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American Woman Suffrage Association) — NOVEMBER, 1888. .
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GENERAL OFFICERS:
‘ PRICSIIDEN'I‘»~1\IISS LAI'RA CLAY, » 78 North Broadway, Lexingtoii.
FIRST'\"ici<:-l’Ri-:s‘imex’i‘ ~MRS. MARY B. CLAY, - — - Richmond.
‘ SECOND “ WIION. \V’. R. RAMSEY, - - - London.
, ’ 'l‘IIIRI) “ ——MRS. MARY H. jOIINSL)N, .
I 712 \Vest Broadway, Louisville.
Commasmmnxn gl-ZCRIC'I‘ARY —MRS. lCl'GlCNIA B. FARMER, ‘
Russell Street, Covington.
1: RlccoRDINt‘. Sigt‘Rlé’i‘AR\'ﬁ.\IISS MARY 1‘2. LIGHT, Light Hills, Covington.
3 ’l‘Rii.»\sl‘RI<;R ~MRS. ISABELLA ll. SHEPARD, ill E. l2tl1 Street, Covington.
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i Puliiz'ca/ Study: MR5. MARX" C. ROARK, . - — — Lexington. ’
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LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE '?
LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS. -;
FAYETTE EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. A
President: MISS LAURA CLAY, 78 North Broadway, Lexington, Ky.
[fire—President: MRs. FRANCIS E. BEAUCl-IAMP, Lexington, Ky. 1 ~
Corresponding SL’L‘)’..‘ MRs. H. B. CHENAI'I,T, S. Broadway, Lexington, Ky. ‘ .‘
Treasurer: MRs. MARY CRAMER, Lexington, Ky.
Mrs. M. J. Warﬁeld Clay, Miss Mary S. Hamilton, Prof. E. B. Walker, '-
Mrs. Pearl Chenault Evans,
Miss Minnie Walker, A. P. Mortin, Mrs. Annie I‘). Allen,
, Mrs. Mary Gratz Mortin, Mrs. T. Cochran, Miss Mary Hodges, v“
Miss Mary S. Hoyt, Mrs. M. H. Ketchum, Mrs. Mary Barr Crutcher, *'
Mrs. Mary C. Roark, Mrs. S. A. Charles, Mrs. Kate Cochrane, ,1
Mrs. Emma D. Rees, Mrs. Josephine K. Henry. fr
KENTON COUNTY EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. l
Presl'dmzt: MRS. EUGENIA B. FARMER, Russell St., Covington, Ky. .
5a")! and Trans. .' MRS. lSAIn;I.L.\ I-I. SHEPARD, 31 E. l2th St., Covington, Ky. ",
Dr. Anna M. L. 1’url)er, Miss Rosa M. Johnson, Mrs. Rose Shine,
Miss Georgia Thurston, Mrs. S. B. Wolcott, Mr. F. P. Wolcott, 1
Mrs. C. E. Warner, Mrs. Robinson Thomas, Mrs. Amelia B. Jones, '1
Mrs. O. W. Smith, Mrs. S. E. Morris, Mr. N. L. Young, m
Mr. H. C. Farmer.
LOUISVILLE EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION.
President: MRS. M. A. WATTS, Louisville, Kv. ;
Vz'cr-l’resz'a’w/z': IVIRS C. A. LEICCH, Louisville, Ky.
Sz’rrvlary: MRs. M. \V. HUBER, Louisville, Ky.
’l‘rctzrm‘c/ .' MRS. M. F. ROGERS, Louisville, Ky.
Mrs. B. F. Avery, Mrs. G. T. Bergman, Miss Emily Beeler,
Dr. Helena M. Carly, Mrs. M. R. Duﬁies, Mr. Stanley B. Huber.
Mrs. C. Hirst, Mrs. M. H. Johnson, Miss Hattie H. Johnson.
Mrs. Nannie A. Munnell.
GLASCOVV EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. _
Via-President.- JUDGE T. G. REYNOLDS, Glascow, Ky.
Treasurer: MRS. EMMA EVANS, Glascow, Ky. l
Col. J. Evan, Mrs. J. Evan, Miss Emma King,
Miss Margaret Bloomer, Elkton, Ky. F. M. Warder, _
Mrs. Judge Dohoney. Bruce Doheney, Miss Elise Aubert, .
Miss Nettie Aubert, Miss Angie Dohonty. ; -'
' Mrs. Nannie Deane Girod, Elkton, Ky. .
LAUREL COUNTY EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. .5 1
