El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

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( women should rule because she had
the precedence Of the inspiration OF
the soul Asia Hansten was another
! pioneer suffraget who viii always
live in the history Of Norway. She
! made a speech in a public park ana
Z was pelted with rotten eggs. She
! stepped off the platform and used
her whip with manly fOrtitude.
IN 1905. the women. although dis
| qualified from expressing their opin-
ion. took informal ballot on the ques-
! ton Of dissolution Of Norway and
/ Sweden. and submitted il TO parlia-
I ment; 100000 women against 400. COO
men declared themselves for national
. ! independence
Many Hold office.
IN 1901 municipal franchise was
! granted to women. who paid taxes
I on incomes amounting to 800.
! Norwegian women are today elig-
/ ible TO parliament and TO all other
: elective offices. A vast number Of
I women have been elected 10 city and
! county offices.
! The possession OF political power
] by women has already noticeably in
] creased the amount OF consideration
/ given by the government TO the well
I fare Of women and children"
Mrs. Frank p Jones toasted Eng
! land in rhyme; Mrs. William Wallace
! toasted Ireland.
Iceland n Pioneer.
-Thirty-seven years ago" said Mrs.
Minnie T. Won Rhein in her toast 10
Iceland, when most OF us were ba-
bies, the suffrage question started in
Iceland. hv women irving to meet the
problems that presented themselves 10
the people Of Iceland and the keynote
was struck when one of the principal
cities had municipal control of its gas
plant This was due to the efforts Of
( the women, although in far away El
Faso the women had not heard OF this
circumstance, which occurred in 1912
and resulted in 1914 in giving them
full suffrage.
The housewives Of Fl Paso. when
they learned that the gas rates might
be increased, appointed a committee
TO represent them before the city
council which succeeded in influenc-
ing the council 10 refuse 10 allow the
increase 1t shows that the women OF
the world are OF the same mind and
that suffrage Will be granted them" Z
Responding 70 the toast to the Isle
Of Man, Mrs C. J. OXley said that the
property owning women Of that island
were granted parliamentary suffrage
IN full in 1881 and that all taNuavfne
women were granted suffrage in 1892. 7
Canada Land OF Families.
Mrs R ". Sanders, tOastinC the
Dominion of Canada, said
canada is country untouched by
race suicide. large families Of from 7 .
TO 20 children being the rule rather (.
than the exception Nevertheless ]
Canada has given her women whole
suffrage, but no one has heard any
thing about mother neglecting the
home, while she casts her ballot. the
= 70 20 children manage TO DO the
work while mother is at the polls
II is an interesting fact that judges
are appointed for life in Canada and .
no judge has ever been impeached
since the federation.
we are indebted to Canada for the
example OF the northwest police. a I
body of zoo heroic riders Of the plain +
whose exploits fire the Imagination"
Russia, Australia, Finland.
Mrs Julia A. sharp. in her toast 10 I
Russia, gave a short historical sketch 4
Of wOman's progress there: told Of the \
present condition and predicted an 4
ultimate state OF quiet and plenty for
which the women Of that country +
would deserve the greatest credit for T
their part IN the accomplishment i
Ars- Horace A. Lay toasted Austria +
la, where woman has had a vote for
the past Il years.
Mrs. Charles Kircher, when toasting
FINLAND, gave the historical develop
ment Of the country and told Of wom- j
an suffrage there. and finished with
50 here's 10 Finland. the first nation +
IN the world 20 give fun parliamentary
suffrage TO women"
Mrs r J. TiEhe's toast TO Scotland +
reviewed the greatest characters or l.
that country and finished with, Scot
land. land Of heroes. Of poets. Of writ
ers and OF fighters" 4
Texas is Praised.
Following the toasts TO the coun- T.
tries Of the world that already have
partial or complete woman suffrage :
was toast to Texas by Miss a Louise
DIETRICH, who said TO Texas. the
first southern state to grant her won
en- primary suffrage Let it be hoped
that she VIII be the first TO grant
them full suffrage and may it come on
the 2fth Of May" Z
AIRS. o. A Critchett toasted AIRS.
Minnie Fischer Cunningham. president
Of the Equal Franchise league OF I
Texas.
AIRS. Robert Townsend gave a toast
10 American WOmanhood in which she I
pictured our women in the various I
walks OF life. including the Red Cross \
nurse IN France. the war worker. the :
taxpayer who gets only half value for
her S1-l5 in Texas. the canteen worker. =
the parent teacher and the mother Of
the past. the present and the future +
generations. (
The Indians Toasted. =
Mrs 7. A. Potter gave her toast TO
Alaska, in behalf OF the natives Of q
that territory and in behalf Of the
women who accompanied the men over {
the Chilcoot and mp TO Yukon in quest
Of gold and lent their aid towards
providing the most comforts possible Z
1n the weary journey. Z
Mrs. Charles DeGroff. first presi-i ,
lent Of the FL Paso Equal Franchise
league, gave the last toast OF the day /
10 the organization which was cele-
orating its anniversary.
After the luncheon the installation
alton Of officers for the year 1919.
Mrs Dorothy Dana Of San Fran |
sisco. was one OF the guests present.
Mrs Dana has come TO FL Paso TO 20 I
nto the automobile business. She is s
1ne OF the few women in this bust
ness. Z
Officers Installed. q
After the luncheon the installation p
IF officers took place.
The following officers were I'M
tailed; Mrs. O. a. Critchett. presf- p
lent, elected for the third successive Z
ERIN; Mrs. Horace A. Lay. first vice Z
president; Mrs. L J. Bush, second vice :
president; Mrs. Robert Townsend. rel !
ording secretary; Mrs Z. II. Yale, cor
secretary; Mrs. H. P. Cor
11H fH1H flllH1rHTTHTlHi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS T.