Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-14

Organization was perfected yester- day of the Jefferson County Equal Suffrage Central committee, with the following officers:
 Mrs. J. w. Adams, chairman; Mrs. A. w. Troupe, first vice chairman; Mrs. T. D. Gillespie, second vice chair man; Mrs. w. R. BarrickloW, third vice chairman; Miss Ruth Schnable, recording secretary; Mrs. H. B. Strange, corresponding secretary; Miss Mabel Gaunt, treasurer.
 Program committee Mrs. Lucy Critz, chairman; Mrs. H. H. Haizlip and Mrs. M. E. Bloom.
 Publicity committee-Miss Julia Houston, chairman: Mrs. Tom Collier ILL and Mrs. B. B. Benton.
 The chairman was instructed to ap- point, at the earliest possible moment. temporary chairmen in every town ship in the county and ward in the city for the purpose of organization, and the permanent chairman of each of the township and ward committees will be member of the central com mittee.
 It was decided, after considerable discussion, that as soon as the or ganization is thus perfected through out the city and county, committees of canvassers will begin operations. to make a house-tO-hOuse canvass. and to urge upon every woman to pay the poll tax and to use every effort also to bring about the granting of equal suffrage to the women of the state, through plank in the new state con- stitution.
 It was decided also that the com mittee shall prepare a card index of every voter, male and female, in the city, and possibly in the entire coun- ty, with a record of how that voter stands on the question of equal suf- frage.
 Meeting Largely Attended. The meeting was very largely at tended, the spacious assembly hall of the chamber of commerce being com fortably filled when the gathering was called to order by Miss Henrietta i Taylor acting in the absence of Mrs. T. E. Gillespie, president of the Po- litical Equality league. Miss Julia Houston was elected temporary chairman, and in brief talk gave the keynote of the organiza- ton in interesting and inspiring man. ner. Miss Houston stated that it gave l her great pleasure to direct attention to the courteous, cooperative attitude | of the county officials and the en- couragement of the men of the city | toward the movement for woman suf- frage, and she ventured the opinion 1 that if a poll were taken of the men of Pine Bluff it would show sub. stantial majority to favor equal suf- l frage.
 Miss Houston stressed the point 1 that the women will vote on questions in sane, sensible manner, and thus l will not live up to the expectations O1 those persons who expect them to bt
 fanatical or hysterical, or to vote emotionally. She directed the atten
 tion of the women to the fact tha
 the women voters must be democratic in organization and purpose, repre-
 senting all sections as we'll as all pro fessions and all kinds of people. ant representing unity without snobbish mess. She paid high compliment tt the organization of the women of thu
 state under direction of Mrs. o. F Ellington, the state president, ant
 said that with a thorough carryin,
 out of the plans already prepared, sh
 has no doubt whatever of the grea l success that will be achieved.
 County Clerk c. M. NichOl and Sec
 retary Frank Milner of the Jefferson
 County Democratic Central committe
 were present by invitation to explain
 to the meeting the new primary cleo
 ton law, and to give other advice a to the modus operandi of organiza
 ton and of obtaining the ballot. Bot
 were asked many questions, whic
 they answered in detail.
 Nearly all the women present ha something to say, or some question
 ask, during the meeting, and there wa