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”4* SPECIAL

 

 

 

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For the Veterans of ’61 and the Splendid Women of Kansas in their Battle for ltlSTlCE

 

 

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50 CENTS A YEAR

 

 

 

MRS. w‘. A. JOHNSTON,

'.Of Topeka, the new President 'of

' the _Kansas Equal Sufifrage
Association

 

 

The New President.

The Association is fortunate in
havtng for its President Mrs W. A.
Johnston, ,wife of Chief Justice
JohtiStOn, who has long been an

active worker 111 the Suffrage cause
TAT-11,11: $534“

‘74.“,

knowtt women in the state, and
will, no doubt, make a wise and
able leader in the coming cam-
paign. She is a past president of
the State Federation of Women‘s
Clubs and a member of the Board
of Directors of the Topeka Young
Women's Christian Association.

The new president, Mrs. W. A.
Johnson, made a fine address at the
evening session.

The Association of Kansas is
especially fortunate in having as
leaders in the movement the wife of
rits Governor and the .wife of its
Chief'Justice, particularly as they
are not simply lendingtheirnames
to the cause as honorary members,
but are active workers in the move-
111ent. ‘

 

 

 

 

11,1113. 'XCORA wELLttoUsE BULLARD,
Of Tonganoxie, Second Vice
President of the Kansas
Equal Suffrage
Association.

(me ”of. the headi-

_ feentst
‘ ion

{Zhemomenoi
gfiffRAGlSiS Eifiii WHEELS.

The Campaign for the Ballot tor the Women
is Now Opened.

Nine Thousand WOmen of One organization;
~~TheW. C. T. U.~~Will Enlist.

Encouraging AddreSses #Made by Prominent Men and
Women of the Staten-All are Hopeful.

The Kansas Equal Suffrage As-
sociation met in convention in To-
peka On Tuesday afternoon, May
16 The were held in

Representative hall and were at-
tended by about 100 delegates from
various parts of the state. 'lhe af
ternoon session was devoted to bus-
iness. Mrs. C. A. Hoffman, the
president, called the meeting to or-
er and made a short talk in which
she spate ot the progress 61
suffrage movement over the. state
and the causes for encouragement
"There isa great deal of hard work
before us yet,” said Mrs. Hoffman,
"and if you have planned a trip to
Europe or to the mountains or sea-
side, you had better give it up and
stay at home this summer and work
for suffrage. You will all be
needec .”

The reports of officers and c0111-
mittees were then heard. When
the committee appointed at the
meeting last January to thaw up a
new constitution submitted their
report a lively debate was precipi-
tated It seems the organization
has been wcnking for some years
with the disadvantage of having a
lost constitution The original
copy of the old constitution was
lost in a fire many years ago '1 he
only copy of it was taken from a
newspaper clipping preserved by
the State Historical society, lwo
factions had arisen, one wishing
to continue under‘ the old constitu-
tion and the other wanting a new
constitution adopted. It was a bat-
tle of Vtit and wisdom, with neither
side having a monoply. But final ly
the new faction won and it was votv
ed to take up the new constitution
section by section. The bone of
contention was the matter of chang-
ing the yearly dues from $1 to 50
After a Very lively discus-
it was settled that the dues
should be socents per year, and
harmony reigned once more.

sessions

'Then 'came theaelection of officers.
Mrs \V. A: Johnston was nomi-
nated by Miss Galloo, of Lawrence.
Mrs Cora Wellhouse Bullard, of
Tonganoxie, was nominated by
Mrs. Lee Monroe, who, during the
past winter, was campaign manager
and one of the most active of the

 

 

workers in the organization. The

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vote stood 53 for Mrs. Johnston and
25 for Mrs. Bullard. The other
officers elected are as follows:
Mrs. W; R. Stubbs, first vice presi
dent; Mrs. Cora wellhouse Bullard,
second vice president; Mrs: Helen
Eacker, of Lawrence. recording
secretary; Mrs. J. W. Thurston, of
Topeka, treasurer, and" Mrs. Wil-
liam Allen, White, .of Emporia,
auditor. ’ ‘i ,

