Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-24

MRS. LEWIS'S ADDRESS
Overflow Meeting at FarmviAe
Courthouse = League Formed
al That Place.

I.ynchburg, Va, Oct. 2l.--The
Suffrage League of Virginia was
opened with prayer by the Rev. W. A.
Cooper, Methodist Memorial Church,
in Hotel Carroll, Thursday morning,
October 22nd, 1913.
Mrs J. H. Lewis, President OF the
Equal Suffrage Club, of Lynchburg,
made the welcoming address, after
which Mrs. B. B. Valentine, State
President, declared the third annual
convention of the Equal Suffrage of
Virginia open for business. In a
short speech she stated that equal
suffrage conditions change so rapidly
it is difficult to keep up with them.
Since the last convention the States
OF Florida, Tennessee, Alabama,
Georgia, North and South Carolina,
and Louisiana, had invited her to
come and help them with their organ
ization. In November North Caro-
lina will organize the Suffrage
League of North Carolina at Char
lofts, and the Virginia State Presi-
dent has been invited to make the
first public address in North Carolina
on equal suffrage She then announ-
GO the formation in Farmville on the
eve of this convention of a league
with - signed members. There was
an overflow meeting in the FarmVilie
Courthouse, and the formation of the
league was accomplished in the midst
of great nethusiasm. Mrs. A A..
Cox, chairman.
The report of the State Recording
Secretary, Mrs. G. NJ. Smithdeal,
of Richmond, was read and approved.
The report of the State Treasurer,
Mrs. f. G. Kidd, of Richmond, was
read and approved.
The report of the State Secretary,
Mrs. w. 0. Taylor, was read and
approved.
Mr.. Mastin, introduced Mr.. Alex
ander Johnson, an expert on the
feeble-minded. Of Vineland, n. j.,
who after stating that the women in
shrking their duty as citizens were
putting an undue burden on the
shoulders of the men, invited the
convention to attend in a body his
lecture on the Menace of the Feeble
Minded" in the Y. NJ. C. A. Audi
torium, when he would demonstrate
that this menace could be reduced to
minimum by wise legislation. The
convention accepted his invitation.
DR.. Ray h Flanagan, Chief
Health Officer of the State, made a
spirited address, representing the
Mems League for the advancement
of Equal Suffrage in Virginia.
The roll of the 80 leagues was
then called, the following answering:
!Alexandria-Mrs. Kate Waller
barrett, Miss Rose Macdonald.
Bedford City-Mrs w. T. Yances
Buchanan-Mrs. BurkS.
FreSericksburg-Mrs. NJ. NJ. JEFF
ferries.
Harrisonburg-Mrs J. N. Liggett
Miss Paul
Highlands Springs-MiSS 1zora De
Wolf. Mrs. Kate G. Read.
Lynchburg-Mrs. John Fl. Lewis
Mrs. Dexter Otey. Mrs. Henry c. Me
Dowell. Miss Mamie Averett, Mrs. c
NJ. Hcnly, Mrs. Jno. s. Wright, Mrs
Charles r. Smith.
Marion-Mrs. George W. Richard
SON.
Norfolk-Mrs.s w. j. Adams, Mrs
c. E.. Townsend, Mrs. NJ. 4. Harti
ean,, Jr.
Norfolk Merrimac Branch-MrS
Louise Collier Wilcox. :; :; r.
Richmond-Mrs. B. 3. Valentine
Mrs. c. v. Meredith, Miss Mar
Johnston, Mrs. A 0 Taylor, Mrs. F
G. Kidd. Mrs. Carl Rostrop, Mrs. {
NJ. Smithdeal, Miss Lucy Mason, Mr.
J. E. Houston, Mrs Benz. Cruml
Miss Louise Crump, Mrs. Haskir
Hobscn, Miss Elizabeth Cooke. Mis-
Kate Meade, Mrs. Roy 4. Flann;
gan, Miss Lucy Coleman, Mrs. Cha
Winn. Mrs J. E. Cox. Mrs F. L. Jot
son, Mrs. J. Tyler Jobson. Mrs. ia
l.. Blizzard, Miss Mary L. Hsri
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