Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 114, 18 March 1912 — Page 7

THE BICHIZOXD PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRA2I, MONDAY. MARCH lSt 1912.

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:11 0HILLIIT flODOESS BEFORE !' CLUB BY WE U CLARKE

; fin, Oraea Julius Clarke, oae of tbe fcaHag XpOMQU of Um rights; of .woman la thla country, an offlcar of ,th FranchlM League, of Indiana, and loader in the club life of the aUte, -addreaaed the members of the Wayne County Women Teacher! Club . in their annual luncheon at the Westoott m Saturday. The organisation before which Mrs. CSarke spoke Is one of the most lmpori teat and Influential In the county and la affiliated with the State Federation of Clubs, as its purposes and Interests are not alone contned to their profession but extend beyond its conlines to all social and educational ques ' tlons and movements in which women, as both women and citisens, are or should be Interested. "The club la trying to stand for culture and breadth of view In education, etc," said one of Its leading members, "Instead of the strictly professional. We have tried, therefore, to have the addresses made before us inclusive of that broadest culture which Includes our profession but goes beyond it. MIa bringing Mrs. Clarke to Rich-

jnond, then, we were following this course and giving ourselves, as well as 'our friends, an opportunity of hearing the presentation of a subject which Is very much to the fore at present and by a leader and authority as is

Mrs. Clarke.

"It Is not a question of whether we

do or do not, personally want to vote

We wish to give a liberal and Indul-

gent ear. to the consideration of any '.question which is current and that the "'suffrage question is one of the most conspicuous at this time and one upon . which all women should be fully In- ; formed, whatever their individual views, Is obvious. "We were Interested In Mrs. Clarke's presentation of the subject and the rskeptlca among us were the more Inclined to be convinced on account of ithe gracious and thoroughly feminine ttersonalltr of Mrs. Clarke, who Is

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certainly an argument in nerseu Against the view that public women

become masculine.

"Mrs. Clarke Is a perfect type of

femininity. Far from affecting the masmIU Mannv an I lnaa aha la fa at I.

jdloua In costuming and appeared charIsslngly dressed. And that she does not acorn chiffon was seen by the scarf 5f that material she wore thrown inround her shoulders, jjf "And yet she Is one of the most unrelenting and forceful advocates of absolute political equality of women and xmen. J "We feel that we should like the public to better understand our alms Ssfcd purposes we are, not a mere orSganltatlon of professionals who meet tto discuss matters interesting only to us. We are that, but we trust we are .something more. We desire to have what Is termed the 'open mind We wish- to be intelligently informed, on sjevery .great public movement that telther directly or Indirectly affects our sex, and we wish to stand for that

C broader culture which Is willing to hear every side of every question and Cto be Interested in every phase of art

i "We were especially glad that Mrs

Clarke emphasised the civic necessity

t oi women s representation in toe man'

f agement of school matters as we feel i that this is a phase of public life in f which , we are vitally concerned and .', one in which we can see the benefit

V of the franchise for women."

Mrs. Clarke's address .abounded In delicate wit and delightful humour. which, timet helms, hit off thn Athtoa

lot the case for the enfranchisement ;of women and scathingly picked off

what she termed the flimsy objection

of Its opponents.

Mrs. Clarke declared herself unponv

a promisingly for the full enfranchise nent of her sex.

';i:",Bhe animadverted upon the fact that 5 iff the management of educational mat-

3 ters, especially, women should have a t voice. She 'pointed out the limited op- - iortunltles given women in this re5 aard in different communities, but em-

enhasised that this partial recognition

of her importance as a citlsen only argued . tor a more complete one and .stated uncompromisingly that the lead-

of equal civic rights upon women

.-. Tvould not cease their efforts until It

has been accomplished. .That the franchise Is the natural , right of all adults was the statement 4 made by Mrs. Clarke. That it Is a privilege which is bestowed upon all those who can exercise It Intelligently end should not be an abnormal and one-aided affair giving to but one-half

the body of those making up the cltlanahln nf a mtnta

. She also emphasised the fact that j Jibe point of view changes with the "age. That at a certain period not so lent ago It waa considered a "diegrace to the sex" when two women wanted to establish an educational Institution for women. That at one time certain business women were not considered eligible tor the franchise, quoting to the effect that "politics is quite outside the I comprehension of merchants." Mrs. Clark awept the property test ' off the board by stating that there were many highly Intelligent men and j -women capable of registering a comjt prehenslve and Judicial opinion on the

