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NINTH ANNUAL MEETING

Kentucky Federation of
Women’s Clubs

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
June the Third, Fourth, and Fifth

I903

,,, '1 «warm JEEWW“ "

Fourteenth Annual Convention

.9‘ KENTUCKY an

Equal Rights Association,

Held in Covington, Ky.
Trinity Guild Hall.

November 11-!

2, I903,

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and [/26 [rill/z s/Ial/ makéyuu fn’z’.“

OCTOBER, 1903.

The fourteenth annual Convention
of the Kentucky Equal Rights Asso~
ciation is to be held in Covington on
November 11th and 12th. It goes to
that city on the invitation of the 20th
Century Club of Covington. This
club will hospitably entertain all oi~
ﬁcers and delegates.

Mrs. A. C. Ellis, 21 Martin Street,
(lovington, is Chairman of the Enter-
tainment Committee and“ delegates
should write to her or to Mrs. N. S.
McLaughlin, 1011 Scott Street, on

‘ what day and train they eXpect to ar—

rive so that they may be met at the.
station and conducted to homes. It
is hoped that as many delegates as

. possible will arrive on the afternoon

of the 10th. Railroad rates have not
been obtained;
intend to remain to the National W.
l. ’1‘. U. Convention at Cincinnati, be-
ginning November 13th, can get re-
duced rates by buying tickets to Cin—

cinnati and getting cerii;.-Lal»eﬁ isms-d -

to visitors to the W. C. T. U., Cin-
cinnati. _

The Rev. Anna H. Shaw, Vice-

-President ofthe N. A. W. S. A., and
perhaps the most distinguished
woman lecturer on the American plat-
form will be the principal evening
speaker. It is earnestly hoped that
every auxiliary will send its full quota
of delegates. The basis of represen-
tation is one delegate for the ﬁrst ten
members or fraction of ten-W and one
for each additional ten paid up mem-
ber .

In 1902, we reached our greatest
rrmembership.

In 1903 we ought to show a large in-
crease [and can easily do so if .Iach
local will make a careful collection of
dues and canvass for new members.
Let there be a generous rivalry among
the Clubs to see which shall show the
largest percentage cf increase.

The VVoman’s Council (mentioned

. in the May Newsletter) arranged by

the State and the Fayette E. R. A. for
the Lexington Chautauqua was a
brilliant success.

The Equal Rights Association Tent
was a pleasant resort to all the mem-
bers and their friends—Who not only
enjoyed the hospitality—but were also
recipients of Suffrage Literature which
was distributed freely. Receptions
were given to Rev. Anna H Shaw.
who spoke on the Chautauqua plat»,
form, and to the ladies who came lrom
a distance and kindly contributed ad-

dresses to. the Woman’s Council.

The program for the Woman’s Coun-

bnt delegates wh -.

3.~—M‘iss Mary
nois, “A Perilous Limita—
tion.”

4.——Miss Laura Clay, Lexington,
“A Better Citizenship.”

5.——Mrs. L. W. St. Claire, Prin-
cipal of Hamilton College,
“The Trend in Education.”
Reception to Rev. Arum H-
Shaw.

7.—~~Mrs. Nellie Kedsie Jones,
formerly Dean of the De-
partment of Domestic Sci-

ral College of Kansas. “Do-
mestic Science.”

Retire. J M. Chatterscn ‘of

as Educational Centers.”

lative Work of the Ken-
, t-uck‘y E. R. A.
IJULY 10.——~Mrs. Ida W. Harrison and

Mrs. M. Breckinridge, “The

Woman Who Toils.”

The Woman’s Council was generally
pronounced as one of the most
l attractive ieatures of the Chautauqu
land was appreciated and compli-
‘ mented by the managers.

The Fayette E. R. A. has just held a
meetingfor the election of delegates
to the Convention. It has instructed
them to present two resolutions to
the State Association, viz. “Recog-
nizing the menace to good government
of our present illiterate vote,» we
recommend to the State Equal Rights
Association that it hereafter asks for
thesui‘frage for wean with an eduv
cational qualiﬁcation.”—-and also——
“That we recommend to our oﬁicers
to consider the feasibility of offering
prizes in oratorical contests on
Woman Suffrage to students in High
Schools and Colleges ” '

Have other Clubs some Suggestions
to bring before the State Convention?

