Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-02-06
MRS. OLESON GIVES SIDE LIGHTS
AT JACKSON DAY BAN0UET


Mrs Oleson, who was the only woman
speaker at the Jackson Day banquet
given at WASHINGTON. writes INTEREST interest.
Cloquet Mimi. Jan. 81.
Having just returned from the great
pay banquet f%e
party were assembled, want to; bring
message from that banquet to my
fellow. workers. One thing significant
of the leaders-the democratic party is
the sincere friend Of the common peo-
pie; the democratic party has heart
fare of all the people You women of
Minnesota who are leaders in your
various communities may, be Justly
Prou s Of 1o1 The eGmpany with whom you
One Of the most popular women at
the meeting in. Washington was Mrs
Pelcy PennybafGer OF wa@
| in the General Federation of Women.s
Clubs. She has given Of herself TOR
years in the cause Of Child Welfare and
| toll. She is the national committee
| woman from Texas, and is staunch
and loyal Democrat, be ellie l4s IL. that the
woman. and the ideals for which she
stands as a club woman. will be put
into action through legislation by
Another iliight among the women z,!n fa, at
the banquet was Mary Z; e: Br @d,
tional association. Mrs Bradford is
one of the most popular presidents
that association has ever had: She , has
for child welfare and for better living
conditions for all Americans. she IS
| loyal Democrat, also believing that
her principesf and her en idGnlf fbe as n,a
form Of the Democratic party and in
the workings Of that party,
Mrs. Charles Tiffany: another woman man
Of New York's great suffrage leaders.
| There were several women present who
are president Of girls schoools. the most
Hail. S Greenw ef'ne' conne Sa she
too. believes that the things for which
needs for which she has worked. are
teachings Of the Democratic party. j.,
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, and one of the greatest leaders
in the educational life of America,
come proudly into the ranks Of our pol
for the work at hand.
| Mrs. George Bass, chairman, wOmen's
bureau dGmocfatic natonal ,c committGe
whose attachments we are al! familiar.
Her work in connection with the ma
tional commttse is showing in re rem nsd1id
of her leadership.
One of the marvellous things I saw
in Washington was the way the GOV
ing girls in that city. took supper
at one of the houses which the gov
ernment maintains for it's workers rkfa9t
from soup to dessert. and dou6le
dining room was pretty. the walters
trim and neat; the parlors of the build
ings were large and well furnished;
recreational facilities were all that
could be desired: AS I looked about.
land who had sent their daughters to
work in Washington during the war.
in w" Washington H i' could Sc" see how wei!
those girls are housed today. You will
be interested in knowing that the food
is furnished TO- to the girls at less than
Everywhere, in the hotels. at the
meetings, at the dinner tables, where where
the Democrats Gathsred togfbthee
was nothing but bright hopes for the
polls in 1920. We women were shown
voting privileges with the men; The
democratic party is keeping faith with
the women of the party.
vitat tiS FOR for t the Democratic National
| convention to convene in San FRANCISCO
the first woman ever to invite polit-
ical convention to a city. 1t goes
! without saying that San Francisco won
against the other cities.
I cannot too strongly express upon
| my fellow workers that the women Of
| the national committee were allowed
| to show their influence in every pos
sible way. This would indicate that
| the platform of the Democratic nation
! al convention in 1920 will contain
I planks on the things for which women
Stand in politics: Organization, is the
! thing which will carry good plat
! form to victory.
Wishing you the very best of success
! and hoping; to hear from you individ-
| ually as to the good work you are do
ing in behalf of the party which serves
! America best, I am,
| Cordially yours,
Democratic National CommitteeWoman
for Minnesota.