Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-08-02
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NOTES OF THE DAY.
By r. Nj. Smiley.

president to send written messages t,
congress.
Every republican president who eve
served was renOminated and served
two terms except President Hayes. HI
expressly requested that he be not re
nominated,
1t costs little less than Sc per day
per man to maintain the American
army of occupation in Rhineland
There are about 100000 men in thu
combined armies, $4,000 being Ameri
can, but OH account of large pay, an(
distant transportation OF supplies, il
costs as much to maintain the Ameri
can troops as all the others combined
Germany pays the bill.
A Suffragist's Revenge.
There was time when Jiggs was
To his meek hearted wife.
He'd nag and scold and leave her home
And wear out her sweet life.
But now he is candidate,
And he has met his match.
His wife will vote, you bet your life.
And him she then will scratch"
The woman will beat it to the ballot
booth this year. Just note the follow
ing collection of noted Incidents:
Mrs. Manley i. Fosscen. Minnesota
was the first woman in the United
States to be elected by reclamation as
a delegate TO the Republican cOnyen-
ton held in June.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCartcr, dele
gate from Kansas, was the first wO-
man who ever addressed a great pOliti-
cal convention in the United States
the Chicago convention.
Mrs Cornine Roosevelt RobinsOn,
New York, sister Of the late Theodore
when seconding the nomina-
ton of General Wood, made the first
nominating speech ever made by a wO-
man in major political convention.
No speech made was received better
than hers. =
Mrs. J. 3. Hume, California, was the
first woman ever to appear on the plat
form of major national convention
in an official capacity. she being men,
Der OF the committee that escorted
chairman Lodge to the plat
form.
Lieut.. (NIrs) Nina G. VanWinkle,
director of the WOman'S Bureau,
Washington, ID. G., Police, is the high
est woman police official in the United
States.
Mrs. Annette Abbott Adams. recent
ly appointed as assistant attorney gen
eral of the United States, holds the
highest public Office ever given to a wo-
man in America.
Miss Dora Pilkin, only "a years old,
is the youngest woman ever admitted
to practice before the United States
supreme court.
Mrs. Elizabeth Christian, recently
elected by the democrats of Washing
ton state, is the first national demo-
cratic committee woman.
Mrs. George Bass, Chicago, presided
at the democratic convention in San
Francisco This was the first time a
woman ever welded the gavel in a
great national convention.
Miss Bessie Dwyer. Washington, d.
c., when she presented the name of
Francis Burton Harrison for president
ut the democratic national convention,
was the first woman who ever made
the initial speech nominating presi-
Dental, candidate. Harrison is gov
crnor general of the Philippines.
Miss 6. l.. StimsOn. recently COM
missioned as major superintendent
of the Army Nurse Corpse was the
first woman to be appointed as Il L. S.
army officer. She had notable war
record in the Red Cross, medical serv-
ice. etc, etc.
\ prominent suffrage worker who
will tour the country for Harding is
Mrs. Edna S. Blair. Her father, i.
Z. Sheldon, now residing in Michigan,
is one of the charter members of the
republican party. He supported Ere
mont, of course. Mrs. Blair did n0ta-
bic work in the war department during
the war.
Marjorie II. Nicholson, young wO-
man who lives in Washington, d. c.,
part of the time, was the first woman
to receive Yale's highest hOnors, re-
ceiving the John Addison Porter prize
of $500. She also received the PHI. ID.
degree She will join the Minnesota
faculty this fall.
July IS, II French Red Cross nurse
swan across Lake Geneva in the rec
ord time of 1914 hours.
What Will the Answer BE?
| now would like to know what will
The Bryan Demos do,