.
Allen, president of the Washington county and Lucy P. Watson,
president of the Utica Political Equality Clubs; Mrs. William C.
Gannett, president of the Susan B. Anthony Memorial Association; Alice
Lewisohn, noted for her social work in New York, Dr. Charles F. Aked,
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and William M. Ivins.

[130] The History is indebted for this part of the chapter to Mrs.
Oreola Williams Haskell, former president of the Kings County
Political Equality League; head of the Press Bureau of the New York
City Woman Suffrage Party through the two campaigns, 1915-1917, and of
the League of Women Voters from its beginning until the present time.

[131] Extended space is given to the two New York campaigns because
they were the largest ever made and were used as a model by a number
of States in later years.--ED.

[132] The History is indebted for this part of the chapter to Mrs.
Raymond Brown, president of the State Woman Suffrage Association.

[133] Before the committee was fully organized Mrs. Blatch and the
Women's Political Union withdrew to carry on its work independently
and Mrs. Belmont with her Political Equality League also ceased
cooperation.

CHAPTER XXXII.

NORTH CAROLINA.[134]

Previous to 1913 interest in woman suffrage in North Carolina was
still dormant and no attempt had been made at organization. This year,
without any outside pressure, a handful of awakening women met on July
10 at the home of Dr. Isaac M. Taylor of Morgantown to arrange for
gathering into a club those in sympathy with the woman suffrage
movement. Those present were Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Hosfeldt, Mrs. Hughson,
Miss Allen, Miss Riddell, Miss Julia Erwin and Miss Kate Pearsall, who
was elected secretary. Mrs. Hosfeldt was chosen for president and Miss
Mamie Collett for vice-president. Mrs. Hughson, Mrs. Taylor and Miss
Erwin were appointed to formulate the purposes of the society which it
was agreed to call the Morgantown Equal Suffrage Association.

At the next meeting in Miss Erwin's home July 14 Miss Coffey acted as
recording secretary and the organization was completed. Societies were
formed in Greenville and Charlotte and through the efforts of Miss
Susanne Bynum and Miss Anna Forbes Liddell of Charlotte a meeting was
called in that city in November to form a State Association. The
following officers were chosen: President, Mrs. Archibald Henderson,
Chapel Hill; vice presidents, Mrs. Eugene Reilley, Charlotte; Miss
Ge