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- a. : .. " - , .1 f, ' 1 -. J-J. GREENSBORO, yl,C ' NoteiMbout Club judge Clark, 'In Greensboro! Judge Walter Clark made' many new friendsfor himself and the cause of Equal Suffrage when he spoke An Greensboro Monday night to one of the ynogtV representative and atten tiveaudiences ever assembled in Guilford county court house. In a thoughtful , and able address he re viewed the history of , democracy and the gradual advance of the partial suffrage en j oyed today by 'men cit- I M?ens of the United States, showing ; vthat every forward step in individual political rfghts had been met by the , same objections from those in power and the same howl of disapproval which has sought to frighten adher- v. ents r of the more enlightened view as regards the claims of that half oi our citizenship by many conceded to be the best half having to be regulated and controlled by laws in . the enactment of which they have x no voice and by officials in the nam- ing of whom they are allowed no ex pression as to choice. Some of the figures presented by : Judge Clark were rather startling to ;. those who had not studied the sub ject; mainly from the f fact that - Truth in politics is naturally start ling. Fearless and logical Aid ; al- - ways interesting; North Carolina'., distinguished Chief Justice was espe- : cially at home on a theme which he considers worthy of the best thought of the best braihs of the best men everywhere, and his appeal to North Carolina men-to give their wives and : mothers and sisters a square' deal is convincing and unanswerable. In arranging for the people of - Greensboro this fine presentation of what'is'to be a very live issue in the state from- this on, the local Equal Suffrage League feels that it has -'-something to its 'credit that it is an organization the ' value of which -Will be reckoned by results." The ap- pearance of Judge Clark is the first ' in a series of similar addresses which the League expects to announce iroin. time to time. In the mean- , ' time those : entertaining; ; opposite views will be welcome visitors at the monthly meetings- of . the " suffrage ,. study class, where they will be given ample opportunity to be heard from r and their arguments accorded the re spectful consideration, which they de serve. rcSVKAF," .. In accordance withN the suggestion of Judge Clark. that polling places, -'etc., would he given. . a house cleaning when women . were expected to visit tv cm, it was a subject of remark that ? old -court : roomC had vnever been fo clean or looked quite so at ? ?. At' the ' suggestion of a 3 from the League the jan 7 t rth special .efforts to : -p".ad Lis professional; pride was - stimulated, still further when he was,,aske'lvta ' Vati6vtthe rlatforra-alnuBjVtl . ' s and ? feres, by the Grecr.s to to i for al ' Cojnjahy ' ' ' 'OEiaiiSinbusinessMr.'. X -Clarence .' Bogartf. As vwas predicted ; by " the " speaker, when women vote there will be as . much difference in the atmos- phere of the polling' places as how exists between the average bachelor apartments and an orderly, well kept home presided oyer ' by a- wo - man. . Suggestion To State Clubs. . Many clubs over the state are ap plyingto Mrs. T. W: Lingle, State chairman of Social Service, for sug gestions and aid in stimulating in terest in this very important depart ment of club work. Mrs. Lingle is full of energy . and enthusiasm and whenever . possible is glad to respond to all calls and lend encouragement not only by letter hut by-her pres ence. ' From now until the j state convention in May will be an. un usually busy ' time with all the clubs and especially for the state chair men. Mrs. Lingle will be' able to make a few more trips to. different parts of the state, but the work could be made much easier for herself and she could personally visit many more clubs if the clubs in neighboring , towns would , arrange dates so that she could reach all in the same sec tion while ; on one trip. Such a plan would save not only time and the fatigue of travel, but expense to in dividual clubs. We throw this out as a suggestion and hone the matter will he taken up bv everv club haviner a Social Ser vice department, or which is consid erine- sneh. deDartment for the. - rominc veap-. .' " In this connection we wish to call tho attentinn nf clubs to Mrs. Lin- ' ele's letter in this issue outlining the departmentconference plan as a fea ture of the aDnroaching convention at Goldsboro. We have always been of the -opinion that department chairmen who were to serve - during the coming club year were the pro per ones to go as delegates, m oraer that they might get; inspiration and suggestions from the larger ooay In the matter of contributing as wel iis receiving help, some oi tne retir , ing chairmen will be needed also. V. . . . o City Market Out Of Date. The Woman's Club of New Bern wants a city market house. Take our advise and don't do it. A centra market J-in a city of any considerable Biri is an abomination that has no " nlace in modern life. It belongs to a nast century. It is a nuisance under an circumstances and should he al ' a m m . m m m . m lowed