The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-06-17

the meeting Dolng June ~, ~ and
21, at which a number of women
speakers of national reputation will
be heard, as well as some prominent
Montana men, including Associate
Justice w. L.. Hollaway of the Mon
tana supreme court, former Associate
Justice Sidney Sanner and Judge F..
x. Cheadle of Lewistown.
Other speakers will be Mrs. Maud
Wood Park, national chairman of
the league; Mrs. Percy Pennybacker
of Texas, who will discuss child vel
fare work; Mrs. Katherine Waugh
McCulloch, of Chicago, who will con-
slider the unification of laws relating
to women; Mrs. James Paige of Min
neapolis, regional president; and
Mrs. Louis Slade of New York.
o. S. Warden, president of the
Great Falls Commercial club, will
make the address of welcome, and
e. H. Cooney, editor of the Great
Falls Leader, will make an address
also.
Mrs. Edwin L.. Norris, wife of for
mer Governor Governor Norris, is
president of the Montana branch of
the league, and she has sem out the
following letter to several thousand
Montana women, urging them to at
tend the convention:
Dear Madam-The first regional
convention and citizenship school for
the fifth region of the National Lea
que of Women Voters will be held in
Great Falls, Montana, June 49,, in
elusive, 1920.
The convention will open Saturday
morning with an address, by Mrs. Jas.
Paige, director of the fifth region, on
the League of Women Voters, its rea-
son for being and it's aims. This will
be followed by an address by Cover
nor Stewart.
The school for instruction in citi-
zenship will continue Monday and
Tuesday, June 81 and %. We have
the rare distinction of having as in
structors Mrs. Maud Wood park, of
Washington, d. c., chairman of the
national child welfare committee,
Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch, of
Chicago, chairman of laws affecting
women; Mrs. Louis f. Slade, of New
York city, director of second region;
and our own Mrs. James Paige of
Minneapolis. These women will be
assisted by prominent educators and
jurists of Montana, also each of the
six states in the fifth region will be
represented on the program.
There will be a drive around the
city Sunday afternoon and a big
meeting at one of the churches Sun
day night, at which time Mrs. James
Paige will speak on Christian citizen
ship.
Of paramount Importance to Mon
tana women will be the session on
Monday afternoon at which time a
permanent Montana League of Wom-
Voters will be formed. A banquet
to all delegates present will be given {
Monday night.
You are cordially invited to at
tend this convention and school, and
sending in your name to Mrs.
r. r. Brown, chairman of housing :
committee, Great Falls, a reservation :
will be made for you. All women l
to the convention and regis {
will be considered delegates =
and Montana women will have voting I
privileges at the state organization :
session. 1t is very necessary that
every part of our region be represent \
I'd.
AS it is not possible to reach every
Individual in your community by let
.er we urge you to give as much pub
lefty to this meeting as you possibly
IAN so that any oma who is suf-
iciently interested may avail her.
elf of this opportunity of attending
school of instruction in citizenship
lnder the direction of women of ma
ional reputation and prominent
dontana men. We are looking for
yard to the pleasure of having you
With us.
Very cordially yours,
(Mrs. E. Id Betty Wilkins Norris.
Following are the planks which
ave been submitted by the national
eague to the platform committees
f the various political parties:
1. Child welfare. Realizing that
he hope of the nation lies in the
hildren of today, the citizens of to-
borrow, we pledge ourselves to sup
ort:
Adequate appropriation for the
hildren's bureau.
The prohibition of the child labor
the nation.
The protection of infant life by a
ederal program for maternity and
care.
2. Education. We recognize that
ne appalling percentage of illiteracy
mong both native and foreign born
/ the United States is a blot upon
UT civilization; the lack of under
landing of the essentials of good
overnment, a to our future.
7e, therefore, advocate:
A federal department of educa-
on;
Federal aid where necessary for
le removal of illiteracy and for the
crease of. teachers salaries;
Instructions in the duties and
eals of citizenship for the youth
our land and the newcomer toI
IT shores.
8. The home and high prices. AS =
of increasing the efficiency
the home and reducing the cost en-
living we favor: de
Increased federal support for vo- Co
tional training in home economics; he
Such federal regulation and SUI an
of the marketing and dis is