a matter of democratic policy. The
second took place in Atlanta Nov. 17, 1915, where Mrs. McDougald was
re-elected president and the other officers selected were Mrs. J. D.
Pou of Columbus, first vice-president; Mrs. Cunningham, second; Miss
Schlesinger, secretary; Miss Aurelia Roach, treasurer; Mrs. Millis,
organizer. The party already had branches in 13 counties, including
the largest cities.

The annual convention on Oct. 28, 1916, was held in Atlanta and Mrs.
L. S. Arrington of Augusta was elected president; Mrs. S. B. C. Morgan
of Savannah, first vice-president; Mrs. Harrold, second; Miss Julia
Flisch, secretary, and Miss Annie G. Wright, treasurer, both of
Augusta. The effort in Atlanta to secure a petition for Municipal
suffrage for women had resulted in obtaining the signatures of 6,000
women and 3,000 men. All the delegates to three national Presidential
conventions had been circularized in behalf of a plank for Federal
woman suffrage, and all the members of the Legislature asking for the
submission of a State amendment. The next annual convention was held
in Augusta Nov. 24, 1917, and Mrs. Frank P. McIntire of Savannah was
selected for president. The convention was omitted in 1918, as the
women were occupied with war work.

At the convention held in Savannah Jan. 15, 1919, Mrs. McDougald was
again elected president. The splendidly efficient service of women in
all the departments of war work proved that without them it would have
been most difficult to succeed in the Liberty Bond sales, the Red
Cross and all the "drives" for raising money. The officers of the
Equal Suffrage Party and those of its affiliated societies were
selected as leaders in the work of the Woman's Council of Defense,
National and State.

From every part of the State hundreds of letters were sent to the U.
S. Senators Smith and Hardwick, asking them to vote for the Federal
Suffrage Amendment, but to no avail. The year had been a fruitful one,
even though the Legislature had failed to ratify the Federal
Amendment, which was submitted by Congress in June. An adverse
influence, which it was very hard to combat, was that of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs. Its president, Mrs. Z. L. Fitzpatrick of
Madison and other officials were violently opposed. A large majority
of the women in the city clubs were suffragists and not influenced by
the attitude of the federation officers but this was not true of the
rural women, who were constantly