Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-27
THE woMEN's CLUB OF POCoMoKE CITY.

THE WOMEN'S CLUB OF POCOMOkE CITY.
Pocomoke City has womans Club which not in
yed as members They organized for the Of putting
into execution certain projects which they think they can prob
ably do better through strictly female agency.
ability do things is absolutely nee
essary to accomplishment that confidence emates from
the individual group and there denying that the
thoroughly enhused the work being attempt
ed by local bodies well by that Of the Federated
The jealous activity manifested by the ladies in their
dertangs may be due partly the naturally mpulsive
may be that they yet in the heroic
stage related the rights and privileges of
citizenship long they struggled for recognition in the
matter Of equality with in all things pertaining to civic fe
and driving their arguments for their reception into the
fold Of American existence in all it's various departments It was
natural they emphasize just feminine ele
inject government of country hoe educa
tion morals, and social dongs
And probably we may be pardoned for saying that would
that in their long fight for recognition they should
emphasize the admission of into the
realm suagsm They had become accustomed painting
picture reconstructed country when the were
allowed participate in the achievement they had indus
tiousy insisted that the female the ingredient lacking
make the national loaf dgesbe they had urged that there
phases living which could be countenanced
influence present. and the extremist predicted
millennium of social perfection when the
placed position to WELD their wonderful influence
could blame the ladies for putting their strong
possible and in the usual of human development
generally becomes thoroughly convinced of that which repeat
edy tells oneself and others So that since the Amendment to the
Constitution has passed which received them into membership
real citizens of the republic there has been sufficient time
elapsed prove whether their petensons justified not
They still in the heyday of active participation in
tai affairs and still possessed of unbounded faith in their
ability to right wrongs make good things better lead the to
higher plane living and show the world just what it has miss
ed in the generations that have slipped into nevero
recalled past.
Tie formation of the Pocooke City Club does
opportunity say anything regarding such organizations
only gives repeat what already sa and that
thoroughly convinced of the need separate c
organizations along the distinctive line Of And
feel that whether it is male female there tendency
demand distinctive privileges and claim distinctive
of and alone This believe nconsst
with the spirit of the nations reception of into
membership active citizens and subvesve of that principal Of
equality which the Amendment supposed put into practice
We drifting somewhat into consideration
Of womens activities specially in the direction Of politics and
therefore accusing them Of demanding something in this depart
of national life because of their We do believe that the
opinion does prevail certain extent these good people
that the very fact of their gaining the right vote entities them
share of the public Offices To mind they failing
interpret the meaning of the word equality correctly and in
constre equal division of offices regard
less Of efficiency Not that they select nfeoly among them
selves but their ideas indicate they best
the equal to the best among the That
not be true There should not he standardization accord
and selection made according that standard
However wish nsinuate that the
local club will be directed solely towards political prefement
Their purposes defined do things along many lines of
activity Whether they appeal their friends aid
they will be enenty successful Poconoke
begin reflect the light that this ORGANIZE
0n and that she be started the road Improvement
in her social educational religious and political life 81
GOVERNOR RITCHIE AND EAST ARLINGTON.
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