Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-13
WAR AND THE
MELTING Pot

Could the war lords OF Europe, who
are plunging a continent into deyas--
tating war, listen to the spirit OF
self-denial day, as it is being express
ed by the suffragists of Wisconsin
and the states Of our country today,
who would be the gamers? All hu-
manity, we fancy.
'rOf course We are going 10 have
a melting pot at our fair said Mrs.
Henry NJ. Youmans, president of the
Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage Associa
ton Eve are going to have a large
and strong one that will hold a
great deal. And we hope to fill it
to the brim Mrs MSCormick's idea
OF turning to some practical account
the old jewelry and other articles of
gold and silver that we all have and
are rot using is splendid Some of
these things We don't care for at
all. They are broken or out-of-date
and are of value only because of the
bullion they contain. But l hope
Wisconsin women will also give
things hat they do value. The great
est cause Oh earth today is the wo-
mems cause. The campaign in Mon
tara and Nevada and the other cam
raign states is our campaign. A ring
or bracelet that We treasure, that
brings back a memory of some one
beloved and gone to what better
use can we put it than to make it
an agent in helping to make bet
ter and happier life for all women
Our melting pot at the Waukesha
|, / fair will be a generous melting pot.
} It will open not only to Waukesha
people but to all the world. If con-
tributions should come to it from 9th
er parts of the state, We will receive
them cordially and treat them as ii
they were our own"
The two new organizations recent
County Pres.of Waukeshas county, vii
initiate their activities, by contribut
ing to the fair and donating to the
Melting Pot. Mrs. E. J. George and
Mrs. Kate Clark are in charge OF
the Pewaukee Suffrage Club an6
Mrs Helen E. Miller is president o.
the Mul1wonago Suffrage league.
Many letters, stating plans for the
observance of Self-Denial Day are
coming to State headquarters at Wal
kesha, so Alice B. Curtis, Executive
Sec. and State Organizer reports. Tbs
n latest of these, which came this NOR
q ing is from PeshtigO. The Suffrage
: League there are making up Lar
kin Order" and the profits realiz
! ed will be sent to Miss E. E. Robin
: son. Treasurer, Kenosha, to help
make free states" of Nebraska, n
< and S. Dakota, Montana, Missouri
f and Ohio-the group of seven tha
submit the issue of equal suffrage
|
Y states along the firing line will bt
l. the gamers and all for the sake
of peace, good will, civic virtue an6
j the equality of opportunity.
s In Madison the officers of th<
: Dane County League met on FTida!
+ and appointed committees to draf
,1oxu c., +I,o oslco,-I,op Of tho (J4 V
, Miss M. Brown, an enthusiastic Mad
q ison suffragist, will conduct an in
dividual enterprise for the cause b!
g selling and serving ice cream OIL
+ the lawn of her residence. One Mad
= ison girl, who has many times dur
v ing the year given her time and enc
e gy to the aid of Votes for Women
n writes that her denial gift mus
f be modest, but that she will not for
q get August fifteenth.
4 Kenosha County is making splen
r did campaign or organization ant
a manned by Miss Harriet Balm, Mrs
4 E. S. Jordan, Miss E. E. Robinson
9 Mrs. Mary Bradford and a host o
: loyal workers are also arranging ;
q scheme for observing Self Denia
f Day in the whole-hearted way tina
\ Kenosha understands so well. II
a jefferson the suffragists will hold al
: open air meeting and Mr.. W. W.Pow
S ell, one of the best suffrage speak
: ers in the state will address the
crowd. Mr.. Powell was recently alp
q pointed a member of the State Boart
8 of Public Affairs.