Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-10
THIRD ANNUAL
LEAGUE SESSION
is ATTRACTIVE
Large Attendance of Dele.
gates Who Are Enthusiastic
OUer Program.

thusiasm of large crowds of delegates
and local visitors and the presentation
Of an unusual program for the opening
night
The point Of view Of the women and
the relation of the League Of Women
Voters to political parties was ffluminat-
ing set forth by Mrs. Maud Wood Park.
president of the National League of
Women Voters. who arrived in Lafayette
Tuesday afternoon from Washington for
this meeting. Mrs. Parks feminine ap-
pearanee and charm of manner disarmed
those in the audience who might have
thought of the League of Women Voters
as an aggressive force under militant
leadership.
MRS. BEARDsLEY
is NOT PRESENT.
The pleasure of the convention was
Iessened by the announcement that Mrs.
s. Fl. Beardsiey Of Eikhart. State presi-
dent. was detained by death in her
family circle and would not he able to
preside over the first sessions of the
convention. She sent greeting which
was read, and in this announced her in
tentfon of being in Lafayette as soon as
y
r. A. Gould. third vice president of the
Indiana league. to preside over the open
ing night and Mrs. Walter Greenough.
fourth vice president Of the Indiana
league. TO preside over The Wednesday
sessions OF the convention until she her
self could arrive Mrs Could called the
meeting to order and read tae announce
ment from Mrs Beardsley
PROGRAM FOLLOWS
MUSICAL NUMBERS.
After musical selections from, local art
lists the program roceeded In the regular
order. The children of the local ar
engagements committee. Mrs. e. A. Stuart.
briefly welcomed the visitors. saying:
We all welcome yoH- those of us uho
have kept in close touch with the work
elsewhere and those of us who are Just
beginning TO associate ourselves with it,
We have had the cooperation Of this
convention Of many men and women who
do not know much about the lea cue. but
who are glad 70 hIve you here and who
are ready to learn from what you bring
ITO some Of Us this meeting comes like
long cherished dream. Now before US
In fhe next few days will be spread ont
that varied pattern of the league-what
il is and wha; il .Ioes-that tapestry as
Mrs. Park calls II. into which Is woven
50 much Of women.s hopes and plans
and abilities
1T means a great deal To the LAFAYETTE
League 70 have the State convention here
We rejoice In the opportunity 10 wei
come women from all parts Of the State
We want Won to know and love Lafav-
cite We want you TO appreciate Purdue
and the services Il renders to all classes
of people We hope now you hace faund
rhe road. YOU will come again.
ADDRESS OF MRS.
MAUDE WOOD PARK
Mrs. Gould then introduced the M
tionai president. Mrs. Maude Wood Fark
who said in part:
Women as voters are in the first flush
Of youth. Youth is ordinarily the period
of enthusiasm and enthusiasm can some
times leap over obstacles that lahorious
care has been unable 10 remove Perhaps
that lis why we are so hopeful about what
we can do.
Oar faith must needs rest upon three
convictions: First. the belief tina, when
4 majority of the voters are intcilisently
and actively interested in public affairs
good government is assured. for the yea
son that good government is plainly 20
the advantage of the vast majority az
fnen and women. second. that women are
particularly able to help at this rim be-
cause, with the Acknowledgement of % no.
900 women voters there is the greatest op-
portunity this country or any other has
ever known to train 10 the activities of
good citizenship an enormous number of
persons who. on the whole are well
meaning and realize that they have much
to learn. The third conviction is that by
men and women working together things
necessary for the human race can be ac-
eemplished.
We have done nationally few things
that are important: In the states ana
local communities we have done MANY
more: bur our real success is measured
not by any one thing or anr hundred
things that we may do II is measured
hE the extent to which we are able to
bring women voters-and il may be men
voters as weli-to assume the full duties
OF good citizenship
An Interesting feature of the Wednes-
day morning session of the convention
was the reports of the organization de-
partment, of which Mrs E. A. Gould.
third vice president, is chairman. In
her brief introduction OF the district
chairmen Mrs. Gould called attention to
the big achievement Of the league for
the year which had been accomplished
by the cooperation OF ali departments
working together for the passage OF
constitutional amendment No l. which
made il necessary for all voters of In.
diana to be citizens of The United States.
CALLS ATTENTION
TO NATIONAL GOAL.
Mrs. Gould then called attention 10 the
goal set by the national for all State ar
ssantzatien departments of at least one
strong leaGna In each congressional dis
trict with the recommendation THAI wien
that was accomplished they should try
10 secure strong League IN eaen county.
The reports which followed showed much
more than the National Standard reached
~ Indiana. because each district showed
from four to eight counties aryanizad
and in many counties four AMI i've
leagues. The chairmen for the thirteen
districts are: Mrs. Edward kiefner. Er-
ansville: Mrs. Chester Evans Blooming
ton: Mrs. H. o. Long North Vernon
Mrs. A. s. Brown. Clay City: Mrs Chris
tIan Ely. ConnerssilIe: Mrs. Isaac Born.
Indianapolis: Mrs Ella b. Kehrar. An
derson; Mrs. John Roush. Frankfort
Mrs. Ora Thompson Ross, Rensselaer,
Mrs. E. 4. Could. Peru: Mrs. NIauds Muir
rav.' Helmer, and Mrs. =. J.. LiftreiI.
EIkhart
The sixth and First were the banner
districts with every county organized
with leagues In each county and func-
tioning county chairmen. All of the dis
trict chairrnen reported having visited
the majority Of their leagues and having
taken an active part in the State work
The Twelfth district reported an unusual
venture for one of the leagues which had
specialized on good roads meetings and
lad raised enough money to buy bonds to
build five-mile road and solicited 4
cement factory to build one-half mile