The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-28
WOMEN Be HONOR GUEST
ALL CHICAGO TO WEI COME
C. O. p. DELEGATES
MerSbers Of Fair Sex At Con-
vention Will Have Fine
Time


From Mondays Daily.
Chicago, May 24.-[By The United
Press.l-Social lines will disappear
during the %. P. national convention
here June as far as women dele
gates to the convention are concern
ed, according to plans Of local repub-
lican hostesses who completed their
program Of entertainment for the fem
mime delegates today.
Chicago's smartest women today
were prepared to work alongside
their sisters Of the factories and de-
partment stores in aiding their sex
representatives at the convention in
having a good time.
Homes on the Lake Shore Drive
and the South Shore Country club
will be thrown open to women dele
gates. There is to be no room short
age for the visiting feminine branch
Of the republican party. Snobism Is to
go by the boards as long as the con-
vention lasts.
First Women Attend.
This is the first time in history Of
the republican party-or any other
party-that women have played a d.
rect part in the selection of a party's
presidential candidate. With this in
mind, Republicans are out to capita
lie the fact for all it Is worth and
while delegates are here, they are to
be feted and fused as they never
were before. Front row seats with
their state delegations in the con-
ventton hall have been assigned Co
them to make prominent the part they
are to play. Women's vote Is cut
wide swath in the elections this fall
and all the attention they can give to
women delegates and prominence to
the women's part, politicians figure,
mehas gains in votes.
One hundred women are expected
to participate In the convention, ac-
cordng to Mrs. Mabel Reinecke. ex-
ecutive secretary of the Woman's Di.
vision of the Republican National
Committee. Close to this number have
already been selected and when COM
plete returns are in its is believed the
figure may run higher than q hun
dred.
All Social Honors.
Automobiles, afternoon teas, yacht
ing on Lake Michigan, theatre box
parties, cabaret expeditions. excur-
sionS into country or across the lake
to Michigan summer resorts, and
aeroplane rides will be on the program
Forty eight hostesses, one for the
women delegates from each state,
have been assigned to entertain the
visitors. They will also take care. Of
the women folk Of the men delegates,
Women politicians, supporters cf
presidential candidates, button
holed" several women delegates who
arrived here today to urge them 20
vote for their candidate. Several
score az women political Lobbyists.
win direct their efforts to swing NO.
men delegated votes to their candle
date. during the convention.
Women will be on q par with the
men at the convention" said Mr..
Reinecke. Each state chairman of
the men and women's organizations
is to be provided with one OF the
much coveted tickets. Members Of
the mems and women's national com
mittees all state chairmen OF finance
committees and men and women on
the platform and policies committee
have been provided for on an equal
basis"
Pretty Chicago society debut6ntes
have formed volunteer motor corps
to drive the women visitors around
town.