The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-13

cause Oh the nl8n steps o0tn IN Iu&
District Of Columbia and elsewhere. t.
communicate with her.
The city nurses in charge Of the lit.
tie mothers classes in thirty.two o:
the public schools Of Chicago have
formulated and published the follow
ing rules as to the care OF infants:
Don't lay baby face downward over
YOU knees and beat g. drum on its
back.
Don't throw baby over your shout
der like a sack of flour.
Don't rock baby to sleep at night.
Even IL baby does gurgle with de-
light. don't excite 1t.
Playing with their toes is a healthy
sport for babies.
Washable dolls have been introduce
ed into the mother classes in these
schools to demonstrate the proper way
of bathing and dressing babies.
The woman s%uffragists Of Connecti-
cut have started a campaign which
will include forty-flve public meet
ings. Among other speakers to lake
part in the meetings are Mrs. John W.
Brennan, Miss Eleanor Brannan, Miss
Ethel Arnold. Miss Inez Milholland.
Miss La Toilette. Or. Stanton Colt.
Harry Phillips. Leslie Sprague. Mrs.
Florence Kelly. Miss Marjorie Cooke,
Charles Zueblin. Rheta Dcrr and Mrs.
Thompson Seton.
Thc Minnesota Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION has asked Mrs. o. H. p. Bel
mont for information as to how the
work OF suffrage is carried on by the
New York Political Equality associa-
ton. Mrs. Belmont in her reply. which
came to Miss Theresa B. Peyton. sec
rotary Of the Minnesota association,
said:
More than two years ago, when I
started actively and publicly to work
for the great cause OF woman suffrage.
found among all classes an incredi-
NJ amount of ignorance on the sub
Ject. There seemed to be no true I'M
Outstanding of the great aims suffra-
bists were striving to attain. I realized
then that the most important work be-
fore us was to spread the knowledge
In all its phases of what is meant by
oinan suffrage to those outside the
pale. To me 1t seemed to teach indi-
v!idual responsibility was fundamental
ly n of Il first steps.
ITO do this educational work it was
necessary to open headquarters in sew
eral parts Of New York. When you
consider that all of these headquarters
were open every night in the week,
with always a crowded hall, you will
realize what a field for spreading
knowledge we We're continually con-
trolling. and one of the many results
is a yearly paid membership of over
5000. besides many hundred non-pay-
ing members.
ION the platform at our headquar-
after night. We have our district
workers whose duty 1t is to 20 from
house to house to strive to arouse in
each individual civic responsibility.
Dur literature is mailed to all parts OF
the United States. expressing the
views of prominent and thinking men
and women of the day. carrying con-
viction and indisputable argumets.
TO some we talk suffrage: for some
we use vocal OIL instrumental concerts
TO persuade them of the appealing
sing themselves into the belief of our
line of thoughts. This is our singing
class every Wednesday night under
the patronage of Madame Nordica.
Both men and women are members,
and we now have a membership OF
$50. Then again the ffty-six doctors
connected with u department Of hy-
giene. teach all who come t. us
Thursday evenings the importance OF
inc culture OF physical health.
The dancing class works wonders
for us. Young men. who otherwise
might avoid a suffrage hall. come 70,
the dance. don't know whether we
march them or waltz them into it. but
We get their names and yearly dues
on our membership list.
women are appealing to us for lie.
gal help and advice. LAWYERS o,
prominence. advocates of votes TO,
omen r receiving many of these
cases for us.
The luncheon rooms. open daily tc
an from 1880 a. M. to $3.50 D. m.
bring to US both me and women who
coming. know nothing of our cause
hut h posters hung on the walls. the
pamphlets given them. do their work
Officers Of the 1915 Suffragette club
OF Minneapolis will receive their
friends at a leap year ball which the
club will give Friday evening at the
Handicraft Guild hail. Those receive
ing will be DIR. Mabel Ulrich, Miss
Florence Huntsinpillar. Mrs. C. NJ.
Bracelen and Miss Sara Fitz Gerald.
On II special committee of arrange
ments are the Misses Margaret Slheri.
dan. Josephine Schain. Kate Finkle,
Eliza Evans. Lillian Richie and DR..
Mabel Ulrich. ex-of1cio. In the club
are about thirty young professional
women who have sworn to secure the
ballot y 1915. The ball Friday even
ing is to be fashionable on the plan of
the famous New York suffrage balls.
which have been n of the especial
FEATURES of the season in New York.