The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-17
SUFFRAGE ISSUE
VITAL TO w. Ct. U.
STATE CONVENTION DELEGATES
ENTIiEsE THIS MORNING
OVER FROGRIDSS OF CAM
pAIGN NOW ON.

Enthusiastl over the progress o
thH equal suffrage campaign In South
Dakota featured the opening session
of4the twenty-sixth annual copven
tionAof the state Women's Christian
Temperance union, held this morning
at the auditorium of the city hall. /
was evident that the ,wearers Of a
white rtbhon are confident Of victor,
at the pollssin November.
Mrs. Alice A. NJ. Picker, of Faulk
ton, widow of the late Congressman
j. A.. Flicker and vi~ce-president O
the South Dakota uniors opened the
discussion OF the suffrage question
with suggestions on the work neces
sary to be done before election IL
order to carry the amendment. Thu
president, Mrs. Anna r.. Simmons, O
Fah1kfons added to these and insti
|tuted q poster campaign to be carried
ON from now until election.
Many plans for the wind-up of the
campaign were laid. Mrs. RUBY
Jackson of Ipswich. told the conven-
ton delegates Of the progress of the
campaign In, Edmunds county. She
was roundly applauded. Mrs. Jack
son was. given charge of the "Votes
for Women" parade to be given or
the streets Saturday evening.
The convention was called to order
lat $3.50 O'Clock this%eforenoon by the
president, Mrs. Simmons. After sing
Ing led by Mrs. Eva Gold, of Big
Stone city, Mrs. Picker read the
crusade pslam. The minutes of the
executive committee session were
read by Mrs. Flora A. Mitchell, OF
Bookings, the recording secretary
and accepted by the convention. Fol
lowing the appointment of commit
tees, the president gave her annual
report, which was unanimously &C
cepted by a rising vote.
Mrs. Alice Gossage, editor of the
White Ribbon journal, of Rapid
City, arrived about 1880 O'Clock.
She was called to- the platform and
greeted with the white ribbon sa-
lutte. Mrs. Gossage made a happy
response. The convention was then
turned over to a discussion of the
suffrage movement.
Miss Laura Lindley, of Mitchell,
secretary of the South Dakota Anti
Saloon league, brought the greetings
of that organization and gave the
lOIulhl duuTeSS Oh WclCoIne 10 tue
convention delegates. She closed by
referring to the delegates as "the
coming voters of South Dakota" The
convention closed with the new sui
frage song. The Battle Hymn of the
Republic" and We're Out for Equal
Suffrage"
Rev. Robert Lincoln Kelley, pas
tor Of the First Baptist church, will
welcome the visiting delegates to the
city at tonight's session. The re-
sponse will be made by Mrs. Luella
A. Ramsey, Of Woonsocket, a former
president of the state organization,
Exercises and drills will be staged
by the tots of the Loyal Temperance
Legion. Mrs. Julia Bardin, OF
Midtown, will have charge of the
devotional services.
Reports and addresses of the pro
yress Of the temperance work and
activities will feature the meetings
tomorrow forenoon and afternoon,
The various superintendent of the
state union will discuss their de-
partments of the work. Address will
be given In the evening by II. E,
Dowdell and j. G. Johnson. Miss
NJ. Jean Wilkinson viii give a read
ing and Miss Helen Powers will play.