The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

paisn was put IN the hands OF the
Legislative Committee. Mrs. Town
send. chairman. and 1t went through
without a hitch.
on the 10th. Monday. there was
half-hour speaking at noon in tho
downtown section. At S p. NJ there
was a large gathering of the Nor
folk County people at the village of
Deep Creek on the Portsmouth Bou-
levard, addressed by Miss Foley. The
run was made in automobiles. and
though we arrived twenty minutes
before 8 o'clock. the gasoline lamps
were already burning and the crowds
assem- bling Miss Blanch Culpepper
Of Deep Creek, had been advertising
and preparing for this meeting for
weeks ahead and deserves the high
est commentator.
Deep Creek Is virgin soil In suffrage
work, and all the ancient antiquated
arguments in the form of comic $50
called) postcards. epithets, and even
the superannuated egg were used to
deter the movement, but the meeting
was real success nevertheless and
we predict that Deep Creek will yet
put Norfolk County on the suffrage
map. AT the close OF Miss Foley's
speech. she was presented with two
bouquets Of native-Erown flowers by
two small daughters of the COM
mnnity
on the return to town Miss Foley
and the committee were entertained
at dinner at the interesting home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Aspegren, the most ac-
tive workers for suffrage In the
Portsmouth League
on Tuesday. the nth, Miss Foley
spoke on the crowded thoroUghfare
of Norfolk at 1880: at mothers
L. l..
banquet az 40, and on the street
again at 2 p. NJ. The last meeting, In
spite of strong cold wind and much
noisy traffic. held for an hour a large
body of interested persons, who asked
questions and responded readily to
the speakers.
Miss Lille Barbour being present.
was asked 10 say a few words to the
crowd. At all the meetings together.
one hundred Woman's Journals were
sold and five hundred flyers given
out, and nine membership cards sign
ed.
The Legislative COMMITTEES is keep
ing in touch with the men Of the
Democratic party in Norfolk, who will
be sent to the State Convention in
June. They were assured by DR. Hope.
Mayor of Portsmouth. that there Is
every reason to believe the delegates
from this section will 90 instructed to
vote favora bly, on the suffrage ques-
tion, nevertheless each man will be
thoroughly canvassed before he leaves
for Roanoke,
Norfolk League Ia planning a sur
frage edition of the Nirginian-Pi
sometime early in May. but owing to
some unexpected trouble with the
presses, It is not certain yet II their
plans can be carried out. The plans
are In the capa Bile hands Of Mrs. Helen
II. Green and her committee, The
proceeds are to be used to send
delegate to the st Louis Convention.
Mrs Townsend has accepted invita-
tons for next month to speak before
mothers meeting and a meeting of
the Royal Arcanum
The chairman OF the membership
committee, Miss Lee Furc. gave q
dinner NJ Lorraine Hotel to tile two
teams Of ten each. who raised the
league membership 10 1000 last Jan
uarv Miss Foley was thu guest OF
honor, and most happy in her after
dinner speech
The literature committee. under Miss
Margaret Davis. has been iloins un-
usual work IN the intelligent dstri-
button of literature.
The annual election Of officers viii
occur early In