xt7b8g8fj44g https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7b8g8fj44g/data/mets.xml  Kentucky Equal Rights Association 1893 Minutes and reports from the annual conventions and other meetings of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association. Includes the following titles: Minutes of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association; Minutes of the Annual Convention of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association; and Report of the Annual Convention of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association. JK1883 .K4, 24 volumes. minutes  English Cincinnati, OH: Robert T. Morris Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Kentucky Equal Rights Association minutes and reports Women -- Suffrage -- Kentucky -- Periodicals Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Kentucky -- Periodicals Kentucky Equal Rights Association, Minutes of the Sixth Annual Convention, Held at the Christian Church, Newport, KY. 1893. text Kentucky Equal Rights Association, Minutes of the Sixth Annual Convention, Held at the Christian Church, Newport, KY. 1893. 1893 2019 true xt7b8g8fj44g section xt7b8g8fj44g aaeweaagasaeaaaaeaaaaa
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2 October 17th, 18th and 19th,1893.
FIFTH STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH, NEWPORT, KY.
GENERAL OFFICERS:
. I’RJCSIIMCN’I” )IISS LAI‘RA CLAY. . 78 North Iirozulwzxy. Lexington.
FIRST VICIC-I’RICSIDENTiI‘IRS. MARY I}. CLAY. . . . Richmond. ‘
SECOND “ MRS. MARY CRAMER, . . . Lexington. '
TIIIRIJ “ MRS. THOMAS L. jONICS. . . Newport.
, CORRESPONDING SieL‘Ric’ltARv MRS. IJZI'GENIA 11.1?ARMER,
HI] Scott Street. Covington.
RECORDING SicL‘R-R’J‘ARY MRS. MARY MITGGICRIDGE. . Bullevnc.
TREASURER »MRS. ISABELLA H. SHEPARD, III IC. Twelfth SL. Covingtmi.
' /‘ ' SI‘I‘ICRIN’I‘I‘ZNIJICX’I‘S Uh DICI’AR'I‘MICN’I‘S.
Nib/v ,S'flztir, to set forth the true position of woman:
i » . MRS. SARAH IVI. SA\\'\’J£R. \\'i1morc.
T . l’a/I'II'm/ 57/1102' MR5. IVIARY C. ROARR. . . . . Lexingtun.
‘, z Litwralm'z': MRS. II. 1’. AVERY. . , . . . . . Anchorage.
' ‘ “ Pram H'arA': )IRS. SARAH G. HI'MI'HRm's, . , . . . Versailles.
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.Vm’z'mm/ linru/llm'u/x IVIRS. S. M. HI‘BRARI). . . . . IIivkmzm.
‘ ngrfA‘latz'Z/z' mu! Iii/HM” [I'm-A's MR5. JOSEPHINE K. HENRY, Versailles.
lidm‘a/iolm/ ()/>/>u/'/m//'/I'mfur H'mmw.’ IVIRS. CAROLINE A. Luncn,
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' ll]dl(.\‘[l‘i(l/ ’/‘ra/nfuy_/Dr [I'm/1m: MR5. ISABELLA II. SIIICI’ARI). Covington.
I /‘/Jlg'1}'ll(’ a)ld/)1'1'.\'.v Improvement SARAH M. SIEWICRS. M. 1)., . Newport.
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‘ Miss ANNA IVII)R(}.—\I\‘, Newport.
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2 KENTUCKY EQI‘AL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. |
LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS. I
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II‘AYE’I‘TE ICQI'AI. RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. :
Pram/ML rMIss LAI'RA CI..\\'. . . . . . . . Lexington. ’
l'I'I‘II—l‘rus‘l'dzIII/”MRs. S. A. CHARLES, . . . . . . “
7‘rms‘myv‘leIRs. )IARY CRAMICR. . . . . . . " . ?
RENTUIV C(JI‘N‘TY EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIA’I‘ION‘. i,‘
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/’/'L’.s‘1‘dw//mMas. ICI'<‘.I:.\'I.\ B. FARAIER. . . . . . Covingtnn. l
Serra/1113’»Tre'axm'z'r73IRs. ISABELLA ll. SHEPARD, . ' . . “ ,
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IA)["IS\'ILLIC EQI'AL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. ,
l’nuric/HM—Mns. CARUIJNF. .-\. mecu. . . . . . Louisville. ,
I'I'az-l’nrrz'a’zr/I/ --1\IIss Enim' I’Il‘ll‘iLICR. . . . . . . “ l
Marc/my“Mas. M. F. HIInIICRII, . . . . . . “ ,’
Y‘I'z’asm‘vrn~Mks. .\I. F. ROGERS. . . . . . . . " i ‘
LAUREL COUNTY EQI'AL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. ;
/’/'{.\'idw//r VHUN. \V. R. RAMsIcY. . . . . . . . London. I
L‘01'7'65/mm/I'ng' ,S‘I'I‘I'I’fa/jt Mas. SARAH RANDALL. . . . . “ ' l,
MADISON COUNTY EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. (
/"l‘¢’.Y/I(l't,’)l/~"l\IRS. Innis BENNETT. . . . . . . Richmond. l
I’izrc-l’rrsfdwz/~ JACUII C(ILLINs, . . . . . . . " |
(‘al'v'z’sfimn/{zz‘g‘ .S‘z’z'rII/aui/AMks. HI‘GII \\'Hl’l‘]“., . . . “ i
‘ A’rmn/I'ng' S‘t’i‘l‘c’flll‘J/r—AIRS. WILLIAM FRANCIS, . . . . “
TI’L’HS/HY’I'thRS. LITCY MCCANN. . . . . . . “
CAMPBELL COI‘NTY EQI'AL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. '
Presidm/ "SARAH M. SIE\\'ICRS, M. 1).. . . . . . . Newport. l
Spire/aw ~AL1CI£ L. NELEANS, . . . . . . . . "
'l‘l‘enxm‘m'~l\/IAR\' A. SMITH. . . . . . . . . “
STATE MEMBERS. T
. MIss Lomsn S<.II"I‘II<;A’I‘I£, \Valttm. Mus. MARY R. I’ATTHRsoN, Lancaster. ‘
Mus. S. M. HUBBARD, Hickman. Mus. S. M. GUUIJKNICH’I‘, Frankfort. ;
. MRs. S (A. _I—III.\;II)IIII.U’1‘I()NS. I ll,
Mrs/Shepard. Mrs Stimson. Mrs. Cramer. Mrs. Clay. ll
. AUDITING COMMITTEE. ' 1
Mrs. Cramer. Mrs. Stimson. . ,f
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Mrs. Mary B. Clay was appointed to obtain subscribers for :3
the Woman’s Journal and \Voman’s Column. l
Committee on Credentials reported twenty delegates and offi— |
cers present. The fraternal delegates from the Twentieth Cen— :
' tury Club of Cincinnati were Mrs. Drucker, Mrs. Sprague, Mrs. J
Mercer and Mrs. Geffs. ‘
The minutes of the Executive Committee were read and .
approved. ’ 9?
Letter read by Mrs. Josephine K. Henry, from Will S. Mar- i
shall, of Lexington, recommending the’publishing of a paper in
the interest of Equal Rights, edited by Mrs, Henry. I l.
Moved to send a telegram of sympathy to Mrs. Lucy Stone, J
in her illness, thanking her for the good she has already done, i

