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Show II GLORIOUS, ! sms is, sun Citizenship Responsibilities Rest on All Now, She Declares. Ringing Plea for True Americanism in University Uni-versity Address. "In the fnture renponsibilltles of citizenship citi-zenship will rest equally upon the shoulders shoul-ders of men and women," declared Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National Woman's S' ffrae association, in an address before students o' the University Uni-versity of Utah ' j-es'.erday. Mrs. Catt declared de-clared It was the duty of all to prepare now by laying the foundation for the work of the future. The question of j?lv-ftig j?lv-ftig women the vote Is being settled the world over, Bhe said. "Politics is a broader thing than merely mere-ly electing John or James to office," Mis Catt said. "It involves the vastly greater question of new principles that have been introduced In the world, new institutions und tne betterment of man. "There is a divine law of evolution which compels tinman society to move eve1 onward and upward. Evolution Discussed. "Evolution does not find its way onward on-ward and upward by the easiest way always, al-ways, because men and EVnmiin act us obstacles to resist evolution. Nevertne-less, Nevertne-less, It Is the duty of .il reformers 10 point out the way and to remov the good irom the bad. "It's a glorious thing to s-e humanity climbing forward. Voices are calling to the young men and wnmci t f tne universities uni-versities with an insistence aa never before. They are calling not on'v in Ttah, but in all the nation and world. H 1 my earnest prayer that men and women will r.ot turn a deaf ear to the call, but will nerond to the fuMeit extent. Men and women are climbing up to 1 1-I'd and development which we .an tom'civa, but which have nowhere been realised as yet." Women Advance in Industry. Mrs. Catt Illustrated her talk with Instances In-stances showing t hat often In Industry women play the part usuatly taken by men. She cited the case of a CNcao woman who directed an immense business, busi-ness, while her brother ma-It her hat. and also the caee of a chef, who, cooking at a university, filled the students with food for the body, while his wife, a professor pro-fessor of Greek, filled their minds. Mrs Arch Trawlck. general secretary of the Young Women' Christian association, associa-tion, aald that the future work of the V. W. C. A. was for the attainment of Americanism, by making all women better bet-ter citlxcns. and especially by helping aliens. The educational, social and recreational rec-reational work of the organization will accomplish this end. she said, and the women of America would aid In bettering civilization In order that every woman might have an opportunity to progress. Betterment Work Planned. Dr. John A. Widtsoe. president of the university. Introduced the speaker. H felt sure, he a!d. that the future would nee co-operation of both men ami women In following out high Ideals for the betterment bet-terment of humankind. The university orchestra, under the direction . of Miss Romania Hyde, and the Girls" (lice club, under the direction of Mr. Johnson, rendered ren-dered musical select Ions. |