Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-24
THEY WANT TO VOTE
womsa Preparing to Vote at the
School Election.
MEETING IN tockERBY HALL
aahfr<-><si ~ Promiaent I.sc1i wsmea
s.ar4<hes-senfsslf .zecussse
Cemni<ssu Appslased

IoeksTby hall contained about 30
ppassa yesterday aftsrnoon ~ the mass
nsetIng cali0d q consider mattess per-
f4lsins - the comisz school cleo flon in
fhis city. In yisx Of the municipal
ranches having been extended %
semsn they ara going into the csmpaiga
tbis tall ~ fail fosce In order 70 scqaaint
thsmseises With the political ma
ehinery that they may be better quail
fed u vote AZ the municipal election
next spring. The meeting yesterday
Was karmonious a. viewed b. the casual
ohssrser. bat IL Wa noticed that the
proceedings we're controlled by . fes
persona After the meeting adjourned
several persons remarked 10 q reporter
Cor TssA HEnALD that they could not zee
~hst bsneft had resulted from the
meeting.
The seetiBg Was called 10 order AZ
I'D b. Nrs Emily b. kstcham. who
called DR. Frances Hillyer % preside.
hhe hrlety Thanked the assemblage for
ths honor conferred Mira Florence
Chase acted a. secretary. The pro
eeedings were qpened with prayer BY
Mrs. Hopkins. and the deliberations u
the representative and progressive
women u Grand Rapids began.
Oh5ect Explained
At the request q the presiding officer
Mrs. Emily b. ketcham explained the
object Of The meeting The speaker in
trodtlced her remarks by addressing the
assemblage a. -Fellow citizens" and re-
vieweCl the work done in Wyoming and
Washington 70 secure the right of sun-
rage a women. and concluded her pre-
face with an explanation % the action
Of the isst Michigan legislature in grant
Ing women the right % vote az munich
PAL elections in this state She said the
object u the meeting vas - explain the
school election law % the women OF this
city that they may be prepared 10 COM
ply With is requirements in order %
vote az the school election 70 be held
here Tuesday. September i Mrs.
Dwight Goss read the sections OF the
laa governing the qualifications OF cleo.
tors. and ifs provisions were discussed
IN an explanatory manner. The state
LAW governing municipal elections re-
quires each woman 10 be able
90 read one section Of the
state constitution printed in the
English language. Mira H. M. Moor
man arose and said she had consulted .
lawyer IN regard 10 the school law and il
was his opinion that the old law still
governs school elections. which pro-
viEies that all women II yars old hay
ing children Of school age or whose
names appear 90 the assessment rolls.
without regard 20 their ability 20 read
the English language. are entitled 20
vote. They must. however. register IN
accordance with the law governing the
qualifications FOR male electors
Mrs.. Andrus' Views
Mrs Dr.. Andrus. the lone woman
member q the board II education. was
called upon q gave her views % the sit
uatior. She spoke for a few minutes
With much enthusiasm concerning the
freedom accorded 20 women in munich
pal elections and appealed 20 the pat
riofism q her hearers to use the fran
ehise with discretion and freedom. She
sre~ eloquent toward the close u her
6fircss snd waa literally applauded.
Mrs. ketcham followed with an ad
.-ss in which she referred TO the fact
lat the matter u Noman's suffrage has
NJ a long time been referred 10 with
-rcnsm and facstiousness but 10 has
...0u - h. a subject q realism. She
spoke Il the poser Of women On work
f0r the interests % the country through
thc ballot box.
DR. Rutherford addressed the meeting
or the necessity % eniightening the
voters with reference % the provisions
~ the school Law. She said IN the
third ward there are many women who
eannot read the English language aud
they have been toId that they cannot
vafe this fall She concluded by NOV
iag that a COMMITTEES u one be appointed
O. canvass each ward with assistants 20
explain the law 81 the women Who have
been uisinformed The matter was de-
ferrcsi untii later Va the proceedings.
Ars d IL Naiiin said inasmuch az
Toe state authorities have conferred
rpon eemen the right - ,0anicipal and
scboai suffrage with certain rsstristionil
a - incsmtent apon them q i1fortn
Themselves ~ 10 sha new duti1s and
responsibilities TINS conferred uran
tneln. also the requirements - the dit
ferenf ofirrs - b. fiis,i snd ttv qualia.
cation ~ candidates. - ibes they nay
vots satrllgentiy aad ior the best inter.
eets a. the community.
Dufy &c wosnen
Ms. ~ AIIlA wv tAtttNAA-ttt tII- TT
louinlr resolution
Re@.ive.L That e - nuf only the priv
il..ce bat iae tounten iutg - every in
feiI .rnnt Uoman - vote thaf she NAY
10 lssr part toward uphotiing r,sei avs,
anli o. gxiunteracf - far sa r ssihie ttse
infaeDce e ne vicious AMI criminal
class q scfisrs frem Nhieh The eofnmua
~ - often spGrrs
fe-s,i eel That - believe fhe besf IN
tcf~sfz - - <rhoo,s woaid ~ betfer
sai.serecsi vrfs there more eq1a rsp
rt@. sfafiea q men snd women sfea ths
sehaol ieersi
ise-. tssl That q, desire - espsess -
D. press fff' ctfy cat hearty sppfe.
e.att q ihsss az Farm kiudres, and
soss-tss i..F s.ass "a, ~ rcoei I'D.
tetaiss,f ssrf - herety ten@at our
tsui. So ~ fsckerty ~ ne ~ q
th.s aa1 - rsrerusiriy d,ostsi y her
tlr see1,1tsaas sers unan'noot y
s.ierf
Afee tifsa rresiuilc na haf bt-n
sdsriei M ketchspg Suggested hat
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cen - t,.i rprtat tse foefs ters. @ach
frfl ihrir respective Narts a. rrnfa~e
q eeetfsi e-f-ssaF~ asnsn.itsee sbe tiatf
q $50 essf4-.st es-srsiffee - 3 = caru
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