The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-06
BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

in the newspaper and literary life of
the state is 1.-THE Country Contribu-
| tor" of the indianapolis News"
The Country Contributor is Mrs.
Juliet " Strouse, of Rockville, and
woman of charming personality.
| She has for number of years as
sisted in the editing of a Democratic
paper in Rockville, owned by her hus-
band, and has written for other pub
| LEGATIONS.
While Mrs. Strouse pretends to
prodigious age, she is very youthful
! looking woman and what Is some
| times termed good company"
The Country Contributor was one
of the much pointed out figures at the
meeting of the Woman's Franchise
League and was surrounded at the tea
given the members of that organiza-
ton by Mrs Ovid Butler Jameson. in
her handsome residence on North
Pennsylvania street.
Mrs. Jameson, while perhaps known
| to general fame as the sister of the
celebrated novelist and playwright,
Booth Harrington, is regarded as one
| of the brilliant intellectual women of
! the state, and is an accomplished hos
tess.
An interesting phase of the move
ment for the securing of the full fran
chise in Indiana for woman is the ac-
| tive participation of women like Mrs.
| Jameson and Mrs. Meredith Nichol-
son, who lend to the social life of In
dianapolis a grace and distinction not
always possessed by an inland capital.
| Mrs. Meredith Nicholson, wife of the
novelist, is an ardent suffragist and
| presided at the morning meeting of
the League held in the Claypool this
week Mrs. Nicholson Is a graduate
of Vassar College and an excellent
public speaker of the dispassionate
and logical class and always talks to
the point.
The graduates of Vassar are we'll
| represented in the councils of the Or
ganization, Mrs. Fritz Krull, wife of
| the well known baritone who has been
| heard in this city in recital, being an
other active worker in the League.
No one attracted more attention
| than Mrs. Harrell, of Brookville,
! whose rather dry, laconic remarks al
ways ELECTED laughter and applause"
Mrs. Harrell is one of the pictur-
esaue figures of the state.
/ At the time of the Worlds Fair,
when she, with Mrs. Virginia Mere
| dith and other notable women of In
diana, were appointed by the Cover
nor as members of the famous Board
of Lady Managers with Mrs. Potter
Palmer as president, Mrs. Harrell was
striking figure.
| A motion passed, and thought we'll
of at the convention of the League, to
the effect that representatives from
every branch League in the state
should be sent to Indianapolis next
winter to appear before committees of
! the Legislature, was spoken to by Mrs.
.Harrell with effect.
Let me give the ladies some ad-
vice." said Mrs. Harrell. 'My expert
ence-some of you here know about it
taught me that the time to see 'em
was before, not after they reached In
dianapolis."
The star delegates report, however,
was from a man.
DR.. Hall, of Johnson County.
DR.. Hall also gave some advice.
He stated that the members of the
branch Leagues should see every NOM
! inee of the state Legislature, or the
aspirants for the nominations, and ask
them for an uncompromising state
ment of their stand on the question of
woman's suffrage and to work against
the nomination of those who were not
favorable to it.
| DR.. Halls resonant healthy voice
was like the roar of cataract after
the faint tinkling of a roadside brook
let.
Very few women know how to use
their voices.
They land their tones in the roof
of the mouth instead of throwing the
voice out toward their hearers.
Miss Brooks was an admirable ex-
ample of the exception to this rule.
Her voice possessed considerable
carrying power, in addition, and she
was heard to advantage in room not
acoustically constructed.
Miss Brooks had fine, boyish look
and manner.
Miss Brooks is what a boy would
probably call bully good fellow
and tremendously likable.
AS stated in the papers she receiv.
ed tremendous ovation after her
speech describing her victory over the
brutal bosses and grafters of West
Hammond-some men standing up in
the back of the hall and cried bravo!
Miss Julia Sharpe, the we'll known
Indiana artist, was also seen on the
floor. Whether or not Miss Sharpe is
for woman's suffrage, her presence
lent eclat to the occasion, Miss Sharpe
being of striking physique and most
charming in manner.
Evidently the leaders of the Fran
chise League have it in for Governor
Marshall.
Personally, the writer has found
Governor Marshall a most agreeable
and amiable man.