in point to men—from here a few New Years resolutions which we women may adopt: in a nutsned, these resolutions embody what other women, notaDiy in England and America, have been working for steadily, namely, that women should not cease to grow even alter and especially alter leaving the school or college portals. They should continue to be curious about the affairs of the world—not only the immediate, but tne distant—and make their opinions articulate on national and inter national matters. In a world which envisages to make possible soon a six-hour trip from Manila to San Francisco, no foreign affairs can be too foreign to be interesting. In spite of the definitely pro gressive move among our women to show interest in extra-house hold affairs there still remains much to be wanted. Our men still have to change their topic of conversation when the women are around for fear that politics, economics, history or current events would bore their gentle companions. In the meantime, on the other side Mrs. Roosevelt is causing a rumpus because, in no uncertain terms, she has voiced her opinion, wrong in my estimation, that the Reverend Xiemveller, a Lutheran clergyman and a Nazi, should not be listened to.. But at least she says what she thinks—which is more than many of our Filipino women do, who sometimes do not even know what they think. Seems to me that now more than at any other time in world history should we mull over, as a New Year’s idea, and correct it as need be, the following thought given out by a serious writer regarding Christianity. “All and wisdom was distilled out of Chris tianity... one became a Christian without noticing it... christen dom has done away with Christianity without being quite aware of it.” And let us all adopt, for our New Year’s goal, what Aldous Huxley suggests that is the llyspocratic oath, a bit modified of nothing but. The local flower shops depend for supply not only on the sub urbs of Manila like Pasay, San Juan but also on Los Banos and other towns in Laguna which grow African daisies and Gladioli in abundance. Cebu is where practically all azucenas we buy here come from. From Baguio come “Million Flowers,” carna tions, dahlias, Gladioli, Calla li lies, Sweet l eas, “Baby’s Breath,” etc. The plane service is beauti ful and never fails to bring in the flowers. “Do you incur losses often?” we asked, looking at the flowers that had wilted in a heap. “Oh, we make an average of twenty pesos a day,” came the confident reply. Not a day passes, it seems, without some garden bloom be ing called upon to deliver a mes sage and gladden someone’s exist ence. The dead help the living make money through flowers. Funeral parlors and cemeteries are worth thousands eyer.v second of the day in flowers alone. Incidentally, florists are also experts on the language of flow ers. Flowers, they know, is the surest way of telling a woman she is a joy to know. “Say it with flowers” has become more than just some florist’s slogan. From the receiving end of the transac tion, it can be made of record that a woman, peeved and displeased, gets a redress of grievances upon receipt of a bunch of cut blooms or a corsage of her favorite flow ers. Be they the prosaic daisies or the exotic cattleyas, the floral peace offering touches the giver’s and the receiver’s heart alike. Even when he is in her favor, flowers make her happiest. This romantic appeal of flowers was most probably what influen ced 8,000 florists all over the world to form the Telegraph De livery Association to make pos sible promotion of world peace through flowers. course, as our pledge not only to our conutry but also to the world: "1 pledge myself that I will use my knowledge for the good of human ity ana against the destructive forces of the world and the ruth less intent of men, and that I will work together with my followmen of whatever nation, creed or color for these our common ends.” Seems to me the Town Hall meeting which takes place every Wednesday evening at the Selecta is doing much to enlighten the public about questions of the day. Yesterday’s subject was the justification or non-justification of government commandeering of prime commodities. Secretary Abello took the government’s stand on the matter which, in a nutshell, was that emergency measures had to be taken during emergencies, this period of economic depres sion and post-war chaos being one of them. Senator Rodriguez, speaking for the merchant and rice-producer, called attention to free enterprise being one of the privileges of democracy and to the fascistic color of government commandeering. No definite solution to the problem on hand is given at these Town Hall meetings, but the fact that there is a free airing of views releases much of the tenseness of situations; also, in the course