Show MEET THE DE VEYRA FAMILY they are putting the philippines on the map in washington A OA an fn ya WA 1 47 t A 1 p W mrs jaime C do de veyra she Is I 1 doing hon jalm C do de veyra who has just been reelected re elected as PhI philippine lIppins important work for her people to the th U 8 in america 4 THE CHILDREN OF THE philippine commissioner the baby of this group sp speaks eaks three lang languages ua g es VI Vl sayan spanish and english permit us to present the di de veyra family the hon bon jaime 0 de veyra Is the resident commissioner from the philippine islands to the united states and has hag just to a second term of three years year As resident commissioner he has a seat on the floor of the american congress the privilege of taking part in debates although no vote commissioner de veyra has an eteng wife and four bright kiddies kIdd les the do de veyra family bally and collectively constitute the best argument as to the tact and capabilities bili bill ties of filipinos that the philippine islands blands have in washington the commissioner Is a percent per benl a Vl sayan and Is one of the foremost leaders of the party in power in the islands during american mccu pation atlon he be bits cabeen ha been successively governor of hit his province member of the philippine legislature cabinet member and executive secretary of the islands like many statesmen of the philip pines he was originally a newspaper man he was one of the founders of el nuevo dla dia of cebu the first fill pino paper published advocating philippine independence the paper came under th the censorship of general and on the appearance of the first number the eili editors tors were left in the singular position of seeing every prominent article blue penciled mrs airs de veyra like like her husband la Is a live wire in the philippines cause she Is I 1 the best beat known filipino iri in america she Is an interesting public speaker and Is constantly giving illustrated lectures at clubs and other gatherings mrs do de veyra Is a publicity bureau all in herself and has he 3 put ther the philippines on the map so far as the women folk of washington congressional gress lonal et circles reles are concerned 1 I find that the people have been much resented in the unit I 1 ed states says mrs de veyra 1 I do not mean to infer we are perfect tor for we are not my people have most of the defects I 1 suppose that other humans ira have but at the same time we are far from the people that many americans have been made to believe not only are we a christian people but our race has a history that we are not ashamed of throughout the philippine islands the people are now working earnestly to improve themselves and their conditions so they will be prepared to take over their own affairs we all love america for giving us a chance to help ourselves and tor for having promised us our independence which Is one of the dearest desires of the entire citizenship of the islands to american women whose ideas of filipinos have been funded founded on sunday supplement descriptions of wild tribes mrs de veyras leyras gentle manner and evident culture have been a revelation she Is sought by clubs because of her charming manner as an impromptu speaker on the subject nearest her heart beart the women of her country at a recent washington gathering she gave in perfect english a concise account of the work of a womans comans club in marilla manila which supplies milk to the babies of the poor and trains mothers to care for their young children she told of another womans comans club which has branches all over the philippine islands and which maintains day daf nurseries tor for the children of the working women provides christmas cheer for the lepers the insane and the convicts and gathers data to influence legislation for the benefit of filipino women and children 0 the four little de veyras leyras shown in the picture having attended the public schools in marilla manila slipped right into the same gi grades ades in the schools of washington even little mary the baby of the family speaks three languages her native tongue spanish and english |