nfluential men and women were present, who
declared themselves in favor of an active campaign and pledged their
support. On motion of Linton C. Hopkins a committee was appointed to
nominate temporary officers, and reported for president Mrs.
McDougald; for vice-president, Mrs. Hopkins, and for secretary, Mrs.
Hugh Lokey. A constitution and by-laws were adopted and a petition
for a State charter was filed under the name of the Equal Suffrage
Party of Georgia.

On July 29 a meeting was called for permanent organization and with
representatives from different parts of the State present the
following were elected: President, Mrs. McDougald; first
vice-president, Mrs. John Dozier Pou of Columbia; second, Miss Mildred
Cunningham of Savannah; secretary, Mrs. Henry Schlesinger; treasurer,
Mrs. Benjamin Elsas; organizer, Mrs. Mary Raoul Millis; auditor, Miss
Genevieve Saunders, all of Atlanta. Members of the Executive Board
were: Mrs. Mary Meade Owens of Augusta; Mrs. Mayhew Cunningham of
Savannah; Miss Anna Griffin of Columbus; Mrs. Charles C. Harrold of
Macon. Affiliated branches were organized with presidents as follows:
In Savannah, Mrs. F. P. McIntire; in Augusta, Mrs. Owens; in Columbus,
Miss Anabel Redd; in Atlanta, Miss Eleanore Raoul; in Macon, Mrs.
Harrold; in Athens, Mrs. W. B. Hill; in Albany, Mrs. D. H. Redfearn.

From these centers a great deal of work was done for suffrage in the
adjacent smaller towns. The city organizations opened offices and
committees of local women were put in charge of the work of raising
money and distributing suffrage propaganda. Tens of thousands of
letters, leaflets, books and speeches were distributed throughout the
State. All of the women's clubs were urged to endorse suffrage;
schools were asked to debate the subject and prizes offered for the
best arguments in debate and in written composition. Suffrage parades
on foot and in automobiles were had in all the cities, suffrage plays
put into the theaters, suffrage slides into the movies and every means
of educating the public was used. The best national speakers were
brought into the State and immense audiences worked up for them. The
beloved Dr. Anna Howard Shaw spoke in Atlanta to one of 6,000. The
National American Woman Suffrage Association, of which the Equal
Suffrage Party was an affiliated branch, gave hearty co-operation in
securing these speakers. The party held annual conventions, where new
officers were generally elected as