President.- I—ION. W. R. RAMSEY, London, Ky. '
Vice—President MRS. LUCY WILLIAMs, London, Ky. f
Cor. Sadr: MRs. SARAH I1). RANDALL BOREING, London. Ky. i
Ref. Srtrcla/‘y .' MRs. SARAH H. SAWVER, London, Ky. ,
Treasurer.- REV. E. H. RIWELL, London, Ky. 3
Mr. J. C. Caldwell, Mrs. Lizzie Catching, i
Mrs. Alice Jones, ' Miss Addie Cochran. _ 1 _
MADISON COUNTY EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. ‘
' Prrsia’mt: MRS. JAMES BENNETT, Richmond, Ky. -.
Vite—Preside”! .- IVIAYOR JACOB COLLINs, Richmond, Ky.
Car. Scr‘y: MRs. HUGH WHITE, Richmond, Ky.
Rec. .S‘ec‘y: MRs. WILLIAM FRANCIS, Richmond, Ky.
Treasurer: MRs. LITCY MCCANN, Richmond, Ky.
Mrs. Rollins Burnam, Dr. J. M. Foster, Mrs. George Pickles, .
4 Mr. P. M. Pope, Mrs. E. Summers, Mrs. Shelby Irvine, ,
Miss Lizzie \Vherrit, Mr. E. McCann, Mrs. Ed. MCCann,
Mr. W. F. Francis, Mr. James Bennett, Miss Belle Bennett,
9 'Mrs. MaryAB. (Slay. Mr. William Peyton, Mrs. William Peyton, j
.' ' Mrsrfwiliiani Arnold, Mrs. Ellen Gibson, Miss M. R. Shackleford. 1‘
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f MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
: I11 January of this year, the Executive Committee of the
f Kentucky Equal Rights Association, arranged for a connnittee to '
. go to Frankfort in the interest of the Property Rights and
1' ' Women Physicians Bills. This Committee made seven trips to
' the Legislature.
" MAY 1ST. A meeting was held at the residence of Miss Laura
‘ Clay in Lexington, to discuss the best methods of work with the
9; Constitutional Convention.
j OCTOBER 20TH. A circular letter was written by the President
.If} to each member of the Executive Committee asking a vote as to
' - whether Mr. Blackwell’s liberal offer to speak for the Association
I before the Constitutional Convention on the subject of \Voman
Suffrage, should be accepted. A majority vote was cast against
' accepting the oﬁer on the ground of inexpediency.
{ OCTOBER 25TH. An invitation was received from the Rich—
mond Association to hold the Annual Convention of the Kentucky
H Equal Rights Association in Richmond, Kentucky, December 3d.
and 4th, 1890, which was accepted.
; NOVEMBER 151‘. At the residence of Mrs. E. B. Farmer in
Covington, the President, Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer
were present Eugenia B. Farmer was appointed a committee on
railroad rates. The appointing of the Auditing Committee was
left to the President. The Treasurer was instructed to pay for the
printing of blank reports. The resignation of Miss Deane on
account of absence from the state being accepted, Mrs. Farmer
was elected Recording Secretary, pro tem.
EUCJCNIA B. FAIUIICR,
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' ; PLAN OF WORK AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE’S
. MEETING. .
‘7 ‘ Richmond, December ‘3, 1890. .
7 The meeting was opened at 7.30 p. m. at the residence of Mrs.
1 James Bennett with prayer by Mrs. Farmer, Miss Laura Clay in
in the chair. On account of the resignation of Miss Deane, the
i Executive Committee elected Miss Mary Light to ﬁll her place as
_ " _ Recording Secretary. The following resolutions were adopted.
‘ lst. That Superintendents of Departments write to Corres—
-. ponding Secretaries of the local Associations for work done by
, their Associations in their respective departments.
' 2nd. That a committee of six be appointed to go to Frank-,
ford to spend several days, having a hearing before the Committee
. on Education, Woman's Rights, Election,Revision of the Consti-
‘ tution and others.
I 3rd. That the above committee consist of the following
.3 women: Mrs. J. K. Henry, Mrs. Mary B. Clay, Mrs. l\‘_I._A.\VVatts,: ‘_ . ‘
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4th. That a special fund of $75 be raised to defray the ex- ‘
penses of this committee, and should it exceed the requisite amount ‘
the remainder to go into the State Treasury.
- 5th. That as many other women as can go and pay their own
expenses shall form a part of this committee. ~
6th. That the Frankfort committee devise means to have a
resolution brought into the Constitutional Convention, asking for i
an open clause in the new Constitution, empowering the Legislat—
ure to extend the right of suffrage without submitting it to the
people. , 1‘
7th. That the movement tO Obtain School Suffrage for women ,F
be urgently pursued during the Constitutional Convention and a :
special committee be appointed for that work. ‘
8th. That we continue to push the Property Rights work, i
and we ask some special member of the Constitutional Convention 1
to champion this measure. ;£
0th. That the Executive Committee shall decide whether the 1
State or National Association shall control Rev. Anna Shaw’s lect-
ure tour through the State. l
10th. That an attempt be made to open the colleges in the
State to women, and the following committees were appointed for ,
the same. For the Kentucky Wesleyan College, Mrs. S. H. Saw—
yer and Miss Sue A. Bennett, For the Medical School of Louis—
ville, the Louisville Local Association. For Center College, Dan—
ville. the Louisville Local Association. For Central University,
the Richmond Local Association.
The Executive Committee apportioned ten dollars to the Frank—
fort Committee Fund.
_ MINUTES OF THE THIRD ANNUAL MEETING ,_
‘ OF THE KENTUCKY EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. 1
FIRST I)AY.-—MORNING SESSION. 1
I Richmond, Ky., December 5‘3, 18W). ‘ I
After the reading of Scripture and Prayer by Mrs. M. A. ’
Watts, the President, Miss Laura Clay, called the Convention to 1
order.
At the roll~call, there were present of general oflicers, the
President, First and Third \r'ice—Presidents, Corresponding Secre— ‘
tary, Recording Secretary, with four Superintendents and the State
' Organizer. '
The minutes of the Plan of \Vork Committee were read and .
f approved.
' The following committees were appointed by the President,
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIAIs .
Mrs. E. B. Farmer, Mrs. Isabella H. Shepard. .
‘ , . : COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
° .",".Mfs..j{sabe]‘1a H. Shepard, Mrs. S. H. Sawyer. . l