to pass out aiong witn tne otn " er obsolete' ideas. Greensboro has a. city market, house, and we . wish we hadn't. - A Department of Public Safety for - rmoTi and children has been estab lished in " the ciiies of Washington n,Dtrnri and Cauiornia. women vot , these States , are in a position a demand the same protection for IzJ- children . ia municipal affairs ff ?r enioy la the r individual home. - J " - ' A Page For Women, Edited by Mrs. Newly Federated Clubs. We are pleased to announce that the two very promising new clubs meutioned last week in these col umns the Woman's Club Of Smith field and the Lumberton Civic Asso ciation have come into the State Federation and will hereafter be factors . in the state organization as they, have been in accomplishing re sults in their - own communities. The Smithfield club has 42 mem bers, with Mrs. F. H. Brooks, presi dent; Mrs. L. T. Royal, correspond ing secretary. The Lumberton club has ah active membership of sixteen, with' sympa thizers and supporters to hold up their hands, when things out of the ordinary are undertaken. Mrs. R. D. Caldwell is president; Mrs. J. A. Sharpe, corresponding ' secretary. The Federation welcomes into its ranks . clubs with the co-operative spirit and clubs which are doing things worth while. We are glad to be able to add these new names to th-3. register. ' c O . Who They Are. It is interesting to note that Mrs. Florence Kelly, that splendid champ ion of woman and child wage-earners; Jane Addams of Hull House-, Mrs. Raymond Robins of the Nation al Women's Trade Union League; Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, the famous educator ; Julia Lathrop, head of the Children's Bureau ; Dr. Katherine Bament Davis, Commissioner of Cor rection of New York City; Mrs. Charles Farwell Edson, motive power behind so many of California's humane laws ; Mrs. Helen Ring Rob inson, of Coloradot the Gordon sis ters who brought factory reform to Louisiana, and hundreds of other women doing the big and tender things in the United States today are leacers in the equal suffrage move ment." . ' . " ' . Strictly Non-Partisaii. The following resolution was adopted by the Nashville Convention of National American Woman Suf frage Association, Nov. 1 6, 1914, and endorsed by Equal Suffrage Lea gue of North Carolina: "Whereas the rapidly increasing number of states granting" Suffrage to women, and the consequent cry stalizing of women along party lines, or into non-partisan political activities, makes a definite declara tion of our policy as a National Suf frage Association necessary and ex pedient; i Resolved, . that the National American . Woman Suffrage Associa tion Is absolutely; opposed, to holding any jPOliticalv'parfy responsibJox ual members, or holding any indiv- dual, public official or candidate re sponsible for the action of his party majority, on the question of Woman Suffrage." ; .-X:", ' ' 1 :' Greensboro Suffrage League. The Greensboro Equal Suffrage League will hold its next meeting on Monday evening, March 1, at 8 o'clock, in the lodge room of. the Elks building. - All women interest ed in the equal suffrage movement are invited to' be present. There will be several papers by members of the League and an interesting hour is in store for all who attend. Forty-four per cent of the college degrees were taken by women ac cording to the United States Educa tional report. This is significant when we realize that many sons are 'sent to college while parents some times refrain from giving daughters higher educational advantages. o ; The Atlanta Suffragists ; have pledged themselves to purchase American made goods Iff-preference to imports from European countries This is practical patriotism. ; o. . In an address before the St. Louis school of Pedagogy, Elbert Hubbard said:! ."- " They say women should not vote because they can't go to war as sol diers but long after the earth has received to her bosom the thousands killed the women have to survive and clean up the mess." .... -7 O ' - Australia has some of the most advanced legislation in. the : world From it the United States has adopt ed the Australian Ballot. Among other desirable statutes which we might profitably imitate are those re lating to trust regulation, the re duction of the high cost of living and woman suffrage. :. According to the London Daily Mail the women nurses in the Euro pean conflict, dressed in riding breeches and spurs, long coats and helmets similar to those worn in the tropics, ride over the battlefields and look for the wounded. Tney render first aid, after which other corps . nurses convey the injured soldiers to the hospitals in motor car. : Wo men in war play an important part In repairing the havoc caused by barbarous methods of settling inter national questions. Says the Miami Metropolis: "Flor ida would indeed.be living up to her reputation for progressiveness and justice If she would be the first oi the Southern ' States to give her wo men a square deal." The club women of Mississippi are raising a Federation Endowmen Fund as a memorial to their loved and lost Honorary Life President Mrs. D. . N. Hebron,' who meant so much to the organization and whose death is a personal loss to every club worker in the state. - (: ' -' ! ' - : PAGE SEVEN Women Dr. Dixon-Carroll. .'