The district pres1dents elected are
as follows: First district, Mrs
Cora Wellhouse Bullard, of Ton-
ganoxie; Second district, Mrs G.
H. Chalkley, of Lawrence; Third
district, Mrs Albright, of Winfield;
Fourtlf district, Mrs A C Worcester
of Emporia; Fifth district, Mrs
Mattie Toothaker Kimball, of Man-
hattan; Sixth district, Mrs Annie
C A Waite, of Lincoln; Seventh
district, Mrs W Y, Morgan, of Hut-
chinson; Eighth district, Mrs Nan-
nie Garrett, of Wichita. '

The Evening Session.

The evening meeting was very
interesting, notwithstanding several
of the advertised speakers were not
present. Nearly every chair in
Represenative Hall was occupied.
Mrs Catharine A. Hoffman, retir-
ing president of the Association,
presided with grace and dignity.
With her sat the newly elected offi-
cers. After reading letters of regret
from those who were unable to be
present, Mrs. Hoffman called upon
Mr. John MacDonald, editor of the
School Journal, for a speech. Next
followed Chief Justice W AJohn-
ston, David;Leahy, the Governor’s
Secretary,_ George W.
Martin, Secretary of the State His-
torical Society.
full of encouragement to the women
who will have charge of the cam—
In future issues of The

and then

Every address was

paign.
Guardian we shall say more of this
greatest Suffrage convention ever
held in Kansas.

A great victory is hoped for at
the Volls in November, 1912.

. vueti “gin:
baris ,

 

 

 

MRS \V R. ‘STUBBS,

Vice President of the Kansas Equal
Suffrage A sociationn,

 

 

compliment a11‘(_L

to be cunnted

longs-:3: - .
and tlierurnc 1 bT‘fiansas
have come to believe that? the
women are as much entitled to a '
share in the governmentas they are,
themSelves The science of gov-

ernment is a science pertaining to
all mankind, and not the science
of either sex apart from the other.

In his address at the Suffrage
meeting John MacDonald said:

“ The question in regard to equal
suffrage 15 not Why should women
vote, but why should women not
vote ? In 1912 the Suffrage Amend-
ment will be submitted to the voters -
under the most favorable condi-
tions, and all parties—“Republicans,

 

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MRS. LILLIAN A. MITCHNER. -

President of the Kansas Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, an
Active_\Vorker in the Suffrage
Cause. ‘;

 

 

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be women of Kansas
SUTFRAGISTS EttflT GFTEGERS

(Concluded from page 1)

 

NOTES.

Democrats, Prohibitionists and So-
cialists——will support it. And it is
too bad that Kansas has allowed
even one state in the Union to seize
'upon this progressive measure be—
fore Kansas adopted it.”

David Leahy : “ I never saw
any measure defeated by the Kansas
. \oters if there was no argument
against it—and that assures success
for the suffrage movement. All that
the women have to do is to DEMON-
STRATE during their campaign that
they wish the ballot.” Mr Leahy
predicted that the amendment would
carry easily by 40,000 majority.

George XV. Martin : “Kansas
men are no longer opposed to suf—
frage, but some of them remain i11-
different. These must be con-
verted.” Mr.~ Martin advised the
women to exert every effort in the
campaign which will go forward
from now until the time of the elec
tton.

Mrs. W. R. Stubbs as chairman
of the committee which had charge
of the work while the legislature
was in session gave a report for
that committee: ‘ We did all that
we could in a social way," she said.
“ We gave receptions for the wives
of the members of the legislature.
We talked with the legislators or
wrote them aski them to vlote for
the submissioh i? the Equal Suf-
frage amendment. The result you
all know.”

Mrs Lillian Mitchner pledged the
support of 9,000 workers of the
\V. C. T. U. in the suffrage cam-

paign.

