The San Francisco call., 1896-08-13
Ladies Relate Their Experiences
in the Apostolate of
Woman Suffrage.
PROUD TO WEAR THE BADGE
Methods of Helping On the Cause Are
ExhauStively Discussed and
Compared.

A largely attended and very important
meeting of precinct club presidents was
held yesterday afternoon In the meeting
hall of the Woman Suffrage Bureau, Miss
Mary E. Hay, the State organizer, being
assisted by Mrs. Clara Long, to whom the
City precinct club work has been en-
trusted Among the ladies present were
the following named, all OF whom are
presidents of regularly organized clubs:
Mrs. E. T. Winkler, Miss Angie Bemis, Miss
Mary Geshaker, Mrs. Mollie Heilmann, Mrs.
c, b. Urmy, Mrs. ]. NJ. Verdenal, Mrs. C. NJ.
Tilden, Mrs. w. H. Wiester, Mrs. Katherine H.
Angelo, Mrs Anna Haskell, Mrs. Florence A.
Nichols, Mrs. NJ. ]. Hale, Mrs. E. b. Griffith,
Mrs. Abbie J. Forbes, Mrs. Louise l.. Cloxton,
Mrs. F. Diserens, Mrs. sylvia Brown, Mrs.
Martha Lawton, Mrs. F. NJ. Brown, Mrs. L. R.
Mrs. L S. Martin, Mrs. G. W. Reutchler,
Mrs. Minnie c. Hussey,. Mrs: NJ. A.
Moshe5' Mrs s. Bryant, Mrs; Julia ZONES Jones'
Mrs. M. E. Morse, Mrs. NJ. o. Severance, Mrs.
Eliza Dean, Mrs. Barbara Knell, Miss M. II.
Johnson, Mrs. F. L. Whitney, Mrs Gussie
Jones, Miss Eva Deutsch, Mrs. G. K. Brown,
Mrs II. A. Hobe, Mrs. o. H. Schmidt, Mrs. j. j.
Schoville, Mrs. Judge Cotton, Mrs Eva Bates,
Mrs. Austin Sperry, Mrs. Lowell White, Miss c..
M. Fuller. Miss Maybell Holbrook, Mrs. Helen
More. Mrs. H. A Mcclellan, Miss j. Hill, Mrs.
ID. J. Spencer, Mrs. Helen A. Cross and Mrs.
Sarah A. Eckman.
The meeting was in the nature of con-
ference, and the session was executive.
However. enough information leaked out
to convince the most rabid antl-sutfraglst
that the woman suffrage movement Is a
power not to be downed by the puny
forces thus far arrayed against it. Plans
OF work were detailed and their compara-
tive merits discussed, the ladies telling OF
their labors and successes much In the
fashion of an experience meeting"
A German lady, one of the most de-
voted and efficient apostles in the local
field, related that IN her travels she met
one man who stoutlv contended that
woman's place was the kitchen; her mind
had no business soaring any higher. She
asked him whether he considered his wife
intelligent enough TO raise children. He
SAID OF course she was. The precinct
worker rejoined that then she knew
enough to vote. The man at last ac-
counts was almost under conviction, but
the lady seemed to realize that man con-
vlnced against his will is OF the same
opinion still, so she sent him peck or so.
OF good sound suffrage literature to be
dlgested in his leisure moments.
Ihe distribution of suffrage tracts, leaf
lets and pamphlets was reported by all
the ladies to be a most etficacious means
Tor the cultivation of friendly spirit
among persons opposed or Indifferent to
the movement. Many persons who have
neither time nor desire to talk upon the
woman suffrage issue will accept leatiet,
and read it, too. Men were reported to
have asked for suffrage literature after
reading one little flying dodger which
some stray gust of wind had cast IN their
way.
Another point upon which the ladies
were all agreed was the advisability of
wearing the suffrage badge in public. 1t
showed that the ladies were proud of their
connection with the cause, and frequently
caused questions to be asked which led to
talk on suffrage and eventually TO the
enrolling OF neophyte. The workers all
SAID they had found no opposition among
the more cultured and educated residents
visited, all the need for missionary work
seeming to be found among voters of
limited scholastic and social endowment.
The importance of social conversations on
suffrage as means of propaganda was
unanimously recognized.
Meanwhile Mrs. Long keeps the ball
rolling.