and hoping she may live to see the result of her work.
Mrs, Mary B. Clay and Mrs. Josephine K. Henry were ap— I
pointed to frame the telegram. ,
Plan of Work resolutions read and discussed. Courtesy and l
Dower fully explained by Mrs. Henry. .
Moved by Mrs. Jones that each Association select members
who will work and send their names to superintendent of legisla— l
tive and petition work, to be placed on the Committee of House
of Reform work, and that the time of selection be limited to two g
-' _- g; 3yeek;s;;-fe;:pegnses for same to be solicrtcd. i
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An interesting discussion followed 011 equal guardianship of
their children to both father and mother.
Moved by Mrs. Clay that the Frankfort Committee be con— ’
tinued.
Moved that the president select the Frankfort Committee.
Adjourned
v Tuesday Aflcrnoon.
' 2.00 1’. M. Meeting opened with scripture reading by Mrs.
[ Schrader ot Cincinnati: prayer by Miss Morgan.
l Moved to give Mrs. Schrader, VicesPresident of Ohio \Voman
5‘ Suffrage Association, the privileges of the floor.~—unanimously .
carried.
‘ Moved to finish discussion of plan of work. The remaining
suggestions were adopted.
3 Report of Frankfort Committee read by Mrs Farmer~accepted
ll Moved by Mrs. Mary B. Clay to ask for women physicians in
:1 the Insane Asylums, and that women be placed 011 the Boards of
i; other public state institutions—carried.
1f Moved to petition our Legislature for municipal suffrage—
gl » carried.
2, A very able paper read by Mrs. S. L. Jones entitled “A Plea
ll- for VVoman‘s Suffrage."
2': Annual address by Miss Laura Clay. She pressed upon the
: Convention the importance of a more frequent use of the columns
:l of the local newspapers, and urged our women not to allow an
1‘; undue diffidence of their ability as writers to prevent their pub»
; lishing short articles often. She recommended Bible study on the
,i lines of equal rights for both sexes, and the Christian law of free—
l don1, and pointed out the duty of Sunday—School teachers to
E instruct the children in equal rights from the Scriptures. She
} said one of our principal needs was to send an organizer through
5i the State and ask the associations for advice and assistance how
‘ ' accomplish this. .
7' Report of Dr. Sarah M. Siewers, Superintendent of Hygiene
f and Dress Improvement, accepted.
1 Mrs. Captain \Villiamson extended an invitation to the mem—
“ bers of the Convention to a reception at her house in honor of
l?” Mrs. Henry and Mrs. Humphreys, 0t VersaillesAaccepted.
The Twentieth Century Club, of Cincinnati, invited the Ken—
l tucky Equal Rights Association to join them in inviting the
l National American \Vonian‘s Suffrage As13 Mrs. Jones :3 00
V7 Versallles 5 00
‘ Richmond 5 00
Mrs. Humphreys 5 00
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Miss Laura Clay.
First [/z'cc-Presz'a’wzl, — — — — -' Mrs. Mary B. Clay.
Second Vite-President, » - » — Mrs, Mary Cramer.
, T/zira’ I/z‘cc-Praridenf, — — - — ~ Mrs. Mary K. Jones.
Correspow/zfug Secretary, — F — Mrs Eugenia B. Farmer.
Recording Secrez’aijl, — — - — Mrs. Mary T. Muggeridge.
Treasurer, - — - — — Mrs. Isabella H. Shepard.
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The following delegates to the National American Woman's
Suffrage Association Convention were elected by acclamation.
Mrs. James Bennett was elected the member of the National
Executive Committee: Mrs. Farmer alternate.
Do/cg'a/L‘s .'
Mrs. Henry, Dr. Siewers, Mrs. Cramer, Mrs. Shepard. -
Alter/mics .' W
Mrs. Humphreys, Mrs. Clay, Miss Morgan, Mrs. Francis. ill
Moved that if any member of the delegation be absent in - fil
Washington, the delegation are empowered to fill the vacancy 3,,
from other members of the State'Association present. ’ ‘
Moved that if both delegate and alternate fail, the vacancy
may be filled by a second alternate.
Adjourned. "
T/zlzrsday Af/w'noon.
22.00 P. M. Meeting opened with prayer by Miss Morgan,
followed by the reading of scripture passages on “The Law of
Freedom " by the members.
Sad communication was received of the passing away of
Lucy Stone. '
Moved that a letter of condolence be sent to the husband and
daughter—carried. '
The following Superintendents of Departments were elected
by acclamation :
Bib/o 51nd}, Mrs. Sarah H. Sawyer, Wilmore, Ky.
Polz'tz'ml Shady, Mrs. Mary C. Roark, Lexington.
Lileralnre, Mrs. Susan L. Avery, Anchorage.
Press Work, Mrs. S. G. Humphreys, Versailles.
Nazional Enrollment, Mrs. S. M. Hubbard, Hickman.
Legit/alive and [Jelz'z’ion LVor/c, Mrs. Josephine K. Henry, Versailles. _
Educational Opporlnnz'lz'os /or Women, Mrs. Caroline A. Leech, I,
1735 First St., Louisville, Ky.
Industrial Training/”or Danen, Mrs Isabella H. Shepard,
31 E. Twelfth St., Covington. ‘ v
Hygiene and Draw [in/)rovwnent, Sarah M. Siewers, M. D., K“.
2209 E. Sixth St., Newport.
DVor/c Among Young Poop/e, Mrs. Ella Gibson, Richmond.
Advanroment of Women’s PVorA' in [/26 Pub/Io 56/200/5,
Miss Anna B. Morgan, 25 W. Third St., Newport.
State Organizer, Mrs. Eugenia B. Farmer, 911 Scott St., Covington.
Paper read by Mrs. Humphreys. »
Report of Mrs. Avery, Superintendent of Literature, read and
accepted.
Paper on Hygienic Dress read by Dr. Sarah M. Siewers.
Minutes of afternoon session read and approved.
Adjourned.

