and The Woman's Voice in matters of management and editing.'

Word has come to us from our colleague Mr. Jaafar Sharafeddine, proprietor of the magazine al-Ahd, that he has resolved to resume its publi-cation after its summer recess, with new prepa-rations, on the first of next October. We wish him and his Ahd continued progress and success.

There passed to the mercy of the Most High, at noon on Saturday, August 23, the virtuous Mrs. Maryam Issa Hindi, wife of the notable Mr. Elias al-Trabulsi, at the age of seventy years spent in good works. Prayers were said over her soul at the Church of Our Lady in Beirut, and her body was carried to her birthplace, Kfarhouna, where it was laid in the earth amid anguish and sorrow. To her generous husband and her children and all her kin, the grace of solace and consolation.

• The marriage contract of the skilled physician Dr. Afif Mufarrij to the woman of letters Miss Nasima Mufarrij has been concluded. The Woman's Voice offers the two generous newlyweds its sincere congratulations, wishing them every happiness and felicity.

• Lebanon, and especially Lebanese women's circles, bade farewell to the virtuous woman of letters Mrs. Adliya, wife of the Honorable Ahmad Bey Abdul Majid, consul of Egypt in Lebanon, who has been transferred to one of the high posts in Egypt. This farewell was an occasion for the ladies of Lebanon, and especially the members of the Lebanese Women's League, to show their attachment to Mrs. Adliya and their esteem for her, and to thank her for her love of Lebanon and her devotion to it.

• The Al-Nahda An-Nisaiyah society in Zahle held a grand fête under the patronage of the noble Mrs. Isabel, wife of the Amid Mr. Georges Maalouf. The hall was packed with guests, ladies and gentlemen, foremost among them Mr. Nazem Bey Akkari, representing the government, the Governor of the Beqaa, and a number of deputies and notables. The virtuous Mrs. Muneera Dumit Shehadeh, wife of Dr. Ibrahim Shehadeh, and Mrs. Ellen Rihan, wife of Dr. Habib Rihan, delivered two valuable addresses. At the close of the fête the Honorable Mr. Nazem Akkari rose, saluted the women's renaissance of Zahle and its kindergarten, and read out a presidential decree conferring on Mrs. Muneera Shehadeh the gilt Lebanese Order of Merit in recognition of her blessed services in the women's and educational field.

The Woman's Voice presents its warm congrat-ulations to Mrs. Muneera on this recognition, which she deserves on her merits.

• Dar al-Kitab has resolved to issue publications for the child under the title 'The Child's Library,' its aim being to fill this gap of which Arabic letters still complain. It will shortly begin pub-lishing a series of stories for children from the pen of the woman of letters Mrs. Edvick Jureidini Shayboub, former directress of the Lebanese Women's League's kindergarten. It will also publish a collection of songs for children, with their music, from the pen of the woman of letters Miss Rose Ghorayeb. All these publications will be adorned with colored drawings from the brush of the artist Radwan al-Shahhal.

• The period for receiving replies to one of The Woman's Voice's competitions, published in the

last issue — namely, 'My Frank Opinion of The Woman's Voice Magazine' — has closed. The response to it was heavy. We shall publish the result in the coming issue.

Mr. Georges Ashkar has proposed that 'The Woman's Voice' poll its women readers on the following subject: • 'Must a girl refuse marriage

because she is bound to the care of her mother?'

We hope that all our women readers will give their opinions on this social problem, which so often presents itself in life. We shall publish the best replies, and present the writer of the best with the prize of a free subscription to the magazine for a full year.

Ladies appreciate the effect of "Aspro"

The proverb says that a woman's work can never be finished — and indeed this proverb has never at any time been truer than it is today. The modern woman has gained such a share of culture that she has widened the range of her activity, and here she is today performing with all pride and all care the duties that society and the home demand of her. Yet every lady feels, at a certain time each month, certain pains and fatigue that make her duties weigh heavily upon her. At such a time the little "Aspro" tablet proves its healthful effect, bringing ease and vigor.

Every lady knows from experience that "Aspro" means peace of mind, comfort, and the ability to carry on with her work — and no wonder, for its gentle effect upon pain shows itself then and there. Among the merits of "Aspro" is that it harms neither the heart nor the stomach, and that it is easy to carry a strip of it in the handbag, the pocket, or the purse; thus "Aspro" is within reach of your hand at once, at any time and in any place. Indeed, "Aspro" is woman's truest friend in the hour of need — and here is the proof.

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