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COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION.
“ Miss M. E. Light, Mrs. E. B. Farmer, Mrs. Josephine K. Henry.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Mrs. S. H. Sawyer, Mrs. I. H. Shepard, Mrs. J. K. Henry.
‘ Mrs. T. M. Goodknight, Mrs. M. A. Watts, Mrs. R. Burnam.
On motion by Mrs. Sawyer that the Free Lecture Bureau be
retained on the same terms as last year, and in order to make it
more effective a secretary be appointed whose duty shall be to

«I write to different places and make engagements for the members

.1 of the Bureau. '

2 The name of Mrs. M. A. Watts was added to the Free Lecture

' Bureau.

l The report of the Executive Committee was read by Mrs.

1 Farmer and accepted.

fj Mrs. Shepard, Treasurer, read report of ﬁnancial condition of

I the Association. Referred to the Auditing Committee.

. Mrs. Farmer, the Corresponding Secretary, read her report

1 which was accepted, ordered condensed and spread upon the
minutes.

, Mrs. James Bennett, the Kentucky member of the Executive
Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association,
read her report. which was accepted, ordered condensed and spread
upon the minutes.

The following resolution was adopted:

That we tender the thanks of this Convention to Mr. Henry
Blackwell for his offer to give a public address before the Constitu-
tional Convention and also for valuable literature mailed to each
member of the Convention.

Mrs. Mary B. Clay moved that H011. W. B. Smith be tendered

: a vote of thanks for championing and securing a law giving the

t wages of women to themselves independent of the husband. Also

" a vote of thanks to Judge Lindsay and all members Of our last

‘ Legislature who in any way helped to bring the cause to ultimate

‘ . - success.

Mrs. M. A. Watts moved that the “Witness” published at

’ Frankfort, Ky. in connection with the “\Voman‘s Journal” be

1 made our state organ and that we use our efforts to increase its
circulation. Mrs. Shepard was elected to report the convention
for the “ Witness" to Dr. Smith of Frankfort.

The President called a meeting of the Plan of Work Commit—
tee to be held immediately after the adjournment of the afternoon

' session.

. AFTERNOON SESSION. '

The Convention was called to order by the President. Script—
ure reading and prayer by Mrs. Sawyer.

. Minutes of the morning session read and adopted. The

,. President‘s Annual Address showed great strength and power, and
a full knowledge of the laws of Kentucky. By an unanimous

. vote the address was ordered published.

