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4 Sep 23-1920 the best methods of putting those ideals into every day use. Mrs. Hammil read the report of the of the executive secretary prepared by Miss Finkbine before she left Des Moines with her mother and moved the adoptions of the report. seconded - carried. Mrs. Rutledge gave a short talk in conducting township schools. She described the methods of the women of Ft Dodge who conducted nine such citizenship schools in Webster County and gave due praise to Mrs. Max Mayer and Mrs. Tom Healy. The womans committee of the Farm Bureau was the local organizations that helped arrange for these schools in country districts. The schools put on in the country were well attended by apprecia- tive people. Mrs. Jennie Loverin of Humboldt gave a talk in country organization and was followed by Mrs. Oscar Ruff of Sioux City. Miss Dunlap introduced Mrs. Fred Hunter who very ably presented the place to honor and to commemorate the corageous women who carried forward the ideals of progress and tossed the torch from hand to hand down the long road of the past guarding the sacred fire for our times to kindly a great light. Mrs. Hunter ended her address by presenting the following resolution: Whereas, the pioneer movement for equal suffrage in our country is at an end and an era of political responsibility for woman- kind in state and nation have begun and where as those of us who
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4 Sep 23-1920 the best methods of putting those ideals into every day use. Mrs. Hammil read the report of the of the executive secretary prepared by Miss Finkbine before she left Des Moines with her mother and moved the adoptions of the report. seconded - carried. Mrs. Rutledge gave a short talk in conducting township schools. She described the methods of the women of Ft Dodge who conducted nine such citizenship schools in Webster County and gave due praise to Mrs. Max Mayer and Mrs. Tom Healy. The womans committee of the Farm Bureau was the local organizations that helped arrange for these schools in country districts. The schools put on in the country were well attended by apprecia- tive people. Mrs. Jennie Loverin of Humboldt gave a talk in country organization and was followed by Mrs. Oscar Ruff of Sioux City. Miss Dunlap introduced Mrs. Fred Hunter who very ably presented the place to honor and to commemorate the corageous women who carried forward the ideals of progress and tossed the torch from hand to hand down the long road of the past guarding the sacred fire for our times to kindly a great light. Mrs. Hunter ended her address by presenting the following resolution: Whereas, the pioneer movement for equal suffrage in our country is at an end and an era of political responsibility for woman- kind in state and nation have begun and where as those of us who
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