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Show i I .. , , . New Woman City Welfare Director Places Happy Homes Before Politics New Official Is Asked Husband's Opinion Before Be-fore Accepting Appointment. Ap-pointment. TOLEDO, O ' 1 11 hae to ask my husband first.' That's what Mrs. Prentice Rood of Toledo said the other day when Mayor Cornell Schreiber asked her If he would accept the office of public welfare director, the hlghet civic honor ever bestowed on any Ohio woman , So Mrs Rood returned to her pretty summer home af Lakeland, J Mich., and told friend husband all about it. Friend husband, a manu facturer in Toledo, O K 'd the proposition, propo-sition, and Mrs Rood wired hei ac- I ceptance a once. women snoinn never i r t pontics lor anything el? interfere with ihe peace anil happiness of their homes. Happy homes make a satisfied nation." na-tion." she declares "SILLY" -CONVENTIONS Mi Rood has no time for silly e on ent ions, as she call them "I hope the men I work with will treat me as thev would a man in jtho same position," she says. I nm a voter, a citiien, and a public official, and I want to be (treated ai such I don't want the I men to stop smoking or to stand up ' every time I enter their office. Too' 'much formality hinders cooperation and that is what I will need and want." As to her program of work, Mr. Rood declares that she hasn t the Slightest idea or what she will do. I know nothing whatever of the department's jurisdiction. On Tucs-1 da) night I dreamed of garbage cans and tombstones I know I'll have charge of cemeteries, but I'm not ' sure of ihe garbage department " i CONSTRUCTIVE C'iTICISM Mrs Rood is an advocate of constructive con-structive criticism She believes that In this way a city may b greatly improved RecHuee of her work aa former president of ihe City Federation of Women's clubs of Toledo and state pre 'tit of ihe organization, Mrs Rood for ruanv years has been in touch with all civic and state move ments. including child welfare and Woman's' protective work. She was ilea R member of the national board and past president of the Woman's Educational club of Toledo As welfare director. Mrs Rood will have charge of the Toledo paJ8 and pla.v ground, the boulevard system, the municipal hospital, workhouse and workhouse farm. This office also has paroling powers over prl--oners sent to the workhouse from the Toledo police court. The p0j. lion pays ?4,0f0 annually. "I believe that Mrs "Rood is the best iitfed person for the position" Mayor Srhreiber said after the ap pointment Mrs. Rood is a very ra ' She dreamed of Garbage cans an I tombstones before the appointment. pable woman. She is a great student of civic matters Hr experience in club work has been of such a nature that she Is qualified for any form of public service. I am glad that the constitution has been changed, so the public mav enjoy the ervlcep of ; capable women like Mrs. Rood. |