The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-10-20
CAP PAC|TY HOUSE
FOR MISS ADDAMS

ing, every seat both down and up
stairs being occupied.
Judge J. A. Langwith presided, and
seated on the stage, in addition to the
speaker of the evening, were Miss
Anne Martine president of the State
society; Mrs. M. s. Bonnifeld, presi-
sfent of the local society, and fifteen
ladies, all members of the association.
Miss Addams is one of the noted
women of the country, having been
the founder of Hull house in Chicago,
where she has devoted the greater
part of her life in an endeavor to up
lift the unfortunate of her own sex.
In her practical experience she has
seen the need of woman suffrage and
through movement in which she was
largely interested the women of ILL.,
nois now vote for all officers not
specifically mentioned in the state
constitution.
Miss Martin was the first speaker
of the evening and devoted the few
moments allotted her to matters of
statistical nature connected with the
cause.
Miss Addams told of her settlement
work in Chicago, and at the outset
gained the good will of her large
audience by relating a humorous in
cident that occurred at Hull house, IL
lustrating the important part women
have taken III the historical events Of
the country.
At the Hull house was a class Of
boys, ranging in age from six to- ten
years, and it was their custom to give
Iprivate theatricals, the plays being
written by themselves. One boy
wrote an historical play, in four acts,
giving his version of the first Ameri-
can flag, as follows:
ACTI-Bill, soldier il the Revo-
lutionary war, says to Joe, another
soldier: Joe, we havn't got no flag
"Tbat's fierce replied Joe, fbetter
sec General Washington about it,"
| ACT H-So Bill goes to General
W ashington and says, "General, we
haint got no flag. Aint it ferce?'
''That's fierce,' replied the General.
l"I will have to see about it. -
ACT IIT--So General Washington
ste pped across the street and says to
Betsy Ross, 'sWe haint got no flag.
Amt it ferce?'' And Betsy says,
/" General Washington. "That is
fierce''
| ACT Iv--Thea Betsy Ross says to
General Washington: "Here, General
W. shington, just hold the baby
minute while ! make flag
Miss Adams spoke for about half
an hour, after which she devoted an
eq al length of time to answering
gu stions. A man out in the audience
as ed several questions, which were
an wersd, finally making the follow
ling query:
/ What about the Democratic boy
cot 80
Miss Addams made this matter
clear to all those present. She stated
that the boycott on the Democratic
ear lidates for congress in the nine
suffrage states was being waged by
the Congressional Union, and organi-
zation not connected with the Nation
al Woman Suffrage association. But
as to the blacklist which the national
organization is charged with issuing,
containing among others the names OF
Senator Lodge and Representative
Underwood, she said that at the re-
quest of the Congressional Union, the
Ne tional Woman Suffrage association,
of which she is vice president, had
furnished a list of names of senators
!, AMI representatives who had voted
4
urcs: that this list included the
ma mes of Lodge and Underwood; that
the names were furnished merely as
! information, and as Lodge was just
| about to complete his term and retire,
and Underwood was just entering up
! on his term, the information could
, have no effect on their elections. She
r expressed doubt as to the wisdom OF
{ the course adopted by the Congress
z sional Union, saving, "While 1 be-
D lieve that a man should stand upon
4 his record, il is sometimes difficult to
{ work out the matter that way with
+ out doing more harm than good, and
a 7 think perhaps it is doing more harm
: than good. -
h Another man in the audience want
r ed to know whether, it, granted the
$ franchise, some woman with family
e wenld run for governor.
: To this query Miss Addams replied
) that she did not believe that woman
r who had four or five children to look
n after would have time to run for any
+ thing
e After the speaking was over Miss
I Asdams held reception, at which she
Q was introduced to many of those pres
, ent
a Meeting at Lovelock and Rochester.
o Miss Maud Young, of San Fran
IS cisco, another of the noted settlement
e workers, who has been in Winnemue-
i en- for a few days, will leave his ev-
e ening for Lovelock, where she will
> hold suffrage meeting tomorrow ev-
n ening, going from there to Rochester
S wi ere she will speak Thursday even
e ing.
is Miss Young is lady of independ
4, emf fortune, who has devoted her life
lie to settlement work. Some years ago
It in order to obtain knowledge OF tho
70 actual conditions surrounding work
st inc girls, she joined the Walters
ID ur on and still carries working cart
O. laf 4ha4 ordar For several years shl