The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-11
WOMEN WILL
AID ELECTION
Of WILSON
WOMEN ORGANIZE HELP CAN.
DIDATE WHO REPRESENTS
THEIR IDEAS.

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first time in the history of the cOun-
try professional women are TO be
real factors in the political situation
this fall The latest addition to the
rarl;s Of women political activities
is the recently organized Profession
al Womcn's Wilson and Marshall
League. an organization national in
It's scope. with headquarters in the
Fifth Avenue building. New York.
The organization was founded by
Miss WiIlctte Kcrshaw. the actress
who did 50 much for the wOmens
suffrage cause while touring the
country two years ago as the lead
ing woman in The country Boy. Last
year George Howard wrote
tor her the suffrage play. SnObs, in
which She cssaycd tn" leading role
Miss Krrshaw is also chairman o.
the organizatiOn committee, which Is
of ten women drafted from
the following professions. two law,
two stage, two medical. two new spa
per. one representative from Chiid'S
Welfare association. and one woman
thoroughly familiar with factory and
shop conditions throughout the cOun-
try where women and children are
employed
This committee is In turn assist
cd by an advisory board composed OF
rational committeeman from each
State. Upon Miss Allync II. Sheercr,
Of Chicago. the national secretary,
has fallen the task OF organization.
The New York headquarters und"t
her leadership has developed into
Il political bee hive in the past week.
Miss Kcrshaw is the first wOnah
or the League to take the stump.
She and Mrs. Borden Hartman. tho
New York society leader. are in fact
I he Only two women who have thus
far addressed outdoor mass meetings
Jr h, Aalf of the Wilson campaign
Mrs Hartman has spoken at scvera.
large meetings in New York. and
,n Labor day Miss Kcrshaw ad
dressed three thousand factory en-
I,ioycs in Philadelphia, where she
opened her new suffrage play. Whom
Foes lIrlcn Belong TO?
During her two weeks engage
mcnt in Philadelphia she will dis
Iribut" literature and buttons at he:
various meetings and devote he:
arguments to the industrial
legislation aS il affects women and
children. and the tariff as il affects
The home
In m interview given ont after
her meeting in Philadelphia yester-
day. Miss kcrsllaw said. "lrrcspec-
tive party Affiliations, believe we
women should turn heaven and earth
H. an effort TO influence the vote OF
the man who has the interests of
the working woman and child at
heart. and when a man already in
cilico has done So much to further
legislation 10 this end. | believe he
III" support of womcncvcry-
where 1t is Il crime and disgrace
lo this nation to allow great corpora
tiOns To fatten on the labor of poor
ialf-s'arved children The stage to
my mind Is he most flasrant cx-
ample of this corporate greed and
speak from experience played
NY first Juvenile part when | was
seven years old. and was carted back
and forth all over the map in the
next seven years. had no child
hood. When | grew up vowed that
il could ever help a cause that
would abolish child labor would
"nsider that my great achievement
II life.
Il have watched Governor Viii
sons record very closely. He has
made good. and all We ask is that in
clliSent women of the country read
his record and the hand that rocks
lie cradle will bring To bear more
than the combined efforts
IF all thc political speIl-binders in
lis country.
Il am not a suffragctte. and the
Women ia our organization are not
,araiu1 Tor the ballot just now.
RIA. viii come later | have influ.
ted audiences all my life. but the
nla audience W. want the average
i. oetan to Influence in this campaign
'''' one opposite her n the break