WOMEN: At Des Moines

At Des Maines

The National League of Women Voters in convention at Des Moines, la., heard a number of important speakers, discussed many matters relating to women in politics and in civil life, and passed resolutions declaring its program for the coming year.

¶Mrs. Maud Wood Park, president of the League, in her opening speech, called to the attention of her fellows the importance of arousing citizens to take part in elections:

" In a nation where disfranchisement is a punishment for crime, more than half the men and women of 21 and over...

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