Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-15
WOMEN SIT WITH
PARTY LEADERS
Leaders i'll Feminine Movement
From All Sections Meet With Ma
tional Democratic Committee.

An interesting group of women gather
ed in Washington a few days ago for the
meeting of the Democratic National
COMMITTEES, which covered n rather wide
range both geographically and political
ly.
There was Mrr George Bass from
Chicago M shrewd a politician as any
IN the committee good looking, well
hammered, quite able 10 meet the society
woman on her own ground and disnrn her
suspicions and win her 10 tby' cause. And
there war Patti Ruffner jacobs Of Ala
bama, trying and pretty well succeed
ing 10 efface the memory of Under
woods constant hostility to the suffrage
amendment and to make people believe
that he did not fairly represent the STATE,
and Caroline Rliutr Reca 81 Connecticut,
= well known educator and typical public
spirited New Fnglander, and Mrs. Percy
Pcnnypacker of Texas, who served for
several yearq as chairman Of thn National
Federation Of Womens Clula IN the
District Of Columbia. and Mrs John Shcr-
win Croshv Of Now York, md NlEs
Charl O Williams of Tenuersee, and Mira
y A. McIolgal of Oklahoma pioneer
club woman in her part Of the world, and
drp Peter OIescn of Minnesota who waB
the one woman listed among the speakers
of Ito evening. and perhaps = score or 80
more. all 0f them women nf tuficnoc ~
their communities. and most Of them
known rather beyond the limits ot their
own States ~ llve wires women who do
things
II was rather thrilling 10 thoac who have
watched suffrage right lis fight Tor the last
ten or fifteen years grin bit here, lose -
again there. and then corne back and gain
\ lttie nore and finally RI ovrr thr t0r 50
far NJ Washingft n IS concerned MANY of
the snne vorpcp rho are now sitting with
the leaders Of democracy. and ~ The co'n-
ell hoard ri thc Republican National
Committee too for that matter. wrrc lead-
ern of thnt apparently forlorn hope fnr
their amendment N the old day.
And by tic way, one of the Noun
tam LIONS roars waa directed - the
governors md legislatures ~ those states
that havs nof vet ratified the suffrage
amendment Mr. Rryan carne olit Fat
footed on that subject, saying
] hope that All the leglslat'rcr that
are now meeting will deal Immediately
with The snffrag' amendment 50 that the
amendment will 10 ratited ~ ti'ne 20
give women voice m tho nominations aE
Wcii as IN he elections | am eFIerialiy
AffXl1tH fttA3 fFg ! AtfE1fF'FAtkG fNiAFN AlihlA
act promptly and favorably First in
order that tho 1cmncratic party may -
abb 10 make successful appeal ~ women
voters. and. secondly becat'se we need
the conRctencc ~ women 70 sid the moral
catsea ~ winch Dernocracy Is pledged
Il take II for granted that special 4cs-
sions will Is called IN Stats fhaf do not
have regilar session Foou No tirpe
ought 70 b. lost in settling this question ot
suffrage
Though thst Iackson Dav dinner VAS
unTaetionahiy he biggest iinner of the
week or Of the year Il Was not the Only
one not by = long shot For behold,
with the dawning * the new year, when
the Official SEASON should normally he on.
1t apparently il On With the return II
the MarshalIs came . perfect avalanche
Of dinners, beginning with a particularly
brilliant one which Mrs Thomas r
Walsh gnve for the Vice-President and
Mrs Marshall Tfessdav night There
were about 50 guest seated around little
tables. and afr dinner more grses,s
came in for wonderful musicale