Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-21
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
START ORGANIZATION
City and County Clubs Formed
at Meeting Here Yesterday
Afternoon.

Al q meeting OF Democratic women
from all parts Of the county and city.
at party headquarters. yesterday after
noon. tho Now Castle Countrywide
Democratic Women's Club and the
Wilmington City wide Democratic Wo-
mems Club were formally organized
preparatory TO the formation Of a
chain OF closely-rciated Dcmocratio
women's clubs throughout the state
that viii strengthen tho party's forces
In the approaching campaign.
Mrs. W. Hartman Reynolds OF Town
send was elected chairman OF the New
Castle County Club and Or. Florence
NJ. Seward WAS elected chairman Of
tho city club. Both women have been
active in advancing the interests OF
the party In their respective oommuni-
ties. They were elected by caucusss
Of both groups OF women. The vice.
chairmen and other officers viii be
elected at nm early date.
In a forceful address. Miss Ellen
Samworth. who has becn appointed
to direct organization work through
out the state. set forth tho purposes Of
the new clubs. Through them, she
said. women in the rural Districts will
be brought closely In touch with party
Ideals and political activities. Through
the establishmsnt Of forums candi-
dates for Offices In the primaries will
be enabled TO present their views TO
residents In all parts OF the work. In
general. women viii be Thoroughly
acquainted with organisation work and
methods Miss Samworth explained
that tho organization OF oiubs In Other
states had proved very successful She
expressed the belief that suoh Q step
In Delaware will give the Democratic
party a permanent. vital force that viii
always be available for various poiiti
cal duties.
State Chairman Henry n ysaAaA In
orsef sddresA empha Assd ths eAos
that The new oishs had ben formed q
arouse the intarsst q Demossa&1e
women through mobinsang % forces
OF Democracy among the woman n
thsir particular localities TIE Demo
cratic party wac the nrst - far o.
Is known. he said. to undertake ec
comprehensive a plan Of organization
OF women.
Miss SAnworth. who 10 vtce chair.
man 81 the Democratic City Commit.
tee. has devoted more than two month,
10 tho work OF getting the ciubs unde,
way: Local units are TO be organized
In New Ca<tls, st. Gcorge2, Middle
town. Townsend Glasgow. Newport
Newark. Henry Clay and Claymont
The fret local unft In New CAstl,
county Will be formed In Newport TO-
night at meeting OF the women O.
Newport and Richardson Park, in tn,
W. c. T. u. reading rooms M1ss Sam
worth will be the speaker.
Orsanisation work In Kent and Sus
sex counties viii proceed Just q
rapidly as plans can be formulated
Miss Samworth said today. Whersve
there Is population and circumstance
eufficient TO make . club worth Will
In any community. h1lp VIII b q
tended In organization e the vune
, set !n touch with headquarters, sh
said.
Following the organization Of ciut
in all he lnreer communities through
out the state the units Will b &C
orddnAted. and the whole Will form on
; statewide organization with the san,
airl,e and purposes. This win MAKE
possible for all Democratic woman {
7 the state 70 work as ono In polite,
} matters.
In the organising work DE susEe,
t,ons made by Mrs. Dmify New
Blair OF Washington. D. c.. rssbdss
: member OF the Democratic Nation,
Committee in the District Of Coluu
hia, In an address given here recent,
Will be followed.