Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-03-24
9TH DIST. WOMEN
VOTERS LEAGUE
Hold Two-Day Session at WiIEsnar
Big Banquet on Last
Evening

on scheduled time. The had coadi.
ton OF the roads no doubt cur,niled
the expected attendance to some cN.
tent bat (; goodly number Of tue en-
franchiZvd suffrayettcs were on l..nd
FOR this. their first lncctin as al or
Hanization.
Mrs. John Scrrin, rs ci.uirn.2l for
the Seventh District or.uni:vlirn col
icd the meeting to Cl;tcr and t\tn1G-
cd a WclcO'!r to the N>'1 ,ute:. ,Nir;.
(. /. ScOtlcld Of IcL*>n Wn; :. l,.u
temporary secretary and the com.
mlttees were appointed.
Mrs. VIM. r: Coc Of Miunc9 polls
spoke briefly Oh the object and the
need of this women S or&.@n;IutiOn.
Mrs. Andrew l'land OF -,iinnr1rolis,
president OF the state organization
made the address OF the ulterno on
She stated She believed his TO be the
most inpOrtat event il ;i!r his :-y Of
the seventh district. Iii4 b.; jlr-
pose Was 10 unite he >Di.iun On Il
program OF naljca"i,,c ::J>.al ~: H.
ton. She spoke II Icl>Th OF ;N,
great suilrogctle'5 j;iI):Ip' voAl%A':on
held at tnicaGo some time AKA, and
stated thai the .pi:o's:':l::i IS oltt!i .e,
was tWo-IU.d: Tie e,ij:r>.l..!l III ll.o
women Votes. and The working III
welfare LEGISLATION. IN tI.n Inst llrn-
tened WAS Included .ch;:,irr4 5 2.~.-
iure; better conditions IT, v omen III
Industry; TODD stuii ujslY.bu,.o:l ;ld
OF laws v:l:a>t!ng WON. T.
: he stated with rs:3;,rU 10 .,1o,l st ...*
that there nlusl be some, j,,l:5 Wr~.:@.
) hen food. a. has been $h"":n. a., ~
leaving The pro1Ot cI is SA:jpcl t,:.;:
2nd forth nine different ti.siu Nu1c">.
it reaches the consumer.
In the evening. Miss UC';.*l DI2:.d
ed. The prc-ram was devoted to
American Citizens Il!p." 1t cl,":: Ell
with a piano SOLO b. Miss Cora rs
nlundson. Mrs. K%H. I'll s,:ircr ~o:.Gt (:
paper on "Women's ClvD, AMI AMER
termination. The main address II
the evening WAS given by l>ro,. r. H.
l<2reg, OF the l'niEers:1v OF .!:HAv<o-
ia. He outlined tire essentials u CHI
and co,iGcnncd mob lu:y.
that all political ana jrt1u t.
!ial differences can be srttl, Il Dy zee
and open discussion and study OF The
quest ions
Henry &. Young spoke for the An
nrican Legion on the subject "rC?. =
E@V Conrad. aship' and 0:;r!i.cl Wl.1
lie American Le2iOn stood fer.
John Strrin OF ClenWOOu stoke on
"Political p2rtips.'
The Public Schools end Ciit-::=:o:.-
nip WAS the subject OF Slpt. o. y.
, win S REMARKS.
The Friday forenoon session " ::
VI "sided over b. Miss l'ipTnlcr Men,
lhan, Chairman Committees on t'n.ii-
cation OF Jaws OF Minnie SOFA H.: ego
- Women Voters. The HEATH 7 -
;E":nanent organization Vas taken, w..
The following; officers as rucomMCHj-
I'd by the nominating committee were
elected:
Chairman Of Dist. Nr:. John Ser
rim, OF GiclWood: Recording sccrn.
jary, Mrs. {. L. s;cOlivlI ui Etn:Dn,
corresponding sec, Mrs. Petra Sl0c-
aker OF Non1cvid2o; Chairman II
Resolutions, Mrs. Alva Hunt OF hitch
field; Treasurer, Mrs. Russell Spivcr
Of Willmar.
Miss Edith Nelson of Nilimar was
elected chairman Of the kandiyO.li
county organization.
The first speaker was Miss Flor
once Burton OF the Women's Division
State Labor Department. She spoke
on the industrial problem as every
hody's problem. Her points were
state LEGISLATION and policies. the lat
ter to include WOmeHs right to Or
ganize and equal pay for equal work.
She quoted Mrs. Gait. that "womon
must pillow thru the Industrial prob
lens and not around them"
Miss Emily kneubuhl spoke on "the
Program Before Js.' She pointed
out that there will be 4:,v.n>V women
voters in the state, and urged tho
need Of political education. Tho rirtt
to vote has been given tOlnon. Women
must fight tor it. They must decide
what they want for themselves. They
should see that laws are enforced.
Study public demands and think for
themselves.
Judge T. O. Gilbert spoke on the
Health and Safety Of Women ana
Children. explaining laws already on
the statute books and showing how
some could be improved and where
new ones were needed.
The afternoon meeting was devote
20 child welfare and public health
and was presided over BY Mrs. S. H.
Johnson of Appleton.
Mrs. Philip Haley, president Of the
Nandiyohi County Health Associa
tom gave a. report on the local dental
clinic held some time ago. She made
strong appeal to the mothers and
teachers to care for their children S
health to make them strong and heal
thy citizens.
Miss Minnie Patterson. head Of the
visiting nurses department 1T Mime
apolis, ably took the place OF Miss
Margaret Nuckley, who could not be
present. The county or community
nurse. was her theme. S1e >eXplainct
that the course for a county nurse is
separate from that Of the regular pro
fessional course and requires bN
from four to -eight-nroRther st+ldv, i!
addition to the regular course. She
stated that the demand for county
nurses is greater than the department
can fill.
The principle address Of the after
noon was given by William Hodson
director Minnesota Chiidren's Bureau
His talk revealed many things in re
gard to the work being done b. th'
bureau. He said it had been instrr
mental in getting better laws govern
ing the adoption of children; bette
laws for the care of the feeble mind
ed;- for childpn born: out Of wedlock
and for getting higher requirement
and more restrictions for n1aternit,
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