Evening journal., 1921-05-05
&. 0. P. women
TALK PROBLEMS
Harding Hopes Their InAu-
ence Will Make Party
Perform
DELAWARE is
WELL RECEIVED

Republican women from Maine 10
Maryland met yesterday in Philadel-
phia to discuss the political problems
and activities Of women Republicans.
The chairman Of the New York org
anization. Mrs. Arthur Livermore
who is a member OF the National
Republican Executive Committee,
presided.
one of the interesting events Of
the morning session was a telegram
from President Harding expressing
his greetings and gratitude 10 the
Republican women's organization of
the eastern states. The President
said that women's share in the ac-
tivities of the government would be
an inspiration for them to get to-
gether and perform their greatest
service of active citizenship within
the party and that he hoped TO have
the influence Of the women in max
ing the Republican Party one of
such purposes and such perform
ances as to enlist the enthusiastic de-
votion Of American womanhood
throughout the land"
Each state reported through the
officers OF its organized Republican
women the exact official relation OF
the women to the mems organiza-
ton. Practically all the states had
either acted or were pledged to ac-
ton on the plan adopted formally
by the State Central Committee OF
r,.f,..-,~. t,.t Cnpt,v,ha .trhan tho
women OF this state were permitted
to organize and their organization
accepted on a ffty-ffty basis with
the men. This plan has appealed
TO most OF the states by its simple
ity Of doubling the representation.
In some instances the law or party
ruling specifies that one OF the two
representatives from each district
shall he a woman. In other cases
the representation is doubled with
out specifying. In Pennsylvania
where the official Republican COM
mittees were already very large, be-
ing composed OF two men from each
district. the Pennsylvania state Cen
tral Committee has taken action
eliminating one OF the men from
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in his place, thus giving equal rep
rcsentation TO the women.
Leaders from all the states made
IL emphatic that the women were
not seeking public ONCE but that a
great many men had difficulty in be-
/ iieving that the women were work
| ing only for good legislation and
/ maintaining high standards Of public
service for the party.
The Delaware reports on legisla
ton and policy were well received.
The only subject on which a unani
nous vote was not recorded was IN
matter Of a name for the national or
ganizauon OF Republican Womer
which includes the States. This or
ganization has been working tenn
porarily under the name "Nationa
Republican Women and the variou
state organizations have adopted "a.
/ local name best suited TO the state
I one OF the most popular suggestion
was that the national organization b'
known as The Republican Womer
OF the United States" and that tn,
State divisions or clubs be known al
Republican Women OF Delaware.
[ Maryland New York. etc.
Those present from Delaware
were Mrs. Lena NJ. Jones. STATE
chairman. Miss Jeanette Eckman
/ vice-chairman; Mrs. Virginia T. Ad
Ikins Sussex county chairman: Mrs
Ethel Brown. alternate for Mrs
John r. C. Clayton. New Castl
county chairman. and Mrs. Donal
s. Ashbrook. chairman and Mis-
Mildred Simpson. secretary, OF Wi
minEton-
/. The Delaware delegation was nucl
!. Impressed by the Pennsylvani
headquarters on South Eighteent
> street Philadelphia. The Pennsyi
Z vania women have two large floor
comprising an assembly room.
lunch room. where delicious lunch
con was served yesterday 20 al "a
, guests. a writing room. lobby. bus
( ness Offices and conference room
i and also On the second floor dressln
rooms. bathrooms and bedrooms o.
d T the acconmodatlon ~ guests. A
~ these rooms are attracurely dec
rated and very completely and arth
ideally furnished.
The regular meeting Of the WI
minRfon Republican Committee vi
be held tonight a. s25 shipiey stree
when q report Of the delegates wi