The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-05

amendment, on account of the ques-
| ton of states rights and the negro
problem, still their attitude was most
| friendly and their courtesy was much
appreciated by the ladies of the Ma
tional Association.
Senator John Sharp Williams not
only had Mrs. Mccormick letters
| urging a vote, printed in the Con-
gressional Record, but he paid a high
| tribute to the women composing the
| National Congressional Committee
| The senator declared he would do
| anything that the good ladies of Mis-
sissippi would ask. He said that Mrs.
Helen H Gardener and Mrs. Desha
Breckenridge were not only distin-
guished members of the committee
but bright and intellectual southern
women whom he knew well. They
speak as much for the woman rights
as any other ladies in the country"
explained the senator proudly.
Senator Williams livened up the de-
bate with several humorous illusions
to the race situation in the South. Il
believe in equality before the law"
he asserted emphatically. but not
actual equality. I would convict
white man of chicken stealing and
bigamy, but 1 wouldn't think of con-
victing a colored man for either of
these offenses," His colleagues roar
ed with Laughter ut this droL asser-
ton.
Fair Workers in the Sunny South.
Mrs. Wesley NJ. Stoner has just re-
turned from a trip through the South
and reports most encouraging results.
She made but a brief stay leaving the
same day for South Carolina to con-
tinue her work of assisting the states
in perfecting their organization. In
Spartanburg, she will be the guest of
Ex-Governor John Gary Evans and his
wife.
Mrs. Stoner writes most enthusiast
tically OF the splendid work accom-
plished by Miss Kate Gordon and
after speaking OF her great success
states Kate Gordon is a queen among
women"
Miss Jessie Alderman, the noted
lecturer and traveller, is another
prominent woman who is devoting her
talents to suffrage work. She is now
interested particularly in the state of
Pennsylvania.
Turning the Tables.
A story is going the rounds on Mr..
Medill Mccormick, the well known
Chicagoan and successful newspaper
man. But ne certainly does not mind,
as ne nlmSeIIs Is responsible for II.
1t seems that he and his charming
young wife met a friend recently at |
the Union Station who inquired where
they were going. To which Mr.. Nc |
Cormick replied: "Oh, my wife and
I are bound for New York. She has |
to be present at an important board |
and wishes to attend to some |
other political business, while l." he |
explained iaughingly, "am going to |
get some clothes" Mr.. McCormiclx's |
pride in his wife's suffrage activities
is we'll known. While in Washington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick are the
guests of her mother, Mrs. NJ. A. Han
ma in her beautiful home on the Ave-
nue. of the Presidents. The pet of the |
entire household is Mrs. McCormick's |
baby daughter now just a year old.
Rumor of Still Another White House |
Wedding Soon.
1t is whispered that Miss Margaret |
Wilson, the presidents eldest daugh- |
ter has been engaged for some time |
and that the fact Atll shortly be an
nounced. Mr. Boyd Fisher, Of Prince
ton, is the happy man. GC<sips de-
clare that both Miss Eleanor's we'd
ding and that of her sister Miss Mar
garet will occur within the year, and
take place at the White House.
While it is true that Mrs. Wilson
had not only a serious fall, but had |
TO undergo a slight operation, all the
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