Garber Sentinel. (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1920 Page: 3 of 8
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THE GARBER SENTINEL. GARBER, OKLAHOMA
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FOR AFTERNOON
OR EVENING WEAR
a WOMAN for President of the
#\ United States? It's nn Interest-
l\ Iiik question, anyway, now that
f % the federal suffrage amendment
has been ratified, and women are
| XL voters.
And there's nothing new or
startling about it. Many men
are asking themselves the ques-
tion—to say nothing of what
women may or may not he
thinking on the subject. Button-
— - hole any Intelligent man and usk
Jilm what he thinks and If. likely he'll talk about
'""X'would not be surprised —
-candidate for the presidency before ' ,^ . ,ie
four vears from now they're quite likely to l>e
•demanding—and getting-the vice Pr«s'^"cy
■one or both of the two loading party By
■the time the next presidential e oction ^ts around
the women will have found themselves as poll
tlcians and will be In shape to make Uu''rp<>^r
felt. They'll certainly put in a claim for a cabl
net position or two and for some of the Important
elective or appointive ollices. We might do worse.
There are plenty of mighty capable women In this
-country, and 'a new broom sweeps clean, you
^Figures compiled by the census bureau and oth-
er government departments, indicate that the num-
ber of women In the United States over twenty-
one years of age Is 28,035,000, of whom approxl-
inately 26,.r 00,<)00 are eligible to vote in the No-
vember election. Estimates of the number of
■eligible male voters, based on a population of
105,000,000, give approximately 31,500,000. The
vote In the last presidential election was 18,528,-
743 It Is seen therefore, that the voting power
of women does not suffer much, as compared with
that of the men.
And there Is no constitutional handicap to their
administrative progress, says Martha Coman in
the New York Herald, If the women themselves
really want to see one of their number occupying
the highest position It Is within the power of
this nation to bestow. Women are eligible to the
office of Chief Executive of the United States as
-well as to all cabinet positions and any of the
minor, yet Important, offices which are either elec-
tlve or appointive.
Tennessee's ratification of the federal suffrage
amendment has opened up an unlimited field of
mower an.l activity to the new voter, 'ihe gates
of the White House and the capitol swing wide'
to women If they care to enter. Do the.'?
Suppose, now that American women are the
political Equals of men, they wanted to try their
fcand at ruling the nation. They've rocked the
cradle a good many years and been politely re-
ferred to as rulers of the world. Picture them
aspiring to the actual direction of national affairs!
Is there a woman who would make any sort of
showing by the side of Senator Harding or Gov-
ernor Cox or Franklin Iloosevelt or Governor Cal-
vin Coolidge?
Consider the feminine presidential timber. Who
■would be the logical selection of the 27,000.000
women who may vote at the next election? Their
first opportunity to put forward a woman candl-
"^e would be four years hence. By 1024 a lot
of things mny have happened. Many changes
-will have taken place. And If the feminist move-
ment rushes onward with ever Increasing mo-
mentum. as it has since 1915, there Is no telling
whether It will stop short of the White House.
What If It did send numerous women to the
•enate and the house of representatives, to the
cabinet and to gubernatorial offices? Are there
women educated and trained sufficiently to fill
these important national and state offices? Time
will have to answer these questions. Meanwhile
why not canvass the possibilities?
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, says the Herald
writer might he the logical first woman president
She Is probably right In saying that. Anyway
Mrs. Catt's name Is probably the first that would
occur to the average well-informed American man
f&O/ZAS <*. JJZtrt&R
I woman. This is because Mrs. Catt hai been
for some time the real leader or tne woman su
frnge movement. She founded the Intermit on
Woman's Suffrage association and she was ser\
her second term as president of the Nat<m
American Suffrage association when It
cently merged Into the League of Women " - •
She Is probably the leading spirit in this a
organization. The league Is nonpartisan. •
well organized. Should It turn to the purpose
electing a woman president It has the members p
and the organization to make itself felt. 1
Herald writer says of Mrs. Catt, among o ie
things:
"Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt might he the log-
leal first woman president. We will not us t ie
National Woman Suffrage association leader
whether she would consider accepting the nom-
ination or not. Her reply would spoil Interesting
speculation. She has battled so long and so earn-
estly for the national franchise for women that
just now the only sort of life that appeals to her
Is one spent among the chickens and trees and
solid home comforts of her farm at Briarcliff. If
you broached such a thing to her as running for
any public office she might take it as a bit of
pleasantry. Her blue eyes would smile at you and
the corners of her well-shaped mouth would curve
upward with an expression of amusement.
