devoted much space to denouncing it as a most dishonest
trick and approved heartily the efforts of these women to dismember
the federation. Through their influence six clubs resigned. Sixty-nine
new clubs joined the federation in the twelve months following its
endorsement of the Federal Amendment.[38]

The white women of Atlanta were given the vote in the city Primaries
in May, 1919. For several years all the suffrage forces in the city
had been working to secure this privilege from the Democratic
Executive Committee, but without success. In 1919, however, the
personnel of the committee had changed to such an extent that it was
decided to make another effort. The chairman, E. C. Buchanan, was a
good friend and with his help Mrs. A. G. Helmer, Mrs. Charles Goodman
and Mrs. McDougald had the opportunity of making a personal canvass of
each of its forty-four members. When the chairman called a meeting for
May 3, to consider, he said, the request of the Equal Suffrage Party,
there was every reason to believe they would make a favorable report.
A resolution written by Mrs. McDougald was adopted by a vote of 24 to
1. On the roll call each man stood up and in a few gracious words
expressed his pleasure in being able to show his confidence in the
helpful co-operation of women in city government by granting them this
suffrage. A mass meeting of women was called at once to name a central
committee to take charge of the task of getting the women registered
immediately as a city election was near at hand. Miss Eleanore Raoul
was made chairman, and with her able co-workers in every ward
accomplished a wonderful work. Public meetings addressed by prominent
men and women were held daily; $1,200 were raised and 4,000 women were
registered in a few weeks. The Executive Committee in 1920 again
included women in the electorate and to this body of men is due the
honor of being the first in Georgia to recognize the value of women in
civic affairs.

In 1919 all the district school superintendents inaugurated a series
of competitive debates on the question, Shall Georgia Grant Suffrage
to the Women of the State? This created intense interest in every
county and the Equal Suffrage Party found it difficult to supply the
demand for literature from the hundreds of schools. The Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce elected five women as members in recognition of
their public service. In addressing the Landowners' Convention at
Savannah in November Govern