The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
SUFFRAGE MEETING INDORSES SPEECH
 OF MRS. P.R.JACOBS
Unanimously Stand By State Leader and Pay High Tribute to Her
 Reimbursement

Resolutions heartily indorsing the epeech of Mrs, Solon Jacobs made at the national suffrage convention in Chi cago and her as member of the na- tional democratic executive committee and condemning the action of the Tennes- see delegation were unanimously adopted at the meeting of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association last night.
 The meeting was held at Cable hall and there was good attendance. When the resolution was adopted and following Mrs. Jacobs speech, which she gave again upon request, the crowd was most en- thusiastic and the applause was long and loud.
 Mrs. II. E. Pearce. chairman of the local association, presided over the meet ing and reports of the convention were made by Mrs. John D. Neel, Mrs. A. J. Bowron, Mrs w. D. Nesbitt and Miss Nellie Dowd, who were the delegates to the convention from Birmingham. Mrs. McNeel made a brief report on the con- vention and in concluding stated that the attack on MTS. JdCODS py the ASHiiOS- see delegation was totally unfounded.
 ''The Alabama delegates were pleased at her splendid talk and their hearts swelled with pride at the impression she made on the convention and they were indeed proud of her being chosen as a member of the democratic executive com ncittee,'' she declared. She further stated that she had heard every word Mrs. Jacobs had said and she had not said a word against the south or south ern men.
 Mrs. Bowron gave a brief sketch of the work of the convention and especially the ratification dinner and of the part taken by Mrs. Jacobs. For nine years Mrs. Jacobs has given most beautiful efforts to suffrage and has made possible what we will soon have, political free- character that our words are as good dom," she said "I ask the Birmingham papers if the women who attended the convention from this city are not of such character that our words are as good as those of the women from other states. " This statement was loudly applauded and it was several minutes before she could proceed.
 TRIBUTE TO MRS. JACOBS
 She paid glowing tribute to the Ala bama leader of the suffrage associa- llCH, ds5 ulu hIS. w L. 4SSSbitA, WlAO clioO read resolution adopted by the Selma Suffrage Association which was similar to that adopted by the local associa- tion A message from Carrie Chapman Catt president Of the national asocia- tion, stated that she did not know who wrote the song sung at the ratification banquet but she was sure Mrs. Jacobs did not
 Miss Mollie Dowd reported on the reso- 1,,kt@ II, ion, 1 outlined just what they stood for.
 Mrs Jacobs next spoke of the League of Women Voters into which the na- tional suffrage association has been merged. She outlined the plans, stating that this newly organized league was a political organization but was absolutely ron-partisan. She gave briefly the pur- pose of the league and spoke of the schools of citizenship being formed all over the country for the purpose of teaching the women how to vote. Ameri- canization will be taught in the public schools she declared. in the English language She then gave the speech made in Chicago, at the conclusion of which the resolutions were introduced by Miss Amelia Worthington and unani- mouslv adopted as folowe:
 RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
 Whereas, We feel the speech of Mrs. Solon JacoDS, delivered cn the l4th Of February at the fifty-first annual conven- ton of the National American Suffrage Association, at the ratification banquet, is satisfactory in every respect and grat- flying to our pride in her as the head of our state association, and
 Whereas, A certain group of the Ten nessee delegates to the said convention, animated, in our opinion, by no good feeling. have unwarrantedly criticized and falsely reported the speech of Mrs. Jacobs and have threatened to attempt Ter expulsion from the national demo- cratic executive committee: and
 Whereas, The Alabama delegation to the convention, Mrs W. D. Nesbitt, Mrs. J. D. McNeel, Mrs. Jack Bowron. Miss Mollie Dowd and Miss Mary Parke Lon don, all of Birmingham, unite in affirm ing that contrary to the statement of certain group of Tennessee delegates, the speech of Mrs. Jacobs was delivered as printed in the newspapers and that the sreech as delivered contained no sus- pioion of a slur on the south of southern men, be it
 Resolved, That we, the Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association, heartily in- dorse the speech of Mrs. Jacobs and her as member of the national democratic executive committee, and condemn the action of the Tennessee delegates; be it further
 Resolved, That copies of this resoIu- tion be sent to the Birmingham, Nash vile and Memphis papers with the re- quest to print