The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-04-15
WEDDING BELLS FOR
SENATOR w. A. CLARK
Engagement With Miss Hattie Rose
Laube Announced.

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The Examiner, of San Francisco.
Friday, prints sensational front page
article announcing the engagement of
Senator Clark and Miss Hattie Rose
Laube, of Huron, South Dakota, now
visiting San Diego. To the Examiner
the lady stated that the engagement
hau been made within few days by
letter, Senator Clark being reported
in Europe.
Miss Laube is beautiful and talent
ed, and we'll known as a public lee.
turer. She stumped several north
western states in 1896 for Mckinley
and Hobart. She has also delivered
lectures on literary and economic sub
jects. When asked about the engage
ment she expressed surprise and an
noyance that it has become public, but
finally confessed the report was true.
The Examiner quotes the lady as fol-
lows on the subject of marriage and
politics for women:
LAS a rule she observed, Il think
women politicians (of whom l must
confess, have not one) do not ad-
vantage the public causes they es-
pouse. Most of them are married
and must neglect their domestic du-
ties when they go into the political
arena. The qualities that make it
possible for them to practice such ne
glect are the qualities that make them
ineffective in public, l am strongly Of
the belief that the tendencies which
are giving us the so-called new wo-
man are all wrong. Matrimony is
woman's best sphere, and, by the way,
l do not know any better example of
a good woman adorning the domestic
circle in the best and sweetest way
than the mother of Senator Clark, q
lady whose home is in Los Angeles.
"Of course good many marriages
are failures, but that isn't the fault of
the institution, conclude, and If more
attention were paid by mothers to
preparing their daughters worthily to
discharge their obligations Of wife,
hood, the world would run along 4
great deal more satisfactorily. l
have been observing life pretty close
ly for many years, and the more l
have seen the more l have felt that
the finest happiness lies within the
lines of matrimony, and that women,
with few exceptions, are untitled for
he rough-and-tumble of politics and
other public business.
Speaking of Mr.. Clark, she said:
"He is one of the noblest gentlemen
in the world, and time will prove that
he has been vilely illuminated by
those who have accused him of wrong
doing in connection with his ambition
to hold seat in the United States
senate. l am not of his political
faith, but l have long believed and
believe today that there is not in this
country purer or grander public man
than he. And do not doubt that he
is the choice of the people of Montana
for senator"
With reference to a report that,
before proposing marriage to her, Mr..
Clark had broken an engagement to
wed an American girl now in Europe,
Miss Laube made this statement:
without discussing myself at all. Or
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coupling my name with that Of Sena-
tor Clark, I wish to say that do not
believe the senator has ever been en-
gagged to marry any girl who is in
Europe" Miss Laube and her father
came to California from South Dako-
ia a few months ago for the sake Of
the parent. They have not decided
definitely when they will return.