Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-27
women CANVASS
The CITY TODAY
CLEANUP LEAGUE WILL NOT
WORK AT POLLS MONDAY
HOME VISITS INSTEAD.
SCORES WORKING NOW
More Than Fifty Additional Names
Have Been Added to Resolutions
Interest Conferred on Satur-
day Afternoon Meeting.

avery father and mother In
OttumWa should realize their re-
sponsibiity regarding municipal
affairs during the next few days.
Let us not wait until our sons are
drunkards or criminals, or our
daughters are victims of these,
before we show our willingness to
protect them. Now is the time to
strike the blow. Mothers! sacrifice
the time and join In the crusade
against evil and by our prayers
and influence we will keep the
fathers ballots white" - Call to
women and voters, issued by wo-
men of South Ottumwa.
Today in every part Of the city,
scores of women interested in the
great work the Cleanup Ottumwa
league has undertaken, are making a
house to house canvass, talking to the
women and what men are found at
home, in an effort to influence the
voters to cast their ballots for the
law enforcement administration on
next Monday.
Instead Of demonstration at the
polls on election day, it was decided
to hold the canvass Of the city today,
Friday and Saturday, at the five big
ward meetings held yesterday after.
noon in the various parts of the city,
The action was taken simultaneously
throughout the city upon presentation
by the respective chairmen. In decid.
ing to speak personally to the wives
Il ~ ~ n
tumwa, the women assembled yester.
day reached the conclusion that the
words Of the wives and daughters
would have more weight with the men
than those Of member Of the league
Every woman in the meetings heartily
Endorsed the decision and responded
in numbers early this morning to dc
the canyassing.
The Speakers.
The great attendance and enthus
asm shown at all the meetings held
yesterday augurs eloquently Of the at
titude Of Ottumwa women as q whole
in this matter of securing a better
city administr alton. Every one Of the
five meetings was well attended. In
every meeting opportunity was given
for open discussion and it is impossi
BILE to secure the names of all the
women who took advantage Of the
opportunities general was the re
spouse. The chairmen Of the meetings
were as follows:
First ward, at East End Presbyter
ian church-Mrs. w. H. HORNED.
Second ward, at Main Street M. E
church-Mrs. Frank CreSSWell
Third ward, at First NJ. E. church
Mrs. j. C. Devin.
Sixth ward, at Free Methodist
church-Mrs. M. H. Tullis.
Fifth and Seventh wards, at Ply
w. w. Rankin.
Big Meeting Saturday.
The big mass prayer meeting to BIZ
held Saturday afternoon at o'clocl
in the First M. E. church was discuss
ed at all meetings yesterday. Ever,
woman present promised to be com
mittee of one to secure as many more
women as possible to attend the Sat
urday meeting. An extra large at
tendance is desired Saturday after
noon, as the executive committee have
special project in view, the success
of which depends entirely upon tn,
women responding in great numbers,
More Sign Petition.
AS evidence that interest in thi
movement for better city condition.
which the Cleanup league has under
taken, is increasing materially, NOR
than fifty women have signed thei
names to the resolutions Of the leaeu,
since the first list was published. TIL,
league assumed tangible proportions
at the mass meeting held March 10 il
the armory. At that meeting resolu
tions condemning the present city ad
ministration and indorsing the Law
enforcement platform and pledgin,
support to the latter. were adopted