National Affairs: Dishes v. Bears

To the 16th annual convention of the Girl Scouts of America at Indianapolis last week went "Buffalo," their honorary president—Mrs. Lou Henry Hoover. Dressed in a natty scout uniform she posed with the delegates. When a uniformed constable attempted to marshal the posers, she cried: "Here, here! We don't want any policemen in this picture!" She instructed a group of newshawks: "Girl Scout work teaches young girls the importance of housework. You know, I think it takes just as much courage to wash dishes three times a day as it does to go...

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