The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-03

at North 4ambill, Wednesday, Febru-
ary 18th, at II o'clock.
The President being absent, Mrs. H.
A. Loughary took the chair as President
pro tenn.
Minutes of the two previous meetings
read and approved.
ing of the Constitution, which was done,
aud presented for signers, receiving six
new names.
Hon. Lee Laughlin was called for and
responded in some well-chosen remarks
relative to the Association and the
woman movement in general.
The President stated that music would
be next on the programme.
A Committee on Resolutions was
then appointed, consisting of Lee
Daughlin, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Hanna.
A great number of persons having
come in, the Constitution was ordered
read, and on being presented, received
several signatures
w. B. Dunn, Mrs. Ann Stewart, and
Miss L. Cooke were appointed by the
President as a Committee on Programme
for the evening.
The report of the Committee on Reso-
lutiOns was called for, but the commit
tee requested that the time be extended,
as they were not ready to report.
Next in order was the annual election
of officers. Professor Lieser and Miss
V. NJ. Olds were appointed tellers, and
the election resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. NJ. A. Hanna, Lafayette;
Vice President, Miss Virginia Ods, Nc
Minnville; Recording Secretary, Miss
Laura Loughary, Amity; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. Ann NJ. Martin, Lafay-
ette; Treasurer, Mrs. II. Z. Brown,
North Yamhill.
AS the hour was quite late, the cleo
tion of an Executive Committee was
postponed.
On motion, the Association adjourned
until 5:30 O'Clock P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting was called to order at
the appointed time, the newly-elected
President, Mrs. Hanna, in the chair.
The Secretary elect being absent, Miss
Cooke acted pro tenn.
Reading OF the minutes was postponed.
Instrumental music was furnished, af-
ter which the Association had the pleas
ure of listening to a speech from Prof.
Leiser. This gentleman is a pleasant
speaker and an earnest worker in the
cause of Woman Suffrage.
Owing to the number of speeches, the
election of an Executive Committee was
further postponed until the next morn
ing.
Hon. Lee Laughlin, B. Stewart, Nc
COnnell, and other gentlemen made
short speeches in favor of the movement.
After music, Mrs. Loughary took
the floor and proceeded with an in
teresting speech. She stated that on the
train that morning gentleman who
was a delegate to the Oregon State Tenn
perance Alliance had told her she would
better let the County Association alone,
and 90 on to Portland and give the Alli-
ance "boOst." She told him that there
would be enough at the Alliance 10 help
il along, and it would be better for him
to strike at the foundation of the tenn
perauce reform and attend the Associa-
tiOn aud give il "buOst" By way of
an illustration of tue workings of the
different Associations i'm the State, she
said il was stated that in the matter of
persons drowning they would be under
the water for a certain length of time,
when heavy cannonading would bring
them to the surface. 1t was Just so in
regard to the different Associations in
the country; they go around stirring up
the people, and everywhere sutfragists
keep coming to the surface.
After music, the Association adj
journed to meet at u o'clock NJ. on
Thursday, to attend to unfinished busi-
ness.
THURsDAY-MORNING SESSION.
Called to order at u O'Clock NJ. by the
Vice President, Miss Olds, the President
being deferred from attending on ac-
count of sickness.
On motion, the reading of minutes
was postponed until next meeting.
The election of an Executive Commit
tee was next in order. On motion, the
rules were suspended, and the commit
tee elected by acclamatiOn, which re-
suited as follows: Mrs. Kelly, Frank
Martin, and Lillian Cooke, Lafayette
Mrs. Stott and Mrs. Dunn, North Yam.
hill.
The motion made at the last meeting
to leave out the July meeting was car
ried.
By ballot, McMinnville was selected as
the place of holding the next meeting
The Committee on Resolutions sub.
mitted their report, which is:
We, your committee appointed or
Resolutions, beg leave to submit the
following:
WHEREAS, Believing that all free
governments are instituted for the gooC
of all their members, and that all gooC
people are equally interested therein
and that all such governments derive
their just powers from the consent O
the governed; therefore, be it resolved
by this Association,
lst. That the laws of our national anC
State governments denying TO one-hal
of our citizens the right to vote is un
just, and contrary to the true spirit o
our institutions.
ID. That the laws of our country
which compel one portion of its citizens
to contribute their means to supper
and maintain laws to which they ar,
amenable, and which they have NJ
voice in making, is a species of tyrann,
altogether Incompatible with the ad
vaDced age in which We live.
Sd. That while women are tried b,
jury, that it should be by a jury of thei
peers; and while the laws depriv
no men from acting as jurors, this righ
is denied them; aud~that one of tn
greatest principles laid down in Englisl
and American jurisprudence is stultified
4th. That the conferring upon wOmel
of the ballot would not only be givinj
to them that to which by nature the,
are entitled, for, with Garrison, we be
lieve that the fright to liberty is inner
ent and UNIVERSAL" but that its teDdenc,
would be to elevate and refine, as tn
denial of any just right would have
tendency to degrade.
LEE LAUGHLIN