The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-29

you can hardly believe your eyes. No
one need hesitate to try this. the witch
harmless--Adv.
tons asked of the speaker was wheth-
or or not one could call for the nom
partisan judicial ballot and refuse any
party ballot. If the temper OF the
meeting may be taken as an indication
OF the general view of women, the
new element in politics will seek to
discard partisan-h hip as far as possible
in local elections. The strong party
sentiment that deeply tinges the
views OF men seems to be almost en-
tirely lacking in the feminine mind.
Mr.. Dawson, with blank ballots,
showed to the women of the assembly
the very simple method of primary
voting, impressing upon them the ne
cessity of voting for the right men for
precinct committeeman, of being care
ful not to invalidate their tickets by
erasures or marks outside OF the
squares provided, etc:
Mr.. Kemper asked the women to
vote early in the morning when the
polls would Re least crowded, and as
sured them that the groups that usu-
ally collect at polling places would be
asked to move on as fast as the votes
were cast. He spoke with approval
of the decision of the candidates not
~ OAStEAA ute C<1IOS d. l1AC POA11nS
places, and then his bark went on the
rocks when he mentioned that there
would be women at all OF the polling
places to mark after the name of each
voter letter in icating the party to
which the voter assigned himself in
calling for the ballot. D after a name
would signify that the voter had asked
for Democratic ballot. an r would
mean that the voter had allied him
self or herself with the Republican
party. etc. The women at once OBJ
5ected. One woma. rose and declared
that she voted for the man she be-
lieved would be the best officer. re-
CARELESS OF his party, and that at the
next election she might wish to vote
for the best man in another party,
and she emphatically objected to be-
ing known as belonging to any one
party. Her speech was applauded and
her sentiments echoed by many of the
other women This was followed by
protest against primaries at all, as
their only design was to perpetuate
partisanship in politics and double the
cost of elections.
There was an informal discussion
about the advisability of the women
standing together in selecting officers.
The president Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland.
stated that she would not like to see
the women form a separate party.
Then the first speaker explained her
view as meaning that the women
should stand together with the men
who held similar ideas Of good gov
ernme-t t. There were a few sugges-
lions that the women be asked to
unite on one OF the gubernatoriaI can
didates, regardless Of the party he
belonged to, and one woman volun-
teered to sacrifice her personal prefer
ence and join with the others, If they
could come to a decision as to which
one of the four regular party candi-
dates they would agree to support.
The suggestion seemed to meet with
favor in the company.
At a short business meeting follow
ing the speeches, the following new
members were voted into the club:
Mrs. ]. A. Crabb, Mrs. C. r. Thrapp,
Mrs. II. E. Stroud, Mrs. e. G. Kinley,
Mrs. w. H. McGrew, Mrs. ]. o. viii
liams, DR.. Elnora Ernest, and Mrs.
A. L. Scott.
Miss Helen Hayes of Seneca, and
Miss Marie Dressell of Chicago, will
be honor guests at party tonight to
be given by Miss Marie Graft and Miss
Grace Rickenbacher, at Miss CRAFTS
home in College avenue. Miss Hayes
! is Miss CRAFTS house guest, and Miss
Dressell is visiting her cousin. Miss
Those who are asked for the party
tonight are: Miss Hayes. Miss Ores
sell. Miss Emily Hardy, Miss Emma
Burnett, Miss Gene Burnett, Miss Mary
Youngberg, Miss Vida Gall, Miss Irene
Troxell, Miss Cystre Hardy. Miss Verna
Worley, Miss Jennie Johnston. Mr.
! Ray Stewart, Mr.. Frank Wright, Mr.
Charles Wright Mr.. George Eshe, Mr.
Foster Rickenbacher. Mr.. George Glib
bons, Mr.. Charles Walt, Mr.. Millard
Trcxell. Mr. Charles Smith. Mr.. Roy
Tuer and Mr.. Paul Davidson.
|
! Miss Ellen Anderson was hostess al
a breakfast party this morning in hon.
or CT Miss Bernice Jones of Trenton
Mo. The affair was given at Lake
wood park, south of town. and was
prepared and served in camp style
| Those who attended were: Miss Jones
Mrs. Major Anderson, Miss Elsie Cuth-
bert, Miss Ruby Hoatson, Miss Verna
Hurdette and :. Miss anderson
| Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bowers OF
Lansdowne, Pa, are the parents OF q
daughter. born last Thursday. Mrs
Bowers, before her marriage. was Miss
Mrs. Marie Price Wear has returned
home from a short visit to friends IL
Kansas City.
/ Mrs. T. c. Biddle is visiting Mrs. s
G. Elliott of Lawrence.
!! Foster have returned from Lakeviev
| and visit to the Hill family of Law
1 renee.
Mrs. G. e. Rigby Of 7os Harrison
street returned Tuesday night from
/ two weeks trip to the Ozark noun
tains. She went to Kansas City to joiT
her sister, Mrs. Tom D. Costello and
Mr.. Costello and their daughter. Lu
cile. The party motored from Kansa.
City to thu Ozarks and joined the
NJ c. A. camp at Hollister. MO-, OF
II the hanks Of the White river.