The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18
IN
NORFOLK ASUNOER
mnA VALENTINE DECLINES TO
Dictate TO BRANCH CHAP
TIERS as TO PROCEDURE
Is PARLIAMENTARY
MERELY SUGGESTS METHOD OF
pRoCEDUwE TO FOLLOW AND
LEAVES TT TO CHATTER TO
DO go.

Mira. u. b. Valentine, president Of
the Equal Suffrage League OF Virginia,
will make tour OF the State In the
near future at whicn time she expects
TO GO to Norfolk to look into the divi~
aion among the MufTTagists In that CITY,
and 10 efYer her services In the solu-
Aon OF the trouble.
Mrs. valentine said yesterday that
she, as state president, will not at
tempt 10 dlctate to branch chapters or
to tell them how they should conduct
their affairs. Speaking OF the alleged
statement OF leaders OF one of the
Norfolk factions that she had de-
clared that the meeting In Norfop
at which officers were elected was IT.
regular, Mrs. Valentine said she had
made no such statement. Her advice
had been asked and she had s@ssestea
that the meeting be conducted accord
ing to Roberts rules Of parliamentary
procedure, but that she had not said
that the meeting should not hold.
To Form Another League.
Mrs J. wetrnore Wilcox. the leader
Of the protestant faction in Norfolk
has declared that another league will
be formed In that city. The dissen-
hion 10 az 10 methods and policy. ana
IL not personal, she says. -Four &C
counts of the recent meeting Of the
Norfolk league. at which officers were
! elected, were sent to Mrs. b. d. val
entine, State president, and we re-
ceived a letter from her stating that
she feared q grave mistake had been
made and that the meeting referred to
| was irregular and that tho results
should not hold"
! About thirty memSerz have resigned
Prom the Norfolk league to join the
new league, ana that others have
stated that they would send in their
designations and come into the new
| league as soon as 1t Is organized.
: THE insurgents.
The members OF the Norfolk Equal
Suffrage league who have rendered
/ their designations and who will join
tho new league are Mrs. W H Carter,
| Mrs. j. Iredeil JeAsins, Miss J. O..
| Clark, Mrs. w. H. witt, Mrs. u. +.
Brooke, Miss May Brooke Mas Lena
Brooke, J iredeli Jenkins. Philip Alex :
ander Bruce. Mrs. Bruce, MrH. Richard
c. Taylor, Jr., Mise r. L. Jenkins,
Judge D. Tucker Brooke. d. M. Brooke.
| Mrs Mary Nicely. Miss Ethel Nicely,
w H. Jones, Miss Evelyn southah,
Mrs. A. r. Hanckel. Mise Mary Tired
well. Mrs Henry Baker, Mrs. George
Davis, Mrs. Harry NJ Balm. DR.. W. Fl
Martin, pr Prank Hancock, Miss
Leila santos, Miss Lille Baird Leigh
and Mrs Wilcox
Mrs. Valentine said yesterday that
two branches In Norfolk instead Of
one might be for the best.
Mise Agnsw Speaks
Miss Ella Agnew. OF Burkeville, de-
livered an interesting address in tbs
clubroom of the Equal Suffrage
league Thursday afternoon on farm
demonstration work among the girl
fand young women OF the counties.
Miss Agnew told OF what Is beinf
done in the matter of the formation
Of girls' canning clubs In the state
and the results in the homes, Inter
esting the girls In this work. she said
the county workers performed th'
double work of helping TO make then
! self supporting. reliant and gooc
home makers, and OF making farm If
so attractive as to lessen the desfT'
for removal TO the cities,
The work was started by the lat
Or Seaman A. Knapp, OF the United
States agricultural department, and 4
; under the Joint supervision Of the de
partment and the State department
of education. The work was begun
two years ago. after the boys corr
clubs had become a success, and II
the brief life Of the work. thousand
Of members in numerous counties o
the State had been enrolled. Mis-
Agnew's address was devoted Target
To the recitation of incident which hat
come under her own observation
showing the value OF the canning club
10 rural families and to an outline Q
how the work is done