Early 20th Century Women's Suffrage
Wayne County, NY
Ninth Annual Convention
of the
Wayne County
Woman's Suffrage Association
M.E. Church, Alton, New York
Friday, June 17th, 1910
PROGRAM
10:00 A.M.
Convention called to order by 1st Vice-President | Mrs. F. D. Gaylord |
Prayer | Mrs. H.N. Becker |
Report of Credential Committee |
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Minutes of Last Convention |
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Appointment of Committees: | Entertainment, Nominating and Resolutions |
Report of Officers |
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Election of Officers and Delegates to State Convention |
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Miscellaneous Business |
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Reports of Local Clubs: | Alton Butler Lincoln Lyons Marengo Newark Palmyra Savannah Sodus Williamson |
Dinner Served at the Alton Hotel, 40 cents |
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2:30 P. M.
Prayer | Rev. O. F. Fero |
Music |
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Address of Welcome | Mrs. Anson F. Gatchell |
Greetings,
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W. C.T. U. | Mrs. G. E. Burns, Alton |
Grange | Mrs. Emily Thompson, Alton |
W. R. C. | Mrs. Florida Lawrence, Wolcott |
Response | Mrs. F. D. Gaylord, Sodus |
Music |
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Ten Minute Talks | Rev. Arthur W. Battey, Sodus; Rev. H. N. Becker, Alton; Rev. D. B. McMurdy, Sodus |
Duet | Mrs. T. F. Madden and Mrs. Nettie Richards, Sodus |
Question Box | Miss Harriet May Mills, Syracuse |
Music |
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Address - "Responsibility as a Factor in Woman's Development | Rev. H. E. Hyde, Red Creek |
Solo | Miss Pearl Becker, Alton |
Adjournment |
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Supper will be furnished free in the church by the Alton ladies
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8:00 P. M.
Music |
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Devotional Service | Rev. H. N. Becker, Alton |
Music |
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Poem | Mrs. A. F. Gatchell |
Paper |
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Solo | Mrs. E. A. DeZutter, Williamson |
Address | Miss Harriet May Mills, Syracuse |
Report of Committee on Resolutions |
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Duet | Mrs. T. F. Madden and Mrs. Nettie Richards, Sodus |
Benediction |
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TENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
of the
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION
of Wayne County
at the M. E. Church, Williamson,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1911
OFFICERS
President | Mrs. Edward A. DeZutter, Williamson |
First Vice-President | Mrs. A. D. Clark, Alton |
Second Vice-President | Mrs. F. D. Gaylord, Sodus |
Recording Secretary | Mrs. Hannah R. Tinsley, Lyons |
Corresponding Secretary | Mrs. D. W. Gieble, Williamson |
Treasurer | Mrs. Joel Thorne, Marengo |
Auditors | Mrs. Leland Pratt, Newark Miss Nash, Sodus |
PRESIDENTS OF LOCAL CLUBS
Alton | Mrs. A. D. Clark |
Lyons | Mrs. Lisette C. Parshall |
Lincoln | Mrs. Cora M. Rogers |
Marengo | Mrs. Joel Thorne |
Newark | Mrs. Spencer Post |
Sodus | Mrs. F. D. Gaylord |
South Butler | Mrs. F. E. Davis |
Williamson | Mrs. E. A. DeZutter |
MORNING SESSION, 10:30 O'CLOCK
Singing, America |
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Report of Credential Committee |
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Appointment of Committees: | Entertainment, Nominating and Resolutions. |
Report of Officers |
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Election of Officers and Delegates to State Convention. | |
Pledges for State Work. |
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Report of Local Clubs. |
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Price of Dinner, 35 cents. |
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AFTERNOON SESSION, 2:15 O'CLOCK
Prayer | Rev. Matthew Gaffney |
Solo | Mrs. Stanley Fairbanks |
Address of Welcome | Mrs. Edwin Harrison |
Response | Mrs. A. D. Clark |
Address | Mrs. E. A. DeZutter |
Discussion - "Club Management" | Led by Mrs. Anna G. Putnam |
Symposium - "The Twentieth Century Woman" |
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(a) In the Industries and Finance | Mrs. A. D. Waterman |
(b) In Philanthropy and Reform | Mrs. H. Clara Hopkins |
(c) In the Home | Mrs. Anson F. Gatchell |
Clarinet Duet | Leland Fuller and John Bennett |
Paper - "World Progress of Woman's Suffrage" | Mrs. E. O. Rogers |
