The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28
WOMEN OF ALABAMA ID SOON HAVE VOTE,. STATES MRS. JACOBS.
Mrs. H. E. Pearce Elected Chairman Local Suffrag- ists-Not Discouraged
 by Adverse Vote

'"The suffrage fight in Alabama has closed" said Mrs. Solon Jacobs, chair man of the Alabama Equal Suffrage as- sociation, at a meeting of the Birming- ham Equal Suffrage association yes terday afternoon in Cable hall, flor the women of Alabama will have been given the vote by the men of other states before the Alabama legislature meets again. As only thirty-si six states have to ratify the amendment to enfranchise the women. l think we will be voting at least by next fall if not in the pri- mary elections in the spring.
 The ratification committee com posed of Mrs. John D. McNeel, chair man; Mrs. w. D. Nesbitt and Mrs. Bibb Graves did splendid work in their eff forts to have the suffrage amendment ratified by the Alabama legislature and they were given the entire co operation of the county ratification committee as we'll as all suffragists in the state. The husbands of these women acted as an advisory committee and proved most helpful to us in our fight.
 Although the amendment was de- feated in Alabama I do not feel the least bit discouraged as I am sure that the women will be given the ballot in the very near future and in the mean time when there is really no active sui frage work to be done here, it would be well to organize courses in citizen ship. In this way the women would be instructed and would know how to vote when the time comes, for it has only been delayed.
 'I had a letter from a friend of mine in Nashville few days ago and she stated that the Nashville Suffrage as sociation had put forth its efforts to have all women register. so as to be able to vote and so well did they re- spond to this appeal that in many sec tions the women voters largely out numbered the men"
 Mrs Jacobs related many of the ex periences of the committee while in Montgomery and gave some valuable information to the members of the as. sociation.
 Mrs. H F. Pearce was elected chair man of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage association to succeed Miss Mary Parke London, who resigned and will leave today for Chicago, where she will take up the study of law at the University of Chicago. Mrs. John D. McNeel was elected first vice chairman.
 Several matters of importance were discussed at length and the chair was instructed to appoint committee of three to prepare a course of study in citizenship for the winter. Mrs. H. H. Shell was named chairman of this com mittee and the other members will be appointed later. Mrs. Victor Hanson, president of the Music Study club was present and stated this club woold be very glad to share the suffrage head quarters on the fourth floor of the Cable building, as they were unable to secure suitable headquarters and if al- ] lowed to do so, would share the expense of the association in maintaining suf- frage headquarters.
 The women present declared they had not given up although the Alabama legislature had rejected the ratification of the federal amendment, and were not downhearted as they knew they would be given the ballot by the men of the other states of the union. There was a large attendance and the meet ing was most enthusiastic. Miss Mary Parke London presided