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INDIANA 167 Noland sent hundreds of letters over the State asking for names of people interested in suffrage and from the names she formed committees to interest others. Her only assistant was her hus- band, Dr. J. F. Noland, who helped in leisure hours. In October the work of organization began by Mrs. Noland and Miss Pearl Penfield. A convention was called to meet in Logansport, March 16-17, 1909. Fifteen clubs had paid small dues but only seven sent delegates. It was welcomed by Mayor George P. McKee. Much interest and a great deal of publicity resulted. The Reporter, a Logansport daily paper, published a suffrage edition March 17, one page edited by a committee from the association. Mrs. Ella S. Stewart of Chicago, Miss Harriet Noble of Indian- apolis and Mrs. B. F. Perkins of Fort Wayne were the speakers. The following officers were elected : President, Mrs. Noland ; first vice-president, Dr. Susan E. Collier, Indianapolis; second, Mrs. Mary Mitchner, Kokomo; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Bessie Hughes, Logansport; recording secretary, Mrs. Wood; treasurer, Mrs. Barnard; auditors re-elected; member National Executive Committee, Mrs. Perkins. During the year Sullivan, Terre Haute, Amboy, Lafayette, Red Key and Ridgeville became auxiliaries. Mrs. Antoinette D. Leach of Sullivan was made. State organizer ; Mrs. Flora T. Neff of Logansport chairman of literature. In 1911 a resolution to amend the State constitution by strik- ing out the word "male was presented to the Legislature, drafted frs. Leach. It passed the House committee unanimously, went to third reading and was shelved because of a proposed plan a new constitution brought out by Governor Thomas R. Marshall. The Municipal League composed of the mayors and "iincilmen of all the cities in the State invited the Equal Suf- o Association to provide speakers for the annual meeting at fordsville June 20 and Mrs. Noland, Miss Noble and Mrs. 1 They were courteously received and heard with much applause. 'I lie convention was not interested in woman suffrage but the pr< < much publicity. A State suffrage convention was held at this time. In August a monthly al called the ll'tninui Citizen was established in Indianapolis issociation with Mrs. I. each as editor, its columns open