The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
COOPERATION KEYNOTE
. OF CLUB WOMEN's WORK
Mrs. Boshcr Urges Importance of
Acting Together Front Suf-
fragc Standpoint.
cLuns' FEDERATION
Many Local Members Attend state
Suffrage Conycntion-llow Girls
Spend Their Noon Iiour-iiurd to
Find Work for Unframed Girls.

This week all eyes are turned TO Roa-
nokc as the place where the greatest
number OF women VIII pc gathered
asking for ono definite thine. IN this
sinstancc il viii be the vote. The Nir-
ginia state Woman Suffrage Assoca-
ton opened there yesterday, and many
of kichmond's most representative
women arc conspicuous figures IN the
program Among the delegates who
left Friday were Miss Mary Johnston,
Mrs. Kate Langley Boshcr. Mrs. Il. Il.
Valentine and Mrs. q. Harvey Clarke.
The sufTraGists will hear vital talks on
many other subjects aside fro'n the ono
nearest their hearts
The one woman in the South that il
probably the foremost in all lines OF
New Orleans. addresses the convention
yesterday afternoon.
LEADER IN MOVEMENTS
FOR CIVIC RETIREMENT
Miss Gordon was inc leader In The
iuovcment for underground drainage
in her own city. and IL is claimed that
the great reduction in diseases due To
Mnsanitary conditions is d,ic to her eff
forts. She was the first president OF
the New Era Club. Of New orleans, and
her contention is that wonans work
for civic bettcrmcnt depends almost
entirely on tho vote. For that reason
she is making her stand for equal suf-
frapc. Miss Gordon will attend the
Southern states Woman Suffrage Goa
ference to be held in Chattanooga this
week.
Mrs, Boshcr will read from her un-
published novel on suffrage. Mrs.
Bosher's views are always interesting,
and the public generally is anxious to
know how she Is going to make Tie
ton of suffrage. Over her name an
interesting editorial appears in this
weeks Virginia Suffrage News. on the
"a Shr
in part; The conservation of natural
resources is plank to-day in every
party platform. The chief. most far
reaching, most important resource that
is yet unconScrvcd in political life, is the
use OF woman's brain and ability. her
viewpoint in many matters which af-
feet human life and welfare, Of her
understanding of social and cducat ional
and industrial situations, and of her
heart power and penetration into those
things which require legislative ac-
ton or legal enactment. If the gov
ernmentS of the world would keep
abreast of the big enterprises Of big
men in every line of business they must
organize themselves int" a co-opera-
tive company and admit women into
full partnership with men.
STATE: FEDERATION
OF wOMEN'S CLUBS
most urgent appeal was sent out
yesterday from the president Of the
Virginia State Federation OF Women's
Clubs. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Caldwell. OF Roanoke,
asking the clubs all over tho state to
cooperate in club work She says:
TO only II small percentage, even OF
Virginia women, are these ideals even
dimly giimpsed. Mere they known and
understood, hardly an Intelligent
woman in Virginia would fail 10 join
n womans club: or. If one were lack
ing in her community, would delay to
organize such an agency, in order that
ier children and neiehbor!iood might
have u part in an altruistic movement
for better educational opportunities