 KENTUCKY EQI'AI, Rion'rs Assocnvrmx. 1|
T/mrm’ay Evening.
Meeting opened with prayer by Rev. Vickers. Address by
Rev. G. \V. Bradford, after which a reception was held at the rooms
of the Campbell County Equal Rights Association.

W _ Nan/part, Ky. Friday, Odo/20' 201/3, [893.

mi, Executive Committee met at the residence of Captain john

W Williamson. ' Miss Clay in the chair. After prayer by Miss Clay.

ii, the Executive Committee made the following appropriations:

.‘ Three dollars to Press Work. eight dollars to Legislative and
Petition \Vork; six dollars to Corresponding Secretary; sixteen
dollars for Printing; fifteen dollars to the Frankfort Committee.

The following members were appointed on the Frankfort
Committee: Miss Laura Clay, Mrs. Farmer, Mrs. Avery, Mrs.
Sawyer, Mrs. M. B. Clay and Mrs. Goodknight

The donation of five dollars from Mrs. john Williamson
towards our expenses, and one dollar from Mrs. M. B. Clay accepted
with thanks.

Adjourned. ‘

REPORT OF THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL AMERICAN
WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.

The Twenty-Fifth Annual Convention of the National Amer»
ican Woman Suffrage Association was held in VVashingtou, D. C.,
January, 1803.

'J] The opening address was by Rev. Annis Eastman, a Congre—
gational minister. Thirty-six states were represented, numbering
ninety delegates.

‘ The most important step taken by the Convention was the
__ amendment to the By-Laws, which allows the Convention to meet
W in some other city than Washington the second year of each Con—

gress. The object of meeting in \Vashington was to have a hearing
before each new Congress.

Resolutions were adopted without dissent, except the one
relating to the right of Congressto close the VVorld’s Fair 011
Sunday. This elicited considerable opposition and discussion
before it was tabled. _

The Convention will be held in Washington City in February,

\ 1894, as the new Congress assembles in that year.
Respectfully submitted,
SARAH M. SIEWERS, M. D. ,
[Member of Ercmliw Commi/lae, IV. A W S. A. .

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‘g FRANKFORT COMMITTEE REPORT.
March 12th. NEH, Miss Clay with Mrs. Henry, were called to
j Frankfort by telegram to hear the final discussion in the House on
I]. the Property Rights of \Vomen. ' '
April 5th and tith, Miss Clay with Mrs. Farmer, endeavored to
3’ revive, if possible, the \Voinen Physician’s Bill. This bill passed
1' the ‘Senate, was killed in the House, because the Chairman 0n 3
i Charitable Institutions was not, favorable to women serving as
‘ physicians in the Lunatic Asyluins of theState. We were certain _
of the retention of the School Suffrage Clause in the charters for
, cities of the second class, but the legislators decided not to change
: the charters for these cities. Evening addresses were dispensed
with. In making personal appeals to the legislators, we found
them ever kind and courteous.
EUGENIA B. FARMER, Secretary.
REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
The Sixth Annual Report of the Kentucky Equal Rights
Association shows the members of the Association have not been
idle. We have cause to be thankful for the conservative Property
Rights Bill passed by the last Legislature and. signed by Governor "
Brown on the 19th of May, 1891-3.
The School Suffrage clause was inserted in the charters for. 1
the cities of the second class; but the work was confined to the ‘
cities of Covington, Newport and Lexington. The Legislature
decided not to change these charters.

