Evening journal., 1919-09-13
SUFfRAGISTS GET
COMMITTEE REPORT
Delaware Association Hears
from Legislature Chair
man, Miss Leah Burton
NEXT CONVENTION
TO MEET IN DOVER

That Delaware is responding TO VI
impulse given by the great war,
woman suffrage the world over, wa
evidenced by the reports OF progres
in organizing equal suffrage clul
throughout the State made by Mrs. A
bert Mcmahon at the deferred Augu,
meeting OF the executive board Of th
Delaware Equal Suffrage Assoclatio
held at the home OF Miss Mary r.. de
You. No. 1911 Delaware avenue.
Ten members OF the board, now en-
larged in personnel by the new chair
men OF the rapidly-increasing local
centers OF activity. were present "a
follows Mrs. Albert Robin, president
Mrs. J. Frank Ball. first president
Mrs. A. d. Warner second yice-presi
dent; Mrs. J. w. pennewill correspond
ing secretary: Miss Agnes Y Downey
treasurer; Miss Mary r. deVou, audi
tor: DR.. Josephine deLacour. preslden
Equal Suffrade Association OF Whining
ion: Mrs. Henry Ridgely ratification
chairman OF Kent county; Miss Leah
Burton, OF Lewes, legislative chairman
Mrs. Harmon Reynolds. president Town
send Equal Suffrage Club, one OF the
organizations recently formed undes ,hC
lead Of Mrs. Albert Mcmahon, field
secretary Of the National American Wo-
man Suffrage Association, who was
present at the meeting.
The report Of Miss Leah Burton, leg
islaiive chairman, showed that this i'm
porlsnt work was well in hand and
49, a.. ..,,,,,fffo, ba.I. Ioon forfuno A
in its choice or pilot for this phase of
the campaign supplementary to Miss
Burtons activities, are those OF Mrs
Mcmahon. whose successful field work
has resulted in the organization of suf-
frage clubs in the following places:
New Castle county 10 date-Town-
send Mrs. Harmon Reynolds, chairman;
Elsmere, Mrs. Francis X. Whlteman.
chairman; Newark, Mrs. Harry Hay
ward. chairman; Blackblrd. Mrs. Flor
cnce T. Ferguson, chairman; New Gas
tie. Mrs. NJ. C. Lighiner, and Miss Reba
Iolcomb, joint chairmen.
Sussex county 10 date-Frankord,
Mrs Sallie G. Hall, chairman; Lewes,
Mrs. Clara Marshall chairman: Mil
ford, Mrs. Mary A. Brown, chairman,
Millsboro. Mrs. r. o. Shockley, chair
man: Milton. Mrs. Joseph Foulk, chair.
man; Seaford, Mrs. Willard Morse;
Bridgeyille, Mrs. Eta Gray Jones.
Activities during the summer at Re-
hobolh. included an unusually sue
cessful card party in charge OF Mrs
Henry Ridgely. and the Tea Dansant
given at the Hotel Henlopen under the
patronage Of Mrs. Philip Burnet, Sr,
Organization OF Kent county is sched-
ulcd to begin next week under the
leadership OF Mrs. Ridgely. ratification
chairman for Kent, assisted by Mrs. Al
bert Mcmahon.
Mrs. John r. Eskridge. Of Seaford,
was named by the executive board TO
act as co-chalrman with Mrs. Robert
q. Houston, Of Georgetown, for Sus-
sex county.
An invitation from the Dover Club /
for the twenty-thrd annual convention |
TO meet at the State capital, was ac-
cepted. This, Il was noted, will be the |
second time The Delaware Equal Suf- /
frage Convention has met al Dover. the /
eighteenth annual gathering having
been held there in 1911. The Dover /
branch now numbers 100 members. 4 /
tentative date in October was agreed |
upon subject 10 change at the conven- |
ience OF the speaker at the mass meet /
ing. always featuring a state Conven- /
ti0n, and Of interest to the general /
public.
Miss Agnes Y. Downey. chairman In |
charge OF activities at the State Fair, I
described the booth assigned The asso- |
citation in the Commercial Exhibits I
Building: the attractive appearance /
Of its decorations in the time-honored |
suffrage yellow: the popularity Of the |
Votes for Women fans which were /
given away by the hundreds: the dis |
iribution of thousands Of flers and /
suffrage maps, and the sale Of twenty /
pounds OF homemade candles donated I
by the Dover Club, on the last day OF /
the Fair when Mrs. Roswell Hammond, |
president Of that auxiliary, and Mrs. /
Albert Mcmahon were i'm charge OF The I
booth. Wilmington women disburs-
ed literature and fans throughout Fair
week. Mrs Jno. w. Brassington was
chairman Of literature
Miss deNou was appointed by the ex-
ecuiive board 60 compile The history
OF the Delaware Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation for the fifth volume Of the His
tory Of Woman Suffrage in the L. S,
by Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper
The September meeting Of the board
board will be held on Monday. Septem-
Der %, following lunch at the home
Of Mrs. Ridgely in Dover.