The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-02-25
(Copyrlght. By Joseph 3. BowIes.l


copyright. 1906 by Joseph B. Bowles.l
the late eminent surgeon, DR. N. S. Lin
coin. is well known In literary circles in
Washington. where she is also prominent
In society. Her first book "Marjorie's
Quest" brought her into public notice
years ago. A later book, Her Wash
lngton Season." was one of the first writ
ten in the now popular diary style. Her
more recent books, "A Genuine Girl"
and IAN Unwilling Maid" were received
with favor by the public. or her verses
which have been set to music the best
known is Tender and True.'D
AT the opening of the twentieth cen
fury. realizing the wonderful strides
that progress and enlightenment have
made, perhaps there is none more
gratifying than the increased and far
reaching influence attained by women.
Who, when the nineteenth century
was yet In its infancy, would have
been bold enough to predict to our
grandmothers, whose stately heads
still wore turbans and whose erect
figures scofned even the support of a
high-backed and most uncomfortable
chair, thai their descendants would
don autoIs.5oile caps, lounge even in
a drawing room, become active pro-
motors of clubs and other female or
ganizations. even cast ballot at the
polls and be elected to public offices?
No doubt the dear old danes would
have shuddered at such pronounced
advancement; but extremes touch"
and never more easily than in the de-
iightful being known as the up-to-date
woman
What boon to many have been the
clubs. from the modest societies of the
working girls in our great cities to
the genealogical clubs-the Daughters
of the American Revolution, the Co
Ionial Danes and the Holland society,"
These wonderfully successful organi-
Eations have conclusively proved that
women are competent to street public
work, and to go hand H. hand with
men in the honor roll of progress.
But with this infinite number of
clubs. historical and genealogical,
there appears to be none combining
the political and social in a manner
which II properly inaugurated might
show that the twentieth century is
still a measure in advance of the nine
teenth and include among the active
workers those whom the world at
large is somewhat prone to regard as
the drones of the human beehive.
There is a very large class OF
women In the United States who from
environment, traditions and certain
shrinking from the publicity attendant
upon female suffrage are debarreC
from showing the interest they take
In politics and from putting that inter
est and energy into practical use
Taken In the proper form it would
seem possible task to develop tina
latent force and to make it of consid
cradle service to our Republican gov
eminent by forming woman's league
which might be called-unless som,
bright woman suggest better title
the League of the Golden Rod.
Twenty-Five years since In Englan,
few members of the conservative
party, desiring to add to it's strengtl
and influence, proposed such plan
and out of compliment and in memoir
of the late earl of Beaconsfield tn
present powerful and able Primros
league was Nance Or its favorit
flower. The first movers in the form
ing of this political organization wer
Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill
and Sir Henry Wolfe. ambassador t
Madrid. Possibly the quick wit of tn
American woman was the germ whic
appealed 70 the enthusiasm of he
British sisters. The danes of tn
Primrose league, which began in
small circle of London drawing rooms
now number their thousands and al
found in "habitations"-th Englis
synonym for our American chapters
all over the tight little island"
AS woman's influence is supposed
purify and ennoble the ballot, a grei
power for good government might /
evolved from an organization who's
center should be In our capital cit
where, although we have no suffrag
It's principal officers could administt
with fearlessness and ability. Il