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Miss Mary Light read a paper upon “The meaning of 1
Woman’s Rights,” the Convention voted to have it published.
Mrs. M. A. Watts read a paper, “Questions Unanswered “
discussion followed. ‘
Mrs. Mary B. Clay gave a paper on “ Farming as a business for 3‘
women,” to be published in the “ VVoman’s Journal." A
Mrs. Shepard was appointed to write a letter of thanks to Dr.
Smith, editor Of the “ \Vitness ” for the liberal contribution of his '
paper which was distributed in the Convention. 0
Meeting adjourned. {
EVENING SESSION. l
At half past seven at the Court House. the meeting opened
with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hageman. Mrs. Isabella H. Shepard ‘
and Mrs. Josephine K. Henry addressed a large audience in behalf
Of woman. !
SECOND DAY.w—MORNING SESSION. l
December 4, 1890. i
Convention called to order by the President. Reading of j
the Scriptures and prayer by Mrs. M. A. Watts. Minutes of the
preceding afternoon read and approved. 1
Mrs. Farmer read her report as State Organizer, she wished
to resign her position but the Convention prevailed on her to ‘
re—consider. Miss Clay read a letter from Mrs. Sarah R. Boreing !
enclosing ten dollars to the Convention, it was voted to be used as !
part of the fund lor the Frankfort Committee. 4
Mrs. Mary B. Clay read a paper prepared by Mrs. M. F.
Rodgers upon “ Educational opportunities for women." l
Mrs. Boreing‘s paper upon “Hygiene and Dress Improvement“ 1
was read by Mrs. Henry. l
The election of oﬂicers was the next order of business; the l
result was as follows : Q
President, Miss Laura B. Clay. ,l
First Vz're President, » - — — - Mrs. Mary B. Clay.
Sewmt Vice President, — ~ - — H011. W. R. Ramsey.
T/zz'rd Vite President, — — — » Mrs. Mary H. Johnson.
Corresponding Secretar}; — — - Mrs. Eugenia B. Farmer. l
Rerordz‘n‘gr Secretary, — ~ — — Miss Mary E. Light. I
Tremmer, — — — - — Mrs. Isabella H. Shepard. '
Mrs Josephine K. Henry was elected the member of the
Executive Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage
Association. Three delegates also were elected. l
First /)e/egate, — - — - - Mrs. Eugenia B. Farmer. l
Second Delegate, — ~ » — — - Mrs. M. A. Watts. 1
T/zz‘ra’ Delegate, , — — — - Mrs. Mary B. Clay. .
Mrs. S. H. Sawyer was elected ﬁrst alternate of the three !
delegates, also the fourth delegate if entitled to another. The l
following ﬁve alternates were elected. Mrs. Shepard, Mrs. Ben— l
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‘ Mrs. Sawyer moved that in case the delegation should not be
‘ full in Washington, the regularly elected delegates be empowered
to ﬁll the delegation by members of the State Association present
who are in good standing.
,I The Plan of Work and Frankfort Committees were directed
‘ to meet at Mrs. Bennetts at nine o'clock Friday morning. An
" informal discussion followed upon the importance of the work
- required of the Frankfort Committee before going and while in '
0 Frankfort.
I AFTERNOON SESSION.
i Convention called to order by the President; Scripture
I reading and Prayer by Mrs. S. H. Sawyer
1 Minutes of the Morning Session read and approved.
. Concluding report of the Committee on Plan of Work sub-
! mitted. The nominated list of Superintendents of departments was
. read and approved by the Convention Mrs. Bennett resigned as
E Superintendent of National Enrollment and Mrs. William Arnold
I was elected for that department. Mrs. May R. Patterson sent her
I paper on “School Suffrage for \Vomen," read by Mrs. Shepard.
The Honorable \V. B. Smith was invited to address the Con—
vention; his remarks were enjoyed by all present. Mrs. Sawyer
I read the report of the Committee on ResolutIons. Mrs. Josephine
i K. Henry read her report, " Legislative and Petition \Vork” of
I the Kentucky Equal Rights Association. Mrs. Mary B. Clay
: called the attention of the Convention to the life size picture of
’ Susan B. Anthony, draped with the United States flag, and photo—
graph of Mrs. Lucy Stone placed conspicuously on the table. '
: Mrs. Henry came forward and paid a most glowing and beautiful
I tribute to Miss Anthony, the originator and leader of American
! . Woman Suffrage. Dr. J. M. Foster read an excellent paper on
I “Women in the Medical Profession.“ Mrs. Sara 'E. Randall
I? Boreing gave a paper 011 “\Vill an educational qualiﬁcation for
,‘ women be an advantage to the Suffrage work in Kentucky? ”
it On motion of Mrs. Farmer the following resolution was
passed by an unanimous vote of the Convention. Resolved, That
I it is the opinion of this Convention that the Presidents of the
i State Associations should be the Vice-Presidents of the National
1 American \Voman SuiTrage Association. Convention adjourned.
