s founded in 1911 and became
auxiliary to the National American Association. Mrs. Elisabeth King
Ellicott was the president for two years and she was succeeded by Mrs.
W. J. Brown, who was president for one year. The affiliated societies
were the Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore, Woman Suffrage Club of
Montgomery county, Just Franchise League of Talbot county, Junior
Suffrage League of Walbrook, College Suffrage League of Frederick,
Equal Franchise Leagues of Thurmont and Emmitsburg, Junior Suffrage
League of Bryn Mawr School and Political Equality League of Baltimore
county. It joined in the work of the other associations for various
bills in the Legislature until 1914, when it disbanded, and, the
constitution of the National Association now permitting the direct
affiliation of any suffrage society numbering 200 members, the Equal
Suffrage League of Baltimore became a direct auxiliary. In May, 1914,
it met with a great loss in the death of Mrs. Ellicott, who had
organized and held it firm for the non-partisan, non-political,
educational principles of the National Association. She left $25,000
in the hands of trustees, the interest to be used by the league until
equal suffrage had been obtained in Maryland. Mrs. Charles E. Ellicott
then became president and successfully continued the work. The
extensive development of the Children's Playground Association under
her leadership is well known throughout the State.[77]

The Woman Suffrage League of Maryland was formed in February, 1917,
and the Baltimore City Committee took the active place of the Equal
Suffrage League, which became a funding body to carry out the bequest
of Mrs. Ellicott, with Miss Caroline Roberts as president, whose
unwearying and ceaseless service had been for years an inspiration to
her fellow workers. Mrs. Nettie Rogers Shuler, chairman of Campaigns
and Surveys for the National Association, went to Baltimore this
month, meeting there Miss Emma MacAlarney and Miss Eleanor Furman, two
of the national organizers, and planning a speaking and organization
route. The organizers remained in Maryland two months and were very
successful in interesting new groups of people all over the State, who
joined the new Woman Suffrage League. Later Miss Alice Hunt, a
national organizer, took up this work for four weeks. The total cost
to the National Association was over $600.

In the spring of 1917 a Suffrage School was held in Baltimore by the
league to which all