"However, candidates have been forced Into
nomination. This might happen to the suffrage
leader if the pressure of her 2,000,000 adherents
were directed toward such an end. There Is no
woman In the United States better known than
Mrs. Catt.
"Like Senator Harding and Governor Cox she
has had editorial experiences, having assisted her
husband In editing a dally newspaper in an Iowa
town. When Mr. Catt died his wife took a posi-
tion as advertising solicitor. Probably she set type,
lust ns did Senator Harding for his Marion news-
paper, and she knew ail about the business end of
journalism.
"While soliciting advertising her attention was
drawn to the obstacles thrown In the way of the
self-supporting woman. And the more she consid-
ered these the more she thought of helping to re-
move them. She allied herself with the suffrage
movement and just 20 years ago was elected pres-
ident of the National American Woman Suffrage
association.
"New York women voters have been urged by
their suffrage lenders not to vote for a woman can-
didate just because she Is a woman. Mrs. Catt
was one of the first to give this advice. Fitness
for office is the great test, according to their Idea.
The question of sex would hardly come up If Mrs.
Catt were a presidential candidate. She Is a
stateswoman of broad and generous vision, a stu-
dent of International affairs; she has traveled
around the world and has been closely associated
with men and women of nearly every foreign coun-
try She is kindly, sympathetic, considerate, and
her mind has been trained to cope with the big
Issues of the day. And she has an organization
the like of which no man running for president
ever ad to support him.
"When the women really enter politics, both
state and national, the men will begin to realize
the sort of organization these vote yearners have
been building up for more than a score of years.
It might have the power to sway an election, If
brought to a test."
The name of Miss Alice Pnul, head of the Na-
tional Woman's party, would probably be the next
to occur'to those who have kept In touch with the
long suffrage struggle just ended. Concerning her
the Herald writer says. In part:
"What sort of a president would Miss Alice Paul
make? She has a large following, though this
militant worker for the enfranchisement of Amer-
ican women entered the fight recently, compnred
with Mrs. Catt's long period of service. There are
women who assert that Miss Paul has presidential
qualifications, and In the event of her nomina-
tion she would be supported by members of the
National Woman's party, that organization of
pickets and hunger strikers and prison .artyrS
which is soon to decide whether it will let ti
militant methods rust from not being used to con-
centrate them on persons who are blocking the
way to some other goal of progress the plcke
hope to reach.
"Visualize Miss Paul seated In the chair of stats
at the White House with a company of tnu* pick-
ets at Its gates. Or picture her passing out t/« l*T
official automobile through a crowd of banner-ben^
ing and sash-draped men clamoring for die presi-
dent's official recognition of their alleged wrongs
and demanding her Influence to right the™.
"If It came to a contest between the leader of
the conservative wing of the suffrage movement
nnd the leader of the militant wing the battle
would be fought with determination. No one
would dnre attempt to prophesy the outcome. Both
women lenders have their adherents, and the fact
that both are leaders proves they possess certain
qualifications for the presidential role."
Those who turn to the practical politician ror
their presidential material probably would think
first of Mary Garrett Hay of New York, w.io was
possibly the leader of the women at the Chicago
convention, and of Mrs. George Bass of Chicago,
who was much in evidence at the San Francisco
convention. A statesman is none the worse for
being an able politician. A shining example Is
Abraham Lincoln—with no superior either as
statesman or politician. Certainly Miss llay and
Mrs. Bass know their politics. Incidentally they
are both club women of large experience.
The well-informed man and woman will not over-
look the club woman when considering Ihe presi-
dential possibilities. For the club woman is a pow-
er in the land. Such bodies as the General Federa-
tion of Women's Clubs and the National Council
of Women have nation-wide membership and or-
ganization. The General Federation, for example,
has a membership of 2,500,000 and a state federa-
tion In every state. And' all these big women s
organizations are affiliated; they can be u-lted in
the promotion of any one project.
Organizations like the General Federation con-
tain capable women of ail kinds. As an exampie
of the type of women abounding In the member-
ship of these associations take the president of
the General Federation, Mrs. Thomas G. Winter of
Minneapolis. „
Mrs. Winter Is a daughter of Rev. Charles O.
Ames of Boston, nnd later of Philadelphia. Mrs.
Ames was president of the New Century club of
Philadelphia. 1887-80. The daughter. Miss Ames
went to Wellesley college, where she took both
bachelor and master degrees. Before her mar-
riage Miss Ames devoted two years to teaching In
the girls' schools conducted by Mrs. Qulncy Shaw,
the daughter of Professor Agasslz.
