San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
SAN ANTONIO
WOMEN VOTERS
FORM LEAGUE
Will Invite All Political
Candidates to Ad-
dress Them.
MUST VOTE TO JOIN
Mrs. W. P. Rote Is Elected
Chairman Of Reorgan-
lied Body.

Mrs. W. p. Rote was elected chair
man of the San Antonio League o.
Women Voters, which was organized
at the Gunter Hotel Saturday, Apri
l.. as an auxiliary and affiliated
body TO the Texas League of Women
Voters, with an initial membership
of approximately so prominent San
Antonio club women.
Miss Ruth Mcintosh, well known
leader among Texas club women, was
the speaker for the luncheon which
marked the first meeting of the re.
organized San Antonio League. Miss
Mcintosh confined her address to Il
review of the Texas and National
Leagues, stating the purpose and the
plan of the mother organization. and
urging women who were forming the
San Antonio chapter to become active,
cooperative club members.
San Antonio can easily become the
center of magnificent league of III
telligently voting women" Miss Nj
lntosh stated. Il believe that more
things and better things can be ac-
complished in San Antonio than in
any other Texas city. This is per-
haps because of San Antonios physi-
cal and sentimental position, which
places the city in class by itself
among other cities of the world. In
teresting personages come - San An
tonic, which is the center of metropol-
itan life in Texas, and tie local
league will 10 doubt be given an op-
portunity TO hear more interesting ad
dresses on political problems, than
any other Texas body Of organized
women"
work Together" Is Theme.
"Work together" was perhaps the
chief theme of Miss McIntosh's in
structions to the women. That no
body can accomplish any material
good through the work of the Off
Gals and few of the members, was
stressed by Miss Mcintosh in her
talk.
Mrs. J. S. Peters, who presided at
the meeting as past chairman of the
league in this city, stated that it will
be the object of the body to invite ali
political candidates, no matter what
their platform, to speak on subjects
of local, state or national significance
in the political world, before the reg
ular or called meetings of the San
Antonio League of Women Voters.
Adoption Of the constitution, was
accomplished first by sections, then
by oral vote on the entire instrument.
In substance, the constitution speci-
fies:
Have Standing Committees.
'sThe organization shall be called
the San Antonio League of Women
Voters. The object OF the league will
be to foster education in voting and
to foster citizenship training. and 10
obtain proper legislation. Any wo-
man who votes and pays her dues can
become a mmber of the league. The
officers shall comprise an executive
council having the power to transact
business and to form. the policies of
the organization"
The bylaws concerned the regula-
ton of meetings. functions of Off
GERS. and other operative rules of the
body. According to the bylaws, the
first meeting Of the league will be held
in November. and the time of regular
meetings will be left to the executive
board. Standing committees for edu-
cation, welfare, public, state and ma
fional work will be appointed by the
chairman.
Officers elected Mt the first meet
ing on Saturday include: Mrs. ". p.
Rote. chairman; Mrs. John Duncan.
first vice president; Miss Hannah
Hirshberg. second vice president;
Miss Bessie Houston, third vice presi-
dent; Mrs. r. L. Randall, treasurer,
and Mrs. r: f. Dorsey, secretary.
Announcement of the first business
meeting of the league after organiza-
ton will be maGS in short time by
Mrs. Rote.