And How Mrs. Lobingier Inter-brets Her Responsibilities 1's nor box.
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Songe That Have Sung Themselves into the Hearts of Everyday People By Blizabeth Pepys.
Mrs, Carrie Jacobs Bond, tha well known composer who' has just paseod through Shanghai on the ott. President. Hayes on hex way to Manila, is doubtless the most popular tong-writer in Ame erie, no Jess than five million: copies of "A Perfect Day" haying been sold. Incorvigibly cheer ful, caroling always of love and fpiih and courage, hers is not thio deep optimism of the Tigo that has never known hardship oF sorrow.
Lott 'a widow with w son of eight years to support with but scant ieans she was obliged. to rent seme of the roome in her housd to students to cover expenses, but as" she sympathized with ambitious youth and was always give her last gan to put. some into words and. to set those words to mnisic, as. she told us. Sh" found publishers randily and began to win recognition but the financial - returns were unsatisfactory and it became apparent that she must be her own publisher. men's organizations the ceaseless activity in much the sumo and we are only "stabbed "broad awake" when some one whose faithful and ficient servic we have come to take for granted, to depend upon subsconseiously, goes. on Home Teave and we realize how great gap is left.
So it is that the imminent departure of Mrs. Charles Sumner Lobingier for an extended visit in the United States sets the mom-hers of the American Women's Club to reminiscing about the many usofel things this executive woman has done, not only for the local club but in the Philippine Islands and the United States well. (Mrs. Lobingier's first con nexion with woman's club work was in Omaha, Nebraska, in an organization of over 800 " members, where she was for two years charge of the Social Seienes De-
'The little "Bond Shop" therefor" started in a very way but it thas now developed into a. big conesyn with the great music publishing house of Schirmer Acting as its distributing agents. SThis is all due to my son," sai? Mr', Bond with natural motherly pride, "Ho has been my partner ever $ineo ho was 17 and he has remarkably business ability. When we began I used to paint the covers for: my songs myself, and I still avo the ideas for them to the artist. who works then up."
"Yes,?? replied Mrs. Bond, 'I'm still writing songs. "T-wrote one coming over on the boat, one day when 1 was missing my son. It expresses Iby own real emotion as all my songs do, just 2 bit of feeling that is common to us all. Last year we brought out five new songs, and a new edition of one which was written some time ago "Still Unexpressed." The new fons ave "My Homeland," Little Lost Youth of Mo." "Were I." "Evening, My Love, and You," and.!"The Lazy River."
FUR 18 USED ON MANY SPHING SUITS. partment, which, in ce-operation with other organizations of th city succeeded in having Juvenile Court legislation put through. [While active in this club Mrs.
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