El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25

MIS- L. \. " AHdAH lAlAAAAAs
Rev. c. K Campbell, Bible lesson
Mrs. W. L. Care, pledge talk. =.
Mrs. Fred H DOugherty, compost
ton for pledge day on Giving"
Song s4s. All standing while sing
For if woman suffrage goes over the
Something will be started which yor
cannot stop.
FIOrida-Mrs. F. ID. ScOttens
/ Discovered in 1512-40e years age
by Ponce de Leon: called Florida
beautiful flowery land. from SPANS
/ Easter day. florida Pasque Florida
or feast OF the flowers. Al men pic
/ ture beauty by a beautiful woman
therefore, how can this beautiful state
be complete in its government until
I women have full voice in its affairs.
I Municipal suffrage has been attained
/ IN God Is Our Trust" is their first
motto, and I will use Francis Scott
Keys lines and say, to woman suf-
| frage in the state OF Florida. Con-
quer we must"
GeOrgia-Mrs. Georgia FerEusOni
Pm named for the state OF Georgia,
And reckon I'm here today
To stand as a kind of sponsor
For her not bein' in the fray:
But I'm guessin' you glad heart fe-
males
Won't put Georgia and me in jails
If We promise to stump the country
So you can beat at the polls OF the
males.
And here's to the day that's comm,
When we all expect TO go in
Through the White House doors
To do Presidents chores.
While the men stand round and grin.
Idaho-9Irs. Edith c. Lanet
The inspiring motto of this suffrage
state is: May il last forever" May
we hope the same for suffrage
IlIinOis-3Irs. Ernest A. TOungs
The women Of Illinois
Have big feet, they say;
Yet they ran the race and got the
vote, one glad day.
Indiana-Mrs. Mary r. Wright:
Here's a toast TO all who are here,
No matter where you are from;
Nay the best day you have seen
Indiana, the great, the glorious. the
wealthy:
The Hoosiers-how happy should
be their lot,
How much greater. glorious and
wealthy they will be
When women shall be able TO vote
What?
Iovva-Mrs. c. A. SOrreIIs:
Iowa is called the Hawkeye state.
And Iowa people the premium take
For being so completely and widely
awake.
Kansas-Mrs. Ponder S. Carriers
The sunflowers say she's dry as a
bone. on her sunkissed plains: and
they know she's white on the suffrage
map. for the women have told them all
about that And the sunflowers also
say, that when the men go to the polls.
to cast their votes for Tom and Jim,
they don't come home loaded to the
brim- But they always say, the wom-
en- folks had TO have their way, just
like they do on all other days" Then
the sunflowers whisper. "Oh that's
right, in every state that's listed
white. And while you sleep on downy
beds, we'll just grow you heeps o seed
the hens to feed. for they are sure to
lay, for women and men. the golden
eggs. I offer a toast to the sunflower.
sunshine, suffrage state-kansas.
Neutrality-suspicious.. VI. L. Strong:
Through long and patient struggle,
The women Of Washington won
their fame.
Fair daughters Of Lone Texas
Go, thou, and do the same.
West Firginia-1IrB. Charles W. Har-
West Virginia, with its flowing oil.
Mountain scenery with rugged soil;
If wofhans rights would predom-
mate,
It would then become an ideal state.
RESPONSIBILITIES Walter II. Haynes;
Here's to the state called the Badger:
It stands for fine schools, far and
wide
School suffrage for women has done
As the people all tell You with
pride.
WyOmIng-Mrs. H. p. COrbIni
Upon entering the union. her women
we're given the right to vote, without
waiting half a century to decide.
I OregOa-Miss Jessie E c. Mcdonald;
toast oregon. that pearl among
/ the western states. She has been q
white state for six years and with her
shores bathed by the waters Of the
Pacific, watched over and guarded
/ by stately Mt. Hood; with her fruits,
flowers, game and varied industries,
and last but not least, her free women
she is a power among the states.
Z. $. A. Is Toasted
The L. S. 4. was toasted by Mrs.
o. A Critchett, as follows:
over the top" goes the L. S. A
over the top" with suffrage, they
over the top" the ballots do fly;
The house has decreed it,
Oh my, oh myi
over the top go justice and right.
over the top" shines democracy's
Over the top" let the senate now
say
Welcome. fair voter, in the great
Z. S. A
EulOgy to the Flag.
Said Mrs. L. l. Robinson. regent Of
Rebecca Stoddert chapter, D. A. r,
in her eulogy to Our Flag"
Our flag which we love and serve
is the emblem Of liberty. 1t is the
insignia Of the most successful nation
and most democratic government that
ever existed. This symbol Of free
dom carries our principles and history
TO the world Our rich and noble
inheritance Of liberty is bequeathed
to people OF every land When equal
franchise is given TO the women of
merica, added responsibility will
give a new significance to our flag.
In this crisis. when the laws OF nature
and God are bling violated by the
atrocities Of the central powers, a
new glory will be added 10 the stars
and stripes. When our strongest and
best blood viii return victorious from
across the sea, for our flag viii re-