l EVENING SESSION.
¢ The evening meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev. J.
T O. A. Vaughn, after which the Rev. J. G. Fee gave an excellent
,I address on Woman Suffrage.
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11 MINUTES OF THE PLAN OF WORK AND EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
Friday, 9 A. M., December :3, 1890.
Plan of “fork and Executive Committees met in joint session -
to complete arrangements for the ensuing year's work, at the resi—
dence of Mrs. James Bennett. After prayer, the Executive 1 ‘
Committee made the following appropriations; two dollars for g
printing programmes, three dollars to the department of Bible ’
Study and three dollars to the department of Legislative and
Petition Work.
To the Free Lecture Bureau was appropriated what might be
left in the treasury after the necessary expenses were paid. Mrs.
Shepard was appointed to convey the thanks of the Association to
Rev. J. G. Fee for his able address and to offer to defray his .
expenses to and from the Convention, but Mr. Fee added to his
liberality in giving his services to the Association by declining to
receive reimbursement.
Mrs. \Vatts extended an invitation from the Louisville Associa—
tion to hold the next animal meeting in Louisville in November,
1891, which was accepted.
011 motion of Mrs. Mary B. Clay, it was decided to continue
the efforts of the Association to secure women on the state boards
of public institutions and to sscure women physicians in the
asylums for the insane.
Mrs. Sawyer moved that a tract on co—education be published
to insist in opening the colleges to women, this was carried and
Mrs. Sawyer was requested to prepare the tract.
The treasurer announced that ﬁfty—ﬁve dollars had been placed
in the Frankfort fund. Mrs. \Vatts said she would try and raise ,
an additional sum in Louisville.
It was decided that the Frankfort Committee should proceed i
to Frankfort on Tuesday, December 9. ’ "
Mrs. Farmer was appointed Secretary of the Free Lecture '
Bureau. The committee arose. i
REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. ,
The ﬁrst work accomplished after the close of the Convention ,
of 1889, was the circulation throughout the state of the Property '
' . Rights petitions. A committee of eight women went to Frankfort '
1/; to present the Property Rights of \Vomen and \Vomen’s Physician
Bill. Through this committee a petition signed with nine thou—
sand names was sent to the Legislature; of this number Mrs.
Hubbard of Hickman, Ky. sent in a splendid list of two thousand
two hundred and forty names.
Hon. “1. B. Smith of Richmond, Ky. drew up and presented
the following bill, which passed both Houses and was signed by
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House Bill 151. “ Enabling married women of the Common—
wealth of Kentucky to sue for and collect in their own name
whatever may be due them for work and labor done by them.”
_ Senator Lindsay presented the Property Rights Bill which
' passed the Senate by a vote of twenty-four to eleven, but the House
» g defeated the passage of it by the members leaving the House and
I . ' breaking the quorum.
1 , ' Hon. \V. B. Smith, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Thomas and others »
L bravely supported this property bill and Governor Buckner signi-
J, tied his willingness to sign it, if it had passed both houses.
On October 7th, 1890, the following committee made an
appeal to the Constitutional Convention to secure the Rights of
\Vomen in the new constitution, Mrs. James Bennett, Miss Laura
Clay, Mrs. Eugenia B. Farmer, Mrs. I. H. Shepard and Mrs.
Josephine K. Henry.
On the evening of October 0th, the Hall of Representatives
' was ﬁlled with an attentive audience which was addressed by Miss
Laura Clay, Mrs. Shepard and Mrs. Bennett in the interest of
Rights of \Vomen and School Suffrage.
Mrs. Henry was given a hearing before the committee on
\Voman's‘ Rights, in the interest of Property Rights.
Mrs, Mary B. Clay, Miss Laura Clay and Mrs. Eugenia B.
Farmer, members of the Executive Committee, attended the Con—
vention of the Farmer’s Alliance of Kentucky, in Lexington,
October ch. Two suffrage resolutions were sent in and one ‘
thousand pages of Suffrage Literature was distributed.
The past year has shown an immense amount of work
accomplished throughout the state. 1891 is expected to be a
memorable year in the advancement of the Kentucky Equal Rights
Association.
' ICUGENIA B. FARMER, Cor. Secy. '
‘ Covington, Ky. Kentucky Equal Rights Association.
.' REPORT OF THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE
_ . COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL AMERICAN
\VOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.