The State oﬂicers are making an ei—
fort to, get up a club of 25 new sub»

$20.

In order to give time ior all clubs to
send in names, the term of subscrip—.
tion will'begin January lst, 1904. Each.
Club should make an effort to secure,

at least, six subscribers, so as to re-
tain permanently the reduced rates;

in gettingnp its club.

ence at the State Agricultu- ‘

scribers to the Woman’s Journal—in .
order to secure the liberal premium of I

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Louisville, “Woman’s Club's ' j,

JULY Sin—General Discussion—Legisw Q

but if theycan not do this, one or?”;‘
more subscriptions sent in to the-\ a
State Presidentwill assist the State, " -‘

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THURSDAY,

i .
1 9:00 A.M. PLAN OF “70

10:00 AM. Devotional Exe

; Minutes.
PROGRAM Plan of \Vork.
: Election of ()i
2:00 PM. Devotional Ex
’9‘ Minutes.
H Election of S‘
AMILTON COLLEGE W Pla of \Vorl;
, -— ednesda ‘1
KENTUCKY FEDERATION OF WOMEN S CLUBS. y “term” Address .. ~
Music June 3d, at 300 o’clock. Miscellaneou
' Re ort of CO
P
OFFICERS. Invocation ...................... ' Minutes.
Address of W 1 ........... Mr. B' C' Hagerman. ' 9.0 P \I Invocation
‘ 8 corn .......... _ i2. .. . .
MRS. GEO. C. AVERY .................................. President, ‘ . , e ........................ MISS Stevenson. \1 '
MRS JAS A MITCHELL F' tV' PieSIdents Address ................. Mrs G8 r C A A new.
. . . ...................... _ ' ......... . o . .
MRS A M HARPISON S irs Ice PreSIdent. Report of Credential Committee ., M' Sge B very. Intmdmhm
, , . \ ...................... ' . ' ............... IS . . - - I
1: econd Vice PreSIdent. Report of Recording Secretary. . - . 5 us Scott. Address
MRS, PIERCE BUTLLR --------------------- Corresponding Secretary. Adjournment --------------- MI‘S. ThOS. B. Rodman, Adjournme
MRS. THOMAS B. RODMAN .................... - - '
Recordmg Secretary. Round Table in charge of Mr E G R .
MRS, GEO. ALFRED CURRY ---------------------------- Treasurer . I ' ontzahn Of Chlcago, FRIDAY,
MISS ELIZABETH GRIMES .............................. Auditor
I i: - .i . Pl f \\'I
MISS MILDRED CLARK ................ General Federation Secretary if .rr—~.~_.._.._~ ”‘0 W a“ 0
Executive
-,E,E,-,__d HAMILTON COLLEGE—Wednesday Evening,
EXECUTIVE BOARD M _ June 3d, 8-00 O’clock. r ~~w~~~~ ~~
‘ 1151c. ; -
The General Oﬁicers of the State Federation. “Child Labor ” . . . . . EKERTMKY E. R.“ I “l
Edu t' 1 C d """""""""""""""""""" MISS Eleanor Tarrant_ ;- . ‘ ’
“ ca 10118. on itions and Needs of our State” Miss M I i i l ‘
_ - artha St h , i
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 6" ”5°“ OCTOBER. 1993
The Executive Board and the Presidents of all Clubs belonging i ' " '
to the State Federation. ##h‘# 3;: §:;::::? 32:53;
ration is‘to be held in CC
,. HAMILTON COLLEGE—Thursday Morning, glovember 11th and 12th.
at city on the invitation
_ June 4th 9 O’clock. lentury Club of Covin
Credential cards must be presented to Credential Committee at Hamilton Minutes , 5111b will hospitably ente‘
College the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, June 3d. ' “391's and delegates. ’
Report 0f COTIeSponding Secretary .................. Mrs Pierce B t1 Mrs. A' 0' Ellie, 21M:
Report of Treasurer ...... ' u er. Jovington, is Chairman c
. ........................ Mrs. Geo. A. Curry. tainment Committee ai
Report of Auditor ................ - - ’ “i I ' ’
...................... MISS Grimes. EEQW‘d write to he1 or, t‘
Report of General Federation Secretar - - . cLaughlin‘, 1011 see“
' y .............. MISS Mlldl‘ed Clark. What da and train the '
. Two'mmute Reports of Clubs. rive So that. they may {>4
Report of Traveling Libraries ...................... Miss Fannie Rawson Stat-’10:] and conducted 1
Adjournment. ‘ is hoped ‘thabas many
possible will arrive on ‘
oi the, 10th. Railroad r:
been obtained; ant d
intend to remain » to". the
O. '1‘. U. Convention as.
. M .. 2,}. u ginning November 136.
‘ i ' ‘W ;. duced rates by buyingt
V "‘ ‘7 cinnati and getting Car
to visitors to the W. <
nan Cinnati. . '
m, & The Rev. i Aan
r it . President. of the N; A.

