The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-22

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,sI. u! Hutehfns onand Brooks Fleming:
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The officers Of the sWestc leicester Real
Estate Company are: President, M. u.
Hutchinson; vice president, T. W..
Fleming; secretary, G. NJ. Alexander;
treasurer. r. T.. Cunningham; general
manager, Brooks Fleming. Jr.
Wcman's Club.
The Woman's Club, the largest or
ganlzation OF women In the city, has
been an important factor in the de-
ye!opment OF Fairmont along cduca-
ttonal and civic. lines. Since its or
ganization in 1906, among its most
notable achievements are the estab.
lishment of Domestic Science in the
Public Schools this was maintained
by subscription for the first year and
then adopted by the board of educa-
ton as part Of the regular course);
the passage OF the state law for med
ical inspection in public schools and
the establishment of system of play
grounds, an achievement of the past
GUNNER season.
The club was organized in 1906 and
was incorporated under the laws of
West Virginia III 1912. 1t federated
with the state in 1906 and with the
general federation the following year.
1t has two departments OF study, the
llteratuernnd art department and the
household economies department. The
civic work is carried on through stand
nG committees.
The cub has membership Of A.
most 5000 and holds It's general
meetings the first and Thrill Fridays
OF each month. and department meet
ings are held twice monthly.
The officers OF the organization are:
President. Mrs. George W. DeBolt:
vic presidents. Mrs. James a. Mere
Gith and Mrs. ]. Frank Ritchie; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Edward c. Jones;
corresponding aud financial secretary,
Mrs. w. l. Lydic; treasurer, Mrs. Mar
's,.aIl Il. Ashcraft; department chair
men, literature and art, Miss Eliza.
beth Stanlnaker: household econom
les, Mrs. Frank P. Hall.
Political Equality Club.
The Fairmont Political Equality
Club was organized in the fall Of 1895,
with a membership of 81 prominent
men and women. The policy of the
club from the start has been to stick
to the one idea OF educating the peo-
pie TO the justice and expediency of
votes for women.
The progress OF the work has always
been held back by lack OF money and
because most of its members are busy
housewives who could not leave the
necessary housework. But scarcely
a year has passed i'll which public
meetings and lectures have not been
held Money has been sent every year (
to help the national work and twice
to help Ohio in her campaigns. Fair.
mont also contributed largely to q
fine bazaar held in Madison Square
Garden in 1900 In the same year
prize OF 25 was offered to the students
OF the State Normal schools for the
best Grafton on equal suffrage. That
year Miss Anna Shaw was sent 10
Charleston and spoke before the joint
sessions OF the legislature. She was
the first woman to have done this. and
made q good impression. In 1908 the
National Woman's Suffrage Associa-
ton asked for signers to monster
petition to be sent 10 congress. With
out any Systematic work Marion coun-
t. turned in about GOO names.
For many years the Fairmont CLUB
had most OF the state work to do
Three times bills have been present.
ed to the Legislature that the word
male be stricken from our constitu-
ton before the section beginning
"The male citizens of the state shall
he entitled TO vote at all elections"
Each time the members of the less
lature were written to and literature
on the subject sent them. The first
lime The hill received a few votes, the
second time majority in the house,
and in 1913 majority in both houses,
but not the required two-thirds.
The speakers in the public meetings
last year were lawyers, doctors, bust
ness men and editors, in an attempt
to show that the thinking mon OF the
community favored the movement.
The present officers are: President,
Mrs. C. N. Richie; recording secre-
tary, Miss Margaret Mckinney; cor
responding secretary. Mrs. Allie Hay