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management of public affairs, who were not the possessors of any property through some trick of fortune or circumstances. The speaker stated that the woman suffrage movement really began in thla country from the situation that attended the sending of Lucretia Mott and several other women as delegates to the Anti-Slavery congress in London In 1848, the congress refusing to permit them to be seated bocanstFot their sex. Returning to this country Lucretia Mott and her companions, took up the cause of equal rights of cltlsenshlp and that this had since continued. She stated that there were thirtytwo states where women had some right of suffrage, and six that had absolute equal suffrage with men. Of, the situation in the latter six she said that Judge Lindsay, the famous Denver reformer and humanitarian, said that the machine bosses feared to nominate men of immoral character immoral in every sense because of their sure defeat at the polls by women.

Mrs. Clarke deplored the popular interpretation of the word "politics" into wire-pulling, corruption and intrigue, when it really meant the wise administration of the affairs of the community, and "the science of government." Mrs. .Clark illustrated logically the untenablllty ' of the argument that "the average woman" did not "want to vote," as a reason for not giving women the franchise. Many of the average men and women of the country preferred to throw their refuse Into the back yards and alleys to decay and breed disease, stated Mrs. Clarke, but that was not an argument against proper sanitation. "Human progress means the setting aside of the opinions of the average person," stated Mrs. Clarke, going on to show that it was the average person in all great crises of history who had protested against the advance step that would bring humanity nearer physical, moral and political perfection. "No woman can escape her responsibility as a citisen of this country,"

stated Mrs. Clarke. "It la not the men of Indiana we have to persuade," went on Mrs. Clarke, statlng.that they were, she believed, ready and willing to give the franchise to women, but it was the latter who delayed the accomplishment

of this progressive civic measure.

Mrs. Clarke is unalterably of the opinion, however, that it is only a question of time when women will have

equal rights with the men of the com

monwealth, in the management of the

affairs of "the people," one-half of whom, she stated were women.

"Indiana will have the full fran

chise," stated Mrs. Clarke.

Mrs. Clarke was given a cordial tes

timonial of regard and admiration in

the applause which followed her address.

This was one of the most successful

affairs that the organization has ever given. The tables were attractive with tulips and other of the spring flowers and the speaker was presented with a large corsage bouquet. Seated at the table with the distinguished guest were Miss Harriet Thompson, the club's president, Miss Edith Tallant. Miss Ruth Harris, Mrs. Clara-Graves,

Miss Anna Finfrock, Miss Martha Whitacre, Miss Mary A. Stubbs, Miss Jones, Miss Ora White and Miss Eleanor Newman, of Cambridge, all present or past officers of the organization. A quartette, made up of Miss Ruth Harris, Miss Sands, Mrs. Gormon and Mrs. Stlllinger, gave several numbers after the members adjourned to the foyer where they were, with the guests who came in for the address, presented to Mrs. Clarke. An election of officers also took place which resulted as follows: Miss Harriet Thompson, president, Miss Alice Unthank, vice-president. Miss Frances Simmons, secretary-treasurer.

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I1BT MOBElHUSBAtID If Charges Against Goodhart Are True.

If the allegations contained in the complaint for divorce filed in the Wayne circuit court by May S. Goodhart versus Oscar Goodhart are true, the latter was far from being a "model" husband. Failure to support, drunkenness, cruel and Inhuman treatment, cursing and striking her, threatening to shoot her and being guilty of infidelity are among the charges in the complaint. Rather than face the charge of adultery, the plaintiff alleges, the defendant left the state of Indiana. The plaintiff says that a child was born to the defendant and Rose Reed of Hamilton and that he fled from the state, following the filing of charges against him. The plaintiff asks the custody of their two children. They were married in ISO and separated in 1909.