of sidelights are thrown on the problem which otherwise may not be clear to those who are in charge of solving or helping solve it. The Town Hall meeting is a polite way of having a show-down. Feel ings get an outlet, opinions are expressed, the issues clarified. It is “seems to me”, one of the bright spots of a democratic setups. Seems to me that with Christmas coming, it won’t be amiss to ponder a bit about business called living. I agree with the editor of Life that nowadays there is a tendency to find fault with every thing: Pessimism is in the air. It might be well to mull over this little thought of Bruce Barton’s which deplores such pessimism. He calls it the Problems of Goodness. He relates how deeply impressed he was with the sermon he heard in a little country church. The preacher said: “People talk to me about the problem of evil, but I tell you an even greater problem: the problems of goodness. How do you account for the fact that in such a world as this there should be so much self-sacrifice, .so much unselfishness, so much love? By what miracle has man, who only a few thousand years ago was living on the level of the beasts, risen to a point where he will literally lay down his life for his family, for a cause, for a friend?” According to Bruce Barton the real test for growth is to find out ii, as the years accumulate, a person finds himself more sym pathetic and tolerant, with a higher reverence for the nobility of his fellowmen. Of great importance “seems to me” are the imparts of these thoughts on men’s hearts today since there is still so much lack of sympathy and intolerance. We read of racial attacks in Georgia, of Ku Klux Klans and Columbians who cannot tolerate the existence in the same world with them of Negroes, Jews, Chinese or any other foreign group. 'At a time when we are talking of a One-World idea, stories of discrimination of natives in South Africa reach us, our own troubles with G. I. prejudice bother us. Listen, therefore, and be heartened with me, to the declaration of teen-age boys and girls in America in a youth forum that they are against all forms of discrimination. They said that anti-discrimination should be taught in colleges and schools, and that the achievements of various cul tures should be propagated as a means of combating prejudice. I recall seeing, while I was in America, black children playing in grade schools quite naturally with white. There was no self consciousness, the child to-child relationship being taken for grant ed. In high schools, and certainly in college, the youngsters having been taught the idea of racial differences and discrimination by a wrong system of education they have already learned to put up the color barrier,—the beautiful relationship begun in childhood is left off to die in bitterness. “Seems to me” that while education is being overhauled — at least in theory—this item should be made a significant one. During the Japanese Occupation, one of the benefits the Filipinos derived was the knowledge of Oriental history which had always ’ been, consciously or unintentionally, presented to them in the most skimpy manner. Books on history played up the Western world—gave little import to the East, which was, after all, the seat of early civilizaContinued on page 34) JANUARY 15, 1947 PAGE 31 Iiuve direct contacts with our clubs there. 1 asked Mrs. Catolieo to prepare a list and send it, over Please tell her not to forget the Quezon City Women’s Club and the President’s name. Hope everything is ail right with you. Please tell Purita to send me the clippings which Mrs. Catolieo told her to mail. Mercedes has gone back West to organize more Women’s Clubs among the Filipinos there. I think her scholarship is npw assured and she may enroll in the U. of California. With best wishes to Hilarion and your family, remember me to the other members of our Board, and here is hoping and wishing you continued success in your Pres idency, I am. NOW we can relax. The miss ing manuscript from Mrs. Legarda, which we mentioned in one of our issues has been locat ed. Let her tell in her own words: Is may face red? I went thru my drawers to begin packing my bags preliminary to our getting ready to go to Washington and the Southern States before we take a boat back to the good old P. 1. and what do you think I found? The articles I told you about in my first letter. They were in the Manila envelope I had put them in with the original memo to Ben to mail it to you when I left for South Kortright to attend the As sembly. He said he forgot all about it—and, of course, now it is too late. Besides, I could not keep it up either as I hardly have time to breathe. We have been travel ling quite a lot, visiting different places and the Women’s Clubs. The North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs