Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-26
MISS MABEL VERNON
SUFFRAGE SPEAKER
HERE ON SATURDAY

Miss mabel vernon, 0eCFe-
tary Of the Woman's party, will arrive
in the city this evening and will ad-
dress a meeting at the city hall to-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock. Miss
Vernon is entour, under the auspices
Of the National Woman's party, head
quarters Of which are aA Washington,
and she, with a number Of other lee
turers. is touring the country, with a
view to creating interest In the Wom-
ans party platform, and especially to
give people generally a better UNDER
standing OF what the Woman's party
stands for.
of the local Votes for Women league:
will preside and will introduce Miss
Vernon.
The speakers Of the National wom-'
ans party are spending the mex two
months while congress is not in aes-
sion in a tour Of the United States.
They will 60 into every important city
in every state to tell OF the progress
Of the federal suffrage amendment
during the last session Of congress.
Miss Vernon is making a tour through.
the middle west, covering the states of
Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin. Mime
sofa, Iowa, North Dakota, South Da-
kota and Nebraska. Tho nationwide
tour Of the woman's party will con
clude with a national conference. to
be held in Washington on December
s. Z and s.
At a meeting held in Chicago last
week Miss Vernon declared that it is
practically certain the national suff-
rage amendment will pass congress in
December. II recently had an inter-
view with President Wilson," said
Miss Vernon, 'in which he gave every.
indiro tinn fhof hA 1r3ll NIT hjc N4-Ar
behind the amendment in the regular
session of the present congress. 1t is
difficult to say how he could do other
wise. The nation must soon estab-
lish at home the democracy for which
we are fighting abroad. This cannot
be done until all our women citizens
are enfranchised and congress will in
evitably,. take this action in the next
session."
Miss Vernon is n Of the best
known speakers in the suffrage move
an interesting story Of the events in
Washington to tell.
The U. c.. I. will give an informal
dance Saturday night at the I. o. o. F.
hall for members and their friends.
This Is the first U. C. T. party Of the
season. n begins a series of affairs
that the travellers have planned for
the winter. n
A reception vas given In the par
lors of the Methodist church last eve
ming in honor of Ernest Coon, who
has bee active among the young men
workers of the church, and who left
late last night for Minneapolis, where
he will report at the naval recruiting
headquarters. having enlisted in the
~ lt< AN~1~tNa@~ MI H.
cluded members Of the church, and
friends Of MI. Coon not affiliated with
the church. Light refreshments were
served.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Pres
Ibyterian church will entertain the
congregation at a social in the church
parlors this evening. All members
of the church are given a cordial in
%vitation to attend and the hostesses
are particularly anxious that the new
present.
Miss Florence Poole, who will have
charge OF extension work for the
agricultural college in the district
comprising Burleigh, Emmons, Logan,
Mcintosh, Kidder and Mclean coun-
ties, has established headquarters in
Bismarck and now is engaged, in field
work. One Of her first demonstration
meetings was at Linton. where she
had a good audience and sa~tisfactor,
results. ri,
l. -
Y The choir girls Of the Congregation,
al church will give a Halloween par.
ty in the church parlors Saturday aft.
ernoon between $3.50 and $3.50 o'clock
Games and other amusements appro'
pirate to the season will form the en-
~tertainment, and there is to be +,
Halloween luncheon served.