Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-29
STATE W0MANS SUFFRAGE CLUB
Formed at Grafton this Week--A CLUB Or
gained At Fairmont-The Movement IN
West Virginia.

Formed ut Grafton this Week--A Club Or
ganized At Fairmont-The Movement in
West Virginia.
Special to the Register.
Fairmont. w. Va. November 2S.-On
Monday and Tuesday, in Grafton, a call
ed convention Of the women OF West
Virginia met 20 form q State Woman
Suffrage Club. About fifty women re-
spOnded. Miss Mary Garrett Hay ana
Rev. Henriette Moore, Of the National
Woman's Suffrage Club, net with the
attending women to assist them with
their advice and long experience, IN
the best way to work for the enfran-
chisement Of women. Two letters were
read to the club by Miss Hay, one from
Miss Susan b. Anthony and the ether
from Mrs. Carrie Chapman Colt Dotn
giving words of cheer and welcome to
the women Of the last Southern state
to form q suffrage club, and the last
State in the Union, except little Dela-
ware. without a State WOman's Suffrage
Club. This last State will, before the
closing Of this year, have her State wo-
mans suffrage organization also.
A constitution was adopted by the
convention and officers chosen as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Jesse Manley, or
Fairmont vice president, Mrs. Harvey
Harmer. Of Clarksburg; corresponding
secretary, Mrs Annie Caldwell Boyd,
of Wheeling; recording secretary, Mrs.
T.. NJ Fay, Of New Cumberland; treasur-
CT. MIS-. K. II. DeWOOdy, Of Grafton;
auditors. Mrs. Caswell, Of Parkersburg,
and Mrs. Louise Harden, Of Wellsburg.
Member of the Executive Comittee of
the National American Woman's Suf-
frase Association. Mrs. Annie Caldwell
Boyd.
Able and interesting addresses were
given during the meeting by different
persons. The address OF welcome by
Mrs !. B. Thompson. of Grafton, was
unusually bright and original, many OF
her remarks calling smiles from her
hearers. Miss Mary G.. Hay gave an
address on the Need of the Hour, and OF
course. as she always does. held the
closest attention of the audience. In
the evening Miss II. Moore, Mr.. Harvey
Haruer. of ClarkSburg. member Of
the State legislature, and Rev. Evans,
of Clarksburg. each gave interesting
addresses. Mr.. Harmer touched the
heart of every woman present when,
in speaking of his mother he said if
every man had such a mother as be was
blessed with, no woman would ask or
knock at the door Of the Legislature,
asking for suffrage in vain. And would
any man dare to say that his mother
would not and could not cost q yC,e as
intelligeDtly as her son? Mr.. Hartman
said he had been sneered at and ridi-
culed as belonging to the woman's par
~, but that strong faith in any
thing raises one above the sense Of ridi-
cule'
Tuesdays addresses were on wOman's
suffrage. Does the Wife Need it? by
Mrs. ". NJ. Love of Grafton. Does the
Unmarried Woman Need It? by Miss
Shinn. of Clarksburg. Does the Work
ing Woman Need it? by Mrs. Beul9h
Boyd Richie. of Fairm0nt. Does the
Professional Woman Need il? BIZ Dr.
Harriet B. Jones of Wheeling. Does
the State Need 10? by Rev. T. Moore.
Miss Grace Br9hm, Of FairmOnt. the
youngest member OF the club, gave a
young girls views on the question Of
suffrage for her sex and why she de-
sired it. Her paper delighted all who
heard it. Miss Shinn not being able
10 be present owing 70 professional
duties. sent her paper to the convention,
where IT was read by Miss Hay for her.
Mrs. Ira Post. of Clarksburg. sent tel
egram with greetings to the convention
and regret at not being able to be pres
emit Miss Hay and Miss Moore told
the convention Of their success in the
promotion of woman suffrage clubs I'm
West Virginia during this month.
Seven W0man's Equal Suffrage clubs
have been started. one each at Wheel
Ing, BenwOCd. Wellsburg, New Cumber-
land. New Nartinsville Clarksburg and
Grafton. I'm all these places the great
est interest was manifested, but espe-
cially the three las, places, whore the
membership is large. in Clarksburg
numbering thirty-nine members.
Wednesday evening Rev Henriette
Moore addressed meeting of the citi-
zens Of Fairmont on Woman's Suffrage,
In the State Normal School hall The
hall was crowded to hear her, and after
her address a F8irmCnt WOman's Suf-
frage club was formed. Miss Moore's
address aroused the greatest enthusi-
asm I'm the cause she represented. Fifty
persons. leading citizens Of FairmOnt.
mon and women, signed as mem beers Of
the new club