Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-15
CHOSE MY PRESIDENT
.owa Equal Suffragists Conven,
ton Elects Mrs. Adelaide
Ballard OF Hull.
Delegates Wanted Mrs belden to
Take it Again, But She
Refused.
Press Committees Report and
Discussion Of the Subject
Important Feature.
Special to Times-Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
| trage Association yesterday elected the
| following officers:
President-Mrs. Adelaide Ballard, OF
| Hull.
| Vice President-Mrs. Evelyn II. Bel
zen, of Sioux City.
| Recording Secretary-Mrs. Eleanor c.
Ss:ockman, of Mason City.
| Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Nellie
| WEIGH Nelson. of Des Moines.
| Treasurer Anna Ankeny. of Des
| Moines.
Member National Committee-Mary j
| Coggesha!l, of Des Moines.
The election was exciting owing to the
determination of the delegates to re-elect
Mrs. Belden and her equal determine
ton not to accept fourth term.
| A report OF the press committee was
read by the corresponding secretary,
| Mrs. Nellie WEIGH Nelson, of Des
Mones. The press work consists OF
| sending out suffrage literature written
| by the best thinkers to the newspapers
o. the state. This work is done under
the supervision of Mrs. Nelson and s.
yeach week is spent for stamps and en-
velopes. While it is not positively known
that every article sent to the newspa-
pers is published, it is found that they
are constantly growing more liberal as
regards accepting suffrage literature.
This report was approved as read, after
which an informal discussion was held
en- Power of the Press" and it's relation
to the development of the suffrage
movement. The press is the only me-
dunn by which movement can spread.
Three clever newspaper women led in
the discussion. They were Mrs. Adams
of Cresco, Miss Huffaker OF Des Moines
and Miss Kline of Muscatine. Three
minute reports from the various clubs
followed the discussion, and it was
found that each delegate represented a
fiourishing club. The rest of the after
noon was spent in memory of Martha C.
Callahan and other deceased members
of the association. Mrs. Adelaide Bal
lard, of Hull. led the memorial services
which were most impressive. After the
singing of America" and short read
ing of the Bible number Of delegates
who were friends Of Mrs. Callahan were
her memory. Amongst those who gave
informal talks We're Mesdames Cogge-
shall, Phillips Adams, Huffaker, Moody,
Nelson and Belden.
Following are delegates present at the
convention: Evelyn H. Belden, Sioux
City: Mary j. Coggeshall, Des Moines;
Nellie Welsh Nelson, Des Moines; En-
fly Phillips, Ottumwa; Jennie Young,
Independence; Eleanor Stockman, Ma
son City; M. E. Nutting. Mason City;
H. C. Stearns, Mason City; Alice Glass,
Mason City: A. c. Crepps. Marshall
town; DIR. Townsend. Marshalltown; NJ.
&c. Huffaker, Marshaltown; Minnie
Goodwin, Vinton; Adelaide Ballard.
Hull; Janette Mcmahon. Sioux City;
Mary Hickman, Sioux City; Ann Far
rington. Waverly: Margaret Ellsworth,
waverly; Ida Eveland, Waverly; Jane
Searle and Lucretia Cook. Waverly;
Florence Maskery. Maquoketa; Kate
Powers. Sheldon: Craig, Allison: NJ E..
Moody Perry; Mrs. Col. Springer. Ana
mosa: A. C. Carter, Manchester; Mrs.
Philpot, Cedar Falls; Mrs. John 7. Rock,
Waterloo; Ellen Brown, Waterloo; Mrs.
Reaver, Des Moines: Julia Scram. Wa
terloo: Daisy leighton. Shenandoah:
Mrs. Cannon. Des Moines: G. Dora
Lieuellen, Des Nloines; Carrie Clifford
Des Moines; Mrs. Sturgeon. Panora:
Fannie Roberts, Panora; Helen Harri-
man, Hampton; Mrs. Reeves, Hampton;
Lois Mcmillan, Iowa Falls; Irene g.
Adams. Cresco: Mary Johnson, Usage;
Elizabeth Brown, Usage; Abbey Boyn-
ton Usage