The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-14
VIRGINIA SUfFRAC|STS

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government. She told of the noble re-
sponse by the women of the nation to
all the food conservation plans of the
government and all the other war calls
to the women of the country. The
three prime things that the govern
inent is now requiring women, she
said arc to furnish enthusiasm and
patriotism, he perfectly calm and pre-
serve the dignity OF the women of the
nation and last but not least. to
eeonomize.
At the close Of the mass meeting an
appeal for funds was made by Mrs B.
b. Valentine and by DR.. Shaw, and
about $3.50 was pledged and paid in
cash.
Mrs r. II. Valentine presided over
the meeting and the Rev. DR.. e. e.
Osborn opened the meeting with a
prayer, after which Rev. w. Russell
Bowie spoke briefly.
Joins National Suffrage Movement
For the first time since it's orRani-
7at'on. the Equal Suffrage Lea gue4 of
Virginia. In resolution unn nimouslv
nassed nv the convention hodv YES
amendment plan or getting equal SUIT
fraTe rights in the United states. The
resolution wac proposed the execu-
tive council which met Monday even
ing.
Another feature OF the convention
was the announcement by Mrs. b. 3.
Valentine of the receipt OF letter
from Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson.
daughter OF the president expressIr n
her sympathy and belief in the SUI
fraRs cause and giving the necessary
permission to make this announce
meot to tho presr.
Mrs. John RI. Lewis, chairman of
the congressional committee, struck
the keynote oe the afternoon session
when she said that the woman If
VIRGINIA and the country are doing
all they can to assist IN the fight for
democracy, ard that the issue at
home is not that the world must be
democracy must be made safe for
tho world
The rest OF the afternoon session
was taken up with reports from com
mittees, which included the recon-
mendat'on 81 the executive counc;i
AT the morning session. the Rev
DR.. II. d c. Maclachinn opened the
convention with a PRAYER. after which
Mayor Ainslie welcomed the visitors
70 Richwo IN hearty address
during which he expressed the con-
victlon that the general assembly ma v
lake IN the question OF wor7rr's s,lf-
Frase IN the matter II dsd with state
wide prohibition, by referring II TO
the people
TT must be great source Of pride
TO YOU women" s5Gyor Afnslie said
TO know the part women are taking
in the worldwide war. From the
Battalion ~ Death Of the Rus=ia n
women all the way down 70 the grind
md toll of the nuinitiou factories and
the works II mercy that NAV be done
by women only women are taking
nart In this struggle. And believe
that II NAV be said with truth that
there has been no difference IN the
patriotism of the women and that OF
men. flare in Virginia women have
been especially consnicious In wal
service and ! do not question at all
that this very crisis is going TO make
not only gr eat Industrial. comm err
Cfa1 and economic difference which IS
now recognized nv men. hut II Is goine
TO make large change in the attitude
Of men on what NAV be called the
political ASPECT ow women suffrage
Mrs. u Il. Valentine. the president
of the leagIe, surveyed the suffrage
movement from the noint Of view 81
both the state. and tho nation. FIX
pressing undivided LOYALTY to the presi
dent In all Of his war policies. she
ssid that the sufTragists stood behind
the government ard thew want TO up
hold The nation. OF which they are a
part.
Busy Program Outlined
Among ths many points touched nv
Mrs. Valentine as 20 proposed work
Of the hmm odiate future Of the Viz
einia league, WAS the announcement
that tho LEAGUE would work for the
INN e,'iate enactment Of the federal
amendment entranchising women ~
the United Statea. which was ratified
by the resolution offered AZ the after
neon session anj unanimously PASS
ed the abortion nv the Virginia legis-
lature of a law allowing women TO I've
members OF school boards: permiss' on
for women LAWYERS 10 pra ctioa their
profession in The state; virginia vo-
men TO to'u with the women OF the
whole world in a rlohewide appeal
for universal acknowledgements, and
condemnation OF argument to the af-
feet that the race problem in the
South prevents passage OF the federal
Amendment by congress.
Following are committees appoint
ed nv Mrs. valentine yesterday:
Elections comrn'ttoa. Mise A dale
Clark. chairman: M lohu NJ Miles.
OF Roa noke: Mrs William A. Peck
of Lvnchburg: Mrs c. F.. Townsend.
Princess Anne county; Mrs. j. NJ.
SeatoR., Roanoke county.
Resolutions committee: Miss SallS,
RVland. chairman: Mrs I. II. Whit
rer. Roanoke; Mrs. r W, Gnodwtn
Roanoke Mrs. George Park. Norfolk !:
Mrs Faith w. Moran. Newport News
Mrs w. T. Yancv. BEDFORD Mrs. John
r. Lewis. Lvnchburg.
The convention will hold several
sessions today and will conclude its
business at post convention meeting
of the state heard at state headouar-
ters this evening.