The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18
Nv MYRTLE MILES


 In "The Nation" an English periodical If the month, some interesting views If the American woman in politics are presented. The writer states that the ,ntry of American women into politics las been one, and by no means the least interesting, of the many unusual ed- telopments which have marked this tear's presidential campaign, It almost ,ridges the Atlantic to pick up New fork paper nowadays and see pictures If American women haranguing crowds u street corners and to read of their Activities as canvassers, pamphleteers, lpeakers, and organizers. For the first lime in American history the national parties have turned to the vast res ,rvoir of elctoneerlng strength which to be found not merely in the de- lotion but the competency that women bring to the support of public causes hat enlist their sympathies. For the hrst time, too, party that though 8 new one, is fighting force in every state in the Union, and stands a pos- nble chance of electing it's candidate, las declared for woman suffrage. Not rince the ant-slavery agitation of the nfties have American women taken so Considerable a part in the politics of gheir country. In the past half century Ihey have made themselves power III many important departments of nation- q life They have plunged into indus .rialism on scale that easily surpasses lnything we knew in Europe. In the
 
 awyers, physicians, ministers, and Architects, and so on, they form at least half the total number employed. The laws of property and contract, testa- nentary disposition and inheritance, ind divorce have been altered to give ihem a legal security as wives and mothers such, perhaps as no other women enjoy. One by one the bar riers interpased by the law and public opinion in the way of their engaging In this occupation and in that have been broken down. In matters of edu- tation their influence is such that there s some danger of American culture be- coming effeminised. They guide the religious and philanthropic life of the country, and their tastes and feelings Ire the supreme court of judgment on literature and art and drama, on social DTODienS ana DuDllC 0lOIdiS. put pOll- ties they have hitherto been content to regard as a masculine diversion. From time to time they have co-operated In the periodic house-cleanings that char acterise American municipal life; on the enthusiastic backing of a few of them; and in five or six states they have been admitted to the suffrage. But these exceptions only confirm the general truth of the statement that their in- 11f n1o a.71 over the conduct of presidential cam paigns during the past 90 years, has been almost nothing.
 Senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith of Georgia are of the southern contin- gent in Washington who will entertain Turing the Christmas holidays. Christ mas week they will have a house party which will be attended by number of young people from Atlanta-friends of their daughters, Miss Callie Hoke Smith and Miss Lucy Hol<e Smith. They will also entertain Miss Esther. Cleveland, the dailghter of Mrs. Grover Cleveland. during December.
 The Washington Star says:
 Mrs. Grover Cleveland's visit here in January will not last more than a week, but it will be full of interest, as so many of her former Washington ac- uuaintances are anxious to entertain for her. She will be the guest of MT. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond. who will give several handsome Inequalities for her.
 Miss Esther Cleveland, whose win ter will be largely given up to visits, is expected to remain here nearly month. as after she concludes her stay with Mrs. Hammond she will go to Senator Hoke Smiths home, where Miss Lucy Holxe Smith will also entertain in the charming way with which her mothers name is long associated in this city.
 Senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith will house-warm their new home on Califor- mia avenue by large party over the Christmas holidays. They will have their son-in-law and daughter, Mir. and Mrs Ronald Ransom; their son, MT. Marion Smith, all of Atlanta, Ga; Miss Callie HoSe Smith, their younger daughter, who is a student al Gunston Hall; MT. Milton Dargan, Miss Sarah Rawson and Miss Mckenzie, all of At lanta, Ga; Ensign Aston R. Simpson, U. S. N, of the |. $. S. Dolphin and