-V ' . President of the Woman's Club of Raleigh which enjoys the distinc tion of 'being at present the only woman's club In North Carolina owning its own home, and which Is .arranging for the erection of a handsome modern club house in the near future. . --.; o Mrs. Hook At ChapefIlill. Mrs. C. C. Hook, of Charlotte, was a pleasant caller last week on her way to Chapel Hill, where she made an interesting talk before the Com munity Club of that place on the- work of the Educational department of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs. While at Chapel Hill Mrs. Hook was the guest, of Mrs. Joseph Hyde Prattt president of . the Community Club and State chairman of Civics. It was in recog nition of Mrs. Pratt's fine work as president of the local club that she was cailed to the larger field. '. ' ' o Woman's Club Of High Point. All club meetings have been held and a number of new members have been received. A night school for girls has been established by - the Education Com mittee, which meets two evenings during the week at the Graded School building. There are 40 en rolled. Some married women just learning to read are divided into three grades, Primary, Intermediate and Grammar. ' English, reading, arithmetic health : and v domestic science afe i' taught -;5 by , volunteer teach ers.r from' among the women of erty.The feTuh supplies " tund for. domestic, science lessons. . Social Service department is very active, caring for patients at the hos pital, paying expenses, clothing chil dren and keeping - them in school, giving clothing' to the needy, mag azines to worthy people who do not have such-literatuie. A new commit tee of this department is a Mother's Relief Committee, to aid expectant mothers. Several have been helped. The Health committee is also very active. All groceries, markets and restaurants have been visited and it is hoped soon to give a list of clean or white stores. Health literature has been distributed, public health meetings held, and red cross seals sold. A State health exhibit was held here for a week and was very largely attended by all classes. Doc tors of the town gave health talks in various factories. One day of the exhibit was given to negroes. A reception was given the W. C. T U. by the club while that organ ization was at High Point. A com mittee on .Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been established and the mayor has given the club the ser vices of one policeman, whose duty it shall be to attend to such matters, when .reported. A series of lectures has been arranged with the University. The first lecture will come at a later date, the others in regular order. These lectures are given on Friday nights in the Auditorium. No ad mission fee is charged. They are of popular interest and fully equal to what we readily pay 60 cents or a dollar to hear. January 29. Dr. W. C. Coker, "A Visit to Luther Burbank," (il lustrated.) February 19 Prof. E. C. Bran son, "Come Let Us Live With Our Children." February 26 Prof. G. M. McKie. "Recitals From Modern American Humorists." ' March 12th Prof. A. H. Patter son. "The Story of the Stars," (il lustrated.) '. - ; o- -:- Little Delaware is falling in line among suffrage workers. .The House Committee on Revised Status has made a favorable report in a Consti tutional Amendment for woman suf frage. -.''':'. .,: " Nevada women are protesting y voice and petitions against the re- enactment of an easy divorce hill. If passed it will be in defiance of the votes of women in that btate. ... . o ; "The Messenger' is the officia State paper of the Oklahoma Woman Suffrage Association, ana is puDiisn ed'in Shawnee. - There is joy in West Virginia which is shared by women in other states. The legislature has voted to submit a Constitutional Amendment to en able the women of West Virginia to vote on the same terms as men now vote.; There was hut one dissenting vote in the Senate. The numher ot the legislatures which have submitted this important question is increasing and next November will see severa States vbting on the advisability of enfranchising, their women. . 71 f .7 . 7. rpoooox,a o Al Fairbrother. Some Of The Stock Arguments. In the following-'"1 extracts from the address of Judge Walter Clark, delivered in Greensboro Monday evening , under the auspices of the local Equal Suffrage League, are answered some of the stock objec- tions to extending to women the right of suffrage. .They are the ob- Sections used by the unthinking and, as is pointed out by this distinguish-1 ed student of human nature and commentator of the times, are with out reason and lacking in all the es sentials of good logic and good sense. He said: "It is urged that the vote is not necessary for , women because they vote through their husbands. But do the husbands always vote the views of their wives? If they did we would have a cleaner government and a cleaner town everywhere. We would have had Prohibition long ago and have had it enforced. We would have seen other eviU disappear which are now tolerated though for bidden