New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
WOMEN WILLING TO
SERVE WITH HAMBURGER
Nine. NordiCa Says She Will
Certainly Accept if Named
Deputy Sheriff.
ALL PLEASED AT THE IDEA
Mrs. John F. Crosby Among
Those To Be Appointed-Mrs.
Belmont, Miss Milholland
and Mrs. Laidlaw
Receptive.
ALL PLEASED AT THE IDEA

Women the city over were cnthus!-
astIc al the idea OF Sheriff Julius Har-
burger to appoint women as special dep
MY sheriff.. as told exclusively in The
| Tribune Yesterday. NcaEly all named
nv the Sheriff as among those he would
Ike to appoint slgnlned their Willingness
TO serve.
Leaders Of society women foremost
| in the suffrage cause and clubwomen. all
declared themselves in favor OF the IN
novation.
Several women called on Sheriff Har-
&nrger Yesterday, scarcely believing the
news and on being informed that he had
been correctly quoted in The Iripuhe'
said they would gladly act as his dcpu-
ties.
Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby. president
~ the Womens Democratic League
submitted a list Of women whom she
thought eligible for the place. and Sheriu
Hamburger. after looking the list over
said he would appoint them ALL incIud-
ing Mrs. Crosby herself. Mrs. CROSBY
SAYS she will accept
Others on the list--all members ot the
Women's Democratic Club-are MIS-
Faith Rciifert. lawyer; Mrs. George T.
Shrady, wife of the coroner's physiciah'
Miss Josephine McMahan and Mrs. Mary
T.. Lilly, d public school teacher
! Nine NoYdica- Young, one OF the
women whom Sheriff Hamburger wants
"a arpoint as special deputy, was in her
hoy at the Metropolitan Opera House
Yesterday afternoon listening to per-
formance OF "Parsifar" when asked II she
wound accept.
81 certainly Will" said the singer
provided am asked.
| Assured tha, Sheriff Hamburger would
sepd her AMI he other women men
toned an oacial notification OF their
oppointmtn, within twenty-four hours
she looked plea=ed and happy
eft certainly is an honor for woman
and IL is also her due" she said. Women
have succeeded i'm every branch Of work
they have taken up. II is only right that
| they SnOdll D' given an 'PP'' ''''''
act as guardians of the peace. and am
confident they will make a success.
Mrs. Belmont Would Consider.
! Mrs. q. u. T. Belmont is more thah
ready To talk the matter over win 'he
sheriff. though he has got to approach
her. she isn't seeking the office.
81 shall be very glad TO hear from the
gentleman" she said yesterday.
.bouId bc very interested TO talk with
him What he SAYS is one more proof ot
the fact that everywhere the world Is
waking up 10 the fact that the services
and influence OF women arc needed In all
don,rtmcnts of life. That Is the way 1t
,,o,,,d no though women don't want to
,us, the men. No. men and women
should work size by side ----
"Bnt about your being deputy sher-
,n" tho reporter reminded her. Would
you accept?
"WeIV-Mrs. Belmont hesitated Il
| should have TO know more about the du-
ties before expressing an opinion. What
does a deputy sheriff have 10 do? Arrest
! n1Dnlc--rIl0 ''iis'' D''' '''''
don't believe / want to raid gambling
dens I think we women have enough to
do without raiding gambling dens. But
| I am rcady--I think all women ought
IN he ready-to serve in any civic ca
nacitv we can. | believe most strongly
in women policemen. and there ought to
no women officials in all places where
there are women and children 20 deai
with But the notion of being deputy
sheriff is new 10 me, and Ill nave 10
| aud ont more about what II means
Mrs. LsidIaw Pleased at Idea'
Nrs Belmont is one Cf the three sur
,ro,s,s who took part in u meeting at
tho Domocratic heaSuarters OF the 10Th
Assembly District last fail by Mr.. Har-
burrers invitation. Mmc. Lillian Nor
Continued NTH paEe.