The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-23
Kenosha Women Have Com
mittee of Thirteen to
Handle Campaign.
SENATOR JAMES AS SPEAKER
Women of Kenosha Hear State Suffrage
Leaders at Initial Meeting of Cam
paign Held ON Friday Afternoon at
Simmons Memorial Church.

Thirty Kenosha women interested in
the fight that is to be made in Wis
consin to secure for the women of the
state the right of the ballot met for
organization at the Henry M. Simmons
church on Friday afternoon and the
interest shown in the meeting gives
evidence that Kenosha is to be one of
the storm centers in the suffrage cam
paign in the state. Many women who
are leaders in the city were in attend
ance and before the meeting adjourned
committee of thirteen was named to
have charge of the work in this sec
ton.
The meeting had for it's principal
speaker Mrs ChIystal Eastman Bene-
dict, who is the campaign manager for
the Milwaukee Political Equity
League Mrs. Benedict is charming
suffragette, Yassar graduate with a
Masters Degree from Columbia Uni
versity and she presented the cause
Of the woman with manner so charm
ing that the appeal was one that made
many friends for the movement. The
speaker discussed at length the work
that had been done through the nation
to advance the cause of women voting
and showed that many OF the leading
men and women of the nation were
now enlisted in the big battle to give
the women the same rights as men at
the ballot box. She showed how con
ditions in Wisconsin particularly de-
manded that women be given the bal
lot and be given chance to take an
active part in the political life of the
cities and Of the state. Her argu
ments were illustrated with great
lot of statistics gathered throughout
the country,
Following the address by Mrs. Bene-
dist, Senator James of Ricbland Cen
ter, who was the author of the bill
which was passed at the last session of
the legislature, made q short talk.
Senator James lis member of the
Grand Army of the Republic and he is
Just as ardent fighter for woman 8
suffrage as he was when he fought with
the army and it can be said that he
had distinguished war record. His
address was q stirring one and prov
ed to the women that all the men Of
Wisconsin are not opposed to their
having the privilege Of the ballot.
Reports made at the meeting showed
that the sentiment in favor of the
amendment was fast spreading through
the state ar / that it is the plan of
the Wisconsin Political Equity League
to make strong campaign in every
part of the state before the matter is
submitted to the voters at the gem
eraI election in 1912.
Mrs. Mary D. Bradford, superinten-
dent of the schools of the city, was
named as chairman of the committee
to have charge of the campaign in Ke-
nosha and she will have as her assis-
tants DR.. Helen harbert, Miss Mary
Randolph Thomas, Miss Florence
Wells, both of Kemper Hall; Mrs. Ber-
nice H. Gephart, Miss Emma Robinson,
Mrs. r. p. Chase, Miss Louise Cott-
rell, Mrs. Harold Drew, Mrs. Edna
Farr Fox, Mrs, c. r. Stanhope, Miss
Perdita Dewey and Mrs. Lolita Han
nahs Jordan.
This committee will be in complete
charge of the campaign for the pass
ing of the amendment in Kenosha and
Kenosha county and it is the plan of
the committee to raise money to car
ry on the work at once. 1t is proposed
to have many open meetings before
the submission of the amendment and
it is probable that Kenosha people will
be given chance to hear some of the
best known supporters of ''votes for
women" in the country.