Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
POley'S Drug Store
PASS GIVES RECEPTION.
NeighbOring City HOnOrs Suffragists
From Ashland and Other Points.

When the Grants Pass Equal Suf- |
frage Club planned a reception to /
Mrs. Arthur Conklin it sent out in
vitations to the officers of the vari-
Gus clubs of southern Oregon to be
guests of honor also.
So on Tuesday morning a good
representation from the Ashland
club gathered on the train. When
seated in a body, DR.. Shaw held a
business session, at which it was
decided that Mrs. J. r. Casey should
represent the wit, youth and beau
ty' for the occasion, and that the
rest of us should represent Grit and
Grace" Mrs. Ida Gard and Mrs. c.
B. Lambkin leading in the former.
We were not met by a policeman
as was prophesied, but by three of
Grants Pass fairest daughters, who
escorted us to automobiles, which
they themselves piloted to the home
of Mrs. Arthur Conklin. We were
welcomed by himself as host, to-
gether with his wife, our district
president, and Mrs. A. w. Bartlett,
the local president of Grants Pass
Equal Suffrage Club. We were soon
joined by other visiting delegations.
An elaborate luncheon was then
served, which was heartily enjoyed.
Grants Pass fairest again arrived
with their automobiles and bore us
to the Commercial Club parlors,
where the receiving line was made
up of Mrs. Robert Smith, wife of the
mayor; Mrs. Arthur Conklin, Mrs.
John F. Reddy, Mrs. Matte B. Shaw,
Mrs. William Hale, Mrs. c. B. Lamb
Heard, Mrs. c. H. Woodward, Mrs.
George Riddle, Mrs Ida Gard, Mrs.
Sherman Loughridge, Mrs. E. French,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Edmunds, Mrs. Charles
Schieffelin.
The room was gay with pennants,
bunting and bushels of yellow
blooms
One lone man ventured in with an
electric fan, which was much needed,
as there were indications that the
ants had got busy" and sent down
certain air waves which they had
heated over a birthstone furnace to
play havoc. But the Grants Pass
ladies had prepared a fruit drink
that was an admirable antidote. Be-
sides. we Ashland folks are very wise.
We elected a doctor as our presi-
dent, and she confided to us after
ward that she had carried with her
both strychnine and morphine pei
lets which would meet with any
emergency case, as far as we were
concerned.
Mrs. C. NJ. Minkler, our chaperone
> | l. 4 L. e,,II fDI h,
: seat of honor. Hundreds of Grants
Pass finest and most intelligent
women shook hands with us. Some
estimate there were 400 present.
, The program was handled by Mrs.
Bartlett, to whom we accord chap
let for good looks and tender heart
: DR.. Matte Shaw made the opening
speech. She received so many bou-
quets from our sister town, we will
+ refrain.
Mrs. John F. Reddy of Medford
: followed She offered no flowers OF
speech, but rather cold. convincing,
hard-headed facts, and, better yet
, showed she was the earnest cham
pion of the woman who was down
, and out" whether through ignor-
ance, poverty or unfair legislation
Mrs. Scheffelin of Medford, an op-
, ponent of the team anti and vice
now harnessed together, gave notes
of warning. Mrs. C. B. Lambkin,
|. Miss Gladys Heard, Mrs. Hale and
Mrs. Conklin were logical, instruc-
tive and inspiring in their addresses
Mrs. Clements, Grants Pass woman
lawyer, with her scholarly speech
closed the exercises. But we must
not forget Miss La Costa Magnum
: well known at Chautauqua, who
! gave "a piano solo, and with score
of society girls passed the receiving