Evening journal., 1922-06-08
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Republican party is the main thing
! that everyone has to do at this time,
was the main thought that Mrs.
Upton left with her audience. II
every individual Republican worker
would work honestly and diligently
in her ward, It would mean higher
civilization than we have ever
known. the speaker said. Mrs.
Upton thought women should join
one of the two big parties. She
urged that until November. each
women present support the Republi-
can party.
Men, she said. must remember
that both men and women are in
the political field and each is re-
sponslble for the politics OF this
country. In closing she urged that
all women do something tangible
not only for their party but for
their country.
Asserting that politics is second
only to religion in importance in hu-
man life, and that all women now
that they have the ballot should pre-
pare themselves to exercise the cleo
tive power intellegiently. Mrs. Dod-
son also emphasized the Importance
OF organized individual work by wo-
men. She urged that all women
know their wards. Women, she
said, should know how to express a
political thought in a political way.
There will never be a perfect polit-
women become perfect She ref
ferred in a pleasing way to the
progress that this country had al
ways made during Republican ad-
minlstrations. and spoke OF what
the country had done during the
first years administration of Presi-
dent Harding. In closing she urged
that the women go slowly into poll
tics, and all were to assume the full
measure of citizenship. She said
even though this generation failed
to attain all that II has set out to do.
it must carry on for the welfare Of
the next generation.
Miss jeanette Eckman gave
short talk on the present political
work in this city and State. She re-
ferred to the Republican booklets.
which have been compiled by the
Women's Republican Committee, |
giving the dates. and events of the |
coming campaign, as well as full in /
formation concerning election of I
delegates TO the State convention, /
primaries, etc. Each woman pres |
INT received a copy.
NNarnar chairman of the /
State Committee, was
lnable to be present, as he was in
Central Pennsylvania on business. A
etter from Mr. Warner expressed |
regret In not being present, but said /
1e hoped to attend similar meet
ng in the fall
Previous to the meeting a dinner
was served in the clubroom by the
,xecutive committee in honor OF /
Mrs. UPTON and Mrs. Dodson. The
,uests included the ward chairmen
" wilmington and the hundreds OF
New Castle county or some one rep
them.
Those present in addition to Mrs.
Jpton and Mrs. Dodson were;
Mrs. j. P. Nields. Mrs. James n.
Sims Mrs. William X. dupont
members OF the advisory commit
ee: Mrs. Donald s. Ashbrook, chair
nan OF the women's Republican
.itv committee; Mrs. Jennie NJ. Dea-
,yne. vice-chairman of the city COM
nittee and vice-chairman OF the
,econd ward: Miss Jeannette Eek
nan. member OF the State Central
and chairman OF Brandy
vine hundred; Mrs. f. p. Clayton.
hairman OF New Castle coun-
v. Mrs. Walter Ebbs, OF New York;
frs. Harry Yerger, chairman OF the
first ward; Mrs. Mabel Ward, chair
nan OF Second ward; Mrs. d. A.
chairman Third
ward: Mrs. Florence L. Warren,
chairman OF the Fourth ward; Mrs.
A. d. Warner, chairman OF the
Fifth ward Mrs. II. S. Allen, chair
man OF the Sixth ward; Mrs. C. w.
Cox. chairman of the Seventh ward:
Mrs. X. f. Rono, chairman OF the
Eighth ward; Mrs. Frederick Bring
hurst chairman OF the Ninth ward;
Mrs. Carrie Huetwohl, chairman OF
the Tenth ward; Mrs. w y. Robin
SON. CHAIRMAN Oh lle faleNenln Wards ]
Mrs. Charles Schofeld. chairman OF
the Twelfth ward; Miss Mildred
Simpson, secretary OF the city COM
mittee; Mrs. Mcmillan Hoopes.
Christiana hundred Mrs. Ethel
Brown, st. Georges hundred: Mrs.
W. U. Reybold, Red Lion hundred:
Mrs. James McKelvey, White Clay
Creek hundred; Mrs. c. p. Dickey. |
Mil Creek hundred; Miss Barbara |
Bach. secretary OF New Castle Coun-
ty Committee and Miss Elizabeth NJ.
Bullock.