The Washington herald., 1920-09-27

With the appointment of Miss Ma
| bel T. Boardman as Commissioner
! OF the District-one of the most re-
sponsible positions yet rendered a
woman-and the recent naming of
other leaders of the faminist move
ment to high places in municipal
and Federal affairs, suffrage leaders
yesterday called attention to the
fact that many of these were only a
few years ago none too popular
with most Washingtonians or the
public.
Interesting stories are being told
Of how some of those who only yes
terday were subjected to the sever
est criticism have risen. almost
Overnight, to commanding places in
our national life.
The militant suffragi never en-
joYed the favor of society folk Of
Washington. Especially were they
disliked in the Chevy Chase Club.
Wsshington's most exclusive coun-
try club, in the early days.
! One Notable Exception.
One leading member of the club,
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker. was always
ready to defend them from the fire.
quent criticisms, however. And 1t
was but natural that she should be
/ Ira orffua1Ny fntn
fight. For several years now she
has been chief organizer of the or
ganization. In this capacity she
has attended many national conven-
tions and been jailed several times.
AS a result Other wonderful work,
since the adoption of the amend
ment, she has been offered high
/ salaried positions both by the DEM
ocratic and Republican parties.
| Mrs. Baker is the wife of a promi-
nent Washington physician. She
has three sons.
Betty Gramm-another of that
"scrappy bunch" with headquarters
ION Jackson place-who. incidentally,
/ is quite easy to look at,--got into
! suffrage work in an odd way.
Summoned by Sister.
| Betty was studying music in New
| York. preparatory to going on the
! stage, when her sister Alice
already a full-fedged suffragisr-
| wired Betty as follows:
Betty, dear. you just have to
! come down here and get into this
suffrage work. We need you"
So Betty threw her stage work
right out through the wings and
hoped a train for Washington.
sac has been here ever since. Now
that suffrage is won, she is going
( back to the stage.
Anita Pollitzer. one Of the leading
social lights of Charleston, who was
one of the pioneer suffrage organ
izers of South Carolina. is another
girl who surprised even herself
when she Joined with Miss Alice
just "stopped Over" Here.
Anita had started to enter a school
| in New York. On the way up from
| Carolina she stopped in Washington
and met Miss Paul.
Would you like to do something
| for us?" Miss Paul asked after a
half-day's talk on suffrage.
'Of course" answered Anita,
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carry a banner or distribute hand
bills.
/ Very WELL" answered Miss Paul,
go to Pittsburgh and help carry
( on the fight there"
Anita gasped. But she has never
| reached the school in Kew York.
The "MilIionairc Waitress.-
Maud Younger, the millionaire
waitress" came naturally to suf-
frage.
Miss Younger is of a wealthy San
Francisco family. On her way to a
vacation in Europe one year, she
stopped in New York, became in
terested in settlement work and
abandoned her plans for going
abroad. She Joined a Mattresses
union and served in this capacity
while studying in the College Set
tlement in New York.
When she returned to San Fran
cisco later Miss Younger ask ed mem
bership in the union there. Event
ually. it leaked out that she was
the owner of the building in which
was housed the restaurant of her
employer. She later became presi-
dent of the mattresses union of
San Francisco.
Her interest in settlement work
naturally led her into suffrage. Af-
ter campaigning in several States
for the Woman's party, Miss Younger
became chief lobbyist of the party
and in this capacity has card-in-
dexed all of the members of both
houses of Congress with their views
on almost everything worth know
ing.
Sue White, who halls from Ten
nessee, has not been a member of
staff for long. but she has made for
herself an enviable reputation as a
worker.