owing year
another debate was held at the State Normal School by the pupils. In
both instances the affirmative won.

In 1914 a large suffrage bazar was held under the auspices of all the
clubs in the Fifth Regiment Armory with good financial results. This
year the association entered the political arena, the logical
culmination of previous years of work. Legislation and Publicity was
the slogan. It specialized in ward work, besieged legislative and
political leaders with telegrams and letters, visited their offices
and homes, watched at the polls, worked to defeat anti-suffrage
candidates; addressed shop and factory employees, spoke on street
corners and at county fairs, made use of suffrage posters and unique
advertisements and had parades.

The State Woman Suffrage Association has had but two presidents, Mary
Bentley Thomas of Ednor, 1894-1904 and Emma Maddox Funck, 1904-1920.
The latter was president of the Baltimore City Society 1897-1920.
Others who served as State officers ten years and more were Mary
Badders Holton, Evelyn Albaugh Timanus, Etta H. Maddox, Anne Webb
(Mrs. O. Edward) Janney, Pauline W. Holme, Mary Young Taylor, Edna
Annette Beveridge, Nellie C. Cromwell, Florence E. Barnes, Mary E.
Moore, Margaret Smythe Clark and Annie H. Hoskins. Space will not
permit the names of the many women who were loyal and helpful during
these years. Women were not left entirely alone to fight the battle
and many men besides those mentioned assisted and encouraged.

The Maryland Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage was organized in
Baltimore in 1911, opening its first headquarters in North Charles
Street with Mrs. N. C. Talbott as executive secretary. Later there was
some organization in the counties. The members through public
meetings, legislative hearings and distribution of literature
vigorously carried on their opposition to women's enfranchisement. The
society was affiliated with the National Anti-Suffrage Association and
was organized for the purpose of fighting the movement to enfranchise
women by both Federal and State amendments. The presidents were Mrs.
John Redwood, Mrs. Oscar Leser, Mrs. Rufus Gibbs and Mrs. Robert
Garrett, the last named serving until after the Federal Amendment was
adopted. Other women active in opposition were Mrs. Michael Wild, Mrs.
Rosalie Strauss, Mrs. W. P. E. Wyse, Mrs. P. Lea Thom, Mrs. Coyle
Haslup Adams, Mrs. George A. Frick and Mrs. William L. Marbury. This
association gave s