Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-07-16
Continued from last Thursdays Enterprise.)


given as opportunity offered.
Missouri, the home state, gave this:
Rah! Rah! Lewis,
Barve and true!
Come to old missouri,
And we'll SHOW YOU.
Michigan gave the following:
Michigan, Michigan, loyal and
true,
E. G. Lewis we're all for you"
Kentucky gave this:
The St. Lewis Press met their
Waterloo,
E. G, Lewis, when they attacked
you"
Another state gave the following:
"E. G. Lewis is tue man.
The men can't vote,
But the women can.
One of Mr.. Lewis sayings which
has come to be very popular among
"Leaguers" was set to a familiar
tune, and was sung at this opening
meeting, as well as at other meet
ings of the Convention. The saying
is: Keep your faces to the sunshine,
then you will never see tbs shadows
These lines were repeated over and
over to suit the tune. There was
quite a number of other stanzas
sung to this same music at various
times during the convention, one OF
which | remember to have been:
Well always stand by E. G. Lewis
Of the. American Woman's
League"
The first meeting Of the Conven-
ton was called to order by Mrs. Ag-
mes R. Mckee, president OF Terry
Chapter, Edwardsville, Illinois. Ed
wardsville Chapter being the very
first to secure it's Chapter House. I'M
doubtedly brought about this honor.
After the invocation by Rev. John
Long of University City Mr.. Herbert
Lane, chairman of entertainment
committee, was introduced as tenn
porary chairman. An address OF wei
come on behalf of the city OF 81:
Louis was given by the mayor OF
y that city, Hon. Frederick Krelsmann'
Governor HadIey of Missouri was I'M
able to be present, on ccount OF du-
4 ties claiming him elsewhere but ne
sent his address of welcome, which
was read by State Pardon Attorney
of Missouri. Hon. Nathan B. Frank,
former u S. Congressman, made an
address of W elcome on behalf OF the
business mems committee. And Tor
the publishers committee, the ad-
dress of welcome was made by ).
Berg Esenwein of Philadelphia, rep
resentative of Lippincoot's Magazine
Mr.. Esenwein made a very hne
speech. which was termed a keynote
utterance". He explained the pur-
poses of the Lague from the publish
ers point of view. In the name OF
our organization he sees three re-
( markable factors: Cd Womanhood'
az American Womanhood, 90 Dr.
eanized American Womanhood. Wo-
manhood stands for three prime
things: Love, motherhood and ser
vice" These characteristics are the
greatest, because the most unSelhsh
Let me quote: Every woman was
made to love. Sometimes she can't
find a man worthy of that love-and'
| say it seriously, mighty few OF us
are good enough to deserve the de-
votion lavished upon US by good wo-
men. But, say if woman can't hnd
that man, she loves all the same, and
lust lets the fountains other affection
overflow into schoolrooms, into uni
versity settlements, into households
of sisters or of widowed fathers into
needy neighborhoods, and into the
whole world of unloved things, OF
7 which, God knows, there are still a.
iplenty Ah it is beautiful, this pas
sion of love! 1t is greater, more con-
Stunning, more divine than the other
universal need-that of being loved
Then the spirit of love is creative.
Tho Io1,;nd woman must mother !