was assigned by the General Federation of Wo men’s Clubs to assist the Philip pine Clubs in its rehabilitation program and Mercedes and I spent one whole week visiting them. They were all very nice to us and definitely pledged to help us raise funds to rebuild our club house. At least, that is something. Have you seen the clippings I’ve been sending to the office? Hope you can use some of them. Please tell Mrs. Bienvenido Gon zalez that I have received a re quest for exchange letters between Filipino young men and young women, ages ranging from 15 to 21 years, and American youths of the same age. This special re quest is for three (3) girls and three (3) boys. Can she ask some of the nice Girl Scouts and Boy PRIENDS IN AMERICA (Continued from page 15) Scouts or U.P. students to do this? Just send the letters to: Mrs. Victoria Corey KDKA, Pittsburg Pennsylvania Hope you are all well and also your family. Have heard of at least five (5) G. I. brides who want to go back to the P. 1. Four of them are married to Filipinos and only one to an American. What is wrong with the picture ? League Of Philippine Women’s Clubs To Be Here Wednesday (From the Greensboro Daily News, Greensboro, North Carolina) Mrs. Trinidad F. Legarda, pres ident of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs of the Philippine Islands, will make Greensboro her first stop on a four-day visit this week to the North Carolina Fede ration of Women’s Club and will be honor guest Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. of the Greensboro Wo man’s Clubs at luncheon at the clubhouse. Coming to the United States to attend the International Assembly of Women, Mrs. Legarda and her executive secretary, Miss Merce des Evangelista, remained to ac cept some of the invitations from state federations which assisted the Philippines club in its rehabi litation. Mrs. Karl Bishopric, Spray, North Carolina federation president, extended the invitation for this state and Wednesday night the visitors will be house guests of the Bishoprics. After the luncheon here Mrs. Legarda, who is also president of her country’s National Council of Women, will go to High Point for a meeting of the women’s club there after which a reception will be held at Sheraton Hotel. Thurs day morning the visitors will at tend a special meeting of the Winston-Salem Women’s Club and will speak in Spray in the Metho dist Church that night at 8 o’clock before an assembly of all federated clubs of the Leaksville-Spray vici nity. Friday the visitors will be taken on a tour of Duke University, Dur ham, and after lunching with Miss Fannie Mitchell on the university campus will go to Raleigh for a Trinidad Legarda, president of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs of the Philippine Islands, and Miss Mercedes Evangelista, executive secretary, have come to this country to urge the rights of Filipino children to some share in the world’s nutritional relief sys tem. Alone of all the formerly oc cupied countries these women said, the Philippines has had no help for children except what the club women themselves have been able to give through child welfare cli nics conducted by each of their 600 clubs. “What is wrong with the Fili pino children that they get no milk, no vitamins, no clothing?’’ asked Mrs. Legarda. “After all, they suffered as much as the chil dren of Greece and of Yugoslavia. We are not envious of those coun tries, but we do want a little di verted to the Philippine children who are so thin and spindly now. Tells of Devotion to America “We who have been so devoted to America should be given a chance along with the European countries in securing such aid.” The two club officers said that their organization had taken the leading role in feeding and cloth ing United States prisoners and civilian internees during the war. They had been so adroit about it that they had carried on the pro gram for two and a half years be fore the Japanese suspected it. When it was found out, however, vengeance was swift. Mrs. Jose fa Escoda, the former president, perished in a Japanese prison. Their clubhouse, which had been mortgaged for 20,000 pesos to carry on their work of feeding American prisoners, was blown up and burned by the Japanese. $75,000,000 Appropriated The $400,000,000 Philippine Re lief Bill pase^ by the last Con gress, they noted, had thus far re sulted in but $75,000,000 appro priated, “just for repair of roads and bridges, no milk, no vitamins.” There was in the fact no provi sion in this law for- any child wel fare expenditures. Aside from an emergency $12,000,000 relief program con ducted in the Philippines by the the United Nations Relief and Re habilitation Administration pend ing action by Congress, the Philip pine nation had received no relief