Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-09

think there will be a material change
Aside from the servant question, which
is far more important than the question
of whether a woman should vote or
not, woman that wants a home will
have home.
Even at that if she wants to vote
become broader through public contact
with important events and national af-
fairs and become interesting in general
can't see where the world is going to
suffer such a shock.
"ChIIdless Woman Not Worthless"
A woman who is homeless or child
less should not be put on shelf as
worthless. Some are far more equip
ped for general usefulness after having
| passed the 30-year mark than when
emerging from their teens.
know one woman in England whose
wealth would permit her to have every
! care of her eight children attended to
| by servants or maids, yet she gives
part of Their time to suffrage, has been
Ijailed for the cause, and yet attends to
all her children herself and fairly wor-
ships them.
OF course. there are some men who
neglect their homes, or would from any
cause, but generally speaking, man
does not slight his home for the sake
| of voting
! Take the woman's club, for instance.
| The rich and fashionable follow sports
so to speak-the golf links. boating
motoring. etc.-and have other count
less diversions Should the domestic
woman simply live on in idleness
That is the blessing of clubs.
! A woman may have any number Of
| children. who in time marry or leave
home 1t is godsend that such
woman should have a club to relieve
the monotony of merely living in the
past. No, l do not believe woman's
clubs are going to be the means of
breaking up many homes, regardless
| OF few beliefs to the contrary
In the past woman could not take
any initiative in politics. art, music or
! other development of her talent. be-
cause men did not uphold it; but now
suffrage has aided materially in dis
pelling this fallacy If her individual
ity Graves for hearing. she not onIv Is
justified but men actually uphold her.
and this, l believe. will do much to-
ward Woman's enlightenment-not as
medium Of breaking up homes.
Suffrage as Aid to Romance.
Rather than destroyer Of romance
suffrage should tend to bind a husband
and wife more closely together-pro
Vlded there exists proper devotion be-
tween the two, You have heard men
say they could not talk of certain sinh
jects at home, because their wives were
not Informed. On the other hand, many
man comes home from business cares
IN state Of physical exhaustion Such
men would not gain much by having q
wife TO continue the days work in a
political discussion Yet if such a man
Old desire to have wife Interesting and
wei Informed the question is omen &C
to whether she would act as bore to
him or the contrary
knowledge is diffused through ca
many mediums that one can NOT but
help gain by wisdom. Constant associ
alloh' fubolng elbows, If you will. with
the opposite sex has had much to do
with this dethroning OF romance.
girl Is but human, the same as tho
boy, and she likes athletic sports and
follows them with equal interest-in
fact, they become pals, so to speak
Golf links, rowing motoring etc. NAV
be said TO be the means Of killing our
old fashioned romance, but ! can't be-
lieve it that way.
Perhaps in large city where a girl
is naturally shut up and denied com
partnership, she viii adhere to such ro-
mantle ideals, but 10 girls who come In
constant association with life as fl
really IFS, the same old fashioned ro-
nance taints with sentimentality
believe young couples would be Far
better off If young girls married Al from
% 10 80. and HE men from 30 10 80.
for al these ages their minds have de-
vcopcd. and maturity aids materially
IN choosing "a lifelong mate.