Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-06

erty for the general upkeep of the state
institutions, in which | am proud to. ~,
that Texas ranks among the very highest
with the University Of Texas, Texas A and
NJ. college. the College of Industrial Art.
and several others throughout the entirs
state affording the advantages of a hiel
training without one cent Of cost for tn.
ifion. This system ] consider not only the
basis Of good training, but the mudsill up.
on which all civilization rests and is tn
mair factor in all social progress.
"Why. take a peep over into Mexico
Look at the conditions. One mar led and
sill the rest followed. One man fell and
the following fell with him. We don't have
TO wander far from home to see these tines
and to realize the importance Of compul-
sorry and free education, but can glance
over to our neiehbor country and view the
results of a poorly schooled nation.
1--WE should be proud Of the fact that
We can look back over the pioneer days
and realize the progress that has taken
place and praise ourselves as the most
progressive nation on the map"
Judge George then discussed equal
rights, stating that n large portion Of the
public is prone to consider equal rights to
women as meaning that they would, for
instance, become members of the police
force, fight in the army. or ever as ruling
the United States. That he declared to be
a wrong impression. He deplored the fact
that women full as capable and able a.
men cannot demand the same wage a. mar
for the same labor.
He referred 10 the homested law of Texas
asone of the most important N the sta
tutes. and discussed at some length the
rights Of woman before and after marriage.
n concerns property owned before mar
rage. and the woman's share in the earn
ing of the husband.
Judge George predictd that the day i
not far distant when every woman will
have the privilege of walking to the polls
and casting her vote. and he forecast that
when that time comes in Texas this state
will 90 Solidlv INTO the prohibition column.
The following is the address in full Of
Mrs. Walter q. Stewart, who retired n
president af the federation:
".For everything there i 4 season and
u time for all things under the SUM- spake
Solomon from out Of his great store house
Of wisdom. and vet IL seems that for the
past wears there have been 30 many things
for which we could not find time. In all
the rush and hustle incident to having The
army in our midst with all that entails we
have been prone 10 forget some of the pur-
poses 10 which we had pledged ourselves.
The coming Of the women Of the army has
brought social pleasures. the presence In
our midst of 50 MANY strangers has turn
ed our thoughts to many channels and as
a result our club life has suffered.
"In the past year there has been a no
ticeable difference in the responses ! have
been able to get from the various clubs
that is when did get a response. Out OF
the seventeen clubs only five have ever
responded to our request for a list of their
officers. Ii has been impractical to fully
complete nv list Of committees because |
could not hear from the women called up
on.
And yet | would not have you think
am complaining. 1t has been a privilege
and a pleasure to serve as your president
and would specially commend the club
women of the Valley as a whole. Never
have | had the pleasure Of working with
A more splendid Of cultured, pro-
g~ressive club women. We have been more
or less the victims of circumstance in
many instances.
II i my desire 10 call your attention to-
dav 10 some of tibet hingS which the Valley
Federation has sought to do and some OF
the things which We have before n. IN
club women we have become az one family
throughout this Magic Valley. We have
come Ia know and to love each other. We
have accepted each others Inequalities
and have broadened our selves by an ex-
change of ideas and feelings. We have
learned more Of what II means to he n
member or q part Of the great movements
in which the women at our country are
engaged. II has been my pleasure t. visit
some of the clubs and always ! have found
faithful. true workers.
Our clubs are stre>Sing the movement
for more adequate lihraries-ihcy are
awakening ~ The Importance Of club cx-
tension in rural di-trict~-the maxim. -
he schools y social ccutcr.
The publicity If our work has not heen
III tina, wa desired. hut We hope IN the
tnture that this will he more carefully
looked after. would also call your at
~tcntion 10 our Valley Arbor Dav-the third