The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-15
,MRS. WHPTEMAN'S ADDRESS DELIVERED
AT MEETING RYONS CLUB WEDNESDAY

Al meeting Of the Ryonis Clul
"wednesday noon at Hotel Ardmore
Mrs. John Whiteman. president de
livered the following interesting ad
odress
Since the war there has been an ac.
Euvity among women in civic affairs
That justifies a National Civic organi-
sation of their own.
1t has been aptly said. The women
have helped the men put across al
most everything they have undertaken.
why not have II club of their OWN
This question has supplied us our
motive and our motto-'We Hen,
which guarantees to the men a con-
inued interest and a willing co.opera-
Ion in all matters that pertain 10
public welfare-local state. and ma
ional
1T is with a full appreciation of the
Sorthiness of the mems civic clubs
md with firm belief that wcnon has
proven herself n helpful agent in. the
urtherance of civic atf;urs thar we
.cday begin the organization of the
I9yonis Club.
There is even in our name an i'm
jhed compliment to the mems clubs
or Ryonis is coined from the last syl.
ables Of Rotary, Lion, Kiwanis and it
arries with it an implied loyalty: we
wish 10 say TO these clubs in each town
f their organization. There we are
We are American citizens. We are or
anized. Use us
The aggressive type Of woman who
wishes to dominate, to force recogni-
ion and To flaunt her newly acquired
over of the vote before an aggriev
d masculine sex, il not the type we
ovet.
I'VE are modest, we are content to
Q the rib!
BY this, I do not mean to suggest
hat we are willing to let the men do
ur thinking. Our decisions will be in
ependently made.
We intend TO proceed cautiously.
Or we know that woman will have to
p educated TO think broadly.
n Woman, ever since the indiscre-
on Of Eve, has thought in concrete
rms. While the men thought in the
bstract. terms of foreign exchange. !
] nmigration, tariff reforms. the wo-
len have gone placidly-nay, even at
| mes. frantically along, solving the |
| roblems of three meals a day
~ keenest interest has been a
| inc months school term for Johnny |
nd the assurance that Susie will not |
n ncedlessly exposed to the measles
nd the whooping cough, and other |
l2ards of school life. We women are
Peed to accepting things as they are
-ald making the most of them.
> While father is discussing the i'm.
''igration problem in impassioned |
Sorms, mother is scurrying around.
Rfying to buy the immigrants tooth l
i i'ishs and insisting that the health
: ficers fumigate them properly.
INTO father, the immigrant is a me-
ohce 10 labor, to business; TO mother
sQe immigrant is n menace to health
Md the home. And just there lies the
difference between the two sexes.
DIR. Anna Shaw often said, Women
Tow more about some things than
Nen do, men know more about others
Nan women do. together they know
n. that is known about anything"
t'Dr. Shaw is probably a bachelor
, aid, for she thoughtlessly omits the
fldren of today whom we all know
',ore than anyone else, except. prob
Yy, DR.. Einstein with his theory Of
'kht, space and infinity.
But the Inference we gather. that
ans work and woman's work need
1t conflict is true
ITO men. our government Is safe
iard under which they may conduct
cir business. To women. our gov
hment is a safeguard fort their
mes.
But. In the past, woman has had to
Use her defenses in a legislative way
her husbands and her sons vote
d has often when the seeds Of .ld.