Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1919 — ENTHUSIASTIC SUFFRAGES [ARTICLE]

ENTHUSIASTIC SUFFRAGES

JASPER COUNTY WOMEN ARE ANXIOUS TO BECOME VOTERS. The women of -Rensselaer and vicinity crowded the court room in this city Saturday evening to hear the address of Mrs. Olive Lewis, of Indianapolis, the state organizer of the Women’s Franchise League. Mrs. Lewis was delighted with the response from the women of this community and said that the organization htfre promised to be one of the very best in the state. She made a very interesting address and a very reasonable plea for ’fee" cause she representedMrs. A. H. Hopkins presided at the meeting, introduced the speaker of the. evening and named the following nominating committee: Mesdames Ora T. Ross, J. D. Allman, A. P. Burton, J. J. Hunt and C. W. Hanley. This committee reported the names of the following for the offices indicated: President, Mrs, Cope J, Hanley. ig+ 1 virp-prpgidentr Mrs. Jesse Nichols. ——- 2nd vice-president, Mrs. John I. Gwin. 3rd vice-president, Miss Nelle Meyers. Secretary, Miss Maude Daugherty. Treasurer, Mrs. Fred A. Phillips. The report of this committee was unanimously adopted. The qrganization starts off with more than two hundred .members. Men are admitted as members and there were a number in attendance at the meeting. The greatest work at present for the organization is the ratification of the national women’s suffrage amendment. The governor is to 'be urged to call a special session of the Indiana legislature and that body is sure to ratify the suffrage amendment. Thus far sixteen states have ratified the amendment and two states have defeated ratification. Mrs. Ora T. Ross, of this city, has been appointed president of the Jasper county organization. -d