May 14th suffrage rallies under the general council of women

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Title: May 14th suffrage rallies under the general council of women
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Year: 1936
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Fulltext: , June, 1936 . WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL 33 Ay 14th Suffrage Rallies Under SUFFRAGE RALLIES IN THE PROVINCES the General Council of Women JJNDER the auspices of the Gen eral Council of Women composed of representatives of the different women organizations of the Phil ippines, the first anniversary of the women’s vote at the Constitutional plebiscite was celebrated with pa rades, programs, and meetings in the various districts of the city, and in the provinces. Leaflets urging the women to vote in the coming plebiscite were distributed. In Manila there were six meet ings held. They were led by en thusiastic women leaders and at tended by thousands of women. The speakers were: Mrs. Rosa Sevilla de Alvero and Mrs. Edilberto Farolan in Tondo; Mrs. Concepcion Rodriguez in Sta. Ana; Mrs. Belen E. Gutierrez in Bambang; Miss Alejandra Antonio in Sampaloc; Mrs. Salvadora Perez in Plaza Guipit; and Mrs. Trinidad Alvero in Santo Sepulcro. Pangasinan Parade Under the leadership of Miss Ma ria Magsano, president of the Pan gasman Provincial Federation, a huge parade with about 2,000 club women from all over the province participating was staged in Dagupan. The following were the speak ers during the meeting that fol lowed: Miss Maria Magsano, Miss Soledad Pulido, Mrs. Nieves Loza no, Mrs. Ruperta Galvan, Mrs. Felipa Gulay, and Attorney Jose Calimlim. After the program, they had an open forum where the fol lowing participated: Miss Isabel Alisangco, Miss Macaria Cantuma, Mr. Pablo de la Cruz, Mr. Miguel R. Acosta and Mrs. Lourdes Ja cinto. Prizes were awarded to the towns having the largest representation in the parade. The Bayambang delegation headed by Mrs. Dolo res Romasanta won the first prize. Rosales headed by Miss Macaria Cantuma, and San Nicolas by Mrs. Felipa Gulay copped the second and third places, respectively. In the barrio delegation from Dagupan, Calmay won the first prize, Pantal second, and Mayombo, third. Other towns represented in the parade were: San Fabian headed by Mrs. Dorotea P. Mejia; Mangatarem by Miss Concepcion Soriano; Agno by Miss Modesta Nano; Sual by Miss Corazon Fernandez; Sta. Barbara by Miss Felisa Bautista; Urdaneta by Mrs. Remedios Arzadon. In Misamis, Occidental Misamis, more than one thousand suffraget tes of the province met for the rally. A parade was held under the leadership of Miss Carmen Rcsano, well-known leader of the suf frage movement. Governor Ber nards, Mrs. Julia Yapsutco, and other women leaders spoke. The rally showed that the women of this province are overwhelmingly in favor of suffrage. Under the leadership of the mem bers of the Legaspi Women's Club, the women paraded in 50 decorat ed automobiles. The ears bore pla cards which proclaimed that the women arc united for suffrage. The parade was followed by speeches at the public plaza delivered bv pro minent feminist leaders. Among those who spoke were Governor Jose Imperial Samson, Judge Ma nuel Calleja, former Senator Ale jandro de Guzman, Miss Aurora Dino, Mrs. Maria Agdamag, and Mrs. Gcnoveva Tiansay. Meetings The Naguilian, Isabela, Woman’s Club held a parade and a meeting on that day with the following par ticipants: Miss Amparo Taguba, Miss Amparo Danao, Miss Isabel MORE PICTORIALS OF CELEBRATIONS FOR OCEAN PEARL BUTTONS Made in Manila COME TO OUR STORE AT 460 Calle Dasmarinas MANILA BUTTON FACTORY, INC. Top to bottom: Naguilian, Isabela; Piddig, Ilocos Norte; Janiuay, Iloilo (left); and Bant, Pangasinan (right). Beading in the same order: Mi samis Woman's Club; Magdalena, Luguna; J a g n a, Bohol; and Ta baev, Albay. Simon, Miss Marcelina Ver, Atty. Dominador C. Mina. The Electa and Amorosa Clubs, and the mu nicipal officials cooperated in ma king the parade a success. In Abucay, Bataan, the celebra tion was under the initiative of Miss Valentina Punsalan, a Junior Club woman. There was a parade and a program. The following took part: Miss Valentina Punsalan, Rosario Pabustan, Mrs. Gomez, Miss Ulpiana Punsalan, Mr. G. Gar cia, Mr. Tolentino and Mr. J. San tos. In Tigbauan, Iloilo, a parade was held also with almost all the wo men of the town participating. They were all dressed in “balintawak.” After the parade a meet ing was held in the plaza