The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-19
VO7ESfOR women
HELP SOCIETY
Senator John D. Works So
Tells Council Of Women at
Session N Alexandra.
FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett Raps Econ
omy in Identifying the
Capital.

IT believe in woman suffrage because
1 think IL will be able to help to solve
some of the great problems, although
there are some problems confronting the
country infinitely more important than
woman suffrage" said Senator John D..
Works of California in an address de-
livered last night at Trinity M. E.
Church. Alexandra, before the National
Council of Women. The Senator de-
clared he thought the women would
make things purer, sweeter, and hap
pier if they got suffrage, and II not, he
would regret il.
Continuing, he said: II do not Ike to
hear a woman say she has right TO
vote / would rather here her say de-
sire to vote because of the good can
do the country. / do not believe wom-
an will be benefited in person by getting
a vote; she may make society better ana
by so doing will be elevated along with
IT, AS politics are now conducted, sur
frage will not elevate woman.
Some women think they are 100
good TO become American citizens and
voting will be degrading. There are
none too high or too rich to become
American citizens. The question OF
woman suffrage is to be determined
by the women themselves. They have
not accomplished very much yet.
I'm States where franchise Is grant
ed women no great things have yet
been Accomplished; we must not ex-
pect that the women will revolutlonlze
things at once. We have as high
class of women in California as any
state. They obtained the FRANCHISE
;n a ouiet and dignified manner. The
men are broad minded enough 10 ASK
the women to come and help them
solve some of the problems.
Rams Libraries with Names.
Senator Works deplored cities accept
ing Libraries from a millionaire with MS
name attached to them. He also touched
on a bill for education being fostered py
another millionaire.
"Iove" declared the speaker. will
regenerate present conditions. We want
to close up the gap between the rich
and the poor and the high and the low
and make no distinction except the record
of character. 1t is our duty to make
that character better"
Before introducing Senator Works, Mrs.
Kate Waller Barrett, president of the as
ISOLATION, who presided, deprecated the
of many Representa-
tives toward favoring appropriations to-
ward making the National Capital
more beautiful city, the same, she said,
being done under the guise of economy.
Mrs. Helen H. Gardner, who took for
her subject, THE Woman's Place
Home" The speaker declared she had
no patience with a sinking sister
hood. Her sisters, she declared, have
political duties as we'll as others and
in conclusion, she said the ballot will
overcome many of the existing trou-
bles,
Exceptions to many of the remarks
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Elizabeth Grannis, of New York, in her
opening remarks. The speaker kept
her auditors in a state OF merriment at
times by her witticisms. She referred
TO the work being done by women Tor
the upbuilding of the character or all
classes of women. Speaking of the
wage scale she said some women were
not even worth the few dollars salary
they were paid.
The meeting was opened with invo-
cation by Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison.
pastor of the Second presbyterian
Church Alexandra.
An invitation to the women to hold their
session at the Pan-Amerlcan Exposition
i'm 1915 was read by Mrs. May Wright
Sewall, and accepted.
A vote of thanks to the various people
in Alexandria, including the church off,
Gals, who gave their aid to the women,
offered by Mrs. Pauline Steinem, OF To-
ledo. also was adopted.
The delegates yesterday afternoon made
a trip to the Episcopal Theological Sem
mary, and from until o'clock they were
entertained by Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett
at her home, 4OS Duke Street. Alexandria
Members of the council were received by
President and Mrs. Wilson at the White
House yesterday afternoon. At the bust
ness session of the council in the rooms of
the Washington College of Law in the
morning, the council discussed altera-
tions to it's constitution.