The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
LEAGUE GROWING
Good Reports Made by Com
mittees Yesterday on
Progress

Reports of the various committees
soeation We're received at the meeting
held yesterday afternoon and showed Il
gratifying activity on the part OF the
committees and substantial progress In
the cause made during the summer
months. During the heated term tlIe
regular meetings of the association
were suspended but that the work went
on was evidenced by the committee re-
port made YESTERDAY A large increase
crease in the number of ASSOCIATIONS
throughout the state.
In the absence of the president, Mrs
Oscar Hundley. the first vice president,
Mrs W. l.. Murdoch. called the meet
ing to order and presided. Mrs. Soon
Jacobs, chairman of the membership
committee, reported that 80 new MEM
bers had been added to the association
during the summer months and that the
majority of these were men. She re-
fered to the fact that the three can
didates for president of the city COM
mission in the recent election We're
members two of them, George Ward
and Clement Wood, had been members
some time, with Vasser Allen a recent
convert Mrs. Jacobs also referred to
the state association. of which she Is
president. stating that at the time of
the last meeting there were only four
local organizations in the state, but
she could now report nine locals and
all in fiourishing condition.
Previous to her report on the equal
suffrage booth at the State Fair, Mrs.
Samuel ullman spoke on the distribu-
tion of equal suffrage literature. and
stated that the committe had selected
the best articles and pamphlets that
had been published by the national or
ganizatfon. and that those who de-
sired the same could secure them from
the committee on the distribution of
literature. Mrs. Ullman made an ex-
tensive report the equal suffrage
booth at the approaching State Fair
and prefaced her remarks by making
an earnest appeal for coworlSers ut
the fair She stated that every day
there would be a feature that would
require special committee and out
lined many other matters that would
require attention At the suggestion
of Mrs. Murdoch, a call for volunteers
for this work was made which was well
responded to.
Mrs. Murdoch, on behalf of the presi-
dent explained the player piano con-
test that has been started by Mrs
Hundley and is under the auspices of
the Equal Suffrage association She
stated several institutions had already
entered into the contest and that the
interest would increase with the as
sistance of the members of the asso-
ciation She requested them to ask the
,l,a a.
pons when they made a purchase and
that they could vote for any charitable
institution they saw fit.
Arrangements are being made for the
visit of Miss Charlotte Perkins Gilman
of New York, one of the most noted
workers for equal suffrage in the coun-
try. At the next meeting of the as
socation plans will be made for the
statewide campaign when Miss Belle
Kearney, an organizer of note, will
spend a month in the state for the pur-
pose of extending the equal suffrage
cause. Miss Kearney is southern
woman and is said to be an orator of
ability and well fitted to present the
claims of the advocates of equal suf-
frage.
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out of the corridor into her cell Her
step was firm and her head was erect
she smiled and said, Good-by, and the
barred door changed as it closed.
Jury's Formal Verdict
The formal verdict of the coroner's
jury yesterday in the Butler case was as
follows:
I'VE, the jury duly impaneled by the
coroner of Jefferson county. on to-wit.
the 18th day of September. 1918, to inquire
into the cause of the death of Robert r.
Butler, having diligently investigated said
cause, taking all the testimony obtain
able, We agree that the deceased came to
his death by a gun shot wound in the
abdoman, but have been unable TO agree
as to who is responsible for the same.
We earnestly request the SEPTEMBER torn
of the grand jury of the criminal court Of
Jefferson county to carefully investigate
the case.
u. F. Barker, e. NJ. Everett, F. ].
Bender, L. M. Harris j. b. candifer,
foreman"
Robert r. Butler was AZ years of age
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