The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-28

An innovation in equal suffrage circles
will be the "get-together'' tea tomorrow
afternoon and evening at headquarters in
the Cable-Shelby- Burton building. The
executive board of the local suffrage asso-
citation, which includes an exceptionally
strong bordy of women, with chairmen
and members of committees and a num-
ber of others interested In the movement
here, will compose the receiving party who
will be present during the afternoon hours
and in the evening to welcome all friends
of the association
In the afternoon the doors of the organ
ization are to be open to all callers from
3 to O'Clock, and during the evening
from to 10 o'clock, the hospitality viii
again be extended, and at this time the
association hopes to have with them all
members and friends who, because OF
business duties or engagements, are unable
to appear in the afternoon.
The receiving party will include Mrs.
Oscar r. Hundley. president, with the
other officers. Mrs. W. L. Murdoch, Mrs.
Angus NJ. Taylor, Mrs. Agnes Hutchinson,
Miss Helen Benners. Mrs, Fl. H. Snen
Mrs. Jack Bowron, Mrs. Scion jacobs.
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lace, Mrs. w. N. Wood, Mrs. C. S. Sim
mons, Mrs J. f. Frazier, Mrs Chappen
Cory and Miss Amelia Worthington; also
Miss Marianne Hamilton, Miss Edith
Bowron, Mrs. M. V. Joseph, Miss Nell
Freeman, Miss Winnie Freeman, Miss
Mary Weisel, Miss Tommie johnson, Mrs.
S. M. Adler, Mrs Otto Marx, Mrs. Henry
Bernard, Miss Gussie Williams, Mrs
Minge, Miss Katherine Earle, Miss Myrtle
Miles. Mrs. Kenneth Charlton, Mrs. Rich
ard Johnston, Mrs G. r. Brazeton, Mrs.
T. S. L. Basore, Mrs. Z. L. Muchmore,
Mrs. f. E. Robinson.
The headquarters of the association are
charming; tastefully decorated and COM
fortably furnished, with ample room for
a great number of visitors. but Miss Car
rie Hills studio, which adioins will also
be open. Tomorrow afternoon jonquils
and narcissi, with other yellow blossoms
appropriate to the color and sentiments
OF the suffrage organization, will add an
artistic and feminine touch to surround
ings that are already most inviting
box will be in a conspicuous place for
the receipt of a silver offering which will
be atefully accepted though not AK
work is one of its problems, much being
required for broadening the field and eX-
tending the movement.
The suffrage map, explanation of which
is a liberal education to the feminist
movement in this country, will be hung IN
a conspicuous place and an explanation
presented by one of the devoted and well
informed members of the organization.
This branch of propaganda work will be
augmented by the ''voiceless speech in
the window of the building to be operated
by Mrs. Sidney M. Ullman. Various ar
guments in behalf of the franchise for
women will be presented on cards, which
will be slowly turned giving time for the
reading. Two punch tables will be pre-
pared for the refreshment of the guests.
Mrs. c. S. Simmons will preside over the
punch table in headquarters, and in the
adjoining room, which is Miss Hills
studio. Mrs. Richard Johnston will be in
charge of the punch table.
This is a novel plan of propaganda work
and one that promises to be a distinct sue
. cess. Those who wish information on the
suffrage question will find it in condensed
form in the ''yoiceless speech" which Mrs.
Ullman will present-a series of succinct
statements of suffrage origin. A complete
line of suffrage literature is kept on the
library table for those who wish to pur-
chase and an unique array of suffrage
supplies-samples of playing cards, pen
ellis, buttons, calendars seals, rubber
stamps, post card pictures of headquar-
ters and other attractive trifles having the
votes for women" emblem and colors
will be displayed by the chairman of the
supplies committee, Mrs. C. S. Simmons.
All friends of the organization. whether
members or not, are cordially invited to
call during the afternoon or the evening
hours for a cup of tea and little chat
about suffrage affairs with Mrs. Hundley
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exponents of the votes for women
movement in this city.