Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-04-04 | Page 13 | Working Girl Became Queens in Egypt

WORKING GIRLS BECAME QUEENS IN EGYPT i PHIIADELPHIA- April 4 The history of Egypt is replete with proofs tbat the feminine secretaries and glrla of the . working Masses In the amient times were respond bit- for the growt h and proaper-l proaper-l Ity of thst country. Such waa tbe declaration dec-laration hy Dr. Max Muller. Egyptologist "f the University of Pennaylvaota. In an addrebs eaterday. He lauded Taia. the flrat rea' iueen ever choaen from the ommon ranks Tn Egypt. Amenophls III., khif; of Egypt UM j years before tbe Christian era. baCama enamored of Tala, a plain, old faahloned wi.rkli.g girl, and from the moment be declared her th official queen, Araeno-phls Araeno-phls had prosperity. Dr. Muller aald tbat the old kings used to approve of the harem. but polygamy ended when Amenophis gav .Tala a reajal wlfe'a right. The speaker showed a picture of the king and quean eating at tbe same table and one of Amenophis holding hla wife on hla lap. Tbe fucteasor of Amen-ophls Amen-ophls III., married a working glri also, and bla reign lasted for many year a, while the country prospered.