The Winslow mail., 1923-03-02
AMONG THE GREAT AND THE
NEAR GREAT AT THE
STATE CAPITAL

Rep. Vernetti 0. Ivy is the wife of
], P. Ivy, pioneer rancher of the
Salt River Valley. Mrs. Ivy has sup
ported the Democratic platform and
the progressive policies of the Hunt
administration a hundred per cent.
She is proud of it, and tells it to the
world.
Rep. Ivy is a motherly-appearing
woman, with graying hair. But be-
hind that motherly face is a mind
that is keen, she looks like a woman
who would find her forte in grooming
lullabys to babies. But her career
in the House thus far has shown she
likely would not hesitate to spank
the baby, for the good of it's soul, if
the need arose Rep. Ivy has pre-
sided over the House when called to
the chair by the speaker, and on
such occasions, and on all others for
that matter, where the Democratic
platform measures were involved,
she has taken a very great delight
apparently in putting Democratic
members who had forgotten their
party platform on record Trust
Mrs. Ivy to see to it that those De-
mocratic legislators who do not sup
port the platform, get on record!
Every day in every way she sees to
that
Rep. Ivy was the right hand of
Rep, Rosa Mckay in putting the mi
nimum wage bill for women across.
They stood shoulder to shoulder like
pair of Amazons battling it through
The combination was too strong for
mere male legislators or outside in
fiuences to break
Rep. Ivy has said that according to
her way of thinking. the Democratic
platform was something to stand on
as we'll as to run on. Too bad for
the state, and for their own little
political careers, that some of the
male legislators are not possessed of
her political sagacity and integrity
in that particular. This is Rep
Ivy's first term in the legislature
Her husband has served several terms
in the same body, dating back to ter
ritorial days, and he was formerly
state apiary inspector.
Their farm nine miles west of
Phoenix is one of the finest in the
valley, and is noted for its wide var
iety of fruits, berries, and nuts. Mr..
Ivy has lived in the valley for As
years, and they have occupied their
present homestead for 25 years
Rep. Ivy is active in church and
social service work 1t is her pride
that she never misses Sunday in
teaching her class in the Tolleson
Christian Church. She is president
of the Fowler Woman's Club, past
president of the Rebekahs of Arizona
and Mexico, a past matron of the
Eastern Star of Phoenix, past pre-
sident of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy of Arizona, and also a
past president of the Home EconO-
mics Section of the Phoenix Woman's
Club. That last is where the mother
ly expression comes into functioning.
But while Rep. Ivy would look emin-
emily appropriate in a kitchen putt
ing up the family's winter fruit, just
remember she was also president of
the Daughters of the Confederacy.
She comes from rebel stock. And
she is on the warpath against some
of the big evils in the state of Ariz-
Ona, as she sees them.
And it is our guess that before she
sheathe the tOmahaWk, she will have
some scalps hanging from her belt.
Rep. Ivy is one of the women in
the legislature who have justified
ladies in politics. The Lord knOweth
they could only help, there was no
chance to make it worse.