Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-04-27
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MeeTING
At Extra Last Saturday

Sion was great success in every
way. Mrs. Delahoyde of Extra,
presided as Chairman in the alb
sence of Mrs. E. B. Thomas, Pres.
and Mrs. Miles Gardner of Audubon.
served as Secretary.
There were present as delegates:
Mrs. Rem Phelps, Mrs. Kjer, Mrs.
Hoogenakker, and Mrs. Halloran,
all of Audubon, and Mrs. Inman
Sherman of Ross. There were also
present at the business meeting
Mrs. Watts, Mrs. May, Mrs. Gardner,
and Miss Davis, of Audubon, Mrs,
Graf and Mrs. Casey of Villisca,
Mrs. Delahoyde, Mrs. Dimick, Mrs.
Newton, Mrs. Wilson of Extra, Mrs.
Jacobsen of Kimballton, with Miss
Christensen as representative of
the Kimballton schools, and Miss
Ryder and Miss Turner of the
schools of Extra.
After the report of the Secretary
4 was read and after some discus
sions approved. Miss Mary Davis
of the Audubon schools gave a
\ fine address on the Relation of
/ Teachers and Parents. Subject was
discussed by Mrs. Delahoyde, Mrs.
Miels Gardner and Mrs Sherman.
didly handled by Mrs. Watts with
Subject of Baby Clubs was SPLEEN
reports from the Presidents and
I Delegates of the various Baby
! Clubs of Audubon and vicinity.
Discussion by Mrs Wilson.
The morning session adjourned
after which lunch was served in
4 the Domestic SCIENCE Room.
AT the afternoon session Mrs
/ Watts, Vice President, presided
Nesting called to order at 1:30
Mrs. Watts gave a short talk on
the general work of the associa-
ton. The next meeting will be held
at Bethel in May and in June
picn.c will be given in Kimball-
1 ton.
Dorothy Delahoyde and Pauline
Yoder played a Duet, followed by
a soIo Baby by Mrs. Oldaker.
4 Miss Stearns, our efficient County
4 Superintendent, gave q pointed talk
4 on Parent, Home and School"
Sic deplored the lack Of interest
and enthusiasm which the psople
in the rurGl districts take IA the
edac, ton of their children. She
stated that only about one-third of
A the school districts in the county
reported as having held a March
A meeting for the PURPOSE Of elect
ing directors etc. One thing which
was fofcibly brought out was
4 that the parents must realize that
I there are other Kings than the
m trial things which should be
4 though of. As a remedy fer exist
ing conditions she mentioned more
4 thorough organization in the rural
4 communities--- Farmers Clubs She
likemed the rural school to de-
serted child.
Miss Stearns also brought out
I the great work which the child
4 welfare was likewise an argument
in favor of Woman Suffrage AS
evidence she mentioned the baby
mortality rate in several of the
countries. In New Zealand, the
death rate was Sc in every 1000,
in Australia it was 60 in 1000, i'm
Finland 6S in 1000. These three
nations having had equal suffrage
for a number of years. While in
England the infant mortality is 119
in 1000 and in Germany 1872 in
every 1000. Both England and Ger
many being mons uffrage If you
would produce better children give
women the ballot. No ballot no
influence.
Miss Perkins gave several prin-
ciple reasons Why women should
have the ballot:
1, A belief in democracy whose
foundation stone is d government
deriving its power from the consent
of the governed. Women are gov
erned but do not give consent.
,. Taxation without representa-
tion is tyranny. Women are taxed
but they are, not represented. Ii
wCman commits crime does hen.