Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-23
Jubilee Rally to Celebrate
Passing of Suffrage
Amendment is Held
Here.
FEW MEN PRESENT
Both men and Women Given
Opportunity to
Speak.

never before had opportunity to cele
brate when they gathered at the Cham
Der of Commerce rooms in Il Jubilee
rally to rejoice over the passing of tn
Isuffragage amendment. Although tn
crowd was regrettably small and thu
male voters far in the minority, on
was impressed with the earnestness O
purpose expressed by the women in &C
cepting their new responsibility.
Mrs. I. i. rLarrabee, chairman Of thu
Hamilton County League of Womel
Voters, presided at the meeting anl
called upon various ones for talks. Mrs
Larrabee spoke few words of appre
ciatioin for the work of Susan i. Anth
ony, DR.. Anna Howard Shaw and the
other noble women who first began the
active fight for women suffrage. "Tt
them" she declared 1--WE must not fai
to do honor in this, our initial celebra
ton"
Welcome From the Church.
The Rev. Harry Shook in his adj
dress, brought to the women welcome
from the church in this time of appre
citation, "a time of appreciation be.
cause the women have been recognized
as co-workers with the men in govern,
mental problems"
I'VE are ashamed that it has taken
so long" he continued, but justice
will triumph, and no organization is
more interested in the triumph of
justice than the christian church. and
I want to bring that message of greet
| ing from the church because we believe
that the church, in it's highest interpre-
tation, stands for human principles, the
Repression of the individual and the
realization Of the highest purpose Of
every human soul"
A brief resume of the fight for suf-
frage since 1913 was given by Miss
Bess Lyons who has been one of the
most sincere workers for suffrage in
Hamilton county. Only after review
ing the long years spent in securing the
vote can appreciate how difficult
the struggle has been and how costly it
has BEEN" she declared, but men also
struggled through many years before
Al, al, ho vt
always voted, and even in the early
history of our own country men were
not permitted to vote unless they were
the owners of one hundred acres of
wild land, or fifty acres of titled land
or house within the city; and this
house must even be twenty-four feet
wide or they were not allowed to cast
vote"
Miss Lyons also read letter writ
ten by Lady Atsor, first woman member
of the English parliament to the men OF
the southern states, her former home,
urging them TO give women the vote.
IElpFOiuItu TALKS.
Everyone present was given an OPP
pOrtllnity to speak and DR.. J. l.. Pep
pers gave an unusually splendid talk.
He reminded the women of their added
responsibility, which developed upon
them, no only teh duty of voting them
selves, but Of educating the younger
women ito vote us well as to dance"
Mrs. ]. Il. White. who has also been
one Of the tirelcss workers in the cause,
experienced joy ut being able to par
ticipatc in the celebration which was
both Il elimination and commence
ment"
Since the women have pulled this
added drudgery upon their shoulders,
am willing to rejoice with those who
wanted it and to comfort those who did
not want it, declared w. II. Cook, who,
though childhood companion of Mrs
Carrie Chapman-Catt, admits that she
was never able to convert him to suf-
frage. c. j. Larkin expressed salts
faction that the women had been fully
and Mrs o. J. Henderson
spoke few words in memory OF the
who first began the movement
Mrs Cloe Kellogg-Long of Chicago,
told Of the success with which the wo-
men of that state were casting the bal |
lot, although they have not had full
suffrage. Mrs. J. l.. Kamrar urged the |
not to give credit to either party
for the passing of suffrage was "a tri- !
umph of jutsicc and not of any party"
Neither party wanted u.s. she declar-
ed, but since they are forced to take
us, they stand with open arms to greet
us
Prof. Kelly Talks.
Prof. ID. NJ. Kelly gave the closing adj
lress and recited a clever poem ''tO il
Iustrate how Brother Cook feels
II do not believe the millennium Is