The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-08
WOMEN 0FFICEH0L DERS.

Does Privilege of Voting Secure Of
fces-Facts Prove the Contrary.
Hold More Offices in States Where
They Have Not the Ballot.
Those who object to woman suffrage
insist that if women are granted the
ballet they will Immediately flock into
the Offices, now reserved as political
plunas for the masculine sex. AS
matter of fact, in states where women
already enjoy full suffrage they do not
in any large degree hold offices, while
in those where they have no political
rights or very limited ones they really
I'LL large number of state and mu-
nicipal offices.
Miss Mamie Morris has recently been
appointed colonel of the military staA
by Gov. Gambler Of Georgia Her du-
ties are the reviewing of regiments
making speeches and attending S. II
military affairs. She is said to ESa
been appointed for services rendered,
and to fill the office creditably, appear
ing Well in uniform, sword and regalia.
The Illinois Senate recently confirmed
the reappointment of Miss Bartelme
of Chicago as public guardian of Cook
county. The press declares that her
reappointment is a cause of public re-
joicing.
Mrs. Mary Kincaid has been made
chairman of the San Francisco School
Board, a very important salaried Of
flee. Women are eligible as school
trustees in over half of the states and
as members of boards for state insti-
tutions in fifteen states.
In Kansas twenty-five women were
elected last spring to the office of coun-
ty school superintendent in as many
counties, and g. large number as cour-
ty treasurers. Most of the Suffrage
states elected women as treasurers Of
city and county.
For thirteen years Miss Mary Meyer
of Boston has served in the Demo
cratic headquarters, She is noininally
executive clerk, but is credited with
being acting secretary and assistant
treasurer, as we'll as an authority upon
candidates, nominations, parliament
tary law, etc. Essentially feminine
in appearance and tastes. she has been
able to remain on duty forty-e eight
hours at time during a campaign.
Nebraska's first woman auditor is
Miss Mamie Muldoon. She is only Il.
ard receives 81 800 salary.
Chicago has for a long time employ
ed woman factory inspectors.
Miss Edith Hill of Greenwich, Mass,
is one of numerous letter carriers IN
the United States.
The city clerk of Holton, Kansas, is
Mrs. Mary Walker, who was Endorsed
by three political parties and elected
by large majority.
The first woman trustee OF the
library of Lowell, Mass, is Mrs. Row
ena Palmer. who was elected by the
City Council,
Miss Kate Maher has Just been re-
elected as clerk Of the South Carolipa
board of pensions.
In Wyandotte county, Kansas. the
innovation has been introduced of hav-
ing women as judges and clerks at the
primary election. The Republican Cen
trail Committee invited the women's
clubs to furnish lists of names rom
which judge and clerk for each voting
place might be selected.
Miss Harding has been reelected
secretary to the Omaha CNeb.) Board
of Trade, In this state there is wo-
man coroner, DR.. Ella Somers OF
Franklin county.
Miss Margaret Ziliox of Hamilton,
Ohio, has for seven years been deputy
probate judge of her county. Her pow
er to administer oaths is curious, con-
sidering that in Ohio a woman can not
hold any state Office or be a notary
public. She has served under three
judges.
In Topeka, Kan, this summer. girl,
Hattie Seitz, was made first deputy
sheriff, for bravery, having Travelled
thirty miles on horseback, arrested
three men charged with murder, and
landed them in Jail.
Scores of instances might be record
ed showing that women are already in
office, not only in states where they
have the full suffrage, but in those
where they have none at all. In Wyo-
ming, where they have voted over thir-
~ years, superintendent of public in
struction is the only state Office ever
filled by a woman, and women are not
as much in official evidence as in
neighboring western states. where they
can not vote.