The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-02

One of the most interesting meetings
OF the Pensacola Wornan's club which
took place yesterday afternoon, was
featured by two talks one by Mrs. c..
A. Weis. q member of the executive
board and also connected with the
civic department of the club. and a
short address by Prof. ]. r. Donnelly,
who spoke on 1.-The Woman and Poll
tics"
In her talk Mrs Weis, who has made
her home In Pensacola for two years,
gave what seemed to her would be the
impressions upon stranger coming
into Pensacola for the first time. In
opening her talk she said that had
she been called upon TO make this talk
two years ago, she would probably
have talked along different lines, and
only in a complimentary way.
But now that Pensacola is her home,
she said that she felt as one must feel
who loves that home, and for that
reason has in it a deeper interest. Be-
fore entering into her subject, she
gave several definitions of the word
home, which went to show that the
real home is that place which treats
us best-which for our love gives to-
us the best measure OF return.
Imagining herself to be the stranger
Just entering Pensacola, she highly
complimented the splendid station,
modern and we'll kept, and spoke in
high praise of the pretty parkway
which first greets the eye as one steps
from the station, and of the other
parkways about the city. But in
speaking of their beauty, she did not
fail to mention the fact that in some
instances, where work on the streets
is being done, that the workmen use
the parks to mix their cement, etc.
Calling attention to the many beau
ties of the city and the comfortable
and handsome homes in many sec
lions. she reminded those who heard
her that before many of these homes
were TO be seen unsightly and uncov-
cred garbage cans. which should be-
eliminated, not only because of their
unsightliness but because of their I'M
sanitary effect.
Mrs. yVeis also called attention to
the fact that the fruitstands and many
of the butcher stalls and markets are
not properly screened, in one instance
complimenting one of the markets of
lAC oALy NSiy ucC1uSo u tHe
fact that it has had double screens so
placed as to really protect the market
from the flies, rather than merely to-
put in screen door TO conform to-
the sanitary laws of the city.
Mrs. Wieis, VINO has been making
some Investigations into the handling
Of various household products, spoke
of the way that bread is handled in
some places, giving as an illustration
an instance of recent date when she
watched a man waiting upon custom
asrs handling with griny, soiled hands
a number of pies and other edibles,
and of seeing these handled by others
The Importance of cleanliness and
sanitation were stressed by Mrs. Weis
in her splendid talk, which was one
of the best and most interesting ever
delivered before the club.
Professor Donneily, who has been in
Pensacola for some time. in connec-
ton with the cleanup work which is
being done here. talked on THE wom-
an and Politics"
ANY civic movement with the wom-
en- properly organized behind It isl
bound to be a success" he said. 'ST'hey
put the same view into politics as they
do in the management of their homes
The individual is dealt with as the
mother at home fosters the characterI
and cares for the child
1T Is a poor specimen OF the appre- |
citation of citizenship when only sol
per cent of the voting population of
a city comes out to vote Ny mother
was opposed TO suffrage but when the |
amendment was passed by congress /
she went out to cast her ballot as a |
citizen Of this great republic OF ours. |
The nation will be so strong as the
individual units of the nation are
strong. The unit of the nation Is COM
posed of many units--the smaller
strengthening the larger unit. The
smaller units are the town, city and
county. They are the units of the
state. The state is the unit of the ma
ton
1.-THE individual Is the composite
unit of all of these and the strength of
the unit ultimately depends upon these
The individual tol
strengthen the larger units must be
civicly responsible. He or she must
accept the gift OF citizenship, and if
this gift is permitted to remain dor
mant It means the sitting of that
which is best for the larger units.
Politicians of the day fear the
woman in politics. And why? Be
cause shrewd politicians are practical
psychologists. They know that the
woman stands for high ideals and that
she will not permit many things that
interfere directly and indirectly with
the progress OF good government. Not
long since. a certain United States
senator, while in Washingto d. c..
said to me when asked concerning his
fear of the coming election said: You
see the women have the vote and I do
not surely know how they will turn
This follows all over the country wher-
ever l have been. From this you see
that the politicians of the country fear
the women's vote.
Il, myself, was opposed to suffrage
or women in politics for / feared the
American woman would come down