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Show HOUSEKEEPERS WHO VOTE. Notable "Women Who Take an Interest In-terest in Public Questions. One never realizes tho true dignity of tho household queen as much as when she has proved her ability to shlno In a Home-what Home-what vwider sphere, without deviating from her true vocation, and every' ono of the dismal prophecies as to the general ruin of tho homes In tho equal suffrngo States, that was suro to follow woman's ballot, seems to havo failed of verification. verifica-tion. 1 To Mrs. Helen M. Warren, tho deceased wife of tho senior Senator from Wyoming, Wyo-ming, was given tho honor of casting tho first ballot for a United States President ever polled by a woman, writes Margaret Sullivan Burko In the Housekeeper. Mrs. Warren was a notable housekeeper, and her home was ono of tho hondsomost and best kept in the country becauso It ro colved bor personal attention. And she found time, also, to suporvlso tho education educa-tion of her son and daughter. Mrs. Ida Harris Mondoll of Wyoming Is ono of tho daintiest little housemothers, house-mothers, becauso in her abode tho "homey quality Is so intermingled with tho artistic that it becomes a perfect union of comfort and beauty, a result not often nttulnod. Sho has two children, a small daughter and an Infant son, and It ls qulto certain that their cradles will not bo neglected, even on election day. Mrs. Josophlno Hogg of Colorado 13 a member of tho PI Beta Phi socloty, and qulto up to date on most of tho questions of tho day, political or otherwise; but she would bo amazed If any ono should hint to her that Intelligence In any shapo could becomo a handicap to woman in her domestic do-mestic duties, or bo used as an excuse for neglecting them. Mrs. Betty Bell of Colorado and Mrs. Rose Sutherland of Utah wero superintending superin-tending tho education of their daughters while their husbands wero serving In Congress; Con-gress; and tho Misses Bell wore graduated gradu-ated from tho Washington high Hchool. |