Evening journal., 1915-09-24
WOMEN DEMAND VOTE
BECAUSE MEN LOAF
w. Il. Berry Tells W.C.T.U.
That Suffrage is But Matter
of Simple Justice
WOMEN SHOULD BE
THE EQUAL OF MEN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
HARRINGTON, Del, Sept. PA
prayer meeting was the opening fea-
ture of the morning session Of the
second day of the Delaware State w.
c. T. u. Convention. The convention
was called to order by Mrs. Messick.
after which the minutes and report
of the executive committee were read
bv Mrs Levina Lynch. Mrs W. Nj.
McAllen, in. the absence of the regular
corresponding secretary, read the cor
responding secretary's report. It was
shown that there are now about 1000
White Ribboners in Delaware. Inc
State treasurers report showed
balance Of 1892 Reports on the va
rious branches Of the W. C. T. U. work
followed They we're:
sabbath Observance Mrs. Sarah
A. Taylor; Sunday School Work, -
Z Mrs. Eleanor Pennington; Temper
ance Literature" Mrs. Neal Conley;
'The Press" Mrs. Annie w. Sutton;
+. school Savings Banks" Mrs. kathe-
rine Atwcll. Medal Contest Miss
Letha Joseph; Parliamentary
Mrs. Elizabeth Webber; "Unfermented
4 Wine at Sacrament Mrs. Virginia
Massey: police and Reformatory
Work" Mrs. Anna Hipwel; White
. Ribbon Recruits" Mrs Carrie HOOD
Social Meetings and Red Letter
DAYS" Mrs. George Pierce
a memorial service was then CON
(, duoted bv Mrs. Emma Caulk, OF
Dover Many tributes were paid 10
fhe memories of the White Rioooners
who had died during the past year
Mrs Nessick called the convention
IN order for the afternoon session. A
renort on the work of the Young
Women'g Branch of the w. c. 4. U.
was read by Mrs. Lille v Adkins
and Miss Maud Gaynor, OF Whining
ton reported on the work oi the
f.oval Temperance Legion.
Echoes of the Anti-Saloon League
convention at Atlantic City we're
.-given by Harry Meyers. of Dover,
Two hundred and fifty school chill
dren and all the visiting delegates
formed a parade al $50 o'clock and
marched to the High School campus,
where William S. Berry. collector of
port Of Philadelphia, addressed an
,open-air meeting. Mr. Berry said:
"If the men had not loafed on the job.
and had eradicated the liquor traffic
and other kindred evils. the women
would not be bowling for the ballot
now. AS matter OF simple justice
to the women, they should be given
the vote
In the evening. Miss Roberta Mar
shall, Of Lewes, graduate of the
Curry School of Expression, Boston,
gave 2 recital
Following Miss Marshalrs recital,
Miss Belle Kerney. Of Mississippi,
addressed the convention on the sub
ject "Pulse Beats Of the Nation" In
regard to woman's suffrage and the
liquor traffic. she said in part:
Women should be allowed to vote.
first-because the power Of casting a
ballot is the strongest expression Of
citizenship known in representative
government: second. because they
are the mothers of men and should
be given every possible opportunity
for development so as to prepare them
more fully to train their sons and
daughters: third. because they are
he associates of men and should hc
their equals in everything which gov
ernment can bestow; fourth. because
they represent the educated intelli-
gence Of this nation The liquor
traffic is the strongest and bitterest
foe which the womans suffrage
movement has ever known.