Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-20

and see what shapes peopled the dark
of Bedford Jail, where it was writ
ten. Humorous and Pliable," they
are familiar. Mrs. Much Afraid and
Madame Bubble" surely we have
known them "Mr. Facing Both
Ways. from the City of Carnal Pol
ICY" he has sat in every legislative
body since ,the world began Faithful
and Valiant" heaven be praised.
they had seats there 100, al ing with
Mr.. Greatheart, but Mr.. Greatheart
was not returned at the next session.
'Mr. Ready to- Halt" here is the
most fan iliar one of all. He belongs
| to many organizations. He always
| feels that the work is getting behind.
lie doubts the value of it all, any
way. He says if he had been treated
differently by the other members, he
would have been willing to keep on,
and when everything else fails, he
wonders dark: wha the funds are
used for. He is a member of many
.. churches. ] have known Of one in
stance where he wished to close a
church because it was in debt forty
dollars. Do not take a fenale
| Ready to- Halt" into your local
| league, or if she is already there,
| don't urge her to remain. Mrs. Much
, Afraid and Madame ubtle" will not
| join amy ay. Make what is COM
monty known as n set for the
| feminine countcrparts of Faithful
and Valiant" they are the kind YOU
want
! What are some of the things they
| do when they are League members?
They are present at the League
meetings. unless prevented by "a seri-
! Gus reason. They feel that they
1r1, oil Inv
presence and participation When
there is a speaker, they do what they
can to insure a fair audience. feeling
| that it is disCourteouS to ask a
| speaker to prepare an address for a
! handful of women. Next, they in
form themselves about the League.
/ they can answer questions in regard
! to it. They carefully perform any
| committee work allotted to them.
! Mr.. Readyto Halt says there is a
great deal of time wasted in COM
| mittee meetings. True. yet on the
other hand. great things sometimes
| have their inception there.
/, The late Ambassador Page, in his
! letters, dwells greatly on the lack of
, politcneSS in Americas dealings with
England Many people, courteous in
, private life. feel that in dealing with
| governments ad officials, courtesy
may be laid aside. The man who
said to high official in this State,
I'D like to know who gets the
| graft" naturally did not make much
progress with the matter in hand.
In a Language which is now taboo,
there is a couplet which may. be
translated thus:
with his hat within his hand.
Man may travel through the land"
| Faithful and Valiant present them
selves at legislative hearings on
matters in which the League is in
| terested. Perhaps Valiant will make
few remarks to the committee. If
| Faithfuls voice still sounds terrible
! in her own ears, she sits and listens
| to her drawer sisters.
These two able League members
get new members for their local
! league, knowing that the locals form
the foundation of the State League,
which, in turn, supports the Ma
tional.
1t goes without saying that Faith
| full and Valiant always vote. If they
| expect to be visiting Cousin Belinda
| in Massachusetts, when election day
comes round, they provide them
| selves each with an absentee ballot.
They urge others to vote. both men
ana women. DlQ you know tnat IN
our last Presidential election, little
more than half the number of eligible
voters cast ballot? 1t often hap
/ pens that thousands of dollars are
voted away by q small number of
voters Has the average citizen any
right to complain of his taxes? or of
! his public servants? Faithful and
! Valiant do not say. I'm going to
vote thus and so because Mr.. John
| Doe told me to-" They make up
| their own minds They also remem-
! Der that every question has a side
other than that of dollars and cents.
They feel that it is a fine thing to
ally themselves to an organization
that educates the women voters, that
| looks to the progress of our world,
| that teaches that citizenship is a
! trust. to be used for the good of all.
| Mrs. Robert l.. DeNormandie of
Boston, Director First Region. Ma
| tional League of Women Voters,
gave very interesting report of the
National. Conference recently held
/ in Des Moines, Iowa. 1t widened the
| horizon of the women, and while it
was without "headliners'' it was a
| working conference and much was
ACCOMPLISHED.
Message From Governor
| Miss Mabel H. Conner, President,
Maine League of Women Voters.
Augusta, Maine
Dear Miss Conner:
regret that | cannot be with YOU
at Nollr annual meeting tn he hold