The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
MRS. JACOBS MAKES
REPORT ON HER TRIP
Inspired by Spirit Shown at
st. Louis Meeting
MRS. MITCHELL TALKS
Tells of Her Experience as Alabama's
Representative in the Famous
Suffrage Parade in
Washington

| The feature of the regular semi-monthly
meeting of the Birmingham Equal Suf-
| frage association yesterday afternoon at
| the Clark & Jones hall, was the report
| of Mrs. Solon Jacobs, the president of
! the organization, on her visit ito the
Mississippi Valley Equal Suffrage con-
ference, held recently at st. Louis.
Mrs. Jacobs gave brief resume of
the work done by the conference, de-
clating that it was most inspiring and
interesting. "The sight of the women of
Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, who have
Just met temporary defeat at the polls,
beginning all over again with undimmed
courage and unchecked enthusiasm is
inspiring, said Mrs. Jacobs. Suffrage
work is no place for cutters"
Mrs. Jacobs told of the different meth
ods of work that are now being used
by women in their fight for the ballot
She said that it was decided TO make
the congressional district rather than the
county the unit of work, as 1t would be
less expensive and unwieldy. She said
that women were coming more and more
to realize that 1t was to the people that
they must take their plea. She said that
three methods were brought out at the
conference for work The initiative and
referendum the constitutional convention
and prospective legislators. She declared
that the latter method was the one for
the suffragists OF Alabama to take up.
Mrs Jacobs touched on the financial re-
ports made at the conference and went
into other details.
She also stated that 1t was the con-
sensus of opinion at the conference that
suffrage organizations should not work
for civic reform, as this might hamper
i>them in their larger work. She also said
that opinion was una'ternh'v opposed to
working for partial suffrage.
Previous to Mrs. Jaco-. x Mrs. Paul
Mitchell, who represented Alabama in the
suffrage parade in Washington before
the Inauguration, was present and talked
briefly of the now famous parade.
Mrs. Mitchell said that while she could
not testify as to the insults heaped upon
the members of the parade in front of
her she traversed the distance without
insult. She said she found the crowd
good natured and attributed this to the
long wait. Mrs. Mitchell said that they
marched two hours after waiting in for
nation three Mrs Mitchell was at the
head of the states now campaigning for
equal suffrage and was directly behind
Gen. Rosalie Jones and her pilgrims. She
said she talked with General Jones and
was much impressed with her personality
The banner which she carried through
| the parade was exhibited and elected
cheers from the audience.
The only other business of Importance
transacted at the meeting was the read
| ing of letters from Alabama congressman
| In regard to letters recently written them
| by equal suffragists of the state asking
| their support for an equal suffrage amend
ment to the constitution.
The letter from Congressman Richard
son did not commit himself either way.
Congressman Blackmon. Clayton and
Dent announced themselves as opposed
| to equal suffrage. Attention was called
to the fact that Congressman Underwood.
Hobson and Abercrombie have announced
for equal suffrage.