Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-19
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 FOR NORWICH OAMFAtHN
 4 Norwich Wide Democratic Wo- mems club was organized Wednesqay night when about fifty women met m the pariors of the Wauregan house Ine meeting was called to order by Mrs 1 Prank L. Farrell, member of the Etate central committee, who in a few words expressed the regret that Mrs Fannae Dixon welch of Columbia, vsee-chair man of the democratic state central committee, was unable to address the meeting because of illness. We haSa with us. however. Mrs. Farrell said, woman who has. made herself HnoEn throuehout the state as the woman worker for the democratic party, and today is known as the Martha Of the Connecticut democratic party.
 Mrs. A. II. Wlghtman, organizer TOT Hartford county. then addressed the Has to Offer Women. She told Of be- ing born in republican family ana I how in later years she became an ar dent democrat because she approved or the principais of the democratic party which will contains the ideas of Thom- as Jefferson.
 Long before women gained recogni- tion in politics. said Mrs Essss,55--ssss ss i the democratic parfx called in the wo- l men for HOnleTenCt anu the yhad to offer and many Of the thoughts expressed by these goznen were written into the democratic plat forms. Now that women have the vote l the democratic party is offering greater | cUaporfunities to it's women than is the republican party All Is harmony in the Ldemocratic ranks in the state as shown
 at the convention recently held al Hartford. rt.k.& f1,r fe native 1 Connecticut said that the state could
 hardly be proud of it's legislative worS for it was the last state in the Union to get a decent constitution. Connec1' fcut is going democratic this year. she predicted. and this wsn show that the T people are beginning to think of wha'
 the democratic party offers to it's wo
 men. to the laboring classes. and to tn' young men, in contrast with the repuo'
 lican panty.
 The speaker who came to Norwich
 to aid in the organizing of the demo
 cratic women's club. received the clos
 attention of those present. aQpiaus
 greeting many of her remarks on dem , ocratic principals.
 At the close of her address on demo
 cratic pr.ncipais Mrs Wightnian spok s of the aims and objects of the demo
 cratic women's club and a motion va e made that a Norwich Wide Democrat }. Women's club be organszed- com !. mittee of six were thereupon selecte = to retire and bring ;n list of officer n of the club their selection being as fo I lows:
 y Chtirnan, Mrs. Elizabeth F. Drew | vice chairmen, Mrs. Earl Mathewso y and Miss Catherine Desmond; record = ing secretary. Mss Irene Galiivar n treasur Mrs. Frances Donohue- IS Mrs. Farrell then retired in favor ( Ie Mrs. Drew, newly elected chairmai l. and plans of organization were col cluded. A motion was adopted to nal 3. the dues of the club 75 cents annual of The local club which was organize l. through the efforts of Mrs. Frank In Farrell is soon to send out democrat
 Literature. The club has no dues ar IS will be operated by means of don SS tions.
 lg Following the meeting a social tin pr was enjoyed and Mrs. Francis s. Di
 gins poured. A treat of the evenil in was the serving of democratic pune ss the gift of Mrs. Welch.