Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-04

vote in the Colonial Assembly in 1747,
after the death of her kinsman, Lord
Baltimore"
For the first time South Carolina and
Georgia during the past year held State
suffrage conventions, conducted wholly
by Southern women. Mrs. Young
said: THAT convention in Charles
town was as memorable as the Seees-
sion convention of the men. We have
seeded from the old prejudices." Mrs.
G. L. Thomas, of Atlanta, mentioned
with pride that in Georgia the hall OF
the House of Representatives was ten
dered the Suffrage Association for the
evening. She also praised the hospi-
tally of the Atlanta papers for articles
in favor of equal rights for women.
Miss Helen Morris Lewis, President
of the North Carolina Association, said
the chiyalry of Southern men was such
that Southern women would not need
to fear meeting with the slightest dis
couretsy at the polls. She added: /
go to pay my taxes at the Asheville
court house between two hedges of
huge rough mountaineers, and | al
ways find them most respectful and
differential."
Mrs. Martha L. Cranston, president
of Delaware, reported new law CIV
ing the women of that State school
suffrage with a property qualification.
She said: Where there have been
important measures to be obtained by
their ballot, the women have not fall
ed to interpret the law broadly, and
have voted on tax receipts paid on
horses, cows, silverware or such other
taxable property as they may possess. =
Mrs. Mary Bently Thomas, president
of Maryland reported women appoint
ed for the first time on the school and
Jail boards of Baltimore, and an in
creased membership of the suffrage as
ISOLATION and young women knocking
at the doors of Johns Hopkins.
Mrs. Hala Hammond Butt, presi-
dent Of Mississippi, and editor OF the
| Clarksdale Enterprise. said; The
time is ripe in Mississippi for imme-
date action in behalf OF the enfran-
chisement Of our women. Our legis-
lature has just appropriated million
dollars TO educational purposes. $751;
900 OF this went specifically to an in
dustrial school and college for girls;
( almost 500 900 went to the State Uni
versity, where women are admitted on
| eaual terms with men; and large
proportion OF it was applied to our
public school fund, from which our
girls derive even larger benefits than
/ the boys In some counties of the
State women are permitted to serve on
! the school boards. But this depends
! largely upon the construction the
county superintendent puts upon the
/ law"
/ Tennessee reported large increase
/ Of equal rights sentiment, several wo-
men serving on county superintend-
/ ents of schools and police matrons in
Memphis, and Knoxville.
The District of Columbia Equal Suff-
rage Association Is working to secure
a larger number of police matrons.
and reports an increase of member
ship. So does kentucky. The West
Virginia ladies reported that a year
ago only three papers in the State
would publish articles In favor of equal
rights, but now Is are doing so. The
women of Fairmont held a series of
eight cake sales to raise money. and
have offered prizes to the students OF
the State University and of the six
/ Normal schools for the best Grafton on
the -Enfranchisement Of Women
! Miss Ella Harrison. President OF