Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-04-25 | Page 21 | For Suffrage

For Suffrage D REPRESENTING ING the women 1 L of Utah Uta Mrs Leali Leih D. D Widtsoe soe Soc was chosen to participate in ina a campaign to induce the ilie legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature of Connecticut to convene convene con con- vene for ratification of the federal federal fed fed- eral cral suf suffrage age amendment Mrs Widtsoe is the wife of President John A. A Widtsoe of the University University sity of Utah F 1 7 k r Ci 7 4 4 1 4 s j y c 4 2 Utah Woman Honored by hy Selection of Mrs Widtsoe to Aid in Conne Connecticut M 1 IS qs LEAH D. D WIDTSOE wife of I President John A. A Widtsoe of ot the University of or Utah has been asked by bythe bythe bythe the National American Woman Q association to participate in a a. campaign campaign cam cam- In Connecticut to pl plead for tor a a. special session of ot the legislature le for tor forthe forthe I the ratification of ot the federal suffrage amendment One Ono woman from each of ot tho the forty forty- soven seven states will op co-op co operate rate with the tho thoC C Connecticut Woman Suffrage association association tion In a movement mo which It is hoped will result in the complete ratification of oC the suffrage amendment If Ir the tho women arc are successful In their efforts and ind Connecticut ratifies the amend amend- ment meat It will mean men that the women of or orthe the United States will at last havo bave national national national na na- na- na suffrage as Connecticut will make the thirty sixth state to ratify raUt I the tho amendment Because of this tho the movement mo has a n national as well vell as a local Importance I and will have o a direct Influence on tho the next election as It will win mean that 9 OO additional women will be al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to vote Mrs Widtsoe was chosen a n. member of or the tho n flying Ing squadron the tho name given gl to tho the members conducting tho the drive b by the national organization and was notified of ot her selection by Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt national president t Mrs is 18 a a. prominent club worker and has always been active In civic affairs She Sho Is retiring retirIng- as president president president dent of ot the City Federation of or Women's Clubs Through h the organization women tomen will present an united protest of the women of ot the countr country against the refusal of ot Governor vernor Holcomb to call caU a special session sos ses sion slon of ot the legislature to to act on the federal suffrage e amendment Tho program as announced includes a a. reception for the tho delegates the tho afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- of t Monday May 3 3 at Hartford Conn On the following day the they will begin a tour o of different parts o of the state where they will conduct meet meet- ln ings s. s On Saturday May 8 S the flying i squadron will meet again in Hartford I and will ask for fOI a hearing before the tho governor on that da day after which a amass amass amass I mass meeting meeting- will bo held I Mrs Airs Widtsoe will leave leavo Salt Lake I Tuesday bc bearing with her endorsements endorse endorse- meats ments of many leading J citizens of the theIn I state in favor of the drive The easterners easterners east east- erners nr are especially Inter Interested Inter In east I Utah In connection with the suffrage e movement move move- ment as It was the second state to I I adopt womans woman's suffrage I