Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-25
PROCLAMATION IS
ISSUED BY WOMAN
SUFFRAGE BODY

The Georgia Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION, following the lead of the
national body, has, made ready for
publiction it's own Thanksgiving
Proclamation" and has given it to
the press Of the state with the ex-
PLANTATION that it is about the last
the old association will ISSUE" prob
ably in view of the fact that with
the advent of woman suffrage the
main objective in this direction has
been achieved.
The proclamation, signed by Mrs.
Mary L. McEendon, president, and
the other officers of the association,
and contains a tart bit Of comment
on "the only two states-Georgia
and Mississippi-which disgraced
themselves by denying women their
right to vote in the primary and gen
eral elections of 1920"
Text of proclamation
The text of the proclamation fol-
lows:
Following the example of the National
American Woman Suffrage association,
which we admire and endorse, we, the gen
eral officers Of the Georgia Woman SUI
frage association, which has been auxiliary
to the National since 1890, do now issue
the following Thanksgiving proclamation to
every faithful member in the state OF
Georgia:
First of all, we thank our Heavenly
Father that He has led us safely thus Iar'
That He has placed our feet upon rock
and put a new song in our mouths FOR the
great gift Of freedom and enfranch1sement
and a controlling voice in the government
under which we live. And let us warren anu
nray INCREASINGLY that the Vaccinations or
evil men may never nullify or cause the
Acknowledgement of women again IN Geor,
gia, or in any other state IN the Cnlteu
States. Let us thank Him for Wiling hanus
and faithful hearts to stand firm and true
and walk uprightly that have never 1al.
tered under false accusations because OF
our efforts to secure the embarrassment
Of women:
"First, by an amendment TO the CONSUL
tuition of Georgia;
"second, by working as diligently for an
amendment to the constitution Of the United
States.
"By the last amendment women were
given equal rights with men. we also give
thanks to the very few men VINO were n 1,hn
from time to time during the past tnlrtS
years, have expressed themselves IN l" S;I
of enfranchising Georgia women anu rt nat
they failed in making an impression on inc
obdurate hearts of the majority OF Geor
gia's solons has been forcibly demonst t tta
in 1920 by the failure on the part o. 't to
IncisIotors to pass an enabling act 10
enable Georgia women to vote IN the la az
elections without registering, as they uiu
arrange for returned soldiers, VINO were peii
mitted to vote without registering IN s"iu
elections.
"Iet us returns thanks that only Two
states out of forty-eight states-namey;
Georgia and Mississppi-have SO qlsgIare ni
themselves by denying ana their civic
women their right to eSererSe and general
duty in voting IN the prlh"1S az"
I've Give thanks for the two brave Geor,
gia men who voted in congress III tnat sU4h
1Eaor 1919 for the passage of the Nlne1eenth
T FEDERAL Amendment. All honor to Repre-
sentotiye William D. Upshaw and senator l
William ]. Harris of Georgia. May theS
live long and prosper soe ipro.idant
Uwe give thanks today for PresidehC
Woodrow Wilson, the first preSldeht u S .a
limited States who ever troupleu ,n,i, FOR
about securing equality before the f"w NOR, ~.
tbe women of the United States OF amer r.
ica Nav his foes be COMPOUNDED anu put ~
flight, and his bitter ana unsc r,uaTo1d he
mics in his own polltlcal Jus vn Sarore
turned from the error Of their ways oetot e.
- &c too late. Let us never forget that ~
was because President Wilson, Appeared W
those ''wilful men" to vote Ior lhe ~
teenth amendment that turneu 'no'
I'VE thank those state Legislatures "hlch
ro+ified fine nineteenth amendment SO rsau
iiv and grieve increasingly that tne les
lures of Georgia and MlsslssIppiif that great
most unheard of manner to ratlIy that go on
amendment which means so much To "oe e
I'VE thank those governors of other states
who called extraordinary sessions 0t the 9
sIo tures to ratify and to make u possID ~
for women to register and vote in l9Zo. We
arc prieved beyond measure that Georgia
governor would not. These Things iorce
to the conclusion that Georgia men are ~ ~,
wanting Georgia women to become YOUNG
citizens of The Empire State Oh .le
South.' Therefore, it behooyes us TO watcn
as we'll as pray that this great blessing Dc
not taken from us. Out of all TINS tu[-
moiI. much good has come to us, for which
LET MS return thanks increasingly.
'"Phere was a time in the rememDrahce
of some now living, when women dia hot
own their own clothing. Now even Ge Gg..i
women have decent property rights. until
1919 Georgia mothers could not be co-suar-
dams of their minor children. Ihere was
time when husbands could awfully t peu.
their wives with a stick as big as tneir
thumbs Now the wife can prosecute thelr
husbands. Perhaps If we succeed IN pc
coming lawmakers we can put an emu ~
such outrageous law. AT last alter t"en e.
six years Of effort the age of consent for
girls has been raised from ten years to four
I'VE give thanks today that these horrl-
Bile things are passing away, peCa - a1nTy
been seen by wise men that women was SLOW.
" but surely coming into her kingdom OF
equality before the law with that other nall
of orr common humanitl, man.
eve urge all suffragists to meet at, at some me,
time during the day, November %, l92o, ana
return thanks to God for his loving kindness
and tender merices to the women of this
state and nation. May God bless US every
one! And make His face to shine upon US
MARY LATIMER, McLEND0N, president.
MADELINE ]. S. WYLY, Honorary Vice
President; EMMA It. MARTIN, First Vice
President: W. Y. ATKINSON, Second Vice
President: AMELIA r. WOODALL, Core
spending Secretary; KATHERINE KOCH,
Recording Sccretar~ G. r. CRESSE. Treas
urer; REBECCA LATIMER FELTON,, Au,
dit0r. LEONARD j. GROSSMAN, General
counsel. ROSE NJ. ASHBY Organizer.
Officers Of the Georgia Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION.