The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-25

Leo Mooney, Mr. Dave Ferguson, Mr..
Cyrus Monroe, Mr.. John Robb and
Mrs. L. L. Kiene enter tanned few
of the intimate friends of Mrs.
coin street Mrs. Ost will leave soon
for California to make her home.
The West Side Forestry club met
Thursday afternoon at the home of
bers OF the club, Mrs. Low, Mrs. Ward
Burlingame and Mrs. G.. A. Huron,
were the hostesses.
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Here is another proof, in the fol-
lowing story from the Kansas City
star, that the real opposition to the
cause of political rights for women,
comes not from men, but from the
women of conventional ideals and ira
ditions-the women who are afraid
they will be labeled Strong minded"
| If they ask for the ballot. The Star
story, which follows, throws more
frage bill in the Kansas legislature
| last week, and it will make the ardent
suffragettes snort. The Star says:
Most actresses have definite ideas
about women and women's sphere.
Miss Mona D. Ryan, at the Orpheum
| this week, has few ideas herself,
ideas which she does not believe are
influenced to any extent by her posi-
| brought unhappiness to woman suf-
fragists last week in Kansas. Indeed
| it looks as if her influence had snatch
| ed away the privilege when it was al
most won
Miss Ryan is a daughter of Judge s.
L. Ryan of Hiawatha, a member of
| the Kansas legislature. Last week
there was vacancy in the bookings
| of Una Clayton's sketch, His Local
Color" in which Miss Ryan is appear
| ing, and she went to her home for a
visit. As the legislature was in session
Miss Ryan went with her father to
| Topeka to attend a few of the meet
| ings. The last night she was there the
| bill asking that women be given equal
voting rights with men in Kansas
came up, and Judge Ryan turned to
| his daughter as the roll of legislators
was being called
How would yen vote?" he asked
jokingly.
I'D vote against it, the daughter
replied. Il don't believe politics is
the place for women. 1t cheapens
them in the eyes of men, and anyway,
politics isn't woman's sphere"
Guess you're right the father re-
piled. The vote was close. One mo-
ment the advantage would be in favor
| of the women and the next moment
it would be against them. Judge
Ryan's name was called and he rose
about this. he said. ''She is my daugh-
ter and she said to vote against it. So
| that's the way I shall vote
The result showed that the bill had
| lost-59 to 81. Had Judge Ryan voted
for it, the result would have been a
tie But Judge Ryan had taken his
daughters advice.
Miss Ryan smiled as she told of the
incident. THE next day they got me
down to the suffragette headquarters
and argued with me for three hours
but they couldn't change my view of
| things she said. ST don't believe in
suffrage for women and never shall
I believe the greatest thing on earth
| is a womanly woman. And when a
woman gets into politics she loses the
| quality of womanliness"
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Mrs. Philips. SIS Western avenue,
gave a children's party Tuesday for
her granddaughter, Dorothy Copley,
| who with her mother, Mrs Albert
Copley of Chicago are guests of Mrs.
Philips.
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The Merry Sixteen club met We'd
nesday with Mrs. H. F. Clay, 1928
Harrison street. The guests beside
club members were Mrs. J. H. Baird
Mrs. F. NJ. Drake. Mrs. c. L Ransom,
Mrs. w. T. Dickinson. Mrs. Max