The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-18
VOTES FOR WOMEN.
BANNER is FLYING
Equal Suffrage League Of vir-
ginia Puts Out Sign for
Opening Tonight.
PLANS BIG WORK FOR YEAR
Many Speakers to Discuss Cam
paign to Be Conducted by
Organization.

Floating big yellow banner bear
ing in black letters Votes for Women"
and gay with smaller pennants and
streamers OF the suffrage colors. the
headquarters of the Equal Suffrage
League OF Virginia is all in readiness
Tor its opening tonight at Sis o'clock
The league has but recently given up
its old quarters at 500 East Broad
street. and is now established i'm com
modious offices in the Commercial
Building. on Second Street between
Broad and Grace. The official open-
ing tonight will be in the nature of
reception, and musical and many dis.
tinguished guests from all over the
state VIII be in attendance notable
among whom is TO be Ellen Glasgow
whose recent novel. "VirGinia." dealing
with the woman question. has been
widely discussed.
Mrs. B. Is. Valentine is chairman Of
the evening, and tho exercises will be
opened with prayer by the Rev Ernest
h OsEood. The chief speaker this eve
ming is TO be Miss Mary L. Fravser
MISS Frayscr has recently taken a de-
gree at Columbia University, and Is
now member OF the faculty at Win
throp College, the Normal and Indus
trial School for Girls at Rock Hill. s
c. Her chief work is in the depart
ment of extension work in home eco
Monies. in South Carolina, of which
she Is the head. the Office having just
been created. and her appointment by
the state Is an added honor 10 a mum
Der OF others already conferred unon
this gifted woman. Miss Frayser is
remem oered with pleasure in Rich
mona as one OF the speakers OF note
AZ me southern Educational Confer
ence held here last spring
Musical Program
The musical program for the evening
follows:
ta) Sercnata Wiolln) .Moszkowski
to) obertass tviolim Wieniawski
NS' Aoeno!ied tNiolin).. Schumann
Emil Schiller
hungarian Rhapsody. (piano) List
Joachim Schiller.
ta) Ramauze tviolin) -. Emil SCHUYLER
90 kuiawiak tviolin).. Wieniawski
'c' consolation triolin) .Mende lssohn
Emil Schiller
Following this, refreshments viii be
served By the committee in charre OF
the affair.
This is an open meeting. 10 which
al members. friends and persons in
'erested are cordially invited.
Inc regular weekly afternoon meat
.nss OF the league will be resumed on
afternoon. September IS. at
~ o'clock, and will bs co,,,,
~ N"S "!HleT. Mrs. Charles
-. Kosher is chairman OF the program
o'n''!ttce Tor the next two months
e,id some very interesting and charm
ing lecturers have been secured Tbe
'ct'oh OF delegates to the third Stare
convention, TO be held in Lyncbburg
october % and II. Will take place nex,
thursday afternoon DR.. Anna shaw
president of the National Woman,s
Suffrage association. Will make a nuh
TIC address on suffrage at the CON
vention in Lyncnbu-g.
me league in Richmond "a nlan,,n,
great things for this year. and every,
.nihg AT the new Offices is in ship-shape
"f NC" secretary. Mrs. Alice Oyerby
!ayloF' Is at her desk daily. from
io:3o TO 80 and from EGO to : 20. and
BUSINESS Tor the year Will go forward
rapidly now that the task of moving
mas Dcen completed Among the events
'nat tho league plans for it's work this
"htSf is the usual round of civic
b"t'crmcnt and Improvement matters
~ wei as the booth at the state Fair.
mere Is large and impressive ,ool<-
ing bulletin board out in from. OF
neadauarters, upon which from time
20 nine VIII be published information
ior all concerning the work and meet
lhgs Of the organization
ror the formal opening tonight the
place VIII ~ in gala dress. and fan
mowers, potted plants and bright brn
hers VIII be everywhere, and the ON
GERS or the league will be on hand IN
receive and greet all guests attending
me formal opening Of their new home.