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. KENTUCKY EQUAL Rion'rs AssocIA'rIoN, I I
TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING OF LOCAL
ASSOCIATIONS.
FAYET'I‘E EQI'AL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION .
_ Meets weekly at Lexington. but adjourns for the summer months. Have
twenty—seven members. Have distributed during the year just past seven
' thousand five hundred pages ofliterature. On December lttth, 13512. this asso-
ciation voted out of its treasury eight dollars for state work to be paid on call .
of the State Association. :\ eonnnittee waited on Representative \\'. H. May,
of Lexington, asking him to use his influence for the \V'onien's Property Rights
I Bill then pending before the Legislature, and received from him a pledge to
do all he could to favor the hill. .\ls0 communicated with the Hon. Thos.
I’ettit in reference to laws favoring women in the new eonstitution. and were
informed that prospects were bright.
In March of 1892}. took up the reading of the American Commonwealth, by
Bryce; quite a number of the \V. C. T. 1’. women joined us} By request of '
this .-\ssoeiation. Mrs. Eugenia 1’). Farmer delivered an address in \V. C. T. I'.
Hall, which was well attended, and was both instructive and interesting; sub-
ject “ School Suffrage." At a meeting on October 12th. IHSH, to elect delegates
to the State Convention, five dollars was voted to State work.
KICNTON COUNTY EQI‘AL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Meets Semi-Monthly in Covington. The principal work has been to secure a
(/(Il/A‘t’ in the Charters for cities of the second class, giving women the right to
serve as members of the school board and vote for the same. Have distributed ‘
thirty-five hundred pages ofliterature. »
LONDON ICQI'AI. RIGHTS ASSOCIATION.
No report, but we know that some good work has been (lone.
LOUISVILLE EOIVAL RIGIITS ASSOCIATION.
No report, but the women of this Association have not been idle. Some
of them have done good work at the \Vorld's I’air.
l CAMPBELL COUNTY EQI‘AL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Meets in Newport at ’l‘eniperance Hall twice a month. Have fifty members.
Distributed fifteen hundred pages ofliterature. Have taken up the study of
. Civil Government and Parliamentary Drill. ;\ local committee endeavored to
influence the school board to indorse school suffrage in the new charter. Last
winter this Association offered a prize of five dollars to the High School pupils
for the best essay in favor of the “ Enfranehisement of women." Seven prom—
inent citizens. four men and three women. were selected as judges of the
essays and to confer the prize. \Vhen the prize was presented we had a pub-
lic meeting. and essays. eight in number. were read by a young member of .
our Equal Rights Association, that the audience might benefit by the suffrage
sentiment contained in them.
RICHMOND EQI'AL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Meets once a month at headquarters. The Bible is read at the meetings. The ‘
principal. work has been the opening of the college in this place to girls as 1
well as boys.
EUGENIA B. FARMER, Correspmza’mg Secretary.
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REPORT OF TREASURl'£I{~lP~4tlZ—93.
To balance Nov. 10th. 1892....5-35'J] Expense ol‘ Members............>‘vl.(i:3
Collections at Richmond........ 13.23 School Suffrage..................., 3.0“
. Dues paid by locals: Bible \Voik 3.00
Richinoinl.........,............ (3.33 Legislative and Petition 3W0
Lexington I'll! Frankfort.............................12.tl4
Newport 14.33 Dues to National .-\ssociation.I0.0U ‘
Covington 3.30 Printing................... ..........l($.00
- Members of State :\ss'n......... 8,1“) ——
- Newport. Nov. llth............... “)3 $42.59
fi Balance-19.322
small —
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ISABELLA H- SHEPARD, Treasurer.
RESOLUTIONS.
Raw/1777’, That the Kentucky Equal Rights Association are '
determined to continue their efforts undaunted uutil every law is
wiped from the statute books making distinction between the
legal rights of men and women.
2nd. That the opening of all colleges in Kentucky, except a
few, giving equal opportunities to women, encourage us to exert
ourselves to have these also opened.
3rd. That we believe one standard of morals should be main-
tained for men and women, and that we ask that men 0t high moral
character be elected to our legislative halls.
4th. That as our Association is non~sectarian and non—partisan,
people of all creeds and parties are asked to work with us.
5th. That we express our gratitude to Rev. G. W. Bradford
for his able address in the German Baptist Church, advocating
our cause. i
6th. That we thank the Fifth Street Christian Church and
. German Baptist Church for extending to us the use of their
buildings. 1
7th. That we thank the citizens and the Equal Rights Asso-
i ciation of Newport for their cordial hospitality, Mr. Farmer for .
paper and pencils, Mr. Burcaw for the beautiful flowers that deco—
i rated our Conyention, and the press for their full and friendly
, , notices. '

