The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-20
WOMEN HERE PLAN
SUFFRAGE JUBILEE
Workers Discuss Vic
tory and Want to Hold
a Celebration

1.-THE final vote giving women equal
suffrage with men In the United States
has brought to those Of us who have
worked long and ardently In the cause
OF suffrage a sense OF responsibility
rather than a feeling OF e~xultatlon,'
said Mrs. A. u. stroup today. in dis
sucussing the ratification OF the An
thony amendment by Tennessee.
I'VE realize how complex the sit
uation becomes with the ratification
coming Just when II does. so near
election time and without adequate
organization to carry out campaign
work among the women OF tho state.
However. III present state %organlza-
tIon under Mrs. Adellnc Otero-War-
rem has plans for the work among the
counties and precincts which will en-
able us to organize hapidly, We hope"
Mrs. Stroup Is county chairman
OF the republican women OF Bcrnalillo
county. and in speaking or her work
In the republican organization she
made the above statement. Other
members Of her committee for work
inthis county are Mrs. +. I. Barnes.
who was hlso chairman of the state
committee to urge the SPECIAL session
to ratlfy the Anthony amendment.
Mrs. Louis Ilfeld. Mrs. Al Coleman
n Mrs. Margaret Medier.
Wants Celebration
As one OF the group OF women who
have been vitality Interested In stuff
rage for years, Mrs. Stroup Ii en-
thuslnstic for some sort of demonstra-
ton to celebrate the adoption OF the
Anthony amendment. Both Mrs. Med
Ter and Mrs. Stroup M Mrs. Barnes
are taking up the matter n plans
are being discussed for the celebra-
ton.
Mrs. +. I. Barnes also expressed
her thankfulness at the Ina ratif.-
cation necessary for the achievement
OF the vote by women. n pointed
out the work that would be necessary
TO enable the women to enter into
the fall campaign actively. Mrs.
Barnes has several plans for the cele-
brHtion which are 10 be discussed
II decided upon Immediately.
we want to make dead supre, as
the boys say. hat the ratification Is
final. before we celebrate said Mrs.
Barnes. We don't want another
armistlce day premature celebration
Both Mrs. Stroup and Mrs. Barnes
realize the vast amount OF educational
work which will have to be done
anon the women of the state now
that they are entitled to vote. As
a part measure TO meet this pressing
need. a citizenship school is to be
established at the Y. W. G. 4. In
September, but II has mot yet been
decided who Is TO have charge OF II.
Mrs. MeCarter Mny CUmc
Arrangements. tentatively made
by Mrs. Stroup when she visited the
headquarters OF the republican WOO
men In the east last spring. were
made to send Margaret Hin McCarter
To New Mexico during the month OF
September to speak In various parts
Of the state. II was also planned to
establish a training school for women
speakers under Mrs. Mary jerks At
len who was to be sent here for that
purpose. These arrangements how
ever, were tentative, and the commit
tee here IL not sure they Will be car
ried out In view OF the ratification
80 late In tho campaign.
Plans for the celebration will he
announced later. The ratification of
the Anthony amendment places the
ballot In the hands OF about 5000
women In New Mexico, and places
an uncertain element In the political
situation. Coming as late as II does.
there Will be no opportunity to def
nitely ascertain Just where the wo-
man vote will go, and the results
will be interesting.