Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-19
WOMAN'S SUCCESS
NOT IN MARRIAGE
ALONE. SAYS TAFT
President-EIect Declares That
Much Domestic Intelicity Is
Caused By Woman's Desire
To Marry.

ATHENS. Ca, Jan. 16.-''I think that
the secret of most domestic infelicity is
in the thought that young women think
that unless they are married their lives
are not a success. AS a matter Of fact
think the reverse is exactly true" This
was the new doctrine that William How
ard Taft president-elect of the United
States. uttered at Athens Saturday after
noon when addressing the young men and
women of the STATE Normal school.
In direct contradiction to the anti-race
suicide principles of President Roosevelt.
President-elect Taft preached that mar
ried life was not all, and caused inter-
est and amusement as well when he cit
ed as an example the unmarried lady of
years. who had lived a life of benificencs
and good.
Look Into Your Lives
Look into your own lives alsd your
families" the president-elect declared.
Take some aunt of yours, who never
married-what a sweet. self-sacrificing
disinterested and lovely character she has
grown to be. seventy and eighty years OF
age, and think what benificence shall
spread over all the family circle In which
she lives and then tell me she would
have been better off if she had been
married. I don't believe It"
The startling declaration came at the
conclusion of his second address of the
days program, when he visited the nor
NAL students. He had just finished
speaking OF the duties and possibilities
of a teachers life. Teachers. especially
women, were not paid sufficient salaries,
and he said that many of them had mar
ried, realizing that the salaries would not
be enough for them to live on. He had
alluded to the fact that when one thou
sand teachers had been sent from Ameri-
ca to the Philippine islands over 200
had either married on the voyage across,
or as the result of acquaintance that
were made en- route.
Spent Busy Day
The visit of the president-elect TO this
city followed the beginning of a strenuous
day in Atlanta and the program that was
prepared for the predecessor to the pres
ent occupant of the white house in Ath-
ems, called for an afternoon of busy
speech-making and a reception when he
met the prominent people of this city.
An address before the students OF the
University of Georgia, short talk to the
members of the colored school. a speech
to the students of the State Normal
school and the introduction to many new
made friends at the home of Mrs. M. nj.
WEIGH on MiIledge avenue, was the sum-
mary Of his visit. While limited TO three
hours the time from o'clock. The hour
of his arrival, to o'clock, when he left
for Atlanta, was crowded with events and
the president-elect win long remember
his welcome at the hands of this city.
Fire Preceded Speech
With the exception of a snall-sized
fire in the chapel of the University OF
Georgia, the trip was without any un-
pleasant feature, and even then, the fire
was so slight that 1t was looked on In
a humorous manner.
The president-elect was in one OF the
ante-rooms OF the chapel when the flames
were discovered and was not aware OF
any fire until he entered the auditorium
and heard the yell on the college stu
dents: "Hi, VI, VI fires out"
The heartiest welcome of the entire
trip was undoubtedly given at the uni
versity Of Georgia, although Mr.. Taft
was accorded an enthusiastic reception
throughout his entire viist.
Although all Of the city was Mr..
Tafts host, he had accepted the invi-
tation to visit this city at the special
request of the University of Georgia
and with the exception of the reception
at Mrs Welch's, he gave his time TO
the university students.