up to the time the $400,000,000 bill was belatedly passed, they said. Mrs. Legarda and Miss Evangemeeting and tea of the State Col lege Women’s Club. They will spend the night in Goldsboro with Mrs. S. B. McPheeters, chairman of the state federation’s commit tee on foreign and territorial clubs, and address an open meet ing of the Goldsboro Women’s Club. In Raleigh Saturday Mrs. Le garda and Miss Evangelista will breakfast at Carolina Hotel with Mrs. R. L. McMillan, president of the Raleigh Women’s Club and other clubwomen. That afternoon the visitors, Mrs. Bishopric and Mrs. Charles Doak, Raleigh ex ecutive secretary of the state fe deration, will be guests of the University of North Carolina in the president’s box for the DukeCarolina football game at Chapel Hill. Saturday night the visitors will leave by train for Raleigh for New York to join the Legarda fa mily awaiting them there. Clubwomen of North Carolina and from other states have made considerable contribution toward rebuilding the Manila clubhouse which was destroyed by the Jap anese during the war. The North Carolina clubs gave funds to buy furniture for the headquarters of fice. During the occupation Mrs. Legarda kept club work going, helped members of the resistance, and organized the first home for war widows and orphans, and the first camp for released prisoners. Miss Evangelista, still in her early 30’s, worked day and night through the underground as a so cial worker during the Japanese occupation of her homeland, tend ing to the needs of allied internees and prisoners of war. She was captured and imprisoned because she replied when accused of being an American spy, “I am not a spy but as a Catholic woman I am carrying out the doctrines of my religion.” Filipino Women Seeking Child Aid I (From the New York Times) President, Secretary of Clubs in Island, Arrive in U.S. to Press for Share in World Bounty WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 — Mrs. PAGE 32 WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL lista said they are also much in terested in securing the re.intro-, duction and passage of a bill tv! provide veterans’ benefits for Filipino soldiers who fought with United States forces. COMES a letter to Ching Ayong (Mrs. Rosario Llanes Arambulo) from her nephew Sonny, who is still in Glen Ridge. We also co pied a news item from the Glen Ridge paper about bis speech be fore the Young People’s Society of the Glen Ridge Congregational Church. The marks of Sor.ny in school are as follows, and he is certainly doing fine and has now a place in the honor roll: Scholarship Marks Physical Education . . . B English...............................B Latin ... A Algebra ...................... A Biology...............................A Spanish..............................A review for Gen Eisenhower. The precision marching of the cadets was a magnificent spectacle, one worth traveling a long distance to see. 1 challenged one of the members of the tennis team in school and beat him 6-3. I played another day and beat him again 6-4 and he beat me the second set 4-6. An other boy whom I have become friendly with beat me 7-5. I wish 1 had you here to teach me. I’m sure you could beat any of them. I might go out for the tennis team next spring and might try out for the basketball squad this winter. Talk On Philippines At Youth Meeting Tony Escoda Gives History Highlights Tony Escoda, a member of the junior class of Glen Ridge High School, who formerly lived in the Philippines, was the speaker last Sunday evening before a very I got your very welcome letter yesterday so this journal letter is addressed to you. I am getting along fine in my classes. Just yesterday I got a 97 in my Latin test (highest in the class) which isn’t so bad and in English I got the highest rating in a vocabulary exam. Ain’t that something. The American kids have to be taught that they aren’t the only smart ones. Being a “foreigner” helps me quite a bit. Enclosed you will find a clipping which will tell you how my speech came out. I did make a few mis takes, however, in my gestures etc. but the speech itself was O.K. All you boys in the family will be interested in football, I’m sure. It’s a rather rough game, whether its tackle or touch (just play touch football, so don’t worry) but it is very interesting. Incidentally, I made a touchdown for my in tramural team, last Wednesday. Several weekends ago I went to West Point which Col. Conmard, a friend of the Griffiths, to watch the West Point team play Colum bia in football. The scenery was exquisite with all the trees turn ing gold and red. The mountain side seemed to be on fire. West Point, itself, is a very pretty place. We got there at noon and the Col. and I saw the sights. We sneaked in the Quadrangle and watched the plebes