Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-22
SUFFRAGTSTS LIKE
ANTI'S CHARGE THAT
THEY ARE BEAUTIES
Call Talk of Luring Men to
Cause" Silly" ime Was
When We Were Called
Too Plain Says Leader.

Suffragists today are smiling placidly
| at the assertion made yesterday by Mrs.
| Frank j. Goodwin, a prominent New
Jersey leader of the ants, to a class of
young antis at the home of Mrs. Austin
NJ. Purves, that the ballot-seeking women
OF Philadelphia were putting forth the
flower of their flock, the pretty young
women, as bait to attract men to the
cause.
Girls, according to Mrs. Goodwin. who
are just blossomng into young woman
hood, are being brought into the limo
light of street corners, race tracks and
county fairs, just to advance the cause
and because of this they are in great
danger of being preyed upon by wicked
and designing men.
Ridiculous" said Mrs. Wilfred Lewis,
president Of the Equal Franchise Society,
commenting on the charge. 1T just
shows what poor losers the antis are
when they have to resort to such petty
and altogether unfounded statements to
attack us. To my knowledge there has
never been a case of a young woman
suffraGist being discourteously treated
while advancing the cause In Philadelphia,
no matter how charming or pretty she
may have been"
TINE WAS WHEN "SUFFS" WERE
UGLY.
Miss Carrie Katzenstein secretary of
the society," characterized Mrs, Goodwins
assertions as altogether too inconse-
quental to bave much attention paid TO
them, but She couldn't resist a little jab
a what she called the jealousy of the
Antis.
Thine was" said she, when suffragists
were caricatured as poor unfortunates
with large jawbOnes, huge feet. short
hair, fierce eyes. and they were dressed
accordingly. 1t is encouraging to know
now; however, that our friends, the antis,
realize that we have youth and beauty
to quote Mrs. Goodwin. in our ranks.
THAT we consider personal charm one
of our assets is a very natural little
womanly weakness to which We must
plead guilty. That the antis should grow
peevish about recognition OF this is,
perhaps, natural for persons championing
losing cause.
Surely" she continued earnestly, mo
person who knows the type OF women at
the head of the suffrage movement can
take seriously any OF the charges made
about misuse of our assets
WHERE GREEK WOULD MEET
GREEK.
Were a training school for youth and
beauty possible, such as Mrs. Goodwin
is credited with having said that we
suffragists maintain. then / actually be-
lleve that the two sides of the movement
would he drawn together in a common
cause and both antis and suffragists
would compete side by side for Glass
Number One"
Another woman TO take issue with the
antls was Mrs. NJ. G. Morgan, former
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Woman
Suffrage Association Mrs Morgan is a
mother and grandmother. and one OF her
daughters, Miss Mary Churchman Nor
gan, senior at Bryn Mawr, and a holder
Of several worlds records in athletics
is an acclaimed beauty OF the Equal
Suffrage camp.
I'm the beginning OF the suffrage move
ment here. many women belonging to the |
Society of Friends" said Mrs Morgan,
who is a Quaker herself came out for |
the cause. They believed in plain dress |
Ing and they dressed plainly, The move |
ment was not popular in the beginning, |
and other women whose belief did nos |
affect their mode OF dress wore simple |
attire, thus making personal sacrifice so |
that they might contribute TO the cause
but afterwards" she continued, I'VE
became more powerful. All kinds OF
lressing was noticeable in our ranks
and even the Quakers wore their best
ana most charming gowns. We were no
unEer the plain, and what the antis
night call unattractive, group that We
we're In the beginning
LAS for our young women becoming a
prey TO unscrupulOus men, that is alb
uTd. They are intelligent, well educated
md most of them college girls. who are
perfectly capable OF taking care of them
elves Jealousy of our tremendous
growth is re sponsible for the petty little
'harges that the antis trump up against
IS"