gave the women a new zeal and with the
enlightenment of the voters the effort seemed more than worth while.
At the State meeting in October it was decided again to join hands
with the Legislative Council to work for a partial suffrage bill and
to cooperate with the Woman's Franchise League in legislative work if
a mutual decision could be brought about. The association all over the
State was very zealous in behalf of the bill and Mrs. Ray, Mrs. Noland
and Mrs. Stimson worked continuously in the State House until the
Governor signed it on February 28.

To the Legislative Council of Women belongs much of the glory for the
final suffrage victories in Indiana. Formed in 1914 to work with the
Legislature it was composed of the following State organizations
representing 80,000 organized women: Federation of Women's Clubs,
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Mothers' Congress, Woman's
Franchise League, Woman's Press Club, Association of Collegiate
Alumnae, Consumers' League, Woman's Relief Corps, Equal Suffrage
Association. These organizations represented an influence that could
not be ignored. The officers were as follows: President, Mrs. Felix T.
McWhirter (later Mrs. Edward F. White), Indianapolis; vice-presidents:
Miss Vida Newsom, Columbus; Mrs. Flora Millspaugh, Chesterfield; Mrs.
A. D. Moffett, Elwood; secretary-treasurer, Miss Dora Bosart,
Indianapolis. The Executive Committee was composed of the president
and one delegate from each organization and Mrs. S. C. Stimson of
Terre Haute was chairman. The Council was financed by these
organizations, assisted by churches, business men's clubs, ministers',
teachers' and farmers' associations and individual contributions.

The Act was ruled unconstitutional in October but the women had a
taste of citizenship, for all over the State they had registered and
in some places they had voted on prohibition and public improvements.
The Legislative Council sent out 75,000 registration cards. Municipal
authorities had appointed women to places of trust. The Suffrage Board
formulated a plan for the study of citizenship, of the United States
and State constitutions, methods of voting, etc., which has since been
on the program of study for the local societies.

In July, 1917, Mrs. Noland and Mrs. Ray were again asked to speak at
the annual meeting of the Municipal League and the following was
adopted with enthusiasm: "Resolved; That the Municipal League of
Indiana does hereby recommend