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It was decided that this is a
Suffrage organization, with def-
inite lines of work for the advan-
cement of women, as set forth in
Article 2 of our By-Laws.

The proposition was made that
we ally ourselves as an organization
with the W.C.T.U It was favor-
ably considered by those present, -
but the proposition was left open.

The literary exercise followed
by the President reading an original
article: - "Do women want the Ballot?
Will the right of Suffrage increase
the discontent of domestic life?"

In answering these questions the
writer says: - "So far from seeing how
it can disturb home life, we beli-
eve it to be the most important fac-
tor in securing a fixed abode for
woman, and in needing permanent
that which now is so often temporary
changing and uncertain.

The inate love of home is a
quality of woman nature that can-
not be suppressed: - that women will
always be house-wives as long as these
are homes: they will be mothers as long
as there are marriages: they are and
will be citizens whether recognised
as such by law: and will be capa-
ble of discharging duties to the pub-
lic without neglect of home affair
as long as time shall last or govern-
ments endure. Of the property guise-