New Britain herald., 1915-04-24
annual MEETING OF
LOCAL SUFFRAC|STS
Officers Elected Secretary Reports
Very Busy Year.

The annual meeting of the New
Britain Equal Franchise league was
held at the home of Mrs. B. b. Bas-
settle yesterday. The following re-
port covering a years activities was
submitted by the secretary:
Our work during the year has been
Chiefly complying with the requests
of our energetic State association for
help in the many details of cam
paign work We have had no pub
lie meetings, partly because no suit
able hall has been opened to us,
which has led many people, no doubt,
to think that our league Is dormant,
but there is evidence before you that
we have spent money for the cause
and that we have been working for
suffrage.
"Our league was we'll represented In
the beautiful and successful parade
which took place in Hartford last
May, and two of our members went
to much trouble and some expense
to furnish foreign costumes for two
young women.
Pledge SIS.
when the State association held it's
annual convention in the fall several
from this league attended the BAN
quet and the business meetings. We
plpedged SIS toward the support of
the State association at this time.
Members of the league also made lib
eral pledges to the State association.
One Of our members has contributed
to the National Suffrage association
and to the Congressional union.
Early in January the State associa-
ton notified us that it wished to hold
a weeks campaign in New Britain,
and asked US to pay the rent of q
store in LIE Wits block. We agreed
to assume this expense. A member
furnished the chairs and gave great
deal of her time. Other members
of the league assisted as they had
time to spare, even to making a voice
less speech in the window.
when the College club wished to
be addressed on suffrage we secured
Mrs. Stoddard> to speak at a college
club meeting in February and paid
her expenses.
Several of our members attended
a Swedish melting held in Vega hall
at which Mrs. Porritt Of Hartford
spoke. We helped to circulate the
petition and to give out literature
"A new member of our league adj
dressed in March a Swedish organ
ization on suffrage, and the league
was able to supply him (the speaker
with literature for distribution.
"One of our members who believes
in the power of The Woman's Jour
nal and Suffrage News" supplies it
in the name of the league to two
public institutions, and has sent 1t
to several of New Britain's prominent
men.
1882 Names on Petition.
THE number of signatures on the
petition from New Britain is 1882.
Some of us worked for names, but
how many of this number the league
can claim / have not been able to
ascertain.
I'm February we sent 16 delegates
to work for. suffrage at the capitol.
We sent delegates to the hearing and
when the vote was taken. We are
still being represented in the suffrage
cause, for this very day delegates
from our league have attended a
meeting in Hartford of the Hartford
County Workers."
The following officers were elected
at the meeting: President, Mrs. B. B. |
Bassette; vice-presidents, Mrs. George
S. Talcott, Mrs. Stanley Holmes, Mrs.
j. H. Kirkham, Miss Edith V. Poole;
treasurer, Mrs. Hartwell Taylor; sec
rotary, Miss M. E. Goodrich; auditor,
Miss Anna G.. Rockwell.