Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-11-24 | Page 10 | Missouri Town of 35 Souls Has Petticoat Rule

Missouri Town Of Ur f e 35 ob or Souls bouls i if Has Petticoat Rule MOBERLY Mo United Press Press Press- Petticoat government rules rubs the lit little littie lit Ut- tie tle town of Urban Urbandale dale one mile south bouth of here her in this a ago age e which has marked the petticoats petticoat's passing I The town has ten homes and thirty-five thirty citizens A village board of trustees cOmposed composed cOm cOm- corn com posed solely of women who were appointed by the Randolph county court and headed by a woman mayor governs the place Incorporation Incorporation ration papers were granted the village village vil vil- vii vii- lage lago this fall faU It is reported that the lesser halves who usually operate operate operate oper oper- ate political machinery caused ap- ap t of the better halves es The business of ruling the tile town has been undertaken seriously by bythe bythe the tile women Mrs Ruth Stamper Fleming is Js chairman of oE the board of trustees a position equal to that of mayor and Mrs Lula May lay Gilfillan Gil- Gil lilian fillan secretary has duties similar to those of a city clerk Other members members mem mem- bers are Mrs Edna Horn Mrs Myrtle Holman and Mrs Martha Dameron Mrs Fleming is the tile only woman governing official in Missouri She said she knew little of oC the legal lega as aspects aspects as- as peets of town government but de declared declared de- de dared she and the board were not going to 10 turn the village rule into atea a atea atea tea tea- party Mrs Gilfillan the city clerk explained explained cx- cx ex ex- the women had accepted I somewhat reluctantly their governing governing govern govern- governing ing mission but were bound now sow to show the men that women could govern as s well as vote member of ot tIle the board Mrs Horn declared she would rather have been named a policeman than thana a a. board member She Sho was optimistic optimistic optimistic of the tile success of the petticoat petticoat petticoat petti coat government but added that the first village election probably would see th the exodus of wOi rule II The first election is scheduled 1 for fortha forthe tile the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April 1028 1928 Shrewd masculine masculine mas mas- culine politics that pla played ed a large part in the unexpected appointment of the tue village housewives on the first village board may be an issue In the election 9 6