Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-28
VOMEN'S c. 0. P. :.
PLANS OUTLINED
osat Possibilities for Civic
Good Lie Before Body, Mrs.
Lorimer Asserts
not TO REFORM WORLD

,.sors the Republican Woman's Club
. pennsylvania II the plans for the
~orl Of the organization as outlined
Mrs. George Horace Lorimer are
vg.cssaf,lly carried out. This good
iii he not or1y for the women them
ss,ves. but for the city and the Com
nonwealth as well.
1--WE are not starting out with the
,dea of reforming the world,' said Mrs.
fcrimer. "but we believe that we should
issrn. and as we learn we hope to-
hsn. We start in humble spirit to
inform ourselves and with no wish to
beein at the top, but rather to begin
AZ the bottom and find our way along
and so understand.
at is q duty common to all citi-
sens of the Commonwealth to take an
interest in things political, and this
applies to women as well as to men.
We shall not try to make politics over
and we really do not believe that we are
better than the men, although we like
10 have them think so, but we do know
that the more intelligent thinking people,
men or women, who can be persuaded
Or made to take up politics the sooner
we shall have clean streets, proper
amusements, lower taxes. lower costs
OF living, better conditions for the well
.s,r sser peforms re we need and demand nav
Tpnt as women. we have been re-
,.,tiv g;ven the franchise and we NV,
"a % nse Il intelligently. That ia ths
whole story, and that Is the attitude
Of women all over the State.
Important DutieS
Zone of the first and most important
things for us to realize is how to see
rf0h ro ,tpo taI
how to see that the right measures are
put forward by them after they are
elected.
F. "But, one of the most important
things Of all for US to realize, is the ne
eessity for working inside the party.
Women should be no longer neutral. We
can accomplish much within the party
and that is where we must do our
work. Women should no longer work
IN a nameless way.
'The club will be the meeting place
for Republican women throughout the
sa.e' r. 1n Mno oddition M 70 tbe usual 81 % features
Of A social club, meetings, debates, lee
tures and other gatherings on matters of
public interest will be held at frequent
Intervals. Glasses on parliamentary lay
and on political education will also be
formed.
Zone of the things which we shall
have will be a round table Mt which
matters of public interest will be thor
oughly discussed from all sides.
Heretofore, we, as women, have
not had very full or complete knowl.
edge OF such things as what bills were
before the Legislature and what bills
were likely to come UP and it was dffi-
cult for US to see the 'jokers' in bills
kor ha
but which frequently nullify entirely
the real purpose of the measure. 1t
will be the duty of the Woman's Re-
publican Club to see that all knowledge
Of this kind is placed where every
woman who desires it can get 1t easily.
"Of course. the bulletins and the
other literature will be for information
only. 1t is our primary. purpose to
spread knowledge and then to use our
influence for the passage Of such meas
ures as we feel will he for the best |
interests of the people of the State.
p-, p,.,.,.
rrimary Eiectiohs
I'm the case Of the primary elec-
tons, we shall pursue the same policy. !
The record of every man who comes up
for nomination will be most care
fully scrutinized before we shall at
tempt to say whether or not he shall
have our support in his efforts to get
the Office.
Another important point in our
policy will be that we shall keep watch |
on the men who are elected and see
,Ioi niadu eneS I've up 10 tnelr pre- -eleGti0n
appointed to attend the sessions of the
legislature. Our club members will
also be urged to visit personaliy the
State House at Harrisburg and observe
at first hand how legislation Is effected
Much has been said about women
and the home. especiallv in its relation
10 the part that women will take in |
are prettv nearlv oue and .an h. sas my