• For some time now, the great Palestinian woman of letters, Mrs. Asma Tubi, has been staying amid the hills of Lebanon.

• The readers of "The Woman's Voice" know Mrs. Tubi from the pio-neering articles she used to publish from time to time in this magazine.

• In a visit paid by the editorial secretary, she was able to become acquainted with the literary and social activity Mrs. Tubi is carrying on. For besides her literary work for several magazines and newspapers, she devotes a large part of her time to helping 65 refugee families.

• After a continuous struggle lasting 25 years, the great educator Mrs. Aminah Khoury Makdisi has retired from work in her school, which she served, to which she gave of her heart and her blood, and which she raised to the high level worthy of it. Mrs. Aminah Makdisi, though it grieves her to part from this goodly planting, uproots herself from her garden to resume her growth and progress in another goodly garden: she will direct the greater part of her efforts and activity to social and humanitarian service — and no one has worked better in these two fields.

"The Woman's Voice," as it sets upon Mrs. Aminah Makdisi's head a wreath of laurel for her sacrifices and her sacred struggle, wishes the noble institute every success in continuing its educational mission at the hands of its new principal, the capable Miss Rida Jureidini.

• We referred in the last issue to the silver jubilee celebration of

the "Ladies' Renaissance" society in Tripoli, at which the government pre-sented the Order of Merit to the president, Mrs. Karima Assi. This pic-ture shows a general view of the celebration;

in the front row appear, from right to left, Mrs. Karima Assi, His Grace Bishop Abou Rjaily, His Excellency Gabriel Murr, and the Honorable Samih Akkari, Governor of the North.

• The Committee for Raising the

Moral Standard of the Lebanese Arab Women's Federation has submitted a petition to the Ministry of the Interior, the Chamber of Deputies, and the Governor of Beirut, demanding the closing of the houses of pros-titution in Beirut, after the exam-ple of the two sister countries, Egypt and Syria. It puts forward certain proposals concerning these stricken women, that the way may perhaps be prepared for them to pass over to houses of free and honorable work.

• And the president of the Committee for Raising the Moral Standard, the energetic Mrs. Adelaide Rishani, is striving in earnest to pursue this important question, so that it may come into effect and the stain of shame be wiped from this country's brow...

• There arrived from Brazil the

worthy émigrée Mrs. Lee Saad, wife of Mr. Suleiman Saad and sister of Mr. Charles Saad, president of the National College in Choueifat, after an absence of nearly thirty years.

There also arrived from Venezuela, to pass the summer season in Lebanon, the worthy Mrs. Suad Salman, wife of the great merchant Mr. Aref Salman.

"The Woman's Voice," as it welcomes the two gracious guests, wishes them a pleasant stay in the soil of the homeland, among family and friends.

• Passing through Lebanon, on her way to Istanbul to spend the summer season, was Her Highness Princess Faiza, sister of His Majesty King Farouk, in the company of her husband, the Honorable Mohammad Ali Rauf.

She visited the palace of

This picture shows a scene of rhythmic dance — "ballet" — from the scenes of this institute's annual closing celebration. All the pupils of the graduating class took part in the performance and the recitations.