As chairman of the literature department Mrs.
Winter first served the federation nationally.
Later she served as press chairman In both capac-
ities and nation-wide touch was made with club-
women She next served as director and ns sec-
ond vice president. L^st June she was elected
president.
For this office the woman has qualified through
breadth of work and culture. Playgrounds, visit-
tnc nurse and kindergarten associations have
known her leadership, and for eight years she was ,
n resident of the Woman's club of Minneapolis. In
wartime she was chairman of the council of
national defense and Minnesota commission on
public safety.
She Is author of several books, an accomplished
public speaker, but the work of all these which
she holds of greatest value Is that done while
rector of Americanization for the General F edera-
tion. Her "Working Plan" was widely distributed
and used.
Whatever may be the prospect of a woman pres-
ident there woul<J seem to be n probability «'f a
woman cabinet officer In the near future. Con-
gress seems bent on reorganizing the departments
and regrouping their activities. So there Is likely
to be a cabinet office dealing with child welfare,
protection of motherhood, national health and
women in Industry. And many people are of the
opinion that such a cabinet office should logically
be filled by a woman.
THKKK are n good many women
who have no use for more than
one or two frocks for formal wear and
who nre sensible enough to buy only
what they can use, no mntter how
ample their means. These women
want conservative styles, equal to
serving for both afternoon nnd eve-
ning. They rely on accessories to tone
up such gowns to the requirements of
any dressy function.
With the return of nets nnd dyed
laces to favor ond the perennial black
lace and satin dress there are offered
two very safe choices. And there are
added to these in the new displays,
very handsome frocks In sliver cloth
embroidered with Jet, In duvetyn com-
bined with metallic and oth%r bro-
cades, in veilings drnped over satin
nnd, more thnn all, embroidered frocks
In which silk or glittering bends
brighten up quiet colors on crepe dr
chine, sntln, charmeuse or wool fab-
rics.
Two frocks that will prove £i en-
during Joy to their wearers und serve
for any Bort of formal wear are shown
In the "picture. At the left a brown net
with large dots Is made up with satin
to match and worn over a satin slip
with accordion-plaited skirt. Bands
of plcot-edged rlbhon nltemate with
rows of dots on it and the skirt Is sus.
pended from a yoke of satin corded at
the edge to give It a flare. The wide
girdle Is of sntln, and there Is a short,
folded vestee of It and folds of satin
finish the sleeves.
Black charmeuse and chantllly Iact
flouncing make the dignified frock at
the right of the picture. The lace forma
a long overdress extending across th
sides and back of the full satin skirt.
The sleeves and underbodlce are of
lace and the sntln overblouse afford*
an example of a new and much ad-
mired neckline. Even In evening
dresses the low decolletage Is being re-
plnced by n straight neckline. The
girdle of this dress Is worth noticing,
for It Is very pretty and new. Ameri-
can Benuty In color It Is made of wide,
soft satin ribbon twisted and wound
with a twisted silver ribbon Into a
rope that encircles the waist and la
looped und knotted at the left
side.
About the Season's Blouses
EXCEPT for some elaborate, much |
decorated and sometimes stnrtllng ,
models, which might be classed ns "ex-
hibition blouses," the fall season has
not brought In many designs that can
lay claim to originality tn these very
popular garments. But why should
designers strive for new Ideas while
we are well satisfied with those we
have and continue to buy thein?
The search for something new does
not go entirely unrewarded even when
the too-elaborate models are not count-
ed In the finds. Among the tailored
blouses there are some In which crepe
de chine Is used for long-sleeved mod-
els that have turned back cuffs of
pique nnd collars of this material that
roll high nt the back and open lu a
long "V" at the front. This combina-
tion of materials Is new and the col-
lar unusually becoming and modest
looking. ...
Plaits and points are, outstanding
features of the blouse
pictured. A soft figured crepe de chine,
Joins forces with plaited georgette t*
make this ingenious model, the geoi*
gette forming the upper portion of the
blouse and sleeves. It ends In polnte
from which are suspended loops of the
material fastened to the points with
small, satin ornnments. The crepe de
chine falls over the plnlted georgette
which forms the lower part of th«.
blouse and the peplum. A belt of the
crepe slips through the suspended
loops nnd confines the blouse at th«
waist line. The frills that finish the
sleeves are wide and the sleeves them-
selves rather large and slightly flaring.
The new neck line appears In this
model and, altogether, It Is about the
most promising In style nnd attractive-
ness that has come up for Judgment
thus far.
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