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Show 18Thi ASSEMBLY COLORADO SITS DENVER, Jan. 4 The convening of tho eighteenth general assembly of Colorado at noon today witnessed an ovldenco of the activity of women in poMticB. Mrs. Alma V. Laffcrtcry. onoof the four women members of tho lower house, made the speech that resulted re-sulted In the election of George Mc-Lachlin, Mc-Lachlin, of Denvor, ns speaker. She also named tho tomporary chief clerk and introduced' resolution No. 1, notifying noti-fying tho senate and tho governor that the house wag In session. "We hear a let about bow unimportant unimpor-tant women are In politics," said Mrs Laffertery "But woman has como to take her place beside men in legislative halls " |