Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-05-10
A FOREwORD,

| A FOREWORD.
| The editor of the CHRONICLE has kindly
given me permission to edit "Woman's
| Column" for his paper, the same to ap.
pear as often as space and time will per-
mit For this courtesy granted me, I
! i! am sincerely grateful.
| The name of "Woman's Column" is
somehow associated with cosmetics and
skin foods, with advice to troubled low
ers and anxious wives, with recipes
varied and wonderful, but the editor OF
this column will leave such matters to
the specialists. "The world is full OF
such number of things" that we may
surely choose our interests, without for
one instant, rejecting Individually upon
any of the others.
am advocating Woman's Suffrage as
earnestly as l can. Not militant suf-
fragette activities but political equality
for all as vital to progress, and progress
is vital to life, so this column is frankly
for Equal Suffrage. Other interests,
many of them expect to include in the
"little journeys, hope to make amongst
feminine activities, but Equal Franchise
is first.
That men and women are or should
be equally concerned in all social and
political affairs and should work togeth.
er in the world, seems startling to some
people find, and to some others the idea
is repellant, but consider, we have the
substance of the ideas already working.
Study the situation in Custer.
During the past winter we have had a
Civic Federation seeking local better
ment-clean alleys and streets, better
sidewalks, a municipal playground. This
has been housecleaning on larger
scale only than each of us do within our
four walls. Men and women have CO.
operated here most admirably.
Then in July Custer is to have a Chau-
tauQua. To promote this, to guarantee
its success, we had to have Chautauqua
Association, both mon and women were
necessary here too.
Also, that quiet little organization,
known as the Custer Cemetery Associa-
ton, moved by reverent love for those
who have gone from us forever, is work
ing under difficulties to beautify and
protect our Gods acre. Women and
M oil ,o
fact that both are needed. 1.-TWO heads
are better than one," and in the councils
Of both sexes "thers is wisdom"
So in all this there is parable. What
may be done in the village may be done
in the State and Nation also.
"You talk about woma MS sphere
As though it had limit,
There is no good in town or state
Without woman in it,"
Readers of the Saturday Evening Post
did you happen to observe the cartoon
on page u, of the issue of May 3rd. If
you did not, find your Post and look for
it. And will not others please borrow
the paper and turn to page 27. See that
motley gathering of Political Bosses and
White Slaves and that Ilk, meeting to
thank Miss Anti Suffragist for the help
she is giving them. The present situa-
ton is portrayed in that cartoon.
The conservative says:
"Whatever is, is right"
Antiquity makes customs holy"
No, but
"Time makes ancient good uncouth,
He must upward still and onward
Who would keep abreast of truth"
Sunday is Mothers Day." day set
apart not only in memory ofour mothers
but ofall motherhood. The sacred du-
ties, principles and responsibilities Of
the womanhood of our State. This is
good day to ponder these great themes.
Readers of the CHRONICLE I trust to en-
list your interest in this column, and
your sympathiss for the ideas 1 shall
present.
hope to explore the woman's world,
past and present-to scan good and evil,
the true and false. l want to be sensi-
BILE, fair and kind. And on your part
do not judge without hearing, or con-
demn without a reading. Let sjourney
together.
KATHERINE W. POWELL.