Evening journal., 1921-10-20

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said, was TO enable women to make
the most Of themselves in service
to their country and to future gem
erations This was not to come just
through learning but in bringing
to bear on government matters the
point Of view distinctive to women.
Il do not believe In a separate
political party for women" said the
speaker. Let them get into one
Of the mems parties. II they don't
like the party when they are in II
let them get out and try the other.
The Women's League Of Voters is
not antagonistic but supplementary
to both parties"
Mrs. +. Louis Slade. director OF
second region. including New York.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Mary
land and Delaware, said that there
is something awhilly rotten with
politics together with something that
is remarkably fine. She said;
I'VE are not going to be discour-
aged II our victory at the next cleo
tion Is not as great as we expect.
II it is not it will be because we
have not gone about things in the
right way. But we can try again
and get things prepared for a bet
ter era Sometimes 1 think we will
never live 10 see the ballot mean all
it could to women and men as well.
But we can teach the children in
arhocf O., tl,,t fhr.. ..- fr,r. rtbsf
TO expect and IL is bound to lead
to a finer, purer political life for
America. The great trouble with
our government is that we under
stand so little about Il. Let us un-
ldorstand our own town and we will
understand political problems OF the
whole world" Mrs. Slade announc-
ed that there will be a pan-Ameri-
can Conference OF Women held next
spring in Baltimore.
Another war may mean the kill
ing OF the whole white race" said
j. Barnard Walton. OF Philadelphia.
in an address on Limitation Of
Armaments." Science has become
so deadly that the race could easily
be wiped out by another great war. %
said the speaker. He told OF the new
gas that has recently been invented
which Is so deadly that even a gas
mask cannot keep Il out An aero
plane flying over the city dropping
this gas could spread death to every
human being, animal and plant
within an area OF seven miles in
length and 100 yards wide.
Mrs. A. d. Warner. who presided
at the afternoon session, favored
disarmament, saying that II would
bring about a condition which would
stop the ravages OF war. would be a
noble thing to do and one which
every true woman would wish to ac-
compiish.
Il believe that the women OF the
nation are responsible more thar
any other source for the disarfna.
ment conference which is about tC
be held In Washington" said Rev
Charles L Candee, ID. d. Request
for such a conference were put on
and put on and ! believe that only
the tremendous demands Of IN,
women voters OF the nation hav,
brought Il about"
However" said the speaker, 'qe
the last army to be disbanded b,
that OF the American Army OF occu
patton on the Rhine. / have jus
come from Europe and I know o.
the great moral up-lift that oui
American boys are there. TIT
French and English soldiers II
the army OF occupation say that the,
must have these Americans to keel
up their morale. the German
themselves need IL They have beei
godsend to the Allies Lot then
stay a little longer. They are badl.
needed"
The nominating committee re
ported the following nomination o
officers;
President, Mrs. A. ID. Warner, VIII
mington; vice-president. Mrs. Henr.
Ridgely. Dover: Mrs. william Berg
land. wilmington; Mrs. Harr-
Humes. Milford; Mrs. A. L. Cham
b berlain. Middletown; Treasurer, Il
, r. Locates. Delmar; recording sec
! retary. Mrs II. r. Harmonsor
Z Smyrna; auditors, Mrs. Fred. Il
) Bach. Wilmington. Mrs. Robert G
D Houston. Georgetown.