The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-18
Women Voters Urged to
DO Their Duty

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sonAitN drove home her message
in d most convincing way. Mr..
Staurt is = member of the Repub
lean State committee and has
done much for the civic betterment
Of this section snce coming to
LyndonVille five years ago.
National problems, Mrs. Stuart
pointed out must be solved in our
own individual communities. go
out in the highways and the by
way she admonished her audi
ence, "before November 7 and try
u arouse women to new interest IN
the campaign before US now. Have
we any right to cliticise the high
taxes, the laXity Of law enforce
ment if we neglect our opportunity
TO change these things. Our great
problem is to arouse those who
arc not Interested in their voting
privilege. 1t is first a duty and
then privilege to have a voice n
our Government We have only
to look around these Legion rooms
to be reminded of the great sac
rifce made to keep this govern
ment. With this sacrifice in mind
lei Us create a new interest. In
every case where the government
! fails to function it is because Of
lack of interest. In the coming
election divide the candidates into
two classes not as Republicans or
Democrats but as those who make
ouI laws and those who enforce
chem
Speaking of the agitation for q
new party--a wOman's party, Mrs.
Stuart said she believed women
would be more effective if they
took up the work with the present
machinery, working with the party
Of their choice She referred to the
victory of the woman candidate
for the legislature in Orange
county and said Just as the schools
and the homes and the churches
were better because of the cooper
alton Of men and women so would
legislation be better because Of the
entrance Of women.
Vermont's system of representa-
ton also came in for discussion,
the expense Of the legislature and
the number of bills introduced.
Laughlingly she quoted some citl-
zen who advocated the Legislature
adjourning for ten years and
working out some of the laws on
the statute books. Men without
education or business training,
sent to the Legislature because of
their geographical location, cannot
be expected to do business eXpedlt-
iously The speaker hoped to see
Il re-distlicting of Vermont and a
different form of Representations
Medical inspection in the
schools, the city manager plan,
were other matters suggested for
women to work for, dnifrom child
labor law, and the unfolding of
the 18th amendment. The 10Th
and 18th amendment go hand and
hand and women, especially Wo-
men in this section where rum-run-
ming is being made lucrative bust
ness, must stand for the enforce
ment Of the law and the punish
ment Of the offenders.
New laws, amendments, and re-
visions are no. The things to con-
Germ Us most Mrs. Stuart said in
closing, "but finer, better citizen
ship and greater love for the flag"
The speaker took occasion to
refer to the work the Caledonan-
Record was doing in furthering
the campaign for better things.
As a direct result of the publicity
gwen the Better Babies week in
Lyndonville by the Caledonian-
Record, the town of Glover was
inaugaurating a similar campaign,
one of unreasonable good for the
babies Of that section.
Mrs. Staurt was pleasingly in
toduced by the president of the
club, Miss Mabel l.. Spencer, who
! also welcomed the teachers and in
vited them to join the organiza-
ton 1--WE need you" Miss Spencer
I said, "and may | also add that
I believe you need US
The guests and members had an
opportunity to meet Mrs. Stuart
4 and during a social hour refresh
ments were served by Miss Mary
Nelson, Mrs. f. W. MagoOn and
Miss Elizabeth Galbraith.
Two vocal solos, Little Mothel
Of Mine" and Danny Boy" were
rendered by Miss Catherine Nor
liaon with Miss Alice Hall accom-
/ PIANIST and later all gathered
around the piano and sang "Vote
Girls, Vote" with Mrs. John T
Hinch at the piano.
/ Mrs. Stuart's talk also included
detailed account of voting anc
a demonstration followed. Ballots
were distributed and candidate
made up of club members votec
for. The candidate for sheriff OBJ,