Evening journal., 1913-09-23
SUFFRACISTS
HEAR WORKER
Miss Vernon Urges Women to
Active Services After ASSO-
CIatiOn Elects Officers

An address by Miss Mabel Vernon
on the subject of the constitutional
amendment for woman's suffrage now
pending in the United States Senate,
and an election Of officers and execu-
tive committee members featured the
first fall meeting of the Wilmington
Equal Suffrage Association, In the
Unitarian Church parlors last even
ing.
Mrs. W. S. ouigley. presided over
the meetinfg.
These officers we're elected for the
year: Mrs. Winfield S. Quigley, pres
ident; DR.. Louise d. Washburn, Vice
president; Miss Mary r. de You, sec
retary and Mrs. Josephine Thomas,
treasurer.
Members Of the executive commit
tee elected we're Miss Mary H. Askew-
Mather, Miss Emma Worrall and Miss
Rachel Howland.
Minutes OF both the annual and
monthly meetings we're read by the
secretary, Miss de You.
Miss Agnes Child. the treasurer,
reported receipts at the beginning Of
the year $19.59; in dues received,
S50.20; receipts for the year, $117.-
%; expenditures, S94.14; balance
In the treasury, S23.0s.
The sum of $40 was sent during
the year to the national headquar-
ters at Washington.
There is a present membership
OF 100 In the Association.
During the meeting there was read
copy of a circular letter which
had been sent to many Delawareans
requesting them to write to their
United States Senators and ask them
to vote in favor of the constitutional
amendment for equal suffrage. Two
hundred copies of this letter we're
sent broadcast throughout the State
and many persons complied with the
request to write to Senator Sauls-
bury.
An invitation was received from
the Socialist party asking the menu
bers to attend a meeting on Sunday
afternoon at their headquarters. The
subject Of an address will be "Wo-
mems Rights" The secretary had
received some suffrage pencils and
suffrage beatitudes which are to be
sold for the benefit Of the work
At the close of the business ses-
! sion Miss Vernon was introduced as
the speaker Of the evening and
spiritedly addressed the members on
the subject of the suffrage amend
ment.
Stating that she believed her ap-
peal to Delawareans in regard to the
amendment was almost useless be-
cause OF their familiarity with it, and
because of the letters written as re-
quested to the Senators, Miss Vernon
spoke Of an interview recently held
with Senator Salisbury relative to
the matter.
She said that his reply to her re-
quest that he vote for the amend
ment was that he would not do so
unless the word white" was ap-
piled.
This distinction. II made, Miss Yer
non stated as is well known, would
make the amendment unconstitu-
tional.
Further quoting Senator sauls-
bury Miss Vernon said that he had
said he would vote for the amend
ment If he could be assured that the
majority OF good white women in
Delaware wanted to vote, but, said
she, unfortunately we could not as
sure him that; but his excuse was
the same old one which is usually
given; nothing new about IT,
I'VE have numbers enough who
are in favor Of woamns suffrage in
Delaware, If we were all working
with all our might" Miss Vernon
said:
You 100 women II you would only
go out and do things, could stir up
much agitation in the State"
Miss Vernon contended that suf-
frage is the main issue in the po-
litical field, and that is what the
Congressional Union is trying to
convince the people of Delaware.