Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-22
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
"WHTRLWTND" HITS
NORTHERN SECTIONS
Oak Lane, Germantown, Lo-
gan and Olney Visited by
the yellow Flying Squad
ron" Speakers.

Suffrage leaders conducting the whirl-
wind campaign this week IN Legislative
districts of Philadelphia centred their ef-
forts today In the extreme northern Sec
ton of the city. oak Lane. Germantown,
Logan and Olncy were visited by the
"Yellow Flying squadron"
Thousands Of circulars were distributed
among crowds gathered about motorrars,
from which the speakers made addresses
In various sections Of the northern mill
districts.
Meetings were held at Wayne Junction,
Dobson's Mills, Godfrey and Stenton
streets: Germantown and Chelten ave-
nues, Church lane and Lena street. Chel-
ten avenue and Magnolia street. and at
the upper end of East Wister street.
At 5 o'clock addresses were scheduled
for Logan station and 5th street and
olney avenue. Tonigh. mass-mectinS
will be held at the Germantown Boys
Club, . Penn street Representative
Samuel B. Scott will preside.
welI-known woman suffrage speakers
were chosen to address the uptown meet
ings today while workers who circulate"
among the audiences distributing nt"ra
ture and application blanks c0H''to"
hundreds of names of persons VINO ~ ~
nounced their support in extending the
right of franchise to women.
The speakers today We're Mrs Scott
Nearing. Miss Louise Hall. Miss LadSon
Hail. Miss L. Lola Walker, the last three
named being State organizers: Mrs. Pas-
chal II. Coggins. leader of the German
far
walt, Mrs. Frank Butler Mrs. ol'P.|h
Decatur Large, Harry Lteherman. the
Rev, E. X, Evans, the Key. j. memo
with Miss Dill Hastings MFS, Er'"l'
Vincent, Mrs. W. Bossert MISS NJ. Roo-
erts, Mrs. George StradlinG' MIS- EaiN
Robinson and Mrs I. ). treh'hB,
Mrs. David Mitchell was IN SnarEe OF
another noon meeting held al nam @ anu
Levering streets. RcNborouSh. A meet'Hs
will be held tonight at the NlsSaHiVNo"
Theatre.
A meeting under the auspices OF the
Equal Franchise society was h'lu az t!e
house of Mrs FRANK MleS Day A'l'"
lane, M AlrN' Ihls AFTERNOONS ,..,-.
Mrs. Day n"mher u. llS -NU l,s,,.S. 'S".
Council OIL the f-qu"t rrahT,llSe
and vice president ol inc Tet'nSE Villa
enid LABOR HSSo'lailph' "I'' "t w ''rGs1
active Suffrage "orArTs IN
was urh"i! INTO '"e "'ts ~ ,,',
campaign py heT 'H"''S ~, u"'nt'.
chlId li'poF ieEIHi''"'" ~
deVoIeu STTNIce w ''I[ ''GigIt, ..l,,t,,5 ,Sn,
chiiu Worher, tHrS. NmS ,a,,I'. ronJi-
without IN p"..oI st' ,.,,.I, vi '''''
SdpPsu ~ Nv! -, VI, no.. s,id.
In opening the HctCIll5' Mt StI D|S SOU,
4nose VI Ua w ','' 49,. - I,a,.a
equai IRA. traI'Ci'iss ms. ,i,,r7,,a ,r,,,r,t,,
the iui'es' l"C" ~. ~ - ''u'''ti'
the tuIIest Ialtn l,al i'"',t '", ''=S", ~
our AeEls''tole wiz pass Wv ,i.
amendrnent nrAt st"r ~ I'm 49,
orlei VI Antr'Ga" ,I M0I'a'''.o' s''.
of PENNSYLVANIA VIII pass tHe amend
ment next falI.
But We oeIieEe also 'hAI we must ho'
sit down ana keep Una, la'ln % our
selves we must proclaim u 10 our
world, no matter no" Snail that world
may he. We believe also that talth IN
our cause Is not enough that the voters
OF fenhsyIVanla VIII not II'r US lhe
franchise on tnat score, We must show
them that we understand government
matters our city laws, our state laws
the need for better laws To protect our
children ana our "orNlhs women me
health Of our cities and the sanitation
OF our factories
Mrs Wilfred Lewis president OF the
Equal r fFahchiSe society, SPOKE on i, ne
Present Legislative situation OF Equal
suHrase IN s'ate anu NaI"h, MIS-, NllSS
Mauue hasSett NIo'naIh, I'Ct p. III
OF the FenhsElVanla Woman Su'l rage As
sociauon' anu PresIus s"t oI lilf i'IhaS. -
wanna Ioilese Elua1 Hu'i rag - I.'"Tue' ,.ls
spoke on hiuaI SuH'aEe ana """u '"'-
srnment, ,-,,-- -.
Mrs' Nm"IleS ~ 'N.auue' WI" =" q" ~
OF the E!ual frahcnlSe H"gl''y ae.r- ger,
eates 10 the eoh' OF l'T
wanna feaeIat'"n or " "'',ru 80
!ils' ~, III ,,tT,f,ias ~ it,o r,-,,sI Frarcbise
etb aI1's street !" '' ''
Suffragis are gratied with the result