Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-12

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woman suffrage declared Thursday
that the appearance of Miss Jane Ad-
dams. Mrs. Stanley Mccormick and
other officers of the national associ-
alton at the Atlanta Theater We'd
nesday night had given the move
ment in Georgia the greatest impetus
If ever has received.
They were enthusiastic over the
reception given the noted visitors by
the Atlanta audience. They also were
encouraged by the spontaneous in
dorsement of the movement which
the crowd gave when called upon by
Miss Adams to indicate by rising,
vote whether it favored suffrage for
women, and will push their fight
harder and with greater hopes of I'LL
innate success.
We consider that bringing Miss
Adams and her party to Atlanta to
rell the people of Georgia what woman
suffrage has done in other States
the greatest thing we have ever done
for the movement" said prominent
local leader Thursday.
Many Converts Gained.
I'VE undoubtedly gained many con-
verts through their logical presenta-
ton Of the case for woman suffrage,
and those who did not become en-
thusiastic indorsers of the movement
left the theater thinking-and when
men go to thinking about woman suf-
frage half the battle is won"
Despite the rain, the theater was
crowded almost to the doors when
Attorney Linton Hopkins, who pre-
sided as chairman, introduced the
first speaker Five of the most noted
women in the United States, who
have been in the front rank of the
suffrage army since the movement
was started in the United States, told
clearly and logically why women
ought to be allowed the ballot. They
we're Miss Jane Adams, of Chicago,
head Of the famous Hull House Set
tlement; Mrs. Stanley Mccormick, of
Chicago, Mrs. Harriet Burton Laid
law. of New York; Miss Caroline
Reese, of Greenwich, Conn,
third vice president of the national
association, and Miss Mary Ware
bennett, of New York,
After the speaking Miss Addams
called for a rising vote on two ques-
tons designed to determine the SEN
timent of the crowd, asking all who
favored the submission of the ques-
ton to the voters and those who ia
vored the cause itself to rise. 1t
seemed as though every person in
the theater rose to his or her feet,
and the Endorsement appeared to be
unanimous.
One Lone Man "Anti."
But when Miss Adams called for
those who were opposed to woman
suffrage to rise, there was one lone
man He was a pathetic, lonely fig
ure and he didn't get all of the way
out OF his seat before he found that
he was all alone, and then he sat
down suddenly, panic-stricken. Half
the crowd didn't even see him, but
Miss Adams did, and lots of the At
lanta suffragists did. and there were
calls for the man to show himself so
people could know who he was and
see just what he looked like. But he
was too timid.
Miss Adams was the principal
speaker, DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
President of the National Association.
who was to have delivered the main
address, being unable to come to At
ANITA because of illness. Miss Ad-
dams confined her remarks almost en-
tlely to the work that has been done
in Illinois and the effect that woman
suffrage has had on the city of Chi
cago
The women of Chicago" declared
MISS Adams, tried for years to get
me city officials of Chicago to inau-
surate needed reforms; we petdoned
'Ne city Council for things that the
people needed. We were heard with
unused tolerance but were unheed-