| Show WOMEN MAY NOW STEP UP AND VOTE SECRETARY COLBY ISSUES PROCLAMATION PROC FOLLOWING RATIFICATION RAT RAT- S BY TENNESSEE Equal Suffrage Becomes Basic Law of Country Without Pomp or Ceremony Cere Cere- mony Women mony-Women Women Will Vote In November S Washington Without pomp or ceremony Secretary Colby on August 20 26 signed the proclamation matlon declaring thi th the woman suffrage amendment to all Intents and purposes a n part of the constitution of or the United States The secretary's signature was affixed af at- fixed to the proclamation at nt his home at S 8 a. a in a 11 few hours after he had hind received d from Governor Go Roberts of ot Tennessee fennessee the certificate that final favorable favorable favorable fa fa- fa action on the amendment had been taken b by the legislature of that state The rhe quiet manner in which Mr Colby acted was a disappointment to some suffrage workers who had hoped to make biake a ceremony of his act but hut the they contented themselves with their own jubilation ceremonies ceremonies' Including including in In- a mass meeting at night They united in statements that nothing now can caD be done to prevent the women from voting In November ember The seal seat of the United States has been duly affixed to the certificate and the suffrage amendment is now the nineteenth amendment to ta the constitution con con- Secretary Colby announced on reaching his office S A desire to avoid the limelight and antl to pre prevent nt feeling among suffrage workers as to whom should be present prompted the quiet setting Mr 11 Colby explained also that his lila only I purpose was to pursue a simple duty |