and a big crowd was present. The whole hearted cooperation and interest of the women on this occasion demons trated their determination to help secure woman suffrage. Magdalena, Laguna, had a par ade also and a well-attended pub lic meeting sponsored by the Wo man’s Club. In Jagna, Bohol, the speakers of the day were Mrs. Micaela LI. Casenas, wife of the ex-governor of Bohol, Mrs. Maria C. Pajo and Mrs. Basilia A. Besas, president of the woman’s club. tn Mindanao The Jolo Woman’s Club under the leadership of Mrs. Trinidad C. Caro, president, had their rally on May 12 in connection with the Hospital Day because more people were in town then. A big crowd was present. The speakers wore: Mrs. Caro, Mrs. Anatolio Cruz, and Miss Lydia Razul, daughter of ex senator Hadji Butu, who spoke in (Continued on page 37) WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL the J ine1’ spoke v^’flrote that the general t^fuhrftC^ of the women both Christian and non-Christian seemed to be in favor of suffrage, and they have high hopes that dur ing the plebiscite Jolo will cover the quota required. Janiiiay, Iloilo, held a colorful parade attended by the town and barrio women, municipal officials, and barrio lieutenants. There were floats depicting the activities of the women of that town. After the parade a program was held. The following delivered speeches: Miss Merced A. Senador, Mrs. Soledad G. Tionko, president of the wo man’s club, Mr. Pedro T. Barranco, municipal president, and Atty. Simeon Barraneo. In Jaro, Iloilo, a very big crowd was present during the meeting. A platform decorated with plants was built on the corner of Ledesma and Mabini streets, and a loud speaker was installed.- The meeting which started at about seven o’clock last ed till after nine. Among those who spoke were: Governor Consing, President Garganera, Board Member Ledesma, Mrs. Josefa JaraMartinez, Mrs. Lim, Miss Emma Gonzales. Mrs. Mesa was toast master. Binan, Laguna, had the follow ing speakers: Dr. Encarnacion Alzona, Mrs. Flora A. Ylagan, Mrs. Beatriz Ronquillo, Mrs. Antonio R. Gonzales, president of the woman’s club, and Mr. Pedro Vergara. Balo, Camarines Sur: The par ade scheduled was called off be cause of a heavy rain, but the pub lic meeting was continued. The Bani Woman’s Club, one of the newly organized clubs of Pan gasinan had a very successful cele bration of May 14 headed by Mrs. Escolastiea U. Fernandez, presid ent. The Pangasinan Federation believes that in the western part of the province the barrio women can be counted upon to have a very strong rally during the plebiscite. The speakers were: Mrs. Escolastica Fernandez, Miss Paeiencia Sagun, Miss Florangel Urbano, Mrs. Irene Gonzalez, and Mr. Juan Cas telo, municipal president. In Piddig, Ilocos Norte, the par ade headed by the Boy Scout troop and accompanied by the local band was very well attended. The spea kers during the program which fol lowed were Miss Enriqueta de Pe ralta, president of the Ilocos Pro vincial Federation, Mrs. Faustina S. Pandaraoan, adviser of the High School Students’ Circle, and Atty. Pedro Valentin. In San Joaquin, Iloilo, the speak ers were Mrs. Maria G. Garingalao, president of the woman’s club, Mrs. Purificacion Serdena, Mr. Amadeo Sartorio, Rev. Gedeam Soncuya. Mrs. Jesus Servento, Judge A'eban Siva, Mr. Modesto Sane1 - Mr. Jesus F. Diez What Is The Peoples i Mandate To End War? Campaign for Peace is Being Conducted by Women in Many Countries fHE Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom sent Mrs. Lim a letter regarding the People’s Mandate to End War. This campaign for peace which is now underway in every part of the world aims to express such over whelming public opinion for peace that Governments will not dare to consider war as a way of settling conflicts. 50,000,000 signatures to the Mandate is the goal, 12,000,000 of these to be secured in the United States. The People’s Mandate' was initiated by the Women’s Interna tional League on September 6, the birthday of Jane Addams, the found er and International President of the League. In two months, the Mandate has been put into circula tion in 50 countries including such widely scattered ones as: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Columbia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ecuador, France, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicara gua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, and Uruguay. The Mandate is being signed by men and women—anyone above the age of sixteen may sign. A Euro pean committee has been formed with seven nations represented. In the United States signatures are being secured through organizations, by house-to-house canvassing; in markets, shops, and theatres, among employees of factories and corpora tions, at mass meetings, churches, labor unions, clubs; in response to articles in newspapers and maga zines. