New Britain herald., 1924-10-09
600 WOMEN AT
 l COOLIDGE RALLY
New Britain Club Held Up as
 Model Of Its Kind

The New Britain Women's Cool
 idge club Is the largest in this state
 and is being held up as a model to
 others throughout the country, ac-
 cording to letters read at the en-
 thusiastic rally held last night in tho
 Y. w. C. A. gymnasium, The club
 HOW numbers 2,247 women among
 Its members. the third ward being
 the banner ward with S9 per cent
 Of the registered vote enrolled. Over 500 turned out last night 10 make
 the rally the largest women's meet
 Ing ever held in this cityt
 The speakers were Francis A.
 Pallotti, secretary of state, and Mrs Rheta Childe Dorr, author war cor respondent, eX-Russian soldier, and politician. The third ward in charge Of the entertainment, secured the services of the Colored Women's Coolidge club, which put on the show. Mrs. John Williams played southern melodies on the piano. while Mir. Williams, well past the 90 mark, accompanied her on the vio- lin. Mrs. Howard E, Horton's Cool idge chorus again made a big hit, singing it's faVorite Keep Cool and Keep Coolidge" and another song, the words to which were composed by Miss Florence Camp of this city Mrs. Rufus Hemenway presided.
 Miss Angela Lacava, one of last weeks speakers, introduced MT. Pal lotti, saying that his office had the reputation of being the best con- ducted of any state secretarys in New England.
 Mir. Pallotti emphasized the need ! of a protective tariff, especially to the worker in such an industrial . city as New Britain. He quoted Congressman Patrick B. OSulIvan, chairman of tn statu democratic . convention. to the effect that Presi- | dent Coolidge was perfectly honest, and said that if his opponents con- ceded this they had no possible req son for trying to oust him from of fee.
 Attack On La Toilette
 He attacked La Toilette as heinz backed by the socialists, directing his fire mainly against the plank to have court decisions reviewed by | legislatures. He accused La Toilette or advocating one thing in the radi- cal west and then backing down in the east and standing for opposite principles. He said that socialism struck first at the home and urged the women to Use their power not to let it attack that institution. Mir Pallotti closed by mentioning the re- publican candidates on the state tickets.
 Mrs. Dorr spoke on the foreign policy, She has been to every coun- try in Europe except Spain and Greece and was in the thick of i things during the war and the sue cecding conferences. She said that the Dawes plan checked Europe when it was on the brink of another war and constructed a sound con- tinent out of chaos. 4 split in the allies was also averted by the Amer ican action in aiding this plan, she claimed. and said that the Coolidge administration had shown con- foreign policy.
 Mir. Davis, she said, would submit the question of entering the League Of Nations 10 the people by referen- dunn, but he proposed no method for doing this or for carrying out the results of the referendum. La Fol- Iette would revise the treaty Of Yer sailles, she said, but pointed out that this was ridiculous as the United States was not a party to that much discussed document
 Following is the letter received from the national president of