The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
HAGERSTOWN, IND.

HAGERsTOWN. Ind, March a.
Mrs. Thos Black Of Warren Is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. Newton Abnell
Mr.. and Mrs. william Life OF neal
Red Key spent Wednesday with their
SON and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Life.
The Christian Aid Society will meet
Tuesday afternoon. March Goth. with
Mrs. Joe Stonecipher. A good attend
anos 10 especially desired.
Ed Vance Of Chicago. formerly q
teacher OF the Hagerstown High
school was here Wednesday on bust
ness and was the guest over night OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Orpha Jones east OF
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Siersdorfer
we're guests Tuesday and Wednesday
Of Mr. Siersdorfer's mother at Indiana
polls.
Mrs. Chas. Fleming spent Tuesday
at Richmond. returning Wednesday
noon ~
The Progressive Club met Wednes.
day afternoon with Mrs. John Geisler
Jr. Thirteen members were present
and four guests. namely. Mrs. Mary
Winnings OF New Castle. Mrs. G. T.
Knapp. Mrs. Will Teetor and Mrs.
Ralph B. Worl. The club responded at
roll call with verses Of Spring. A de-
bate Resolved that Women Should
have the right to VOTE" Mrs. J. T.
Hunt and Mrs. Flemming on the AFR.
native and Mrs. Fred Smith and Mrs.
n. G.. Small, the negative, was very
Interesting and showed much careful
study OF the subject by the debaters.
The negative side presented the best
argument as was decided by the judi
ees. Mrs. A. r. Jones. Mrs. G. w. Abel
and Mrs. Ida Lawson. Mrs. Flemming
was unable to be present which Of
course weakened the Affirmative side.
After the decision Of the judges the
majority of those present agreed that
suffrage must come and ought to
come but first the women should be
educated to what citizenship really
means and that time say. hve or ten
years should be fixed when women
might have suffrage but until the i'm
portance of voting is realized by wom-
en-, they ought not to have the suffrage.
Mrs. Geisler read paper on 1.-THE
Higher Education of Women, which
was excellent. Dainty refreshments
were served after the adjournment Of
the club. The next meeting will be in
two weeks with Mrs. r. G. Small. A
discussion Does Womens' Clubs In
terfere with the home" will be led by
Mrs. Kidwell. The responses are from
Longfellow's works. The hostess pa
per 10 entitled Easter"
Mrs. Elizabeth Sherry aged "a years,
died Thursday morning at her home
north Of town after q brief illness Of
heart trouble. The deceased had new
er had . serious illness in her life be-
fore. Two sons, Monroe Sherry and
Frank Sherry survive. She was q mem.
ber OF the German Baptist church,
vest Of town. for many years, at which
place the funeral services will be con-
Quoted. Saturday morning. Interment
IN the cemetery adjoining.
The Woman's Historical Club will
meet March 26th at the home of Mrs.
Chas. Knapp. Responses. Spring. Sub
ject. Grand Canon Of the Colorado.
(a) General topography; character
istics-Mrs. Wycon.
I o. Explorations; early attempts;
Maj. Powell-R. B. Stanton.
4 (c) First mpressions-Mrs. Frity.
(d) On the run: Vishun temple:
Hope point; Bass camp; Havasupai
Point-Mrs. Teetor.
(e) The Trails; Grand view; Bright
Angel: Mystic spring; Peach springs
Mrs. Peel.
; ~ Havasn CAnon--Mrs. Knapp.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
H. lead Sunday evening by Rev. A. X.
live. The topic 10 'The Saloon and
Ns Allies" Hab. Bills. There will be
special music.