Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-05
MRS. KENT MAKES PLEA
FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
Lincoln Park Citizens Asso-
citation Hears Arguments.
Discuss Public Interests.

Mrs. Elizabeth Kent wife of Represent
ative Kent of California, discussed Votes
for Women at the February meeting
last evening of Lincoln Park Citizens
Association. held ut Ingram Memorial
Church, Massa chusctts avenue and 10th
street northeast. The wives of many
members of the association were present
tn greet Mrs. Kent
The question OF votes for women. Mrs
Kent declared. is one that should be close
to the heart of every woman, and those
who have studied the question are always
anxious to tell others of it. The question
of sex in the matter of government, she
stated. is az thing of the past.
Hope in Intelligent Electorate.
IF you believe in democratic form of
government" declared the speaker, you
must favor votes for women. The hope
of democracy is in an Intelligent cleo
torate. and the intelligence of the elec-
tOrate will be improved when women all
over the country have the right to vote"
Mrs. Kent said the women of moderate
or small means, and not the rich women.
are the ones who take the deepest inter-
est in the electorate. They know what
~ SOtuS Ol III tUelT IOllleS ana KNOW OF
the efficiency or ineff1ciency of the police
man on the beat. the garbage collector
and the ashman. and when given a vote
they are already fully qualified to par
ticipate in the management of affairs Of
the government
The speaker discussed the white slave
traffic and liquor problems, declaring laws
regulating the pay and hours of work
for women will go far toward solving
the white-slave problem. Mrs. Kent told
of the working of the suffrage laws in
California and of what had been accom-
plished by the law regulating the work.
ing hours for women.
In conclusion, Mrs. Kent urged all
women who favor suffrage to participate
in the parade March =:
Opposes Separate Cars for Races.
The association voted not to give an in
dorsement of the proposed law for sepa-
rate cars for the races. President Ed
wards said the question of indorsing the
so-called Jim Crow law had been re-
ferred to the different associations before
the Federation of Citizens Associations
passes upon it.
II. c. Colerider said he appreciated the
fact that something should be done in
this city to separate the races.
IN Ofuef 10 get the question before the
association said Ray l.. Smith, II move
that the association does not indorse the
proposed law.
His motion prevailed.
ON motion of George II. Linkins the as
sociatiOn voted to favor any bill intro
duced in Congress providing for the COM
pletiOn OF the work of improving the
Anacostia flats. no matter how small or
how large area is assessed for the
purchase of the strip of land the gov
eminent * Obliged to purchase. The mo-
ton embraced request that other civic
proposition.
Mail Service Increased.
y vote OF thanks was rendered George
r. Linkins for his efforts in the matter
OF restoring the three mail deliveries in
the section north Of East Capitol and east
OF 9Th street east. Several associations
to get the three deliveries restored, but
it was not until this week that Mr..
Link;ls .ffor:s proved successful.
President Edwards told .: the trouble
,he people expect 20 encounter in the
matter Of getting streets improved re-
marking that .tLe city does not seem to
nave many friends in the House of Rep
resentatives. He hoped the Lincoln Park
section would get its share of the inn
provements.
The associa ton formally opposed the
Borland amendment assessing property
owners for part Of the street paving.