The Washington times., 1920-04-19
SEES MOTHERHOOD
AS RADICAL CURE
D. A. r. Head Declares Ameri-
can Women Can BaIk Menace
OF Anarchy.
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wolves an appreciation OF our national
Institutions which constitutes our
truest wealth and the source OF our
greatest pride. 1t means that one has
come To value free speech AS some
thing far finer than the mere freedom
, 10 say out loud anywhere what one
thinks.
ITO become a true American neces-
ssrily implies ones ability to grasp
the fine value attaching to universal
education furnished by the state and
at the common cost of all citizens.
"Onc's Americanism can be dis
counted To the extent that one sympa-
thi2es with any disposition to tenn
poriZe and moliify the severest pun
ishment Of all the destructive agents
OF agencies which have too long
been harbored under our flag.
Women should Qualify.
"A foreign woman's relation to our
Government is wholly in the hands OF
her male representative. In all jus
ticc, foreign woman ought TO be
able TO qualify for citizenship regard
less of her liege lord and husband.
"Woman's responsibility and oppor-
tunity viii be greatly multiplied when
the ballot IL placed in her hands. IL
is absolutely imperative that foreign
women should be Amcricanized, else
the home influence will be set over
against all the Americanizing innu-
ence OF the public schools.
"Thc Daughters OF the American
Revolution will have increasing op-
portunities in this service. know
OF no other organization 80 well
adapted for this employment. II Is
In nf nj
even the church has such wide and
unquestioned access to all classes and
races"
In conclusion Mrs. Guernsey paid a
high tribute to American womanhoOd.
and the following remark brought
the assemblagc to its feet in mighty
cheer:
eft is a fine thing to be an Amer
lean in these days. 1t is fine thing
TO be an American woman. But it is
the finest thing to be an American
woman engaged in the Americaniza-
tion of all our women
Contest For v. P.'s
Women from nineteen States and
representing some OF the most dis
tinguished families in American his
tory are among the candidates for
office in the ID. A. II.
A lively contest Is expected in the
choice OF vice presidents generals
from which seven are to be chosen
from the following list:
Mrs. Cassius G. Cottle, California; !;
Mrs. James, S. Wood, Georgia: Mrs.
Charles $. whitman, New York: Mrs.
&C. ID. Chenault. Kentucky; Mrs.
Henry McCIeary, Washington; Mrs.
James T. Morris, Minnesota; Mrs. Ed
ward l.. Harris. Ohio; Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook, Pennsylvania: Mrs. AL
bert l.. Calder, Rhode Island: Mrs.
Edward Schoentgen, Iowa; Mrs. Free
man c. Rogers Colorado; Mrs. Single
ton s. Ashenfelter New Mexico; MIS-.
c. w. Richardson, ID. c.
For the first time in the history OF
the organization there is no contest
for president general or any of the
other general offices except the vice
presidencies. The satel, headed by
Mrs. Anne Rogers Minor. of Connec-
ticut, has been accepted by virtually
all of the state delegations, and is
expected to go through without op-
position. The remainder OF the ticket
is as follows:
Chaplain general. Mrs. Selden p.
Spencer. Missouri; recording secretary
general, MIS-. Johh frahcis ia" S'i'
New York: corresponding secretary
general to be announced organiz-
| ing secretary general, Mrs. G. Wal
| lace Hanger, District of Columbia:
registrar general. Mrs. James Spilman
| phillips. West Virginia; treasurer
general. Mrs. Livingston l.. Hunter.
| Pennsylvania; historian general. Miss
Jenn Winslow Coltrane, North Caro-
| lima: reporter general to the Smith
| sonian Institution, Mrs. Joseph X.
ILippencott, New Jersey; librarian