Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-09
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGlSTS.
coM.LBTE THEIR WORK AND ADJ
JouRx WITHOUT DAY.
A Not Discussion over Proposition
TO nrins susan n. Anthony TO
Texas = officers aud Dele
gates Elected.


There were TWO sessions Of the as.
sociatlon yesterday. one in the morn.
ing snd the other at pm.
Tho meeting was thrown open at II
O'Clock
President Hayes then announced that
Mrs. Trumble. state organizer and
lecturer. would make her report. She
said abe had written many letters, In
lieu OF visiting as her means would
mot permit her to 20 to many places.
She said she spoke at Fourth OF
July rally at Circlevllle and that she
had, she believed, done some GOOD
for suffrage She had started an or
Ranization there which WAS finished up
By DR. DaVeniorth aud Mrs. McAnulty.
Che said she had organized Mt Dallas
in tho fall. This is line orgnnza-
tion. She said she had written letters
70 a great number OF places and had,
on the whole. received considerable
success. Now have acvcn organized so
cieties OF the state. This, she thought.
was good. considering the lack OF
funds. The order 10 growing and sue
ceaa ~ certain.
The following Is list VI the towns
whore socletos exist; Fort Worth,
Dallas. san Antonio, Bolton DlniHon,
1Nyior and Granger
Mrs. Hayes reported that aho had
Travelled considerably and had. she be
Nevcd, done considerable good In the
state. She reported that every one had
worked very hard and the honor Of the
work was about evenly divided.
II was moved ana adopted that the
reports be accepted which was done.
A letter was read by the secretary
from Mrs Seymour ISisch OF Calves
a l...aa - hat ali %
could not attend. She wished them
Hucccas In the work.
The question OF organizing was then
brought up for discussion.
Mrs Trumbe said she did not see
how state organizer could be main
tninod. considering the present Imam
cial condition OF the organization.
IL was suggested thut the offices NJ
press correspondent and state organ
izer be combined, A motion was mnde
That the Office N state organizer be
abandoned Carried The work VIII be
carried on by the officers and commit
tee.
The auction of tho election NJ ON
GERS thcn came up, and caused consider
pble diacurginn Finally "a vol call OF
the delegates was made, and tho meet
Ing went into the election OF officers
President Hayes announced herself
as Il candidate for recollection, she snlu
year, and that II any one could do bet
ter phe wanted the Delegates TO vote
for them. Mrs. Hayes was elected nnd
ON motion the election was made
unanimous.
President Haycg snid that she had
pledged herself one year ago to do the
best she could. and she reiterated her
promiRc 20 do all she could for the
onuae,
vice-prcaideuts In the order named,
Mrs. $. y, Trumhlo, Dallas; Mira. w
u Knowles, Dallas, Mrs, W. = ilern-
don, Tyler: Dr Grace pnvcnforth
Granger; pr. Ellen Keller, F0rt worth
MIRA, Alioo McAnulty OF CirclovllC
was elected corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Margaret L. Watson Beaumont
WINS unanimously made recording sec
Rotary, and Mrs. Il. NJ, BIrvhill, Fort
worth, treasurer
Tho meeting then adjourned until
Afternoon session.
The association was called to order
at $3.50 y. m. by Mrs. Hayes, president
The different department were takrr
up and appointments We're made or
motion. Mrs smythe WINS clccteC
superintendent Of the press work de
partment 1t was asroed that the ap
pointment ON national enrolment b,
left vacant,
rhe president then announced the ap
lpolntmont on legislative work aud sale
this was very important department
and Il was very necessary To act viii
all due caution aud elaboration Lex
ialatures were peculiar bodies OF mol
and II was very essential that thos
who should 10 before them In tho caus
OF equal Hutfrago should go prepare
20 Impress the legislators with the diE
nifty of the cause and thnt II wa
backed with nhysicnl and moral force
ON motion OF DR. Grace panfurt
the appointment OF the committee o
legislative work was postponed unit
the moetins In Dalma.
Mrs Achcson of penlson was clooto
superintendent Of the educational dt
partment for women and pr Grao
DhnfOrth OF Granger VIVA elected NJ
perintendent OF the department of drts
reform.
The department for compiling law
for and againnt women WAS druppe,
The president then announced thu
She had received a letter from LAur
Clay ut Kentucky, Who stated tina
there was n proposition ON foot
start Miss Surnn II. Anthony and Rev
Anna shaw through tho South 20 d,
liver n series OF sixty lectures an
wanted to know how many lecture
could be delivered In Texas oiuca
The proposition led to quite an an
mated discussion, \ motion to lay III
matter over until the next meeting
the executive committee was carrie
but was reconHl1cred
Mrs, Trumbull OF Dallas argued thi
II would be very well 20 have Mi'
Anthony. but she doubted " the iinai
cial condition 81 the association coul
stand the pressure.
pr Danforth said Susan Il, Anthon
could arouse a lot OF enthusiaem if 81
she could be imported 60 the South,
Mira Burohiil spoke in favor Of Re
tlnK Miss Anthony II 1t waH poasihl
There We're bright and shining ights
th.a association 10 be sure. but Il Won
he well TO bring In the famous Mi
SUSAN and ahe thought the nnanci
part OF Il could be arrunEed.
An old gentleman by the name OF
w baird, whose abundant shags
grey whskcrs looked oddly enough su
rounded by his feminine co-iaboreT
Sat In solitary grandeur, the only ma
culinc representative.
lie got up and said he did not thir
the ASSOCIATION could AFFORD Ia impn
any speakers. Speakers from tho Nori
did not fare 40 well IN the south Bom
times. anyhow, and he remember.
occaaiona whore they were comp
mentcd with o liberal doae of rot,'
cfgs Perhaps II would be better
try and 3og along without Miss A
thonN.