The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12
Birmingham. December Il.
BowERsocK's EULoeY OF HOME.
He May Suffer Because He contrasted
Home Woman With New Woman.

From the Des Moines Register and Leader
Mr.. Justin Dewitt Bowersock, who is
allowing senatorial aspirations to agitate
him in his home in Lawrence, Kan, is
regretting that when he was yet new to
congress he wrote a letter to Mrs. Char
,lotte Smith of washington. And he is re-
GREETING especially that, inasmuch as he
did write, he did not send the colorless
missive of craftsmanship, but was fool
ish enough to indulge IN an Individual
flavor in what he wrote. His letter did
not please Mrs. Smith. Neither its sentI-
ments nor its phraseology were crafty
ing to her. But at the time 1t appeared
to be a very satisfactory performance to
Mr.. Bowersock, and in addition to mall
ing a copy to Mrs. Smith, he allowed an
extra copy to find its way to the columns
of the local press. This was also a mis-
take.
Mrs Smith was engaged in promoting
woman's national and international in
dustrial exposition to be held In Washing
ton. In her efforts to interest the sena-
tors and congressman she wrote to each
of them a letter setting forth her plans
According to her own statement, she re-
ceived 200 courteous replied and Mr..
Bowersock'e letter. This letter, not
age her aims nor soothe her fsarings
was as follows:
Something over a year ago, I think,
you sent me a circular relating to some
publication you were exploiting, request
ing me to write something about 'Wo-
man in Art, Woman in Literature and
woman in several other things, if 1 recall
Alright. But l did not notice any sug.
gestion as to Woman at Home or ''Wo-
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the subject had very little interest for
me. 1 care nothing for any so-called
sphere of action or work for woman that
does not have the Christian home for d
temple and a mother for a shrine.
To-day I am in receipt of circulars and
note from you referring to Woman's
Nationtl and International Industrial Ex-
hibit.' l have read the circulars careful
ly and find but one line that l can con-
strue as a reference to that most worthy,
noble, precious and lovable of all Gods
creatures-a womanly woman-and that
is in the sentence approving of woman's
advancement as industrial educational
and moral factors But this sentence as
applied to AN exhibit primarily has no
attraction for me- If you will have as
your exhibit a well-ordered, economical
ly managed, happy, ocntented family in
a home, q home made so by the care
and interested watchfulness of a worthy
mother personally rearing her children,
by industry teaching them industry, CIV
ing them of her education, and instilling
morality, temperance and virtue as un"
der heaven only a mother can. / would
be willing to assist the project with some
thing that cost more than two or three
or any greater number of lines of COM
mendation. or price of a membership
| ticket.
81 have four daughters. I am giving
them every advantage from kindergarten
to Vassar What for? Industrial Ex-
hiblt Niche in the Capitol Building
hibit? Monument to Women" Niche
in the Capitol Building? mol On your
| life, no. l want them to be womenly
women, willing and capable to do their
part toward making a happy American,
| Christian home, the bulwark of our lib
erty, the crown of our civilization. the
salvation of our institutions.
DO you call this 'relegated to obscur-
| ity? Then is obscurity, next to the
teachings of the Nazarene, the greatest
thing in the world
Mrs Smith has never been fully salts
fed with any. answer she could pen to
such a nissive and has been waiting for
| sock in person. Now that he is aspiring
to the senatorship her opportunity has
| come. She will participate in the cam
| paign In Kansas. She Will devote her
| time and her persuasive eloquence to the
| legislators of the Sunhower state and
she will make the name of Bowersock a
kissing and a byword in the homes which
he so eloquently eulogized. Sockless will
| be a name of honor in Kansas compared
to Bowersock after Mrs. Charlotte Smith
| finishes her campaign.