The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-20
Say Republican Ladies Hold
an Enthusiastic Meeting
Last Saturday Afternoon
and Hear Some Splendid
Addresses From Big Men.
HOLD ELECTION
OF NEW OFFICERS
Mrs. N. L. Agnew of Valparaiso
Makes a Splendid Speech, But
Oliver Eolmes Fails to Show Up
and the Ladies Say That Is
Bashful.

The ladies of Gary seem to be work
ing hard for Peaceful Bill and sunny
Jim.
The feminine G. o. P.'s of Gary met
Saturday afternoon in the BinzenhOf
hall and permanently organized II La
deg Republican club. There were n
hundred aspiring women politicians
who eagerly gathered in the big hall
10 hear Captain VI. =. Norton and SENT
tor A. J. BOwsrr of ChestertOn assure
them that their organization, during
the coming campaign, would be of ma
teriaI benefit their candidates and
prOphesy a successful career.
New Officers Elected.
Officers of the association which
were elected are: President. Mrs. r. +.
CULLEN. the originator of the idea;
vice president, Mrs. OBrien; secretary,
Mrs. John Sears; treasurer. Mrs. c. E.
Smith. The committee on constitution
and bylaws, which was ordered to re-
port at the next meeting, is Mrs
O'Brien chairman; Mrs. W. Hood and
Mrs W c. Rodd.
There were nearly a hundred pres
ent at the meeting. which was en-
thusiastic from start to finish. All of
them were determined to take an &C
tive part in the campaign, organize Il
drill corps, attend the political meet
ings and in fact, everything to help
them keep in touch with politics and
WELD their influence among the voters.
If there is a husband of any of those
present who intends to vote the demo-
cratic ticket this fall he had better
change his mind if he wishes to avoid
trouble in the family. He will not only
be requested to change his politics but
will be faced with an arugment to back
It up.
Mrs. Agnew's Fine Speech.
Mrs. y. l. Agnew, wife of the ex-
senator from Valparaiso. delivered the
main speech of the day. Her subject
was. What Influence Would a Wo-
mans Republican Club Have in Gary?
The talk was splendid and impressed
the women with the Importance OF
what they were undertaking. Mrs
Agnew showed her knowledge of tho
great political party and its policies
and recited its history right from its
inception. Mrs. Agnew is a finished
speaker and was at her best Saturday
Captain Norton spoke on nv We
should Have KepuDllCdn CiND. Al
ter he and Senator Bowser had finished
their :all1s they had secured a warm
place, politically, in the hearts of the
women and would no doubt be backed
unanimously in ;ne future in case they
should have any aspirations for poll
tical plums The reasons Captain Nor
ton didn't give for organizing a Ladies
Republican club We're not worth men
ttoning. and it made a decided hit with
the prospective members.
BowScr IL Enthusiastic.
Senator Ecwsor was also very en-
thusiastic aoout this latest addition tC
the wal king fore OF the campaigners
and told them how the woman had done
It in Porter county. He assured then
that they would have the hearty sup
port of the "Chesterton Tribune" Oil
Yer Holmes sent his regrets and coulC
not speak on account of a previous en-
RagomCnt. 1t is whispered ab0u
town. however. that Oliver is a Htth
/ ashful on occasions of this kind ane
the woman are rather suspicious abou
the context of the regrets.