Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-16
FAIRFIELD
Mrs. Kreger Candidate
For Governors Council

Mrs. Jennie Flood Kreger Of this
town has announced her candidacy for
the State Executive Council. being the
first woman in Maine to seek the posi-
ton, but one remove from the govern.
orship.
Mrs Kreger Is q short, alert woman
Of IS. She claims she IS a conserva-
tive, yet ardent Republican worker.
She has little patience with the type
of woman, who with only incomplete
knowledge of conditions, starts on a
career Of reform. presenting schemes
that are impracticable. She spends
four hours a day in intense study
along historical and civic lines She
is opposed to the primary law and
presents several reasons for her atti-
tude.
She is bitterly opposed to the shep-
erd-Towner maternity BILL having
spoken against it at a hearing before
Governor Baxter last summer. She
also opposes the Demonstrating edu-
cation bill, claiming that both bills
are perniciously socialistic, that they
are bills aimed to destroy the integ-
rity Of the States weaken self-reliance
and initiative and are harmful in other
ways.
Let every State have pride and
self respect in caring for her own peo-
pie and if a little slower in her work
she will find it better suited to her
needs" says Mrs. kreger.
Nrbno ael-aI univ bo bacop,o oap
didate for the Executive Council of
Maine she smiled and said:
First, woman is needed there.
Second. someone must blaze the trail
for women to follow and most of the
right type have not acquired coura Sc
to face the chance of defeat. Third,
| have earned the right to be a candi-
date by unselfish work in keeping the
women loyal to the Republican party.
[ saw signs of growing unrest among
them in our last election
Politics is the greatest game in the
world. but it should be played clean
and never by anyone who is not a
good loser I am listed in the census
rs a housewife, no occupation but if
I have much more to do, Ill have to
have a 25-hour day.
Mrs. Krcger was educated in the
public schools Of Benton and Fairfield
and at the Maine Wesleyan Seminary
at Kent's Hill, graduating in 1881. She
taught 10 years in the schools of
Chelsea, Winthrop and Pittston. She
was preceptress at Freedom Academy
four years and taught latin and mate
MATES at the Fast Maine Conference
Seminary at Bucksport for two years.
In 1891 she was married to Capt. Will
liam r. Kreger and has since lived in
Fairfield. Her son. Henry F. J.. Krc-
ger, Il graduate of Harvard, is men,
Der of the massachusetts bar.
Mrs. Kregar has been interested
in politics for many years. She was
q member of the old suffrage organi-
cation and one of its leading officers.
She has been an active business wo-
man for many years and sold many
shares of the seven large vessels
Capt. Krcgar has built. She has al
ways looked after his affairs while
he was away on long voyages to
Europe and South America.
beginning her political career on
the very day that Tennessee ratified
the Federal amendment, by making
a political speech at her home town.
Mrs. krcgar spoke IS times in the
next "A days. Since then sha has
addressed 14S audiences all over
Maine. She was appointed to the
Republican State Committee to fill
out the uneypired term of Mrs. Will
lard Cummings of Skowhegan and
was elected to serve as the first
woman on the Republican platform
committee at the Bangor convention
last Spring.
She is a member of the Women's
City Club Of Boston, the Women's
National Republican Club of New
York City, chairman Of the legisla-
tive committee of the American Lee
gSon Auxiliary, member of the w. c.
L. IT,, of the Parent Teachers Asso-
citation and of the Federation of Wo-
mems clubs.
:'he American Legion Auxiliary
will hold 4 whist party at their hall
Wednesday evening, Oct. 18th
Mrs. Eta Grover has gone to
Greenwich, n. Y. called there by the
death of her sister. Mrs. George Ri
cker.
Ralph Egerton went to North An
sen Saturday to attend the funeral
services of Benjamin Moore whose
body was taken there from Frank
lin, Mass, where his death occurred.
Ernest Baker, Phillip Merchant,
Charles McGraw, Percy Ware, were
in Lewiston to attend the Colby
Bates game.
Mrs. Bedina Skilins has returned
from Skowhegan, where she passed
the week end with her sister, Mrs.
James Martin.
James Flewelling who is attending
Good Will passed the weekend in
town with fts~mother, Mrs. Bertha
Flewelling.
Mrs. Leslie Ames entertained her
Sunday school class at her home Fri
day evening. A club was organized
and after business meeting jolly
time was enjoyed. refreshments be-
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