l perhaps I: the“. most,
ary I woman lecturer on the
ni- ; riormgwill be the pri
las ; awaken It'iie earnes
' is ‘ every auxiliary Will Se

_. p I in i oi delegates. The bar
‘ . ‘ed ' nation is one delegate

. : led .melmbers or fraction .

’ Q My . for eabh additional tel

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l he . local' will mack/e a can

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1 I; ’ I It “VFW“ 11 I“ Let there bey‘a‘genero

’ 3‘ gr the Clubs to see whit

‘ , f h e: . largest percentage.“

1‘ ‘ . ' The Women’s. 001

. A" _:\ ‘7 . . .st . in the May Heirsleti

: *1» asylum» at; Jliyin Shining“ 13.1.1911} Be the State and mom:

. ‘ ‘ .e_ the ' Lexington ‘ Cha
:3 a , . . brilliant success. I
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‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ I ’ ; enjoyed the hospital

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HAMILTON COLLEGE—Thursday Afternoon,
June 4th, 2.15 o’clock.

Music.

Minutes.
Reports of Standing Committees.
' - ' ° ‘ ' ' - - - - ~ - - - - . -Miss Martha Stephenson.

Education.............

Forestry.............................. ......Mrs. Mason Maury,
CivicImprovement...........,................Mrs.CorneliaBush.
Economics ........ ""MiSSEleanorTarrant,
New Clubs.................... ........ ..Miss Josephine C. Carter.

Ways and Means for Settlement Works. . . . . . . . Miss Ella M. Williams.

Adjournment.

SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH—Thursday Evening,
June 4th, 8 o'clock.

Music.
“A Great Civic Awakening,” Illustrated. . . . . Mr. E. G. Routzahn, Chicago.

HAMILTON COLLEGE—Friday Morning,
June 5th, 9 o'clock.

Minutes.

Mountain Settlement.
New Business.
Adjournment.

HAMILTON COLLEGE—Friday Afternoon,
June 5th, 2.l 5 o'clock.

Minutes.

Election of Ofﬁcers.

Report of Committee on Resolutions.
Meeting of the Board of Directors.
Adjournment.

Friday Evening, June 5th, 8.30 to l0.30.

Reception—Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky.

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Recommendations from the Chairman of the Committee

on Increase of Membership.

--OFTHE--

National American Woman Suffrage Association.

These recommendations grow out of the conviction that in the progress of
our cause the “argument of numbers” has become the one great requisite for our
success; and therefore the increase of membership should be the leading object of
local Suffrage Associations.

All of us who have helped in appeals for recognition of our demands,
whether it be to Congress, Constitutional Conventions, Legislatures, or any
other political bodies, have learned that politicians say they are ready to concede
our claims as soon as we can prove that we have sufficient public opinion on our
side to uphold them in so doing. Anti—suffragists also publicly base their chief
opposition on the ground of the smallness of our numbers.

