The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
ALABAMA RANKS HIGH IN SUFFRAGE Mrs. Wilson Delighted With
 Conditions Here SCHOOL UNDER. WAY Mass Meeting Will Be Held at the Tutwiler Tomorrow Night, to
 Which Public Will Be
 Invited

{ Alabama already ranks as the leading
 state of the south in suffrage organiza- tion, and much impetus is expected to be added to the movement, by the suffrage school being conducted at the Tutwiler
 this week, according to Mrs. H. w. Will son of New York, one of the prominent
 suffrage leaders in charge of the school. | More than 200 students are attending
 the sessions, which began at the Tut wiler yesterday and will continue through the week. The second days session will l be held today in the ballroom of the Tutwiler, and will open at 10 o'clock this
 morning.
 | Mrs. Wilson, Miss Annie Doughty of New York and Mrs. T. P. Gotham of Arkansas, who arrived in Birmingham yesterday, are enthusiastic over suffrage conditions which greeted them, and the plans made for conducting the school | 'It was quite an inspiration to us to get off the train, and see Welcome Suffragists' sign floating over the Termi- nal station," said Mrs. Wilson, land then when we arrived at the Tutwiler there was another one, and inside the hotel a regular suffrage atmosphere seemed to reign.
 T believe that under such propitious conditions, Birmingham and Alabama will l be able to get the best possible results from the suffrage school which we are conducting. Our methods are entirely practical. We have so little time to de- vote to each city that we cannot devote
 much of it to preliminaries. Therefore,
 when we find a place organized, ready
 and waiting as we have found Birrning-
 ham, we can get right down to business
 and accomplish the best results" Mrs. Wilson has conducted a number of suffrage schools throughout the country, many of them into the south, and she says that the sentiment in Birmingham l and Alabama seems to be more nearly crystallized than in any city she has visited.
 Tt speaks well for the leadership of the won en who are heading the suffrage movement in the state," she said. land for the high standard of intellect of Ala
 bama women. It is especially interesting to me to know that not only the women, but the men in Alabama are organized. T think the future for suffrage in your state is very, very bright' Tn the student body are many suf- l fragists from different parts of the state, a number of them having remained over from the convention which closed Tues | day.
 | This morning, Miss Doughty will con- duct a class in organization and Mrs. Wilson will conduct one in history. Mrs. Wilson will also speak on money raising. | Mrs. A. J. Bowron, president of the local
 association, under whose supervision the
 school is being conducted by the national association, is delighted with the opening
 of the school, and with the speakers who
 have been sent by the national organiza- l tion to conduct it.
 | Friday night. Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Gotham, Miss Doughty and several local women will speak at a mass meeting at the Tut wiler, to which the public will be in- vited.
 | The school opened yesterday morning with instructions by Miss Doughty on organization. Mrs Wilson spoke on suf- frage history, and Mrs. Gotham on press work and public speaking.