"Legislative Work" | Miss Harriet May Mills, Syracuse |
Reading - "Three Dreams in a Desert" | Mrs. E. G. Frazier, Rochester |
Supper will be Served by the Williamson Club. |
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EVENING SESSION, 8:00 O'CLOCK
Music |
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Devotional Service | Rev. J. C. Henry |
Report of Committee on Resolutions |
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Pantomime - "America" | Christine DeZutter |
Address | Rev. Edwin A. Rumball, Rochester |
Solo | Miss Gertrude Hicock |
"Last Words" | Miss Harriet May Mills, Syracuse |
Note: Harriet May Mills (1857 - 1935) was the daughter of Syracuse NY abolitionists C.D.B. Mills and Harriet Smith Mills, her middle name taken after famous Syracuse abolitionist Rev. Samuel J. May. Harriet earned her bachelor's degree from Cornell University, taught for a number of years at several private schools, and, influenced by feminists Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone, eventually became a political activist and dedicated herself to the suffrage movement. In 1892 she founded the Political Equality Club in Syracuse. In the 1890s she traveled to other states to help organize and promote suffrage activities, lecture, and fundraise. Her home in Syracuse became the headquarters of The New York State Women's Suffrage Association (NYSWSA), and she was elected president of the organization in 1910. In 1920, she became the first woman to run for state-wide office in NY State, running for Secretary of State. In 1934, the women's building at the New York State Fairgrounds was named the Harriet May Mills Building.
Lyons Republican, September 13, 1912
WAYNE SUFFRAGISTS
FORM ORGANIZATION
Harriet May Mills Addresses Annual
Meeting of Wayne County Association at Lyons.
Wayne county women suffragists are more than pleased with the interest taken in their meetings held in this village last Saturday. For some unknown reason a couple of the Wayne county societies were not represented, although they were expected. It was a disappointment to the officers that the missing ones did not get here, and they have yet to learn why.
The morning meeting was held in the Civic Club rooms and was largely attended. This meeting was of a business nature. Mrs. L. C. Parshall of this village delivered the address of welcome and the response was heard from Mrs. Frank Gaylord of Sodus.
The necessity of a strong county organization was brought out by several of the speakers and all present pledged themselves to make a great effort during the ensuing year. It was pointed out that the Woman's Suffrage movement was behind times in this county as compared to several other counties of the state, and it is the hope of the members that they will be able to catch up during the next twelve months.
Officers were elected as follows: President, Mrs. Eugene Rodgers, of Lincoln; vice-president, Mrs. L. Parshall, of Lyons; recording secretary, Mrs. H. T. Tinsley, of Lyons; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Braithwaite, of Lincoln; treasurer, Mrs. George Barclay, of Sodus.
The following delegates and alternates to the state convention to be held at Utica, October 15th to 18th, were elected. Delegates, Mrs. H. T. Tinsley, Lyons; Mrs. L. Parshall, Lyons; Mrs. Frank Gaylord, Sodus. Alternates, Mrs. E. T. Ennis, Lyons; Mrs. George Barclay, Sodus; Mrs. Braithwaite, Lincoln.
In the afternoon Harriet May Mills, president of the state organization, delivered an address in the park which was listened to attentively by a large crowd of women and about the same number of men. In her talk Mrs. Mills praised Senator Griffith highly for his stand on the equal suffrage bills in the senate last session, but she scored Assemblyman Yeomans for his position, concluding her remarks about Mr. Yeomans, with the assertion that he was the only member of the Judiciary committee who voted against the submission of the proposition to change the amendment to give the women the right to vote. Mrs. Mills also spoke at the morning business meeting. She is an interesting talker and believes in woman suffrage from the bottom of her heart. Her remarks were heard by appreciative audiences, and from her manner it would seem that a majority of her hearers favor the movement.
Note: Frederick W. Griffith, of Palmyra, was a member of the New York State Senate from 1910 - 1912. Albert Yeomans, of Walworth, was a New York State Assemblyman, serving Wayne County from 1911 to 1913.
The above programs and newspaper article courtesy of the Office of the County Historian, Lyons, New York.
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