Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05
DEMOCRATS WOMEN VOTERS
HOLD ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
AND ORGANIZE.

In response to call by the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of JEFF
ferson County, for the women of the
county to meet at the Court House
October End, at p. M, for organiza-
ton largely attended and enthus-
iastic meeting was held.
After greeting from the County
Chairman and few instructions
from Col. Brown, Mrs. Lee Colds
borough was chosen Chairman and
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, Jr., Sec
rotary of the meeting. The Chair
man asked some of the men to give
some information and advice on the
issues of the meeting Col Forrest
W. Brown, DR.. W. w. Brown, Mr.. H.
L. Snyder, Prof. White of Shepherd
College and Hon. w. J. Knott re-
sponded in a most pleasing manner
to thus request. Then nominations
to select the Executive Committee
from the Magisterial Districts was
the next order of business and re-
suited as follows:
Charles Town District-Mrs. Lewis
Jordan, Miss Anna Wysong.
Kabletown District-Miss Eleanor
Osbourn, Miss Carrie West.
Middleway District-Mrs. Austin
Mitchell, Mrs. A. j. Willis.
Shepherdstown District-M
Helen Pendleton, Mrs. Geo. Knott.
Harpers Ferry District-Miss
Lynch, Mrs. Eugene Shugart.
Mrs. William Campbell was elected
! member of the Congressional Com
mittee from Jefferson County.
The Executive Committee met to
complete the organization and re-
ported as follows:
Miss Helen Pendleton, Chairman:
Miss Anna Wysong Secretary of the
Woman's Jefferson County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee. The
meeting then adjourned
The Executive Committee met and
appointed two or more women in
each precinct to see that all women
were registered. The following APP
pointments were made:
Charles Town District.
Mt. Hope-Miss Mary NARROW.
Miss Anna Watson.
Shenandoah ,Junction-Mrs. For
rest Littlejohn, Mrs. w. C. Daniel.
Court House-Mrs. Theodore
Brown, Mrs. Arthur Davenport.
Engine House-Miss Kate Dooley.
Miss Mary Engle; Miss Louise Bris-
coe.
High School Building-Miss Lallie
Craighill, Miss Mary Eagan, Miss
Laura Michel.
Johnson's Shop-Miss Margaret
Bishop, Miss Laura Campbell.
'Middleway District.
Middleway-Miss Mary Bowen
Grantham, Mrs. ]. w. Eddy, Mrs.
| Coleman Lyme.
Leetown--Mrs. ]. E. Tabb, Mrs.
DIR. Hurst.
Kearneysville-Mrs. C. C. Lucas.
Mrs. Lynn Grantham.
Shepherdstown District.
Fireman's Hall-Miss Agnes Glib
son, Mrs. j. w. Ware.
Upper Precinct-Mrs. Robert Glib
son, Mrs. R. c. Ringgold.
| Lower Precinct-Mrs. Ed. Rein
hart, Mrs. Harry Downs.
Moler's-Mrs. S. T. Knott, Mrs.
Jenny H. Koontz.
Duffields- C. C. johnson,
Miss Helen Link.
Harpers Ferry District.
Oak Grove (Bakenton) Mrs.
| preston Mlliard, Mrs. Reynolds
Moler.
Harpers Ferry-Mrs. Neill Mar
quette, Mrs. C. j. Cavilier.
Bolivar-Miss Carrie Shilling, Miss
Virginia Rider
Halltown-Miss Virginia Lucas,
Mrs. w. R. Pringle.
Millvilie-Mrs. Swagley Henkle,
| Mrs. Frank Walker.
| Kabletown District
kabletown-Mrs. c. H. Cable,
Mrs. A. H. S. Rouss.
| Rippon-Mrs. Herman Huyett,
Miss Parthenia Thomas.
Summit Point-Miss Bessie Whit
ing.
The attendance of the ladies at
the meeting exceeded all expecta-
tionstions, and it looks like the good
women of jefferson County are
alive to the Importance of the issues
| of the campaign.