San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
ROUND TABLE
At [EAGUEOF.
WOMEN VOTERS
State-wide Membership
Drive Will Be Waged.
1t Is Decided.
HEAR ABOUTMAGAZINE
league Offers to Furnish
Political Record Of All
Candidates.

In the absence of the speakers from
Tarious parts of the state who were
announced to speak in the Thursday
morning session of the League OF
Women Voters Convention. the meet
ng was turned into a round table
discussion Of local league problems
pf organization and management will
Mrs. Helen Moore of Texas City. vice
president of the league. presiding.
A "Back to the League" campaign
or general state wide membership
vas suggested by Mrs. S. ]. Smith
recording secretary, and the sugges'
zion met with hearty approval.
The work of the New Citizen,
he magazine published by the league
hnd edited by Mrs. Cranberry. was
discussed, and it was decided that
political advertising could be accepted
rom any candidate for office. At
ention was called to the league work
bf furnishing the record of any politi-
al candidate TO any member who re-
luested that information.
Tell OF Memberships.
Mrs. Julia Ragland of Hidnlgo
bounty spoke Of the conditions in her
bart Of the state, and gave an anus
ng account of burlesque court that
her organization STAGED at an annual
meeting of women of the county. as
means of protest against arbitrary
Interference by the county commits
sioners, in work done by the demon
;trator in Home Economics.
In answer to questions from sew
hral of the delegates present. Mrs.
Jessie Daniel Ames described the diff
ferent types of membership that the
eague contained. A one dollar mem
pership is the lowest and entities the
holder only to regular membership
and a subscription to the "New Citi-
ken:, five dollar auxiliary mem
bership places the holder on the mall
ing list of the league headquarters:
Ind gives him complete account OF
he political events of the state, the
calendar of political, dates, all extra,
legal decisions and circumstances. and
entities him to the main piece. oi
political literature for the year; while
the ten dollar sustaining membership
entities the member TO everything that
goes out from headquarters in con-
heetion with the work of the league:
Many Of the sustaining members OF
the league are men. A campaign held
Hast year to raise the sustaining mem
bership had very encouraging results
according TO Mrs. Ames. Mrs Amos
(irayes, as president of the Give
I.eaguc. subscribed in the meeting, for
one sustaining membership.
Adopt the Budget.
The budget, which was proposed on
"Wednesday by Miss Frank King. state
treasurer. was adopted unanimously
Mt the Thursday morning session.
Mrs. Ames explained that part of the
purpose in raising the sum required
WAS to finance four months cam
paign for new memberships in the
.lengue. and to divide the quota of
money raised on a $3.50 basis with
| the local leagues for the work they
.are doing.
In line with the campaign for new
membership. the leagLe in San An
tonic will be re-organized on Satur-
|day morning. at 10 o'clock in the rcd
room of the st. Anthony Hotel. i'm
|medintely after the formal close OF the
convention. The state officers who
Ihave been present throughout the
convention will remain over saturday,
|for the purpose Of assisting in every
|way.
List of Delegates.
Miss Frank King, chairman OF the
credentials committee of the conven-
| tion. read the following list of ac-
|credjted delegates to the convention
Mrs. ]. Il. Minter. Mrs. J. {. Girls
|wold. Mrs. Roy Campbell, Mrs: D..
III. Smith, Mrs. Amos Graves, Mrs.
Is. j. Peter. and Mrs. John ii. Cum
bingham of San Antonio; Mrs. W. J..
Coleman. Gcorgetown Mrs. Il. L.
|Dun,ap, Palestine; Mrs. Julin Van
|Houten. e. Paso: Mrs. F.. Shields
|Gorzales; Mrs. Claude Inge, Hous-
ton; Mrs. Beaubien. Houston; Mrs.
|JuIia Ragland, Hidalgo county; Mrs.
|Steve Toliver. Columbus; Mrs. J NJ.
|Daniel, Georgetown; Mrs. Mary
|Grisby. Waco: Mrs. +. y. Green. Ell
|Paso: Mrs. Charles Hopkins. Dallas :
Mrs. II. +. Moore. Texas City: Mrs.
|Doye Doom. Austin: Miss 4. Louise
Dietrich. FL Paso; Mrs. S. ]. Smith,
Austin: Mrs. w. +. Spell, Waco ::
Mrs. Schalabcn. Hidalgo county: Miss
MARY Jagoe. Denton; Mrs. Il. F..
Dorse. Desdemona: Mrs. Maggie
Barry. College Station: Mrs. A.. H..
Kelley. Laredo: Miss Florence Ster-
ling. Houston: Mrs. G.. 4. Rogers,
H.l. ton: Mrs. Jane McCallum. Aus
|ti& Mrs. A. Il. Cade. Chester; Mrs.
Charles Tom, Gonzales, and Miss
King. Taylor
The program that is announced for
:. thursday evening is on Education in
Texas with Miss Mary Shipp
Saunders presiding. DIR. L. w. Horn,
president of Southwestern University,
and member of the educational sur
vrv commission. will speak on TAX
inc stock of the Educational Situa-
ton in Texas" and Lutcher Stark OF
OSange national vice president of the
Rotary club. will speak on the Re
snonsibilitv of Lay Organizations to
the Educational Survey" Music will
be given bv orchestras from the Alamo
Heights school. and the Thomas Mel
SON Page Junior high school.
Friday morning, after an invoca-
tion nv Rev. Arthur s. Huston. re,
mort of the resolutions committee Will
he road. election of officers of the
state league will be held. and all un-
finished business will he completed.
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