aniels, made a brief speech and Miss Marjorie Shuler, national
director of publicity, was a speaker. Mrs. Raymond Brown,
vice-president of the National Association, and Miss Shuler addressed
the convention and the public meeting in the evening, over which Mrs.
Daniels presided. Twenty-four leagues were reported, largely the fruit
of the organization work done during the year by Mrs. Mary O. Cowper
of Durham, who had the assistance of Miss Mary E. Pidgeon, a national
organizer. During the year a series of related suffrage papers were
prepared by members of the Greensboro league and distributed by the
State league among the different branches. Miss Weil was continued as
president. Reports of all committees and of the work in general
throughout the State, were so encouraging that Miss Shuler frequently
voiced the common feeling, "North Carolina will ratify."

Among the North Carolina women who have made addresses for suffrage in
the State are: Dr. Delia Dixon-Carroll, Miss Louise Alexander, Miss
Clara B. Byrd, Mrs. Cunningham, Miss Harriet Elliott, Mrs.
Fairbrother, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Jerman, Mrs. Lingle, Mrs. T. D.
Jones, Mrs. Platt, Miss Weil.

When the State Equal Suffrage League was organized in 1913 many of the
newspapers refused to carry stories about it or assist in advertising
it in any way. Gradually, however, they have been won over almost
without exception, not only to the publishing of news but many of the
most influential papers contained during 1920 convincing editorials in
behalf of equal suffrage, so that the women who are working for it
regard the newspapers as among their strongest allies. Special mention
should be made of the vigorous support of ratification of the Federal
Suffrage Amendment by the Raleigh _News and Observer_, the Greensboro
_Daily News_ and the Charlotte _Observer_.

The workers are greatly indebted to Chief Justice Clark, who for years
has been an unfailing champion of equal suffrage and real democracy.
Deep indebtedness is acknowledged to Dr. Shaw, who a number of times
came to speak and whose memory is held in deep affection by North
Carolina suffragists. Her last visit was made when she gave the
commencement address at the College for Women at Greensboro in May,
1919, wearing the medal for distinguished service given by Secretary
of War Baker the preceding day. A few years ago a beautiful residence
for the women students was erected on the college grounds. She had
spoken severa