The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-02

EDUCATE WOMEN
10 regular annual meeting Of the
Al E0fffkge LEAGUE was held nj III 9


n BINARY. The nominees receiving the
III asst number of votes were elected
aeyafmcusiy.
MRS. 3. b. Valentine; vice
! 411enss, Mrs. c, v. Meredith. Mrs
141E5Aa q. Boscher. Mrs. Sally Nelson
kI ~: recording secretary. Miss Nora
4befston: treasurer, Mrs. Ben. T. AL
M; auditor, Mrs. H. a. Sampson.
Y 4 xaerease board Of Directors.
kGAe board Of directors has been in
|oneped. In order to keep pace with the
1&Afe increase OF membership, from
hing ty-one to twenty eight The board
n4<f eon2tsts OF: Mrs. Z. G. Kidd. Mrs
lereN. Emithdeai. Mrs. Julia Hening,
-. O. Harvey Clarke. Mrs. r. l.. John
Mrs. Adele Clark. Mrs J. Tyler
lu s0n. Mrs. Roy K. Flanagan. Mrs.
HE Johnston, Mrs. T. w. Meek, Mrs.
een Marcuse. Mrs. s. NJ. Block. Miss
Belle Jones. Mrs. Walter s. Nc
"a AIss Cally Ry1and. Mrs. John Hart.
y 8. G. Gordon. Miss Marie Leahy.
Elisabeth Cooke, Mrs. Carl Ros-
~ 3. b Valentine presided at the
2 k1nG. Regular yearly reports were
10 By the recording secretary. Mrs
y omithdeal. by corresponding sec
hsY. l(tss Alice O. Taylor; by treasu-
r. 1ers. T. G. Kidd. and the chairmen
zXNArtous committees. The reports
Wo4 the league to be in very &C
ard prosperous condition.
Propose to Educate.
s lfs @. Harvey Clarke. chairman OF
s@B program committed, reported ga
u Iowa: The purpose OF the Thursday
II Dgnoon programs Is education--~nrst,
b 4 our women may understand the
tAt public problems AS we'll as the
19hlems OF the home; second, to
Ause the tsrpid womanhood OF vir-
IlhjA to the possibilities of larger
e8niness In the State. In order TO ac-
npIish this dual purpose. series
~ a6dresses has been arranged in
eh al the problems discussed will
b TO the woman movement or TO
y - phase OF woman's work Each
Ey4ure 10 to be followed by an open de-
- on anti-sufYrage objections
4omAn and Motherhond--Mrs. Archer
n loG-
1goman and Her Hone-Mrs william
.aA HArrts
~ ho Government of Our City: Our
4 0muntty: Home--Mayor George
s. notia.
lWoman and Eduoation; woman's
10 In Needed Legislation--Dr. J. A.
! Chandler.
&1ffA Kate Langley Kosher.
ENounan and the Peace Movement
Chnrlos Meredith.
n pnsAn and Social Purfty--Dr. Thorn
~. 1kurreIi.
7yosnan and Cfdvalry; IL ChivaIry a
9eftute for Justicef--Mrs John
r DectA1 Unrest and wonan's Part In
o-1efA e. e. Csgood.
woman and Legisla;ion--Miss Adele
Dwk.
Wonsn Suffrage and Organized OPP
1eion: Liquor interests. White Slav-
md the Anti SufYragists-Mr w.
i DscIsrs-
3Woman and tho Christian Citizen
lp-ths Religious Aspect or the suf-
1pAee Movement
n addition TO these weekly lee
Aure4, the chairman announced that
3uat1ce Walter e. Clark. of the SUI
Areme Court Of North Carolina, will
apeak IT public meeting on January
Nth on the Legal Status Of Woman.
Mrs. Harvey Clarke. In making the
t0port OF the program committee.
aid that the chief idea OF this work
1a1 to educate, and that no efforts
would be spared during the coming
eseAf to tell women why they should
fesire TO be granted the ballot. and
nat they should aim TO do with ii
9n they do become citizens. She
AIRED that the modern woman
lied larger sphere OF responsi-
~ than that in the home, and
1t her efforts to widen her infu
nee would not be detrimental TO rhe
1o4ue life.
1 1T becomes cur duty to arouse the
101nen OF Virginia TO an apprec!a-
BON OF the situation. We must
HfouSe their torpid spirits. We must
Hake them up to the larger things
I0r women, to the affairs Of state. and
~ must awaken the legislators and
work upon them until they see the
Food In wnman's suffrage"
Mrs. B, B. Valentine, president Of
s4s,t1 ssn ssrRE@ spssssl.s -sf4- a-as1o-f
speech before the meeting yesterday
Eaid that the destiny Of every white
woman in the State was In the hands
II the women wording for equal suf-
xrage. She also emphasized the need
for awakening interest In the cause
and arousing the women or the
state to an appreciation Of their duty
to other women.
The idea of our working here is
not Just to get the ballot" stated
the president. at Is % enable us to
take hand in tho uplift ~ the
wunen of the race.
There is an editor in Southwest
Virginia who Is bitterly opposed 10
woman's suffrage. He has said that
there are $50, 600 negro women who
will rush 10 the polls as soon as wo-
men are granted the ballet. He saws
that these will become the feminine
voters, and that tire better class Of
women will not 90 TO the polls to
cast their ballot, and TO take a hand
In State affairs. He admits that suf-
frage lis coming. OF course there ts
no truth to his other assertions. vet
hG has succeeded in touching upon
. possible danger II avoid which ii
VIII be necessary TO arouse the wo-
men OF the, State TO the fullest APP
preciation Of their responsibilities
Come little discussion was given to
thA nlans for aiding in securing the
passage Of the suffrage bin by the
Incoming legislature. The headquar-
4Ara will not have a special room in
thu near vicinity of the capital. hut
will do the greater part Of their
work by personal appeals. Every
enenaber OF the organization has been
aired to make every possible effort
"a be Of aid in that portion Of the
tabor. and but few OF the ieeislat ors
IN escape lectures on the subject
] tributes Of APPRECIATION were made
IN resolutions for the great work 81
4faN Mary J0hnxton. and also for the
nnnS3r az the retiring officers The