El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-26
Bv RUTH MONRO AUGU r

-" HIS is different from any poll
teal meeting which I ever
l. addressed" said John NJ.
Wyatt banker and business man. as lie
surveyed the tables Of men and women
at the get together luncheon. given
by the workers for the candidacy OF
Mrs. J. A Rawlings. for election to the
school board of the city After a Few
pleasantries in which NJ Wyatt com
pared the ham sandwich and beer
ward heelers of the average political
meeting with the assemblage present.
Mr. Wyatt gave a very sincere anu
hearty endorsement OF d woman serF-
ing on the school board Mr. Wyatt
50 id he believed that a woman on the
school board was necessary tnins'
that there were questions Whlcn ths
girl students and the women teachers
might wish TO place before the board,
which il would be embarrassing TO 90
before a board composed entlreiy o.
men He said that while he did not De
ieVe women were as capable IMAM
ciers as men. vet there were many
questions concerning the teaching OF
the child and the physical welfare OF
the child TO which the men ola not
rive sufficient consideration anu
which women were peculiarly fitted TO
comprehend and to understand There
fore. he believed there should be Dotn
men and women on every scn0ol
board.
Mr. Wyatt said his only fear regard
ing women on school boards generally
would be their attitude toward uni
Versal military service, but that IN the
case of Mrs Rawlings. he had no rear
because he knew she stood for uni
Versal military training Nj wyatt
then spoke Of the importance OF uni
Versal military training as natlOnal
issue and added to the training OF
training of the girls and women Tor
national defence
Mrs. Henry T. Bowie. president OF
the Young Women's Christian assOcia-
tiOn. presided as master Of ceremonies
IN her Introductory speech she said
that the candidacy Of Mrs. rawlings
represented q women's movement, that
her candidacy was backed ny II
Women's organizations
Mrs. Rawlings, she said, as former
school teacher. mother and broad
minded woman, was amply ntteo 10
represent the motherhood OF the city
on the school board with the father
hood of the city
CAPT. 7. J. Beau said that women
" ere indispensable for the proper ad-
ministration Of school affairs and
cited the splendid work OF Miss Ayra
Winkler, as county superintendent Of
public schools, as an example OF what
women could do in school affairs he
pledged his heartiest support to the
candidacy Of Mrs. Rawlings for me
school board
Seth OrndOrff, county sheriff, adyo-
Gated the woman movement generally
He said that ali who knew his mother
would know that he had been sur
fragist for the past so years, for he
was brought up that way He spoke OF
women working successfully on the
school board Of Clint. Tex and pledged
his support to Mrs. Rawlings.
W J. Moran, representing the organ
iEed labor. spoke in favor Of women
being given equal rights in everything
with men. He said that the mothers
had a larger share in training the
child st home than the men and that
they should at least have an equal
share in supervising their school work
In our own selfish interests we
should see TO II that Mrs. Rawlings
should not be defeated" Mr. Moran
also spoke in favor of universal mill
tary training for the protection Of our
country
Mrs J. A Rawlings then outlined the
principles for which she stood
Mrs. Joseph E Spence, representing
the Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton, talked IN the training Of chill
dren in patriotism Mrs W s Tilton
spoke. representing the WOman's CLUB;
Mrs. o. A Critchett the FL PasO Equal
Franchise league: Mrs W ". wallace.
the City Federation Of Women; Mrs
N 4 Warner the Young Women's