The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

 think I have been connected with enough war activities to know when they are properly organized. The men under Chairman Hary L. Coffin, and led by Field Marshal Frank Rushton, have found their stride in the third Liberty Loan Bond issue, and the women under Mrs. Pattie Ruffner Jacobs and her staff are going strong.
 Now, I got in touch with the way the women were organizing nearly month ago through Mrs. Richard F. Johnston. chairman of the speakers bureau Tor Alabama I was sent out by the food preparedness and market bureau com mittee and was notified that Mrs. Ross of Auburn would join our party at-Ope- lika, which she did and added much to it's popularity in the towns in which we were billed.
 It's some job to organize Birmingham; it's more of a task to organize Jefferson county, but it is a feat to organize the state. Now, this is what the women have done under Mrs. Jacobs. who is a past mistress Cor master) in the art of organ ization. She is one of the few women I know who have the power to speak eIoouently and at the same time grasp details, It's an unusual gift for either man or woman.
 
 I dare gay she could do a bit of polit- cal trading or get bonus for her or ganization in Alabama, for she has chairman in every one of the 6 coun- ties, and through that avenue every dis trict in the county is reached. This she is doing for patriotic purposes to malr. the Liberty Bond effort reach every home in the state. I merely throw it out as a hint that when a suffrage cam paign is put on it will be well for those who do not believe that women should vote to get busy, for they will not be asleep on the job.
 I am sure of one thing-that the women by their organizing ability are giving evidence that they are fully equal to play at the game of practical politics with the men, Whether it appeals to you or not, this war is rapidly bringing women te the front in many lines of endeavor which heretofore have been pre-empted by men. We might as well get ready to re- wise some of our opinions in regard to woman's proper sphere.
 Now I had no idea of getting on the "woman's question" when I sat down to write. I only intended to give my i'm presson cs the work being done by them in placing the third Liberty Loan, and to express my hearty appreciation of the business-like way in which they were doing the work allotted to them by the government, for they have mapped out plan that is most comprehensive in that it will reach into many places where the mons efforts will not be felt.
 Some critic has said that women live in details,'' thereby meaning that they are hnable to carry out a big scheme be- cause they lose their pretty heads in lit tie things. A preacher knows that if it were not for the gleanings of the wom- en that church work would die The secretary of missions depends on the sis- ters to furnish large part of the funds to carry on the work. The Master him. self took note of the widows mite.
 
 The women may be complimented by some large subscriptions, but the worth of their canvass Is going to. be in the large numbers of individual subscribers who will take the $50 bonds. There is many a shop or working girl who will make sacrifices to own one. The com mittee may not get credit for the splen- did record made by the girls in Wool worth's and Kress', or to count the ones bought by the s'hello'' girls. but all tho same, it will be a tribute and . sam- ple of the kind of work they are doins all over the state.
 Sure, went to the "booster's" lunch at the Hillman. I wouldn't have missed it for anything. I had been to the mem 8 lunches at the Tutwiler and I wanted to see if could see any difference in the atmosphere or spirit of the men and the women. Both showed healthy de- gree of patriotism. believe the men make a lot moro fuss than the women. h know Frank Rushton had to use his gavsl much moro freely than did Mfs.