, The Kentucky Equal Rights Association voted to become
auxiliary to the National American \Voman Suffrage Association
. at its second annual meeting in Lexington, November 21, 1889.
' Until recently the suffragists in the United States have been
' divided into two great branches, the National and the American
Woman Suffrage Associations; the National working principally
to obtain suffrage through the United States Congress, while the
American directed its efforts chiefly to securing this result through
the state Legislatures, but in l889 these two branches united into
. one organization called the National American Woman Suffrage
Association. The ﬁrst convention of the united societies met in
\Vashington city in February, 185?”, where the following general
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l Elizabeth Cady Stanton, New York — — - President
Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N. Y. — — [die—Pres. a! large.
Lucy Stone, 3 Park St. Boston Mass. — C/zai7’711a7z Ex. Com.
Jane H. Spoﬂord, Riggs House, \Vashington, D. C. Treasurer.
Alice Stone Blackwell, 3 Park St., Boston, Mass. Cor. Scare/awry.
Rachel Foster Avery, 748 N Nineteenth St. Phila. Rec. Secrelary. (» ,
Eliza Titus Ward and Rev. E. A. Hinckley, — — Audi/07’s. ii
Rev. Anna H. Shaw, 7—18 N. Nineteenth St. Phila. Na]. Ledm'er. '
The president of each auxiliary state association is ex—ojﬁ‘z‘o l1
vice-president of the National American Woman Suﬁrage Associ-
ation. About forty honorary vice-presidents were also elected.
The basis of representation is three delegates from each auxiliary
state association with one additional delegate for each one hundred
paying members. Each auxiliary is also entitled to elect one
member of the Executive Committee of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. The state dues to the National
American \Voman Suffrage Association are ten cents for each
member.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. JAMES BENNETT.
OFFICERS, TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING, ETC. OF
LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS.
LEXINGTON.
President: MIss L;\l'l<.\ CLAY. Car. Suc’y: MRs. H. B. CHENAULT.
Meets weekly in the City Library; have regular Bible Readings
nineteen regular members, one honorary. Held one public meeting this
year. Five dollars subscribed for suffrage papers. Ten dollars raised for
. all purpos-s since the last annual meeting. The members do not generally
wear the yellow ribbon. .
COVINGTON.
Prz’sz'dcm‘: MRs. IC. 1’). FARMER. Scr/‘Ela/j/x MRs. I. H. SHEPARD. ?
Meets twice a month at private houses; have ﬁfteen regular members; i
no honorary. Have held one public meeting this year. Subscribed ,
for twelve copies of the Woman's Column. Paid ﬁve dollars and twenty—ﬁve '
cents to the state treasurer. Have taken up the department of school
suffrage. Our members generally wear the yellow ribbon. '
LONDON.
President: MR. W. R. RAMSEY.
Car. .S‘a"y: MRs. SARAH E. RANDALL BOREING. .
Meets monthly; have no headquarters. Nine members. Three dollars .
and ﬁfteen cents paid to state treasurer. The members do not wear the yel-
low ribbon. '
LOUISVILLE.
Preside/12‘: MRs. M. A. VVATTS. Cor. Sec’y: Mus. M. W. HUBER.
Meet monthly at private houses; ﬁfteen members, no honorary. The
Bible always read in the meetings. Have taken up the department of muni-
cipal government. Three dollars andeighty-ﬁveeents paid to the state treasurer.
One public meeting held this year. Twelve copies of the Woman’s Journal
and Woman’s Column have been taken. The yellow ribbon is not generally
worn.
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RICHMOND.
President: Mas. JAMES BENNE'I‘T. Cor. Serb/s Mas. HUGH L. WHITE.
Meets once a month at headquarters; twenty—four regular members;
no honorary. The Bible is read at the meetings. Have taken up the depart-
ment of Educational Legislation and National Enrollment. Twenty-four dol-
lars raised for allpurposessince the last annual meeting. Five dollars paidto
I? the State Treasurer. One public meeting held. Five copies of the different
I, ‘ Suffrage Papers taken. Do not generally wear the yellow ribbon.
‘1 REPORT OF TREASURER KY. EQUAL RIGHTS ASSC’N.
1889—00.
To balance, Nov. 21, 1889......2725 ' By Expenses, Nov. 0,
Donation, Mrs. Henry.......... 10.00 (Miss Dean)...l].85
“ Mrs. M. B. Clay .....12.00 “ “ of one member .. 2.15
“ Miss Clay.............. 5.00 “ Dept.work(Mrs.Sawyer,’89) 3.00
“ Friend 2.00 “ National Dues 252’)
Collections, Nov. 19—20 8.88 “ Printing (Commonwealth) 2.50
Amt. paid extra by locals......lO.25 “ l)ept.work (Mrs.Sawyer,’90) $5.00
Members of State Association 3.00 “ Legislative work (Mrs. H.) 3.00
Miss Clay (Woman's Journal) 20.00 ——
Dues paid by locals:— 50.75

