Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
PRAISE FOR WOMEN
|. IN n. J. ASSEMBLY
Mrs. Louis PeIoubet Says They
Are at Ease When They
Have to Speak
EVEN CHECK THEIR HATS

Tho ease with which tho two women
| -,ubprs Of the New Jersey Legislature
,svc sipncd into their surroundings in
No assembly chamber at Trenton. their
,onyiucing manner in debate and their
rosp of parliamentary laws were
oroiscd highly Yesterday at session
" Woodbury. Of the First district of
No New Jersey state Federation Of
Womcn's Clubs.
"Thcv arc not at all abaShcd VIXEN
hov ho,,c TO sncGk." said Mrs. Louis
psIoubct. of East Orange. chairman
4 thc rcdcration's Legislative commit
,,c referring 10 Mrs. Jennie G.. Van
Ness and Mrs. Margaret Laird. rcpvc-
,sntativcs from Essex county.
"Thcy arc as thoroughly familiar
nth parliamentary uSagcS.' Mrs.
pCiouhc, continued. "In fact. they
,oem quite at home in their now sur
cnndngs. They even check their
| latS.
Mrs, Prloubct observed that one or
mo member of tho old LEGISLATURE used
"a say. "Nlrs. Var Ness is 50 ladylikc. "
Tbcn she continued: "Shc still il.
mat the way TO get things. We
haven't obtained all we want. but very
nearly
Want 10 Clean Up New Jersey
eve want to clean up New Jersey. -
mo SPEAKER continued. "Bnt New .hr-
SOW is not 50 terribly dirty. There are
INST n few things we would like to
change You know we have budget
commission and not many states have
that. and We are in 4 fair way TO rat
| M the eighteenth amendment.
"Thc next step will he II good. rigid
enforcement act. Another thing we
want is state police force to patrol
ibc whole state. One thing we are not
backing is board of public utilities
We don't care 80 pay ten cent fare
North Jersey is ctcrnally grateful to
South Jersey for breaking up the zone
system
Mrs. pcluubct told glccfully of the
marked difference in the attitude of leg
i,ls,ory toward women now that they
orc voters. "Thc men are much more
kind. respectful and willing to listen, "
she said.
Mrs prIouhcr described the Co.
oncratiyc Legislative Bureau that has
been formed by the following groups of
y
Women Voters, the State Congress Of
Mothers. the Teachers Association. the
Visiting Nurses Association. the Con =
nmcrs' League aud the New Jersey
Tcdcrator Of Womcn'S clubs. Mrs.
Beatrice Stern has been appointed by
this bureau to be on hand in Trenton
to watch the progress of all legislation
in which Wulurn are interested.
NJ. I'nr,linn Il Mont pnnnrt n,1 for
her r.mmirtrr on social and industrial
conditions. and declared that "thc duty
Of the hour is to think of disarmament.
and to urge that America take the lead
in this.
New Order In Education
Mrs. Helen \. ArnclSCn. chairman of
the rduraliun committee. spoke os the
new order in education that NO longer
tended toward self -aGgrandiZCmcnt, but
To submcrGinG the individual for the
good Of all. The system in which the
success of til" individual is the apex OF
education must give way to the new
pan-an equal opportunity for every
child in New Jersey" she declared.
The eternal feminine burst forth
g'rriou,ly for n brief spell when Mrs
W. !. G;ro>>. chairman of home eco
nomirS instead Of making report. hao
u living model step to the platform tC
exhibit frOck. that, it was claimed
combined all Of the virtuCS-it was sim
pie, practical, modest. pretty and smart
looking. Excitement and interest raj
~ high and there was such n buzz OF
voices that the breaking up of the meet
lng was threatened.
'NllI You assure us. asked n deeply
concerned lunOcSQuC woman. as tho
model gracefully. turned from side tC
snI", THAT it we get that dress We will
look 0> stunning as You do:'
Very tartfdlly the answer came
"Th< gown i especially noted fV it,
beautifully lines on full figures. '|
Th" dress ntcrludc came between re-
ports. and the presidents gav"l thai
descended in determined fashion SOundCC
its death knrll for that meeting.
Seventeen clubs were represented yes
tPldav al the session in the Woodbury.
Country Club. The Woodbury. Reading
Club and the Woodbury. Monday Clul
were tie ho>t"sscS. Mrs. j. Hess Row
btnam, Of Culingswood. recently APP
pGlntco vie" president for the first dis
trrt, presided at the movning and aft
nnOCu sessions.
SAVES CHILDREN FROM FIRE
4 curtain ignitcd by candle in I
Of the home of John PulluSki
l"t ."r"riugt"n street. at I o'clock thi
morning hIa2cd up, awakening Maria
sght years old, the eldest of the chill
-drcn
me child screamed for help. awak
,,nSa her little brother and sister. an,
W. them from the room. The fire wa
NIngqiHh"d by Mr.. PulluSki bcfor,
"'ch damage had been done.