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MARYLAND SUFFRAGE NEWS
SUPPLEMENT TO THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL
VOL. I No. 36
DEDICATION.
To the poor women without
homes, to the little toilers who
should be in the schools and play
grounds, to the white slaves in
their tragic bondage, and to the
children who die, these pages are
dedicated! May every woman who
is not too idle to have a thought, or
too vain to have a soul, or too rich
in gold to have a heart, join in the
great struggle for women’s free
dom!
Purity, Liberty, Justice these
we must work for!
THE LAMP OF SACRIFICE
The organization of two new
counties is under contemplation,
Carroll and Dorchester. In Car
roll especially the outlook is very
bright in consequence of work done
at the Alt. Airy Fair for the past
two years. It will take about two
months to effect good, substantial
working organizations, and it is
hoped that sufficient funds will be
forthcoming to make it possible to
enter upon the work early in Janu
ary. The initial cost will be about
SSOO for literature, traveling ex
penses. hall rentals, organizers' sal
ary, etc. Hut after the work is done
tn. jK.Npic in Cairo;! a.*'.” Cur
Chester counties will be able to pay
their own propaganda expenses,
and thus relieve the State League
of a great burden. It is the old
economical proposition of helping
people to help themselves. Will you
take part ?
Please send all contributions to
the Alakyi.ani) Srii-RAoi: Xiavs,
817 North Charles street.
E. O. W S .50
E. V. 1 25
Eastman meeting 1.00
Usher .15
1 Delegate .10
Halto. Co .25
Xmas seal .25
Alontgomerv .25
Volunteer .25
Previously acknowledged. . 677.97
Total $680.97
The women of I larrisonville are
looking forward to a suffrage meet
ing, which they hope to arrange
sometime during the winter.
SUFFRAGE RALLY!
oADDRESS ON
“The Real Reasons for Woman Suffrage”
BY
MAX EASTMAN
MEDICAL FACULTY BUILDING 1211 CATHEDRAL STREET
Tuesday Evening, December 10th, 8 P. M.
Tickets 25c. each, on sale NOW
Just Government League Headquarters, 817 N. Charles St.
4° w.
IN EXCHANGE FOR VOTES balto. ]
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EVENTS OF THE WEEK
Monday, December <j —Rally
Committee meeting at headquarters
at i 1 A. M.
Tuesday, December to —Head-
quarters Committee meeting at
headquarters at 12 M.; Suffrage
“At Home” at headquarters from
4 to 5.30 to meet Mr. Max East
man ; meeting at Medical Faculty
Building at <S ]\ M. Mr. Max
Eastman will speak on "'The Real
Reasons for Woman Suffrage.”
Wednesday, December 11 —Ex-
ecutive Committee meeting at head
quarters at 4 P. M.
Thursday. December 12—-Suf
frage Day Committee meeting at
headquarters at 11 A. M.
F'ridav, December it —Parade
j ,
j Committee meeting at headquarters
I at 4 P. M.: Maryland Si'itraok
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Xi:\vs Committee meeting at head
-1
j quarters from 12 to 1.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1912
BALTIMORE PARADE
Plans Launched for Great Assemblage
of Suffrage Workers to Be Held
on May 31.
At a most enthusiastic meeting
on Tuesday, December 3. at 4 P.
.M.. at 817 North Charles street, the
initial plans were formulated for
the next Baltimore parade. The
day was fixed for Saturday, May
31, and 5 o’clock was tentatively
named as the hour at which the
parade would start. Mrs. F. F.
Ramey was elected chairman of the
committee, Mrs. \V. S. Symington,
Jr., recording secretary; Mrs. R. T.
Foster, corresponding secretary,
and Miss M. IF Lent, treasurer.
Miss Ellen LaMotte was elected
chairman of the finance-committee,
and Dr. Nellie Y. Mark and several
other arduous workers volunteered
their services for this important de
partment. Dr. Mark delighted
everyone by promising at once to
raise SIOO toward the SIOOO, which
was said to be necessary for general
expenses, and one other member of
the committee promised to raise
SIOO also.
