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Show AMERICAN WOMEN DISCUSSPQL1TICS Enthusiastic Gathering in Honor Hon-or of Mrs. Murrea Marvin atv Mrs. Kidder's. W. S. DALT0N DOWN AS ORATOR OP OCCASION Later, on the Spacions Lawn. Women and Men Go Over the Issues. An enthusiastic and largely attended meeting of the American party women was held at tho home of Mrs. E. G. Kidder, 1014 South Ninth East stroot, Fridaj- night. The occasion wa9 a reception re-ception in honor of Mrs. Murrea Marvin, Mar-vin, who has, for the past year and a half, held the position of grand commander com-mander of tho Lad Maocabees, and who has taken a great interest in tho work of tho American party and lent much valuable aid. Tho decorations of the house wero proclaimed beautiful be everybody present. pres-ent. American flags and streamers lined the walls of tbo flvo rooms and the front porch. In the front yard hundreds hun-dreds of paper lanterns were hung in the trees. Tho rccoption was given in causo of the fact that Mrs. Marvin is forced to leave Salt Lako for Nevada to take up her lodge work. An olaborato programme had boon arranged ar-ranged and was given bofore an enthusiastic en-thusiastic asBomblage of over 200 women and men. Tlio liniiKr trnci rrotcilnd and a more congenial set of people it would be hard to find. Singing and speaking constituted the bulk of the on-tcrtaiument. on-tcrtaiument. although gay social chat h? not to be overlooked. "The first; number num-ber was a song by Mrs. Henry Hammer Ham-mer entitled ?'Tho Flag Without a Stain." Her sweet, soprano voico and the patriotic song" thrilled .the listeners. Miss Lucy Gat.roll did herself proud whistling patrottic airs, and Miss Millie Mil-lie "Villiams sang a solo in a moat ploasing manner. Speech of W. S. Dalton. The main speaker of the evening was W. S. Dalton. Ho spoko on the necessity neces-sity and importance of women in tho Amorican party campaign. Mr. Dalton explained that the importance of women wom-en in a campaign is incalculable. Continuing, Con-tinuing, ho said; "Women, by social activity in communities and neighborhoods neighbor-hoods tend to havo a great inlluenco with l.heir associates, which in thojbng run results iu remarkable good. Thrco live women inject more sentiment into a campaign than a dozon mon, and a club of women such as tho American party women's club has more influenco on public opinion than does .'L newspaper. newspa-per. The great canso of Americanism is at stako and the womon havo their important part to play." Mr. Dalton gavo a rather short bnt vorv pointed address and won hearty app'lauso at intervals throughout his talk. Mrs. Marvin was next up for a speech. Her talk was also on Americanism. Ameri-canism. She explained that she cunio here as a stranger fo conditions in Utnh just a year aiul a half ago. She, being' interested in the work and problems of women, studied tho conditions condi-tions from an unprejudiced standpoint. She claims she has found many hard problems, but the one here is the most difficult. "The American party is on the right track." said Mrs. Marvin, "and not until the government is out of the hands of the monarchial hierarchy will the problem of peace be solved." She elaborated on the sub.jcct.of women's wom-en's rights and women s influence, aud wound up by wishing tho party and its great mission of good tho greatest success. Politics on tho Lawn. After the speech-making the guests gathered on the lawn in tront of the house and until nearly midnight talked over various matters m connection with the party and its affairs. Tho meeting could not have been livelier, and as tho liostess said, if was only an indication of what will come later. Mrs. Marvin leaves today for Rhyo-lito, Rhyo-lito, Nevada. She will go from there to somo placo in the Northwest to tako up work with the Maccabees. She has not received her assignment to a town as vet While in Salt Lake she won hundreds hun-dreds of friends, and it is with great regret that she lcavos. She enme here from Michigan. |
