Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-05
CANADIAN WOMAN TELLS
OF WOMEN'S WAR WORK
Mrs. Nellie Nctlun" Addresses Large
Audience Under Suffrage
League Auspices.
MISS nHrrlE ,HooKEH SINGS
Stirs Great Audience by Her Rendi-
tion of the "Star-SpanGlcd BAN
nCr"-Spcakrr Tells of New Spirit
of Unity ia Canadian Provinces.

Keen clever. amusing. Satircal. NOV :
ing her audience ms easily to tears as
20 laughter with the wonderful art of
the speaker who is born and not made.
Mrs. Nellie McClunG held tho crowded
auditorium ~ the Jefferson spell
hound for nearly two hours last night.
while she told men and women Of the
splendid things which the women
back homc"--which to Mrs. MrI'lunS
means the province OF Manitoba. Can
ada.--had accomplished since the war
began.
Mrs Mctlun. is a charming woman
Of charm and personality Sho is a
forccful speaker. with the broad Wis
ion of one who has seen and suffered
FROM The effects Of this terrible war.
Perhaps Of her audience last night
the men. OF whom there were many,
really enjoyed her address more than
the women. because they recognized in
Mrs. McClunS a kindred spirit-the
spirit OF the piouc"r women OF that
great north country. who have gone
forth unafraid to 80 battle for a cause
which they know is just. our cause
is righteous and it must prevail was
tho keynote of the message which Mrs
McClunc brought to the women or
Virginia last night.
MISS BETTE HOOKER SINGS
"STtN-SrANGLED BAN ER"
In the absence of DIR. Machlachlan
the speaker was introduced by Mrs
Charles G.. Eoshcr tho chairman of the
evening. On the platform were seated
Mrs. Il. II. Valentine. president OF the
Equal Suffrage League OF Virginia:
AIRS. W. ". Foster. Mrs. H. L. Crcccy.
Miss Marianne Meade and Miss Bette
Burwcll Booker, of the University of
Virginia. q lyric soprano. who had
sung at Covcnt Garden. London; in
New York and At the Wednesday Club
concert III Richmond. who standing
before the audience at the opening
OF the meeting with the american flag
in her hand. san. splcndidly as Il solo
The star Spancled Banner" accom-
panied by Miss Marianne Meade on the
piano.
I'm Canada we are not bothered with
rrecedcnts." began Mrs. McI'luuc:
IN fact. we are in the precedent bust
ness ourselves" She Went on To state
briefly the story OF the eufranchis ement
oi the women Of Canada since the be-
ginning OF the war. Six big provinces
hay" already responded to the appeal
OF women and granted through their
legislatures the right of suffrage to
women. while the Parliament OF the
dominion OF Canada recently gave
parliamentary suffrage to the wives.
mothers, sisters and daughters OF sol
dicrs.
WHAT WAR HAS DONE
~ LIVES OF WOMEN
laughter swept the audience as she
related tho initia, experience of the
women OF Manitoba with tho Premier.
wh" was too old TO change his mind
and in whom was the spirit of TN, old
OK Mike" Of her early days on a farm
IN the cold north country, when as
q girl, she would water the cattle
since in the Premier AT that time was
the spirit of the stubborn old OK.
whose soul went marching on" they
put in Office Il new Premier and SO
Won out in their fight for cnfranchise-
mcn;.
Ru; i, was of wha, has been brouch,
about hy the war in every phase OF
the national life that Mrs McClung had
most To say. The biggest thing the
war has done for u.s." She declared is
/" give us an international way ot
looking At things" Pets things have
been forgotten and the whole nation
has been animated by a common sni-it
OF patriotism. we are getting hack
10 fundamentals" said Mrs McCluur
TO the spirit of a universal brother
hood-to the big, elemental things OF
lie. with touching pathos she spoke
simply Of how the war LOOKS to those
OF us who are the mothers Of soldiers"
AS she herself is the mother Of a SOL
dier-and what il means to get a lot
ter returned from the front with the
curt inscription in red ink across the
corner OF envelope-"killcd in action"
with strong, sure strokes. She drew
vivid picture of that little -roun o,
mothers who sat around the stove H.,
little town in Northern Alberta while
the wind whipped the slect against The
wind"ws--wOmcn who had driven TWEEN
~ miles in that bitinc wind 20 hear
what Mrs McC!unE had To say. and
talked Of the new problems which III.
war had brought home TO them.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
BY ENFRANCHISED WOMEN
Typical Of what the cnfranchis semen,
of the women Of Canada had accom-
plished in the line of legislation Mrs
McCiunS mentioded. first, the municipal
hospitals, where the care o. the sick
was under State control. free service
which those who were we'll paid for.
ana second. the matter Of pensioning
dependent mothers who we're unabl.
10 provide for their families. so that
the homes could be held together. be
cause declared Mrs MrClunr ,,.;.,,