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to be urged on the Legislature, at its next meeting,
was slated school suffrage, a law raising the age
of Consent, the establishing a State Reformatory for
women and girls, and the employment of female
physicians in insane asylums; also bringing
the woman suffrage question before the different
political conventions.

Minutes of Meeting April 1st, 1895

Meeting convened at the usual place and time, with
Mrs. Leech in the Chair. Minutes of March 4th read
and approved. The Corresponding Secretary read
letters from Rev. Drs. Heyword and Jones in acknowl
-edgement of their election as honorary members of the
E.R.A., also a letter from Mr. A. S. Munn stating
that while in earnest sympathy with the objects of
the association, he would be compelled to decline the
office of President, as his time was fully occupied.
He acknowledged the compliment the ladies had
paid him, but thought they should have a woman
for President. The Treasurer reported $14,40 as
the amount at present in the Treasury.
Mrs. Leech then gave a statement of the work for
the year. Bringing the suffrage question before
the different political conventions as they meet,
being first in point of time. The question of school
suffrage, and a change in the age-of-consent law,
will both be before our next legislature and every
effort should be put forth to have them carried
through successfully. The distribution of literature
on these subjects was work that could be begun at once.
It was moved and carried that a committee be ap-
-pointed to visit the offices of all the city papers and