The Washington times., 1904-12-09
WOMEN WRANGLE
OVER ROOSEVELT
Feminine Political Stu
dents Deeply Stirred.
ALL OVER WEATHER REPORT
Original Question Was Never Settled
But Some Sisters Expressed
Their Opinions.


widest excitement among the Roosevelt
admirers in the Society for Political
Study yesterday afternoon, when their
president. Mrs. Leroy Sunderland
Smith, startled the women by saying;
Every wrong move that President
Roosevelt makes. Loeb says. 4 did it, %
Immediately half the members in the
room were ready to defend the Presi-
dent in this usually peaceful society.
Every member. officers included. talked
at once.
1t was all because Mrs. Bates had
asked in the most innocent way if It
were really with emphasis on the
''reaHy'D true that President Roosevelt
had cut of the Weather Bureau reports
from the Boston Herald" because the
paper printed stories about his children
chasing a turkey around the White
House Grounds.
She Had Advantage.
The society president had the advan-
tage. She was in the chair, and she con-
tinued, despite protests from the women:
THE President can do no wrong; he
is king" There was some laughter, lit
tie applause and many blank looking
faces
Smiling at her perturbed, audience. the
Chair proceeded;
Now, / raise my voice for the Presi-
dent. in season and out of season. Mil
lions want him-sO he is your President
He rules you with a heavy stick and aH
iron hand. He must do right; the Presi-
dent can do no wrong Applause from
the Roosevelt contingent
81 can't believe the President would
do such a mean thing as 10 cut on the
weather reports from any paper-nO
matter what criticism OF him had been
made" declared Mrs. Odell, recording
secretary.
..Of course he wouldn't" chimed the
Republican women, with a shaking OF
heads which proved fatal 10 many q
carefully arranged cOlIure.
Mrs. Bates Demurs.
at question il he had any right to do
this thing began Mrs. Bates. but her
voice was drowned by the babel that
greeted her statement.
Ladies" piped a strange voice.
.'many OF US came mere today to hear
Mrs. SalHe Morris Cory read her paper
on Should Married Women Teach@ and
we don't want 10 hear n long political
discussion
There was silence then, and the chair
called on Mrs. Cory. who gave the
women something quite as lively for
argument. She began:
should married women teach? Should
= change my undertaking in Novem-
her? 1t depends upon the species. Of
married wonderland upon the weather
] am still old fashioned enough 10 tnlnk
a married man shO4ld support his wife.
A great majority Of men are worthless
already. without being made more so
By having their wives help 10 earn
living for both. III women an con tiu nue.
10 teach after marriage, why there
would be "A corner in the market In no
time" Applause and laughter.l
WHY shouldn't the women remain
single. if they want 70 continue 70
teaCh? The chief aim of woman's life
is rot marriage. It's necessity OF no
ones lie Why not let The woman who
wishes 10 be put on the shelf quit teach
ing. and wrap herself IN the cohhuDiaI
Old Maids View.
In the discussion that followed Miss
Hay said;
II don't think an old maid should say
ANYTHING on this subject. for she does
not know the married wOman's side.
There was warm applause for her.
Mrs Bates told the women that there
were a lot of married women who have
been successful in business before mar
rage ana 4l biltN t'HA4-4 NAt' Aot 81
house. and could do well IN the business
world. she couldn't see why they
shouldn't 90 out 10 work and with the
money they earned pay those who could
90 what the wives were not fitted 10
do.
Eyes. indeed" said another woman.
how many women bring up their own
children
Mrs. Lillian DevereuX Blake contrib
utcd The statement that woman was the
beautiful WV and the husband the sup
Uosedly sturdy oak. which the ivy killed.
But what II the oak is a cOrustalk2
[Laughter.l
Then the women talked about oak
trees iu different parts Of the country
till the meeting adjourned.
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