The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
fWhat EDery Woman Wants 10 Know'

''Woman's Hour Has Struck" It's echoes ring round the earth. Woman's s
 hour has struck. If the echoes reach
 Alabama faintly and from far off, they reach her none the less surely, and find her women none the less eager, though
 they must stand outside the portals and see the gates swing wide in other lands and in other parts of America. The echoes this year are stronger and nearer than ever before. England's recog- milton of the need of woman in the state has been complete and gracious. From eur neighbor, Arkansas, comes the sound of victory triumphant, and from the mountains of Tennessee. And everywhere on the echo comes the message-Prepare.
 "A PREPAREDNESS COLUMN"
 The machinery of government may con- ceal the essence; the vital issues to the uninformed. It becomes transparent, not through ignorance, but through long familiarity, A grown man reads without spelling out every syllable, while child tugs over every word as though it were Ia labor of Hercules. Women the ma jority of us at lease, are in the primer stage of government. The actual work ing of the political machine the details taken for granted by men through long political experience, are of infinite in- terest to women.
 Do you, who have read this far, know how many members there are in Con- gress? If you do do you know how many there are in the English Parlia- ment? In the German Reichstag? Do you know how they are elected?
 Do you know what is the legal status of party machinery in America? And what a primary is?
 Do you know how a law is made in Congress? Have you ~~ ever wondered what is the meaning of "filibuster?" Of "caucus?' Of senatorial courtesy?''
 Do you understand the proposed bud get system?"
 Do you want to know? Men have the head start of us and we must catch up to them in leaps and bounds. To help the busy woman in the race this column has been devised.
 It belongs to you: Suffragist, who want to know
 It belongs to you: Mother of children, who want to train them for the most efficient citizenship.
 whose interest touches everything so lightly and surely as you seek to find the world.
 And whisper it softly: Father, too, may have a question to ask in this year of war and hot politics.
 THIS IS YOUR COLUMN, USE II.
 Address all questions care of Mrs. Roy M Sterne 1925 Beech street, The an swers will appear in the suffrage section of The Age-Herald. We need your in terest and cooperation to make this of real service. Use us.
 Miss Mary Parke London, who left Fri day at the cali of the New York equal party to assist Mrs. Raymond Brown as an organizer in the coming campaign, will devote the entire summer to suffrage work The national workers at the suffrage school held here in Feb 1uary were struck with Miss Londons charm and ability and it is through Mrs. Wilson that she was accorded this recog- milton of her talent and true sincerity for service.
 The campaign will be fast and furious, and if the hoped for victory 4s' attained will feel that she has helped the cause in lending New York one Of her most valued workers.
 ENGLAAND'S VICTORY AND OURS.
 The enfranchisement of the English women is a triumphant fact The Eng fish government has at last offered the ballot to it's women. freely and fully. When the victory came, did it find the suffragists in time of war, idling the precious hours in hecking Parliament, I and ''picketing?" No. When the gov ernment offered the vote to English women it went into busy factories to offer it's tribute. It went into it's war offices, and it's war stricken homes and affirmed political equality. And every