 

Mrs _Cora VVellhouse BullaId, of
Tonganoxie, who was elected as
second vice president of the Asso-
ciation, is a woman of very pleas-
ing personality, and will no doubt
do splendidly effective work for the
cause. She is a member of the
State Board of Agriculture, and is
a woman prominent in political
matters in her part of the state.

Mrs. Bullard was also elected
president of the First district by the
convention.

Mrs. J. \V. Thurston, the newly
elected treasurer, is one of Topeka’s
splendid business women Her hus-
band is a banker, but Mrs. Thurs-
ton is the Senior member‘of a large
Abstract of Title business. located
at Fifth and Jackson in the Craw-
ford building. She is a sister of
Miss Olive P. Bray, who is well
known over Kansas by W. C. T. U.
and Chautauqua workers.

The editor and Mrs. Robb were
glad to be able to attend the con-
vention. Perhaps no more inter-
esting body of women has ever met
in the capital of our state than this
great convention of'women who are
preparing for the coming campaign
for their right to the ballot. One
felt that it
body of the splendidly intelligent,
patriotic women of Kansas. It was
a pleasure to meet them and it made
one proud of Kansas because it had
such splendid woman citizens.
Surely the state will be the gainer
when its women are given the bal-
lot. \

The Guardian is now and always
has been in {aim of the women of
Kansas and every other state en-
joying the same rights as the men
And we hope the men of our state
will seem it that they come into
their own in 1912.

 

 

31001111111111 SERMGN.

By Dr. John E. Bodine, of K. U.,
1 “ The Habit of Democ-
racy ”——A Large
Audience.

The Commencement exercises of
the Ottawa High School began Sun-
day _with the preaching of the Bac-
calaureate sermon at the First Bap-
tist church by Dr. John E. Bodine
of K. U. It was a strong and help-
ful address and unique in
treatment. ‘ Although we profess
to be very democratic,” said Dr
Bodine, “we are really aristocrats
at heart ' and like to forge ahead of
We want to be
distinguished and exclusive. This
trait is found in the poor as well
as the rich.

rather

our fellow men.

The self made man
usually worships his maker. The
disciples showed this human weak-,
ness when they disputed as to who
would have the planes of power in
Christ’s kingdom which they be—
lieved was to be a temporal one
But Christ taught them the true
spirit of democracy, the spirit of
service. Not to be ministered unto
but to minister should be the motto

 

of each li e.
ture has its weaknesses yet there
are redeeming traits which may
make our lives strong and beauti—
ful. Perhaps the best examples of
real democracy was shown by the
such
Wash-
We may not

founders of our government,
men as Jefferson, Hamilton,
ington and Lincoln.
be called to fill a great place in life
but there is a place for each one of
us. lfwe do
are glorifying it and our lives will
not be in vain.” I

our work well we

The graduating class, 28 in num-
ber occupieda reserved section in
front. The pulpit
flowers

was banked
Special
music was furnished by the choir.
The commencement exercises oi
the High school will be held VVed-
nesday evening at the Rohrbaugh.
Orations will be delivered
members of the class.

W l T U.
Address by Mrs. Mitchner.

Sunday evening, May 14, at the
First Presbyterian church, Mrs Lil-
lian Mitchner, State President of
the W C T U., delivered a very i11-
teresting address, taking

with and ferns.

by Six

as her

t

was a representative 1

Although human na-

 

Has taught you

the Value of FLOUR.

\NE know it from our customers—c0nsequently have learned

to stock the Flour that you

like best, Only the Finest

Standard Flour is sold here—the kind that has been proved

by you and others to make the Sweetest,

Soundest Bread, the

Lightest Rolls, Biscuits, Cakes and Pastry.
Red Star, Our Special, at $1 30 per sack

Sunflour - -
Pride of Kansas -

1 15 per sack
- 1 20 per sack

“7e also have SWANS DOWN in Packages—a prepared

Cake Flour.
a regular customer.

