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an effort was made to elect a
2nd Vice-President of Kentucky Equal
Rights Asso. to represent our Asso.
in the State Executive Board.
Mrs Avery, and Mrs Johnson were
named for that office, but each
upon nomination, declined to serve.
The question was postponed until
a later date, Miss Clay to be noti-
fied to that effect.

An article was read from
the Southern Journal, on "Woman's
Property Rights", by Mrs Josephine
K. Henry:- After which a motion
was made and carrried, that we
should circulate a petition in be-
half of that cause.

The literary exercises con-
sisted of an original article by
Mrs Johnson, written in answer to
a recent lecture in this city by
Bishop Vincent.

The writer maintained
that anything and everything comes
within a woman's sphere, which
God has given her capacity to do
and circumstances seem to require
her to do, or seem to point to as the
best thing for her to do.

That every human being, man or woman, has the right to choose
what he or she shall do; and if
they fail, each must go to the
wall alike. That there should