It is natural that opposition should centre around an objection which has
no moral force; since, in a government founded upon the principle that ours is the
the rightfulness of the claims of women to share in political freedom cannot but
be admitted by loyal minds. For we are not advocating any new doctrine; we
only stand ﬁrmly on the grand principles of the Declaration of Independence of
our forefathers. All we claim is that,‘in the evolutiOn of society, the time has
come to include women in their application. Even inculcating the principles up-
on which we stand does not rest upon us. They are rooted in the hearts of our
people. If any deny them in their application to women, the burden of proof
falls upon those who deny, not upon us who afﬁrm, them.

At the same time, by parity of reasoning. it does devolve upon us to show
that public opinion is emerging from the unreadiness of the past, and that wom-
.en are able and willing to assume the rights and duties of full citizenship. Hence
as practical people, it behooves us to meet the situation that confronts us by the
very practical “argument of numbers." Even now, it we could marshal all our
sympathizers, we would present a force before which opposition would yield.
But only those who join our Association put themselves in a position to be count-
ed on our side; and so far we have not enrolled more than one per cent. of the
number at which a conservative estimate places our sympathizers. It seems
necessary to revise our methods of organization, so as to focalize a vastly larger

proportion of the sentiment which we know to be in our favor. ‘

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m of this committee advises that the requirements ofmembership
all be simpliﬁed, so as to throw no duties upon
the individual who does not care to assume them, except those which cannot be
delegated. All other necessary ones for maintaining organization should be
performed by ofﬁcial members, with such aid from the others as may be
given of free will. An analysis shows that there is but one duty which cannot be
delegated to ofliccrs; and that is to “stand up and be counted” by subscribing to
our principles and by paying annual dues.

The chairman recommends, therefore:

That local clubs adopt this simple requirement as the sole obligation of an
unofﬁcial member; the member agreeing, in order to spare the treasurer the ap—
pearance of importunity, that the dues for each year may be asked for until paid,
or the year closes. No back dues should be collected.

Also, that the duties oflocal ofﬁcers shall be simpliﬁed. Where there is
difﬁculty in maintaining frequent meetings, only one meeting annually, for the
election of ofﬁcers and the transaction of other business. shall be obligatory.

Of course they may undertake any other meetings or work they may de—
sire and consider feasible with the resources they have at hand; but they should
direct their chief activity to increasing the membership. In doing this, or any
other work, they may freely ask aid from unofﬁcial members; taking care to be
moderate in their expectations, and to use tact in asking what is likely to be con-
genial to the person asked; and also remembering that the member so asked is

The chairmz
in local Suffrage Associations sh

perfectly free to decline.

The ofﬁcers shall collect the dues; and all of them, especially the treasurer,
should be strongly imbued with a sei.se of the dignity and importance of this
duty, Since without a careful collection of dues, all the efforts of the club
to increase the “argument of numbers” will be thwarted.

They should co-operate as far as possible with the plans of the State and
National Associations. To promote mutual helpfulness between the State and
local associations, it is recommended: That State ofﬁcers shall keep in touch
with local clubs by quarterly or monthly letters, constantly inculcating that in—
creasing membership is their most indispensible service. That they shall main-
tain work for education and agitation by a vigorous use of the newspaper press,
under the superintendency of the National Press Committee; by a systematic
distribution of literature; and by sending a speaker and organizer at least once a
year. and as much oftener as practicable, throughout the State. In these efforts
they should ask the co-operation of the ofﬁcers of the local clubs, as far as
practicable. Experience has shown that in many small communities valuable
clubs can be organized and kept alive by means of these simple requirements,
which could not exist ifgreater demands were made. At this time no sugges-
tions are made whereby clubs may increase their numbers. In small communi—
ties, personal invitations to join from friend to friend may be all that can be at-
tempted advantageously. In larger places, where a greater number of workers
can be enlisted, clubs can extend their efforts in many ways. This committee
hopes to publish from time to time a series of suggestions .for the help of clubs
desiring them. It only urges that clubs should always hold clearly in mind that
unofﬁcial members may decline to do anything except to fulﬁll the one stipulated
requirement of membership, and yet be entirely loyal to the Association.

