Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-23
DEMOCRATIC
WOMEN BEGIN
CAMPAIGNING
National Committee Woman
Opens Drive at Evansville
Wednesday.
MANY SPEAKING DATES

The speech of Miss Charl Williams,
national committeewoman and first vice
chairman of the democratic national COM
mittee, at Evansville next Wednesday
evening, and the all-day "old time" rally
at Princeton on the same day may be
considered the actual beginning of the
women's campaign in Indiana.
Organization workers are expressing
much qualification regarding the response
of the women, saying that the interest
shown in politics is very much greater
than could be expected this early.
The speech at Evansville promises to
be a big affair among the democratic
women.
Miss williams, who is democratic ma
tional committeewomen from Tennessee,
mas the distinction of being the first
woman to hold the position Of first vice
chairman of the national committee,
which appointment she received at the
national committee meeting at Column
bus. Ohio, June 20.
She organized and directed the com
mittee Of women which was instrumental
in obtaining the ratification of the suf-
islature last week.
Landers, addressed the resolutions COM
mittee at the democratic national con-
vention on the plank for the educa-
tional plans in the platform of the demo-
cratic party, is considered a forceful and
convincing speaker.
She is superintendent of the public
schools of Memphis county, Tenn, and
has been one Of the pioneer suffrage
leaders in the southern states.
Other democratic women scheduled to
speak during the week are Mrs. Alice
Foster McCulloch, state chairman Of
women; Miss Julia Landers, national
committeewonan; Mrs. Mamie KOerner,
Mrs. Hortense Tspp Moore, Mrs. Grace
Julian Clarke and Mrs. Cora Stephenson.
This evening Miss Landers will ad-
dress a group of women at branch No.
of the Indianapolis public library.
Tomorrow Mrs. McCulloch and Miss
Landers will speak at Washington.
Miss Landers will give an address at
the aH-day rally at Princeton on
Wednesday, and in the evening she will
introduce Miss Williams at Evansville.
On Aug. p Miss Landers VIII speak
at Shelbyville, and on the same day Mrs.
Moore of Rockville and Mrs. koerner
of Jasper will make a number of short
addresses in a tour over the country.
Henry n. Spann and Miss Landers will
make speeches at a meeting at Lebanon
Aug Is
On the same evening a big democratic
banquet at Danvilie viii close the
speeches of the week, with Mrs. Cora
Stephenson making an address
Here in Marion county Mrs. Martha
Yoh Marson, democratic womens organi-
zation chairman, will hold two organi-
cation meetings during the week.
Tuesday afternoon she will talk to the
women of the Fourteenth wRxd at the
home of Heydon Buchanan, at Resener
and Morris streets, and on Wednesday
afternoon she will address the women
of Warren township at the Jefferson club
at Ritter and Washington streets.
During the last week a number of
speeches were made by the democratic
women.
Mrs. Ida McClone Gibson, a newspaper
writer from Washington, D. c.. and Miss
LADDERS spoke at South Bend Thursday
evening, and Miss Landers spoke at At
tica before the chautauqua Friday after
noon, and at a democratic organization
meeting at Msrtinsville Saturday night.
IN ADDRESS AT
CHAUTAUQUA.
man of the Seventh district for the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, spoke at a
chautauqua meeting at Centerville Sat
urday afternoon, and at the same time
Mrs. Hortense Tapp Moore addressed the
democratic picnic Of Carroll county held
at Delphi.
Three addresses were made by Mrs.
Grace Julian Clerke during the week,
at Fowler. Raub and Oxford.
Miss Margaret Paddock of Greenwood
chairman of the Fourth district made .
tour of that district last week, hold
ing two meetings a day.
The organization in these districts is
fine" reports Miss Paddock, land the
cnthusiasmm is running high
She visited towns in Jackson, Jen-
nings and Brown counties.
Mrs. James Riggs of Sullivan has
been elected chairman of the Second dis
trict to fill the vacancy made by the