The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-02-26
WOMEN SEEKING
Information At
VOTERS LEAGUE
Mrs, PrcntiSS Price, Club
Woman, Joins Today,

"Ihcrc !, I'M, 10 be said ah1u, the
women ~ Oklahoma Cily" said u !
Johnston. 0i the Voters League, this
morning that when they once as
suuc a duty, when they learn that the
community is looking TO them 10 per
form N big way. they get under way
and develop more momentum IN a
shorter time than men ever have done.
tcicr now TO tic growing interest II
the coming primaries"
Voters League headquarters is the
mecca of information seekers Ac.
c1rlrg 90 A. t. CDDcI Munroney,
manager callers At league hcadqulr.
ter, do not waste much time discuss
ing whether they want ~ Join the
movement. THEY have made up their
minds before they conc.
"llt they do keep II, busy giving
ont information about how to register
flr the primaries. how ~ vote and
al about election machinery Md
that is what lcarrc headquarters IS
Tor" ,ay, M5nromy
MIS-. PTice SPEAKS.
"My work IN Liberty loan drives
alongside OF women who have had
Household cares and other duties 10
carry. together with the duty Of par
tieipltion IN war activities. has con
WINGED me that the Oklahoma City
woman will know how 10 u'e the bal
lot" said Mr., Prenti8 Price of l2lS
Clas,en boulevard. this morning. 1T
will not take much time TO vote. All
that am afraid Of is that not all ot
u{ will register We should do So,
| think. To vote is as much our duty
a, il was duty 20 kni, sweaters, roll
bandagc, and secure subscriptions
during the war. We women know ~
a pcheral way about elections now
we must seek specific knowledge about
how they arc conducted J joined the
Voters League this morning because
! want TO learn everything that can
be learned abou, The coming primaries,
who are men best qualified for Of
flee. how we can aid IN electing such
candidates. and how we can develop
leadership among ourselves. 4 leader
ship that will not dctrac, from won
AMY dignity nor ,fe'pas upon house
hold duties
81 think the league method OF get
ting a, specific facts about the city
election is a good one. For myself !
expec, to get from the league unbiased
opinion and data that will help me
decide in my own mind positively tina,
when vote | shall know for whom
and wha, I'm voting"
Women On School Board
According 10 Mrs Price, whose pub
lie work has been mostly IN oonnec
ton with the four Liberty loan cam
paign, here. the vital issue for women
voters to consider now is the selection
o. iit mcr and women for the school
board school director, ought to be
the biggest and btainict men and
women VIC have" she said today. !
realize that TO ask busy men and
women To sacrifice time and energy
10 school matters is asking a whole
lot; and perhaps there are some VINO
would have to sacrifice too heavily
Nevertheless, | believe the sacrifice
i, due the community. | am hopeful
iha, women will come out for nomina-
,ion 70 the school board, no, partcu-
lafly because | am suiiragl't, but
because think women should share
the responsibility Of holding offices
,ha, they can fill, as well as TO Shou',
der the lesser duty OF voting Tee,
that | am making my beginning at
sacrifice in permitting this public
statement OF my sentiments, which !
am doing because the Voters League
h,, told me i, is duty; that purity
in polite, makes it necessary that we
all discuss issues and men and crises
ooenly and IN sincerity