The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-19

;;yiues he friends and enemles 9
! .Hs caaJe That We are capable g
nss ne new power intelligean
md erpect and hope to raise W. !,
! a., MISS the standard Of polihe3
morality" =.
When asked how she felt coz
earning the passage Of the ameno'
! ment hrs. Clement L Snayet.
Who has always been q supported
| al lie movement said The fati
| ficstion Of the Wonen's Sutffase
Amendment ma.s the culmtn1l
Hon Of q half century Of struIgii;
by our sutfragists for mental ana
moral upltft. All honor be 70 ne
| leaders who rallied the forces,
charged the enemy and lead Us to
victory.
Suffrage Movement Locally.
Twenty-Five years ago, on NO
yember 3, 1895, In the old norma
School building On Edrmont aYe'
| nue there gathered 9 Little band o
half timid women and q few man
| Tie purpose Of the meeting wa
10 hear an address on suffrage e
| be delivered by Miss Anna Dfegs,
| Of Kansas, and Il advisable 70 Of
Ranile a suffrage band. So ttnn
and afraid were the women at TIM
tims that not one Of the CATHERINE
could be prevailed upon to tltro
duce the speaker for fear Of pao'
| Lie csnsure which was rife at this
time against strong minded women
or women who wanted 10 vote
Even the men were afraid to take
a stand but finally Hon. Bernard
lL: Butcher was prevailed upon g
introduce the speaker. So splendid
was the address delivered that The
women took courage and when .
rising vote was taken as to how
many believed In the suffrage
cause nearly every woman In the
gathering stood 10 her feet, some
Of them, according to one pres
ent, hardly holding up their heads
and almost hiding their faces. Az
! organization was perfected at this
meeting which has stood through
out the quarter Of a century inter
yenIng. When q call was made tol
| persons to pass The hat for a col.
lection much hesitation resulted
as many Of the women feared t
take such a forward step and place
themselves In the limeli~Nt as ex
ponents Of the cause, while firm
~ believing In the cause yet atralt
Of the censure that might result
Finally Mrs. Charles Manley ant
! Mrs. Charles N. Richie stepped
/, forward and passed the hat.
The charter membership Of this
organization was as follows: Mrs
Emma ]. Ayers, Mrs. Hannah BOyd
ston, Mrs. L. 7. Brahm, Mrs,
Brock, Miss Ida Buns, villa
Butcher. Mrs. G. F. Carroll, Mira
J. E. Engle, Rev. J. E. Engle Mrs
Florence E. Fleming, Mrs
J Minnie Hamilton, Mrs. Allie Hay
mond, Mrs. F. A. Hickman, Mrs
I; Mackie Holbert, Mrs. F. G. Jack
son, F. P. Kelley, Mrs. Jessie
Marley, Miss Sarah Maud Man
Mrs. Jennie Manley, Mrs. H
E. Marley. Mrs. n. v. McCray
| Villa McCray, Mrs. R. A. Nc,
Keever, Mrs. o. S. Mckinney, Mrs
Columbia A. Morgan. George Nor
row, Miss Irene 7. Meyers, Mrs
70. B. Nay, Miss Ella M. Nay, Mrs
Nv. F. Nuzum, W. F. Nuzum, Alice
Parker. Mrs. Myrtle C. Powell
Mrs. S. E. Pennoek, C NJ. Richie
Beulah Boyd Richie. Carrie II
Satterfield, E. ". Shurtleti, Mrs
BERTHE Shurtlefi Kunst, Mrs N. ]
Snider, Mrs. L. B. Staggers, Mrs
Anne Southern, Mrs. Fannie
Strother, Mrs. 3. Trtckett, Mrs
Gertrude Tucker. Mrs.. NJ. J. Grove
Miss Eta Graham. Mrs. B. F
Reed, Mrs. Shroyer, Miss Graham
Miss Louise West.
The organization was called the
Fairmont Political Equality club
land started OF with a charter
membership Of "A. The following
officers were elected: President,
MRS. Margaret J. Grove; vice
president, Frank Kelley; record.
ling secretary, Miss Grace Brahm;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Beu.
Ilah Boyd Ritchle; treasurer, Miss
Ida Burns: auditors, George Nor.
row and Charles NJ. Richie.
Mrs. Grove. who Is the mother
| Of Mrs. Charles E. Manley, Of this
city and has attained the age Of IS.
was the first president Of the local
] suffrage organization and much Of
the success Of the club Is due to
her untiring efforts. While never
aggressive, Mrs. Grove was ever
firm and stood pat on all Issues
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