The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-13

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A. ths nesting ~ fhn Seattle
f~eHus - Women votefa. hsia on
WEDNESDAY. January re-. ff3a Mrn
Helen s. stevens tod IA dsfail ths
proposed BIN far sisatien ~ ths
hssds = departments undsf the ~
miuistfaffss ode ~ q non partisan
halIut. these offices bsiuE nov fliisd
~ appointment ~ the governor n
N ~. obi~ct % this blii Mrs Fts
vans state % plaos thee. officials
upon their own msFits and make
them directly responsible 20 ths
voters Their election you'd - held
IN the same manner a. nsmbrfs -
the supreme court are nov elected
"A sspafais non partisan ballet
ana would thu. removs any danger
that thsss offices nay b. granted
political favoriie-. Mrs stevens
also explained q similar btu Tor the
non partisan siscfion ~ thu state
superintendent % public instruction
and county supsrintsndsn, q
schools '~rhsrs ha. been objection
for a long TINA said Mrs Stevens.
TO tho policy Of mixing politics
and political parties with the a..
ministra,ion ~ the schools 49, q par.
tisan election Of thsss officials neo.
essarily means 10th bills were
drawn b. he State Direct Primary
league and we're Endorsed BY the
Seattle League ~ Women Voters
and other organizations.
Mrs. Weeks explained the pro.
posed legislation pending before tho
present legislature IN which the
women ar. particularly Interested.
She urged that all the women wfits
various member. ~ n. legislature
establishment Of the womens IN.
dustrial home at Medical Lake In
regard 60 the appropriation asked
for the Sheppard Towner act. she
explained that this wna necessary n
order that We obtain the national
assistance that bill provides for the
purpose of education and AID IN
maternity. Tho proposed county
library btu. with the womsn'r indus
trial homo measure. compose tho
two bills for which thu state Ped.
GRAFTON 81 women'- Clubs - work.
inE very diligently and form the
Legislative program Of that orEanira
ton.
Other bills explained BY Mrs.
Weeks included tho bin proposed sy
tho W. G. r. Y. increasing tho age
Of majority Of women TO 81. and
bill proposed BY IN. Washington
Legislative FEDERATION for the for.
nation ~ a commission 10 oodify
tho laws pertaining TO children and
known ar the children'n code hin:
and a BIN proposed by that organ.
ira,iou for tho establishment Of
home for feehls. minded.
Mrs. Aifha Perry Curry ~as
elected corresponding secretary.
Canadian Club Dsne~
The regular s~ns.mon,hiy dane. Of
tho Canadian club OF Seattle will b. |
held Thursday. January 10. a, tho /
A. o. 4. W. haii. 1903 Ninth ave
All Canadians IN the city viii b. wei |
come.
City Federation w. &. r. 4.
Emphatic protest against any
screen pictures OF Fatty Arbuckis
was voted a, an aii.dny session Of
the City Federation OF Women's
Christian Temperance Unions held
In Salvation Army hall Tuesday.
January 10. Othsr resolutions voted 1
support for q proposed amendment l
10 the state constitution. providing 1
that religious education Of youth !
shall be encouraged BY the granting /
of credits for Bible study don. out 1
side OF school and without expense /
10 the state. The Seattle Council 4
OF Churches was praised for their
activities In tho suppression OF vice. 1
Mr.. George y. cotteriii OF the por, I
commission delivered an address. /
Prohibition Hero 70 Stay" The (
Row. II. I. Chatterton OF the Coun. /
ell OF Churches outlined the progress
OF the churches Rntivfce campaign. /
Mrs. Anna X. Toiwcli. state suporin. /
tsndent Of w. g. r. a. medal con. /
tests" declared that members OF 4
tho w. c. r. u. must feel a per.
sonai responsibility 20 combat tho
spread OF tho narcotic evil. and /
urged the training Of more students I
and speakers thru deciamatory con.
tests. Two veteran temperance 4
workers we're introduced. who spoke I
briefly They were tho Rev. and 4
Mrs. James Ivy. retired. who have
come here from Oshkosh. Wisconsin.
Committees for 1898 were appoint. 1
cd by the president. Mrs. Libbie /
Beach Brown. as follows: Mrs. "a.
die Fraser. parliamentarian; Mrs. I
5crtie Snyder, music director, and 4
Mrs. Edna Moline. assistant. cour. /
tesy, Mrs. sada 10. TOWNSEND. Mrs.
J. W. Cairns. Mrs. Josephine an.
more. Telephone. Mrs. Marie 4
krentz, Mrs Belle Mccalium. Mrs. /
Belle Longstreet. Publicity. Mrs. /
III. l. Chatterton. Preparation. Mrs I
Clara Whitney. Mrs. Cora patter. 1
son. Education. Mrs. Clara Ansorge 1
Fuller. Law enforcement. Mrs. Lib. I
bic Beach Brown. Mrs. Lillian Vim. !
cent. Mrs Rosetta silbaugh, Mrs. l
Anna X. colwell, Mrs. Lulu sudd- I
roth. Legislation. Mrs. Rosetta 81. /
baugh. The next meeting will be
held February 10. In Plymouth |
church.
Canadian Women's Club Fleets
Officers
The Canadian women's club met /
this week at the Y. w. c. A. and /
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year
Mrs. George II. Duncan. president:
Mrs. Gabriel Smart. first vice presi. |
dent. Mrs. william Campbell. second /