Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-09
Lucy Blalf's Pet Dog Banks
Approval at Good
Points

Chicago, Jan. Miss Lucy Blair
%inaugurated a new fashion among
sutrragists who are training to speak
for the cause" by appearing at Mrs.
Joseph T. Bowen's public speaking
class yesterday afternoon with a
large, handsome and formidable Rus
sian wolf hound in her train.
The wolf hound appeared much in
terested in the proceedings. When
ever Prot. Bertram G. Nelson, the in
%structor, made a, point that impress
ed him ~favorably he manifested his
approval by a vociferous "WoOf!
Woofl I"
Although Miss Blair was silent on
the subject, it was pointed out by
discerning persons present that a
wolf hound Of the proper caliber
would prove a very effective deter
rent to hecklers. and it was suggest.
ed that other students at the public
speaking class might follow Miss
Blair's example and acquire dogs of
the requisite size to 60 with them
when they start on public speaking
tours.
Professor Outlines Points.
Prof. Nelson outlined the most inn
portant points to be made in a speech
which is to be "gotten over" to an
audience.
The women will prepare two-minute
speeches for the next meeting, on
Monday morning, Jan. IL, when they
will go upon the platform in the hand.
somely furnished dining room Of Mrs.
Bowen's residence. The study Of ges.
ticulation will be included in this les
son and the women expect to learn
to make an affirmative gesture with
such grace when arguing for "votes
for women that it will convert the
most prejudiced anti-suffragist.
A squad of the Committee of One
Hundred, with Mrs. George Bass,
chairman, will attend the meeting of
the finance committee of the board
of education this afternoon at 4
o'clock. The first meeting of the en-
tire committee will be held in the
rooms of the Chicago Woman's club,
410 South Michigan avenue, on next
Friday morning, at 1890 O'Clock. Sub
committees will be formed and organ
ization will be. discussed.
Mrs. Booth to Speak. j
Mrs. Sherman Booth, legislative
chairman of the Illinois Equal Suf-
frage association. will speak on. "Wo.
mans Opportunity" at the South End
W0man's club, at $3.50 o'clock this af-
ternOOn.
A meeting Of the Twenty.1rst ward
chairmen of the Chicago Equal Suf-
frage association, the Woman's City
club and the Chicago Political Equal.
ity league will be held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. James w. Morris son,
719 Rush street, this afternoon, at
4 o'clock.
A board meeting of the Illinois
Equal Suffrage association will be
held at headquarters, 6 North Michi-
gan avenue, this morning, at: 10
o'clock. a
A meeting of the Third ward or
ganization Of the Woman's Parry of
Cook county will be held in Grand
Boulevard hall, Forty-seventh street
and Grand boulevard, this evening,
at 7:45 O'Clock. Mrs. E. w. Eemis
and Allen B. Pond will speak.
A meeting of the First ward or.
ganization Of the party will be held
at the Emmanuel Baptist church, 1929
avenue, tonight at 8 o'clock.
Anthony Czarnecki, secretary of the
board of election commissioners, will
give instructions in voting. *@ @'
The Young Woman's Suffrage ALI.
ance on Friday, Jan. 2, adopted res
olutions indorsing the teaching of sex