falling in formation for mess. As each plebe (first year cadet) fell in place he had to shout at the top of his voice “BEAT CO LUMBIA” over and over again. It was a sight. We then had a pic nic lunch and watched a full dress large crowd at the weekly meet ing of the Young People’s Society of the Glen Ridge Congregational Church. For the fifth consecutive week the attendance was approxi mately 100, which is the largest ever in the history of the organi zation. The app’.ause at the con clusion of Tony’s talk was ample evidence that no program in re cent months was enjoyed any more than his. Tony is a comparative newcomer to this country, but in the short time that he has been here he has become one of the most popular member of his class, and he is proving to be a very ef fective “ambassador of goodwill” between the two countries. Tony had prepared a paper giv ing in brief form most of the high lights of history of the Philippines, and he had taken pains to organize his material in an interesting and logical fashion. Tony was introduced by Eugene “Beany” Beggs, leader of the Junior Class in the Young Peo ple’s Society. THE US-PHILIPPINE WAR DAMAGE COMMISSION (Continued, from page 21) Furthermore, the Commission explained that the claim form is a clear and concise document con sisting of four pages with an ad ditional two pages for insertions if the claim applies to automobile and watercraft. All questions pertaining to the claimant and his claim must be answered. Addi tional information, if required, must be appended to the claim form and should be appended thereto if it is needed for clarifi cation. All claims and supple mental information must be ack nowledged before an officer duly authorized to accept acknowledg ments. Those assisting in the preparation of claims should make absolutely certain that the claim is proper and that it has been properly prepared and properly submitted. Its decisions are final and are not subject to review by any court. Shown at left is a group of Filipino pensionados to America. Among those in the picture are Nena Florendo, Tony Sison, Lourdes Concepcion, Bob Benedicto, Julie Benedicto, Lyd Arguilla and H. Abaya. There's Nothing Better for your Whooping Cough! A Product of METRO DRUG CORPORATION 880-882 Rizal Avenue Formula: Cold Tribromide, 0.12 gm.; Alcohol, 2.40 c.c.; Glycerin, 30.00 c.c.; Water q.s. a<L, 120 c.c.; Alcohol content: 2% by volume. JANUARY IS, 1947 PAGE 81 'SEEMS TO ME (Continued from page 31) tion. If the three years of extreme hardship had done us any good, it would be to have injected this iron of self-pride in the colored races which our blood sorely needed. It still shows itself now, this new robustness of spirit in the way we fight prejudice, the dignity with which we contest any infringement on our national integrity. Both Mr. McNutt and General MacArthur have shown sympathy and understanding tor our fight to uphold our distinct nationhood. Of extreme interest also seems to me, are the other suggestions of these American teen-agers regarding the solutions of the prob lems of juvenile delinquency. Nothing very novel in .the solutions except that tney come, as it were, num the mouths of babes: name ly establishment of settlement houses and other community centers for young people; parent-education; more extra-curricular activities in schools and extension of schools activities; education in woridconcepts, psychology, sex; raising Teachers’ salaries; political free dom of teachers; ruling that teachers teach subjects they majored in, not those suiting the convenience of schools. While we are on the subject of schools and education let me quote Dr. Pedro T. Orata of the National Council of Education on the necessity of coordinated action between youth and the adults who are their teachers. This is what he says: “A sage is said to have remarked that the only thing that saved humanity from the first world war was ignorance. It was, on the other hand, time that saved us from destruction in World War II. Given six months more, Germany would'have been able to use the atomic bomb ahead of the Allies. A third World War will be a war to the finish which will be presented only by applied wisdom and character. It is im portant that the youth and adults now, through effective mass edu cation, acquire a sense of duty to save the world from mass suicide by living and letting live... the schools must teach more than facts and skills and more than platitudes and information about character and citizenship.” ‘‘Seems to me” that all this is in keeping with the Unesco ideals, and that every thoughtful citizen of the world should echo Major O’Durye when he told the 540 teen-agers who attended the youth forum: “In your time,” he prophesied hopefully, “there will be no trace of prejudice.” In harmony