r the National Association. The bill came
to a vote late in the session, when Representative Joe Green, who had
asked for the privilege of introducing it, spoke and voted against it.
The vote stood 52 ayes, 43 noes, a three-fifths majority being
necessary to submit an amendment. As the Legislature meets only once
in four years this was the only action ever taken on a State
amendment.

At the State convention, held in Tuscaloosa in February of this year,
reports were made from 19 auxiliary branches and the organization of
23 non-auxiliary branches was reported. The address of Dr. Shaw, the
national president, gave a great impetus to suffrage work in the
State. Mrs. Jacobs and the other officers were re-elected, except that
Mrs. Frederick Koenig was made auditor.

On Feb. 9, 1916, the State convention was held in Gadsden and the
evidences of the growth of the suffrage movement were most heartening,
26 local associations sending reports. Mrs. Parke was chosen for
president, Mrs. Jacobs having been elected auditor of the National
Association.

The State convention was held in Birmingham Feb. 12-13, 1917, and the
officers re-elected except that Miss Worthington was made recording
secretary. It was followed by a "suffrage" school conducted by
representatives of the National Association, who generously gave the
valuable help that a course of study under such able instructors
afforded. Over 200 pupils attended. It was reported that there were
now 81 suffrage clubs in the State, which were being merged into
political organizations with the county as a unit, and there were
chairmen in 55 of the 67 counties. There were also chairmen in nine of
the ten congressional districts. A paid organizer had been at work.
State headquarters were maintained on the principal street in Selma
and a bi-weekly press bulletin issued which was used by thirty-four
newspapers, while eight published weekly suffrage columns. The
Birmingham _News_ got out a suffrage edition. Four travelling suffrage
libraries were kept in circulation. Automobile parades had been given,
a mass meeting held in Birmingham and street meetings in every part of
the State.

The State convention was held in Selma May 7-8, 1918. The reports made
by local and State officers showed that the suffragists had lent
themselves and all their machinery of organization to every form of
war work. Mrs. Jacobs had been appointed by Mr. McAdoo, Secretary of
the Treasury, State chairman of