LAURA CLAY, Chairman Committee on

191 N. Mil], Lexington, Ky. Increase ofMembership ofN. A. W. S. A.

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Club has a paid-up membership of

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fifty.
~ , The Lancaster E. R. A. has 6 mem-
- MAY? 903’ bers. The Hickman E. R. A. has 6.

The Kenton County Association has
The National American W'oman Suf— 7, and Campbell County 30. Ashland
l frage Association has made its watch- has 12.
word for 1903 “Double the member-
ship.” The “argument of numbers” ; Frankfort Association.
is that which makes the strongest! Louisville has 18 members to its
most practical appeal to the general credit. ,
public. As chairman of the committee At a regular meeting of the stock-
on Increase of Membership, Miss Clay holders of Hamilton College at Lex-
has Sent out a leaflet on increase of ington, MITS- Luella St. Clair was
Membership, recommending, among elected President of the Cpllege for
other things, that “State ofﬁcers shall the year1903-‘Ol.
keep in touch with local clubs by The Lexington Chautauqua Associa—
quarterly or monthlyletters,constant- tion has engaged Rev. Annah Shaw,
ly inculcating that increasing mem- Vice-I’residentof the N A. W. S. A.
bership is their most indispensable foraplatform lecture to be given on
service.” ‘ July 65th,, This is the ﬁrst time the
Every intelligent suffragist knows Lexington Chautauqua has hada dis-
11'19 force 0f facts. The local clubs tinctively “Woman’s Suffrage lecturer
should be, regularly informed as to 0“ its platform.
happenings of interest and importance The State has arranged a Woman’s
to Kentucky Suffragists. With these Cllu‘lC“ for the Chautauqua. It will
endsinyiew, the State oﬁicers Plan to consist of a series of addresses on sub-
sendout fromtimeto time The Ken- jects interesting “0 PUbliC spirited
tucky E, R. A. Newsletter. Brief women. The Committee has already
reports from 131111100313 Will aid the secured the promise of an address
State ofﬁcers in \making momentth from Mrs.‘Nellie Kelsey Jones, one
Newsletter interesting andinfonﬁing, frOm Miss Eleanor Torrant on Child
. The-«Stage ‘7 (£1.97? "311‘.“ ’ my when, and one on Women in the Pro-
ilittl 3% > ”c s by ‘Dc. Sophonisba Breckin-
' ’go VUniversity. Mrs.

ii nCollege will also
' ea uresof

ned

increase the Membership.
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I am always in favor of everything that helps to agitate and educate the people;
and to go about and ask people to become members of the Society is one very success-
ful way of agitating. My sister Mary, since she resigned the presidency of the Roches-
ter Society, has been out calling to collect the dues of old members, and she has had
very pleasant visits with the women all around; and I tell her that she does more for
the cause in going about socially in that manner than she possibly could by holding a
Pllbllc meeting. So I fully endorse the plan of action of the Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Increase of Membership. SUSAN B. ANTHONY,

Honorary President N. A. W. S. A.

.The one Objection to which our opponents are driven, and upon which they base
the“ 1101” Of delaying if not defeating woman’s enfranchisement, is the statement that
$11? number of women who desire suffrage is limited to a. very few. This statement,
it 18 true, does not affect the justice or even the expediency of our cause, even if it
were true; but how has it been learned that few women desire suffrage?

We are conﬁdent that in every community where an organization exists, but a very
small per cent. of believers are enrolled as members. With the multiplicity of organi—
zatlons, women feel they cannot take upon themselves more work. Still, the time has
come when ‘we must enroll greater numbers of our sympathizers. The best way is
through regular methods of organization, and my observation convinces me that in
every town of this nation, if an efﬁcient leader could be found, there could be organized
and maintained a good club. If, however, this cannot be done, the method suggested
by the Committee on Increase of Membership is the next best thing, and I heartily
recommend it' ANNA H. SHAW, Vice-President N. A. W. S. A.

