ion of
the Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment to the Legislatures by Congress
seemed near and at the request of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, the
national president, a Ratification Committee was formed in December.
Helen T. (Mrs. S. W.) Belford was acting chairman with Mesdames
Walser, Hood, McKenzie, Mack, Church, Boyd, Bray, Franzman, Fannie B.
Patrick and Emma Vanderlith members. At the request of this committee
a resolution was presented to the Legislature by Mrs. Hurst on Jan.
22, 1919, asking this body to memorialize Congress in favor of the
amendment. It passed the Assembly January 23 with but one dissenting
vote; the Senate January 29 unanimously and the Nevada U. S. Senators
were requested to present and actively support it.

In March the committee elected Mrs. Patrick delegate to the national
suffrage convention in St. Louis and in April it met to hear her
report and details of the proposed League of Women Voters. The
following July a meeting was held to listen to Mrs. Minnie S.
Cunningham of Texas and Mrs. Ben Hooper of Wisconsin, who were touring
certain States under the auspices of the National Association, to
consult the Governors on the question of special sessions for the
ratification of the Federal Amendment, which had been submitted in
June. Mrs. Patrick and Mrs. Belford accompanied them to Carson City
and had an interview with Governor Emmet D. Boyle. In September the
committee considered the offer of a conference of officers and
chairmen of the National League of Women Voters to be held in Reno. It
was arranged for November 20-21, with Mrs. McKenzie chairman of
program, Mrs. Walser of finance, Mrs. Hurst of halls and Mrs. Belford
of publicity.

The conference met in the Century Club House. Mrs Catt, Miss Jessie R.
Haver, Dr. Valeria H. Parker, Mrs. Jean Nelson Penfield and Miss
Marjorie Shuler, national chairman of publicity, were the guests of
honor. A luncheon at the Riverside Hotel was attended by about 70 men
and women. An evening meeting was held in the Rialto Theater with Mrs.
Patrick presiding. Governor Boyle introduced Mrs. Catt, who gave a
rousing speech, Wake up America, and the others were heard at this and
other times on the various departments of the league's work. At the
last session a State League of Women Voters was organized and later
Mrs. Belford was elected chairman.

RATIFICATION. Governor Boyle issued a call for the Legislature to meet
in special session Feb. 7, 1920, for the expre