The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-24
VALLEY CITY SESSION OF
V0TESf0R WOMEN LEAGUE

The Votes for Women league Of
North Dakota met here Friday. In
addition to the election of the slate Of
officers given below, the delegates
recommended to the executive board
that final action upon the starting Of
initiative petitions be left until the
regular session in October. The out
come of the campaign in the east will
influence what North Dakota will do
say local leaders.
The session convened at 10 o'clock,
with representatives from Bismarck,
jamestown, Wahpeton, Wimbledon,
Fargo and Valley City present. 9th.
ers were detained by delay in receiv.
ing notice of the meeting. Mrs. Otto
Zetterberg of Valley City presided, in
the absence Of state leaders. Reports
from the secretary, Mrs. R.. 2. Wei
BILE; and from the assistant treasurer,
! Mrs. Emma s. Pierce, were given, and
committees appointed. The treasur-
er's report showed $6,09S.6O collected
in the past one and one-half years
for the suffrage campaign, not involv-
ing the thousands of dollars spent by
Mrs. Darrow personally, and by other
workers. ,a4
Reports upon the work of various
leagues were given by Mrs. F. E. Kin
dred of Fargo, Mrs. Clendenning of
Wimbledon, Mrs. Featherstone of Val
ley City, Mrs. Soaring of Wahpeton,
DR.. Quain Of Bismarck, and Miss Al
dyth Ward for Mclean county.
The afternoon meeting was given
over to short speeches upon the work.
Miss Beulah E. Amidon told of Ma
tional work in New York state and
of the campaign experiences she had
there recently. "The National organ
ization is proud Of the campaign in
North Dakota, and is anxious to know
what North Dakota intends to do;
whatever she does, she has the re-
spect of the national suffrage lead
.ers, and their support" OF New
York." she said, "they are little op-
timistic. It will probably lose, but it
might win, and the Importance of it's
success and influence upon both the
state and national suffrage cause is
almost incalculable."
Tells How Bill Was Defeated
Miss Aldyth Ward, of Bismarck, re-
lated the circumstances surrounding
the loss of the suffrage bill at Bis
marck at the last legislature, and the
main events of the legislative cam
paign. 1.-THE bill was pigeonholed,"
she declared, "but it took the whole
machine to do it." She related anec-
dotes of the straits to which the enc
mics of the bill were put to win their
cause. The nine men who changed
their votes have not been forgotten by
the suffragists, who propose to re-
member their friends and their enc.
mics when the time comes, she de-
clared
Other addresses were made by Mrs.
Weible and Mrs. Irma Erwin Poppler
of Fargo, Mrs. Elizabeth Preston An
derson, of Jamestown, DR.. Quain, of
Bismarck and Mrs. Frank White, of
Valley City. Many fine tributes to
the work of Mrs. Clara l.. barrow
were expressed.
The women were entertained at
luncheon at the Hotel Kindred; and
at tea at the home of Mrs. Otto Zet-
terberg on Normal avenue, both at
fairs being very much enjoyed.
President - Mrs. Clendenning of
Wimbledon.
First vice president - Mrs. Fanny
Dunn. Quain of Bismarck.
Second vice president-Mrs. R. E.
Weible, Fargo.
Third vice president - ~ MIS-: a. r.
Leonard, Grand Forks.
Vice president at large Mrs.
Alice, Hunter Of Dickinson, reelected.
state organizer Miss Aldyth Ward
Of Bismarck.
Corresponding secretary Bas'
com OF Wimbledon.
Recording secretary Mrs. Otto zet-
terberg Of Valley City.
Treasurer-Mrs. Emma s. Pierce,
Fargo.
Press secretary-Nrs Alice Nelson
Page Of Grand Forks.
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