Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-01

the best place in the world. one Is
sometimes lonely for the old friends.
California is land of beautiful
flowers and it has given women the
suffrage. Come to California. 1t is on
the road to Paradise"
Mrs. Henry Taylor, of Greenfield
sometimes Familiarity known as MRS
Good Roads Taylor" because she is
chairman Of the Iowa State Good
Roads Committee, recalled in a witty
Renaissance, the "absentees, 'What
would we all do if we hadn't left our
husbands at home to earn the money
and take care of the babies: and we
have left our husbands TO look AFTER
suffrage. will offer the toast Here
to our husbands. Tho its hard some
time to get on with them, we CAM
live without them
Mrs. Warren Frederic Thuemmel, OF
New York City. who, as Mrs. Julian
Richards Of Waterloo, was elected
president of. the Iowa Federation at
the Davenport biennial. recounted some
of the things for which Iowa is Famous
and took eXceptions-wittily- the
list which always and especially IN
Guides and emphasizes 1owas products
as pigs and corn She was greeted
with a burst of laughter as she Incl
dentally added hens She said there
were other things in Iowa of just as
great importance. and she closed with
the hope you will all be free citizens
Soon
Mrs. Horace TowIieT, Of Corning.
Iowa, and Washington. D. c., wife OF
Representative Towner, eulogized Iowa
as she resented the New York mans
description of her home state as "a
very vague place" She commented on
the personal touch, the affectionate IN
terest, Iowa women have for one an
other and she gave the toast IN CLOS
ing May the affections Of her people
like the rivers Of her borders flow 10
an inseparable union"
Mrs Carroll, of Des ,Moines, was also
a speaker as was Mrs. Osborn, OF New
Jersey, formerly of Red Oak, who
urged the conservation of the Iowa
wild flowers.
Miss Florence Ward, of Washington.
D. c., formerly of Cedar Falls, came
in just before the breakfast was over.
Miss Ward is in charge of the home
economies department Of the depart
mcnt of agriculture, Washington. At
ter a few words from Miss Ward. Mrs.
Towner said she wished to tell the
Iowa women how greatly Miss Ward
was appreciated in Washington and
that friend had described her, in his
enthusiasm as "a hummer
Favors Mrs. Dow For President.
The entertainment offered by the
Thlrt Biennial is so Ella borate
that Mrs. Taylor expressed the general
feeling Of q too great wealth of intel
lectual goodies" when she said "one
may have intellectual as we'll as physi-
cal INDIGESTION" The appreciation Of
some Of the many good things that
have come to the Iowa women was
voiced in three votes Of thanks at the
breakfast. One was to the manage
ment for its fine service, another for
the flowers and a third 10 the bien-
NAL board for what it has done for
Iowa women.
Iowa will favor Mrs. Frederic Dow,
former president of Illinois, for the
presidency. Mrs Josiah Evans CowleS,
of California, and Mrs. Nathaniel B.
Sheath. of Ohio. the two presidential
possibilities talked of, have not had
until the last few days. even the sup
port Of their own delegation. Mrs.
Cowles' friends have been wearing her
button but not noticeably. for II is
underneath instead of outside their
badge.