The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-19
REPUBLICAN WOMEN
BUSY ORGANIZING
Mrs. Paul J. Kruesi, of Third
District Committee, Says
Women Will Participate.

Mrs. Paul ]. Kruesi, OF Chatta-
nooga, members OF the republican
woman's advisory state committee
for the Third congressional district
states that representative women
| from every county in the state are
expected here to attend the repub-
lican convention April 14-15. Also
that together with the other district
representative, Miss Annie Haskew
of South Pittsburg. she has quietly
been conducting campaign, mainly
by correspondence, for some time to
get the women organized for work
and that a chairman has been ap-
pointed from about every county in
the district.
Mrs. Kruesi says that II is tins
for the women TO begin to declare
their party principles. and she be-
lieves that the women who feel that
a democratic president IL necessary
next year ought not to lose any time
in getting busy. She has made a
number of nonpartisan talks in the
interest OF arousing the women to
their political duties. but now she
believes to be the time for party or
ganization.
The Nashville republican women
have organized and are prepared to
carry on a statewide campaign, as
shown by the following article in the
Tennessean:
Mrs. James s. Beasley, chairman Of
the republican women's state executive
committee, opened headquarters for the
committee In room 434 OF the Stahlman
building Wednesday, and prepared to
carry on q statewide campaign among
the women republican voters, for the
republican nominees at the coming
elections.
A committee OF two women from each
congressional district has been an
nounced. Also the coming announce
ment OF council of 100 representa-
tive women from every county OF the
state will DO made soon.
Aiding Mrs. Beasley in launching the
work ID Miss Edna Annette Beveridge,
gpecial representative of the republican
women's national executive committee.
The preliminary work has been ac-
complished and complete organization
for the coming fight Is well under way"
Mrs. Beasley said Wednesday after
noon. I'VE are going to reach every
republican woman voter in Tennessee.
When the. campaign is finished. we will
be remembered"
Organization OF counties and districts
will be Immediately under the supervi-
sion OF members OF the council OF 100
women, Mrs. Beasley announced later.
Executive committee members from
the congressional districts of the state
In full follow: First district, Mrs. Paul
Divine. Johnson City; Mrs. Ruth Odell,
Newport. Second district, Mrs. Love
Smith. Knoxville; Mrs. Nancy Mlser,
Maryvllle. Third district. Mrs. Pam j.
Kruesl, Chattanooga; Miss Annie Has
kew, South Pittsburg. Fourth district,
Mrs. j. c. Barns, Cookevllle; Mrs. w.
II. Hawkins, Livingston. Fifth district,
Miss Ella Ransom, Tullahoma: Mrs.
Walter S. Jackson. Murfreesboro. Sixth
district, Mrs. James s. Beasley Mrs.
A. l.. Hayes, Nashville Seventh dis
trict, Mrs. Il. II. Thurman, Waynes-
boro; Mrs. John w. Jackson. Columbia.
Eighth district, Mrs. Daniel M. Mobiles.
Paris; Mrs. John u, Medley, Hunting
ton. Ninth district, Mrs. X. II. MoNeely,
Humboldt; Mrs. II. b. Mum, Ripley.
Tenth district Mrs. Edna Farley,
Whitesvlle Mrs G. b. Allen, Memphis.
Mrs. Love Smith, OF Knoxville. was
chosen 10 represent the labor element.
She is the mother OF f, c. Smith, union
official at Knoxville.
Miss Ruth Wiegleb, secretary OF the
republican state campaign committee,
also entered into her duties Wednes
day.