The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-02
WOMEN VOTERS
DISCUSS MANY
LIVE SUBJECTS
Local League Meeting Yester-
day Covered Wide Range
OF Business.
CAMDEN SENATORIAL
NATTER WAS HANDLED
Editor C. C. LeaVy of The News,
Talks on Press and it ReIa-
tionship to New Voters
Much Interest Manifested.

The regular meeting of the League
of Women Voters, which occurred
yesterday aftelnon at the Y. w. c..
A. hall, was said by many present,
to have been the most interesting
since its organization.
There was 4 splendid attendance,
and the president, Mrs. G, V. Cate,
presided in her usual finished man
ner
Routine matters were quickly dis
posed of. The president, Mrs. Cate,
urged upon the women present, the
importance of at once registering, in
order to be qualified to vote in the
coming city primary. A poll of the
women, showed a majority as al
ready having registered.
Mrs. Cate also suggested that the
members continue to study all the
important political questions of the
'day, thus resolving the league into
Sort of Current events" class.
Mrs. J. T. Hotch gave most inter
esting paper in The Divorce Prob
lem" which was ably presented.
Some startling facts were given on
this serious question. Mrs. Hotch
stated that each state had a differ
ent divorce law. A uniform divorce
law is now being advocated for the
whole country, by the National
League of Women Voters, and it is
hoped will be passed at this session
of congress. She also stated that
statistics showed that one out of ev-
cry nine couples, is divorced. So it
behooves the good women of the
country to be up and doing, to try
to correct such a condition as exists
c. Fl. Leavy, editor of The News,
was the next on the program, speak
ing On the 'Relation of the news
paper, to the Women Voters" Mr.
L,eavy handled his subject in a clean
cut finished manner, taking occas-
ion to pay high tribute to the WON
en- of this age, especially compli-
menting the local league On its good
fortune, in possessing such a capable
and fine leader. He especially beg
ged the women to refrain from en-
dorsing individual candidates in
purely local contests, which would
eventually lead to factionalism, not
only in this. community as a whole,
but in the ranks of the voters league,
thus destroying its usefulness.
Touching the relationship between
the newspaper and the league, Mr..
Leavy stressed the fact that both
institutions could be of great public
service in the. community by using
their power with an eye single to
the city's betterment, and by a
closer cooperation and mutual un-
derstanding between the two.
Mrs. Joe Borchardt presented the
mooted question of the creating of
Peach county in clear and CON
else. manner, giving facts and fig
ures, both for and against this
measure.
1t is sure that if the women pres
ent had not already made up their
minds as to how they would vote on
Ui!i7 HuS''Aoll on ANOFCIHpel SCNtiiIIl,
they left the meeting well fortified
with facts, in aiding the decision.
Mrs. S. G. Townsend, of St. Mary's
who had previously requested the
opportunity to be heard, spoke on
the Fourth district senatorial mud
die. Mrs. Townsend championed the
cause of Hon. C. S. Arrow, who is
running as an independent against
Hon. j. T. Vocelle, the regular Dem
ocratic party nominee. She repeat
ed many Of the charges made against
Mr.. Vocelle by the Arrow advocates.
Mrs. G. v. Cate, president of the
league, responded to Mrs. Townsend,
and while refraining from any dis
paragement of Mr.. Arrow, urged the
Importance of party regularity in
this case. Mrs. Cate deprecated the
present method of naming senator's,
which means complete new senate,
every two years.
The league took occasion to pay a
high tribute to the work of the Young
Woman's Christian Association and
by unanimous vote endorsed the
drive now being made for funds.