Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-15
INTEREST TO WOMEN
Suffrage Gains
Some New Ground

Within three months presidential
suffrageshas been granted to the
ss,sxWomen of six states. This includes
~ Missouri. where the presidential suf-
e1lfrage bill has passed the senate, has a
E.pledged majority in the house, and is
~!llspohsored by the governor. n Will
ENNsherefore undoubtedly sign 1t. Vic
cM9ory in Missouri means there is no
s state west of the Mississippi without
eesome form of woman suffrage. The
4 T 6states included in the list-Vermont,
feWisconsin, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota
Afand Acknowledgement the west, the
stsouth and New England.
al The addition of these six states
cSbri1lEs the number in which women
behave presidential suffrage up to ten,
and gives states in which women vote
tkthe control of over one-half OF the
m%electoral college. With full suffrage
tein fifteen states. and primary suffrage
plni Texas and Arkansas. where it is
pequal in all practical respects to full
d~lsuffrage, the voting states control also
over half of the senate, practically
inhalf of the house, and almost half the
Nvotes, in the party conventions. THE
pfact that it is unjust, while wofhen
Mvote in so large a portion of the coun-
d,try. to deprive other sections of the
rpropheSied will be one of the strong
vest arguments III bringing about the
yearly passage. of the federal amend
Sment in the extra session of congress.
Suffrage leaders claim that when
1.-THE amendment comes to vote. it will
receive a large majority in the lower
house and will pass the senate with
~e!several votes to spare. No polls are
!nbeingt announced, but it is stated by
1.-THE National Woman's party hat as
~psurances of the support of the
eamendnlert have been received from
cmore than two-thirds of the newly
REELECTED members of the house of rep
uresentatives. and that several mem-
s1 0vc HryH 49, y~t ~c1 ~n;.1 1 ,~~l
nment in 1918 ave announced a
achange of position due to passage of
ssuch measures as presidential suf-
ufrage in their own states.
] Women are now pointing to the
nfact, that. under the ruling Of the
League of nations commission, women
Emay hold any Office in the league of
rnations, and hat American women so
thong as they are without suffrage in
1their own country arc at a disad-
rvantage compared with the women of
yvoting nations. Nineteen governments
have enfranchised all their women
Ysince American women began their
struggle, state by state, in 1869;
freedom to women during the last
lyear.
The Young Peoples society of the
Bethel Lutheran church will meet
this evening in the church parlors at s
o'clock. Misses Regina Sandan and
Bella Bye w prepared an interest
ing program Inc hostesses for the
social hour are Betsy Braaten and
Nellie Vining. The program will in
clude:
Devotionals-Mr. Gilseth.
Reading of Minutes-Gina Systad.
Selection-Ladies' Quartette.
Address-My. Reisem.
Address-Mr. Aandahl.
Duet-Misses Sorenson and Osby.
Reading-Hannah Mofk
Closing Prayer-Alfred Bridston.
A cordial welcome is extended tc
all. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Grimm and son
Donald Of Bemidji, who have beer
guests at the home of NJ. F. Murphy
4 Reeves avenue. will leave "Wednesday
Il morning for. their home in Bemidji. !
4 i X
Mrs. Fife v. Lair of Bismarck
grand worthy matron Of O., E. S., lief
this morning for Fargo, where sh,
will preside at the annual school o
instruction to be held in Fargo Wed
nesdey. Mrs. Lair has been the cues
of Mrs c. e. Warriner. 323 Soutl
Fourth street, for several days.
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