WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 March 1920, Page 11

WOMAN'S WORLD.

"SEND ME A WIFE." , A man in America has written to Scotland Yard in the hope that Sir Nevil Macready, the Chief Commissioner of Police, can find him a wife. He says: "I am a single man, and was sailing for England when war was declared. When the United States came into it I came back home and served her., Now I am kind of disappointed, for I would like to get, married. The only thing is I cannot go bad: to the American girls, for I have seen too much of them. So if you can help me in finding a nice young woman in the twenties I would like to correspond with her, or them." The writer added that he was 24 years of age, and was of a "nice quiet disposition." In. case any English damsel should wish to see what he looks like before committing herself he has enclosed a photograph. Sir Nevil, however, declines the honor offered to him. AN AMERICAN WOMAN'S TRIUMPH. For the first tijne in the history of the Republican National Convention, which met recently at Washington, DC., women attended in the advisory capacity, and were received with much heartiness. In an open session there was practically an equality of numbers present' on the floor. The most outstanding figure among the fair sex was Mrs. Medill M'Cormit'k (better known as Ruth Hanna, daughter of the famous Senator from Ohio), who is wife of the leader of the Republican Party in the State of New York. She was put forward as the spokeswoman of the undermentioned organisations, ijn which her activities are fociissed:—"The Girl Scouts' Association, the Chicago Women's Clubs for Civic Improvement, the National Women's Suffrage Association, the American Association for Female Labor Legislation, the Women's Trade Union League. (Tn connection with the latter Mrs. M'Cormick appeared on the ffoor of the Illinois State Legislature and addressed the House in favor of the passage of its present Child Labor Law). In the course of a spirited address, which drew much praise from the leading -male speakers, she thus defined the attitude of her countrywomen towards the pressing problems of the day:— Our ideal is that of an American America, where industries and coun-try-loving men and women may all win a happy competence, and grow old secure from want, and blessed in i the promise of the growing generation. Eighteen of the twenty-two States which have ratified the Suffrage Amendment are Republican, and I confidently predict that the remaining 11 lUepuiV.ican (States will ratify in ' time for the women to participate in the coming Presidential electio!/. . . • Gentlemen, this is our country no less than yours. Wo have sacrificed as you have in its defence. We do not purpose to yield our inherited and ordered, liberties for any scheme of Socialist or Imperialistic internationalism. Yon must know, gentlemen, that, like you. we are nil citizens, we are Republicans. and wc are Americans. Tt was not at all surprising .that, in harmony with Mr*. M'Cormick's sentiments, and inspired by her eloquence, the Convention unanimously adopted n resolution calling on the Governors of those 11 Republican State? to -ntflV th» Constitutional Amendment with the l»*«t possible dalay.