Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-17
WOMEN ORATORS
ARE IN DEMAND
More Places Want Speakers
Than Bureau Can Supply.

The Democratic Women's Spea kers' Blu
reau is doing a rushing business, with
twice as many places clamoring for
speakers as there are feminine orators
to I'LL the dates.
Enthusiasts Democrats get quite In
lignant when Informed that all the
women speakers are engaged and the
nearest open date is something Hike a
couple of weeks away.
"But, we are going TO have meeting
tomorrow" trilled g feminine voice over
the wire from somewhere down State to
Bert Hendren of the speakers bureau.
.No, l can't see how I can do any
thing, we are worked to death with
speaking engagements, can't you get a
local speaker" he asked
Just GOT TO
SEND SOMEBODY
mo, you just got 10 send somebody
down here, because We have to have one"
returned the Democrat with her grand
mothers reasoning logic and a rising
infection OF indignation.
Well, listen here" said Mr.. Hendren,
I'VE absolutely haven't got a sign of
speaker in this vicinity, and all our
women are doing twice as much as
they should"
-Uh. very well, II you won't" re-
turned the politician.
1T isn't won't, but but the re-
ceiTer had been slammed down.
That's the way It Is all the time"
sighed Afr. Hendren I'VE just can't get
enough women slated and calls for
spakers are coming in all the time that
we can't possibly I'LL"
Among the women who are doing in
tensive work throughout the State are,
Miss Julia f. Landers, national commit
teewomen and State chairman Of the
womens speakers bureaus; Mrs. Alice
Foster MCCULLOUGH, wOmens State chair
man; Mrs HOrtense1 Tapp Moore, Mrs.
Olive Belden Lewis, Mrs. Grace Julian
Clarke, Mrs John Downing Johnson
and Mrs. winheId Scott johnson.
SCHEDULE OF
SPEAKING DATES.
A number of new speaking dates for
the women have been scheduled.
Miss Landers VIII speak at Monon on
the afternoon Of Sept. 81.
Mrs. McCunoch will make a tour on
Sept. % and % of Madison. Blackford.
Wells, Jay and Adams counties with
Thomas Taggsrt, Democratic candidate
for United States Senator
Mrs. Izetta Jewel Brown win speak at
Rushville Sept. p, at Richmond Sept. Is;
Eoblesville, Sept. 2s; Knox and Plym-
'outh, afternoon and night, on Sept. 80;
Rochester and Wabash. afternoon and
night, Oct. /, and Logansport, Oct. .
Mrs. Borden Hartman Of Washington,
formerly chairman Of the United States
Industrial board, and present national
chairman OF the League of Nations Club
and the Cox Roosevelt Club, viii make
three-da engagement for Indiana early
in October.
Mrs. Olive Beldon Lewis addresses a
fCox-Roosevelt Club meeting at Evans
vile tonight.
This is the first meeting in southern
Indiana conducted entirely by women.
No men viii participate, the meeting
being presided over by Miss Betty Saun-
iders vice president Of the club.
Mrs George Baker, president Of the In
dianapolis League of Women Voters. viii
give a short address on The Woman in
Politics"
WILL MAKE TOUR
OF CAss COUNTY.
Miss Landsrs and Mrs. John Downing
Johnson will make a tour Of Cass County
Saturday, being accompanied by Mrs.
Troy Babboek, chairman Of the women 3
speakers bureau Of that county. and a
number OF Cass County Democrats.
The tour viii close with q big Demo-
cratic rally at Logansport at night when
and Miss Landers will make addresses
A tour Of La Porte County by Thomas
Taggart and Carleton B. AIcCulioch will
be made next Tuesday.
Mrs. Grace Carpenter of Elkhart, dis
trtct chairman, and Miss Dorothy Oar
row, organization chairman of Laporte
County, are expected to accompany the
men
The itinerary will include westville
Lacrosse, NIL Greek, Rolling Prairie
Union Mills and Hanna. ending with a
big night meeting at Laporte.
Mrs. Ida McGfone Gibson addresses a
democratic rally Of Wells County at
Button tonight with Charles J. Orbi-
son.
Mrs Gibson, who was in France for a
number of months doing Red Cross work
and who has been a newspaper writer
Is making the League Of Nations the
main topic Of her political addresses