The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
SUFFRAGE LEAGUE
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Reports Show About 1900 Mem
bers in 'Thirty-Ninc Local Or
CARNATIONS i'll Virginia.
MRS. VALENTINE PRESIDENT
Invitation Extended Convention
to Hold Next Meeting
in Roanoke.
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LYnchburg, Va. October 23.-Pos-
sibly with the idea or making an cs-
pecial effort to convert bankers and
bank employees to the cause of equal
suffrage. the novel idea that every
member of equal suffrage clubs pro-
cure Votes for Women stamp and
stamp this motto on all checks issued
by the members. was suggested at the
irst session OF the Equal Suffrage
League of Virginia State Convention
here this morning. The suggestion was
made by Mrs. stephen Putncy. presi
dent of the Wytheville Equal Suffrage
! League. and seemed to receive the
hearty appreciation OF the assemblage
/ Otherwise the opening session was
| given over to addresses of welcome.
| responses and reports on the progress
made in the state during tho past
year. 1t was held in the parlor OF
Carroll Hotel, with about ono hun
drcd women attending. nearly all of
whom were from other cities The
convention was welcomed by Mrs. John
1t. Lewis. to which Mrs. e. Il. Val
entinc. president of tho state league
| made the response.
| Reports from the various leagues
! throughout the state showed about
| 800 members, with eighteen leagues
organized during the year, nine of
| which have been organized since last
May The cities and counties in
which the thirty-nine local leagues of
| the state are now organized are as fol-
| lows; Abingdon, Alexandria. Amherst
bedford City. Bristol. buchanan. Clar-
/ enttOn. t'ONinpfIn I',,I,
Danville Dunn. Loring. Farmville.
! Fredericksburg. Greenwood. Harri-
sonburS. Highland Springs, Lynch
! burg Marion, Martinsvillc. Newport
News. Norfolk, Mcrrimac Branch, Pc
tersbulg. Prince George County. PA
laski, Richmond, Roanoke. Roanoke
| County. Rocky Mount. Salem. Staun-
ton. Tazewell Albemarlc Branch.
! University OF Virginia, Bath County.
Warrcnton, West Point Williamsburg.
! Wythcvillc
Report OF President.
The report Of the president. Mrs. II.
u. Valentine, who presided at the
morning session. showed that she had
spoken about twice a wccl, during the
year and that she organized the thir-
! ty-ninth league at Farmvillc last
| week. with forty-iivc members Mrs
, Valentine insisted that the delegates
and members to the convention should
concentrate all efforts and thoughts
| on the best means To get a favorable
faction of the Virginia Legislature on
the amendment giving women OF the
State the right of the vote She stat
ed that the "antis' We're circulating
/ literature and working overtime TO
defeat the measure. and that their eff
forts must he showed under so com
pletcly that ten years hence they
would not have To explain why they
worked To defeat this measure. The
best manner in which TO do this was
to ascertain the attitude OF the rep
reScntative from each district, and If
/ he was opposed to the measure. try in
every way possible 10 convert him.
/ Mrs. Valentine seemed to think that
/ was the best way. The report of the
treasurer showed that about $2.1o0 had
beer raised in funds FOR the work dur
1 ing the past year
An invitation was extended to the
convention by Il delegate from Roam
/ oke to hold the annual session there
next year. This was seconded with a
written Invitation from the Chamber
! of Commerce of that city. Formal ac-
ton will be taken on this matter at
to -morrOw's session.
! Invited to Hear Lecture.
/ During the morning an invitation
was extended the convention TO attend
the lecture this afternoon at o'clock
at the Y. NJ. c. a. and hear AeXan-
( der Johnson deliver his address on
| feeble mindedncsS. The convention
voted to attend in Il body. DIR. Roy X.
Flanagan, OF Richmond. president of
the Mems League, and inspector of the
State Board of Health, spoke a few
words of encouragement to the con-
vention. in which he voiced his belief
in the movement. and stated his opin-
ion that inside of ten years the wom-
| Ell of the State would have the right
of the ballot.
s. Hartshorn Miller. of this city.
at the invitation OF the president,
! spoke n few words TO the convention.
| in which he set forth the main obstacle
| in the way of woman suffrage as the
conversion of the women. He said
that once the men OF the State see
the women want the ballot il will be
theirs. Hc urged that peaceful eff
forts be used at all times in the ef-
| fort to secure their rights and that
| they do not resort to militant methods
as the English women have done.
| The committees appointed were as
/ follows:
Revision OF Constitution-Mrs. john
H. Lewis, chairman; Mrs. w. w. King,
OF stanton; Miss Roberta Wexford, OF
the University of Virginia.
| Nominating Committce-Mrs. George
| W. Richardson, Marion, chairman; Miss
Lucy Mason. Richmond; Miss Rose
Mcdonald. of Alexandria.
Resolutions-Mi Mary Johnston,
chairman; Mrs. Louise Collier Will
cox. Norfolk; Mrs Kate Waller Bar
rett, Alexandria: Mrs. II. c. Mcdowell,
| Lynchburg; Mrs. j. Tyler Jobson,
| Richmond.
| Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at
| the Carroll Hotel, another business
session will be held, when the election
! OF officers will take place. To-mor-
row afternoon the delegates VIII visit
| the NVoman's College, and thereafter
will be entertained by Mrs. =. A. Krise,
at her home, on Rivermont Avenue.
| TO morrow night at the City Audi
| torium, DR.. Anna Shaw will speak.