Jt was decided to ask Mrs. liel
mont if she would be wiling to sup
ply the four extra golden chariots
now needed to represent the four
new suffrage States.
Another committee meeting will
be held on Friday, December 13, at
4 o'clock to appoint the advertising
committee, floats committee, music
committee and delegation commit
tees.
CHRISTMAS SALE
Bazar Held By Equal Suffrage League
a Great Success.
The Christmas Fair, which has
been held during the past week at
the Equal Suffrage League head
quarters at 829 North Charles
street, has made suffragists long for
a suffrage shop to be open all the
year round. Such wonderful bar
gains were displayed there that the
finery of the ordinary store has
come to look very unattractive by
contrast. The whole affair was a
tremendous success, and fully re
paid the labors of those who had
arranged it so tastefully.
TALBOT COUNTY
Meeting Arranged by Mrs. Wilcox
Successful.
Mrs. R. T. Foster, Rev. J. C.
Mythen and Mr. Gordon O’Keefe
were the speakers at the meeting
held in < Lxford on Friday, Decem
ber 6, under the auspices of the
Just Franchise League of Talbot
County. The local committee mem
bers derived a great deal of inspira
tion from the meeting, which was a
great success.
SUFFRAGE DAY
DECEMBER 18TH, 9 A. M. TO 5 P. M.
Those willing to fell Christmas seals and postals in the shops, hotel lobbies, etc,
on SUFFRAGE DAY, will kindly send their names at once to
Mrs. John G. Wilson, Chairman,
817 N. Charles Street.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED.
(Date changed from Dec. 11th to Dec. 18th)
\ FIVE CENTS
HOW YOU CAN HELP
I lie great throng nf college wom
en that assembled at McCoy Nall
on lucsday evening, December 3,
at 8 I*. M. to “help keep (joucher
tor liallimore." presented by the
mere token of their existence a
strong argument for granting votes
to women. Surely so many trained
minds ought to be made use of bv
our (iovermnent.
At the same time this splendid
group of college women, number
ing more than 700, silently bespoke
to anyone who knows the workers
in the suffrage ranks, the real rea
son why we have not woman suf
frage in Maryland today. Most of
the wearers of cap and gown could
be recognized as believers in suf
frage. but alas ! so few, .-0 very few,
could be recognized as workers for
the cause. Not more than seven
women of all that 700 are really
contributing any brains or any ap
preciable work or time or money to
the cause of their own enfranchise
ment. It is appalling, but if is true,
that the college graduates in Mary
land do not count in the suffrage
movement. W here they ought to
be leaders, they are merely inactive
believers. It is precisely this leth
argy on the part of the best edu
cated and best conditioned among
I women that makes the path to vic
! lory so thorny for those who are
doing ,1, <- work. Probably the rea-
I son way college women in Mary
land have 11' ’ come ir'o the move-
I
t It *.Ycictu-r i v
have not realized that brains more
than anything else are needed in the
work today. It is easy to see that
the Maryland Suftraue News
itself could be improved enormous
ly by the instillation of more brain
power into its columns.
The organization of a great pa
rade, such as the parade on May 31
should be, demands concentrated
intelligence if it is to be thoroughly
successful.
In the name of your alma mater
then, O college women, come for
ward and offer up your services any
week day between 9 A. M. and 5
I'. M. at 817 North Charles street.
Don't be hoodwinked into thinking
that acquaintance with the truth
has made you free, for you are
slaves just like the rest of us. and
the burden of your duty is even
greater than ours for the opportun
ity that has been given to you.
MEETING AT HEREFORD
A very good meeting was held in
Miller's 1 1 all. Hereford, on Friday
evening, December 6. Miss L. C.
Trax, Mrs. R. T. Foster and Dr. D.
R. Hooker were the speakers. Re
freshments were served after the
meeting bv the ladies of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, Hereford.