RUSSELL TALKS TO LOCAL MINISTERS The meeting of the Ministerial aasociaa of the city held at the Y. M. C. A. this morning waa featured by an address by Prof. Elbert Russell of Earlham college on "The New Struggle

for Liberty." His address deplete the industrial situation with reference to th political and religious bearing on It. The reason for the present political situation, and the attitude of the church and the Importance of thla attitude were also discussed. No business matters of importance were discussed.

Sketch of Mrs. Frederick O. Beach, a noted New York society beauty and daring horsewoman, who was the victim of a mysterious attack at her winter home in Aiken, South Carolina. Since Mrs. Beach was mysteriously slashed with a knife rumors have been current in the city of Aiken, coupling a prominent man's name with the mystery. C. Oliver Iselin has offered a reward for the apprehension of the assailant and Intimated that he would assist in lynching the scandal monger who had coupled Mrs. Beach's name with that of the society man.

SUBTLE VENGEANCE. The Gift Dumas Bestowed on a Friend Who Insulted Him. Alexandre Dumas the elder, the great novelist, bad. as is well known, anma hlnck hlood in his veins and waa

nature, in his earlier days he received a dire insult from one whom he called his friend. To the surprise of all who knew him Alexandre took no apparent notice of the wrong, but Instead applied himself to looking carefully after the welfare of his supposed friend. He took him with him into society, introduced him here, presented him there and so continued for three years, at the end of which time he stood as "best man" at bis friend's marriage. The wedding feast being concluded. Alexandre Dumas was leaving the bouse when an acquaintance Joined him and as they walked along said: "I have often wished to say how I have wondered at your great kindness to M. X.. whom we have Just seen married. Yon have the most forgiving ature that 1 have ever met with. He insulted you grossly some years ago. and yet ever since you have devoted yourself to his happiness and at last assisted him to get married." "That's it precisely." remarked Dumas slowly, with a sinister chuckle. "I flatter myself that I have given him the most furious and lynx eyed mother-in-law In France." London Telegraph.

LOCAL MINISTERS WILL AID CHINESE

Lets ef Them. GeraldI hare my faults. Geraldlne What a group picture they would make! New York Iess.

Mandarin oranges from the Mediterranean are abundant on the British market this season. One newspaper says: "They are always popular, especially as they are put up so tastefully in little wooden packages embellished with gold and silver papers and decorated with pictures highly colored and of a most fanciful nature."

To relieve the suffering as much as possible of the 3,000,000 starving Chinese, who are in throes of struggle for life, local ministers and charity workers are organizing for the purpose of raising funds to send to China. Contributions will be received at the Dickinson Trust company.

Something In a Nam. In one place at least the rose Is not permitted to "smell as sweet by any other name." and thst place is Scotland. An attache of the American embassy st London tells of a stranger presenting himself to play golf at North Berwick, seeking out some one in authority upon the matter. "What' name?" asked the dignified official. "De Neuville," the stranger replied. "Mon." said the official In a tone of disgust, "we canna bother ourSels wT Dames like that at North Berwick. Te'll stairt In the morniu' at 10:15 o'clock to the name of Fairgusson."

The "Temporary" Wife. Mrs. Leslie Milne, who writes "Shans at Home," tells an amusing story of a Hindu dispenser connected with an American mission who during the absence of the missionary took a Shan wife in addition to his Hindu wife, who was in Calcutta. When the missionary returned he was very indignantnaturally disapproving of polygamyand the dispenser came to Mrs. Leslie's boose to ask her to intercede for him. "What 'have I doner he said. "I may by our custom have many more wives than one. so I said to the sahib, 'Sir. be not angry: it was only a temporary measure,' but the more I thought to 'please him by telling him that it was only temporary the more amrrr he became."

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PUBLIC SALE The undersigned will sell at his residence. 1 mile north of Locust Grove, 3 miles southeast of Richmond. of a mile east of the Boston Pike, Thursday. March 21, at 1:00 p. m., the following personal property: 1 horse, 1 fresh cow, farming machinery, feet, butchering tools, some household furniture and other articles too numerous to mention. Signed: MARK THOMPSON ' D. E. Dennis, Auctioneer

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