Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-18
STATE FEDERATION OF CLUBS At
SIOUX CITY DlscussEs
ouEsrIoNs.
ADDRESS OF PRECEDENT
or w. c. &. ". cHEEREn
Mrs. Patterson Tells Women Object Of
Organization 10 to Educate Saloons
Out Of Existence suffrasists Hope
full Of BaIlet-Mrs. carrolI's Greet
inss.

f5r. As4
Sioux City. May. ls.-Liquor prob
lems, equal suffrage for women, moth
ers' congresses and lodges for women
were discussed. reported on and COM
mended at tho morning session OF the
biennial meeting Of the Iowa Fedora
ton Of women's Clubs. held In the
First Congregational church yesterday.
Representatives Of various organiza-
lions interested in the work spoke on
their favorite topics and drew attention
to the need Of concerted effort in order
to accomplish the desired end.
There is no desire on tho part OF the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
to put the saloons out OF business, nor
is 1t the intentions Of the union to injure
the men engaged In the liquor traffic.
according to remarks made in the
course OF an address by Mrs. Fred A
Patterson. OK Sioux City, representing
the w. c. T. U. They are working.
she said, to educate the younger gem
Grafton, so that the saloons win eventu-
ally die out because the people will
know better than to patronize them.
Men are taking our regular work
away from us because they are stronger
and can do the work cheaper than we"
said Mrs. Patterson. :"The bakers are
now holding q convention ir Sioux
City. This formerly was the work Of
women, but now all are men. We are
taking up the work that they do not do.
and that is the work that benefits hui
manity. It Is not enough to be. good:
we must be good for something. The
old style OF praying for the LORD to do
a thing IL no longer In style. We know
that the Lord does not do. things for
man orSwoman II they are able to do
it themselves.
ron all sides we hear talk of con.
servatlon. Conservation of forestry,
coal. metals, energy IL in
cluded in theelist LstSus cry out for
the conservation of our: children, Let
us no longer raise children in good
homes only. to see them 60 down to
shame and oblivion by means OF the
saloon. We do nots4buse saIoonkeep-
ers. but we are set against the trade
that.yuin1smen 1andwomen. You may
even now have q boy who win be
ruined thru drink within ten years.
You may have q daughter who will
become the wife of q drunkard and
spend her life In Nnhappiness."
Mrs. Patterson's Femarks were greet
ed with cheers. and her speech was
frequently interrupted by applause.
Say Iowa NVilt Grant Ballot.
The cGuse Of tho Su6faGtsts was
president Of the Iowa Equal outrage
R~R a. Lac
firing vvom2n. and was introduced by
traits commonly attributed TO those
the ballot. She began her talk. by
stating that she IL neither an alarm
LIST nor an anarchist altho there were
doubtless many women In the audience
who expected to see such person take
the PLATFORM. ], ~s 81 ..Ss.s's
I'VE nave the left hand Of Indirect
influence" said Mrs. Evans. '.and this
influence we have always used to the
best. advantage, Our right hand 10
tied behind us because we can not ex.
press our views ana opinions thru
the most efficacfouS means Of modern
times-the ballot II there were any
better means Of accomplishing results
than by the ballot the men would have
discovered It before now The one
thing lacking TO make our women's
clubs most effective II the ballot. The
suffrage association IL not afraid Of
opposition. but Il 81 a1raid Of dndif-
ference. The men OF Iowa are a pro-
gressive lot and are not trying to
keep down any good movement They
will give you the right OF suffrage and
you viii DE allowed the use Of the
ballot df you win only ask for st.
The number OF suffrage exponents
In the audience WAS we'll demonstrated
by the applause given the speaker.
Mrs Carroll 0ivvo Message.
Deep attention wae accorded Mrs. %.
+. Carroll. wife Of Iowass governor, in
her talk on the ~MfotherS Congress"
Of whic horganiEation she is the presi-
ofwhfch organization che IL the presi-
to the federatfon In the name OF the
congress, and said thaxswomen,s clubs
could well be- made the basic prin-
ciple ofsfemale endeavprs and that hui
lnan1ty would be beneffted by the eff
forts put forth by the organizations.
Other addresses were made by. the
following. Mrs. iN.sNV. Eammann. OF
Sioux City. Eastern star: Miss ella
True. Of Onawa, lows Library asso-
citation; MIRA Katherine Yeaker. Of
Greenfield PEE q. Tho meeting was
presided over by Mrs. Julian w. Rich
ards, OF Waterloo.