The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
Odds And Ends
Miscellaneous Items Developed Into Human
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Mrs. c. C. Gait, Suffrage Leader


Mrs c. c. Gait Suffrage Leader
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait probably the dominating figure of
the suffrage convention Chicago After convention,
of the finished
organized League of Women Voters will carry
After having chairman League
Voters Mrs. Gait renquhed control of the sufags
country her resignation take effect the suffrage
of which she president dsoves ratification the amendment
Mrs. Maud Wood Park of Boston, congressional chairman who
obbed the amendment through the and house representatives.
chairman of the league Mrs Gait honary
organization George
ST. chairman; Mrs. Richard Edwards Indiana
treasurer Mrs Scion Jacobs of Alabama secretary They will be
assisted by regional directors.
E. T. Meredith Succeeds Houston
Edwin T. Meredith of Des None Iowa, has become member of
Wilson cabinet succeeding David Houston secretary agcu
Mr. Houston of the replacing
Carter Glass who took his the fill the ueped
of the late Senator Martin of Virginia
These changes leave only of the original members of President
Wilson's official family and of these Franklin Lane,
the department. has announced that he will retire life
Secretary the Navy Daniels General Bue
and Mr.. Houston.
Meredith agricultural department head the editor
Successful Farming president of the Associated Advertising Clubs
of the World He also director of the Chicago Federal Reserve bank
and of the profits advisers the department
of mddemen eliminate useless employees and
encourage their the farms help production of food
That brought the capital by the
culture.
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Stephen T. Maher director of the park service has been
awarded life membership the National Geographical society
milton his for the increase and diffusion of geographic
knowledge His consists upbudng the national park
stimulating natural beauties wonders and
making these public Fairgrounds popular with the people
When Secretary Lane of the office
1913 he made Mr. Mather the secretary him
general charge the national parks When the national park service
established 1917 Mr. Mher made director Since 1913 the
park system grown Is parks TO- and the
has increased from Isl, 703 to 1885, 25.
Personal
has expended 100000 of his pocket park
Mr. Mathers wealth from borax He maintains his Chicago
home and Office but in Washington the national parks practically
all the time.
When Speaker Reed Shook Congress
speaker Joe here quoted article taken
Hapers magazine March, There many udcos pre-
during contest when Reed counted quorum but the
urque Representative Bynum
of Indiana and Representative Martin of Texas 1t Mr. Martins
first and said that he tried blow the gas when he first
landed Washington He fontman; had been the Con-
fede and what used call rough ahler whom
language only the preliminary notice of what would follow
and he could how could such language
of his colleagues used that without fighting When the
day lbuse approval of the Journal, Bynm rushed
down the aisle and directly front of the Speakers DESK began
be Reed Martin danger and followed him. Bynum denounced
ran of the throne
repeated Bynum called Reed Martin
pushed his foot the and hurled the
language the the Speakers chair Bynum accused Reed
paing fraud the American people, and Martin repeated the
phrases in his vehement
The members both sides beginning laugh the
Domos Bynum his echo but he had
which had planned which all his speech led
he soemny dramatically shouted Now, Mr. Speaker
coed this the language of the immortal Emmett
pose dispute every inch of ground burn blade of and the
last trenchmen liberty shall be graves Martin his
hands, steps, and yeed Do hear
sir? Well fight o the DEATH"
The speaker appeared placid in He looked
down the though they performing comedy
entertainment the Texan. He glared
the Speaker turned and grabbed Bynum by the
WITH Oh he won't gh Come on and he literally dragged the dap
back Democratic side of the Chamber while the
of both laughed and shouted and cheered the old
thought all this defiant language only the preliminary fight