Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04

Suffrage Association repellea many
and in 1904 the Equal Suffrage As.
sociation became the Civic League
me change of name failed to work
Tor 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-
cnisement of women in his platform.
Inc Progressives will give suffrage to
women was the cry, and Roosevelt
ana the Ballot in 1916" their slogan.
Prosressives Drew Out.
Dlssension arose, and the Progress
slVes drew out and formed another
organization, which they called the
Equal Suffrage Association. the orig
maj name of the then Civic League.
Inc CIVIC League then grew apace
Both the old and new members ia
Vored bestowing upon the organiza-
tlon a name that declared for what
IL stood. The word civic" was elm
mated and Woman Suffrage" was
substituted. The Georgia Woman
Suffrage League, baptized in fire. is
now the name of Atlanta's first suf-
frage organization
II numbers 500 members is active
enthusiastic and progressive, though
not OF the Progressives The presi-
dent has appointed a committee of ten
members for each OF the ten wards,
and special committee for the bust
ness section. These committees dis
tribute literature, advance suffrage
education, and work to increase the
membership roll
For Humanity's Betterment.
The league has members in various
parts of the State, and they are in
augurating the work in their own sec
tions.
The Georgia Woman Suffrage
League stands for the betterment OF
humanity. By removing the disabil-
tiles of one-half of our people q do
not say citizens, as that term is at
present MISSIONER for the women of
our State) we eliminate almost all of
our population that counts for zero.
With better legislation, with the re
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
age: male and female created He
Them and gave them dominion
over all things.
More Than 500 Join.
More than 500 persons have Joined
the Womans Suffrage League. Fol-
lowing are the members:
Mrs. Rose Ashby, Mrs. Erskine An
drews, Mrs. Sallie Mae Arnold. ]. A.
Alleyn, M. c.. Adams. Clarence Angler,
pier, Mrs J. w. Armistead, C. L. Ash
ley.
Mrs. ] ]. Barnes. Jr., ]. J. Barnes,
Jr., Miss Mary L. Brownie. Mrs. Clar-
ence d. Brown, Miss Ada Brooks, Mrs
Mamie Barnhart, Miss Tommie Dora
ence Bradley. Miss Miranda Bradley
Mr. Horace Bradley, Mrs. Mary ].
Brown, Mrs. Mamie Battle, Miss Susie
Battle, Mrs. Mary Bradley Mrs S. Born,
Mrs. Claude WEIGH Bass. Mrs. Jasper
Bell, Mrs. Jenny Bloodworth, Charles D.
Barker. Miss Louise Barilli, Mrs II. L.
Bass, Miss Annie Frank Bass, Paul
Burkert, Miss Hattie Burkert, Miss
Amelia Burkert, Mrs: John Byington,
Mrs. Warren Boyd. Miss Annie Barn
well, w l.. Brown, Mrs. W. II. Brit
tain W. II. Britain, Miss Eva Baker,
Miss Meta Barker, Mrs Cynthia Blight,
c. c. Barber, Fred Barber.
Henry w. Barton, C. r. Beddingfeld,
]. w. Birdwell, f. NJ. Buttin, c B.
Brooks, Mrs. w. A. Baker, w. A. Baker.
Miss Willie Chambers. Miss Kate
Chambers, Miss Lillian Church. Frank
Cohen, Miss Louise Carter, Miss Frances
Clarke, SIrs. A. r. Colcord, Miss Nell
Chester. Miss Cole, Mrs. Harry Court
ney, Mrs. S. f. Cunningham, G. S. Can
dler, Miss Mildred Converse, Miss Rose
Converse, Miss Sue Clafiin, Miss Carolyn
Cobb, Miss Susie Lee Crumley, Miss
Katherine Copeland, DR.. Charles f.
Crouch, Miss Gertrude Carey, John Ca
rey, Tarleton Collier. Mrs. Lula Carter.
Mrs T. S. Chancellor, A. L. Crane, 7.
S. Coart, w c. Carraway, W. E. Ca
c. r. Clinkscales, J. J. Cock
ayne, S. S. Chancellor Mrs Lucille
Chancellor. IT, S. Cole, Philip Cook.
Mrs. Beaumont Davidson, Beaumont
Davidson, Mrs. W. p. Davis, Mrs
George B. Denman, Mrs. J. s. Dorm.
Miss Christine Duncan, Miss Allie Dun
can, J. S. Dorm, Mrs. Nellie B. Dumas,
Mrs. Edward Durant, Miss Ellie Dun
lap, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. DeLucia, w. E.