Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-25
WOMEN WORKING
IN CAMPAIGN
Organization Chairman Points
Way to Service.

Profiteering was cited as one of the
many fields for needed legislation in
public affairs which vitality affect wom-
en- by Mrs. Martha Yoh Marson, Marion
county democratic organization chair
man Of women, in an address to the
democratic women of the Fourteenth
ward at the home of Heydon Buchanan,
Norris and Reisner streets, yesterday
afternoon.
Campaign plans outlined by Mrs. Mar
son met with enthusiastic response from
the wonen who voluntarily expressed the
desire to do all the work they can.
Mrs. MarsOn declared herself very
much pleased with the promptness with
which democratic women are coming for
ward with offers for service.
To HOLD WARD
AND PRECINCT MEETINGS.
The meeting yesterday afternoon was
the initial step toward a series of
ward and precinct meetings which Mrs.
Marson will arrange in Marion county
for the purpose of organizing the women.
Mrs. Marson urged that the women
bold meetings among thee selves in small
or large groups, and said that she would
send a speaker whenever one is desired.
There are few things which women
come in contact with that are not ar
fected by some form Of legislation aud
therefore women should have some re-
sponsibility in deciding these matters,
declared Mrs. Marson in answer to the
assertion that number OF women nave
said that g woman does not have the
time TO vote IL she manages her nome
Mrs Marson declared that every
woman who is intelligent and is capable
of thinking and reasoning should see
that such an attitude shows gross ig-
norance.
WOMAN'S STAND ON
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
Mrs. Marson said that she could not
understand why any woman should re-
pudiate the league of nations unless she
is seeking to have a repetition Of the
horrors and griefs of the past war.
a brief outline of the organization OF
the women in Marion county and
throughout the state was made by Mrs.
Marson. who said that it is parallel to
the mems organization and being closely
related to it co-operates with 1t.
In discussing the work Of the women
she said that she wants really to know
that the women are working
"The most important part Of the o.
eanization is not to have list OF all
the ward and precinct representatives
in nv Office, but to have reports from
the wards and precincts that the women
are working. registering and bringing
democratic women to the polls, and max
ing all women see the fundamental
difference between the two parties" said
Mrs Marson.
Stress was Iais on the necessity of
registration.
eve want to be ready for the regis
tration so We can have one person on
each block who will see that every
person of voting age IN that block
is registered, and so after September
we can have a list of those who have
not registered and talk to them per-
sonally."
WoMEN'S MEETING
IN INDIANA.
A number of meetings are being held
in different parts of the state this week
by democratic women.
Miss Gertrude F. McHugh, Mrs Alice
Foster McCunoch and Miss Julia z.
Landers left yesterday afternoon for
Princeton to attend the all-day rally to-
day and will go to Evansville this eve
ming for the big democratic rally there.
Miss Landers will introduce Miss Charl
williams, first vice-chairman of the dem
ocratic national committee, who will be
the principal woman speaker at Evans
Vile.
There viii be IN all-dsy session Friday,
Aug q, OF the women's democratic state
committee for the purpose OF discussing
the state organization and going over
the county organizations,
The meeting viii be open to district
chairmen only.
Mrs. McCullOch will speak ut Bedford
Saturday afternoon and Mitchell Satur-
day night on the principals OF the demo-
cratic party and the purposes of organ
ization
Mrs. HOrtense Tapp Moore will speak
at a democratic rally at Arcadia Friday
night. and at n similar rally at Lebanon
Saturday night.
Mrs. Mason announced that she will
hold a meeting for the women Of the
Third ward Thursday evening, at the
home Of Charles c. CahiH, 1141 West
Thirty first street
There viii be an informal discussion
among the women Of questions relating
to the work in that ward, and Mrs. Mar
son viii outline the organization work
among the women in this county.
Nov DarOI0 OFF