Show Moonlight Lady I zT 7 V iv w.- w. w 4 Ii CORA W. W STEW STEWART AR 11 Famous Leader in War on Il Illiteracy illiteracy il- il literacy Will Discuss Utah Work Cora Corn Wilson Stewart the moonlight moonlight moonlight moon light lady of Kentucky the nations nation's leading worker in behalf of the illiterate erate crate will vill be in Utah Monday Mrs Stewart will meet with the Utah committee com com- on illiteracy at the Hotel Utah Monday afternoon at 1 p. p m. m I Mrs Stewart became a national character more or less against her I will Born in Rowan county Kentucky Kentucky Ken- Ken tucky in 1875 the d daughter of Dr Jeremiah and Annie Eliza Wilson Mrs Stewart became interested in inthe inthe inthe the education of ot the illiterates of or her own state and the work she did for tor those hose persons soon carried her to national na- na na-I na ional fame lame I She was given her sobriquet as the moonlight lady because of the moonlight schools she established in her efforts forts to educate the Kentucky mountaineer who was too b busy sy during during during dur dur- ing the day trying to earn a living to pay much attention to education DIRECTS CRUSADE Later she increased the scope of her work and at the present time she is the director direct r of the National Illiteracy crusade and chairman of the executive committee of the National National National Na Na- Advisory Committee on hut hut- Sh She is also a leader in the Illiteracy Commission of the World Federation of Educational t S In 1924 she was given the Pictorial Review prize of ot for th the greatest greatest greatest great great- est contribution made by an American Ameri Amen can woman to the advancement of human welfare She was awarded the Ella Flagg Young medal in lr 1930 for distinguished service to edu edu- cation She is the author of Moon Moon- Continued on Pace Paie Twenty four MOONliGHT lADY WILL VISIT UTAH Continued from Pose Pore Fifteen light tight School Country Life Readers Read Read- ers era It Mothers First Book It Soldie Soldiers Sol die diers' diers s. s First Book and and magazine ar ar- ar- ar tides Her home is at Morehead Ky Mrs Stewart will discuss the advances advances advances ad ad- vances made in Utah in the crusade against illiteracy The following are members of the Utah committee on illiteracy who will meet with Mrs Stewart Loiter Lofter Bjarnason supervisor junior junior junior ju ju- ju- ju high schools and grammar grades Mrs William Reid president Teacher Parent-Teacher association Mrs H H. S S. S Tanner vice president Parent Parent- Teacher association G. G N. N Child superintendent su su au- of city schools 1 L. L J J. Gillilan head hend time part-time education Salt Lake George A. A Eaton assIstant superintendent city schools Dr J. J T T. Worlton assistant superintendent city schools Superintendent Howard V V. Alston Aiston Park City dent Calvin CalvinS S. S Smith Granite dis district dis- dis Taylor Brockbank principal Magna school Superintendent P. P W M M. M Nielsen n Tooele Superintendent W VT Karl Hopkins Ogden Superintendent dent W. W W. W Christensen en Price Superintendent Superintendent Su Su- Su- Su T. T E. E Bartlett Tintic district Francis T. T Wiggins assistant superintendent of at schools Ogden Mrs Kate C. C Snow president Daugh Daugh- ers of of Utah Pioneers Mrs I. I L. L A A. I Bridgeland |