The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-06
SUI RACE TALK
by MRS. HOOKER
Baltimore Woman Describes Con
ditions Which Demand Help
From Her Sex.

Smart Richmond society flied the
drawing rooms at Miss Mary Johnston
home. ITO East Franklin Street, to hear
parlor talk yesterday on "Woman's
Suffrage" given by Mrs. Donald Hook
err. of Baltimore.
The halls and drawing rooms were
fragrant with the perfume ofvpurple
and white lilacs, great bowls and vases
of which were placed on tables and
mantels, and With pink and white
honeysuckle. most suggestive of spring.
Mrs. Hooker, tall, slender and pos.
her audience in the front drawing
room. She spoke with great huency,
and it was evident from the begin
ming of her talk that she had had a
ance, with conditions Which she de-
scrbed by way of illustration or COM
ment.
She stated as the basic PRINCIPLES Of
sentatiou of children in the govern
ment, of the representation of the
home. and of the interests of women,
| especially of the working women. More
especially, she considered the suffrage
| movement had grown out of the diff.
| ferent viewpoint taken by men and
| women on questions relating to alco-
| helism and morality.
In SO far as children are concerned
Mrs. Hooker began with their upbring.
ing, and demonstrated the lack OF
proper care in the rearing OF children
whose suppt9. devolved upon the
State. She explained how the stand
ards of different requirement and en-
the home and set at naught the efforts
of mothers striving TO promote the
highest interests of their offspring.
She explained how defective educa
fr,y, ttt,sr d.
schools, from over-taxed and poorly.
paid teachers. prevented children from
being good citizens and living the full
and free life which is their natural
birthright
In the relation between the ballot
and the protection of woman, she cited
the case of the women of Colorado.
where woman who does the same
and contrasted such conditions with
the chiyalrous East to the dsadvant-
age of the latter. Justice in Mrs.
Hooker's estimation. Is worth more
chivalry is not SUPPORTED by actions,
MnrylnItl Situation.
In reply to a question as to whether
the bill introduced into the state Leg
islature BY the women OF MARYLAND.
demanded municipal or State wide
there were two bills, One of these
asked for municipal suffrage, with edu-
cational and property qualifications;
the other was for unlimited suffrage
throughout the State.
After her telk closed, Mrs. Hooker
met many of De women present. chat
ting with them Interestingly, supply.
ing them with suffrage literature and
adding their names to the list of Suf-
frage League members. Mrs, Stuart
Syn1ington and Mrs. Poe, of Baltimore,
We're also present and were most cor
daily welcomed by their Richmond
friends. They We're in the group sur
rounding Mrs. Hooker, and answered
questions as she did, from the want
age point of superior experience and
longer training and study than the
Richmond women, who did not readily
tire of hearing about what had been
accomplished In Baltimore.
Mrs. Hooker will give a second talk
in the home of Mrs, Barksdale 500
East Grace Street. this afternoon at 4
o'clock. There will be a third talk,
given also at Mrs. Barksdale's. at s;15
o'clock this evening, to which menu
bers of the Equal Suffrage League Of
Virginia and, their friends are spe-
The Virginia League feels that IT.
cannot congratulate itself too highly
over the coming of the leaders of the
Baltimore League to Richmond. and
the talks given here for the instruc-
ton and encoura cement Of the Rich
mond sufragists.