Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-09

The annual meeting of the Douglas
League OF Women Voters took place
cn Thursday evening, January 6, at
the house of the president Mrs. l.. j..
Tuttle. Forty members attended and
participated in the reporting of COM
mittees and the election of officers
for the coming year. The president
and vice president reported on the
work done during 1926 and all re-
ported on the unit studies. The re-
ports of the secretary and treasurer
were also presented. The league was
shown to be in very flourishing con-
GiGon, with two new units beginning
rext week. A group of women occu-
pied in the day time will be directed
by Mrs Tuttle, meeting every second
Monday evening at her house from
Z until 8 o'clock. Ten women are
already registered for this new group.
The officers elected for 1927 were as
follows: President, Mrs. L. j. Tuttle;
! vice president, Mrs. J. l.. Hastings;
second vice president, Mrs N.
Alessi; secretary, Mrs. G. H. Lund;
treasurer, Mrs. George r. Drysdale.
The chairmen of standing committees
will be appointed by the president at
the next regular board meeting on
l-Tuesday, January II, at the house of
the president, SIT Ninth street. The
report of the president briefly COW
ering the work of the league for 1925
was as follows:
The Annual Report of the President
The years report from January 1,
l1s26. includes the half of last WIN
ter's study. January's study was
+ho Y1Tnnncn6 hill TO
create a minister of education in the
presidents cabinet.
/ ON January 29 league members hello
a large meeting in the form Of g
"Brine Your own Kit supper. This
meeting was addressed by Mr.. Mere,
dith. principal of the Bisbee high
school, ON the education bill ard
brought out good attendance.
! February the league made study
of ''The Colorado Pact and Mr.
McGregor presented the engineers
point of view to members at the gen
eral meeting on February rs.
In March the study subject was the
proposed ''Uniforni Marriage and Di-
yorce Law" The speaker on this sub
iect was Mr.. ]. P. Boyle on March 25.
This ended the regular study.
On March 13 large benefit tea
was held at the Country club ard
thanks to much willing cooperation
j was a great success both socially ane
financially.
In the beginning of April the
president and Mrs. J. P. Boyle at
tended the national convention of the
League of Women Voters held at ST.
Louis, as delegates from Douglas
They were not officially elected as
they went entirely at their own ex-
pense to represent Arizona. On May
13 Mrs. Tuttle made her convention
report to members at the Country
club.
During the year the board has held
| regular monthly meetings on the Sec
| ond Tuesday of every month and the
president wishes to thank those board
members who have been faithful IN
| their attendance and so facilitated the
business of the league.
During the year the second vice
president, Mrs. Carl Cole, resigned
owing to the pressure of her dra.
matte work. In November Mrs p. p.
Butler, the very able social chairman,
| left Douglas, and Miss May Smith
was appointed in her place.
The study unit leaders for the past
year were Mrs. John Bouldin, Mrs.
]. L. Hastings, Mrs. Thomas Harseli,
Mrs. Gerald Sherman, Mrs. G. A.
! Nichols and Mrs. Paul Doty. The
| president regrets to announce the
| departure of Mrs Paul Doty from
Douglas. The cooperation given to
the league by Mrs. Kate Goodrich,
Copper queen librarian, has been
deeply appreciated and of tnestimaole
value.
In November Secretary of State
Kerby presented the league with
handsome state flag Of Arizona.
The beginning of the present wins
ter's work was concentrated in the
I,'Get Out the Vote" campaign, with
the president and vice president work.
ing together. The registration was
unusually large, but the actual voting
dropped away below the registration
/ figures The vital part of this cam
paign to the league was of course It's
educational value, and many women
registered and voted more intell1'
gently through the leagues efforts.
TO those who worked so hard and
| felt d. sappointed in the result of this
campaign the president can only say
that the league can but point the way
| to consciousness in citizenship. You
cannot compel people to become good
citizens Pointing the way and help
| ing where. one can is only the duty OF
all good league members.
| The citizenship school held under
! the auspices of the league in Octo-
! ber was, in the opinion of your presl-
dent the finest achievement since its
! inception in Douglas. A splendid OPP
portun'.ty was given every woman in
town not occupied through the day
to inform herself on the outline oil
| government presented by able speak
ers The president hopes that this
citizenship school may become an an
nual event.
| During the temporary absence of
the treasurer Mrs. N. V. Alessi, from
the city, Mrs. George Drysdale was
appointed acting treasurer. At the
| last business meeting of the board it
was moved and seconded that Doug
las keep the faith for Arizona and
| send the 500 pledged to the National