The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
ALABAMA WOMEN
 WILL VOTE AT FAIR Ballots to Be Cast on Wo-
 mans Suffrage
TO ORGANIZE STATE
Elaborate Plans Made at Yesterdays Meeting for Every Day of State Fair and Especially for
 Woman's Suffrage Day

For the first time in Alabama's history
 woman is to be permitted to vote on
 political issue. During the State Fair any
 woman is granted the equal privilege with
 any man to slip her vote in the boxes stationed about the fair grounds and bearing above them the legend Cast your
 vote for woman suffrage"
 At the meeting of the Birmingham Suffrage association, which yesterday aft
 ernoon introduced the winter campaign for Woman's Rights this and other de- tails of it's work at the State Fair were
 discussed. The meeting was conduct ed by Mrs. Solon Jacobs, president. In the absence of the recording secretary, Mrs. J. E. Frazier, Miss Amelia Worthington read the minutes of the last meeting, an executive session held at the home of Mrs. Jacobs. These related to the discus sion of plans for the maintenance of booth and outside propaganda work at the coming fair: also plans for state or ganization of a suffrage league to be eff fected in October. The two matters formed the nucleous of discussion and plans were definitely settled, business be- ing rapidly dispatched through the
  | sponded with her report.
 1 Chairrnen of committees on the State l Fair were first heard from. The gen. eral chairman, Mrs. Sidney Ullman, pre- scented a concise statement of her work I in securing a booth at the fair, arrange ments for speakers, literature, decora- | tions and such details in which she was assisted by sub-chairmen. She stated that a booth has been secured in the Woman's building; that 1t Is 16 by feet | in size and that it is nominally free, but requires in exchange, eight exhibitors tickets, of which $24 Is the cost. She de- cided upon a cooperative plan, that of permitting some firm to furnish the booth in exchange for $24 and advertising privi- lege this was readily effected, a depart | ment store decorating and retaining the privilege of distributing handbils The decoration of the booth after the suffrage plan was turned over to the committee of which Mrs. Thomas Parke is chairman, and presently reported by her. Ban
 nerettes in the suffrage color yellow, bal looms bearing Votes for Women' in black letters, bunting in the yellow color and broad yellow Votes for Women," sashes to be worn as badges by the wom- en in charge of the booth are among the novelties. An especial day, october 5, is to be called Woman Suffrage Day." Speakers, Mrs. Ullman announced, had been secured; large truck, on which Nappi's band is to play as it moves about the race track for ten minutes tho after
 noon of Suffrage Day will stop at 1:3O in front of the grandstand for the chief speech of the day. Until O clock speak CTS will address the crowds from a porta- bio platform, which has already been se- cured, and which will move all over the grounds. Boxes for a straw ballot will be placed at intervals over the grounds If ha a c a fior will h if, charge every day to receive the votes on the question of suffrage. Mrs U1man stated that last year POT 900 people had
 patronized the fair; that if from even a thousand people an expression of opinion could be obtained through these boxes the association would feel 1t worth while. Two registers also will be kept in the
 booth within the woman's building and in these will be inscribed names and addresses of sympathizers.
 MT. Clement Wood, master of cere- monies on Woman Suffrage Day and in charge of the selection of speakers re- ported that Dr. Abercrombie's services have been secured as chief speaker to ad- dress the grandstand from the truck at t3O in the afternoon preceding the foot
 ball game. His subject Is "Why Ala bama Needs Woman Suffrage" MT. Fred DeWolfe of the Union Labor League. Mir. George Huddleston. Mir. Wood, Mrs
 H. H. Shell and Miss Maud McLur Kel- ley are among the speakers who have al- ready consented; others have yet to be heard from.
 A resolution was proposed by Miss Ethel Armes that the association endeavor to interest their friends in patronizing the luncheon booth to be in charge of the Women's Union Label League who in- dorsed woman's suffrage in the spring
 The resolution passed.
 The second issue before the meeting yesterday was the formation of a state organization. Mrs. Jacobs stated the pro- ject as one which must be acted upon very soon in order that the state may have representative at the national convention. which convenes in Phila- delphia November 2l to 26 The letter which was published by order of the executive committee throughout the state calling for a meeting in Birmns- ham, October g. was adopted by the as socation. Mrs. Jacobs states that al- ready most gratifying response has been received from these letters. Miss Helen Benners was appointed commit- tee of one to decide upon a place for the meeting. Three were mentiond-the parish house, Church of the Advent
 Chamber of Commerce and fair grounds
 After resolution indorsing free dental
 supervision in the public schools, In
 vogue last year but discontinued this, was adopted, and the meeting adjourned.