Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-27
WHITE HOUSE
PICKET SPEAKS.
HERE TONIGHT

Miss Mabel Vernon. secretary of the
National Woman's party, who is to
address "a meeting this evening at the
small council chamber of he city
hall, at 8 O'Clock, is one of the fam
Gus White House pickets. and is tour
ing the middle western states in the
interests of the Wcman's Party.
Miss Vernon with a number Of 9TH
err active leaders in the Woman's par
ty, is out on a tour of the country
which is to continue through Novem-
Der, and end with a big suffrage con-
ference in Washington early in De-
cember. These speakers are out UNI
der the auspices of the Woman's par
ty, and do not appear under the spon-
sorship of local suffrage organiza-
tions, except those affiliated with the
National Woman's party.
Miss Vernon is heralded as one OF
the foremost women-speakers of the
day. n has a wealth Of arguments
that are convincing even to those
who are not wholly in sympathy with
the pickets.
She represented the National
Woman's party at the conference OF
the League of Liberals held In st.
Louis last April. and was a member
of the committee appointed by that
conference to urge upon the president
the Immediate passage of the suffrage
amendment as a war measure.
an that interview which I had with
the president" said Miss Vernon. n
acknowledged tina suffrage as a war
measure is a matter which Is daily
pressing upon his mind for
Grafton. He said that at the begin
ming of the special session of congress
he was asked by leaders in the senate
and house to give his suggestions re-
garding matters which must be m
mediately dealt with. He acknowl-
edged that suffrage was not included
in the suggestions that he had made
and he was rather reluctant to In
iclude it then for fear it would cut
across the plans already made I do
not want to start anything said the
president, which 1 AVE not the pow
dication that national woman's suf-
frage is a. measure which he fully
realizes must soon be dealt with.
There is every reason for belief that
if women continue their demand dur
ing the next few months that the
president and congress will be forced
to act"
Mrs. James Collins will preside to-
night and will introduce Miss Vernon.
and is Of course. open to the general
public. There is no admission charge.
The women of the Presbyterian
church will meet in the church par
lors on Wednesday afternoon for Red
Cross work.
Mrs. A. Reading. 712 South Fourth
street, left yesterday 100 for Mime:
apolis, where she will visit her daugh-
ter, Miss Lulu Reading, From Min
neapolis Mrs. Reading will go. to HUI
ron, S. D., to spend the winter with
her daughter. Mrs. S. S.. Caswell, who
formerly resided here;
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Erickson came
over from Reynolds yesterday for the
~Skovgaard concert last night, and are
guests at the home of G.. F. Sonsterud
Dakota avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Erick'
son were married at Reynolds OF
"wednesday. the latter having former
will reside at Northwood, where thu
groom has been making his home fol
some time.
The Entire Nous club will NEE
Monday afternoon at the home o
Mrs. E. A. Bixler., The afternoon
program will include a. paper on Au
gustus Thomas by Mrs. Wisner. an,
the play. "As a Man Thinks" will b,
read by Mrs. J. S. Hatcher.
Members Of the club have decided
to knit for the Red Cross while tn,
= papers are being read at the meeting
this winter, and it is interesting t
8 know, too, that the club is includin,
: the support of a French orphan in it
/. patriotic work.
X X X
z The U. c. T. will give an informa
dance tonight at the r. o.. o. F
hall for members and their friends
This is the first U. C. T. party Of tn
season, and begins a series Of affair
1 that the travellers have planned 70
a the winter.
y z X
' The Triangle class Of the Methods
> Episcopal Sunday school held the an
, nual meeting last night in the churc
parlors, at which officers were electe
4 for the year and plans were outline
- for the work that Is to be done thi
Q winter by the class.
Miss Mabel Davies was elected pres
: ident; Miss Minnie Olson, vice pres
dent; Miss Lottie Rees, secretary, an
Mrs. Earl Hansen, treasurer.
Seventy-eight young wer
- in atfa11onoo or1 hofora %Lo h,,oi-..