London 3.15 Balance, Dec. 5, [S90 71.88

Louisville 3.87)

Covington........................ 4.26

Lexington....... 4.25

Richmond 8.75 .

$122.63 $122.63

REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF BIBLE STUDY.

The great advancement made in the ecclesiastical emancipation
of women in the past year is a source of thanksgiving. The dis-
cussion 011 the admission of women as delegates to the General
Conferences of the M. E. Church has greatly advanced the work.

If The arguments advanced by the opposition are such as will
i- help on instead of retard the measure. \Ve believe that Rev. J.
I W. Bashford's leaﬂet “ Shall Women be Admitted to the General
9 Conference ” has been an incalculable beneﬁt in securing the
. majority vote in favor of the admission of women. We have dis~
tributed one thousand of these in Kentucky and believe that ﬁve
hundred more at least have been distributed by other members of
the Association.
. The Free Methodist General Conference passed a resolution
. at their recent meeting that no one otherwise qualiﬁed should be
refused ordination on account of sex, race or condition.

‘ At the Cleveland Conference of the Congregational Church,
held at Strongville, Ohio, October 21st and 22nd, Miss Juanita -
Breckenridge, a graduate of Oberlin Seminary applied for ordina—
tion; a majority of the committee to whom her case was referred
were in favor of ordaining her and the Conference sustained the
report by a vote of thirty-three to ﬁfteen. .

At a convention of the Christian Church held lately at Marion,
Indiana, women were delegates with equal recognition, and at the

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Missouri State meeting of that Church the women were given a I;
f whale day and evening in the middle of the session‘for presenting ‘
i their work instead of as is usual, an hour at the most inopportune «
. time. I
f‘ The Massachusetts Convention of Universalists passed resolu— i
I, tions to the effect that it is unjust to exclude women from direct ‘ ,
, representation in a government they are taxed to support. ,_
, We have also cause for thankfulness for the advancement of :
‘ this department in Kentucky. God is using the few Morris's and
Deerings to bring the ministerial ranks to our side and to show ‘
the women of the Church what an ignoble position they occupy so
far as the church law is concerned.
I know of more than one convert to Equal Rights made so by
Rev. Deering's article, and I have failed to ﬁnd a woman promi—
nent in church work, who has not denounced the article.
In pursuance with the authority given at the last Convention,
I have obtained testimonials in favor of Equal Rights from ﬁve
Kentucky clergymen and when more are obtained will publish
‘ them in leaﬂet form.
Have had several ministers who have held very extreme views
to say that the Bible would uphold women in praying, exhorting
and teaching in public congregations. This is a step in advance.
- Received as donations for department work-z
. From individuals, ~ — — — - — $4 80
From State Treasurer - — , , - 3 00 1
Iixpended for literature and postage, — , , 10 80
Distributed leaﬂets, — — ~ - 5838 pages. .
Dr. Bashford‘s “ Bible and \Vomen," , 12 copies.
Dr. Fitch's “At the Temple Gate," v — 8 copies.
3 In addition to the literature recommended last year, would
advise the circulation of “At the Temple Gate Or the Rights of
\Vomen to the Gospel Ministry ” by Rev. H. P. Fitch, pastor, Bap-
tist Church of Hastings, Nebraska. Mrs. \Vallace’s tract, “ A ‘
Whole Humanity," “ Let Your \Vomen Keep Silence in the l
Churches " and, “ Does the Bible teach the Subordination of .
Women." The last'three can be obtained of the \V. T. P. A., 161
La Salle St, Chicago, Illinois, the former of the author, or I will
take orders for it. ‘
There are about seven hundred women preachers, pastors and
; evangelists in the United States. Four that I know of that do ~
successful work in Kentucky. .?
Let us therefore thank God and take courage.
- Mas. S. H. SAWYER, *
Superintendent.
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l This has been a busy year in this department as both the
“ General Assembly and Constitutional Convention have be