The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-17
VOTE FOR women
IS MEMS SLOGAN
ORGANIZATION IS PERFECTED TO
WORK IN Equal SUFFRAGE
CAUSE.
CLUB OF FORTY MEMBERS
DELEGATE MONTAGUE MAKES n
SPEECH, PROMISES TO INTRO
DUCE AND WORK FOR THE
AMENDMENT.

! Enthusiasm reigned strong last
night at the home OF Mr. b. H. v al
enune, No. 2S3o Monument avenue,
when the Mems Equal suffrage League
of Virginia was formed, win a for
midabie list OF officers and charter
mem pers.
! AS was stated by members of the
J league, the meeting last night was
started for more energetic EFFORT on
| the part of the men OF the State as
1 well as the women There were no
/ women present, and the men VINO
were on hand to express themselves
in the matter were representative OF
all classes of responsible citizenship.
/ These men who are advocating by
! their presence or their aid are men
! OF some moment in Inc business ana
| prof essionai world of Virginia. They
/ nave practically pledged themselves
! to help the women of the state who
desire equal privileges with the men,
! and they VIII carry out their pledges
/ While the meeting last night was
preliminary to more thorough organi-
| CATION. 1t was representive enough TO
/ indicate what the result might be.
/ After many exchanges OF thought
and discussion of views the organi-
zation was perfected by the election
OF the following officers, which may
! be changed at the discretion OF the
full organization. Many Of the char
ter members were present. and II
was a goodiy gathering. The list OF
officers Is;
| President, Dr. Roy *. Flanagan.
I ce-pesident, John s. Munce: treas
urer, w. r Dessessuer, secretary.
Carter w. Wcrmeley.
! Three additional vice presidents
I will he chosen later
| Purposes of Organization.
4 The purposes of the league. as IN
dicated at the meeting. are To pro-
mote the political enfranchise ment or
women, and equal privileges for NO.
men in legal, medical, industrial, eou-
catienal and professional world in
general.
I And. also, to advocate before the
voters and the Legislature the neces-
sary, amendment to the constitution
as To promote to women the same
privileges as men In the various pro-
4 fessional and Industrial eailings re-
.erred 10 above,
| The charter list Of the league en-
braces about forty OF the leading men
In the various professions and bas:-
| ness fields, consisting OF the follow
ing
/ John W. Chamberlayne. c. b.
\
H. F.. Eckenrode. John Hancock. John
! w ouaIles, A. $. Culpeper. b T..
Goodwin. of Petersburg; J. q. Jones.
! of Victoria: Dir William Hoskins OF
King and Queen. William ii. Smith.
Z of Allegheny. Rev. r. q. Hammond.
/ OF Harrisonburg. ]. G. Ratchellor. OF
Midlothian; N. l. A. Moselsy, OF
/. buckingham; +. +. Dahney. OF Rfo
! Vista; John ]. creamer. Or. -. c.
II ~ rVfn "
Cooke, Or. Thomas w. Murreli. DR..
Morton Mason. DIR. ]. T. Mastin, Or.
Dabney Freeman, DR.. Allan Freeman.
| Rev. H. C. Mclaughlin. DIR. Robert
6. Bosher. Rev. pr. James b. Spiers,
Dr. James W Durham. w. p. pes-
sessuer. l.. l.. Parham. Captain George
Ainslie, DR. James Mccall ompkins'
wyniham r. Meredith. Rev. John q,
Scott. r. II. Meade. Charles =. hosh-
er. John s. Munce. s w. Meek. Clay
ton Terrence. Professor NJ A. Martin,
H,u Montague. A. r. Holderby. Jr..
Munford Crutchheid. r. NJ. Pulliam.
Granville Valentine. Carter w. Wor-
meley. Grayson Dashieid, L. F.. Har-
vie. Catesby Jones S. l.. Dohson. c.
H. Clarke. r. Il. Valentine, j. d. Egg
gieston. DIR. Roy X. FLANAGAN.
The meeting was addressed hy Mr..
Hill Montague. who spread much hope
in the breasts of those present by
saying that re would do all he could
at the meeting of the Legislature,
There are two members-eiect " the
Legislature of the Messrs
Montague and John ]. Dreamer.
The meeting was quite enthusiasts
tic. Those present indicated that the,
would exert themselves in the further
once 81 the objects OF the organiza-
ton, and do what could be done to
bring about the objects OF the league
through the next State Legislature.
Another meeting will be held at ar
early date to further consummate the
organization.