The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-07
NEW OFFICERS HEAD
SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.


han. the following officers were elect
cd
President Mrs. a. r. MeDavid.
First Vice president Walker
Iunraham.
second Vice presidsnt-Mrs. i. l.
Reese.
Corresponding Secretary Miss
Edith ST. Nicholas.
Recording Secretary ~ Miss velma
Maura.
Treasurer Miss Gertrude Fried
parliamentarian- Miss sarah Don
aldson
Chairman Cofnmlttees-Pre Mas
Celia 81 Robinson: legislative. Miss
Minnie r. Kehoe; program. Miss Mar
Eucrite ingraham. finance. Mrs. Prank
+ Tracey.
The president OF the Pensacola
Equal Suffrage League for the ensu-
ing year Is possessed OF great ability.
and that womanllncss and tact with
out which such ability falls always
short OF It's mark in effective en-
deavor where women are enlisted.
During the illness u Mr.. Roege and
the enforced absence of the president
Mrs. MacDavid then the chairman Of
the finance committee. not only as
sumed the duties - the chair but gave
her splendid administrative talent 90
the machinery ~ the convention. and
renaacoliana do not need 20 Sc told
Of the success which crowned the eff
forts of herself and her workers.
During the administration % Mrs.
Roege the Pensacola Equal Suffrage
League has become the largest club
IN the state. and she and the able exc
cutive officers who have been asso-
ciated with her. have inaugurated
splendid work that the present Of
fieers VIII continue 20 efficiently pro-
mote.
The Pensacola Equal Suffrage
League was organized last March and
the years worh has been wonderfully
successful
Among other things accomplished
have been q series OF Afternoon suf-
frage teas. which were very popular;
In May q large rally was held at the
san Carlos hotel where a Melting
Pot was filed with donations 20 the
suffrage cause; June. July and August
we're featured by informal suffrage en-
teFtainmeuts, and in September a
"I.a Dor Day edition of The Pensacola
Journal was published ~ the Press
Committee Of the Pensacola Equal
Suffrage League which was must sue
ccssfui educationaily and financially.
The Pensacola Equal Suffrage
| League joined the buy A Bale
movement, purchasing a bale Of cot
ton from +. r. Dennis OF GuyTnan.
/ Fla. for which they paid $500.
The league also contributed 20 the
hook fund for the children unable 20
buy the school books.
A Baby SHOW and rally were among
/ the most successful ventures Of the
suffrage league. ~ which time Miss
/ Kate Gordon % New Orleans made q
/ splendid address
other rallies we're held later. the
/ largest q which. with the exception
of those held during the convention.
was that which was held at tire san
Carlos hotel on the evening Of Janu-
airy 25th
The convention fully damonstrated
the interest IN suffrage work In PEN
aacoia.
There we're overflow meetings
1 every night and great enthusiasm was
+ shown.
i The elimination q the years sue
/ cessful work n the coming Of Dr. An
/ "a Howard shaw. who viii speak In
Il Pensacola on March 90. DR. shaw
/ speaks 70 immense audiences wherev-
/ ~ she appears and the Pensacola
/ Equal Suffrage League is indeed for
tunafe in having the National Presi-
/ dent 90 speak under its auspices.
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