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON WORLD’S FAIR WORK.

Mrs. Avery found it impracticable to secure space for repre-
senting our work in the Kentucky Building, she decided to place
a Kentucky register in the department of the N. A. W. S. A. in the
Organization Room of the \Vomen‘s Building, and to employ the
lady attending there to transcribe into it the Kentucky names from
the general suffrage register, In this manner nearly six hundred
names were obtained. Donations to this committee work were ten
dollars from Mrs. Avery and one dollar from Miss Clay. '

MRs. B: F. AVERY, CONN/[filer 0f lr'l/IJr/d‘x Fair DVorlc.

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REPORT OF THE FREE LECTURE BUREAU.

Under the auspices of the Lecture Bureau, Sarah M. SieWers,
M. D. delivered a lecture in the Highlands, Ky., Mrs. E B. Farmer
made a short address at Bellevue, also at Bethel Grove during the
camp meeting there.

Miss Laura Clay delivered a short address at the A. and M.
College at Lexington in May, and in the same month at Midway.

EI‘GENIA B. FAI<.\1ER,5€L‘Y€[CI7’)/.
FREE LECTURE BUREAU.

The following members of the Kentucky Equal Rights Asso~
ciation have consented to give lectures on the different aspects of
the work of the Association, without pay for their services, to
parties making application through the Secretary of the Lecture
Bureau 2

Mrs. Josephine K. Henry, , — Box 128, Versailles, Ky.
Mrs. Isabella H. Shepard, 13'] E Twelfth St., Covingon, Ky.

i Mrs. James Bennett, - — - ~ — Richmond, Ky.
Mrs. Mary B. Clay, - , White Hall, Madison C0., Ky.
Miss Laura Clay, — - 78 N. Broadway, Lexington, Ky.
Mrs. S, H. Sawyer, — - , - — New Castle, Ky.

5 Dr. Sarah M. Siewers, , 209 E. Sixth St., Newport, Ky.
Mrs. Sarah G, Humphreys, ~ » - Versailles, Ky.

‘ Miss Sadie Stewart, ~ ‘ W. 11th St., Newport, Ky.

Terms: The person asking for one of the lecturers shall pay '
for the hall, advertising, and entertainment of the speaker, and .
shall take a collection at the lecture for the benefit of the State 1‘
Associatiou, or shall pay traveling expenses of the lecturer. In
case a collection is taken up for the benefit of the State Associa—
tion, the traveling expenses of the lecturer shall be paid from the
State Treasury.

EUGENIA B. FARMER, 5653/,
91] Scott St., Covington, Ky.

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14 KENTUCKY EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. ,
‘ ANNUAL MEETING.
The Annual Meeting shall be composed of the Executive
Committee, State Superintendents of Departments, the State
‘ Organizer. one .l)elegate—at~Large, and one for every ten paying
. members from each auxiliary association, and one Delegate-at—Large
from each county in which there is no auxiliary.
The time and place of the Annual Meeting shall be chosen by .
the Executive Committee, and at this meeting the general officers
shall be elected.
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:1 This book may be kept ' '
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', A fine of TWO CENTS Will be charged 'h .
, for each day the book is kept overtime. ,
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