The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-02
mo VOTE, NO HUSBAND"
College Club With That Slogan a
Suffraglsts' Camp

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Suffraglsts' Camp
mo vote, no husband" is the slo-
gan of $50 girls of manageable age
who have Just organized the College
Equal Suffrage club of Spokane, Wash
under the presidency of Mrs. z. w.
Comerford. Each has taken solemn
VOW to convert her sutton to woman S
rights before entering upon an en-
gagement.
The plan to enlist Cupid into the
ranks as an ally was originated by a
half-dozen timmid members who, af-
ter several conferences, persuaded
Mrs. Comerford to launch the move
ment and recruit the membership to
500 before the beginning of Septem-
Der.
This does not mean that the meth
DDS introduced by Mr. Adam when he
first met Miss Eve are to be barred
here, but tnat the valiant knights
must break customs instead of lances
and gain for his lady love the privil-
eye to cast her ballot If he Is to have
the wealth of satisfaction in his game
of wooing.
while our members are not going
to be quite as radical as the Chicago
girls" said Mrs. Comerford, there
will be absolutely no encouragement
to those who do not believe in the
suffragists cause. We expect to start
school of conversion. The girls
will not be pledged to refuse sutton
who is not a suffragist, but it is ex-
pected that every member will prom
Use to use her best endeavors to win
the man for us.
ut is pretty we'll understood among
those who are in earnest in this cam
paign that the man who is open TO
conviction on the matter of equal suf-
frage will be the one who is to en-
counter the least difficulty in winning
his suit. That we believe is one OF
the strong points in our campaign.
Political economy will be another
| feature. We intend to take up all the
problems just as men do, and there
will be debates and discussions at our
regular meetings. 1t may be that
these will eventually work themselves
into public meetings and will be one
of the factors in suffragists' work in
Spokane and throughout the state of
Washington
1--WE have practically all the suffra-
gists i'm Spokane lined up in the WORK
and it may be we shall extend the
campaign throughout other parts of
the country and in this we believe we
have the best plan of conversion that
has yet been devised.
I'm this connection we shall make
an attempt to enlist every unmarried
girl in Spokane believing that, as the
Rev. Anna Shaw says In the young
blood there is strength
IF the young women get into this
work as we believe they will they
will be able to convert many more
young men than would otherwise
come to the support of the equal sur
frage movement. They are willing
TO risk a few of their chances on the
issues and | know of many who are
so sincere they will do so without
hesitation
Miss Alice Brownell, a charter
member of the club said in the course
of an interview.
1--WE slieve that If the young men
are ready to swear everything. even
to their lives for us, there is no rea-
son why they should hesitate to come
out in the fight under our banner.
1--WE have all heard of the lure of
love and we are going to put 1t to
test-into practical use, If you please
and see how well it works"
Miss Mary Jameson declared that
members of the club are Just con
ceited enough to believe that they can
exert more influence over the men
than their married sisters do.
IF the men really think anything
of us-that is, enough to make it in.
teresting." she added, why, they will
grant our request without much argu-
ment."
1t is announced that the club Will
begin its campaign in a snort time
and it is expected to have not less
than 500 members before the close of
he SIMMER.