with the One-World idea, seems to me, is the opi nion of Mrs. Vijaya sakshmi Pandit, chief of the United Nations In dian delegation when she said: “1 don’t believe at all that East is East and West is West. I want to see a harmonious blend of East and West.” Both her daughters are American educated. Incidentally, according to her, the Indian women are more pol itically conscious than the American women. India, she feels, is probably the most politically conscious nation in the world right now. , , | She would like to see an exchange of students among countries. That, indeed, seems to me, will help remove prejudice, and foster understanding among peoples. Novel, in my opinion, is her view about resolutions. For in stance, the Danish resolution providing for equal political rights for women of all the United Nations, is of no value if it is not followed by actions. She does believe, and so do I, that the equal rights reso lution may make the women more conscious of their part in inter national affairs. Our women are, some of them, at least, keenly alive to the problems of the country at this time. For instance, the Home Servive Committee of the Philippine Red Cross has decided to see Dr. Villarama, Secretary of Health and Welfare, tomorrow to ask him to extend the help of the War Relief Office in Tayuman to stray provincianos who, stranded in Manila, cannot go home for lack of funds or for the fact that they are ill. This problem should be within the province of the Bureau of Public Welfare, but since there is no appropriation for just this function and the War Re lief Office is provided with funds, the latter, by an extension uf their scope, may take in individual cases, not necessarily of war relief but certainly of much-needed charity. The War Veterans’ Administration has also loosened up on rules regarding the neces sity of just this and that document for claims to be honored. It decided that, looking these other self-evident proofs would be accept able. This is a good sign, for in these times when people are suf fering from much privation and want, what is needed is not sticking one’s nose to the letter of the rules, but in using latitude, imagina tion, heart and wisdom in the decision made on each individual prob lem of the poor. Seems to me that the topic of the symposium of the Senior Council of the University of the Philippines—World Peace—was well-chosen for its timeliness. The interesting part of the sympo sium, incidentally, was not only in what each participant said but in the fact that world peace is really showing itself to be the prob lem of every thinking group, every thinking individual, in the world. Walter Lappman, as a matter of fact, said just that—that world peace, attainable through world legislation, would be possible only when individuals all over the world take it, as a part of individual morality and duty, to allow war and work for peace. In other words, the idea of peace must come from within, not imposed from with out. THIS FORTNIGHT'S ISSUE (Continued from page 3) above all things the distin guished constituency of the Exe cutive body of this all-important organization and the effort they put into it. The Conjugal Property Bill now up for consideration before the Congress of the Philippines, is ab sorbing all the attention and con cern of the women who feel it will be a definite recognition on the part of the men that women are not chattels, if they pass the bill. There is nothing drastic in the proposed revision, all it aims to achieve is to give the wife in the marriage partnership a legal leg to stand on should things go away. She is more than indus trial partner and capitalist put to gether, why should she not have a vote in the disposal of the con jugal property? Attorney Isabel Artacho Ocam po, of the Philippine Association of University Women, writes with vehemence on the subject and would accept no compromise. She believes that at least to heighten mutuality of respect between man and wife, the bill should pass. Vital statistics you should know about the Philippine War Damage Commission are fully set forth here. We believe that it is some thing to clip and file for future reference. Rehabilitation ceases to be just a happy phrase once you’ve made use of this depart ment or understood its aims and purposes and capabilities. Harder Than Paper is a rather misleading title. The author, a well-known writer, hides behind a pseudonym. He avers that the facts are so true, he runs the risk of arousing jealousy on the part of persons concerned. Those ex cerpts are from letters he would hardly part with. Tearing them, he said, was tearing something harder than paper. Our short stories, Home To A Dream by Jerrold Beim is a cozy story, to be trite. 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