The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-12
SUfFRAG|STS HEAR
PROFESSOR ANDERSON |
Women Not Persons UnAer virginia
Law ~ to Practice Of Legal Pro-
fension. Says Mrs. Harvey
Clark.
Il sympathize with you ladies very

II sympathixe with you ladies very
deeply in your desire to enlarge the
electorate" said Professor Anderson,
Of Richmond College. In the course OF
an extremely interesting talk on the
proposed charter changes before tho
Equal Suffrage League Of Virginia.
yesterday afternoon.
The speaker explained very forcibly
the evils of the present form of city
government and the changes that had
been proposed. A large number OF
sufYragists had come to hear him. and
listened enthusiastically to the descrip-
ton OF the new plan.
when Professor Anderson had nm
ished his speech, Mrs. Harvey Clark
discussed the changes that the sun
ragists wished In the charter.
We thing" said Mrs. Clark. that
IL takes all the brains in city to
bring about a good government and
women are in possession OF half the
brains here. We agree thoroughly
with Professor Anderson when he says
that the present form of government
here is medieval.
Not long ago Richmond client
brought here from another State
noted woman lawyer. Her appearance
in court was the signal for Immediate
objections. The Virginia code of law
says that any person duly qualified
to practice Law In any state may prac-
tice law in Virginia The case was
taken to court, and the Judge decided
that women were not persons. In the
constitution we are completely ignored.
We are only excluded from the vote
by simply not being mentioned at
all"
After Mrs Ciark's speech, Mrs VAL
entine read a set OF resolutions from
number Of merchants In the city.
which were promptly endorsed by the
league. II Vas also announced that
large number OF merchants had con-
sented to decorate for the State CON
vention. and even to contribute to the
entertainment OF the delegates.
Mrs. Valentine has been invited by
the Civic League Of Hanover County
to SPEAK at its meeting at Old Church
on Friday night at o'clock,
The last business of the meeting was
the election OF alternates TO the State
conv ention. which will take place in
December.
Alernates were elected to the state
Convention follows:
Miss Ellen Smith. Mrs. ]. E. Dunn.
Miss Mamie Minor. Mrs. Clayton Tar
rance. Mrs. w. ]. Maybee. Mrs. ]. w.
Mastin, Mrs. T. W Broadus. Mrs. J.
r. Cox. Mrs George Harrington, Mrs.
George Street, Mrs. Is. F. Dew. Mrs.
Laurence Price Mrs. f. r. Fuller. Mrs.
Vaughan Lloyd. Mrs. III. F. Taylor. Mrs,
Tom Adkins. Mrs. Thomas Wheelright.
Mrs. George Barksdaie. Miss Carrie
Coleman. Miss Warfieid Crenshaw. Mrs.
Charles Winston, Mrs. st. George Bry-
an, Miss Elizabeth winn, Mrs. r. r.
Mercer, Miss Louise Lewis, Miss Ger
trude Lewis. Mrs. John @. Munce. Mss
Helen Solin. Mrs, Louis weitsel. Sr..
Mrs. r. w. Vawter. Miss Bessie Tay-
Tor. Miss Lucy Henderson. Miss Ellen
Smith. Miss ]. s. Jennings. Miss Lyme
Moseley. Miss Ball. Mrs. Josephine
Houston, Mrs. Gray Watson, Mrs. AZ
feldt. Mrs. William Jones. Miss Fanny
Crenshaw. Miss Mary Street. Miss
Louise Crump. Mrs, B. H. Ellington.
Miss Sallie Parker. Mrs. Frank Pratt.
Miss Virginia Bouftin, Mrs. Branch
Morgan, Mrs. Ben August. Mrs. Hugh
Bird. Mrs. Frank Burke Mrs. P. Gagge,
Mrs. Thomas Smythe, Miss Hattie Ball
Gresham, Mrs. Isaac Gates. Mrs. Alice
w, Taylor. Miss Nancy Johnston. Mrs.
N J. Enright. Miss Louise Tobein, Miss
T. Osborne. Miss A. B. Redmond, Mrs.
Alexander Fitzgerald. Mrs W. Fl.
Campbell. Mrs. Redmond Smith. Mrs.
F. b. Gordon. Miss Kate Howard. Mrs.
Henry Eagleton. Mrs. De Milhau, Mrs.
J. Il Dalton. Miss Julia Lee. Mrs
c. b. Hardenburg. Mrs. Edward Bur-
ton, Mrs. James c. Page. Mrs. John
+. Martin. Mrs. Barksdale Lathrop.
Mrs. Thomas Leary. Miss Fanny Ely
son.