The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-12
MRS. OWEN is
MOTHER AND
GRANDMOTHER
"HoME ALWAYS COMES FIRST
TO ME" is STATEMENT
MADE BY CANDIDATE FOR
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mother and grandmother. That is
the woman that is running for
congress from the fourth district.
She is not a masculine person
and is first oil all a gcntlewoman,
marked by her delightful spon-
taniety Of wit and sparkle.
Home always comes first to
me- Mrs. Owen says. She said
that she was not going out of the
home into politics and was inter
ested in politics as one in larger
home keeping.
Mrs. Owen has spent seven
years in Miami and has been
closely identified with interests in
the state. Her special interest is
to see the development of property
in Florida from an agricultural
standpoint. Before the state can
become the great place that it is.
destined to be, there should be
preparation for experiments of
agricultural products, she believes.
Her mother remembers, even
when she was little girl, Ruth
Bryan was vitality interested in
politics. When she was seven
years old, her father was in con-
gress. At twelve years, she knew
the platforms Of both political
parties.
The question is often asked
what interests women in politics,
Mrs. Owen said. 81 believe that it
is the atmosphere in which one
grows up"
Admitted to Bar
Her mother was admitted to the
bar 80 years ago when Ruth was
a baby. Her mother passed one
Of the finest legal examinations
and was consulting lawyer to her
father. Having grown up under
such home conditions, it IS more
readily understood how Ruth
Bryan Owen should turn to poll
ties and public life.
For five years Mrs. Owen
was employed in overseas service
and was one Of the first to volun-
teer for this work. With group
Of American women, she organic
ed one Of the first hospitals in
England and personally financed
and supervised the enterprise.
The hospital served the double
duty of caring for the wounded
soldiers and providing work for
women of the vicinity, who were
IN destitute circumstances. She
was also nurse in hospitals in
Palestine and Egypt.
When Mrs. Owen announced her
candidacy, the club women of Mi
ami organized for the purpose of
getting the votes registered. They
divided the city into precincts,
bank district, certain residential
districts, etc, and the votes regis
tered in the beginning totaled
5000 and the final count was
1900.
She stated that she would per-
sonally supervise the needs of the
different counties and that once
year would come back and sum up
legislation for the year past. Mrs.
Owen said that previously there
had been the lack of that personal
touch, which aecomplishes more
.han anything else.
High school students should be
addressed and would become inter.
ested in politics when not spoken
10 IN a non-partisan way.
Mrs. Owen has inherited her
fathers magnetism and possesses
the gift Of oratory. She is tall.
distinguished looking and holds
ones interest when she is address.
ing one Individually or crowd.
Women, it has been frequently
stated, are capable Of bringing
idealism into politics. Mrs. Owen
IS the type Of womanhood that is
doing away with mud singing and
all the other disagreeable things
that have for so long been con-
neeted with political campaigns.
She conducts her work not unlike
business meeting. outlining the
needs of the counties and remedies
that can be applied.