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt is Honorary Chairman in the United States. Mandate Movement In The Philippines On March 7, representatives of different women organizations in A modern woman prefers to wear SHOW GIRL Full Fashioned HOSIERY A wide range of colors and sizes to select from. On sale at All Stores everywhere Manila met at the Federation Head quarters. They were unanimous in their support of the movement. A committee, composed of Miss Anne Guthrie, Mrs. Josefa J. Martinez and Mrs. Josefa LI. Escoda, was appointed to revise the original mandate so that it will conform to the actual situation of the Philip pines. Happily, the Philippines is perhaps one country in the world which has originally incorporated in its Constitution an article on^Peace. Section 2 of Article II of the Cons titution provides that the Philip pines renounces war as an instru ment of national policy and adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the Nation. Copies of the revised mandate adapted to meet local conditions, were sent to Wash ington and Miss Vernon said that they were extremely good. Intensive Campaign As word has been received from Miss Mabel Vernon, Campaign Di rector of the People’s Mandate whose headquarters are in Wash ington, that the campaign for sig natures has been extended, the Man date Committee in the Philippines at its meeting on June 4th decided to launch an intensive campaign from June 23 to July 4. The in tensive campaign is planned to give the public a better idea of the move ment. Publicity materials received 'from Washington, D. C., will be circulated and efforts will be made to enlist the cooperation of schools, labor organizations and other clubs in securing signatures. The goal set by the Committee is 200,000 sig natures throughout the Philippines, but efforts will be made to go be yond the goal so that the Philip pines will not be far behind the other countries supporting this cam paign. As anyone above the age of 16 may sign; the schools will be can vassed by the school committees to be formed as well as by the Junior Women’s Club already organized. Before June 23 signatures of leaders in all lines of endeavor will be secured by members of the Com mittee and these signatures will be announced at the opening of the campaign. Committees Organized All available avenues of publicity will be taken advantage of during the intensive period of the cam paign to bring the objectives of the movement to the people. Ra dio programs and daily newspaper publicity are being planned. About thirty names have been chosen by the Mandate Committee of the Philippines to be asked to serve as Advisory Committee. They represent distinguished leaders in all lines of endeavor. The organisations that have pled ged themselves to the campaign are the NFWC with its five hun dred clubs, the Catholic Women’s League with 300 units in the pro vinces, the Y. W. C. A., the Asociacion de Damas Filipinas, the Philippine Association of Univer sity Women, the American Asso ciation of University Women, the Filipino Nurses’ Association, the American Nurses’ Association, Fort nightly Club and the Catholic Club. Each of the organizations is given a definite group to canvass to avoid overlapping. The expenses neces sary to carry on the campaign will be defrayed through the contribu tions of these different women or ganizations and others who may be equally interested in the project. The members of the Mandate Committee in the Philippines are: Mrs. Pilar H. Lim—Chairman, Mrs. Manuel N. Tuason—1st ViceChairman, Miss Anne Guthrie—2nd Vice-Chairman, Mrs. Beatriz-Ronquillo—Secretary-Treasurer, Mem bers of tlife Committee: Mrs. Sofia R. de Veyra—Manila Woman’s Club, Miss Manuela Gay— Catholic Women’s League, Mrs. Flora A. Ylagan—Y.M.C.A., Mrs. Laura Lindley Shuman—American Nurses’ Association, Miss Bessie A. Dwyer—N. F. W. C., Miss Ursula Uichanco — Philippine Assn, of U. W., Mrs. Josefa J. Martinez— Y. W. C. A., Miss Maria L. Tinawin—Filipino Nurses’ Assn., Mrs. Sarah M. England—American Assn, of U. W., Mrs. Mosher—Fortnight ly Club, Mrs. P. C. Ellis—C. W. L., Mrs. Josefa LI. Escoda—N. F/® W. C., Miss Minerva P. Guysayk/' N. F. W. C. 4^ *