Send or phone us an order and you will become

”The Groceryman,

Phone 18.

114 E. 2d St-

 

 

subject “The Protection of the

Home." She spoke of the growth
of this great organization, which at
the present time numbers an army
of 9 000 women in the state of
Kansas, with its 500 local unions
and its 38 departments.

“Many people,” said Mrs Mitch-
“ think the W C T U does not
amount to anything in a community
Inot closing a joint or
of that kind all the
Our organization was not
we are
purely an educational organization.
That is the. duty of the officers of
the law, and we are glad our laws
now Will help the Attorney General
and, the Governor of our state to
see that the county and city officials
over the state

ner,

if they are
somethlng
time.

formed for that purpose.

do enforce the laws,

or they will turn out of
office.

“ We are going to push our Stif-
frage Department in the coming
are realizing that
our work will be a great deal more
effective if' we hold the ballot

Our work in the past

them

months, as we

in
our hands.
has shown us that, and so the 9 000
women of the Kansas W C T U
'are pledged to work for Equal
Suffrage.”

On Monday afternoon the North
and South Ottawa Unions
the home of Mrs M F King to c011-
fer with Mrs Mitchner in regard to
the W C T U work at the Ottawa
Chautauqua,

————~-—. ‘5 .———

THE LATMEN’S MOVEMENT.

met at

A Fine Address by Dr. W.

T. Stackhouse, Na—
tional Secretary.

At the Baptist church Thursday
evening last about zoo men sat at
the banquet tables and partook of
a fine supper prepared by the ladies.
The feast'was the best ever served
in the church.

Dr. Elliott, the pastor, presided.
Bruce Kinney,
ary, and Dr. Lerigo, a foreign mis-
sionary, made good talks on their
special work.

Dr. Stackhouse

a home mission-

is in America

 

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V1NCENT C. HOBB.
Editor and Proprietor.

 

 

pleading for more interest in the
cause of missions by the men of
the Baptist denomination. In his
address he stated that he believed
the world could be evangelized in
one generation. His message was
one of hope, and all who heard him-
declare the address to be the finest
ever delivered in Ottawa on the
subject of missions.

Resolutions endorsing the Lay-
men’s movement were unanimously
passed One of the resolutions,
declared for IO cents per week per '
r11: tuber for 111i‘ssio:1s, but 0111110-
tiOn of P. G Shanklin the amount
was raised. to 15 cents. This so
pleased Secretary Stackhouse that
he applauded vigorously.

The Baptists are wide awake 011
Missions, and no church in the
state of Kansas takes a livelier in-
terest in the work than the First
Baptist church of Ottawa.

Funerals.

Lieutenant Joseph Marsh, who
died very suddenly last Tuesday,
was laid to rest Thursday afternoon
by his comrades of George H.
Thomas Post. Joe Marsh was an
old time and highly respected citi-
zen of' this community.

The funeral of Miss Laura Wright
occurred Monday, May 15, at the
United Presbyterian church. Rev.
Davison, of Emporia, a friend and
former pastor of Miss Laura, de-
livered the address at the service.
Laura Wright was a splendid Chris-
tian girl. Her regular attendance
upon all the church services and
her self-denying labors while her
health permitted, were a most ad-
mirable example to others. Her
parents have the sincere sympathy

- of a large circle of friends.

The funeral of Mrs. Wm. Kiler
took place Sunday afternoon from
the home 011 South Cedar street.
Rev. Howard I. Kerr. of Park-
ville, Mo, preached the sermon.
Mr. .Kerr had known Mother Kiler,
and knowing whereof he spake, his .
tender words of eulogy were fitting
and forcible. All those who knew
Mrs. Kiler, esteemed her for her
pure life and beautiful character.
\Vm. B. Kiler, the only surviving
member of the family, has the deep
sympathy of many friendly hearts
in this his sad loss.