The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-08

of fathers are you and what are you
going to do about it? Leave the whole
responsibility Of family life to the
women, as most men have done since
Adam, or will we try to tackle the
job OF being intelligent, efficient faith.
ers to our children?" And so the first
Fathers club in the world came into
existence. They have now club In
every school district in the city
which meets once month. All the
clubs meet together in federation
four times year.
Chicago women have started a
movement which has for slogan.
Get the flag habit" The society Snd
club women Of the city have re-
sponded by placing flags on the walls
Of their homes and both men and
women are wearing tiny flags in their
button holes. The Chisago stores
have had to lay in an extra supply OF
flags to meet the demands.
A short time ago statue was I'M.
yelled in Troy, New York, to Emma
Willard, who was the founder OF the
first Women's academy in this coun-
try, Willard academy.
A novel feature was introduced this
year in the commencement exercises
at Emporium, Pa. and in few other
eastern towns. Instead of spending
money on senior-junior parties, and
expensive clothes for commencement.
the pupils used this money for trip
to Washington. D. c., chaperoned by
some of the teachers of the school.
The many interesting and instructive
places were visited and great profit
and pleasure derived because during
their senior year, they had been pre-
pairing themselves for the trip.
Here are two recipes for those who
love good things to eat. A delicious
stuffed tomato salad is made by peel
ing ripe tomato and filling it with
chopped sweet breads and celeryS cut
into small pieces. Serve with n
spoonful of mayonnaise on top To
make toasted cheese sandwiches.
spread thin slices of bread with butt
ter and put between the slices, grated
cheese which has been moistened
with little cream Put the sand.
wiches in the oven until the bread is
toasted and the cheese melted. Serve
hot
This is what Clifford Thorne, rail-
road commissioner of Iowa. has to
say about the suffrage question::
Where two human beings are en-
lowed with substantially equal men,
tai powers. that one possessing the
greater physical strength will gener-
ally dominate. This physical fact
has made man the ruler of woman in
the past. In early savage days, wom
en- was our slave; she did the drudg-
cry. In later times we elevated her
from that abject condition of servi
tude up to that of our compan on,
along with our cats and dogs. and 9th.
er domestic animals. AS time went
on, we have kept raising her steadily
higher and higher. And now, during
these early years of the twentieth
century. If man takes the next step.
II man in the full possession of all his
strength and power and mind shall
say of his own free will to women: Il
welcome you as fellow human being,
by our Maker with the same
I. {
come you as citizen in the govern.
ment of the world it will be one Of
the most. splendid acts of chivalry, of
courtesy and of true wisdom
in the whole history Of the human
race for all time.
Woman Is not simply an angel
without wings; and she has functions
and capacity even in addition to those
Of a stork. She is that and more.
The God in the heavens has gath
cred from the farthest corners of the |
universe all that is grand and beauti-
ful and sublime. and moulded this in
10 something that is the climax O: I
creation, the masterpiece of Gods |
the flower Of all the uni.
Verse-a sweet, pure, noble woman.
It is according to nature that she
should be the companion OF man that |
she should share in the worlds duties
and problems and perplexities. That
only makes her better wife. and a
better mother, and stronger, nobler
1t is according to nature that won.
an should share in the worlds work
She is human being created in /
Gods image. with human responsibfi.