Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03

Suffrage Association" repealed many
ana. IN 1904 the Equal Suffrage AS
Sociation became the Civic League
ne change of name failed to work
Ior IN November, 1912, there were
only twenty members reported at the
national convention.
In the spring of 1913 some wished
10 inject politics into the league
Roosevelt has placed the enfran-
easement OF women in his platform.
Inc Progressives win give suffrage 10
women was the cry, and Roosevelt
ana the Ballot in 1915" their slogan.
Prosressives Drew Out.
Dissension arose, and the Progress
slves drew out and formed another
organization, which they called the
Equal Suffrage Association. the orig
mai name OF the then Civic League.
The Civic League then grew anace
Both the old and new members IA
Vored bestowing upon the organiza :
ton name that declared for what
It stood. The word civic" was elm
mated and Woman Suffrage" was
substituted. The Georgia Woman
Suffrage League, baptized in fire. is
frage organization
1t numbers 500 members. is active.
enthusiastic and progressive. though
not of the Progressives. The presi-
dent has appointed committee of ten
members for each of the ten wards,
and special committee for the BUSH
ness section These committees dis
tribute literature, advance suffrage
nd H.. q
membership roll
For Humanitys Betterment.
The league has members in various
parts of the State, and they are in
sugurating the work in their own sec
tons.
The Georgia Woman Suffrage
League stands for the bettelment of
humanity. BY removing the disabil-
tiles of One-half of our people Il do
not say citizens. as that term is at
present misnomer for the women of
our State) we eliminate almost all of
our population that counts for zero.
With better legislation, with the ze-
70 class reduced to the imbecile and
idiot, we have a right to hope for
better born children, for fewer I'M
fortunates. mental, moral and physi-
cal.
God created man in His own i'm
q ge: male and female created He
them" and gave them dominion
over all things
More Than 500 Join.
More than 500 persons have Joined
the Woman's Suffrage League. Fol-
lowing are the members:
Mrs. Rose Ashby, Mrs. Erskine An
drews, Mrs. Sallie Mae Arnold, ]. A.
Alleyn, NJ. C. Adams, Clarence Angler,
J. p, Allen S. A. Albright, J. G. APP
pier, Mrs. j. w. Armistead, c. L. Ash
ley
Mrs. J J. Barnes. Jr J. J. Barnes.
Jr.. Miss Mary l., Brownie. Mrs. Clar-
ence D. Brown, Miss Ada Brooks, Mrs.
Mamie Barnhart. Miss Tommie Dora
Barker, Miss Mary Barker. Miss Flor
ence Bradley, Miss Miranda Bradley,
Mr. Horace Bradley Mrs. Mary J.
Brown, Mrs. Mamie Battle. Miss Susie
Battle, Mrs. Mary Bradley, Mrs. S. Born,
Colonel ]. F. Burke, Mrs J. f. Burke,
Mrs. Claudio Welch Bass, Mrs. Jasper
Bell. Mrs. Jenny Boodworth, Charles D.
Barker. Miss Louise Barilli, Mrs. II. L.
Burkert, Miss Hattie Burkert. Miss
Amelia Burkert, Mrs. John Byineton,
Miss L. Ella Bussey, Mrs F. l.. Beers,
Mrs Warren Boyd. Miss Annie Barn
well, w l.. Brown. Mrs. W. H.. Brit
tain w. H. Britain, Miss Eva Baker,
Miss Meta Barker, Mrs. Cynthia Blight
c. c. Barber. Fred Barber.
Henry w Barton, c. P. Beddingfeld,
]. ". Birdweli, f. NJ. Buttin, c B,
Brooks. Mrs. w. A. Baker, w. \. Baker.
Miss Willie Chambers, Miss Kate
Chambers, Miss Lillian Church, Frank
Cohen, Miss Louise Carter, Miss FRANCES i;
Clarke, Sirs. A. r. Colcord, Miss Nell
Chester Miss Cole Mrs Harry Court