The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18

citation calls to all believers in the
enfranchisement of the women of this
state to come together for its sec
ond annual convention, Wednesday
and Thursday, February and 6 in
! Huntsville. There. 80 years ago, the
first constitutional convention of Ala
bama was held and there also orig
mated the first clearly defined suf-
frage sentiment in the state and it is
meet that this gathering which will
launch the campaign for the freedom
of the Alabama women shall take
place in so historic a setting.
Every person who desires to pro-
mote equal and exact justice, to i'm
prove the moral, civic, social. economic
and educational conditions in Alabama
who desires to mitigate the cruelties
of industralism; becomes inevitably an
advocate of equal suffrage.
Forces must be organized in every
city, town and village, and through
these the suffrage cause presented to
the people of this state We have
made great progress since our first
convention in. Selma last year. but if
we are to reach our goal within the
next two years, we must redouble our
efforts We need every particle of
strength and encouragement to be got
ten from this our yearly gathering.
which makes for unity of purpose and
concentration of activity
therefore. let us all. delegates and
visitors, meet together in Huntsville
to discuss our problems and plan for
our speedy victory.
Mrs. Solon H. Jacobs, president;
Miss Mary W. Partridge first vice
president; Mrs. r r. Raiford. second
vice president; Mrs. Julian B. Parks,
recording secretary; Mrs. W. L. Muir
dosh. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Charles NJ Spencer. treasurer; Mrs.
Sydney M. Ullman, auditor
Mrs. Jacobs also referred to the prize
contest offered to the boys and girls
of the state for the best original ar
ticle favorable to womans suffrage,
urging the members to give the ut
most publicity to the contest and stat
ing that rules governing the same
may be obtained by application to the
headquarters of the association in Bir-
mingham.
National Board to Meet Here
TIE meeting of the national eXecu-
tive board of the national association
was next discussed by Mrs. Jacobs. She
made the statement that the meeting
would positively be held in Birming
ham but at later date than was
first announced, March 6 or 7 or
March or 10 being the dates the
board had under consideration. The ex-
This meeting, the speaker said,
meant great deal for the cause in
Alabama as it would be attended by
leaders of the woman's movement Of
international fame and will include DR..
Anna Shaw, Miss Jane Adams, Mrs.
Desha Breckinridge, Coraline d. Rees,
Susan w. Fitzgerald, Mary Ware Dem
ment. Katherine D. Mccormack. Mrs.
James l.. Laidlaw, Mrs. James Brown.
Mrs NJ. Mccormack and other noted
eXponents of the equal suffrage move
ment. AS soon as the date is definite
ly arranged committees will be APP
pointed to make all the necessary ar
rangements.
Mrs Hundley announced that she had
received the appointment as a mem-
ber of the central committee but that
she had declined the appointment on
the grounds that she might be able
to do more effective work in Alabara
for the enfranehisement of the women
of the state at this time than by oil
recting her efforts elsewhere. She
said that the first purpose of the as
sociation was to have passed such leg
islation as would give the women Of
the state the ballot and that there was
much work to be done in that regard
Mrs AIKEN of Brooklyn made a very
interesting talk on the progress the
woman's movement had made and was
still making throughout the eastern
states. She gave a brief account OF the
manner in which the women of Nor
way secured the ballot Mrs. AIKEN cN-
pressed much interest in the prize coz
test inaugurated by Mrs. Jacobs.
Brooklyn Visitor Speaks
| Miss Amelia Worthington made a re-
port as treasurer, showing a crafty
ing Improvement of the finances of the
association since the last report Miss
Ethel Armes read an account of work
accomplished by wonemn in the several
states where they enjoy the privileges
of the ballot and of many interesting
events in connection with the move
ment Mrs W. l.. Murdoch, recently ap-
pointed chairman of the committee on
current events, gave a very interest
| ing talk on Dr. Katherine Davies.