Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-31

/ Mrs. Ernest Clark. Mrs. John Tren-
holm Warren. Mrs Wallace Earring
lotte Hall, Mrs. +. A. Berndt, Mrs.
Il Z. Batelle and Mrs. Sam Peck.
Mrs. Ralph Johnson's TnimbIe
Party
) Mrs. H. l.. Shaw was the honored
guest on Wednesday at thimble
party given by Mrs. Ralph Johnson
at her home in Kaimuki. Mrs. Shaw
is one of Honoluln's newest brides,
! having come down from Portland only
a few weeks ago to wed Mr.. Harry
j.. Shaw of Chambers Drug Co. Many
dainty bits of hand work were COM
pleted at Wednesdays affair. after
which delicious tea was served.
Those who came to meet Mrs. Shaw
were Mrs. Dimond, Mrs. E. A. Berndt,
, Mrs. A. O. Bierbach, Mrs Tarleton,
Mrs. Hurd, Mrs. Southill. Mrs. Riley
Allen, Mrs. William Furer, Mrs.
Garvie Hall, Mrs. Arthur Ramsey,
Mrs. j. W. Pratt, Mrs Shaw, Mrs.
Ashley and Miss Katherine Ashley.
A View of Hawai's Suffrage
Leaders
A view OF Hawaii's women from the
standpoint of visiting society
woman is contained in a letter writ
ten from Honolulu to Seattle and ap-
pearing in a Seattle paper. OF the
woman's suffrage movement here the
writer, Mrs. E. NJ Rhodes, says:
1T is the same here as in the
states; the intellectual development
of woman, the changed economic
position of the world in which she
lives call for greater freedom.
Even here in this tropical, lam
guorous paradise may be found a
group of earnest women, under the
leadership of Mrs. ]. NJ Dowsett, petit
tioning the present legislature to as
sist them in securing equal suffrage.
Well educated, the mother of three
grown children, with all the sur
roundings of cultured taste in her
home: possessed of simple dignity
and the rare quality of a compelling
musical voice, she is well fitted to
take up the fight of her brown SIS
tiers for social and. civic betterment
1T was a source of great pleasure
to me to learn that the movement
was started by the native women,
although a great many fine white wo-
men have since added their strength
to the cause. Amongst them is Mrs.
w. F. Frear. the wife of the present
governor of Hawaii, woman delicate
of stature, distinctly feminine as wo-
men understand that word, clear of
brain. with strength of character to
lift her voice in any movement which
she believes just and right; she is a
notable addition to the cause.
st is hoped that all the white wo-
men of the islands will rally to the
support of this group of women. Yet
that may or may not be. One catches
a glimpse occasionally of the wall of
caste built by many who are ignorant
of the meaning of true American
democracy, and there are these who
consider the islands as only a divi-
dend-paying investment. which en-
ables them to travel abroad and buy
French frocks in Paris. But to even
these may come the knowledge that
tic POiiliSdi llIC vi Inc COuulIy d.
fects all its people, and that legisla-
ton may be enacted that will reach !
even the stub of their husbands !
check book.
Native Women Shrewd
''In general the Hawaiian woman !
is kindly and home loving Yet under |
her laughing exterior turks a shrewd i
political mind. No matter how lowly
her station she understands at once |
when there is explained to her the |
Importance of the ballot in her hands
for the protection of home and fam
lily.
81 have in mind a picture of a !
clever native woman, a widow and ,
taxpayer, who owns, and operates a |
little factory for the manufacture of
poi. the Hawaiian staff of life, sitting |
quietly pairing the taro which is used |
in making this food. occasionally stop
ping to wave her knife as she tries
to impress some particularly shrewd |
argument or quaint gem of philosophy |
on me.
1T is my own wish, as it must be /
the wish of all just women in the suf !
frage favored states, that the Hawaii /
an woman, regardless of race or
previous. condition of servitude, may |
be allowed to do their share of the
civic work in their beloved island !
home for the greater glory of it's /
children. .~--s~