The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-26
FIRST MEETING OF
EQUAL SUFFRAG|STS
SINCE LAST SPRING
Reports of Committees Are
Heard-Mrs. Jacobs In
yited to Speak at Ma
ti0nal Convention

For the first time since the adjourn
ment for the summer the Birmingham
Equal Suffrage association met in reg
ular session yesterday afternoon and
transacted much important business.
The attendance was large. filling the
headquarters. located In the Cable
building. on Second avenue. Among the
matters that came before the meeting
was the report of the several working
committees, the report of the chair
man of the fair committee and dis
cussion of current topics regarding the
equal suffrage movement.
Mrs. Oscar Hundley, president of the
association, was In the chair and called
for the report of the standing commit
tees. Mrs. Scion Jacobs. chairman of
the enrolment committee, reported SO
new members since the summer ad-
journment. Mrs. Sidney Ullman, chair
man of the State Fair committee, made
an extensive and interesting report of
the work done at the fair. She report
ed the distribution of $4,000 sheets of
literature, 7o0 blotters on which was
printed a few reasons why women
should be given the ballot. and 5000
free tickets for large doll, which was
drawn for on children's day. In this
connection Mrs. Ullman stated that
ticket No. 2206 was the winning number
but that the doll had not yet been
called for. She reported the straw vote
was not as large as last year but the
vote was about 8 to in favor of equal
suffrage She said the light vote was
Il L.
active In securing votes as In the pre-
vious year.
Reports on Lecture
Miss Amelia Worthington, chairman
of the lecture committee, made a re-
port on the coming lecture of Mrs.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which will
be given at Cable hall on the night of
November 10. Miss Worthington stated
that this was an unusual opportunity
to hear the woman's suffrage cause ex-
planned and advocated by a woman who
was acknowledged to be the foremost
leader of the feminist movement In
America. She suggested different ways
of disposing of tickets to the lecture
and urged the cooperation of all the
members of the association to helm
make the lecture a big success.
Mrs. ]. o. Thompson, chairman of the
church extension committee reported
that while the summer had interfered
somewhat with the work of the com
mittee number of addresses had been
made by members of the association
before the different ladies' aid societies
OF the local churches and that they had
received invitations to speak from three
GnHiaflaQ
look, she said. was very bright for
more.
Mrs. Oscar Hundley spoke on the
player piano contest that is being held
under the auspices of the association
and urged the ladies to do their trad
ing with the firms who are giving yot-
ing coupons with the cash purchases.
She stated the interest was growing
and that the rivalry between the lead
Ing contestants was growing keen
MRS. III. Ii. Shell chairman of the
committee on current topics, gave as
the subject for discussion, "Woman's
Clubs and Equal Suffrage" The dis
structive.
Mrs. Jacobs Honored
announcement was made that Mrs.
SCION Jacobs. president of the Alabama
Equal Suffrage association, had been
invited by the National Woman's Suf-
rage association to respond to the adj
dress OF welcome at the national con-
vention which meets in Washington the
last week in Mover Der. This is con-
sidered by the association a great com
pliment to Mrs. Jacobs and the Ala
oama Equal Suffrage association, es-
pecially from the fact that Alabama
mad not been represented at the ma
tional convention previous to 1912. It
Is taken as token of the advance
ment OF the movement In Alabama
placing the state in the foremost rank
among the southern states In the won
ans suffrage movement.