labors and doubled her noble social activity.

Her counsel to the Lebanese and Syrian woman, resident and emigrant alike, is to preserve her time-honored traditions and to take pride in them — hospital-ity and generosity, womanliness and sobriety...

Mrs. Katrin Mokanna Barakat:

One of the most energetic American ladies of Lebanese origin, she is known for her many abilities, particularly in the world of commerce; she and her family have a famous store in Boston containing the loveliest and finest kinds of household linens and ladies' undergarments.

Mrs. Katrin was born in Beirut; she is the daughter of Constantine

Mokanna, and her mother is from Shweir, of the Barakat family. Dr. Nastas Baz is her maternal aunt, as is Mrs. Zahia Barakat. Mrs. Katrin married a kinsman of hers, also of the house of Barakat: the well-known lawyer Mr. George Barakat.

Mrs. Katrin was a child of three when her parents left for the United States and made their home in the state of Maine — a state as close as can be to Lebanon in its natural scenery and its mountains. There Mrs. Katrin received her elementary education; then she went on to "Pratt" College in New York, but her desire to work quickly drew her to join her sister and her mother in managing their success-ful business in the city of Boston.

This estimable lady holds a high place in American and Lebanese-American society, and she occupies several positions in various associations and institu-tions. She is a member of the International Society for the Encouragement of Work, and an active member of numerous women's institutions; her house is a place of hospitality where friends and members of the asso-ciations gather, and she invites

speakers on various occasions. She takes a special interest in the Dahr el-Bachek committee in Boston, and she also assists the Syrian Relief Society.

Mr. Barakat, her husband, is no less ardent than she in the cause of social services. He is president of the American Office for Near East Relief, and was formerly an official in the American government; he is a famous lawyer known for his high learning and his excellent character. He will accompany his wife on this journey to Lebanon and Syria; he is a member of the conference's executive committee, as she is a member of the Hospitality Committee.

Her message to the Lebanese and Syrian woman is to seek work and not be ashamed of it, to feel her independence as a member of society and consequently her responsibility in building the nation and in the spreading of education. She wishes her in par-ticular to encourage the industries and the handcrafts for which our country is famous, for these fine arts have their value and are prized by advanced peoples, and they must not die.

A Nerve-Tonic Discovery (Vi-Tabs)

Those who complain of weakness of body, loss of vitality, and taut nerves, who feel dullness of mind and corruption of the blood, and those whose strength has failed and whom old age has overtaken before its time, will all rejoice to learn that an American doctor has hit upon a new discovery that acts upon the glands. This new discovery makes it easy to restore vitality to your glands and your body quickly, and creates for you new, pure blood that strengthens your memory and your mind and makes you feel a new man in eight days. The discovery is a household remedy, made up in the form of pleasant-tasting tablets, easy to take, which will without doubt spare you a gland operation and guarantee you new vitality and vigor without any harm resulting from it, its action being natural. And such was the brilliant success which this astonishing discovery, called "Vi-Tabs," met with in America, that it is now sold in all pharmacies under a guarantee that you will be thoroughly satisfied with it — or your money back. In other words, "Vi-Tabs" must make you feel that you are brimming with vitality and vigor, and younger than before; and if you do not perceive this benefit, return the empty bottle and get your money back. There are also special double-size bottles containing 48 "Vi-Tabs" tablets which cost you little. And the guarantee protects you.

Vi-Tabs

Restores your vitality and the youth of your constitution

Agents: J. B. Sheridan (Levant) Ltd., Beirut

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