Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-03
SUFFRAG|STS ON
TOUR Of STATE
Ratification of Federal Amend
ment Is Being Given
Impetus

Morrisville, June Rehabilitation Of the
Vermont is being given great impetus
at a series of meetings arranged by the
Vermont Equal Suffrage association and
for which two representatives of the
National American Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION have come from New York.
Mrs. Halsey w. Wilson, recording secre-
tary of the association, and Miss Mar
jor!e Shuler, chairman of the news de-
partment OF the Leslie Woman Suffrage
Commission, and associate editor of the
Woman Citizen. Mrs, Wilson and Miss
Shuler with Mrs. Lillian Olzendam of
Woodstock, State chairman Of ratifica-
ton work for Vermont came to Nor
risville for a meeting Of the women Of
the county yesterday
Mrs II. NJ. Ide of Worthwhile presided
at the meeting, which took place in the
Academy building. An active program
Of work was outlined by the speakers
as part of the State and national plan
for ratification, Mrs. Olzendam talked
on the status of suffrage in Vermont
She reviewed the legislation of the last
session. showing that women were
vitality concerned in a large majority Of
the bills. Vermont women will vote
either through ratification of the federal
amendment or through the presidential
suffrage bill for which they will still
fight" she said.
Mrs. Wilson talked of the suffrage
sentiment through the country as evil
denced in the granting of suffrage to the
women of 80 States, 5000, 600. she said,
now being entitled to vote for President
of the United States in 1920 The pass
| age of the federal suffrage amendment
| and the ratification within a month by
| eight States was given as another proof
that suffrage is not only coming but
already is here. Ratification" she said.
| broke into New England this week
| when the Massachusetts, Legislature APP
! proved the amendment. With special
sessions likely in Maine, New Hampshire
and Rhode Island. Vermont will not fail
to take any steps necessary to be fair
to Vermont women"
Since no time limit has been set. rati-
fcation is inevitable. said Miss Shuer
land no Republican state will be so I'M
lust to the eight states which have al
/ ready ratified the action of republican
Legislators as to refuse ratification and
thereby lose to the national republican
party the party advantage thus gained,
New England Ia the cradle of liberty
whence have come our fundamental Re-
publican principles of government and
New England will do her share In the
present time to uphold those principles
and give justice to the women,
/ Miss Shuer, who was one of the six
members OF the National Associations
congressional committee, which has
charge Of the work in Washington fol-
the amendment related an incident OF
Senator Pages support of the amendment
Last summer when the amendment wa.
to be called up Senator Page had Jus
left for Vermont. He received a Telegram
on the train from the suffrage committe,
and sat up all night in day coach L
get back to Washington and cast tn,
vote In favor of the amendment
Last evening Mrs, Wilson, Miss Shu
Ter. and Mrs, Olzendam went to John
son for a similar meeting at which Mis-
Landon presided and returned to speal
during the services at the Congregations
Unitarian and Methodist Churches II
lMorrisville this morning.