The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-07-31
MRS. BAxTER's MEETINGS.

evenings, Aug. and 2. Her subject
on Saturday evening will be "The
cause of the hard times" subject
which cannot be disappointing when
argued in her peculiarly engaging
style. Sunday evening she will spea k
on "Society as it is" topic most per-
tinent to the times in which we live.
The w. G. T. U. are making every
effort to give Mis-. Baxter good hear
ing. She is a success in her chosen
field of labor, woman of handsome
and vigorous physique, and sparkling
humor. Mrs. Stevenson our National
Corresponding Secretary says of her:
"She is bright, attractive speaker"
which means great deal, coming as it
does from the pen of the woman who
stands next to Frances Willard in the
National Executive. Our State Cor
responding Secretary who has heard
Mrs. Baxter in Michigan writes that
she is woman of beautiful presence
and an able, effective speaker.
To add to the pleasure of the occa-
sion, Mrs. Baxter will be accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Beatric e, an
accomplished elocutionist, who will
give selections each evening before her
mothers lecture.
A number of the members of the
w. G. 4. U. will have the pleasure OF
attending the lecture at Williamson's
camp Sunday, at 2 o'clock.
NOTES FROM THE SEcRETARY's SLATE.
Mrs. Libbie Beach Brown, State
Supt. of the Department of "Homes
for Homeless Children" of the w. C.
L. U. and also State Supt. of the
"Childrens Home Society,"" will spend
a Sabbath in Shelton soon, and will
present this important and interesting
line of work.
The ladies of the w. G. T. U. served
ice-cream on the corner by the M. E.
Church last Friday. They had order
ed a warm evening but as the Weather
Man was out of that article, he gave
them the best he had. 1t proved to
be too cool for very brisk trade in
ice-cream, but the treasury was enrich
ed about six dollars, for which they
were thankful.
An article will soon appear in this
column regarding the w. G. T. U.
Temple in Chicago. This is work
about which comparatively little is
known, so some facts showing what
use is made of the building, descrip-
ton OF its architecture, and what
has been done by the State of Wash
ington and Mason County, toward its
completion, will be instructive and
interesting.
How EQUAL SUFFRAGE WORKS IN Colo
RADIO.
Believers in woman's suffrage are
constantly meeting the assertion that
"women don't want to vote if they
had the opportunity" Hence the fol-
lowing extracts from letters from
prominent men in Colorado are very
gratifying: Governor Mcintyre said !:
"The women do take an interest, do
enter into the questions under discus
sion and do take the trouble to vote.
There are eighty thousand women eli
gible to vote in Colorado, and about
sixty thousand voted at the last cleo
tion.' William Stapleton, editor
Denver Republican said: "Nothing
could induce the intelligent people of
this state to revoke that act if they
had the power. Woman appear to
show as much intelligence and to take
as deep an interest in political affairs,
especially those that affect the general
welfare, as men, and their influence is
almost entirely cast for right and de-
cency and good government =
everybody admits their presence in
politics and at the polls has a purify
ing and elevating effect on our politi-
cal methods, and has compelled the
nomination and election of q better
class of officials than male suffrage
ever gave US. No evil effects discern
ible-henefits innumerable."
Marion Baxter is one of Frances
Willard's strong right hands, and is
now her financier. For long period
she held the MONDAY meetings in
Willard Hall of the Temperance
Temple, Chicago.
Miss Beatrice Baxter's recitations
were fine in their realtic power. With
AL the training she has received at the
Chicago School Of Oratory, she has not
lost her OWN native naturalness, which
after al is but the effect Of perfect art.
Graceful and gifted Beatrice Baxter Is
herself She mistress Of her art.
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