The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-17
ARM FOR THE WAR
Kansas Equal Suffragists Grid
on Their ArmOr.
Choose Mrs. w. A. Johnston, of
Topeka, President.
MEN PLEDGE HELP
John Macdonald Makes a Plea
for the Cause.
Chief Justice Johnston Says Day
of Equality Is Here.

Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Topeka, presi-
dent.
Mrs w. R. Stubs. Topeka, first
vice president.
Mrs. Cora Wellhouse Billiard. Ton
ganoXie, second vice president.
Miss Helen Eacker, Lawrence, sec
rotary.
Mrs. S. A Thurston, Topeka, treas
urer.
Mrs. William Allen White, Emporia,
auditor.
These are the women who are to
head the suffragists in the next year.
They were chosen late Tuesday after
noon at meeting of prominent work.
ers held in Representative hall. The
district presidents chosen are as fol-
lows: First district Mrs. Cora Well
house Bullard of Tonganoxie; Second
district, Mrs. G. H. Chalkley of Law
renee; Third district, Mrs. Albright of
Winfield; Fourth district. Mrs. A. C.
Worcester of Emporia; Fifth district,
Mrs Matte Toothaker Kimban of
Manhattan; Sixth district Mrs. Annie
&c. A. Waite of Lincoln, Kan; Seventh
district, Mrs. w. Y. Morgan of Hutch
inSon, and Eighth district Mrs. Mamie
Garrett of Wichita, Kan. Mrs. Johns
ton, the president will appoint her adj
visory board.
The business meeting was not at all
times as harmonious as it might have
been; in fact, trouble has been brew
ing in the organization for some
months. Everybody talked and at one
time one woman asked ''Is there a
motion before the uouse?" "I do not
know" replied Mrs. c. A. Hoffman,
president of the association, warmly.
There is so much confusion and so
many people talk at once that 1 can
not understand what any of you say.
Order, please"
Fuss Over Constitution.
The excitement was aroused over
the fact that for no short period of
time the association has been working
without a constitution or with no copy
other than one which has been pre-
served in a paper by the State Histor-
ical society. The original copy was
lost long ago, but just found. Sew
eral times questions have come up
which have all but disrupted the or
ganization because there was no copy
of the constitution Immediately avail
able.
The main bone of contention at this
particular meeting was caused by sec
ton of the new constitution. which
it was proposed to adopt. This sec
ton provided for a fifty-cent member
ship fee and was backed by the fac
ton that came into power The OPP
posing forces, headed by Mrs. Lila Day
Monroe of Topeka, wanted to let the
admission price remain the same as in
the past-one dollar.
1t was Mrs. Ellen Humphreys who
moved that q new constitution be
adopted. I'VE need to enlist the SYM
pathy of every person in the state" said
Mrs. W. A. Johnston, the president
elect. 1--WE had better have twice as
many members at so cents than half as
many at one dollar" Mrs. Monroe was
of the opinion that it would be difficult
to get enough money to finance the
work of the association if the fee were
cut in two. When the vote was taken
it stood 80 in favor and % against the
so cent fee.
Men Do the Talking.
Representative hall was well filled
Tuesday night as the general public
was invited to attend the session. Three
of the prominent speakers, President
Henry j. Waters of the State Agricul-