The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
EQUAL SUFFRAGE ADVOCATES CLOSE CONVENTION HERE. Mrs. Parke Reelected to Head Organization for
 Coming Year
MISS WORTHINGTON
 CHOSEN SECRETARY
Constitution and Bylaws Changed Delegates Elected Last Night to Represent State at the
 National Convention

the Alabama Equaf SulAruBc HSsV
 citation came to close last night with the adoption of the report of the resolutions committee, an out line of the policies of the associa-
 tion and nm informal discussion of
 various suffrage campaigns and
 success in Alabamn.
 Delegates to the national con vention were appointed as follows:
 Mrs. N. A. Grey, Admissions; Miss
 Pleasant Hobbs, Mrs. Oscar Hund- ley, Mrs. A. J. Bowron. Mrs. Angus
 Taylor, Miss Winnie Brooks. Co.,
 Ium biana; Mrs. A. E. Brod, Gads-
 den; Mrs. John Lusk, Mrs. Felix
 Baldridge. Huntsville; Mrs. Jack
 Cranford, Jasper; Mrs. w. J. Cham
 bers, Mrs. J. TiIley, Mrs. J. G.
 Wilkins, Selma; Miss Kate Pritch-
 ard, Mrs. c. T. Moss; alternates.
 Mrs. HOyt 1T. Shaw, Mrs. J. 1T. French. Miss Amelia WorthingtOn,
 Mrs. H. H. Shell, Mrs. Nixon Nor
 ris, Mrs. William Wilson, Mrs. O.
 ID. Street, Guntersvil1e; Mrs. Mill ton Humes. HuntsviIIe; Mrs. E. T.
 Crumpton. Mrs. J. T. Raiford. Mrs.
 M. T. Ormond. Mrs. Ponder and
 Mrs. Howard L. smith.
 The convention went on record by resolution as being a nonpartisan and body. Resolution was also adopted that the national child labor commission be asked to indorse woman's suffrage at it's next meeting.
 WANT ENDORSEMENT
 In view of the fact that the Ala bama Federation of Women's clubs provides against indorse- ment of suffrage, the association re- solved to work during the coming year ton changed to provide for such in- dorsement. At suggestion of Mrs. Oscar Hundley it was further pro- vided that club women who are mem bers of the Equal Suffrage associa- ton work through their clubs to this end.
 At the session yesterday afternoon many pledged for funds to support the work of the association during the year were made.
 The convention just closed is gener- ally pronounced by the suffragists the most successful the association has ever held and visitors to the conven- of the cordial and hospitable enter tainment provided them.
 Standing committee will be appoint cd by the newly elected officers at an early date. Chairmen of these with the officers, will form the executive board of the association and this, board will decide the meeting place of the next convention.
 MRS. PARKE REELECTED
 Mrs. Julian B. Parke will head
 the Alabama suffragists as chair
 man another year. Mrs. Parke,
 with ether officers. was reelected
 at the session of the Alabama
 Equal Suffrage association yester-
 day afternoon.
 The next meeting of the assocfa-
 tion will be held in Montgomery
 or Mobile, invitations having been
 cAtcnueO Dy DUH OI thcsc C1ucBs
 The meeting place Is to be decided
 on by the executive committee at
 later date.
 Others officers elected were:
 Mrs. Angus Taylor, vice chair
 man; Miss Amelia Worthinston,
 recording secretary, Mrs. Joe Will
 kins of Selma, corresponding sec
 retary. and Miss Annie Joe Coates
 of Gadsden, treasurer. All these
 officers were reelected with the
 exception of Miss WorthinRton.
 The election of Mrs. Parke was made unanimous by the withdrawal ot Mrs. Oscar Hundley, who received sev- eral votes in the nomination. Mrs explained that she thought ii was understood that she would not be a candidate for the presidency and a sked that her name be withdrawn in order that Mrs. Parke's election might be unanimous.
 CHANGE CONSTITUTION
 One of the principal features of the was the changing of the of the association from the club to the party plan. Constitu- ton and bylaws submitted by spe- eial committee, with Miss Amelia Worthington. and providing for the new plan, were adopted at the meeting of the, association yesterday morning That part of the constitution which
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