The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-25
JOPLIN WOMAN IS
us. DEMO LEADER
Mrs. Blair Notified Of Ab-
pointment While Guest
of Tulsa Club
IS PROMINENT WRITER
Succeeds Mrs. George Goss
Of Chicago, Former Head
of Democratic Bureau

Mrs Emily Newell Blair OF Joplin.
Mo. national democratic commit
teewoman for Oklahoma. who told
nent IN politics, while at dinner a.
,he guest OF the Tulsa writers club
Friday evening received n message
from Cordell HUI. national demo-
cratic chairman calling her TO
Washington, u. c., at once TO confer
about heading the national demo-
cratic women's organization.
Mrs. Blair refused TO state whether
she had accepted the office. saying
that this announcement should
properly come from Washington but
admitting that she had been In con-
ference with Hull about tho place.
She left last night for her home IN
Joplin and she will start Tuesday
for the east. Hulls telegram re-
uuested her 10 come TO Washington
prepared to stay.
Snpulpan Breaks News
II was Mrs. ID. A. McDougal OF Sa-
pulpa, national democratic commit
tewoman for Oklahoma, who told
the news to tho Tulsa Writers club,
after Mrs. Blair had whispered TO
her the contents OF the message.
Mrs. McDougal and hor daughter,
Miss Mary G. McDougal, with whom
Mrg, Blair has been visiting during
the past week. were also guests of
the local club. The three women at
tended the state young democratic
meeting In Okmulgee this week,
Mrs. Blair substituting for Mrs. Me-
Dougal In the latter's slight indis-
position. Mrs. Blair and Miss Mo
Dougal will go east together next
week.
MRS Blair told the club that
should she accept the post as demo-
cratic women's head she will do
everything to be worthy of demos
cratic women. What her exact title
Will be has not yet been settled. 1Ior
only predecessor In this field. Mrs.
George Goss OF Chicago, headed tho
women'a democratic bureau, organ
ized before the granting of suffrage
TO women. Mrs. Blair for one year
led the movement for woman sur
frage In her state. She has active in
the league OF women voters, during
the war served next In rank to DR..
Anne Howard Shaw in the woman's
Defense. Her husband, Harry w.
Blair, IL a lawyer praeticlng both In
Washington and Joplin.
No Politics Here.
BY a coincidence a woman promi-
nent In the republican party In this
state presided at the dinner in which
news of interest TO the other great
party was received as Mrs. Chhs. E.
Lahman, republican committees
woman sat the head of the table as
president OF tho Writer'S club. Mrs.
McDougal observed during the even
ing, "Politics don't matter In heaven
or In n writer's organization" Mrs,
Blair owed her invitation TO the
local clubs dinner TO the fact that
sho Ia n SUCCESSFUL short story and
article writer and a member of the
Missouri writers guild. While at din
ner Mrs. Blai- and Mrs. Robert l..
Doing of this city. former Missouri
an, recalled the occasion some years
ago when they assisted in tho form
alton OF The Missouri Womens Press
club.
Mrs. McDougal told the club OF
the League of American Pen Wom-
en-. OF which she IL Florida state
president, and Miss McDougal of the
Oklahoma writers guild now In pro-
cess OF organization.