Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06
ELECTION DAY

their doing less. and thus forcing men Ito do moro where the We1fares or the 1 community ia concefned-
 But" added Mrs Woods, 'youshaye a large fortune to mana9e and the
 sunra8ettes claim that tafatt0p with
 tout representation fs unc6nAt1futi tionai
 saa would I sa sais more s ssqaanlsslIs @ Ss sSai;s tered" ''
 aAlI that may be, but Beainda3H Howe
 would rather pay more thax1 bs enong
 who never gets near thu pons and I | claim the same prfvile&e-, aftnepheW I of mine is a councilman now, kazhd he
 knows my opinions. pHtty weuA l am ests whichever he. can."
 f There are some of the3 suffra gettes now, called out one of tue ladies T
 hope they will come in ana tell, us of
 the election. ss There is r,; MLS s 7atgooaa. You don't mean Flossie Strong is lwith themt. shouldn't think that sen i timental little fiirt would care to vote,
 should your" was Mas Belinda l46 pin | ion.
 "oh. you. can't, tell. but here n .ey Ecome. Let's hear what they havet to | say of the day. and the group Il
 looked up in expectation, as the th Q l;entered the, room
 I ! ought to. be- ashamed of yourselre4-, l when we have been at work so hard ] for you all day. MT. Bitgood. is as
 firm for woman suffrage as I am, an0
 he and I went together Of course I voted as he. told, me to. but it seemed
 very nice to be united in opinion in | politics as in other things We are Enot a house divided against itself in church or state. and it has. been, g | hax l,xr <o~
 "Bhssful state of affairs. sneered, Mrs
 Fenner. It is. quite the contrary at four house. MT. Eenner is. bitterly op- 1 posed to my voting at all, and talks
 about woman's. sphere being the home,
 mean to use 1t. He. is. unwilling to sst get | his meals at a restaurant, but when Emy club calls for, me I go, and leave
 him to his own, devices, Because he. is i not 9 club. man, is not to govern my lconduct. He posi- lively forbade me to join the parade, in the. street but I Iiof the banners Twas my election 'a as
 much as. his. and, he should not be, so unreasonable about 1t. [ call it obr
 stinacy, but he gives 1t a different
 name, and says, when election is' over more T should not think voting would re- pay me for home, diseord, interposed | ~~fff1f1DAsg
 more earnest in, the cause than. E" Il HOW dreadfuE'- cried Miss Strong. T have felt how. dear and brave. it was
 to show ones: patriotism and public
 spirit by going to- the polls, Papa fads. We had a delightful time today. Ten of us girls went together. and we each had new suit for the occasior Y .l T noticed said Miss, Belinda, that
 your suit was q new one. Were, the II 1 Q rnr-n frr - rrr II No. indeed" responded Miss. Strong. Il think mine was prettiest of all, but they haven't all such an induigent father as He. told me, he didn't have to buy a new suit to. vote in, but couldn't go to the. voting place look !. ing like an old trump, and, we girls re- :. cetved lots of attention. | assure, you don't see what so many of the men
 laughed about It was no joke, | can een you, We felt 1t to be quite 2 serf- But wasn't 1t queer, interrupted Mrs. Fenner, that SO few of our club | voted2 met one or two and remind ed them of their duty and their pledges ], march in a parade and help the cause. but when it came to voting their courg ] age failed them. and they did not go. TOT the sevepty-fve who walked In pa Fl call that a shame and a disgrace,
 They should rise to the dignity con lferred upon them, and not let trivial Ereasons hinder them from keeping their word" Is Well, one of my friends told ma confessed Miss Strong, that her lover threatened to give, her up if she voted, and of course that settled ft, for he
 comes of one of the old families and is l beautifulrs Ht- 't fH
 And another. one was here today"
 added Mrs. Stearns. and admitted that she was not going to vote. She had a new suit ordered for the occasion, and 1t did not come home in time"
 Surely. voting involyes many re- abilities which did not realize T said Mrs. Woods, smilingly, T am quite sure we stay-at-hones have the best of it after alLf AN IDLER.