The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30

STATEMENTS regarding IIIe IOTc6 ana ell
| feet of woman's vote, that it has
furnished material for the argument,
falsely of the anti-suffragist; and, hav-
ing no desire to have the votes of the
women of Kansas held as a club over
the head of other women who are striv-
ing to become citizens, We do hereby
enter our protest against any further
use of the separate ballot box in Kan
sas.
I'VE ask that this protest be given
due consideration now, and that no
such provisions be made to receive the
woman's ballot at the spring election.
We will vote at that time as full citi-
zens, and not as municipal voters
I'VE do not propose to suffer more
from the microscopic analysis of The
Female Vote
Most respectfully submitted,
THE GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB
The club received many congratula-
tions. for its fame has gone abroad, but
one of its most appreciated letters was
the following from its founder;
-e7 Havana, Cuba. Nov. Z, 1912.
Dear Mrs Monroe-Hurrah! I see
by this hours paper that Kansas has
done herself proud - enfranchised her
women.
Thrice ,-urrah,
This news makes the national cleo
ton go down more easily have been
so far away that I know none of the
confident that My Child'-the Good
Government club-was bending every
energy to effect this desired end.
Heartily do rejoice with you all in
this victory.
Il have just time to get this letter
off on the leaving boat. and to the
greatest of all states-Kansas.
Sincerely. your enfranchised girl.
HELEN KINDER"
The next meeting of the club will be
on the second. Thursday of December.
when business of Importance is to be
taken up
The Minerva club met Monday. Noveu--
Der . at the home of Miss Edna Hey
WOO is Harrison street Miss Heywcod
and Mrs c. J. Wilson were hosteSses-
The guests for the afternoon were: MISS
Mary walker, Mrs Ralph Moore. Miss
Grand Rapids. Mich, and Mrs James
Watt Davis of Artesia, n. NJ The pro-
gram was as follows:
GoIliwoggs Cake Walk: Debussy
Mrs Wilson.
Maeterlinck and Dubussy-
Mrs. George Mays
Mrs E c. Hughes.
The Life OF the Bee. -Maeterlinck
Mrs. H L. Peppmyer-
49, Mrs. W. D. Davis
Thoughts from Maeterlinck-
Mrs Atkinson
Mandoline-Comes the Spring Debussy
Mrs R H. Morehouse-
Jardins sous la Pluie. Debussy
Miss Nellie Shepard.
An organization of men and women.
called the Economy Study club. has late
" been organized. and is conducting n
campaign to increase its membership The
officers are Mr.. H. o. Heniy, president.
and Mr. J. A. Bostick. secretary The OBJ
ject of their organization is given in their
creed. as follows:
We believe in the ideas and ideals of a
real democracy which cannot be better
defined than in the words of Abraham
Lincoln "a government of the people for
the people and by the people, We hereby
associate ourselves in a nonpartisan or
ganization to be known as the Economy
Study club for the study and discussion
of political. social and economic questions
Their such reforms as will guarantee equal
rights and opportunities to all citizens and
TO abolish all forms of special privileges
the most odious OF all forms of wrong
in true democracy
I'VE believe without any reservation CT
qualification whatever. in the sovereignty
of the people We hold it to be self-evi-
dent with Lincoln. that there are rights
as opposed to the rights of the people we
contend that this world Will not be good
place for any of to live in until We
make it good place for all of Us TO live
in. and il follows. therefore. that all laws
should be made from the point of view. of
the interest of all the people, and that the
rights of men who have a great deal of
than the rights of the man who has little
or no wealth
Therefore it is our aim to make the
Economy Study club an organization in
to broaden our minds. acquire knowledge
promote a better understanding of SocIzs
and economic science. and to endeavo- tC
apply progressive ethical rules to all in