The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-29
LEAGUE PREPARES
FOR ACTIVE WORK
sTFFRAGET-TEs NAME DELEG ATEs
TO THE STATE CONVENTION
AT NORFOLK.
ADVOCATES ON TOUR
MRS. VALENTINE AND MISS JOHN
sToN TO MAKE ADDRESSES
IN sor THwEsT-PRoGRA
FOR WINTER.

The Informal reception given at
500 East Broad street. headquarters
of the Equal Suffrage league. Thurs
day. from 6 to p NJ, proved q
most agreeable success
The rooms were decorated with
palms and yellow chrysanthemums
Mfrs, g. r.. Valentine opened the
meeting with an outline Of work ac-
eomplished during the past summer.
suffrage converts gained at Warm
Springs and in Warm Spring Valley:
leagues formed at Coyinston, C'rozet
and Summer Rest sympathetic
groups formed at Bon Air and Ash
land. Taking up the plans Of the
campaign for the autumn. Mrs. VAL.
entine announced that she would
start from Richmond next wednes-
day and be joined by NJ IS MARY
Johnston. from Warm Springs
Together they would tour south
west Virginia, making suffrage ad-
dresses with Q View to organization
at Wytheville. Marion. Taxewell and
Abingdon.
Delegates tn Convention
The names Of delegates and alter
mates 10 the State convention shat is
TO be held in Norfolk, Va, October
2&th and 25th, were announced by
the committee as follows: Delegates.
Miss Mary Johnston. Mrs. c Y.
Meredith, Mrs. j. s. Munee Mrs @
II. Clarke, Mrs, A ", Taylor. Miss
J. Il. HennIng. Mrs. Z. j Rostrup,
Mrs. r. X. Flanagan. Miss Adele
Clark, Miss Lucy Mason. Mrs.
Bon. crump. Mrs Todd Dabney.
Mrs. S. W. Meek. Miss Marie
I1eaheys Mrs Tyler .Tobson, Mrs
Thomas MurrelI. Mrs. E. G. Bosher,
Mrs. +. l.. Jebson. Mrs J. q Car
neal and Mrs. John u. Murrell
Alternates recommended were
Mrs Irvine Clarke. NJ S. Coralie
Johnston. Miss Elizabeth Cooke, Mrs.
Dabney Crenshaw, Mrs, W. f. Har-
ris, Miss Alice Dooley. Mrs Isaac
Digs. Miss Emma Clarke. Mrs. A.
NJ. Cover, Mrs. Vaughan Lloyd. Mrs.
Fl. u. G. McLahisn. Mrs. Bessie
Smith: Mrs. Dunstan, Miss Carrie
Leftwich. Miss Nolin. Miss Parker,
Mrs. Burgess. Miss Nora Houston,
Mrs, W. H. Adams, Miss Mary D.
VIM, Miss Annette Dabney.
Program OF League.
The following program was sub
mitted by Mrs g. Harvey Clarke,
chairman;
October Sd Current events in the
suffrage world.
October 10th--Fair week
October 17th--Are the laws OF
Virginia Just TO women Mrs. John
Garland Pollard.
October 24th--State convention in
Norfolk.
food. Professor W u Saunders
November 7th-Public Health, DR..
EnnIon Williams.
November 14th---JuveniIe protec-
ton and racial beterment, Dr. Bev-
erly Tucker.
November 2Ist-Open.
November 2Sth-Forward move
meHts in State education. Mrs e.
Munford
December 5th-Good roads-Pre-
pare We the way, P. St. Julien Will
son.
December. l2th-State labor laws
and condition, James 3. Doherty
December 1sth--Our city govern
menty Mayor Aiaslte-
December 26th-.Open.
January 2d~-Open.
January 9th-The present status
Of International arbitration. Mr..
Wyndham Meredith.
January 16th--Open
January 23d--Womans part in
reform, Rev Frank
Wells
January 30th--Open.
February 6th--Open
February 13th--Initiative and ref
erendum. Mr.. Christopher Garrett
Miss Ella Agnew. OF Burkeville,
Va. will speak to the league on DO
Science for Country Girl"
Hon. A. j. Montague will speak on
tariff reform at date not yet de-
cided on.
Short talks were made by Messrs.
Whipple. gMeek and England.