The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-19
Leaders Held Meeting
Last Night to Cele.
brate.
TOR0F"LDGA[EFFORT
Names Of Women Who
Have Been Associat-
ed With It.
., r,IzAnErH STONE

roo,e 1 enthusiastically and toytully
1 receiyed than among the lttie
hand Of faithful proponents Of tne
cause Of suffrage who gathered %, .,
eether last evening at the home o.
oie Of the leaders Of the oana.
ME-. Allle Raymond, on MAN
, street. 10 celebrate the victory.
No sooner had the intelligence
Of The Tennessee ratification been :!
flashed over the wires than q call
Was issued BY Mrs. Raymond, pres
ident Of the local suffrage otgan!-
zation for an assembling OF sui
frasists and those IN sympathy
With the cause. They came, young
and old, joyfully and happily WIN
faces vreathed in smiles and with
lirht steps. Handshakings al
around resulted as each fresh ad'
ditiorl was made 10 the assemblase;
Songs we're sung, stories told Of
the years past and thirty-stx can
dles representing as many states
were placed in q row along the
front q the sun parlor. These TO-
gether With the stars and Stripes
and the streamer Of yellow an.
noilnced to the outside world that
the little band Of iaithfuls was
celebrating the great victory. :.
While good spiritsfand good will
prevailed and the greatest enthus'
iasm was manifested over the win.
ming Of the cause Of suffrage lit
de vas said concerning the act
Of voting and partisan political
discussIon had no place on the
program. The whole trend Of the
evenings conversation was re
ioicing over the fact that woman
had al last come into her own and
were recognized as real American
citizens and the discussion Of real
politics was pushed well into the
background at least for this occa.
sion.
Practically all the leaders Of the
movement IN this community who
we're In the city turned out for the
meeting and q number Of these
women expressed In q few words
their feeling over the passage Of
the ratification measure.
Some Opinions.
With eyes sparkling and cheeks
glowing Mrs. Allie Raymond one
81 the original band Of suffragists
said: AS far as / am concerned its
the crowning event In my whole
Mrs. Raymond who had been
somewhat Of a cripple for the pas.
several years owing to q bad fall
and who had been forced to use
Q cane In walking 80 forgot her
self last evening as to walk every.
where about the house without the
use Of the cane and this fact was
noted BY her associates.
Mrs. Beulah Boyd Richie. wife
Of Charles N. Ritchie, and an ar.
dent supporter for the cause o!
suffrage expressed herself thus:
"The end Of the age long struggle
Is an object lesson In faith tha,
right will prevail"
Mrs. Bernard L. Butcher, q faith
full exponent Of the cause said:
"All honor and glory to the women
who have fought the long fight u
achieve this end"
Mrs. o. S. Mckinney who Is mol
only an ardent supporter Of SUI.
traSe but who has reared several
daughters who have done their biI
toward the end achieved said:
"The women have worked and
fought, but their efforts would
have been useless had Il not beer
for those men who have stood b!
loyalty and credit should be gtyer
them for their cooperation"
Mrs. J. Walter Barnes, for mani
years q worker for the suffrage
cause said: Il do not think It vii
prove q cure for III the socla
evils IN existence, but / believe I
to be q wonderful step IN progress
and l am exceedingly glad It hal
come IN time for the women to votl
this fall"
Ms. George DeBolt. president o
the West Virginia Federation O
Womens clubs, and q woman IN
teTested IN all phases Of wumenl
work who only recently came ou
as an advocate for suffrage statei
when asked how she felt about tn
passage Of the amendment: u au
glad oiit. was one Of the womel
converted to the suffrage side 9
the question BY observing womeni
part IN the late war"
| Mrs. Jennie Engle one Of III
Oldest supporters Of the movemen
In this city said. T thank Co
and take courage believing tia!
the women Of this great republic
VIII clean up politics and vote 2!
the man that WIN enforce prohih!
! ton law 70 the greatest extent
Mrs. Engle Is not only an advocate
for suffrage but equally for pro
hbition. She went On to say Ihei
expresslng herself last evening
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