by law. Who casts the vote that expresses the views of the drunkard's wife? Then there are in the United States 8,000,000 of adult women who have not chosen to mar ry. What man casts the ballot ex pressing the views of those 8,000, 000? Then there are several mil lions of men who have no wives. .For what woman's views do they vote? "It Is said that ballots are a sub stitute for muskets, and therefore women have no right to vote. More than one half of the men who have a" right: to .vote would be rejected by any recruiting office in the worla. And on the other hand one half of the men who fight are under 21 and have no right to vote. So those who carry muskets and those who vote are by no means the same ele ment. Besides if the women do not I bear arms they raise the soldiers who do carry the muskets and should have a voice in saying whether there should be war or not. If the women vote they will soon abolish war and its villianies. as they are abolishing liquor and other iniquities. "It is said that woman's sphere is her home, and that she can not leave the chldren to vote. It will not take on an average more than half an hour once in two years for a woman to cast ner Danot, ana li she Is so overwhelmed by her duties I that she can notvget that much leisure she certainly needs the bal lot, badly. We might as well say I that a man's sphere is his store, his office, his workshop, and following the plow, and that they can not neg- ect , these things to cast a ballot. hat was the argument in old times, and the class with leisure and wealth assumed the control of the govern ment and . opposed manhood suffrage upon the identical ground now. useu against woman's; suffrage,,: that the m&s&tMt -bwi -io, mase a living, ana were not competent. to aid In govern- ing. . "It Is said that women have no ex- perience in politics. Their brothers when they become 21 have had no experience but they are at once ad mitted to the ballot. Girls when they become 2 1 are In exactly the same state of preparation for taking a. part in the government which is to tax them and their property and to pass laws governing their conduct. "It is said that there is too much filth and mire in politics, and women should not be exposed to it. If there is filth and mire in politics the men put it there for they alone have been running, the business. And it is nign time we gave the women a chance at house-cleaning. This is exactly what has happened in suffrage states. ine women iiavu tauacu iug tiuiims places to be removed from the bar rooms and placed in decent sur roundings and then they have pro ceeded to remove the : bar rooms themselves out of the community, A very popular opposition argu ment at one time in the south was that to permit the women to vote would be to allow the negro women to vote. As the grandfather clause would apply to negro women equal ly with negro men there is no rea son to believe that the "chivalry will be less able to keep the negro cooks from the polls than they have been in keeping the husbands of the negro cooks from voting. They can not be chivalrous if they can do less for their wives and daughters than they have done, for themselves. Be sides there are only some 125,000 adult negro women In North Caro lina, and 275,000 adult white wo men. Tne votes oi ine wnne women therefore will be 25,000 more than those of the negro women and of the negro men combined, if the lat ter should be readmitted to the suf- frage by a decision of the U. S. Su- L nn,,rt imd.r the grandfather prcme Court under the grandfather clause. Indeed if the latter event should happen the votes of the white women will be jiecessary to maintain white supremacy I do not say that all the white women will vote the democratic ticket. Equal suffrage has never proceeded along party lines and the women would scorn the suffrage If they were not free to vote for what measures and parties they see fit. But I do say that the vote of the white women will be solid as one woman In maintenance of the integrity of the white race and of the right of their children to control this country. "It" Is said that if the women vote some bad women will vote. Men -, .uauiw,. cause there -are some bad men who will vote. ' And the proportion of v - 1 - man cui oi.mu.wumcu. ine recoras oi .. v . mere are tnose jro say that women do not wnt-to vote. The ul voi oi.uus u uim iney nave Hjreaujr acnieYecu tue duoi in go many states and countries and have made such wonderful progress in the last 30 days"tn he - states and countries where they vote about the same percentage of men and women vote. f. ,. It is said that politics win de - grade women. It has not had that! effect ln any state-county or town Department Conferences. At the midwinter council of the North Carolina Federation of Wo- men's Clubs, held in January, it was decided to have department confer- ences as a feature of the next State Federation meeting. The afternoon department conferences were by far the most helpful sessions of the Biennial at Chicago. In these gath- erings presided over by the chairmen, we were brought face, to face with the people who were actually doing the things we wanted to hear about. It is