The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-02
|SUFFRAG|STS HOLD
ANNUAL ELECTION
Mrs. B. B, Valentine Again
Honored by Equal Suffrage
League Wjth-Presidcncy.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD
Series of Addresses on Subjects
Relating to Woman Movement
to Be Given During Winter.

Officers were elected and plans for
the new years work outlined yester-
day afternoon at the annual meeting
of the Equal Suffrage League of Rich
mond.
The election of officers took the form
Of Il primary, over which Mrs. G. NJ.
Jobson presided. The nominees re-
ceiving the largest number of votes
Mrs: B. b, valntine, president; Mrs.
Bosher and Mrs. Sallie Nelson Robins.
vice presidents; Miss Nora Houston.
lor. headquarters secretary; Mrs. Ben
T. August, treasurer, and Mrs. H. a.
Sampson, auditor.
In order. to keep pace with the rapid
board was increased from twenty-on
officers and the following: Mrs. Il. G..
Kidd. Mrs. G NJ; smithdeal. Miss Lucy
Carl J. Rostrup. Mrs. c. Harvey Clarke,
Miss Miss Marie ,a,i ;,eaahy Miss Elizabeth
+. l.. Jobson.- Miss Coralie Johnston,
Mrs. S. w. Meek, Mrs. S. NJ. Block. Mrs.
Jones, Mrs. Walter ' SOU MeNeil. Mss MISS
Gally Ryland. Mrs. John Hart and Mrs.
T. G. Gordon.
meeting. Regular yearly reports wore
made by the recording, secretary Mrs.
G.; NJ; Sim ni headaunarters secre-
urer, Mrs. l.. 6. Kidd. and by the chair
men of various committees.
Program of Addresses.
Mrs. G. Harvey Clarke, chairman of
the program committee. reported az
"The purpose of the Thursday after
noon programs Is educational work.
First that our own women may under
as the problems of the home. Second.
that Niey may arouse the torpid wo-
manhood of Virginia to the possibili-
to accomplish this dual purpose, a Sc
ries Of addresses have been arranged,
in which all the problems discussed
VIII relate to the woman movement or
to some phase Of womans work. Each
lecture is to be followed by an open
debate based on anttsuffrage objec-
The, following questions will be dis
cussed:
Woman and Motherhood" Mrs.
=, Woman and Her Home" Mrs. Will
The Government of Our City-our
Community Home" Mayor George Aims
woman and Observation-Disclosures
Help in Needed legislation" DR.. j. A.
G. Chandler.
es mpa K HspeTs anR IN pG hniSsr Par
Mrs; Charles V; Meredith.
Thomas w. NTurrell
Woman and Chivalry-Is Chivalry
q. Substitute for Justice?" Mrs. John
Hart.
Social Unrest and Woman's Part in
II" Mrs. L. Il. Oseood
Woman and Legislation" Miss Adele
Woman Suffrage and Organized OPP
positioil-Liquor interests. White
Bickers.
Woman and Christian citizenship
The Religious Aspect of the Suffrage
Movement" tspeakcr to be announced
later).
In addition to the regular lectures,
the chairman announced that Judge
Walter Clark, Chief Justice of the SUI
preme Court OF North Carolina. will
80. His subject will be: The Legal
Status of Woman"
Mrs. Valentine made very inspir-
ing and earnest appeal to the members
for renewed activity during the COM
ing year Mrs. Rosher PAID an en-.
thusiastic tribute to the president and
to the. retiring officers. y motion OF
appreciation TO Miss Mary Johnston
for her great work in the league was
carried unanimously
a New Years reception followed at
which tea was served.