South Bend news-times., 1922-09-24
Society

- ARLLAE Manor provided the
dignified setting for the nrst
- meeting Of the season OF tho
Civic League OF Women Voters on
Saturday afternoon at which tins
Mrs. Charles Arthur Carlisle, tho 10
cal president. was hostess 20 800
members. Assisting Mrs Carlisle "a
receiving were no other officers In
cluding Mrs. T. ]. Swantz. Mrs
George Phillips, Mrs. W. X. Sher-
man. Mrs. Walter Bloomfield. Mrs.
William Slower and the guest OF
honor. Mrs. Walter S. Greenough.
Of indianapolis, the state president.
who was the speaker OF the after
noon.
Tea was served IN the state dining
room following the program. the "a
Bile being centered with a Dresden
vase filled with varigated garden
flowers flanked on either side by
Dresden figures. Presiding az the
table were Mrs. Lloyd Greenan. pres
ident OF the Progress club and AirA.
Granville Ziegler. president or the
South Bend Woman-s club. ASST
ing IN the dining room were MrE.
Lem J. Oare. Mrs. John Moore
Mrs. Wilbur Warner, Mrs william
Benitz. Mrs. Dalton Moomaw. AfrA.
c. A Russ and Mrs z. A. MorriA
Mrs. William Matthews Shirley Wa
general chairman OF tho afternoon
and was ably assisted by AIrA.
Charles Arthur Carlisle, jr. MrA
Lafayette lie Van Porter. 3r. Ala
Frances Thurman. Misc Ada Hilher
and Miss Miriam Dunbar.
Mrs. Carlisle opened the program.
which was given In the drawing
room, with a gracious welcome aA
hostess and as president Of he
league. and was followed By Mrs
Eli Scebirt who in splendid voice
sang a group OF songs including.
ITO You" by ROdenbeck. '-Tha
Night Wind" BY Farley. lay
Song" by Lawson and "Yesrsr1ay
and Today" by Strose. The speaksr
Of the afternoon was then intro
dUced.
Sincerely believing that the whole
standard OF our social fabric VII
be raised by the work OF the League
Of Women Voters and that there Is
no greater GIFT than this for true
patriots 20 give their country, Mrs.
Greenough. he'd the attention Of the
guests during a most inspiring talk.
which carried with & a charming
touch OF inf0rmaLty Choosing az
her subject The True Patriot
Mrs Greenough declared this or
garization OF women has spec a.
contribution tc The life of our "a.
ton that can not - duplca-e1 by
any other group OF people. because
the members are pledged 10 develop
the woman citizen into an .weif-
gent and self-direCting voter ana 20
turn her vote toward constructyfs
social ends. The primer 90 tao
league -s simple. frE- their belsf
IN an informal electorate Starting
IN our public schools 20 luCu-Ca-e The
dudes OF citizenship and The prln-
cipals and machinery OF governments.
so that out native born as wen as
the foreigner may grow naturally
into true patriots end 20 use every
resource 20 see chat instruction n
citizenship is given % our foreign
born population
The second fundamental N the
league primer IS constructive social
legislation The woU-an's point ?
view" thinks Mrs. GreerouRh. 80
essentially the point % view of the
home maker so .t was entirely f-
ding that the cirs- legislation brousht
about by the efforts % -ne league
should be the Shsppa -T0wncr
bail The United states ranked 1T-h
among nations ~ the w0rl1 .n i,s
death rate n mo o.h-rs and children.
which was estimated a. least IS per-
cent prevertahle
Referring Co -le Better Baby EN-
hibit az the state fair This year.
made possible through The effoi =
of the league The speaker voiced
the sentiments of The average moth