with the idea of promoting ef ficiency in. our various lines of study and work that we are to have confer ences at the May meeting. The one on Social Service will be of great interest to all club women at this time when we are all striving to make our. efforts count for some thing toward solving social problems. It is my desire to make it suggestive of future lines of work both for the department and for the local clubs with special reference to the possi bilities within the reach of the club women of small places. With this end in view we shall in vite representatives of some of the organizations which are. doing wel fare work in the state to be present and to speak to us. Thus we will be brought in touch with all that is lat est and most practical in several forms of social service. A list of these speakers will be published lat er. But we want also to fear from our own club women at this conference. We can get as much inspiration from each other as from the outside. To make this part of the conference a success, each club must be willing to give something as well as to get qnmpthlnr That is the object of a conference What will .you contribute to the Social Service Conierence? When we get there we will all want to speak at once, the way we did lest year at the brief civic con ference. But we can make this meet ing more profitable by planning it .beforehand and speaking under topics. If you will let me know in March what your club will tell about at this conference I will save at least two minutes for you. You need not write me all you want to say. Just drop me a card with "The delegate from our club will tell about .......... at the Social Service Conference." You may not have a social service de partment or committee in your club, but" any form of welfare work, any betterment undertaking, any endeav or that tends to improve the living and working condition of the people will he entitled to a place at the conference. Any such work, actually done by s ciuo will receive recognr tion and will be gladly heard Further than that our conference will be a sort of family council where you can make suggestions to the de- partment and where questions will be asked and answered. Just drop me a hint as to the question, so that I can have some one there to answer It. In selecting your delegate to the Convention, try to send the woman who will contribute ably, and who will bring back help from the- Social Service Conference. Clara S. Lingle, Chm. Social Service Dept. Good News For Housekeepers. To the housekeepers of Greens boro and vicinity, to club women and M,.cinniiir on terlain large assemblies.it is good news that we have, what has long been needed in Greensboro, a com pletc- and up-to-date china store with ample provisions to take care of just such emergencies, without having to draw on private individuals and per sonal friends to meet the demands of the refreshment committee. The new Crystal Palace, which will make good its claim of carry ing everything in its line, will make a specialty of its renting department. This will be liberally supplied with everything needed for special occasions, quality and price being such as to satisfy the most exacting customer. Messrs. Maurane and Tonkins, proprietors, occupying the former stand of Hagan's china store, are strictly up to the minute and so courteous and obliging that it is a real pleasure to deal with them. They propose to please every cus tomer and are anxious to show the ladies through their establishment. o Tf Kpw Ynr k vrtmon en new A In ra . . , , v curing the ballot in November oth- er States will rapidly follow tnis lead. A State rises In importance in pro portion to its political strength. . Northern women deem the suffrage movement in the South of such im portance that the "New Southern Cit izen," the official organ of the South era suffragists, is being sold on the streets of New York. o The Congressional Union will con duct suffrage headquarters at the San Francisco Fair. The booth will be replete with literature and Informa tion, relative to the status of woman suffrage. Atlanta women are demanding a place Cn the School Boards of that city In order to raise the standard of efficiency, and education for the chil dren of Georgia. I A very interesting program has been prepared for the Mississippi valley Conference, which will meet ln Indianapolis, March 7, 8 and 9 J that has ever tried it. If it had the I movement would not continue to I grow. Suffrage has not degraded the men but it "has elevated and broadened them. It will have exact 1 lv the same effect on the women With this addition that the women I wllL broaden and elevate pontics Down lOOOi UY SHOE FROM J. M. HENDR1X & COMPANY THE HOME OF GOOD SHOES 223 South Elm St. FALL MILLMERY NOW IS THE TIME TO BE SEEING ABOUT YOUR FALL HAT. GOME IN AND LET US SERVE YOU. MISS LEAN N A CURTIS 121 X. Elm Sreet. . o Our O Spring Suits (1 Are here and they are Beauties. Call and see CO All Winter Coat Suits Reduced to Clearance Prices. ci nc CTniJcp.nn M LLLIUjO I UllLUUUi W I t-TATTArTAT-l 1 Trade At Home u "GET IT AT ODELL'S QUAIATY FIRST FREE! FREE! 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