The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-25
MILITANT NOTE
IS NOT POPULAR
Suggestion Before Virginia Suf-
iragc League Causes Storm
OF Disapproval.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Meeting Next Year Will Be Held
i'll koanokc-Addrcss by
DIR. Anna Shaw.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch. J

Especial to The Times Dispatch.J
Lynchburg, Va. October 2t.-The
I first suggestion Of militancy in the
! annual convention OF the Virginia
/ Equal Suffrage League. in session here
to-day came at the morning session.
when Miss Ann Salisbury, OF Burke
! VILE one Of the younger delegates
suggested that the sunragcttes lay
aside their dignity and get on the
! band wagon until votes for women
/ were accomplished in Virginia.
The sugg caused n sensation
aud a storm Of disapproval, and num-
Der OF strong talks made against even
I tile suggestion of such a condition in
/ Virginia. Mrs. y. Il. Valentine left the
chair AMI expressed surprise that any
:s,ember of the league should want to
! lay aside her dignity, declaring the
reason SO much had been accomplish
ed iu tile state was due to this digri-
! feel manner IN which the womcl have
gon. about Il. She counselcd the mem
\ b"rs To WORK, but that no militant
methods lie used.
I The discordant note was generally
deprecated by the members Of the con-
vention.
/ After heated discussion the con
vcntion decided that il would not ac-
! ccpt the invitation of Miss Kate Cor
/ don, OF New Orleans. to send Il dele
! gate to that city To attend conference
preparatory to banding the Southern
states together in Il States Right
League" but that it thought the. best
way was for each state TO work in
ldcpcndently at this time rather than
| band together. This invitation was eX-
/ tended by Miss Gordon. after she had
sent letters To Governors OF fourteen
Southern States asking their attitude
on the suffrage question. and to which
all. III replying either cvaded the Is
sue, else declared against it. with
! William Hodges Mann, 1t Is was stated,
was very brusque in his reply, and
a motion was offered and carried
that 1t was the sense of the convention
to work for the ballot along every
available direct line. and that the mem
pers work in connection with Federal
they they % Could to bring al about ire the desired MeG
/ end. At this time Mrs. w. w King,
OF staunton. gave the meeting, a mes
in which he advised the best way to
get the vote was to concentrate ali
/ efforts on the State Legislature.
Election of officers.
The election of officers resulted in the
/ following. all of whom are reelected,
with the exception OF Mrs. Alice o.
retary OF Mrs fr Aca Ii NJ TyIer See de-
President-Mrs. B. Il. Valentine,
Honorary presidents-Mrs. Louise
ley Bosher. Richmond. and Mrs. Kate
, Waller Barrett. Alexandria.
/ First vice -presdent-Miss Mary
Johnston. Richmond
Second vice -president-Mrs. John II.
| Lewis. Lynchburg.
Third vice e-president-Mrs. Walter j.
Adams Norfolk.
Fourth vice -president-Mrs. Charles
V. Meredith. Richmond.
/ Fifth vice president-Mrs stephen
Putney. Wytheville.
Recording secretary-Mrs c. NJ.
nj ,l.all .slN and
Headquarters secretary--Mrs. Alice
o. Taylor, Richmond
Treasurcr-Mrs. E. G. Kidd, Rich
State auditor-Mrs John S. AIunce,
| Richmond.
Delegates to the national convention
were elected as follows: Mrs. r. e.
Nalcntine. state president; Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett, as State member OF
! AleNandria-Miss Rose Mcdonald: al
ternate, Mrs Taylor Burke. Freder-
icksburg-AIiss Jeanetta Fitzhueh; al
city and Marion.Mrs. G.. w. Richard
Son; Tmrf fos,i aiternat' Iat Mrs $ W. Dickinson
Townsend and Mrs. Hartigan: alter
mates. Mrs. Everhart Mrs Anna say
age. and Miss. DeWolf, OF Highland
Mrs Louise Collier WILCOX: alternate,
Miss Nicely: Richmond-Mrs. c. "
Meredith n Mrs; c. liarvey, Clarke, Mrs.
T. q. Kidd, Mrs. +. l.. Jobson: alter
mates. Mrs. Carl Rostrup. Miss Marie
Leahy, Mrs. $. w. Meek. Mrs. Kate
Iangiey k1iag y, hosher her Roanoke-AIrs. j.
alternates. Miss Terry and Mrs j. X
Graham. Lynchburg- II, c. Nc
ssa%ntcnrs atsTn"'S MIS- HihE H9hn s Wrisht
Mrs. John I. Harris. OF Harrisonburg
University of Virginia Mrs. Harry
| iWytheville-Mrs. Stephen Putney; al
ternate, Mrs Peyton Green. Williams
burg-Mrs. Lyon G. Tyler; alternate
/ This convention meets November 80
to December ., In Washington. and the
delegates were sent uninstructed as to
RESOLUTIONS Reiterated.
me resolutions passed at the con-
iteratnd "a ~ n,oora Mor,rh 'as. Hear were re-
Alice Nj. Tyler, former headquarters
secretary, being included
I The invitation OF Roanoke that the
next convention be held there was ac-
ccpted Alexandria was also bidder
! for the honor. but withdrew when ii
was found that Roanoke was favored.
| Mrs John Lewis. resident OF the
| local league, entertained the State
officers and presidents of the local
/ leagues present at dinner. This after
noon the convention was given n re-
ccption by tho students or the Ran
Ing which Mrs r. 4. Krise rendered. % a
reception to the delegates at her home
nearby.
pr. Anna Shaw. of Boston. tonight
at the city Auditorium addressed a
meeting Of 1000 people. the crowd not
being exceptionally large, because ot
q pouring rain.
| Her address was a mastery and brill
liant effort and continued an hour and
| a half. She received n sympathetic
hearing: She was introduced by Judge
| H. c. Mcdowell.
Announcement was made tonight
/ that the membership in Virginia is A.
900. I'm stead, of 1900, as enormously
stated yesterday.