Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-28
THE STATE.
WOMAN suFFRAeIsTS.
Resolutions Adopted by the State AS
observation-disclosures Elected.

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The fifth annual convention Of tho Michi-
gan equal suffrage association was held IN
Lansing March 1921. The sessions OF the
first two days were devoted to the transac-
ton of routine business, reading OF reports,
ETC.
The last session was given up wholly TO
the consideration of a series OF resolutions,
the preamble, which was first adopted, as
sorting that the ladies' regarded the ques-
ton of the enfranchisement OF one-half or
the American people as the most important
matter that could be brought forward for
discussion. The several resolutions as I'm
ally adopted were as follows:
Resolved, That while our rulers permit
unrestricted immigration 10 every state,
women prefer to rest their citizenship in
terests on sixteenth amendment by the
National Legislature.
Resolved, That while as memorialists we
have considered il best to appeal to the
Legislature for municipal suffrage, we ever
hold to fundamental principles, and base
our claim for equal citizenship on universal
right and needs.
Resolved, That we urge women in all
towns where there are town meetings TO
exercise their right of school suffrage ana
in cities where the charters conflict with
the state law to at once take steps 10 so
amend their charters that they may vote on
school questions.
Since nature has constituted women the
carly RuaTuldnS Ol CnIluTbn, anu pcIlSuNc
has proved them the best educators or
youth, therefore,
Resolved, That our public schools should
he largely supervised by women, and TO
this end they should be placed upon every
school board in our land.
Resolved, That recognizing the Difficult
ties and struggles of our professional wom-
en- in their pioneer work and the good of.
feet their example has in liberalizing and
charging mems views upon the subject or
equal advantages for women in business
avocatiOns, that we extend TO them our
heartiest support and sympathy and the
right hand of fellowship, assuring them
that while distance aud varied duties may
separate us their career shall ever be an
object of our solicitation and pride.
Whereas, The two great societies-the
American and National-aro arranging for
q union, therefore
Resolved, That we express our Joy at the
proposed union and pray that it DO speedily
cOnsummated, believing that it will unity
our forces and lead 10 success.
Resolved, That when the union is perfect
cd the Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
becomes auxiliary to the National associa'
tiou.
The following officers worc elected :
President, Mrs. Mary l.. Dee, Bay City /;
corresponding secretary, Mrs May knaggs,
Bay City; recording secretary, Mrs. Il. B.
White, Grand Rapids; treasurer, Mrs.
Sdrau w ElllSI Mdnlstcc' DltecloTS ny
congressional districts First, Mrs.
G. A. f. Stebbins, Detroit; sec
ond. Mrs. Ann w. Bassett, Ypsilanti;
third, Lucinda II. Stone, Kalamazoo ;
fourth, Elizabeth Chandler Merritt, Battle
Creek; fifth, Mrs. Emily b. Ketchum,
Grand Rapids; sixth, Mrs. M. a. Hazlett,
Lansing; seventh, Mrs. j. b. Wilson, La
peer; eighth, Mrs. Francis f.. Stafford,
Milwaukee; ninth, Mrs Fanny II. Fowler,
Manistee; tenth, Miss Sarah Van Dusen,
Bay City; eleventh, Mrs. Mary f. Parker,
Frankfort.
Before the convention adjourned a reso-
luton was adopted, thanking the legisla
ture for their support of tho bill comforting
school suffrage upon the women Of Detroit.