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Wrs. Sophia Yarnall Jacobs new President of the National Council of Women of U. S. NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF UNITED STATES Mrs. Sophia Yarnall Jacobs, second Vice President of the N.C.W. has been elected as its President at the Annual Conven tion, held on November 4-5, 1959 in New York City. ACCEPTANCE SPEECH What you will want to know from me, is not how difficult the task ahead will be, but what philo sophy I bring- to that task. After a month spent in the Soviet Union this past Summer, I am more than ever convinced that the Voluntary Woman’s organization in our own country must have substantive .programming, clear direction, flexible and imaginative leader ship and convinced membership. Our civilization seems to be on trial, not only because of the ex ternal threat of Communist ideo logy, but more fundamentally be cause of the softening of our own moral fiber. We have reached a peak of material prosperity which tends to stifle our dreams and deaden our aspirations. We wish we could recapture the first fine fervor of our founding fathers. Well we can, if we want to bad ly enough. Their success was an amalgam of dreams and long, hard, heartbreaking work — even as any success we may hope for must be. I have spoken briefly this mor ning of specific program and I do not want to trespass a moment longer now on the Education dis cussion in store for us. I do welcome the opportunity, however, of saying to members and friends of the Council that I am deeply sensible of the honor paid me in entrusting the presi dency to me. Having long ago recognized the impossibility of taking Mrs. Parsons’ place, I want yOu to know that I approach the coming year with personal hu mility but high ambition for the Council. Mrs. S. Y. Jacobs, a prominent club woman and ardent civic wor ker is also known as a free lance writer for women’s magazines (Good Housekeeping, Parents), promotion manager of Philadel phia Orchestra, Director of Na tional Urban League, Director of American Civic Liberties Union and many others. Mrs. Jacobs has been Second Vice President of the National Council of Women of the U. S. since 1956. SEW-TALENTED GIRL WINS STYLE PRIZE A 17-year-old New York Uk rainian, Olga Papuha, 133 E. 4th St., was named grand prize win ner of the teen division of the national Singer Young ,Stylemak- er Contest on Oct. 29. She is a member of the UWA Branch 28, New York City. She was awarder $600 in cash and a one-week tour through the United States for herself and her parents. At the coronation cere monies in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, winning queens of the three divisions of the contest were crowned, and modeled their prize dresses before an audience of 1,000 home econo mic students. Olga Papuhia, a tiny brown-hair ed girl who fled with her parents and sister from Ukraine to escape Russian occupation, arriving in the U. S. iri 1949, is a senior at St. Michael’s High School. She hopes to be a designer with a shop of her own, and plans to in vest the cash prize for this goal.
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