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tion it was shown that in some
states the law does not give woman
any right to the Husband's property
either living or dead. The Wife dies
she had no right to make a will: -
the law would not recognize it
at all during the Husband's life
time, not perhaps afterwards.
He dies, and she gets one third of
what her toil and tact has helped
to accumulate.
In conclusion, members of
the W.C.T.U. were urged to recog-
nize that there is not another ques-
tion of more vital importance before
them today, and to enlist in the
cause of universal suffrage.

Extracts were read from:-
"The Bible for Woman Suffrage", by
Rev. J.W. Bashford, and to conclude
the exercise, an article was read:
"Why Woman Suffrage should receive
the earnest support of every citizen",
by Erasmus M. Correll. One of the
ten reasons given, being, that "Male
Suffrage alone means an aristoc-
racy of sex, while impartial suffrage
means a true republic.

Their being no further business
before the Asso the meeting adjourned.