The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
Get Out Tn E
Vote Workers To
Hold Schools

As part Of It's campaign to get out at
least IS per cent Of the qualified vote
In Alabama at the November election,
November 4, the Alabama League of
Women Voters has sent three speakers
into the field during the past two weeks.
Mrs. Emmett Hildreth of Eutaw, has
held a citizenship school in Auburn,
in the goods dormitory, resulting in the
formation of strong County -Get-Out-
the-Vote committee, under the chair
manship of Mrs. A. 2. Wright, assisted
by Mrs. Hixon and Miss Mary Martin.
Miss Harris, dean Of women at Au-
burn, and Mrs. Yarbrough were local
chairman for the citizenship school, at
which the young women students were
100 per cent attendants
September 20 and 30 were spent by
Mrs. Hildreth in Union Springs, where
she conducted a school, and organized
a Get-Out -the-vote COMMITTEES, headed
By Mrs. A. Il. Singleton, Mrs. ~. >.
Pugh, and Miss Virginia Pickett. De-
tober 1, she held meeting in Troy,
and win return later for q citizenship
school. Her future itinerary embraces
Mobile, Fairhope, Dauphine, Foley, Bay
Minette, Summerdale, Chronicle, Jack
son, Dothan, and other places in south
Alabama. Everywhere she has been,
Mrs. Hildreth has been delightfully."- en-
tertained, with afternoon teas in her
honor. She il chairman of the eff
cheney in government department OF the
Alabama League of Women Voters.
Mrs. Neil r. Wallace, of Birming-
ham. director of citizens schools for
the Alabama league, EAs been conduct
ing q most successful school In Gads-
den September 80 a4A.. October 1, un-
der the auspices of tie Etowah Coun-
ty League of Women Voters, the w.
g, T. o., the Business Women's clubs,
and the Axis club. October and 4,
she organized Get-Out-the-Vote groups
In Guntersyille. On the 18th and 9Th,
she will visit Huntsville, and other
points in north Alabama, including
Ecottsboro, Albany Decatur, Athens,
Admission, Jasper, Florence, Sheffieid,
RusseIlville, Hartselles and Cullman.
Miss ,Jefferies Heinrich of Rich
mond. va, executive secretary of the
Third region Of the National League of
Women Voters, is visiting several
places in central Alabama in the in
terest of the campaign. She spent the
22nd and 23rd of September in Roa-
noke, organizing committee under the
Craftsmanship Of Mrs.. j. x. Legare,
president OF the Randolph County
League of Women Voters. At present,
Miss Jeffries is in Montgomery, help
ing to plan for Get-0ut-the-Vote week
under the auspices of Montgomery
County League, of which Mrs. q. M.
Graves is chairman. She also plans to
visit Luverne.
Next Thursday, Miss Jeffries will go
TO Alabama college Mt Montevallo,
where a college leagus is to be formed
under direction of Miss Myrtle Broke,
head of the department OF political
economy. The 18th and 18th of Oc-
tober will be spent By Miss Jeffries at
the university, where there is already
a fiourishing league of which Miss
Kathleen Willis is president, and in
Tuscaloosa, where a Get-Out-the- Vote
meeting Is being arranged for her by
Mrs. Richard Prowell and Mrs. Tom
Hill.
In addition to the work of these field
organizers, most Of the statewide Or
Kanizations Of men and women are in
terested in the campaign and are try
ing to get their own members to the
polls. The Non-Partisan Statewide
Get.O ut-the- Vote committee, with rep
reeentatives from all mems and women's
organizations, is holding weekly meet
lnas on Monday at noon at the Hill
man hotel, and is planning a statewide
free tag-day in the interest OF getting
out the vote.