_—.————-————

I believe we have now reached a point in our development where no factor would
be 80 effective as a telling increase in membership. It does not matter whether or
:2: these new members become active workers for the cause; “the argument of num-
c 8, as it has been styled, is what we wish to present in the next ﬁve years to the

Ountry at large, We must each awaken to the fact of the obligation, and as indivxd-

£153}: realize our personal responsibility to secure the recording of sentiment in our

belierf It 1.3 not enough that we believe; we must get somebody else to record her

0f - . Is it a college woman to whom you appeal? Help her to recognize her debt

h gratltude to the women who saw no sex in brains. Is it a working woman? Let
or pay her debt to the women who have made her work honorable.

In this Particular, I am reminded to tell you of my experience in Washington 13“

if}? With Minister WU- After a. very pleasant half hour’s conversation, he asked me
at our national memberShip Was? I replied that our membership did not repre-

sent - . _
I our sentiment. Shaking his head disapprovingly, he replied.

pay to record their belief in them?” That is the point that we all have to strive

for~ .
Will (Ill'ghonal membership—a membership which, through she . .
mand f01‘ us the recognition which should be ours as American citizens.

“That is not what
want to knOW, but how many men and women think enough 0f your principles to

or force of numbers,

KATE M. GORDON, Cor. Sec. IV. A. W. S. A.

________———————-

menflieizlifﬁinly is an important duty of every Suffrage AS
Small n 11). The large number of believers in the prin0ip18, . ' .
umber Of those who actually join the Association, was strikingly shown in

sociation to increase its
as compared with the

Ten members are reported by the.

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ciation is to be held

. November 11th and

that city on the invil
Century Club of (
club will hospitably
ﬂoors and delegates.

.Mrs. A. 0. Ellis, 1
Covington, is Chair:
tainment Committe
should write to her
McLaughlin, 1011 1
what day and train t
rive so that they ma
station and conduct
is hoped ‘that as In
possible will arrive
of the 10th. Railro:
been obtained; .bi'
intend to remainto

" C. T. U. Convention
. ginning November

duced rates by buyi

/ cinnati and getting

to visitors to the V
cinnati. ,
The Rev. 3 Anna.
Presidentof the N.
perhaps ‘. the; mo
woman lecturer on ‘
. iorml will, be the
Speaker. It in ear
every auxiliary will
of delegates. The '
tation is one delega
members or fractio
“for each additional
bars. 1
In 1902, we, real
’ membership-.5 .
_ In 1903 'we ought
‘crease‘land can ea
local will make a c:
dues and cahVass
Let there boa gene:
the Clubs to see wh
largest percentage .
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the State and they!
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The chairman of this committee advises that the requirements ofmembership
in local Suffrage Associations shall be simpliﬁed, so as to throw n0 duties upon
the individual who does not care to assume them, except those which cannot be
delegated. All other necessary ones for maintaining organization should be
performed by ofﬁcial members, with such aid from the others as may be
given of free will. An analysis shows that there is but one duty which cannot be
delegated to ofﬁcers; and that is to “stand up and be counted" by subscribing to
our principles and by paying annual dues.

The chairman recommends, therefore:

That local clubs adopt this simple requirement as the sole obligation of an
unoﬁicial member; the member agreeing, in order to spare the treasurer the ap—
pearance ofimportnnity, that the dues for each year may be asked for until paid.
or the year closes. No back dues should be collected.

Also, that the duties oflocal officers shall be simpliﬁed. Where there is
diﬁiculty in maintaining frequent meetings, only one meeting annually, for the
election of officers and the transaction of other business, shall be obligatory.

Of course they may undertake any other meetings or work they may de-
sire and consider feasible with the resources they have at hand; but they should
direct their chief activity to increasing the membership. In doing this, or any
other work, they may freely ask aid from unofﬁcial members; taking care to be
moderate in their expectations, and to use tact in asking what is likely to be con—
genial to the person asked; and also remembering that the member so asked is
perfectly free to decline.

The oflicers shall collect the dues; and all of them. especially the treasurer,
should be strongly imbued with a SCISC of the dignity and importance of this
duty, since without a careful collection of dues, all the efforts of the club
to increase the “argument of numbers" will be thwarted.

