The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-07-28
IDAHO WOMEN ROAST
MRS +. Il. DUBOIS
Say She Misstates Things In the East and Hurts the
Cause of Equal Suffrage

Mrs. F. T. Dubois is receiving the
! most liberal roasting" from tn,
western women just now that she ha.
ever received from any source. She
Igave out an interview in Des Moines
Iowa, last week in which she said
that woman suffrage has not worked
out any reforms in the four western
states where 1t has been tried, and
has not accomplished anything of i'm
portance in the way of legislation
THE Des MOines paper publishing the
statement of Mr.. Dubois adds the fol-
flowing items about her, and the Ida
hO Statesman follows with views of
Idaho club women. Our own COM
mCnt is found on the editorial page.
Mrs. Dubois preceded Mrs. A. B.
Cummins as the president of the
Children of the American Revolution
and speaks with enthusiasm of the
great work these children, some 1O,-
600 in number, are doing among the
less fortunate children. Mrs. Dubois
has also the honor to be the second
yice-president of the National Con-
gress of Mothers, an organization in
which she is an untiring worker. In
speaking of these two splent d or
ganizations with which she Is con-
nected, Mrs. Dubois became most
enthusiastic in her praise of Iowa
women at Washington, D. c., several
of whom participated in the recent
International Congress of Mothers.
"Wn 1nnly fha
substantial and womanly," said Mrs.
Dubois, "and Mrs. A. B. Cummins
holds warm place in the hearts of
ALL Her quiet, forceful dignity, her
gracious manner endears her to all.
We feel that Mrs. Cummins when
once friend is always friend. She
has taken up her duties as head of
the Children of the Revolution in a
splendid manner. another Iowa
woman who made quite an impress
sion was Mrs. Walter Brown, who,
as chairman Of the children's hy-
giene committee of the National Con-
gress of Mothers, seemed to have ac-
complished an almost marvellous
amount of good. Mrs. Solomon F.
Prouty has been received with mark
ed favor, also, during her residence
at the capital.
There has been much gaiety at
the White House in spite of the
rather poor health of Mrs. Taft. AL
ways gracious, always thoughtful,
Mrs. Taft plans for as many social
functions as if she were we'll and ap-
pears at nearly all of them. Wash
ington has perhaps never witnessed
a more gorgeous spectacle than when
President and Mrs. Taft celebrated |
their silver wedding anniversary.
Some 5000 were in attendance and |
the president and Mrs. Taft shook
hands with ALL task in itself
Not All Gaiety
Social functions are many at the
capital but at the same time the
leading and most representative So
ciety women are not devoting their
Tine entirely to society, but each one
has her pet charity or philanthropy
IN which she takes an active interest,
and gives herself for the good of the
less fortunate. Bettering the condi-
ions surrounding the working wo-
men is quite the popular movement i
among the society women, both at
and New York"
Mrs. Dubois spent some time trav.
cling through the east after her stay
1t Washington. AT Des Moines she
oined her daughters, Elizabeth and
who have been guests at
he Hansen home. They will leave /,
for the west, where with
ormer senator Dubois, they will
pend the summer at Island Park, Il
where they will fish and recreate
lfter a busy winter of fashion and H
ocial affairs.-Des Moines Register
leader. ;