The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-23
SUFFRAGETTES To
Be AIDED BY CUPID
Girls Organize In Spokane for
WOman's Rights
WOMEN ARE ALL LINED UP
The Cry of the Campaign Is That Girls
Must Get Vote or They Will
Turn Down Suitors for
Their Hands.
WOMEN ARE ALL LINED UP

Spokane, Wash, August 22.-(spe-
ciaL) mo vote, no husband" is the
slogan of $50. girls of marriagea BILE
age who have just organized the Col
lege Equal Suffrage club of Spokane
under tile presidency of Mrs. Y. w
Comerford. Each has taken a 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 timid members, who, after
several conferences, persuaded Mrs
Comerford to launch the movement and
recruit the membership to 500 before
the beginning of September.
This does not mean that the methods
introduced by Mr.. Adam when he first
met Miss Eve are to be barred here
customs instead of lances and gain for
his lady love the privilege 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 suf-
fragists' cause. We expect to start
a school of conversion. The girls will
not be pledged to refuse sutton, who
is not a suffragist, but 1t is expected
tina tevery member will promise to use
her best endeavors to win the man
for US.
Strong Point Made.
ut is pretty well 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 regu-
lar meetings 1t may be that tn csc
will eventually work themselves into
public meetings and will be one of the
factors in suffra gists' work in Spokane
and throughout the state of Washing
ton. f ta4
I'VE have practically all the suf-
fragists in Spokane lined up In the
work, and 1t 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.
"In this connection we shall MAXI
an attempt to enlist every unmarried
girl in Spokane, believing that as 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 suffrage
movement. They are willing to risk a
few of tn cir chances on the issues and
know of many who are so sincere
they will do so without hesitation"
The Lure of Love.
Miss Alice Brownen, charter
member of the club. said in the course
of an interview:
1--WE believe that If the young men
are ready to swear everything; even to
their lives for us, there is no reason
why they should hesitate to come out
in the fight under our banner.
I'VE have all heard of the lure of
love and we are going to put 1t to
,test-into practical use, IL you please,
and see how well 1t works."
Miss Mary Jameson declared that
members of the club are "just con-
ceited enough to believe they can ex-
ert more influence over the men than
their married sisters do.
"If the men really think anything
of us-tha at is, enough to make 1t In
teresting," she added, "why, they will
grant our request without much argu-
ment." 81
1t is announced that the club will
begin its campaign in a short time,
and it is expected to have not less than
500 members before the close of the
summer.
Rev. William J. Hindley, pastor of
Pilgrim Congregational church and
CHI aplain to the Spokane chamber of
commerce, said he believes the time is
near at hand when man will be COM
PEELED to give the woman he marries
not only equal rights but also an as
surance of future protection and care
in the form of life insurance.
"If the girl suffragists stand pat on
their declaration" said William b.
Malloy, voicing the sentiments of the
liberal element of bachelordom In
Spokane, "they will be playing win
ming game, but 1. do not believe all
will see it in that light
Lonesome Bunch of Girls.
Lewis r. Horton. one of the resigned
bach elors, said he was under the i'm
take a change of venue and try an
other court of appeal, while his stenog-
rapher, Miss Mildred Vordell, gave this
statement:
"If they keep up that game they'll
he a lonesome bunch of girls in a short
time. don't believe that marriage
has degenerated into a political bar
Gain lust yet I'll bet there isn't one
girl in the club that would cast real
lover aside even If he doesn't sub
scribe to the suffragists' cause
Fl. III. Moore, boys SECRETARY of the
Young Mems Christian association or
Spokane, gave out a typewriter state
ment, as follows:
9. at do not believe that girl who
will reject a man for suffrage promise
like the one exacted by the College
club would make a very good wife for
a man am not afraid of equal suf-
-frare and have little or no sympathy
cor ~ a cause / do not believe l could
he won on even trick like that An
other thing is that I do not believe
a promise of that kind would hold
good after marriage, anyway. IL
would be easily broken