They should co—operate as far as possible with the plans of the State and
National Associations. To promote mutual helpfulness between the State and
local associations, it is recommended: That State oﬂicers shall keep in touch
with local clubs by quarterly or monthly letters, constantly inculcating that in—
creasing membership is their most indispensible service. That they shall main-
taiu work for education and agitation by a vigorous use of the newspaper press.
under the superintendency of the National Press Committee; by a systematic
distribution of literature; and by sending a speaker and organizer at least once a
year, and as much oftener as practicable, throughout the State. In these efforts
they should ask the co—operation of the ofﬁcers of the local clubs, as far as

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Massachusetts in 1895. The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association then had
only about 1,100 paid-up members; yet in that year, by ofﬁcial count, more than
109,000 persons in Massachusetts cast their votes for woman suffrage. In every State
there are literally thousands of people who would join the Suffrage Association for
the asking. There are many who fail to join owing to a mistaken idea that they are
not wanted as members unless they are prepared to do active work, and they think
that they have not time. We might increase the size of our organization almost indef-
inately if we let it be clearly understood that the only obligations involved in member—

ship are to believe in equal suffrage and to pay the dues.
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL, Rec. Sec. N. A. W. S. A.

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I am very much interested in the work of the Committee on Increase of Member.
ship. At this time I believe that it is the most important work that we have in our
Association. With the country full of sentiment in favor of woman suffrage, we ought
to make an effort to have it count for us. Last year our local club doubled its member-
ship, and there is not a club in the United States but could do the same if club mem-
bers were only in earnest. Many of our new members came from our own families,
and numbers of them could not take active part in the club work. Still they added
to the numbers, and help largely to advance the State work. One elderly woman said
that she had always belived in woman suffrage, but she was not able either to attend
the meetings or to assume responsibility. She joined, however, to quiet her con-
science. She wanted to be counted on the right side. I am hoping that thousands of
consciences will prick hard this year, and that our numbers will increase accordingly.

HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON, Treaaurer N. A. W. S. A.

I believe that in the great Middle West to-day there is no argument for woman
suffrage so much needed as the “argument of numbers.” The sentiment in favor is
largely already made. To crystallize this sentiment into prominence is the demand 0f
the hour. It is not so much world-old conservatism that we now have to ﬁght; it is
the new political trusts. Before these mighty combinations, justice, reason, charaC—
ter, wealth and distinction, all go down. But overwhelminglnumbers, especially num-
bers of voters, with the immense publicity attending, will submerge even a political
trust. Perhaps men more than women need the stimulus of numbers in standing for
the unpopular in government. Let us see to it that they have no occason to feel lone—
some in our organizations. Perhaps Miss Clay’s plan of corralling the silent senti—
ment may prove the practical bridge over which our great invisible army may be
landed in the forefront of the ﬁring line.

MARY J. COGGESHALL, Auditor N. A. W. S. A.

It is natural that the world should judge of a movement by the numbers of those
who advocate it, and as these can only be enumerated through the membership of the
Association which stands alone for the idea, it follows, logically, that the progress 0f
woman suffrage awaits the increase of membership. Every man and every woman
who believes in the principle of the enfranchisement of women, should feel the respon-
sibility of that opinion suﬂiciently to be willing to register his or her name in the
enrolment of the National American Woman Suﬁrage Association. When our num-
bers are great enough, we shall Win. It is a very small service, meantime, that W0
ask of believers—the use of their names and the small annual fee. If all those who
believe were willing to enroll their names and to take this position, our membership

would number millions. CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, President N. A. W. S. A.

Club has a paid-up membership of

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ﬁfty.
The Lancaster E. R. A. has 6 mem-
‘ - MAY’1903' bers. The Hickman E. R. A. has 6.

____.._.. The Kenton County Association has
The National American W'oman Suf- 7, and Campbell County 30. Ashland
frage Association has made its watch- has 12.
word for 1903 “Double the member-|, Ten members are reported by the.
ship.” The “argument of numbers” } Frankfort Association.
is that which makes the strongest,l Louisville has 18 members to its
most practical appeal to the general credit. .
public. As chairman Oft-heeommitteei Ataregularmeeting of the stock-
on Incre